rtVBw-k flflgff- 96 5X TWO CENTS. WELVE PAGES. SCHAXTON. P C SVTU.DAY rtfOKXLMJ. ,11'XE 11. J SOS. TWELVE PAGES. TWO CENTS. n)V" '-anr5"" 4- , ,gyJjBa-xsaJJ"r- -.iw "c -r THE BIG FLEET Fifty Transports and Supply Yessels Protected by Sixteen War Ships Will Soon Leave for Cuba's Shores A For midable Marine Procession Exceeding in Magnitude the World's Fair Year Naval Review Admiral Sampson's Account of the Engagement at Guantanamo, Washington, Juno 10. Out of the maze of doubt and cnntrnclli tlnn as in the dispatch of the Hist army of Inva sion to Cuba, ono thing stands out iirnrl, namely, tint tho government feting strong In Its prrspnt position nml plan, Is moving cautiously nnd w ith tho dellbeiutlon Willi h It bpllPVfs will secuic success unattendcel with disasters. "With this main purpose In vIpw, thp nrmy nnd nnvy aio eo-oppr-ntlng toward the despatt li of tho Hoops, soniP 25.000 In number, under f(Oit of (i strong Heel of nnval enn oi made of sixteen ships headed by the battleship Indiana, t'naltendi d b this stiong fleet, tho troops might haw left Inst Friday when u ntivul convoy was ready for thN purpose. Bime then, howovei. reports have o une ns to the pressure of Spanish ships In the north Atlantic. Itcnllzlng that nothing was to be gained by liHste. and that the war was progress Inc steadily towards success, it was determined not to toKe the one chance ot taxing nui troops transports men a" 1 bj m outing Hlilps of the enemy, a a lesult the trnusiioits lmve not preceded to Cuba either yesterday or the day before, as has been repeated ly nseertpd. Thpy arp In readiness to go, but will not move until the naval convoy is readv to nccomiiany them. nsuilng safe conduct fiom Florida to th point of destination. WhethPi that will he today or tomoirow thp war depHrtinput positively declines to sn, and there' Is authorlt." for the stnto ment that any lepnrts purporting to give tho hour or day when this fot -tmdahle fleet owl tlot'lla of invasion "ill sun was unu an anted, but meets with thp most vigorous ouic inl inn di nnailon. The administration feels that thp time has come when It la of utmost importance tint the precise movements of this Invading lleot Mini! n"t be published In this country, and thus heralded to the enemj. The completeness with wlili h the tiuiisport of tioops lias been planned f- shown In the nniclnl list oi tians- SENATE PASSES REVENUE BILL Conference Report Agreed to After De bate of Five Hours. Enny rkpcklican votls i'"u THi: MUASl'RB - L'lCJHT DKMO- RATS, ONE SILVL'U KUPCHLICAN AND OXl! LNDEPrLNDHNT ALSO 61'ppout Tin: rill-bittlr dl- BATB AT Till. CI.US1J OK THC QunsTo.v - Hawaiian rjrnsTiox UKKoni: the norsc. Senate, Washington. June 10. Shoit ly after I o'clock this afternoon the conference report on the wur reveuu" hill was agreed by the senate after ,t rtlsiusslon lasting live hours The e bate upon the measure was without sp lal Incident and was entirely ile- 'id of uulmonlous features It wub n Miiqone conclusion that the teport w mi' be ngneil to and the only ques tion of luteiest Involxetl was when ,t "te tould In leached. Thp debate ln dK.iled gen rally that the bill ,i nei, .d upon y the cunfeiene wus rt i-c-.i.tbly sntigfattoiy to iwrylimly . k cept as to thp bond provision. The "U cast against the adoption of the tepnit reliected th- opinion of those spiutors who nie lippused to any in- leaia lp tho Interest bearlnu deln of the country. The teport was nt;red to b tho deelslto vote of i: to 7i. K i j republican witcd fm the ineasure and tbtir votes were supplementfd by those of eight Democrats, ono sllwi Itepub llian and ono Indt pendent The Demo, crats who voted foi the lepoit ,ie: Messrs. Caffr, (lorman. I.lndJay, M-. Ineij, Mitehell Mm Ran. Muiphy nnd Tin pie Th- Sllve Itepubllian w.in Mr Mantle, and the Independent won Mr Ilole. The ot- against the i-epurt wjs ens-t bv t-IMoen Iiemoernts, three Silver nncl luce 1'oimllKts. As soon ,s the em;icj;Heil bill can be signed by the presiding oPlcers of the two liriim hi h of congiess it will be sent to the pus Idert. Just at the close of the soslon thin evening a bitter poisonal discussion was pieelpltnted b Mr. flutlei il'opl. who attack Mr. Kylo fur having voted for the Issuance of bonds. .Mr Hutlei speaking a chairman of the Populist National committee unit hilly dei-lnted that Mr. Kyle did not repipeont tho Populist party. M. Kyle leplied warmly sajlng that he was responsi ble for his polltlinl jettons not to Mr Hutler. but to his coni-cieiico and fo Ms tmictltutontn. Kubheiiuently ho de nounced as "Intentional and malicious falsehood" some statements unfile about him by .Mr. Pettlgrmv. iiouhi: pjtociiKnixas. The fdtute of twlay's MWlon of th READY TO SA port pssels given out nt the war de partment today Of this list thirty four huge steamships, varying from 1,100 tons down to COO tone, are, nt Florida pnits ipad to enrrj our troops to the point ot Invasion. There nre some llftecn other crafts on. Including vessels suitable for convening fresh water with stores, etc. nnd for land ing tho troops and stores from the ships to tho bench when the dobaika tlon begins. The entire transport lleet of about tlfty steamships augmented b. the lleet of naval convojs, sixteen In number, will mnhe n fotntidublo marine pi occasion exceeding In mag nitude the notubte sppctni le of the naval leview, during the worlds fair year. L'NGAGHMILNT AT UPANTANAMO. The flrht ofllelal (outlrmutlon of the engagement nt Guantanamo last Tucs dny came to tho navy derailment to day nnd was mnde the subject of a bulletin The terms In which Admiral Sampson described the affair tended strongly to take awa the large lin poilnnce that had been glwn nut In the iinoillclal dispatches. Theio was a notable futiuio on the part of the ad miral to mtntion anything like a load ing although tho statement thut the .Mntbleht-ad now holds tho lower bay by implication may carry with it the Irjea that her marines are ashore. El derly nanl ofllcers who have been In Guunntunntno bay describe It as ud nilrably suited to the disposition of irnnxpnits. with plenty of water for thp biggest of tho transports and enough for ili smaller -i la-si of war ships tliat might he used to convey them. The locality Is one that would make a good base of operations against Santiago itself should it he deiided to attack the latter town by the troops fiom the tear instead of hj the waiohlps. 'Tho statement coming f i oni San rrnnelseo that the object of the Charleston's vojage was the seiz ure of the Spanish islands has no basis of tiuth In it. house was the seeming of an agree ment to consider nnd ote upon the new lands tesolution to annex Hawaii. HeR'nning tomonow, the debate will procpt-il until five o'clock mxt Wed nednj afternoon when a vote will be taken. The annexatlonuts came today to fuice the question ami for tluee hnius the opposition filibustered. Con sldeintlmi of the icsolutlons todav could have been ptownted, as under the rules a icctss until thN evening's tess-lon neci'ssnilly could have been taken, but it was plain that the annex ationists would win their victory to moiiow Itouimng UiIh and knowing the t.-solutlmis Mould pass and go to the iounu., Involving a prominent ls hlie, the opposition treated for llbeial debate and their deinnndu weie gunned totullb. The bill to enable oluuteer soldiers to vote at congressional elec tions was puesed. and a number of minor ineusuies chiefly of n piivnte natuie weie n.nshlH-ui Kieht Demo, crats oi,-d with the onneiuillonlsts In the movement today for lonsldeiatlon of the Hawaiian resolutions. Heny, of KentucUj, Devrles. fallff, I.ilnE. stoiu. of UeurRln. Hrucl.i-r. of Mi,h. gnn: Ouinmlngs. Sulzu- and Vehnliige, of Xew York, and Ok. hi an, of Miss ouri .ttGUNO'SFKIGNHSIM'. A Dofpusu of Hie iiutjnn ol Liberal 1,1'IUll'ls. London, June 10 The Westminster Gazette, this nfternoon, coinimntiiiR upon the Amnliun siiBBcstions thut the Liberals ute hostile to the pro)ti)iocl Anglo-American undei standing. sas: "The Llbeial paity iIcxIicb nothing more than to draw close the bonds with the Fnltetl States. It lis leaders diavv attention to points needing inie ful handling It Is bet ause. judging from the present conduct of foreign alTiilis. they have grounds for fearing that the best policy may be wrecked bv Uul: of wisdom and perseverance, if ue plead for i aio and caution in dealing with the Fulled States It Is because vvc nie anxious to savo that cuuse from the lhklcucsB of the pipscni gov eminent." PITCHED DATTLIi ON A TRAIN. linnilit Hold I p mi i:piemi In Texas Tlii rircninn Killed. St. Louis. June 10 -A special to tho Post Dispatch fiom Dallas. Ton., says; Kcpoits were ntclved by ihe Hanta Ko olllcers in Dallas today that foin tiain loblieis attempted to hold up an exnresh train on the Lampasas divis ion last night. A IlBht cuMied between tho trnln men and the bandits, in which ono of the latter vvns shut and Fireman John son whs killed. The ."HPt Ve oiiitlflls dutlnre that tho lohhers got no nionej. Ilniiilrl llnnihiinleil, llsvuna. ,Iun lft.-Amrlcnn wnnhlns today honibnrdd Hahiulrl some dltnnce wjti.nf Afiiitdrren. LXrr-ND UliWKV'S SfJRVICG. An Aiuoudincnt to tlm l,nw to lie Mit do to (,'ovor llli Ciue. Washlimton, Juno 10. It 1ms been supposed that the thanks of countess ghen to Admit al Dewey acted to ex tend his service befoie leliiement by tc i ,eais. Ucuer.iL lliout, of Veimotit, hofci: dlstilct elutlns the llonoi of Ad tnlt.il Dewey's bit 111 and who Is him si If a win in fiiend or the admiral, has dlsroveied that thlii Is not tho disc, find has set out to remod tho defect. 'I he law under whlrh It was supposed Alnili.il Dewey's cane ennio. Is found in the Jlev'lsed Statutes. Section 1,440, enacted In lSG'J, as follows. (fillers on tho nctlvr list not below the kkhIi- of commander who h.ur upon the in ditii tniniiitic n of llic piesldeiit recelv d l until'! timing the war Tot Clio suppns. v cm of tlie leliellluii n vote of thnnks 1 v i migrps for dlialnmilshed servlie shall not lu tetlied e.ccpt for cnuso until llit lnw- been (lrty-tlvc enrs In tho service of the i lilted Slates. General Grout has Introduced a bill amending thin section so that It should apply by Inserting after the wot.l-" "suppression of the tcbellton" the woids "or during the present win with Spain." Now that the ntteuii,,n s c'IIirxors has been i ailed to the dcfoi t SAMPSON IS CLOSING ON CERVERA. Santiago Channel "Will Probably Be Opened Again Landing of Marines Will Occur Simultaneously Willi a Land- Attack. On Board thi-: Wanda, off Santiago di-: Cub, Thursday, June 9, ( p. m. (via Kingston, Jamaica, June 10, 1 i.jin p. m.).--lt is believed the navy will follow the landinc of troops by forcing the passage of the narrow channel leading into the harbor of Santiago do Cuba, fishing up the sunken mines, and compelling Admiral Get vera to make a stand. If the destruction of the Spanish fleet is successfully carried out it will end the last vestige of Spanish dominion in Eastern Cuba. The harbor of Guantanomo is already under the control of the Americans, and the landing of the marines at that point is to occur simultaneously with the landing of tioops at Santiago de Cuba. ..AAAAAAA.. A.AJ.A.. .AA.AA..A.AAAAAAAAAA.AAAfeAA.fcA tA.AA.4 lieneutl lliout's bill will lie promptlv enacted, and Atlmitnl l)evve will ! ceive tin distinction wliiih is his due. CASlfOLMOOSC. The Canadian Government Is I'ovv- cilcss to Evpcl 1 1 1 111 Ironi tho Dominion. Ottawa. Out , June 10 Ptatemeuts sent out fiom ottuwu that the Rovem ment lino decided to depot t tionor Du bosc nntl Lieutenant Catranza lock foundation. It is conceded in olIK-lnl circles, after a caieful examination of the law, thnt the Ctown has not the power to epel them fiom' tho country. The power Is reserved to puillament, which btlngs it Into play by a special act. In Great Hrltaln since IMS it has been held that, in tho absent e of par Mnmontniy authoiit.v, the pouet of ex-" pulsion does not e.lst. Some twenty different uc.ts hae been passed ex tending the niithoiiiy to the crown In nguril to paitlcular classes of offend eis, but those nieasuies weie for a limited time anil have Iupsed If the two Spaniards have employed peruon In Canada, to act as snips in tho fnitetl States they have ltdnted the foreign enlistment Inw and nie lia ble to prosecution under It. The gov ernment may Intimate to them that If tl'ov lemaln thev will be proxei lit, d, and that if they t hoose to leave foith v. 1th no pioceetHtiKs will be taken, liut they may elect, if they choose, to re innln and answer nny chat go In ought against them in the courts. ADVISES G0IN0 TO SPAIN. A Journal Tliiul.s n Demonstration on the Const cnild Huston I'eare. London, June If) The St James (S.v zotto tlin) atltinooii pablishes 'a long edlto la! pnintluu out th- boiielcsf ness of nny fuithei SpanNh uslstince and .cusgests that the Americans set k a settlement of the Cuban question in Spain. It t-ays. 'There is no need of un Invasion, but the mere presence of a stiong ni moment, which tho Spanish navy could not dilve off, on the coast would ptoduce a tremendous effect, and thero are uumeious unfortified nu rhornBes vvhete the Amet loans could locnal with leiriuie. (if course then ate poweis In Ku topo who would witness the operation with gtent disgust Hut if the Ameri cans ate going to be I lightened by the vauue abfctiaction called LUirope they must be very timid. Ijet them consult the sultan, and remember thut Kngluud is their Russia for thy time being," Austria Declines, Vienna, Juno W The government has ileclliicd to siiKgi-ht mediation helwern lilt t'lilted Sldltv unci Spain, us l vvisiies in .void th- iippiaiance of tin, lung InKi'. vtntion si t in ml a tlyiut.st.c uolion in tin Inurest nl the cine; en nvint whlt.ii, ieth.ii)i, niUlil glvu fatal olfciine. THE ST0HY OF THE DAY. Tim MAltlll TULA!) t'ikes posses. I'm of I ho town biv ui llu.tlitunaino, dihliu; a Spauinh guubi at into thu imvr hiirlmi .UICIIU'AN l-'l LLT egaln bombards Ha ml iK". JAPAN I'ltOTLSTS ugalnst tho WiW I,.'- emit' tax iiHit) tea, A.N AMintlL'A.N SUir Lomburds IUU niilrl DNA51ITi: K.NI'l.ODKS, Ullllui; two un a enguged In lujiug mines mar hi, JoIiiik. I'lii. SKi'IJUTAUY CILUim:itL.VIN' Is crltl- itKed for propoctiig un Anslo-Am'H- i mi iilllsuie. IIOAIIH IS U'l'tiLVrnn to seeuro sword and innliilH to be pi.neutitl to Admtrsl Dowec nut Ills lutfll. tVAU ItBVL.NL'i: bill is passed by thej senule. AfSTHLV riUKl'SUS to suggest media tion between il.a L'tUted Stutm and Spain. GIIN'HHAL LINAIiHS. of KaitfUigo. statM that the Snunlih tPliredo boat flunnver 'l"rrt,i' lias tint htvn H,ink MR. CHAMBERLAIN TALKS ALLIANCE Tltc nugtlsli Secretary Repeats the Features of llln lllrralnxham Speech. un is Aitorsi:n nv thi: ruiTicirfM Of SIR WII.f.TAM Vr.nXON 11AU-CorilT-MR. CHAMnKRI.AIX 111.'. T.inVKS THAT AX AI.UAXCi: won.o m: iii:tti:r for hotii xa- TIOXS A3 WIJI.I. AS TOR rtVlMKA- TIOX-1UIS1I XATIOXAMST9 HISS. London, June 10. sir William Ver non Ilnrcourt, the Liberal leader In the hnuo of commons asking informa tion this afternoon as to the foreign policy of the government, pioi ceded to ctltlclsp nt trngth Hip leient speech of Ml Chnniherlnln, secretary of state for colonics at lilrmlnghum. lie refi r t,'l llouli ally to tin "pitiful spectacle ol the seiretn.v of stat" for the mlo iil, s si indiua. c.ip In hand b ion' the putis .mil -i. t K i n ii an nllUilii i , ' 1'. -iiiiiil.ins "The I'hlnn" iiuistinn mum UAAAAAAAAAA&AJuUUU HJ14 AJi kiliAAMll bi settled In fiiendshlp and concert with P.ussiu. lie asked whethet It would not have been better for Mr. ChnrrhPibilu to "postitinp his Insults to ltussin ' until the tnlkcd of alliance had been secured. Mr. Chamberlain on rising to tepl was letelved with Bovenunent chceicc and Iilsh natmnalist hlssen. He declared that the object of his ltiimlnghiim spec i h wus not to la down a polity, but t "stato farts to this intintrv as in what l conceive to be the conditions uicl jj ciit pioblenifl we art cnllid on ti fact1' The spec li he eontlniteil. had been mndn In gootl faith and contained not n word that he Intended to withdraw C.teat Ihil aln could stand alone, but, in that iase, she could not esetdst the t un it ollng Influence she Jiad hitherto ex orcised in China. -"So long as we nie without alliances," he said emphati cally. "It will be Impossible to pro pen e the Independence of China against Inioads." IX 1NTKIIKRT OI" CIVILIZATION'. Repeating thp leudini; features of his Hlnninghuni speech. .Mi. Cluimbeilaln declared. "If It beiame known that wo were willing to eonsldei alliance. It is unlikpls that advances would be made to us A mutual understanding with one of the great powers would save u iery large addition to the nav." In coniludlng, he lefened to the "lin poi lance of a close tindei sini. ding with America," mining: 'In myoplnlon, on such u matter, the I'nlted States would not listen to the lilsh vote." Hut whether Knslnnd or Amcilca weio menue ed he said he hoped It would be found that blood Is thicker than water, and. without deslrlns to foice cither nation to enter Into an alliance with width a majority of both peoples did not thoroughly sjmpathlzp, he would repeat his conviitlop that the closer, the more defined nnd tho clearer the nlllaiice between the rnlted States and I'hiBlnud, the belter It would bo for both nntlons and for civilization Mr. Chunihtrlaln's speech ended amid loud cheers from the government benches. Mr. John Dillon, the Irish National ist leader, proti stod against Mr. Chamberlain's Insults to the Irish In Amerlt n. Sir Chnrles Dllke's motion for a rp duttlon In thp foreign otllee vote as a rebuke to the government's foreign policy was then lejectid bv tho houso by a Mite of :51 ugalnst 12S. BLOCKADE AT 0UANTANAM0. The .llurblclmnd .Now Holds tho Lowe i tiny. Washington, June 10 The nnvy de partment toduj posted tho following bulletin: On June 7, Admiral Samp son oidered tho Murhteheud. Com mander Mc-Callu, unci the Ynnkeo, Cointnunder llrovvnson, to talto pos session of tho outer bay of Ouuntn nuinn. These vessels enteied the haibor nt davlight cm the seventh, diiving a Spanlrh gunbuat Into the Inner har bor, aril took posse -slon of the lower luiv, which Is now held by the Mai ble head. MONT0K0V OUT OF HER C0UKSE. Tho .Monitor .liny Have Ilnd to Sool. Quiet Hnter lor llcpnirs. Santa H.ubain. c.il , June 10 Con tain Debiiey. of the stpnmshlp Pomona, ipports sighting the Monterey, in tow of. the Uiutus, about fifteen miles off ('nvinln, fcjrty miles west of here, head ed appnienlly for the passage between Suntii Ctur, unci Santa Tosa Islund nnd thence to sea. The object of the Monterpv netting so fai nut of hpr course Is not known UtllPfcS she was coinpclletl in sen; th quiet waters of the chnnnol for re pair j. j i MAY .MANACIF. GIANTS. "Pop" Anion's Nnnm Mentioned Milli .Vmv Ynil; i!ni.ii trull Club, N'cw York. June in. PrPfldont Freed. man of ih S' Vol U hsf. hwll evliit. would nelthet alllini tmr dpii todn tho truth of the icpmt tlmt Anson, fm it. er m.iungcr of the Chlingo base ball club. Is to succeed Jojce as iniiiui ger of the Xew York loam. I'leslilent Fieedmnn ndniltted having sent for Anson and said. "You know Anson In a stockholder In the Xew Yolk dub and It is but imltnnl that he should be consulted on eel tain nvit leis. I have sent foi him as I wish to talk over plun and dlscii'-s possi ble changes legaidlng the phiveis Just at piesent I do not tine to sn what the natuio of the pioposltlon with Anson will lip Mv othci business dots not give mo the time to devote all the attention neiessaty to the Inter ests of the club." - NEW YORK TROOPS IN NEWPORT Tho Dotiiclimout ol I lie IITth Ordeicil to .tlnn tho I'orts Airive. Xewpoit, K. T., June 10 Tho two detat hnients of the Foi tv -seventh Xew York Volunteei leglment, assigned to Fort Adams and Fort ittpblp at Dutch Island, nt lived here calls this mottl ing on the steamship Rhode Islnnd. Companies I) 1 n, K ? and F. undt i I.leutennnt Colonel Httbliell and Major Itntliman mid tin- hospital coi p, Smgein tilbbons. man lied to SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.. roit dnni", when the.v were met by the Second I'nlted States Artillery band and wcic escoited to theli camp gioiind The woik of pitching camp was begun nt nine Two companies, A and I', were put nbontd a hthooner and cjiried to Dutch Island. EaCITEMKSTAT FORT 3L0SS0E tntolligoiico I'ccclved of Sccirnl Spanish Hnr Vessel Link ing About the Cnpes. N'pvvpoit News, Vn June U (2 a. m ) A despatch Just received from Fort Monroe says: Intense excitement was caused at Kort Monroe last night Bhoitly after 0 o'clock by a despatch received from tho signal station at Cape Henry stating that Spanish war ships were lurking In thut vicinity. A shoit while later u message was tecelved from Washington instt acting tho commandant of tho fort to bo on the alert. Itepoi t as to the number of ships seen conflict. A lieutenant who was seen nt midnight said he tyad been Infoimed that a Spanish battle ship, two I'ttilsers and a torpedo boat, had been caught ttndct the searchlight at C pe Henry, steaming In a noither ly ilirec tlon. As soon as It was ip portod that the Ptjpmy's warships hnd bepn sighted thero was groat activity at the fort. Tho big scan hllght began to sweop the bay and signals wore Hashed to the cruiser Minneapolis, aux iliary cruiser DiNle, tho dynamite cruiser Buffalo, which wore anchored off Old Point. Quarters wore tounded und the crews hastily prepared tho ships for action. , Tho gunners took positions nt their posts, whero they were ordered to ic mnln dining tho iii'ht. The search lights wore kept playing on the waters. In the fort ammunition was hurried to the big guns and tho tioops ordetod to their posts. Some of tho olllcers were with their families at tho hotels, and bttglora were dispatched for thorn. Tho men courrlod out of the hotpls half dtcssed nnd hastened to the fort. In the camp of the Mniyland tioops otders were given to the men to sleep In their clothes with their guns closo b. MEUMTT WOULD HOLD MANILA. Tciritory Acqulied by Conquest should Nut tu l!clliiiullicil. San Frnucisiu. Juno 10 At n ban quet given by Mavm Pheluu to Major Oeiipial .Men lit nt the Pat Ifli tlun, a number of piomlneni citizens weio present. In irrpondlng to a toast In his horcr. Genual Men lit said that the success of the Atnetlenn troops In the Philippines muld not be doubted The tenltoiy nv quired by the I'nlted State b light ol conquest s-houltl not be re. linquUhed. What tho nnvy hus won the army w Hi hold He tlnfcod by sajlng: "l believe In th new national pile of the I'nlted States, w liliii lonlis to the acquisition of additional territory represented in outlying islands thut nro rrqulslte for the dficelnpment of natlonaj strength and growth" His Qnllmo!its wore heaitlly np nlaudaa WORK OF THE NAVY . IS ABOUT DONE Thirty-five Miles of Coast Controlled The Admiral Awaits the Invading Forces Guantanamo Harbor Offers Fine Facilities The Forts Quickly Silenced by the Marble head Combined Fleet and Army Can Compel Ccnera to Surrender or Can Crush Him. On board tho Associated Press des patch boat U'nnda, off Santiago dp Cuba, Junto I'. 1 l. in., via Kingston. Jamaica, June 10, 7.-50 p. in. The navy aw nits Hip army. The fighting ships of Heai Adinltnl Sampson and Coiunio dor Schley hnvp battrrcel down the io,w defpii.eps of Southpin Cuba nnd have sealed up dmlinl Cei era's lleet In the harbor of Santiago de Cuba by the sinking cf l he collier Merilmac In lit" channel at Its entrance, which the guns of the fleet cover unceasingly. Scout bon U running under the shad-uw-5 of V.l Mi rro, hnve cut the llnjtlen cubic, and now hold thlrty-Ovo miles of tin. toasi east of Santiago d Cuba, Including ('tiantnmuuo hatbor. t'n tier envrt of the guns of tho lleet, Kast cra Cuba irnj b" safelv lnvpted by land and sea. Admit nl Cervera's llnet nnuihilaieil, und the cHIrp province and Its towns and natbors seized and held after a short campaign. HASH POP. OPERATIONS The hnrlKir of Uunntniuinn Is a flu base for land and sea operations. The harbor Is capacious and has fotty feet of waiei. The land appioaches are not s-o piecipllous as at Snntlugo do CuIki. The low-lying hills tan bo easily miss ed with tinlris of 8'ege guns, nnd there nre level roads l, Santiago de Cuba, thirtv-.lneo mil"s distant, where a few mountain batleiles, beyond the !aeh of the tlc'l. will be taltun to an emi nence commanding the city and the Spanish ships. Ciuniilannmo is an Important place. It has K miles of w.ur harbor nnd will be of great vnlu" 10 the I'nlted Stn'os as a navy nnd nrmy'supply sta tion, icaling ehHit and '"ible terminus. Tho Spnninrds m.ulc but slight de fine . Their liattenes wicVllt uc d tin Tuesday b 'he Marblehead in a few minute" filing at 4.ono y.uds. A small Spanish garlic-it inn :iw..v The (iiegon, MnibUhead ami Yankee THERE IS LITTLE HOPE OF PEACE England's Position Willi Relation to ln(ercntioi). AN OFI'll'IAI. STATL.Mr.NT 11V Mil. UAI.IOLH-GLAD TO AID IN SHl'I lt LNli A CKSPATION OI" IIObl'lLI TIKS WIIL.N blVH ACTION Y ILL HP. wi:i.i. m:ci:ivi:n uy hutu isll- l.Kinr.ILNTS - THAT timi: UL LILVUD TO HAVi; NOT YKT Alt lSIVLD. Loudon. Juno 10. In the house of commons today A. J. Halfour. Hist lord of the ttcasury. and government lend ur, replying to a question as to wheth er "In view of the condition of the population of Cuba and the sufferings and evils arising fiom the Spanish American war. her majesty's govern ment or any of the Lu'opean powers have an Intention of Intervening to secure a cessation of hostilities by In ducing one oi both bellrgetents to ne gotiate terms of peace," said. "Her majesty 8 government will gladly take any favorable opportunity for promoting a cessation of hostilities and negotiations for peace. Uul any action upon their part for this pui j ose can onl bo undei taken if there is lousonahle prospet i that it will be well received by both parties nnd of THU SEWS THIS JlOltNIJiU Weather Indication Todiy: Warmer) Southerly Wind. I Tcli'Sinph Tru po:ia Ucadj to sail fi r Cuba. Nhv Woik About D"iie. War Uevemie Hill P.issii, the Sen ite. Lngluud Sees Little Hope ui Pcuie. : Te-lc-ii i.i pli-The lUsh to Aid Admliul Dewe. Dim- llv cvv ol Trade. Plnani'iul ai.tl Commercial. 3 Local Handicap Plated on Amlira- cite. Sii.ilih Wuntt to He a Uume Wurdt a. 4 IMItorlul. Comment of the Vrin. 5 lxenl--tkeltl and Personal, tic Union . N'ew of lilt Week. Unci Wumuu's Vlw. li Lot ui Newspaper Men Unlottuun.4 ut laiko Ariel. Vulusbl,' Home Oume-cl in a Car. Lnial-Annu.il Session of the I'rev Ulntli rgurten A.in:silon. llli Huiid and Thigh r. ppeied wltb Shot. Locdl West St i an ton mid Huouiban. News K mud About e niton. i'j t'uptme of llBvoru In i. II SmielH) Srliaul Lewou for Tomorrow. Ecu J'lghts of Ancient Uuuory. 12 TeUgraph-SmaU ShtllCP Tents at Camp Alec", hohi thp harbor, waiting to land ma rines. The nnvy work has been dono wcW. Dally and nightly ships patrol the thirty miles of coast, within easy gun tangp of the shorp. The olllcers nnd uieii, ready and Impatient, say: "What more ran wo do? We havo opened the way. Where Is the army of invasion?" The answer seems near nt hand. The Marblehead leturned to Guan hiiinnio mi Wednesday, taking Cap tain Ooodsell of the marines to survey landing places. A LANDING PLACR. This tnornlntr the New York, New Orlpans and Porter were tloso In shoro off Daiquiri, oast of Santiago do Cuba, where thete arc extensive Iron. whKh. A large pier offets nn excellent land ing place. Possibly one dotachniPiit of tho nrmy will land tlipre, another fores may land west, of LI Morro, nnd n. thlttl body of troops may land at Gunntnnutno. It Is believed tho city can bo cnp lured within a few duys and that Ad miral Cerveia will ho compelled to light. The destruction ot tho shot batteries now enables their occupation by troops, giving tho American llet t an opnoitunltv to enter the harbor, remove the mines at the entrance and effect a Joint blow of the army and navy, Involving tho surtender of tho Spanish tioops lu tho eastern pio vlnces, now practically all concen trated at Santiago de Cuba. The sur render or deotrut tlon ol' Admiral Cer vcta's ships would necessarily havo an important if not controlling bearing in closing the war. It Is in this view that suth a clore watch Is maintained to prevent the escape of the Spanish ships, and, nec essarily, the presence of tho soldlci i Is if quired to prevent the defeat of the vvoiR thus far accomplished by the nav y. hAAAAAAAA&AAAAAJ I.AAAtkAA.AAAAjLAi its being likely to lentl to an agree ment between them. Cnfoitunntel.v. there Is not uflli lent ground for bpllevlng that tuts condi tion exist' " Washington, June 10. ltpports from Madild that Spain, through her mln-it-tr i of foieign nffairs, Count Alma dovur de Rio, had taken formal sicv towuul seeurlns neat e. have not lie v miule apparent by uny action lu AVacb Ington up to this tlnv There hos be n no propt sition tn peace or for nn ni nilstlce, nor hus tbeie ever been u'l entering wetlce ot inquiry from an of the foreign countries us to how such a proposition would bo attepted. ALM0D0VAR TALKS. States That tho Santiago, do Cuba rnbln IIiin :ot IJunii Cut. Mndritl. June 10 The minister o' foiedgn nffali"'' Duke Almodovar Do Rio, sas there Is no ttuth In tho Btuti'inent thai tin- cable communicat ing with Santiago de Cuba has been cut. He alleges that he received de spatches from theio this morning. Tin duke also denied Hint Lieutenant L. 1' Cm rana, fojmorly naval attache i i the Spanish legation nt Wushingion. nnd Honor DuBose. recently Spanish rhaige dc uftalivs at Washington, ha I been ariested In Canada. He also snv c he was not even Hwaiv that they wc i to be expelled from Canada. Answo Ing further questions, the foreign m'n Ister snld he had received no further news from the Phlllnplne Islands, n r bad he nny Infoimatlon regarding uu vessel that had been unk by un Ami -lean wurshlp. A senil-oflle 'al note Issued today snvi Spanish letteis continue to he seid In the I'nlted Slates, even though (ni di essed to foreigners. The note adds: "If this measure, uiimecoilented in war between civilised people. Is per sisted In Spain will make rpprls.i'i upon the ptoperty of Americana in Spuln." CAPTAIN HART'S IJliLEASC (lie Ytife rallied tho Hntrnut U Philadelphia. WashlnBton. June Hi. -Mis. Hart, wite of Captain Hart of tlhbuster fane'. who was put doped esteiday by tli piesldent, todav iindved fiom the el , paitmetit of justice tin w mam dire, ; Ing the re'rnse of her husband in: ' immediately left for her home in Phila delphia. Mho esiiei'W thnt her husband will if i pleased this Hfleininiii. Capuln Hi, lias served four month of a two yeiiv sentence for e driving arms, etc., to tin C'ubun insurgc nts. t WEATUEIl rORCCAST. 4- -i 4- tVunliiiigtcin. June li) - Knrrejst 4- t ir Suturd.iv . K) it' n I'mui- - sjlviu.i.i. Iiipiir-iii: oiHsr, f- iireUnhb sbowei ,n . i in po'- - tlons, wanner, i- n I wind, 4- Par wi.ttrir I'eni i i '') tt- ors and thunder sto-.'i.-, i.tt - Koutlierly wlrds. 4-4-444' 4-4-444-4-4-4 4 4-44-v4-V4--4
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