tribune. TWO CENTS. SCRANTON, PA.. THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 23 189& TWO CENTS. INVASK ; or IS ACCOMPLISHED United States Troops Have Landed at Several Points Pre parations to Attack Santiago from the Side and Rear, The Commanders of Army and Navy Not Tied by Orders from Washington Insurgents Will Take an Active Part in the Attack. Washington. June 22. Today, just n week after tho United States troops left Tortugns, they began to disem bark on Cuban soli, lundlng In forma tion at the two points, so ns to nttack Funtiago in the rear and at tho sides with the navy to help the work In front. This, the military Invasion of Cuoa, may be said to have fairly be gun, for though tho United States ma rines were the first of the rejnilar forces to land upon Cuban soil, their purpose after all was not Invasion, but the establishment of a naval base ami a base for a cable station, In both of which they were eminently successful. To the regular troops was left the be ginning of the formidable task of In vading Cuba In force by land. Just at the close of oWce hours a brief cable pram came to the war department from Lieutenant-Colonel Allen. It has been expected all day. To the surprise of the officials, the cablegram was dated not at Guantanamo, but at a place called Playa del Kite, about twenty miles west of Guatitnnnmo bay and about half the distance between thin and San tiago bay. Its exnef, wording is with held, but the statement was authorized that it said the troops were landing and that preparations bad been made to at tack Santiago at the side and rear. The delay In reco'ving further cable communlcatluns after the first of last evening is thus explained: The lines were being carried west ward, probably to be nearer tho point CrtlAlrtrl O a .l.n InHrllni. nln..n I. f, ...... 1 miVlVl.', UO .1(1.- ItllllMll ll. Ill' Itl I.MIJU. I In his despatch Lieutenant-Colonel Al ien biuu mat nc nan ncara notning otu clal from either General Shutter nor Admiral Sampson. This Is accounted for readily by his Instructions he wns told peelflcally by General Miles In n cablegram sent yesterday not to em barrass General Shatter by any un necessary suggestions. NO UNNECESSARY ORDERS. Tims, it will be seen, to the delight of nil true soldiers, that General Shatter, 1'ke Admiral Sampson, Is not to be tied by exact orders from Washington, but is to be allowed the widest liberty of action In the belief that he, being on the ground, Is capable of Judging best the propriety of projected movement?. The lieutenant-colonel, however, who Is a member of General Miles' staff, and directly in charge of the signal work in Santiago province, communi cated briefly with General Miles in ci pher the fact that the debarkation of the troops and that a plan of attack had been arranged. The reinforcement of General Shafter actually began today In the departure of a regiment and a battalion of tho troops at Camp Alger for Santiago. They go to Newport News nnd then by steamer direct to Santiago. It the expectations of the projectors of this movement are realized these troops are likely to occupy actually less time In the passage than did the first con tlngent which left Tampa directly, not withstanding the distance is twice as long. Formal orders were Issued plac ing General Guy V. Henry In charge of the new division of troops composed of Duffleld's and Garrason's brigades, which are to form part of the new division. Probably some of the troops now at Tampa will be attached also, in which case they will be dispatched In separate transpoits. General Henry is one of the most noted cavalry lead ers in the army, possibly In the world. GARCIA TO ATTACK THE REAR. It Is evident from the nature of Gen eral Miles' advices that in addition to the troops now landing as It Is sup posed not far from Pluya del Este. on the east side of Santiago bay, the sec ond landing Is going on at a point Just about the same distance west of the harbor entrance. The two divis ions probably will be pushed forward steadily to take the town of Santiago on either flank, while to Garcia and Rabbi's Insurgents may be loft the task of bringing on the nttack In tho rear. The distance on the west side is slight ly greater than on the east, but It prnn ably is not greater by either route than fifteen or eighteen miles. The country is mountainous, but there Is no reason to believe It may not be traversed by the United States troops within a week oven if It should be necessary to con , struct entrenchments and abattis every few miles in order to beat back tho Spaniards. With the beginning of the military movement, the navy will draw close in shore to pound awny at the forts at the entrance and to draw tho cordon of warships so closely around the mouth as to make It Impossible for Cervera's vessels to escape, oven If they aro disposed to take the most desperate chances. New has reached here that 12.00') tons of coal Is being loaded on ship board nt Valparaiso, Chill. As coal U worth about $18 a ton there the pur chase excites great curiosity here and It has been suspected that It was being made on Spanish account. If this should prove true, and tho fact will soon be known, It would seem to Indi cate a purpose on the part of the Span ish naval commander. Cnmara, to curry that celebrated Cadis fleet around Into the Paclflo and UBe these colliers to 17x(invMS CUBA supply the fleet with coal. In this case tho object of attack probably would be the west coast of the United States Instead of the Philippines, bu: after all tho whole thing Is still a matter of mere conjecture. THE ALLIANCE STORIES. The European stories published this morning of alliances among the powers against the United States and of the reported proffer of Germany to lease tho Philippines from Spain are received here with amusement, for It will ap pear clearly from the place of origin of these stories Madrid If not from their substance, that they were In spired by a desperate wish on the part of Spain to Involve us In trouble with Germany. The secretary of the navy today speaking to an Associated Press re porter of the general satisfaction that has been expressed with the navy de partment, said that In Justice It should be borne in mind that the navy Is al ways In a state of mobilization, al though the coming of the war had ne cessitated a vast amount of special preparation and a large increase of vessels and naval force. The secretary added: "I notice that sometimes I get a word of praise, and sometimes Mr. Roosevelt, who was my assistant sec retary, and who certainly deserved It, as does his successor. Hut let me tell you that there are men entitled to special gratitude and recognition, who never will get half the praise they de serve. These are the chiefs of the vari ous naval I -eatls. They have borne the real buroen of preparation. When war became Imminent they were given large power and were told they would be held responsible for having the work of their bureaus done properly and efficiently. That work they have dis charged with the utmost ability, effic iency, thoroughness nnd success. There has been no question of supply of pro visions, of coal, of ammunition and ordnance and munitions of war, of clothing and food, of details of officers and men, of hospital stores and outfit, of the construction and repair of ships, and of steam engineering supplies. "It Is one of the misfortunes of every great era like this that many of tho men who do the work and bear the burden are rarely mentioned, and never get the credit which belongs to them. If I can do anything to secure these men just appreciation I want to do it. They are all expeits and men of ex perience in their various lines. It Is pretty hard, too. for some of them who know that the glories of war are won, not in bureaus, but at the front in battle. They have sometimes pleaded hard, and it has not been easy either for the department to refuse their re quests for active service, or for them to accept the necessity of remaining where they are. I hope you will say a good word for them. Few know the extent of what they have undertaken and done, on their high professional competency, spirit and standard." HONOR AND VIRTUE IN MANILA. A liriliih CoiiNnl'i Tributo to tho American Xnvy. Portland. Me., June 12. Captain Frank Wilde, of the cruiser Boston, writing under date of May 11 to the Cumberland club, of this city. In ac knowledgment of congratulations sent Dewey and himself by the club, says, among other things: "Women nnd children have left the city to u large extent. A good story Is told of the Rritlsh consul, to whom a Spanish lady came with doubts and fenrs and Inquiries us to whether the Americans were such as described in tho captain general's proclamation. The consul said: "Madame, honor and virtue are safer In Manila today than they have been for three hundred years." I'lrst to Lonvo tlnnip Alger. Camp Alger. Va.. June '.'3. The first troops to leave Camp Alger for the from started today. They comprised tho li the Thirty-third Michigan and one bat tullon of the Thlrt. -fourth Michigan. They started at II. TO for Alcxaudrm, whence boots conveyed them to New port News, where they were placed on board tho trarsport Vale. Cniiornl Iloury'a Coinniniid. Washington, June 22. Major General Miles this afternoon Issued an order as signing Brigadier General Guy Henry to command the division of troops which are to reinforce General Shatter at San tiago. THE STORY OF THE DAY GENERAL MILES receives a dispatch stating tria me landing of troops in Cuba has nctually begun. ADMIRAL SAMPSON'S surgeon states that the corpses of the mailnes killed at Guantannmo weru not mutilated. RLAXC'O DENIES that ho has absolute, ly refused to exchange llouson nrd that lie has ordered nags of tiuce away. MADRID PAPERS deny that tho queen resent Intends to abdicate. CAIUXAS WAS shelled by Sampsons vessels to distract attention while troops were being lauded. NOX-CAMHATAXT8 CAPTURED on Spanish prizo ships will bo surren dered to French and German ambas sadors, MADRID DISPATCHES indlcnto that tho queon regent will boon abdicate. CONQRESS PROCEEDINGS. An UnoTcntful Unr in tho Homo nnd Sctinto. Washington, June 22. Opponents of tho annexation of Hawaii again occu pied the nttentlon of the senate today. Mr. White (Dem., Cat.) resumed his speech began yesterday, but niter speaking two hours, yielded tho floor to Mr. Pettlgrew (S. D.), who dis cussed tho resolutions, for an hour nnd a half. Mr. While has! not concluded his speech, Mr. Pettlgrew taking up tho argument against the resolutions merely to afford him an opportunity to rest. The conference report on the Indian appropriation bill was presented to the senate and read, but no effort was made to dispose of It. Tt was sharply criticised, however, and the Indica tions are that Its ndoptlon will be con tested because of the elimination of the senate free homestead amendment nnd tho acknowledgement of the right In certain circumstances nnd conditions of Indians to lease mineral lands. Tr.-dny's session of tho house was uneventful with the exception of a brief but severe denunciation by Mr. Simpson (Pop., Knn.) of Representa tive Grosvenor's speech nt the Ohio state Republican convention. The crit icised portion wns relative to nlleged failure of the Democrats and Populists to vote for appropriation bills succeed ing the precipitation of the war and the original appropriation of $30,000,000 for the national defense. NO BOAT RACE. Thousands of Spoctntort nt Now London Woro Disappointed by tho Itnin. New London, Conn., June 22. A moie unsatisfactory dny In the annals of boat racing on the Thames has never been recorded than that which the three university crews, Cornell, Yale and Harvard, and the thousands of would-be spectators experienced to day. Three times the referee conclud ed to start the race and each time the weather conditions prevented until at last, Just before sunset, after the rain had fallen In torrents nil afternoon, Mr. Melklehnm wns obliged to put it over until tomonow nt half-past 12 o'clock. The early morning gave the very best promise that the day would be almost Ideal on the river, but about 1.R0 o'clock a brisk wind arose and clouds became threatening. At 2.:'.0 a postponement was announced until 3.15. but about .1 o'clock the rain came down and a further postponement until 7 o'clock was decided upon. At that hour the rain still continuing, the postponement until tomorrow was announced. In the early part of the afternoon the observation train, with forty well laden cars filled, mostly with ladies in the flimsiest of summer frocks, stood for fifteen or twenty minutes In the drenching rain witli the occupants hav ing no other protection than a thin canvas covering over tho top. Two thirds nnd probably more of those on the train were completely soaked with rain before the train nt last pulled buck into the station, live miles dis tant, nnd the crowd scattered for shel ter and dry clothing. There is but little prospect Hint there will be anywhere near the crowd to morrow that there was today, although thousands have stayed over and the city is crowded tonight. The students i own the town and the hotels are com- pletely Jammed. Cot room was at a niKii urt-iiiiiiui mi uigni, wntle not n tow laid the ground work for pmn. monla by sleeping in damp clothes. The prospect for good weather at a late hour tonight seemed a little more favorable, as It slowly cleared and the stars finally came out. FRIENDSHIP FOR ENGLAND. It Secured Suspension of Sentence In Cnse oflloiiry White. Wllkefi-Rarre, June 22. The friendly feeling existing between the United States nnd England wns shown in court todny, when Henry White, a ty pical Englishman convicted of forget y, was called before Judge Woodward for sentence. District Attorney Martin made a strong plea In his behalf. Hu said the man had committed the cr'inc while Intoxicated and the money hid been returned. The district attorney also referred to the friendly feeling existing between the United States and England In tho present war. and he thought If the court wns lenient it would still funhr establish the fact that all patilotli. Americans entertain warm feelings pir the subjects of Queen Victoria. The court ncted at once on the suggestion of the district attorney and suspended sentence. SPANISH PRISONERS. Non-CombntanU Will lie Scut Rack lo Spain. Washington, June 22. The attorney general has decided to surrender to the ambassadors of Franco nnd Ger many ns the diplomatic representatives of Spain, the non-combatants and crows of the prize merchant vessels captured by ships of our navy since the declaration of war. The department of Justice having no means of feeding these prisoners turned them over to the war department, but Secretary Alger has now declined to continue the arrangement. Tho rep resentatives of Spain here were com municated with and their consent se cured to receive the prisoners and ship them back to Spain. MANHATTAN In SERVICE. Will Do Ready lor the Naval ReierTos In Ten Dnyn, Philadelphia, June 22. The old moni tor Manhattan was taken out of the League Islund dry dock todny. her hull having been thoroughly repaired. It Is expected she will bo ready for the naval reserves within ten days. The water boat Massasslah, formerly the tug boat Rooth, will bo ready to start south In a few days. Her one pound gun has been mounted In her bow and nearly all of her coal and pro visions nro on board. Work on tho Fish Hawk and Princeton Is progress ing rapidly. LANDING OF THE TROOPS IN CUM Official Accouols ol Ibc Tusk Accomplished. WHILE ADMIRAL SAMPSON 8 GUN NERS BOMBARDED CAUANAS, THE PASSENGERS OX THE TRANS PORTS WERE PLACED OX SHORE AT VAHIOl'S POIXTS-L1TTLE OR " XO RESISTANCE IS MADE BY THE SPANIARDS. Washington, June 22. Official dis patches received tonight by both Sec retary Alger and Sooretnry Long Indi cated that the landing of troops near Santiago was progressing most favor ably. The llrsl landing was affected at Daiquiri this morning nnd nnst with comparatively slight relstnnoe. This wns ntnted In a dispatch received this evening by Secrctnry Alaer which, though brief, wns full of news and meaning. It follows; 1 P's.va del Este. June 22. Serrrtary of vVar. Washington, D. C, off Dia qulrl. Cuba, June 22. Lauding at Dlaqulrl this morning successful. Very little, if any, resistance. (Signedl Shatter. Secretary Alger expressed himself as delighted at the expedition wPh which the landing of the tionps wns being ef fected and with the fact that no seri ous obstacle was be Ing offered by thu I enom. He construed the text of Gen- J eial Shatters message to mean that! the enemy had made merely n nominal and Ineffective rslstnnce by firing I fiom the hills at long range. Shortly , after Secretary Alger received nls dis patrh. Secretary Long received n more extended cablegram from Admiral Sampson. It, too, was dated nt Playa I del Este nt 6.T.0 this cvenimr. The next I of the dispatch translated from the navy department cipher Is as tollows: Landing of the army Is progressing favorably at Dluqulrl. There Is veiy little if any resistance. The New Or leans, Detroit, t'astlne Wasp and Suwnnee shelled the vicinity before the landing. We made a dcmonstin tlon nt Cabanas to tngaKc the atten tion of the enemy. The Texas en gaged the west battery for some hours. She hud one man killed. Ten submarine mii.es have been recov ered from tho channel of Quanta namo. Communication by telegraph has been established at Guantannmo. (Signed) Sampson. A GREAT TASK. In both army and navy circles the Information contained in the dispatches of General Shafter and Admiral Samp son were received with intense satis faction. The landing of so large a body of troops as General Shafter at present bus under his command Is a tnsK i f Immense propoi i.oiis A prominent of ficial of the war department .'aid to night that the complete debarkati in of the troops, animals. Held guns and supplies within a week after their ar rival off the Cuban coast would be a task well accomplished. It Is proba ble, In the opinion of the officer refer red to, that only a partial landing of the troops wns affected today and tnat the landing will be continued from day to day until completed. It Is not un likely, too. that the troops will be land ed nt several places along the coast, of course, within a short distance of tho headquarters, which General Shatter will establish for himself. Admiral Sampson'fi dispatch Indicat ed that he was carrying out his in structions thoroughly to clear a wny for the landing of troops. Tho demon stration which he made with the Teas before Cabanas, which Is just east of Guantanamo, may easily have led the Spaniards to suppose that a gen?rnl landing was to be attempted In that Immediate vicinity. It was evident from the text of Admiral Sampson's dispatch that a considerable landing hud already been effected near Gu.in tnnamo as be noted that communica tion by telegraph had been re-established at that point, nnd that the chan nel had been clenred of submarine mines. In the opinion of naval offi cers the landing at Guantanamo was of marines rather than of land forces. The cable stntlnns through whi'h the American commnndeiri will com municate with the departments In this city, has been established, ns shewn by the dates of the dispatches received this evening at Playa del Et. a small place directly on the coast niJ about fifteen miles east of Santiago. The change wns made from Camp .. Calla. to Playa del Este, In order that the station might be nearer the sccny of action. STILL ANOTHER. Sn'e Deposit Hiiilding Aasocintion of Rending, tloni to the V) nil. ndlng, June 22. The Safe Deposit Building association, ten years old, to day made an assignment for the bene fit of its creditors to M. S. Rentsehler, Ccnterport: Hamilton Godfrey, Rend ing, and II, A. Keyser, Mahnnoy City. About $.".,000 worth of property was turned over to them. The assignment was made because of the depreciation of property, because so much was thrown on the market on account of troubles nmong other associations. I. II. Rnhtermel Is the president and Humllton Godfrey, secretary. THE NEW TROOPS. Elelitoen Companies Will lie Alm- tcred in at .111. Gretnn. Mount Gretna, Pa., June 22. Tito eighteen companies which will be rais ed from this state to compiy with tho president's second call for troops, will be mustered In nnd equipped hero. Preparations aro going on actively for their reception, ami It now lookfl a though Camp Hastings, which has been u, quiet place since the regiments lcrt here, will again become a lively ren dezvous during the next few weeks. The eighteen companies will be taken from counties In the stato not yet rep resented in the state's quota. Soldier' Orphan School Coiiiiiilxtion. H.irrlshurg. June 22. The annual meet ing of the Soldiers' Oiphans' i-chool com mission was held toduy at which the fac ulties of tho various Institutions under Its control were re-elected. Tho schools are In good condition und have closed until September 1, MULE PACKERS AdlVli. Thoy Ilnlio n Itumpni nnd Shoot a Woman Inflicting Snrlotn Wound. Tampa, Fin., 'Juno 22. A party of mule packers and rough rldetfl went early this morning to a disreputable house und mined n row. A general tight followed and n woman named Alice May was shot several times by the men nnd one of the men was shot by one of the Inmatew of the house. The woman was shot three times. One of tho wounds Is dangerous nnd three men are held to await developements. Throe mule packers nnd two rough riders were arrested a few minute? nfter tho shooting. Tho man who was shot is not seriously Injured. This evening Major Percy, who Is In charge of the rough riders, remained here, called nt police hendqunrters. He was told that there was no doubt about the Identification of the men and that It would probably go hard with them. The major expressed the hope that this would bo tho case, believing that the punishment of the culprits would bavo n good effect upon tho ttoups gener ally. MICHIGAN COMBINATION. Ticket That Will Ho Plnced Boloro the Voter. Grand Rapids, Mich.. June 22. The following combination ticket was nom inated today: For governor, ex-Congressman Jus tice R. Whiting, of St. Clair (Dem.): for lieutenant governor, Michael F. Mc Donald, of Snlte Ste. Marie (Dem.): for secretary of state, L. E. Lockwood, of Cold water (Pop.): for nudltor gen eral, John L, Fiisbee. of Hillsdale (Sil. Rep.); for state treasurer, Dr. Edgar H. Smith, of Dotrolt (Dem.); for at torney general. Royal A. Hawiey, of lona iSil. Rep.); for land commissioner, Carlton Peck, of Laper (Pop.): for su perintendent of public Instruction, Mrs. Florence Renks, of Hurry county (Sil. Rep.): for membei state board of edu cation, George E. Wlillts. of Calhoun county Pop.). The above ticket was nomlnnted to day by the state conventions of tho Democrats. Populists and Sliver Repub licans of Michigan. LYNCHING IN VIRGINIA. A .Murderer nt IlllUrlllo Is Riddled Willi Hulled. Richmond, Vn.. June 22. Xews of a lynching in Hillsvllle, Carroll county, has lust reached here. Some weeks ago a farmer named Howiett had a land dispute with u neighbor by the name of Allen, nnd shot and killed him. Howiett was arrested and killed at Hillsvllle. Monday morning about 2 o'clock, a mob entered the jail and took possession of Howiett for the purpose of hanging him. Howiett, be ing a powerful man. resisted desper ately nnd finally the leader of the mob gnve orders that he be shot. The order wns obeyed nnd Howlett's body after being riddled with Tnillets, was left lying in th" Jail yard. The mob then dispersed. Howiett shot Allen from a tree und It is said that public sentiment in Carroll county justifies the lynching. MERRITT'S EXPEDITION. The Goncrnl Will Nail Next Motidnv. Six Trnmpnrti Will Go Hie 37th. San Francisco June 22. It Is now practically decided that General Mor ritt and his staff and headquniters, In cluding a large force of cleiks. will take passage on the Xewport, with tho fleet that Is to sail next Monday. The war department has been notlIl"d that the third expedition of six transports will sail on Monday. June 27. The remaining expeditionary forces, constituting n division, will be left in command of Mnjor General E. S. Otis and will sail for Manila as soon as the necessary transports can be secured. No troops have yet been selected to go to Manila on the Xewport The steamer will net hold a full regiment. .lLED by a bui.l. Mnniuc It. Sntion Gored to Doalh aii Angrr llenst. unkhannock. Pa.. June 22. Man ning It. Sutton, of Spiingville town ship, wns gored to death by an aiwy bull which he was leading to water. Tho bull first thrust him under the chin with Its horns, breaking bin Jaw. Notwithstanding1 his Injury, he tiled to get the Infuriated beast back to the barn when It again attacked him, mutilating him frightfully. Mrs. Sutton came out and set the dog on the animal, but he did not drive It off until It had put Its horns throicjn the man's heart, leaving him dead. PERSONS DROWNED. Bcrioua Uontlng Accident nt Snsl . nuw, .llich. w. Mich.. June 22. Hy the cap xirg of a boat In which a party of young people were rowing on Flint liver at Flushing this afternoon, Chauncey Cook, aged 18: Lulu Loup, 14; Odallna Loup, 10, and Mildred Packard, aged 2 years, were all drowned. Arthur Maxwell, 20 years old. In attempting to rescue the party, was also drowned. CHASED BY AN AMERICAN. Iinprcsilon That Spanish Porln Will He Hombnrdcd. Cadiz, Juno 22. A vessel whit... mn nniyed hero reports that she met In tho English chnnnel an American ves sel which gave chase. This report leads to the belief that the Americans Intend to bombard Spanish i"rts. Second IlrlKiide Olliccv. Harrisburg, June 22. Governor Hast ings today commissioned the following ollicers ot the Second grlgado suif: Jutlgo advocate. Jacob Jay Miller; ord nance ollleci. Frank J. Patterson; sur geon, James E. Stlllmau; quartermaster, F, I.. Loreo; Inspector, John P. Penney; aides, John Wilson Elder and Thomas J. Kecnan, jr. Ponniytvnuiu Pensions. Washington, Juno 22. Pennsylvania certificates, Ismio of June 13, JR'.iS, for Pennsylvania: Original David 8. Hoes, Wllkes-Uarre, S; Ell 8. Barnes, Sterling, Wnne, J12. Restoration and lucrci)? Special Juno 14, Byron O. Camp, Mont rose, Susquehanna, 16 to $17, QUEEN REGENT -WILL ABDICATE Madrid Dispatches Prove Beyond a Doubt That the Position of Her Majesty Has Become Untenable and That She Will Resign the Regency Within a Short Period The American Navy Absorbs the German Seamen, London, June 23. Tho Vienna cor respondent of tho Dally Telegraph savs: "All tho Information that reached hero from Madrid proves beyond a doubt that the position of the queen re gent has become altogether untenable nnd that hot- ninjet'ty will resign the regency within a very short. ,iorlod. "It may prove feasible to establish n regency council under arrangements. for the existing dynasty, but according to present Indications, this appears questionable. In well Informed quar ters here It Is bel'cved that the next defeat for the Spaniards will upset ths conditions prevailing In Madrid, where the situation Is already extremely con fused. ' The Iterlln correspondent of the aaaaaaaaAAAAAAA.I.AAAAAAAAAAAAAJ BLANCO REFUTES MANY RUMORS Tbc Captain General Explains tils Re cent Actions. HAS NOT REFl'SBD TO EXCHANGE HOHSOX - HAS XOT KORIIIUDHX FLAGS OF TRl'CK. AXD HAS NOT REEX SHOT-IS POPPLAR WITH THE PEOPLE OF HAVANA AND DOES XOT FEAR ASSASSIXATIOX. .Copy JSfS, by the Associated Pi ess i Hnvana, June 22. 10.10 n. m. There Is absolutely no foundation for the re port published In the I'nlted States of an attempt to assassinate Capnln General Itlauco by n member of tho volunteers whose brother. It wns al leged, had been shot for complicity In u plot against tlu government. Gen eral Blanco enjoys the esteem of all classes in Havana. Including the vol unteers, and Is regarded with the ut most confidence ns the representative of Spanish sovereignty. The Cubans admit that they are under obligations to General Blanco for the establish ment of autonomy In the Island. Tho palace guards are from tin volunteers, nnd several olllcers of that body are aides on the general's staff. General Hlanco's public appearances are fie quent the occasion of patriotic demon strations, n:d that he has no fear of assassination Is shown by the fact that he often rides out without escort visit ing the fortifications nbnut Havana without the attendance of the usual body guard. Complete tranquility reigns in Havana, The greatest confidence Is felt that tho Spanish forces will successfully cope with the American soldiers who were yesterday reported to have arrived on the transports off the harbor of San tiago do Cuba. There Is great enthusi asm among the troops and volunteers. who are all anxious to tight against the Invaders. PROPOSED EXCHANGE OF HOP SON. Captain General Blanco denies that he has deckled that there shall be no exchange of prisoners with the I'lilted States. At the same time the captain general says that he cannot allow tho exchange of Lieutenant Hobson nnd other members of the party who sailed the Merrlninc Into the mouth of tho harbor at Santiago do Culm, for the reason that the lieutenant and his com panions had uppoi untitles for seeing the harbor nnd its defences. The most common prudence, the cap tain general says, would forbid that these men be now given their liberty as proposed by the I'nlted States. Captain General Blanco added that he had not forbidden the approach of vessels bearing lings of truce, but had only ordered that no vessel be per mitted to upproach within six miles of the shore, so that It be made Impos sible for olllcers ot the I'nlted States to make drawings of or Inspect fort resses. THE KKWS THIS M0HNIXU Weather Indlcatlun Todiy; Showers; Warmer; VurUble Winds, Telegraph News of the War from Washington Headquarter-. General Shatter's Army Is Ulsem barking on I'uban Soil. Queen Regent's Position Has Become I'ntenable. General Blanco Itefutcs Several Slan ders. Telegraph Whitney's Weekly Budget of News. Financial nr.d Commeiclal, Local Wedding of a Day in June, Court Proceedings. Editorial. Comment cf tho Press. Local Sanitary Conditions nt Homo for the Friendless tu Be Improved. Trouble Among North End Street Im provement Advocates. Local West Scranton nnd Suburban. News Round About Scranton. IlaKO Ball Games ot a Day, Telegraph Troops Leave Camp Algsr for tho Front. Clemmer Weeps In Court Standard says: "The queen regent has privately caused those sovereigns whi are her relatives to bo directly sounded and those whom she regards ns friends to lie Indirectly sounded, as to whether thy are willing to mediate, but. the stage of diplomatic negotiations has not yet been reached and It Is very doubtful whether It will be reached for soni time to come. "The seml-olllelnl Post hears from Antwerp that persons commissioned hy tho Washington government to enlist seamen on neutral toll nro said to have enlisted more than n thousuu1 Gorman sailors for the Ameiic.in navy and this nuxlllnry cruisers. Tills would explain th difficulty German captains bavo ex perienced of late in manning their ships." QUEEN REGENT IS PLUCKY. Chriitiiin Hns No Intention of Giving Pp the Rickety Spanish Throne. Madrid, June 22. The press of this city protest today that there Is no foundation for the reports coming from foreisn sources that It Is the Intention of the queen regent to abdicate. It is seml-olllcinlly declared that her ma jesty Is determined to unflinchingly carry out the duties of her position. The government has no news of Un expected attack on Santiago do Cuba, but entire confidence Is felt in tho nbll Ity of Generals Linares and Pareja to meet the emergency. It is reported that great enthusiasm prevails among the troops and citizens of Santiago do Cuba. SEN0RA AUQUSTI'S FATE. It Is Feared Thnt Sho Han Iioen Killed bv Philippine Insnrgonu. London, June 23. Reports from Man ila s- y a sperlul dispatch from Shang hai indicates the existence of feam tli.T. Senora Augustl, wife of Captain Gen eral August!, and her children have been massacred by the rebels In Hula can. It Is thought, according to the ad vices that this Is the reason of the un willingness of General Agulnaldo, the Insurgent lender, to allow tho Urltlsh consul to start to rescue tlictu. THAT CADIZ FLEET. Will Not llo Likely to Return to Spain. London. June 215. The Gibraltar cor respondent of the Daily News says: "No credence need be given to rumors that the Cadiz squadron will return to that port. Admlial Cnmara could not return without riots at Cadiz and Mad lid, particularly as he said at tho ban quet bef.iie his departure ho would never icturn before his Hag had been steeped In American blood. You will find that the next move of the squad ron will be to the Canaries." STATE FUNDS SAFE. Will Not llo Swallowed in the Poo plu'n nunli. Harrisburg. June 22. State Treasurer Beiicom returned tonight from Phila delphia with a check for SIUI.JC') in favor of the commonwealth. This rep resents 90 per cent, of tho state funds cm deposit in the People's bank at tin time of Itn falluie. The remaining 10 per cent, will be paid within ninety days. The motley was paid to Mr. Ueaconi by Receiver Harlow through th" gen erosity of James McMnnes. president of the bank, who gave his personal check for tho full amount. HOUSTON IN JAIL. IIo In Charged Willi tho .Murder ol Ills llrotliur John. ikes-Barre, June 22. Patrick Houston, of Pittstou. wns lodged in Jail here today chaiged with tho mur der of his brother John. Tho dead body of tho latter, with a bullet liolo In bis bend, was lotinil on u. lonely road nt Pittston last Sunday morning. Tho prisoner tialir ho is in nocent. Col. Crolton Dead. WashlngtJti. June 22. Colonel It. E. A. Crofton. retired, ol the army, dlwl hero today, lined about C3 years, lie was ap pointed to the army fiom Delaware nt the outbreak ot the civil war and wan a bravM and biilllunt olllrer. Since the war he hud lieen stationed principally in the west. The railroad riots at Chicago oc curred during Ills udniinlHtiatlou at Fort Sheridan and he took u prominent part In their suppicsslon. 4-M"f-f4-H-H-T-H"f-f-f-f-ft-ft' 1- WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, June 22. Fotec.m -f for Thursday: For eastern Peiin- sylvanla, threatening weather wit li showers; warmer: northeily winds beconiliiR v.uliilile. For western -- Pcnnt-ylvanln. partly cloudy woath- -f- er; warmer, light soutliojly winds. New York. Juno S3. (Herald's forecast) In the middle t-tates and -f New England, today, clear nnd fair weaiher will prevail, poxalhly pre- ceded lu the mninlng by rain on -f the southeast coasts of New ling- -- land, with rising tempei.nure and frosh to light unrihoil; and north- westerly winds. .tH-tttttttttt-mttt mt 4 (
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