J— ADMIRAL DEWEY REMEMBER THE MAIN Blows Up a Spanish War Ship and Burns Two to the Water's Edge. ASIATIC FLEET WINS A VICTORY Spanish Admiral Compelled to Desert His Flagship— American Vessels Fight No- bly, Being Attacked by Land and Sea at the Philipine Islands. Sunday morning Commodore Dew- ey’s Asiatic fleet of United States war- ships appeared before Manila, the capital of the Philippine Islands. The Commodore had been forced to retire from Asiatic ports because of neutrality declarations of Oriental Powers. Dew- ey had either to fight the Spanish ships at Manila and thus secure a coaling station in Asiatic waters or return to San Francisco. Inspired by the mem- ory of the Maine disaster, he directed his ships and trained his guns toward the Philippine Islands. He fought a great battle and destroyed three of Spain’s largest vessels. As the ports of Manila and Cavite hove into sight the guns of the two ad- vance American cruisers agvere trained on the battery of Manila and fired an eight-inch projectile each. The first two shots fell short of the mark. Not so, however, thé next two. The Ameri- - can .gunners’ aim sent them with un- erring accuracy against the works, and there was a crumbling of old stones and mortar and a great cloud of dust. The shore batteries returned fire, but their aim was inaccurate, and their prijectiles simply whizzled through the rigging. In the meantime the war vessels of the squadron were made the target of the guns of the Spanish squadron which, hitherto in hiding, had sailéd in- to sight around the upper end of the bay. : BY. minadobes Dewey first directed his attention towards the Spanish flag ship, Reina Maria Christina, carrying the Spanish Admiral, Montejo. A great shell was hurled against this ironclad scattering death and destruction on all sides. Captain Codaiso was killed. Flames bursting from the sides of the Chris- tina compelled Admiral Montejo to leave the vessel and he transferred his flag to the Isla de Cuba. The flames completed the destruction of the Chris- tina. At this the Spanish squadron with- drew, giving Commodore Dewey an Op- portunity to land his wounded on the west side of the bay. Again the Spanish fleet came for- ward, expecting to capture and anni- hilate the American fleet unaware. The first shots fired by the treacher- ous Spaniards caused some loss of life to the American, but the squadron fly- ing the stars and stripes immediately recovere itself. The poured a broad side from their rapid firing guns into the Spanish fleet that the ships were scattered, and the Don Juan de Austria with her commander was blown into the air. Meantime the shore batteries con- tinued to send a steady stream of shots and shell at the American ships. American broadsides so badly dam- aged the Spanish vessels Mindanao and Villote that they withdrew. A number of the smaller vessels of Spain's fleet were sunk so as to prevent their falling into American hands. : Flames burst from the Spanish Cruiser Castilla and she soon shared the fate of the Christina. One report places Spanish loss at 2,- 000 men, and American losses at 200. Spain made desperate efforts to min- imize the result of the battle, but the truth gradually leaked out and Madrid is in a state of panic. : Commodore George Dewey, who has proved himself one of the heroes of modern naval warfare, and who fought the first big battle of the war with Spain, commands the Asiatic squadron of the United States. Dewey once proved himself a giant in courage, and is likely to do so again. No living officer of the -American navy has received higher praise from the leaders of the Nation’s maritime fcrces than he. He saw vigorous ser- vice during the war of the secession. Ccmmodore Dewey was a lieutenant aboard the steam frigate Mississippi. That ship of war was destroyed in the great river of the same name, but only after a gallant fight. The present com- mander of the Asiatic squadron was the last to Jeave the ship. Admiral Por- ter, commenting on this incident, said: “It is in such trying moments that men show of what metal they dre made, and in this instance the metal was the beet.” Dewey was at both attacks on Ft. Fisher, and since the war he had distinguished himself in the service and has been steadily promoted. Dispatches received from Manila say the capital of the Philippine islands is short of food and ammunition, and that the conditions prevailing have been made worse by the flocking into Manila of Spaniards from the pro- vinces. It is added that the natives are already looting and killing in the pro- vinces, Spanish women and children being included in the victims. It is further asserted that the priests are the special objects of the natives ven- geance, about a dozen priests having been killed during the week. Famine prices for food are sald to prevail at Manila, and, it is claimed, the Spanish authorities are maintain- ing order with difficulty. People are _ burying their valuables to prevent their seizure by the insurgents or Americans. The natives are gathering on the Bulacan coast, expecting the arrival of the insurgent leaders Aguinalbo and Alejandroro, who are expected with American arms and . supplies. When Ihose Are distributed, it seems, Manila ed on the land side. It is said that the insurgent leaders have submitted to Commodore Dewey a scherge for Philippine independence, embracing free trade. The mail steamer Ireland, said to have been purchased by the United States, has been forbidden to sail from Kingston, Ireland. To Suppress News. In the last few days the President and officials of the war and navy de- partments are understood to have heen greatly annoyed at the publication in the newspapers of the plans of the go- -vernment for operations _in Cuba. These publications have caused sug- gestions to be made that a censorship of dispatches going out of Washington be established in order to prevent the plans of contemplated military and naval movements being made public. but it is likely the government will be loth to take an extreme step of this character. F - OUR WAR WITH SPAIN. Meat sells at $1 a pound at Havana. Chickens are $2.50 a piece. Austria. will be strictly neutral, but will issue no proclamation. Louisiana has appropriated $560,000 for the National Guard of the state. In a few days Spain will expel all American citizens from her territory. Spain has purchased three Italian ships to be used as auxiliary cruisers. The maximum number of privates in company of infantry will be 59 men. Pennsylvania’s troops were the first to respond to the call for volunteers. Famine and smallpox are now killing men, women and children at Puerto Rico. Four hundred Porto Ricans have of- fered their services to the United States. : Spaniards have seized 100 tons of pro- visions intended for Cuban reconcen- trados. Uruguay has prohibited the public raising of funds for the benefit of Spain's navy. A naval battle of one hour’s duration hetween two modern battle ships would cost $1,600,000. Cuban insurgents are eagerly await- ing arms and ammunition from the United States. The people of Porto Rico are rebelling against Spain and are appealing to the United States for arms. St. Louis powder manufacturers were warned the other ‘day that Spanish spies were in the city. Fifty thousand people witnessed the departure of the National Guard from Pittsburg last Wednesday. The yachts of American millionaires now in the Mediterranean, are closely watched by Spanish ships. All the confederate organizations at New Orleans last week voted to fight against Spain if necessary. The queen of Spain has asked Russia to interfere but the Czar answered that the time was not yet ripe. United States Secret Service officers have their hands full nipping plots of Spain’s spies in this country. All Cubans at Tampa, Fla.,, have been urged to join the American army which will shortly invade Cuba. The Spanish fleet has been at seg for some days and Madrid is expecting to hear of the bombardment of American cities. The American bark, Seranac, having on board 1,640 tons of coal was captured by the Spaniards near the Phillipine islands. “It will take more than 60,000 men to subjugate the Spaniards in Cuba,” said Consul Springer of Caiboren, Cuba, the other day. The American line steamer Paris, which was reported captured by the Spaniards last week has arrived safely in New York. The army, in coming conflicts, will for the first time use the telephone as a means of communication between dif- ferent brigades. The battleship Oregon, for which the Spaniards are laying in wait has been seen in the Straits of Magellon by a British steamer. Blanco has cabled Spain that he is able to hold Havana against the United States without assistance from the home. government. The torpedo boat Foote was the first In New York bay 74 mines have been planted and it is believed three times that many will be. The battleship Oregon, for which a Spanish torpedo was lying in wait has arrived at Rio Janeiro, leaving the Spaniard 1,000 miles behind. The Italian Red Cross society has of- fered its services, with the use of its paraphernalia, to the Red Cross so- cieties of the United States and Spain. Large fires, apparently ' burning forests, are now raging in Cuba. They have been started either by Spaniards or insurgents for purposes of their own. The crew of the torpedo boat Porter made a landing on Cuban soil last Sun- day night. Their daring exploit resulted in valuable information for the admiral. Iowa’s national guard is about 1,200 short of the quota, 3,700. The governor has called for ex-guardsmen and mili- tary school grauates to fill up the ranks. ! Fifty-five men on the captured steam- er Panama, who were on their way to Cuba to ioin the Spanish army, are be- ing held by the government as prison- ers of war. The Spaniards have attached all the food in Santiago de Cuba for the army and the civil population of that city, about 20,000 persons, is almost entirely without provisions. The National Guards now being mustered Into the service of the United States will not lose the identities as state organizations. They will also re- tain their own officers. So soon as Havana surranders to the United States and Cuba becomes free, then will the European Powers inform Spain that she has lost what she was fighting for and that the war must cease. While the warship New York was lying two miles off the coast of Cabanas Cuba, last Saturday, a number of ca- valrymen on shore fired a volley of shot at her. A shell from the battleship scon subdued the Spaniards. Two bombs were exploded under the gecvernment torpedo boats building at Pcrtland, Ore. the other day, but no damage was done. The perpetrator is supposed to have been a Spaniard or Mexican who has been lurking about the ladgt few days. Thirty miners who were on the trail bound for the Klondike came down on the steamer the other day for the pur- pose of returning east and joining the army. Nearly all are members of the national guard, whose love of country is greater than their love of gold. In accordance with directions is§ued by the secretary of war immediate measures will be taken to recruit the regiments of the regular army and the battalion of engineers to 61,000 men. The manner in which this is to be done together with other interesting details is shown in a circular issued by Adjt.- Gen, Corbin. - Five Italians at Greensburg, Pa., last week made some unpatriotic remarks about the American flag. A mob made them swear allégiance to the United States in face of a rope, after which they were forced. to carry an American flag through the streets After the Italians had burned an etfigy of Weyler they were permitted to retire, During the ceremonies of raising a flag for the court house at Findlay, O., last week, participated in by 20,020 p-o- ple, Christ Karoupas, a Greek merch- ant, expressed the hope that American soldiers would all be slain. A mob seized him, and after being given a se- vere beating he was driven from town, end his stock dumped into the streets. Cavalry Called Out Three regiments of cavalry were called for Tuesday by the secretary of war, pursuant to the authorization of the president under the last proviso of section six of the volunteer army law. This call is in excess of the 125,000 and will not in any way interfere with the allotments of the several states. NGUBAN STRONGHOLD BOMBARDED FORTIFICATIONS REDUCED. \ Three American War Ships Fire Upon Ma- tanzas—Bpanish Shots Flew Wide of Their Mark. The strengthening of the fortifications at Punta Gorda, Cuba, did not please Admiral Sampson of the blockading fleet now in Cuban waters. The ad- miral decided to reconnoiter, and the New York, Puritan and Cincinnati ap- proached the harbor of Mantanzas Wednesday afternoon. The bombardment was then begun by the Spanish batteries. The flagship New York was fired on and almost in- stantly replied, the Cincinnati and the Puritan soon joining, at close range. The New York pounded the shore bat- teries at the right of the harbor. The explosive shells of the Spaniards flew wild. Two came close to the New York, but not the least harm was done to the American vessels. After a bom- bardment of less than half an hour the Spanish guns were silenced. A battery on the eastward arm of the bay opened fire on the flagship, and this was also shelled. About 12 8-inch shells were fired from the eastern forts, but all fell short. About five or six light shells were fired from the half com- pleted battery. Two of these whizzed over the New York and one fell short. The ships left the hay for the .upen sea, the object of discovering the where- abouts of the batteries having been ac- complished. In the neighborhood of three hundred shots were put on land from the three ships at a range of from four thousand to seven thousand yards. The half-completed Spanish earth- works were apparently all plowed up by the shells. All the ships engaged showed excellent marksmanship throughout the engagement, and when they were firing at the shortest range nearly every shell took effect. The seaport town of Mantanzas, in the province of that name, is on the northeast coast of Cuba, about 52 miles east of Havana. It is situated on a flat on hoth sides of the San Juan, and is fortified. In commercial importance it ranks next tp Havana. It is cennected by rail with Havana, Cardenas and the other principal towns on the island. Its po- pulation before the commencement of the present Cuban war was about 25,000. The barracks, the Castle of San Sever- ino and the principal residences of the town are of stone. 1t was officially announced at Madrid Saturday that the fortifications of Matanzas have not suffered, ‘in spite of 300 shells fired by the American fleet,” and that ‘not one man was killed or wounded thereby.” In official circles the stories of the bombardment received via the United States are read with shouts of derisive laughter. This is the substance of the official report made by Captain General Blanco on the bombardment: “Three American cruisers fired on the batteries of Ft. Morillo, at Matanzas, without doing any damage. We fired 14 shots, to which the Americans re- plied with a multitude of mitrailleuse shots, which did no injury. The Ameri- can squadron also fired 14 cannon shots at the Abanilla battery, only one man being killed, to which the Spanish bat- tery replied with only four shots, as the squadron was beyond range. The whole squadron of five ships then threw sev- eral shells into the town, without doing any damage. The French and Austrian consuls have protested against the bombardment, as it was commenced without any previous warning to for- eign subjects. The troops manning the stations are full of fight. It appears that our shots did some damage to the American ships. One funnel was cer- tainly hit. During the bombardment Colonel Alfabs, with a column of troops, attacked a rebel band under x Betancourt at Migote, south of Matan- as, capturing their positions and kill- ng 20 men, including two chiefs. A quantity of arms, horses, stores and the insurgent camps were captured. Five mounted rebels and a chief, Ajona, surrendered.” The French and Austrian consuls at Havana have protested against the bombardment of Mantanzas by the American fleet as a violation of inter- national law in that no previous notifi- cation of the intention to bombard the TELEGRAMS TERSELY TOLD. John DeKoven, a Chicago millionaire died a few days ago. Robbers at Taipeh, China, killed fif- teen persons in one house a few weeks ago. large quantity of dynamite was stolen from the city defenses of New Orleans a few days ago. If war continues the Knights Temp- lar conclave to be held in Pittsburg next October may be declared off. A strong anti-British sentiment Is growing in Cuba, and an English war- ship has been sent to Santiago de Cuba on request of the British consul. Captain Norton and three of the crew of the Fessenden were drowned during a storm off North Carolina last week. Lewis, a New Orleans negro, was lynched because he quarreled with a white man, who attempted to flog him. Three thousand Chicago Hebrews last Saturday prayed for American success in the present war with Spain. The jury in the case of Eli Shaw, charged with the murder of his grand- mother, at Camden, N. J., returned a verdict of not guilty. Shaw will shortly be tried for the murder of his mother. Theodore Weinwag, a banker, of Philadelphia, was instantly killed Saturday at Meadow Brook, by being struck by a train. Mr. Deinwag, leaves an estate valued at about $1,000,- 000. May Davis, a 16-year-old Chicago girl married -a circus clown the other day. Tuesday she committed suicide, her husband having failed to get her a po- sition on the stage which he had promised. Representative Willlam Alden Smith is the proud possessor of the pen with which the President, the speaker of the House and the vice-president of the Senate signed the bill declaring the ex- istence of war between the United States and Spain. The east-bound train on the South- ern Pacific was stopped by six masked highwaymen the other night at Com- stock, Tex., 206 miles west of San An- tonio, and the mail and express cars were blown open with dynamite. No- ‘body injured. Frederick Baker, of Pittsburg, found two old silk stockings containing $1,000 in paper money in a secret drawer of a bureau at his home Monday. Mr. Baker's wife died suddenly the day be- fore. She had no faith in banks and resorted to the old stocking method of hoarding her wealth. . Early the other morning six white cappers dragged sMrs. Mary Brumitt from her home at Rilvia, Ky., and ad- ministered a severe whipping. She can rot recover. The gang is believed to have been composed of moonshiners, against whom Mrs. Brumitt is said to have lodged information. SPAIN ADMITS DEFEAT. The Superiority of the Enemy's £hips Results in Great Loss to Her Fleet. The following is the text of the of- ficial dispatch from the governor of the Philippines to the Spanish minister of war, Lieutenant General Correa, at Madrid, as to the engagement off Manila: “Last night, April 30, the batteries at the'entrance to the fort announced the arrival of the enemy’s squadron forcing a passage in the obscurity of the night. At daybreak, the enemy took up positions,. opening with a strong fire against Fort Cavite and the arsenal. “Our fleet engaged the enemy in a brilliant combat, protected by the Cavite and Manila forts. They obliged the enemy, with heavy loss, to maneuver repeatedly. At 9 o'clock the American squadron took.refuge behind the foreign merchant shipping, on the east side of the bay. “Our fleet, considering the enemy's superiority, naturally suffered a severe loss. The Maria Christina is on fire and another ship, believed to be the Don Juan de Austria, was blown up. “There was considerable loss of life. Captain Cadasso, commanding the Maria Christina, is among the killed. I cannot now give further details. The spirit of the army, navy and volunteers is excellent.” AFTER SPAIN’S SHIPS. 8wift Ocean Steamers to Act As Auxilary Cruisers For the United States. tions of the American fleet in Cuban waters in the matter of seizing Spanish vessels as prizes will be soon complete- ly eclipsed by the performance of the swift ocean greyhounds recently pur- chased by the government from the American line. These vessels—St. Louis and St. Paul and Harvard—have been fitted with armor protection all over their exposed machinery and have al- ready received good batteries. It was the intention of the department to con- siderably supplement these batteries at the navy yards. But owing probably to the receipt of information from abroad of the movements of some very richly laden Spanish vessels, the de- rartment does not consider that time remains to complete the work in the ordinary manner at the navy yards, now overwhelmed with other work, so the transformed liners are to be rushed to sea, and it is rumored that they carry in their holds some guns of heavy caliber which will be mounted when they are in blue water. No of- ficial statement can be secured as to the destination of these splendid auxiliary cruisers, but it is rumored that they are to head directly for the coast of Spain, where they will lie in wait for the Spanish prizes. Unless the small observation force of the Spanish in the Mediterranean, composed of tor- pedo boats and destroyers, is reinforced before the liners reach those waters, they are likely to fall easy victims to the gunners of the cruisers. LAWS FOR RECRUITS. Applicants Must be Between 18 and 85 Years of Age and in Good Health. Detailed instructions governing re- cruiting for the regular army in time of war have been issued by adjutant General Corbin. Applicants for enlist- ment must be between 18 and 35 years of age, of good habits and character, able bodied, free from disease, and able to speak the English language. Mar- ried men will be enlisted only upon ap- proval of the regimental commanders. Minors must not be enlisted without the written consent of fathers, only surviving parent or legally appointed guardian. Boys between 16 and 18 may be enlisted as musicians. Original enlistments will be confined to citizens or those persons who have made legal declaration of their inten- tion to become such. The term of serv- ice is three years, and applicants must defray their own expenses to the place of enlistment. Twenty per cent. will be added to the pay in time of war. The soldiers can deposit their savings in sums not less than $5 with any army paymaster, and by care and economy a soldier can save from his clothing al- lowance a considerable sum, payable on discharge. Pennsylvania Regiments. The chief features of the camp at Mt. Gretna, Pa., last week where the state troops are now located were drills and dress parades. The officers are en- deavoring to make as good a showing as possible when the men are to be mustered into the service of the United States army. Valuable Bhips Purchased. The Hamburg-American steamship officials confirmed the report of the purchase by the government of their vessels Fuerst Bismarck and Columbia, now in port at New York. Supt. Ba- denhauser says the vessels will be sent to the Brooklyn navy yard and fitted as auxiliary cruisers. A Spy May be Shot. A Spanish sailor on board the United States warship, Puritan, was discover- ed last Friday meddling with the pow- der magazines of the vessel. He was accused of being a spy and a court martial may decide that he be shot. CAPITAL GLEANING3 The war revenue measure was passed by the house last Friday. The exchange of mails between the United States and Spain has been stopped.’ , The $50,000,000 recently appropriated by congress for war purposes has been exhausted. Judge Day’s nomination as secretary of state was confirmed by the senate last Tuesday. President McKinley will soon issue an order to all Spaniards in the United States to leave the country. Pneumonia caused the death of Com- mander Horace Elmer of the navy de- partment at Brooklyn last Tuesday. Capt. A. P. Mahan, retired, a world known autherity on naval tactics has been placed on the board of naval stra- tegy. In the war department there is a growing belief that the campaign proper in Cuba will not be in full swing before "next fall, when the rainy season has ended. PresiderS McKinley was at dinner when the news of Dewey's victory was reported to him. He immediately waved his napkin in the air and cried out: “Hurrah for Commodore Dewey.” The navy department as yet has made no arrangements for the care of prison- ers taken by our warships, but the legal officers of the department think they should be sent to the Boston naval prison. The unfriendliness of France to the United States in the present war has resulted in the organization of Wash- ington's society women. They will en- courage a sentiment against the purch- ase of goods imported from France which last year amounted to $50,200 02). It is barely possible that the opera- ARMY PREPARING TO INVADE CUBR | TRANSPORTS SECURED. American Soldiers Will Join Ranks With the Cuban Insurgents—Yellow Fever Immunes Preferred. The Spanish fleet, which for weeks nas lingered about the Cape Verde Is- lands has set sail. Anticipating that the enemy's fiotilla is now on its way to American waters the government at Washington is forming plans to land an invading army in Cuba before the battleships of Spain arrive to interfere. Gen. Miles is making arrangements to have the United States forces co- operate with the insurgents, and thus subjugate the army of Gen. Blanco. The war department, will endeavor to secure additional ships for trans- ports. The capacity of those obtalned is not adequate for the number of men which, it is reported, is to embark on the expedition to one of the Cuban ports and which it is believed will be sent in a very short time. The com- missary department has depots of sup- plies at New Orleans, Mobile, Tampa and Chickamauga, adequate, it ig said, for the immediate means of the service. Gen. Shafter has been appointed to lead the first landing force, because he has had yellow fever, Representative Meyer, of Louisiana, a Democratic member of the naval af- fairs committee, had a conference with the president over the yellow fever as- pects of the campaign. The president asked him how many immunes New Orleans could furnish for service. Gen. Meyer replied that that was somewhat conjectural at this time, owing to the great sanitary improvements in the city the past 20 years, but he believed 5,000 would be a safe estimate of those ready to go who were immune from fever. The president is understood to desire these men for early service. One suggestion made {s that they be placed in charge of the city of Havana after it is taken. The Spanish steamer Ambroso Boli- var was captured by the monitor Terror last Wednesday. She had on board $60,000 in silver and is now at Key West. A Spanish coaster of 120 tons captured by the Terror last Tuesday and towed to Key West. The Mangrove Tuesday morning brought to Key West the steamer Pa- nama from New York. She was cap- tured Monday night by the Indiana. The Panama showed no lights and was running under a full head of, steam when sighted. At one Indiana she hove to. The Panama is the most valuable capture thus far. She is a big transat- lantic liner and an auxiliary cruiser of the Spanish navy. A crew of 72 was on board besides 29 passengers. The gunboat Newport captured two Spanish schooners off Havana last Tuesday. Last Thursday the monitor Terror captured the Spanish steamer Guido off of Key West. Five shots were fired by the monitor. Two of the shots went through the pilot house and one struck a long boat and the upper works. Manuel Rivas, a sailor, was in the pilot house of the Guido, and the flying splinters penetrated his breast, inflict- ing wounds from which he may die. The Guido is the richest prize so far. She is roughly valued at $400,000, aside from the specie she has on board. SPAIN NEEDS FUNDS. People E:couraged to Contribute by Having Their Names Appear in Newspapers. The greatest efforts are being made at Madrid and throughout the country to increase the size of the national war fund. It is proposed, for instance, to have tables, crnamented with the na- tional colors, at all the Madrid churches throughout May, to be attended by so- | ciety ladies, whose names, together with the amounts they collect for the fund, will be published in the news- papers. The traditional festival in honor of Daoiz Velarde will be celebrated by a procession of veterans to the monu- ment in the prado, where open air masses will be celebrated, accompanied by military salutes. The Spanish colony in Mexico tele- graphs that, besides contributing a warship, a subscription in aid of the national fund to increase the strength of the Spanish navy has been opened in Mexico, and that 1,800,000 pesetas have already been collected. It is pointed out here that since Ger- many has made no declaration of neu- trality, German factories are not pre- cluded from supplying Spain with war materials. It is reported that the Spanish gov- ernment has purchased two foreign warships, but no details are obtainable. Officer Reprimanded. Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Adams, attached to the receiving ship, Independence, at Mare Island, was convicted by court martial of intoxica- tion the other day and sentenced to dismissal. The President has mitigated the sentence by dropping the officer forty-nine numbers, and putting him at the foot of the list of lieutenant com- manders. The commutation was made because of the court’s recommendation in view of the officer's splendid sca record. ) CAELE SPARKS. All United States consuls are now out of Spain. Baron Ito, Japanese minister of com- merce, has resigned. German papers are making efforts to minimize American war operations. German ‘exporters have declded that henceforth they must insure against war losses. The German steamship companies have jointly resolved not to carry con- traband of war. The Irish members of the British House of Commons adopted resolutions of sympathy and good will for the Unit- ed States a few days ago. The United States torpedo Somers must remain in England. could not avail herself- of the 24 hours neutrality notice to leave, nct having a crew on board. The German steamer Pennsylvania, which wag to have sailed from Ham- burg for the United States on Sunday last was only permitted to sail after she had relanded 30,000 hundred weight of saltpeter, which is regarded as con- traband of war. : read riots continue-in various parts of Italy, and the Cabinet, eelf of the authority which it retained boat under the conventions with the railroad | and navigation companies, has decided ! to reduce the transport rates on articles | of consumpticn 50 per cent. Eaporters of Deriin, Chemnitz, Klin- genthal. Barmen, Sobingen, R >mscheid. | Mulhau- Gera, Greiza, Markirich and for «en have received countermands most of*the’r American orders. The war is already seriously affect'nz ) German interests. The increase in tte price of cereals sinee April 1 is greater even than the rise in New York and Chicago. was | shot from the | She | availing it- | TRADE REVIEW. Goverment's Demands For War Materials Stimulates Some Industries. R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade reports as follows for last week: Hostilities have not as yet changed last week's condition. There is much postponement of orders by men who do not know what they are waiting for, and much restriction of loans by banks which are abundantly strong. All this checks new business, and yet the volume of transactions through clear- ing-house is 8 per cent larger than in the same week of 1892, with no foreign trouble. But this increase would be much larger but for speculative stag- nation here, New York clearings being 2.1 per cent smaller than in 1892. Rail- roads are doing a great business, 5.7 per cent ‘larger than in 1892 in April earnings thus far, and 13.9 larger than last year. Many have been asserting about every day for the past two weeks that the wheat speculation has culminated, i but the price has in that time advanc- ed 211% cents, Si; cents within the past week. Receipts of 2,746,590 bushels at the west this week, against 1,552,875 a year ago, and averaging 250,000 bushels per week for January, February and March, show no exhaustion of supplies, while exports amounting to 3,704,675 bushels from Atlantic ports, against 642,17S bushels last year and 786,078 bushels from Pacific ports, against 186,- 941 bushels last year, flour included in all cases, makes exports for the four weeks 12,093,768 bushels from Atlantic and 2,880,020 bushels from Pacific ports, and for the crop year thus far 180,661,- 678 bushels, against 127,158,684 bushels during the same months and weeks of last y2ar. Corn exports for the week were 3,718,280 bushels, against 3,029,406 bushels last year, and for four weeks have been 12,266,681 bushels against 13,250,027 bushels last year. This makes about 151,600,000 bushels for the crop year. No such foreign demand for both grains has ever been known, and it does not seem to be satiated at all as yet. Confusing accounts about industries cannot cause surprise in view of the contradictory influence of monetary stringency curtailing many orders, heavy orders by government in many branches, and all-pervading -con- fidence that after temporary conditions have passed business Is going to be better. Government is buying many | uniforms and great quantities of sup- | plies, cloths, shoes, copper wire and i iron for vessels and armament, and the | purchasing of. many ships compels building of other vesszels Banking | caution at the same time stopping work in some iron and woolen mills. | Yet confidence as to future business causes refusal of very many contracts for long time, the ‘holding of wwool above its current manufacture value, and a marked rise in hides, The consumption of iron is still the greatest ever known, though many structural and car contracts have been deferred. The week has witnessed eastern inquiries for plate at Chicago and a general advance of $2 per ton, with refusal of bids by implement makers at Chicago for bar iron, be- cause higher prices in the future are expected, and eastern buying of “bars from Chicago for car building, with a shade lower prices at Pittsburg for i .bessemer pig, because the associated producers hold to agreed prices, al- though middlemen are selling at lower figures. In spite of agreement by foundrymen and forge producers, the price of gray forge at Pittsburg slight- ly declines. Considerable orders for steel rails for export have been received during the week. With but two or three structural orders of consequence, the works are fully employed for months to come. Failures for the week have been 262 in the United States, against 237 last vear, and 16 in Canada, against 40 last year. the great is A WIZARD'S SCHEME. Tesla Would Blow Up War Ships by Elec- tricity Conveyod Without Wires. Nicola Tesla is on the eve of ‘a new achievement. He has learned a new use for his oscillator, that marvelous electrical instrument with which Mr. Tesla was able to transmit messages without wire or other artificial conduc- tors, years before the same result was achieved by others. He has now discovered that it is just as easy to blow up an enemy's vessel by means of the oscillator as it is to - send a message by telephone from one end of the city to the other. The same force that can convey a message that distance will be able, Mr. Tesla thinks, to blow up the biggest battleship that has ever been afloat at an equal dis- tance. The manner of accomplishing this Is, of course, not divulged by the inventor in detail. In a general way, however, he does not hesitate to say that he sim- ply conveys an electric spark into the powder magazines of the vessel to be | blown up and the spark powder do the rest. Mr. Tesla will undoubtedly offer the use of his invention to the United States government, The only condition is that he be correctly posted as to the location of the vessel he desires giving the quietus to. “By the aid of the oscillator can and powerful machinery be made to Start a vibratory wave,” said Mr. Tesla, “which will accumulate force as it pro- gresses. In striking the object against { which the wave is directed it does so { with such a percussion as would Inevit- i ably explode it, the same as if it was struck with a percussion cap.” ENGLAND'S NEUTRALITY Rules Which. Will Govern the ae Belligerents The British proclamation of neutral- ity to the lords of the admirality lays down four rules for the guidance, which arc as follows: First—There shall be 24 hours’ inter- val between two belligerents of opposite sides quitting a British port. Second—Ships now in British waters | must leave within such time, not less than 24 hours, as shall be reasonable, having regard for all the circumstances and the condition of such ships, as to repairs, provisions or things necessary to the subsistence of crews. Third--Belligerents may only take on coal sufficient to carry them to the nearest port in their own country, and such ships must not recoal in British | waters without special permission ! within three months. | Fourth—Armed ships must | prizes into British waters. Vessels of not take { Lee fays Spain Most Go. Gen. Lee, who 4s stili waiting orders {| from Washingto caid at Richmond i: that the Spanis in Cuba would he forced to evacuate ithgut the ne- cossity of the United iates sending | troops there. The blockad: will prevent | any provisions or cther aid frem reach- {ing the Spanish army. The leet, Gen. [.ee says, is too far from the base of i Operations ‘to reach there. They can not proc e coal for steaming purposes: | en route, nor Cuba.
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