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Edsar saltus In Golfers Weekly.

Nue"' S7i'us Ill Golfers Weekly
me queen regent, gazing at saain over
the high stool which is the throne of ho,
son must murmur ESQ Sc va-it is all 90.
ing the end is near, One NAV AFFORD "a
nave pity for this lady, for her ,ountrv
as wen. 1t is less than quarter of a
century ago that 1t was next door 10
death At the north there were car,i.,s
AZ me south there was anarchy. with elvil
Gissenson wedged between. Tbers wore
three armies in the field The prospcc, n,
'hmedlate dissolution MAS the one senti-
hssht common to all. The republic resem.
oied nothing 50 much Ms rent ha,loo,
ihen suddenly AT the very mo,nent ~
collapse this klnglet's father was hallsd os
ssNiorl In the noribund life was re.
!, Ntd Two decades later urasr vas nn,n-
piete. ritty provinces drawn from ton d,s
ruFled kingdoms had been fused into /,
single Spain Estremadura was as ,oysI AZ
castle, Don Carries ignored nv Inc go -
had lost tins aursole which he wore ~,
ire side Of his head Anarchy had o,.r
GRATED Rebellion had vanished !, ~
the VIA Nuova. In Cuba and the phii,~
pines alone thsre were cries. Tha noiin,,
% stifilng them was mistake. TJoro s' y ~
piuhders thai arc crimes. For hers s,sin
VIII atone Eao sc Va. 80 'pA'n
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WILL. BE 4 CANDIDATE.
Judge Hall 0f CIeburne After Court
of Criminal Appeals.

F'NWVErFF
Waco Texas, May i0.-Senator Yantts
gives II out tonight that Judge j, NJ. Hall
or Cleburne will be a candidate for Judge
OF the court of criminal appeals. The
friends of Judge Hall in this city had a
conference with him today and the result
Is they declare he will be candidate.
Judge Hall has been Judge of the Eieb.
teenth district fourteen years and as his
district adjoins this one on the north he
is wen known here. This country instruct
ed Saturday for Ben Rice of Marlin and
Judge Hall consequently does not hone for
McLsnnans vote in the convention. hnt he
proposes mixing it with Bliss and Rice Il,
the counties which have not instructed
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spA>I,Rps ARE nEspEH ,rr.
Reason 'nr'ists aud We,tcritcs Fina
Thew Easy to Incitc.

kS'tnuu Ntlttnu.
Isl Ccial Cable TO The post aud New York
Herald Copyright 1898, by James Cor
den Ronnettl
Madrid, May lo-The disorders have so
far amounted TO but little more than noisy
demonstrations, but all indicate tho spirit
OF desperation due 10 the dearness of
bread and the consequent widespread mis-
cry. With the people In this excited state
II Is comparatively easy task for the Car
lists and republican political agitatoys u
sain the acceptance OF the most absurd
theories.
These asi,ators have naturally not been
iaekins, but the political aspect OF the
disturbances is only minor one, Their
real cause Is the stern suffering and tho
government, with united majority, could
bring the war to an end speedily and lie
applauded,
VIII majority be ob,ainedg Most people
90 not believe II. II II can not be done,
there is scope for the widest conjecture as
to what will be the result 10 the country
at large
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THE TRANSPORTS.
vessels Which HAVE Becn Chartered
hN The EnNcrnin

~ 'he government,
washington May lo.rhe following l.
a ny OF the vessels Which have been cha :
tered to be usod as Transports 10 cuba and
me Philippines and tor other purposes:
Mallory lin-~sen Marcos, Coacho. Rio
Grande, icona
ara hne-- ViSlance, Scguranea, Orc
iieso, City of Washington. Mantoo.
Miami line Mattewan.
lrouuols "uu
Ss.anic steamship CON pany- Australia
. nseinc Meil Steamship company CITY q;
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lsh towns says special from Madrid
nave decided to provide and fit out sew
eral auxiliary cruisers of from 5000 In
aooo tons and having \ speed of e,ghtecn
10 twenty knots to watch the Spanish
eoast, venture out to sea and run "A block.
ade IL necessary"
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NANCY AND ,noA.
The, Are :" Rattle fnr the na,t,m.
Wetgbt thampiouship

Chicago, May li,-Chnmpion Jimmy
starry and Caspar Leon have been matche /
70 nght twentg rouuds Mny 30 for whit !.
~ me Championship Of thp world
me management; of Tom O'Rourhc and vii,
DC ~ no pounds AZ the rilsslae for !.
nnlse q $500 Barry viii do his trainip.
Z, THIS city and Win so East about a week
before the battle. "ssA
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BY the way, many cigar dealers in this
city have raised the price on their Havana
cigars, or at least on those brands COM
monty supposed 10 come from Havana The
advance in prices is only slight, and at
present is not felt by the smokers of the
cheaper stock. Tho dealers use the block
profit
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Oregon Comonnies Mustered In.

Portland, ore, May ll-Companies A.
II, c and y. comprising the First battalion
Second regime Mt Of oregon volunteers hava
been mustered into the United States sew
ice and tonight will leave for San Fran
cisco In command of Lieutenant Colonel
Koran
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GOSSIP OF GAY GOTHAM.

New York May S.The Dewey cock
tall is the newest drink in town. 1t is
said 10 be hot stuff. At a masquerade BAH
in the Bowery last night one of the young
women represented Dewey eve" The
Dewey cigar ought to have Manila wrap
Dor
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CHIHlAHUs AMI

Contract for the Cons wi,e|
FIRST Hundred
Second Edition,
El Paso. Texas, May MN
the construction OF 100 nli'ss ii
hua and Pacific railroad w shh Il
TO ]. NJ. Neeland and =. MA I
and their contracts s'ip ,nM n
must put 400 teams and IVA M n
on the road next Monday, 4 I'D /
Of the road is to b. push. ~,
from the City OF chihuanS,s .s II
State CT Chihuahna. MsA"e 4
and thence on to Topolop
ci.ic. --,> 4.
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In the Carnegie building it Is said that
more than "A hundred young women have
their apartments and studios and live IN
an IDEAL way for the fin de steele maid,
lhey hold thois supper parties midnight
fo0st5 to which men are neither hidden nor
Welcomed and bave musicales and theatrl-
calls which are strictly Adamless affairs.
The bachelor girls live busy and eventual
lives safe from the singing tongue Of
Dame Gossip and the watchful eye Of the
chaperon
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'l'o Flt 0ut Aa.lllLnrlcn,

y y I r "a 49, tsFtnnU EdItfDn,l NIE q
London May i0.-The chambers Of com,
|nsfcs cf some d the most Important span.
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All the window dressers are striving at
ter combinations that bring out the Ma
tlonal colors Japanese merchant on
Broadway, whose stock is anything but
suitable for displays of this sort, has
solved the problem by arranging red, white
ana blue fans in three rows one above the
other Even the casual observer quickly
grasps what the Jap is reaching out for
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life, OWN, 1
Iierce's GoIds|
Discovery. |
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1t is with 4
send you MI
publish L MI
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II am usIi}
many Of III
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writes Dr.. n
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Another important real estate negota-
non is being secretly conducted. 1t has for
It's object the erection OF smart theatsr
for \. NJ Palmer the site talked of IL
the southeast corner of Fifth avenue and
Forty NTH street Upon tho authority of
one OF the heirs of the estate. it Is re.
ported that negotiations have been in pro
sress for tho construction of combina.
non thoater ana club apartment house,
aud they have about reached a successful
conclusion, If this deal goes through, so-
eioty VIII have an exclusive play house,
and the show street of the metropolis will
be greatly improved as the site is now
covered by small shops that are anything
hut picturesque
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Some people here are already talking
about the advantages offered by the Philip
pines as winter resort II Uncle Sam
should change his foreign policy, the
chances arc that next autumn wen hear
something like this; Are you going TO
cuba or Florida this trip" No; I'm CO.
ing to my villa at Manila, donchsrknowY'
wen soon have winter resorts 10 burn.
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The present National crisis has given
an International reputation to three men
VINO while not previously mknown. had
nevertheless, a very restricted rcnutafion
Ihey are General FltEhugh Leo. Minister
"oodtord and Commodore Dewey. II Il
interesting To note that all three men are
over 90 years OF age, time of M, not
supposed to be favorable for the achleye.
meut Of great careers. All thrse men
served with credit In the civil war, and
aitsihed positions OF considerable horo,
thereafter but they Ind to wait To- an
other war, In their old age for tho o,n,r-
tunity 10 achieve distinction on nm ,ntor.
national scale IN the civil war tho repu.
lauons were made By comparatively Young
men deneral Grant was only rs whsn The
war ended 'N'
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TO ASSIST SHAFTER.
keinforcements Under General Con-
pinger Ordered Forward.
A STOUT RESISTANCE IS EXPECTED
Linares' Troops Occupy All Points
of Good Advantage.
10000 MORE ARE EN- ROUTE.
blanc0 Has Ordered All Available
Men to Santiago.
POLICY OF THE ADMINISTRATION
IL LIS tn strike Hard and Win-Suu
tinIo to he Crushed Mt One stroke.
Blanco Has Ordered All Available
Men to Santiago.
POLICY OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Ii Is to Strike Hard and wiu-s,n
""So I" BE Crushed mt One stroke.
Orders to Transports.

washington June 25-secretary Alger
received dispatches from General shafter
this morning that caused him to issue Or
ders hurrying General Coppnger and is
ooo men to Santiago to reinforce the troons
now there.
Adyices reaching Washington today do.
sefloed the embarkation OF a portion of tho
corps on the transports now at Tampa The
vessels that have been at Santiago are .x-
pected back, some OF them tomorrow ami
the rest OF them Monday.
official information in the possession Of
the war department Is 10 the effect that
oeneral Lnares, commanding the Spanish
forces, is prepared to put up stout resist.
anee' His men occupy all the strats G. @
points IN the vicinity OF the doomed Guy.
GENERAL Blanco has ordered all available
troops to Santiago. Ten thousand men are
WITHIN 100 miles of the place. ana it Is fig
urea that the mountainous condition OF the
country VIII make IL lmpos sible for them
10 get TO Ldnares' assistance inside q six
Gays. BY this time General Copningcr
WIZ have arrived at santiago and the
american army on Cuban soil will number
ao'ooo men. The policy OF the admnistra-
nun - 70 WIN. defeat would prolong the
war lhaeiihlteiy. II would arouse Spanish
hopes and encourage the enemy in the he
iiei that his side OF the war Is not lost. II
Is the purpose OF the United States to crush
edn'isso with one stroke. AS fast as Gen.
erai shatiers men are In a position to do
so they VIII march toward Santiago The
movements Will be ever onward, and when
me time comes the Spanish colors will 90
aoMn before the Stars and Stripes like ten
AN Imperative order was sent to the
mvn, ms morning that the transports that
carried Skaters army to Santiago retnrn
AZ once TO Tampa. Fernandina and Miami.
where the soldiers under General Coppinger
are waiting, The next expedition viii In :
s'uoe the entire army corps. II has been
see'ued that there Will be nothing done in
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handing position on the great bluff at the
eastern side OF the l-,rbor and the Amerl-
can suhnerS anticipated some troupe IN
settihg good range at hrst.
NOW that the Spdniards have deserted
the castle the American fleet is likely to
nave Htto shooting TO do unil II gets
within range OF Cerveras ships.
lhete has been much rivalry between
the gunnors On the American warships,
eaSh being anxious to get chance to re-
ouco the Qualifications. In the three hom-
bardmonts that have taken place all of
the American gunners were explicitly or
aered not to hit the castle. They smashed
spanish guns TO the eight and loit. and an
occasional shell, depite the admiral's in
structions, went skurrying in the direction
OF MORO, II was struck several times
during the bombardmont on Monday. June
b, when our gunners did destructive work
Tor three hours all about the entrance TO
the harbor.
When he ordered second bombardment
OF Santiago deienses few days later Ad-
miral Sampson was even more explicit In
his instructions about Moro So posi-
lively did he warn his men not to hit Nor
TO that not particle OF shell scratched
the castle. The officers In the American
Meet have been intensely indignant over
the course OF the Span!ards in imprisoning
Lieutenant Hobson and his men in MORO.
lhey suspected that IL was done solely for
the purpose OF deterring the Americans
from assaulting the castle. They are con-
WINGED now that such was the case.
by abandoning MORO at this junoture.
the American officers believe the Spaniards
have shown that they did not intend to
resist our fleet, when the final advance
into the harbor began They apparently
were completely unnerved by the terrible
destruction done by the dynamite guns OF
the Vesuvius about the Notifications across
the harbor from Moro and used Hohson
and his men as a shield as long as they
could with safety to themselves. II has
been known to Admiral Sampson for nearly
a week that the Spanish gunners have not
dared to sleep in, MORO at night, They
have been abandoning their guns at sun
set, returning to the fertilization early in
the morning. Neither Admiral SAMPSON
nor any OF his officers. expected the Span
ieils 10 desert Moro entirely. 1t looks
as II the enemy intended to mass all of it's
guns and men in Santiago city for one last
desperate stand against the American Gu
ban forces.
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sible chance of serious rey.,,. Z,
tiaso. The latest informa Man, y
the authorities there sha s.'0 |. "
army IL, is greater than has IT, Il I.
Lieutenant Joyce Of the ,.,,,..
reported to General MIlss WV
much information as 10 ~ ~
location OF the Spanish from. 4Sn !.
Before Joyce entered M n.,,..
army he had served with cs su''.
ana had traversed good n, !,
tla2o province. He was On M s,,'s
a few weeks ago, leaving ths,s \
and at that time he had opnortn,s .
an accurate idea OF the Spanish \.
the eastern end OF the island
lie reports the number Al sibN 4,
1900 are in Santiago, lOOOo !, !;
and $1,000 at Manzanillo IA
Once concentrated al S,n,..
would make a formidable arm NJ
arated by forest and mountain \
surgents are expected 10 keep N .
at Holguin and at Manzanillo trou b
to Santiago.
One of the serious features 81 4
uation was the opening OF diryt ,
ication between the Spaniards su, m
side world over the French cb, 4,
the medium of an American nIlNip|
sor.
This was effected today By IN n
ton Of the circuit running from n
overland TO the place on the sAM
the American lines Playa Del Eakj
the cable begins which runs a
Cape Haytien.
At the junction sits the American
who discharges the duty Of u,N]
far only test messages have scM 4!
over this circuit, but It will " n
ordinary business that Is able 70 rs|
cessfully both American and safa|
gorebiD
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News from the Bloody Battlefield at
Santiago.
FIRST OFFICIAL DISPATCH RECEIVED
The Americas Lost Ten Killed aud
Fnrtv Noundsd.
GEN. WHEELER AT THE FRONT.
The Spaniards Occupied a Strong
lntrenchcd Position.
THE FIRING LASTED ABOUT AN HOUR
Enemy Driven from It's Position
which Is AbOut Mile ana
Half from Santiago.

Washington, June % The FIRST diSpatch
from General shafter concerning the en-
gagement between the spauiards and the
American forces reached the war depar,-
ment at noon today aud was as follows
Playa del Este. June 25.-Adjutant gem
eral United States army. Washington.
Baiquiri. June 24.--Further news from
General Wheeler places our losses In this
mornings fight at about ton Killed and
forty wounded. Captain capron. First
United States volunteer cavalry Killed.
Wounded Major Brodie Captain Nc
Clintock and Thomas trecelyed here
''Thos' and supposed to be an abbreyia-
tom, First United States volunteers; Ma
jor Bell, Captain Knox and Lieutenant
Dyram First United States cavalry. Cap
tain Knox seriously. Captain Wainwright,
formerly reported wounded, is uninjured.
The names OF the others killed and
wounded are not yet known.
The spaniards occupied very strong
intrenched position on high hill. The
firing lasted about AN hour and the enemy
was driven from this position, which IL
AVW oVOuPleu NY Jul tloopS, aOouI - uiir
and a half from seyilia The enemy has
retired toward Santiago de Cuba,
shaftcr.
General Skaters report waa received
about noon and gave the officials the first
Official data OF the engagement yesterday.
The generals reference to further news
could not be explained, as this was the
first news OF any kind received from him.
IL was thought at first possibly that AL
early report had been delayed en- route.
Skaters references were to the early press
reports which he doubtless knew were
being forwarded.
General Skaters dispatch throws con-
siderable new light on the general situation
OF the advance forces. II makes evident
that Major General Wheeler, commander
Of the cavalry division. Is with the advance
force, the Rough Riders and the cavalry
forces which participated yesterday beng
part of General Whceler's command.
1t Is felt to be characteristic Of the dash
and impetuoslty of Wheeler That he should
be leading the advance and 1T is taken as
answering some of the comments made
upon the age OF sons OF the volunteer
leaders,
General Skaters report that our troops
are now about mile and a half from
Scyilla shows how rapidly the American
soldiers have pushed forward. sevilla Is
the place where the spaniards claim they
Will make desperate stand and with our
forces only u mile and a half on 1t Is
apparent that decisive fight Is near al
hand
According to General Skaters report oul
troops are about one and a half miles from
Santiago.
Secretary Alger and General Miles lool
for desperate lighting very soon. The mar
attention liz being given to hurrylng for,
ward reiuforcemcnts and stores to Genera
Shafter.
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MESSENGERS FROM COMFY.
They VIII Report to Palma In New
York; Hot Fight


Key West, Fla, June %. TAO p. ma gun
boat arrived here this afternoon from the
blockading squadron on Cardenas. She had a
small cathoat In tow. with six Cuhaus from
Corners camp aboard They left the camp
OF the insurgent leader on the Goth instant.
with dispatches, and are the frst direct mes
sengers nom his camp sinS> the beginning Of
the war, They report that General Gomez is
enjoying splendid health and spirits and that
the health OF the insurgents In the field Is
excellent. The camp Of the insurgents is be-
tween Remedies aud Saueti Spiritus. The
messengers are under orders from Gomez to
Keep secret military movement, also the
strength OF the Cuban army, but they admit
that the insurgents still lack arms and am
munition. The messengers will leave at once
Win dispatches for General Tomas Estrada
Palma, In New York.
ON the 18th Instant an engagement took
place between Cuban and Spanish forces at
Puenta Algerc, lasting three hours Over 800
Spaniards were killed The Cuhans fsst>I inc
men They were unable to follow up their
victory, owing TO the lack Of ammunition.
The messengers report that the Spanards
arc fortifying batteries and forts are In course
OF construction all along the sea coast They
say that disease Is rife aions the coast. hut
IN the Interior II II hcalthsii The trotybs
they say. are very well armed.
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TO DESTROY 4 RAILROAD.
rhe span,ara. Attempt 1t Dur,n

The Spaniar ds Attempt 1t During
the santiago right.
On Board the Associated Press Dispatch Boat
Wanda, of Juragup, Friday, June "a. 4 p. nj
Via Port Antonio, June rs, S n. m.--whlle tho
land forces were fighting four miles northwest
Of Juragua today, Rear Admiral Sampson
learned that the spanlards were endcnvorlng
to destroy the railroad leading from Juragua
10 Santiago dc Cuba.
This road runs west along the seashore UNI
der cover of the guns OF the America fleet
until within three miles OF Elmorro. and then
out through the mountains into Santiago.
When tho attempt OF the spaniards was dis
covered our ships closed In and cleared the
hill and brush OF spaniards
portion Of the crew of the Massac husetts
was sent out from Juragua during the after.
noon to repair the track.