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war department. has landed on the Gu
ban eoast. somewhere west OF Santiago.
probably before dawn on Monday. Cuban
guides ard an open boat were used. The
guides have not returned.
Lieut.. Rowan is on HIS way TO the camp
Of Gen. Calixto Garcia. He will represent
the war department. in arranging for the
cooperation of the insurgents in the inva-
sion OF Eastern Cuba by the forces OF the
United States. The time and place OF in
vasion will be controlled by events and
the character of Lieut. Row2n's dis
patches
Lieut.. Rowan was detailed from the nu-
reau OF information for this dangerous
servsce--dangsgosis because a his CIVILIAN
dress Re is liable 10 he treated as spy.
He speaks Spanish and knows Cuba. hav-
ing written a book on the subject More
over, he Is an expert naap-maker.
Lieut. Rowan .Aft Washington under
instant orders on April 2. He Was direct
ed 20 wait here, prepared 10 go 10 Porto
Rico or 20 Cuba As he went 10 Eastern
Cuba, IL is inferred thar blow will be
struck there before one il struck at Porto
REQ.
A courier with Lieut.. RowaD's first dis
patches 20 the war department viii prob
Any leave Gen Gareis's camp next week.
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TROOPS LANDED IN I,oRro RICO.
steamer Alfonso NH. Hasteas Back
to Cmdftn With Refugees

NEW YORK. April GA dispatch 20
.he Herald from ST. Thomas. West In
dies. SAYS:
tbs Spanish steamer Alfonso Kill.
which stopped al this rses. on April - 80
tnd ous the condition OF affairs before
leaving for Havana and Porto Rico ard
which proceeded OF to her destination or
the same date. arrived al san Juan. Porto
Rico safely. The condition OF affairs IN
Cuban waters WAS such that she left her
troops a. San Juan and this morning sail
"a fer Csalx. she carried back IL sick
soldiers aud the mails. together with q
snu passenger list. They were mostly
Seears< who had gone TO Porto Rico. bat
learning that they were rot safe from
ecrna&raussnf On the island. took tire
steamer 10 cstiLx
Fa's morning the Preach cruiser Ger
ea.sfy sailed Ter San gaan 20 protect
frenea Interests in the island
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rived last night, went into camp near tho
Tweniy-fourth on the Lafayette road.
The cavalry arrivals consist oe Troop A
II the Thtyd, from Fort Kuachuca. and
Troops y ana X. Of the Second, from Fort
Wingafe.
Field orders were issued today for the
strict policing Of the camp. Daily inspec-
tons of the camps VIII be made and every
sanitary precaution taken. It Is quite
possible that tho entire body OF troops
located here will b vaccinAted.
BY NEXT week the field naneuvers Of an
army Will begin.
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Az o'clock, on motion OF Allison, the
senate went into executive session, and az
s;is O'Clock adjourned
la the House.
The war revenue bill was reported TO the
house today. ard by an arrangement the
debate will begin tomorrow and continue
At night sessions Until Friday. At o'clock
on that day the vote will be taken.
The contested election case OF Wise vs.
Young, from the Second Virginia district.
was decided In favor OF the contestant.
pr. Wise, who IL a Republican. by party
vote.
Speeches for the contestant were made
ny CrumAcke- Of Indiana and Grosyenor
OF Ohio Jones OF Virginia followed for
the contestee.
TIE senate amendments 10 the naval ar-
preparation lsin were ncn-eoncnrred in and
. conference requested.
The speaker apposnsea Bonteile, Hiisorn
ard Cummings
a o'll was passed granting to the Santa
Pc & Grand Canyon Railroad Company a
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WITH THE TROOPS
AT CHICKAMAUGA.
Z Otsisaon 81 TIVE Brtaades Created
Afnder Command Of Goa. james A.
Sea Horn Of the EiHhth.'

D0&r COWmnnu 81 COa. James n.
Ven Horn OF the Eighth.
CHIcKAMAUaA PARK. April b.
General fieid orders directing the forma-
ton OF tho United Stairs infantry reGi-
meats here into division Of two hyigades
were issced today by Maj. Gen. Brooke
Col. James A. Van Horn. Of the Eighth
infantry. Is pu. In command of the divi.-
Ion. he beng the ranking senior ofSlcer
The First brigade ss composed OF the Sew
snth. Eighth. Twelfth ana Tweuty-fsth
infantry. with Col. Andrew s. Burt. or
tina Twen;y-nfth. In command. The Sec
cnd brigade. according TO the general or
ders. 3 made up ofsshe Second and Twen-
ty-fourth Infantry. "and such other In
fanfry a. may arrive hereafter"
Plans In regard 10 the formation OF the
Second brigade were Knocked awry this
evening by the definite announcement tina,
the order al the First regiment. from the
Prssidto and Renseia barracks, California.
To procscd 10 Chickamauga had been couu-
tssmanded and that shs regiment had gore
Into camp at New Orleans Th.s Also for
ttse time being. al least. dls,soses Of tina
plan or the organisation OF the Infantry
into three bsigades OF three regiments
zach. As II stands now. the sixteenth.
from Forts Sherman. Spoxane, and Boise
barracks. h tire only regiment which Mai.
Gen. Erock. IL Reasonably certain 81 hxv-
ink sAcoffkssated IN MS army. DETACHED
onscers OF thar regiment have already re-
parted for sinsy hese. TIE Eighteenth and
Nineteenth regiments. tho former from
Ferss Bliss ard sam Houston and the
latter from Forts Brady ana waynN n ss
Thought. however. may have gone TO
chtckayAanga. III which case three brig
ades OF three regiments each will ~
formed As the Se>ssd brigade row
sssnds. cai. J. c. Bates. OF the Second In
fartry Is In command
Battery Is cf the First from Texas. ard
Batteries Z and r. os the Thisi. from
San Francisco. arrived tessay This makes
he ten batteries In camp aud cornnlessS
the artillery concentration here. II IL tas
intention TO organize them TITO two bar.
yalscns OF Ave batteries each. with Major
Lancaster and nilienhack a. commanders
The Second regiment OF infantry. from
Fcrts keogh and Harrison. Mont. ard
Fert Yates, y. y, as Esaen and - officers
IN .cosansnd 81 Col J. c. Rates. which NJ
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ORGANIZATION OF
THE VOLUNTEER ARMY.
List 81 O1leeFs Required ana the
Maxamaa Esd Minlnun Nu1-
hers fer Each Company.

Last % OA1eeFs Required ana the
Maxamaa Esd Miniaum Nu0-
hers fer Each Company.
WARRINGTON. April 26.--The war de-
partment has announced that the organ
f1ation OF the volunteer army VIII be as
follows:
Arf1iiesy-I4ight baftery-One captain.
one nryt lieutenant. two second lieuten-
ants. one first sergeant. one quarteruas-
ter sergeant, one veterinary sergeant. six
ssryeants. fifteen corporais, two farrfers.
two artffcers. one saddier. two musicians.
one wa2oneer: Ill Driyates, maximum; liz
privates. minimum.
Heavy hattery-One captain. one first
lieutenant: two second i!eutenants. one
firSt sergeant, twenty-five sergeants. ten
oorporals, two musicians. two artificerA
one wasoncsr. ls2 pgivates.
Cavalry-Troop-One captain, one first
Lieutenant. one second lieutenant, one
first sergeant. one Quartermaster sergeant.
six sergeants. eight corpora.s. two far
riers and blacksmiths. two trumpeters.
ono sadd.er. one wagoneer. IS privates.
maximum. 81 privafes, minimum.
Regtment--One colonel. one lieutenant
colonel. two majors. one adjutant textra
iieutenante. one Quartermasser extra
lieutenanp. one surgeon. two assistant
surgeoas. one chaplain. three hospital
stewards. one sergeant major. one quar-
te<masser sergeant, one chief musician.
one sadd.er sergeant, one chief trumpeter.
lnfantry-Company-On captain, one
lieutenant, one second lieutenant, one first
sergeant. one quarternaster sergeant,
-four sergeants. twelve corporaIs. two mu-
sicsans. one artsficer. one wagoneer. IS pri-
Yates. maximum; 81 prrva;es minimum.
Regiment-One colonel, one lieutenant
colonel. two majors. one adjutant extra
Eentenautl. lone quartermaster sstextra
lieotenantL one surgeon. two assistant
surgeons. one chaplain. one sergeant ma
Jor. one qusrtermaster sergeant. one chief
musician. two principal musicians and
three hospital stewards.
Changes I'm the ApportiOnment.
WASHINGTON, April &.-The rendez-
vous for Kansas troops has been changed
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any case, it seems to me that the xar-nas
in store some unpleasant surprises /
Senior Crispi was asked r. he .th0ss9ht
Europe ought to intervene.
..Alas" he responded. Europe resembles
Spain from a certain point o9 view. An
archy is dominant everywhere. 10 speak
frankly, there is no Europe. The Euro
pean concert is only sinister joke. Moth
ing can be expected from the concert OF
the powers.
1--WE are marching to the unknown" he
said. .sWho knows what tomorrow. has in
store for US? We must have confidence 10
the future"
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CuBAxs FORCE THE FIGHTING.
II In said They Are Driving Spanish
Troops Into the Cities.

NEW YORK. April as.-Cuban advices
to the Herald are TO the effect that the
insurgents are forcing the fighting The
Spanish, fearing assaults by land and
sea. are hurrylng their troops ssso the
cities. The insurgents have reappeared
In force within thirty mics OF Havana
There was a rai6 by them just before
Bocade Jaruco this morning. and the COM
batants must have had full view OF the
blockading squadron.
When the dispatch boat bearing this
cable left Cuban waters the smoke from
a great fire set by the insurgents was
rising over the hills
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KINGSTON. Ireland. April ss.-Tse mall
steamer ireland, which haS been plying
between tsls part and Ho'yheAa. I.sve--
rcas. snd ~Asea was supposed % hare
ee~a purchased hs see United States CIV
eminent. was "a readiness "a leave roFt
tncAy when the essss guard hozrded her
and rntsfief her that SIZE could net sal
cNzsx 10 lie neutrality proclamation
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HAVANA FEELS THE BLOCKADE.
Provisions Already short. and the
Pressure Severely Felt.

NEW YORK April GA correspondent
of the World sends the following Cuban
adyices via Key West:
Havana IL completely out OF beef, al
though large shipments are expected from
Mexico. All necessaries OF life have gone
up to prices never heard Of. and II some
thing Is not done soon many win perish Of
hunger.
Families Of means have stored large sup
plies OF stores in their houses.
All Cuban families leaving are urged to
stay. the offer being that they will be re-
spected and protected. Bianco has issued
orders to arm all men. and the order is be-
ing obeyed. and even boys OF IA years ara
being taken in. Large numbers OF Cuhans
have Joined the insurgents around Havana
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IT rs THE END OF
SPAIN SAYS CRISPI.
She Has Committed Monstrous Sins,
for Which She IL Now Paying
neNaAa E.ReNts NJ War

breads Elects Of War.
NEW YORK. April GA dispatch to the
World from Rome says:
Signor Crispk being asked what would be
the result of the American-Spanish war,
answered emphatically:
1T il the end of Spain. regret. as do all
Italians. that our Latin sister has allowed
herself to be drawn into such an impasse.
from which. assure you. she cannot es-
cape without great injury"
The interviewer suggested to the former
premier that he was very severe on vail
liant Spain.
''valiant. chivalrouS-yes." he replied.
'but those are virtues OF the middle ages,
as understood by the grandees Of Spain. In
our nineteenth century initiative Is neces-
sary-a practical spirit, which IN the Span
lard Is absolutely wanting.
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FALMOUTH. England. April 2s-The
United States torpedo boat Soraers has
been notified that In view OF the neutrality
decree she MUS, no; Lease this port A
British torpedo boat has taken Up a posl-
ton near her
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frcm Kansas City TO the military ressrya-
ton al Fort Leavenworth. The arpor-
t,onn,en, Of Idaho has been changed from
two trooos OF cavalry to two eatta,ions
OF infantry. The troops OF cavalry are
aprortionsd 10 the Indian territory.
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- =
hooes 70 request 1soO ys9R ssoes lusfA
- vUluutesrs. - foiboWs.
--- 70 sefvs IN - axns q fne serv-
Sco desionsted Sor = psftod Of two years.
- e.s,.H . .s.ssrsrt csc-scr - ,rr..-
amMea To- sstfIiesy. cavalry and insantxy.
lease Cause tnS a - - - ssoe
I'm ~ =. &C. 80 rs.x-<ve..s !. h zSfs - -
8 soon a. prsctscabss shEsaftss ~ IN
Oescsr 70 muster into IN ssrvscs ana ~
.. 1ns .n ,.s,ss1s sx,... IN, =. ,c~rue.-
"a 10 receive no nan nader the rank Of
c5mmand etficer Who = in years over =
o,s.s =. - !. 49,. = 1890
into IT, serves II = the fntenfian that
troops from yeur stats shah b assembled
Tor lnstTustion ara service under the d.
rect1on Of the major gessraI commanding
thA Amy, as soma raint or posnss to be
dsa16nassd l,efsaftsr. II Il desired for
reasons stated Ia teiegsams OF this date
fhas ~ Tar - possible the National Guard
Be gwen preference
-Ths rendezvous Of your state VIII be
---.
~ for any cause Il n found nscsoaAsy
to Change he point of concentrstien. yeur
reoommendas on !. requested.
aDands may b osganised from the
gkt@18sh ~ - ssBH0sHss, ~ ~ hn0 ssBo
lar army. viz: Bee paragraph 2e5. army
regulations. -. very rsspetfuliy.
RUSSELL A. ALGEh.
secfsisfy OF War.
. x...,,.s a.. .o,,~-.
-
80 :, shs station. sst oppos,,e their
raeaee the ,rooz,s ealtsd out by the presi-
A...s.. .,roc,.,u.s,on IN. oAscsrs arr a
- vssho,,4 de,av TO the rendezvous des,S-
nated ara report their arrival 70 ne gov
ernors Of the ssakes and execute the work
assigned to them - soon ~ practicable:
California. Can Francisco. Capt. Frank
De9A carrinEton. First infantry
aISfh c.vniry.
Mahc. rsndieton. t7sst Lieut. \. D.
We.n. Eo ~. ...l,,. r,~.. rA...,
u-s4 S.n,th rnth Infantry.
Missouri d. Louis. First Lieut.. l. Hard
moe. nsnsh cavalry. -
,z<s,ass S.snsS .sev.,.~
Nrbraskss Omaha. Fsrst Lssut. Stetssn-
buagh. Sixth cavalry.
ogon. FossiaAd. sAps' a. = l''
49,. aoa..tan a~conA rxeut. A. W.
Drew. Twelfth infantry
usnn' O9uen. oseoao A@le"'- - " s''s'
washington. Tacoma. First Lieut.. J. II.
WAoely. Twenty-foursh infantry.
Ger. Moers Cemmanas In Missosri.
wANsAs CITY. April M--sen. Milton
N6oee today took charge Of the organ.za-
tioa OF the Missouri volunteer forces. ac-
cepelng the command.
Michigan T>roOps MobIliseA.
nrrnnrr Ami, m-Over 2oo Mi.h,-
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cupied the same position al ahe he'd be-
fore the treaty or Paris.
At the close OF Senior Sagasta's speech.
in the senate yesterday the president a
the senate said, amid applause. that the
Spanish senate had replied to the '1nault6
Of the American senate with profound
scorn." -
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SPANS ATTITUDE UNCERTAIN.
The Minfsters Deny That They VIII
Refuse Letters Of Mavaue.

MADRID, April es.-In the Spanish sen
ate yesterday Count AIemenas asked
whether the government adhered strictly
10 the treaty of Paris in regard to priva-
teering. or whether 1t would issue letter
OF marque 10 any one asking for such
authority. The premier. senior 8agasfa.
said the moment was inopportune 10 rep.y
10 the question.
On Count Aiesnenas' inssstence 10 an an
swer 10 his question. the minister for for
eign Affairs, senior Guiion, said Spain &C.
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Con.uI n Mani,l. r.eaveaL

Consul NJ Maailla I.eaves.
HONGKONG. April 26-The stamse
Esmeralda, with the United States coosul.
at Manila, Mr.. 0. f. Williams IN hoasos
has arrived here from the capital o. ~
Philippines.
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spaIn wan Easorce Military servaes.

LONDON. April 3s.-The Madrid curror
pendent Of the Daily Mail. telegraphln6
Tuesday evening. says: "A proposal hA6
been submitted to the cortcs for obligatory
military service. The Republicans prupoea
q revolutionary campaign in the chamber,
In which case II Ii practically certain that
the constitutional EuArantees viii - o.
pended"
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LIEUT.. ROWAN ON
DANGEROUS DUTY,

Has Landed ON the Cuban Coast,
With Dispatches To Gen. Garcia
Of the Cuban Army.
Copyrighted 1895 by the Associated Press.
KINGSTON. Jamaica. April 26.-First
Lieut.. Andrew s. Rowan. Of the Nine
teenth infantry, under orders from the
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Fort Hancock Spy story Denied-
NEW YORK April 2.-Ths story OF .ne
arrest at a suspected Spanish spy az Fort
Hancock. Sandy Hook, Is denied.
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Changes I'm the AppOrtiOnment.
WASHINGTON. April 2s.-The rendez-
vous for Kansas troops has been changed
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Flour.

Our Yukon brand we will sell 81
N.is per sack or $40 per barrel for
a few days longer. Buy today. You
can make a saving OF at least 5oc
per barrel by buying now.
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Delaware and Hudson Railroad.

On and after Monday, January II,
1898, trains will leave Scranton as fol-
lows:
For Carbondale G2O, 1.j5, S.5J. 1915
a. m: II noon, IN, 30, 3.52, 5.2j, 6.25,
7.57. 9.l5, 100 p. M; 116 a. m.
For Albany, SaratOga, Montreal,
Roston, New England points, etc, 6.20
a. m; 2.20 y. IN.
For Honesdalo, Go sos, 1915 a. M. !;
1900 noon, 2.2O. 5.2J p. IN.
For Wilkes Barre, G,45, $50, S.45, 9.3s,
;O,45 a. M; 1908 i.25, 2.2l, 3.33, AL,
GOO, $50. 1928. li.3O u. m.
For New York. Philadelphia, etc,
via Lehigh Valley railroad, 645, $50 a.
M; 1906, 2,2l, all p. m. with Black
Diamond Exnress), 11.30 y. IN.
For Pennsylvania Dai'road POINTS,
Gas, 9,3S a. m; 22l, al p. m.
For Western points, via Lehigh VAL
ley Railroad, $50 a. m, 1905, 3.33 with
Black Diamond EXpress), 1928, II 60 p.
rl
Trains will arrive Scranton as fol-
lows:
From Carbondale and the north, GAO,
745, $40 9.34, lO.40 a. M; 1900 noon.
12C, 21S, 3.25, 4.37, 5,45, 7.45, 1925, 11.27
p. m.
From Wilkes Barre and the south,
615, $50, $50, 1910 IL. 50 a. m; 1.16, PA,
34s, $40, 6,21, 1853, 9O5, 9.45 p M; 1.1S
a, m.
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COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Jury in Case OF Edwards Il BarthOid.
Pitchard Failed to Agree.

There were strong hopes that the
very careful, exhaustive and thorough
trying which the case of Edwards &s
Barthold against Martha Pitchard re-
ceived this week would result in the
common pleas dockets being finally rid
of 1t. These hopes were, however dis
PEELED yesterday afternoon when the
jury after being out twenty-four hours
returned and reported that they could
not agree. They were discharged, and
the case will, doubtlessly, come up at
the next term for it's fifth trial.
Mrs. Pritchard gave Edwards &
Barthold a 5000 judgment note to Sc
cure debt which the Pritchards owed
for groceries and other shings. She
is now trying to dodge its payment on
the ground that she can not make
herself liable for a debt which, she con-
tends, was contracted by her husband,
and, secondly, Because the note she
alleges, was modified by the insertion
of with interest" after she had signed
it.
In the case of Howley BSothers
against r. e. Hurley the jury yester-
day morning returned a verdict OF 1870
in favor of the plaintiff, which Is $50
less than the amount claimed,
The case of Farrar a Trefts will go
to the jury today. Arguments for the
plaintiff were made yesterday after
noon by Carpenter and Fleitz, while
Major Warren and Hon. c. p. o'Malley,
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consistent herewith, be and the same are
hereby repealed"
There are several reasons why this act
did not change the poor board offices
from elective by the people to appointive
by the president Judge of Lezurne county.
Flrst-1f it had been designed to change
the method of filling the offices of the
board 1t would have been very easy to
have said so. All that would have been
necessary was simply to say; BE IL en-
acted that hereafter the members OF the
poor board of the Scranton district shall
not be elected by the people but shall be
appointed by the president judge of Lu-
zerne county.
DOES NOT ALTER METHOD.
Second-The above act does not purport
to alter the method of filing the offices,
but only provides for filling vacancies
that may occur. May occur in what?
Evidently in the system then existing.
1t does not say that the appointment shall
be for three years, or the regular term
but leaves the language to be interpreted
by the general rule, that when vacancies
are filled by appointment in an elective
office, the appointment only holds until
the regular time for holding the cleo
tions, when the people can fill the office
in the method prescribed by law.
Third-The language of the above act
does not change the offices from APP
pontlve to elective, even when taken in
its literal sense, for the reason that no
vacancy occure i'm an elective office by
reason of expiration of the term when a
successor has been elected to take the
place of the outgoing officer. When CX-
Sheriff Clemons left the office of sheriff,
| no vacancy occurred. because, as he
passed out his successor passed in. and
there was not an instant when the office
was vacant. The water that Is in the
channel of the Lackawanna river today
will be in the Susquehanna tomorrow;
but there will be no vacancy in the Lack
awanna channel, because as fast as the
water moves down the water from above
instantly takes its place.
The plain Interpretation of the above
law seems to be that it was designed to
provide for the possible occasion when no
successor was elected: or, having been
elected, died before the time to take the
office. In such case, the term would ex-
pire without any elected successor to take
the place and there would then be a va
| cancy which the court would be called
upon to fill.
There are other reasons which seem to
me to be equally conclusive against au-
thority of the court to appoint our poor
directors but they can hardly be set
forth in the brief compass of this letter.
think the people of the city and Dun
more borough are entitled to elect in the
same manner as before the above act
was passed. Respectfully yours,
|. II. Burns.