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BEAT TIE SPANISH OF
And LANDED n Lot OF Ammunition and
ARMS for the Insnrgents--e boat Wi.
= mington Gets In One Efr.rtlye Shot. 81 n

And LANDED n Lot OF Ammunition and
ARMS for the eInsnrgents-Gu,bo q Il Wi.
mlhRton Gets IN One Efrset,y I've shot.
NEW YORK, May 5.--The Mail and
Express Key West correspondent ca.
bles the following account OF a small
expedition from the tug Leyden in cu-
ba: q
The tug left Key West Monday after
noon. At daybreak yesterday her men
made the first attempt to land an inter
prefer to confer with party OF Cuban
insurgents who were waiting on the.
beach. While, this conversation .was
being held the people OF the. Leyden iis-i
covered about nifty Spanish cavalrymen
coming down from a hill toward tho
shore, rs II freconnoitering. x. JS
| The Lcyden slgnalledt danger to tho
insurgents and the latter took to the
bushes. Up to that time eight cases OF
Winchester rifles had been landed. See.
ing the cavalrymen, the Leyden's boat
returned alongside, lying about a quar-.
ter of a mile of shore. The cavalrymen
leYeled rifles at the tug, but hesitated
about firing. The insurgents In the
meantime had opened fire. driving the
cavalry back up the hill, the latter ,fir-
ing as they fled. l,sii
The cavalry returned shortly with re.
Inducements. They paid no attention
10 the Insurgents. but began q sharp
fusilade at the tug. Bullets flew
around the tug SO fast that the lookout
aft came down. The Leyden seeing no
chance TO land the ammunition just
then, picked up the men she had landed
and steamed back to the flagship, OF
Havana, reporting Il would be impossi-
ole to land the cargo unless protected.
The gunboat Wilmington was immedi-
ately ordered to,help the Leydcn. On
returning to the landing point, the
Wilmington held off shore about mile
and half, the Leyden going In close to
the beach. The tug was signalied by
the insurgents that the coast was cleer.
Manned bY four men. a boat then Left
the Leyden with ammunition and two
larse boxes OF dynamite. When a short
distance from the beach man aloft on
the Leyden sang out that the cavalry
were coming, down to the beach again
in strong force.
The Leyden then sIgnalled the VIII
mington and the latter came tritle
closer to shore and with stern facing
the peach, fired four shots from her
four-inch rapid FIRE gun. The cavalry
men retreated and the boats cargo was
then landed. Il {S;s
While waiting to attack the cavalry
men the Wilmington fired at a block
house further down the beach. There
were some nifty Spanish regulars cit
ting on top OF this block house watch
Ing the .Leyden and the insurgents. The
Wilmington's first shot went wild. The
twelfth and last was a bulls eye When
the smoke cleared away. the blockhouse.
the men and all had disappeared as
though swallowed up. The Spanish
colors that had flown from the house
were seen high up In a tree, where q
shot had driven them. s55
The Leyden and Wilmington returned
20 the flagship and the former thencame
here. There are dozens Of holes In; the
tugs smoke stack from the cavalry
mems bullets. s5
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TO REPAIR DEWEY's FLEET
And to Raise Any Spanish Ships Worth
~ Recovering.

And to Raise Any Spanish Ships Worth
Recovering.
WASHINGTON, May 5.-The secre-
tary OF the navy to-day ordered Con-
structor William L. Capps. now at the
Union iron works. San Francisco. to
proceed at the earliest moment on the
steamer City OF Pekin. Just chartered
by the navy department. to meet Com
modore Dewey's squadron at Manila.
Mr.. Capps will select from the Mare Is
land force number OF the most exper-
fenced and Intelligent workmen 10 take
with him. In addition he will place on
the Pekin full supply of machine
tools. steel plate, and all OF the mater
ials that are likely to be needed to make
temporary repairs to q ship In dis
tress.
The purpose Of the department In
making this order Is to put Commodore
Dewey's fleet at the earliest possible
moment into first class condition, re-
pairing all the damage sustained In the
engagement and In addition to this to
raise and repair any OF the Spanish
ships either surrendered or sunk In the
engagement that are capable Of being
nayigated again.
VALLEJO. Cal, May 5,-Admlral
Kirkland has received telegraphic or
| ders to prepare stores Of provisions and
necessities for 1000 men for four
months. This Is being done. Paymaster
Stanton when asked who the 1000 men
were who were being provided for, In
dicated that they were CalIfornans. II
could mean no other. for there are not
| SO many men available.
There are about six hundred men at
the Marine barracks and two hundred
on board the receiving ship Independ-
ence available for duty. These will have
TO go on board tho Charleston, which is
expected to convey the expedition TO
aid Commodore Dewey. Il
SAN FRANCISCO, Mag Sit Is OBJ
vious now In the light Of Commodore
| Dewey's triumph at Manila, that San
Francisco will at once become the base
OF important military and naval opera
tions. Before many days six thousand
| men will be encampcd on the Preside
reservation. Orders have been issued
directing the fourteenth United States
infantry, now stationed In the depart
ment OF the Columbia to take station al
San Francisco. II Is believed that fur
ther orders will be promulgated to as
semble oil the organizations OF the
Fourth United States cavalry at the
Preside. s. = "A
| Orders have been received from Ma
jor General II. C. Merriam, command.
Ing the departments OF California and
the Columbia, instructing Colonel Louis
7. Norris, commanding tho post ut the
Ircsidlo, to select locations for the en-,
camnment Of six thousand vountec.5
troops from the states of Oregon, ,Wash-
lngton and California. About five
hundred men, It Is said, can ,be cared
for. on Angels Island, Itjls the opinion
OF Colonel Morris that come OF the tnei
manning the batteries OF heavy artll,
lery here will be sent to Manila to mar,
l'Khl batteries and that their places vii
DO niled from among tho California vol.
untcers recently enlisted and about to
be mustered into the service Of the
United StateR
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that a dispatch from Commodore Dew
eP had reached Washington, sald:'iNei-
ther President Mckinley nor any one
else has received message from Com
modorc Dewey"
Such a message. It Is explained, must
necessarily be transmitted over the
lines OF the Eastern Telegraph Com
pany. either from Manila or from Hong
Kong, The company knows OF no
communication emanatlng from Manila
since the cable was out. TIE company
has been watching oil points for Manila
intelligence, being anxious regarding
the safety of Its stan and property. H
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THIS Is LAUGHABLE.
II There /. Any Chasing It WIN be Done

II There is Amy Chasing 1t VIII bo Dono
by the ranxres
MADRID. via Paris, May Sit Is al
legged that the government Of Cuba and
Porto Rico has cabled that there is mo
need to fear a landing Of American
troops in these islands; that two iron
clads, two cruisers and three transports
will leave Cadiz forthwith to chase the
Yankees from the Philippines, and then
lombard Californian ports"
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ROCKFORD, Ills, May 5.-pur,b,

E ROCKFORD Ills, May 5.-Duyi1g
celebration at Oregon OF Commodore J
Dewey's v!ctorr, citizens discharged
one of the ten-pound r!ned parrott guns
which the government has been distri-
.buting 10 G. a. r. posts. The piece ex-g
ploded. throwing fragments for blocks.
Several people had narrow escapes and
numerous residences were slightly DAM
aged. The cannon are intended for or-S
nameltal PURPOSES only,
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RIOTOUS DEMONSTRATIONS
Continne in the spanish Provinces Caused
by tho High Prices and Scarcity of food.
Eight ,Thousand Miners Threaten Car.
thngena. ~.

Continuo in the Spanish Provinces Caused
by tho High Prices and Scarcity of food.
Eight Thousand Miners Threaten Car.
thagena.
MADRID, May 6.-Rioting continues
at the seaport town Of Gi1on, province
OF ONedo, where yesterday the fisher
women and the tobacco girls sacked
several bakeries and burned all the oc-
troll offices.
The disturbances caused by the high
price and scarcity OF food continue in
the Spanish provinces. There have
been frequent conflicts between the
rioters and the civil guards, and loot
ing and shooting are reported from
various points. At Barcelona there
has been renewed run on the bank,
the holders Of notes demanding silver.
a mob OF about eight thousand strik-
Ing miners has made a tumultuous DEM
onstration at Murcia, capital Of the
province OF that name, thirty miles
from the port OF Carthagena. They
shouted death to the thieves; Down
with the taxes" attempted to set fire to
the railroad depot and other, buildings,
and then began q movement towards
Carthagena. a strong force OF troops,
however, prevented the rioters from
moving on the port. a number OF men
were wounded.
Disturbances are also threatened at
Carthagena. where martial law has been
proclaimed,
Similar scenes have occurred al Owl
edo and Leon and at a number Of other
towns where factory hands have struck
work. The strikers are paradlnG the
streets. demanding cheap bread and
atonIng, houses. g 7r
ss.The steps taken by the authorities
hnve resulted In the restoration of peace
nj Malaga, where the British steam
yacht Lady OF Clemell, was recently
stoned and driven out OF the harbor. II
appears that the Malaga mob thought
she was an AmerlcanSyessel.
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Antonomi.t conSten Opened,

"a HAVANA. May 5.-The Cuban con
gress elected under the autonomist gov
ernment, was formally, opened to-day
with great ceremony. Captain General
Blanco made a speech. In tho course OF
which. he said that if the declarations OF
the United States had been sincere lts
guns to-dny ought to be saluting Tho
first Cuban Z parliament instead :oi
threatening the llves-Sf the members. .
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lNEWs. IRON. DEWEY

IN a Noundnbout way-IIe 10 Said to be
E1erslsins Dutiesof Governor General
OF Maniis, an ~
BOSTON. May 5.-THE FOLLOW
ING TELEGRAM RECEIVED BY f.
t. vILEs. OF BOSTON. FROM A
FRIEND IN SINGAPORE. WAS
READ AT THE BANQUET OF THE
ELECTRIC CLUB TONIGHT:
SINGAPORE, May 8. 1898.
RELIABLE INFORMATION, RE-
CEIvED HERE coRRoBoRATINa
NEWS OF DEwEY's VICTORY AT
MANILA, AND HD IS NOW Exc
CUTTING THE DUTIES OF COVER
NOR GENERAL THERE.
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Drbntc In spanl,h coriic.

4 MADRID, May 5.-The debate on the
governments. policy was resumed IN the
congress to-day, the sitting being main
ly occupied With the continuation of
Senior Romero y Robledo's speech. Tic
severely criticised tho government for
It's lack OF foresight and after putting
various questions TO members OF the
cabinet as 10 tho governments plans,
he announced that he would nsls the
cortes TO vote IN Income tax. n y. ! X,
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A SPANISH SPY
Supposed to Have Attempted .De,truetlons
Il Government Mncnzine.

Il Government Mnsnzlne.
BALTIMORE, May 5,-The American
Tomorrow will say: ,s;5
News reached this city yesterday that
an attempt has been made 10 destroy
the government magazines at the In
dian Head proving grounds, on the Poto-
mao river, twenty-five miles below
Washington. A huge pile of wood con-
tanning thousands OF cords. located near.
the magazines, was destroyed by fire OF
an incendiary origin, last Thursday
night. 50 s3l1aS
r Several suspicious characters have
been seen about the neighborhood for
some time past and It Is believed that
spy In the employ OF the Spanish gov
ernment. had something to do with ap-
.plylnE the torch. h. y. ... . = ]. .t..
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QUEEN2rO QUIT SPAIN,

Only Waiting a Favorable Moment SO
as not to Injure tho Interests OF the
King. & tttE ,&
MADRID, May 5.-Dlspatches from
Vienna say telegrams from the Austrian
ambassador OF Madrid Indicate that the
queen regent Is only waiting for q suit
able moment TO quit Spain without In,
Turing the kings interest. -
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IN CONGRESS-.
Important aIen,ures Passed by House.
Po.fnGin. NIL L. ..io,i =. :

Important Measures Passed by House
Po,totiicr BIli Carried In tho senate.
WASHINGTON. May 5,-The house
to-day disposed of two important meas
,ures, one being ,he labor arbitration
measure, providing for: the arbitration;
of labor disputes between employes: and
certain common carriers, bill which
had received very wide Endorsement BY!
labor organizations throughout the
country.
& During almost the entire session to-
day the senate had under consideration,
the postoflice@ Appropriation bill. Thu
measure carries s99, ,22i. 800, being very
much the heaviest of all the appropria-
ton bills The most important action
taken upon the measure was the adop-
tlon of an amendment offered by Mr.,
Tillman, (S.E C.), reducing the number
of deliveries OF mail in all cities OF tho
country'to q number not exceeding four
each day. l.55
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NictEeroy Sail. North.

BUENoS AYREs, via Galveston,
Texas, May 5.-A dispatch received here
to-day from Rio Janeiro, announces
that the United States dynamite erul-ss
ser Nictheroy has sailed northward. 5f
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PARIS. May o. The IGclaise says ne
yotIatlons arc pending between the
United States and Great BrItuin which
will result in the latter supporting the
'ormcr,f II other powers favor, Spain By
attempting to stop. the war before the
United States hns received, satisfaction,
The United States, itSis added, has
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.NONE'NlYS. GOOD NEWS
No Word Has Been Received From the
Victorious Commodore
BUT THAT CAUSES No sAPPRE REHENsIoN N

At tho Navy Department. tho Spanish Fleet Annhllatel
Secretary Long Declares Dewey Master Of the stuatoo
Fears for the Safety Of the Oregon oamng up Coast
To Join SIMPSONS Reports Circulated About
Heavy Losses on the Vessels Of tho Asatc hcoNo Word
ofTruth In them.
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E SHAMBuRG-Patria, from New York.
LoNDoN--Mlsslssippi. from New
York, IHis III! if3 ~
QUEENSTOWN - Germanic, from
New York for Liverpool.
tA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, New York. 4 NJ
Z 4 ROTTERDAM - Amsterdam, New
York, az q,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, New. York,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bismarck,
New York. So
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J Doath OF Estlm able Fairmont Lady

Donth of Estimahle Fnirmont lady &
Special Dispatch to the IntelliSencer. 81 81
FAIRMoNT, w. Va, May 5.--Miss
Annie Pratt Nichols. q daughter Of Mrs.
Mary 3. Nichols and a sister Of Frank
E, Nichols, died to-day, aged thirty
two years. She had been Ill for some
time, but dangerous for only few
days The funeral services will be held
Tomorrow afternoon and will be con-
Quoted by Rev. a. Z. Fletcher.
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h,,mlrnIKlr.InmI,,, Denial,

VALLEJO. Cal. May 5-Admirai
Kirkland stated to the Associated Press
correspondent to-day that the report
that he had received O message from
the navy department at Washington
saying that 200 men were killed on the
cruiser Baltimore was untrue. Tho
,admital said he had received no word.
from. Washington and knew nothing
about the fight at Mlnlla, except reports
already published. Us. Is. = s
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Fer West Virginia. Western Pcnnsylva.
i;iIa and Ohio, showers, followed by fairf
weather.: fresh northerly winds. 5,s5s
Local Temperature. Z, - s
Tho temperature yesterday as observed
by. c: Schnept. druggist, corner Niurkett
and Fourteenth streets. was as follows:ls
NJ, A. m.."....~".js2 sip. m,............ 81
! Il m.......a....... % Weather-Rain, ~
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An Emphatic DtDinI.

II. .s,LoNDoN,ea May 5,-The, officials OF the
Eastern Telegraph Company when
questioned to-day regarding tho report
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-25
"Fighting Bob" Evans

1t is always questionable whether
men who get titles fastened to them
such as Kill Indian Mike" Bowie
Knife Bill" or closer home we NAV
recall the Game Cock of the Valley,
Harry. and i'll the present day Eight
ing Bob" Evans, are not often the
greatest of fakirs. We have not taken
kindly to our latest hero, he of the
sangulnary appellation of Fighting
Bob Evans, the man who when he
heard Capt. Philip had given thanks
to a higher power for the great naval
victory at Santiago, said he didn't
pray any. He didn't have time. He
was fighting. Yes, Robley d. Evans
was possibly fighting, but the battle of
Santiago would have been won, even
had Capt. Evans been with Sampson
some ten miles away. So tired have we
grown of this character of sea animal
that it did us good to read the following
in the New York Herald last week:
.'The Rev. DR.. Leonard Woolsev Ba.
con, whose strong opinions are remem-
bered in Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
throughout the south, has given ont
at his home in this city an open letter
to Captain Robley d. Evans, or as he
is known, Fighting Bob In it he
refers to Capt. Evans letter of july
%, occasioned by the contrast drawn
by a newspaper between the thanks
giving of Capt. Philip and what DR..
Bacon calls your own notorious habit
OF profane swearing
lon one point you will have the
cordial agreement of your fellow citi
zens,' says the letter. When your
claim that the best expression of faith
In God is found in acts of duty and hui
manIty. you utter one of the univer-
sally accepted commonplace of Chris |
tianity. 1t is pleasant to find YOU so
orthodox on this subject.
But when it comes to using this
as an apology for your habit
u profane swearing, your logic fails
you You recount your exploits in
uccoring the wounded and drowning.
IND tell us of the tremendous fighting
,ou were just going to do, when the
spanish ship turned out to be an Aus
ran, and seem to reason thus: Il.
vans, am preeminent for courage
nd patriotic devotion to duty, and r
Dr. generosity and humanity in the
our OF victory, therefore, | ain justi
ed in habitually insulting the name
Almighty God, and thus outraging
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-25
Judge VIM. Mclaughlin.

The death of this eminent jurist which
took place at. his home in Lexington Fri.
day evening, and whose remains were
yesterday laid to rest beneath the sod of
his native county, ends the life of one OF
the most remarkable men of his day and
generation. A man of commanding
physical stature apd mental endowments
possessed of a memory the equal OF
which was scarcely surpassed, endowed
with power of Investigation and re-
tention of facts and figures beyond that
of any man with whom it was our for
tune to come in contact. indomitabIe in
his energy. and untiring in his effort to
dispatch business, he stood unioue
figure amongst the nisi prius Judges of
the day, as well as among the men of his
time. His knowledge of the Virginia
statutes was unparalleled, his familiarity
with the decisions of his state and courts
of eminence generally, was absolutely as
founding. In all the thousands of cases
on his docket, and decided by him, he
could recall the names of the principal
parties. and often those of the witnesses,
and he knew the points decided as if he
had just passed upon the case. If I'M
happily member of the bar in moment
OF forgetfulness, made promise as to his
intentions to take action in case and
omitted to make his word good, he was
reminded OF the statement by the careful
and vigilant Judge. He was preeminent-
ly the greatest dispatcher of business who
ever sat upon this bench, and whether he
was right OF wrong, he ended the contro-
yersy, and even though he NAV have
erred those who lost could not but feel
the power of the logic which wrought
their dOWfall. He was Jealous in the
profession he chose, but no less so in all
he undertook. AS soldier he went into
the thickest of the fight, as son of Vir-
glnla he was loyal to the core, as a mem
Der OF the board of visitors of Washing
ton and Lee University he allowed no
opportunity to pass for the advancement
of her interest, and to him his home and
the county of his nativity, were the spots
which held as deep an affection, as could
for such objects lay in the human breast.
Ii he had faults let them be buried Who
has none? To his virtues, his integrity
his dominant intellect, his worth as a
man, and his value as a public servant
and citizen we pay our humble tribute.
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A Berlin correspondent of the London
Times says the American gain in the
late war is small and that our weight
amongst nations is not changed. This
idea is shared by but few powers in the
world save Germany and in it, she is
not sincere. The fighting power of our
navy has surprised all civilization. The
rapidity with which our armies have
been supplied and modified, the
fighting character of our soldiers, and
the humane treatment of our prisoners
have with all fair nations lifted US up
in the estimation of the world as no
eveut other than the clash of arms
could have done. We realize the enm-
ity borne US by Germany and at pres
ent do not expect her 10 concCde us
much, but all this viii come later. be-
cause Germany cannot afford to be so
blind as not to see and admit our
greatness.
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The most sacred feelings of the best of

the most sacred feelings of the best of
my fellow citizens
"'Now, Captain, it is our duty, since
you have appealed to us, to be very
plain with you on this point. We be-
lieve you to be brave in battle and
generous in victory, not because you
tell us that you are, but notwith-
standing your talking SO much about
it. But pre-eminent in the navy for
these qualities you certainly are not.
The utmost that can be claimed for
you is that you are as good as the rest,
and even this remains to be proven. 1t
has thus far fallen to others than your
self to give the highest and most he
roic proof of these qualities.
lin view of this, it is not wise in
your friends to try to glorify you as
Fighting Bob To begin with, this
title has already been appropriated by
a stage hero to whom it is not quite
just to compare you. l refer to Fight
ing Bob Acres. And then it would be
easy to find some epithet to the fitn SIS
of which no exception could be taken,
such as clustering Bob or 'Advertis-
ing Bob.''"