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WILSON, N. G., MAY 12, 1898.
NUMBER 19.
WrilBon
TROUBLE '
OVGr tll6 S6iZUrG Of 3
French- Steamer.
PEI
I
For the Lafayette to Pass
the Havana Blockade.
HAD NOT BEEN DELIVERED.
" Vessel Bsbased and Escorted
to the
, Cuban Capital.
COMMODOBE DEWEY'S POSITION.
Yashington Authorities Consider It Not at
. All Surprising That He Has Not Been Heard
From Through a Dispatch Boat, Owing to
the Delay in. Carrying Out His Extensive
Program Officials Still Mute Regarding
Sampson's Fleet, Though , Interesting
News Is Shortly Expected A London
Dispatch Intimates That Dewey May Be
Hemmed In, But Ridicules the Idea of
Another Spanish Fleet For the Philip
pines.
Key West, Fla., May 7. The French
transatlantic mail steamer Lafayette
was captured on Thursday evening off
Havana by the gunboat Annapolis,
and the .vessel was escorted to Key
West yesterday by. the Wilmington.
The Lafayette had previously been
warned not to enter Havana harbor,
and making ; the second attempt was
captured after a lively chase. The of
ficers of the Lafayette were very in
dignant, and declared that, the deten
tion would .become an international
episode. The ground on which the
vessel was 'captured was the suspicion
that- she .parried contraband of war.
The authorities at Washington were
promptl communicatd with, and Com
modore Watson received orders , in
stantly to ' release the steamer and to
- send her to Havana .under escort of
VXthe" Wilmington. The capture of the
Frenchman turns out to have been an
unfortunate incident, resulting from
mistake; but no protest has been made
by the representative of the FreneH
"government in the United States. Tha
officials here ' declare that this will
close the affair.' The facts in the casa
are given in a. statement issued from
the White House last night, as fol
lows:, j : .
P. "Why tho ;IJafayctte Was "Released.
"The Lafayette was released in pur
suance of orders which were isued by
the navy department previously to her
seizure, but which had not been re
ceived by the commanding officers of
the vessels that made the capture. On
April 29 the French embassy made an
informal inquiry as to whether - the
Lafayette which left ' Saint Nazaire
France, for Vera Cruz, by way of Ha
vana, before war was. declared- or in
formation of the blockade received,
would be alloweu to land at Havana
certain passengers, her mail bags and
the dispatch bag of the consulate
.general of France and to take some
. French passengers on board. An as
surance was given, if this privilege
should be granted, that, the . steamer
would be forbidden by the French eon
Bui to land goods, "
"The matter, was duly considered
and it was decided that without regard
to the strict law of blockade and as an
act of courtesy, the request of ; the
French government should be acceded
to. Orders were accordingly sent on
the second day of May. When infor
mation was received of the capture of
; the steamer and of her having been
brought to Key West, these orders
were communicated; tb the captors,
with instructions to release the steam
er and to' see that the orders were
duly delivered, so that they might be
carried into effect. No demand was
made either by or on behalf of the
French government, directly or indi
rectly, for the stoamer's release."
The I-al'ayette's Passengers.
Of the 168 passengers on board the
Lafayette 78 are Vfor Havana, nearly
all being , young Spaniards, who say
they are going to Cuba to engage in
mercantile pursuits. When surprise
was displayed that such was their mis
sion at. this time they merely shrugged
their shoulders and vouchsafed no
further . explanation. One Cuban wad
aboard, who was returning to join the
insurgent . army. He , was banished
from the island seven months ago, but
came within . the terms of -General
Blanco's armistice just before the war
begun. He was overjoyed when told
Bean the . 1he Kind You Have Always .Bought
that he would be taken with the regu
lar United States troops when they
iaoved. . The. local junta took him In
charge and he left for Tampa last
night.
The United States authorities who
examined the Lafayette say that so
far as the ship's , manifest shows, she
carries no contraband of war, but with
I such an immense cargo it was impos
sible to make a thorough inspection.
They saw nothing in the nature of
arms or arrimnnitinn nn hnnp1 Hor
rel - eJlse constitutes the first official act
ji commodore vyatson in his new com
mand of this . division of Admiral
Sampson's fleet. Her arrived on the
Olivette yesterday and immediatelv
went on board the cruiser Cincinnati,
where he hoisted his flag. '
The ships in the harbor boomed a
commodore's salute of 11 guns yes
terday afternoon. The customary act
of courtesy to a new commanding of
ficer had a distressing effect on the
Lafayette's passengers. The federal
officials were dining with Captain
Cbaplela at the . time, and suddenly
found themselves in the midst of a
panic,. The Spaniards yelled that the
enemy had opened fire, and they
scampered about the decks to find
places of shelter. Some of them burst
frantically into the captain's cabin.
where he was at dinner with his vis
itors, t and begged the Americans to
save their lives. One Mexican woman,
wife xf a Spaniard, who was seized
with a spasm when the Annapolis hfS 1
up the Lafayette, duplicated the' per
formance when .the salute was fired,
and for some time it was feared her
life was ha, danger.
HOME GUARDS UNPOPULAR.
Itecrutts Hissed the Militiamen Wio
KvfiiHed .to Enlist.
New York May ..Hard drill work,
designed to "season" the men as rap
idly as possible, has been in progress
with ibut short intermissions at the
mobilization camps of the New York
volunteer guardsmen Camp Black, at
Hempstead Plains, and Camp Town-
send, at Peekskill. The same method
of working the, men into shape was
continued at Camp Vporhees, at Sea
Girt, where the New Jersey troops are
stationed.
The Thirteenth regiment moved out
of Camp Black yesterday afternoon,
bound for . its . armory in ' Brooklyn
About one-third of the men remained
and will be drafted in the Fourteenth
regiment. The- order directing Colonel
Watson-and such of his men who did
not intend to offer their services to the
government to leave the... camp came
suddenly. ..; Tho man wore In a turmoil
at once, and the men intending to re
main went about the regiment's streets
asking: their comrades to uphold the
honor of the regiment and remain.
They, in turn, were asked by those
who would not volunteer to return to
Brooklyn and hold the regiment intact.
Commanding' officers of other regi
ments were besieged by their men to
allow them to leave the guard lines to
.see the Thirteenth start for home.
This was recognized as an attempt to
organize a hostile ... demonstration, and
all requests of this kind were refused
at that time.
As the Thirteenth filed out. they pass
ed the Fourtenth regiment, every man
of whom was lined up just inside 'the
guard lines. Groans and hisses greet
ed them; and despite the orders of the
officers the men could not be restrain
ed. The Fourteenth-needs men to fill
out its ranks to the regulation 12 com
pany formation, and just a few of the
men' remained from the Thirteenth to
make the number. .
Seizing 'Uri tons' Property.
Liverpool1, May 7. Steamers arriving
today from '-'.the Canaries report that
the United States consul at Las Palmas
left suddenly with plans of Lra.s Palmas
- harbor. They say also that there are
12,000 Spanish troops in Gram Canaria
alone under General Sugara, .most of
whom are armed with Mausers. Every
Spaniard -and Canarian had been
pressed into-the service, and the busi
ness of fruit picking was left to t,he
women. The military authorities were
taking' possession of buildings belong
ing to British, subjects,, for which they
refused to pay. . .
Sent a Protest to Portugal. .
Lisbon, May 7. The Portuguese gov
ernment lias received a formal protest
from the government of the United
States against the dispatch of 900 cases
of ammunition and provisions from the
port of Lisbon on April 23, two days
after war betwen Spain and the United
States had been declared, both the am
munition a'nd the provisions having
been forwarded to the Spanish squad
ron which was then at anchor off St.
Vincent, Cape Verde islands, apparent
ly "threatening an offensive movement
against the United States.
- Curtailing Cotton Mill Production.
Fall' River, Mass., May 6. As a
further step in the independent plan
of curtailment of the output of the cot
ton mills of this , city comes the an
nouncement that the Merchants Mills,
'one of the largest concerns in the city,
employing about 1,400 hands with a
weekly pay roll of $8,000, and having
126.000 spindles and 3,400 looms, will
shut down Monday next for at least one
week.
Shot Two Fatally, Then,KIlled Himself
. Erie, Pa., May 6. Peter Schuchter,
of Venango township, this county, shot
and fatally wounded two men. Path-
master George Henderson and Edward
Skinner, yesterday and then commit
ted suicide. The shooting was caused
bv a dispute over cutting down a
ditch in front of the murderer's prop
erty. All are Well known, .and the two
former are wealthy farmers.
.When a man is surtering trom an
achine head a sluggish body when
his muscles are lax and lazy his brain.
dull and his. stomach disdaining food
he will. if-, wise heed these warnings
and resort to the right remedy, before
it is too late. "Parker s Sarsapa-
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ERS," makes- the appetite keen and
hearty, invigorates ths liver, purines
the blood and fills it witn life giving el
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DEWEY'S BIG PROGRAM.
Delay in Carrying it Out Has Probably
Withheld the Victorious Amer-
ican's Report.
Washington, May 7. After another
day of waiting in the navy and state
departments the doors again were
closed last evening without a word
from Commodore Dewey or any other
reliable source as to . what happened at
Manila after the cable broke. One
comfort the officials take in the situa
tion, although it is of a negative char
aster, is that the lack of communica
tion is a probable evidence that the
Spaniards at least are not in control
at Manila, else they would speedily
communicate that fact to the rest of
the world through the cable. If the
delay means anything it is believed not
to be more serious than that Commo
dore Dewey has been delayed in car
rying out fully his plans for. the oc
cupation of Manila.
In other words it may not have been
possible. for the commodore, within the
short space of two days, to effect th
destruction of the Spanish fleet, the
silencing of the forts at . Cavite, the
seizure of Corregidor Island, trie, cap
ture of Manila, and finally the restora
tion of cable communication. If he has
been delayed beyond Tuesday" or Wed
nesday in carrying out; this extensive
program it is not at all surprising that
he has not been heard from through a
dispatch boat. The state department
is in close touch with Consul Wildman,
at Hong Kong, who is -expected to sup
. ply the earliest possible news from the
Philippines. The. only message received
from the consul' yesterday was one in
forming the department that four fam
ilies of refugees in the Philippines had
petitioned for admission to United
States citizenship, something mani
festly impossible for the consul to
grant. '
Respecting Admiral Sampson's move
ments the department is still mute, al
though It is apparent that interesting,
news is expected on that subject within
the next two days. Therefore It is
quite certain that the rumor which
originated; in London, to the effect that
Sampson has undertaken a campaign'
in the Canaries, is dismissed without
attracting attention at the Lands of the
officials, since it would be manifestly
t impossible for the admiral to arrive at I
the Canaries within so short a space of lowed. Today the infantry companies
time as three days. Again, the raonl- -are being mustered in. ,
tors in this rleeteould not carry enough j' As matters stand now Camp Hast,
coal to make, the passage. Moreover, ings may be said to be practically un
the naval strategy board is not send- der the control of United States army
ing out notifications of contemplated iofneers. AH orders to the regiments
stragetic moves. stilly go through division and brigade
The London report that the contl- headquarters, however, but by Tues
nental j powers were seeking to have day these will disappear unless Wash
England join them in intervention also ington decides upon the present general
was lacking of verification in official
and diplomatic quarters here. The
state department has received no sug
gestion of such intervention, and does
not believe it is contemplated. The
foreign representatives here, including
thuoc -cht-iJ4J .Uranpc. fipr.
many and Russia, meet these reports
with specific denials and declare that
intervention is not being discussed in
any way at the present time.
-. V " i No News From Manila.
Hong Kong, May 7.Nothing in the
shape of news has been received here
from Manila. The United States dis
patch boat Hugh McCulloch, whose ar
rival at Mirs bay was not confirmed, 13
considered to be overdue, and some
anxiety is expressed in consequence.
It is thought possible that the fighting
about I Manila is continuing. Two
American sailing ships, the Thomas
and the Admiral, have arived hero
from Manila. They left that port be
fore the naval engagement occured,
and say they were chased by a Spanish
gunboat.
nations For the Regulars.
Chicago, . May 7. The government
has ordered 2,000,000 rations how in
Chicago to be sent to Chattanooga.
This will amount to four train loads of
bacon,! hard bread, sugar, coffee, beans.
salt, pepper and vinegar, the compo
nent parts of the soldiers' bill of fare.
The bacon alone amounts to 27 car
loads, 100,000 pounds. The total weight
of the whole 2,000,000 rations is 1,500,-
000 pounds net.
Has Dewey Effected a Landing?
Madrid, May 7. The Imparcial says
the officials of the German embassy
here have received a dispatch " from
Hong Kong saying that the American
commodore in Manila bay is reported
to have "effected a landing at Cavite,
p.fter a fresh bombardment of that
lace. i
Don Carlos or a Republic.
London, May 7. The Earl of Ash-
burnham, the representative or uon
Carlos: in England, said, in the course
of an interview: "The issue of the war
so far concerns the present occupant
of the throne, who is already lost. In a
very short time either Don Carlos will
be seated upon the throne or a repub
lic will be proclaimed. It is difficult to
Bay which. The Spanish people are for
the most part either Carlists or Re
publicans." Expecting Spanish Fleet at Porto Rico
New 'York, May 7 A special from
San Juan de Porto Rico says that prep
arations are beins made there for the
reception of the Spanish Cape Verde
fleet, the arrival of which is expected
almost momentarily. The only war
ship now in the harbor of San Juan
is the Isabella. The harbor has been
cleared of non-combatant vessels to
make room for the anchorage of the
Cape Ver'de fleet. :A11 merchantmen
have been pulled up under the protec
tion of the hills, fearing a bombardment
by the American fleet.
j" Frenchmen Are Angry.
Paris, May 7. The effect upon Paris
of the seizure of the steamer Lafayette
Is clear enough. Already a rather bit
ter feeling against the United States
2xisted, and the incident will certainly
not tend to diminish it. If it is demon
strated eventually that there was noth
ing to Justify the seizure the govern
ment may -be expected to make the
very strongest protest. Some angry
expressions are to be heard, and the
United States embassy is well guarded
by policemen and detectives.
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Secretary Gage Tells the Senate Fi
nance Committee of War Needs.
Washington; May 7. The testimony
of Secretary Gage as to the " condition
of the treasury and its requirements
In order to meet the monetary demands
of the war, as made before the senate
committee on finance, wasglven to the
public yesterday. The secretary stated
the available balance in the treasury
on April 30 was $179,832,472, but from this
it was, he said, necessary to deduct
the $50,000,000 appropriated for the na
tional defense. He estimated that when
the deficiencies in the war and navy
department were met there would be
an available balance of $91,000,000. The
treasurer estimated that he must have
$50,000,000 for a working balance from
day to day. This would leave now only
$29,000,000 of available net cash in the
treasury but for the fact that there
were some liabilities that would not-be
pressed. He thought that, all told, the
treasury could count upon available
cash to the extent of $70,000,000 above
the $100,000,000 gold reserve.
Mr. Gage stated that at the time his
testimony was given none of the vol
unteer forces had become a tax upon
the government, but the entire 126,000
men would have to be taken care q
within- a month's time. The best esti
mates placed the extraordinary expen
ses for the war and navy, departments
at $52,000,000 up to the 1st of July next,
in addition to the $50,000,000 voted for
national defense. He . thought that
from $40,000,000 to $50,000,000,. in "addi
tion . to the ordinary revenues,; would
have to be realize between now and
July 1 to preserve the gold reserve in
tact; Without this extra . fund he
thought the reserve would be reduced
to the extent of $30,000,000, leaving in
the treasury only $70,000,000, all told,
at the end of the fiscal year.
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
Mustering the Recrult.s Into the Ser
vice of the General Government.
Mount Gretna, Pa., May 7. Battery
A,, of Philadelphia, was mustered into
the service of the United States yester
day and enjoys the distinction of being
'the first command of the Pennsylvania
National Guard to be enlisted in the
volunteer army, Captain Warburton,
r three lieutenants and 78 men were en-
listed. Battery C, Captain Waters, fol-
officers.
Yesterday all the guardsmen not voj
unteering and those rejected were sent
home, and recruits are coming in to
day.;5 The report of the examining surgeons
show that 2.160 mf f the nhvsipal
examination yesterday. The " number
rejected is not ''vet known.
A Cuban's Liberal Offer.
New York, May 7. Marino Pomares,
a wealthy Cuban, engaged in the ship
ping and commission business in this
city, has offered to the United States
navy one-half of the entire output of
a large ice plant owned by him at
Caibarien, Cuba. Secretary Long has
notified Admiral Sampson, of the
blockading fleetj that the ice has been
ptaced at the disposal of his ships.
Caibarien is located 180 miles east of
Havana, and-is practically in the pos
session of the United States. Mr.
Pomares has notified his manager that
If the United States navy sends boats
ishore he is to turn over to them one
half of the output. The profits of the
remaining half are to pay for the ex
pense of running the plant.
Proposed Tax on Corporations.
Washington, May 6. The Democra
tic members of the finance committee
held a conference late yesterday after
noon, and agreed upon an amendment
they will offer to the war revenue bill,
imposing a tax of 1 per cent upon the
revenues of certain corporations, in
cluding railroad, express, sleeping car,
telegraph and telephone companies.
It is probable that they will also urge
the coinage of the silver seigniorage in
the treasury and the issuance of at
least $150,000,000 in greenbacks.
Killed In a Mimic Battle.
Baltimore, May 6. As a result of a
mimic battle between the United States
and Spain by American and Polish
boys from 12 to 16 years of age, in
Canton, a day or two ago, John Kep
rof sky is dead and 11 youngsters are
locked up on the charge of causing his
death. The boys organized two forces,
the Poles representing Spain, In charge
of a fortress. Keprof sky was sent out
to reconnoitre. He was called upon by
the storming party to surrender, but
refused and was shot by one of the
American boys.
Wheat Reaches a -Dollar and a Half. .
Chicago, May 6. One dollar and fifty
cents per bushel was the price of May
wheat at the end of yesterday's ses
sion ofThe board of trade. This rep
resents! an advance since Wednesday
of 20 cents. July wheat gained 3c.
Yesterday's advance was the most re
markable in many years. Famine of
grain abroad and enormous sales of
American wheat to fill the empty gran
aries of Europe caused the advance
here. Shorts were driven to cover and
one small failure was announced.
Think Dewey Ha." "Not Taken Manila.
London, May 6. There Is absolutely
no new .facts connected with the Hispano-American
situation from any
source. The absence of news from
Commodore Dewey causes a great deal
of speculation, the balance of opinion
inclining to the vietw that, while In no
danger, he has not been able to get
effectual possession of Manila.. The
latest dispatches from Madrid say that
the measures the cortes has adopted
have had the effect pf reducing the agi
tation in the provinces, but looking tc
the severe censorship, such optimist re
ports may well be doubted.
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SPAIN'S DILEMMA.
The "'Haughty Castilian" Knows
Not Which Way to Turn.
WAE INTENTIONS KEPT SEOEET.
Information Refused in the Senate.
Further Disorders in the Provinces.
Spain's Brainless Lawmakers-Christina
Again Appeals to Francis Joseph
Madrid, May 7. In the senate yester
day Senor Puigcerver refused any ex
piation as to the war intentions of the
government. In reply to a question
whether measures had been taken in
view of the . industrial crisis arising
from the dimunition of the stock of
coal, Senor Puigcerver said the gov
ernment was inquiring into the ques
tion, and if necessary would prevent
the exportation of coal.
In the congress Senor Capdepon,
minister of the interior, asked the
deputies to suspend judgment as to, the
Manila engagement until detailed re
ports had- been received.
Further disorders are reported, from
different parts of the provinces, and es
pecially from Murcia, capital of the.
province of that name, 30 miles from
Cartagena, where a -mob composed
mainly of striking miners has cut the
telegraph lines, set fire to the town
hall and to the law courts, burning the
archives. The rioters also made an at
tack upon the local jail, beat in the
doors and released the prisoners. The
rioting strikers have interrupted rail
road communication with Murcia and
have destroyed a store by the use of
dynamite, distributing the provisions
which it contained. The situation is
very serious. Quite recently 6,000
striking miners of Murcia aiempted tq
march ubon Cartagena, and were only
prevented from so doing by a strong
force of troops. '
The Madrid correspondent of I- the
London Morning Post telegraphs hia
paper as. follows:
"There was never such . a collection
of unknown, brainless and sevile in
dividuals as the present majority in
the lower house of the Spanish parlia
ment. Senor Sagasta has many hardf
ships to contend against, but -the worst
is the ' stupidity of his following.
Equally broken is the second reed the
fidelity of the army The army is faith
ful, but its fidelity is to Spain, not to the
incapables who have handed her over
powerless to her enemy. It is pitiful to
think that Weyler now occupies a patri
otic niche. F.is movements are closely
watched, and it is not unlikely that he
will be arres'.ed. Such ,a step,' how
ever, would only' precipitate events,
not prevent them." L
The queen repent has apain appealed
to 'Emperor Francis" Joseph in favor,
of European intervention, j The Austro
Hungarian foreign T.i mister-';' has ad
subject. A dispatch from Vienna s-ys that in
the highest official circles it is regarded
that affairs in Spain are hurrying rap
idly toward a grave crisis. But no
fears are entertained for the personal
safety of the queen regent and her son.
It is believed they will be able to leave
Spain uninjured at a suitable-moment.
Spain will protest to the . powers
against America's failure to make' the
Cuban blockade effective.
Senor Moret has demanded a direct
vote of confidence by the congress, de
claring that the government will re
sign if it is not carried.
Senor Casset (editor of T'he impar
cial) withdrew his proposal for the im
neachment of Admiral Bermejo, the
minister, of marine, and Admiral Ber
Inger, minister of marine in the cabinet
of the late Senor Canovas.
Although Lord Salisbury's words on
the Hispano-American situation before
the Primrose Leasrue are greatly re
sented in Madrid, many moderate and
far seeing men interpret them as ad
vice to Spain given in a rather brutal
form to recognize facts, however'
painful, and to seek to .minimize the
Inevitable consequence of the situation.
Not the slightest faith is attached to
the assurances of Don Carlos that he
is setting an example of quietness and
inactivity. On all hands it is thought
here that the next few, days will bring
about events that mayharige the en
tire situation in the Spanish capital.
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EXAMINING THE VOLUNTEERS.1
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Twentv-one Men Were Rejected In
Two Pennsylvania Batteries.
Mount Gretna, Pa., May 6. A driz
zling rain fell yesterday at Camp Hast
ings, and beyond the final work pre
paratory to transferring, the state
soldiers Into United States volunteers
nothing was done. The regimental sur
geons began the physical examination
of the enlisted men and lieutenants of
their respective regiments. Captains
and officers of higher rank will be ex
amined personally by Major Hall,
U. S. A. Battery A., Captain Warbur
ton, and Battery B.. Captain Waters.
were examined. Only seven men were
rejected in the former and 14 in the
latter. Recruits made up the . de
ficiency. Both batteries were muster
ed in today and will be ready to move
by nightfall.
Last night the volunteer surgeons be
gan their examination of the men." It
is rigid and will be. completed within
five days. After the exact number, of
men physically competent in each com
pany has ben ascertained, any de
ficiency will be made up with the best
men on the waiting list until each corn-
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tLrc he metered1
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to Washington or some point further.
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Spanish Cavalry Tried to Prevent Supply-
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Are Put to Flight.
Key West, Fla., May 6. The govern
ment tug Leyden, Captain J. H. Angus,
steamed into port yesterday and told
the following story of a' desperate en
counter with Spanish troops on the
northern coast of Cuba. The Leyden
leit nere .Monday with a paffy of in
surgent's under General Baldamord
Acosta, and including five Cuban
scouts tinder the leadsyship of Captain
J. H. Dorst, of the United States cav
alry. The Leyden also carried a larga
quantity of arms and ammunition. The
tug landed he men with four boxes of ,
ammunition and two horses. Genera!
Acosta' also landed and penetrated to
the interior, where he communicated
with the forces of the insurgents. The
Leyaen my to outside until 5 o'clock
Tuesday morning, Avhen observing a
troop of Spanish infantry approaching,
she put jto sea and got safely away.
The same night she proceeded to Ma-
t-nzns, and Tuesday afternoon landed
b net her small party near there.
Fearing attack by the Spaniards she
looked for the monitors Terror and
Amphitrife, but being unable to locate
tliem the Leyden returned to the origi
nnl landing place, reaching there earlv
Wednesday morning. Here she was
met "by the Acosta and about 200 Cu
bans, half of whom were armed with
riues, and an attempt was made to
land the recaining arms and men, when
a tropn of 200 cavalry swooped down
mi them, and a fierce engagement of a
half hour's duration followed.
The Cubans finally repulsed the
enemy, driving them into the woods.
During this engagement several rifle
bullets went throdebi the Levden's
smokestack, . but no one' was injured.
The tug then went in search of the
flagship, found her lying near Havana,
and reported the. story. Rear Admiral
Sampson sent the gunboat Wilmington
back wTth the Leyden. The two ves
sels reached the scene of the landing
Wednesday afternoon and found the
Spanish cavalry in waiting to welcome
another attempted invasion.
When the Spanish cavalry discovered
the Leyden they promptly opened fire.
The tug was taken at a disadvantage,
having no cannon on board, but Com
mander Angus decided upon, a desper
ate bluff. He mounted an old flagpole
and another round piece of timber in
the bow? of the boat and stationed
gunners" there, but the ruse was of
little avail..- The Spaniards took shelter
'near the block house and poured in a
fusillade of bullets. Meanwhile the
Cubans attempted to draw the Spanish
fire, with a view of diverting the cav
alry and giving the Leyden a chance
to slip out.
The Wilmington lost no time In pre
liminaries, but promptly opened fire on
a number of small houses marking the
entrance to the place. .The gunboat
Trot -Mi" ttrTH r rruT. lmmoji,to,n
drove back the Spaniards?;- ttfitf'tffH&iiV
Dorst, with the ammunition, landed
safely Wednesday night, the Leyden
returning here.
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Polo Kicked Out of Canada.
Toronto. May. 7. It is believed here
that Polo y iBernabe's departure from
Toronto yesterday was due to repre
sentation from Lord Salisburv. baspd
on a report by the. BritiFh ambassa
dor- at Washington, Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, that American ; opinion was op
posed tb Senor Polo. remaining in Can
ada. , i '
Ai-7cn.Vo-!:.:
Weakness manifests itself in the ",--,
ambition' and aching hnr.. The ! !c: J i
wntery ; the tissues are vrusHntr- ih" tl r
bomjr'opeiu-d lor disease. A lome ofl.rfww;
Iron Hitters biken in time vriil re tore yavr
trtrendh. S(X)t!ic yovir nerves, mako j ' ::
Hood rich an:l red- .D y-'n more j
than an expnive special miirs-? oi nNl!-?;.
.Drowns Iron biucrs id loM by .all dealers
Three Killed In a Mine Shaft.
, .Wilke.sba.Tre, Pa., May 6. The Hal-
stead mine of the Delaware, Lacka
wanna and Western company, at Dur
yea, .was the scene of an accident last
evening which cost three men their
lives. The victims were John Mono
han, Stephen Jenkins and John Titus.
The three men were engaged in re
pairing the lining of the shaft whioh
had been damaged by the cavein last
week.. Some heavy timbers weie being
lowered info the shaft, when the rope
Which was attached io them slipped
off and the timbers strSck the platform
upon which '.the three"" workmen were
standing, demolishing it and precipi
tating them to the bottom of the shaft,
a distance of 200 feet. The bodies were
horribly mangled. ,
Labor Arbitration Kill Pned.
Washington, May 6. The house yes
terday disposed of two important meas
ures. The Alaskan land bill extending
the homestead laws to and providing
for certain railway rights of way in
the district of Alaska, as amended by
the senate and agreed upon in con
ference, was passed. The labor arbi
tration measure, providing for the ar
bitration of labor disputes between em
ployes and certain common carriers, a
bill which had received, very wide in
dorsement by iabof organizations
throughout the country, received the
approval of the house.
billing Klore:-s in ltay.
Rome, May 7. There were renewed
bread riots at Pavia Thursday even
ing. The rioters stretched chains
across the streets in order to prevent
cavalry charges. Several soldiers and
civilians were injured. A riotous mob
surrounded a detachment of trocps at
Ststo .Fiorjntino and the soldiers fired
a volley, killing three of their assail
ants and wounding four others. There
rrr-rp fresh disorders at Prato, ten mires
northwest of Florence, yesterday.
I)!4tr-f.!'in Moiuitch I)ifH
Permanently cured by the masterly
powers of South American Nervine
Toruc. Invalids need suffer no longer,
because this great remedy can cure
them a-1. It is. a cure for the whole
:rryr nf itnm:irh weakness and indi- '
. . . . . . , c ,
gesttou. The cure begins .with the first
dose. I he rc-iic-l it brings is marvei-
lous aiv surprising. It makes no fail
ure ; never disappoints. No matter
how long you have suffered, your cure
is c tain under the use of thH great
he.ilth giving force. Pleasant and al
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
Dewey's .Great Victory Has an In
spiriting Effect.
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EEMAEEABLE EISE IS "WHEAT..
It Was Larircly Duo to tho Removal
of "Duties by France and ,tho Prohi-
' bltton of Exports by liusnla, Show
iS Extraordinary Needs Abroad.
New York. May 7. Rj G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade says: A
state of war was so greatly dreaded
by those who have seen nothinsr like
it -for more than 30 years that its com
ing has hurt less than its apprehension.
Especially since the victory at Manila
indicates the superiority of the Ameri-
can navy, gun for gun, expectations
that the war will not last long has In
fluenced all markets, and stocks have
advanced the average of prices for ;
railroads J2.79 per share. The general
condition of business has been ma
terially improved. One day's work by
the officers and men at Manila has
given many days' work .to thousands
of people at jiome of whom they knew
nothing, and has placed all American
industries and interests on a -stronger
footing for any -conceivable future.
The . fact that gold Is now used ex
clusively between the treasury and the
clearing house indicates the entire
freedom from apprehension about the
currency or public credit.
The most sensational of all changes,
and the most practically Important,
has been the rise In wheat-rl3 cents
during one day's session, 21 cents
from Tuesday to Thursday night, and
25i cents for the week throwing Into
the shade, all past advances and all
expectations, thjiush reaction of 1
cents naturally followed on Friday.
Western receipts, after averaging lesa
than 2,500,000 bushels per week for four
months, have suddenly risen to more
than 3,500,000 bushels. Exports have not
been checked by higher prices aa yet,
but have caused them, amounting for
the week to 2.034.3C9 bushels, flour in
cluded, against 1.498,167 bushels from
Atlantic i?orts last year, and 659,843
bushels, against 99,508, from Pacific
ports.
The remarkable rise on Thursday
was large'y due to the removal of
duties by France and to the prohibition
of exports by Russia, both showing the
extraordinary needs abroad, so that th .
rise of 25V1 cents for the week is not
without excuse. Corn failed to ad
vance correspondingly, though the ex
ports were 3,000.000. against 2,725,045
last yar, the aggregate since July 1
having been 178,000,000 bushels, larger
than ever before to date, although
wheat exports have also ' been larger
than last year, far greater than In
ordinary years and nearly the largest
on record. .
Industries have received a wonderful
tilitres" wfn'vnotl''la's'en,i?filiflMliat J&og
heavy government orders. Besides
great demand for steel plates and other
iron products and ammunition, gov- .
erhment has ordered 2.500,000 yards of
woolen cloths, 125,000 blankets, 3,000.00(1
yards cotton e ods and great quan-
tities of provisions and other supplies,
and meanwhile reviving confidence has
multiplied other demands. Itls not
due to domestic conditions that orders
from the Russian government for two.
big warships have been taken by the
Cramps, 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- Delaware works, plate mills' are
crowded, and at the 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 establishments have been re
ceiving laige orders within the past
few days, outside those from the gov
ernment, so that the stoppage or re
duction of time in four woolen mills
early in the week may have been pre
mature. fjirlfTo Held For .MaiiMluughter,
Sacramento, Cal., May 6. Griffo, the
Australian p"sgi'!t, was yesterday held
to answer the charge of manslaughter
by Justice Henry, for having caused
the death of Joe Pevitt,. alias Bull
McCarthy, at the Sacramento Athletic
club's entertainment last week. Griffo's
pecohds we-c discharged from custody.
Doctors Can't
Cure It! ,
Contagious blood poison is absolutely
beyond the skill of the doctors. They
may dose a patient for years on their
mercurial and potash remedies, bat he
will never be rid of the disease; on the
other hand, his condition will grow
steadily worse. S. S. 8. is the only cure
for this terrible aflliction, because it is
the only remedy which goes direct to
the cause of the disease and forces it
from the system.
I -was afflicted with E!rvl Poison, and the
best doctors did me no ood. though I took
;s --s tneir treatment lallB
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lujiy. in iaci. i Memfa
to eet worse all th
while. I took almost
every so-called blood
remedy, but they did not
seem to reach the dis
ease, and had no effect .
whatever. I was dis
heartened, for It aeemed
that I would never be
cured. At the adrlce of
a f rieDd I then took
8. S. S, and beran to im
prove. I continued the
"medicine, and It cured me completely, build
ing up my health and increasing my appetite.
Although this was ten years atco. I have nerei
ret had a sign of the disease to return.
' W. R. NEWMAM.
Staunton, Va.
It is like self-destruction to continue
to take potash and mercury; besides
totally destroying the digestion, they
dry up the marrow in the bones, pro
ducing a stiffness and swelling of the
joints, causing the hair to fall out, arid
completely wrecking the system. " ,
For DIaaJ
TU, Oil
is guaranteed Purely Vegetable, and, is
the only fclood remedy free from these
dangerous minerals. ,
. Bnok on pelf-treatment pent fres by
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