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which a fleet would be placed that retired
into it to await the coming of an Oppo-
nent. Few of them believe that Cervera
has adopted this course They incline to
the opinion that he went toward Martin
iQue to meet collierS sent over to provide
him with the fuel he must now need, and
perhaps be Joined by some of the vessels
often reported at CadiZ. or some other
Spanish port, but which some conserva--
tive naval officers are firmly convinced
may have beaten their way across the
Atlantic to reinforce him.
This last possibly will not spoil the
chance, now seemingly good. of an early
fight. Very prominent naval officers who
today talked with members of the admin
istration expressed very decidedly the
view that Admiral Cervera had neither
sufficient skill nor coal to escape the con-
fiict which Sampson and Schley are seek
ing.
a gentleman who is not connected with
the navy, but who is very much interested
in seeing it do its work well, says that it
is a mistake to suppose that the naval
strategy board has tranmeled Sampson
or Schley. both, with conflicting or en-
barrassing orders.
Practically" said this gentleman. "Ad-
miral Sampson has had his own way in
all that he has done. If he returned to
Key West where CerVera was at Curacao,
knowing that he must return to find him,
he did so for reason that seemed imper-
atiVe to him.
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DEWEY CABLES.
Provisions Scarce at Manila
Strict Blockade Continues.

Washington, May M.-The navy depart
ment today received a cablegram from
Admiral Dewey, as follows:
Manila, May 20, via Hong Kong. May "a.
Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D.
c.: Situation unchanged. Strict blockade
continues. Great scarcity of provisions in
Manila Foreign subjects fear an out
break of the Spanish soldiers, and they
will be transferred to Cavite by the for
eign men-of-war in the harbor. Aguinal-
do, the rebel commander-in-chief,w who was
brought here from Hong Kong on the Nc
Cullagh, is organizing a force of native
cavalry and may render assistance that
will be valuable DEWEY"
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tenant Rowan in his report to the sec
retary of war.

New York, May PA special to the
Journal from Washington says: 1t as
learned on good authority that the Gu
ban invasion will begin at once. 1t is
even said that the first detachment left
Tampa on transports today. All off,
cia1 verification of that alleged fact is
refused at the war department There
Is no doubt, however, that if transports
did not sail yesterday, they Will today
and each succeeding day until 10000
men are landed. The war department
is prepared to transport 25. 900 troops in
Sc hours
There will be two landing spots. one
to the east of Havana and one to the
west The regulars will be first TO go.
They will be accompanied by the bat
talon of marines which went to Key
West on the Panther from New York a
month ago.
The landing parties will be covered by
gunboats which will batter down any
fortff1cations that may exist, shell the
woods and underbrush thoroughly and
thus make way for an unimpeded de-
barkatiOn.
The troops will march from the trans
ports to the shallow water close in
shore on pontoon bridges. An engineer
ing and signal corps will go with the
first troops landed. The base of sup
plies will at once be strongly fortified
from shore and sea attack.
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S629.OOO IN PROVISIONS
Forty Nine Carloads Reach Chatta-
nooga-New Camp Arrivals.

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 24.-The
work of unloading and storing 40 cars
of provisions which arrived yesterday
and last night was completed today.
I'm to TODAY the quartermaster's de-
pertinent had received $629, 900 worth
of provisions for the volunteers. The
value of the clothing and equipments
already received amounts to almost as
much more. The Quartermaster's de-
partment is doing remarkably well IN
its work of caring for the $4,000 men
now in camp
The arrivals of this morning were the
Third regiment Tennessee infantry and
the first regiment Vermont infantry;
The Third Tennessee, 1000 officers and
men, under Col. J. P. Fyfe, arrived at
O'Clock a. M, on four trains from
Nashville Breakfast was served the
men in the city and they were taken
to the park at O'Clock.
The majority of the men in this regi-
ment are from Chattanooga and thOuS--
ands of people visited during their stay
in this city.
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tiago and Cheroko, twenty-one trans
ports are now at the port, every one fit
ted ready for embarkation. These
ships will easily accommodate between
$4,000 and 10000 men, somewhat over the
total number of regular troops in camp
here. 1t is thought SO hours after ord
ers are issued to embark, every man,
horse and pound of supplies can be
placed on board the vessels in waiting.
Washington, May 24-No possible
contingency can now arise, according to
the war department officials, to prevent
an invasion OF Cuba during the present
week. Those in direct control of af-
fairs insist that climatic conditions will
have to be ignored, and they can see
no reason for further delay.
Owing to the change in the plans re-
garding the number of troops that were
to constitute the invading army, the
administration was obliged to put off
the combined attack on Havana until
the volunteer army could be thoroughly
organized, equipped and provided with
ammunition. These preparations have
now nearly reached the point of COM
pletion, and it is confidently expected
that some important army movements
will be made before the end of the
week.
A few weeks ago the entire army
which is to go to Cuba had only 10, 900, =
600 rounds of cartridges at it's disposal
This amount of ammunition, consider
ing the size of the army, would be in
sufficient to carry on long campaign.
At the present time, however, the army
is fairly well supplied with both arms
and ammunition.
that Admiral -Cervera's fleet has been
or will be completely destroyed or driv-
en- away from Cuban waters within the
next two days.
Secretary Alger, going upon this the
ory is making every preparation to
have about 10000 men ready to leave
Key West for Cuba upon short notice
If the American fleet should not meet
the fleet of Admiral Cervera within the
next seven days the administration will
it is stated, begin the invasion anyway
The greatest secrecy is to be main
is desired to make the move against
Cuba. The government wishes to feel
assured that the first intimation that
Spain will have of troops leaving Key
West will be when General B1anco sees
the Americans on Cuban soil. It is
known that Secretary Alger and Sec
retary Long have agreed in regard to
the conveys that will accompany the
transports carrying the troops.
The advocates of delay still are using
all their power to get President McKin-
ley to put off the invasion until the fall
but with very little success. The prin-
cipal difficulty in delaying the invasion
until late in June would be the inpas-
stability of the roads for cavalry and ar
tillery. This was pointed out by Lieu
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were not disappointed or anxious when
the end of office hours came without any
intelligence of a battle. Delay did not
cause any wavering in the belief that the
fleet has been or will be destroyed or cap
tured.
While no battle was reported, the gov
ernment received news which deepened
the conviction that escape from Sampson
and Schley is impossible. The Spanish
fleet is short of coal. That is the discov-
cry which reveals that it is doomed.
After Cervera ran into Santiago de Cuba
on Thursday it semed if he had one
chance of escape. That was to get out
of the bottle-shaped harbor before Samp-
son or Schley could reach him and dodge
through one of the passages of the greater
or lesser Antilles into the Atlantic. He
could then take his choice of routes and
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MADE THEM STOP
Dewey's Threat to Fire on Ger
man Cruisers Causes
Them to Retire.

New York, May PA dispatch from
Manila, says the German consul there
tried to land provisions from German
ship but that Admiral Dewey refused
to permit 1t.
The consul then declared according to
the dispatch, that he would force the
landing under the protection of two
German cruisers, but Admiral Dewey
threatened to fire upon the cruisers and
abandoned.
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BATTLE is IMMINENT 7.

this afternoon says: No news is al
lowed out of Cadiz and although it is
announced today that Admiral Camara
starts hence tomorrow to rejoin the
fleet, it would not be surprising to
learn that the squadron has already
left and that the presence of Admiral
Camara as well as the official an
nouncements anent the fleet soon sail
ing westward have been a blind to COW
er it's departure.
There is some anxiety here as to
whether Admiral Cervera's entire
squadron has been able to reunite in
Cuban waters. If the ministers are
aware of the precise whereabouts of
Admiral Cervera, they are keeping it
secret.
Madrid, May 24.-Noon-It is officially
announced that the squadron of Ad-
miral Cervera was still at Santiago de
Cuba yesterday.
Port Au Prince, Hayti, May 24.-Ac-
cording to current rumor here, the
Spanish Cape Verde squadron, COM
manded by Admiral Cervera, which ar
rived recently at Santiago de Cuba, SUBJ
sequently sailed from that port, desti-
nation unknown.
Madrid, May 24-Noon.-A dispatch
received here from Havana says: Sc
cret orders have been given to Admiral
Cervera as to what course to pursue in
the event of the Americans attempt to
cut communications between Cuba and
Spain.
Key West, May 24.-Every prepara-
ton has been made by the United
States naval authorities for destroying
the Spanish fleet which is known to be
off the island of Cuba All signs point
to a decisive battle some day this week.
The hospital ship Solace and her sur
geons were ordered long ago to be
ready for service at a moments notice,
but no fresh orders have been issued.
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MANGROVE CAPTURED
Rumor That the Spaniards Have the
Gable Cutting Vessel.

Chicago, May PA special dispatch
to the Chronicle from Key West says:
1t is rumored here that the lighthouse
tender Mangrove has been captured by
the Spaniards. The American vessel is
said to have been picked up by a Span
ish gunboat off the southern Cuban
coast, when it was supposed she was
graphing for the Santiago cable to cut
off Spanish communication from Mad
rid. The MangroVe was especially
equipped for this service. Attempts
to obtain confirmation of the capture
so far have been without success.
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cross to Spain if he chose But this chance
depended upon coal
Not until today had the government
Spanish cruisers bunkers. Putting to-
gether the reports of consuls and officers
received since the fleet first made its ap-
pearance off Martinique on Friday. May
13 the government experts reach the con-
clusion that Admiral CerVera has not the
fuel which will justify him in an attempt
to cross the ocean. He should have 40O0
tons. He probably has not one-half that
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1O7.161 NEW SOLDIERS.

Washington, May 24.-Adjutant Gen.
eral Corbin has announced that ad-
vices received. from the state camps in
dicate that 107,161 volunteers had been
mustered into the service of the United
States
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But This is Premature; No
Battle Has Been Fought.
The Position Of Our Fleets
is Known at Washington.
And a Battle Will Be Fought
Very Soon.
1t May Be Within the Next
TWenty=FOur Hours.

London, May 24-Persistent rumors
were in circulation here early today to
the effect that a great naval battle has
been fought in the vicinity of Windward
Passage, between the eastern end of
Cuba and the western part of Hayti, in
which both the American squadrons
squadron, commanded by Admiral Ger
vera, and completely destroyed the
Spanish ships.
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica,
to Reuters Telegram company yester-
day evening, said nothing was known
there of the reported battle in the
windward Passage, adding that no
American or Spanish warships have
visited Jamaican ports since the begin
ming of the war.
The London newspapers take it for
granted that the ships reported yester-
day by L1oyd's agent at Para, Brazil,
as having arrived there at o'clock on
Monday morning from Rio Janeiro, are
the Oregon, Marietta and Nictheroy.
Washington, May 24.-It is stated at
the navy department that no news has
been received here of an engagement
between the fleets and that no news has
been received of the arrival of the Ore
gon at Key West.
Key West May 24.-The movements
of the United States fleet, which are
known here, make it absolutely certain
no battle has yet occurred, but an en-
gagement is expected to occur this
week.
The Spanish fleet has been definitely
located.
London, May PA special dispatch
from Madrid today says: Evidently the
programme in regard to the Philippine
islands has been changed. 1t is be-
lieved here that there will be no imme-
diate engagement in Cuban waters, but
that Admiral Cervera will draw off the
enemy while the Cadiz fleet relieves
Havana.
New York, May PA Key West cor
respondent telegraphs to the Evening
World that he has information from an
unimpeachable authority that the
Spanish fleet is still at Santiago.
New York, May PA passenger on
board the Atlas line steamer AItai. from
Kingston, Jamaica, which reached port
today. says he was at Barbados three
weeks ago when the Spanish troop ship
Alfonso XIII. put in there for coal
Their port master found that she had
11O0 men over the number of her crew.
The Spaniard desired to purchase
large quantity of provisions and coal.
but was only permitted to buy sufficient
to last to the next port
This passenger said that at Kingston
the supply of breadstuffs was very
short and that he knew of three vessels
which had succeeded in running in full
cargoes of food supplies to the ports on
the south side of Cuba in spite of the
efforts of the Jamaican government to
prevent it.
LONDON May PA dispatch to the
Evening News from, Had-jd ,,,,11iz,,.a
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Kansas Boy on the Charleston.

Waldo Evans of Hartford, Kas., Is an
Ensign ON the Charleston, now en-
route to relieve Dewey. Evans, while
attending the state normal at Emporia,
passed the naval examination with fly
ing coiors, being especially proficient in
geometry and trigonometry- He was
a natural born mathematician The
young man went through Annapolis.
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CABLES CUT TODAY.

Washington, May 24-The navy de-
partment at 3:15 p. m. posted the fol-
lowing bulletin:
''The auxiliary cruiser st. Louis has
cut the cable at Santiago de Cuba and
San Juan Porto Rico"
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ESCAPE IMPOSSIBLE.
q. s. War Department Believes Ger
vera is Doomed.

Washington, D. C., May 24.-Confidence
that the Spanish fleet will not escape is
mistaken. On the contrary, it was to-
day strengthened. The president dis
cussed the situation in the war room with
his campaign council. The conclusion
reached was that it did not seem possible
that Admiral Cervera's cruisers could es-
cape. The president and the few who
have access to all of the in forma ton the
government possesses have waited all day
in the expecta ton of news that the fleet
had been captured or destroyed. They
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, May 24.-For Kansas. Show
ers and cooler tonight and Wednesday;
probably thunder storms tonight; winds
mostly southerly.
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New York, May PA Key West cor
respondent telegraphs to the Evening
World that he has information from an
unimpeachabIe authority that the
Spanish fleet is still at Santiago.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

During the two months that
the war has been on between the
United States and Spain reveals
the fact that a great deal has
been accomplished by the adj
minis stration in that time. At
Che end Of the two months we find
3thatl6,O0O .. S. troops have
ibeen landed at Santiago; it finds
cable comm unication established
between the government at
Washington, and the advance
guard Of tl1esexpedition in Cuba,
and find Cuban territory in pos
session Of the United States
marines, backed by q squadron
saa:nd l1eariy allAthe commercial
ports Of Cuba Mockaded. This
is all apart from Dewey's great
victory at Manila and from the
splendid results achieved in
organizing the several armies,
now in camps. Therefore Of
ticers of the administration feel
that the have a right to look back
with pride over what has been
accomplished in the short space
of two months, working in large
part with raw material in both
army and navy.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

To those who have thought
that Senator Roach, OF North
Dakota, was dead. we rise to re
mark that he is still on earth and
drawing his salary regularly.
He arose in the senate chamber
the other day and very dignitied-
ly said that he was not in favor
of anneSing Hawaii
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

issue but q popular demand. but
the Sentinel somehow or othel
seems to want to make & politi
cal issue OF of it now.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

s.nS lxakNsA
In answer to the Courier on
the county seed wheat bonds the
Only argument the Sentinel puts
forth is that for the 81. Geo used
fol. the purchase OF seed wheat
the county paid something over
5000 interest in nine years and
II half. The great pone OF con-
tention with the Sentinel seems
to be this matter OF paying inter
est. Does the Sentinel expect
that the county Or anybody else
could borrow money for nothing:
At the time these seed wheat
bonds were Iioated it was the
wish OF the people that they
should be. and the Sentinel is
not fair at this time in blaming
either the county commissioners.
the republican party or any par
ty for doing something that
tlle people We're almost unan-
ilnously IN favor of, whether they
received any benefit from it OF
uot-they Wanled the wheat.
asked that bonds be issued, they
were issued, and have been paid
for. and what in thunder is the
Sentinel kicking about and what
il, its position in the matter:
The populists We're i'll favor OF
bonding then us much as any
body else and just Why their
Organ should at this time try TO
prejudice people against the mat.
ter now is hard for d ma ajority OF
the people to understand. The
ssantinel-likeWise the Courier
lad occasion to borrow some
money from the bank q short
time ago. and in return for the
use OF the money each issued {
bond or promissol'y note Will
the usual chattel mortgage at
tSichnent. agreeing to pay {
: stipulated amount OF interest
Taking the Sentinel S position
both OF us We're dead wrong. /
is now in order for the Sentlne
to Jump onto the bank and blame
it for accepting interest for th'
use Of its money when the loal
was voluntarily asked for
identically so as when the seet
wheat bonds We're issued. Tw,
weeks ago the Sentinel contained
Il local which read as follows
All you populists who voted fo
bonds stand up and be counted.
lAs WAS no doubt meant saa'
cas- aeallL Y and probably, Hissss = slls. b,
inte1Ma.f6f tl,t1ll!!1 akth
RI :3t'Il'|! E q N ! =; = 3
can conpt SAT- .s91ll snaFinlll \
70 st;anA> up agsnsson m
wheel horse ka ali sllIaa q q
Ieomness, was M iI:g
the seed wheat 4 sT6 Wa
an enthusiastic adyocat cot seet
wheat bonds. In the Goarie
files ofFebruary u, 1s5asw
find that hair man Hogenson al
pointedfheA followin gssenthusi
;sstic populists to canvass thei
congressional townships te
signers to the petition tothh
county commissioners as folkNs s
Fred Markw ood. John HogenNn
a. Fl. OVERLY. G. p. Balkd
David Gorthy. w. S. Vandeboa
art. Adam Armstrong. NJ. A
LELAND. D. r. Swartout. w
just give the populists to sho,
that they were in it with the res
there were lots of republican
i'll the movement-in fact it was
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

Some three weeks ago the
Sentinel stated cditorially that
Senator Hanna was selling
coal to the government for l6
cents per ton higher than oLler
contractors were selling it. The
Courier has taken the trouble TO
Investigate the matter and finds
that Senator Hanna has no con
nection whatever with any con-
tracts to funish coal for the gov
ernment or any other material.
Thus another populistic Cam
paign lie is nailed.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

The new wan revenue bill inn
poses Il tax of two cents upon all
checks. drafts or documents to
to the value OF s10O. and failure
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

qnired by the ac ubjects the
individual TO a fine Nc100. All
banlzs paying eheHlet2s amy
Instrument refcrreat tVA Aas ls,,
act. which do not AAll aN1 aNlRasssI
quired stamp, are 1Sn(
severe penalty. lAlEs
change, certificates A. dINsW
drawing interest. orAol eflllsiI
the pay yment of any suAd lHAneN
otherwise than at sA}l1
demand. or amy proniAalE fe
and each renewal OF HCY s;9n,
for Il sum not eXcccdin ~ 10 )aNss.
quirc IL revenue stan. p a Ace Ahs,
and for each ;ldditionalA TOO Wl
fractional part thereof ilIokcess
OF 800, 9 cents. The MeA sHt
goes in effect today. Aashlsl
Buck. of the First Bank. AaS i<E
sued circulars warnilA hi5
patrons. Be sure and Ill d
revenue stamp on your cla IS
you can get them at the baMS.,
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

Letter, the dabbler in wheat
lost d big pile in the final round
up, nevertheless while he was
doing business he put u big. pile
of those POO cent dollars into the
hands OF farmers who had wheat
to sell. He should be given
credit for that anyhow.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

Speaking of the justitiRtfpn
for our war with Spain thea }c
view of Reviews says: ''T'ihAytS1
must be faced with courageAlld
resolution, and ought toA Pc
pushed with. desperate cneBI
But the country will learn bcRte
this war is ended to sympat III
with the intense desire feItRyj
President Mckinley that the Ml
ter cup might pass from his lips
and that Of the nation. There
was. in fact. no honorable escape
from the Nar: but for us it is a
grieEous and a fearful thing. not
a jaunty and inspiring enter
prise. Its sole Justification. as
matters now stand, must be
found in great contributions to
the moral and material progress
Of the world. We must see that
Cuba and Porto Rico are de
livered from the incubus of
,,,oGi.3ay-1licn and IL n,uc4 I,a ol11.
Griggs courier., 1898-07-01

Courler,-il paper That is a[Way S
to the farming interest.
c.-fol its kindness in adyoca-
the issue aud FOR printing
nd yes, etc. consistency thou
art jewel. The question of
DondN at that time or since
that time was not Ii party