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OFFICIAL
EWS
SCHLEY
APPORTIONMENT
OF VOLUNTEERS
PORT HAYTIENS
GREATLY PUZZLED
The Utter Absence of Information from the Supposed Scene
of Action Has Caused Much Astonishment as the Cables
Are in Working Order A Special Dispatch Says That
Sampson Is at Key West Cardenas Harbor Closed by
the Spaniards Who Have Filled It With Obstructions,
'Copyright, IS'js, by t l.e Associated Press 1
Cape ITnytlrn, llnytl, May 23. No now? from Santiago de Cuba was ob
tainable here today, but on tho other hand," It 1h reported that two vessels
of the Cadiz fleet, said to bo the 'Trancls Joseph" nud the "Mail Thotesa, '
loft Gibraltar ycsteiday for Cuba. These names were piobably wrong, ns there
Is no Spanish vessel known hero as the the Fiancls Joseph, and the Infanta
Maiio Theresa la inuleitood to bo the flagship of the licet commanded by
Admiral Ccrvera.
Tim utter ubsenco of news from Santiago do Cuba, which Is ronnected
v'Tb this )laco by cable. Is causing more mid more astonishment as days go
I -id no messages mo leeelved, In spite of the fact that tho cable is In
walking order.
The Cuban leadeiri hero are vvngoilng that the war will not Inst longer
than Juno 21. All the Cubans mo vciy enthusiastic- over tho idea that tho
Spanish lleet is bottled up at Santtagodo Cuba and they say it is surely lost.
Sampson at
(Copyrl-iht, ivi, b tbe Associated Press.)
On board the Associated Press Dispatch boat Wanda, 'Key West, ria.,
May 20. Sunday with the fleet, waiting, watching. In silent, sunlit seas, a
group of gieat battleships motionless under the tropical sun, Inoncl deckfi
scorch' d and seared by day, languish dieamy under the staifi by night, n
fleet ot poweiful ten lighters, nn at my of biave men chitting at sea wait
ing for something to do that t( lis tho story of Hear Admiral Sampson's lleet
for the pact few days and nights. The ships of the fleet stand clns( together
in small gioups, hour afler hour passesi and tho ioltlon Is not changed.
Gieat Glumes ot smoke oceoslonally issues fiom the funnels and cuil un
Bwajed by the wind Into the sky.
The men drag Impatiently thinugh the dillls mid ciawl away into tho
shaded nooks ot the dockc and grumble at the Inactivity. Dining the day
the musle on board swells far out over the silent water, and at night voices
are plainly heard from ship to ship Sti etching away to the sea line, tho
sky is gleaming and motionless, and one can scarcelj imagine it tho -aiue sea
that has been rolling and tumbling for weeks past. It Is a plctuie of tioplcal
languor, but there Is method In Sampson's Inactivity. T'ntil lie Is (U finitely
ndis. I that the Sp.inls.li fleet Is impilsoned In Santiago de Cuba haibor, ho
is here in a position to move quickly in any direction whero tho Spanish
ships may appear.
If the Spaniards should escape for'TiIoic "-'tley on the southern const
of Cuba and make for eastern seat oris of the Knltc-d States, ho is in a position
In a few hours' inn to out them off In tho Windward passage. One or more
r.cottt boats nro kept in that posltlonennstantly. On the other hand, if tho
Spaniards should some around the w ostein end of Cuba with the hope of get
ting into Havana, he Is hero whero he can inteicept them on ehon notice.
It is liksoino to wait hcto day after day. A mostigilant watch Is hept
by the fleet day and night, In appreinmslon, In hope, that the Spanish fleet
may come In sight. The sallois hang over the rails scanning tho horizon and
th. gunners lie In the shadow of tho big lilies, lonslS for a clianco to
Bee the monsters thundering.
"What a pei feet day for a battle." they say. looking out over tho motion
less sea, but days and nights go by an,i the enemy does not come. At night
the lights lire all jiut out. mid the toij)P(o boats and small gunboats con
stantly patiol the lUiuouudlug wnteis i
The New Yoik left the lleet Kilday night with tho toipodo boat Porter.
The Porter returned to the lleet jc-stciday with mall and despatches. In the
absence of tho New Yoik. the little May flower is tho flagship, but she dues
not gather Jier biood about her at night. At dusk Inst night she lay far
n"-tiin of the other sliljie of the squadion. nnd as dmkness camo on she ran
Jovvn tow aid them, signalling each In turn and went flying out of sight to
Vho castwaul on a scout At midnight she was. back again, signals went up
and fcho led tho fleet blowly westwntd.
Cardenas Harbor Closed.
(Copj right, U3. by trie Associated Press.)
' On board tho Associated Press Dispatch boat Wanda, off Cardenas, May
2S (Ia Key West, Ma 20) C.udtnas haibui has been completely closed by
the Spanlaids since the ntt-ick of the Wlnslow and othe-i Ameilean toipedo
lioats. This fact was demonsttatod yestcrda) by the attempt of the Hiigllsh
bteanihl Myitledene to enter the put to take on a oaigo of sugar.
The Myitledenc had begun to take on a cargo when war was declared,
nnd she wns ordered out by the Am i lean gunboat Maehlacs Tho steamer's
owners claimed that, under the blockade proclamation she was entitled to
thtity dnjs to load, and Sccictary of the Navy Long gae the ship permis
sion to letuin nml complete her oaigo She found, however, that tho haibor
was Idled with sunken ubsti actions and could not got In. Sho lies outside tho
limbor, nestling foilorn and dejected like n eetorni beaten bliU, uncertain
whether to attempt to bilng her catgo out In lighters) or wait for the wa to
end.
The w-ateis of Cardenas aio too shallow for big ships and tho Wins' .
tiagedy probably closes the history of nnal operations In that quarter.
CRUISE OF ALFONSO
Tho Crew ol the Spanish '1 rn:ii,port
Reluso to .11 iike tho Attempt to
Itun tho Cuban ISIocI.nilc.
(Copyrlt, t, IsM, by tho Associated Pre s i
St Thomas, Danish West Indies,
May 23 The .-Spanish trnnsnort Al
fonzo XIII, ehaiteicd by the Spanish
government ii'id loaded at San J nun
de Porto Klco, u Itli rolslous for Cuba,
is now snld to he scouting In ihe trin
ity of tho Poito Klco censt, her crew
having retuHcil to tiv nnd tun the
Cuban blockade. The Alfoiuo XIII la
also said to bo tariylng fielght be
tween the different pons of Porto Klco.
It is rnmoieil here that all the vos
eels of Admiral Cei vein's flpet are not
at Santiago de Cuba. Some of them
either did not go theie or hne since
left those waters, ni'eordlng to repot ts.
Inccndlailsin is growing In Porto
Klco.
RES0URCGS OF PHILIPPINES.
Berlei ol '1'nblns Sliouint: Population
nnd Commcici) to lie I'tibllslird.
Washington, May '20 The commeico
of the count lies adjacent to the Phil
ippine Islands Is tho subject of a seties
of tables which will appear in tho next
monthly publication of the bureau of
statistics.
The statemont consists of tables
phauinc the copulation and commerce
Key West?
of tho eountt Ie3 adjacent to the Phil
ippines and tho share thut the L'nitcd
States nnd other nations have had In
that commote e for n series of jears,
und Is accompanied by a map showing
the steamship routes and distances
from our arlmis pons to the Philip,
pines und the distances from that point
to tho 'inrts of the adjae,ent countries.
The fact that the cmintileH now In easy
1 1 a. h of the Philippines e ont.tln n popu
lation of fsM.noo.OOO. that thtlr puichases
fioin other parts of the woild amount
to over u billion dollais eeiy year and
their cNports to n like sum, and thut
the larger poitlon of these puichases
cimiprUe the clasres of goods produced
In the l'nitcd Slates add gieatl to tho
Interest in this subject The tubles will
show the population and men ot these
countiles. their tiade with each of the
leading nations of tho woild and the
peiccmngu which eneh nation obtains
of their Impoits and o.poits, the m
tleles which have been expos ted to each
by the I'nlteil States dutlng tho past
live yenis mid tho total commerce of
the L'nitcd States with cuch of the
principal eountiles of that section by
lears since 1SJ0.
I.nigcit Cannon I'oru'loc
Hcthbheni, Pn.. May 20 -The Hithle
hem Iron company bus mndo and shipped
to WatiiWIet arie'uil tile Inrnext cuiinon
forging ever turned out In Aim ilea. It In
the first one of tho slxteeu-liich Kioup
ordered for Handy Hook. A special train
on the l.ehlgli Valley rallioud lUHlied thy
foiKltu; to the ussemlily shop at Wutur
Hot thU m .rnlne. The bare ocjt ot fors-Iml-
la n or t'O (ua
He Has Seen and Recognized the Spanish Ships
That Are Bottled Up in the Harbor at
Santiago de Cuba.
Washington, May 30. At 12.30 o'clock
this (Monday) morning the navy de
partment leeelved n dispatch from
Commodore Schley announcing defi
nitely that he had located Admiinl Cer
eia's Capo Vet do siiuadion in tho bay
of Santlnco de Cuba. The comtuodoie
states Hint he lias seen and tccognlzod
tho vessels of tho Spanish licet.
While tho naval olllelals have been
morally ccitnln for several das that
Coi vein's squadron was In the harbor
of Santiago, the olllelal announcement
fiom Commodoio Schley was leeelved
by the olllceis on duty at the depart
ment with Intense satisfaction. As
surance is now doubly sure that tho
Spanish fleet is bottled up and that the
coik Is In the bottle.
It is not believed that Admlial Cor
vcia will attempt to escape fiom the
piedlcament In which he now limit
himself, us such a course would suiely
TF.RR0R AT SAN JUAN.
I'he SpnnMi Torpedo iJiinbnnt Es
capes tho American Miip...
(Copyright. 1'is. by the Ariciited Press.)
Poit-au-I'rlnce, HaMI, May 29. The
Spanish totpedo gunboat Tertoi, ,c
coidlng to advices received hete, has
m lived snfely at San Juan de Potto
Klco, halng escaped the Ameilean
wai ships which have been on the look
out for her nlneo she left Foil de
France, Island of Mm tinlquc where
her bollci tubes weie repaired.
The above dispatch conllims cable
messages on the subject leeelved by
the Associated Piess lrom Madrid last
night, announcing the arrival of the
Terror nt San Ju,en de- Porto Illco
AT IIA1UUSBU11G.
The Lenders nnd ltcprcseutatlvos ot
Vmlous Candidates (jetting
Heady (or Itiisinoss
Ilarilsburg, May 29. County Chair
man M. A Mejois, of Wm ten, and e
Itopiesenlnthe Jidin I. M'atto, of
Venango, l cached Hairlsburg today
and will open headquaiteis for Con
gicssman Charles W. Stone, of War
i en. In the moinlng nt the I.ochlel
hotel. Mr. Mejer.s Is illieetlng Stone's
cam ass and uiofessos to be confident
of his nomination. lie tas the Wai
ten congiessman will surpilse the
ft lends ot tho othei gubetuatoilal t.in
dldates when a nti Is taken. William
V. Illce, of Warren, will piobably be
selected to nominate Jit. Stone. Stone's
friends me satisfied with Tiank W.
Wheaton, of Wllkes-Hane, who Is
talked of for teinpoimy chairman of
the convention, and Sen.itoi Holes Pen
rose for permanent i hall man.
KeprcsentatUe John It Fair, of
I-ackiiwanna, Is here in the Intel est of
Congiessnan William Connell, of
Sctanton, who will hae hcadquaiteis
at the Commonwealth. Neailj all the
candidates nnd their backois will be
here and have headquatu-iH openeul by
Monday night. John Wanmnnker will
be on hnnd Tiiesdm to attend a con
feience nt which there will be pi cent
Secietary of the Ciunhi;iealth Mai
tln. Senators Kllnn nnd Magee, of Alle
gheny , Attorney General MeCoimlck
mid other mitl-Qua lendeis. The pur
pose of the meeting Is to unite on a
eindlduto ncninst Colonel William A.
Stone, of Alleghen; . and map out a
lino of netion foi the comcnllon.
RIOT AT ST. THOMAS.
Phlllppilio Itebi'lN Kuril Houses and
Murder Spmiii rd.
Madrid, May 20. A dispatch to tho
Impaielal fiom Manila dated Tuesday
last, May 21, says the town of St.
Thotnns is in a stnte of insuiicctlon.
The lebels, It la added, have burned a
number of houses and have muidcred
the commander of the volunteeis, a
priest and other Spanlaids.
The dispatch also announces that the
cable to Hollo has been cut.
I'lio Only Capu Verde Vcsicl.
(Copyright, 1SDS, by the Ahsoclaied Press.)
Kingston. Jamaica, May 23. 11 a. in.
Mi Albeit Powlar, a luothcr of the Utlt
lh consul at Clenfuegos, iccclxccl word
by the Drills)! steiiuui Ailulii. fiom Lieu,
fuigos on Tliuisdiiy. thai the Spanish ulll
ci lis ut that place snld thai only a Span
ish torpedo boat destroyer of the Cape
Verde, licet was 111 tho harbor ot Santiago
dc Cuba.
Itrynn'N Kociuient i'endciocl,
Lincoln, Neb., May il. Governor Hoi
comb has made a feu mil tinder of the
liglliiint of tioops now tiling lectultecl
by William J. Hi) an to tin secretary of
war. Mi. llrviiu s.ivh he hml uffeied his
services to the ptislilint at tin iiiittiuak
of the war nnd having not been iissiKHLil
felt at llboity to iccrult Ills ickIiuciiI.
Ilrllixli )nrliip nt M..lolin.
St. Johns, N. V., Ma 2P.-Tho DUtUli
wiiiHhiiis Partrldgo and Columbian m
llvccl here today fiom Halifax to fnin" m
part of Usher) protection wpiudion on tho
I'leinoh treaty coast, iheso were prob
ably the wuislilps blghtcd ul't 'ircpscy
vcatprdav.
lesult in the destructions of his vessels
mid tho loss of many lives piecious to
Spain. The suggestion Is made, how
ever, that the Spanlatd may blow up
Ills shins rather than have thorn fall
Into the hands of Schley, ns they cer
tainly will If they remain In the har
bor. The doflnltenoss of Commodor.i
Schley's despatch, would indicate that
he has effected the landing near San
tiago mid nnulo a peisonal investiga
tion of the haibor. It would be im
possible f i om the entrance to the bay
dellnltely to ce and locognlro the
Spanish vessels but by effecting a land
ing at some point en either side of the
entiance a vantnge point could br
gained ery likely fiom which the en
tile haibor could bo examined. In nil
probability Commodore Schky or on"
of his tt listed others has successfully
performed this hazardous undei taking
THE INVASION.""
Ceu. Mialter Ordered to Ilmbark Ills
Troops on Tinnsport at 'I'a m pu
tu Ilcndlucss) lor it Jlo c on Cuba.
Now Yoik, May "0 A special dls
pat'h from Washington to the Tribune
which will appe-u in tint paper to
morrow morning savs:
O.deis have at lat -;one forwaid to
Major Oeneial Shatter at Tnnijm to
t'lnhaik the gicaier portion of his
iorps, Including all the icgulats mie1. n
tew of tho most elliilent Miluntoer
regiments on board the liansports
galheieei at that place, and the aggies
slvo military moveuient will be mi ac
complished fact beloro tho end of this
w cek.
Admltnl Sampson's reorganized
sqiudum will convoy the expedition
and cover it landing at a point now
definitely d signmed simultaneously.
The mo3t rigid censjrshlp of piess dis
patches that has so far been under
taken by the government will be put
Into operation nt Tampa and Key West
tonlg'it, and no message relating to the
movements of tioops or ships will bo
permitted on the wires.
Hcdfiird Piimitrlcs.
iiedturd, Pn . May ?). A large vote was
pulkd at tin UepublliMn prumurits jes
terel.o and tin ie win a bittc i light lor
congress. Joseph 1. Tluoiipp, of I3eiett,
will ll.ixo fiP- dele gates In tin cciilllt eoll
Miitlon anil It C llaileiman of .Led-
foul, will li.ue 21'.. and Joseph Alsop, of
liidfnrel, will lime i! John S Willii will
be clocttd stati senator on tin lust bal
lot I'm- tile legislature. William C
Smilli oi i:irctt. will bo dieted on the
lit st ballot and tlieio will be a hot llgnt
between Di, A C. Wolf and W. C. Miller.
Knmornl nt .Mndriil.
Jliulrid Mil) 2 10 a. m It Is seml
olllilnllv aniiuillicid that tellable Hews
iigiiiilliig the wlioreaboiits of the squad
ion ot Spanlnli ships comin inded by Ad
miral CVrviia Is not nbtnliiable, licit it !s
lumnred tbi Sp mMi vessels left San
tiago de Cuba venule). No ulllc ial con
llrniullon of this tumor can be had.
THE STORY OF THE DAY
MAUIlin Kl SlOlt Is to the effect that
C. rveui 1ms left Sanll igo.
SPANISH THIU'KDO l!OAT TKUKOIl
iiiilvn ill San Junn de Porto llleo.
HAVANA HISI'ATCH TO MAWtlP hivh
that Amiilcun fleet hu left Santiago.
Wll.UIAM J. HKVAN'S KIKJ1.MKNT Is
fornuilly i' ndeieid to ecretar) of Wut.
C. S Ol'NIlOAT 1:A(1M: Unu Kii'MS
ton, Jama ea, for unknown destliri
tlon. CONSl'I. WILLIAMS AKUIVKS AT
HUNU MiMi from Manila and fives
nport ol tile eotltlillou' of the- Philip
pine. OKNKKAL SHAPTKU has be. n ordered
to embark the troops at Tumiw en
trnnspciris preparatory to Invading
Cuba.
KHV W'KST DISPATCH locutcH Admiral
Sampson between thut place nud
Huvuna.
CAKDIJNAS IIAKHOIt lllled with sunken
objects and ptuctiiHlly closed by
Siuinl i id h
ST. THOMAS. PHILIPPINKS. In In u
state or liuuriecilon Many SpanluiiU
have bii-n muidcred
TWO Ki:aiMIJNT8 OF "HKOrLUm"
in rive ut San Pranelkco unci will do
pal t for Mitnilu In ten days.
HAYiiKN DISPATCH announces that
no news enli bo obtali.cd fiom San
tiago du Cuba which Is connected by
cable.
it is iinpoirrnn at cmNii'iuios
that tin- ot I) Spanish vessel In Sin-
lingo harboi Is a tunic-do bu.u de.
stio)ir.
IH:THLI:1II:M IKON COMPANY shins
to W'oti rvl'et in si al a blMiMflnch
c.inuoii the largi-si cvei tin md out in
America
NAVY UKPAKTMKNT ULCKIVHS DM.
PATCH funi Cominodoie Schley stilt.
lug that Ids squadron Is off Santiago
de Cub i.
DKIiNlTi: ADVICi:S THAT Tim
SPANISH KLHKT IS AT &ANT1AHO
HAKIlOll mo received by tho navy
de-pat linc-nu
ALl'ONSO Nlll IS SCOl'TINO III the
vlcinlt) of Pcrto Kleo with a loid if
provlxlons. Her crew ictuses to run
tho Cuban blockade.
in order to obtain tho valuable Infor
matlon contained In his despatch.
It Is Impossible, owing to the lateness
of tho hour, to obtain any ofllclnl ex
pression upon the news from Commo
dore Schley. Wlint effect the certainty
that Ccrvera is nactlcally helpbcss
will hne upon the plans of the admin
istration, with reference to the Inva
sion of Cuba can only be conjcctuicd.
The transportation of land foices to
the Island, it is understood, wns de
layed because of the uncertainty con
cerning the location of the Spanish
squadron. If that undei standing Is cor
lect, the piohablllty of an eatly In
vasion of Cuba Is stiong. It is not
unlikely that the movement of noons,
which has been delayed fiom time1 to
time, will begin this week nnd thai bo
foie tho end of the week the United
States forces will hae obtained a
substantial foothold upon Cuban soil.
TROOPS AT SAN FRANCISCO.
I'ho Population Increased by Two
Ki'Ciini'iils.
San rianrico. May 20 This city's
mllltaiy peqiulatlon vas Increased by
the art Ival of two uioio leglintnts to
day. Twelve hundied icgulars, com
pilslng the Klghte. nth and Twenty
third Cnlted States InfiinU) ai lived
on live special trains fiom New Oilcans
and matched thtough the city to the
camping gtounds The Kcd Cro-is so
ciety met the soldleis at the fen) and
feniited them with goed things to eat
and dt Ink. This was tho flist laige
bod) of legulars to anlve and their
welcome n- as hcatt) as any eMended
to volunteer tioops The streets were
lined with einwds of people whoeheeic-d
the foIcIIlis and made admit ing com
ments i n their appearance. At the
c.i i.i p teliglous t-eivlce-s weie held by
the ehaplalni of the various leglmr-nts
and the rest of the day was devoted to
the entertainment of the vlsltois The
dlffeient lopiments have been over-wh'-lmed
with donatiouii of pie and
cake and other dellcaties until tho mil.
cem in command feni- tin health of
their men and have begged the hospitable-
people of San Fianelsco to confine
their gifts to more wholiviomo mtirles
of food, such as liesh vegetable', eggs,
meat, etc. Immcn-e eiowds visited
Camp Klchmond todny and fairly over
lap the tented city
The to was no let up todny In tho
prepai minus fur the einbnikatlon of
the second eleditlon to the Phlllp
' Ines It will be about ten days befoio
all th tioops are .sulllciently equlpped
foi the- statt nnd the vessels me In
ieadlnes.
C.c-neial Jleirltt will not give the
older to stmt until his men aie in good
shape He wants to land them at Man
ila ini pared to commence lighting right
away nnd is taking no chances on p lor
accommodations for the soldleiii.
SPANISH SPICS ESCAPE.
Men Who Trmd to Hloiv l'p tlm Mor-
lin llnttery ut Key West .siiil tnni.
Key West, ria , May 29. The thice
supposed Spanlaids who tikel to blow
up tin- moitai battel) neat Knit Tay
lor Thuisday night, have not yet been
cnptiucel Captain Me nlll, comman
dant at the lot title ntlous, had aimed
seat eh patties out loeiklng foi them
Inst night, and today the toipedo boat
Porter hast been muting the adjacent
watets in fiea.c-h of them, but without
sun-ens. They me thought either to
have gott'-n safely off to Cuba or to
he in hiding on one of the ncighboiing
keys
Two of the suspects weie seen driv
ing nlong the bench road mar the for
tifications yesteiday afternoon. They
wc-te follow e-d to the eat-teiu i ml of the
island, where they were Joined by a
third man. All In aided a tow boat anil
made for Stock Island, u neighboring
key.
One, who de thought to he the leader,
cat lied a rifle. When Inst seen their
boat v.n.i iippio.iehliiK a sloop or
se-lioonir lying off Stock island This
morning both sloop and small boat
weu gone. The authorities have de
tailed dcsctlptlotis of the- men.
SPAIN TALKS PEACE.
Madrid, 5Iuy Ki.-MidniBlU-Tho papers
continue to talk of the possibilities of
pence. Li aiobu publishes an article
supposed to bo lunplred b) Senur MQret.
the late minister of the colonies, advo
cating peiicc-. which has attruc-ted great
attention, but the dlM-usslons utiuw as
yut no tnngllblo results.
1 Inspl tal Miip ArrivcK,
Key West, lin.. May JO Ten inenibira
of tile unity huspltul cuips urilved today
by Hteunirr from New Yurk via Tampa,
and went to the army Imspltiil. A lurgc
number of hospital corps men now ncro
and the) -;spect t" uiititin throughout
the war. Key West being u desli-ibfu
paint for curing for wounded, owing to
Its lieulthfuliie-jiH and Its e.c client hos
pital. Nrvv 1'orpedo lloiit.
Phlladc-lpM.i. Ma) 2-iiie torpedo bout
MeUce, which was n-ci-ntl) c-onstiuc-te-d
m lialtlmoie. tin l til ut Leaiui Ixlaml
tuny )iinl tidny on her win to Ken port,
whi'ro she v t It take uboaid torpislomi.
i'oiuoiiow tho MoKco vclll MtuHin up the
Delaware- ilvur and go throuiih the Kari.
don canal on her way to her destination.
Difficult Problems That Confront tho War Department.
Many States Are Anxious to Furnish More Than Their
Allotment of Men An Uneventful Sunday at Washing
tonCipher Clerks Are Biny, However Alterations to
Be Made on the St. Louis.
Washington, Miy 20 Sunday passed uneventfully In official olrcl&i nnt!
was chmtuteilzed by an entire la-k of nnv lnfoimatloit from nnny or naval
mtiiees. Not a single bulletin on any mbject was displayed by tho liuvy
depaitnient. A number of dispatches weie received nt the department during
the duy und tepllos sent, keeping the cipher c-letks busy. Secretary 1Jllg
was at the dep.utment during the morning. The pmildent also had a cntsi
paiatlvely quiet day. In confounlty with his custom, he attended church
In the morning accompanied by a lelntlve from Canton, now In the rlty.
Scctetmy Alger and Adjutant Clennnl Coibln weie with him a short time
dutlng the moinlng, discussing some mntteis of military Importance, and
Srcietmy Long alto called but did not se-e the chief executive. In the after
noon the president took a dilvo In Hie suburbs.
Pectetaiy Alger. General Miles and some of their assistants were al the
war department dining the day and the three assistant secretaries of shite
spent time In their olllces.
Captain c.oodileh, of the auxiliary cmlsor St. Louis, which returned to
New Yoik yesteiday fiom her ciuI--o In the West Indies, vvnn at tho navy
depaitnient In tho morning foi consultation with the olllelals In legnrd to
the future movements of the ship and the increase of her armament.
TWHNTV OOVHKNOKS HKPLY. J
About twenty goveinois of states nnd teirltorlcs have leplled to Sec
retary Ager's telegrams asking for their vlewrf icgardlng the illllng of the
piesent volunteer regiments to their maximum strength before beginning
the foimation of new otganlzatloiis. Seme of these Indicate a preference
fm tho lecrultlng of entltcly new legiments as under the 111 st call, leaving
the present organisation with th number of men now contained In thorn,
though piactlcally all ptomKe tho government any amount cf troops that are
wanted. It is the president's dc.dre.liow.-ver, that the organizations already
foimed shall be filled to their mtilmiun strength as the law ptovldes nnd
this policy will be cm tied out In i eci lilting under the second call. The appor
tionment to tho states has been made up but not yet been given to the public.
Through ui gent lepiescntatlons to Si creatry Alger, dome of the states
were permitted under the first call to furnish a gteater number of ttoops than
they weio legally entitled to on tho bnsls of population. Consequently, In
lalsing the 75,000 men undei the second call, these Inequalities will bo reme
died as far as practicable with the lesult that some of tlie states may not
be cnllcd on to furnish any of the men needed. This course probably may
give ilse to discontent In states vvheio men are anxious to serve, but It"
is tegatdeel as the- only fair way in
WILLIAMS REPOUTS.
former .Scr.ititoiiinn V.ho Witnessed
the linttlo at Manila Praises
tho Spanish Admiral.
London, J'av SO Tho Ilenrr Kong
correspondent ot th" Dallv Mali su"s-
I "liiited states Consul Willlnn s, who
mrlved here from Minlln, on boaid the
I'nlted State? auxiliary gunboat Xaflro
(immerly a Biltlth mcichant st-'amot),
JCrfJ
CO.Nfcl'L O. V. WILLIAMS.
ttdls mo lie does not think Admiral
Miitltojo will be court martlal'ed nnd
j adds that he does pet think the admlial
should in.-, ror he tougut inaviiy.
"Mr. Williams says that eulpnhto.
the- Insurgent lendoi. has his im-n at
Ctivtte In e. pood state of discipline.
They are provided with plenty of rifle h
and ammunition and arc eneitut to
do good service foi the Americans in
attacking aianlli
"TIip Spaniards are try inn tn wean
tin liiillripln- ii'ii Is fiom th -lr all g
lance t" th nnitcnns Cuptalu Oi-r-ii
il Arustl font two prfp.'ts tn uuln
nldn, promisinr .til kinds ot tefoinis.
In. lulling uut.motiiy for the Islamic, but
th- lnstllgeut chief declined to iic-rntl-me
w 1th th -m n niltidlug tin m that the
snrni i.niinU -s hid been made b-f .re.
Astiiuuld" innle prlsoiipis of two nn-tiv-
eleputptlons ft-- n the Manila gov
ernment Tin- Finnish nn appnlnting
natives BcivernoiH of itrovltni-s."
(Seiieriit V ili ) ' siiei'nor
Pittsburg. Mi) ."' A I ngi- number of
THU NinVS THIS MUltNhVU
VViatlK-r liULatluns lujjy.
Pjrtl) CIqiiJji Nuitlierly NlnJs.
-JY ?.wVs. $ijjv
1 iVIc'gropli Lncutlon of Admiral Ccr-ve-ra'8
I'leet.
Ullllcult Tusk of Apportioning Vulun
tot is.
i Local Kl mil Keturn of the Grand Jury,
linuuciul and Cuininerclal.
3 Local Dr. aiflln's Surmon to tho Vet.
f.llll'B.
How Today Will no Observed la the
City.
4 Kdltorlnl.
Comment of the Press.
5 Laonl-Dliosltlon of liiture Kccrults
Prom .Serunton.
Ojilnluli Against Clark & Scott.
3 Loc-ul West Scranton nnd Subuiban.
7 News Hound About Sernntoii.
i News und Notes of Scrauton'a So1C!.:j.
which to ptovced.
teleijriiins from prominent manufnetur
cr luilroocl olllelals und business men
suit toiluv to Senators Quay and Pen
tose Concres mien William A. Stnno and
Oi-nnnl John A. Wile v. urging them to
use their lnlluence to ecure- the appoint
ment of Coloni I eiuunbeis MeKlbbin, of
thlt clt. as gi rural of the S -ennd bng-otli-.
N.iilnnnl Uimrd of Pennsylvania, to
suceeccl cj.-acral Wile).
CtP.VOKA AT SANTIAGO.
Located i hern According to Latest
Destiniehes lrom Stliinco.
MilrK, Ma) 2s it Is now known
that n .thing developed ut the cabin t.
council to luv t- nnl.i- ilcar wht-Unr
Admlial OrviiiiH squ idron Is in San
tlatiu lu.rbor or ntttsldt it, but Hernial
Cniteii. tin min'st' r of war, unnoum 1
that In- hud leceived l dljnf' h f.oni
ClMi'tal Illit.c-o to the effect that
twelve- A met leer wmslllps were ou'
Santlugc yesfiday (Sitqidav) but that
most of tin m disappeared today, going
in n wesfily dlrc-tion,
Oeneial lilanio gives it to be under
stood that Ae'irlral Ce-iveti's Hqtind
lon lenialns in Smiilaao harhor.
The counell decided te make 1.11K'' ud
dlttennl iniieheses if war tiinteilalt
mid to piohlbit the eNpoltutl' n " sllve,
coins. II is priihil'le that th" government,
on the it nt.--i-iii.itii ns of eert-iin pow
eis, will dee-late siilohiir conltaband.
WILL MAKP. CARIRIDGCS.
rriinkrord Arsenal Will Turn Hut
t ;M)l).0()(l Coiitid Dnily.
Philadelphia Mnv -' Heglnnlnp on
Tiii-sdny the Fran'cfoul tiKi-titil will
t'lseontln'ie the ninnufneture of ml
rmall ammunition cxeeot the ait-rldge-s
fm t'.iv Krag-Jorgansen villi -The
govmnint has made -v contnu
with the I'nloji Metnllle company and
the Wlnc-hrstir Ueteatlno Artr-n mm
I any to fi'i-ni'li tlu 15-callbre Hpvlt
field oiirtildcros and the 3S-callbie re
volver ammunition
Th" h'Uis of labor nt the arser.al v di
als-i lie Inrn-asecl imni lo to 20 hours a
dnv, which tv.ll peimit the turning mi:
of 200,000 lounds oi amrnunitUn per
da.
He nn-ui l J'nncml.
Nw York Mi) 20 Tin- public- funcril
or IMoii.inl lie mmy I, lb. vlollnUt, toolc
plnce today al tho I.i-nos L)c-ciun, Ills
son, Tlbur, and duugliti-r, dili-niu-, -nipled
seats on acli side- of the colli, i.
Mi. Iltnunyl, who hm b-t-n an lav.iltd
tor two )i xrs, was tumble to utte-nd, Af
tir tlm Ki-rvlc.. tho iMMly wus When ti
lJverBrcin eetne-tery. whete the actors
fund of Amiua bad prepared a gruv
fot It tin- th.riv iiull-beirtrs Inclii-lid
I'lilciin I Inu'i'Oll. Kmirsun McMtllln.
John liilllp Siiun. Consul U nerul t)to. k
Ingcr, Ituphail Jos. ffy. John D. Crlai
liilus and Thomu A. KdUon.
t'oiiviuls oiinniied.
Trenton. N J. May . Muhop MrPunl
this afternoon at the- stute prison ndntin-Isti-red
the ( uiliolic si. i rum in "t e-.niiii-tnatlou
to lift) -nine ot tin comle-is. Tin
ot thine coiilliinsl win- womni an 1
tvvi Ive w.-n inlui.d iiil-uiirt Tho nun
wen- permitted to wmr vvblii shirts nt
place- of til- riKiilatlon siilpid nlr'-Afte-rtbe)
vv.-n confirmed the nun ut Hi
bishop's n.iiitst took tlu tc inpentiK-e
pleilBc-.
t-M-f-M--r-t'm-M-
WEATHEIl FORECAST.
WnsliliiBton. May 30-rorccnst
for Moiidav: Tor e asti rn Pi-nns) I
vtinla. partly ilomlv weuiln-r;
winds bt-i-omlnK north ilv Tor
western Peiinsylvao1 1 i b v.eath
or; Ineieasliig clmiiii i s light
winds becoming vailaliU
.4.-A-k4-,-f-t- il f I 4fr