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DIED TODAY.
Mr.. John Michael SchrOtl Joins
the Silent Majority.

Mr.. John Schroth, an aged and
highly respected citizen, died this
morning, after an illness of several
weeks. He had been a resident Of
Paducah for many years, and will he
greatly missed.
He was born Oct. ., 1925, at Lam
genbrand Wurtenburg, Germany, and
emigrated to America in the year
1916. He came to Paducah in 1913.
In 1851 he was married to Miss Ro-
sina Kettler. He leaves besides
wife, three children, Mrs. ii. Runge,
Mrs. Theo Peters and Mr.. III. Schroth.
He was member of the German
Lutheran church. The funeral SER
vices will be held tomor: ow at 2 p. IN.
Services at the family residence at
2:3U d. m
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SPANISH PROVISION ORDERS.

Kingston, Jamaica, May TO-
Spaniards are trying to provision the
Notifications OF Eastern Cuba before
blockade begins. Local shipping
merchants today received large or
ders for food from Santiago and
MaDzanillo.
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NO MATERIAL CHANGES.

Washington, May l0.-At today S
special cabinet meeting the leading
subjects OF discussion were the
measures to be taken TO reinforce
Admiral dewey at Manila, and the
probable movement on Cuba. AS 10
The former, there has been no mate
rial change in the plan. Approx
siately $1,000 troops will be dis.
patched on the City OF Pekin and
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ORDERED TO die FIGHTING.

London, May lot is announced
today in a special dispatch from
Madrid that the Spanish ministers of
war and marines, Gen. Correa and
Admiral Bermejo, declare they do
not expect Manila to be attacked be-
fore the arrival Of achievements for
Rear Admiral Dewey from the
United States.
The dispatch adds that orders
have been sent to Gen. Agusti, the
governor general of the Philippine
islands, to resist to the death any
attack Of Manila.
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ADMIRAL MONTIJO KILLED.

London, May lo-A Hong Kong special says it ia
reported that Admiral Montjo has been massacreed BY
the insurgents, while attempting to escape from Manila
1t is known that thousands Of insurgents occupy the hills
surrounding Manila, and this fact gives color to the
above sensational rumor.
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his staff, will leave for Tampa tonigh,
to lead the first expedition to Cuba.
This is considered very significant,
and it is believed that the much.
talked.of and lopg-expected invasion
Of Cuba will begin at once, under
the personal direction and leadership
Of Gen. Miles.
Orders have been issued by the
war department for the rapid mo.
BPS at Tampa.
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WILL BE SENT SOUTH.

washington, May i0-The department has
c"untermanied the order mobzng the troops at Chat
tanooga and the volunteers will be seat to Mobile and
Tar.ps at once.
This is taken 10 that the invasion Of Cuba will
he undertaken much sooner than was generally sup.
posed.
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SHORT OF ARMS AND FOOD.

Key West, May 1O.-An artist
who has just arrived from Gomez's
camp says that there are IL, 900 Gu
bans in the neighborhood of Sancti
Spiritus, but they are short of arms
and ammunition. They also have
difficulty in obtaining sufficient food ,
but are full Of enthusiasm and desire
to cooperate with our army. The
condition VI the reconcentrados is
described as pitiable in the extreme.
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MILLIONAIRE SUICIDES.

Washington, May lot is re-
ported that Charles Havemeyer, the
New York millionaire, has committed
saicide in New York by shooting
himself with a pistol.
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MORE CAPTURES REPORTED.

hey West, May l0-Two more captures by the
American fleet have been reported. One was the Span.
ISL vessel Condlta and the other was the Norwegian
steamship Bratsbeg Both Of these vessels were irving
TO run the blockade.
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GEORGE WEAkLY'S CASE,

The case against Geo. Weakly,
charged with OBTAINING Anna Row
lett, colored, against her will, is TO lie
tried tomorrow morning in the police
court. 1t is Weakly's fourth offense.
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All the American consuls 10 the West Indies have
been wired TO report Immediately any news Of the fleets
Severe storms have been raging during the past few
days and this fact doubtless adds to the feeling of IN.
easiness
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NO NEWS FROM SAMPSON.

Washington, May lo-There is considerable uneasi.
ness felt by the navy department because Of the absence
OF definite regarding the of the Spanish
leet and that under the charge Of sampson.
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BRAZILIAN CABLE CUT.

New York, May l0-It is believed here and also in
Washington that the Brazilian cable has been cut by Or
der Of the Spanish government in order that they may
get their feet to Manila with the hope Of ambushng
Dewey.
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REGULARS ORDERED TO TAMPA.

Chattanooga, May lo-Preparaiions for the move.
ment OF troops are being made hurricdly All the repu
lars who have been ordered to Tampa, will leave within
the next forty-eight hours.
number Of volunteer companies are expected here
shortly.
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mo NEWS FROM ADMIRAL SIMPSONS SQUADRON
Some Anxiety Washington This Account Is Believed the
Brazilian Gable Has Been Cut---More
Captures Reported.
mMORED REPORT THAT AHH$RAL MoNO HAS Been AssAssNA1ED

New York, May Ic-The Journals Cadin eorre.con.
oen' cables that che Cape Verde feet has returned to
0aoz instead Of going TO Porto Rico, as was ancipat.
'n' last move indicates tina, Spain intends to or.
k'<e mighty heet aud by bold stroke endeaver To
aes'foy The American feet II is also possible the Span.
lsh fleet will be sen, T. protect Havana.
washington, May I0-It has be IN learned from re.
liable sources that the Cape Verde fleet has returned to
Cadiz
1t Is believed here that this means Spain will mass n
monster eet to either attack Of the Atlantic coast
es or by united effort attempt destroy the Amer.
can fleet in Cuban waters.
This also indicates that Spain will make no mmed.
ate attempt to prevent the invasion of Cuba by American
troops
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartio 100 or ESQ.
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Incandescent lamp globes suitable
for system for sale At McPherson's
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Gen. MILES GOES TO TAMPA.

Washington, May lO-Gen. Miles. accompanied h
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annihilated, but the bate ries on Cayo
Smith, up the harbor, were destroyed.
Had all the ships used smOkeless powder,
as did the New Orleans, there would re-
main no signs of guns or Notifications to
Indicate that there had ever been any de-
fenses there.
The Spaniards were evidently surprised
while strengthening their Notifications.
The first shot of the New York landed full
and fair on the top of the hills to the east,
where the gunners were already at work
erecting new pieces. The earth seemed
to rise in a cloud, and when the twelve
inch shells of the Iowa and the thirteen
inch batteries of the Oregon landed
squarely and fairly, great cheer went
up from the ships. There were no cas-
ualties in the fleet, although the ships
held fixed position, as if inviting the
Spaniards to fire upon them. Tie half
stripped ships gunnerS never worked with
more enthusiasm. In thirty-eight minutes
the order was given to cease firing, and
the message went to each ship from the
admiral ''Well DONE" and the officers and
men turned in for breakfast. Every de-
tail of the engagement had been executed
to the Litter. from the opening of fire by
the New York to the last shot from the
Iowa
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Notes of Current Events.


There has been a sharp advance in the
wholesale price of cheap teas, on account
of the war tax.
Mrs. Gladstone does not realize her hug
bands death, and continually speaks Of
him as being in the next room.
Lord Wolseley, commander-in-chief of
| the British army, has been offered the
governor generalship of Canada.
An English traveller reports 1,OO0, 900
acres of maryelously rich unimproved
farm land in the Philippine Islands.
A national organization is being formed
in China to preserve the empire and to
protect it from European aggression.
Gov. Bradley, OF Kentucky, received in
a single day 800 letters from persons who
wanted to be generals, colonels, captains
or heutenants in the regiments now being
formed.
A collision between vessels in Boston
harbor came near blockading the only
channel open to navigation, all others be-
ing closed by submarine mines Of the gov
ernment.
At Pattonvi!le, Teas, II. l.. Gillian
was fatally shot by William Coviagton,
husband Of Gilliam's niece, during quar-
rel over Coyingtons alleged mistreatment
Of his wife.
Searchlights are such good targets for
an enemy's guns that the Germans are
arranging TO throw the light first on a
mirror and thence on the enemy, thereby
conceaIing its real source.
Fry w. Giles, retired banker and mer-
chant, died at Topeka, Kan. at the age
of 20 years. He helped to locate the town
site of Topeka.
Qacen Victoria has made public her in
tention to direct the erection of monu-
ment to the late William e. Gladstone in
Westminster Abbey.
Fire in Elyton, Ala, destroyed three
handsome residences belonging to Dr. J.
III. Mccarthy, b. w. Kemp and W. New
berry. Loss, 10000.
Mrs. Lavina Lee, of East Guthrie,
poured gasoline on a smoldering fire and
was fatally burned. Her home was de-
stroyed by the flames.
James T. Watkins, a member Of the
editorial staff of the New York Sun, and
an old associate of Bret Harte in editing
the Overland Monthly, is dead.
Private Rich, of the First Regiment
South Dakota Volunteers, committed sui
eide at Sioux Falls because he had been
left behind by the regiment
A British ship arrived at Boston, from
New South Wales, with the largest cargo
Of wool ever received at taat port, 800,
600 pounds, valued at $4,000.
At Dallas, Texas, James Moore, who
killed his wife, sewed the remains in a
sack and threw them in a creek, pleaded
guilty in the criminal district court, and
was sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
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and Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt led the charge
with great bravery. They scorned to hi'c
themselves in the grass or underbrash, as
the enemy did and ultimately they drove
the enemy back toward Santiago, infiict-
ing heavy losses upon them, hut with a
loss to themselves of thirteen men killed
and at least fifty wounded. a number of
Cubans took part in the days fighting and
forty of them were killed.
The fight lasted an hour. The Span
iards opened fire from the thick brush and
had every advantage of numbers and posi-
ton, but the troops drove them back from
the start. st0rmed the blockhouse around
which they made the final stand and sent
them scattering over the mountains. The
cayalrymon were afterward re-enforced
by Seventh, Twelfth and Seventeenth in
fantry, part of the Ninth cavalry, the Sec
ond Massachusetts and the Seventy first
Kew York
Fourteen, dead Spaniards were found in
the bush after the fight, but their loss was
doubtless far in excess of that.
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TROOPS FACE OSHKOSH MOB.
Striking WoodworIkers Are Dispersed
by Wisconsin Soldiers.

w are D1spcTSeu
by Wisconsin Soldiers.
The woodworkcrs' strike at Oshkosh,
Wis, resulted in rioting. The trouble is
said to have been started by 81 watchman
at the Morgan plant pointing revolver
ut some of the women doing picket duty.
The strikers set upon the watchman and
would have killed him but for police in
reference. John Fable. another work
man. was pounded and cut until his condi-
ton is critical c. ii. Paxton, manager of
the Mcmillan Lumber Company. was
egged and narrowly escaped a dose of
vitriol. Thursday evening the mob. 1000
strong started for McMilan's mill. Warn
ing had been sent ahead, and the gates to
the yard were closed. Five hydrants
were opened and the hose turned on the
crowd, but it broke in the gates and took
possession. Police and deputies were OF
no avail. All of the nonunionists received
severe beatings. Ed Casey, an engineer
was struck in the face with stone. He
retalated by hitting the thrower, James
Morris. over the head with wrench, in.
ficting fatal injuries.
Gov. Scoiield ordered the militia at
Milwaukee to go to Oshkosh and restore
order The arrival of the troops added
70 the tension, but prevented another out.
break on the part of the striking wood.
workers. The strikers marched to the
factory of the Paine Lumber Company at
6 O'Clock Friday morning. but when they
reached the grounds soldiers stood ready
to receive them and the crowd dispersed.
Thursdays fighting resulted in nine non
union men being disabled
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SANTIAGO AGAIN UNDER FIRE.
Fortiiications Crushed and the Viz
caya Struck by Al hell


caya Struck by Al she'll.
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS feet lombard
cd the batteries ut Santiago de Cuba for
the third time al daylight Thursday morn
ing. For hours the ships pounded the
batteries at the right and left of the en-
trance, only sparins El Moro, where
Lieut.. Hobson and his companions of the
Merrimac are in prison. The western bat
teries. against which the main assault
was directed, were badly wrecked. One
gun was utterly destroyed. In others
many guns were d.smounted At first the
Spaniards replied passionately and wildly,
but impotently. Then most of the guns
were deserted. Not ship was struck nor
a man injured ON the American side. 1t
is believed that the enemy's loss of life
was heavy. 1t is reported from Madrid
that "A shell from an American warship,
falling from great elevation, struck the
Nizcaya, which, owing to its excellent ar
NOR, was not damaged"
As a preliminary to the hammering Civ
en- the batteries, the dynamite cruiser
Fesuyius at midnight was given another
chance. Three 250-pound charges of gun
cotton were sent over the fortitications at
the entrance. The design was to drop
them i'll the bay, around the angle, back
of the erninence on which El Moro is sit
uated, where it was known that the Span
ish torpedo boat destroyers were lying.
Two charges went true, as no reports
were heard-a peculiarly of the explosion
of gun cotton in water. The third charge
exploded with terrific violence on Cayo
Smith. The destruction and death at the
western batteries must have been appall-
inv
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WAR BULLETINS.

@~rSr-rN|~~~>S-~~O|~~N~(
Germany, it is declared, viii not inter
fere in Manila.
The cruiser Newark may be the flagship
of new flying squadron.
Col. Torrey's TROOPS Of cowboy cavalry
men will probably go to Porto Rico.
Spanish ministers declar@ their country
will not agree to an exchange of prisoners.
james Hobson, brother of the nero
of the Merrimac, is q eands date for West
Point.
II was again announe Il Madrid that
the Spanish reserve s. on had sailed
from Cadiz.
There have been seven deaths among
the soldiers at Camp Alger at Falls
Church. Va.
The officers in command of the Porto
Rican expedition will be Gems. Coppinger,
Lee and Keifer
The Queen Regent of Spain has offered
to abdicate, if such step will allay pop
ular discomfort.
Illinois troops in camp at Jacksonville
took prominent part in the dedication of
a Confederate monument.
Auxiliary cruisers Harvard and Yale
will be used as troop transports for the
Porto Rican expedition.
Correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette,
London, who visited Cuba, says stories
of starvation are unfounded.
Gen Miles says Garcia has agreed to
cooperate with the American forces in
the operations against Santiago.
The new Notifications at Cardcnas have
been bombarded by American warships
and the Spanish severely punished.
Fresh calls for men for the army are
constantly bci.'g made in Spain, and re-
endorsements are being hastcned to vari-
GUS points.
The American collier Ravensdale, o.n-
ed by Philadelphia firm. is suspected
of delivering Il cargo Of coal to the enc
my's warships.
Brig. Gen. Garretson is trying to move
q brigade of Illinois and Ohio troops from
Camp Alger to Fernandina for the Porto
Rico expedition.
Miss Jean Evans and Miss Helen Fay
tlcships Iowa and Indiana. have applied
for positions in the naval nurse corps.
In Rome, it is admitted that the Philip
pines are lost to Spain, and the Spanish
Government is advised to submit with
resignation to that accomplished result.
Owing TO the lack of transports the third
military expedition to the Philippines is
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vasion, under command of Major General
William II. Shafter. No attempt was
made during the day, according to the
report, to land the American tro ps. Gen
eral Shafter, soon after his arrival had
conference with Admiral Sampson. They
discussed at length the information OBJ
tanned by Admiral SIMPSONS scouts as to
the most available landing places in the
vicinity of Santiago, and sent further
scouting parties along the coast, who in
spected the points considered by Ad-
miral Sampson to be most advantageous.
Tremendous enthusiasm was awakened
among the men with Admiral Simpsons
fleet by the arrival Of the troops. They
gave cheer after cheer, and their enthu-
siasm met with a hearty response from
the troopships.
Repeated delays in the departure Of the
army from Tampa had made the men
with the fleet impatient and they await
ed the coming of their allies with great
eagerness. For more than ten days they
had had practically nothing to do aside
from preventing the escape of Admiral
Cervera's feet from the harbor Officers
and men, the feet having done all damage
possible preparatory to landing the troops,
From an early hour on Sunday morning
every vessel in Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
was on the lookout for the transports The
admiral had been advised from Washing
ton that the troopships probably would
join his fleet some time during the day.
General Garcia and his personal staff
were picked up at General Rabis camp,
eighteen miles west of Santiago, and
hrx -c1,t 20 +ha
by the gunboat Vixen. There the grizzled
and wounded patriot had long consulta-
tion with Admiral Sampson regarding the
operations for the investment of Santa
go and the corporation of the American
and Cuban troops. General Garcia is
very enthusiastic. He says the Span
iards are starving and cannot hold out
long, and that the war in the island will
end in a few months. 1t is estimated that
over 800 Spaniards have been killed or
wounded since the landing of marines.
The Spaniards seem satisfied that they
cannot dislodge the Americans and have
withdrawn. The upper bay will be oc-
cupied Immediately. Lieutenant Dele
hanty, with an expedition, has been at
work removing mines from the river con-
Meeting the upper and lower bays. When
this is clear the ships will move up the
channel and take the town of Caimanera,
whose forts Were demolished by the
Texas.
An american telegraph Office has been
opened in an American camp on Cuban
soil. The advantage which Madrid had
of direct communication with Cuba is
enjoyed now by Wash .gton. The Ameri-
can officers at Camp a1cCalla on Guam
tanamo Bay can telegraph the news hour
by hour if there is any TO send and if they
are inclined to send it.
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News of Minor Note.

Joseph Brown was drowned while fish
ing near McDaniePs Mill, east of Garth
age, Mo.
Joseph Jones, aged 4 years, was drown
ed while bathing in the Ohio ri,l lr near
Owensboro, Ky.
]. f. Smith, n prominent citizen Of Tex
arkana, Ark, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself with a pistol.
II is estimated that the wheat crop of
the eastern part of the State Of Wash
ington this year will be 25,0O0000 bush
els. 100000 more than last year.
Joseph McKerron, New York capital
ist who has been living the life Of a re-
eluse in that city, died of starvation.
A Chicago doctor claims to have cured
consumption by COMPRISING the lungs
with nitrogen, permitting self-healing.
Abraham House a negro, who murder
cd n white girl near Ennis, Tex, in 1896,
was sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
In New York City an aged man of mis-
erly disposition, said to be worth about
$4,000, was found dead ih q filthy room.
A suit for 100000 damages for libel
has been brought by w. Il. Hearst, Of the
New York Journal, against the New York
World.
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WRECK AND RUIN.
Rombardment of Santiago Thursday
Spreads Destruction.

a careful inspection Of the Notifications
along the crest of the hills defending San
ting0 harbor by the Associated Press dis
batch boat after the hombardment Thurs
day L.orning showed that he American
gunners spread wreck and ruin every
wasFe Some of the batteries were de-
moiished beyond uepair. The vulturea
which circled on level wings over the h. IS
as thick as swallows around chimney
FOR hours after the firing ceased furnish
cd grewsome evidence of the fatality
among the Spanish soldiers. Hundreds
Of troops could be seen from. the ships
digging IN mounds Of earth piled up by the
explosions Of the projcctics from the
heavy guns for bodies, while their heads
were tanned by the wings of the black
scayengers of the battlefield. There were
two spots, one on the east and the other
on the west of the harbor entrance. which
were denuded of the aoIiaye The hill
tNps seem literally blown a1eay. These
marked the places ;ybr re the 20O-pound
harges of gun cotton blown by the We
-uyius landed.
| There was evident decentralization
among the Spanish troops during the bonn
bardment. Officers could be seen with
drawn swords driving the men to the guns,
but oven then they could not be forced to
stay so long as our guns were directed ut
them. The fifteen minutes night work
of the Vesuyius had shattered their
nerves. The aim of our gunners was SUI
pcrh, and not only were the coast forts