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PROGRESS OF TWO
MONTHS OF WAR
Officers of the Administration Take Pride in the Advance
ment That Has Been Made The War to Be Pas lied
Vigorously to the End Expeditions to Cuba Will Fol
low Each Other Rapidly Until the Spaniards Are Crnshed.
"Washington, Juno 21. Two montlm
ago .oday war broke out between the
flitted States and Spain, according to
the proclamation ot the president and
the declaration of ccngiess. The cud of
that period funis nearly 10.000 t'r.lted
States troops lying off Santiago pre
paring to land; it finds cable cominil
nlratlon established between the gov
ernment nt Washington and the ad
vance guard of the expedition In Cuba,
and It finds Cuban territory In the po
Fesslon of United States marines back
ed by a squadron and nearly all of the
commercial ports of Cuba blockaded.
Thl"! Is all apart from Dewey's great
victory at Manila and from the splendid
results achieved in organizing several
armies now In the camp. Therefore
the offiec.rs of the administration feci
that they have a right to lock back
with pride over what has been accom
plished In the short space of two
months, working :n a largo part with
raw material In both the army and the
navy.
Tlv government has now determined
to send heavy relnforcemtnts Jo Gen
eral Shatter at Santiago. To this end
the first expedition will leave Newport
News Thursday morning, carrying
Bilgadler General Duflleld's separate
brigade of the second army corps.madc
up of the Ninth -Massachusetts, the
Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Michi
gan and the Third Virginia regiments,
in all about 4,000 men. Expeditions
will follow tapidly by way of Tampa,
for while Fcrnatullna and Miami are
considered to have nmnv grod points
for concentrating troops, yet army offi
cials are now satisfied that Tampa can
h? retained vith advantage ns the main
point of ombrirkatlcn. The next forces
to go will include those of Brigadier
General Garretson, of the Second brig
ade of the First division. Second army
corps, embracing the Sixth Illinois, the
Sixth Massachusetts and Eighth and
Ninth Ohio regiments. Brigadier Gen
eral Guy V. Henry, a distlngulshe 1
cavalry officer of the resulnr army,
arrived here today from Tampa and
the present plans are for General Henry
to command a division, made tip of the
brigades of General Du'lleh'i an 1 Ger
eral Garretson, this division compris
ing 8.000 men. to In- for the speedy re
inforcement of General Shatter. It will
at once swpII the American forces at
Santiago d? Cuba to about 24.000 men.
But the expeditions will not stop at
CONFLAGRATION
AT HAWLEY
Fire Dreaks Out Id a Barn la tbe Rear
ot Alain Street.
HEROIC EFFORTS OP TUB BUCK lit'
BRIGADE AND THK HONKSDALE
FIRE DEPARTMENT SAVE THE
TOWN FROM DESTRUCTION - THE
LOSSES HEAVY-AMOrNT OF IN
SURANCE UNKNOWN.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Hawley, Pa., June 21. At 9 o'clock
tonight lire broke out In a barn just
In the rear of Welsh & Ames' dry goods
store on Main street, and before an
alarm could be sounded the flames had
spread so rapidly that it was seen that
the barn could not bo saved. Attention
was then paid to the buildings In close
proximity. By desperate lighting of
the bucket brigade these buildings were
kept from burning until the heat was
so Intense that the firemen had to de
sert the buildings, and Haines from the
burning barn' soon leaped to Welsh &
Ames' dry goods store and the Odd
Fellows building, which Is occupied by
Nell Bros.' meat market. Then to the
Cottage hotel, which communicated
with C. Buck's tailoring establishment
and W. C. Ames' livery. When these
buildings got under headway the Ger
man Lutheran church puraunage.whlch
1b close to Ames' livery, took tire and
was soon laid In ruins. Then the Mur
ray and Kearney building, which was
occupied by William Rlggurt's market
and J. Freeman & Son's clothing store,
which was also soon laid In ruins.
The origin of the fire Is unknown,
and it Is Impossible to give an esti
mate of the loss, which is very heavy,
or the Insurance. The Honesdalo lire
engine arrived here about 11. SO o'clock
and Is now pouring water on the smoul
dering ruins.
CONQRGSS PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, June 21. Interest In the
discussion of Hawaiian annexation
which Is proceeding in the senate al
ready has begun to flag. Early In tho
present session the senate debated the
that number, as there Is a determined
purpose to send forward a sulllcient
force to crush any Spanish command
which can be concentrated at that
point.
THE SPANISH TROOPS.
The reports from Santiago that about
41,000 Spanish troops are in and about
the city do not agree with the reliable
estimates In the possession of the war
department According to the latter
figures there are not to exceed 14,000
Spanish troops at Santiago, while 100
miles away to the northwest at Hol
guln, the Spanish corps commander.
General Pando, has 10.000 men. The
war department Is satisfied that the
Cuban forces under Garcia can keep
Pando from reinforcing Santiago.
Should this not ho accomplished, the
Spanish forces at Santiago would be
augmented to about 25.000 men. They
art well armed, well disciplined, sea
soned to the climate, know the lighting
grounds of that locality and are prob
ably as good an al'-round fighting
force as the Spaniard;- can bring to
bear. There Is no purpose on the part
of the authoilties here to leave Gen
eral Shafter with an inadequate force
to meet these seasoned Spaniards. It
is for this reason In part that a divis
ion, probably under General Henry.will
reinforce Shafter, followed by such ad
ditional troops as the needs of the sit
uation seem to demand.
Up to the dose of olllee hours today
neither the war nor navy departments
hud received any detailed Information
as to the arrival of troops at Santiago.
The entire Information today was con
fined to the one brief dispatch from
Captain Allen, of the signal service, to
General Greeley, stating that the troop
transports had arrived. This was
enough, however, to start baseless
humors that the actual landing of
troops was In progress and one report
went to the extent of stating that the
troops were landing under a heavy lire
from the Spanish forces. Secretary Al
ger and General Miles disposed of these
reports, saying that no such Informa
tion was nt blind and Secretary Long
made the same disclaimer for the navy
department. It may be true, however,
that the landing Is now In progress
and, although it Is not Impossible, oille
lals consider it Improbable that any
landing Is going on under Spanish lire.
Tile landing Itself may take consider
ably longer than was anticipated and
ollleials believe that at least three days
more will be required before the troops
are on shore and In any sort of or
ganized condition. Some of the army
officers allow even more time, one of
them holding that It will take quite a
month to get all the stores, as well as
the tioops, off the transports. The pur
pose, however, is to get off the troops
first, leaving the stores to he taken oif
later and the siege train last of all.
question behind dosed doors for six
weeks. During that time a majority
of the speakers were accorded close
attention. It Is evident from the pro
ceedings today that the senators will
not become enthusiastic over argu
ments whle.li are not new to them. To
day Mr. White (Dem., Cat.), the leader
of the opponents of annexation, spoke
for three hours and a half. His argu
ment was skillful and was presented
with oratorical ability, but It failed to
command the attention from senators
it really deserved. Mr. White hud not
concluded his argument when the reso
lutions were laid aside for the day. He
will resume his speech tomorrow and
probably will occupy the entire day.
Mr. Mitchell (Dem.. Wis.) opened the
discussion today with a brief speech
in opposition to the resolutions.
Among the bills passed was one pro
vlding several penalties for the malic
ious Injury or destruction of submarine
mines, torpedoes, fortifications or other
coast defences.
After passing several bills of minor
Importance today the house In com
mittee of the whole considered with
out disposing of it bill to refer id the
court of claims certain claims of per
sons for property taken or destroyed
by the Confederate Invasion into the
southern counties of Pennsylvania. Tne
bill brought on a long debute, in which
It was vigorously advocated and op
posed. Illnnco Hill Send Help to Santiago.
London, June 22. Dispatch from Hav
ana says Blanco s tending six battalions
to protect Santiago coast.
THE STORY OF THE DAY
BRIGADIER GENERAL DUFFIELD Is
ordered to proceed with nls brigade
to Fort .Monroe and tukc transpous
for Santiago.
SPANISH PRI.B SHIP Panama in pur
chased by tho government for $ Jl . 0O.
HAVANA DISPATCH to Madrid states
that llfty additional American ships
h.ie appeared off Santiago and that a
Imttlo with Spanish forces is Immi
nent. GENERAL SHAFTERS troops urrlvo
oif SantlagoVio Cuba, having been
six days uut from Port Tampa.
LONDON DISPATCH says that Blanco
I sending six battalions to protect tho
Sanllugo count.
SPANISH QUEEN'S jewels and valu
ables have been transferred to
Vlunnu,
EL DIARIO DE BARCELONA, a promi
nent newspaper, strongly urge" the
Immediate conclusion of pencil at any
price.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH writes to
the pope In tho interest of interven
tion between America and Spain,
MANNA MEN VICTORIOUS.
They Eloet All Committees Except in
Twnntr-flmt Ohio DMricl.
Columbus, O., June 21. Prior to the
assembling of the Republic-tin state
convention this afternoon, district
iiiVtilngs were held for the selection ot
committees on resolutions, credentials,
etc., and the Hannii men elected all
the members of the committees except
in the Twenty-first district, where the
McKlsson delegates figured. A contest
In that district was the result, both
factions electing members of the com
mittees for the district.
Cyrus Hullng, who represented Sen
ator Hanua as attorney before the
legislative Investigation eonimlttee.wUl
be chairman of the new state central
committee.
The state convention was called to
order at t p. in. by II. M. Daughcity.
He brlelly addressed the convention,
congratulating the Republican party
upon its achievements and particularly
upon Its wonderful victory Inst year
against "the most stubborn opposition
of tlie Democratic party, nlded and
abetted by the fuslonlsts and unholy
combinations and accessories."
A letter was read from Senator Han
na regretting that his duties at Wash
ington prevented his acceptance of the
honor to preside at the convention.
General C. H. Grosvenor was then In
troduced ns temporary chairman and
addressed the convention at some
length.
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URQINO PEACE.
Spanish Newspaper Aro Impreucd
by the Grnvlty ot the Sittintlnii.
London, June 22. The Madrid corre
spondent of tho Times says:
"Kl Dlaiio de Barcelona, one of the
most important of the provincial
newspapers, strongly urges the Im
mediate conclusion of peace, 'because
every day's delay raises the price at
which peace Is obtainable and the
American resources are such that, even
If all the American squadrons are de
stroyed, Spain ought still to demand
peace nt any price.' "
Madrid. June 21, midnight. The min
isterial Kl Correo without openly
championing peace, which would be
considered unpatriotic, calls attention
to the injury the war is causing trade
and Industry, and especially In the
Catalan districts, where the factories
arc closed or are running on half time.
It also points out that the government
decision to pay the exterior coupons
and the interest on Cuban bonds In
pesetas will leave the treasury no re
source exceut to Increase taxation.
In the chamber of deputies today
Senor Sagastn declined to give his con
sent to a discussion of the govern
ment's International policy.
AT LAFAYETTE COLLEGE.
Interesting ExeicUet and Addrescci
on Alumni Day.
Kaston, Pa., June 21. Today was
alumni duy a: Lafayette college and It
brought together a gi eater number of
th former graduates than any prev
ious commencement. The dav's exer
clsrs opened with the annual reunions
of the Franklin hall and Washington
hall literary societies. Rev. D. II.
Overton, of Brooklyn, spoke on "The
Thinker Let Loose." before Franklin
hall, and Rev. S. G. Barnes, of Long
Meadow. Mass.. held the '(Mention of
tho Washington hall audience with an
oration on "Public Opinion."
A special leatuie of the commence
ment was the unveiling of the Mural
tablet to the memory of the late Trail
Green, M. D.. of Kaston for over half
n century an Instructor at the college.
The venerable Rev. Dr. T. C. Porter,
of Kaston, and Professor Horace C.
Wood, M. D., of the I'nlvcrslty of Penn
sylvania, made addresses.
The alumni meeting held previous to
the annual luncheon was addressed by
Henry W. Jessup, of New Yoik, oil
"Politics." Tlie reunions of classes
were held this afternoon.
GOVERNOR AT BUCKNELL.
He Attends the t'nrty-oighth Annual
Commencement.
Lewisburg, Pa., June 21. Governor
Hastings attended the forty-eighth an
nual commencement of Bucknell uni
versity today and made an ntldrens at
the graduating exeiclses of the ladles'
Institute.
The college alumni met today and
held a reunion. II. F. King, of Uhioii
town, and A. B. Bower, of Danville,
were the orators.
The academy also held Its excrol.-'es
today Tho college senior class pre
sented a diama in the Lewisburg
opera house.
SEEKING INTERVENTION.
Emperor Francis Joseph Writes to the
I'opn on Hie Subject.
London, Juno 22. The Vienna cor
respondent of the Dally Teleginph
says:
"The Spanish queen regent's Jewels
nnd valuables were brought to Vienna,
but It Is declared in ofliclal quarters
hero that, though tho situation is pro
cat lous, she will remain In Spain till
her post becomes untenable.
"Rumors us to abdication aro quite
baseless. It is said, howevo.'. that Km.
peror Francis Joseph has recently
written to the popo on tho subject of
Intervention.
Day nt t.'amp l'bomim.
Chlckammig.i. Juno 21. Tho volunteer
mldlers at Camp Thomas passed an un
eventful day except Unit the usual drill
work was tictlvelv engaged in throughout
the command. No oiduunre stores ar
rived today. Private Gcorse W. Wilght,
of Company M. Second Wisconsin vol
unteers. died today after a brief llln.'sss
of spinal meningitis.
Philippine Expedition.
Bnn Fro i Cisco. Juno 21. -General Mer
rill has not yet decided wnether Tie will
go to tho Philippines with the next fleet
of transports. Preparations lor the ex
pedition aro going on rapidly and it Is
prohahle the ships will be In sailing or
der by Saturday.
. , .
Tim Piinnmii Piircliiord.
New Yoik, Juno 21. Tho Spanish prize.
Panama, which wiih eiiptured by tho
lighthouse teiiler .Mangrove off Havana
on April 23. was sold at fiuvUou this uf.
ternoon and was purchased by the gov.
eminent for i,W.
THE BIG FLEET
NOW AT ANCHOR
Nearly Sixty Ships Near Santiago de
Cuba.
SAMPSON, SHAFTER AND GARCIA
HOLD A COl'NCtL-THE CUBAN
GENERAL ASSURES THE AMERI
CANS THAT THE CLIMATE IS NOT
UNHEALTHY-SPANISH SOLD1ER3
WATCH FROM THE SHORE.
GUARDING AGAINST SURPRISE.
(Copyright, 15CS, by tho Associated Ptefs )
On board the Associated Press dis
patch boat Dandy, off Santiago de
Cuba, Monday, June 20, via Kingston,
Jamaica, Tuesday, June 21, 11 a. in.
As soon as the feet of transports had
ui rived at a point about twenty miles
off Santiago this afternoon, the Mount
er Seguranea, having on board General
Shatter and his staff, left the other
vessels lying to and steamed to the
llagshlp of the Amnicnn fleet in order
to visit Rear Admiral Sampson.
The getiernl went on hoard ihe ling
ship and the Seguranea then went to
Aeertaderos. about seventeen miles
west of Santiago, and "near which pine-?
General Gnnia is encamped with throe
thousnnd Cuban soldlets. Genernl
Shatter and his staff and Rear Adnlral
Sampson went ashore and proceeded to
General Garcla's headquarters, about
a mile In land, where they spent sev
eral hours in consultation with tlie Cu
ban geiieni. At the conclusion of thu
conference General Shafter and the
other olticers hail little or nothing to
sa regarding the plans for landing th
American troops or for the co-operation
of the Cubans. Tlie h-st Information
obtainable Is that there will be no at
tempt to nutke n general landing for
two or three days, but small bodl s of
troops will bo put ashore, probably to
morrow, at s-eeral points, both east
and west of Santiago. Including Ae
cerraderos. This will give General
Shafter an opportunity to become more
familiar with the work before him ami
to ascertain the best place for a gen
eral landing.
Tlie transports and 'he warship
which convoyed them here came dose
In shore this afternoon, in full view of
the lookouts .in Morro castle, and they
will lay tonight fifteen miles out fiom
Admiral Sampson's licet which Is
guarding the entrance of the harbor of
Santiago". (
Tlie result of Rear Admiral Samp
son's Investigation of til? various pro.
posed landing places was alo laid be
fore the army officers, but General
Shafter is not prepared to announce n
definite selection without Investigating
the matter further himself.
GARCIA'S ASSURANCES.
General Garcia gave the Americans
assurances that they need have no fear
of contracting diseases on the south
eastern coast of Cuba. a the climate
there Is not unhealthy, only extremely
hot at this season eif the year The
Cuban general declared that his own
troops, ill fed and clothed as they were,
were in good health, and therefore', the
Americans need not fear fevers or other
serious ailments.
General Shafter examined the condi
tion of tlie Cuban soldiers during his
visit and was impressed with their
hardy and soldierly appearance, though
he recognized the fact that they need
clothes and pro islons, botli of which
were given them during the day.
The interview dived with the under
standing on the pan of both generals
that small bodies of troops are to be
landed at once at several points along
the coast, where they will be sale from
any serious attack by the Spaniards
nnd will be able to keep the enemy In
doubt for tho present as to their ulti
mate Intentions.
Among the troops that will bo lauded
first mo a number of men from the
engineer corps, who will begin work
at once prepailng for the movement
of the main body.
Generals Shafter and Garcia will eon
suit further tomorrow.
It was nearly dark before the olll
cers returned to tlie Seguranea, and
! then she steamed back to the flagship
and took up a position for tho night.
AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY.
Before nightfall, all the other trans
ports and the convoying watshlps had
drifted nearer to the shore, and the
Spanish soldiers, watching from tho
bluffs on both sides of the entrance of
Santlngo haibor, must have been Im
pressed by the great array of vessels
standing oft shoie. There were nearly
sixty of them. Including the troop
ships and men of war, comprising Rear
Admiral Sampson's fleet and the squad
ron of Commodore Schley.
The 8,000 Spanish soldiers and per
barn 2,000 sailors guarding the city
and harbor of Santiago doubtless con
clude that there was small chance
of oveiionilng the force of American
warships and some 20,000 American
soldiers and sailors winch will be hurl,
ed against them before tho present
week Is oer.
The dispatch boat of the Associated
Press left tho fleet for the cable sta
tion just at nightfall, when the war
ships had taken their positions in a
seml-clrcle In front of the hnrbor en
trance, with tho troops ships turth-r
out. The sea was comparatively
smooth, for tlie first time In several
weeks, nnd the great fleet was almost
motionless.
The soldiers, most of whom behold
the shoies of Cuba for the first time In
their lives, watched tho steep moun
tain sides through the gathering dark
ness with many thoughts of home pass
lug through their minds, realizing tlie
fact that In a few days they will be
fighting for their country's honor in
the deep canyonswhlchwero then dark
ly visible in the gloom of the passing
day, and wondering how many of them
would return to the homes they hud
left to do service in the nation's cause',
and how many would tlnd a grave In
that strange and distant land they had
come to conquer.
WELCOME DISPATCH BOATS.
The newspaper dispatch boats, which
had beon steaming bail- uiil forth
among the transports since the arrival
of the latter, wore hulled at every
stage of tholr passago with the request
to tako letters to the nearest mailing
point, giving accounts of the voyage
and announcing the safe arrival ot the
army off the enemy's coast. For some
It might be the last word for mother,
wife or sweetheart at home from him
who had answered Ihe call of hi coun
try nnd left family and fireside with
light heart, buoyant spirits and all the
enthusiasm of vouth to combat a foe
foreign to him In race, tongue and nat
ural Instincts.
According to tho naval regulations
established at the outbreak of the war,
n.it a light was visible on any of tho
ships, and the cordon of men-of-war
lying under the Spanish guns near
Morro castle kept their vigil with more
thnn usual care during tlie dark hours
of the night to guard against tho ap
proach ot a destroying torpedo boat
which might attempt to run out of tho
harbor and with one well directed shot
sink a troop ship In the depths of the
sea and send the souls of those aboard
into the realms of eternity.
MICHIGAN POPULISTS.
Middle- ol tho Bond Faction .Mat Yes-
tordny--Mnln Contention Todny.
Grand Rapids, Mich., June 21. Only
twenty-seven delegates were present
when the state convention of tlie mid
dle of the road Popullts was called to
order today. The main Populist con
vention, comprising those favoring fu
sion, will be held tomorrow, simul
taneously with th" Democratic and
Sliver Republican conventions. John
O. Seable, of Monroe, was made tem
porary chairman of today's conven
tion. In his address he stated various
reasons why tlie radical Populists
ought not to nfllliate with the Democ
racy. Among thcup were the nomina
tion of Sewnll for the vice ptesblency
and the consequent shelving ot Wat
uon, the alleged machinations of silver
leaders against the greenbacks and the
refusal of Democratic state leadens to
prevent demonetization of silver by
private contract, besides alleged gen
eral selfishness and contrariness of the
Democracy.
After recess a full state ticket was
nominated and' a platform adopted.
The platform denounces fusion; de
mands the abolition of national banks;
declarer, against the Issue of govern
ment bonds for any purpose whatever;
favoifi the Initiative and referendum
and government owneiohlp of l all
roads and telegraph lines.
The ticket nominated was as follows:
Governor, Sullivan Cook; lieutenant
governor. Austin S. Randnlt: secre
tary of the state. Jonah M. Burroughs;
treasurer, Robert Ulenhubed; auditor,
Archie Malone; attorney, S. C. Hough
ton: hind commir.doner, J. II. Baker:
superintendent of public Instruction.
Orlando Bran' h. member i f stit? br.a-d
of education, Myron O, Ui lives.
UOILER EXPLOSION.
Sovcu Poraom Injured in nil Accident
nt PolHvllle.
Pottsville. Pa., June 21 A terrible
boiler explosion occurred at Lentz.
Lily and company's No. 2 col
liery, Park Place, lien.- Mnhanoy City,
at noon today and resulted in the ser
ious Injury of seven persons, four men
and three boys. The dinner whistle
had blown but a few minuter before
the explosion occurred and many of the
employes were seated outside of the
breaker and around the boiler house at
the time and how they escaped Is a
mytery. The boiler which exploded
was near the middle of a big nest and
the building nnd surrounding boilers
were considerably damnged by the
force of the explosion. The boiler was
thrown about Co feet from the house.
The injured are: John Arnot.sky. John
Mlrell. Thomas Maher, unknown Pol
ander, John Tolan, Martin Percival
and John Rowley.
The latter three were slate pickers
who were seated around tho holler
house eating their lion day meal. All
are seriously senldcd and It l feared
that the Injuries of two of the men will
prove fatal.
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PRIZE PRISONERS.
All Order That llni Caused .Much
Surprise "it Key IWI,
Key West, June 21. I'nlted States
Maishal Horrex received instructions
from Attorney General Griggs today
to hold all persons enptuted on Spanish
prize ships until further urders.
The message created much surprise
among ollleials here, us all but military
prisoners hnd been lecently paroled
and were to have sailed for Spain this
week. The prisoners concerned have
been penned up on the prize ships In
the harbor ever since captured. There
are more than two hundred. The mili
tary prisoners are at Fort Mcpherson,
Atlanta.
Governor's Appoint m cult.
llnrrishurg. June 21. Governor nest
ings reappointed today R. K renter, of
Carlisle; Saxery Bradley Ami Heur M.
Deehert. Philadelphia, trustees of tlie
state hospital for the ehrunle liiHunu at
Wcrnersvllle: William T. Iin-dbeny. Al
legheny, anil Alexander E. Pattern, .-f
Clearfield, trustees of the Home for tho
Feeble Jlmileil at Polk. The governor
also appointed George W. Hc'iluedcrbci'.;,
of Plttsliui'ri. a dih gate til large to the
International Mining congress to lie held
at Salt Lake City, July U-s.
t'rcldeut .UcKinley Commended.
Clearfield, Pa.. Juno 21. Tho Clearfield
county Democratic convention eonveil'rt
at 1 o'clock this afternoon Willi lion. P.
S. Webber In t,lie chair. Tile Mite on
congressman whs: Bell, Im',s voles; Sav
age, CJ'jj votes. Bell was declared the
nominee for congress for this cuunt. The
platform evades ihe moiicj iiuestln'l.
President McKlnley's course In the Span
lull war Is commended.
Convention ol'.tlrcliuulci.
l.i'tilsvUle. Juno 21 Tlie thirtieth an
nual convention ! tho Junior Order
I lilted Ainerleeil Meeliiinlcs was opene-l
at Music hall this miming. More ih.-m
three hundred delegates lepreseiitlng ev
ery state and territory In the I nlon
were present. Tlie sessions were behind
closed iloor. Tho ilrsl buslui-ss toiaor
low will be the election of otllrors. Min
neapolis will probalily bu chosen as tho
next place of mtctlut;.
Telegraph Station In Culm.
Washington, June 21. General Greeley
received fr:m' Lieutenant Colonel Allen
this afternoon a llsa'i h slating that iliu
first American station In Culm, Camp Me.
CmIIu, Gtianti raiinu hay. ha. been brought
Into American communication with the
lent of the world by the establlcliment of
a telegraph ofllce whk'h opened at 5
o'clock ,
SHARER'S TROOPS
ARE OFF SANTIAGO
The Transports Arrive at tlie End of a Six Days' Voyage
from Port Tampa Sixteen Thousand Men on the Ships,
Every Precaution Taken to Guard Against an Attack,
No Signs of the Enemy Observed During the Voyage.
The Men Eager for a Fight,
(Copyright, 1SDS. by tho Associated Press.)
With tho I'nlted States transport
ships, off Santiago de Cuba. Monday,
June 20 (noon), via the Mole St. Nich
olas, lluyti. Tuesday, Juno 2L--Tho
fleet of United States transports, hav
ing on board 10,000 men under the com
mand of General Shafter, arrived off.
Santiago de Cuba at noon today, bo
lug exactly six days out from Port
Tampa.
Tlie army of invasion left Egmont
Key at noon on Tuesday, June 14, con
voyed by the United States warship!)
Indiana. Cnstlne, Helena, Annapolis,
Bancroft, Morrill and Hornet. The pro
gress was necessarily slow, as two big
water barges and the schooner Stevens,
also iiFed for water, had to be towed.
At Rebecca shoals lighthouse the fleet
was Joined by the i'nlted States war
ships Detroit, Manning, Osceola, Wasp
and Ericsson.
When the transport (loot left Port
Tampu It was the intention of those In
authority to take the western course,
around Cape Antonio, but later It was
decided to go via the Florida straits,
that being a shorter distance.
Aftr the licet got into tin rough
waters of the straits, tlie transports
were formed into three lines about
1.000 yards upait, while six hundred
yaids separated the ships.
The easily advancing transports pre
sented a very impressive spectacle,
st.-etchlng for tulles over the bluu wat
eis. It was cue of the largest Meets
ever gathered together, tho grim look
ing mer. of war hovering like watch
dogs on the outskirts of the human
freighted ships.
At night every precaution was taken
to guard nguinsi any possible attack.
No llshts were allowed on the trans
ports and the gunboats In the direction
of the shore were doubled In number,
while at frequent Intervals shifting
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JAMES CLEMMER
AS A WITNESS
The Prisoner Makes an Attempt to
Prove an Alibi.
TEl.lS THE STORY UP HIS LIFE
AND OF HIS MEETING WITH 1.17.
.IE DE KALB-MAKES A GENERAL
DENIAL OF ALL THAT KAISER
AND MISS DE KALB HAVE TESTI
FIED TO.
Norrlstown, Pa., June 21. Jnmcri A.
Clemmer, who is on trial here charged
with being an accomplice In the mur
der of Mrs. Charles O. Kaiser, near
here in October, ISOfl. today went on
the stand In his own behalf In an at
tempt to prove an alibi. Another
gieat crowd was present, and It list
ened to Ciemmer's story with un
broken attention.
Clemmer took the .nnnd Immediately
after court opened. His wife sat near
him. Lizzie Del-Call) was also in tlie
court room.
Clemmer told In detail the story of
his life, and of his first meeting with
Miss DeKalb. He admitted placing a
policy on Mrs. Knlser'i, life. The wit
ness said Mrs. Kaiser was satisfied, as
her husband owed Clemmer money and
tlie eomm'aslon on the Insurance policy
was to cancel the debt. lie told of
living with Miss DeKalb in Philadel
phia, and their movements up to the
date of the minder of Mrs. Kalsci. Ho
said:
"On Wednesday, October 28, lSfiil, tlie
day of the murder. I wmt out to Weitt
Phllndejplihi to see about ,v wagon und
told Lizzie that I would be home for
dinner. I was accompanied by Mr.
llaggerly. After concluding uttr busi
ness we went home."
He detailed the route taken und
lianii-d the streets he had traveive.l.
Cnminulnfe. he said: "I came to Nor
rlstowii and went to tin- Windsor hotel,
where I met Lizzie by appointment,
1 got Into u hussy nnd we dtovo
towards West Conshohoi-lion. I want
ed to see a Mr. Griffith, and on re
turning 1 Ftopped at n saloon. I eimn
rejoined Lizzie in the cai.inge anil
we returned to the hotel. Finding; It
only G.30 o'clock and too early to go
Into the hotel we took little Lulu
Cllver nut for a ride. On our return
we were met by Mrs. Cllver, who. In
tho meantime had learned that nn nc
cldent or murder had occtirted. I then
went to the Farmers' hotel to learn
about It. 1 again returned to tho
Windsor hotel whore 1 related all I
could hear about the affair. W start
ed for home In Philadelphia reaching
there about 10 o'clock.
WENT TO NEW JERSEY.
"The next day wo came up to sco
how badly Charllo KalBcr was hurt,
but we were not permitted to too him,
1 learned that Kaiser had been charged
with muiderliig his wife. On tho fol
lowing Sunday wo read that important
iirrcflts would bo made. On Monday
searchlights swept the waters In the di
rection of Cuba In acareh of hostile ves
sels. Throughout the voyngo not one Span
ish gunboat or sign of tho enemy was
seen.
On Friday the convoying fleet of war
ships was reinforced by tho Montgom
ery and Porter, oft Puerto Principe.
The voyage throughout was tedious
and uninteresting. To tho weary sol
diers, life on board transports Is as un
waillke ns a Journey on a fruiter.
The spectacle of transferring tho sick
at sea was presented on Saturday. Fen
four hours the fleet lav to while tho
ships' boats carried fourteen patients
to tho hospital ship Olivette.
In tho rough waters of tlie Bahama
channel this work for the little boats
was unite ilillcult and the hoisting ot
the limp forms to the rolling deck oC
the Olivette seemed dangerous. But It
was accomplished in safety. Tim
weather throughout the voyage was
excellent und consequently there was
little suffering from sea sickness. But
fourteen eases of typhoid fever and
some measles developed, tho former
being especially on the boats which
curried horses and mules. Surgeons,
however, say the health of the men Is
unexpectedly good.
The first sight of land was obtained
in the vicinity of Santiago de Cuba and
when the top musts of the blockading
ships were seen they sent a tin III of en
thusiasm through tho soldiers and they
aie now eagerly awaiting tho landln;;
In Cuba
The men seem confident of a swift
and 'jsy victory, but they seem to hope
for hard lighting.
The heat and long confinement In the
holds of the transports havo told very
severely on the horses nnd mules, and
many of them died during the last days
of the voyage.
we decided to go to Jeisey City, and
started on Tuesday."
Clemmer then detailed his antl Mlsu
DeKalb's movements in Now Jersey up
to December 20, when he was arrested
for larcenv. .Willie In jail he received
a few vlsltn from Miss DeKalb with
whom he corresponded In cipher.
"The purpose of writing the letters,"
he said, "was to arrange to come back
to Norrlstown to stand trial with her
and clear ourselves of thu ugly sua
plclnn that hung over im."
Clemmer then made a general denial
of all that Miss DeKalb had said about
the murder and the part he Is alleged
to have taken In It. He also denied
everything Kaiser said in relation to
the alleged plans between Lizzie De
Kalb, Kaiser and himself to kill Mrs.
Kaiser.
This concluded the direct examina
tion, and Clemmer was turned over to
the cuiuonweulth for cross-examination.
Ciemmer's cross-examination occupied
about one hour and thlrty-llvo minutes,
dining which the prosecution failed to
shake his examination In chief In tho
slightest degree. Clemmer persisted In
his denial ot the truth of the state
ments made by Lizzie DeKulb and
Kaiser. He also stamped ns false tha
statement made by Detective Goyer,
of Philadelphia, that lu n conversation
with Goyer in New Jersey some time
before the murder he had said to tho
detective that Kaiser wnnted hint to
go into a plan to Insure peoplo nnd
then to kill them. During his entlro
cioss-examlnation Clemmer was cool
and self-possessed.
Following Clemmer the defense put
on u number of witnesses, principally
from Pottstowii, to prove that Llszlo
DeKulb was a person not to be be
lieved. Pottstown was Ltzzlo's home,
nnd while all of the witnesses hud
heard that she was not to be trusted,
yet none was personally sure of It.
The prosecution then plae-ed a num
ber of witnesses on the stand In re
buttal. Some of these testified that
Lizzie DeKalb wus a truthful person.
II. F. Bruner, an attorney of Norrls
town, stated that after tho arrest of
Knlser on suspicion, Clemmer called
at Brunei'' ofllce and tried to Induce
him to get Kaiser out of the hands of
the Phtladelohlu deteetlven.
This e 'osed the testimony and Dis
trict Attorney StriissburRer began mm
nilng up for the prosecution. He will
llnisli tomorrow', when the other argu
ments will be mi.di. The court ex
pects to I'lmrgo the Jury lute tomor
row afternoon.
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