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Eugene City Guard. I. I.. DA M I'M K 1. 1.. PraarLlor. EUOKNE CITY ORKOON DOINGS OF THE WEEK A Complete Btili of the I i I ' ilt " New or Tbla and All Kor- Ift-u l.atola. Tint president has nominated Allan B. Onmbu i" ix Huuitur at Port land, Or. The combined fleets of Spain, says a Lisbon dispatch, are ready to nail for American waters. The baltlc-shlp Oregon ami the gun boat Marietta have sailed from Itio Janeiro, preaumably tu juiii Sampson's duet in Cuhan water. Tho British OOMn at Santiago de Cuba ia said to havu been attacked hy a BObi tu havu killed a Spaniard, ami to have I'W'ii imprisoned. The Hritish co nuil. on account oi bll tfiondllMal to American ami Cuban refugees, hat recently been suhjot.tod to a groat deal ol abuao. President Dole ha aent a Dliiniciition to President offering to transfer the long com HeKinlejr 1 1 si wu i iitn inland! to the United States fur the jiiirHe of ita war with Spain and 10 furnish America ahipe after the war In I'acliic walera with largo rjunnti tie of coal, mipplif and um in un i I ion . Dr. John II. Hamilton, former surgeon-general o the marine hospital service ol the United Stales, In an ad dreHH at the Physicians' !lub, of Chi BBgO, maintained that the danger from yellow fever ill Cuba in much i x.h-.crated. Dr. Hamilton says that no epi demic ia probable il proper precautions aru observed. A new Spanish fort Juat being built near Cojimo, wan reduced in two uiin utea by the gunboat Wilmington. The ruin waa eomphite, and at leant two Spaniard were killed during the BOO batdiuent. A Ixi ly of Spanish toiopa were nciltcrcd and dene iral r Zo I by I he same vessel neat Juraco beacli. Two men were elao killed by the Wilining t' in' fire during thin engagement. Troop will Ih sent to the aupNirt ol (' inodore Dowey at the Philippine. It in probable that not lenn than 10,000 triHipa will com pone the eipedit i mid that they will nail from San Francisco for Manila not later than May IB. The pre-, nt plan in to take all the National (luard ftom California, Oregon. Wash ington, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and fat Western states generally. To then! troop will lie added probably a regl incut of ri'Kiilai infantry and I eavaliy, and nuMthly the Texan Hang em, or one of the lieu vnlUBtOM rogi Incuts now btlng organized. Tbi i mil Mod will probably bo given to Major tleneral Meiriam, in which cane ho will he made a major general of vnliiu teem. a London dltpttch nyi KukIdik.) ha adviacd Spain to yield, Maying that re sistance of the Aincin an dcinandn at Manila i worne than useless. DaioUuny fUlmtn of 110,000,000 for the purehane of supplies for the Asial ic nipiadion have been prepared fin submission to coils' less. lteHirt that the Spanish fleet wu completely ilentinyod in eoiilirined in a dispa'ch received by the New York Herald dim t front Manila. Secretary I . aay (JMHMkMi Dewey' gallantry will Ik recognized, and that he will be made Mtlng ad liliial and later nominated rear-admiral. I'V.nnig aB attack OpOfl the seapmli of the North Atlantic count by Spanish men-of-war now on their way to Went orn water, Secretary Alger ha taken te to further impiove llie aoacoast defennen. William Astoi fbanler, a (tot York millionaire, in to fight for the (nation of 0 uba. He will head an expedition of wealthy New Yoikem and Join the army of tleneral tlomea, mymg the ox naoa of the cXsslltion bimnelf. A dispatch ban been r (lei veil in Washington from New Y'oik nay inn that a Wall ntreel news agency pule linhen under date of Hong Kong I din patch declining that Manila has fallen, and that the Star and Stripe- Ileal over the Philippines The government will take steps at once to npply Dewey' fleet with pro viaiona and other supplies, including ammunition and c n I , mid to this end will dispatch at the earliest poaaihle noniol a lottolwl numboi of ship to supply amply all potalolt need ol th Asiatic sipiadiou. The llritinh ambassador at Washing ton, Sir Julian Pininecfoto, In to Ik re called, lie will be nuceeeded by Sll Thorn is II. Sanderson, Hrmaneut un dor-secretary of mate lor tlie loicign affairs and one of the most prominent official in the Itntlsh seivice. Il i Stated in Madrid by those re sponsible for naval movements that il ban been dclermiin d to avoid the Iso lated combat on equal term with a so er ioi my, and that they now In tend to thiow the whole united naval sliengtii ol Spain into mm supreme effoit to cruali the American squadron in Ciilian water. Minor Nrwa llali. A Christian scientist in New York ha commuted suicide because she wa ill pOOl health. Mis Martha Culver, who live near St. Paul, is said to have silled nmr wolves than any woman in the North west. A ros' seven miles long inches hi circumference, nearly 110 ton, has just W-en use in a diatriot subway in loot land. ami 4't weighing Ilia le for 1 1 l.l-goH , J. Waldcre Kirk, the "king ol dudes," wa held up and whaM aj money and jewerly to the mi I no ol -J, A00 in St. Loull. James Isad, tlm ol.lcst living actor, baa Juat MMOntOd his tilth birth day in Maiden Bradley, Wrll-hne, Kngluiid. inatead of imp mting, India is begin, liing to a port coal at the rate uf alsiut liio.ooo ton monthly. The principal uollivriea are in lb-ngal. Irving McHollgall I i.,l liel.l, -on (it the late president, re.-i.lcs in llo-ioii, U 117 year of age and ha juat won hi dial law case iu city court. LATER NEWS. Tin- antl-Kngliah sentiment in Cuba is being filtered by the Npanilh proa, and it i rapidly becoming ntronger. The ciuior Charleston haa Iw-on placed in cnminaision at Valejo, OaL iShe will he diapatehed with auppliea for Dewey after lajing docked and ovor hauled. The house agreed to the eonfereiiee regsirt on the general Aiaakan hoiim atead and right of way bill. After oiiih di. u--n.li the labor arbitration bill wu panned. A Itomo iecial nay the oie nent a telegram to the ipieen regent of Spain caincstlv adviaing an immediate ap 1 1 ,i i to the 111 ronnn p-wer- for inorlia tiou in the war with America. Certain Kiwern, it ban la-en ileflnitely le.irrn d, nayn a London dipatch, havo again made overture to treat Britain, haiking to intervention in the war be tween Spain ami the United Htatec, but (treat Britain ntrited in her refuaal to take part in Riich a move. The Yukon river will be open for navigation about June 1, says the lateat arrival at Hkagway from DawNon. Ilia belief ia bused on tho fad that unusu ally warm weather prevail on the Yukon. Twenty million of Klondiko gold Is expected to couiu out thia treason. The florin nn reichntag hn been OlOMda In a IPHOh trom tho throne, referiing to the war, the OnpOTOf Mid "The govermuent will fully fullill tho iluliea inv rived by it neutral sisition; but on the other hand will protect aa far a possible Herman navigation ami commerce from molestation or injury." Water spout ami tornadoes havo played .havoc ami done hundred of thousand of dul lata worth of damago near Van BOMBi Ark. Three botuMfl HN blown down at Kmly, ami it i re potted that Winslow, a Hummer retort on the top of Huston mountain, ih en tirely gone. The Aikauaa river in mile wide in places, and in now four indies higher than it Wa in ISM, which waa the highest on record. The second battalion of the Lein'ter regiment, of Halifax, wa given an en thusiastic farewell a the troop- inarched to the w harf to embark. The hand played "Hole Britannia" ami "Tho Star Spangled Banner." American and British flag were in evidence, and one would Imagine that thetrinipn wero embarking to imnint tire United state. In fact it was rumored tbat they had been ordered to the Philippines. The LaFayette, a French liner, bound from Coiuiina, Spain, for Havana, wa captured off the latter iMirt by the gunlxiat Aniiaili, Commander Hun ker, while trying to run the blockade, after having previously been warned oil. She hail on Isrurd a lingo ntuuher of paengern and a valuable cargo, pos sibly containing contraband of war. It i sard in Washington that the incident may lend to complication with France. Porto Kico in aid to ho on the eve of revolt. The inhabitants are unable In longer endure lire present situation. A dispatch from Kingston, .Iain. te a, say that tleneral Pernio ha ordered all the garrison in eastern Cuba to con- oontnto in MoMnnJUoi NootIUb. (lanlanamo and Santiago de Cuba. All other places have la-en evacuated. The Spanish gold premium is nearly 10 per cent ami the ginerrinrcnt is liy ing trr place treasury bill in Ismdnii, offering as much an Id per cent, but at present with no prospect of success. Frederick It. Coudert, the eminent lawyer and jurist, who represented the United Slate in the Bebring noil coin, mission, aayi the United Statea may rightfully nUtln tlrr Philippine Islands. Captain Kent, 0 Britih toipedo ex- I'H. who ha returned to TOIOtltO, after an examination of the Maine wreck gives it a hi opinion that a mine laid by Spanish officer destroyed the battle-ship. Between 1 11,000 and la, 000 went up in flame and smoke on the I. unit in mad nliout three mile from Portland, tr. The property detroyed was M. Ilurelbacb' crenialory and oothuiding, together With HO head of hog. The lire is supposed to have been of an ill- Banditry origin. San Francisco will at once become a ba-e of important military and naval potations. Ilufore many day 0,000 ai nod men w ill be encamped on the PnokllO reservation. Order have Isvn received to tins effect by Oeneral Mer riain, commanding the department of California and the Columbia. The mall bags on the Spanish steam er Argonaut, winch wa brought in by the Maildobead contained a letter from Havana under date of April Sit, which spoke of suffering among the poorer classes of the imputation, who were en tirely without menus ol upHiit. The writer himself anid be did not know where he wa to get hi dinner. Various reortn have gained circula tion concerning the movement of Ad miral Sampson's licet. Persons sup sscd to share the confidence of the administration declare Sampson ha gone to MlM l'mto Kico. Others with eijnal positivcnes declare the fleet ban gone to meet the Oregon and escort her afely north. Still another reHrt i to the effect thai Sampson has gone to Rciae Matauaas, to ue it a n base of OponUoM Uovernmont official ab solutely refuse to make public tho plan of the naval hoard. I.ymle Bradley, au XHrt electri cian in Milwaukee, has porfOOMd plan for the uo of the X-ray on board ol win easel and on the Held Many case have been discovered in which rich New Yoik women hired proxies to go in Oklahoma to imperson ate them in securing divorce. The Karlway Agu predict that the total expenditures m new railway build ings rrr Ivis will not be less than 60,000,000, and may well exceed 100,000,000, Over rtOO young women are at pres ent enrolled in the various department of the swr-s univeisilie. Prof. J. V. Hoffman, of the atnle colored college at Orangebuig. S. C, who wa elected a fellow of the Ameri can geographical tamely the other day. i the tint colored man to be to hon ored, Uev. J. Avery Shephanl, one of the beat known Kpiscopal uiiutater in Cal ifornia, died in Santa Ibua, aged K year. He wa in Montgomery, Ala., when the confederate emigres i.. ,t, tirst seasivu and duliTeitxl the oieuiug prayer. EXPENSES OF WAR1- The Issuance of Bonds Favored by the President. TALK l-l OVhK BY CABINET HenaliVn Action f'suara I'ri-alrlt-lit t'n- aalneaa May Throw Out II. mil Cn- turn, Which Wmilil Intel fere Willi I'lMlia u .;. . .1 Out. Waahington, May 0. At n cabinet meeting today, Istsides the war situa tion in its general Mpocti tln-re waa Botnn dlaonilloil (rf tho relative merit of Htrsoii necking brigadier g.-neral-sliipH and otlrcr OOnninloni in tho army. The president expressed him self Tory pronouncedly a opposed to the appointment trr such responsible position of those who have bad no military experience. One feature of the aoHslim Was a dis cnion of the attitude of tho senate in providing tho "linOWl of war" for de fraying the expenditure of the war. The president ha titive infoi million that tho Motto committee on liminco, which i still struggling with the war revenne bill, will report tho measure with the Is in-1 feature eliminated Thin Cannes the administration great uneiHiimn ami cinharratiHmctit, and the statement in made that the possibility of adv. r-e action of tho full bisly of tho senate ia a Hourco uf much anxiety, Tho president laid before the cabinot the information he had uh to wbut I to be looked for from the senate, and, while not expressing absolute confl dunce in favorublo action by the m-nuto with tho bond feature Incorporated, ex pressed the hope that there Would be a satisfactory majority for the bond pro vision, should it not become a part of the law, many urgent appropriations for tho war will have to be held back. Tho money to be secured from bund sale, it i -aid, is needed ImpOIOtlVOl for the execution of the plans mapped out. and adverse action bv the senate wus likely to interfere unless the money la otherwise provided, and hy a speedy a t bo. I a by the issuance of bond. The administration is anxious to im press this fact upon congress, Ho that ample revenue may be at hand for a vigorous prosecution of the war. There wa considerable gratification evinced at tie general war outlook. There "I- .1 trnllg bollol that till) Spanish fleet, instead of sailing acrosa the sen to intercept the Oregon or to come Into the waters near home to be gin Operations, would bo found eventu ally tu li now pfogrentno to some point closer to it t w i r punwolom on tho other side of the ocean. While theio is great teticienco on the part of memburs ol the administra tion On the ubject, there is excellent authority for the statement Unit tho instructions or Admiral Sampson give him great latitude. It was announced by Secretary Alger today that the Volunteer army will con sist of seven corps, each in command of u DUVjoi general. Tboodortt Booeevelt was mustered in it lieutenant-colonel today. "Fighting Joe" Wheeler was the tirst of the major general of the volunteer ai my to be mustered in. Wheeler not tliedilttnO lion of U'ing the tirt ox-Confederate (Ulcer to receive a commission in the military service of the United States. MANY FAILED TO PASS. Twenty I'sr Out or Washington (iuurila- lliell Itfjeeteil . TlOOmt, Mav 0. About 10 per cent of the mem ben of the National Quard companies tlni far examined by the examining surgeon at Camp linger have failed to pass on account of phys ical disability. TllUteday night a nu l ling of the line officers of the regi ment was held in one of the major's tents, and an expression was giv n by some of the oompany commander, that, if the same percentage of their men was refused, they Would take their con panic home and make mi attempt tO Ik mustered in. Tire officers also agreed upon a telegram, which was suit t Washington today, asking that the examining and mustering eftlc rsbe Instructed to admit the Inn' officers of tho regiment ivitbmi' tbjecling them to the physical t xatuination. itui Few i hmaaji Portland. Or., May tl Fully 10 per cent of the men examined yesterday at Camp McKinley failed to pass muster, most of them Is-cause they wt ighc 1 loo much or loo little iu proportion to their statute iinrtv men were rejected from Captain Heath'.- crack company from McMinnville. Company A of Portland, suffered a like (ate. Not a jot or title wa abated from the -met letter rtf the nt my regulation, and when I ha labor of the exam ning offi cers are n. hided there proud s to he little mure left of the "I rat rOJ llieilt ol nt volunteers than was left of th Light Private after the charge of Ha a!, lava. aasreHajaai all laarm u ..nn-il Freetown, Sierra I.cone, West t'oast ol Afiica, May 7. It if s.n.l that the ilia llaantl engaged in the rdvll on, which ha grown out ot the dtssatisfaO tion With the hut tax air.l wa- ,n nOUtMOd yesterday, who burned the 1 headquarter of the American nation ariea in Shengay. in the Sherlatro dia triot, have attacked and dc-troyed the tow n of Kotifunk. It is further -aid that the men beri of the American mis sion located there, who were Sierra Looneinana, have been man-acred. Mr taa Mm faeailai, Ixuidon, May 0. A story is ubliahcl here to the effect that the llritls'i ad tniialty lias b e i notified by the Vah ington naval strategic Uiarii to remote the Hritiah aubjecta from the Canary ' islandi, aud It is said this accounts for the British aecond-claa cruiser t'haryb dls being sent to La I'alma. and lei la to the conclusion that Kear-Admiral Sampson may attack the I'anaries, ' which, would draw the Spannh deet out of Omits, and give the Dnlltd States i nal ba e. from which to attack I Pi-tin. GREAT NAVAL VICTORY. oo.ior. if rr Haa i Um lari rrttani New York, May II. The an extra edition just iu Wr.rld, in publiahes i diiputch from Hong Kong to the effect that new- r Ived there from .Manila on tho dUptteh-bOti HeCMIOth l to th effect that the entire H.arneli fleet of 11 reaaela wa rb-troved. Three hundred Standard were killed and 400 WOOOdodi No live were Unito.1 Statea hoala, but wr-re iniurod. Not one of lost on the six ierina tho Ameri- can ships wa Injori I. QjtraaS or Waahletnai Waahington, May . -The navy do nsrtinOOl haa reoiriverl a cable from Home Ktiu. annonnelng the arrival there of the revenue-cutter McC'ulloch. THE LAFAYETTE RELEASED, i ritirh BaiaBasy "' Baoeealeal That Nhn lla, .Vllowil I" I'riirarnd. WiiNhington, May U.An interna tional rlifllculty, connected with tho ciiziiro of thu French I team Of Lafay ette, haa been ri mmed by the prompt reh-aao of tho votnl Iminedlttoijf unn notice of her OtPtOIS rear hing the atato dsptrtntat. The explanation of tho action of the aduiiiiinlratioii ia given in the ItttOntnt whir Ii follow, and which wa iur r frrrm the White llouae to night: The Lafayette wa rclcaaod in pnrau once of Olden which wero iued by the navy deportment prerkxu to her seis- ure, but wbiefa liul not bttB receivcil by the commanding officers of the vob tela that made the captnre. The fact are thut, on April 20, tho French em baany made an informal inquiry as to whether the Lafayette, which left Saint N.iiire, France, for Veia Cruz, by way of Havana, before war wa de clared, or information of tho block ada wa received, woubl be ullowerl to ItJM iu Havana, lt-r passengers, uiall bags am! the dllpttcb bag of tho consulate general of France, and take some French passengers on board. An assur ance was given that, if this privilege should be granted, tho steamer would be forbidden by the Fionch consul to laird goods. The matter was duly considered, and it was decided that, without regard to the itliet law of blockade, an I us un act Of courtesy, the request of the French government should bo acceded trr. Orderi were accordingly sent on the s in! day ol Muy. When Information was received of the Capture of the steamer and of her having boon brought to Key Wo-t, these orders wero communicated to her captors, with instructions to release the steamer and see that tho order wore duly delivered, so that tho might be curried into effect. No demand was made either by ur on be half of the French government, directly or indirectly, for the steamer's release, Tlie Wilmington will escort tho Lafay ette to Havana tonight. Caaaed Bxetlematt in I'nria. London, May II. A Mpceial dispatch from I'm is says the nllOre uf the La fayette lias intensified the bitter feeling against the United States. Angry ox prenioni are betid, Tlie Tinted Mates embassy is under special police protec tion, in view of a possible hostile dem- onetntion, TO SOLVE ARCTIC PROBLEM. Another aedltloa Starts to the North llemli-d liy Wuller Uelliioin. New York, May !(. Walter Well man will Mart Tuesday on another ex pedition in an endeavor to leach the north ile. He hopes also to deter mine the fate of Anlrc, who has not been heard from since two days after bt stepped Into his balloon. Mr. Well man, wdro was at the Oilscy hOOtO, said: "I am extremely hopeful that this expedition will l e mora ItlOOeuful than our last, when we readied Bl degrees 10 minutes north of Bpitlbomn, and then not With dllttster. We were ab sent about eight months before; this time we expect to remain about 18 months. "After leaving Archangel, Bosslt, we are to get 7f dogs and will proceed direct to Franz Josef land. While taking observations tlictc we shall try to hunt Andre. If lie is alive I be lieve he is near there. We hope to reach Cape Flora about July 16 or Au gust 1, ami to establish a supply sta tion. "We expect to pas the winter be tween parallel N'J and B8 in huts, now and then, however, running about on snow shoes, training our dogs ami test ing our equipments. About Fohiuary 10 wo propose tO start north over the ice. Contrary to the popular idea, even at the north pole, the summer is 100 warm for good traveling, because the powei ol the sun constantly shin ing makes the snow soft and slttlhy, and renders it difficult to drag tho sledge. The favorable season, there fore, lasts from early iu February to early in June, a period ol about HI weokt, It i for this 10 week our plans have been laid, currying jag) enough provisions to take us through June. "The distance from onr winter sta tion tO the pole will be about ,'i00 statute miles, or a round ttip of about 1,000 mile. If we are able to cover from nine to 10 mile a day, and keep everlastingly at it, we may do the whole thing. In my judgment we are going finely outlined on a sound plan, ami e shall have a big chance of solv ing what is known as the Arctic prob lem. At any rate, wo expect to be back home a year from next fall." Pervhaavd llamia'a Yacht. t'levelaud, O , May U. Tho splen did ateel Metn yacht Comanche, built bv the Globe iron works lor M. 11. Ilanna in Iv.iti, has been bought by tho government, The vessel has made sev eral trips to the coast. Ilanna poM approximately 150,000 for tho Com anche. VataaH) ariataUj kiilrd. Modford. Or.. May . Alfred CofT ruan, wiio live near Derby, was acci dentally killed yesterday while sawing stave holts. He waa alone, and, after sawing a cut ftom a large Ivy, he at tempted to remove the blocking to let the log roll down the hill. His foot lipped end he (ell backward, the log pushing bin down hill until hi bead struck another log, breaking hi ueck. On hi not returning at the usual hour In the vveiiiug, hi wife became alarmed, am! with neighboti searched for and found him about i o'clock Una morning. He left two obildreu. ALL READY TO RT The Queen Preparing to Quit Spain at a Moment's Notice. THE KI0TS SHU CONTINUE omrlula miiii.iI thrrk Tbfru-Clo""- . iil'a roller rltld.e lit" t'orti-a -Much Atillety Bi.reaar.l aa to the Kate uf fern m London, May 7. The Vienna com ipundcnt of tho Telegraph aya: "Apartments have been reaervod ut a hr.tel hero for the qMM regent ol Spain, in cao ahe arrive hero la'foro iptrtBtatt have been prcpare.1 for her . ..It I 'I I . . IT I I I - in her urotner a pa.iiuo. , ih.. from tho Austrian ambassador at Ma- drill, Count Dobski, IndietU that the queen regent is only waiting for I suit able moment to quit Spain without detriment to the interests of her sou." ItlotlliB OoatlaaUH In Hie rroiltooa. Ma lt id, May 7 A mob of about 8,000 striking miner marie a tumult uous demonstrations at Murira, capi tal of the province of that name, 80 mile- frrrm the lairt of Caitugeua. They shouted "Death to the thieves!" "Down with tho taxes!" They at tempted to act lire to tho railroad deiiol and other building, and then began a movement toward Cartagena. A foroo of tiiKips have prevented the riotors from vim; on the nort. A number i ,.. wt.ri. wounded The disturbances caused by high prices ami scarcity of f'l continue in the provinces. There have la-en fre quent conlticts iM'twceii the rioters and civil guurds, and looting hnOSM and shooting aru reported ftom vurious points. At Ilarcelona there is a re newed run on the hank, holrleis of note demanding silver. Rioting continues at the seaport town ol Uijou, province of Ovide, w here yesterday the DsherWOtneH ami the tobacco girl sacked bakeries and burned all the octroi office. At a cabinet council today, over which the queen regent presided, the premier, Senor Sagasta, explained the situation and reported the atrlvtl at I'orto Kico of the steamer Alfonso XIII. having on board, it ih said, rein forcements of troops ami a very valu able cargo, including ammunition and supplies. The premier also announced the opening of the Cuban parliament, and the queen regent signed the resources bill. The cabinet afterward held an other meeting and dclihcrtted upon thu financial situation, and measures wero taken ami contemplated to preserve public order in the localities wliercdis till htnfat have occurred. The debate on the government pol icy was resumed in the cortcs today, the litt'ng being mainly occupied with the continuation of Scum Knhlcdo's speech. lie severely criticised the government for its lack of foresight, and, after putting various questions to members of tho cabinet as to tho gov ernment plan, ho announced that ho would ask tin" cortcs to vote an income tux. In the chamber today Senor Knhlcdo asked whv, after tetuins from the bav. Admiral Monteju returned to t'avito, "thus brooming a simple target for tho enemy." Admiral Bornejo, minister of marine, replied that Admiral Mon tejo acted entirely at his own discro turn, no instructions having been Sent him. Admiral Hermejo declined to answer a question us to the wlieteubouts of tho tape Venle squadron. Ooniidennblo anxiety ia expressed here as to the fine of I'orto Kico. It is feared that Admiral Sampson' squadron ha gone to seise San J nan, the capital of that colony, and the Spanish coal supply at that rrt. Imptroltl, referring to Lord Salis bury's speech, says: "Moth at Washington and in London, tho fact is solemnly proolttned that robbery i legal." Senor l'uigcervcr, miiiistci ot BntOOO, announced in the congress today that the official Hazette will shortly pub lish a decree, forbidding the export of wheat. The chamber finally agreed to decrease tho customs duties on corn. In the somite, Incut. nant-tlenoral Qonot) minister of war, submitted a bill BOthorlting him to mobilize the second reserve corps in the Canaries. An Attack on A nierlciiua. Toronto, May ' 8en6r Dti Hose, late secretarv of the Spanish legation at Washington, lectured to 4,500 people beie tonight on the causes of the pre sent war. Senor Polo and many prominent men were present The lec ture was in aid of the Ked Cioss So ciety work and was delivered in a private capacity. The speaker made t severe attack on the American people. He traced the story ol the trouble, ie. iterating the Spanish arguments, and spoke of American senators as "border ruffians whoso illiterate foolishness ia only equaled by their venalitv and 1U. oicrous, pan pom conceit." Ho sajj American cupidity constitutes a grave danger to Korope, Canada and Mexico and concluded by comparing Un queer! regent of Spain with "bloating poli ticians, whose countenances depict the lust that is In their hearts." Oaaaaeliem In .-w rjalaen. Brisbane, Queensland, May 7 A terrible story of cannibalism itnpoHtd from New Hutu a. Four of tl. aav I Ct i PVl) ; prisoner from MtU Mana attack,,) . T - I I il . wnaij linage, Killing and men. eating tg Oltalaai tn Tampa. Oniofctntnga National Park. May 7 crc received from the wur ''""T" "V General IW ' ! mtmiingtheprovielontl trmyoorps st ( b.ckamauga Park, tu dispatch the JyBfifb infantry .o,,,',, fob 5 rmln, th, tilB w,y JSHSJr. two iorn ---. .-..vimrrr. ami tlire. torpedo- '"Ml- are 11 ,im 1,. 1 . I the American, froru Manila .d T bouiUrd aiKornie. "d ,he" . , SAFE LANDING MADE. ... l.tilell fula raiimll Kapedltloil Oil lll v..w York. May 7.-The Mail and ,,M,,.. K.-v Ue-t c,lel-.ndent cable ,(, (ollowiiig account of tho landing of a small MptditiOfl from the tug Ley den in Cuba: I be tug left Key West Monday, and at daybreak yesterday her men made the first attempt to land an inspector to confer with a party of Cuban insur gents Who wero waiting on tho beach. While the conversation was being held, tho people on the Loyrlon discovered Bpukl cavalrvmen coining down a hill toward the lliore. as if reconnoller ing. The Lovilcn signuled tlanger to the iiiaurgent. and the latter took to the bin-he. Up to that time no cases of Winchester rifle had been landed. Seeing the cavalrymen, thu Leyden a boat retume.1 alongside, lying a quar ter of ami'o off shore. Tho cavalry men leveled their rillcs at the tug, but heaitated about firing. The insurgents, in tin meantime bad opened lire, driv ing the cavalry both "P tbi M"i 1,10 latter tiring as they fled. Tho cavalry i i .1.. Li nti n fiirrfiHiiniitri. returned '"J " , " T .cV I .il 1 lio aiieiiuoir iii niu - .i.t- but hi J. ill II sliai -I III- I.. ... ii n Oar ir ur-iriaoo the tug. Mullets Bow around tho tug so fast that tho lookout came down. The Levden, seeing no chance to land the ammunition just then, picked up the men she bad landed tnj ttttmtd back to tin flagship off Havana, re porting it would be imisissible to land tho cargo unless protected. Tho gunboat Wilmington was imme- diutely ordered to help the Ley dt mi On returning to the lauding iint, the Wilmington held off ihontbOOt a mile and a half, tlie Loydon going close in to the beach. The tug was signaled by the insurgents that the coast was clear. Manned by four men, u boat then left the Leyden with amnr.iiiition and two largo boxes of dynamite. When a short dlstanco from the beaoh, a man aloft on the Leyden sang out that tho cavalry were coming down to the batch again in strong force. Tho Leyden then signaled tho Wilmington, and the latter came a trillo closer to shore, ami, with stern facing the beach, fired four shots from her 4-inch rapid fire grins. The cavaliymen retreated, tnd the Isiats' cargo wu then landed. While waiting to attack tho cavalry men, tho Wilmington tired at a block house further down the botch, Tholt were some CO Spanish regulars sitting on top of this blockhouse watching tlie Leyden ami the insurgents. Thu Wilmington's tirst shots went wild. The lath and last shot hit the bullseye. When the smoke cleared away, the blockhouse, the men and all had disap peared, as though swallowed np. Tho Spanish colors that had Down from the houso were seen high up in a tree, where a shot had driven them. The Lyden and Wilmington returned to the flagship, and the former then came here. There are dozens ol holes in tlie tug's smokestack from the bul lets of tho cavalrymen. A SPANISH TRAP. Some Kenr Ia Ki lt for Admiral Ilewey'a s.nrVty. Chicago, May 7. A special to tho Journal from Washington says the (ear that Dewey mny he bottled up in Manila harbor i gaining ground. It is recollected that the entianco to Manila bay is through u channel planted with .-nines. Dewey passed these in tho night, and no tqqiortuiiity was given the Spaniards to fire them. Now, if he has not furced I surrender of thu city and gained cotitiol of the switchboards used iu firing the sub merged explosives, an attempt to leave tho harlioi by any one of the ships OOmpOtlng the Asiatic squadron would be met by an attack from the mines. Senator Sewell, of New Jersey, who has boon appointed a major-general by the president may be selected to act as military governor of tho Philippines. Ho is wise in statecraft, and possesses extraordinary military exierienoe and ability. He will bo just the man, offi cials say, to administer affairs in Manila. Ho is a shrewd diplomat, and w ill bo equal to the many emergencies that will rise because of the jealousies that are being engendered in Europe, where the victory of Manila is already beginning to have its effect. Authority to Arm the OnbaaSi Wa-lnnglon, Mav 7. Just before adjournment, the senate passed an im poitant war measure authorising the president end general officer ut thu army to supply the Cuban insurgents with arms and munitions of wur, and empowering offloers ol the army serv ing In Cuba to supply needy inhabitants of the island with medicines ami sub sistence. The house today disposed of two Im portant measures. The Alaskan land bill, extending the homestead law to ami providing for certain rtilwty rights 01 Wty In the district of Alaska, as amended by the senate and agreed upon in conference, was passed. The labor "Miration measure, providing fur' ar WtrtthMl of disputes between emploves and certain common carriers, a bill winch has received very wide indorse- nent by labor orgtnintiona throughout ' "J-onntry. reeved ,he approval uf the house, a Dumber oI miner bills wan alto poind, U1"" ltra.il'. Neutrality. Wash,,,,,,,,,, May 7. -Notice came to e state department from Uiazil today ral ,V Hr.T'rmm'nt dtcland neu trality. There now is no cause to re gret such action on the part of Biuil for however beneflclil the delay hot been to the United State. i .. Wtnhlpi safely along the V.,;,- . coast, the issue ot the pioclan.atio 1 --wis likely to be still mora be i -tfloial llnohlllng Brazilian port! to the n,shflylllt!,qua,ironiifilt headed in that direction. Crirldg.. ror D.wa,', ri L'ma, O.. Mav 7 Ti,. i . . with H.ul .1 .""wtnrs loailiMl " ' th.l """ "uo attaciHM to the Wtil lu v.. Z:Zrrl tl,ro,,Kh thi9 ronlghi The cars are being rushed to nlrancisi-o. and the supplies will bo hurried tot'omimKioraDewly'aflee Norfolk Va., May 7.-An emergency order has K-en receitr.M ., u.e nav yard toah.p immediate!, a nml,r o( Urge caller rapid-fire gun. now " ZZ.".: Francis -111 tL "tre ,nink hen will be tent to the Philippine,. gnm SPAIN'S TRICKERl Cruiser Said to Be Lying in Wait for the Oregon, MEETING CAUSES ANJQm War Dapartmorit OoMlaeri II, r f of lining Bant With g.u.Z ajaetfraa OaniMoa'i vitei "" Kr Wat Muililuuiy. L'I Washington, May (). .... . Jab cruiser, believed trr ho tlx. ir. i'. ill .. XIII, is reported at Harbadoea L. .. West In-lie.. There are reports on this point, however ,r,u a cruiser ia there, she may be Jjw, loa V, which left Madrid ugo for a cruise along the OOatt Bnppoeing that any Crui,r in that section, alio would be tJ in the pathway of the Oreimri JO? northward, und thus exposed to turn. As to the Oregon hemU 1 opinion ii expressed tliat alio u particular danger at the hands of" Spanish Heot. 8I10 will pndiahlr kaa. oloao to the Brazilian coast within 1 three-mile limit, where she n.M . ..t....,l,H i. .. 1 miiin, r.i. .i Uj ii irreacli neiitiality laws. of m Newl rif 11 naval battle in Atln;i miters, ending in an American Tictr., of equal il not greatei i niiH.rtane than that gained hy Commodore fJetn-i Manila last Sunday, is both aoxitwh awaited and confidently cxraxttiig Washington within tlie next 10 tn Despite lliu reticence of navy moot offlcera regarding Beet S inoiits, it is generally reporbsl tlmB Importtnt stroke is about to ho JHit. ercd, ami that the next news frrjanj North Atlantic and flying sijuiilroa will bo of a sensational character. Tho harlior of Key .at j, a-ain empty. Six of A.lmiral gui. son's most formidable ships, the Kev York, Indiana, Iowa, Cincinnati, f troit and Mayflower, came into pon early today, ami after coaling, ailerj for nn tinkiiown destination, h u linrn these vessels that the next impon. ant news is expected. The other r els of the North Atlantic sipiailronm still ntlnttining the blockade of th sirte of Cuba. Lisbon, May 0. News has been ceived here to the effect that th 1 Spanish Cape Verdes squadron retnral to the Spanish fleet near fadix, tid is nearly renly for sea. The combial fleet of Spain, il is said, will ilionlr start for American waters, DaajUnatloa nt tauipaon'a Flrrt London, May t). A dispatch to k I Daily Mail from Key West, tent l way of Tampa in order to r'scapc r sorship, asserts of positive knnstyi that BotrAdmira) Samp '1 fleelii steam at full speed tn Porto Kn, either to destroy or occupy the rttiini station its a naval base h -fore the Sn isb squadron arrives, and then pot to sea and try to engage the Cape Venle fleet. Clenfilc goa Itimi Irardwl. Now York, May 6. A Hecial to the Press from Koy West says Cienlajo has been bombarded. Not only tlMthi Marlrlehcnd silence the batteries of th town on the afternoon of April 29, bet shelled tho town itself, playing hm with the buildings and driving tboa nndl of the inhabitants to the inter ior. The shooting nt the forts wn t 4,000 yards. As soon as the fodlVW disabled, Captain McCtilht order, . tiut the 5-inch k'uns ho iriven an clewlia to reach 8,000 yards. Banish Wanhlpa Rlgktal Philadelphia, May tl. Captain Alki White, of the Allen steamship Tutu which arrived today from UlatgOfW St. John's and Halifax, states tht Sunday when off the banks after M- down he sighted iu the distance ita ship with a cruiser ahead, fnllnwel 4 two boats, thought to be torpedo bMtl Oaptnin Whitetlgntled the inysterhn craft, but they made no reply. rrlatliera or War. Washington, May . Secretary ger has dlrOOtOd that the 10 SpOW oflieera and the 10 privates ami n conniotionod offloen taken Iron Spanish steamer Argonaut and nt111' Kev West, be taken to Fort Mil""' son. iiixt oiitable of Atlanta, til' ! confinement until they arc either t changed for any American nlliccn tilon who may bo taken by the si4' iurils, or until somo othei inetliod W their ditpOtltlon is reached. Spaniards will be placed under )!ii of a detachment of soldiers detailed W that pin po-c. Tho civilians Inkon from the BM lib steamer Panama nro held ltn West and are under the charge ol deptrtnent of justice. Paris, May 5. An American ciji mat of prominence here is rjootsd saying that European Interventwt" going to occur almost ocrlainlVi the United States will bo disposed " wolcoine it. Submarine Ml 11 fa Cut Adrift New York, May Two mere n marine mines, formerly a part Of defenses of New York harlior, been cut from their cable ami S"" The first was at Island beach, liarncgat, N. J. ashoro nt Seagirt, the second batch the second T J. Till!" ma" mines 1,1 CCli" ..-l. T wt mt ..I MX inin unoiirc iiu me jersey own,- ji. have thus been found with their "J cut. Those in charge of the '',cgl are quoted assaying the mines tri by men in the employ of Spain. Kiinnira of Aaaaaaliiath'"' , Olbraltar, Mav 6. A diapatcM"? 8 o'clock this morning bti ceived bote from Madrid. It ""J mention ol alarmist stories 0' alleged assassinations of Uorth ter for the colonies, and Martbtl poa, but it says groat txciteineni r vails at the Spanish capital. A 30 years' record shows tb" fourth of the days at tiicenwun seryatory to he soilless. WW ' fourteen per cent of the days frtj to September have ten boars 01 thine. A