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MISTAKEN IMPRESSION
Regarding tho German Steamer Polaria.
if.-st prisonsrs to bo Exchanged,

Regarding tho German Steamer Polaria.
Prisonors to be, Exchanged.
4 WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1o.-
There appears to be mistaken Inn
preston touching the attitude our. gov
ernment has assumed Ia the matter OF
the German merchant steamer Polaria,
now at Key West. awaiting permission
to cross the blockade lines into Hava-
no harbor. Her. case Is not exceptional
inasmuch as the government gave its
consent only to the landing in Havana
OF certain passengers on the steamer,
who boarded her at Hamburg. Ger
many. April 6 last, some time before the
outbreak OF war between the United
States and Spain, and long before the
issue OF the declaration OF war. The
Presidents proclamation Of the block
ade contemplated the exemption from
Interference OF foreign vessels cleared
before the date OF proclamation, and In
conformity to the general principle the
state department saw no reason why.
-fssssehsers shipped under such -c0ndi-
tions as those ON the Polaria, at Ham
burg, should be prevented from contin-
ulilS tIelT JOutuey.
AS for the British correspondent, Mr..
Knight, who is awaiting permission to
enter Havana, passing the blockade on
O neutral ship, our government Is under
certain obligations to him by reason Of
his efforts to arrange for an exchange
Of prisoners. These efforts by the way.
have succeeded, and Colonel Cortijo and
Surgeon Julian now at Fort Mcpherson,
Ga, are TO be exchanged for the news
paper men, Thrall and Jones, now in
Moro castle, as indicated by the fol-
lowing telegram to the state depart
ment from Alex. Gollan, British consul
general at Havana:
All arranged. You can send prison.
-ers at once. Please wire me day and
hour departure Key West and probable
arrival off Havana. Immediately flag
Is discerned Spanish steamer with
ThraIl and Jones, will be sent out to
meet and exchange"
!, Promptly upon the receipt OF the In
formation BY the stat department,
Secretary Alger signed an order direct
ing the commanding general Of the
department Of the gulf to have prison.
ers cortiJo and Julian taken to Key
West and turned over to the command
ant OF the naval station there for fur
ther orders. Accompanied by small
guard the two men will be taken to
Tampa and thence by water to Key
West, when arrangements will be
made for the trip. TO Havana and the
subsequent exchange OF the two men
for the American correspondents.
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PHILIPPINE EXPEDITION.
Regular Troops to Accompany General
5ass Merritt Decided on. '5t

Regular Troops to Accompany General
i5s Merritt Decided on. n
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 19.-The
regular troops which nre to accompany
the expedition to the Philippines were
determined upon at the war depart
ment to-day and orders for them to
proceed promptly to the coast will be
Issued. These with the volunteers from
California, Colorado, Kansas, Mlnnoso-
tn, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon. Utah,
Wyoming, North and South Dakota and
Idaho will make up the sum total from
which are to be taken the troops who
are to be sent to reinforce Admiral
Dewey and enable him to take and
hold the city, OF Manila. III
~ The public admission that tho occupa-
tlon OF the Islands is Intended, was
made known In an order OF the depart
ment to-day detailing several officers
for duty In that connection. The quar-
termusters department reports that tho
four ships which have been chartered
for tho trans-Pacinc trip should be
ready 10 sall inside OF ten days at the
most. The city OF Pckins which will
get off first, Is almost ready. The COM.
missarF's department was advised that
supplies for $4,000 men were to reach
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INSURGENTS CLOSING IN !

y p . j. . I
On Santiago, dc Cuba-The Governor OF
the Province Makes Some Startling
Boasts ns to what the "nloodyn Span.
iartis will do TO our rArmy. n 81 y
Copyright, 1898, by; the Associated Press.)
KINGSTON. May 1s.-Refugees who
arrived here to-day from Santiago de
Cuba on board the steamer Adula say
the insurgent district commanders In
eastern Cuba are moving nearer and
nearer to Santiago de Cuba. 1t appears
that Brigadler General Mlndez, by or
der OF General Callxto Garcia, has
brought insurgent forces from the ex-
treme east 10 the neighborhood OF Cal
manero on the south coast, and Briga-
der General Castillo, OF the lnsurgent
army, has shifted his command to with
in twenty-five miles OF Santiago de Gu
ba.
Small insurgent bands engage In
nightly raids past the outlying garri-
soned towns, to within about six miles
OF the city OF Santiago de Cuba. They
retire without pursuit after their for
ays. The concerted designis to cut Off the
meat. vegetable and fruit supply of the
city and produce the effects OF a siega.
In the meantime the prices OF pro-
visions at Santiago are even less than
they were three weeks ago. during the
first panic following the outbreak OF
hostIlities between Spain and the Uni
ted States, and the expectation OF being
blockaded. Small cargoes OF -four, gro
ceries and canned goods have been re-
ratv0f ht, -rhnnpara frHpo To yy,o ,y,1
Hayti and the markets of Santiago de
Cuba are full OF fish. "a 4
Senor Enrique Caprites,} governor OF
Santiago de Cuba. in an interview
printed In La Bandera Espanola Of May
IS, Is quoted as saying: Spain has 3oO,-
900 regular troops and volunteers In Gu
us who are from Spain are ,accIimated,
and We are entrenched. Therefore, one
OF US is equal to two invaders-yes, to
three invaders. 4,.. 5iS.zs.;}s
Eve hear America purposes to assall
us with 100000 men. Some reports say
900 men and raw levles. We invite
four times that number. and will enrich
our fields with their carcasses. The
greater the number the greater the
glory. Let US keep our hearts eleva-
leo Ny pdliioliSti ohSA khOb6hlS VI OuA
wrongs. Our flag has been called the
golden and bloody flag OF Spain In
our hands. may 1t indeed win that
name"
The feeling against Americans In
Santiago de Cuba Is most bitter. The
SpanIards threaten to confscate the
plantations owned by Americans.
The representatives OF foreign capl-
talists who at first believed the war
would be short and victorious one for
the United States now appear to think
that 1t will be prolonged for many
months. n
Among the Adula's passengers are
Mr.. Octavi Ano Quarry, planter, said
to have been the last American in San
tiago, and Senor Vinent, Spaniard,
secretary Of Senor Caprltes, the COVER
nor OF Santiago.
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M'GRAwsIMA


Lihaiy to be Iinn,strung In the sensts-The
Appolntmento OF o. Brien pioore, ltousesH
West virginians Regardless ar Politics.
Hts Unsayory. Record. a
Special Dispatch to tho Intelliseneer. 3isb
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1s.-The
nomination OF o'Brlen Moore, OF West
Virginia. to be an assistant paymaster
In the army, was received bR the states
delegation In Congress with surprises
and indignation until n was learned
that he was TO be accredited 70 Texael
ana that tho President was not advised
OF his place OF residence. The appoint.
ment Is held up, however. at the request
ent appearances 1t will fall OF confirm
atlon. Neither Senator Faulkner nor
Senator Elkins was consulted and inol-3
ther knew that application had been
made for. Moore's appointment until his {
name came with others to the senate.i5ia
It transpires that the President act-si
ed upon tho request OF Senator Mills, OF
Texas, who personally solicited the ap.ss
pointment, g7a ~ (
The West Virginia delegation Is ops
pSo'be tthc Souiiithhttoilt tHG LlttuutIb
soy, not on political grounds, as ot
course such considerations could not en-2
ter Into the issue under the circum-s
stances, but hecause Mr.. Moore has per-
slstently, aud without cause, gone out Z
OF his way TO personally abuse and mis- \
represent them. & q
All but two of the West Virginia del.
egat!on have been seen by the IntellI-s
gencer correspondent. and each OF these
seen has protested against his confirm
alton.
The elunderstanding from those seen Is (
that both senators and all the repre-
sentatives. are united In oppostion.S Z
Whether at the solicitation OF Senator
Mills they will at last relent remains to J
be seen. But without their consent ills
hardly probable that the nomination.
will ever come out Of the hands of.tha!l
committee. - "a
1t Is said that Mr.. Moore has not been
in Texas for fifteen years. Senator Mills (
is his friend, however. and he also has (
the support of number of newspaper
correspondents with whom he has been
associated. w:
Senator Elkins said Tonight that he
Is not personally acquainted with Mr.
Moore. but that neither this fact nor
the fact that Moore Is his political
opponent would weigh In his Judgment
against him. had not Moore published Z
allegations against him. which he knew !
to be untrue. and which he had ac.5
knowledged to be untrue.
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SPAIN CENSUREs
The Governor of Hong Kong. and Won.
ders mt Other Things.

The Governor OF Hong Kong. and Won.
dcrs mt Other Things.
1 MADRID, May 19.-The new cabinet
ministers took over their portfolios this
afternoon. The Spanish newspapers
censure the governor OF Hong Kong for
permitting the American warshIps to
re-victual, and they say they cannot
understand Great Britain allowing the
United States to cut the British West
India cables.
The cabinet will present itself to the
chamber to-day, when Senior Romero v
Robledo will ask for q statement on the
crisis. The Carllsts and Republicans
want to pronlong the budget debate un-
I'll the end OF June.
The Epocn announces that the rail-
road officials have offered the govern
ment 250, 900, 900, pesetas In return for a
prolongatlon OF their concessions. b .A#'
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WORSE THAN WAR.
Ihreo States Swept by n Death Dealing
storm-Grent Loss OF Life In Iowa, Iiil-
nols and Wt,conxin. i!y gn.s4 y. '+Fr.sS

Three States Swept by a Death DEALING
Storm-Grrnt Loss or Life In Iowa, iii.
nois and Wi,consii,.
CHICAGO, May l9.-Forty-two per-
sons are known 10 have lost their lives
and twenty-elght others are reported
dead, as the result of the tornado which
devastated portions of eastern Iowa,
western Illinois and northern WIscon-
sin last night.
Iowa heads the list with nineteen Ia
tallties. They are as follows: M
Near Riggs Junction: Michae, Hines
Maggie Maloney, James Maloney, Rose
Maloney, Mary Call. Near Delmar:
oba Allison, Pat Hynes. Saurcn Glenn
ensen. two children of Francis Allison,
A. D. Hildcr William GrIem., Near
Preston: Charles Flora, Mrs. Charles
Flora, two Flora children. Near QuIg.
ley: William oMcaia, child OF John
Clark. a is'l
Fourteen deaths are reported In ILL.,
nois, as follows: At StIllman Valley:
Michael Nelson, Mrs. Nelson infant son
of the Nelson's. Julia Johnson. At BY
rom: William Rees. At Adelin: Thomas
Mullen, .--------- Schuntler. AT Foreston: !:
Three small children OF John Mass. At
Paw Paw: Mrs. Frank Chiccstor. At
,Lanark: Nicholas Schultz, Samuel
Hoover. Mrs, John Kesslcr, inmates OF
the county poor house, which was de-
stroyed. Three other inmates were ia
tally injured. s,SS.s- (
Wisconslnrcports nine killed with un-
confirmed stories, bringing the total In
that state up to 81. The dead: At Anti
Eo:g Ignatz Barr, Fred Billings, Goldic
Sheldon. At Pennington: John Fos-
burg, Z, G. Beckhum. At zlegler: Fred
HanlSe. Mrs. Hanie, Albert Hanke,
Fred Hnnke. jr At Elmhurst: Ten
reported dead at lumber camp. At Heaf-
ford Junction: Eighteen reported dead
at Goodyears lumber camp. Y
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SPANISH BLUsTER.
WIN send tho cadlz Reserve Fleet 10

win Send tho tntiiz Reserve Fleet 10
Chnst." Dewey. ;.ii
+ LONDON, May 20.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
"The government intends TO increase
the means of defense of territories ex-
posed to foreign greed and is consider
Ing the necessity of Keeping u basis OF
operations in Spain.
I'm the Philippines n majority Of the
people nrc loyal. and the Americans and
their few native allies nre unable 10
conquer another acre OF soil. Spain Will
therefore keep Mt home the seven thou
sand troops Intended for tho Philippines
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CHICAGO. May 19-The board Of die
reotors OF the Associated Press In ses-i
sion to-day elected the following off,
GERS: President, Victor F. Lawson, Chi-3
.cago Daily News and Chicago Record:3 Y
first vice president, Horace S. Waite,
New York Evening Post; second vice
president. Thomas G. Rapier, New yor-
leans Picayune; SECRETARY and general
manager, NJ. Z. Stone; assistant secre-TT
,taryg and assistant general managcr,5
Charles S. Dlehl; treasurer, John r.
Walsh 3f1 = eg5f ~
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be quartered there. The long expected
appointments OF officers to the staff OF
the fourteen new major generals have
been made. so that the way Is now clear,
for the entry upon active duty Of the
officers who have been obliged for sev-,
eral weeks to remain in Washington, y
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HUTCHINSON. Kas.. May 10 The
Seventh district Populist convention to-
day renomlnatcd Hon. Jerry Simpson,
OF Medicine Lodge, for congress by ac-
,clamution, 2sy9l lsI
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Drciincs To Accent,

PARIS, May 1o.--senori Leon y Cas-
tlllo, Spanish ambassador to France. who
has been rendered the foreign Office
portfolio, In the reconstructed cabinet OF
senor ShEasta, has replied to Senior Sa-.
gasta, declining IL accept. Y lii3l5 i
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WASHINGTON. May 1s.-Thc Presl-

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Thc Presl-
dent to-day sent these nominations to
the senate: First regiment volunteer
engineers, Colonel Eugene Griffin, OF
New York; first lleutennnts, Algernon
Sartoris, OF the District Of Columbia;
Fltzhugh Lee, jr., OF Virginia; Carlos
Carbonel. of Troy. N. y; Thomas ].
Sullivan, OF Colorado; Karl Fisher
Hansen, of New York, 4 Y. M S5ifs 3 ! J.
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CHARLESTON COMES BACK
On Account OF RHcr "Condcnscr', Being
Out Of Order. 4

On Account OF Her "Condcnicr', Being
Out OF Order. II
VALLEJO, CAL, May 1e-The cruiser
Charleston that sailed yesterday for
Manila with ammunition and supplies
for Admiral Dewey, Is back at her berth
at Mare Island navy yard with her con-
densers out of order. The cruiser steam
ed about the bay all day yesterday, out
OF sight OF San Francisco. while her
compasses were being adjusted and car
go trimmed. When everything was In
readiness for start on the long Journey,
the condensers were found to be out of
order. The accident was trivial, but
Captain Glass concluded that 1t would
be better to return TO the navy yard and
secure the benefit OF tho facilities there
than to repair the damage OF sea. The
Charleston will mako the start within
tho next two days.
Il SAN FRANCISCO, May 1e.-The ;ac-
cident to the cruiser Charleston is not
regarded here as serious, and 1t Is
thought that within forty-eight hours
she will be far out on the Pacific on her
way to Manila Captain Glass Is au-
thority for the statement that the acci-
dent while annoying, Is not serious and
that repairs can be made in few hours.
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WHAT is RE .ARDlNG
The Military Movements--Some Of the
shortcomings in the Service. #
EVERY DAY BRINGS OUT SOME. WEAK SPOT

Why Regular Army Officers Shy Accepting Appointments
tho Youn Authorities Relieved by good
Ncws-No Intelligence from the Fleets The Alleged BON.
bardment Of Santiago only Credence Given the
Report ut Washington. s,8T
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San Francisco to-day from Chicago.
They calculated on a basis OF three
months at a rate Of ration a day for
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until further notice, and will immedi-
ately send the Cad!z reserve squadron
to Manila to chastIse Dewey.n
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For Western Pennsylvania and ohIo,C
coming light and variable. 4, l5lf z n 3
For West Virginia., cloudy wcnther.t
thunder storms: southwesterly winds. sS'S
Local Temperature. y
Tho temperature yesterday as observed I
by c: Schnopf, druggist, corner Market I.
and Fourteenth streets, was as follows III
A. im............. z 5p. W........I....,.. !. SsS
~ ~ u; m.......'..... ~ p. m...,,..!;..... 81
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Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press,

Copyright, 1888 by P1ess)
KINGSTON, Jamaica May 19, ?. mTwo American wahips
whose not dernabe from the Shore off San
ago de Cuba yesterday while the Adula which has arrived
here from that port with refugees, the harbor.
They approached and drew the fire Of the batteries at the arbor
entrance. AZ 5s
The firing continued from to o'clock Captain Walker
OF the Adua when coming could any marks on Moro
Castle and inferred that the American warshps drew the fire Of the
batteries to learn their range.
There was much excitement in the city The regulars and vorn-
teers called out and eawor batteries erected on each
side OF the habor The and cabre of the guns
are unknown but known that there torpedoes in
the channel electrically connected with the shore
The Adua believe the ships the squadron under A
a Cervera and feared that they on the way to Ccnfue
gos they may destroy the American blockadine squadron
Middletown transcript., 1898-02-12
CaIifornia.

The next Personally Conducted Tour to
California via the Pennsylvania Railroad
will leave New York, Philadelphia and
Pittsburg by the Golden Gate Special on
Wednesday. February 18th. stopping at the
Great Mammoth Cave and New Orleans
during the Mardi Gras Carnival. Four
weeks will be allowed on the Pacific Coast
Returning, stops will be made at Salt Lake
City, Colorado Springs Garden Of the Godsl
Denver. Chicago &c. Round-trip rate, in
Guiding transportation, meals, carriage
drives, hotel accommodations, and Pullman
accommodations en- route, and Pullman
berth LIS Angeles to San Francisco, and
transportation in California, $S35.oO from
all stations east of Pittsburg; with hotel ac-
commodations. meals, transfers and ear
riage drives through California for four
weeks, $l2AOQ additional. An experienced
chaperon win accompany the party for the
benefit of the lady tourists.
For itineraries and full information, apply
to ticket agents; Tourist Agent, 1876 Broad
way, New York; or address Geo. w. Boyd
Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia,
Middletown transcript., 1898-02-12

There is more Catarrh in this section of
the country than in all the other sections
put together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable For great
many years doctors pronounced tia local
disease, and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a cons titu-
tional disease, and therefore requires con-
1'titutional treatment. Halls Catarah Cure,
manufactured by F. ]. Cheney & Co., Tole-
do, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on
the market. 1t is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops to teaspoonful. 1t acts di-
rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials. Address.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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CHOOSING ONES PATH,

When we are young our lives are
chosen for us; when we get older we
learn how to choose them for ourselves.
Looking back in tn at crisis which
comes to most of us at some period of
our lives, we see how, in the past, we
have blindly allowed ourselves to be
ruled by circumstances and by the
rules of others, and our spirits sink be-
fore the conviction that the conflict
will be long and serious before we can
become masters of our own fate, instead
of allowing fate to master US. "HoW
easy it would have been," we say, ito
accomplish our purpose years ago, il
we had but been little more adequate
to the situation. But to.day-how
hardI How much more complicated
the same affairP'
Any life problem, no matter how
hard, has some solution which can be
found. Does not that truth impress
itself upon our minds when we look
back to see how simple would have been
our particular problem in the old time
if we had but risen a littlehigher to
look at it in a!better light? And if we
acknowledged the truth of this, can we
not see that it must hold equally in the
present case, although we have not yet
got upon ground high enough to see
how?
For the daily questions and problems
of everyday life-even down to the
smallest and meanest of them-are like
the thick underbrush, the clinging
vines, and the crowding trees of a
close-growing wood through which we
must travel, forcing our way, and inds
ing, or rather making, the road which
must lead US to our proper goal. Of
ten we cut with difficulty way which
proves to lead in an entirely wrong di-
rection, and we find it is wrong only
when we have strayed far from the
right line.
Now, if we did but know it, there is
always at hand little eminence which
we may climb if we will and look down
upon the road we are trying to make
instead of staying in the thicket. And
if in some quiet moment at night, or
when we have few moments leisure
to overlook our problems, we mentally
untangle the thicket in the proper di-
rection. we will find that such quiet
mental work helps greatly when we
are in the midst of cutting the road a.
gain by1fnd-by. And SO, in everyday
life, wetbegin to find how we may
choose our own way, instead of allow
ing it to be chosen for us by the
tangles of the thick wood, which seems
SO dense, SO insurmountable, while we
are la its midst.
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HarrisOns'-= BERLIN, I'D;

Rndded last season and half Million Peach Trees
Natural Seed land that has not been peach
- locality with yeos scae and healthy canbe
crown Come and them before You buy
RsrsszssE4. .son,pr Harrisons' Nurseries.
A. HUSHEBECK, Agent, Berlns Nd
Middletown, Delaware
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