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Chicago Grain.

CHICAGO, April 26. ~ Wheat - May,
$1..23; July, 93ss@1a.
Corn.-April, 33Ss; July, 341s.
Oats.-April, 2S1a@s8; July, 25A.
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WASHINGTON, April 26.-The Senate
rejected the nomination of Henry De-
mas as Naval Officer of Customs at
New Orleans.
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Soldiers for Key West.

FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April 26.-
The transport Panther, with 800 men,
escorted by the cruiser Montgomery
left for Key West.
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Wheat still Sailing.

CHICAGO. Ills.. April 26.-May
wheat sold today for 81 % bushel at
the opening Of the Board of Trade and
settled back to 81 23 rallying to $1.24.
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WASHINGTON, DC, April 20 Most
Governors have made prompt and graf
flying RESPONSES to tie call for volun>
teers,
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She's Gone Again.

NEWPORT, r. l., April 26.--The u.
S. cruiser Columbia sailed at $3.50 a. m.,
destination not known.
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Metal Market.

NEW YoRK, April 26. Silver, 56ss;
Lead, $3.50; Copper, liz.
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HER PEOPLE ASK FREEDOM FROM SPAIN
Which Blights the Eastern Paradise and Curses the
Western Land Of Promise
OUR PRESIDENT IS TooLENIENT TO THE ENEMY

New YORK, April 26. "A dispatch to
the WQsm, from Hong Kong, says: The
guns of the American Asiatic Squadron
will soon be laundering in the harbor
of Manila,
Commodore Dewey has orders from
Washington to capture or destroy the
Spafiseh fleet. ~s.~ 80
Unless saaip's Yasaips are inhlding
fighting will soon2begin& r. -
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VIE SOMEBODY IL WHAT IT Is VIZ ARR NOW WAITING FOR?
ORDERED TO GET OUT.

The Spanish Fleet Given Notice by Portu
. gsl to Lcave st. Vincent.
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Hone KoNG, April 26.-,The Philip
pine Island insurgents are massing
around Manila. Massacre of the Span
iards is feared.
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ALL SAME AS CO.

General Aguinaldo, Presidentsof the
Philippine insurgents, sailed from Sing.
apore, where he had been in exile with
the members of his cabinet. The Gen
eral will put himself at the head of an
army of 10000 insergents. Aguinaldo
will attack Manila, by land while the
American war ships lombard the city
from the sea.
[Mauila is the capital Of The Philippine
Islands, and the seat of Spanish power in
the East Indias. In 1880 the population
amounted to 27O0OO.-ED.l
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Are stilI There.

ST. VINCENT, April 26. .-6:44 p. M
The Spanish feet is still here.
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WASHINGTON, April 26.-The Post
today said:
The Spanish feet, which mobilized at
Cape Verde Islands, was yesterday no
titled by Portugal to leave st. Vincent
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Would do without ADvER
TIsiN0. and the wIsest Us
THE OPTIC.
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SLAIN IN THEIR HOMES
RESIDENTS OF MILAN IN sT.rp
OF TERROR
isi"'ers Attack Soldiers From Win
vows and HOusetops, DRAWING
he1r Fire Into Unoffeudfn.
""es-Corpses Rolling From
Roofs to Streets a Common S,,.,.
Military Make u SHOWING go

LONDON, May IA dispatch 70 tho
Ctiay news from Milan, by way or
Ghlasse, Switzerland, saws: ",Tha col
t ulers declare that during the riots in
the tue Garibaldi, a sharp rife fire.
vas vas urected at them from behind the
S S! or the windows. They imme-
SlateIy lined up and fired at the win
COWS and many fell dead. O -
IN many other streets ladies and
cnlIdren were Slot at In windows and
on the balconies. Almost all the firing
was by grapeshot."
me Rome correspondent Of +ha
Times: i am informed on excellent an
Ihor1ty that on Sunday Gen. Bava-
beclarrls, commander of the army corns
at Milan, was unable to master tbe
insurgents and was shut in ring of
oarIlcades erected at every gate of the
Guy until Gen. Pelloux, with half an
amy corps, marched on Milan from
Lodi and cleared out the rebels with
round shot. Win
Gen. Pelloux, brother Of the late min
ster OF war, who a week ago was In.
command at Tavia, holds the subnrhs
OF Milan with strong force. The Ia+D
sst account says that during Satur-
Jay, sunday and Monday last detach-
Inehts OF picked marksmen were sta
tloned on the highest roofs whence thew
could shoot down tile-stone throwers
whose corpses rolled into the streets he,
ward ai'er-
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ORDERED TO CHICKAMAUGA.
Thirty Regiments and Five Batter
les, Comprising 29,OS7 Men.

Thirty Regiments and Five Batter
ies, Comprising 29,OS7 Men.
WASHINGTON, May 13-Adjt. Gen.
Corbin stated today that thirty regi-
ments of infantry and five batteries Of
artillery, comprising lab officers and
29OS7 men, had been ordered to move
to Chickamauga. These troops are d.
yided among the different states as fol-
lows:
Wisconsin-Two regiments SO officers, 1925
men.
Michigan-one regiment, Al officers, s2S
Minnesota-One regiment, 46 officers, 924
rndiana-Four regiments, 1874 officers, 4,1o4
men.
Indiana-Two batteries, officers, 200 men.
nlinols-Two regiments, 90 officers, 1850
men.
Maine-One regiment, 46 officers, $50 men.
Observation-Disclosures regiment, 46 officers 924
men.
Mssouri-Light battery, officers, 119 men.
New Hampshire-One regiment, IS officers
100 men.
New York-Two regiments, 90 officers, 1850
men.
ohio-Four regiments, 1874 officers, 1872
men.
ohio-Lght artillery, one battery, 20 Off
GERS 1913 men.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES regiments 800 officers,
6S6e men.
Rhode Island-OHe regiment, 46 officers, 800
men.
Vermont-One regiment, 46 officers, S15 men.
Total number of regiments, 80; total num-
Der of batteries, 5; total number of officers,
1.4lS; total number of men, 90
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American money. Mulhall, few years
ago, estimated the wealth of Spain at
ABOUT $45o per capita; perhaps by this
time III could be placed at $3.50. The
per capita debt of the Spanish govern
ment, therefore, is more than 20 per
cent or the per capita wealth Of the
entire nation. =
The debt Of the United States gov
eminent, which in, 1866 amounted to
two and three-quarters billions Of dol
dars, STOOD IN January, 1898, at NeD ST.
vi, IOl, 33S.64 including the greenbacks.
inns would be per capita indebted
ness Of about $14. The yper capita wealth
or the United States was, in 1890, 81 ,036;
now 1t is, of course, greater, but, even
on the 1880 basis. the per capita indebt-
edness of the government today
amounts to only * per cent of the per
capita wealth of the nation. The per
capita interest charge on this debt
amounted, in lS96-97, to about fifty
three cents; in SPAIN the annual cost
OF the public debt is nearly Sc per cap
ita.
FOREIGN POSSESSIONS.
Spain's foreign possessions at one
time including nearly all of South
America and a good part Of the north
ern continent, have now dwindled to
Cupa and Porto Rico in the western
hemisphere, the Philippines in the East,
ana small holdings in Africa the aggre-
gate population of all her colonies be-
ing less than 100000. Her former pos
sessions were lost, chiefly, by persistent
rebellions on the part of the colonists
themselves, goaded to desperation by
the oppressive tyranny of Spanish rule.
Inc same result is now in process Of
accomplishment in both Cuba and the
Ph1l1pplnes, and due to the same cause
Inc standing army Of Spain numbers
ABOUT 352,O0O men, over 100000 of whom
nave been sent to Cuba and nearly 49,
900 to the Philippine islands. The first
reserves number about 1600 900 men, and
Inc second reserves 100000 giving a
total available war strength Of 1,512, 900
men. AS compared with the United
states, SPANS standing army Is much
tne larger; ours numbering less than
2oO00 men. The total available war
strength of the United States, however,
Is overwhelmingly superior; there be-
Ing some 1O,140,O0O liable to military
service.
SPANS NAVY.
The navy Of Spain (not taking into
account any recent changes or addi-
tlons) consists Of the battleship Of the
first class two battleships of the second
class, two non-sea-going coast defence
vessels, eight armored cruisers, twelve
protected and partially protected
cruisers, four unprotected cruisers,
eleven gunboats Of the first class, thir-
teen gunboats of the second and third
class, seventeen torpedo boat Destroy
ers, eleven torpedo boats of first class,
twenty-eight of second class and nine
Of third class, twenty-five dispatch,
training, transport and repair boats,
tugs, etc, and fourteen subsidized yes
sells. The United States navy is su-.
perior at every point except in torpedo
boats and torpedo boat destroyers.
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WASHINGTON, May 10. - The
French embassy has given~to the state
department a copy of. the French de-
cree of neutrality. 1t is of special in
terest just now, in view of the presence
of the Spanish squadron near the
French West Indies.
1t Is noted by the officials here that
the decree permits prizes to be taken
to French points for twenty-fouI
hours, which privilege is not allowed
by Great Britain and some other ma
TONS The text Of the French decree
is as follows:
The government Of the republic declares
and notifies those whom it may concern that
it has resolved to observe strict neutrality
in the war which has been declared between
Spain and the United States.
Attention is called to Frenchmen residing
In France, In her colonies and in countries
under protectorate, or residing In foreign
countries, that they must abstain from any
act which committed in violation OF
French laws or of international law might
be considered hostile to of the parties,
or contrary to a scrupulous observance of
neutrality. They are specially forbidden to
enroll or to take service either in the army
or on board a man-ofwar of either bellig-
erent or to contribute towards the equip
ment or armament of a naval vessel.
The government declares furthermore that
no naval vessel of either belligerent power
will be allowed to enter or to sojourn with
prizes in any port or harbor of France, her
colonies, etc, for more than twenty-four
hours, with the exception CT an enforced say
of necessity fully justified.
No sale of articles coming from such
prizes take place in said ports or har-
bors.
All persons who shall violate these provi-
sons shall be disbarred from claiming the
protection of the government or Its agents
against any acts or measures which in con-
formity with international law, the bellig-
erents may exercise or prescribe and they
will moreover be prosecuted if necessary IN
accordance with the laws of the French
republic.
The French embassy has received no
word from the French officials at Mar
Unique. The island is under a colonial
government, with a governor-general
at its head. He is not under the jul
risdiction Of the French embassy at
Washington, and there is no cipher
code for communication between the
etHlpelSSeiuoi uCiC diiN Tic SoNSldOl gen
eral. For that reason, the embassy
has not been informed of the presence
Of the Spanish fleet off this French
island.
German officials say the reports ema-
mating from London as to Germany's
purpose to intervene in the Philippine
islands are not worthy of attention or
denial The authorities representing
the. continental powers feel that Lon
don is encourag ing these reports, in
view to increasing the bond of friend
ship between the United States and
Great Britain
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ward war when 1t is so closer We only car
req the Sixth by very narrow ma
iortty, and the Fifth was practically
LOST. l can get the people in the wards
70 81 st ana It Is my duty to the party
10 90 IT,. SO Horace may now be con,
sidered as off for the senatoria, e sta Ion
CapI: Van SAINT came over from Min
neapolis yesterday afternoon and III.
up few samples of barb wire fa pce
around MS preserves. He took lunch
I Ioot tnd wh,nosor , with Col; Monfort and
looked hopeful during the afternoon
lie said that things were coming al
right and promised that he would he
at the Windsor all the evening b,,t
the meeting Of the executive committse
OF the local city and county Commit
to MINNEAPOLIS. 'eeN
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BLANCO CLAIMS VICTORY
ASSERTS THAT AMERICANS WE'RE
REFUSED AT CARDENAS
Also Reports ROHt of the Yankees
at CienfuegOs..- Admits That
Shells From the American War
ships Destroyed Spanish Life and
Property - ColOred Statements
to Holster Up Public Opinion.

MADRID, May ia dispatch from
barded Bahia Honda, province Of Pinal
del Rio, west Of Cabanas. 30
Gen. Blanco's dispatch, describing
the engagement at Cienfuegos, says:
The Americans fired over six hundred
shells, while they attempted to effect a
landing with large boats, lowed by steam
launches. Some of the boats landed their
men, but the latter were energetically and
VIGOROUSLY repulsed all along the line. The
Americans were compelled hastily to re-
embark and withdrew with considerable
loss, retiring in a westerly direction, after
five hours fighting The attack was made
In combination with bands of insurgents
who have been put to flight. Our losses were
only two killed and fourteen wounded.
At the same time they were attacking
Cienfuegos an attack was made by the
Americans on Cardenas. One of their larger
ships anchor, d about a mile fri the qrays
and the enemy then attempted to land
troops, but our forces, consisting Of voluR-
teers and infantry, compelled them to de-
sist Our gunboats disabled one of the enc
mys destroyers, and compelled the remain
ing ships of the squadron to leave the bay
The garrison had five wounded and about
ten were wounded on board the gunboats
Little damage was done to the town, though
one shell fell in the British consulate. The
attack had been planned in cooperation with
the insurgent forces, who were recently de-
feated at San Miguel. have congratulated
both the troops and the inhabitants of the
town on the strong proof they have fur
nished of their loyalty to Spain. Many Of the
Americans, while trying to disembark fell
under the Spanish fire. and at Cardenas two
of the inhabitants were killed by shots from
the enemy.
According to an official dispatch re-
ceived here from Havana this evening
three American warships attempted t.
make landing at Jicetea, yesterday
and were completely repu'sed.'
A dispatch received tonight says thai
the American ships reassembled before
Cardenas, yesterday, but that her gar.
rison, which had been reinforced, re.
pulsed the enemy.
Another dispatch from Havana re-
ports that various encounters hav.
taken place during the last few day.
between the Spanish troops and tn
insurgents, in which the latter hay
been defeated.
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the Spanish fleet off Martinique and the al
most hourly expectation of conflict between
the Spaniards and Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
has resulted in another, postpOnement Of the
invasion of Cuba.
1t is known that the Florida, loaded with
rifles, ammunition and supplies for Gomezs
army, was scheduled to leave last night but
the order to sail was for some reason counter
manded shortly before the hour set for sail
ing
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THE YALE's PRIZE.

Spanish Steamship Rita Arrives at
Charleston.
CHARLESTON, S. c., May 19.-The Spanish
steamship Rita, captured by the Yale, on
May 8, came into port this afternoon and is
now lying at the quarantine station.
The Rita was captured after carrying a
cargo of coal from Liverpool to Porto Rico
Her master, Capt. Cenigo, and crew OF
twenty men were on board. She is in charge
Of prize crew. consisting of Fourth Officer
Wolcott, Engineers Harfeld and Kilgore, two
marines and two seamen of the Yale.
She will be delivered to the United States
district attorney here.
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WINSLOW AVENGED.
The Town of Gardenas Partially
Burned by Exploding Shells.


Burned by Exploding Shells.
Copyright by the Associated Press
OFF CARDENAS, May 10 (via Key
West, Fla).-The dispatch boat Spencer
this morning, reached the scene of the
fight which occurred on Wednesday be-
tween the torpedo boat Winslow and
the three Spanish gunboats, supported
by shore batteries and several hundred
Spanish rifemen in Cardenas harbor
The gunboat Wilmington, whose four
inch shells at last silenced the guns of
the Spaniards was lying inside the
lower bay in command of the situa-
ton.
.sntjt -
AIT the upper END Of the harbor, the
partly burned city 81. Garrdenaas, set on
fire by the Wilmington's shells, still
smouldered, while within a cables
length lay the ruins of the signal sta
ton, which had been destroyed after
the engagement by a force Of marines
from the Machias.
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BETTER POSTAL SERVICE
IT rs PROMISED UNDER THE
NEW APPROPRIATION BILL
PROVISION Is Made for Temporary
POstOfiices at Military Posts or
Camps During the Existing War
Anne ncnt Limiting Deliver
les to Four Per Day Rejected
Star Route Contracts.

les ~ Tour Ier Day hcJecteu--
Star Route Contracts.
WASHINGTON May 13.-The post
ONCE appropriation bill has been agreed
to In conference. 1t will be reported
to both houses in ten days or a fort
night, the delay being due to neces-
sary absence Of those in charge of the
measure.
The following amendments were
agreed to in conference: Appropriating
$12,OS5, 400, which the senate had re-
duced from 3d. 400, for pay of letter
carriers in present postoffices, and for
subs, and for temporary carriers at
summer resorts, holiday and election
service; creating a joint commission Of
three senators and three representa-
tives, appointive by the vice president
and speaker, to investigate, during the
coming recess, whether excessive prices
are paid railroads for mail transporta-
ton and postal car service, and all
such service Of postal revenue and eX-
pend1ture and passenger rates; appro-
prlating 100000 for temporary post
offices at military posts or camps dur
ing the existing war; prohibiting addi-
tional contracts for pneumatic tube or
similar service, unless hereafter au-
thof7Zed by law; making the CORE
spondence OF any government official
or to any person on official or depart
mental business franked not to exceed
two: ounces in weight, and for notify
Ing senders, If known, Of non delivery
Of undelivered matter Of second. third
and fourth classes, to afford oppor-
tun1ty to prepay return postage. The
amount of appropriation for rural free
delivery was fixed at $4,000.
AMENDMENTS REJECTED.
The following senate amendments
were rejected: Limiting deliveries in
any city to not exceeding four per day;
limiting expenditures for canceling
machines to 5000 to each $4,000 popula-
ton or fraction thereof above $1,000 and
authorizing one canceling machine in
every office; prohibiting payment to
sub-contractors Of any part Of the
amount for inland mail transportation
and providing that contracts shall not
be let to any person who does not
actually carry the mail on star routes:
authorizing the postmaster general to
reject excessive bids therefor and re-
advertise; making it a misdemeanor
and Furnishing by heavy fine; the fail
ure of railroads to furnish suitable DOS
tai cars or to transport mails when
required and on the fastest trains.
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Jack McDOnOugh Is Home.

Jack McDonough, the st. Paul middleweight
pugilist, returned home yesterday from
Louisville, where he met Australian Jimmy
Ryan In twenty-round contest last week
McDonough, according to the accounts in
the Louisville papers. had the best of the
nght, although the referee decided it draw
Ryan was on Queer street two or three times.
but managed to stay to the end
McDonough has been in the ring six time,
since he left here a few months ago and
the worst he got in any contest was a draw
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EASY FABLE

Good evening, Torpid LIVER said a
Beecham Pill Il merely dropped in to tell
you that you must act in the living present
This is no time for slumber; move on. -
Torpid Liver needed the advice of Beecham,s
Pill, and the next day Bilious Headache was
absent from the House Wonderful.
MORAL-Take them early and often.
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RED CROSS PROTECTION.
1t Is Further Assured by Action OF
the Government.


the Government.
WASHINGTON. May 13.-The department
of war is preparing for promulgating Jointly
with the navy department., an important cir
cular. announcing the adoption of the modus
vivend during the war with Spain, of the
additional articles to the original Red Cross
convention. which were drafted Oct. 20, 1868,
the object of which is to extend the operations
of the Red Cross. which concerned only war
fare on land.
The adoption of simply modus was pro-
posed by the government of Switzerland, fol-
lowing the example set by France and the
North German states in the war of 1870
The government Of Spain also has an
nounced its acceptance of these additional
articles as a modus vivendi.
The effect of this joint action is to insure
as far as may be the safety from attack at the
hands of either party Of the new hospital
ship Solace, now at Key West fitted out by
the United States government, under the
United States flag, for service in the Cuban
campaign, 4
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HAVANA IS HUNGRY.
Residents of the City Are Gloomy
and Depressed

F NASSAU. N. P, May 1S.-According to ac-
counts received here the blockade of Havana
is pinching the Inhabitants dreadfully. Moth
ing in the shape of supplies is entering the
city, and the residents are gloomy and de-
pressed.
Orders have been issued by Gen. Blanco
prohibiting dealers from selling more than
one-day supplies to the same person at one
time.
Fresh provisions are very scarce, and meat
is selling at rs to so cents (gold) per pound.
The lower classes Of the people are suffering
greatly and the animals are perishing.
The news of the result of the engagement
at Manila is disheartening to the Spanlards,
who now hope that Rear Admiral Sampson
will be defeated and that the Cape Verde
fleet will raise the blockade of Havana
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DEATH OF MRS. MORRILL,
"ife of the Venerable Vermont Son
atOr Passes Away.

=, MVv x;S, May 13.-Mrs. Ruth Swan
WW er, wife of the Venerable senator from
Th efmont, aied at the family residence on
she mad been seriously i'll for some time
pG I'll dately she was considerably improved.
,.nd Sane OF distinguished New Eng
and best liked women in official life
Tor. '4e seHa'or Jun
;, The funeral will take place from the fam.
lily residence Monday afternoon. -
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BOSTON IS WORRIED.
Suspicious Movements That Do Not
A1lay Alarm.

BOSTON, May 13.-Oficials of high
rank at the navy yard place considera-
BILE credence in the rulnor that a part
at least of the enemy's fleet is not far
distant from this coast. Their suspi-
cions were, strengthened by the fact
that the United States cruiser Columbia
and the ram Katahdin hurriedly left
this port under sealed orders, and that
the cruiser San Francisco will leave at
once.
The auxiliary cruiser Yankee Joined
the Columbia off Cape Cod and went to
sea.
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live Hird HnndIcan

DIES MONIES, To-. May lS.-Live bird
handicap events were contested today. re-
sulting: First Gilbert, Tanning and Pow
ers second. Marshall third, Merrill, Grimm
and Hallowell. :,