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AMERICAN FLEET
SAILED YESTERDAY
Thirty-two Transport Ships Bearing 10,000 Men Are Con
voyed by BattleshipsThey Sailed from Key West.
The Spanish Cadiz Fleet as Much of a Mystery as
Cervera's Squadron Insurgents Fail to Be of Assistance,
Washington, June 13. The first army1
of Invasion to Cuba Is now well on Its
way, thirty-two transport steamships
bearing over 15,000 ofllcers unci mm,
convoyed by battleships, ciulsors and
gunboats and Auxiliary cruisers, six
teen In number, having actually sailed
from Key West at -daybreak this morn
ing. An authoritative statement to this
effect was mado at the war depart
ment today, setting at rest all tepnrts
that the expedition was on Its way, or
had landed last week. The authorities
made the announcement for the reason
that the time for secrecy was now
passed, as the scout boats had made
sure that the path was clear before It
and that no possible menace could come
from the Spanish ships or troops, even
should the enemy know that our forces
were now advancing against them.
With the expedition off, officials here
feel that there will be a period of com
parative Inaction for a few days. By
Thutsday at the latest the transports
will be off Santiago, and a large Amer
ican army will make Its landing on
Cuban soil. Admiral Samp.son has
cleared the way for the undci taking
and little danger Is apprehended In
getting ashore. It will be after that,
when the advance is made, that the
actual dramatic developments may be
expected. By that time It Is likely the
American commanders will be In direct
cable communication with the author
ities here. Admiral Sampson has taken
the shoie end of the cable landing at
Guantanamo, and a force of cable ex
perts are rapidly lestorlng the line to
working order. The pi ogress of this
work has been so satisfactory that one
of the leading officials of the state de
pertinent said tonlsl t that It was
hoped this direct cable communication
would be established by Thursday. It
will put an end to the dearth of offic
ial information concerning important
movements and will enable the author
ities to keep In close touch with those
executing the strategy movement.
Aside from the men and officers mak
ing up the expedition which started
today the boats carried a vast quantity
of supplies, ammunition, and war
equipments, necessary to maintain an
organization of this size for at least
sixty days. Kvery detail for the land
ing of this party has been worked out
by the engineer corps of the army.
It will be a laborious process at best,
and it will take a full day or more. The
point of landing has been so chosen
that there Is little clanger of an inter
juptlon from the Spanish force, but
should they attempt to make trouble
Admiral Sampson's ships will insula
ample protection until the troops can
care for themselves.
MYSTERY OF CADIZ.
The Spanish Cadiz fleet is almost as
much of a mvstery to the naval oftl
cers here ah was Admiral Cervera's
flying squadton during the two weeks
immediately preceding Its inglorious
GUANTANAMO VICTIMS.
The Men Who Toll ut Mm Landing ot
the .11 urine.
Washington, June 13. -The thi to ma
rines reported as among those who fell
In the battle In Cuban soil, at Guan
tanamo. belonged to the same com
panv. They weie comrades In Com
pany D, of the First battalion of ma
Jlnes, and had Joined the battalion to
gether when It was oiganlzed on quick
orders early In the war to ptoceed
south and Join the naval expedition.
Sergeant Charles Hampton Smith,
one of the victims, Is a native of Mary
land, born at Westminster thlity-one
ears ago, and has relatives in that
section of the state. His next of kin is
his sister, Miss Coral G. Smith, of
SmRllwood, Md. Sergeant Smith en
listed August 30, 1893, at the bat racks
here.
Private William Dunphy Is a native
of Gloucester. Mass. He was "1 venis
old. He enlisted In the mailnc coipsl'.
on the ninth of last December and was I uu!l'-
one of the rectults at the ban ticks at
Boston. His next of kin is an nunt,
Mis. McDonald, of Gloucester, Mass.
Private McCallgan was another Mas
sachusetts man. He was of the game
age as Dunphy. He enlisted at the
post at Boston in Jauuaty, 1897. He Is
a native of Peabody, Mass.. and his
next of kin Is an aunt. Mi. Fanny
O'Loughlln, of Stonehain, Mass.
Much anxiety is felt here at, to the
fate of Lieutenants Neville and bhaw,
who commanded the advance picket
line and who weie reported In the eurly
dispatch us not heard fiom. First
Lieutenant Wendell C. Neville was ap
pointed fiom the naval academy at
Annapolis to the regular commissioned
jtrade on July 1, 189.'. On February 7,
1894, ho was promoted to a first lieu
tenancy. Second Lieutenant Melville
J. 'Shaw was appointed from the naval
academy to the urade which ho btlll
holds, In the records un July 1. 189tl
bottling up at Santiago. Today reports
came that the squadron was unlit
for sea. They would have been credited
except that the department has had
Information ns late ns Sp.tuiday to the
effect that the squadron was already
at sea. About a w eek before that It had
been told that the Cadiz fleet had sailed.
Having In mind theseconfllctlngreports
the war boaid scarcely knows where
to give credence, though It would seem
to bo an extraordinary circumstance
that the least doubt could exist as to
the presence In or absence from the
harbor of a populous city such as Cadiz
of a whole squadron of warships, how
ever, the weight of opinion seems to In
cline to the piesonce of the fleet at
Cadiz, owing to the bad condition of
the ships. It may be noted, however,
that although acting upon this belief,
ns shown by the beginning of the mili
tary Invasion of Cuba, the war board
is taking no unnecessary chances of a
surprise and by means of scouts has
provided for seeming timely warning
of the npptoach of any hostile ship
to the seat of war.
The news of the attack by the Span
iards upon the United States mailnes
at Guantanamo bay Saturday night
was not confirmed by official advices up
to the close of the day hcie. However,
there is no disposition to question the
accuiacy of the piess report and the
news has had a lather sobetlns effect
upon the element that has insisted upon
rushing troops foiward regardless of
their unpreparedness, Saturday night's
action shows that the Spanish nrc not
afraid to charge boldly upon United
States troops and the prospects of a
bush whacking waifaie disclosed by
the Spanish movements are anything
but agreeable to th peisons who have
been hoping lor a short campaign.
insurgents were absent.
A good deal of surptlse is expressed
at the failure of the icport to mention
any substantial aid received from the
irsuigents by the United States mar
ines camped on Ctest Hill. Reinforce
ments weio sent from our own ships,
but it does not appear to icport that
the marines had help from the men
best calculated from their expeiience
In Jungle lighting to be of service In
an encounter with Spanish gueiillas.
Without any discouragement to the
fighting nblllty of this maiines, who
appear to have acquitted themselves
with the greatest ctedlt so far as con
cern their braveiy and steadiness under
Hie, th" question has been raised In
the minds cf the military expetts
whether, falling In any substantial as
sistance fiom the Cubans who were
leportcd to have been so numerous in
the vic.nlty, western soldiers tialncd
In Indian lighting would not be of mora
service In u Cuban jungle campaign.
Nothing so severely tnsks the courage
and cncluiauco of tioops as to be shot
at fiom covet by an unseen foe and
only troops ttained in our latest skir
mish dilll can render effective service
lit .such attacks.
DEWEY PROUD OF HIS CREWS.
First .11 n 1 1 Letter Ironi Manila Is Re
ceived by War Depnrtinont.
Washington, Juno 13 The navy de
partment this afternoon lecclved Its
first mall ndvlces from Admiral Dewey
since he reached Manila. Under date
of May 1. Cavlte, he gave his detailed
account of his battle of Manila bay.
It Is In the main an elaboration of his
cablegtnm.
Its special feature is the terms of
high praise In which he speaks of the
crews of the ships, sa,lng that never
had an officer such loyal and brave
crew 3.
IRONCLADSAT MANILA.
London, June II -According to a dls
1 itch fiom Madrid to the Financial News
three Spanish Ironclads from Madagascar
vv.it is h uc arrived Inside of Manila, and
Admiral Dewey's ships l.avc gone to innet
THE STORY OF THE DAY.
WAR DEPARTMENT announces a" sec
ond armv Invasion In the near futuic,
Prob.iblv at Porto Rico.
PRIVATE HECHHTAY of the Spanish
premier mutes that Spain will accept
au.v peace proposal not submitted by
the enemy.
ASTOR BATTERY leaves for San Fran
clwii en n.uto for the Philippines.
PARIS NEWSPAPERS nftulll discuss
piobabllltles cf European Intervention.
HCNTINCriO.VB MMtlNES aro oblige l
to abandon tlio Hi st position tak;n
b them .n cJin.i tnuutno,
PRESIDENT M'KINLEV signs the war
revcuuo bill
GENERAL OTIS Is notified that the
second Manila fleet of transyoits, is
ready,
SPAIN'S EFFORTS ""ir foreign
loan havo fulled
PIRB AT PHILADELPHIA.
The. Entlro Dopnrtmont Called Out.
I.om Over 8300,000.
Philadelphia, June 13. The extensive
plant of the Philadelphia Oil Refining
company at Folnt Breeze In the ex
treme southwestern ran of the city,
was visited by a fire tonight which for
a time threatened to nrovo most dis
astrous. Uy the nlmost Herculean ef
forts of the company's workmen and
nearly the entile fire tlcpattment of the
city the flames were held In check and
the loss held within $000,1100. The lire
htoke out shortly after 7 o'clock In the
blgshlpplng dock facing on thoSchuyl
klll river, wherein were stored cases,
packages and barrels ot crude and par
afflne oils and Max. In an instant nl
most the entire dock wits In flames.
Five separate Manns were sounded
and twenty-two companies responded
In addition to the four police and lire
bouts.
Adjoining the dock were the tanks
filled with crude and parafllno oil. On
these the workmen and firemen labored
with long lines of hose and kept the
Intense heat from Igniting the con
tents, meanwhile cait loads of sand
and earth wcte thrown upon the out
skirts of the burning buildings and
served to check somewhat the flames'
advances. Two barges, made fast to
the dock, wcte burned to the water's
edge and one ship, the County Dum
fries, was slightly scorched.
Within the clock buildings were 3,000
packages of patalllne valued at about
$.1',000 arcl 200,000 cases of nude oil,
valued at $200,000, and 1,300 barrels of
lubricating oil. The company can led
Its own Insurance. The origin of the
lire is unknown.
SPAIN WILL ACCEPT PEACE.
Will Submit to Anything Thnt Does
Not Come from the United Mate.
Brussels, June 13. The special Mad
rid concspondent of the Petit Blleu,
of this city, has telegraphed an Inter
view, which he claims to have had
with Senor Merino, the private secre
tary of the Spanish premier Senor
Sagasta, In which the secretary Is
quoted as having foimally declated
that the Spanish government will now
accept nny peace proposal which Is
submitted, "on the express condition
that It does not emanate from tin en
emy," but the ptemlei's secretary Is
said to have added "the International
mediation which would bo especially
welcomed upon the part of Spain
would be In the case of the Initiative
being taken by France or Austi la."
EIIROPBAN CO-OPERATION ?
Rumors That the Powers Arc Anxious
to Combine Aealnst Us.
Pails. June 13. The Temps this af
ternoon publishes a dispatch from
Madrid in vyKicIi It is said that the
communications exchanged by high of
ficials at Madrid, Vienna and Berlin,
do not treat dltectly of peace but that
"an important view of the situation
may arise out of Germany's hostility
to the development of American Inter
vention in the Philippine Islands." In
connection with the repotted intention
of the United States to occupy the
Lndrone nnd Caroline Islands. It is
pointed out In the dlspatrh that Ger
many has long desired I'onape as a
coaling station.
"As the Spanish cabinet does not
consider that the moment has arrived
to discuss peace." the dispatch contin
ues, "the war party and the press in
terpret the International poutpailers
as an Indication of an understanding
and a combination, possibly leading to
European co-operation against the
United States."
SAGASTA'S DAYS NUMBERED.
Senor Sllvoln Said to He the Coming
Man.
London, Juno 14. The Paris corre
spondent of the Motnlng Post says:
"I leatn from a trustworthy source
that the days of the Sagasta cabinet
are numbered. It Is believed the cabi
net Is aware that the torpedo boat de
stroyer Tenor has been lost, nnd de
spite pdlclal denials, It Is rumoied that
there Is futther bad news from Cuba.
"Senor Sllvela, leader of the Dissi
dent Con-etvdtlvcs, Is regarded as the
coming man. The Cartlsts ato em oil
ing adherents and startling develop
ments ate expected."
SPAIN HAS NO CASH.
Efforts for Foreign Loan Tnll.
Blanco's Rcii'ieM.
London, June II. A dispatch to the
Morning Post fiom Madrid, via Bar
tltz. says:
"Spain's efforts for a foreign loan
have failed Genet al Blanco wlies
urgent demands foi supplies, as he ex
pects the blockade to become severer.
Captain de la Cnsa, late Spanish mili
tary attache nt Washington, has ar
rived at Madtld, and has given the
government valuable lnfotmatlon le
gal ding the American war ptepara
tluns," ASTOR BATTERY DEPARTS.
Tlio Mountain Artillery Loaves
for
the Philippines.
New Yoik, Juno 13. The Astor bat
tel y of mountain attlllcty biokc camp
at Van Nest, Long Island, ut midday
and matched with their six guns to the
railway station, whete they embaikcd
for Jeisey City.
At the latter place they took the
train at 8 p. m. for San Francisco en
loutc to the Philippines.
To in in f Rvnu Victorious.
New oiU, June K Tommy Ran, of
Sracue, met uud easlls delcatcd Tommy
West, of this city, tonight In the four,
tcanth joiind of it twenty-round contest
for the vvc'tcrwelght championship of
the woild.
Mr. Clerclnuit Will Speak.
Lawisnccvllle, N. J., June 13,-Ex-Pics.
Ident Cleveland will dollvor the Founders'
day address at the commencement exer
cises of the Lawrencevlllo school on
.lunn L"
JOE LEITER MEETS
HIS WATERLOO
The Young Napoleon of Finance Strikes
Reverses.
A WILD TUMBLE IN TRICES OP
WHKAT ON 11115 CHICAGO HOARD
OK TRADE-THE DASHING YOUNG
WHEAT KINO IS DRIVEN TO THE
WALL-MILLIONS OK BUSHELS OK
WHEAT CHANGE HANDS DURING
THE DAY.
Chicago, Juno 13. This was a day of
excitement and wild rumors In the Chi
cago wheat pit. A reverse that looks
like a watetloo has come to the "Young
Napoleon of Flnnnce" Joseph Lelter.
At first there was u wild tumble of
prices on the board, July wheat selling
11 cents fiom Saturday's close, while
September lost 4" cents and Decem
ber 37 cents, but all made a little ie
covet y before the dose. It was given
out that Lelter had ordered his deals
all closed, and that the selling rush
was the result of execution ofthls or
der, accompanied as it was by a flood
of tumors concerning the stability of
the big bull movement which for
months has been the Important factor
In the board of trade dealings. One
of those rumors were thnt Lelter had
been deseited by some of his assist
ants In the campaigns. In the mean
time Letter's wheat was being tum
bled overboard and pi Ices had become
demoralized. Later In the dav Lelter
made no attempt to conceal the fact
that he had sold out all his holdings
in futures, probably 6,000,000 or 8,000.000
bushels. It came out that he had
transferred most of his trades In
futures to other well-known houses,
nnd that they were pretty wellpro
teetcd by margins, so that whatever
losses there were would fall upon
Lelter. His cash wheat, one report
Fald, was tiansferred to Armour, but
a later story was that It would be
"trusteed" and handled In such a way
as to pi event the slump which would
be Inevitable If It weie all thrown on
the matket at once. Before the final
close, the panic partially subsided and
July reacted four cents, September
selling up $1.34. nnd December making
2 cents inlly, selling a shade above
September, where it was 1 cent under
Satin day.
CAUSE OF LEITER'S DOWNFALL.
None of the principals In the I.elier
crisis is willing to discuss the causes
which led to his abdication and the
most plausible explanation that can be
offeted at this time Is therefore cir
cumstantial and speculative. The first
indication of approaching dissolution
In the Lelter regime came this morn
ing when the announcement was made
that all his cash and June wheat had
been transferred by Allen Greet and
Seelar, Letters biokers, to Philip D.
Armour, and the September option, of
which Lelter Is a heavy holder, had
been transfeired to Lamson Bros.
These repotted transactions gave rise
to conjectures that soon developed In
to a panic. At the outset It was iu
mored that Loiter was trying to get
out of the mntket. but the fact that
Allen, Greer and Seelar had transferred
their trades to Lamson Bios. Instead
of selling out dlicetly. nroused the sus
plclon that Lelter was hard pressed
and was endeavoring to dispose of his
Immense holdings without disclosing
the causes of his sudden withdrawal
fiom the pit.
After the close of the pit on Satur
day millions of bushels of September
wheat "puts" wete sold In the vicinity
of 72's cents, Lamson Bros, apparently
having large oideis fur this line.
Shortly befote the opening of the board
of tiade today brokers, supposed to be
acting for Lelter. were leady sellets.
The put price wns speedily reached
and Lelter, If the Lamsons wcte acting
for him. was enabled to dispose of mil
lions of wheat on the sale of puts,
whereas If the actual wheat had been
sold In the. market there would have
been even n more severe break. Had
Allen, Greer and Seelar mado the sales,
the street would have suspected a tuse,
coming fiom Lainson Btos., there were
no special Indications as to the Identity
of the sellers,
AMOUNT OF WHEAT SOLD.
It Is estimated that during the day
from S.COO.OOij to 10.000.000 bushels of
Lelter wheat, optional and visible,
were sold to the account of the "young
Napoleon." This is supposed to have
consisted chiefly of options In Sep
tember. July and June win at stored
In Mlnreapolls. St. Paul, Dultith nnd
Chicago. It was said on the floor that
the bankets of the northwest who have
been carrying the noithwcstein bull
clique i of used to carry theii buden tor
a longer time nnd that calls had been
made by northwestern dealers, partic
ulate the Minneapolis Interests for
mniglns down to Hi cents. These, It
Is said, wore followed by calls upon
Lelter here to innrsln his wheat hold
ings down to SO cents. Mr. Letter had
about 1,000,000 bushels of cash wheat
on hand, much of w hleh he Is said
to have disposed of at a loss. Later It
was repoitcd that L. 'A. Lelter when
akod by his feon for more monev had
tefused to be drawn further Into the
wheat deal and thus compelled the lat
ter to let go a largo line of his holdings
in older to satisfy his warehouse credi
tor and marginal demands. Repoits
of th not thwestern Interest nppear to
huve piecipltated the ctlsls by coming
to Chicago Saturday nnd learning thnt
L. '. Lelter would not ndvance uny
money on his son's account.
LEITER'S INTERESTS.
Mr. Lcltcr's friends Insist that he
has not made un assignment, hut it
was admitted tonight that the Lelter
Interests had been "tiusteed."
Joseph Lelter could not be located
tonight. L. ', Lelter wns seen but
positively declined to say a word.
Joseph Lelter enteied the market
April -', 1897, and Immediately aftet
ward the pressuto of a tremendous
power wns felt, but no man knew
whose was the hnnd. Lelter'a Hist or
der was negot'ated by Broker George
B. French. It was for 100,000 bushels
of May wheat at 70T cents per bushel.
Then his orders came thick and fast.
The cheapest wheat bought by Lelter
was 500,000 bushels, bought June 18,
1897, for September delivery at 04
i cents In June, 1897. and up to $1.85 In
May, 1898. It Involved at one time an
Interest of more than 35,000,000 bushels
of wheat.
CLEMMER TRIAL RESUMED.
Charles O. ICnlsar Is Expected to
'i'esliry Agntnst the Prisoner.
Noirlstown, Pa., Juno 13. The trial
of James A. Clemmer, charged with
being connected with the murder of
Mrs. Emma B. Kaiser on October 28,
1896, which commenced on Mnich 31
last and was halted on the first day
on account of Iricgutaiiltes In the se
lection of a Jury panel, was icsumcd
before Judges A. 'S. Schwartz and H.
K. Weand here today.
Charles O. Kaiser, Jr., husband of the
murdered woman, has already been
convicted of the minder of his wife
nnd the state will try to prove Unit
Clemmer was an accomplice. Kaiser
Is expected to testify ngalnst Clem
mer. District Attorney Strassburger,
assisted by former District Attorney
J. B. Holland, are the counsel for the
commonwealth. The prisoner's Inter
ests nro looked after by II. J. Brown
back and K, F. Kane.
Immediately after the case was called
today counsel for the defense asked
that the whole panel of nnmes tiom
which the twelve jurois will be dian
be throw n out. The defense declared
that of the 800 names In the panel
which was declined Illegal last Mnich,
200 of them were put In the wheel for
drawing this time nnd .produced the
record to show that their contention
was correct.
The court then ordeicd that tho list
be gone over to verify the contention
of the defense. When coutt took a re
cess for lunch the examination was
still In progtess.
At the afternoon session the court
made tho following l tiling'
"We think nothing has been shown
why the array of juiois should bo
quashed. The motion is overruled."
The defense then made a motion to
quash the Indictment on the ground
that Clemmer was not re-arrested and
bound over. Therefore he cuuld not be
propel ly Indicted.
The judge nWo overruled the point
that Clemmer had not been properly
Indicted, but the woik of securing a
Jury was then proceeded with. A Jury
was selected before court adjoin tied
and the trial will proceed In the motn
lng. THE WEISS CASE.
New Trial Granted In Snit Against
Itr tlilr lie in Iron Company.
Philadelphia, June 13. Judge Ache
son filed an opinion in the United
States Circuit court of appeals this
morning granting the plaintiff a new
trial In the suit of John Weiss against
the Bethlehem Iron company, which
was brought to recover a heavy sum
of damnges for personal Injuries sus
tained nnd In which a verdict for the
defendant was lendeted before Judge
Butler In the United States Circuit
court.
Weiss, w ho had a short time previ
ously come to the United States from
Germany, went Into the employment
of the defendant company nt Its steel
works on the evening of April 27. 1S96.
He worked from 6 o'clock In the even
ing to C o'clock In the motnlng, and
his duties weie to wheel fire-brick and
clay In a wheelbarrow. While engaged
in the woik on the night of April 30
the plaintiff was struck by a car pushed
by a small engine nnd so badly hurt
thnt one of his arms, one of his legs
and the foot from the other leg had to
be amputated.
Judge Aiiieson reviewed the circum
stances of the accident at gteat length
and the question of contributory neg
ligence lnlsed. In view of tho dnnger
ous spot at which Weiss, who was In
experienced, was working and his tes
tlmony that he was not duly wnrned
and certain corroborative testimony,
the appellate court held that portions
of the trial Judge's charge to the Jury
weie erroneous nnd Inadequate. The
Judgment of the lower court was ie
versed and the case lemanded to the
Circuit court with direction to set aside
the verdict and grant a new trial.
MURDERER LYNCHED.
John Becker Pays the Petinltv for tho
Killing ot Myrtlo Ilutrineittnr.
Great Bend Kan., June 13 In the
public squnie fronting on the principal
business street of this city, a murdeter
was lynched at 8 o'clock this evening
by a mob of probably 500 persons. It
Is est'mated that at least 1,000 men of
Gteat Bend's population of 2.500 per
sons w Itnessed the tragedv . The vic
tim wns John Becker, a young white
man who on April S killed Myrtle Huff
melster. the Ifi-yenr-old daughter of
William lluffmelster. a farmer living
midway of (Sieat Bend nnd KUInwnod.
Becker was employed by the farmer
and professed passionate love for the
daughter and the tragedy followed the
gill's icfusal to accept his advances.
When the girl came to the stable In the
evening Becker shot her to death,
sending eight bullets into her body,
after which he set lite to the farmer's
stables and escaped. On April 13 a
posse of, fanners captured the mutderer
near St. John.
Spnrliinalmrg W Ipcd Out.
Cleveland. O, June 13. A special fiom
Brie. Pa . sas. The business purt of the
town of SparinnsburR was wiped out by
lie which started at 1.30 this morning and
is supposed to be ot incendiary origin.
Ten large business houses, all wooden
Htrtic turm. with their contents, were
burned besides numerous .miallcr ones.
The Io.s Is JlSO.nno and Is almost total.
The lire burned itsi If out us tho town Is
without tiro lighting fnclllt.ca.
Struck by t I rjljtht Trnln.
Washington, June 11 - Frank Kay
nourkc. a private of Company I. of Buf
falo. Sixo-tfth teglmei't, New York vol
untceis was truck ly a Height truln of
the Wnshlngtf.il S inherit tallroad and
Instantly killed last nlnht. Kuynourko
and two compaiicns. It Is said. Fpetit tho
duy at Jackfon Cllv. Some time dur
ing the nttcrrron his companions left
hint and ci me to thl. city and Knynourko
was on the way to camp vvnen attuck jy
the train.
Vouoznrln Crlrbrntri.
Washington. Juno 1J. Information has
reached the Ktute department that tho
l evolution tiu. has prevailed ln Vene
zuela for the punt hIx months ended lat
night by the defeat and rapture of Her
nandez, Its leader. The people are ctte
britlng the termination of tho revolu
tion by public demonstrations.
SAMPSON WAITING
FOR THE TROOPS
Everything Is Ready for Immediate Action When the Trans
ports Arrive at Santiago The Crews Restless Under the
Strict Blockade That Has Been Observed The New York
Endeavors to Draw the Fire of Spmi5h Forts,
(Copyright. WS, by the Asscciatcd Picas.
On Board the Associated Ptes3 Dis
patch Boat Wanda, ofi. Santiago do
Cuba, Thursday, .Tune 9, 4 p. in., via
Kingston, Jamaica, June 10, 10.35 a. m.
(delayed In transmission). The grcnt
seml-clrcle blockade nbout Santiago
has remained nlmost unbroken for the
Inst twenty-four hours. Very little
mr.nnuv eting has been done. Early
this motnlng tho cruiser Now Yoik
sti oiled off to the eastward unaccom
panied, and after a run of fifteen miles
close to the shore, hauled leisurely up
tinder the guns of a little fort at Port
Daiquiri, with the evident Intention
of provoking the Spanish fire. The
Now York's sailors and marines were
put tluough their tegular morning
evolutions on the decks, all plainly
visible from the shore with tho naked
eye. for more than half an hour. The
flagship lay temptingly close to the
Spanish guns, but the Spanish com
mander seemed nble to restrain his
ardor nnd the New York was com
pelled to lejoln the fleet without ex
changing a shot.
Much restlessness Is apparent among
the ofllceis and men over the delay In
biinging on the final bombardment,
the horizon Is constantly scanned nnd
scores of anxious eyes seatch for the
HUNTINGTON'S MEN
FIGHT BRAVELY
Harrassed by Fusillade from the Enemy
They Keep Up the Battle.
1HOUGH SCPt'KHING ITtO.M HUAT
AND THIRST THE MARINBS AT
GUANTANAMO MAUD NO COM
TLAINT WHILE TUB DNKMY WAS
IN SICHT-OBLIGBU TO ABANDUN
TUB POSITION riRST TAKEN.
(Ccpj right, 1W, by the Associated Pi ess.
United States Camp, entrance of
Guatanamo Bay, Sunday, June 12, via
Kingston, Jamaica, Monday, June 13,
S 40 a. m The Spnnlards last night at
tacked the camp of the First battalion
of marines under Lieutenant B. W.
Huntington and were repulsed with
heavy loss. Pour Amerlcnns were
killed, named Surgeon J. B. Glbbs, of
New Tork city; Sergeant Smith, of
Company D; Private McCallgan, of
Company D, and Private Dunphy, of
Company D.
The wounded were Private McGowan,
of Company D, hand shattered, and
the pilot of the United States cruiser
Maiblehead, shot through the Jeg.
The firing began after midnight and
lasted until daybreak. At times there
was a heavy fusilade on both sides.
Lieutenants Neville and Shaw, of
Company D, with thirty men, weie on
picket duty all night and were at
tacked by a heavy force of Spaniards.
All the men killed wete In this de
tachment, except Dr. Glbbs, who was
shot while In camp.
The pickets held the Spaniards oft
until released this morning.
Reinforcements were landed from tho
Texas and Marblehead this morning,
They consisted of sixty men and two
rapid-fire guns.
SITF13R FROM HEAT AND THIRST
The men are suffering gteatly from
heat nnd thirst; but, they ate all be-
hav lug splendidly In and out of fire.
After McCallgan and Dunphy wete
killed their heads were shockingly
mutilated with machetes.
Late this moinlng tho Spnnlards
opened fire from tv.o guns placed on
TIIK KKWS THIS MOHNIXli
Wtathsr Indications Today:
Showers and Thunder Storms.
Tolegiaph Thirty-Two Transpotts Oft
for Cuba.
Braver of Huntington s Maiines.
Wheat King Lelter Meets Ills Water
loo. Local Crin h al Trial List for Juno
Scflons of Court.
Financial and Commercial.
Local Ordination of Rev. James Her-
rick.
Uartley-Rjan Fistic Bout a Draw,
Kditorlal.
Comment of the Press.
Local War Tax Effective Today.
Recruits Undergoing Medical Exkiaina.
tlon.
Local West Scranton and Suburban,
News Round About Scranton.
Telegraph Thirteenth May Go to Hon
olulu. Doing' of a Day In Congress,
Bate Ball Games ot a Day, '
expected transports bearing the troops
w hlch everybody believes will arrive
shortly as In the general opinion, Ad
mit al 'Sampson will take no decisive
steps until the army has effected a
landing.
Once the ttf ops airlve, everybody be
lieves ihe whole business will bo set
tled Inside of twentv-four hollls-. The
best Infoi niatlnn obtainable fiom Cub
nn couts and sple.t shows that San
tligo Is already In dlstiess as the te
sttlt of the blockade and It is believed
that tho starving soldiery nnd populace
will not mnki much of a stand against
the welt fed and well disciplined troops.
It Is erccicl that the troops will be
landed at Guantanamo, but this Is a
mater of speculation. Cabanas, a
small hatbor seven miles we3t of San
tiago haibor. Is also mentioned as a
possible landing place. Admiral Sam
son and Conimodoie Schley have al
readv ured It to land a small expedition
of Cuban scouts, and have received
leports from spies In tho Interior.
The Spanish have certainly been
aware of w hat has ticcn golnsr on, but
although so clo-e, they havo made no
effort whatever In opposition. It seems
probable that tho Amctleans will have
but little trouble In landing as many
trjops ns they may wlsn, whatever
point is selected fot disembarking.
the west side of the harbor. The shots
Hew w lid. The Texas, Yankee and tor
pedo boat Porter, which weie lying in
the huibnr, opened fire and in a shnit
time silenced tho Spanish guns. The
latter filed only once after the ships
opened on them. Theie were no casu
alties on the American side.
It was decided by Colonel Hunting
ton this morning to abandon the posi
tion first occupied as a camp, as theie
were no signs of reinforcements of
tioops nnd It was known that a force
of Spaniards, six times more numerous
than tho marine battalion, was In the
vicinity. Theicfoie, the crest of the
hill which tho tioops held last night
was given up to batteries and rifle pits
and the tents wcte pitched on tho side
of the hill near the harbor, which Is
piotected by the wai ships.
bECOND MANILA FLEEI".
Tlio Ships Aro Ready for the Recep
tion ot Troop.
Pan Francisco, Juno 13. The most
Impoitant older Issued fiom army
hendquarteis today was one notifying
Major Genet al Otis that the steamers
to comptlse the second fleet of tians
pnrts t go to the Philippines were
piactlcally toady for ihe ice option of
tioops. About 1,000 men, compilsiiiT
the Tenth Pennsylvania, under Colonel
Hawkins; the First Colorado, the Flrt't
Nebraska, two battalions from the
Eighteenth and Twenty-third Infantrj,
a detachment from the engineer inrps
and two battalions of Utah light in
fantiy began today to raze their camps,
load their tents and baggage Into
wagons, don their heavy marching gear
and foun Into columns for tho march
to waiting transports.
All day a stream of wagons catrled
camp oqulppage and baggage to the
dlffcient steameis and this work will
bo completed tomonow.
Ilida toi New Gilllr).
W'nthtngi n, Jim 1J. Tho navy de
pariment o'-encd bids today for twenty
sets of torsbiss mr fife-Inch brooch-load-Ing
illley. The bidders weia the liothle
hem compnj and the Mlilxalo compan.
21 cents per pound ouch: the llllngswon l
comp.iu.. ." ni.tn. the W) Itcatnne Forgo
and Construction company. lilti cents.
The time of delivery varies from 30 to .
clajs.
Pitcher Pond Itnlensed.
Balllmoie, Juno 13. Manager Hnnlon
today gave Pitcher Arlington Pond hi3
unconditional lele.isc. Tills action Is
taken by the management Foley to re
duce expanse. It Is understood that Mr.
Haitian is contemplating the iclease of
uuothet twitler.
Dan Murphy tints Decision.
Rrldpeport. Conn, Juno K Dan Mur
ph, of Waterbui.v. was given tho de
cision ovci Jack Burke, of Iloston, In a
twenty-round contest betoro tho Horizon
Athletic dub tonight. Burke was floorea
twite In tho last lound.
Vim Wicl.le's Will.
Hazlctou. Pa., Juno 13. The will of tho
late A. S. Van Wickle was admitted to
probata today. Among tho bequests are
$tS,w0 each to Princeton college and
Brown university and $30,00 to Lafayetbi
college.
.sir vdelphl Chnplcnii Demi.
Montreal. Que, June 13 Sir Adclphl
Chaplrau, tormei hi utenant governor of
Quebec and secretary of tho Dominion,
died hero today.
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WEATHEH FORECAST.
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Washington, June 13. Forecast
foi Tuesday: For eastern Penn
sylvania, unsettled weather with
showers and thuudei stormn.
southerly winds For western
Pennsilvanla, showei i nd prob-
f ably thunder storm.- I at outh-
f westerly wlndu.
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