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READY FOR To-DAY's LAUNCHING.
The Kentucky VIII Ne Well ChrIsteusd, Sew
eraI CoIoneIs Having DecIaed to AsaIat.

The Kentucky VIII Ne Well ChrIuteusd, Saw
eraI COIOBeIs Having Decided to Assist,
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 3.-The battle
ships Kearsarge and Kentucky are ready for the
launching here tomorrow morning. The city IL
full to overnowing. State Auditor Stone and
the committee arrangements appointed by
the Louisville Board of Trade arrived over the
Chesapeake and Ohio on tho regular train at IL
O'Clock. Gov. Bradley and Staff, Misses Alice
Castleman of Louisville. Salllo Bronston of Lex
ington. Lillian Steger Of Louisville. .Abbie Ballard
of Louisville. and Mary E. Gatwood OF Mount
Sterling, who are to act as maids of honor to
Miss Bradley. the Kentuckys sponsor, arrived
on the Board Of Trade special train this after
noon. There were about 500 other Kentuckians
aboard.
Miss Bradley arrived here from Washington
tonight at o'clock, accompanied by her mother
and Miss Ada Webb OF Paducah. Ky. The Ken
lucky will bo well christened, there being
number of Colonels from Kentucky, who arc
dissatisfied with the manner In which Miss
Bradley will perform the ceremony. Miss
Bradley will use water from tho old Lincoln
homestead. Squire Barker. assisted by friend
will break q bottle filled with water taken from
a spring on the old JEFF Davis homestead, whlle
there are several other KentuckiRnB, all
Colonels. who will break bottles filled with old
Kentucky Bourbon as the battloship starts
down the ways.
KEETUCRIANs RUN OUT OF wATERi
RICHMOND. Va, March 23.-Nine Pullman
cars loaded with Kentuckians bound for Now
port News passed through Richmond to-day
When this place was cached 1t was found that
there was no: q drop OF water on any one of tho
ten cars In tho train. Tho railroad EMPLOYEES
made the discovery. thero having been no com
plant from the passengers:
WASHINGTON, March 23.--Probably for the
first tiuIe In the history OF tho American navy q
war vessel Is to DO chriBtened tomorrow with
water, rather than with wine. Gov. Bradley has
insisted that the Kentucky. when sho leaves the
ways Ut Newport News, shall have u bottle OF
President Orcptt, Of the company has re.
cutt was inclined TO object to tho
Governors debating the nature OF the
christening fiuid, and came near saying 30, but
heard that the Governor had made up his mind
not to attend the launch and TO influence Ken.
tuckians TO stay away II water was not used.
men arc determined, however, that the Ken
tucky shall have n dose OF liquor on her nose
when she hits the water, aud Mr.. Orcutt will
not oppose u scheme already planned by which
som, one on he vessel ~ 10 break a bottle OF
whiskey after she gets well down on her ride to
the river.
The Koarsnrge is TO be christened by Mrs.
Winslow, wife OF Lieut.. Wlnslow, in the good
od-fashiOned way. Mrs. Winslow has been ap-
pealcd to by temperance societies to use water,
but. like her husband, she believes wine tho
proper thing and will use IL. Tho keaTaarge Is
10 be launched first, and the Kentucky is 70 fol-
low her into the water one hour later.
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RETENUE CUTTERS As WAR VESSELS
THE Prssident Asked to Place Them Unaor the
Authority or'the Navy Department.

The Rreaiaent Asked to Place Them Unaer the
Authority or'the Navy Department
WASHINGTON. March GA measure Of prep
aration which indicates how extremely grave
the present situation Is REGARDED by the Govern
ment was recommended to-day by the Navy
Department. The President was asked to
exercise the authority vested in him by
sections of the Revised Statutes relating to the
revenue cutter service and order the revenue
cutters to be placed under tho temporary au-
thority Of the Navy Department as vessels OF
war
A conference was held at the Navy Depart.
mcnt this morning between Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt and Capt. Q. +. Shoemaker, chief OF
the revenue cutter service. This afternoon
First Assistant Engineer Charles A. Nc
Allister was called to the Navy Depart
ment and tho availability of tho cutters
for immediate service In the navy was explained
by him. Capt. Shoemaker told Assistant Seoro-
tary Roosevelt that tho Manning, the Window
and the Gresham, vessels OF the first ratio; the
Hamilton and tho Morrill, of the second
rate, and the Hudson, the Guthrie and the
Calumet Of the third rate could be brought
into service Immediately. Besides these,
the fine new cutter McCulloch, now EN-
route to San Francisco by way Of tho
Suez Canal, could be assigned to naval duty.
The McCulloch is expected TO arrive Mt
Singapore within few days, and 1t is proposed
10 communicate with that point by cable, de-
spatching the vessel to the Asiatic station for
possible service in the waters about the Philip
pines.
Tbree more revenue cutters OF the latest type
nro now buildinQ. Tho OnondaRa and the Al
gononin are nearly flnisbed at Cleveland, and
orders have been sent to have the work ON them
hnstened with all speed. IL is believed that
th,v can he made ready for service In about
n month The third cutter. known at present as
"No a "is bpIldlnu Mt baltimore but il in such
nm early .,npe Of construction that she will not
b.. available for n long time.
The naval authorities believe that the revenue
cutters would be of great service in war as de-
snatch boats as naval scouts. and on picket
dutv- They could also be used for defence of
shinnip In ,oealities which nre more or less re-
mote from the scene of active conflict, and for
rro,rctinp small harbors md rivers.
II the President authorizes tho use of the YES.
ssls in the navy. rs it is expected he will, the
Gresham. now AT milwaukee,. and the Calumet.
Mt Chicago will he brought 10 tho Norfolk Navy
yord as soon as nosslblo to receive an
armament It ia proposed to equip each
NJ tho cntters with ono I.inch rapid.fire rifle
and two G.pounder rapid.nre guns. Most of
the other vessels named as Immediately
available arc not so far away us the
Gre,ham md tho Calumet. and not having
II allow VOYAGE through the great lakes and tho
ST. lawrence canals to make could DO fitted
out with armament very soon.
Nearly two weeks aro Capt. Shoemaker ad.
dressed a letter to the Secretary of the Navy
recommending the services Of the cutters
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COLUMN HEMMEDIN BYFIRE
cor. TAzQUEz DESCRIBES THE Dr.
JENNA OF HIS TROOPS.


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the Cnbnns-AmerIcnnn Leaving tho Islnu4
u,v,x, Nyo-o. q, ri. .a,.,., s.,.A -
port ia p,,h,,sbod hor, ., a .o,,o. =, i,,,or,.,,s
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oncz con,nos.I ~ 200 ,,o,, Co., A.. -, ~.
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loorning nrsviousIy tron, N n,,,onor ,h., a.,
had |, oo,sidar.h,o ,or.o - ,.tas,n,. -. .hsa
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oro n, ~. o.nae.,Ss No., ,u..,. - - -
,ho co,,,.,,, ,ror, ,o,,o,,in, 60, D,t -. 80
n ror,orl,o b,o ,ncidon, horrona, ,,h,oh ~, 49,
spnnish co,umn IN tho rr.oto., dana.r Th.
,,;n1. tsod d. ,,,,....,. -, ~, c.,.A ii
un,p ,yos soon ,nrroundoa nv aor,o. Th. a..
In m, resr vos az intorso =. On ,ho -
and front All the forost. nnd ,ho ,h,oI, aold.
an tho ,,,o,,r,ain. ,,.oro a., .h,u. ,,n,o oh,s.~
po,ro,t ,yo. in,no.s,h,. h,t =, ~ or, -
,,so c.rtsin oo.th 10 ,ho o,,,,n,n ,rho -.
,ross SyhIch ,Uoro w.. ah,,,d"ntoi III ,,ss - -
Mac rsodiiv tool ers w.
Tho snonisb co,,r,,,aor ro,or,. ,h.. r..
"rsod hio ,r,iI,orr Ia IA. otror, o., ,,o,, ,ho a.
crttIno doun troos ,vi,h hoo,r aha, ne
ov.rv crror, foi,od ord ,hor ,ho in,on,r, hoa =.
on.p vara with tboir n,ocbo,o. tb,,ouCh ~.
hnrn,no aeIds THO co,,mn r,odo = dosro-.,s
rr,b nao..d IN ron ,h Tho to,,o. ava ,,,orn 80.
AT Iast
Col. Vazouoz. continuing his extraordinary
report says that he stopped that pirht Mt the
sugar estate Prorreso and next morning hav.
ing made prisoner. some OF those innocent.
harmless pacificos that arc giving help to the
insurRentS." he marched To tho coffee estate
again and had a lively fight with them in sew.
eral parts of the estate. Tho insurgents had
seyeral ontuosts there and tho Snanish cou1.
mander saws that they were all routed and one
camp was captured
Col. Vazouez fought several other onRnro-
ments during tho dny and nert morning he
marched to Arimao. where. Mt 7 O'Clock. his
column. reinforced to the number of l. 600 men.
again met the insurrent pickets and ono of the
most orderly. effective and serious engagements
of the whole war took place" According to Col.
Vazoue1's own words 'the ipsurRents fought
as I'm open battle. abandoning their usual tactica
of surprises"
The insurgents were in front of a thick forest.
presentinp three lines of fire To tho front and
firing sharply also from different points to tho
right and left. protected by the numerous treea.
They were also I'm battle array on the ton of the
mountains Col Vaznuez nsed bis artilIerv
against them. firing twepty.six shots before thev
abandoned their positions. The battle lasted
until Q O'Clock in the afternoon, when the
Cubans retreated.
rho snon;sh column, st,rtod n, tie r,o-oh
o,,in ond a. x o,cIool, onoa ,noro me, tho i,.,r
cents and eppa1cd IN onotber ,ivolv contsat
S,oI yazone1 does NOT cir. tho total n,,r,.
ber NJ dead In his ranks during thesa
doys NJ Aohtina JIo z,v. That or ,ha
Last dav ~. insurgorts Iost rnora ,,,.r
The sun., 1898-03-24
LIGHTING IN CUBA.

PnrpOso OF the InsurEent Army or the East TO
March the West.
HAVANA, March 23.-Reports from Puerto
Principe say that war activity is very great
there. Gen. Pando and Gen. Jlmenez Costcllanos
have had several important engagements in
that province with the insurgents.
The news that the insurgent army of the East
intends to march on the West is officially con-
firIned here, but Gen. Pando thinks that he has
prevented that invasion by his operations in
Puerto Principe.
The sun., 1898-03-24
secretary Macarthur Coming from Madrla.

Special cdblr DeSpGtch to TmE suS.
MADRID, March 23.-J. II. Macarthur. Second
Secretary OF the United States Legation, sailed
from Gibraltar for New York on Monday on
board the steamer Ems. He goes to the United
States on purely private business. but since his
departure the Madrid newspapers have been
filed with the widest conicctures aS to the OBJ
iect OF his trip.
The sun., 1898-03-24

Thirty 90 Down Through BTIdEe with =
MTeckInE Train and Only siE Rescued.

CINCINNATI. o.. March GA special from
Columbus, Ind, says a wrecking train on the
Pennsylvania Railroad near there went through
a bridge tonight with thirty mon aboard About
half dozen were rescued. The rest are drowned.
The place where the train went down Is tn'
tirely surrounded by water, and rescue was
only by means Of Rkiffs.
The fireman Oh the train is on "a tree sur
rounded by water and freezing TO death. One
man was drowned trying To reach the trN'n in
. SkiRs
The sun., 1898-03-24
SPAIN TRYING TO RAISE MoxsE
Failure or az Attompt to Auction or tho Pe,Fo.
Ieum Monopoly.
Special Gable Dsspatoh TO The sux,

SpeoIaT CdOe DespuTcN 70 THE Bun
MADRID, March 25.-In pursuance OF the In.
yitation for tenders issued a short time ago by
the Government. a monopoly of tho import ex-
port, and internal petroleum trade was offered
for sale at auction to-day, the Government AM
ticipstinR the receipt OF large bonus. Tive
Spanish firms filed protest and no bids were
offered. SO the sale was adjourned.
The sun., 1898-03-24

put an end to the war. The Senator con-
graduated the Secretary that at last the
Administration waa about to recognize inde-
pendence and was surprised at the seoretRry's
intimation that the Administration had already
Rono beyond that. Senator Lodge IL therefore
hopeful that the Administration !, really on
the point Of taking decisive and momentous
actInn
The sun., 1898-03-24

rpecfdI Gable DtspdioI 10 THE SuS.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. March 23-The United
States cruiser Cincinnati and the gunboats
Wilmington and Castine. which arrived at Port
Antonio on Monday, whore they filled thoir coal
bunkers sailed thence to-day on u short cruise.
1t is said that they will return for definite
orders
The sun., 1898-03-24

EAsTPoRT, Me-, March GA battalion of
troops has been organised among the mem bers
OF the PassamAquoddy Indian tribe, whose res
ervation is At Perry. on the ~. oroir River,
above this place. When 1t y fully oompleted iJ0
ment IN case war with Spain should occur.
These Indians can muster Ahoat 100 lighting
The sun., 1898-03-24
TO CALL ON NEW JERSEY MILITIAY
L.InIaE Up the National GWRrd-RAiirOadS Pre-
pairing 20 Transport Soldiers.

ELIZABETH. N. j., March 23.-The field and
line officers of the Third Regiment. N. @. N. J..
held meeting tonight over which Col. Is. +.
Lee presided. In accordance with instructions
received by Col. Lee from MajorGen. Plume,
the various company commanders reported tho
number of men ht for war duty. II WAS learned
tonight that the railroads in this state have
been under orders for several days to hold them.
all their passenger and baggage cars and loco.
motives for the transportation OF soldiers and
their equipment.
The sun., 1898-03-24
LooLlnE ror Moro wATsLIDs 70 Buy.

Special Cable DsSDaioh to The sUA
PARIS. March 23.-COmmander w. II. Brown.
ecu, U. s. NJ. iS In Paris searching for m5fo Was.
ahApS fer thsS AID etAtss GoVeERLnsAts
The sun., 1898-03-24

yon rNaA ne trip between New York AMI CHICAGO
By Ths Lake shOne Limited" oF-the 'Horih
she -altsd"--tha banhAy lEaAns q che kOU IOSk
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27

ers were better OF last winter thah thes
usually are. As fnaturaI co,See"s s,''I.,
all the planters. large ana SINFUL IeS',''u
40 mn, In a greater crop than they nau
last wear. They went 10 WORK WIN ue
termination and with smiling laces' anu
as a consequence larger acreage mas
noon nronared for tobacco than FOR a
',,,.,,,,or a., wears previously Riding along
The road one cannot help being made
coenizant of the fact. On every hand
nre noticed large plant-beds and we'll
f,llowed fields ready for the reception or
mo nlonts. Never since the halcyon days
81 "Auld Lang Syne," when tobacco used
10 sell way above par" have the farm
ers shown so much energy ana INDUSTRY
and gone TO their work with brighter
hons of prosperous season. larger
acreage of tobacco nccessltated the cX-
penditure OF more money than usual In
fertilizer. and the merchants have done
n large business along that line during
the last month or so. But the North
winds have brought n black cloud and
obscured the heavens. and shut out from
view the rays Of prosperity which erst-
while were so brilliant. II is feared, and
with good reason, that the present crisis
viii bring tobacco down TO its old level,
~ not lower and thereby entail great
loss upon the growers on account OF the
larger outlay. his IS Causing great
deal Of solicitude and anxiety, and all
work now is labor. and done with heavy
heart.
The farmers have been thrown back
several weeks in their complaining on
account Of the wet weather. BY the time
the land gets dry enough 10 plough Ut
tie il rains and prevents g. n little
has been planted. mostly the garden
crop.
Peas are blooming. and strawberries
are getting along nicely. Scarcely any
Of the cherries have been killed, and are
now as large as ordinary peas.
Mr.. Randolph Williams. who has been
visiting Mr.. James II. Logan, has re-
turned 20 Richmond
Professor Perkins Glover. who has been
teaching q graded school in West Viz
ginia has returned home.
Miss Mary Turner. who has been visit
ing her sister. Mrs J. X. Irving, has re-
turned home.
Messrs. Henry, Lewis, and Harvey are
in Stanton al Augusta Court.
Mr.. Coke is visiting his sister. Mrs.
General #. II. Logan.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
Tribute from the Congregation
Keuesetl Israel.

At q meeting OF the Board OF Managers
Of the Congregation Keneseth Israel, thC
following resolutions were adopted:
To the Board Of Managers OF the Con.
gregation Beth Ahaba:
We have learned with unfeigned regret
OF the sudden death OF your beloved
president, Mr.. Moses Millhiser.
To US he was no stranger. So thorough
ly had he become identified with every
movement looking towards the advance
ment Of the lsraelites OF this city that we
feel his loss will be an almost irrepara-
BILE one.
Though death must come 10 us all, ye,
we feel that the loss OF your beloved
president is also ours, and with you we
drop a tear OF sympathy IN memory OF
our departed friend: therefore. be it
Resolved, by the Congregation Kene-
seth Israel, That while we bow with
humble submission TO the will OF God. we
do not the less mourn for our brother,
his eternal rest.
Resolved. That I'm the death OF Mr..
Moses Mlllhiser the Congregation Beth
Ahaba loses a brother who was always
active. ever ready To help the needy and
distressed, prompt 10 advance the inter
ests OF his congregation. devoted 10 its
welfare and prosperity, a man whose yir-
tue not only endeared him 10 his brethren
In Israel. but to all his fellow-citizens-
Resolved. That this congregation ten
der its heartfelt sympathy to the Con-
gregation Beth Abaha In this their deep
est loss.
Resolved. That the Board OF Managers
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE.
Big Spanish steamer Takcn-Storcs
for Spanish Army.


KEY WEST, FLA, April &C. u15 \.
M.-The big Spanish steamship Panama,
OF the Ceballos Line, which left New
York on April 10Th for Habana, with
number of Spanish refugees on board,
and a very valuable cargo. including, il is
understood, stores for the Spanish army,
was captured last evening about twenty
miles from Iabana- by the little light
house tender Mangrove, now belonging
TO the mosquito fleet.
The Mangrove mounts two G-poundeIs
and four 3S-rcvolvers. She is i'm COM
mand of Lieutens nt-Commander ". II.
Everett, and has 4. crew Of thirteen mon.
The Panama is Of about $50 tons and a
very valuable prize.
The Panama is commanded by Captain
Quevedo. She sailed from New York last
Wednesday, heavily laden with food sup
plies and merchandise hcr manifest
showing her cargo TO consist OF bacon.
hams, lard. beans, peas, corn, bran,
-four. hay, milling machines. etc she
was cleared for Habana. Progrosso. and
Vera Cruz. by J. NJ. Ceballos & CO.. the
New York agents of the Transatlantic
Company, of Barcelona. the owners OF
the steamer.
FORMERLY \ BRITISHER.
The prize of the Mangrove was former
ly the British steamer Branksome Hall
She Is of iron, and was built at Glasgow
in 1915. She registers 2oS5 tons. gross
She is 1914 feet long. 3i.2 feet broad, and
2i9 feet deep. When the MangrOve
sighted the Spaniard she ran up TO her
and fired a gun across her bows. The
liner did not take the hint. and a second
shot was fired. after which the Panama
slowed down a little. A third shot was
fred across the bows of the Panama at
a hundred yards. and the deck officer OF
the Spanish vessel was hailed and noti-
fed that If ne did not heave 20 a shot
would be sent through his vessel. This
notification caused the Panama TO be
brought to.
Ensign Dayton then boarded the Span
ish steamer and took possession Of her
The battleship Indiana steamed up and
Commander Everett notified Captain
Taylor. Of the Indiana. that he had cap
tured the Panama. and borrowed a prize
crew from the battleship. consisting OF
Cadet Falconer and fifteen marines.
The Mangroye was then ordered TO re-
port to the flagship and RearAdmral
Sampson told Commander Everett 20
take his prize into Key West.
The Panama is understood TO have had
thirty-nine passengers on board.
AN AUXILIARY CRUISER
AS she rounded 10 after the little Man
grove captured her the latter. knowing
the Panama was an auxiliary cruiser ex-
pccted 10 be fired upon. IL is not vet
known whether the Panama had guns on
board.
The United States gunboat Newport
Captain Il. +. Thloy has brought in t,,e
Spanish sloop Paquetie and the Spanish
schooner Pirene, both Cuban coastine
vessels which she captured off Habana
this morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
IOuisN JOttings.

LOUISA. VA. April 2G.-(Special.) Mrs.
Susan e. Walton. wife OF James b. Wall
ton, OF near this town. died Saturday.
April 2}d, at noon. Her husband is criti-
cally III, and cannot last long.
The Bank of Louisa has secured a room
here, and as soon as the vault furniture,
etc. can be put in place It will open
for business. Mr.. Philip Il. Porter. Of our
town viii be the cashier and Judge +.
w. Sims is attorney.
Mr.. Wise Baber. a young farmer near
town, cut one of his feet in half with a
pole-aXe a few days ago, while chopping
in the forest
Mr.. George W. McGehee welded Miss
Mabel Duke Monday at noon. and left
with his bride in the evening for the
western portion of the State, where he
Il In the railroad business.
Lots OF our young warriors are ready
70 go TO fight the Spaniards. and only
await a call
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
NOTTOWAY DEMOCRATS.
Elect Delegates TO Petersburg Con-
ycntion-An Endorsement Of Epcs.

NOTTOWAY COURTHOUSE. VA.
April 26.-(Special)-A very largely at
tended meeting Of the Democrats of Not
toway county was held here to-day for
the purpose of electinG delegates TO the
Fourth District Congressional COnven-
ton, 10 be held at Petersburg on Tues
day. the 30 day Of May next. Nottoway
is entitled to nine delegates. and the fol-
lowing were named by unanimous vote:
". n. Jeffress, j. r. Leath. w. A..
Watson A. J.. Woody, r.. w. Tuggle
James Mann. w 4. Land, }. NJ. Hurt
and \. G. Beville.
Resolutions were adopted severely con-
demnng the action of Congress in un-
seating Hon. sydney T. Epes. and an
emphatic protest was entered against the
manner in which Republican Congresses
of late have assumed the constitutional
right of the people of the Fourth Vir-
gina District to elect their own repre-
sentativcs. Mr.. Epes was endorsed for
renominated and so far as is known,
will have no opposition
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-27
Resolutions of Respect.

At a meeting OF the Board Of Dlrec-
tors Of the Virginia Trust Company
held this 26th day Of April, 1893, at
o'clock T. NJ, the following was adopted
We are called upon to mourn the death
Of Mr. Moses Mllhiser, a member Of this
directory. But yesterday he was with
us. conspicuous in daily attendance upon
business and duty, but ever the kindly
resolute man. In his death, we, his as
sociates, will miss his excellent advice
and the benefit Of that matured Judg-
ment which ever characterized him. Not
to us alone is his departure loss. but
to this city, which he loved with such de-
votion, and TO its citizens, with whom
he was ever ready to cooperate and cYl-
tribute TO the promotion OF their hap,oi-
ness and relief, all Of which he did with
a modesty and gentleness characteristic
of him. A man Of strict integrity and
sterling worth, and one whose virtues
are worthy Of imitation.
Resolved, That this board desires 10 pat
on record the high esteem In which ne
was held as a director and friend OF
this company from its organization, and
that as a further mark OF respect. a
committee from this board will attend
his funeral.
Resolved, further, That this action be
entered upon our records. furnished 10
the daily papers for publication, and that
a. copy be sent to the family OF the de
ceased.