"THE BULLETIN. JFLORIN, PA. . ' J. E. SCHROLL, - Editor and Publisher, SUBSCRIPTION: Fifty Cents Per Annum, strictly in advance. 25 Cents. 2 Cents. Six Months, Single Copies, Samp le Copies Free. Special Rates to Yearly Advertisers. Address all' communications te=it THE BULLETIN, - Florin, Pa. Entered at the Postoffice at Florin as second-class mail matter. e— A Vassar girl has jumped 13 feet seven and a half inches—and it wasn’t at a man either. Senator Hoar, in his estimate of great orators that he has heard, in Scribner's, places Edward Rwverett at the head of all American orators. The United States gives its sailors only 30 cents a day each to live on, but the American navy is better fed than any other navy in the world. ro government A young Iowa lady saved her es cort from drowning the other day. There ought to be no question about her reward. She should have the escort—that is, if she wants him. Another French duel has been fought in Paris, and this time with results. The duel lasted for two and a half hours, and the results were that both the combatants were tired. French duels used to make other peo ple tired. Prominent women in various! cities are organizing themselves into socie- ties for the inspection of streets and alleys. Affairs have not yet come to such a pass that neglected husbands feel called upon to organize societies for the inspection of homes. Civilization advances in some direc- tions at a compound-interest rate. so to speak. For instance, the popula tion of the United States increased a little over 50 percent in the 20 years from 1880 to 1900, but in the same pe- od the business and revenues of the hstoffice increased 300 percent. The views of Massachusetts and Texas on the subject of railroad taxa- tion are at variance. In t . tuxes a#® collected tangible property and the franchises of the railroad companies, in the lat- ter, the supreme court has held that this is double taxation forbidden by the state constitution. minister A woman who married a couple in Pennsylvania recently (and it is said to be the first marriage cere- mony ever colemnized by a woman in that state) at once turned the mar- riage fee over to her husband. Minis- ters’ wives have so long been accus- tomed to receive the wedding fees that the act seems to be quite just to the sterner sex. A recent report from the census bureau shows that Rhode Island is still the most densely populated state in the Union. “Little Rhody” has 407 inhabitants to the sauare mile. Mas- sachusetts comes next, with not quite 349 inhabitants to the square mile. New Jersey is third, with a little more than 250 inhabitants to the square miles. and Connecticut is fourth, with a little more than 187 inhabitants to the square mile. The other states which have more than -100 inhabitants to the square mile are New York, with 152.6; Pennsylvania, with 140.1; Maryland, with 120.5; and Ohio, with 102. Nevada has only four- tenths of one person to the square mile; Alaska, one-tenth. The good people of Tilsit in East Prussia will find it hard to believe the » testimony of their eyes and ears for some time to come owing to the de- velopments in a recent case of mur- der. Sanitatsrath Dr. Heydenreich of that town, a wealthy retired physi- cian, 85 years of age, was found dead in his bed, with finger marks around his throat and a knife wound in his chest; his house had been plundered. soon after an upholsterer in a neigh- pring town was arrested with some of the stolen property in his posses- sion and made a full confession, tell- ing how he had killed the old man in his sleep. The case was clear and it‘seemed that nothing could save the murderer from the headsman’s axe:’ At the trial, however, the doctors/who the autopsy testified tis't Dr. reich died that night fof \po- nd must have beer 4lead ror me befcre the buf8lar broke e house. In spite Pf his mur. intentiom and attefRbt, there. the criminal can bé Punished for burglary. \ SUMMARY OF THE NEWS, i Domestic. 's : A movement is on foot for the forma- tion of a combination of manufacturers of cardboard and paper used in the manufacture of paper boxes. The Piano and Organ Workers’ In- ternational Union, in convention at Cin- cinrati, will attempt to settle strikes in Baltimore and Cincinnati. The steamer Cambrian brought to Boston the crew of the bark Hanna, which had been wrecked in collision with the Cambrian during a fog. The trial was begun in Parkersburg, W. Va, of Ellis Glenn, who is accused of committing forgery while: masquer- ading as a man. : Mayor Rose, of Milwaukee, at the convention of Glass Bottle Blowers, de- nounced the injunction against striking machinists. Miss Eva M. Reed, of St. Louis, was struck by a train and killed while sketching on the tracks of the Burling- ton Railway. : It is reported that Col. A. K. McClure will be made chairman of the Citizens’ Independent movement in Philadelphia. Three boys were arrested in Pater- son, N. J., on the charge of attempting to wreck an express train on the Erie Railroad. : Attorney Frederick D. White son of Andrew D. White ambassador to Ger- many committed suicide at Syracuse, N. Sidney Locke, of Lockport, N. S, killed his three children. Iie had been suffering from mental trouble. The Sunday Observance League of Richmond, Va., had four persons fined ior working on Sunday. Governor Oates, in the Alabama Con- stitutional Convention, denounced the bribing of grand juries, declaring that if a man had money or friends he was insured against action by a grand jury if he had killed a negro. The Cleveland court granted a tem- | porary injunction enjoining the sirik- | ing employees of the Cleveiani Punch and Shear Company from patrolling or picketing the works of the company. Edward Park Deacon, member of a | prominent Boston family, who shot and |° ] | insurgents were killed and that many | killed Emile Abeille in Mrs. Deacon’s apartments in Paris some years ago, died in Boston of brain trouble. The nominating committee decided to recommend John O. Billings, of the | New York Library, for president of the American Library Association. Ex-Governor Pingree, of Michigan, was buried in Detroit with official hon- ors, a large number being present to pay their tribute. Herbert Massey was killed and sev- eral others knocked unconscious by lightning near Winchester, Va., during | the storm. The cruiser Newark, with Captain McCalla on board, arrived at New York ‘rom Hongkong. All the independent iron and steel companies in Pittsurg have signed the | Amalgamated scale. Peter Tidman cut his wife's throat and | killed himself at his ranch near Elsi- aora, Cal. Mother Jones is now engaged in or- ganizing servant girls’ unions in Chi- cago. President Shaffer, of the Amalagamat- ed Association, said he would not hesi- tate to order a general tie-up of the ited States Steel Corporation plants, it necessary, but he believed the trouble would be settled without such action. In Porto Rico and in Cuba the Fourth was eelebrated. to the wrecks of the Spanish ships at Santiago, and an oration was delivered There was an excursion | the. | | | | | i GEN. BELLARMINO HAS SURRENDERED. A Notable Achievement of Colonel Wint of the Sixth Cavalry. LARGE FILIPINO ARMY CAPTURED. Colonel Wint Came From China With Gen- eral Chaffee, and at Once Set. About to Clean Up the Province of Sor- gon of Insurgents. Surrender of the Entire Force. ~ Manila (By Cable).—The force of the insurgent leader Bellarmino; who have recently been operating around Don- sol, province of Sorsogon, were driven across the mountains by the Second In- fantry and finally captured by the Sixth Cavalry. Bellarmino, with 1000 men and | 284 guns, surrendered to Colonel Wint | at Albay, capital of the province of that | name, : Later in the day the official announce- ment of the surrender of Bellarmino | was made. According to this account Bellarmino, who has been operating in | the province of Sorsogon, surrendered | Thursday last at I.egaspi, on Aibay | Bay, with 32 officers, 215 guns and 3000 | rounds of ammunition. The insurgent | presidentes of that section of the coun- [try and many Filipinos accompanied { Bellarmino, who gave himself up to | Col. Theodore J. Wint, of the Sixth | Cavalry. In all since June, 1081 insur- | gents have surrendered in that district. | Colonel Wint’s regiment came from | China with General Chaffee. Before disembarking at Legaspi Colonel Wint went to General Chaffee and asked the | latter if he desired him to clean up that | part of the country. General Chaffee | roptied: “Yes, but I do not command until July 4.” In three weeks Bellar- { mino was cornered in spite of the theo- | ries of many officers that cavalry could | not be used in effective operations in { such a country. Former Filipino officers who belong- ed to Malvar’s command report that 50 were wounded by the command of Lieu- tenant Manaci (?) during a recent two | days’ fight in the province of Batangas. The insurgent General Cailles, who | surrendered at Santa Cruz, Laguna { province, June 24, and his friends have | offered to negotiate with Malvar, the | insurgent leader in Southern Luzon, for jie latter’s surrender. The Twentieth Infantry has been or- | | dered from Northern Luzon to Batan- | gas. Civil Governor Taft and Military | Governor Chaffee are working agree- ably together. They are holding infor- | mal conferences and are arriving at mu- | tual understanding—a state of affairs hitherto almost unknown here. Admiral Rodgers’ Claim. Washington (Special).—Upon an ap- | peal taken by Rear Admiral Frederick { Rodgers from the action of the auditor | a rear admiral above the | by a loyal Spaniard on the wreck of the | Almirante Oquendo. The Morgan interests are said to have secured the Northern Pacifie Steamship Company and the Washington and Alaska Company, which gives them a | belt line around the world. ; Colonel Julian Scott, the artist, who served during the Civil War on the staff of General “Baldy” Smith, died at his | nounced that a deal has been closed in home in Plainfield, N. J. John R. G. Pitkin, former postmaster of New Orleans and prominent in Loui- siana politics in reconstruction days, died in New Orleans. Mrs. Emma Ryley, of Newark, N. J., while seated at a window, was shot and | | killed by a piece of lead fired from a toy | cannon. Foreign, Mr. Balfour, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, stated that the | British government had given publicity to the thanks of Great Britain for the noble and generous giit by Bernard N. | Baker, president of the Atlantic Trans- port Line, of the hospital ship Maine to the British Navy. Lord Stanley reports in the British House of Commons that during-3 arch, April May and June the aggregate rnamber of Boers killed, wounded or taken prisoners was 8074. Count Stanislaus de Castellane, a brother of Anna Gould's husband, was married in Paris to Miss Terry, daugh- ter of a Cuban millionaire. Seven soldiers of the Nineteenth Pio- neer Battalion were drowned while practicing in a boat on the Rhine, at Kehi, Baden. United States Consul-General Stowe, at Cape Town, has resigned, the $3000! salary being insufficient to pay his ex- penses. iis Emperor William sailed for Norway, and the. Empress, accompanied by her | three sons, also started on a cruising | trip. Storms have done great damage at: Hayti and San Domingo. Vessels have been wrecked and many iives lost. Three hundred lives arc reported to have been lost by a landslide and flood | it Lungkeng, in China. The Boers entered Murraysburg, Cape Colony, and burned the public »uildings and residences. Emperor William has sold his yacht Meteor to Prince Furstenberg. The British cruisers Minerva and Hyacinth sailed for Gibraltar for the purpose of testing the respective merits | of the Belleville and Scotch boilers, | about which there is so much controver- sy in British naval circles Financial. The crops will yield in money value | this year about $1,500,000,000 from pres- ent expectations. The National Bank of Commerce, of | the New York, it is said, will increase its | were held last week, b capital to $25,000,000. The demand for bond: is good in the many of the delegates be raarkets and | Conservatives are quit I New York and Philadelphj; fy desirable issues are s¢frce The “Financial Chfonicle” reports thai nyunicipal bond sales in June were $13.- 438,508, or $2,000,000 below tie average | property holders and i for nine years. : | sal suffrage clause, and | | | cision has been rendered by Assistant | | | for the Navy Department, in disallow- | ing his claim for the pay and allow- | ances of a major general of the Army from February 11 to March 13, 1901, as nine lowest numbers of that grade, an important de- Comptroller of the Treasury L. P. Mit- | chell. the Navy advanced in number, pursuant to law, for service in the Spanish War and carried as additional numbers, are with In effect he decides that officers of advanced contemporaneously the officers next above them. Buying Up Cotton Mills. Columbia, S. C. (Special).—The Vir- ginia-Carolina Chemical Company is rapidly securing all the large oil mills in this State. By buying the mills at Dillon, near Marion, it obtained all but one mill in the Pee Dee country, a rich cotton-growing section. It is also an- New York whereby the Virginia-Caro- lina Company has bought ont the South- ern Cotton Oil Company, the price being $2,000,000. The Southern Company has two mills in this city. PIERRE LORILALARD DEAD. Was Taken Sick in Bagland and Aerived Home om the Feurth of July. New York (Special).—Pierre Loril- lard, the millionaire tobacco merchant, who became famous as a turfman, vachtsman and bon vivant, died at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The members of the family present at the bedside when the end came were Mr, Lorillard’s daughters, Mrs. T. Suffern Tailer and Mrs. William Kent, and their husbands and Pierre Lorillard, Jr., and wife, and also Pierre Lorillard III. Mr. Lorillard’s present illness dated from June 20. He was in England, and went to his lodge at Ascot, hoping to see his horse, David Garrick, run for the Gold Cup. He had several of his stable engaged for the events, but saw none of the running, as he was stricken with an uraemic chill, and was laid up at the lodge for a week. Mr. Lorillard was not at first disposed to heed suggestions that he would do well to return to America. But he was suffering acutely from kid- ney and bladder trouble, and at last he consented to make the voyage. He went from Ascot to the Carlton Hotel, Lon- don, and boarded the Deutschland with Dr. Kiiroe and his valet. He was able to walk on board the steamship, but at once went to his cabin, and remained there during the voyage. His condition became graver daily. Dr. Kilroe Qnairy informed him in how great danger he was, but the patient insisted that he would live until he reached New York. ROBBERS WERE VERY LUCKY. They Secured $40,000 in National Bank Notes in the Recent Hold-up. Washington (Special).—Treasury of- ficials stated that their information was to the effect that the men who robbed the Great Northern train at Wagner, Mont., last Monday, secured $40.000 in complete national bank notes, which were shipped on June 28 to the National Bank of Montana at Helena. It appears that there were 800 sheets of these unsigned notes, of four notes to a sheet, three tens and one twenty. The bank numbers run serially from 1201 to 2000, both inclusive, and the [ Treasury numbers were from Y-934,349 to Y-935,144. The bank numbers were printed in [the lower left hand corner of the notes {and the treasury numbers in the upper {right hand corner. The charter number | was 5671, printed in bold face, brown figures across the face of each note. It was stated at the department that as soon as notes of this character are by the law as in circulation, and are re- the bank, which has on deposit at the Treasury sufficient bonds to cover their redemption. As the express companies are under bond for the safe delivery of all ship- responsible, so the government and the bank are fully protected from loss. A Venerable Journalist Dead. Philadelphia, Pa. (Special).—William Spencer Grayson, dean qf Philadelphia journalism, 1s dead at his home here, aged 86 years. Mr. Grayson came of the Virginia Graysons, and was born at Bardstown, Ky., in 1815. He was educated at Central College. and came to Philadelphia in 1835. He was then appointed to West Point, but was not graduated. In 1850 Mr. Grayson be- came connected with the old North American, and later was one of the edi- tors of the Evening Journal. When the Evening Telegraph was foundad in 1864 Mr. Grayson joined its editorial staff, and remained with the paper until he bought out the old Mercury. Belladonna in the Wine. Pomeroy, O. (Special). — Stephen Kay, aged 14, is dead and seven other boys are dangerously ill from drinking wine containing belladonna at New Ha- ven, W. Va. The boys, whose ages range from 14 to 16, secured several bot- tles of wine and in attempting to mix in alcohol got a bottle of belladonna by mistake. | | { Rev. Canon J. ments of this character, they alone are | THE ENDEAVORERS 20TH CONVENTION. International Gathering of Great Society in Cincinnati. LARGEST ATTENDANCE ON RECORD. The Features of the Opening Day Were the Annual Address of President Clark, Who Showed the Twentieth Century Mis- sien of the Movement, and Secretary Baer's Report. Cincinnati, O. (Special).—With the largest attendance on, record the twen- tieth international convention of the Christian Endeavor Society was held here. Cool w= nm favored the dele- £30 ® bss session, with gates, and i which the cM began. was carried out in a pleasan®atmosphere, after the severe hot weather of the past 10 days. During the earlier hours receptions and rallies were held at different state head- quarters. The delegates then marched to the Auditorium, where the opening session of the convention was held. Addresses of welcome were: followed by the annual report of the officers and business agents. Three large auditoriums and a large | hall have been arranged on the old Ex- position Grounds, adjoining Washington Park, on Elm street. A large platform has also been constructed in Washington Park for over-flow open-air meetings. Music Hall has been designated as “Au- ditorium Endeavor.” Power Hall is called “Auditorium Williston” and Hor- ticultural Hall is known as “Auditorium Ohio.” The business meeting of the United Society of Christian Endeavor (the cor- | poration) was opened by President] Francis Clark, and special devotional! prayers for the late Rev. D. Maltbie | Babcock, who died recently in Italy, and for Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, whe is seriously ill in Indiana, were led by the Revs. Floyd W. Tompkins, of Philadel- phia, and W. H. McMillan, of Pitts- burg. The report of Treasurer Williai: Shaw was then submitted. The rosa! receipts for the year, ending June i, were $11,020, expenses $10,864; balan:e on hand, $156. The following were then general trustees: Bishop B. W. Arnett, Wilberforce, O.; Rev. W. J. Darby, Evansville, Ind.; Bishop Samuel Fallows, Chicago; Kev. Rufus W. Miller, Reading, Pa.; Rev. clected as shipped to the bank they are regarded | W. H. McMillan, Allegheny, Pa.; Rev. P. S. Henson, Chicago; Bishop A. Wal- deemable by the government as well as | ters, Jersey City; Rev. J. H. Garrison, St. Louis; Prof. James L. Howe, Lex- | ington, Va.; Rev. H. F. Shupe, Dayten, O.; Rev. J. M. Lowden, Providence: B. Richardson, London, Ont. ; Rev. Cleland B. McAfee, Chicago. and Hon. S. B. Capen, Boston. ‘I reasurer Shaw tendered his resign:- | tion as trustee, and Hon. S. B. Capen, of Boston, was selected to succeed him. Rev Cleland B. McAfee was elected to succeed the late Dr. Babcock lowing officers were then the convention: Frac ton, president; W LOT * new position of field secretary was created and Rev. Clarence E. Berman, of Lancaster, Pa., was elected. Among the state presidents and trus- tees elected were: Deiaware—J. H. Burns, Wilmington. District of Columbia—]. M. Pickens, Washington. Maryland—Rev. Henry N. Hanna, Belair. Virginia—W. W. Douglass, Ballston. West Virginia--Rev. \G. W. Pollock, Bricki:annon. Two Brothers Drowned. Bedford, Pa. (Special).-—William Moses, the 15-year-old-son of S. Moses, of Osterburg, Bedford county was seized with cramp while in swim- ming near his home. His brother, Ralph, went to his assistance, and before help could reach them both were drowned. PAN-AMERICAN EXPGSITION DRAWS BIG CROWDS, Buffalo, N. Y. (Special).—The total attendance to date at the Pan-American Exposition 1,779,868. The Exposi- tion attendance began May 20, but at is Pahint dim > 3 r i - . «Te that time many features were incom | American Exposition. plete and the people remained away. | The average daily attendance for June, including five Sundays, was over 31,000. The excessively. hot weather during | the last two weeks has had a detergént | influence on the attendance, notavith- | standing Buffalo is rated as “the Jfoolest city” by several degrees on account of the breezes from Lake Erie. At is be- | lieved that July and August ill easily bring the total to above 5,004000, and it will remain for September and October to bring the remainder of §he 10,000.000, | at which figure the guessefrs have fixed | it. of Cuban Electoral Plans. Havana (Special). he Cuban Con- | stitutional Conventio has not yet arrived at an understa@ding regarding electoral law. S&Eeral meetings ery little in- oceedings, ent. Th: ss with niver- now e for iona | terst was manifested in | respect to the rescindin | endeavoring to secure a {and businoss men. Atl the Chicago World's Fair 58 per cent. of the attendance was during the last two months. Eight million paid addnissions, with the revenue from con- glessions, will repay the cost of the Pan- One thing that has perhaps counted ceriously against the attendance to date is the short-limit railway excursion tickets, which gives the holder only one or two days at the { Exposition. | Some of the excursion péople have i expressed themselves strongly against { any ticket having a limit of less than 15 i days, claiming that two weeks is little ! enough for anyone who desires to en- joy the Exposition or profit by it as a | great educational institution. | Special days are now important fea- { tures of the Exposition program. Important daily features of the Expo- sition are the athletic sports in the great | Seven Shot in a Fight. { Columbia, S. C. (Special).—A fight occurred last night in the home of ‘ Aaron Chavis, near Neeses, Orange- ! burg county. Pistols were fired indis- | criminately in a crowded room. When | the pistols were empty seven persons | were found to be wounded, including | two women. Knowlton Williams and | Pope Chavis were shot througin the | lungs and may die, and Mrs. [homas | Chavis, Miss Mary Bias, Aaron Chavis. i Tobe Hoover and Ansel Williams sus- tained re or less serious wounds. Stadium, the water sports in the Expo- sition lake, United States artillery drills, showing the handling of seacoast de- fense guns, drills by United States ma- rines, drills by a United States life-sav- ing crew, sham battles and many other features, ali of which are free to holders of admission tickets. President McKinley will come to the Exposition in September. There will be a President's day in honor oi his presence. The exact date has not been settled, but correspondence on the sub- ject has been exchanged. and it is cer- tain that the President will be he:e some day during that month. Senor Don Luis Felipe Carbo, Ecua- dor’s envoy cxtraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, 1s here. He comes to arrange for the furnishing of the Ecua- dor pavilion and to assist in the dedica- tion of the structure. Four Negroes Hanged at Once. Chipley, Fla. (Special).——At Vernon, 16 miles from here, four negroes—Bel- ton Hamilton, John Simmens, Jim Har- rison and Will Williams—were hanged for mur Williams, Harrison and Hamilton nad been conviéted of murder- ing a helpless negro and almost killing his wife. John Simmons had killed an- other negro. The town of Vernon is without railroad connection, and long rides of 16 miles were made by all classes of people. At least 2,500 persons were nrasent. [ i | mild At the WH that it is ‘not t ernment to interf tent of preventing bonds, should the Cuba determine to sued by the former and junta, Under the Pla amount of the inde! the provision that shall not assume a which the ordinary ernment will not pa also create a sinking principal after defray the government. Un United States will d debt either contracte reached a limit. It is stated that th Cuba carries with it obligations and to ir within these limitationd Where Farm Prog Mr. Frank H. Hitch foreign markets sectio tural Department, has tics showing the distri ricultural exports of thi { for the years 1896-1900. He shows that therg countries in 1go0 to ead United States exported worth of domestic farm | United Kingdom purcha and Germany $134,000,0d The agricultural expor ed Kingdom were the lar excepting those of the year 1808, when a valu 000,000 was attained. In Germany the exports for cidedly in excess of any ported and show an incré 100 per cent. in the five-ye Improvements at Pago The Secretary of the Nay $15.000 for building a gov, at Pago-Pago harbor in S Commander Tilley, the that station, is now in Wal has been going over the nee tion. Besides this house s will be spent in coaling pie houses and in improving the dition of the station. About 15 acres of addition will be bought, at a cost of with the land already owned station will have a sweep of more along the most desirable this fine harbor. Instructions to Di Messrs. Lloyd C. Gri bert N. Bowen, the red { Ministers to Persia and spectively, received their and final instructions. Mr. Griscom will sail Wedn] will remain some time in Eur proceeding to his post in Persj ter Bowen will be on lea weeks, as there is no press oT sisal ; en CO ol - A = -ag2?WI ded with the matic communicationsy they embody no marked ™ icy. They are practically a Minister Loomis’ instructiog $1,200,000 for Sch The Treasury Depar rants aggregating $1, each for 45 States an being the maximum for Congress in the 1890, for the endows nance of colleges for t culture and mechanic 2 This act provided a $15,000 for that year wi crease of $1000 for 10 yes 000. The maximum is no hereafter each of the Staf tcries will receiv al its agricultural is the proceeds of the sale lands. Porte Rico's Free Trade. Washington (Special).—The Pq Ricans are to receive their final ins ment of American citizenship on July After that the Supreme Court decisi with reference to their rights and pr ileges will stand merely as a record, be a precedent or not, as changes of co plexion in the court may put it in or of of favor in application to future cases. Free trade between Porto Rico and t mainland of the United States will, 0 the above date, be established by pro mation of the President, in accords with the provisions of the Foraker ag / kK » Capital News in General. Clerk McDowell, of the House of Representatives, sent to the public printer the testimony in the contest case of John J. Lentz against Emmett Tomp kins from the Twelfth Ohio district. The. Navy Department was advised that Rear Admiral Cromwell had start- ed from Rio de Janeiro on his flagship, the Chicago, to assume his new duties as commander-in-chief of the European station. Messrs. Griscom and Bowers, the new United States ministers to Persia and Venezuela, received their commisy sions and final instructions. vhe annual report of Commissic Evans will show that he turned a vius of $35,000,000 left over after pay peasions into the Treasury. Consul Johnson at Amoy, China, ports appalling fatalities from the pla at that place within the past ten day Admiral Crowninshield now clat that he wrote the famous dispatch Dewey to destroy the Spanish fleet. The Navy Department issued form orders for the re-establishment of t European station, with Rear Admird J. B. Cromwell in command. Director of the Mint Roberts is men tio..ed as the probable successor of Mr. Dawes as comptroller of the currency. A force of 30 clerks left for Oklahoma to conduct the opening of the Indian lands to homesteadets. Dur New Posssssioas. The, Porto Rican Assembly unani- mou + d the free trade resolution. THe “Navy Department received 2a message from Commandee Schroeder at Guam stating that the Filipino prisoner, there have 2 government of thely ow with General Pilar as president. Judge Taft took the oath and formally ingtalled as governor oY Philippine 1 ds. Governor GSllral Wood, of Cuff ported that ill with typhoid