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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-05-13
A TERRIBLE DAY IN MILAN.
Pitched Battle Between the POpuIace and
the Troops Hundreds said to Have
Been Killed and Injured.

EUGENIO, Switzerland, May SIT has
been a terrible day at Milan. About
one o'clock this afternoon a veritable
battle occurred in the Via Somtraire.
Thousands of tiles and chimneys were
hurled from the roofs upon the troops,
who were compelled to retire.
A similar fight took place in the Via
TOrino, and it is believed that no fewer
than 800 were killed and 900 injured
A Swiss merchant, who has arrived
here from Milan, describes the events
of Saturday as completely anarchisti-
cal. According to his account the
leaders of the agitation evidently had
well-arranged plans. Columns of riot
ers emerged from all the gates of the
town and cOnverged on a center, where
they rapidly constructed barricades.
When they were dislodged by the
troops they mounted to the roofs and
rained tiles and chimneys down upon
the soldiery.
The gates of the town were held by
troops in the evening and throughout
the night, SO that workmen employed
outside were unable to return home
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attempted to force an entrance into the
city, but were repulsed by detach-
ment of Beersagliera, who killed two
of the students and wounded four.
In the parts of Milan where the re-
sistance was most desperate whole
streets were torn up by the mob, not a
pane of glass is unbroken, the doors are
mostly torn down, and on all sides can
be seen the remains of fires and wrecked
furniture and other household goods.
In fact, those portions of the city are
practically sacked. The bodies of the
killed were generally piled in door
ways, and were afterwards collected
by army wagons. The hospitals, per-
manent and temporary, are overflow
ing with wounded people.
1t is announced that work has been
resumed in the factories of Milan.
At Genzano, near Rome, the troops
fired on 4 mob which was engaged in
lOoting. Two persons were killed and
many wounded.
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STATE OF EXPECTATION.
The President and Cabinet Expecting
News from Sampson at
Porto Rico.

WAsHINGTON, May 9.-The president
and the members of his cabinet are
now expecting important news from
Admiral SIMPSONS feet, which was
dispatched against Porto Rico 1t is
believed that his victory there
will be as complete as that of
Admiral Dewey at Manila. although
it is hardly to be expected that the
consequences to his fleet will be as un-
important. No alarm is felt as to the
whereabouts of the Spanish fleet, and
it certainly is not expected that Ad
miral Sampson will encounter them at
Porto Rico.
As to the plans of campaign in Cuba,
it is understood that there has been no
material change from those announced
some time ago. AT the proper time it
is expected that a landing of con-
siderable force with provisions and
munitions for the insurgents will be
effected at some easily accesSi ble point,
and that an active campaign will then
begin from the rear as well as from the
fleets in front of Havana and other i'm
pOrtant seapOrtS.
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southwest now estimate the wheat
crop for Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma
territory at 100, 900, 900 bushels for this
year.
There is growing opinion that the
openly-expressed sympathy of France
for Spain is taking a serious phase, and
that she is furnishing the latter mate
rial aid
Mrs. Elizabeth Wonderly, resident
of Galena, ILL.,, for over so years, died
therc-Sunday, aged nearly so years.
She was the widow of the late j. Y.
Wonderly.
The Russian papers are full of
criticisms of the Spanish fighting at
Manila. They accuse the Spaniards of
losing the arsenal at Cavite through
cowardice.
Maj. Henry T. Stanton, Kentucky S
poet laureate, died suddenly at Frank
fort, Sunday. He was the author of
several volumes of poems, his fame in
that field resting chiefly on the Money
less Man" etc.
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pensable that we should have a pied
a terre. 1t is inevitable that in the
near future the Pacific ocean aud
the adjoining seas will become
the scene of the greatest commercial
activity, and the United States has ar
rived at period in its history when it
must either advance, in accordance with
its responsibilities as great commercial
power, or else take a back seat in the
family of nations. Therefore | believe
in the annexation of these islands.
''As to the intervention of foreign
nations, either to assist or oppose US
in doing so, can not see what right
any other nation had to interfere. We
are perfectly able to take care of our
selves, and we can annex these is
lands without anybody's help, and
in spite of anybody's opposition.
At the same time, 1 do
not think that any power in Europe
will say a word, for no country in Eu-
rope is looking for any trou BILE with
the United States.
The Monroe doctrine cuts no figure
in this matter. The fact that we will
not let any country in Europe extend
its political system in this continent is
no reason why we should not extend
our political system in the eastern
hemisphere. Whether, in case of annexa-
tion. we would become liable for any
Spanish debt secured on the Philip
pine islands on their customs revenue
is mere matter of detail, and should
not weigh a feather against annexa-
tion. So l am clear and positive in my
opinion that the United States should
never surrender the Philippine islands
to anybody, but should keep them for
its own use"
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LET OLD GLORY REMAIN.
Hon. Lambert Tree Says He Hopes
Our Flag Will Never be Hauled
Down in the Philippines.
WE NEED THEM NOW IN OUR BUSINESS.
Having Become a Great Commercial Pow
er, We Need FOothold In the Far East,
Otherwise We Shall Have to Take
Back Seat-NO Trouble with Any Eu-
ropean Power Lookd For.

CHICAGO, May 9.-'I hope the United
States flag will never be hauled down
at the Philippine islands, says Lambert
Tree, former minister to Russia. The
circumstances of our victory there dem
onstrated the necessity of annexing
them.
Commodore Dewey did not have a
place left for the sole of his foot in the
east. He was turned out of Hong
Kong, and then out of Mrs bay, and
he had to conquer a harbor, start
for Honolulu, or go to the
bottom. Now that same thing will
happen again whenever we have an
other foreign war. All the ports will
be declared neutral, and our fleet will
have no harbor and no coal, and will
have to come home or surrender OF
sink. That is what | call a humiliat-
ing and intollerable state of things,
and now that we have providentially
acquired port in the east it seems to
me we are under obligations to keep it.
This is all the more necessary be-
cause we have become a great COM
mercial power For, if we mean to
compete with other nations for the
trade of China and Japan, it is indis-
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OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

The price of bread has been advanced
one cent loaf in Chicago.
Forty thousand volu nteers are to be
at once mobilized at Chiclxamauga park.
Forty thousand persons visited Camp
Stephens at jefferson Barracks, Mo-.
Sunday.
Three brigades of 5000 each, rank
and file, are to constitute the land gar
rison of Manila.
The new cruiser New Orleans joined
the flying squadron at Old Point Com
fort Sunday evening.
Admiral Montijo was slightly
wounded in the battle of Manila bay,
but managed to escape to the city.
In 80 days a fleet of 100 torpedo boats
and half a dozen torpedo-boat destroy
ers will be added to Simpsons squad
ron.
Supplies intended for Manila are be-
ing stopped by the Philippine insur~
gents, who are in strong force back of
the city.
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford, late min
lister to Spain, arrived in Washington
Sunday evening, and was warmly well
coined by the president
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says the Spanish
loss at MiDala bay will aggregate fully
1000 killed and wounded.
Paul Varnon, Is years old, son of
U. c. Varnon, a widow of high stand
ing, was drowned in the Alabama river
at Selma, Ala, while bathing.
Lieut.-Gen. Correa, Spanish minister
of war, and Admiral Bermejo, minister
of marine, are said to be organizing re-
Inducements for the Philippines.
Capt Gen. Blanco had officially re-
ported to Madrid the foun dering of the
United States cruiser Cincinnati on the
coast of Cuba. The Cincinnati is at Key
West.
The best-informeI people in the
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TROOPS GOING TO MANILA.
Five Thousand Men Will be Gath
cred at the Presidio, San
Francisco, This Week.
ALL THE ARMS WILL Be REPRESENTED.

California, Oregon, Washington, Utah and
IdadO Will Furnish the Most of the
Troops, with a SprlnkIIng of Regulars
Plenty of Vessels in Sight to be Used
Transports.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9.-Within this
week 5000 men will be quartercd at
the Preside in tllie oity a awaiting trn14e
portation to Manila. Every day troops
from Oregon, Washington, Utah and
Idaho will be pouring in, and the work
of mastering in the militia will con-
tinue The state and federal authori-
ties here are working night and day to
have all in readiness when the trans
ports lay alongside the wharves for
their freight. Gen. b. c. Merriam is
expected hourly from Vancouver.
Word came from Washington late
Sunday night that all bran ches of the
services would be represented in the
first shipment of troops to the Philip
pines, and that California had earned
the warm commendatiOn of the secre-
tary of war for it's admirable celebrity
in IN ustcring in its quota, and for the
chara cter of those that composed it
No effort is being spared to get into
the ranks of the army and navy every
company in California.
Adit.-Gen. Barrett has sent to Gen
Greeley, chief of the signal corps at
Washington, a notification that J 90 men
of CALIFORNIA; signal corps stand fully
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equipped and well qualified to go to the
front Immediately. The naval militia
are urging the representatives of the
state in Washington to help them out
in their deplorable condition of in
action. They are extremely anxious to
be assigned to duty.
The vessels in port, or expected here
during the next As hours, that could be
used as transports for men, horses,
munitions of war and COAL are the
Australia, Mariposa, Ohio, City of
Puebla, Leelanaw, City of PeHing, City
of Sydney, Progreso, Washtenaw and
willamette.
OF these, the Australia is ready to be-
fitted out at moments notice, the Ohio
is discharging, the City of Puebla is to
sail on Wednesday next for Puget
sound ports, the Leelanaw is discharg-
ing COAL while the City of Sydney
is on her way here from Pan
anna, and the Progeso, Washtenaw
and Willamette from Puget sound. The
Ohio and Leelanaw were brought out
here from the east for the st. Michaels
trade, and it would not take long to fit
them out to carry a large number o.
troops. The Progreso carries 1900
tons, the Washtenaw 1000 tons, and
the Willamette 2,4OO tons of coal They
are now on their way here
heavily laden. The big Aus
tralian colliers Burma and Titania are
now on their way here from Nanaimo,
B. c., with about 10, 900 tons of coal be-
tween them, SO they would fill up the
American steamers Progrcso, Washte-
nav and Willamette in short order.
The milit ry camp at the Preside is
visited daily oy thousands of citizens
and the patriotic spirit of the people is
shown by flags flying throughout the
CITY.
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.A MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
The President, in Special Message
to Congress, Recommends
Thanks to Dewey.
TO HIS BRAVE OFFICERS AND MEN ALSO.
Resolutions of Thanks Promptly Adopted
by Both HOuses-AlsO n Bill Creating
an Extra Rear Admiral In the Navy,
the Understanding Being that the Rank
Is to be Bestowed Upon Dewey.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The president
sent the following message to con-
gresS:
On the 2ith of April l directed the secretary Of
the navy to telegraph orders to Commodore
George Dewey. of the United States navy, COM
manding the Asiatic squadron then lying in the
port OF Hong Kong, to proceed forthwith to the
Philippine islands, there to commence opera
tions and engage the Spanish feet.
Promptly Obeying that order, the United
States squadron, consisting of the flagship
Olympia, Baltimore, Raleigh, Boston, Concord
and Petrol, with the revenue cutter McCullOch
aS an auxiliary dispatch lCat, entered the har-
Tor OF Manila at daybreak on the first of May,
and Immediately engaged the entire Spanish
fleet Of II ships, which wcr0 under the pro-
lection OF the fire of the land forts.
After n stubborn fight, in which the
enemy suffered great loss, their vessels were
destroyed or completely disabled and the water
battery at Cavite silenced. or our brave Off
GERS and men not one was lost, and only eight
injured. and those slightly. All of our ships
escaped any serious damage.
BY the fourth OF May Commodore Dewey had
taken possession Of the naval station at Ca
vite, destroying the fOrtifcatiOnS there and az
the entrance of the bay, and paroling their gar
risOnS. The waters of the bay are under his
complete control He has established hospitals
within the American lines, where 80 of the
spanish SICK ana NOunueu are assisted ana pro-
tected.
The magnitude of this victory can hardly be
measured by the ordinary standards of naval
warfare. OutweighIng any material advan-
tage is the moral effect of this initial success.
At this unsurpassed achievement the great
heart Of our nation thrObS. not with bOaSting
with greed Of contest, but with deep
gratitude that this triumph has come
in Just cause, and that. by the
grace of God. an effective step has thus
been taken toward the attainment of the wished
for peace. To those whose skill. courage AMI
devotion have won the fight to the gallant com
mander and the brave officers and men who
aided him, our country owes an incalculable
debt
Feeling as cur people feel, and speaking in
their name. l at once sent message to Com
mOdore Dewey. thanking him and his officers
ana men for their splendid achievement and
overwhelming victory, ard informing him that
had appointed him an acting rear admiral.
l now recommend that. following our national
precedents, and expressing the fervent graft
tude Of every patriotic heart the thanks OF con-
creSS be given Acting RcaTAdmiral Dewey OF
the United States navy for highly distinguished
conduct in conflict with the enemy, and to the
officers and men under his con mand for their
gallantry in the destruction of the enemy's )
fleet and the capture of the enemy'S fOrtifica-
tioDs in the bay of Manila.
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THE RISING AT MILAN, ITALY.
The Troops Are Apparently Masters of the
SituatiOn-Work Has Been Re-
sumed in the Factories.

LUCIANO, Switzerland, May 0.-Ac-
cOrding to the latest news received here
from Milan, Italy, the rising of the
people there appears to have been mas
tered. Reinforcements of troops have
been pouring into the city all night
long.
There was n renewal of the disturb
ances at Milan Sunday night, due to
the arrival of mob of students from
Pavia, armed with revolvers. They
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ONE VICTIM BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Awful Results OF Finding An Old Can Of
rO-GIycerIne-SeveraI Per-
sons Injured.

DENVER, Col, May 9.-By the ex-
plosion of a can of nitro-glycerine,
found near the old powder mills on the
outskirts of this city yesterday, Fritz
Smetzger was instantly killed, his
body being blown to atoms. and Peter
Lehl, Peter Schmear and Henry LOS
were badly injured. While the others
were retreating Smetzger dropped a
stone in the open top OF the can, caus-
ing the explosion.
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Executive Mansion. May o 1898
Resolutions OF Thanks Introduced and
Adopted in Congress.

Adopted in Congress.
WAsHINGToN, May 9.-Senator Hale
and Representative Boutelle, chairmen
respectively of the senate and house
committees on naval affairs, were
called to the White House during
the cabinet session to consider
the resolution of thanks recommend
ed in the presidents message. They
spent but 4 few minutes, and the two
chairmen subsequently met at the
capitol and decided upon the form of
legislation for making Commodore
Dewey rear-admiral, to be introduced
simultaneously.
The congressional resolution is as
follows:
Joint resolution, rendering the thanks OF
congress to Commodore George Dewey, L. 6.
N, and to the officers and men of the squad
ron under his command.
RtsOirod, By the senate and the house of rep
resentativeS of the United States Of America
IN congress assembled, that, in pursuance of
the recommendation of the president, made in
accordance with the provisions of section 1906
OF the revised statutes, the thanks Of congress
and Of the American peOp are hereby
rendered to Commodore George Dewey, L. y.
N, ,COmmandcr-in-chiefO of the ASiatic station,
with the enemy aS displayed by him in the de-
structiOn of the Spanish feet and batteries in
the harbOr Of Manila Philippine islands, May
l. 1898.
SEC. :. That the thanks of congress and OF
the American people are hereby extended,
through Commodore Dewey, to the officers and
men under his command. for the gallantry and
skill exhibited by them on that occasion.
SEC. >. BE it further resolved. that the pres
ident of the United States be reqested to cause
this resolution to be communicated to COmmo-
dOre Dewey and through him to the officers and
men under his command.
The above resolutions were adopted
by both houses without a dissenting
vote.
Both houses also passed bill Great
ing an additional rear admiral in the
navy, the understanding being that the
rank was to be bestowed upon Acting
Rear-Admiral George Dewey.
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CouIdn,t Face the Music.

BAY CITY, Mich, May 9.-Charles
Glaser. ex-comptroller of West Bay
City, shot himself through the breast,
and died Is minutes later. Glasses was
recently indicted by the county grand
jury on charges of forgery and embez-
element
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ONE THING HE CAN'T FORGET.
Consul Brice was Forced to Leave Three
Hundred American Citizens to be
Murdered or Starved at Matanzas.

CHICAGO, May 9. - Alex G. Brice,
United States consul at Matanzas, is
in this city with his family. He is on
his way to his home, Bedford, Ia,
where he will try to forget the scenes
of horror, which he says are equaled by
nothing in Dante's Inferno.
There will be one thing though that
Mr.. Brice can never forget. He says
he was forced to leave 500 citizens of
America in Mantanzas. Some of these
have already been slaughtered by the
Spanish, he believes, Others will be.
Many will die of starvation
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Fatal bicycle Collision.

TACOMA, Wash, May 9.-Saturday
afternoon, while returning from Edi-
son with bicycle party, Secretary c.
W. Mock, of the Tacoma school board,
was run into by an unknown woman,
and both parties were thrown from
their wheels Mr. Mock was uncon-
scious when picked up, and soon died.
The woman mounted her wheel and
rode away.
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AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN.
The Cabinet Decided to Push Things In
the PhilipPines-Five Thousand
Troops VIII Be Sent.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The cabinet
decided on an aggressive campaign
against the Spanish in the Phil
ippines Five thousand troops will
be sent. 1t expects important
news soon from Sampson, who has
moved against Porto Rico. 1t is not
believed he will encounter the Spanish
fleet at Porto Rico.
Later on Havana will be attacked
from rear by United States and lnsur
gent troops, and by the fleet in front.
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Rush Order for Rubber Ponchas.

CLEVELAND, o., May 9.-The Cleve.
land rubber works has just received a
rush order from the United States gov
ernment to furnish $1,000 ponchas for
the volunteer army. The ponchas are
light rubber blankets, 70 by 45 inches,
and are adapted to three uses. They
can be used as blankets, as capes, or
four Of them may be laced together and
made into a tent
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BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS.
Zhe Measure Designed to Raise CommO-
dOre Dewey to the Fall Rank of
Rear Admiral in the Navy.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The following
is the bill passed by congress raising
the number of admirals from six to
seven to provide for Commodore Dew
ey's promotion:
SECTION That the number of rear admi-
rails in the United States navy now allowed by
law be- and is hereby increased, from six to
seven. and this act shall be strusd and TAX
en- as validating and making in force and af-
feet any promotion u said rank of rear ad
miral in the United States navy, male hereto
fore or hereafter and during the existing war,
and based on the thanks of congress.
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HICAGO, May "a special to the
Daily News from Washington, says:
Senator Allison, who has known Ad-
miral Dewey a great many years, says
the conquerer of the Philippines is
stanch republican. Several statements
have been made that he was demo-
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7 thirteenth New York Ordered DIsbanded.

ALBANY, n. Y, May Gov. Black
has instructed Adjt.-Gen. Tillinghast
to issue the order to dis band the Thir-
teenth regiment. Disobedience of or
ders from the commander-in-chief
prompted this action.
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GLovERsvIILE, n. Y, May 9-Over
100 cottages at Scaudaga Park, Fulton
county, a popular summer resort, 1s
miles north of here, have been de-
stroyed by fire, probably of incendiary
origin. The cottages were all frame
structures, built closely together.
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WouIdBe Assassins of King George
Executed.

LONDON, May 9.-Dispatches received
here from Athens say Karditza and
GeOrgeous, the two men who at
tempted to assassinate King George of
Greece in that city on February 26 last,
were executed
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Cable Coromunication Interrunted.

NEW YORK, May 9.-The Commercial
Cable Co.sent out notice that the cable
between Montevideo and Rio Grande do
Sui is interrupted. This cuts off tele-
graphic communication with Monte
video and places south, including
AuTas
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A Spanish Fleet Steering Southwark.

LISBON, May 9.-The newspapers of
this city say that Spanish fleet, con-
sisting of nine vessels, passed Cape
Espichel, 21 miles south by west of this
port, at about 1870 p. m. Sunday. The
fleet was steering southerly course.
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Political situation Unchanged at Madrid.

MADRID, May 9.-The political situa-
tion here is unchanged. The consulta-
tion between the queen regent and
Senor Gamazo, the liberal leader, as
well as her conference with Senor
MOnterorios, the president of the SEN
ate, have been without result.
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Broke a Worlds Record.

SAN Francisco. May 81. ?. Schus-
ter, of the Germania Scheutzen club,
broke the worlds record at the 200 yard
target at Shellmond. His score of asa
was two greater than the record made
last year bv a. Strecker.
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Shot the widow and Himself.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 9.-Frank
Harrington, Monday. fatally shot Mrs.
Mahlert. a widow with whom he
boarded, because she refused to marry
him. lie then blew out his own brains.
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The Oregon at Bahia, Brazil.

BAHIA, Brazil, May 9.-The United
States battleship Oregon arrived here
at 9:4O a. N. 1t is said she is now act
ing under secret instructions from
Washington.
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Only at Sanders Risk-

NEW YORK, Nav 9.-The Commercial
Cable Co. announces that it is advised
that kilograms for Spain wri tten in
code or cipher can only be accented at
senders risk.