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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
Food For Starving Cubans,

Washington. July 6.-The plan for
feeding the starving Cubais is proceed
ing systematically. despite the atten-
tion which the authorities are obliged
to give to the war. Yesterday large
consignments of food were loaded
on the steamer Port Victor, at New
York. including 10000 pounds of corn
meal, 56O,0O0 pounds of flour. 100000
pounds of bacon, 10000 pounds of coffee.
10000 pounds of sugar, 10000 pounds of
soap. 10000 pounds of salt and 5000
pounds of pepper. These will be made
up into rations and distributed over
wide territory to the Cubans. This is
but one of several consignmcnts, and
hundreds of thousands of government
rations have already been distributed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
SOLDIERS LETTERS
Sent to Port Antonio With insufficient Post.
age Cost Consul Snyder More
Than His Salary.

Port Antonio, Jamaica, July 6.-The
American soldiers in Cuba are having
great difficulty ir getting their letters
through to the United States. Almost
daily thousands of letters are brought
in here by the government dispatch
boats, but only for the. generosity and
patriotism of United States Consul
Snyder, at this port very few of them
would get through. The British postal
laws require that all letters going out
from here must not only pass through
the Port Antonio postofTice, but must
have the Jamaica English stamp,
which costs five cents. Most of the
letters coming in here have the United
States stamp, but that goes for Moth
Ing.
The result of it all is that the large
bags and bundles of soldiers letters
ore taken to Consul Snyder. and from
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
Il larly WELL only one death having oc-
i tl, hot Ia

I larly well. only one death having oc-
Cured since the battle"
A private cablegram received from
, General Sumner. formerly colonel of
/ the Sixth cavalry, stationed at Fort
! Meyer Va. near this city. says:
"All Fort Meyers officers safe and
WE'LL"
The glad .tidings received from both
! General Sbafter and General Sumner
| concerning the condition of the troops
and particularly the wounded. will be
received with joy in all parts of the
country.
General Skaters statement Of the
situation in Santiago is borne out by
| the condition of the men captured by
| the American fleet from the vessels of
Cervera's squadron. They had been
on half rations so long that many of
them we're nearly famished, and If
they had not been taught that capture
| by the Americans meant death they
would have welcomed it, because 1t
insured them good food and plenty Of
1t.
1t is learned authortatively that
tremendous pressure is being brought
to bear upon the Spanish commander
of Santiago by the foreign consuls
resident in the city to induce him, in
the interests of humanity, to sur
render to the inevitable. The consuls
have communicated with their home
governments, and 1t is believed here
that representations will be made by
them to Spain to induce her to permit
the city to surrender, thereby pre-
venting further loss of life and prop
erty. What the result of these nego-
tiations may be cannot be foretold.
The opinion expressed by war officials
is that the Spaniards will fight to the
last, and capitulate only when they
are forced to do so. For that reason
any delay of offensive action against
the city is not regarded in army circles
with favor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
SHAFIER'S
')DISPATCHES
Tell of Terrible Suffering
in Santiago.
OUR TROOPS IN GOOD CONDITION.
Foreign Consuls Urging the Span
iards to Surrender.
THEY WILL FIGHT TO THE LAST

Is the Opinion of War officials at Washing
ton-General Skaters Loss in Killed and
Wounded Is Now Known to Have Reached
Sew ..te, Il Hundred d-Fugitives From San.
tiago Landed by British and Austrian
Warships at Kingston, Jamaica-A Res
olution in Congress Which Recognizes
Commodore Schley as the Real Hero Of
the Destruction of Cervcra's Fleet.
Washington. July s.-Last night was
a comparatively quiet one at both the
war and navy departments. Several
dispatches we're received by Adjutani
General Corbn from General Shafter
but their contents were not given to
the public. No bulletins had been
posted at midnight either by the wal
department or by the navy department
A message received from General
Shafter indicates that the situation Of
the people of Santiago is terrible. They
are not only panic stricken over the
fear Of bombardment. but they are
suffering from lack of the actual
necessaries of life. In one of his cable
grams General Shafter says:
"trhe town (Santiago) is in ter.
rible condition as to food. The peo.
pie are starving. Rice Is practically
the only staple article Of food they
have" Further along in the same dis
patch Shafter says that the growing
crops in the vicinity of the city have
already been utilized by the residents
of the city, and that the only growing
article of food left is a few mangoes.
Speaking of the troops under his
command, General Shafter says:
"The men are in good spirits and
remarkably we'll"
In lne course Of another dispatch
General Shafter referring to the con-
dition of those injured, says:
"All the wor-ded are doing singu-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
/. SHAFTERS'S LOSSES
In the Fights Before Santiago Have Reached
Seventeen Hundred in Killed
and Wounded.

Kingston, Jamaica. July GA news
paper dispatch boat brings the fol-
lowing advices from the attacking
force before Santiago de Cuba:
4 The Spanish made desperate night
attack upon our left shortly before
10 O'Clock Saturday night. The as
sault was directed at the position
that had been carried by General
kent's men. The Spaniards left tho
trenches and charged across the open,
striking heavily upon General Wy
toff's brigade. They were reinforced
by a heavy fire all along their line Of
guns and batteries and succeeded in
driving some of our men from the
trenches, but the heavy fire the Ameri-
cans in turn poured in staggered the
Spanish line and sent it reeling back
ward with heavy loss.
The Americans had advanced from
the trenches for the first time, and
while the Spaniards were in the open
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06

Oscar Blew son of Councilman David s.
Blew of Brihgcton, was badly burned
about the face Monday by the bursting Of
a small cannon. 1t was feared tho young
fellow might lose his eyesight, but he Is
now considered out OF danger.
Robert Bass, of Bridgeton came in con.
tact with large moving swing at Tumb.
ling Dam Park on Monday, and his head
was horribly gashed Fatal results are fear.
ed from concussion.
Lizzie Goss was arrested yesterday
charged with running speak. .oasy just
out Of Bridgeton She continued to ruin the
place after Jacob Bectel was arrested charg
ed with operating It,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06

Kingston. Jamaica July 6.--The Brit
ish warships Alert and Pallas. the for
mer with IA refugees and the latter
with %, and the Austrian man-of-war
Kaiserin Maria Theresa. with 3S refu-
gees. arrived at Port Royal yesterday.
They left the entrance of the harbor
at Santiago de Cuba at o'clock on
Monday.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
A Refrigerator For Santiago.

Chicago. July 6.-Swift & Co., who
a few days ago secured the contract
from the government to furnish the
entire army with fresh and canned
meats for the next six months, will
build big refrigerator at Santiago.
where all meats for the army will be
shipped and kept until they are nsaded.
Today the first four cars Of material
started for Tampa. where 1t will BE-
loaded into boats and transported to
Santiago. The cars contained every
thing necessary to build the refriger-
eor.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06

Madrid, July 6.--The Spanish consul
at Singapore wires the following mes
age from General Augusti, captain gen.
eral of the Philippines: "The situation
is unchanged. My family has succeed
ed In miraculously escaping from Mac
abora in boat. and. having passed
through the American vessels. all ar
rived safely at Manila"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
Yesterdays Baseball Gam es.

At Pittsburg-Pittsburs. s; st. Louis, l.
At Baltimore Baltimore. Z; Philadelphia,
I. At New York-Eoston. s. New York,
3. At Washington-Washin 4; Brook.
lyn, 2. At Chicago o-Chicago, 5; Cleve-
land, 4.
At Observation-Disclosures o. Wilkes.
barre, 8. At Observation-Disclosures, II:
Springfield. o. At Buffalo-Toronto, 10;
Buffalo. 4. At Syracuse-Rochester, .;
Syracuse. 1.
At Reading-Reading. s: Allentown, L
At Newark-Paterson. 4; Newark. 2. AZ
Richmond-Norfolk, 4; Richmond. /. A.
9fartford-Hartford, s: Lancaster, 2. Ne.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
BuckIen's Arnica Salve,

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chsppsd Hands. Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-.
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is guaran Iced to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 90 cents per
box, For sale by N, B. Danforth.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06

made up from Woodbury. and MiIlvllle.
The governor has not yet announced
his selection of officers for the new
regiment
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06

Washington. July 6.-The secretary
Of war issued an order yesterday for
Brigadier General Adelbert l.. Ames.
recently appointed brigadier general of
volunteers, to take passage on the aux
ilary cruiser St. Paul which leaves
New York this afternoon for Santiago,
where he is to report to Major General
Shafter for assignment to duty under
his command.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06


some of our gatlngs on the extreme
left did terrible execution. The casu-
alties among our men were not heavy
General Hawkins was shot in the foot
Over 200 additional wounded were
taken to the rear during the night,
one batch consisting Of 120.
Under General Skaters orders the
battle was reoponed at o'clock Mon
day morning along the whole line. the
recruits being ordered to the front.
Our loss has now reached LOO killed
and wounded. Part of the night at
tack was directly opposite the station
of the Third and Sixth cavalry.
Captain Bowdon, Of the Third cav
airy, went with working party al
a. m. to straighten the line of en-
trenchments between General Chaflee's
brigade on the riht and General
Kent's division on the left Whether
there was an accident is not known,
but lie clashed in the dark with the
Spanish, who were advancing in front
of the working party, and was Obliged
to retire. Rollo, of Troop e, was kill
ed and Poole, of Troop E, wounded.
The Spanish did not advance close
enough to draw the fire Of the Ameri-
can main line. The action lasted about
1S minutes and went on simultaneously
at other points on our front. The
Spanish loss could not be ascertained.
shipping Troops From Tampa.
Tampa, Fla, July 6.-Several trans
ports have sailed from Port Tampa
within the last week, carrying large
Quantities of war munitions, horses,
l'yLt artillery and about $500 men to
lainforce General Shafter at Santiago.
The first Of these boats to leave was
the Hudson, last Monday night. She
carried $50 regular recruits. The City
of Macon, carrying 100 men of the First
Illinois regiment, commissary stores
and ammunition, left on Tuesday af-
ternoon. The Gate City, containing
the remainder OF that regiment, 600
men, and provisional company of the
Illinois regiment attached to the en-
gineer corps, also sailed On Wednes-
day three more vessels sailed, carry
Ing ten companies of artillery and cav
airy with their equipments, GOO horses,
grain and forage.
JERSEYS Now Volunteer Regiment.
Trenton July 6.-Governor VOORHEES,
has not yet officially designated all the
companies that will make up the regi-
ment of infantry under the second call.
though he has practically reached a
decision in the matter. Besides the
three Trenton companies and the Nor
ris Guards, Of Atlantic City, already
accepted, there Will be six companies
from Jersey City. one company from
Camden and q combination company
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
Fresh Fish.

All kinds of fresh Hsh at s cents pound.
CLANS by hundred or qnart. All goods
delivered free of charge ID. A. Mcclure,
corner Of Fifth and King, Delmarvia
telenhnnp 80
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
Coal and Wood.

H. 7. Sergeant, dealer In coal, wood and
Grain, 100 Maryland ave, offioe seventh
and King streets. Delmarvia Phone 5i5.
Large Pea Coal for family use.
largo load wood for Sl.b0
b & L.checks given with cash purchases
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
Tranking Privilege For Our Fighters

Washington, July 6.-Representative
Gibson. of Tennessee, has introduced
bills extending the franking privilege
to the officers and enlisted men of the
army and navy, while in actual war
service, and authorizing the raising
OF 10000 coored troops from the nation
ct large for two years service.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06

Extending Courtesies to Cervera.
Washington, July GA graceful
courtesy was yesterday extended to
the captured Spanish admiral, Cervera.
by the president Through General
Greely. chief signal officer, permission
was sent to Cervera to communicate
with his family in Spain by cable.
Permission was also granted to other
captured Spanish officers to use the
cable to transmit personal messages
to friends in Spain. The messages will
be, of course, carefully censored. and
nothing will be allowed to pass that
would be of assistance in any manner
fn tho ppan1v
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
HONORS TO SCHLEy.
4 Resolution in Congress Which Acknowl-
edges the Commodore as the Real =.
Hero of Santiago,

Washington. July 6.-Representative
Berry. of Kentucky. member of the
house committee on foreign affairs.
yesterday introduced the following
joint resolution:
"Resolved, That the thanks Of con-
gress and of the American people are
hereby rendered to Commodore Schley.
U. S. NJ, and the officers and men
under his command. for their heroic
and distinguished conduct in Destroy
ing the Spanish fleet in Cuban waters
on the Sd of July last"
The resolution was referred to the
naval affairs committee.
Mr.. Berry, in speaking of his resolu-
tion, said: Il propose that the Of
ficer to whom the glory is due shall
be recognized. Schley Is the real hero
of the incident He and the brave band
of officers and men under his immedi-
ate direction are the ones who achieved
the victory, and all honor should be
given them. Sampson commands the
fleet in those waters, but 1t was Com
modore Schley in command when Ger
vera and his fleet made the plucky at
tempt at escape, and 1t was under
Schley that every one of that Span
ish fleet met its destruction. Schley
and his men have performed a notable
feat that will go down in history hand
in hand with that daring forcing Of
Manila harbor by Dewey"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06
TRUST FUNDS

to invest In good
first mortgages Several amounts now
waiting. All business strictly oonfldGn.
tial. HAWKINS g. Co., TIE Market
j6m-w-f.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-06

The Stricken War Correspondent.
New York. July 6.-Dexter Marshall.
the well known New York journalist
and brother Of Edward Marshall, the
now famous correspondent of New
York paper. who so bravely went to
the front before Santiago to report for
his paper the engagement Of the Rough
Riders. has returned here from WASH
ington. He reports that there are hopes
of Edward Marshall's recovery. He has
received assurances by cable from
General Shafter, through Secretary
Alger, that his brother would have
personal and extraordinary attention.
and that he would be returned to this
country as soon as possible. The Won
derful nerve and fortitude OF the
wounded man has been commented
upon by all war correspondents at the
front.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-29

a doubt, that the finest horses, cattle
and hogs can be raised as successfully
and as cheaply in North Carolina as
elsewhere. a number Of them are
successful dairymen. The fact that
Mr.. Vanderbilt has spent several mil
lion dollars for Western North Caro-
lima land, and for improving the same,
which he is rapidly converting into a
model dairy and etc ok farm, ought to
be proof that be thinks North Carolina
the ideal country for such an enter
prise. It has been said that Nj. Van,
derbilt is just playing farmer :" that
fancy farming cannot be carried on
anywhere except at great loss. But
MI. Vanderbilt is now prepared to and
is furnishing the city Of AshevilIe with
fine milk, butter, eggs and other pro
duce daily at good prices, showing that
he means business. Best Of all, land
can be purchased cheaper in North
Carolina, quality and other advantages
considered, than anywhere else in the
world. J. L. RAMSEY,
Sec'y State Board of Agriculture, in
Southern Field.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-29

hot water, in the proportion Of II
ounces to half a gallon of water. "a
pound of carbolic acid, c~rystalized, re-
tails at so cents).
hope that you will be successful In
overcoming the outbreak. The disease
is by far the most serious diff guilty
which pork producers have to encoun-
ter, and the Department Of Animal In
dusty has been working on the prob
lem for years, but as yet no remedy for
hogs already sick of the disease has
been found.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-29
RAISING SPRING CALVES.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
More than the Usual attention should
this season be paid to the raising Of
calves for the dairy. Last year there
was a large demand for this kind OF
stock and there is reason to suppose
that it may continue at least q year or
two longer.
Farmers should raise enough of their
best heifer calves for the use Of their
own diaries, and if they ear do more
than this there will undoubtedly be a
ready demand for them provided they
are of the kind wanted.
The raising of milking stock for the
dairy is an important feature Of the
business and should receive more than
ordinary attention. Care should be
exercised in selecting the most promis-
ing animals for raising-that is from
the best milk and butter producing
stock-and if there is not enough of
those on the farm, it will pay to get
them from other sources.
All should remember that it costs lit
tie if any more to raise a well bred calf
than an ordinary one, and it may prove
to be worth twice or three times as
much.
There will also undoubtedly be large
demand for veal calves. This is gen.
orally the case when beef is scarce or
high. In some parts of the country,
and particularly at the West, where
there is a larger proportion Of the beef
breeds should this be a profitable in
dustry. But wherever the calves are
raised they should be well cared for
from the first and fed with special ref
once to the purpose to which they r
TO be devoted, whether for the dairy
or for beef.
E. r. TOwLE.
Franklin % VT
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-29

barriers were torn away. He was
standing, even now, on the threshold
Of his new existence. To his higher
and finer mental vision, the curtains
were about to be lifted.
Why he was to be taken just when
the nobility of his soil, the purity of
his life and the usefulness of his SER
vices were so needed in Alliance work
is one Of the. problems Of life that the
finite mind cannot compass nor COM
needed, the curtain to his mortal Wis
iod was lifted and he has passed on to
a higher life and higher duties. But
his memory remains; a light and a
guide, a copy for the nations and the
ages.
A grand work remains for every
Alliance brother and sister, infinitely
grander because Col. Polk has lived.
Who among all our ranks shall be
found grand and true enough to take
up the work where it has fallen from
his hands2 It has been said that 'God
raises up great men to meet great
emergencies" The emergencies are
at our very doors. Who among all
our number from the great common
plain people, in the common ranks in
life, is being built up to take his place
olopgAide with this truly great man in
the hearts Of his c~ountrymen. His
tory, by and by, with an unerring hand
records her nations benefRctors. And,
in the grand galaxy, the staunch old
State of North Carolina will point with
loyal pride to the name embla zoned in
characters Of living light-her honored
son, patriot and etatesmaL-Col L. L
Polk. ANNA D. WEAVER.
Ashton, Pa.
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TRIBUTE TO THB MEMORY OF
COL. L. l.. POLK.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
A few things in this 1tful striving
life Of ours are divine. A few things
stand out in bold relief over the petty
strife and chickering's like the North
Star; a divine beatitude; pure and
translucent; a light and a guide to the
nations and the ages.
Such an one is the life and character
Of deeply lamented brother and
friend, Col. L L Polk.
Too later Too late. is it, to offer this
slight tribute of respect to this grand
lover of humanity Alb, friends, it is
never tooIlate to eulogizs the memory
Of the truly good and great-never too
late to recognize the truth Of a divine
principle. When the Golden Rule and
the Sermon on the Mount ole, then let
is forget the life and services to hu
mainly of Col. L. L, Polk.
l have Just received a late copy OF
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER and as
glanced downward along the official
column my eyes beheld the memorable
words OF our departed friend and
brother at that opportune moment:
II am standing, now, just behind the
curtain, and in full glow of the coming
sunset. Behind me are the shadows on
the track, before me lies the dal K valley
and the river. When l mingle with it's
dark waters I want to cast one linger
ing look upon a country whose govern
ment is of the people, for the people,
and by the people,"
Instantly, upon reading these words,
one Of the most perfect and beautiful
pictures in the whole annals Of Ameri
can history, comes to my mind.
l refer to that ever memorable event
at Topeka, Kansas, when the Soldiers
in Blue" went out together in an eff
ciA body to receive the Soldiers IN
Gray" who were IN their way to meet
them. All the hostilities Of fratricidel
warfare had ceased. The implements
of wal were stacked away in the ar
mOny Of Peace. The sounds Of mar
tial music fOated out on the summer
air, this time, symphonies sweet as the
New Jerusalem. It was a glorious
meeting. Tears glistened on the bronzed
faces of the gray haired veterans.
Eyes dimmed with age and service
shone with a new radiance. Joy and
gladness we're in their faces; a new
hope was in their hearts. In the pres
ence of that vast representative Assem-
blage, the Brothers in Gray" and
Brothers in Blue" clasped hands,
piedgtng eternal fidelity to a com
mon cause a battle of brains against
q battle of buiiets--no North, no South,
no East, no Wes:- a united people in
the great battle for human righta; the
great battle for a government "of the
people," for the people, and by the
people,"
1t was an eventful moment Col.
Polk standing in their midst, the mo
tive spirit; his calm placid face BEAM
ing withAa divine, effulgence. He had
arrived at the very acme of his earthly
existence. He saw the elimination of
what he had so we'll and 80 nobly
lived, striven and sacrificed for. The