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HfE WILL HOLD THE PHILIPPINES.
1 EUROPE MAY PROTEST.
Itaamara Will tv San Franclico Wit
spplUi rid Hb for Commo
dore Dewey' Fleet-
Now that the United State have po
session of the Philippine Islands thpy
do not propone to part with them for
the present, at least. Europe In al
ready beginning to protest against
the selzurh, claiming that It will dis
turb the situation In the far emit.
Some form of government must cer
tainly be established by the United
States at Manila. Commodore Dewey
control the water supply and the food
will not last more than two weeks.
Dewey can demand the surrender of
Manila, and If not compiled he will
bombard the city which he Is permitted
to do according to International law,
providing he gives a day's notice.
This, could give the people an oppor
tunity to flee to the hills where their
fond I Hon would not be Improved, as the
nsurgentn are now In possession of th
outlying districts.
Although the sentiment at Wash
ington Is averse to holding the Is
lands permanently, yet they will be
occupied until Spain pays the ex
penses of the United States Incurred
by the present war. A coaling station
will, however, be permanently retained
on the Islands.
Admiral Dewey has been Instructed
to establish a military government In
the Island as rapidly as possible. Ha
will make this ns stable as he ran,
and has been advised particularly with
reference to the rights of foreign cit
izens. The City of Pekln In now at Pan
Francisco, and the Mare Island Navy
Yard people promised to have her lh
rondltlqn to receive troops and sup
plies In a few days. Meanwhile the
navy office will make every effort to
Set together come more swift merchant
steamers to serve as transports. It la
not doubted that a sufficient number
of these can be secured from among
the swift powerful steamers of the
great ocean liners starting from Ban
Francisco.
General Miles thought that about 5,
000 troops would sufllce to reinforce
Dewey. With vessels like the City of
Pekln no trouble would be found In
parrying these to the Philippines In six
ships -within three weeks.
It Is the present purpose to start the
expedition on the 15th. The troops will
be taken malnlv from the West. The
War Department promised to take one
of the Infantry companies from Idaho.
Other troops will bo drawn from Wash
ington and California. There are eight
companies of United States regulars In
San Francisco harbor, and they prob
ably will be dispatched, their places In
the coast defense being taken by the
four cavalry companies at the Presidio
and some of the six companies of the
Fouteenth Infantry now at Vancouver,
barracks.
v,,At the basBles and legations at
W ashlngton Commodore Dewey's re
ports were read with great Interest and
served to renew the high tributes of
the foreign authorities to the gallant
American commander. The remarkable
disparity between the casualltles on the
American and Spanish ships, as shown
by the Dewey report, was a source of
special comment, and the military at
tache of one of the embassies said such
a disparity probably was without a
parallel In history. How the Spaniards
could have lost 150 killed and 250
wounded, while the American loss was
confined to a few men slightly Injured,
Is regarded by the foreign observers as
clearly disclosing the utter worthless
ness of Spanish arms. The ambassador
of one of the great powers said It show
ed that the guns of the BpaVlsh forts,
as well as those on their ships, were
worthless, otherwise they would have
inflicted at least some mortality upon
the American sailors.
TEIEOBAMS TERBELT TOLD,
An entire family was drowned by the
flood at Mulberry, Ark., lost week.
Oen. Stewart L. Woodford, United
States minister to Spain, hat returned
to New York.
James Mason and Cliff Wade mortal
ly wounded each other In a street fight
at Moberly, Mo.
Ex-minister Polo Is now sojourning
In Canada, much depressed by the
news from Manila. ,
A sehooner'wlth 12 Spanish naval re
serves on board was captured near Ha
vana a few days ago.
Ex-Congressman A. n. Kelfer was
elected mayor of St. Paul with the en
tire Republican ticket.
A boiler explosion at the Passalo Rol
ling mills In New Jersey killed Edward
Canser a few days ago.
Alexander Andree, of Pittsburg, aged
years, swallowed a button the other
day and choked to death.
The Detroit .'Soap Company's plant
was destroyed by fire last week. Loss
1100,000, Insurance $80,000.
The British ambassador at Washing
ton, Julian Pauncefote will be succeed
ed by Sir Thomas Sanderson.
H. N. Martin and his wife were killed
In their home at Watertown, N. Y., a
few days ago by breathing escaping
coal gas.
B. L. Irish touched an electric wire
at the Wesllnghouse works near Pitts
burg last Wednesday, and was shocked
to death.
The cashier of the First National
Sank of Carthage, N. Y.. has absconded
with $110,000. The doors of the bo
were closed.
A fight occurred at a baptism at
Almy, Tenn. Two men killed each
other and three men and two women
were Vounded.
. Yellow fever has attacked four men
t Key West. Two are Americans and
two belong to the crew of a captured
Spanish arise.
"Fish."' said the captain of a
schooner captured by . Americans,
would bring thtlr weight In gold If they
could be brought to Havana,
An Italian at Dover, N. Y., said when
,th troops went away: "I hops they will
.pome back dead." He managed to es
fea.pe, but the mob burned his store,
. Wheat was pushed up to 11.70 a bushel
at Chicago last Saturday, by "Joe"
Leiter who has cornered the market.
His- profits for the past week amount
to $2,1)00,000.
The price of print paper at Appleton,
Wis., mills has advanced half a cent h
pound sines the war begun.
At a meeting of th city council bf
New Orleans the other night a petition
was read from patriotic citizens, ask
ing that the name of Spain street be
Cnanged to Dewey avenue. The peti
tion was referred to committee, and
no doubt will be favorably acted upon.
Prtno Ahmed Sofeddin, a cow-In of
tha t ertlve, shot his uncle. Prince Ah
r i fcued, with a revolver last Satur
l r at Culro. Egypt, In the reading
i i of toe KhediveaJ club. Prince
receded three bullets In th back,
I jaJin waji ant-ted.
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OUR WAR WITH SPAIN.
The troops at Tampa were vaccinated
last Wednesday.
Dewey bay will be celebrated at To
peka, Kas., Mar 10.
Troops at Tampa are bolrfg drilled In
the art of making entrenchments,
A case of small pox has appeared In
the. volunteer camp near Mobile, Ala.
The Spaniards of Argentina have con
tributed $200,000 to Spain's naval fund.
The cruiser Montgomery captured two
small boats off of Havana last Satur
day. All steamers landing In New York an
discharging Spaniards among theli
crews.
The strength nf the army now as
nemblert at Chlckamauga park, numbei
W.O00 men.
The gunboat Wilmington demolished
a Spanish fort near CoJIma, Cuba, a
tew days ago.
Cltlaens In Havana are burying thelt
food In cellars. They fear the starving
loldlers of Spain.
The" Colorado Federation of Labor,
50,ono strong, has pledged Its services
to the president. ,
The steel steamer Vlgllancla has been
fitted out by the war department as
Moating hospital.
Monday the arrival of the Spanish
fleet at Porto Rico was announced, con
listing of 17 vessels.
Ten thousand army mules have al
ready been purchased by tHe govern
ment at a cost of 7oo.ooo.
The governor of Porto Rico has been
ordered to prepare for 40,000 Spanish
troops who will arrive In a few days.
The city of Ponce, Porto Rico, Is un
Jer martial law. American and British
subjects are In danger of their lives.
Blanco announced to the starving
people of blockaded Havana that Dew
y's fleet at Manila had been defeated.
A British steamer with 3.000 tons of
coal for Havana was not permitted to
enter by the blockading fleet the other
day.
Commodore Dewey cut the cable 40
miles out from Manila, and news con
cerning the battle Is consequently
icarce.
Gomez, the leader of the Cuban, In
surgents, has thanked the American
people for their Interest In the destiny
of the Island.
A brother-in-law of Oen. Weyler was
among the officers captured on a Span
ish ship the other day by a United
Btntes erulser.
The government now has decided tp
send no United States troops Into Cuba
until Admiral Sampson has disposed of
the Spanish fleet.
Spain has almost got a second squa
dron In readiness, but her limited fin
ances prevent her from providing ef
ficient crews.
George Blanchard, president of tha
Joint Traffic association has been ap
pointed by the government to take
charge of the transportation of volun
teer troops.
It has been suggested by some senat
ors that the United States should give
the Philippine Islands to Great Britain
In exchange for Jamaica, the Bermudas
and the Bahamas.
Chlckamauga and Washington have
been absolutely decided on as volunfeei
army concentration points. At least
one other eastern point will be chosen,
probably either In New York or Penn
sylvania. The president has accepted the gift
of Miss Helen Gould, of New York, to
the government of $100,000 for war pur
poses, and her check for that amount
was received at the treasury depart
ment. The Crotort aqueduct, from which
New York receives her water supply U
being guarded by hundreds of deputies.
It Is (eared that Spanish spies are plot
ting to cripple the aqueduct and causa
a water famine.
Sennr Mella, a Carllst deputy, was ex
pelled from the Spanish Cortes a few
days ago for referring to an unfortun
ate nation whose kings are boys, and
that women were always the cause of
the fall of thrones."
The torpedo boat Ericsson, while
reconnoltering near the shore, about
three miles west of Havana, was fired
on by a body of soldiers, both cavalry
and Infantry, the gunboat Wilmington
sending several shots back among
them, with what effect It Is, of course,
unknown.
The American gunboats, Vlcksburg
and Morrill, while pursuing a schooner
off Cuba the other day had a narrow
escape from destruction. They ap
proached too near the batteries of
Santa Clara, and only the poor marks
manship of the. Spanish gunners en
abled them to escape.
One hundred and thlrty-flve passes,
giving permission for correspondents
of newspapers to accompany the army
have so far leen Issued by Secretary
Alger. One of these Is to Mrs, K. B.
Watklna, representing a Toronto news
paper, and is the only one Issued up to
this time to a representative of the
gentler sex.
On the recommendation of General
titles, the secretary of war has selected
a tract of land In the vicinity of Folia
Church, Vs., as a camp for about 20.00C
or 30,000 soldiers of the volunteer army.
The camp Is located at Munson's hill,
In Fan-fox county, on the line of the
Southern railroad and extends foward
Fort Myer,
CYCLING NOTES.
Toe-cllp nro beoomluir popular with
Women riders.
When eyollng, see that thn clothing
nronml tlio btomuoli, client ual nock lj
loose.
A coid-fUHni- pair of eynllmr slioei
makes n vast improvement iu u rider'
stylo or'pnee.
Kobodv nnr-l aver fear theolutcli of rlion.
m atism who takes regular moderate exor
cise on his wlioul,
Tlia whoolmo' of Milwaukee, wi..,
will linlld a ovelo trin't by po'itil tr Hii.
sorlntlon. Issuing oertlileiitoj of stonk to
eiibucribflrs.
The heavier th rider th liar ler the tiro
alioiild be pumped. To rldo a tiro oft ill
mlnlslies speed and Inoronun tlio liability
to side-slipping and punoture.
A Seotoliman bun oonstruatel a blovele
wlileli lie can take apart and oarrv luto n
train after hnvlng folded It wltiilu the
space ooenplod by t'lro umlir jIIii.
Increase! sali of hlwol-n thla voir will
liavo n-i III nlTxit on th bi-lni of fin
man who ma': n living lv Wrint; oat
wheels to permit wUo do not own a ma
chine. Wh-n n 'li'll Ins to ho mo'int'il. the
AVtillst should ne Vil evenly nn l .quietly at
flr, wrr on Ills euoruy for tlio lut tnrt
ottlmlnellT., whoa tUo wjrlc will l fr
less exhaiitlnir.
Many a rl ler with n hlah-irearad wheel
1ms found to Ida oo-t en tlm diy after a r!d
asnlnst a strong w'n 1 nililnu bones and
atllT.inivl nvisolei, tint almost entirety to
rnMait ilia vrUool at toji upon J uyuimt u
An acre devoted to the culture of ba
nanas yields lis times as much money
as an acr of wheat. .
OfU REPORT OF 1 BUTTLE
NOT A LIFE LOST.
Commodore Dewey Cablet Hla (treat Victor
to Waihlngton-He It Appoint
ed Aoting Admiral
A week of anxiety for confirmation ol
the news of American victory on the
Philippine Islnnds was relieved last
Saturday when cablegrams were re
ceived at Washington from Commodore
Dewey, which read as folluws:
Manila, May 1, 1998.
"Squadron arrived at Manila at day
break this morning. Immediately en
gaged the enemy and destroyed the fol
lowing Spanish vessels: RHna Crlstlna,
Castillo, Don Antonio de Ultoa, Isle de
Luzon. Isle de Cuba, General Deso,
Marques de Duero, Correo, Valasco,
Isla de Mindanao, a transport, and
water battery at Cavlte. The squadron
Is uninjured and only a few men are
slightly wounded. Only means of tele
graphing Is to American consul at
Hong Kong. I shall communicate with
him. 1 Dewey."
Cavlte, May 4, 1898.
"Long, Secretary Navy.
"I have taken possession of the naval
station nt Cavlte, Philippine Islands,
and destroyed Its fortlllcatlons at the
bay entrance, parolllng the garrison.
I control the bay completely and can
take the city at any time. The squa
dron Is In excellent heath and spirits.
The Spanish loss Is not fully known,
byt Is very heavy; 1B0 are killed, In
cluding the captain of the Relna Chris
tina. I n.m assisting In protecting the
Spanish sick and wounded. Two hund
red and fifty sick and wounded are In
the hospital within our lines. There
Is much excitement at Manila. Will
protect foreign residents.
"Dewey."
Following this Secretary Long gave
out his re'piy to Dewey, which had been
cabled by direction of the President, as
follows:
Washington. May 7, 1898
"Dewey, Manila. The President, In
the name of the American people,
thanks you and youroiflcersand mentor
your splendid achievement and over
w hemlng victory. In recognition he has
appointed you acting admiral, and will
recommend a vote of thanks to you by
congress.
"Long."
The battle, which has placed the
name of Dewey to the very front of
naval heroes, lasted three and one half
hours. The forte guarding the en
trance to Manila bay at Corregidor Is
land surrendered, and Manila Is now
completely at the mercy of American
guns. ,
The American fleet arrived off Manila
at day brenk and then for the first time
were the Spaniards made aware of the
presence of American cruisers.
Commodore Dewey refused to answer
to the Manila guns fearing Injury to
the foreign residents. The American
fleet proceeded to Cavlte where heavy
forts were located. Terrific cannonal-
Ing followed and soon white flags Indl
cated the surrender of the commander!
of the forts. The good gunnery of th
American ships soon annihilated th
entire Spanish fleet. Some were set on
Are and others blown up by their own
magazines.
That same day the American gunboat
Petrel, destroyed all the remaining
Spanish warships and captured the
storeshlp Manila, valued at $500,000.
Her cargo Included 600 tons of coal.
Commodore Dewey took possession of
the fortn at Cavlte, blowing up the
guns and magaslnes.
Word was next sent to the governor
of Manila that should he again fire
upon the United States fleet Manila
would be bombarded. The warning was
neeoea.
The governor at Manila, however
would not permit Commander Dewey
to use the cable, and without hesitation
the Americans cut It.
The harbor Is full of wrecks of Span
Ish vessels. Some may be raised and
the guns used as these are still In good
condition.
One shot went clear through the Bnl
tlmore. another shct ripped up her dec't
dislodged an 8-Inch gun, exploded a
box of ammunition and wounded eight
men.
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
London Dolly Moll gives the following
additional details: "There was an act
of treachery on the port of a Spanish
ship which lowered her flag and then
fired at a boat's crew sent to take
possession of her. She did not hit the
lioe't but our gtnn were turned on her
and tore her to pieces. She went to the
iiottom with all on board, several
vessels close in shore behaved In the
ssme way and shared her fate.
The Spaniards hod fought to tholr
last gasp and now surrendered. Thev
had .been announcing that the Ameri
cans would kill every one In Cavlte,
and when we landed a long procession
of priests and sisters of mercy met the
boat from the Petrel and begged our
men not to Injure the woundd In the
hospitals. As a matter of foot . the
Americans rescued some 200 Spaniards
and sent them ashore. All the Spanish
vessels are destroyed, with 2.000 men.
The Spanish estimate gives their loss
as 1.000 killed and wounded. In the
Relna Maria Christina 200 men
drowned
Eeven Arm 7 Corps.
The following general order, provid
Ing for the division of the regular and
volunteer armies Into seven army corps,
was Issued at the war department last
Week:
"Uy direction of the president seven
army corps, comprising both the re.
gular and the volunteer branches of
the army, are hereby constituted. They
will bo numbered consecutively from
one to reven. Their several neadquar
ters and locations thereof, as well aa
tSe generals appointed to command
them, will be announced In orders here
after.
"By order of MaJ.-Oen. Miles.
"H. C. CORBIN.
"Adjutant-General
Army Ken Ooaaiderad Tint.
Senator Bate visited the president the
other day to recommend "I'ib Taylor.
of Tennessee, the one-eyed ploughman
candidate for governor, as a brigadier
general of volunteers.
The president made the Important an
nouncement that he was not yet will
ing to consider the appointment of ci
vilians to brigadier commissions.
This statement confirms the opinion
that majors of the -regular army, a
large l umber of whom have good war
records and have waited a long time
(or deserved promotion, will be first
considered for brigadier commands In
the volunteer army.
Inaurgents Gaining Ground. '.
Gen. Panda, the commander of the
Spanish forces in the field, withdrew
the Spanish garrlaon irom Bay a mo, one
of the important towns of the province
of Sartlago de Cuba, on April 25, and
refugees who have arrived from Man
sanillo, the port of Bayamo, by the
chooner Governor Blake, say that Gen
Callxto Garolu, the Insurgent eom
wander, occupied the town tha next
Uv.
CONGRESS,
- Senate.
The Senate tommlttee on appropria
tions Monday reached a conclusion on
the postofllce appropriation bill. In
creasing the total appropriation to the
extent of $442,000, and reducing It $330,-
000, leaving a net Increase or inz.isio,
and making an aggregate of $99,224,300.
The senate committee on finance re
sumed Its sitting Tuesday, hearing Sec
retary Gage on the necessity for in
cluding In the war revenue bill author
ity for the Issuance of bonns. 'ine sec
retary supplied the committee an inn
Information In hln possession as te the
cost of the war up to date, and also the
best estlmnten obtainable of ruture
expenses. He told the committee that
the beat estimates obtainable Indicate
that for the next two months the war
will Increase the governmental expen
diture about $fiO,000,000.
By that time the entire amount of the
treasury with the exception of the gold
reserve would be exhausted, anu 1.10,-
000,000 of the reserve taken. Mr. Gage
also stated It to be his opinion that the
revenues would decrense on account of
the war. In view of these facts he con
sidered some authorisation for the Is
sue of bonds necessary. He said no es
timate had been made of the cost of
the war for a year hence, as no one
could say how long it would continue.
When the amendment of the commit
tee striking from the bill the appropria
tion of $.100,000 for rural free delivery
came up Mr. Quny explained that In the
opinion of the committee the results of
the experiment thus far scarcely war
ranted Congress In going forward with
the experiment. It meant the abolition
of the country poetofllces. Mr. Pettl
grew declared that the farming people
of the country were not demanding
rural free delivery, and he regarded It
as a humbug. Just before adjournment
the senate passed without debate an
Important war measure authorizing the
president and general officers of the
army to supply the Cuban Insurgents
with arms and munitions of war and
empowering officers of the army nerv
ing in Cuba to supply needy inhabit
ants of the Inland with medicines.
The Senate committee on military af
fairs gave some attention Wednesday
to the question of furnishing arms and
other supplies to the Cubans. The bill
before the committee authorizes
American officers In command to make
the distribution proposed. A confer
ence with the House committee has
been arranged on the bill providing for
engineers and yellow fever Immunes to
go to Cuba.
The Senate conferees ell Insist on a
consolidation of all measures author
izing special forces, Including cowboys.
Immune and engineers, so an to make
the total number 16.100, and leave the
distribution of them to the President
Home.
The passage of the emergency war
appropriation bill wus the feature of
Monday's action by the House. Tho
naval appropriation bill, with tho Sen
ate amendment (providing for the
payment of officers of the navy for the
use of thlr Inventions by the Govern
ment) stricken out, was reported from
conference and passed. It now goes to
the President. A significant feature ot
the army emergency appropriation bill
Is an appropriation of $150,034 for the
expeditionary force to Cuba. With It
Is a foot note frnrn Major General
Miles urging that the fund la required
with the least possible delay, explain
ing that the $S0.O0O,0O0 appropriation for
National defense has been allotted and
there Is no money available for this
particular object. The Cuban expedi
tion paragraph Includes $42,000 for
"unforeseen contingent expenses,"
which Involve Immediate expenditures
for purposes of urgency; $23,225 for
portable electric outfit, and $13,095 for
intrenching tools. The largest Item
under any head Is that of $10,000,000 for
clothing, camp and garrison equipage.
Wheat promised to be an uneventful
and uninteresting session of the house
last Tuesday was thrown suddenly, af
ter three hours' consideration of pri
vate bills, into a session of spirited
speechmaking among Democratic
members that savored at times much
of acrimony. The storm was precipi
tated by Mr. Lewis (Dem.. Wash.), who
referred-In the course of a speech to
the recent vote of Mr. Cummlngs of
New York In support of the war
revenue bill with Its Incorporated bond
feature. He made reference to Mr.
Cummlngs' assertion that this period
was a time for placing country above
party. Intimating that the New York
member had served the Republican
party and perhaps contributed to the
satisfaction of unpatriotic monopolists
and capitalists. Thin brought an Im
passioned and patriotic speech in reply
from Mr. Cummlngs, interspersed with
some sarcastic comments that Intensi
fied the Interest and called an outpour
ing of members from the cloak rooms.
The House Thursday passed the
Alaskan land bill and the-labor arbitra
tion measure, which had received wide
Indorsement by labor organization.
The bill provides that the commissioner
of labor shall, upon the request of
either party, endeavor to amicably set
tle disputes, and In case the endeavor
shall fail, then the controversy may be
submlKed to arbitration of a board of
three peraons, each party to the con
troversy to name one arbitrator and
the two thus named shall name a third,
The agreement to submit must contain
stipulations that the arbitration shall
be begun ' within five days and the
award shall be filed within 20 days
from the appointment of the third ar
bitrator; that the award shill continue
In force for one year and that the em
ployer shall not dismiss nor shall any
employe, dissatisfied with the award,
quit work under three months, without
giving 7.0 days' notice. The act recog
nizes organized labor, and provide
penalties for employers discriminating
against employes because of their con
rectlon with such organizations.
Representative Newlands of Nevada
has Introduced a Joint resolution for
the annexation of Hawaii. It provides
for the confirmation of the cession by
the Hawaiian republic of all rights of
sovereignty over the Island and their
dependencies and or cession and trans
fer to the United States of all public
property and all Its rights and appur
tenances, assumes the Hawaiian public
debt to not exceeding $4,000,000, prohib
its further Immigration of Chinese and
appoints five commissioners, at least
two of whom shall be residents of
Hawaii, to recommend necessary legls
laton. The resolution declares the Is
lands and their dependencies "hereby
annexed aa a part of the territory of
the United States, and subject to the
lovereign dominion thereof."
B'ocktou'i Gallantry.
The Ladles' Home Journal says that
Frank R. Stockton was once drinking
tea with a young woman, who said to
him, "It seems Inconsistent, Mr. Stock
for us to put sugar in our tea to make
It sweet and then put in lemon to make
It sour." "Ah, well," replied the au
thor of "The Lady or the Tiger?" "but
you know wo like to have both women
and men In society." .
Vast quantities of horsehair. Which I
chiefly used for upholstering fariilture,
comes to this country from Siberia. It
Is taken from th mane and alea of
Hotmm ridden by Cuaaack. 1
MILAN IN TERROR.
tfhlmneyi Horled Upon th troops In Korth-
rn Italy Provlnoee-A Boyal Family
Warned of Danger.
Terror and bloodshed, caused by
poverty and hunger, now reign un
abated In the provinces of Northern
Italy. Sunday was one of horror at
Milan.
Thousands nf tiles? and chimneys
were hurled from the roofs upon the
troops, who were compelled to retire.
A similar fight took place In the Via
Torino, and It In believed that no fewer
than 300 were killed and 1.000 Injured.
Columns of rioters emerged from all
tho gates of the town and converged
on a center, where they rapidly con
structed barricades. When they were
dislodged by the troops they mounted
to the roofs and rained tiles and chim
neys down upon the soldiery.
At Monza, there was a demonstra
tion against calling out the reserves.
The troops charged three times, and
three people were killed and sixteen
were wounded.
The Queen and the Queen Regent of
Holland, who were expected, have been
advlned by tho Government not to pro
ceed to Milan.
A MESSAGE TO SPAIN.
the Oovernor of the Philippines Admit th
Deatraotloa of th Bpaniah Squadron.
An official dispatch from General
Augustl, Governor General of the Phil
ippines, sent by way of Dabuan to
Madrid says:
"The enemy seized Cavlte and the ar
senal, owing to the destruction of the
Spanish squadron, and established a
close blockade. It Is said that at the
request of the Consuls the enemy will
not bombard Manila for the present,
provided I do not open Are upon the
enemy's squadron, which Is out of
range of our guns. Therefore I cannot
fire unt'l they come nearer."
"A thousand sailors arrived here yes
terday evening from our destroyed
squadron, the losses of which number
618."
A conference of the authorities has
beon held, at which It was decided to
send Influential emissaries to the prov
inces to raise the spirit of the people,
especially those provided with arms,
and endeavor to Induce them to aban
don the insurrection.
PATRIOTS BUSHED OUT.
While Praying for American Sneceii They
Loae Their Home.
Fifty frame buildings, on Minnesota
point, near Duluth were burned. Sun
day. An hour after the fire started,
2,000 people were homeless. The fire
took 12 frame store buildings, The dis
trict was populated by the poorest peo
ple In the oity. The total loss is thought
to be over $100,000. Among the sufferer
were 50 families cf Jews, who were at a
moss meting, praying for the success
of the American army In, the war with
Spain.
Oarlead of Bacon.
The government has ordered 2,000,000
rations now in Chicago to be sent at
once to Chlckmauga. Ihls will am
ount to about four tralnloada of bacon,
hard bread, sugar, coffee, beans, salt,
pepper and vinegar, the compenent
parts of the soldier' bill of fare. MaJ.
Smith and hi men were busy receiv
ing the Immense quantities of food
that were called for suddenly by a tele
gram received from Washington. The
bacon alone amounts to 27 cariooas.
900,000 pounds. This will go via three
different railroads, In order to mini
mize delay. Each of the Items of prin
cipal food In the list of rations con
stituents will bo shipped In quantities
presented by six figure. The total
wMght of the wnoie n, 000, 000 rations is
1,500.000 pounds net.
lad by An American.
There la a well-founded report that
Gomez, with a large force, Is moving
on Matnnxas. A soon as the American
army of Invasion lands he will open
connections with It. Then the siege of
Havana will begin. Lieutenant Whit
ney, the young American officer with
Gomez, has exerted a wonderful influ
ence over the Cuban forces. He has al
ready led a charge on a Spanish
column and (cored hi first victory.
CAB1E iPABKl
Spain has prohibited the exportation
of food stuffs.
Tho Queen regent has asked the
blessing of the pope on Spanish arms.
Six persons were killed in the interior
of Italy a few days ago during bread
riots.
The Italian Admiral says the loss of
the Philippines will be a mortal blow to
Spain.
Emperor William of Germaiv praises
the action of the American navy at
Manila,
China has paid $55,000,000 at the Bank
Of England at the last Installment of
thn Japanese war Indemnity.
In the French elections, so far as
heard from, the Republicans have
gained eight In the chamber of
deputies.
Turkey has declared neutrality. Tw6
thousand men In Constantinople, most
ly Greeks, have offered their services
to the United States.
The Commercial Cable Company sent
out the following notice: "The Italian
administration announces that private
messages In cipher and code language
re prohibited."
Four families of refugees in the Phi
lippines have petitioned for admission
to United States citizenship. The re
quest was made of Consul Wildman at
Hong Kong.
In a speech. to the reiehstag recently
the, Oernvui emperor declared that hi
country would fully act up to Its duties
In t.i matter of neutrality in the Hls-pano-Amerlean
war.
The British steam yacht, Lady of
Clamell. arrived at Gibraltar a few
days ago, and her owner reports Oiat
he had to leave Malaga, Spain, hurried
ly, aa a mob of Spaniard had atoned
his boat.
The American students of the Uni
versity of Halle, Prussian Saxony, havj
sent a r'-'Olutlon to the United State
imbossy here protesting against the un.
friendly attitude osfumed by the Oer-
man newspapers againat the United
States in th war with Spain.
1 1 1 1
tix rastencor Crowntd.
The British steamer Maitland, Cap
tain Anderson, from Sydney tor New
castle. I ashoif at Broken Bay. Ht
crew and possengra, numbering 61
souls, wer at first reported to have
been lost, but later It was learned thai
wily lx paeengern were drowned- .
It take each year. It l nald. the
tusks of T5.C0O elephants to supply th
world' piano key, billiard ball and
knife bandies.
TRADE REVIEW.
Ill Soooen of Onr Karjr at Manila Favor
aby Ininenoei Bnilnoai.
R. O. pun' A Co.'s weekly review of
trade reports as follows for last week!
A state of war was so greatly dreaded
by those who have seen nothing like It
for more than thirty year that It com- .
lug ha hurt less than Its apprehen
sion. Especially since the ' victory of.
Manlnl, which Indicated the superior
ity of the American navy, gun for gun,
expectations that the war will not last
long ha Influenced all markets, and
stocks have advanced, the average of
prices for railroads $2 79 per share. The;
general condition of business hna been
materially Improved. One day's worlt
by the officers and men at Manila has .
given many days' work to thousands' 1
of people at home, nf whom they knew V-V
nothing, and has placed all American
Industries and Interests on a Btrnngeiaw
footing for any conceivable futur?. "
The fact that gold Is now used almost
exclusively between the treasury and I
the clearing house Indicates the entire
freedom from apprehension about the 1
currency or public credit.
The most sensational of all Chang's, 1
nnd the most practically Important has I
been tne rise in wneat 13 cents during
one day's session, 21 1-2 ccnt3 from
Tuesday to Thursday night, and 25 1-2
r?nts for tho week throwing Ir.to the
shade all past advances and all expec
tations, though reaction of 1 1-2 cents
natumlly followed on Friday. Western
receipts, after averaging less than 2,- '
600,000 bushels per week for four
months, have suddenly risen to more
than 3,500,000 bushels. Exports have
not been checked by higher prices as
yet, but have caused them, amounting
for the week to 2,Oii4,3K bushels, flour
Included, against 1.4S8.167 bushels from
Atlantic port last year, and lifcd.RtS
bushels against 99,508 from Pacific
ports.
The remarkable rise on Thursday was ,
largely due to removal of duties by
France and to the prohibition of ex
ports by Russia, both showing the ex
traordinary needs abroad, so that the
rise of 25 l-2c for the week Is not with
out excuse.
Industries have received a wonderfur
stimulus from the conviction that hos
tilities will not last long and from
heavy government order. Benlde .
great demand for steel plnten, and ether
Iron products and ammunition, the gov
ernment has ordered 2,500,000 yards
woolen cloths, 125.000 blankets, 8,00fl.00
yards cotton goods, and great quanti
ties of provisions and other snpplies,
and meanwhile reviving confidence has
multiplied other demands. It Is not
due to domestic cond tlons that orders
from tho Russian government for two
big warships have been taken by the
Crnmps and orders for rails from
Mexico have given a good start to the
rebuilt Colorado works. Four large
merchant ships have been ordered from
the Delawaro works, 4 plate mills are
crowded and at tho same time one es
tablishment far In the Interior Is bid
ding on a foreign order for 5,000 tons,
while car and rail works continue to
receive large orders and demands for
agricultural Implements and fencing
go beyond the ability of works In some
cases.
Textile establishment hnve boon re
ceiving larger orders within the past
few days, outside those from the gov
ernment, so that the stoppage or re
duction of time In four woolen mill
early In the week may have been pre-
I mature.
Failures for the week have been 238
In the United State against 221 last
year and 25 In Canada against 36 last
year.
A GREAT FLEET.
Three Hondrad Voaiela Will Carry Treopf
to Cab.
"Between 60,000 and 80,000 men will
be landed on Cuban soil at once.
"They will wear the uniform of tha
United States, and they will not return
until, they have defeated the Spanish
forces on tho island and the American
flag floats aa proudly over Havana a
It does over the ruins of the Cavlte
fortress In Manila harbor," says the
Washington Post. .
"Thl Is the idea of the military ad
visers of the administration, and the
President has approved the plans.
"The first section of the army to In
rade Cuba will be the 15,000 or 18.000
troops that are now assembled at New
Orleans and Tampa. They are all re
gulars, and most of them are men who
have seen actual fighting on the plain.
"They are seasoned, disciplined, ef
fective. They will be followed at once
by another army of 50,009 volunteer,
who will be concentrated at Southern
ports aa quickly as the trains can carry
them, and will be transported as fast
as the necessary ships can be collected,
"It In estimated that It will take at
least 300 vessels to carry this Immense
army to Cuba. Nearly everything that
floats has already been aecured by the
Government, and lost night the wlrci
were hot In all directions directing
contracts to be closed Immediately In
all the principal seaport towns.
"Other details of the great expedi
tion have been arranged. Within 49
hour there will be 2,000 wagons at
Tantpa. snd 12.000 mules. Several hun
dred ambulances will also be hurried tc
Tampa. They may be needed. Bat
tles are not all like the one which Just
has been foughtlnManlla harbor."
FBEIICH STEAMER CAPTUBED.
attempt to Ban th Kavana Blockade
Reltaaed by th Government
The French steamer Lafayette, of
Havre, Capt. Sererne, was captured
Thursday night off Havana by tho gun
boat Annapolis.
, The steamer had tried to enter the
Cuban harbor during the day, but had
been warned away, but under cover of
darkness he returned and tried to run
the blockade. Tho ship was promptly
detected and captured by an American
cruiser.
The Lafayette Is one of the fleet of
the Compagnle Generate Transatlan
iique. She Is of 3 394 tons burden. Hei
hull is of Iron and she has twin screws.
Tho Lafayette' port of registry Is St.
Kazalre, France. She is 344 feet long.
The Lafayette was brought Into Key
VVcet by the gunboat Wilmington. She
has an enormous cargo of provisions,
ammunition and guns for the Spanish
Rrmy. and other contraband of war.
The French captain, wtu n captured,
set up a vigorous protest, and tried to
bluff the Americans with his French
flag, but to no avail.
No sooner had the officials at Wash
ington heard of the capture of the La
fayette, than her relea.M was crdered,
and she "was escorted to Havana by the
United Stat? gunboat -Wilmington.
France had anked permission of th
United State as to whether the Lafa
yotte could land mat's and passenger
at Havana If ahe left a French port
before war was declared cr a blockade
established. To thla the United State
pnve its consent. The governm-nt had
fulled, however, to communicate with
the blockading fU-ct, whiuh mads Un
capture.
Vast quuntltle of hornuir, which la
chiefly used for upholstering furniture,
comes to this count 17 from Siberia. It
I taken from the mane and tale of
horsea ridden by Cossacks.,