Iptpartmeat JLttae&ej Eist Hot
Giro OutlBromttlott. v 1
I PUBLICATION IS DISASTROUS
Injures Oar Gauss By Giving
Pointers to Spaniards. .
BLAHCO 8H0BT OF AHMUHTI05.
It Tserefors Becomes Jtotrtnnaly Important
That tot Fleets of Sampeoa sag kilty
. Shall Prevent Admiral CKTtra'i Spsnisi
flcat From Getting Withla Batch of tht
Cabaa Capital Two Sasiusa Prisoners
of War WU1 Ba Kxchanjsd for Twi
Amtricana Confined at Fort Cabaoaa.
Washington, May IT. An order pott
ad yssterday morning and signed by
Secretary Long, relative to the publi
cation of nowa omanatlng from the
nary department, will hare the effect
of considerably curtailing the aupply
of Information that heretofore haa
been rather freely glren out The sec
retary's order was directed to Captain
Crowninafleld, chief of the navigation
bureau, and he in torn gave it effect
by making an order in hla own name
that no person connected with hia
bureau in any capacity ahould have
any conversation whatever upon sub
jects in any way pertaining to the navy
with representatives of the presa. Aa
aa offset. It waa ordered that bulletins
of such facts aa' have actually occurred
and are proper for publication, and are
not connected with existing or pro
jected movements, . shall be prepared
and posted on the bulletin board.
The aum total of the information
published by the bulletin board yester
day under thla rule waa a notice of the
Intention to start the Philippine relief
expedition, and of the permission
given to some foreign neutral vessels
to pass the blockade at Havana.
In explanation of the Issue of this
order, the naval authorities say that
some of the leading American news
papera have been so far lacking In
patriotism as to print plans of cam
palgna4 projected movements f
naval vessels, with the result that the
war board has been, obliged to com
pletely revise Its plans. In the knowi
. edge that the Spaniards had promptly
taken notice of the publications and
were prepared to profit by them. Com
. plaint was then made to Secretary
'Long that the newspapers were work
tg Injury to the government In such
: esses. It IS not the purpose of the
retary to prevent the press having airy
Information that Is not calculated to
cause a miscarriage of the plans of the
department, but it remains to be seen
whether the naval officers to whom the
order has been directed will not, by
: 'thelrMterpTetattonr of It,' bring about
a modification, la the interest of liber
ality. ,
! The opening of the blockade at Ha
vana to certain vessels is a rather
curious proceeding, that may had to a
very considerable widening of the
blockade itself, so that in the end the
neutral vessels not loaded with con
traband or supplies, the carrying of
which Into Havana would interfere
with the naval and military opera
tions of our government, may pasa the
blockade under suitable regulations
laid down by the United States.
The troops going to Manila are to be
prepared for a aix months' stay, and
preparations for their departure are
being pressed with the greatest energy.
Intimations have been received here
that Captain General Blanco, at Ha
vana, Is very short of ammunition, In
which case the powerful batteries at
the entrance of Havana harbor, of
course, would be deprived of a large
part of their defensive strength. This
state of affairs may lead to some des
perate attempts at blockade running
on the part of the Spaniards, in the
hope of getting more ammunition' Into
Havana. It 1b believed that the sup
plies so frequently referred to as being!
on the Spanish flying squadron were!
or this character, rather than food sup.
nil sua wknv ..I, . ii il
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punaui mat oampBou ana Henley
snouia succeed in keeping Admiral
Cervera from reaching Havana. Clen
fuegoa or any port in Cuba connected
wun Havana ny rail.
Commodore . Schley probably is well
flown on tha Florida coast now, and
snouid soon - be able to guard the
Florida straits. His appearance on
that side of Cuba would enable Samp
son to bring his ironclads with perfect
safety to Clenfuegos, on the south side,
and with thla disposition of our naval
force, and the free use of a consider
able number of our scouting vessels,
it is hard to see how the Spanish fleet
can escape from the Gulf of Mexico or
the Caribbean sea.
TO EXCHANGE PRISONERS OP WAR
Freedom For Two Americans Will
Helenas Two Spaniards. ,
Key Weat,May 17,-Ths United States
government tug Uncas has returned
here from oft Havana without the two
American newspaper' correspondents,
Charles Thrall and Hayden Jones, cap
tured by the Spaniards and Imprisoned
In Fort Cabanas, but It Is understood
that two fit the Spanish captives now
In Fort ifcPheraon.. Atlanta. i will be
promptly sent down, and the exchange
of prisoners will be consummated with
out further trouble. ,
'The Uncas after leaving here at 1
o'clock m Sunday morning, headed
for Havana and spoke the Mayflower,
which was acting' as flagship of the
blockade fleet. Lieutenant Bralnard.
V. S.' N.I anecial Slant of the' United
' States' 'government, boarded her and
handed sealed orders to the captain, (
who thereupon instructed - tha Uncas '
to heat e watte flag sad gencis. rata
Oaves harbor. ijCy.. Uaaea ;tkmm
sesame towards ramas as when
estUm atsjaans alstaaes I Morre
Ostle she stanateaVasaiac far aa aa-'
enerage. The- Castle ateaaled back
that Its commander was waiting (or ln
structlons, and thai the TJnoaa most
certainly not anchor.'
-After aa Interval a laundh with the
harbor authorities on board , put out
rfroflr the shore and took oa board Lieu
tenant Bralnard and Mr. Knight, the
correspondent of the London Time
who had been chosen to negotiate the
exchange of prisoners. As the launch
was returning to the shore she waa
met by Captain General Blanco's launch
coming out with the captain general's
aide de camp and Mr. Gotten, the Brit
ish consul general. - The boats drew to
gether and a conference followed. Lieu
tenant Bralnard waa assured that
Captain .. General Blanco ' was will
ing to release the Americans the
moment the United. States au
thorities aend him two Spanish pris
oners in exchange. Mr. Knight was
told he could not land at Havana from
an American boat, In aptte of the flag
of truce, and It waa explained to him
that If he dealred to reach Havana ht
must go there on a ehlp belonging to
some neutral power.
WILL NOT REMAIN NEUTRAL.'
Hawaii Mar Allow Us to ' Raise the
the Stars and Stripes.
Ban ' Francisco, May 17. The Ha
waiian government will not proclaim
neutrality. Thla atand la taken on ac
count of the existing relatione between
the United Statea and Hawaii. The ex
ecutive considers that a proclamation
of neutrality would be a breach ol
good - faith. The government mad
known Ha position on May at a se
cret session of the aenate. It Is under
stood that the senators favored the
Stand taken by President Dole.
(Another Important 'matter consider
ed at -the aesslon was the occupation
bill, which, If ratified by the aenate, will
allow the United Btatea to raise the
American flag over the Island and use
the aame aa a base of supplies. This
measure Is said to have been prepared
with the knowledge of the members of
the senate committee en foreign affairs,
and haa had the approval of President
McKlnley. Thla bill was. received by
the Hawaiian government a short time
age. and has had the careful attention
of President Dole and his cabinet.
The members of the aenate question
ed the executive regarding the fore
going measure. They were Informed
that the measure was under considers.
tlon, and that it would be unwise to
make it public at thla time.. When th
bill Is given to the 'senate that body
will ratify It at once. On this point
there does not seem to be any doubt.
It was extensively reported In the
business community oa the 7th that
Spain, through agents in Hawaii, wai
buying all the coal to be had In the
island. The consul for Spain denied
this. That a coal famine ia Imminent
there can hardly be any doubt. Only
one house has any coal for sale, and
will- only consent to sell In quantities
to satisfy htftnedlate demands.
United States Consul General Hay
wood has been , watching the altuatlon
closely, and haa strongly fortified Amer
lea's position. 'He has 1.600 tons of coal
on hand at the present time, with two
cargoes afloat bound for Honolulu. In
a few days the United Btatea will hav
T.ttaonsfOf ooal at Honolulu. 1
EVACUATING MOUltf GRETNA.
By Saturday All th Pennsylvania
Volunteers Will Have Departed.
Mount Gretna, Pa., May 17. It now
looks as though by the end of this week
the camp will be deaerted. Even now,
aince. the departure of the Fourth, Six
teenth, Third and First regiments, the
governor and brigadier generala, with
their staffs, and with the absence of the
several brigade bands, and with very
little drilling, the effect has been to
make the place quite dull. The First
regiment, of Philadelphia, left last
evening for Chlckamauga. The Fifth
and Ninth regiments leave today and
the Tenth and Second regiments will
leave tomorrow. The Second, which was
divided into two battalions, were book
ed to leave yesterday, the first to go to
Wilmington, Del., and tha. aecond to
Pompton, N. J. Thla order, however,
was changed, and they will now remain
in camp until tomorrow.
The colonels of the Sixth, Eighth,
Twelfth and Fifteenth regiments re
ceived orders to leave for the camn
near Waahlngton, and all expect to be
away from Mount Gretna before Sat
urday. The Pennsylvania division,
United Statea volunteers, are now di
vided thus: First, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Ninth, Tenth and Sixteenth regiments
ordered to Chlckamauga; Sixth, Eighth,
Awnim aum inirieeuin, aw naiiuiiK
ton, D. C.i Second, Fourteenth. Flf-
teenth," Eighteenth, Sheridan Troops,
Governor and City Troops, to the de
partment of the east.
CONCENTRATION OP TROOPS.
Where the Volunteers of This and
Nearby Statea Will Encamp.
Washington,' Mav 16. The war de
partment has Issued orders for the con
centration of the volunteer troops.
Among the assignments sre the fol
lowing to Chlckamauga National Park,
G a.: Pennsylvania, seven regiments of
Infantry and three light batteries of ar
tillery; Maryland, one regiment of In
fantry; New Jersey, one regiment of
Infantry; New York, alx 'regiments of
Infantry and a troop of cavalry; West
Virginia, one regiment of Infantry. To
department commanders: Delaware,
one regiment Infantry; Maryland, two
battalions Infantry; New York, three
regimen ta Infantry; North Carolina,
one battalion and one regiment of in
fantry; Pennsylvania, four regiments
Infantry and three troops cavalry; New
Tork, three regiments Infantry. To
Washington, D. , C: Pennsylvania,
four regiments Infantry; New Jersey,
one regiment Infantry) New Tork, two
regiments Infantry; Virginia, ons regi
ment Infantry. To Tampa, Fla.: North
Carolina, one regiment Infantry; Vir
ginia, two regiments infantry; New
Tork, one regiment Infantry.- ,
. Movements of Cervera's Squadron.
Curacoa, May 17. The Spanish
squadron under Admiral Cervera, which,
left Sunday evening after the. cruisers
Vlscaya and Infanta Marls Teresa, bad
taken on beard. about 700 tons of coal
and a areat Quantity of provisions, was
sighted yesterday. Whea the squadron
disappeared It was going westward.
1C2 T7U CTTTJa 3JL x-
Ainfaa aattsaaass Them Will
. gtalaa ftfntgv.a Asutuallsvi
.Washington. May IT. The debate
upoa the war sevens sseasare wss, be
gun In the aenate yesterday. The open
ing statement tor the committee on
nance was made by Mr. Allison, of
Iowa, the ranking member, in tha ah
sense tf Mr. Morrill, of .Vermont. It
was estimated that the bill ss It came
from the '.house of representatives
would raise about fl 90,000,000. s, year.
As reported from the senate committee
Mr.. Allison estimates that It will raise
$lSMT,06t ".Appended Is a recapitula
tion ef -the amount of revenue to be
derived by the government under the
present law. and under the bill aa It
waa reported from the 'aenate commu
te on finance. It will be noted that
the estimates Include the amounts
raised under the present lew and the
Increases proposed In the pending bill.
Fermented liquors, tM,IOf,120; tobac
co and anuff, 141,840,560; clears and ci
garettes, S16.S01.W6; tobacco manufac
turers and dealera, 307,m1; bankers,
U.394.600; exchange brokers and pawn
brokers, I1.S00.400; commercial broken,
13.094; theaters, circuses and othet
exhibitions, tl.SM.447; bowling alleys
and billiard tables, Sl4,67; stocks,
bonds, merchandise, etc., $10,040,06;
bank checks, 15.000,000; Inland bill ol
exchange, 11,500,000; foreign bllla of ex
change. $500,000; express and freight,
Including all bllla of lading, $10,000,000;
life Insurance, $1,177,000; mortgagee,
$2,041,599; other artlclea In schedule A
Including tax on receipts, $28,000,000:
proprietary preparatlona and perfura-,
erlee, $20,000,000; chewing gum, $1,000.
000; legacies and aucceaalon, $9,275,475;
total, $214,045,829.
Add to this the revenue to be de
rived from artlclea not Included In th
preceding on the basla of receipts of
1897, $214,045,9; spirits, $81.sos.SH
brewers (special tax), $160,927; retail
dealers In malt liquors, $191,071; whole
sale dealers in malt liquors, $278,801;
oleomargarine, $1,014,029; filled cheese,
$18,992; miscellaneous receipts, $176,448.
Total estimated revenues, $298,111,(89.
Less revenues for 1897. $146.(19,593. Rev
enues provided by senate bill, $151,494,
OK. Enalsra Bagley's Funeral.
Raleigh, N. C, May 17. The United
States and North Carolina yesterday
presented noble tribute to the memory
of the gallant ensign, Worth Bagley,
the first officer killed In the war with
Spain. Nothing to approach yeater
day's funeral pageant was ever seen
here. The body arrived late Sunday
night, waa met by an escort .of the
First regiment volunteers and taken
to the home of Ensign Bagley's wid
owed mother, where a detail of troops
kept coaatant guard. The love of all
the classes of people for the dead was
shown In the stream of callers and
the wealth of floral tribues. The lat
ter came from near and far, and It
waa significant that most of them were
red, white and blue. The bodv lay In
atate at the state house, and waa then
escorted to the cemetery by a monater
procession, the school children taking
part.
fttys Fronoe la With Ua.
Paris, May 17. The Journal Dea
Debate, In the course of a long article,
reflects the anxiety experienced In gov
ernment circles - here respecting h
feeling aroused In America, on account
of France's open sympathy with Spain.
It says: 'The whole affair Is a mis
understanding. French opinion at the
outset of the war oertalnly regarded
the United Statea aa In the wrong snd
some of the papera expressed this
opinion In an aggreaslve form. The
Americana, however, should not have
taken the matter tragically, for of all
foreigners our natural sympathies are
for the United States."
Hurrying the Volunteers.
Washington, May 17. Reports re
cetved by Adjutant General Corbln In
dicate that 81,000 volunteers have now
been mustered Into the United States
service. Several of the larger states-
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin
among the number have mustered in
their entire quota of troops and many
of them have either already arrived at
or are en route to the camps tc
which they have been assigned. It ia
expected now that unless something
unforeseen occurs all of the 185.000 vol
unteera will be in their permanent
camps or en route thereto by the end of
the present week.
General Merrltt Protean.
New Tork, May 17, General Wet fey
Merrltt objects to going to Cuba with
an army composed mainly of volun
teers, and has asked for at least Ave
regiments of regular troops. He says
"General Qtla may be willing to go on
with only 1,500 trained men and 14,000
undisciplined ones, but I am not. I
do not propose to go without a force
that is suitable to my. rank. I shall
stay right here If I do not go to the
Philippines."
Father Sherman a Chaplain. '
Chicago, May 17. Rev. Thomas Sw
ing Sherman, of the Society of Jesus,
connected with St. Ignatiua college.
Chicago, has been appointed chaplain
of the Fourth regiment of the Missouri
National Guard. Almost all the men
of the regiment are Catholics. Father
Sherman Is the son of General W. T.
Sherman, and Is enthusiastic over his
appointment.
Maryland's Naval Militia.
Baltimore, May 17. One hundred and
forty-five men and all the officers Of
the Maryland naval militia were yes
terday .mustered Into the government
service. They will be used to man the
vessels comprising ths Chesapeake
bay mosquito fleet. Lieutenant Charles
T. Hutchtns, U. 8. N., Is to have com
mand of the eight vessels of the fleet.
Sampson's Fleet Sighted Off Raytl.
Cape Haytlen, Haytl, May lt.-The
United States torpedo boat Porter and
the storeshlp 8upply, which have been
here waiting orders, have sailed to Join
Admiral , Sampson's squadron. Ths
squadron passed Cspe Hsytlen Sundsy.
It Is uncertain whether It will turn
southward to meet the Spanish fleet or
go first, to Key West
. German 'Artillerists For Spain. . .
.. Paris, May 17; A number of Spanish
war vessels whloh were recently dee.
titute of armament have been supplied
with Krupp guns. They have also
been supplied with all -the necessaries,
Including German artillerists. ',
"SMIPSO SATISFIED
With th Bombardment of San
bur --:.-
Joan da Porto Rico.
TWO OF OUR 8AIL0B3 TILLED
Aad Seven Injured by the Fir of the
Spanish Batteries Our Warships Re
tired From the Conflict Uninjured.
Sampson Satisfied With the Results.
San Juan d Porto Rico, via St
Thomas, DaTvish West Indies, May 14.
The forts of San Juan ds Porto Rice
wars bombarded by part of Rear Ad
miral Sampson's fleet Thursday morn
ing. Ths enemy's loss Is believed to
be. heavy. The American loss Is two
men killed and seven men injured.
After three hours firing the admiral
withdrew the fleet, and, heading foi
Key West, he said: "I am satisfied with
the morning's work. I could have
taken San Juan, but I have no force to
bold It I only wanted to administer
punishment This has been done. 1
cam for the Spanish fleet, and not for
San Juan."
The men killed were Seaman Frank
Wldemark, of the New York, and a
gunner's mate, of the Amphltrlte.
The latter died from toe effects of tnt
extreme heat
Of the Injured men three were on
board the Iowa and four on board the
New York.
Those slightly Injured on the Iowa
are Seaman Mitchell, Private Marine
Merkle and Apprentice Hill. The in
jured on the New York are Seaman
Samuel Feltman' (serlouBly) and Sea
man Michael Murphy. Two other en
listed men were slightly Injured. All
the above named were Injured by the
bunting of a shell on the New York.
The American ships were uninjured.
The engagement began at 5:15 a. m.
and ended at 8:15 a. m. The enemy's
batteries were not silenced. The town
In the rear of the fortifications prob
ably suffered.
The ships taking part In the action
were the Iowa, Indiana, New York,
Terror, Amphltrlte, Detroit, Montgom
ery, Wampatuck and Porter. Th
enemy's firing was heavy, but wild,
and the Iowa and New York were
probably the only ships hit. They
went right up under the guns In col
umn, delivering broadsides, and then
returned. The line passed thrice In
front of the forts, pouring tous of steel
on shore. It Is Impossible to Judge
the amount of damage done to the
buildings and forts. They appeared to
be riddled with shot; but the Span
lards were plucky.
The after turret of the Amphitrtte
got out of order temporarily during
the engagement, but she banged away
with her forward guns. After the first
passage before the forts the Detroit
and the Montgomery retired, their
guns being too small to do much dam
age. ' The Porter and the Wampatuck
also stayed out of range.
The smoke1, hung ' over -everything
spoiling the aim of the gunners and
making It Impossible to tell where our
shots struck. The officers and men
of all the ships behaved with coolness
and bravery. The shots flew thick and
fast over all our ships.
The men of the Iowa who were hurt
during the action were injured by
splinters thrown by an eight Inch shell
which came through a boat Into the
superstructure and scattered frag'
ments In all directions. The shot's
course was finally ended on an Iron
plate an inch thick. Merkle waa
struck in the arm, and may lose It
All were hurt by splinters, and a fire
was started In the boat, but was quick
ty 'extinguished.
Morro battery, on the eastward arm
of the harbor, waa the principal point
of attack. Rear Admiral Sampson
and Captain Evans were on the lower
bridge of ths Iowa and had a narrow
escape from splinters, which injured
three men. The Iowa waa hit eight
times, but the shells made no impres
sion on her armor.
WAR NEWS 0? THE WEEK.
Five of Our Sailors Killed In n Itnttls
Off Cardenas.
Washington, May 17. On Tuesday
of last week orders were seat to Gen
ersl Brooke, the commander at Chick
amauga National Park, to send all the
regular troops to Tampa, New Orleans
snd Mobile, aad to prepare the camp
for the reception of 40,000 to 60,000 vol
unteers. The movement of troops was
at once begun. Diplomats In Washing
ton talk of urging upon Spain the fu
tility of further efforts against the
United States forces.
The business of Wednesday In the
war department was the Issuing of
orders which will result In a speedy in
vasion of Cuba by a mighty armv of
regulara and volunteers. General Wes
ley Merrltt was named to command the
Infantry which will go to the relief of
Admiral Dewey, and Merrltt will be
military governor of the Philippines. A
private letter received In Mobile from
Havana told of a celebration In that
city "In honor of the capture of four
American ports" Mobile, Charleston,
Pensacola and Boston. The steamer
Charleston was ordered to leave San
Francisco at once for Manila.
On Thursday George Downing, alias
Rawllngs, committed suicide by hang
ing at the Washington barracks, where
he was awaiting trial on a charge of
being', a Spanish spy. The evidence
against Downing, who was natural
ised .Englishman and ex-chlef yeoman
on the cruiser Brooklyn, was of such
a nature, that' he would have been
shot He hsd been furnishing Informa
tion to Ex-Mlniater Polo de 'Bernabe.
Secretary Long received a cable mes
sage from Admiral Dewey, showing
that . communication with the Philip
pines has been re-established.
Oh Friday last came details of a bat
tle at Cardenas. Cuba, resulting In the-
partial deatructloa of the torpedo boat
Wlnslow .gnd ths killing of five of her
crew.. Ths 'gunboat Wilmington and
tha auxiliary tut Hudson were also say
gaged. The boats went wttMa reach
f the Caravan batteries, whea Are
waa oaeasd oa them from' the " shore.
The vessels reependeaj aad. for $ mlntl
ntes there waa Jhe liveliest kind f can
nonading. During the engagement the
Wlnslows forward holler and star
hoard ' engine were knocked out and
the vessel left helpless. While' 'the
Hudson waa preparing to tow the dis
abled Vessel out of range of the guna a
ahell exploded on the Wns1ow's deck.
Instantly killing two men anHnnjurtng
three others so severely that 'they died
within a few minutes. Our sailors be
lieve that areat damage was don In
Cardenas by tha fire of our guns. The
dead sailers of the Wlnalow, the first
killed on bur side In the war, are Worth
Bagley, ensign; John Varveres, oiler;
John Daniels snd J. V. Meek, both first
class firemen, and Joslah Tunnel (col
ored), cabin cook. Five others were
wounded. Including Lieutenant Ber
nardou, commander of the "Winnie w.
Another Important event of Friday
waa the sailing of Commodore Schley'
flying squadron from Fort Monroe, on
sealed orders, presumably to co-operate
with Admiral Sampson In an expected
battle with Spanish warships. The
state department Issued an official
statement denying that no contraband
of war or Spanish gunners were landed
at Havana by the French steamer La
fayette, as had been charged. Lieu
tenant Rowan, U. S. A., arrived at Key
West with Important dispatches from
General Gomes, commander of the In
surgent forces In Cuba, to General
Miles. The regular troops have left
Chlckamauga National 1'ark, Oa., for
points further south, and the nark It
being occupied by regiments of the vol
unteer army.
Sunday brought another report from
Admiral Dewey, the hero of Manila,
saying that he was In absolute control
and could take Manila at any moment.
On May 12 he captured the Spanish
gunboat Callao, which entered the port
In iRnorance of the fact that vr had
been declared. There is a great
scarcity of provisions In Manila, and
the admiral thought the Spanish gov
ernor would soon surrender. Admiral
Dewey was notified that troops and
ammunition would be sent to him soon.1
Governor General Blanco, at Havana,
sent out two Spanish war vessels with
Intent to lure our blockading fleet be
neath the guns of Morro Castle, but the
plot failed, though a number of shots
were 'fired. Crews of Ashing smack
captured by the Cuban blockading fleet
report that reconcentrados'- have been
driven from Havana, - and are dying
of starvation by hundreds. They de
clare that flocks of vultures are feeding
on the dead bodies. The steamer Gus
ele returned to Key WeBt, having made
two unsuccessful attempts to land
munitions of war for the Cuban In
Burgents. Each attempt waa pre
vented by Spanish soldiers. Two regl
ments of Pennsylvania volunteers left
Mount Gretna for Chlckamaufm.
A Madrid dispatch announced that
all the members of the Spanish cabinet
have resigned, and the queen regent
Intrusted Hagasta with the formation
of a new cabinet. " "
Seven Dead In a Fire.
St. Hyaclnthe, Que., May 17. A die
astroua fire occurred here yesterday,
when the Matcrle St. Joseph was burn
ed, causing the loss of seven lives and
the Injury of a number of the Inmates,
of whom there were about 200 In the
Institution, by Jumping from windows
There are also Ave persons unaccounted
for. The cause of the fire Is unknown
The dead are: Two boys named
Beauchemen; Sisters Alexandrina.
Phllomena and Vet Agnes; Mrs. Ouer
tin, a boarder; Mrs. Dr. Chagnon, of
Fall Itlver, Mass. The missing are:
Maria Mlllotte and Noflette Keunir,
servants: Mrs. Uerthlamue, boarder;
Slaters liouvler anil Auge.
A 1'ncino Inland Republic.
London, May 16. The Rerlln corre
spondent of The Standard says: It Is
rumored that the Philippines will form
the nucleus of a republic under Amerl
can protection and gradually be In
creased by the addition of other Pacific
Islands.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS
Aa reflected bv lieiilliigit in I'hllndel
' phln an2 linltlinore.
Philadelphia. May 16. Flour nominal:
winter supprHne. H.Wii4.76; Pennsylvania
roller, clrnr. $S.7Mi6. Kye flour sold In a
small way at 14 per burn;! for choice
l'emwylvanlu. Wheat strong; No. 2 rod.
spot. II. .12. Com higher; No. 2 mixed,
May. ItOViMlc; No. 2 yellow, for local
trade. Il'.-.c Oats Heady ; No. 2 white
38c; No. 2 white, clipped, 3Sc. Hay firm:
chokv timothy, 12. 5,1 13 for large bales
Ueef'flrm: beef hams, tiaWKulM. Pork
stronger; mena, 111.50U12; short clear, 112
614; family, tl&UkUM. Lard strong; west-
tern Jiteamed. S7.1D. Iiutt
er steady west-1
do. factory, 12'u
ern creamery. H'dlO'je
13c.; Elgin. ir4c.; imitation creamery
134j14Vc; New York dairy, 13V15c.; do.
creamery, Htiu'iic ; fnncy I'ennsylvunlu
prints Jobbing at lK(U21c; do. wholesale,
17c. Cheese quiet large, white, 7c. ;
small do., 7U14c; large, colored, He.;
small do., ViWfrc.: light skims, 6u6Hc;
part skims, 5Vit4tiVc. ; full skims, 2u3c.
Eggs steady; New York and Pennsylva
nia, lOVjfellc; western, fresh, 10Vc. ; south
ern, 9'itlUc.
Baltimore. May H. Flour quiet; west
ern superfine, U.7MM: do. extra, U.Wl
S.2S; do. family, t6.KGiii6.S5; winter wheat,
patent, i6.6ui.K5; spring do., 16.7547;
spring wheat, straight, Ki.50ft6.75. Wheat
strong and higher; spot and month, ll.JCo
1.37; June, 11.35; July, 11.13; August, 11.12:
steamer No. 2 red, ll.3Uil.32; southern, by
sample, 11.30U1.36; do. on grade, 31.31Hb
I. J5V4. Corn Inactive and firmer; spot.
41444mc.; month, lHW41Hc; June, iU
4U4c.; July. 41 He.: steamsr mixed, 40Vif
40Hc; southern, white, 42c; do. yellow,
41042c. Oats dull; No. 2 white, western.
3Sfe3NSc.: No. 1 mixed do., S4Hi35c. Rye
firmer; No. 1 nearby. 7041704c.; No. 1
western. 72c." Hay firm; choice timothy,
113. Grain freights, very little doing; de
mand slow; steam to Liverpool, per
bushel, tttd.r June; Cork, for orders, per
quarter, 4s., June. Sugar strong; granu
lated, t.4M4 Butter steady; fancy cream
ery, 17c; do. imitation, 16c; do. ladle, 15c;
good ladle, 14c; store packed, 13 13c.
Eggs weak: fresh, 10c. Cheese sUady;
fancy . New York, large, H4tJHc. : do.
medium, lOGlOfcc.;. do. small. ltfHtllc.
Lettuce, . ll.50il.T5 per basket. Whisky,
II. tTtj'l.a per gallon for finished goods
in carloads, 11.19O1.10 per gallon for Job
lots. ... ,
Bast Liberty, Pa., May 16. Cattle
strong; extra, tS.10tpfi.lS; prime, t4.9tf5;
common, S3. 1004.11. Hogs active and
lower; heavy hogs, 14.40;' best mediums.
M.JO4.K; best Yorkers, t4.94.M; light
Toraers, Hiw; pm, as to quality,
!Z2iEZS' JZZ L-SSS
l.Tiho.cVeTi
sion to good, HK494JS; spring lambs, t0
t. Veal ealvss, s,iat9t.Tl. ,
SPAIN'S NEW CIHIF
, .f
Will Be Composed of VLvsi Faror-
ing a Vigorous War Fblijy..
TEE WOES OF A BPAHISff HaOTK.
Men VCbo Ienouneed the PtUIoy. J
JVitce St anv Price Were- ot- vTIIH--Inz
to Accept ORI.e When -toenail
War Faced the Uorernnieiit.-
London, May 17. The- Madrid
spondent of The Times telegraphs:: "U
am now In a position to exclaim ISm
mysterious cabinet 'crista which
been hanging for .several: wevkft-
has given rise to so mang lngenloiBM
surmises. Senor Sagaataiand. the Sh
gasta cabinet came Into amcevwlth tilt
policy of avoiding a confllctt with.-1.-Unlted
States by pacifying". .Csbw.
through autonomy. In pursuing-, this
nolicy the cabinet not only ran icouister
to the general current or oclnlom au
the' Conservative party, but", did' vio
lence to the feelings of a large sections
of Its own adherents.
"Its at'tltude was too conciliatory tc
suit the bellicose temper of thu- nation..
and consequently It became very un
popular. When the policy failed niT
war was seen to be Inevitable!, (n spHt
of all the concessions. It ought tu Hav
resigned to make way for a fighting
cabinet. Ministers desirous of pearr
at any price short of sacrificing the na
tional honor were not the men for con
ducting affairs In a desperate strugglt
agalnst an enemy Infinitely superior It
resources.
"No doubt a Conservative calilnet
was practically Impossible, because It
would have required a Conservative--majority
In the chamber, which- is-.troS'
obtainable without subjecting: the coun
try to the dangerous ordeal' of a genera
election. Uut such an extreme measure
was not necessary. There" were many
Liberals who had condemned the cabi
net for 1)elng too conciliatory,' and who
continued to urge It to accept the-arbl-trament
of war. They were the men.
It waa naturally supposed, who must
be willing to accept the responsibilities
of office when a war waa Imminent.
"So It seemed at least to several
members of the Sagasta ministry, and
on the very day of the opening of the
cortes his colleagues urged upon Senor
Sagasta the advisability of the ra&Miet
resigning Immediately. Senor- Sagasta-.
objected. All he could be Induced to
do. was to advise the queen regent to
consult with Important political leaders-
on the question of a change of cabinet-.
"Though some of these had sttown.
themselves very bellicose when war wa
at a comfortable distance, none war
inclined to assume the responsiMtltier
of office when war was about to begin.
All, therefore, with the exception of
one or two who were known to be de
sirous of fishing in troubled watcrB, ad
vised strongly that the existing cabinet
rontlnue. The queen regent, whs Is
always strictly constitutional it hei -acts,
had thus no choice but to' request
Senor Sagasta to remain. He-consent -.
ed. but the other ministers wer by nr-
means satisfied.
"Finally, on Sunday, May" S. Senor
Sagasta, yielding to the representations
of those who wished' to retfre-, tendered;
the queen regent the resignation of tb
cabinet. Again the same Important po
llttral personages wet consulted, untf
again they declined the responHtb'Hftle'
of office. Things seemed at a deadlot,.
but there was still a way out of It Th
fundamental qwstlon of policy that di
vided ministers was whether the gov
ernment should still seek a pacific solor
tlon by Invoking the friendly Inter
vention of the great powers or should
abandon all present hope of peace an
fight to the bitter enJ.
"Senor Silvela, the leader of a party
which had alwnys shown Itself more
bellicose than the Liberals, hud use
In the chamber certain vague expres
sions which seemed to show that h fa
vored making another effort fo secure
peace. Senor Morel accordingly lautrah
etL the Idea In the chamber, but Sennr.
Silvela, Instead of adopting Moret'r
suggestion, condemned it In no meas
ured terms hs an attempt of the gov
ernment to evad Its legitimate respon
sibilities. "The only course now waa for Senoa,
Sagasta to choose for himself betwaetr'
the two policies, letting those rrttrr
who objected to the policy uilopted.
This he has now done, ami'. It IS under
stood that he will choose colleugueif
from among those In favor of contin
uing the struggle with all possible
energy." A Madrid dispatch to The MornlhR
Leader says: "The new ministers will
"e; s""' """ umuBiri i
'foreign affairs; Senor Aunon, marine;
uuite or Aimoaovar, puoiic warns. io
remalnder will form a makeshift until,
the budget has been carried."
A late dispatch from Madrid saym
that on receiving the announcement
that the cabinet had resigned butbj
houses adjourned.
McKlnley'a Flrnt Veto SiihCiiIdooT.
Washington, May 17. The bouse yes
terday received its first veto from Pres
ident McKlnley, and voted unanimous
ly to sustain the executive. The- vetlw
was of a bill conferring upon- the court
of claims Jurisdiction In a. private
claims case of long standing..
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS-
James W. Collier, the old time actor
and manager, died in New York Friday
night, aged 64.
J. 8. Collins, a prominent resident- of"
Topeka, Kan., was mysteriously mur
dered In his bed.
In the bread rlota In Italy during tbe
week past fully 1,000 people were killed.
2,600 wounded and 1,000 arrested..
At Huntingdon. Pa., Judge Ontadjr
announced himself aa a candidate far
United Statea senator to succeed) M. BL
Quay.
A big building In. course of erection
In New Tork collapsed. Five hrlck-
layers were killed snd five Injured, two
fatally.
Seventy-five -Americans employed tm
ths pbosphats works st Nsvaaan Isl
and have been landed at Key West by
the gunboat Castlae.
William MoCadden, Charles RltBax-
son and Mlaa Svelyn G. CalAweB. at
stenographer, vrette killed In Phils-
eelphla Or which did 1225.000)
Edouard ftemenyl. the fame
d"PPa
performing before a large andTeno fjs
San Francisco, Ha was 14 years cetft, .
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