I Vesuvius, HOUSE FAVORS HAWAII. ENCOURAGING MS (II DEWEY. Ttto Bt Ml to ll-RtMlatltai latlaf to tit SPANISH GENERAL DEAD. Onlltltai as Waltk ta laltalt Will It AmtttA Iptktr Rh AbHnt. SPANIARDS REPULSED. MANILA MUST FALL 1 ! rti Admiral BtlltTti Thil Bebiea and Bit Mia Batt Bui Rtntttl Frtst Vtm ChIIi ml Will Fmei to Demollia II. A ring floating nt hnlfmnst nn Morro Castle nt Snntlngo silently told the terrible destruction wrought Inst week hy Admiral Sampson's fleet. Cuban sides hnve brought to Admiral Sampson a report thnt the Spnnlsh General. Don Jukp Tornl y Velasquez, wai killed liixt Monday night by the explosion of onp of thp dynamite shell fired by thp Vesuvius. They claim that several other Spanish officers wore killed by the same explosion. General Tornl wan the Military Oov rrnor of the Province of Santiago, nml m nexl In rank to General Pandit. His death may explain thp (lying of thp Spanish ling at half-must over Morro Castle. Admiral Sampson feels himself fre to Httnck Morro Castle. Thp Admiral I credibly Informed thnt thp gallant Hobson and hi rrew are no longer there, so hp la going to wipe Mono off the fare of the enrth with thp dyna mite gun of the Vesuvius and the batteries of hi warship. He would have smashed thp castle long ago, but Hobson was Imprisoned (hcie. anil Sampson and his crew think that, as n roward puts a child or a wo man hefi re him to ward off blown, so the Spnnlnrd put Hobson and hi itpw of the Mertimnc In Morro to avoid bombardment of the fortress. One dynamite shell from the Vesuv ius. It Is believed, would lenve the gray old cnstle a smoking, shapeless ruin. On Friday night the auxiliary orul ser ft. Louis ran a great chance of be ing blown to pleees. She was a line target for thp Spanish guns, as slip tried to grapple the Kingston rnble and rut It. She eould not (Hid (he cable. She was right In the mouth of (he harbor, and Morro' searchlights were playing on her. but not a gun was llred on her, from the rastle. She was within .100 yards range, and Commodore Schley believes that the explosion of the guneottnn hurled by thp VpsuvIus so terrified thp Spaniards thnt they have not recovered their nerve. WELCOMED TO HAWAII. A Rtyal Rceeptloa for Trttpj eg ay tl Manila. Aa Attempt ti Blew Dp a Transport Reported. The t'nlted States (ransports City of Peking. City of Sydney and Australia arrived at Hawaii on their way to Manila June 1. As soon as the three vessels were Righted, all Honolulu turned out to weleome the soldiers. The dorks were lined with people anil ns the vessels entered the harbor, the spectators yelled themselves hoarse. Such a soene of enthusiasm had never been witness ed in Honolulu. Next morning about one-half of the troop were allowed to land. During the clay they were given the freedom of the city. A romnilttee of c itizens furuiphcd free enrs and other conveyance. At noon President Dole and hi cabinet received (he oillcers of the expedition. An outdoor luncheon was served by (he wome n of (his city. The (ransports left for Manila June 4 accompanied by the Charleston. Of the 2. ("mi men. but two desertions were recorded. They were from an Oregon regiment. Two men were left behind, one clisi hniBPd fur disability, the other In In a local hospital. The Hawaiian "Star," of June 3, publishes (he following story regard ing an attempt to blow up the 1'nlled v States ship City of Peking while (hat vessel wa In port (here: "If the report, which Is In circulation to-day is true, Honolulu came near being the scene of as f 1 1 d ' 1 1 f li I a dis aster as that of the Maine, and In much (he same wny. It Is that noth ing more or less than an attempt to blow up the Peking's magazine was frustrated Just In time. An enlisted man, It Is snld, wa rnught just In the act of arranging a fuse connection with the magazine. The magazine contains 400 tons of powder, nnd hnd been guarded closely. The dastard, It Is snld. is now under the closest guard, and when the Peking gets out on the high sens will be hanged at the yard arm. ACCUSED OF COWARDICE. , Admiral Kcnttjt Waa 0m of the firit to Rank Short AfUr thi Mull Battlt. Thp (irlenlnl steamship Olympln nr rlced nt Tacomn a few dnys ago bring ing Chinese papers which accuse Ad miral Mnntejo of cowardice nt the bat tle of Manila.- A special correspondent of the Hongkong- Telegraph writes to his paper from Manila raying that the Admiral did no more than flee from one vessel to the o(her during the engagement. Ho was among the first ashore, and almost before the battle was over, was at his country villa beyond the city. He had not even allowed his Cap tains to know where the Cnvtto an chorage was mined, and this Is given as a reason why some of the mines were exploded before the American ships approached them. They were ex- ploded In order to give the Spanish vessels a chance to cross the line. CABLE FLASHES. The Italian ministry which was only formed on May 31 has resigned. It is reported nt Madrid that den. Augustl of the Phlllpplnea has re signed. The French cabinet has placed Its resignation In the 'hands of President Faure.' Spain continues her underground ef forts to prejudice the powers in her favor. In three years the Spanish and Cub an governments have borrowed 1.0(H),. 000,000 pcretas from the bank of Spain. Many German newspapers still con tinue publishing unfavorable news concerning the United States In her war with Spain, An unsuccessful attempt was made a few days ago to assassinate Count Arcon. the first secretary of the Ger man Embassy at London, The failure of Joseph Letter, the Chi cago grain operator, Is much comment ed upon In lierlln as being "a lesson to greedy speculators." The commercial papers hold Lelter responsible for the revolts which have occurred In Italy and elsewhere. The best Informed people In Europe believe the Brussels sugar conference will result In the abolition of the boun ties In spite of French and Austrian bpppslllon, owing to Great Britain's threat to place extra duties on sugar Imported from Hates giving bounties. CAPITAL CLEANINGS. The administration denies that ths attack on Havana hus been postponed until fall or after the rainy season Is ver. A certain element In Washington l favoring the retention of Puerto nico and the Philippines and recommend a billion doilur navy. ' ' During the civil war (he T'nlled S(n Rurope, nnd revolutionized warfare, been a long time asserting her ileslrne Panllago ha surprised her most cut nl oillcers arp again dtiiiil'otiniled. shells Into (he hat bur from her pneu ploded In (he water nnd the (hlrd (ore otiph (o admit a cathedral. Her guns nre of 15 Inch cnllber and lance of 2 1-2 mile. When (he charge (he gun have an, effective range or tlve work during her Initial (rial off a I, lent. Hudson ami 111 deroe nre mlral Sampson may entirely destroy the silent but death dealing guns of I built for quick action, for striking away before (he enemy knows what 21.4 knot and can skim (he waves like by vertical Irlple expnnslon engines. 152 ton. In addition lo her three 1R-3-pounder rnpld lire guns. Her crew was built by the Cramps at an expen OUR WAR WITH SPAIN. Adolfo Vern, a noted Spanish spy has been captured at Key West. The clepnrltire of (he Cadis fleet from Spain has now been Indefinitely post poned. lllanco must first hear from Madrid before he can release Hobson and his gallant crew. Aguinaldo, the leader of the Philip pine insurgents, considers Dewey the lion of Manila. Thirty-five transports will be used In conveying the expedition of 20I00 men to Puerto Illco. Madrid reports say tha( yellow fever I raging among (he American troops nt (luuntanamo. Spaniards in Cubit nre clicournged and dissatisfied mainly on account of the scarcity of food. Sagnsta says Manila has not ye( fallen lint that the sltua'lou there Is yf the gravest character. lleporls from Manila say (lint the family of Oen. Augustl ha been cap tured by the insurgent. The government Is endeavoring to secure l-i additional transport to con vey troops to Puerto Illco, Adt.ilrul Dewey has permitted (be removal of non-combatants nt Manila by Spanish merc hantmen. Dlspatehei report (hn( r..0"0 Spanish soldier at Pit' rto ltlco have Jollied (he Insurgents. They fear the American fleet. Oen. C.arcln sl.tmls ready nt Santi ago with D.iiihi Cuban Insurgent to as flst In the landing of the American army. Culuuis maintain a close cordon nbout (luuntanamo. shooting all Span ish messeiiRi rs who attempt to pass the lines. The Petersburg: Iron works of Vir ginia have received a government con tract for in.iioo 4-lnch shells and 1,200 "-Inch shells. A riot occurred between regular and volunteer troops at Old Point Comfort, Vn a few clays ago. Twenty men were placed In the hospital. The brick fort which the Spaniards held near the city of liiinntiiunmo, was demolished by the bombardment of the Texas, Mnrblchcud and Suwaneo last week. The cruiser St. Taul I waiting for the approach of the Spanish ship I'urlslma Concepclon laden with pro vision for Havana. She also has on board $70,000 In carh. The Inhabitants of (ho town of Cal inaneia. Cuba, have strewn the streets with strnw nnd oil with (he intention of destroying (he city and fleeing lo (he hills when the American Invaders nrrlve. In vlovv of the fact thnt the Powers will compel Spain to surrender as soon as Havana has capitulated, the presi dent la determined to attack the Cuban capital at once. Gen. Miles, however. Is opposed to this plan, and rumor says that he may be retired. CBUI8EII COLUMBIA, (lujured lo a collision with the British steamship Fotoolla.) Ki.Ii.l.ftal?d at,h,e navy department that repairs on the cruiser Colum bia at the New York navy yard are about completed and the vessel will be ready to Join Commodore Schley In a few days" The repairing of the Co lBUC"fhpCT'P ete." the ?nXl Important repair Jem the navy hJ on hand. nVlie ... 1 "?. ot ,h? wur tn" navy department has purchased and fitted out about 130 vessels. All of these have turned out well, and so f or performed satisfactorily the work r quired of them A few weeks ago the president was hopeful of an early peace. Now he Is not su confident. Last Monday the American army of Invasion under command of General Shatter, arrived off Santiago bay. The marines at Guantanamo are be ing dally reinforced by Cuban Insur gents. After a few square meals the latter prove to be aggressive fighters. At Santiago 4,000 women and chil dren are existing on the roots and fruits of the mountains. The dead carts are Inadequate to remove the corpses. Spanish oillcers at Manila are drowning- their misfortunes In drink, and often engage In battle with the Insurgents while drunk. General Augustl Is court martlallng and shoot ing, them every day. lea Introduced the monitor, nstonlsheil The dynnmlte cruiser Vesuvius hns tlve nhlltllcs. but her recent ac tion at huslastle ndmlrers and Kuropean nav I.ast Thursday she threw dynamite tnntlo guns. Two of these shell ex a hale In the deflnillng walls large en throw 100 poiind:i of gun cotton n dls I Increased to SflO pound of cotton, one mile. Judging from her destruc Snntlngo, It Is apparent that n soon removed from Cnstle Morro, Hear Ad the fort In a single night by turning the Vesuvius upon It. The Vesuvius a blow unexpectedly and getting ha happened. She has a speed of a bird. She has (wo propeller driven Hr horsepower Is 3.7IM: conl rapacity Inc h dynnmlte guns, she carries three consists of 6 oillcers and 64 men. She se of :i.'0,noo. The cuckoo's song Is the signal used by Spaniards for an attack. It I snld that another call for 100,000 men will be Issued In a few weeks. Spain has chartered seven steamers to sturt this week with supplies for Cuba. Spaniard are confident that they can repel the proposed American In vasion of Cuba. Spaniard lighting the American marine at Ounntannmo nre ulng smokeless powder. Mailrl I In received new thai .Manila ha capitulated nnd that the Aiii.ii lean have arrived In Culm Vessels nt Kingston nre preparing lo land supplies nt Havana. They will make rich prize for Sampson. A ship with supplies for the Span lard ha succeeded n dodging the American ships and landed at Snntl go. The gunboat Suwanee n few elny ago captured a Spanish ship and Cap tain Delehanty presented It to the Cuban Insurgents. The Spanish chamber of deputies con tradicts the report that their soldier mutilated the bodies of American mu rine nt Oiiantanamo. The Inhabitants of Catnlonn. Spain, of wjilc h llarcelona Is (he capKol, have Hlgned a petition In favor of peace bet ween Spain anil the Culled State. The warship Dolphin the other day discovered a well near Santiago from which the Spaniard aecured their supply of water. One shot demolished the well. A c aiKo of coal for Admiral Dewey left Philadelphia lust Monday. The coal I carried by (he 1 til t In li ship Kast I.othecln and will reach her destination some time In October. An Intercepted letter from the com mandant at Ouaiitanamo reveal the fact that the troop there are living on half rations and that all (he supplies will be exhailHted by (he end of (he month. Admiral Sampson for (he third time Inst Thursday bomlm riled the fort and land Imttci les at Santiago. Great dam age wus Inflicted. Fort were demol ished, guns dismounted and the cruiser Vlsenya was disabled. The slowness In getting the troops for the Santiago expedition equipped nnd the repeated delays In embarka tion make It altogether probable that It will be 20 Instead of 10 days before the proposed Porto Klcnn expedition can be started. When Admiral Cervera arrived at Santiago de Cuba with his fleet the peo ple thought he would bring supplies; but, Instead of food, he brought them 8700 more men to feed. The only aid he had to offer was the tons of ammuni tion In his ships' magazines. In order to test the efficiency of the submarine mines a few duys ago at Newport News. Va.. an abandoned schooner was utilized. She was set adrift and a the mines were passed (hey exploded. Not a vestige of the ship remains. Residents at Newport feel safer now. Railway transportation In six weeks for the troops has cost the government $15,000,000. Spaniards are eating their horses at Santiago, Tha Murbleheud lust week fired a charge of shrapnel Into a clump of bushes where a number of Spaniards were hidden. The deadly effect of the shrapnel was evidenced by the Immedi ate descent on the spot of a flock of vultures, . The 13-Inch shells of the Oregon are causing great confusion among the Spaniards. A building at Calmanera was hit by one of these shells and Immediately the residents of the town left, saying they could not contend with an enemy hurling such moun tains of explosives. Th loKlirt tt fliiitutai DiftaA Tin If ftlltiM tai Utaj tt Ibt tsiny ttt Illlil-OnbtDi flril Will Vat Wm Oaaragttaa. Irei Ao crlcan marines who were l.tt week Innded nt Ounntannmo from the transportslilp Panther, under the com mand of Col. Hobert W. Huntington, completely routed the enemy lust Wed nesday. For some days they hnd been haras sed by the sneaking and hidden move ments of the Spaniard. Lust Monday they became exhausted ns a result of their vlgilnnce and had It not been for the support from the wnrshlps which occupied the bay, the American soldiers would hnve been compelled to give up the position where (hey had planted the stats and stripes but a few days before. The force of marines wa under '"apt. KM lot t and the co-operating Cub an were under Col. Lahorda. The combined force razed a Spanish camp nbout live miles from the American position, destroyed the only well In the vicinity nnd killed nbout forty Span lards. One American marine wa slightly wounded. Two Cuhnns were killed nnd four were wounded. It Is Impossible to estimate the number of Spaniards engaged, owing to their guerrilla method of fighting. Hut It is believed there were at least 400. The Americans began a cautious ad vance and were within 2ao yards of the enemy before (he crack of a rifle from (he Spanish line announced (hat the Spaniard had discovered them. The troops quickly moved Into line of battle, with (he Cuhnns on (he left flank. The enemy's bullets were whirl ing viciously over the Americans, but the marines settled down to their work ns though at target practice. Very few rpamnrti were in stgnt. They were laying behind the hu(s and In the brush, but (he puff of smoke rpvealed (heir positions nnd enabled the Amerle nns to do effec tive work. For twenty mnute both sides maintained a ter rific tire. it wus beginning to look ns though a bayonet charge clown the slope would be necessary to diahidge the enemy, when suddenly the latter began to break for a thicket a hundred yards further on. It wa (hen the American fire became most deadly. Man after man could be seen to fall In a vain rush for sheller, and (he fire from the Spanish became si uttering and almost ceased. I he easy victory put tne command In high spirits. The little black Cuban warriors waved their machetes and howeled curses nt the Spanish in savuge fashion. Their firing hnd been wild throughout, but they all displayed the utmost contempt for the Spanish bullets, nppnrently being absolutely w ithout fear. A the pnpmy began breaking enmn the Dolphin, which lay out nt sea, was signaled and began piloting shells to ward tne thicket for which (he Span iard were making. A (he Spanish relreated the Ameri can moved slowly forward, firing as they went, nml by the lime the camp wa reached, the enemy hnd all got away, diking their wounded nnd prob ably many of (heir dead. Flfleen doilies were found scattered through the bush, but the Americans were un able to examine the spot where the llrlng had been most deadly. No time wa lost in burning (he buildings nnd lllling (lie well with earth nnd stones. i TT PIU'" IV : "l iiv THE BAN FJUNCI3CO PRESIDIO. Thousands of troops are assemble Ing here awaiting transportation to Manila. This will be the third expedl tlon, and Gen. Merrltt, the newly ap pointed Gevernor of the Philippines w III accompany this army when It sails In a few weeks. MINES DID HOT EXFLODI. Marbleheai aai Ttiat Hti a Nam Iitaaa i.oa Deitraottos- Earnaelit latirfen. Since the narrow escape of the Mar blehcad and Texas from destruction In the channel at Cluiintanamo a few days ago greater precautions have been ob served. Hoth ships struck con(act mines without exploding them. Each mCna ,. a I n a.l 111 nniin.l. n! fVlim - I ton. sufficient to destroy liny vessel. The mine which became entangled In the propeller of the Marblehead was of the contact variety, surrounded by six plungers, and one of which when struck Is supposed to break a glass bulb containing fulminate of mercury, detonating 142 pounds of gun cotton. The mine was covered with barnncles, whh'h Interfered with the action of the plungers, thus saving the ship and crew. - lie'l Seeretaiy filial. A deadly lightning bolt from a clear sky killed James F. Gatewood, Gem-ral I.ec'r private secretary, tit Pablo Reach, a. coast resort, near Jackson ville, Flu., Sunday afternoon. General Lee was very much shocked over the news, and at once went to hi room. Teurs were In his eyes. When General Lee came bock from Havana, Gate wood then a medical graduate, began assisting him In his correspondence. When General Lee was made a flrlg adler he made Gatewood his private secretary. He la from a good family, and was the only support of an aged mother and sister In Richmond, Va, NEWS NOTES. Several persons were killed a tornado at Decatur, Ala., tha other day. A lamp was upset by "Miss Ander scheck of Sharpaburg. Pa. last Satur day while she was curling her hair, and she was burned to death. Judge John J. Wlckham, of the Penn sylvania superior court died at Beaver. Pa last Saturday. Hemmorrhuge caused by over-exertion caused his death. The WestlnghouBe company of Pitts burg has secured a contract to supply all railroads In Russia with patent air brakes. The contract lnvoles between $2,500,000 and 13,000,000. Gov. Budd of California ha commut ed the death sentence of Sumuel A. Worden to life Imprisonment. During a. railroad strike In 1894 at Sacramentu Worden helped wreck a train In which the engineer and three soldiers were killed. By a vole of 209 to 01 the house of re presentatives Wednesday afternoon adopted the Newlands resolutions, pro viding for the annexation of Hawaii. The debate, which hns continued with out Interruption since Saturday, has been one of the most notable of this congress, the proposed annexation be ing considered of great commercial and strategic Importance by Its advocates, and being looked upon by Its opponents ns Involving a radical clepnrture from the long-established policy of the coun try, ami likely to be followed by the In auguration of a pronounced policy of colonization, (he abandonment of the Monroe doctrine, and participation In International wrangle. More thnn half a hundred members participated In the debate. From a par(y stand point (he result was awaited with the keeno.it Interest. The Republicans presented practically a unanimous sup I'ort to the resolution, but three He publican member voting in opposition. In the Democratic rank the division upon the question whs more marked, 1! Democrollo members voting for an nexation. The vote In support of the resolution to-day was mnde up of 17(1 Republicans, IK Democrats, 8 Populists nnd 4 fusion Ist; (he vote against nnnexntlon com prised 77 Democrat, 3 llepublicans, 7 Populists and 4 f unionists. The resolution adopted lit a pre amble reln(p (hp offer of the Hnwallan republic to cede nil of It sovereignty and absolute lltle to the government and crown Inncl. nnd then hy resolu tion accept the cession and declnre the Island unnxed. The resolutions pro vide for a commission of five, nt least two of whom shall be resident Hawaii an, to recommend to congress such legislation a they may deem advisable. The public- debt of Hawaii not to ex ceed 14.000.000 Is assumed. Chinese Im migration is prohibited, all treaties with o(her powers are declared null nnd It Is provided thnt, until congress shall provide for (he government of the Island, all civil. Judicial and military powers now exercised by the officers of the existing government shall be exer cised In such manner a the president shnll direct, and he Is given power to appoint persons to put In effect a pro visional government for the Islands. Congressman Dnlzell, of Pennsyl vanln, presided when the Hnwallan re solutions were adopted. Speaker Fleed being 111. The speaker sent word, how ever, that he was opposed to amlxa tlon. It is expected that the measure will puss the senate In a few days. trrccts or thi delat. Treoaa Will Rat ba la Ooafitiaa to Fight Whta Thty Retell Santiago. No reliable Information as to the (tuse ot the Intensely nggravatlr g de ly of sending troops to Cuba could be obtained about the wur department. Naval ofllclals, whose patience hns been sorely tried by the slowness of the nrmy In getting to Admiral Samp son's assistance, angrily Intimated tli-it the movement of the troop ship had beer, halted after they had got under way by the discovery lh.it in the confusion of getting on bonrd at Tum pn essential parts of the soldiers' equipment had been left behind ill the freight cars. Olllclnl of both depart ment In private conversation express every concern nt the probable effect on the troops of their long confine ment on the overcrowded transports In the Intense heat of the last few days. If from this on all goes well with the fleet, therefore, when It reaches th-s point of debarkation, nenr Santiago, the soldiers will have had 10 days of the most exhausting sort of experience crowded together under a broiling sun during the clay and with little chance for refreshing sleep at night. To put It very mildly, they will hardly be in good fighting trim when they reach Santiago, and It Is therefore predicted here that It will he the middle of next week at the earliest before the combin ed land and sea uttack nn Santiago can be attempted with prudence. TO MEET TUt SPANIARDS. Aatriaa. Shift Read? tt Meet the Caili Fleet Should II Dtrt tt Stl) for Csta. It wns determined by President Mo Klnley, Secretary Long and the mem bers of (he Naval War Hoard, at a conference held at the Kxecutlve Man sion a few days ago to organize a fast llyliig squadron to meet Admiral Camaru's Cadis fleet If It comes across the Atlantic. The squadron will be un der the command of Commodore Schley, and will be composed of the first-class battleship Oregon, which made such a record-breaking trip from San Francisco; the armored cruiser Brooklyn, the New Orleans, the Min neapolis, the Cincinnati, the Nework, the Yale or the Harvard, and prob ably one or two other vessels. The flying squadron will concentrate near San Juan, Puerto Rico, and await the appearance of the Spanish fleet. Big Raitiaa Otatrattt fat Asierlea. Ambassador Hitchcock, at St. Pet ersburg, under date of May 21, informs the state department that the Man churlan railway In Russia has award ed the Westinghouse Airbrake Com puny of Pittsburg a contract amount ing to between 12.000,000 and :I,000,000 for equipping rolling stock with air brakes, and that the contract Is to b3 duplicated in the near future. He also states thnt 65 Baldwin locomotives have been ordered from Philadelphia, making a total of 80 Buldwins ordered In nine weeks, and 138 sold to Russlun rallwuys within the lust six months. Sfala'l Flnt Headii Toward Manila. The captain of a German steamer which arrived at Gibraltar last Friday reports having sighted the Spanish Cadis Meet off Ceuta, north coast of Africa, about opposite and seventeen miles south-southeast of Gibraltar. The warships, it is said, were going In an easterly direction. The fleet con sisted of two battleships, four lurge cruisers ana four torpedo boat Intirgtata Tnttltg Itaaltk Frltaairl Barnaul- Aagattl Stall Werl to Mtlrll That be Cia leilit tbt Eatay Hi Laager, The government nt Washington ha token It for granted that Manila, f of ' the present at least belongs to th United Slates. A post office will bs es tablished on the Islands as soon as thai first expedition of troops arrive. A new form of government will be Inaugur ated by Gen. Merrltt and Import duties placed upon all goods coming Into Philippine ports. The navy department has received the following from Admiral Dewey: "Cavlte, June 12, Via Hong Kong, June 17. There Is little change In tht Mtuntlon since my telegram of June 3. Insurgent continue hostilities and hnve practically surrounded Manila. They have taken 2.fi00 Spanish prison ers, whom they treat most humanely. They do not Intend to tnke tne city at the present time. Twelve merchant vessel are anchored In the bay with refugees on board, under guard of neu tral men-of-war; this with my per mission. "The health of the squadron con tinues excellent. The German commander-in-chief urrlved. Three Ger man, two-ilrltlah, one French, one Japanese men-of-war now In port. Another German mnn-of-wnr Is ex pected. The following Is a e-orrect list of the Spanish vessels captured and destroyed: "Des(royed Two protected cruisers, five unprotected cruiser, one trans port, one serving vesel, both armed. "'The following were captured: The? transport Manila and the gunboat Cnllno." Admiral Dewey's report wns food for a good deal of discussion at the navy department. Taken In connection with the pre reports It would seem to Indicate that Manila probably hus fal len by this time. One phrase ued by . the admiral that "they do not Intend to take the city at the present time." warrant the belief that he has reached a perfect understanding with the In surgent lender and thnt the town Is not to be attacked until his own troops ar rive. For some reason It I extremely desirable that such should bo the case. and that Dewey should receive the sur- renrie-r of the town In person, rather than force the Spaniards to surrender to the Insurgents and thpreby afford a possible pretext for the Interference of some of the Europesn powers, whose ship are gathering In suspiciously large numbers In Manila nay. The following dispatch from Manila, signed by ("apt. Gen. Augustl and tinted June 13, Is published officially at Madrid: "The grave situation set forth In my , dispatch of June 8 continues. The troop are fighting on the line of blockhouse which stops the enemy's advance. The enemy has been strengthened by desertions of the na tive troops, which diminish our means of resistance and may compel me to take refuge within the walled city. "Communication with (he provinces I H(lll cut and I do not know whether the detachments there will be able to hedd out agulnst a lack of resources. "I hope to receive assistance from the pe ninsula before our means of de fense are exhausted." HEAVY WAR EXPENSES. A Deftcieaey Bill of $221,031,323 Reported to tha Houet- Aa Emtrgtaey Nava Foad. The general deficiency hill, carrying nn aggregate of $224.032.:tLM. was re ported to the house a few clays ngo by (he committee on appropriations. All but SIS. 203. 020 I for wnr expenses and $s.070,ST2 of these ordinary deficiencies ur for pensions. The bill I the Inrgest deficiency bill ever presented to congress and the largest appropriation bill put through that body since the civil war. a special appropriation bill of upwards of $700. OKi.ODO enacted Into a law In 1X8:1 eclipsing It. In addition to the amount curried by this bill, appropriation, huve been mnde during the session to supply deficiencies nggregatlnV $U.i. ii.'ifi.l. '!.. making In all for deficiencies. including the present measure, $:131). ::vs.4xt. Of this amount ;121, 183,453 Is distinctively for war expenses and isi Independent of amounts carried In thi naval and fortification act and In the naval auxiliary act, which approprl a led M.OOO.000. I'nder the head of naval establish ment the bill carles $10,000,000 for an emergency naval fund, and a maxl mum of $500,000 of the sum approprl- ateel for the creation of an auxiliary naval force Is authorized to be expend ed for the repair and equipment of vessels so purchased. The following appropriations are In dueled under the head of military es tablishment: Pay of volunteer.! under act anproV' ed April 22, 1S0S, and subsequent aota for the six months beginning July . 1, $25,026,266; also volunteers' pay under that act and subsequent acts, muster. td into service under the president's call of May 25, to be available from June 1 to December 31, 1SUS, In all $14, C09.881. Total for war department and mili tary establishment war expenses, $178, 317,876. -0R W0DHDED SOLDIERS. Amjle Frorlilon Halt to Cart far tie T.-ojpe lit Uolng to Cuba. Lieut. Colonel J. M. Brown, surgeon P. 8. A general purchasing agent of the army medical department, In New York said that thorough provision had been made for caring for the sick and wounded In the army that Is now on Its way to Cuba. The strength of the hospital corps Is 700. Of this number l.'iO hospital Btewurda and assistants, including trained nurses, sailed on the transports. Dr. Brown has shipped south 1,000,000 yards of bandages be sides lurge numbers of hospital cota and bedding. Each officer and man In Gen. Shafter's command la provided with a kit of appliances with which ha can attend to his own wounds If neces-. sary. These appliances are done up in a waterproof package and consist of two compresses, one rolled bandaga nnd one triangular bandage. The kit cost 13 cents each and 60.000 of them have been shipped to Tampa, Tha I'nlted States army Is the only army In the world supplied with such an out fit. MANILA NEWS. The rebels are two kilometer (X mile and a quarter) outside Manila. The town Is entirely surrounded and every night there Is lighting. , Spain prefers that Manila should fall Into the hands of the Americans In stead of tile Insurgents. The latter are notorious for their cruelty. The rebels will endeavor to make Manila establish, an Independent gov ernment before the arrival of tha Americans. The Americans will bom bard when tha troops arrive.
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