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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-18
Like Young Man
Although II Years Old
Rheumatism Cured and Strength
Given by Hoods.

"U I, Hood Co., lowell, Mass.i
81 have taken three bottles of Hoods sarSa.
Parilla and am now using the fourth. l can
truly say 1t has made a new man Of me at my ad.
vanced age Of II. have suffered with rheuma-
tism for many years. For ten years there has
been swelling in my sides and also under my
knee joints. 1t was so severe ] could not stoop
down without palm Nothing gave me relief un-
I'll after l commenced to take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. | have continual TO improve steadily
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-18

The way TO cure Catarrh-there is but one
way-take Dr. Sage'S Remedy There's $500
reward offered for an incurable case.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11

Tho Wheeling Athletic wheelmen
committees arc Just now doing lots Of
work in connection with tho coming
national circuit bicycle races which are
to take place under the auspices OF the
club on tho State Fair eroends track on
Saturday, September 20. Entry blanks
have been sent 70 all the prominent
racipg mon In tho country and already
responses are beginning TO come In.
The latest notable entry recovered Ia
that Of Conn Baker, the speedy colum'
bus class B. man who electrified cycle
dom on Labor Day by making mile in
the phenomenal time, 1850, at Colum.
bus. Baker lie no doubt coming man
and will mako the other fast D mon
hustle when they como hero this month;
Il 10 expected that tho entries oil
Sanger and Tyler, Of tho Union team,
will be received this week. The maua-
yer OF tho Union team has promised
that his men will be bore. Goetz,
Brown, johnson and Comstock, tho fast
Cleveland auartetto, wifi all be here,
GoetI's entry blank having already been
received by Chairman Peabody, OF the
race committee. -,
President Geiger, Of tho ". a: W,
has received letter from MIR. Il. E.
Raymond, Of Brooklyn, chairman oil the
L. A. ", racing board, In which no
agrees to act as reteree Of tho three
national circuit meets In this section,
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and stcubcnyillo.
This, moro than anything else, will In;
sure that tho quality Of tho racing will
he all right, Tor the Brooklyn man Is
'tlle cycle racing autocrat and holds the
future OF evory racing man in tue league
in the palm Of his hand, so to speak.
Loallng will be an agTeeably absent
feature at the three moets mentioned.
Just now tho clubs having In charge
the three circuit meets arc trying 10
come to a conclusion regarding the pro-
posed steamboat excursion. There Is
only ono thing that holds tho scheme
back-tho probability that the river
will be about as dry the latter part OF
tho month as II now Is. II tho river
comes up encouragingly within week
II 10 pos6lDle TINT Tug eteauOuub oACu'
sion will be arranged.
Secretary Frank Stevenson, Of the
club, Is daily receiving prlzo donations
from tho various bicycle manufacturers.
Yesterday he received prizes from the
Ovcrman Wheel Company, Morgan &
Wright and ono or two other firms.
Tho outlook for the meet Is very
bright, and II the weather is good the
indications arc that there will DO o
great crowd on hand to witness tho ten
races scheduled.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
THE GnAVEsEND RACES.
stonenell had mn Easy Thing in the Spec
linton HtnkSa.

Stonenell had mn Easy Thing In tho specu'
Intion Stakes.
New YoRK, Sept. 11-It was expected
that a few would care to meet stononell
OF Grayesend to-day in the Speculation
stakes at six furlongs with 1lG up. and
that only three starters with odds Of l
TO 4 against the Dryer horse was no
surprise. His victory was IN easy one
and 10 the fast time Of 1:15. In tho
Ocean View handicap, at q milo and q
iurlong, twelve were on tho card. Pat
rician was an odds iavorite, while the
other starters were at about the Same
price. Tho flag fell 70 good start, and
Dutch Skater took tho lead, with Sir
Excess galloping in the rear OF the
bunch. At tho turn at the club house
tho latter went up into the lead, and In
40 doing crossed In front OF Patrician,
knocking him out Of his stride. Then
came driving finish between Sir Excess
and Dutch Skater. and at tho end the
Judges could not separate them, and
gavo 1t dead heat, with the favorite
third. Tho stakes were divided. Sum-
Frat, fve furlongs-Uranla, Ill,
(Reagan), II to l, won; RoundcIay. ~,
(Taral, 5 to l, second; Dono, liz,
(Isom), 100 TO l. third. Time, l:03.
Second, mile and sixteenth, selling
Judge Morrow, 100, (ReiG), ! to l. won;
Harry Alonzo, 100, PENN, 10 to !, sec
ond; Jack Rose, 100, Griffin, AZ to l,
third. Time, 1:05f.
Third, Speculation stakes, six fur
longs-stonenelI. 118. (simmsl, to 4,
won; True Penny, los. (Reia). to !,
second; Jack Of Spades, 102, (GriGin), s
to /, third. Time, l:05.
Fourth, Ocean View handicap, mile
aud furlong-Dutch Skater, 05, Grit
fin), Q to /, and Sir Excess, 0S, (Reiffl,
8 TO /, dead heat; Patriciau, 1903,
(simms), to 2. third. Time, 1864.
Fifth, i've and half furlongs-Wern-
berg, 100, (Pennl, 8 to l. won; Lady
Violet, 127. Griffin, 7 TO 10. second;
Gonett Edwards. 90, Isom), 20 to l,
third. Time, 100.
Sixth, five and half furlonga-Nanki
Pooh, l03, (GrifInl. 2 to !, won; Sir
Dixon, Jr., 0S, III. Jones), Is to l, sec
ond; Necedah, 90, (Isom), 10 to !, third.
limo, 1:094.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11

CIxcISNArr, Sept 10. - Forty.onc
horses out OF scverty.one entries started
on Latonia track to-day. Favorites won
the first and second races. Tho third
went to a good second choice. Third
choice nags took tho fourth and 9th
and tho sixth was won by q IL to ! long
shot. The summary:
First, six furlonRs-Mollio B. won
time, 1871. Second, six and halt fur
longs-Potenats won; time 1:25. Third,
mile and an eishth-Philopena won
time, 2:03t. Fourth, i've and hall
furlougs-St 1lario won; time, 1:14t.
Fifth, tive furlongs-Lady buchanan
won; time, 1:07. Sixth, six furlongs-
Ed Garland won; time. 1:l0}.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
Philndelnhin Trots.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 1o.-Tho closing
fall meeting OF the grand circuit opened
at the Point Breeze track to-day. Tho
card originally was good ono, but was
badly scratched. In the 2:20 trottinG
Sally Simmons won In straight heats
with the greatest case. Tho 2:1s class
pacing was holly contested, but Abbot
Wilkes managed to get in first every
time af.er several no. finishes with
Judge Sterling. Dodgeville took the
2:oO trotting stake race from a field Of
fifteen without trouble. Summary:
First, $3.50 trotting, purse $1,000. d.
vIdcd-Sally Simmons, br. t., by Sim
mons, first, Happy Mimic second, Miss
Rachael third, Perrotto fourth. limo,
2:2Ok, 2:243, 1924.
Second, 2:ls class, pacing, purse
Sl,OO0-Abbott Wilkes, b. s., by Red
wilkes, first, Judge Sterling second,
Budd Doble third. Dalgetty fourth.
Time, 2:1S, 2:14t, 2:14a.
Third, 2:20 trotting. Bingham House
stakes, s2,00o-Dodgeville, b. 6, by
Oberlin, first, Catherine Layburn Sec
ond, Romola third, Loughrau W. fourth.
limo, 2:e8, 2:l44, 2:16A.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
Pittsburgh Dog Show.

PIrrspuRdn, Sept. 10.-The Pittsburgh
Athletic Clubs dog show opened this
morning with large list oil some OF the
finest dogs over shown in Pittsburgh.
A good sized crowd was in attendance
and thoawards were eagerly watched by
tho ianciers. Tho following FIRST prizes
wore awarded:
Opon class rough coated St. Bcrnards
Males, Grand Master, Alta Kennels
females, Santa Rosa, Alta konnels.
Smooth coated St Bernards, open
class-Males. ]. NJ. Gusky's Buster
females, Cathedral, Alta kennols.
Puppies undor twelve months-H.
W. Griflth's Tasso.
Observation-Disclosures Bon.
Observation-Disclosures Williams Wig.
liant.
Grcat Danos-Anderson Sauder.
Greyhounds-Fitos' Master Rich.
Puppics-Archbishop, Chestnut Hill
konnols.
American Foxhounds-Rangcr II,
Seminole kennels.
Pointers, challenge mnles-El Ridge
kennels, Rnsh Of Lad.
Open class dogs. % to IS pounds
MouIten Banner, OF Glcnrock kennels,
and Lad OF Rush divided FIRST. 0pon
class, females, BClIo OF Lancaster, King
Giaphlc kCnnclg,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
WILL ARRIVE TO-DAY.
"Dcad Broito" wyiie Expected In Wheel
Ing Before Noon.

"Dcnu DroRc' "yuc Ehpecteu III "Hcot,
Ing before Noon.
After telegraphing and telephoning
10 many points In Ohio, the wherea-
bouts OF Harry Hillard Wylio, tho OK.
dead broke" cyclor, who 10 now riding
from Chicago TO New York In an at
tempt to again capture the record for
the course, one thousand miles. now
held by s,anwood, Of Chicago, who
made the distance in about nine days,
were ascertained last evening when this
telegram was received from the rider:
CoLuMnus, ONO. September 10
The Il Ho9e Company:
VIII arrive In Wheeling before noon to.mor-
row. VIII be at Cambridge tonight, ,,.
II 10 not yet known what caused the
delay and loss Of time by Willie In his
record breaking ride. Tho letter from
the Chicago bicycle manufacturers
stated positively that Wylic would
start last Thursday at noon. A wheel
paper on the other hand states that no
was to start Saturday at noon. II this
ia true and he arrives here at noon to-
day no will be doing good work, an
average OF about 165 miles per day.
Several OF the st. Clairsvillo boys will
pace Wylo into that town this morning
and George NJ. Brown will bring him
into Wheeling, while Henry Mahlke
will take up tho thread here and give
Wylie hot gait from Wheeling to Wost
AIexnndar
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
SALISBURY EXPELLED
Prom tho TrostInE rorf NJ fleetwood Park.
Tho Races,


NEw YoRK, Sept. 1o-The renowned
California turtman, Monroe Salisbury,
was to-day expelled from tho trotting
turf by John D. Barry, Henry Hughes
and Thomas K. Rgbert. judges Of the
postponed 2:le race which brought tho
grand circuit trotting meeting in Now
York 10 close. Tho ofenSe for which
this severe measure was meted out as
punishment was Mr.. salnbury's alleged
removal OF the trotting marc Expressive
from the Fleetwood track without the
permission Of tho Judges.
The race to-day was won by Judge
Austin, who fairly outtrottOd Roseleat
and the others In both heats, taking o
now record OF 2:l2t. Salisbury CONTROLS
the prospective queen Of the turf, Alfx,
2:O5t, who Ia to trot at Terre Haute this
week. He also owns Azote, 2:09i, Di.
rectly, 2:l0l, and many other famous
trotters and PAGERS. Summary:
2:l6 class trotting. Judge Austin, Ct.
O., by McCurdie's Hambletonian, FIRST;
Strontia, second; Roseleaf, third Jesse
Hanson, fourth. Time. 2:l4!, 2:l6,
2:l2f, 2:l24.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11

bett, 70 be puiled Of 1t Sioux City. II
was mot given, as q rumoT, o. = IMPORT or
that somebody had said 20, but the %.
nonneoment was boldly made that the
colorod ppgilist had signed. Tho facts
arc thai he did not sign the articles,
has not 90 far done 90 and that most
probably never will. as he has repeat.
eiIy declared that be would mot.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11

Tho lrst annual shoot OF tho Fairmont
Rod and Gun club takos place on tho
grounds Of tho club tomorrow. Ex.
cursion rates havO boon secured on all
tho railroads mud tho management OK
poets largo attendance OF visiting
marksmen. Fivo ton.bird events are
programmed, four tlitScn.bird events
and two twenty.blrd cvcnts. Tho sport
begins at 0 q. N.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11

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II Is guaranteed to give perfect sntlstac.
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
Jackson Has Not signed

CHICAGO, Sept 1O.-Tho Daily Ncws
to-day Rays: Tho utmost disgust Is DO.
ing Expressed in sporting circles Of
Chicago over tho fake dispatch sent out
by tho United PrcgA concerning tho
proposed Jhckson.Corbott fight. This
dispatch said that Potter jackson had
signed tho articles Tor o fight with Cor.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
THE COMING MEET.
W. a W. Committees Arranging
for the Netional Circuit Races
4 NUMBER OF EBIRIES RECEIVED

Already, and 9ioro Coming Every
Day : Bicycle Firms Donating
Prizes Chairman Raymond VIII
Nc tho Boforeo "Doad Broke"
wylIe Is Coming NOW-Resnits OF
Yesterday's Ball Games and Races
Other News Of Sport.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11

CHICAGO. Sept. 10.-on tho worry loose
fielding Of the Colts, tho Champions
threw them down, pounded Thorn and
rubbed II in until they wore tired out.
Tango and Irwin were terribly of in
their work and between them gayo Bos.
ton most OF their runs. Two.thirds OF
the hits OF Tory came after chances to
retire tho aido. Attendance 2,lOo.
Score:
Chicago. ....,,.....,......-I l 8 5000 SIS
Dost0I........... ...........O o 4 i6l6 o "-2i
Earned runs. BOSTON o Hits. u aud 20. En-.
rorS, and q Pitchers, Terry and stivCttS, I'm,
pIfc, Lynch.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11

CLEVELAND, Sept. 10-Cleveland gave
New York a great fight for elk innings
OF tho game this afternoon. In the sew
enth Sullivan. who had boon pitching
good ball up to that time, lost control of
the ball and Glled the bases. Tho New
Yorks made some timely hits and got a
lead that Cleveland could not overcome.
Weather cold and stormy. Attendance
800. Score:
Cleveland ..................o 8 o o 90 o.
New York............,.. 2 0 o o 8 0 6-iS
Earned runs, Cleveland l; Now York l. Hits.
10 aud II. Errors, 4 and | Pitchers Sullivan
and Rusic. Umpire, Detts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
StIII-nn tho WIN.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 10.-Thc Daltimorea
made It three straight today. Both
pitchers wcro hit hard, but Baltimore
was moro fortunate in punching their
hits. Game called at tho end OF tho sew.
enth inning on account Of darkness.
Attendance 200. Score:
Louisville. ........9 9 %
baltimore 8-l5
Earned runs. Louisville 6, Baltimore 4. Hits, II
and -, Errors. 5 mud 4 Pitchers, Inks and
&pcr. Umpire, KCofe.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-11
THE LEADERS WIN
And baltimore Keeps up tho Nlco Lead
Over tho Others.

RrANp1Nn oF CLuRl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
MRS. VOLTS FUNERAL.
Her Body Incinerated in Accordance
With Her Express Desire

Philadelphia, March .S.-The funeral
services over the body of Mrs. Annie
Wolf, the well-known authoress and
lecturer, widely known to the public as
Emily" were held Sunday at her
late residence, 225 South Broad street
Owing to her special request that her
body should not be placed ON public
exhibition, only about thirty of her
relatives and most intimate friends
attended
-Four carriages accompanied the
body to the Philadelphia crematory at
Chelton Hills, where it was incinerated,
in compliance with one of her wishes.
Her ashes will be buried in a plot of
ground which is set apart for such
cases. One of her wishes, that her
ashes should be scattered to the four
winds Of heaven, will not be carried
out in the practical sense of the word.
Since her death it was decided, by the
executors Of her will and the president
of the crematory company, that her
ashes be buried and a young tree be
planted right above, so that as the
tree grows and sends out it's branches,
taking it's nourishment from the
ground, her wish shall be actually
Obeyed.
The process of incarceration was COM
menccd shortly after the arrival of the
body. The cover and metal handles of
the coffin were removed and a sheet
soaked in lime water was wrapped
around it, after which it was lowered
into the basement of the crematory and
placed into the high heat of the fur
mace.
John Jay Gilroy, the secretary of the
Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit COM
pany; Richard G. Winship, the trust
officer representing the executors of
her will, and Mr.. Hibberd, represent
ing the family, were the only ones who
watched the process of incarceration.
About fOrty-eight hours were necessary
to allow the furnace to cool, after
which the ashes were removed and
buried
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
SHORT IN SUGAR.
HUNTER, CLARK & JACOB,
NEW YORK, FAIL.
Clark Cause the Ruin-He Is
in Hiding.

New York, March THE failure of
Hunter, Clark & Jacob was announced
at the New York stock exchange late
today.
The firm was involved by Clark, one
of its members, who signed the firms
name to number of fifteen day priv
leges in sugar at 81, pocketing the pro-
ceeds of his sale of these and then
when the market jumped up on him,
leaving the firm, which knew nothing
of his operations, to redeem their
paper.
After paying out some $4,000 the
firm made an assignment not knowing
how many more privileges were out
standing. Nothing is known of CLARK S
whereabouts and as the firm refuses to
make any statement regarding the af-
fair before tomorrow its liabiliaties
cannot be ascertained before then.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
& WHITE. BLACK MAN.
Tholaas Cleveland Has, Only Few
Small Saots of Color Left.

Philadelphia, March 9-Dr. Stel-
wagon yesterday lectured at his clinic
at the Jefferson college hospital GA
the case of Thomas Cleveland, a negro,
whose entire skin has turned white
save few small patches on his face.
Cleveland, who is known as Uncle
Tom, was exhibited at the clinic in be
half of medical science by d. Med.
Lindsey, who brought him from the
south and is making a tour Of the
leading medical colleges with him.
Uncle Tom states that he is about Sc
years of age, and says that he was
born in the neighborhood Of Washing
ton, D. c., either in Maryland or Vir-
ginia. At an early age he and his
mother and brother were taken south
and sold to a planter in Hart county,
Georgia. Prior to the war he worked
as plantation laborer, and since then
has been what is known as a "crop-
per, "tilling the soil on shares.
At the age Of seventeen his skin be-
gan to turn white in patches. Now
his entire epidermis save few patches
the size of nickel on his cneek bones
is white, When these patches dis
appear, which DR.. Stelwagon says will
be probably within a year or six
months, Uncle Tom will be as white
as any man and have nothing to dis
tinguish him from a Caucasian save
his kinky hair and the conformation of
his head.
DR.. StelwagOn stated that cases of a
partial loss Of pigment We're not I'M
usual, but said that a complete loss Of
color like that of Uncle Tom was re-
markabIe and almost the only one on
record. This loss of pigment, the doc
tor said, was under the influence of
the nervous system. It was usually as
ISOLATED with some nervous disease, but
in Uncle Toms instance this did not
appear to be the case.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
SEE A PIN ON THE MOON.

Chicago, March S.-"For $4,000 I
will undertake to construct a telescope
with an objective ten feet in diameter,
. better in every respect In proportion
than the forty-inch $500000 Yerkes
telescope and to finish it sooner For
proportionately larger sum I will IN
dertake to construct a telescope with
an objective one hundred feet in diam
eter, more efficient in proportion for
every scientific purpose than the Lick
or Yerkes telescope. There is no
reason in telescope science why we
should not see the inhabitants of Mars
and to see to pick up pin on the
MOON"
This is the bold utterance of Louis
Gathman, an amateur optician, astron-
omer, scientist and inventor of this
city.
Mr.. Gathman'S dream has always
been that a lens could be constructed
in sections. Two years ago he COM
pleted his discovery and made a work
ing model. Since that time he has
kept his discovery secret IN order to Sc
cure his patent rights, first in Ger
many and then in this country AS his
German patent has been issued, and as
his American patent is as good as Sc
cured, he has had for some time no
motive for secrecy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
BRUTAL OFFICER.
Still Another Policeman Gets into
Trouble

Chicago, March Chief Brennan's
attention will probably be called to a
case of maltreatment of a prisoner by
officer No. 10S. The officer, who was
in civilian dress, in trying to arrest a
drunken man yesterday afternoon at
Fourteenth street and Michigan av-
enue beat his prisoner over the head
with a billy, fnficting serious injuries.
The officers brutality was witnessed
by several persons, among whom were
S. B. Andrews, cashier for G. 2. Kim
bal & Co.; G. A. Corwin, of Eastman
Tobey Furniture company.
The officer, it is said, had his prison
er down on the ground, and rained
blows upon his head with a leathern
billy until blood flowed from several
wounds. Some Of those who wit
messed the affair were On the point
of taking summary vengeance Oh the
officer, when another policeman put in
an appearance and quoted the crowd.
When Mr.. Owens and others de-
manded the arresting officers number
he refused at first to give it. A dozen
men in the crowd said the prisoner
should not go to the station until the
officer gave his number, and under TINS
threat he showed his star. Mr.. An
drews and others who saw the out
rage said they would report the mat
ter to Chief Brennan.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-03-15
BEST SHIPS ALL HURRYING TO
RIO DE JANEIRO.
CRISIS IN THE BRAZILIAN REVO-
LUTON IMMINENT.
Six of the Governments Best Equipped
Battle Ships Anchored in Favor
able Position to Open Hostili-
ties against the Rebel Forts-Ad-
miral Benham Is Safe.

Rio de JaneirO, MARCH, 1O.-There
now seems to.be definite prospect OF
a naval battle and u prompt ending to
the rebellion as far as Rio de Janeiro
is concerned.
The dynamite cruiser Nictheroy and
torpedo boats Aurora and Destroyer
backed up by three of the torpedo
boats brought over from Germany have
arrived here. The six vessels men
toned passed the forts at the entrance
to the harbor shortly before daylight
this morning. The fleet is at anchor
between Fort Sac JaO and the famous
Sugar Load fort,
The government fleet is thus well
protected by the guns of Fort Santa
Cruz as well as by the guns of the two
forts already referred to. The Parma
hyba, formerly a guard ship at Per-
namOuco, and the cruiser America are
watching to prevent a surprise on the
part of the Aquidaban or other rebel
ships.
All of the inSurgent war vessels as
well as the government fleet have
cleared for action and a battle now
seems imminent
The United States cruiser San Fran
cisco, the flag ship of Admiral Benham
is anchored near Fort Lage, a little
way out of the line of fire, should the
NictherOy open upon VillegaignOn with
her dynamite guns. On the other hand,
no better position could have been
chosen by the United States admiral
for judging the efficiency of handling
of dynamite guns and for noting the
effects of the shots as the San Francisco
is little less than half way between the
anchorage of the government fleet and
Fort Villegaignon. The United States
war vessels, as this despatch is sent,
are just outside of the harbor and it
is presumed they may come inside
when action commences.
The general opinion seems to be that
a naval battle will commence tonight
or tomorrow night.