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THE sPANIARDs LIABLE TO COPE WITH THE PATRIOTIC
 CUBANS.
A Series if Important Victories for the Brave Patriots Reported from the Queen of the
 Antilles.

NEW YORK, May Especial cor respondeuce to the World from Santiago, Cuoa, under date of April F says: On the 18th inst, 800 Span iards under commander Carrido had a severe gagement on the planta- tion Mon Dasire Guantanamo with the rebel leader Boone and zoo men. The fight lasted nearly an hour The Spaniards lost Captain, two sur geants and forty-two soldiers killed and ninety wounded; the insurgents had twenty killed and thirty-two wounded, among the latter being Lieut.. Hambrano, very seriously.
 The insurgents placed q dynamite cartridge on the iron bridge of the railroad betW cen Gibarra and HoI- guin on the 12th inst, near the Coco yugu river. The cartridge exploded as a train loaded with soldiers was passing. killing eleven soldiers and woundiag twenty-four. The tele- graph and telephone wires of the railroad were cut.
 The Spanish Coi Ardanaz, with 1.200 men. had an engagement on the 18th inst with the rebel forces oi Miguel Aperiz, Gerardo Cadet and Felix Grange in Arroyo Seco (Calde- rom Holeuin district The rebels who numbered 1,5OO were encamped in the thick woods, whence they opened steady fire on the Spaniards. The Spaniards lost seventy-two killed and 1S3 wounded The loss of the insurgents was very light.
 On the 18th inst. the Spanish Lieu tent-eolonel Lopez. with battalion of regulars, fought q rebel party in Arroyo .eatey (Caanata namo-1 The insurgents had d Lieutenant and three men killed and several wounded. The Spanish had two selders wounded.
 A severe engagement took place in the Savilla hill, seven miles from this clly, pet tNeeH oUV Spdhtdfus ueutf Col. Pricto and the two brothers Quintana at the head of 9Q0 insur- gents. The spaniards were attacked 50 suddenly from the top of the hill thatthey were thrown into disorder and compelled to retreat to Caney, lsaving 2l5 men wounded or killed and losing fourteen mules laden with ammunition. The rebels had four teen Killed and thirty-hve wounded.
 The town of Gobre, sixteen miles from this city, was visited by rebel band on the night of the 10th. After a sharp skirmish the insurgents reached the suburbs of the town and
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Cotton fsett Route.

Cheapest rates to Wynne, Ark, for meeting of Grand Lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor. For this above occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell round trip tickees to Fair Oaks on the certificate plan at one and one-third fare. 4 similar rate can be secured from Fair Oaks to Wynne via the St. l., l. M. < $. Ry. Tickets on sale and certificates issued May 4th, 5th and 9th. Ger tificates should be presented to agent at Fair Oaks not later than May 9th for return tickets.
 E. ". LABEAUME, J. ". FARLEY.
 G. F. & T. A. Agt.
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led agd taken to the office ofthe Chief of Police.
 Owens was picked up and carried to Dr Runvan's ofiee where his wounds were critically examined and dressed by Drs Runyan and Troupe Upon investigation, as marvellous as it may seem, notwith- standing the belligerents were in four feet Of each other, it was found that not a single shot from Blooms weapon had perforated his person, but that his head and face were badly beaten up and cut with sev- eraI severe gashes in the back of the head and gash in the face. These wounds were promptly dressed and sewed up and Mr. Owens removed to his boarding house. In this con- nection it must also be mentioned that no weapons whatever were found on Owens person.
 When it was found that Owens wounds were not dangerous, Bloom was allowed bond in the sum of S2,0 QUO and permitted to return to his home
 All day Friday Owens was making prepara tiaus to leave for Hot Springs the next morning, and his difficulty ill no wise changed his course. When GRAPHIC reporter sought Mr. Owens Saturday morn ing to get his version of the affair, it was found that he had gone to Hot Springs ill hope of recovery from the rheumatism Mr. J. NJ. Tucker, who was with Owens at the time of the trouble, was also not in town, hay ing engineered a freight cut on the Cotton Belt the midnight previous. Therefore, the GRAPHIC is unable to publish ahy statement from either of these gentlemen. and all other ac- counts are exceedingly conflicting.
 The GRAPHIC reporter also callee, on Mr. Buck Bloom yesterday for his statement in regard to the unfortu- nate affair, and in compliance with our request, he prepared the follow ing statement
 BUCK BLOOM $ STATEMENT.
 II was at work in the office last night Friday when q friend of mine. Alr Granby, stepped in to talk to me of personal matters, about 9:34 o'clock. l invited Mir. Granbs to join me i'll a glass of beer. We immediately repaired to the Hotel Truloek bar I noticed there were about half dozen men Ut the bar and after giving my order 1 noticed one oi the gentlemen trying to give me some kind of q signal. which. under the circumstances. I took to be warning of impending danger. Immediately afterwards l noticed Owens walk behind me and that he carried an immense cane. After sizing me up and after punch ing my friend with the stick with the view of getting him to leave, as i thought, he again started towards me, and as he saw l was ill my shirt sleeves aud unarmeG. believe he in- tended to strike me, but was called off by Mir. Tucker. aud taken out Of the front door. having been preceded by his friends. A few minutes later MT. Granby and myself also left the saloon and as we passed Owens he l remarked in sarcastic manner to
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between Bloom and Owens. and when Mir. Bloom was a candidate for reelection as City Clerk in the late municipal election, Mr. Owens work cd against him strongly, and sub- seqnent!y in she Democratic County primaries when Mr. Blooms em- ployer. Circuit Clerk H. A. Mccoy, under whom Mir. Bloom is Deputy Clerk, come before the people for re- election Mr. Owens opposed Maj. Mc- Coy's re-nomlnation and election. which further intensified the bitter ness between the principals in Friday nights affrav
 For the past few months Owens has been a member of the liquor firm of Holland, Portis < Owens, but on last Friday tbis partnership was dissolved and Mir Owens attributed this turn in affairs largely to the influence of some of Buck Bloom $ relatives
 Friday night Lew Owens, for the first time in a year, sought to drown his sorrow in drink and be- came somewhat intoxicated. He was also suffering considerably from rheumatism and carried and walked with large cane Friday ni2ht about clock he was in the Hotel TruIock bar drinking freely when Mr. Bloom and a friend entered A by-s1ander who was standing in the saloon informs Us that when Mr. Bloom entered Owens eyes flashed fire. and this informant also gave Mr. Bloom a signal to leave. But Owens, in company with Mir J, II. Tucker, railroad engineer walk ed by Mir. Blocm and out of the saloon onto the sidewalk, stopping in front of Hotel Trulock. 4 few minutes afterwards Mr. Bloom and a friend named Granby walked out of the saloon, passed the hotel and went over to the circuit clerks office on the east side of the court house. Shortly thereafter Owens and Tucker walked over TO the conrt house, the former walking into the Sheriff $ office on the west side o5 the building, but immediately returned to the front. It was but a moment there after until two pistol shots were heard, and then, with short inter- mission, the third one, and Lew Owens was seen rolling down the steps like dead man and onto the sidewalk, bleeding profusely. Then, so a witness informs us, City Clerk Bloom ran down the steps and be- gan beating the prostrate form of his bleeding and unarmed antagonist over the head with his hristling revolver until Messrs. simon Bloom and Arthur Murray rushed up and stayed his hand.
 Bloom was then promptly arrest
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Cheap rates to Atlanta, Ga; meet ing American Medical Association and Academy Of Medicine, at Atlan- ta. May , to &. For this occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets at one and one-third fare for round trip on the certificate plan. Dates of sale April 30. May 1 and ,. Certificates will be honored for return up 10 and including May IL th. '96.
 ]. W: FARLEY, Agt E. N. LA BAUME, c. r. < f. 4.
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Y Bloom Fires Two Shots ZlT Owens and Beats
 sn Over the Head.
|ths Shots Take Effect
 E Court House the Esne of the
 Trouble.

light about 10 o'clock
 shots rang out in front Ehouse on the clear nigh t |a cane from a pistol in |q(ity Clerk E. B. Bloom aRected at Mir. Lew Eeli known citizen of |Flthout effect.
 eio Of the revolver had sHe man could te seen
 " the prostrate form Of X on the concrete side |as the latter over the 'ae weapon bristled 'he glare of a brilliant Ieading up to tliis dia1- long one, and the the Continuation of a which has been in- I :. Prosecuted by both
 'as affray for nearly .
 s'a Year ago A1r. Bloom
 .a'ges against Mr. Lew
 'ae Order of Elks. of 1 ssatlenien are members.
 n were earnestly prosecu- '00m' but after hearing.
 ",'n1roYersy the Elks
 v. Owens. At that
 sens field 8 responsible
 'ae shops of the Cotton
 D this city, but those
 ~ him before the Elks
 r work to cause Mr.
 %al from his position, t'le ne was fired. ; All
 sated the bitter feeling
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Cheap Rates 70 Mobile, via. Cotton Belt
 Anrta

Cheap rates to Mobile, Ala, Con terence 4. N. l.. Zion Church. Mobile, Ala, from May 9th to June l, 1896. For this occasion the Cotton Belt Route will sell tickets at one and one-third fare on the certificate plan for the round trip. Dates of sale May :. 4 and 5 Certificates will be honored for return up to and in- cluding June I, 1s9G
 F. N. LABEAUME, J. ". FARLEY.
 c. r. x T. A. Agent.
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Al EFIEn 0L.I) HUI

sK A SERIOUS SHOOT. zIyG AFFRAy
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light about 10 o'clock ! shots rang out in front Ehouse on the clear nigh t
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RUSSIAN CAVIAR,
French mushrooms Crosse IL Black
wells jellieS, anchoVieS and stuffed
mangoes. Lunch baskets at cost. Ber-
liners Delicatssen. 723 j
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appropriation bills during all of the
week. The District of Columbia bill is
now the unfinished business and it is
believed that this will consume the
better part Of three days. Especially
is this true if the subject of approprla-
tions for the various charities preclpl-
tated a debate at all like that in the
House.
The Notifications bill will come UP
next. 1t will reach the Senate to-mor-
row. Considerable increase is unoef-
stood to have been made to the bill.
An amendment is expected providing
for fifty or one hundred million low
interest bearing certificates. This Will
in all probability cause a discussion
that will run over two or three days, but
it will not be permitted to indefinitely
postpone the final vote on the appro-
priation bill
The Steering Committee has declueu
that nothing shall interfere with the
appropriation bills, but if there should
be an opening between bills the lmml-
grafton question may be given a snort
time for consideration. An order Oh
business outside of the appropriation
measures has not yet been agreed TO-
but the Republicans will have anolner
caucus early this week to determine
that subject.
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Her Frightful Experience.

into the tailors presence she came like
a shot from a. gun, and looked such dag
gers at him he felt inclined to run
Her black eyes flashed with anger and
her language was profuse, and when
she raised a threatening hand he
trembled in his shoes.
You ninth part of mani" she yelled,
Til crush you as a fly! This earthly
planet never held a greater fright than
l."
Gaze on the bloomers which I wear
You made them, sir, for me- Don't
look with such a stupid stare, but scan
them carefully.
You guaranteed perfect fit to meas
ure, which I brought Now, do you
think it strange a bit that I am fight
ing hot?
Gaze on them, you senseless goose
Say, am I not a fright? Where they are
tight they should be loose; where loose
they should be tight"
She slowly turned that he might scan
the fitness Of the clothes, and as he
gazed that tailor man blushed like a.
red, red rose.
With laugh suppressed and bows pro-
fuse he said she'd spoken right. Where
they were tight they should be loose !;
where loose they should be tight.
These no doubt are the first" said he,
''the madam ever wore. You've made
slight mistake, I see They're on hind
side afore."
A redder blush, the tailor said, he
never, never saw. and as she in confu-
sion fed he laughed haw! haw! haw,
haw!-New York World.
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LOSE MILLIONS.
Tobacco Manufacturers Out
100000 in 'O5.
Prospect of Still Larger Loss in '96-
Great Anxiety in Tobacco Circles.

CHICAGO.-(SpeciaL 1T was reported
here to-day that large sum of money had
been offered for the tobacco habit cure,
No-To-Bac, famous all over the country
for lis wonderful cures. This offer, 1t is
said, was made by parties VINO desire
to take il off the market and stop the sale'
because of its injury to the tobacco ousl-
ness General Manager Kramer or NO
To-Bac, when interviewed at his once,
No 45 Randolph street, said:
mo, sir, No-To-Bac is not for sale to the
tobacco trust Certainly No-To-Bac affects
the tobacco business. 1t will cure over 2oV-
900 people in 1896, at an average saving OF
$50 which each would otherwise eXpend
for tobacco. amounting in round f1gures to
$40 600 600 OF course tobacco dealers loss
is gained by the cured. Does No-Io-Bac
benefit physically? Yes, sir. The majority
of our patients report an immediate gam
of flesh. and their nicotine saturated sys-
TENS are cleansed and made vigorous.
No-To-Bac is sold by druggists through
out the United States and Canada, under
absolute guarantee that three boxes VIII
cure any case. Failure to cure means the
money back. OF course there are failures.
but they are few, and we can better afford
to have the good will of an occasional
failure than the money. We publish lit
tie book called Don't Tobacco spit ana
Smoke Your Life Away that tells all
about No-To-Bac, which will be mailed
free TO anyone desiring 1t. Address The
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago, Montreal,
Can, or New York.
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FOUNTAIN. CLIMBING RAILROAD
Description of One of the Swiss
Mountain Roads.

An interesting description has lately
been given of the Stauserhorn Railroad
-one of the most recently opened OF
the Swiss mountain railroads 1t con-
sists of a series of inclines, each OF
which is operated by cables driven py
independent electric hosting engines
The current is generated by dyhaHios
driven by turbines actuated by
mountain torrent some five miles ols-
tant. This plant also supplies current
for lighting the village and hotel, ana
also for the searchlights on the mount
ain tops. The road is constructed IN
three parts, each at an angle with the
other, the gradients being in some IN
stances as high as so degrees. The
passengers are required to dismount
twice in each ascent of about 5000 feet.
Two cars are attached to the ends of
pair of wire cables, and are provided
with automatic safety devices consist
ing of rail grippers, on one rail. These
are thrown into operation by worm
operated by pair of bevel gears, the
drive rof which is loose on the axle and
is driven thereby by means of conicai
friction disc or pulley which is press y
against it's counterpart as soon as the
tension ON the hosting rope is released.
Should the rope break or the strain be
released, the friction disc grips, and be-
ing revolve, drives the worm which
spreads the longer ends of two levers,
the short ends Of which are wide ana
fiat, and Immediately bears against the
web of the rail; less than two revolu-
tions Of the axles hold the cars in place
without chance of slip. This device
also prevents the wheels from rising
from the rails, as the jaws of the grip
pers are directly under the heads Of the
rails. The conductor is supplied witS
an electric whip" by which he can
Immediately communicate with the en-
gineer at the terminal and intermediate
stations. This electric whip is a
brass rod provided with a wooden
handle; two insulated wires passing
through it connect at all times with
the telephone and signals. Thus the
car can be stopped instantly by the en-
gineer on signal in case of need, even
when out Of sight. This mountain road
is built on solid masonry from end to
end, and in no case is there any possi-
bility Of shifting Of roadbed. The hill
sides are ''palisaded" where the earth
is not solid or where forests have been
felled, and there are masonry cutters
on each side. Numerous paths are car
ried over and under these roads by
stone arches, provisions which, of
course, add materially to the first cost.
1t should be mentioned that in order to
keep the safety device in perfect work
ing order, tests are made regularly
every fortnight.-Mining Industry and
Review
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IMMIGRATION BILLS NEXT.
THE HOUSE WILL PROBABLY CON-
SIDER THEM TOMORROW.
Appropriation Bills to Fill the Time of
the Senate Till They Are
Disposed Of.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE pro-
gramme of business in the House OF
Representatives depends largely upon
the developments from day to day, SO
that forecast for the week, especially
of the order in which measures snail
be considered, cannot be given.
Tomorrow under the rules will be
suspension day, and Dalzell CRepo of
Pennsylvania will ask for the Com
mittee on Ways and Means the passage
of the bill which is known as the
package bill" This provides that
packages of imported merchandise that
weigh less than 100 pounds and valued
at less than $500 may be transported
in bond over the Canadian railroads to
destination.
Scranton Rep) of Pennsylvania has
given notice that he will ask the House
Immediately after the reading of the
journal tomorrow to reconsider the
vote by which it refused some days ago
to order to a third reading the bill to
provide for the election Of Delegate
to Congress from Alaska An effort
will be made to lay that motion on the
table in case Scranton presses 1t, but
should that fail the subject will be
open to discussion and may occupy a
good portion of the day. Should there
be any time left after the House has
disposed of the motions to pass bills
by suspensions of the rules, it will
probably be given to the Committee on
Immigration, for the consideration Of
bills reported by it. This committee
will probably have Tuesdays session.
It will present the Mccall bill, to reg
ulate immigration from Europe, and the
Corliss and Mahany bills, intended to
relieve the cities on the Canadian bor-
der of the competition of labor from
Canada which does not find an abiding
place in the United States.
The Committee on Rules are inclined
to give the Committee on Labor a day
for the Phillips Commission bill and the
Erdman arbitration bill, the latter en-
bodying the proposition of the then
Attorney-General, passed at the last
session of Congress, and which it is
understood the labor organizations
have approved. The Phillips bill appro-
PIRATES S5000 900 to enable a commits
sion to make an exhaustive investiga-
ton into the relations between labor
and capital
Another day will also be allotted to
the Committee on Territories, which
wants the House to consider the New
Mexico bond bill (as amended in the
Senate) and the bill to protect the sal
mon fisheries in Alaska
Should there then remain any time
at the disposal Of the Committee on
Rules it will be devoted to the consider
alton of the contested election cases on
the calendar-three of which are like
ly to be fought out with much earnest
ness. Murray VS.. Elliott, First South
Carolina District; Yost VS.. Tucker,
Tenth Virginia District, and Johnson
VS.. Stokes, Seventh South Carolina
District.
The Appropriations Committee intend
to keep the Senate hard at work on
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QUITE a DIFFERENCE.
A Drummer's Story of Chicago Pas
sengerS in Old Coach Days.

One of the most eccentric and enter
tanning of the travelling men who come
to Chicago is Frank Scribner of New
York. "Scrib," as he is called by every
body. is an importer of musical instru-
ments and he can play on everything
from jews harp to a bass drum. Yes
terday Scribner entertained the writer
for half an hour in his headquarters.
Two rooms were filled from wall to
wall with samples of every instrument,
and Serb" could play on all of them
excepting the accordion. To that he de-
clined to plead guilty. Jerking up two
jews harps Scribner put them to his
mouth and played a tune on them both
at once. But the French harp, or har-
monica, is his great instrument. On an
eight-cent harp, called the brass band.
with the assistance of a glass tumbler,
he gave an imitation of whole orches-
ira that was wonderful.
Yes, I have been coming to Chicago
a good many years." said Scribner.
IAN uncle of mine used to come here
when there were no railroads and pec-
pie had to come on the stage coach. He
used to tell me about his first trip here.
When he arrived at the place, wherever
it was, where the stage started for
Chicago he found the agent just selling
tickets. First, second and third class
tickets for the Chicago coach, shouted
the agent Some purchased first, some
second and some third-class tickets.
My uncle bought his ticket and clam
bered into the stage. He failed to see
any difference in the accommodations
for the different classes. The third
class passengers had just as good seats
as the first or second-class ticket hold
ers. However, when the coach ap-
preached the horrible roads near Chi
cago the difference between the various
classes developed. Every time the coach
sank in the mud to the hubs and stuck
fast the driver would lean down and
yell: Second and third class passengers
get out; seeond-class walk, third-class
push like -.'"-Chicago Chronicle.
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NO FREE ADS.

No free ''want" ads. are taken in
THE RECORD UNION. Births,
deaths and marriages also charged
for. NO PREMIUMS GIVEN. NO
CATCH-PENNY DEVICES. The pa
per is worth the money you pay for
it, although higher priced than most
others. Published Sundays also.
The class who have money to spend
all take it. Rich and poor like it for
its cleanly, healthy tone. Classified
ads. by the month, Wants, For Sale,
To Let, Personals, etc., soc per line.
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ur der arrest.
General Noncompos-What has he
done?
Orderly-He killed a man in battle.
General-Horrible. Order a court
martial-New York Truth.
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A NEW MODERN 7-ROOM COTTAGE
completely furnished for rent; one block
from Capitol Park. Address P. o. Box "a.
S1O-HOUSE v ST, BET oath AND 25th
to rent II. j. GOETHE, 1011 4th.
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WOOL sent a quarter yesterday to
man who advertised to tell how to turn
a handspring.
Van Pelt--Well?
Wool-Told me to get off a cable car
backward.-New York World.
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viii do skillful job at bottom price.
l11o Twenty-first street, between K and
l.. Capital telephone, 245.
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MUSIC AND ART.
DRESS AND CLOAKMAKING.

FASHIONABLE D r E s NJ A K N G.;
suits made S3 and up. MRS. d. GARRI-
SON, 1920 Eighth.
LA MODE, 419 K-STYLISH SUMMER
and tailor-made duck suits to order
from 81 30 up. Mrs Grassme & Ivey.
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for Infants and Children.

"Castoriaisso well adapted to children that
Irecommend it as superior 10 any prescription
known to me-" H A ARCHER, NJ y,
III So. Oxford ST.. Brooklyn, \. !.
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THE GROCER, AT
Seventh and /, has enlarged and refitted
his store and is now prepared to please
his customers, and invites the public to
call and get his prices. Look at his
rates: Tomatoes. cans 25c; table
peaches, cans Zoe; marmalade cans
25c; corn, cans 25c; oysters, g cans
25c; soap, q bars 25c; also fine assort-
ment of cigars and tobacco; bread, pies
and cakes, vegetables, fruit and every
thing that family needs
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IES-CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH
Pennyroyal Pills Diamond Brandt are
the best. Safe, reliable, Take no other.
Send &c stamp for particulars. Relief
druggists. CHICHESTER CHEMICAL
COMPANY. Philadelphia, Pa.