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Arizona republican., 1898-05-13

and suggests that we hand them back to Spain with our compliments at the conclusion of hostilities. as showing we have no hard feelings.
 HELD FOR SECURITY.
 Neither plan is likely lo be adopted in its entirety, but in all probability medium course will be taken. The United States will establish a military government over the islands and re- tain possession of them until peace is declared. Should the insurgents, who for twenty years or more have been waging a desultory war against Spanish domination, fighting against stone forts with bows and arrows part of the time, develop the slightest ele- ments of possible lf-government, perhaps the United States may estab- fish protectorate over Philippine re- public. It could not cede the islands to either one of the great powers now contending for the mastery in the China trade without incurring the en- nIIy Ol lue OLu6TS. MT. EuuuuQS suggestion of handing them back to the horrible misrule of Spain would not be entertained for one moment by the American congress, and astonish- ment is expressed that so patriotic an American should have put out such al feeler
 THE NATURE OF THE PRIZE.
 We don't know one-half the re- i sources of the islands, nor appreciate ! cne-half their importance The popu- i lation is variously estimated at from S,O00,00O to 12,OOO 900. Commerce is capable of enormous developments. | Distances are immense. The island harbor of Manila which Admiral Dewey captured, is twenty miles long and forty miles across. The Corregi- dor forts on the island at the neck of of the harbor, which is twelve miles wide, are ten miles from the Cavite forts and peninsula, and they in turn are ten miles from Manila city proper. All the navies of the world could ride in safety, and out of gunshot of
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Rico. But, as Teddy Rooseve0 late assistant secretary of the navy, said just before he left O. 9ein . newly formed and superb regiment 1.-The Spaniards are such braggarlB that it is always safe to assume heW will not attempt to do anything susW threaten If the Spanish Rect hzs skunk back to Cadiz, Sampson is r1a61 for it, and the president may haS1ses- casion to appoint another acting s1o-i miral and again to invoke the 1hzn1a. of congress for galianI vactMy gained. If the fleet does not turn .HD in four days the invasion of Cuba NlSn be begun.
 Then look out for fun. 2
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THIS OUGHT TO SETTLE IT

Washington 12-It author today the state department that hare newspaper allegation that made the the Philippines line have made
 Berlin, May 12-The semi-offcial afternoon denying the Emperor William United the German States Let this Austrian news which public people of the United States right to feel century friendship state in which millions of Germans have not be dis turbed without urgent reasons"
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THE SPANISH SIDE OF IT.

Madrid, May 12.-A dispatch from Havana in regard to the battle at Car denas says the town does not possess defenses of any kind and only the lit tie gunboats Ligera and Antonio Lo- peg were in the port They replied to the attack. The Antonio Lopez was disabled, but 300 volunteers defended the town, prevented a landing and compelled the American ships to retire with considerable loss. A Spanish sergeant and seven soldiers were wounded.
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THE CUBAN ExPEDITIoN-
Everything in Readiness for the h
 vasion of the Island.

Tampa, Fla, May 12.-The cav1ly regiments from Chickamauga, the 1iHk train of which is expected to arrive n
 Tampa late this attsrnoon. will ho encamped in Tampa. Ths 1ocz4tA for the infantry regiments has n1k yet been definitely decided upon. 1a though it IS quite probable they VI encamp near the cavalry. The p,A1s selected is convenient to the rssl1ulA and is fully three miles nearer FuEk grounds of the infantry already heA
 The Orizaba, big Ward line steam CT that has been at the quarantine sfA- tion down the bay for several dayx docks last night and today took on . full supply of coal. The work of 11 ting her for transport duty will "a rushed to a conclusion. Including the Olivette and Gussie, both of vhicA boats are expected here by tompruw night, fleet of eleven transports win be gathered at Port Tampa ready 1W These boats can easily carry a force of from 1000 to 1,0oo men with about 2,080 horses ana mules.
 The Salvation Army may furnish . corps of nurses for the army in Cuba. A delegation of Salvation Army lead CTS from New York, including Mir. Captain Sam, sent here by Commander Booth-Tucker, has asked General Shafter for permission to send fifteen or twenty nurses, all of whom arc said to be trained, with the expedition Permission was refused, it is said. it is intimated that after thu troops got into Cuba there would be 10 objection to the Salvation Army nurses, should nurses be required
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boats made furious havoc with Car denas harbor and town. The captain of the Hudson said: "I know we de- stroyed a large part of their town near the wharves. burned one of their gunboats and I think destroyed two of their torpedo boat destroyers. Then a large building near the wharf, I think the barracks. took fire and many other buildings were soon burning. The Spanish had masked batteries on all sides of us. AS soon as we got within range Of their batteries they would move them. I think their guns
 were field pieces. Our large boat could not get into the harbor to help us on account of shallow water"
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BEGGED TO SUE FOR PEACE.

New York, May 12.-A dispatch to tho World from London says: It is ru- mored in we'll informed circles thEx Queen Victoria has personally an pealed to the queen regent to sue for peace on the ground that the longer hostilities continue. the more hH sons prospects will be jeopardized-
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THE KILLING AT CARDENAS.
The First Reverse. Sustained by Amer
 ican Arms.

Key West, Fla, May 12.-There was an engagement off Cardenas, near Matanzas, yesterday afternoon. The United States cruiser Wilmington and the torpedo boat Winslow and the auxiliary gunboat Hudson were en- gagged. One officer and four men were killed and several wounded. The dead are:
 ENSIGN w. BhGLEY.
 JOHN vARVETS, oiler,
 JOSIAH TUNNETT, cabin cook.
 J.. ". MEEKS, fireman
 J. DANIEL, fireman.
 Captain P. B. Bernard of the Win slow was wounded in the left leg. The gunboat Hudson arrived here with the bodies of Bagley and four others of the crew of the Winsiow
 When the United States gunboat Hudson came up to the government dock at 8 o'clock this morning the bodies of five dead men were lying on her deck. They were Ensign Bagley and four members of the crew of the torpedo boat Winslow. who were killed in the engagement in Cardenas harbor yesterday. The bodies were covered with the stars and stripes. In the cabin of the Hudson was Captain J. B. Bernadou of the Winslow, who is slightly injured in the left leg, and several others of the Winslow's crew slightly injured.
 STORY OF THE SLAUGHTER.
 The gunboat Wilmington, the tor pedo boat Winslow and the gunboat Hudson were the only vessels engaged. They entered the harbor for the pur- pose of attacking some Spanish gun boats known to be there. These lat ter, however, were not seen by the American force until the Spaniards opened fire. The land batteries of Cardenas supported the fire of the Spanish gunboats. The engagement commenced at 2:05 D. m. and lasted for about an hour. The wounded are: B. E. Cox, gunner's mate; D. McKeon, quartermaster; J. Patterson, fireman; F. Gray and Lieutenant J. B. Berna- dou. All are slightly wounded except Patterson whose condition is serious. Ensign Bagley was appointed from North Carolina on September 2, 1895.
 The battle while it lasted was ter rife. The Wilmington and Hudson fired on the Spanish boats that were lying at the dock. The firing began at range of $500 yards. A few min utes later the Winslow came up and also opened fire. In an instant the entire attention of the Spanish gun
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RETURN OF THE SURVIVORS.

Washington, May 12.-The following dispatch has been given out by the navy department: "The Winslow IS badly damaged. She will be sent here as soon as the necessary repairs can
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each other, in Manila horbor, and with first-class power controlling the en- trance to the hart or, it would domi- ! there in abundance, but the fatuous imbecility of the Spanish government has prvented it's being developed. Rich coal beds have been disclosed not only on Luzon island, upon which the city of Manila is situated. but also on Mindora island, 100 miles distant from Manila There are other islands in the group still further remote, whose resources have not yet been explored, and which may prove veritable FL dorado when once the curse of Spanish misru1e and repression of enterprise is removed.
 One thing is certain, whatever hap pens the United States will retain coaling station in the Philippines, and more than likely will take an active hand in developing the resources of the island and insuring them stable government" to use the language of l
 BUT WHAT A VICTORY!
 Butt what a victory Dewey's was! As the details come in it seems as if the age cf miracles had returned again. One skeptical naval officer when the first dispatches were received re- marked that he had always enter tained doubt in his inner mind as to the feeding of several thousand men on few leaves and five small fishes, thinking there had been some mistake in the record, but now he believes that everything else was possible to those who had faith, as Dewey had. l Dewey is the hero of the day. A has already been started to run him for the presidency. Heaven save him from his fool friends! He is evidently able to take care of him self.
 THE PREVIOUS ANXIETY.
 It would be almost impossible to ex- aggerate the anxiety which prevailed before definite nws of the safety Of Dewey's feet was received here. The president and Secretary Long of the navy were rendered heartsick by ap- peals to them from the thousands of relatives of those on board the fleet for news of their loved ones. Heart less fakes, originating in San Fran cisco, had represented that at least fifty of Dewey's squadron had been killed and 100 wounded. Every fam ly that had one member on board feared that that particular me was among the slain, and Secre- ary Longs desk, as we'll as that of Secretary Addison Porter in the ex- cutive office, has been piled up with telegrams imploring news to elieve the agonizing suspense The 'articular California newspaper which originated that cruel fake deserves a 'lace in Dante's deepest inferno.
 HAVANA NEXT. Next will be Havana That is, unless the Spanish fleet hould make its appearance off Porto
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boats and land batteries were directed at her. From all sides shot and shell poured in on the little torpedo boat. The Wilmington and Hudson kept up their fire, but they could not turn aside the terrible fire and death pour ing in upon the torpedo boat. The crew of the Winslow. however, never faltered for a second. At 2:30 solid shot crashed into the hull of the Win slow and knocked out her boiler. In an instant she began to roll and rock helplessly. There was a moment of awful suspense.
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A TERRIBLE MOMENT.

It was terrible moment The tor pedo boat, disabled and helpless, swayed and rolled under the fury of the fire from the Spanish gunboats. When the shell burst in the group on board the Winslow another wild shout of triumph went up from the Spanish
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TRIUMPHANT sPANIARDs.

After a cheer of triumph from the Spaniards on the gunboats and in the batteries again the storm of fire was opened upon the helpless boat The gunboat Hudson, which was lying near by, started to the assistance of the Winslow She ran alongside the tor pedu boat and tried to throw a line to the imperiled crew. Up to this time, with the exception of one shot, which disabled the boiler Of the Winslow, the firing of the Spanish gunboats had been wild, but as the Winslow lay roll ing in the water the range grew closer and shells began to explode all about her. It was difficult for the Hudson to throw line to the Winslow crew so terrible was the fire all about her.
 Finally about twenty minutes after the Hudson approached near enough to throw a line Ensign Bagley and six men were standing in group on the deck of the W;nslow. 'Heave her, heave her," shouted Bagley as he looked toward the commander of the Hudson and called for a line. Don't miss it," shouted an officer from the Hudson, and with smile Bagley called back, Let her come; it is get ting too hot here for comfort" The line was thrown and about the same instand a shell burst in the very midst of the group of men on board the Winslow. Bagley was instantly killed and a few others dropped about him. Half dozen more fell grooming on the blood-stained deck. One of the dead men pitched headlong over the side of the boat, but his feet caught in an iron rail and he was hauled back. Bag ley's body was stretched on the deck with his face completely torn away and the upper part of his body shat tered.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs

The Coebel election bill passed the house
in Kentucky yesterday, 50 to % over the
governors veto and is now law.
The North Pacific Steamship company
has contracted to carry 5000 tons of steel
rails from Tacoma to Japan, and as the
regular boats have all the freight they can
carry, the company will engage two more
boats to carry the mails.
The house committee on the election Of
president, vice president and representa-
tives in congress has favorably reported
to the house the joint resolution amending
the constitution providing for the election
Of members Of the house of representatives
for terms of four years.
Prince Albert of Belgium was given a
dinner by the president at the executive
mansion last night in honor Of his visit
to the capital. The prince escorted Mrs.
Mckinley into the dining hall, while the
president took the arm Of Mrs. Hobart,
wife of the vice president.
The eighth annual meeting Of the Arizona
Press association began yesterday at Tue
son. The board of trade took the members
in hand, who visited the university, where
short addresses were made by the editors.
They were given reception by Colonel
Epes Randolph, superintendent OF the
Southern Pacific company. Tomorrow
evening the board Of trade will banquet the
editors.
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FOREIGN NOTES

President Andrade Of Venezuela has
formed cabinet with Senor<M. A. Matos
as minister of the treasury.
Col. Picquart declining to notice Comte
Ferdinand Esterhazys challenge to dule
the latter has written letter accusing him
Of cowardice and threatening to horsewhir
him.
At the conference of the colonial pre-.
miers at Melbourne yesterday it was re.
solved that If Great Britain and Canada
contribute two-thirds of the cost of the
proposed Pacific cable, Australia should
contribute the remainder.
The total deaths resulting from the Bonn.
bay plague riots are two soldiers Of the
Shropshire regiment killed, a municipa
inspector who accidentally shot himself
four European and four native policemen
with seventeen civilians injured. nine riot
ers killed and twenty-five injured. Ono
hundred and nine arrests were made.
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RATES BY RAIL
Homeseekers' Excursions Get Greatly
Reduced Fares

CHICAGO, March u.-All of the western
roads have agreed to run homeseekers' ex-
cursions to all points in the west and north
west March 18th and April 5th and 18th.
The rate for the excursions will be one
fare for the round trip plus 50.
A meeting of the executive committee of
the Western Passenger association was
held today to consider the regulation Of
rates from lower Missouri river points to
Montana, Wyoming and North Pacific
coast points via st. Paul. The roads did
not succeed in solving the problem to their
satisfaction. The difficulty is to equalize
rates by this route with those through the
nearest Missouri river gateways in such
way that roads whose only gateway Is
through St. Paul will not be given an un-
due advantage over the direct lines, and at
the same time not furnish any facilities
for making a scalp by the use of the eick-
cts locally.
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STATE NOTES

Two more jurors were secured yesterday
in the case of Albert Hoff, charged with
the murder of Mrs. Mary A. Clute.
Work is steadily progressing on the
Valley railroad. and tracks have been laid
over nearly the entire 235 miles from Stock
ton to Bakersfield, only about ten miles at
the latter end remaining uncompleted.
Dominco Ratio, native of Italy. was
found hanging in a we'll on place five
miles south of Fresno yesterday. He had
committed suicide, evidently, though no
cause is known why he should have done
so.
c. Hansen. with two other men, tried to
cross the Feather river in boat five milea
below roville yesterday. The boat upset
and Hansen was drowned, the two others
swimming ashore. Hansen's body has not
yet been found. Hansen had been mar
ried five months.
The report comes from Hanford that q.
E. Morrison, alias Hill, alias ConIey, who
is wanted in Chicago for murder, was q
Methodist minister in the Kings county
town for two years and was transferred
from there to San Diego church. While
In Hanford he was under the ban of sus.
picion. but his identity was not discovered.
The canal Of the Stanislaus and San
Joaquin Irrigation company, in the south.
eastern part of San Joaquin county. ID
dry. This is the first time since the canal
was built that there was any demand for
the irrigation of grain. Now that irrigation
must be resorted to in the wheat fields no
water Is obtainable.
The supreme court has decided that
Chief-of-Police I. w. Lees of San Franc
cisco is not entitled to the reward of S10O0
for the arrest of John Kovaly for the murs
der of Mr.. and Mrs. Webber in 1894 in
Sacramento, and laid down the rule that
no peace officer receiving a salary or fees
IL entitled to reward for the arrest of
fugitive criminal. Justice Mcfarland dis.
sented.
The herald., 1898-03-12
ALL RUSSIA WANTS
Is a Winter Port Which Is Free From
Ice

LONDON, March 12.-The Daily News
publishes this morning a suggestive inter-
view on the Chinese question with Dr.
Markoff, the Russian expert. DR.. Mark
off repudates the idea that Russia in
tended to annex Manchuria, although he
thought there was no doubt this would
come about .~ry hence.
"Russia's present aims he said, ,''are
merely to obtain an ice-free port to serve
as the terminus of her railway system, TO
isolate Japan and to develop the vast COM
mercial wealth of China. 1t is absolutely
necessary to curb Japan's ambitions. 1t
is question of predominance between the
white and yellow races. If Japan Is al
lowed to join forces with China the white
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The report that the ship will go to China
is not credited
MERRITT'S MISSION
NEW YORK, March Ill shall start
on my trip to inspect the Notifications
upon the seacoast of the Southern
States on Monday next" said General
Wesley Merritt, in an interview. The
itinerary of his trip, which will take
about fortnight, provides for going di-
rect to st. Augustine. From there he
will proceed to Key West and will visit
in turn all the defences on the Florida
coast. He will go on up the coast of
Georgia and also to the forts defending
the harbors of South Carolina and North
Carolina. He may visit Fort Monroe
and the defenses on the Potomac river,
but the inspection of the latter is likely
to be deferred until he goes to Wash
ington later in the season Lieutenant
Storther will accompany General Mer-
ritt.
THE BRAZILIAN CRUISERS
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Nego-
tiations are proceeding for the purchase
of the Brazilian cruiser Amazonas and
her sister ship, the Barboso, by the
United States, but so far as the Navy
Department is advised, they have not yet
been concluded.
The negotiations for the purchase of
the two Japanese cruisers now building
at Philadelphia and San Francisco are off
and the present indications are that no
further steps will be taken toward ac-
curing the ships. The japanese gov
ernment appears 10 be even more de-
sirous of securing these ships than the
United States, and owing to the deli
cate character of the aspect of affairs
between Russia and Japan it is felt that
the needs of Japan are quite as urgent
as those of this country.
WILL MAKE CANNON
WATERTOWN, Mass, March 1.-THE
United States arsenal here, which, for
many years, has been exclusively fac
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rhreatens Trouble

LONDON, March 1.-THE Daily enron
icle attaches Importance to the following
dispatch from its correspondent at Hong
Kong:
The Manhus are hopeless as a govern
ing dynasty, and the imperial court Is
likely to migrate to Shang-Si province.
The increasing imperial demands upon the
provincial governments cannot continue,
and 1t y possible that the result will be a
new Chinese dynasty in Central China.
with a capital at Nankin. II British pro-
lection Is refused to this arrangement
other powers are willing to accord theirs.
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tory for the production of gun carriages
and their equipment and for gun en-
placements and seacOast projectiles, has
gone into gun manufacturing. Work on
the first forged gun ever ordered from
Watertown was begun yesterday. The
weapon is to be a three and six-tenths
breech-loading field mortar. Its car
riage will also be made at the arsenal.
The new undertaking at Watertown re-
suits from the opinion of the Ordinance
Department al Washington that the gov
ernment has been paying too much money
for mortars offered by private establish
ment.
OFF THE DOCK
PHILADELPHIA. March 1.-THE big
cruiser Columbia was taken out Of dry
dock this afternoon. She will begin TAX
ing stores this afternoon. The ammuni-
ton will be taken on at Fort Mifflin.
The Columbia and Minneapolis will sail
south in a few days. Their destination
is not known.
SAGASTA IS HOPEFUL
NEW YORK, March ia special to
the Herald from Madrid says: At the
Cabinet council the price of corn and
the elections occupied more time than
the attitude of the United States. Senior
Sagasta is totally unruffied and keeps
optimistic.
THE HUNT FOR FUNDS
NEW YORK. March 11.-A special to
the World from Madrid says Senor
Leon Castillo, the Spanish ambassador
at Paris, has returned to Madrid, os-
tensibly for a short leave of absence to
IooL after his nersOnal private affairs
But in official and diplomatic circles it
is generally believed that he has come
to enlighten the Spanish government of
the personal disposition Of the French
banks and financiers towards Spain.
The herald., 1898-03-12
Fire Early This Morning

The alarm of fire from box 50 at 2:35
o'clock this morning was caused by a small
blaze in the rear of the residence Of Will
liam Woodland, GIG Court street. A pan
Of hot ashes had been left on rear porch,
and the heat from them ignited the wood
work. The fire had probably been smoul-
dering for hours before 1t was discovered.
The loss will not exceed $50.
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| She Posts Them

Miss Janet Richards of Washington de.
votes certain mornings each week to in
formal talks before audiences composed Of
many ladies Of the official and Smart" sci
Of that city. She posts them on all topics
OF interest of the day. religious, social, po.
litical and literary, thus enabling busy
women to discuss the subjects Intelligent
ly, without taking time and trouble to
study them for themselves.--New York
Times.
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In the Base CleA

Every musician has the idea that II he
would consent to lower himself to do It.. ho
could write q successful popular song.-
Sometville Journal.
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THE HUNT FOR FUNDS
Worrying About His Wife

AS a rule a mans hair turns gray five
years sooner than a woman's.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
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races are doomed. Russians regard war
with Japan as inevitable
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Bib OveraIIs, for children;
brown and blue, riv- 0r
eted, regular Is cent ~
kind; for only. =
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The report that the ship will go to China
is not credited.
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SuSpenders. Harris patent
wire buckle suspen- o.
ders, easily sold for ~
20 cents; only.