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Tlle vacancy cduSeu Uy Ouc dNOoPe"hNO of E. Q. Strattons resignation some Sime ago.
 Graham Bulletin: James V. Parks, of Sheldon. was in SolOmonville the early part of the week. MT. Parks says he has not abandoned the idea of selling his cattle and going into the sheep business.
 Graham Bulletin: w. A. Gillespie says he has offered his entire herd of cattle. now on the upper Gila range at s2l delivered at Lordsburg and he expects the offer to be accepted. Jim Parks will sell his cattle to the same party
 Phoenix Herald: Charley Whtlow, the Pinal county cattleman, is in the city. The Whitlow boys have sold their entire herd of cattle to Messrs. Hoadley, Turnbull & Co.,, and they will be delivered next month at Tempe.
 
 formed by some of the local cattle men that large herds of sheep from Apache county are coming into Graham. invading the cattle ranges and driving the cattle to seek new pastures. Now would be splendid time to ascertain on how many sheep Graham county is entitled to taxes.
 Tucson Citizen: w. II. Reed came 5n from the south end of the Baboqui- vari mountains yesterday Cattle in the hills he says, look well, but in the Altar valley and whereabouts the dry winds which prevailed last week have Killed most of the young grass and the country is inclined to be bare and dry, and because of this cattle look thin.
 Range News: Mir. w. w. Whitney, vice president of the Erie Cattle com pany and ore of our most energetic cattlemeu. arrived from Kansas Thursday night He reports the out look for a good season in Kansas as very favorable. The Erie company will begin shipping about April 2O MT. Whitneyleft Friday night for the ranch, via Bisbee.
 Range News: Last Tuesday Mr. John Sutton, buyer for Babbitt Bros closed trade with c. L. Cummings l2 Co. for 1000 selected Sonora cattle. These are the cattle of which Dr. Gordon is part owner. Part of the steers are reserved to be placed on pastures in Kansas. Mir Sutton left Wednesday for Globe but will return and make Wilcox his headquarters during the shipping season.
 Globe Belt: We are pleased to learn that the fears of the local cattle men of being harrassed by the au- thorities at San Carlos proved ground less. Only few cattle running on the San Carlos river and trespassing on the Indian fields were rounded up and driven to San Carlos. They were restored to the owners by order of Lieutenant Sedgwick Rice, acting agent, and no costs charged. Lieut.. Rice is highly spoken of by citizens who have had business at the agency.
 Arizona Republican, Jerry Sulli- van left for Blackberry Sunday night,  near which point he is unloading 10000 sheep which he will place on the range. The sheep were purchased in California at the low price, it is stated, of Sl per head, sheepmen there being obliged to sacrifice their bands on account Of the prolonged
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
The Cape Verde Squadron.

PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, May "a
According to rumor here the Spanish
Cape Verde squadron, commanded by
Admiral Cervera, which arrived recent.
y at Santiago de Cuba, subsequently,
sailed from that port; destination un-
known.
MADRID, May 24.--It is officially an
bounced that the squadron of Admiral
Cervera was still at Santiago de Cuba
yesterday.
LONDON, May "a "A dispatch from
Madrid says: 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 Ceryera, they are keeping it
secret.
NEW YORK, May PA passenger
on board the steamer Altai, from Kings
ton, Jamaica, which reached port to-
day, says that he was at Barbados three
weeks ago when the Spanish troopship
Alphopso XIII put in there for coal.
The port harbor master found that she
had LOO men over the number of her
crew. The Spaniard desired to pur-
chase large quantity of provisions
and coal, but was only permitted to
buy sufficient to last to the next port.
NEW YORK, May "a "A Key West
correspondent telegraphs that he has
information from an unimpeachable
authority that the Spanish fleet is still
Ct Santiago.
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The Situation at Manila.

NEW YORK, May PA dispatch
from Hong Kong dated May "a says:
Food at Manila is scarce and meat is
exhausted, while all the canned stuff is
nearly gone. Two weeks will exhaust
the available supply. The volunteers
demanded food, but the Spanish
authorities refused to give it and
riots are threatened. The insurgents
control the surrounding country and
Chief Anginaldo is organizing the
rebels. Foreign residents are moving
from Cavite. Spanish reports say that
five hundred were killed and seven
hundred wounded in the bombardment
by Admiral Dewey. All classes are
waiting anxiously the arrival of .. S
troops. There is no sickness on the
United States ships.
NEW YORK, May PA special dis
patch from Manila says that the Ger
man consul there tried to land provisions
from German ship, but that Admiral
Dewey refused to permit it. The con-
sui then declared, according to the dis
patch, that he would force the landing
under the protection of two German
cruisers, but Admiral Dewey threaten
ed to fire upon the cruisers and the
attempt to land the supplies was aban-
dOned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
THE FALLS CHURCH CAMP.

Major-General VIM. M. Graham
formally assumed command of Camp
Alger to-day. He has established hi;
headquarters In the Graham House
about mile from the camp. The
headquarters are on q knoll overlook.
ing.the camp and are beautifully located
A hospital corps arrived from Fort
McHenry, Baltimore, yesterday and
will Instruct the volunteers how to take
care Of the sick,
Mrs. Hit, the wife OF the chairmau
of the foreign affairs committee of the
House Of Representatives, is nursing 8
dying soldier at Fort Niger.
Last night $3.50 men were in camp
snd the total will be swelled this even
ing to about $4,000. The regiments
now in camp will be organized into
brigades.
The officers of the Sixth Illinois ca.
peet to have the regiment moved to-
wards this city within few DAYS, al
though no official notice has been given
of such 3 move.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
WAR, NOTES

| Officials in Washington are confident
that the Spanish fleet under Admiral
C.rvera is bottled up in the harbor o.
Santiago de Cuba, although, it is stated
no advices to this effect have been re-
ceived. Scouting vessels are believed
to be patrolling the Cuban coast so as
to keep Admiral Sampson posted as to
every hostile movement.
The Spanish government, according
to cablegram from Gibraltar, intends
to send the cruiser Carlos V and two
torpedo-boat destroyers to Cuba, pro
vided that Admiral Cervera can get in
to Havana. An order to part of the
reserve squadron to proceed to thu
Philippines is said to have been issued
yesterday.
The Spanish government is accumu-
lating immense supplies of coal at
Cadiz. 1t is also sending additional
troops to the almost impregDable forti-
fcation of Ceuta, opposite Gibraltar.
In the Spanish senate yesterday the
alleged action of American warships in
boisting the Spanish flag in order to
deceiys the garrison of Guantanamo,
Cuba, was denounced. The minister of
the interior, Senior Capdepon, said he
had notified the powers of the incident.
1t is stated in Washington an enemy's
flag can be properly used for purposes
of deceit, provided it is hauled down
before shot is fired.
A dispatch from Paris conveying a
report that Italy had protested that
the Cuban blockade was ineffective
was denied by the State Department
and the claim was made that the block
ade was entirely effective.
The battleship Oregon is believed to
have arrived at Key West, and will
soon be ready to join Admiral Samp-
sons fleet.
The army of Cuban invasion will
wear short brown canvas trousers and
leggings. This has been decided upon
because of the warmth of the Cuban
climate and the thickness of the under
growth on the island.
Gen. Merritt is to proclaim martial
law over the Philippine Islands on his
arrival st Manila. His instructions are
positive and direct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
MORE ARMORED WARsHIPS.

Representative Pearce yesterday in
troduced a bill for an increase in the
naval establishment, as follows:
Five frst.class users, to carry the
heaviest armor prac icable and the most
powerful ordnance; displacement, II,
500 tons; minimum average speed, 20
knots per hour, and to cost, exclusive
of armor and armament, not exceeding
81 100000.
Ten torpedo boats of about $50 tons
displacement, to have highest practical
BILE speed and to cost, exclusive of arm
ament, not over 100000 each.
Fifteen topedo-boat destroyers, about
400 tons displacement, of the highest
practicable speed and to cost, exclusive
of armament, not exceeding $685. 900
each.
Fifteen steel gunboats of about 1000
tons displacement, with highest practi
cable speed and to cost, save armament,
not over S650,000.
No two of the cruisers nor four of the
torpedo boats, nor five of the destroy.
ers, nor five of the gunboats shall be
built in any one yard or by one con-
tracing party. All material for them
is to be of domestic manufacture One
cruiser, three torpedo boats, three de-
stroyers and three gunboats are to be
built on the Potomac coast under Ger.
tain restrictions.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
From Havana.

MADRID, May "a, noon.-A dispatch
received here from Havana says: "Se-
cret orders have been given to Admiral
Cervera as to what course to pursue in
the event of the Americans attempting
to cut communications between Cuba
and Spain. Americans continue to &C.
cupy stations outside of Havana, Glen
fuegos, Cardenas and Santiago de Cuba.
There are now nineteen American war
ships before Havana" 1t is reported
that the Spanish government has pur-
chased another vessel to be used as an
armed cruiser.
AS cabled to the Associated Press
from Bremen yesterday, the North
German Lloyd steamer Havel has been
sold to firm at Hamburg and sailt d
yesterday, presumably for the Medi-
terranean. The purchasers, it was
added, do not appear to be ship own
ers, A report was current last week
that the Havel had been sold on &C.
count of the Spanish government. She
is steel vessel of 6,S75 gross tonnage
and has developed speed of between
Is and 10 knots in passages between
New York and southampton. She
was built in 1890, at Stettin.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
morrow.

CERyERA AND THE MAIDEN.-It is
not generally known that Admiral
Ceryera, the commander of the Spanish
fleet, was formerly a naval attache in
Washington. He represented the gov.
eminent of Spain in that city fifteen
years ago. He resided in boarding
house on Thirteenth street, and the
landlady of that establishment now has
good picture, taken of the lieutenant
when stationed in Washington. Lieut..
Cervera was universally liked, and
was close student of naval matters.
He was recognized then as an unusual
ly capable fellow. The woman with
whom ne boarded tells an anus
ing incident of Ceryera. The latter
had white monkey, which he kept rs
pet. A young woman who boarded
at the same house took g great fond
ness to the animal and asked the lieu
tenant if he would part with it. Ger
vera replied in laughing manner:
II will give you the monkey, if you
will kiss me tomorrow morning IN the
breakfast.room, before all the boarders.n
He thought nothing further Of the
matter, but the young woman was not
easily put of. When Lieutenant Ger.
vera appeared at breakfast the follow.
ing morning, he was astounded by hav-
ing pair of arms thrown around his
neck, and receiving hearty kiss on his
cheek. The young woman had taken
him at his word, and carried out her
part of the compact, and Lieutenant
qsrvera promptly turned over to her
the pet white monkey.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
Rumored Naval Battle.

LONDON, May "a Persistent rumors
were in circulation here esrly to-day to
the effect that a great naval battle has
been fought in the vicinity of the Wind
ward Passage, of the eastern end of
Cuba, in which both the American
squadrons closed in on the Spanish Cape
Verde squadron, commanded by AID
niral Cervera, and completely Destroy
ed the Spanish ships.
LONDON, May PA dispatch from
Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday evening
said nothing was known there of the
reported battle in the WindWarj Pas
sage, adding that no American or Span
ish wsrships have visited Jamaican
ports since the beginning of the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
VIRGINIA NEWS.

John G. Wilkins & Co., dealers in
tobacco, at Petersburg. made an assign
ment yesterday; liabilities about S., 1925.
Miss Mamie NJ. Crutch6eld, of
Fredericksburg, died on Sunday ID
Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond.
nMr. John Groves we'll known cit.
zen of Stafford, died at his home in
that county Sunday night. A wife
and three children survive him.
Mr.James A. Russell, g leading citizen
of Frederick county, died at the resi-
dence of his daughter, Mrs. A. R.
Hack, "Willow Lawn" near Winches-
ter, on Sunday, aged 81 years.
Syndicates have been formed in diff
ferent parts of the State for the purpose
of buying lands purchased of the audi
tor of public accounts for the State of
Virginia for taxes returned delinquent.
The democrats of Nelson county
held q mass meeting yesterday and
elected two sets of delegates to the
| Congressional convention of the Tenth
district-One in favor of Glasgow and
the other of Flood.
J. A. Williams, president of the New
port News board of police commission
ers and outside foreman of the engine
department of the Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company,
died yesterday after brief illness.
a terrific rain and thunderstorm
| passed over Albemarle county Satur-
day evening. Two people were killed,
and barn fired by lightning and was
| consumed, together with the live
stock. The cattle on some farms were
killed in the field. The rivers are high
| and still rising.
Gen. Lee has been devoting his spare
time since his return to this country to
writing book on Cuba. He has made
very good progress, and the publishers
hope he may have time to finish it be-
fore he leaves Tampa with the army OF
| invasion. The demand for the book is
immense. One house has bought 25.-
600 in advance.
The last vestige of the wreck of the
Old Dominion steamer Wyanoke,
which was sunk in James river of
Newport News April IS, 1896, has been
removed from its muddy berth. Sat-
urday afternoon the channel was
dredged for the last time, and after
taking a number of soundings, Govern
meat Inspector W. J. Moore declared
the terms of the contract satisfactorily
complied with.
General Fitz Lee will leave Rich
mond for Tampa in day or two in a
private car. Lewis w. Brander, son OF
General Thomas W. Brander, COM
mander of the United Confederate Vet:
Grams of Virginia, has been appointed
I an ensign on his staff and will accom-
pany him. The horse Choctaw, given
Gen. Lee by Col Benneham Cameron,
of North Carolina, was shipped from
Raleigh to Tampa yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY "a, 1895
NOTWITHSTANDING the indisputabl'

NOTWITHSTANDING the indisputable
fact that the democrats in Congress,
nearly sll of whom are from the South,
have cheerfully voted all the money the
republicans have asked for the present
enormously expensive war, nearly the
whole amount Of which is expended in
the North, some of the republican
newspapers of that section say that
their objection to the issue of more gold
bonds indicates that they are not sim
csre in their support of the war and
that they shave sneaking hope to catch
the country in some difficulty that will
force it to surrender its pride to Spain
or its finances to the Bryanites." After
awhile, perhaps, the democrats may
learn to do what they believe to be
right, irrespective of what their enc
mics say or do.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
What Lord WolseIey Thinks

LONDON, May 24-Lord Wolseley
the commander-in-chi of the British
army, to-day said: "The United States
would make a mistake in attempting
to invade Cuba with volunteers who
are not fully drilled and disciplined. Ii
that was done, the United States
might expect heavy reverses when
those troops encountered the trained
Spanish troops on land. 1t would be o
grave error to underestimate the
strength of the adversaries of the
American troops. I would regret to
see the Americans even temporarily
beuten, as all my sympathies are with them.
1t is fortunate for the United Stltas that
this war is not with first class power, for II
is evident that in such an encounter they
would be badly beaten at the beginning,
though I believe the Americans able to defeat
any nation in the long rum"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24

A CORRESPONDENT of Washington
newspaper demands that the admins
tration commission negroes as officers
in the armies to be sent to Cuba and
the Philippine Islands. We'll, as this is,
nominally at least, free and equal
country, and as, therefore, negro citi-
zen must be as good as a white one,
there is nothing unreasonable in such
q demand, and certainly neither those
who brought on the war, nor the white
soldiers who have volunteered to fight
in it. should object either to negro
officers or negro soldiers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
War Bulletins.


LONDON, May 24.-Newspapers take
it for granted that the ships reported
yesterday at Para, Brazil, as having ar
rived there Monday morning are the
Oregon, the Marietta and the Buffalo.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-It is stated
at the Navy Department that no news
has been received here of an engage
ment between the fleets and that no
news has been received of the arrival
of the Oregon ct Key West.
KEY WEST, May 24.-The Spanish
fleet has been definitely located but no
engagement has yet taken place.
KEY WEST, May 24.-The move
ments of the United States fleet which
are known here make it absolutely Ger.
tain no battle has yet occurred but an
engagement is expected to take place
this week.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, May 24.-In-
quiries made here at the cable station
10 regard to the reported cutting of the
cables of Santiago de Cuba and Guam
tanamo by United States cruiser, show
the cables have not been cut. The
caDie from TINS place TO Guantdnalno
and Santiago de Cuba is in working
order.
KEY WEST, May 24.-Nothing is
heard Of an immediate occupation o..
Cuba. Everything awaits SIMPSONS
and Schley's movements.
KEY WEST, May 24.-Every prepare.
ton has been made by the U. S. naval
authorities for destroying the Spanish
fleet which is known to be of the island
of Cuba. All signs point to a decisive
battle some day this week. The hos
pital ship Solace and her surgeons were
ordered long ago to be ready for service
at q moments notice but no fresh or
iers have been issued.
NEW YORK, May PA dispatch from
Manila asserts that Admiral Montejo, com.
mander of the Spanish squadron destroy by
Admiral Dewey is to be courtmartialed OH
the charge of co@ardce. This dispatch also
alleges that the captain of the Spanish reve.
nue. cutter Callso, more recently captured by
vessel of the United States feet, as she was
entering Manila bay, is to be shot for not re.
returning the fra of the Americans
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
THE A. l.. I.
Correspondence Alexandria Gazette
CAMP LEE, Richmond, May %.

On last Saturday, May DIST, at noon,
Company F, Third Regiment Virginia
Volunteers, passed into the U. S.
volunteer army, 81 strong, with the
officers as announced last week, except
hat Mr.. Chas. Butts, corporal, takes
the place of Mr.. Lewis Kemper, who
decided that he wanted to go home.
We are now all U. S. soldiers and can
not leave the army for two years un-
less previously discharged, and all our
kind friends and relatives will best
show their kindness by ceasing to
trouble the boys with appeals to return
home; that being now impossible.
Directly after being mustered in we
we're marched to about the most pleas
ant part of the camp grounds and took
our quarters in the tents, all Of the men
falling to work with will to prepare
for themselves comfortable quarters,
and by o'clock all the tents we've
hoored with plank and ditched and
every thing looking very neat and
homelike.
Alexandria may we'll be proud of her
boys, for they have carried of the
honors in every way. One of the U. S.
regular army officer stationed here pro-
nounced ours the record company for
the first appearance on the camp
grounds, and in the first guard mount,
which is composed of squads from a
each of number of companies, the in
specting officer pronounced our squad
the best for drill and general appear
ance in the entire mount.
Sunday was spent very quietly by all
the boys, a large number attending SER
vices at the churches in the city.
To-day we settle down to hard work,
drilling, guard and all the other duties
of camp life.
All the boys are we'll and in good
spirits and eager to do their duty as
true Virginians and citizens of the
United States. CORPORAL.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24
AT CAMP LEE.

By reason of the First Virginia Regi
ment, of Richmond, having only three
companies left, the others having vol
unteered, the regiment falls below the
legal number of companies, and, by
the Governors ruling, is no longer 8
re giment. The regimental officers
several OF whom did not volunteer,
under this ruling, also lose their com
missions. They are Colonel Henry c.
Jones, Lieutenant Colonel George
Wayne Anderson and Major ]. II.
Derbyshire. Under the same rule it is
presumable that as no brigade now
exists, the brigade commander, General
Alonzo Phillips, and mis- staff also
lose their commissions.
The father of one of the members OF
the Blues, who is under eighteen, called
on Gov. T. ler yesterday and secured his
sons discharge. Where companies
have been mustered in his excellency
no longer has any say. The first ap-
peal to the courts was made yesterday
afternoon by Judge Theodore S. Gar
nett, of Norfolk, who, on behalf of the
parents OF young uian iioLn DnoV eit
sued out writ OF habeas corpus, ask
ing the discharge of the infantryman
who, it is claimed, is under eighteen.
Assistant District Attorney Wexford
represented the government. The
young man is Frank L. Koerner, son oil
Anton F. Eoerner, and member OF the
Lee Rifles. Judge Waddill reserved his
decision to June |, and allowed Koers
ner to 90 home on $3.50 bond.
The Second Virginia Regiment, o.. e, vol
unteers, will leave Camp Lee tomorrow for
Tampa, Fla.
There is still question as to whether the
Third or the Fourth will follow the Second to
Tampa The first ready will 60. Including
the companies mustered in yesterday there is
only one company remaining in the Third,
while three Fourth Regiment companies are
to be mustered in yet. Company Farm
yilie) OF the Third is the only company Of
thst regiment not mustered in. 1t lost sew
elal men on physical examination otherwise
it would have been mustered in yesterday
afternoon. Captain Allen expects TO get ths
required number of men by to. morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-24

The surviving Copfederates and
those who sympathize with them are
now celebrating their annual memorial
DAYS. Those of this city did so to-day.
This tribute to their dead is paid by
hove alone. Those who contribute to
it are taxed to pay for the care of the
cemeteries Of federal soldiers aud for
the decoration of the graves therein,
but no body is taxed for like attention
to the graves of their heroes, nor do
those who observe this yearly custom
draw pensions from the national treas
ury. Love, affection and sympathy
inspire them, and nothing else. Their
services, like that of those whose mem
DRY they respect and honor, is devoid
OF sel6shness.