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EUROPEAN PRESS CUT OFF.
Gen. Greeley Denie. Cable Priv.

Gen. Greeley Denies Cable Priv
iieEes to All Corr EesHondentS-
Gen. Greeley, chief of the Signal Serv-
ice, has issued an order putting an en-
barge on all cable dispatches out of the
United States containing any news of the
movements of the United States armies
or fleets. The order is directed particu-
larly against all foreign newspapers. 1t
will cut off their news largely, and act
as a far more rigid censorship than the
one heretofore in force
The immediate reason of the order was
the story published in the London Chron-
icle yesterday morning, and quoted from
the Chronicle in many of the papers In
this country. The dispatch told of the
alleged plans for the Santiago invading
army, giving particulars as to the regi-
ments that would compose the force the
commander and the date of departure.
Gen. Greeley was quoted as authoriz-
ing the statement.
Gen. Greeley, when his attention was
called TO the dispatch. promptly cut the
Chronicle off from all cable privileges
as far as the war news is concerned An
order was sent to the cable companies
forbidding them TO send any war news
HliiNGNIi lOI Nllt
Mr.. Henry Norman, the Washington
correspondent of the Chronicle, finally
succeeded in having this complete en-
barge raised. He went to Gen. Greeley's s
office yesterday afternoon and stated to
him that he had received the information
from local newspaper man whom he
considered entirely reliable, mentioning
the name of the newspaper man, and that
it had been accompanied by the assertion
that il was authorized by Gen. Greeley
Mr.. Norman also signed a written state
ment to the effect that Gen. Greeley's
name was used in the dispatch without
authorization.
Gen Greeley last night issued buIle-
tin that the Chronicle has been reinstated
after the receipt by him of the statement
from Mr.. Norman.
This was not the end of the affair, how
ever. Gen. Greeley was very much Of
Tended by the use made of his name
He believed that Europe would not have
very high opinion of an officer who was
supposed to give out information of the
war plans of the United States for two
weeks in advance. He finally issued the
general order against the European press
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PORTO RICAN EXPEDITION.
1t VIII Leave Within Ten Days fol
San Juan.

With the departure of the Santiago
expedition. with the details of which the
War Department has had considerable
worry. the department finds itself free to
devote every energy to the Porto Rican
expedition, Porto Rico will be the next
place to be Invested. and it will be taken
Immediately.
The Porto Rican campaign was dis
eussed at great length at the War De-
partment yesterday. Lieut.. Whitney's ar
rival was just in time to furnish many
valuable details concerning the strength
and distribution of the Porto Rican arm
of the Spanish army, and the plans Of
the American campaign are being evolved
with the information gained by Lieut.
Whitney as a basis.
An army will be sent TO Porto Rico
equal in size to that sent to Santiago
Maj. Cen Coppinger and Fitzhugh Lee
will be in command, and will be given
both regulars and volunteers with which
to accomplish the ends in view. Gen.
Coppinger win probably be appointed
military governor of Porto Rico, a step
which will become as necessary as it was
in the case of the Philippine Islands.
The volunteers and regulars left at
Tampa will be transported by rail to
Jacksonville and Fernandlna, on the
northeast coast of Florida, and will be
embarked from that point This will be
done because there are better railroad
terminal facilities at Jacksonville than
at Tampa
The War Department has determined
that it will not allow itself to be en-
barrassed by either the railroad or the
steamship companies. Vessels which
could not otherwise be obtained for use
on the Philippine expedition were i'm
pressed into service. Cars at Tampa
which were congested and blocked for
miles, and which could not be reached
and unloaded in the ordinary manner by
reason of muddle of way bills and in
voices, Were broken open by order of the
military authorities. and the delayed San
tiago expedition enabled to proceed upon
it's way.
Similar measures will be adopted, if
necessary, to get the Porto Rican expe-
dition off Immediately.
Wagons tents and supplies are being
sent from all parts of the country to
Jacksonville in large quantities for use
in Porto Rico. These supplies will be
at the points of embarkation within A
week, so that, by the time the transports
now en- route for Santiago return to
Jacksonville, everything will be in readi-
ness for a speedy departure.
Ten days is the time limit within which
the Porto Rico expedition must leave. BY
the time the American troops arrive at
San Juan. the American fleet, or a suffi-
cient portion of it. will be free to leave
Santiago for participation in the attack
upon Porto Rico's capital
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THE FRENCH CABLE CUT
Splendid Bravery of the Crew of
iheaSf. Louis.
CUBA Is ) NOW ISOLATED
The Auxiliary Cruiser Under N
Tremendous Fire Succeeds in Her
Mission-A Spanish Gunboat Runs
Away The American Ships Not
Damaged-rhe Yankee on Deck.

or Guantanamo, June s, via Mole st.
Nicholas. June 9.-The auxiliary cruiser
st. Louis has cut the French cable which
landed at Caimanera, on the Bay of
Guantanamo. The Marblehead and the
Yankee, the latter manned by New York
naval reserves, were detached from Ad-
miral SIMPSONS fleet to protect the st.
Louis in her work, which was rendered
dangerous by the international regulation
which requires that, when cables are cut
by belligerents, they be severed within
three miles of the shore
The St. Louis had made previous at
tempt to cut this cable, on which oc-
casion her consort was the armed tug
Wampatuck. The fire from the batteries
ashore, however, was SO hot that the at
tempt had to be temporarily abandoned.
Today the situation was changed. owing
to the presence of the Marblehead and
Yankee. A Spanish gunboat had the
tenerity to fire upon the American ships.
whereupon the latter poured such heavy
fire into her that she turned tail and ran
at her top speed to get out Of range OF the
Americans.
A blockhouse and the other fortlfica-
American gunners. The Spanish artillery
men stood by their guns for a time and
kept up a somewhat vigorous fire. but ul-
timately they abandoned the works and
retreated rapidly The Americans con-
tinued their fire until the fortihcations
had been pounded into unrecognlzable
masses Of ruins.
The Yankees crew did splendid work
in the engagement and their action un
fire called forth high praise from the
regular naval officers. The old blue
jackets of the fleet were somewhat in
clined at the beginning of hostiiities TO
sneer at the fighting capacity of the naval
reserves. but the conduct of the reserves
at Santiago and Caimanera has changed
all this. and the naval reserves now have
heartier admirers than the old shellbacks.
Judging from the excitement that was
manifested in Caimanera during the en-
gagement. lit was thought aboard the
ships that the Spaniards imagined a land
ing in force was TO be made there imme-
diately. The only objects Of the ships
was to cut the cables and this was ac-
complished without damage to the Ameri-
can vessels. -
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THE PHANTOM FLEET.
Naval officials DiscI Iedit Reports of
Warships Mt Havana

WarsbiDS at HAYnna.
A statement was made in an afternoon
paper yesterday that the Navy Depart
ment credits the dispatches from Key
West telling of the presence of a number
of Spanish ships in the gulf in the vicin-
ity of Havana No one was discovered
at the Navy Department yesterday or
last night who credits the story of the
ships The Navigation Bureau does not
1t is stated by the Navigation Bureau
that it has positive information that the
Cadiz fleet is still on the other side of the
Atlantic. Cervera is certainly in Santi-
ago and the department. has no doubt
whatever that all of his ships are there
also.
The bureau officers state that Spain
has nothing else in the Atlantic of any
Importance that could possibly cause a
well-conyoyed feet of transports any
trouble whatever. There are one or two
out-of-date thousand-ton wooden ships
and one or two torpedo boats unaccounted
for.
The War Board took these phantom
ships under advisement yesterday after
noon, but decided that nothing was to
be feared from them.
There was some discussion last night
over the possibility that the Government
has held the invasion fleet at Key West,
pending news of these ships The general
opinion was that the fleet has certainly
sailed, and that. if 1t has not, the reason
was other than fear of the Spaniards.
1t is understood that the convoy from
Key West was very strong one, consist
ing of six or eight warships, including
the hrst-class battleship Indiana
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BANQUET TO GEN. BUTLER.
Sons OF the Palmetto State Honor
Their Distinguished Colleague.

Maj. Gen. NJ. C. Butler, U. S. A, of
South Carolina. was rendered banquet
last evening, at the Ebbitt House, under
the auspices of the South Carolina So
ciety, and the members of the Confeder-
ate Veterans Association of Washington
With one or two exceptions all present
were natives of the Palmetto State, who
had gathered to do honor to one of her
most illustrious men.
Gov. Ellerbe, of South Carolina, and his
staff, were invited to be present but un-
fortunately were unable to do SO. Sen
ator John l.. McLaurin and Representa-
tive Wilson, of South Carolina, were also
invited to be present and respond to
,toasts, but they, too. were detained on
account of pressing business in both
branches of Congress. Ex-senator Black
burn, of Kentucky, replied to the toast
Cuba Libre," in the place of Mr.. Nc
Laurin, and Mr.. Frank Weston, of the
Columbia, S. c., bar, responded instead
of Mr.. Wilson.
The Hon. John J. Hemphill did the hon.
ors of the evening
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CUT OFF FROM THE WORLD.
Ceryera and BIancO Isolated by the
Cutting of the Cables.

Ceryern and SIaBcO Isolated by the
Cutting of the Cables.
The cutting of the cable at La Caiman-
era, and the complete isolation of Santi-
ago from the direct telegraphic service of
the world. was predicted in The Times
on Wednesday. June l.
The cable runs from Martinique to King
ston. TO Santiago. TO Newfoundland. and
thence to France.
If 1t were not cut, the United States
would have had to exercise strict cen
sorship over IT. which would have practi-
cally accused France OF bad faith and
failure in the strict observance of neutral
ity. Representations were made to the
French government along these lines A
direct demand was made to Mr.. Eugene
Thiebaut. secretary of the French gov
ernment and several long conferences
were had at the State Department. before
any agreement was reached. Mr.. THE
baut contended from the first that the
United States had no right of censorship
over the cable
Secretary Day maintained that the
American Government had the right, as
it saw fit. to prevent agents of Spain using
the cable to the detrime4,r or America.
Secretary Day, after several futile at
tempts to reach an agreement. delivered
an ultimatum. which stated In unmistak-
able language that If the censorship were
not agreed to, the cable would be cut by
the United States warships.
Whether the French government agreed
to the demands of the American premier
cannot be definitely learned. The con-
trary Is believed.
Mr.. Jules Cambon, the French ambas-
sador, and Secretary Thiebaut, called at
the State Department yesterday and had
a conference with Secretary Day lasting
several hours. After the conference there
was a report current that the question of
overtures for peace on the part of the
French and Austrian governments was
the matter under consideration.
The real matter discussed, however is
believed to have been the cutting of the
French cable.
The mere act Of doing this shows that
the French government refused to have a
censor exercise any authority over its
lines. and that the American warshlps
were forced to resort to extreme meas
ures in order to cut Admiral CerVera off
from his home government
Interesting developments are promised.
The War Department yesterday receiy-
ed additional information as to the cut
ting of the Cuban cables. Gen. Greeley
would not state its nature. but ii is be-
lieved that the department has been in
formed that all the cables from the ISL
and are now severed. 1t is probable that
the news viii be published today.
The absence of news from Santiago
yesterday and last night is believed TO
corroborate this official information
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der the car. which was drawn by two
horses. There is a slight grade at Second
and r Streets northeast, where the ac-
cident happened, and It is probable that
the car had attained quite a speed and
that its momentum carried It some dis
tance after the brakes were applied The
wheels passed over his legs. bTaking both
of them. and there is also an abrasion on
the side of the head, but from the appear
ance of these wounds. neither would
cause death. There was probably some
internal injury.
The driver of the car. Joseph Seizer. and
the conductor, ]. II. Junes were both ar
rested and locked up at No. s station
house. The coroner was notified and the
inquest will probably be held today.
Coyle was clerk in the Washington
Gas Light Company.
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yesterday as the guest of Hospital Stew
ard Garrison.
A private in Company. B. Twelfth Penn
sylvania. tainted during dress parade last
night, and was removed 10 the division
hospital.
Gov Hastings of Pennsylvania will in
spect the Pennsylvania camps on Tues
day next.
Commodore" Salada, of the Twelfth
Pennsylvania. spent yesterday in Wash
ington and admired the decorations in his
honor
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p. This action was taken because the
steamer is loaded with full cargo 1t
was not the intention of the Government
to have the vessel unload under present
conditions She will be allowed to pro-
ceed TO British Columbia with her cargo
and when she returns on June 81, she
will then be impressed. The third expe-
dition will not be ready to leave until the
City of Pueblo returns from her trip and
Will not be delayed by the action of the
Government of yesterday.
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Dere amt no boardin' bills t pay,
Dere amt no rent y owes,
An wen il comes amt no buns,
Ner sheenies wen we blows
An here's stiff wot slows his cush,
An here's guy wot's gay,
Yer pay is here-ier girls an beer
1t on'y lasts day.
An wot's the use of pluggin'. eh!
Jist let 'er go. an smile
Yer tunes a hOomin' rainy day.
Lays Of Camp Alger.
Five metallic miles Of smiles. a dry ex-
pectant horizon, an eager gloating per
spective This was Camp Alger yester-
day.
II was pay day in nearly every regiment
and the boys were jubilant. What was
war in comparison with handful of de-
Iicious bills; what We're the meager
meals when in their pockets lay real
money; what was the toll, the pain, the
sweat, the misery of long weeks when
the soothing balm of currency touched
the CALLED spots?
Uncle Sam treated the volunteers to a
little spending money. The Sixth Illi-
nois. Sixth Massachusetts. Eighth Ohio,
Eighth Pennsylvania. Thirteenth Penn
sylvania. and a few other regiments have
already received their money. The re-
mainder of the men viii be attended to
today.
The boys Of the Sixth Massachusetts, re-
ceived their stafT pay in addition 10 the
Government allowance. State Paymaster
Bailey. of Boston, spent the day in max
ing himself popular with the Bay State
boys
In anticipation of the boys having a
lot of spending money, Provost Marshal
Valratt made the rounds of all the stands
at the camp and prohibited the sale of
pies and lemonade to the troops. This
action was taken because of the great
number of men i'll with stomach and di-
gestive troubles from too frequent indul-
gence in those articles.
The boys had TO satisfy themselves with
soft drinks, sandwiches and cigars. Some
of them bought whole dozens of boxes of
Strawberries and made a royal feast,
while others proudly purchased whole
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LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE JUSTICE COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, BEFORE LEWIS l. O'NEAIA
A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE--JACOB
CASTELBERG, JOSEPH CASTELBERG AND
ROBERT CASTELBERG. TRADING AS CAS-
TELBERG'S NATIONAL JEWELRY CON-
PANY. vs. ANDREW c. LEESE.
summons in due form having been issued
out OF this court to a lawful constable OF this
District for the said defendant. and the same hsY
ing been by said constable returned mot 70 be
found" It is hereby ordered that said defendant
cause his appearance To be entered herein on or
before the FIRST TUESDAY IN JULY, 1893:
otherwise the cause viii be proceeded with as
in case Of default. LEWIS l. O'NEAL. Justice OF
the Peace, D. c. JeS-lo-D
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THOMAS coYLB KILLED.
Fell Under n Horse Car and Wns
Run Over.

Fell Under n Horse Car and Was
Run Over.
Thomas Coyle, q young man living at
No. "A I Street northeast, was run over
and killed by a ear on the lexington and
Soldiers Home railroad, last night, at
11:30 O'Clock.
Coyle, with several friends, was return
ing home from dance in lexington, and
was standing on the front step of car No.
SO. when he missed his footing and fell
beneath the car. the front wheels pass
ing over the PROSTATE body.
Policemen O'Brien and Pearson sum-
moned the Eight Precinct patrol wagon.
When Coyle was taken from under the
car it was found he was still alive, and
they made all possible haste to Freed
mans Hospital, but before they could
get there he expired, and the body was
taken to the morgue.
There seems to be some doubt as TO the
manner in which the unfortunate man
fell. According to the evidence in the
hands of the police, he fell and rolled un-
The times., 1898-06-10

Mr. P Ketcham of Pike City, Cal, says:
During my brothers late sickness from
sciatic rheumatism, Chamberlain's Pain
Balm was the only remedy that gave him
any relief" Many others have testified
to the prompt relief from pain which this
Iiniment affords. For sale by Henry
Evans, wholesale and retail druggist, s3s
F Street northwest and Connecticut Ave-
nue. and S Street northwest, and l42s
Maryland Avenue northeast.
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WILL. W. DOUGLAS,
Atlantic Building, $50 F ST, City.

hereby certify that the bond required by the
decree of sale IN the chancery cause Of Heinbuch
VS. Dye, ct ais. has been given by Anthony W.
Armstrong H. n YOUNG.
Clerk Circuit Court, Alexandria County Va
ie7-d&ds
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PAY DAY At CAMP ALGER
The Soldier BOys Made Happy
by the PaymaSter.
NO MORE PIE Is ALLOWED

Terrible Condition of Affairs De-
scrfbed i'm the Division Hospital
PASSES Hard to Get NOVA One
Sided Ball GaDe-Anofher Y. Nj.
c. A. Tent Raised.
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Cures Completely and Permanently.
CHARGES MODERATE, MEDICINE INCLUDED.

Daily Office Hours-I0 a. m to D. m.; Mon
day. Wednesday. Thursday. and Saturday. to 8
p. m: Sunday, 10 to II N.
CONSULTATION STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
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AUCTION SALES.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF AN ACRE OF
GROUND, IMPROVED BY A SEYES-ROOM

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF AN ACRE OF
GROUND, IMPROVED BY A SEYEN-ROOM
DWELLING, IN CHERRYDALE, ALEXAN-
DRIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA
By virtue Of a decree OF the Circuit Court Of
the County OF Alexandria Virginia. entered IN
the chancery cause Of HeinbUch vs.. Dye, et ais.
the undersigned commissioners viii sell at public
auction, the premises, on TUESDAY, JUNE
d 1898, AT O'CLOCK P. NJ, the following
property, 70 wit: All that piece OF parcel Of
land IN Alexandria County Virginia, designated
lot I, in r. A. Phillips's subdivision of lot
II, in the Mason tract. containing one % acre
Of land. and being the property Of which Hamp-
ton Dye died seized and possessed
This property IS improved by a seven-ToOm
frame house. has fne fruit upon il. and is II, q
good state of cultivation
Terms of sale: One-third Of the purchase
money in cash, and the residue IN three equal
payments at one two and three years. the pur-
chaser 10 give his note for the deferred payments,
which are to bear interest from the day Of
sale and the title 70 be retained until the whole
of the purchase money IS paid, and all convey
ancing az the cost OF the purchaser.
A W ARMSTRONG.
Alexandria, Va
WILL W DOUGLAS,
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81 % To Baltimore and Re- SI.25
turn via Pennsylvania Railroad.

Tickets on sale Saturday and Sunday,
June II and u. good to return until Mon
day, June 13 Valid on all trains except
Congressional Limited.
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Special Excursion to Baltimore win
Pennsylvania Railroad.

Tickets 81 round trip. good to leave
Washington $40 a. m. and 12:15 noon Sun
day, June II, returning from Baltimore
T:20 p. m. same day.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF PART OF LOT no. 1.
IN SQUARE 2a6, WITH THE IMPROVE
AFFNcTS TTTFPEON

MENTS THEREON
By virtue OF a deed Of trust. duly recorded
In Liber No. 2152, fcli0 Ss4 ct seG OF the
Land Records Of the District Of Columbia, the
undersigned trustees viii sell. in front oi the
premises. IN the S1st DAY OF MAY,
isss, AT O'CLOCK P. NJ. part Of original lot
No l, square 2e6- Beginning for the same az
the southeast corner OF said lot and square. be-
ing the intersection of Twelfth Street west and
C Street SOUTH and running thence with said O
Street ffty-three feet seven and one-hali inches;
thence north forty feet; thence east ffty-three
feet seven ard one-haH inches TO said Twelfth
Street: thence south forty feet 70 the place OF
beginning together with the mplovemsnts there
on This property viii be sold subject to a pri0r
deed OF trust Tor thirty-fve hundred dollars re-
corded in Liber 20Ss folio 152 ct seq Terms:
Balance cash. A deposit OF 500 required at tina
Of sale.
GEORGE J. BOND.
ERNEST W. BRADFORD.
Trustees
The above sale is hereby postponed until TUES
DAY, JUNE :, 1893. at A O'CLOCk P. ~
ERNEST W BRADFORD,
GEORGE j. BOND.
The above sale is hereby postponed until FRI
DAY, JUNE 10, 1895 at O'Clock p. m
c. J. BOND.
ERNEST W BRADFORD,
Trustees
THOMAS ]. OWEN, Auctioneer.
ie 7-St-em
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Attend Free Cooking Lessons.
3 to 4 p. m. daily, at 614 18th Street.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
On Pa. Ave-, 0l6=9lS NV

SPECIAL NOTICE-save money! Parties
in the market to purchase a typewriter
drop me a postal before buying. l VIII
call; don't pay 500. Address DEWEY,
this office je1J-2t
SPECIAL NOTICE.-PoIIcies or Life In
surance bought for Investment Money
loaned on the same as collateral
Applications for insurance on rejected
lives up to $1,000 entertained
HADDAWAY & DOUGLAS.
ep17-tf 51s Fourteenth Street
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Biggest Slaughter Of the SEASON.
S6.75 for Choice of ,488 $12 and ST
Famous Eiseman Make Mems Suits.

Hue black and
Mobile fnyefc n worseds
fill sold ou-bat this
season 10 noncedth cool