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VOL. XV,
ST. HELENS, ODEUOV, FIIIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1898.
NO. 34.
DOINGS OF THE WEEK
. What Has Happened In the
Civilized World.
G1VKN IN THI5 PRESS DISPATCHES
CnmplnU Review of she News of the
ran Kovan V,yt In This and.
Alt Foralgn LauiU.
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On Wednosday Ueneral Uroolte land.
d 8,000 men at Arroyo, 00 mile eant
of Ponce, Porto Klco. Prom there he
can strike the military road leading
to San J nana to Cayoy.beyond Aihonito.
This will compel tho Spanish com.
tnander, Uenoral Otega, to abandon Ms
stronghold, or be caught between two
Ores.
Mayor Van Wyok of Now Vork,
made a rooord as a beach hero. He
rescued three young women from death
In the waves at Preeport, L. I. Una
had gone beyond bur depth, and the
utliern, In attempting her rescue, also
wont down, when tho mayor dashed
In and brought all three ashore uncon
scious. " ' "' ":.:.' -v.'. ; -v ,
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt hat sent
an urgent appeal to Ueueral Shatter
to reoinvn our troops from the fever
districts of Cuba. He says: "To
keep us here, in the opinion of every
officer commanding a division or brig
ade, will limply involve the destruc
tion of thousands. There is no possible
reason for not shipping practically the
entire command North at once." '
A oabtugram to the Boston Journal
from Ponoe, Porto Itico, says, A tre
mendous sensation has occurred in the
Sixth Massachusetta. The friction be
tween tho line offlcera and the officers
of the biigado, which has been grow
ing ever since the command left Cuba,
reached a climax Monday, when Col
onel Woodward, Lieutenant-Colonel
Chafln, Major Taylor, Chaplain
Dousseault and Captain Uoodull, com
pany K, resigned their " commissions.
The exact reason which prompted them
to take this action is not at pieuout
known. The matter bus been fully
roportod to General Miles, and a rigid
Investigation ordered
Aspocial to the Tribune from Wash
ington dated Wednesday says: Spain
has practically agreed to the terms ol
peace without unking for their material
modification. The hour spent by Aire
bassador Cambou at tlie White House
this afternoon not only removed all
doubt on thii point, but sufficiently
Indicated that a formal conclusion of
the negotiations would be secured more
promptly than had been expooted by
even the most sanguine. The charac
ter of the inquiries regarding certain
details demonstrated that Spain In all
Incerity was ready to end the war, the
Sooner the better, but apparently could
Dot resist touiorissii)g for a few dayi
for the sake of avoiding an appearance
Of too great precipitancy in surrender
ing, and at the suno time taking
advantage of the opportunity to gain a
few trivial concessions which would
be popular with Spaniards generally. .
The pope has asked tho war and navy
department to protect the Catholics Iq
Cavite. Massaore by Agulnaldo and
his forcoi la feared,
A strike Involving over 9,000 mom.
ben of the Federated Wile Trades has
occurred at Cleveland, O. The cause
Is an alleged out of about 60 per oont
In wages, ..
It il reported that George N. Cur
on, parliamentary secretary of foreign
office, has accepted tho office of viceroy
ot India, In luccession to the Earl of
Klgin.
The village of Medina, Spain, has
been wrecked by a oyclone, which kill
ed many persona. Sovoral houses at
ilornillos have been engulfed by floods
and a number ot people have perished.
Assistant Secretary Howell bus made
pnbllo the following statement in re
gard to the rocuipts and disbursements
ot the government during the luat fis
cal vear: Receipts, Including Pacific
railroad itoma, f405,821,885s expedi.
tures, Including Paoiflo railroad, 4J8,
808,682; duQoit, 38,047,817.
Reporta from Madrid by way of Lon
don, stating that Spain had determined
upon an answer to the domands of the
United Statea, had the effect of arous
ing the most lively interest In all offic
ial quarter Tuesday. Whilo the re
ports are accepted as showing the un
doubted tondency of the Spanish gov
ernment toward peace, and ai likely to
be borne out in the near future by the
formal response of Madrid, yet it oun
bostatod posltivefy thatso far the Unit
ed Btatef has received no answer from
Spain, nor has the French einbaasy re
oeived an answer which will be commu
nioated to the authorities hero. It is
apparent from this that the answer
could not have been sent from Madrid
on Monday, as stated In some ol the
: fnrelun reports. The misapprehension
doubtless arises from tho fact that the
Madrid oabinet. aftor receiving the
American terms, doslred more Inform
. tion npon some of tho points involved,
This led to a communication to M
Cambon. It was not intended as a re
sponse to the American terms, and was
In no sense conclusive upon the subjeot
mattter of the negotiations. '
Minor Mews Items.
. It la said that by a brave dusb at
ot itiol moment the negro troops, aeyed
the rouirh riders from extorni"Vion
it Santiago.
rifflr-lal adviooa In Washlnton from
Santiago place the ontlro a umber of
cases of yellow fever in our Army there
at 800 or less. :
- It is believed In San Fm:ico that
the monitor Monterey wlltopaiid tnko
Muiaeaalnn of the Carols laiuuus eu
LATER NEWS.
Ipeln Aeonpla All tlm AtnerUtan Condi
tion of i'mfle,
Madrid, Aug. O.Tho cabinet conn
oil terminated after having completed
ind approved tlio reply to tli United
Htato, which, it la null, accepts the
Aniorlucn conditions, The government
Is fully Convinced Dint the nolo will be
"atisfuntory to the Washington govern-
merit, and that a RtiHjicnniina of liostill-
lies wlli bo hk immediate consequence.
Honor Sagasta, tlie premier, at. noon
concluded his conference with the queen
regent. Ilor majesty approves the (ten-,
sral Unci of the reply of Spain to
America's peace terms, whioh Sonor
Saitiista oxp'aineil to her.
From a well-informed source It Ib
learned that whilo the answer .does not
discuss, the four bases which the United
Slates nuikes an essential preliminary
to peaoo and which 8 pa in accepts with
out reservation, it points out that in
order to avoid the definitive negotia
tions being In any way complicated by
incident! of the war, it is expedient to
agree beforehand to suspension ot hos
tilities. It la reported ,tliat Duke Almodovar'
du Rio, the minister of foreign affairs,
and Mgr. Marry del Val, Spanish am
bassador to the Vatican, will be select- ;
ed to represent Spain In the neegotia
tions. . . ' .
The newspapers make no comments
on the situation, owing to the strictness
of the censorship. ' .
; Three were killed and n timber of
mail olerks severely injured at Canton,
Junction, Muss., Monday, by the x
prem mail special, from New York to
Boston, jumping the track.
The Hawaiian commissioners, Sena
tors Culloiu and Moigau and Repre
anntative Illtt, have arrived in San
Frauoisco and will take paexage fur
Honolulu on the Mariposa. - ""
Ex-Mayoi Butro, of Bun Franoslco,
died Monday. Ho was tho largest in
dividual property owner in the buy
olty. Ho superintended the construc
tion of the Sulio canal at Virginia
City, Nev. . .:., - -
Blanco comes off bis high horse
He realizes that be must soon leave
Cuba. He pardons all Cuban political
prisoners and assures the Spanish sol
diers that thoy will begiven safe trans
port to their mother coutry.
A WaHhington special to tho Herald
says: In connection wuh the probable
selection of Secretary Day as one of the
poaoa comuilHeionem, it Is stated that
he will at an early date ictiiafrom tlm
office of seoiotury ol slate, hirI, after
concluding his lubors us a member of
the commission, resume the practice
of law at Canton. Although this is the
first public announcement that Day in
tends to retire from publio life, it lias'
long been known to his intimate friends
that when he accepted tho portfolio he
did so with the understanding that he
would resign Immediately after ponce
was restored bewteen Spain and the
United Stats.
The government will mako an im
mediate attempt to raise the Cristobal
Colon.
The Italian government intends to
proiose the construction of six armoied
cruisers.
" The transports Arizona and Soandin
will, when they reach Manila, be con
verted into Boating hospitals. '
President M cKinley has decided to
assert our rights lu the Pacific by es
tablishing coaling station at Samoa.
The next troops for Manila may go
by way of the Sue canal. A acaicity
of tarbsporta on the Paoifio ooast is
the cause.
Agqlnaldo has sent a message to
Consul-Gcnoral Wildinan, saying the
United States should declare its inten
tions before asking the insurgents to
state theirs. .
General Shatter has received orders
to move his entire army North, This
will apply not only to the sick, but to
the well, aa it is thought that the hard
ships through whioh the men have gone
must have taxed the vitality of even
tho strongest
Well-founded rumora are in circula
tion that a concerted attempt win be
mado next month by a fleet of Cana
dinn sealera to raid the rookeries on tho
islands of 8t. Paul and Bt. George,
There la but one government vessel, the
guuboat Wheeling, to guard Behrlng
sea against pelagio sealers.
There Is irreat uneasiness onal' aides
says a JUmilon aispawin, in regaru iu
the Chinese situation, wblob is re.
garded as bringing an open conflict be
tween Ureat Jtiritain anu kubsui wmim
measurable distance, and it is univors
allv folt that tho Marquis of Salisbury,
In yielding to Kusstan aggressiveness,
rosnons ble for A dangerous coropuca
tion whioh can only be overcome by a
prompt and moat rhrn intimation tlial
Dn.nla's onen onuosition to British
nommerolul concessions must oenee.
Id this connection a story is current
that the Priucose of Waloa' burned da
nartnra from England was in responae
to a dispatch from her sister, the dow-
agor empress 01 Bubsib, oenring upon
Anoln.KnHslan relations. It is well
known that the dowager empress Is
trnnnnnslv working to oonoludo a do-
finite -understanding regarding Anglo-
Riuwinn interests in the Jfar fcuBt,
and it la said that great Importance
attnehes to the meeting of the sisters
at Copenhagen.
Word has been received at San Fran
cisco that on the day the hews of an
nexatlon was received at Honolulu an
expedition, authorieed by the Hawaiian
republic started on a 1,700 mile voyage
to annex two islands to tho Hawaiian
Th Islands in Question are
. nA Mnrall. about 100 miles apart,
The Hawaiian Hag has never been raised
over these Islands and Senator G. N.
Wilcox was senton the steamer Wlndale
formally to annex them to the Republic
ot Uawa't ,: -i i - ;
CAPTURE OF GUAM
Lieutenant Brauners
reuther Tells His
Experiences.
FEARED SPANISH TREACHERY
By Frumps Aotfoa H Prevented Any
Uliderliunrt.d Work on Fat-t ot
the OoTi-nor-inl.h ITIoi..r
Frotnatod and riadd
Wheeling, W. Vs., Aug. 9. The first
details at -flrt hands of the Ladrone
Islands reached Wheeling today in a
letter to Hon. Augustus Pollack, from
the naval officer who figured In the
leading role of the exploit, Lieutenant
William Braunersreuther, executive
offloer of the crniser Charleston. The
letter follows: . i
"Unltod States Cruisers Charleston,
at sea and 1,000 miles from Manila
June -21. We have just carried out
our orders to capture the Spanish au
thorities at the capital of the Ladrone
Islands, Auttna.- 1 was selected by tbe
captain to undertake this job and given
60 men to land with as a starter, l
went ashore to have a talk with the
governor about affairs, and the result
was that I did not lose even single
man. The matter wai all settled In
one day, and we are carrying with ns
64 soldiers (Spanish) and six officers, i
I had the whole matter to handle
and did it np quickly. The captain'a
Instructions were to await a halt hour
for an answer to bis ultimatum, then
nae my troopa. I waited, and in just
28 minutes the governor handed me
his aealod reply, addressed; to the cap
tain of my ship out i" the harbor, abuot
four or Ave .miles' off, .-.I knew this
waa sealed with tbe sole object of gain
ing time, and hence I broke the teal,
read the contents, tlie governor protest
ing and saying that was a letter for my
captain. I replied: r- --r t
'I represent blm here. You ate
now my prisoners, senors, anu win
have to come on board ship with me.'
'They protested and pleaded, and
finally the governor said: .
" "You oame on shoro to talk over
matters and yon make m prisonon in
stead.' - . .
I replied: 'I oame , on shore to
hand you a letter and get yonr roply.
In this reply, now in my nanus, yon
agree to surrender all under your juris
diction. If this means anything at all,
it means that you will accede to any
demand I may deem proper to make.
You will at once write an order to your
military man at Agana, the capital
(this place waa five miles diBtant), di
recting him to deliver Here at tnu
place at 4 P. M. (it was then 10:80 A.
M. June 21), all arms and ammunition
nd all Spanish flags on the Island.
Each soldier ia to bring nil own rifle
and ammunition, and all tbe soldier!,;
native and Spanish, with their offlcdra,
tnust 'Witness this. . t ' V"-' :
"They protested and demurred, say
ing there was not enough to do it; bnt
I laid: 'Senors, it 'must be done.'
"Tlie letter was written, read by me
and sent. I took all the offloen on
board with tne in a boat, and at 4 V.
M. went ashore again and rounded in
the whole outfit I Vaa three milei
away from my troops, and had only
four men with me. At r. ra.. wnen
I disarmed 108 men and two offloers, I
had 40 men and three officers with me.
The keynote to tbe whole bus! hobs was
my breaking tbe seal ot that letter and
acting at once. They had no time to
delay or prepare any treacherous trick!,
and I got the drop on tne wnoie ouiui,
aa thoy say out West.
The native troopa I released ana
allowed to retort iu their homes un
restricted. They mantrested great joy
in being relieved from Spanish rule.
While it was harsh, it was ar, and in
connection with the Spanish treaohory,
It waa all that could be done. Xwenty-
fnnr honrs vos. I believe even four
hours with a leadorsbip of the gov
ernor, who waa a lieutenant-colonel in
the Spanish army, would nave given
them a chance to hide along the road at
Agana and at intervals in the dense
tropical foliage they could have almost
annihilated any roroe we couiu imiu.
The approaohei to the landing, over
aliallnw coral roefa. would have made
a landing without terrible loss of life
almoHt an impossibility.
"We have increased oy conquest im
copulation of the United Statea By
nearlv 13.000 people. Tha capita hni
tion of 6.000 people. Thii
harbor in which we are la beautiiui,
bbrv of access, plenty of deep water,
admitting of the presence of a large
nunibor of vessels at thesume time, and
tu.nn (ileal nlace for a coaling station.
If our government decides to hold tlie
Philippines, it would then come In so
wll: Ran Francisco to Juonmuiu,
mile:- Honolulu to tho Island of Guam,
8,800, and thenoe to Manna, i,uuv
miles. With a chain of supply sta
tions like this, we could aond troops the
whole year around if necessary, and
any vessel with a steaming capacity of
8600 miles could reach baseot supplies,
"The details I, have soaiooly touched
upon, but had the officials and soldier!
jroamed for one minute that they were
to be torn from their homos there
would, I feel Bnre, have been another
story to toll, and I am convinced this
letter would never have been written.
; "Tbe captain, in extending to me his
congratulations, remarked!
" 'Brautiersieuther, you'll nevei, as
long as you live, bve another expert,
enue such as this. I congratulate you
upon your work,'
CLOUDS OF WAR.
ISngiand and RmIa Frt,ar for Tronhla
British Mavjr on tha Alort.
London, Aug. 0. -That extreme dip
lomatic tension exists between Ht. Pet
ersburg and Loudon is generally admit
ted today, though officials deprecate
the alarmists' reports which were cur
rent yesterday. It Is hoped that the
firmer stand adopted by tbe Marquis
of Salisbury during the last fow days,
which seems to already created some
misgiving at Petersburg, will have the
desired affect in arresting Russian ag
gressiveness. As evidence of tbe fact
that' Great Britain appreciates tho
gravity of the situation, the press
learns that tbe admiralty is preparing
for all emergencies, and tbat it will
soon be ready to mobilize.
Every officer and man on furlough
or half pay has been assigned to a ship
and Instructed to be in readiness to join
at the earliest moment. ' Therefore,
praotlcally every ship in the British
navy at the present moment ba a full
war complement ready to go to sea
when the time, arrives. According to
Paris advices Admiral Bedoliiere, com
manding tlie French Cbina squadron,
has cabled a demand for reinforcements,
and a large credit to be applied to erect
ing fortifications. There is suspicion
here that tbe action of tbe French ad
miral means support of Russian designs
FOR SAN JUAN
Mll" Army Begins Ita Adraooa All
Coluiiitia Move north, J. ,
Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. B. A gen
eral advance of the American force
began this morning. The remainder of
General Ernst's brigade, consisting of
the advance center, constitued by two
batteries, moved out at 6 o'clock, and
a part of tho Eleventh infantry, of Gen
eral Henry's division, started to the
left, toward Adjuntss. 'j
Troon A, of New York, the Phila
delphia city troop, and troop H, of the
Sixth regulars, are conveying Oeneral
Brooke's transportation column along
the coast through Salinas toAiroyo.
Wire Communication with General
Brooke on the right haa not yet been
established. -
Colonel Tice, of General Milos' staff,
will probably be assigned to the com
mand ot tbe Sixth MaesacJmselts.
Ponoe, Porto Rico, Aug. 9. Gen
eral Wilson bas moved tbe headquart
ers of his division from Ponce, a to
Juuna Dius.
General Hchwan, with tbe Eleventh
regiment infantry and two batteries.
moved today through Yauco, toward
Mayaguez. -v: ;
General Brooke ia moving north from
GuayainA with 10,000 men .
' Salaad av Cuatom-lloiiaa.
' Madrid, Aog. D.An official dis
patch from Porto Rico says the Ameri.
cana yesterday seized the oustom-bouee
In tlie village of Fajardo, winch place
was without a garrison. -
An American column, tbe dispatch
also says, supported by artillery, ad
vanced on Guayama. Tbe Spaniards
made a brave defense, but were forced
to -withdraw to Altnras. Seventeen of
the Spanish were killed.
ON THE BLOCKADE.
On Spanish Sloop Sunk
Anothor On
( Captured.
Key West, Fla., Aug. . The tug
Hudson, which has been with the Un
cas on the north ooast of blockade,
sank a little Spanish sloop a few nights
ago and captured another one off Car
denas yesterday. Tbe Spanish sloop
was the Christina and was loaded with
fish, a quantity of which was served np
for breakfast to the Hudson's men, who
bed been out a month and had little
left In the way ot provisions. Three
Spaniards who were on the Christina
put off in their tender when they saw
the Had eon approaching And gained a
kev lust off shore.
The oon verted yacht Oneida also
came from the blockade today. She
reports that Friday a body of Spanish
infantry fired about 80 rifle shots at her
from a point on the beach several miles
west of Morro castle. The gunboat did
not return th fire. " ' , ;. .
EMBARKING THE 1MMUNES.
Third and Fifth Boglmonta Arrive at
Savannah. ,
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 8. The Third
and Fifth regiments of United States
volunteers arrived here today and are
In camp awaiting transports to take
them to Santiago. The Third regiment
arrived this morning from Macon, and
the Fifth tonight from Columbus, Miss.
Tho transport Rio Grande arrived to
night and ia loading the baggage of the
Fifth regiment, two battalions of which
will go on board tomorrow and will
sail at noon.
The Leona is expected in the morn
ing. The Minnewaska is delayed
through an accident to her maohinery
and is not expected before Tuesday.
She will carry the Third regiment, com
manded by Colonel Patriok Ray.
All of the officers and men are anx
ious to get away. There is no lack ot
enthusiasm among them, and the ap
peals that havS been made to the war
department to save them from Santi
ago, the men of both reglmonts say,
are without authority and misre
present them by discrediting their
valor. -, - "
Want Through a Brldga.
Utioa, N. Y., Aug. 9. Tonight
two cars on the Belt line trolley road
went, through Bradley's bridge near
Whitesboro, and 17 passengers were
precipitated In the Erie canal. Miss
Mary Brady, of this olty, waa the only
person killed. Several were injured.
. London, Aug. 9. The Shanghai cor
respondent of tbe Daily Mail says:
Russia is now practioally In possession
of tho New Cbwang, and "the open
door" in North China is already shut
IN OUR CONTROL
Americans Hold the
Eastern Part of
Porto Rico.
LIGHTHOUSES ARE RELIGHTED
Marinas Landed Without Itoalataneo at
Cap San Juan Troopahlpa Ar Scat.
trad-Troopa Mat br a Deputatioa
of Cltlaana at Capa San Juan.
San Juan, Porto Rico, via D. W. 1.,
Aug 8. The Americans have taken
peaceful possession of the eastern por
tion of the island.
Small parties of marines have been
landed, who have lighted tbe lamps in
the lighthouses at Cape San Juan and
other lighthouses along the coast.
They met with no resistance. Indeed,
at Cape San Juan deputations of eiti-
sens oame out to meet thorn. .
The warships now in this vicinity
are tbe Mongomery, Annapolis,' New
Orleans, Puritan and Ampnitrite. Tbe
two former are looking for tbe troop
transports which left tbe United States,
and have scattered all about tbe island.
Tbe Annapolis rounded np the Whit-.
ney, Florida end Haleign yesterday,
and they are at Cape San Juan.
There seems to have been a serious
mistake as to the rendezvous, for no
two ships got to the same place, and it
will take several days to locate them
and get them to Ponce, Where General
Mile la awaiting them.-
Off San Juan tbe cruiser rew Or
leans alone maintains the ' blockade.
The city is grim and silent, but back
Of ber hollow walls there will be plen
ty of determination and fight when
the Americans open tire.
Captain-General Macias has issued
a proclamation, in the course of which
he says:,
"Spain bas not sued for peace, and I
can drive off the American boats now,
is I did Sampson's attempt before." :
A daughter of tbe captain genoial ia
helping to drill the gunners in the
forts. Altogether there are 8,600
Spanish regulars in the city. '
The troops of the enemy wno are
retreating . from Ponce and the other
towns on the south coast occupied by
the Americans have not yet arrived.
American Aaaiated br Inanrgonta.
Madrid. Aus. 8. An official dis
patch from Porto Rioo says: - "Ameri-
n cavalry, assisted by the insurgents,
bave charge at uenata and vauejas,
the lighthouse station at San Juan."
Progress or Mlloa Army
Ponce, Porto Rico, Aug. 8. Major
General Miles is proceeding entirely
without regard to peace negotiations,
Krag-Jorgonsen8 are being issued. Tbe
second and Third Wisconsin are mov
ing up to the Sixteenth Pennsylvania
today.' ' ' . .
Colonel Hullnga has captmed 6,000
sacks of rice. Thus far the enemy bas
not molested him.
Major-General Brooke's landing at
Arroyo was successful. Tbe troops
f.nm tha Rmim&nt&n. four batteries
of the Twenty-seventh Indiana, the
First Missouri, the First fennsyivania
and the Fifth Illinois, are disembark
ing thnra. The Moriran troop ol the
Fifth cavalry and the Mississippi ccm-
misearies have arrived here.
GAUTEMALA REVOLUTION.
Morale Baa 7000 Men, and la
Sup-
ported by Wealth.
San Francisco, Aug. 8. -The follow
ing message regarding the revolution
in Guatemala has been received in thii
city from a friend and supporter of
General Morales, now at Tampa
chula: "Proepero Morales is at San Marooa.
Quesealtengo favors the tevolution.
We are on the way to Ocos.
"M1GUELIN."
Morales is said to have 6,000 Rem
ington rifles and 700 men. .Details of
the revolt are hard to obtain, aa tele
graphlo communication is interrupted.
Moralis ia represented to have little
means ot his own, but he is supported
h man of wealth in the liberal party.
There is believed to be en understand
ing between Jose Leon Castilla and Mor
ales, both of whom are candidates for
the presidency, that the one who has
the strongest following will recoive
the other's sunnort. What they are
bent on is tbe defeat ot Cabrera.
Klot at Ohkoh.
Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 7. Rioting has
hun rinnil hv the strikius wood
workers here, on aooount of the satsb-
and-door men trying to run tne plants
with non-union labor. At 6 o'clock
tbis morning the strikers oongregated
and clubbed and stoned the workmen
who were trying to reach Morgan's
mill. Tnirty policemen . wem uia
natnhnrl in rAtnfnrB the small sauad
on duty there, but when the police ar
rived the crowd set on mem wu sucks
and atones in a rough manner. The
police need their clubs freely and the
street was finally cleared at the ex
dense ot many broken beads and a
score of arrests. -
ltuisla Trying; to Secure a Part.
London, ?Aog. 8. -Replying to a
question in the bouse of commons, the
parliamentary secretary for the foreign
office, Mr. Curzon, said her majesty's
government had heard that a great now
er was endeavoring to obtain a port on
the Peisian gull. Two thirds of the
trade ot the gulf was British, Mr.
Curzon added, wherefore tbe govern
ment was especially interested in the
rtiattoiv Tlie power mentioned, it is
said, beyond doubt, is Russia.
SUPPLIES FOR CUBANS.
Steamer Wanderer Made Three Sueeeaa
' ful lUandlnga.
Key West, Fla., Aug. 8. -The steam
ship Wanderer returned here today,
after effecting a successful landing of
arms and annul nitlon at three differ
ent points on t)i3 Cuban ooast. She
left here early in July with about 40
Cnbans and 11 members of tbe Third
United States cavalry, to protect the
landing of about 9,000 rifles and car
bines, with nearly 1,000,000 cartridges.
July 38 she attempted to discharge
her cargo at Bania Honda, province of
Pinar del Rio, bnt waa fought off by a
foros of 700 Spanish, who peppered tlie
ship's bull with Mauser bullets, killed
three Cuban scouts, who were waiting
to receive the expedition and wounded
six of the Wanderer's orevr. The
steamer then oame back to Key West,
left three injured men in the hospital
here, and started on ber second attempt
This time she went to a point about
six miles east of Bahia Honda where
she met a small party of insurgents
from Colonel Zarillo's forces, but no
Spanish. About one-third of her cargo
was discharged here, and 26 Cubans
were put ashore.
The Wanderer then headed for tbe
mouth of the Manati river, province of
Puerto Principe, where, on the night
of July 80, she landed without difficul
ty about the same quantity of arms
and ammunition and seven Cubans.
From there she went to Puerto Pa
dre, in the same province, where tbe
remainder of' ber cargo and men dis
embarked. All three landings were
made without the necessity for firing a
shot. ; ' ' -' '' " -' .
COALING STATION IN SAMOA
Work or Improvise Fans Pan no Har
bor Will Bln atOmee.
Chicago, Aug. 8. -A special to the
Record from Washington says: The
president has decided to make practical
use of American rights at Pango Pango
harbor, Samoa, and the establishment
of a fully equipped coaling station there
will be undertaken at once. With this
view Civil Engineer Frank P. Cham
bers, now" on duty at tbe New York
navy yard, bas been ordered to Wash
ington for consultation with the au
thorities prior to departing next week
with official instructions and full power
to carry out the important'projeot.
Pango Pango is the only harbor of
any value in the Samoan group, and
one considered by naval officers as of
scarcely less strategic importance in
the Pacific ocean than Fearl harbor,
Hawaii. ; ;
The decision to utilize the conces
sion secured by Admiral Meade, 26
years ago giving the United States per
manent ownership of the baibor, indi
cates sufficiently tbe administration's
appreciation of the vastly extended
sphere of American interests in the Pa
oilio. Jt is the inauguration of a great
naval and commercial policy in tbat
direction, due In great measure to tbe
responsibilities incurred in Asiatic wa
ters. ..
, THE. AMERICAN BOY.
Idea of a School Children's Battleship
Interest the President.
Washington, Aug. 8. W. Rankin
good and Harry Price, of Cincin
nati, two young men who originated
the idea of starting a fund among school
children for the pmpose of raising
money to build a battle-ship to be call
ed Tbe American Boy, are in the oity,
forwarding their plans. They have had
an interview with President McKinley,
who gave to them tbe following letter,
indorsing their idea:
"Mr. W. Rankingood, Cincinnati, O.
My Dear Sir: Tbe circular which
you have presented to me, outlining
your plan tor raising a mnd wun wnicn
to build and p:esent to the government
S battleship has greatly interested ma
Love of country and devotion were
n.vn, mare conspicuous in America
than they are today, and I am,sure our
boys and girls wiu oeara it a privilege
to be numbered among the contributors
to this patriotio undertaking. Very
sincerely yours,
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY.''
Moonahlners la New Turk.
New, York, Aug. 8. For over two
months, Colonel Williams, the chief
Internal revenue agent of this district,
has had agents watcning a vinegar rac
tory in Broklyn and a yeast manufac
tory in New York, for the purpose of
securing evidence of the manufacture
of iilict whisky. This work resulted
early today in the arrest of three men,
the seizure of 87 barrels of whisky and
the olosing up ot the yeast manufac
tory. The whisky was made at tbe
Brooklyn malt vinegar works. It has
been the custom to ship the whisky to
New York on two-horse tracks, 80 to
25 barrels at a time, and usually two
loads were delivered everyday. The
other alleged illioit concorn is known
as the Manhattan Yeast Company.
'. Cervera at Morfolk. v
Norfolk, Aug. 8. Admiral Cervera
arrived here this morning, naving Deen
granted a leave of absence to visit Cap
tain Conacbe and the Spanish siok at
,, now.! hnanital. ; Tha Spanish ad
miral was received by a guaid of honor
and conducted to Captain Conache's
room. The admiral too mnon wirn
Medlil Director Oleborne. He will
remain here several days.
Washington, Aug. 8. In accordance
with a decision rondered by tlie attoi
nnv.anneral. there will be no change
in the law and regulations affeoting
tariff. Immtnation and tonnage tax be
tween Hawaii and the United States
until further legislation by Jcongress.
Speaking of the Hawaiian annexation
resolutions, the, attorney-general says
Hint it ia replete with indication that.
temporarily, the relations of the two
countries are to continue pruoucrtlly un
changed. -
TO RETURN
General Shatter's Army
Ordered to Leave .
at Once.
TRANSPORTS ARE ON HAND
Farther Stay la Cuba Would Mean long
of the Army Men Weakened by Ma
laria Will Be Head j Frey for an
Kpidemle of Yellow Fever. .
Washington, Aug. 6. The president
this afternoon had a conference with
Secretary Alger, Secretary? Long and
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Allen,
at which action ; was taken for the
prompt transportation of General Shat
ter's army from Cuba to Montauk
point, Long Island. . It was decided
that there were sufficient vessels off
the Cuban coast for the purpose. ': The
dispatch of troops home accordingly
will begin at once. . "
Colonel Theodore Rooevelt, of the
rough riders, succeeded in burring the
movements of the war -dpnent.
tbongh in his disregard of the conven
tionalities he has drawn opon his head
a rather sharp rebuke from the secre
tary of war, who evidently regards the
course pursued by Colonel Rooeevelt as
being calculated to injure. discipline,
tbongh inspired by tbe most worthy
motives. It is only fair to state that
the war department for ome time has
been intent opon removing these troops,
and more than a week ago General
Shatter was inatruorted to cheer up the
soldieis by publicly informing them of
tbe determination. It was rather a
question of ways cad means than a
lack of intention to redeem this prom
ise, that caused the delay.
As far as the question of removing
the tbe troops back into the mountains
was concerned (the question which
seems to have precipitated the indigna
tion meeting among the American com
manders at Santiago), it is learned that
the medical department made no such
recommendation. All that It bad to .
say on this subject was that, if tlie
troops must be near Santiago, an eflort
should be made to remove them at once
to some healthier camping ground.
Burgeon-Genearl Sternberg agrees
thoroughly with tbe opinion expressed
by the signers of the "round robin" at
Santiago, that men who have suffered
from the severe malarial fevers of the
south coast of Cuba, so far from being
immune agalnat attacks of yellow fever,
as has been asserted in some quarters,
are aotually in very much greater
danger than those who have escaped
the malaria. It is, however, the ex
pectation that all of the American
troops wiil have been removed from
Santiago to the United States by the
end of this month, and that is probablr
the very best that can be done undur
tbe oiroumstanoes.
SITUATION EXPLAINED. .
Deatraetloa of Shatter's Army at San
tfago Involved-
Santiago de Cabs, 'Aug. 6. As an
explanation of the situation at Santiago
the following letter was banded to a
press correspondent for publication:
"To Ma jor-Qeneral Shatter Sin In
the meeting of the general d -meOlcar-offlcers
called by-you at tbe palace this
morning we were an, aa yon mm,
unanimous as to what should he done
with the army. To keep us hero, in
tha minimi of every officer command
ing a division of brigade, will simply
involve the destruction oi inpusauu.
Tkr. ia nn nnnsible reason for not
shipping praotially the entire command
North at once, xeuow level cases aro
very few in the cavalry division. But
in this division there have been 1,500
cases of malarial fever. Not a man
i... .tid fmin it. hut the whole com
mand is so weakened and shattered us
to be ripe for dying like rotten sneop.
IWhen a real yellow lever epldemio
" . i : . : i .1 . j ;
Btriaes us, ana it in uuum, w u.. w i
we stay here at tbe height ot tne sick
ness season, August and the beginning
of September, it will, in all human
probability, mean an appalling dis
aster, lor the surgeons here11 estimate
that over half the army, u we are nere
during the sickly season, will die. The
Blck list is large, though its exceeding
4.000 affords but a fair Index ol tho
debilitation of tbe army. Not 10 per
cent of the men are 8t for active worK.
"Th. fovnr immune reaiments
ordered here are suffioient to garrison
the city and surrounding towns, uuu
tit Ara ia ehnflhitelv nothing for us to
do here, and there baa not been since
the city surrendered. I write oniy
v.aoMoa I nnni aea our man co to de
struction without striving so far as lies
within me to avert a doom as leariui
as It is unnecessary and nndenerved. j
"THEODORB KOOSJSVJivi.
"Colonel Commanding First Brigade "
Aftnr rVilnnnl Roosevelt had taken
tho initiative, all the general officers
united in a "round room" auurass to
General Shatter.
Struck Near the Heart.
.t 111- A A r-hnrlua Pv.
der, an employe at tbe Corvallia saw
... i t -i.lt i.:ti .1 .1.1. .Ii
mill, was acciuentany muuu una auer-
ci. ..,.,;,. n,o .,., 0,1,..
when a small piece of slab wood wsi
. . . .. .. . t. ... .1 ILL
caugnt in vne saw ana liurreu wuu
such force as to lift the covering from
the machinery and strike Mm near tho
heart. He breathed a few nwroitits
after he was struck, nevwr ecus.-
Ho was unmarried. J',-vw
of ag. '. .,-.
(OUte V Manila.