The Middleburgh post. (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, June 09, 1898, Image 5

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    Pennijlnsi fcpsa Fer
ti Gorernwiij. '
Wg WAllnUIXX WITHDK1W8.
Ks-Iostseaseer ftoaeral WriM a
ttr Daaouaola Um Method ol
Its Opponent Md Urging Hta Dal
te Baaport C W. "ton.
isrrlsburg. Jan l-Ths Republican
lt. conventloB met la this city yes
day and named tha party ticket that
to bt submitted to the voter thin
i m follows: For governor. Colonel
llllam A. Stone ol Allegheny; lieu
lant governor. General J. P. 8. Oobln
Lebanon: ieeretary of Internal af-
General James W. Latta of Phil
tlDhia; Judr of the superior court
imam W. Porter of Philadelphia;
iressmea-at-lerge. Oalusha A.
0V of Susquehanna and Samuel A.
kvenport of Erie. The laat Are are
omlnatlonn
rhe 1U votes cast for C W. Stone
Dresented the combined strength of
it candidate and John Wanamaker.
ie latter provided the only sensation
the convention ny presenting a letter
.i.umwiL in which he denounced
L niethoda of the dominant Repub-
Un factions and urgea nia inenas to
bport C. W. 8tone. The withdrawal
,...nt4 to mean that Mr. Wini-
Vktr haa placed himself In position
run as an inaepenaent csnaiaaie.
w. oandidatea - ana unurmu
rheiton met after the convention and
L-elected John P. Elkln, of Indiana.
lalrman of the state committee.
Li... tor PMimu was temnorarv
airman of the convention and Frank
'. wheaton, of Wllkesbarre. perma
lit chairman. Both were chosen by
clamatlon.
k name of John Wanamaker
La been presented by Joseph M. Huo-
U, of Philadelphia, A. a l. wteMa,
COLONEL W. A- STONE.
the same city, presented -Mr. W ana-
Laker's tetter withdrawing; his name.
r. Wanamaker said in part:
"To suffer a political machine to sell
it cash the commonwealth's Justice or
itsln squatter sovereignty in the stato
national offices la only to kill the po-
llcal party thus indulged. A mighty
(volution has set in within this state.
ennsy)vaalals no longer docile or un
witting" 4o Republican bosslsm. -
The nominations closed with the two
tones and General Seeder In the field,
ke roll can showed 191 votes for W. A.
lone and Ml for C. W. Stone. Before
be Teiult was announced the Ave votes
ait for General Reeder were given to
m Allegheny aspirant, Reeder .having
ludrawn.
Lit 4:16 the convention adjourned
lithout giving the candidates .an op-
nrtunlty to present themselves.
Colonel 'William Alexis Stone was
lorn In Delmar township: Tioga county.'
fa, on April 18, 1146. At the outbreak
I the rebellion, although only It years
f age, he enlisted In ithe Union army
ad went to the front with the Army
f the Potomac. He participated In a
umber of (battles, securing the oom
Hnion of second lieutenant. After ahe
'tr he became a lieutenant colon In
n National Guard. After the war he
ecame a student at the Normal school
t Mansfield, taught school for a while,
ad then read law at WeUsboro, where
eras admitted to the bar In 11
knee then he has been engaged In the
raotice of his profession at Wells
oro and .subsequently at Pittsburg.
b lilt he was elected district attorney
f Tioga county, resigning In 1871 to ge
Pittsburg, where he was appointed
'sited States district attorney by
resldeat Hayes and reappointed ' by
resides Arthur. During ihls second
erm he was semoved by President
Cleveland for "offensive partisanship."
I made a vigorous fight for relnstate
"nt, without .avail. In MM, when
'olonel Thomas M. Bayne declined a
enomnlsUon for congress In the AUe
ny city district Colonel atone was
amed as his successor, and ha has
mained a member of the house of
"presentatlees by continuous re-elec-s
ever since.
General J. P. 8. Oobln was born at
"bury, Pa Jan. H. US7. He haa also
creditable war record, entering as a
nvate and retiring as brevet brigadier
nersX He has been a member of the
tste senate sine 1884.
General James W. Latta was bora In
nlladelphla on April II, 1839. He en
'red the Union army as a private In
L rone to the position of captain and
Uutaat general of volunteers, and was
"J"" M brevet lieutenant colo
" Subsequently he became .adjutant
weral of the state militia. Ia 184 he
5talrs.eCteI ecretnr of 'n''
'ndge William' w. Porter U also a
e of Philadelphia, bore May S.
pdd from the University
,,.:Mnn,y,vlllft ln lm nbw
tly enured the profession of law.
never held office until. In September,
W. he was appointed by Governor
w" t0 th MMer 0B the superior
t jncilcre,lted bjr wfnaUon
' Judge Wlllard.
4lu,h A. Grow was born in Ash
d. conn., In ua. He was first elect-
.i!0Cf,nrreM ,nUM- wln Urms.
ng elected speaker of the house In
T. elected congressman-at-
7 m cted la 1884. ,
Cu o Harvara university? and
jJllatrtet attorney of Erie county.
w ia ur , r:
PIPIMMES
Eamllaa Bli-tlnj f Eratery
. ay Oar8aUora.
L BBIIIIAHT AOHILYt:liNT.
Thej
Sunk a Collier, to FreTeat
Egrrn of Oerren't Fleet,
HEATH FIRE OP SPANISH GUKS.
The Uvt Kta yfae Sitkst Tkslr Uvss ti
Federal an Act af alaiest laoatlWo Dar
laxArellsw MM as Prisoners ef Wai
; by the Spaaiarcs, Tae Honor Their In-
trspidlty and WW Xichanp Tarn rot
Bfsstis Prisonns Haadrsds Mara ol
wvSailan Wn Aazioaa te Take th
Kisk That Has Qivea Uadyiai Tame ti
the Chases Ones One ef the Hems Dis
obeyed Orders Is Take Part ia the FerU-
oas
Port Antonio, Jamaica, Jwae . Bj
dm ot th stoat brilliant axplolts In
naval aaaals the cork has been driven
into ttm bottta at Santiago de Cuba,
and the Spanish fleet could not be mors
secure ware the entrance to that harbor
dooiaa, barred and double locked and
the kvjr dropped into the bottomless
depth of be sea.
Lieutenant Richmond iP. Hobson. of
tba nagshtp New York, vith a volun
teur crew of seven man, under covar ol
the darhneas after Uw moon had set.
sboKtly after S o'clock Friday morning,
ran the big collier Merrimac into the
threat ol the harbor, swung her broad
aid across the channel, and then ex
ploAed and sank her. "He succeeded in
this desperate entesprlse under the
fires 'Of the batteries and forts which
guard the entrance without support
from the fleet.
Ensign Powell, alsoof the New York,
with a steam launch, crept close under
the 'guns of Mono CCastle to take off
the heroes of the Merrimac, and re
mained there pluckfly until daylight
discovered his position, without see
tag a trace of the IMerrlmac'B daring
crew. To have remidned longer would
have bees sheer madness. As it was,
he retired under a heavy Jlre from
Mauser titles and the heavy guns of
the batteries.
. 'The heroes who jHjrformedJthls mar-
relous feat of daring were:
'The Merrlmae's Heroen.
XJeutenant Richmond P. Hobson, as
atotantiaaval constractor. Lieutenant
Hobson was born at Greensboro, Ala.
n Aug. 17, 1870,. was apointed, after
a competitive examination, to the
Saval academy in may, 18U. He was
the youngest member of his class, but
graduated at the head of 'his 18 com
panions. He has studied 'engineering:
tmder the auspices dT the United States
government, in Fraaee, and was mads
Assistant ixaval constructor in 1891.
He is the author -of a seml-polltlcal
work, entitled "TheSituatlon and Out
latt in Europe," and was assigned to
the flagship New York when Rear Ad
atrcal Sassjon sailed for -the West
Indies. He Is a nephew idl John M
alarehead, if North Carolina, and Is
a grandson of Chief Justice Pearson,
ef-Ahat state. He is "unmarried.
Daniel Mentague, chief imaster Of
arms, of Nasr York. He lhas served
four years ta the navy, is 29 years of
age, And his heme is In Brooklyn.
- Guorge CharetU, gunner's mate ot
the ftret class on board the, 'New York.
Ha baa served 14 years hi tttie navy.
Is 31 .rears oW and. resides iat Lowell,
J. C. Murphy, a coxswain. of ttte Iowa.
Osborne Daignan, a eoxswaia of the
Merrixtac, about 24 years old.
Geo. P. Phllitpps, a machinist of the
first class, belonging to the Merrimac.
Ha Is M years of . age, and Ibis home
is in Boston.
- Frauds Kelly, a water tender, about
86 years .old, His home Is near Glas
gow, Scotland. .
. - H. Clausen, who slipped on board
the Merrimac without permission, in
order to take part tn the eipedMon, is
si eoxswaia of the Haw York. -'
Kw Prlsoisen of War.
Lieutenant Hobson' and his urn are
sow Spanish prisoners, as a flag of
true announces, and will be exchang
ed In due eaurae of ttee, but that their
mission was auccessfut admits ef bo
daubt Ensign Powell distinctly aaw
the spars of Aba wrecked ship la ftae
middle of, the; channel. Lieutenant
Hobson planted' her at the very point
he had selected. Cushinf memorabk
feat la blowing up the Confederate
ram Albemarle Is overmatched by
Hobson's act, for Cushlngs men crept
up Albemarle sound at midnight and
tell upon an unsuspecting toe. Hob
son took his ship, over 300 test long,
Into the very focus of a dosen bat
teries with the enemy at the' guns,
and blew her up. Discovery at tha end
of his Journey was Inevitable, and
death was almost certain. No name,
therefore, can be written higher on
war's temple of fame than his. Like
Cusblng's deed, Hobson's desperate
undertaking was coneelved . by him
who executed It . .
i When Rear Admiral Sampson Joined
Commodore Schley on Wednesday the
latter had already ascertained that-It
would be Impossible for the fleet to
crawl Into the rathole In which tha
Spanish fleet had taken refuge. . The
mines across the entrance and the bat
teries which commanded It made the
mere contemplation of it an act of
folly ; . . ,
Commodore Schley wta Inclined to,
think the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius'
might be able , to countermine, but the
ships would bate to go in single tie,
and, if 'ene were sunk' In the channel
the progress of the others would-be
Mocked. It was thea that UiilauusA
Hobaoa tsasalshl the'uebema af stslh'
lac tha Mg eatllar across Ua aerter
eatraaes, aad. aaked to be aUewet t$
executo It himself. tt seemed ssrtala
death aad almost certala failure, but
Hobaoa waa so eathualastle .that his
conldenee was . Infectious, aad the ad
miral finally reluctantly gave his coax
seat .1 i i, ' : .
Would Mot Ball ruder False Celese.'
The plan of allowing the Merrimac to
run in under the Spanish flag, with the
fleet, la f signed pursuit, firing blaak
cartridges and biasing the path to tba
harbor entrance . with search lights.
waa coaaldsred, but abandoned.
cause Lieutenant Hobson and his vol
unteer crew did not -want to die, tf
their lifes should be sacrificed, under
false colors. They wanted to go dowa
with the 8tars aad Stripes floating
proudly from the Merrimac -
When the admiral's consent waa ob
tained Lieutenant Hobson became Im
patient ot all delay, and that vsry
night, wedaeauay, after the aaoon
went down, he set the time for the at
tempt Volunteers were called for
on all the ships of the fleet aad whole
cheering crews stepped forward at toe
summons tor the extra hasardous duty,
About S0 an board the New York,
some 180 oa board the Iowa and a like
proporuoa irom tne otaer snips voi
unteered, but Lieutenant Hobson de
cided ta risk as few lives as possible.
He picked three men from the New
York and three from the Merrimac
The latter were greaa la the service,
but they knew the ship aad had plead
ed hard to go.
Other men selected from various
ships, with Ensign Powell in command,
manned the launch, which was to lie
at the harbor mouth and take oft thoss
who escaped.
Lieutenant Hobson bad his plans
carefully prepared. The seven men who
were to risk their lives In the Merrimac
were as cheerful as schoolboys oa
frolic, despite 21 hours' sleeplessness
and hard work. Murphy was to cut
loose the forward anchor, Montague
tha after one, and they were then to
Jump overboard and -swim to the life'
boat, which was towing astern. Phil'
llpps, Kelly and Delgnan were te stop
the engines and knock away the
Kingston valres to flood the hold, and
Lieutenant Hobson and Charette were
to fire the torpedoes from the bridge,
"And you expect to eome out ot
this alive?" naked a companion of the
(lieutenant
Their ntsroKord of l)enth
"Ah, that is another thing," said the
'lieutenant He was so interested in
the mechanical .details of the scheme
that he scarcely Stopped to talk of
life and death. But In reply to fre
quent questions Hobson said:
"I suppose the Estralla battery will
fire down wn us a bit, but the ships
will throw their searchlights in the
gunners' luces -and they wont see
much of ua. Then 'K we are torpedoed
we should erven 'then be able to make
the desired position ln the channel.
It won't be so easy to hit us, and I
think the men . should be able to swim
to the dlagy. ' I naay Jump before I
am blown up. 'But I don't see that It
makes much difference what I do. I
have a fair chance of life either way.
If our dingy geta ahot to pieces we
shall thea try to swim for the beach
Tight under Morro Castle. We shall
keep together at .all hatardsV Then
we may be -able to make our way along
and perhaps get back to the sKp. We
-shall fight the sentries or a squad
'until the last, and we shall otfty sur
rrender to overwhelming numbers, and
'Our surrender will uonly take place as
ia laat and almost uncontemplated
emergeney."'
Words cannot palLt the cool, snatter
of fact heroism of the enlisted men,
ao calmly asnfldent of success la their
audacious undertaking, so implicitly
'trustful in (heir young lieutenant who
twas to lead thsm, so oblivious of
everything escept that they weregolng
to. They did not speak of coming out,
wrioh ths exception of Delgnan, who
aald 'nonchalantly: H)h, I guess we
stand a fair ahow of getting out, but
they can't stnp us gong In," this last
la a most matter of fact style, as
though going in was the only point
worth considering. So It was to them,
Iteady For the Great Feat.
The Merrimac was made ready.
Six ttsrpedoes were strung along her
port side, with wire connections to
the bridge. Her anchors were lashed
at the bow and sterni Her cargo of
coal etas shifted and her cargo ports
were oaened so that she would move
readily ail when the time came to cut
her andbor lashings, open tne seacocks
and tarjndo her bulkheads.
The werk was sot complete until
after 4 ititelock Thursday morning, but
with the ky paling in the east Lieu
tenant Hobson headed in on his des
perate taiaslon. As the Merrlmat
steamed forward Admiral Sampson
looked at ttm watch aad at the streaks
ta the east, aad decided that the Merri
mac could uat reach tha entrance be
fore broad daylight Consequently the
torpedo boat Porter was dispatched to
recall the daring officer. Lieutenant
Hobson sent back a protest, with a re
quest for permlsion to proceed. -But
the admiral declined to allow btm to
take the risk, aad slowly the Merrimac
swung about
When the Merrimac started Thurs
day morning on the trip from which
she was "recalled she had on board
of her -two men who had no right to
be there. They ' were Assistant En
gineer .Crank, of the. Merrimac, and
Boatswain MuUIn, of the New York,
who had been-working on the collier
all day. The two men refused to leave
the ship, and, as their disobedience
waa ot the nature which produced
Cushlags and FarraguU for the Amer
ican navy It was not officially recog
nised. -
'. During the day Lieutenant Hobson
went aboard the flagship. 'His once
white duck trousers waa as black as
coal heaver's, his old fatigue coat
-. - .J . . ' '-' c. ; -'
was usjbusJsHtet sat bin begrime! taee
was eeea furrowed by tease drawn
(tees, bat steady resolution shown te
, bo aceotssa wan he la the task
ahead at htm that, aasaladful ef his ap
pearance and of an ceremony and na
vel etiquette, be toM the admiral la a
tone of command that he must not
again be Interfered with.
I can carry this thing through,"
sard be, "but there must be no more
recalla. My man have been keyed up
for 24 hours. 'and under a tremen
dous strain Iron will break at last"
Friday morning the Merrimac start
1 la shortly after S o'clock. 81ewly
the seconds of fate ticked oa as. for an
hour, 1, 090 strained eyes strove to
pierce the deep veil of night
Suddenly several blood red tongues
of flame shot down from the rocky em
Inence on which Morro Castle Is sit
uated. They were followed by Jets
dnd streaks of Are from the batteries
opposite. The Merrimac had reached
the entrance of the harbor. Into tha
murderous fire the Merrimac passed
and moved a full quarter ot a mile.
It seems a miracle that her apparently
riddled hull could have reached the
goal. After live minutes the firing
ceased, and all became dark again.
Spaniards Admire Their Bravery.
Then among ths watchers of the
fleet arose the question as to whether
those five minutes of murder had left
grief stricken mothers or widows or
orphans. Many a gunner's mate be
sought permission to Are, but nothing
could be done, as an ill directed shot
might kill our men, possibly struggling
In the water toward the open sea.
when the curtain of night waa at
hut lifted the light disclosed a tiny
steam launch riding the waves at the
very throat of the entrance of the har
bor. In an instant the guns of the
shore batteries were turned upon her,
and with a last, lingering, vain look
for the crew of the Merrimac Ensign
Powell headed his launch close along
shore to the westward. In this lay
his salvation. The guns of the bat
teries to the westward could not bo
depressed enough to hit the little
launch, and the guns on Morro Castle
would not bear upon her.
Cervera, the Spanish admiral, waa bo
struck with the courage of the Merrl
mac's crew that he thought Admiral
Sampson should know they had not
lost their lives. He therefore sent his
chief of staff, Captain Oveldo, to board
the New York under a flag of truce.
Captain Oveldo told how Hobson and
his men had Jumped Into a boat as the
torpedoes were exploded and rowed
away from the sinking collier. As it
would have been impossible to row to
our fleet through the storm of shot and
shell they rowed to the Spanish flag
ship aad surrendered. Captain Oveldo
stated that two of our men are slightly
Injured. He did not know their names.
Lieutenant Hobson is uninjured. After
Lieutenant Hobson had fired the tor
pedoes which mnk the Merrimac the
men were unable to reach the dingy.
They swam te the shore and were cap
tured.
.The Spanish admiral offers to ex
cnairge the prisoners, and declares that
meanwhile they will be treated with
the greatest kindness. Their bravery
has won for them the admiration of
every man In the Spanish fleet. When
Captain Oveldo returned to his fleet
he took a supply of provisions and
momjy lor ths prisoners.
WAI NEWS OF THE WEEK.
WlUteqi J. Rryan Will Command tha
Third Nebraska neglmont.
Washington, June T. On Tuesday of
last week came the report of a
naval battle at Santiago de Cuba.
The Urst reports made it appear that
both the fleets of Admiral Sampson
and Commodore Schley were engaged
but It is mow known that Sampson was
not ln the fight. Dispatches from
MadrM Indicate that many leading
Spanish statesmen are In favor of
peace, amd it is asserted that these
leadeiw hope lor foreign Intervention,
In order that they may have an excuse
for yielding coatrol over Cuba. The
Spanish bark Marie Dolones waa cap
tured six miles t Porto BJco. She is
loaded With coal, beneath which It la
believed ammunition la concealed. Re
porta fswm the Insurgent general Garcia
say that he has 10.000 soldiers, better
equipped than ever before, having been
supplied by our government. At Man
lie Adaaral Dewey ordered a British
ahlp to leave port which would indi
cate that the admiral contemplates
some action. The steamer Florida re
turned to Key West, after having sue
cessfuily landed la Cuba 400 volunteers.
mainly Cubans, together with it days'
rations, 71 mules, S horses, 7jK0 rifles
and Z.OOO.OM rounds of ammunition.
The expedition waa met by 1.B0S armed
Insurgents with a band of music.
Dispatches from Santiago, via Port au
Prince, HaytJ, on Wednesday, Indicated
an intention on the part of Commodore
eschley to ee-operate with General Oar
cla's Insurgent army for the occupa
tion of Santiago. A letter from Secre
tary Alger to Speaker Reed shows that
the plan of campaign Is to send 7S.000
men to .Cuba aad also to send an army
to Porto Rico, as well as the Philip
pines. A bfll was Introduced In the
asttonal house that will enable soldlrrs
to .vote la congressional elections.
wherever they may be. R L. Thomp
son, a volunteer of the Fifth Maryland.
waa arowned while bathing at Chick-
amauga Park. Governor Holcomb, of
Nebraska, aanounced that he will ap
point Hon. William J. Bryan colonel
of the Third Nebraska volunteers, and
Bryan announced that he would ac
cept Fred D. Grant, son of the great
general, wee sworn In at Chlckamauga
as a brigadier general, the oath being
administered by George A. Harris, an
ex-Confederate. There was sfwat en
thusiasm. .'.,
Aside from ths detailed story of
Schley's bombardment of Santlaso
forte the dispatches of Thursday added
little te the war news. Domingo Men
dss Capote, vice president of the Cu
ban republic, arrived la New Ttfrk, and
in an Interview declared there are M
009 men, fully armed and equipped, in
the Cuban army, and 10.000 more armed
With machetes- All ths dlsoatcbss tell
of the dreadful destitution la Santiago.
Soldiers at San Francisco whe cannot i
se sent te MaaBa are kealag fee-Ra-eeilan
anaexatiea aad that they may
m seat to Hoaotaruv 'Teddy: Reese
velfe cavalry reatmeet ot. rough riders
arrived at Tampa.
Last Friday sight there wee a ban
quet la London which waa tendered, by
eminent; Englishmen to prominent
members ef the American colony. The
banqueters wore "the flag of the fu
Uire," the Stare and Stripes and the
Union Jack blended, on coats of arms,
aad the speechee of the Britons were
all highly eulogistlo of our Institutions.
6lr Frederick Pollock predicted that
there would be "one fleet under two
flags to keep the peace of the world."
Further reports came from Commodore
Schley ot his recent reconnoisance at
Santiago, showing that he had Inflicted
considerable damage on the fortifica
tions, while our ships were wholly un
injured, the Spanish Imitation of gun
nery approaching the ridiculous. The
censorship at southern coast polnta has
grown more rlald, and not a line re
garding the movement of troops cau
be sent out, indicating that the trans
portation of troops to Cuba and Porto
Rico is rapidly progressing. In th
house a bill was favorably reported to
permit the volunteers to vote In con
gressional elections, V-herever they may
be. Finally, early Saturday morning,
came a brief report of the marvelous
achievement of Lieutenant Hobson and
his seven brave volunteers at Santiago.
This waa the only great event reported
in Saturday's dispatches.
Sunday's dispatches brought the de
tails of Lieutenant Hobson's marvelous
exhibition of heroism at Santiago. A
letter made public which had been pur
loined from the rooms of Lieutenant
Carranxa, late Spanish naval attache
at Washington, and now In Montreal,
shows that Carrania is at the head
of a Spanish spy system. Efforts were
taken by our government to, have Car
ransa expelled from Canada, but the
Spaniard denied that the letter as pub
lished was written by him. He denied
complicity with the spy system, and
said the letter had been garbled to suit
the United 'States government. Still
later Detective Kellert was honorably
discharged after a hearing at Montreal
on the charge of stealing this identical
letter. Kellert at once brought sutt for
IJ&.000 damages for falBe arrest, and
Carranxa and Senor Du Bosc were ar
rested and gave ball for a hearing.
They cannot now leave Canada without
sacrificing this ball. The Fpanlnh press
and people regard the sinking of the
Merrimac at Santiago as "a great
Spanish victory."
BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.
Ex-Congris!ninn Elijah A. More
died at his home tn Itonton Sunday.
Hob FitZKimmon and "Kid" McCoy
are to fight for the pugilistic champion
ship. Labrador is blockaded by Ice, and
the Inhabitants have been reduced to
abject misery.
William F. Harrliy has been ousted
from the Democratic national commit
tee, and James M. Guffey succeeds him.
Two war balloons from France ar
en route from Jersey City to Tampa,
for the use of the Cnban Invading army.
There Is already talk of promoting
Lieutenant Hobpon from the staff to a
line officer, from which he may rise to
admiral.
The national senate voted far amend
ments to the war revenue bill providing
for a bond Issue and to coin the silver
bullion In the treasury.
Negro excursionists from Qulncy,
Ills., and Hannibal, Mo., killed City
Marshal Meloan, of Clarksville, Mo.
Curtis and Sam Young, negroes, were
lynched.
William Street, a negro who attempt
ed a felonious assault on Mrs. Par
rlsh, a white woman, at Devllne, La.,
was tied to a stake and burned to death
by a mob.
The schooner Jane Gray, en route for
Kotsebue sound from Seattle, with a
party of gold seekers, foundered on
May 12 near Cape Flattery. Thirty
four were drowned.
Revolutionists went to Monte Crlsto,
Santo Domingo, in an effort to over
throw President Herreaux. They wen
put to flight, and 16 who were captured
have since been executed.
THE PRODUCE MARKETS
As rteflet4 by Dealings In Philadel
phia and Baltimore.
Philadelphia, June 1 Flour weak: win
ter superfine, 14. 264. 60; Pennsylvania
roller, clear, SMjt.tt; city mills, extra, I4.W
4.76. Rye flour dull at W.76&1SO per
barrel for choice Pennsylvania. Wheat
weak; No. t red. spot, I1.M&L10. Corn
dull; No. 1 mixed, spot, MfeMUc; No. 7
yellow, for looul trade, 3&40c. Oats quiet
and steady; No. t white and No. t white,
Clipped, !333Vtc Hay steady; choice
timothy, IU.60&13 for large bales. Beef
dull; beef hams, m.KVU. Pork weak:
mess, 1111; short clear, 1118014: fam
ily, 113.60514. Lard weak; western steam
ed, M.fH. Butter firm; western cream
ery, H4jlic.; do. factory. lOHOUHc; El
gins, - lie.; Imitation creamery, 11914c.;
New Tork dairy, UVtffMMe.; do. creamery.
hhwisc.; fancy Pennsylvania prints lob
Mng at l(tjme. ; do. wholesale, 17c. Cheese
steady; large, white, mtWtc; small 'do.,
c; large, colored, Mfc; small do..
7c; light skims, GHeJ&fcc.; part skims. W
He.; full skims, ft&lc. Eggs firm; New
York and Pennsylvania, 11 Ho.; western,
fresh, 11 Vic; southern, lOVtwUc.
Baltimore, June I. Flour dull; western
superfine, IJ.60tfJ.7S; do. extra, 14(94.76;
So. family, 1646.60; winter wheat, putent,
$5.764; spring do., K.!&e.46; spring
wheat, straight, KaS.28. Wheat steady at
a decline; spot, ll.loU0; month, $1.06;
July, (2c.; August, Mc.; steamer Mo. 2 red.
tLnH41.024; southern, by sample, tl.Wtf
LU: do. en grade, tl.Miifl.il. Corn weak;
spot and month, J$6c.; July, IWt&
J6c.; September, JtMjU7c; steamer mixed,
U9Uc.; southern, white and yellow,
3643J7C. Oats dull; No. I white, Utt34c.;
No. 2 mixed, J2GJ2UC. Rye easier; No. 2
nearby, Mc.; No. 2 western. 64c. Hay
steadr; choice timothy, $1J.601I. Grain,
freights very dull; demand Hunt: steam
to Liverpool, per bushel, Iftd., June; Cork,
lor orders, per quarter, Ss. - ed June.
Sugar strong; granulated, 5.46H. Butter
steady; fancy creamery, 17c; do. Imita
tion, 16c.; do. ladle, Ko.; good ladle. 14c.:
ftore packed. 124Jlto. Eggs rm; fresh,
IGllttc. Cheese steady; fancy New York,
large, vk.; ao. medium, !14Ho.; do.
small, $10o. Lettuce, U.J&O1.60 per
basket. Whisky. $Lt$01.t9 per gallon for
finished goods la carloads; tUttf-!. per
gallon for Jobbing lots.
Bast Liberty, Pa., June t-Cattle steady
at unchanged prices. Hogs slow; prime
heavies, $4.20; prime mediums. t4.2O04.tS:
best heavy Yorkers. $4494.10; pigs, $$.
$.$; roughs, !16O04,tO. Sheep Arm; choice
clipped, - IttttKM; common.-. $S.264M.40:
choice clipped lambs, $64)6.16; common te
good, $4tHtt: sping lambs, tBHHM; Teat
salves, MlsOfJI.
WAR BREVITIES.
Wedasoday, Jon 1
f ExrCongressmaa J. Warren aetretT
eT Ohio, wlU probeMy be- appatatsSrs
major general of volunteers,
j William J. Bryan refused the eo$o
ielcy ot a Missouri regiment, tendered 1
him by Governor Stephens, saying, he -would
stick to Nebraska. -
Captain J. E. Brady, the new press
sensor of Florida, excepting 'Key West, ..
has established headquarters- at. Tan- -pa.
' The cersorahlp will be most rigid. -
General Lee had . an enthulastfct:re- -ception
at Jacksonville laat nlgbr.- Ha -had
a conference there wltH General 1
Miles. The latter reaehed Tampa to
day. Thnraday, Jaaa
Public sympathy In Russia Is -reposV-sd
through French channels to lean. te
warda Spain.
The Beeond regiment ef Virginia vol
unteers has been ordered to Tampa.. .
and left Richmond today.
Mrs. L. Z. Letter, of Chicago. . Is- said
te have purchased a hespKal bulldtac
for the soldiers at Chtcksmaugei:
RMssla may demand a share la-th -division
of the Philippines shoulit the.
United 8tstes not return the island..
Camp Alger, near Washington; bow
contains 18.860 men, of whom f.gOVare
pronounced ready for active-erv4e.
William A. Plnkerton Is said to haw
been engaged by the United States
government to hunt for Spanish, apiea.
A decree has been published at Mad
rid authorising the Issue of an Internal
loan of 1,000,000,000 pesetas at 4 per cent.
Fifteen-year-old Samuel Henderson
was sentenced to 20 years in the East
ern penitentiary for the murder of lit
tle Percy Lockyer at Philadelphia.
Friday, June 1.
The Spaniards are tilling Cardenar
harbor with hulks aad other obstruc
tions. Of the ten regiments of Immune- for
the invasion of Culia four will be com
posed of colored persons.
The tug Lcyden attempted to engage
three Spanish gunboats at Cardenaji,
but they ran away from her shots.
Additional transports, with capacity
for carrying 5,000 men, have been se
cured, making a total of 30 venae!.,
which can carry 30.000 men.
Scnor Polo de Rernabe. formerly
Spanish minister to the T'nlted RtaUw
has been appointed under secretary.; to
the foreign office at Madrid
Federal Attorney StrlpplluKr a -Key
West, denies the charts of Cadi't Saorr
that prisoners on prize ships were Ci
treated by their guards.
Eleven vtumt-n of the oiulm-r Kaci
Francisco have been landed ut Uostoti
becauHe of Illness. They havo been ac
customed to warm climates.
Saturday, Jnuo 4.
WhlKhnm and Robinson, the Kiirib
war correspondents captured In CuIhl.
have been released.
The president Is considering Genera.';
Lew Wallace for appointment to it
major generalship of volunteers.
Thirty-nine Spanish- prisoners, ri&-
Rlco, have arrived at New York-
A battalion of engineers, some' inert
and field trains, and a few companies ?
Infantry are said to be on the way
from Florida to HantiaKo.
The commercial bodies of San Frsin
clsco have protested against the gov
ernment's alleged discrimination again
that city tn the purchase of army sup
plies. Monday, Juno H.
The peace party In Spain la. rapids
growing
Many of the volunfeers at' Mulille are
raKKed and without shoes.
Large numbers of prominent autuau-
mlst leaders have fled from Havana Si
Mexico.
An unconfirmed dispatch reports1 th'
sinking by our warships, at Siuitlieu.
of the Spanish torpedo bout testroyr
Terror or Furor.
Captain Charles Vernon tXridltv.
commander of Admiral Dewey's nag-
tiln io nivtania ilioit t lfrtha Til ,
while en route home, invalided..
. A lis ., ui',"..... ... i:miu. " u mw
flower left Mole St. Nicholas Saturday.
Blanco issued a decree forbidding- tlu
presence of any foreign.-aorrespondeot-ln
Cuba.
Lieutenant Parker and) Private Heat. -now
with the volunteers at Tamps, a
the risk of their lives threw a burning:
dox ot ammunition into me river, tame
averting an awful explosion.
San Juan letters sent to Madrid: re
port that the Spanish losses during Ad
miral Sampson's bombardment wen
seven killed and 70 wounded. The gov
ernor general's residence was amonp
the buildings damaged.
Tuiwdfty , Jane T.
The urgent deficiency bill, carrying;
$17,475 for war expenses, passed tbt
national senate.
A bill providing heavy penalties- for
destroying submarine mines or photo
graphing fortifications was introduced.'
In the national senate.
The senate confirmed Leonard- W
Colby of Nebraska, Roy. Stone oC New
York, Henry T. Douglas of Maryland
and Harrison Gray Otis of California.,
as brigadier generals.
Carranxa and Dn Boko Arrescedt. .
Montreal, June 7. Magistrate Laftra
talne yesterday honorably discharged,'
Detective Kellert from cbstody em the
charge of stealing the now famous fet
ter from Lieutenant Carranxa. Immedi
ately afterwards Kellert's lawyera took
steps to take out a suit for $25,000 Joint
ly and severally against Senors DuBosr -and
Carranxa for false arrest. A capias
Is aaked for to prevent them, from
leaving the country. Later both kcb:
their appegrancdi '
flays Qur Troops Landed.
London, June 7. A dispatch to The
Financial News from Caps Haytlen
dated Monday, says: "At daylight tbis -morning
the American troops landed at.
Augadores, four miles east of 8arrtl--ago
de Cuba, under cover ef Admiral I
Sampson's suns. The batteries were
first silenced after a sharp- Uarobar de
ment" Spanish Prisoner at Fort Monroe'
Newport News, June 7. Ths Spanishtn
officer taken te Norfolk oa the etrufBe-r-Clndnnatl
on Friday was transferretW
le Fort Monroe last evening. Whflarstf
Is rumored that the Spaniard Is am
cer of high rank, his Identity is
known.' Hs is confined in a comforo
ahte celt ' . v: V . "