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GEN. WHEELER WILL BE
CAVALRY LEADER.
The Dashing ex-COnfederate VIII
Have an Important COmmnno
I'm the Army Of Invasion.

I'm the Army Of Invasion.
TAMPA. May l3.--Joseph E. Wheeler.
the old Confederate cavalry leader. recent
iy commissioned major general or voiun-
teers, will command the United states
cavalry division OF the army OF invasion.
Gen. Wheeler reached here tonight from
Chickamauga, under orders from Gen.
miles, and reported to Gen. Wade. ne
win at once take command OF the cavalry
which, II is expected. win be organized into
q brigade tomorrow.
Mai. Garlinger win be Inspector general
OF cavalry.
Once more have the troops at Tampa
and Fort Tampa unpacked their baggage
and settled down into the duil routine OF
camp life. There Is apparently little DOUBT
, that it was the intention to have every
man. hesse, mule and pound OF avaiiaoie
supplies on board ship by Sunday nisnt,
and 10 have the big fleet OF transports on
the way 10 Cuba by Monday. But the APP
pearance of the Spanish fleet on Martin
inue ana the almost hourly expectation
az conflict between the Spaniards ana
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet, has resulted IN
another postponement Of the invasion OK
Cuba. 80.
Nearly 1000 troops, regulars ana stats
militia. arrived in Tampa today ana went
into camp. OF the regulars the sixth cav
airy and the Third cavalry arrived from
chickamauga and pitched their tents IN
west Tampa Fifteen train loads OK troops
from Chickamauga are scheduled 10 arrive
~ Tamna tomorrow over the Plant sys-
tom The Florida Central & Pensnsuiar
w,il also bring in a large number. rive
companies Of Florida militia came al ooi
ing the day.
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FAMINE RAGING IN CVRa
soldiers Desert to the Insurgents 4,
Order to Obtain Food

NEW YORK. May IA dispatch IN the
Morid from Neuvitas. Cuba. by way Of
Nassau, n. p. says:
Chaos reisns at Camaguev. aud fam'ne
al Neuvitas. Every boat in the barbor
has been damned into the narrow channel
TO be sunk at the FIRST sign OF attack. Two
thousand soldiers guard the entrance
twelve miles from the city
The Spanish commander told the starry
ing citizens 10 so into the country. as
he could not feed them. Many soldier
are joining the insurgents TO get feod.
Conditions at Puerto Principe are still
worse. A column OF 5000 spaniards start
ec for Moron. carrying flag Of truce
When fred upon by the insurgents the
commander sent word he was no longer
making war upon Cubans. bu, was golr~
10 the coast to fight the Americans. Gen
Lopez replied:
spain cannot fight the United. State
without fighting u.s. Their fight IL Gu
aghs," and again opened fire. The Span
iards lost sse men In four days march
the sea
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island. which was made ut the widest
part, Lieut.. Rowan and his companions
did not encounter one Spanish soldier.
They took . small sailing boat and put
out for Nassau. There were six men on
board The small craft and the Journey &C.
cupied two days. An awning and ham,
mock were used for sails and the party
suffered much hardship. At Nassau thu
British schooner Peerless was taken for
Key West.
Lieut.. Rowan viii leave tonight for Tam
pa to hand his dispatches to the army
commander.
The subject Of these dispatches and Of
the lieutenant's conferences with Gen.
Garcia are. OK course. kept secret
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GEN. OTIS SELECTS MIS- STAFF.


DENVER May ls,-Mat- Gen. K. s,
OTIS. who has been ordered by the war
department 20 proceed 10 the Philippines
as second In command 10 Maj. Gen. Mer-
ri,t. today announced the selection OF the
following staff:
Mai. Francis Moore. inspector general
Caps. John 5. Mallory. Judge advocate.
Capt. J. 8. Sawyer chief uuartermaster.
Capt. John l.. Zohn. assistant adiutans
general stAn sdjutant
l.ieu;. Fred ". S,aaen. alde-ie-camp.
Gen Otis and STAFF will leave tomorrow
tor San Francisco
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ALL ACTIVITY AT scHUYLkILL.
Great Quantities Of Clothing ana
Shoes Being Made for Soldiers.

PHILADELPHIA. May Ia-The activ-
ity continues az the Schuylkill arsenal.
About three train loads es supplies leave
nightly for Clickamauga and other points.
In the nesghborhood OF $500 tents are be-
Ing turned out daily. Orders for 50 600
pairs OF shoes have been placed. which
are TO be ready for delivery within three
days. Fifteen thousand pairs OF trousers
~ 900 shirts and 5os esercoats are being
completed weekly, and this will continue
until orders are received TO deslst-
Up 10 date about COCO blankets have
been shipped from the Swate arsenal.
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MAY Bks OFF THE COAST.
Spanish Vessels Thought to he In the
NeighbOrhOOd Of New England.

BOSTON, May 13.-Ofiicials. of high rank
at the Charleston navy yard place con-
siderable crsdence in the rumor that
part at least of the enemy's feet IL not
far distant from this coast. Their suspi-
cions we're strengthened by the fact that
shs United States cruiser Columbia and
the ram kaihahdin have recently left
his port under sealed orders and that
ne cruiser San Francisco VIII leave to-
morrow. The auxiliary cruiser Yankee
'oined the Columbia OF Cape Cod and went
% sea-
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MANILA INSURGENTS DIVIDED
Many Oppose the Americans anG
VIII Help the Spa nle eds.

Many Oppose the Americans and
VIII Help the Spa mia vds.
HONGKONG. May IA private letter
received here from Manila says the insur-
gents are divided and that many resent
American Intervention. II Is stated that
they profess loyalty to Spain. and only
hate the priests and demand reforms. 1t
appears. however. that they arc willing to
combine to defend the country and settle
their local differences afterward
1t is said that a party OF insurgents at
tackled some Americans near Cavite. drove
the rest from the village, tore down the
flag and hoisted the Spanish colors.
Another letter says party Of Spaniards
pretending to be insurgents. fraternized
with the Americans and then treacherous-
ly massacred them. Both these reports
are unconhrmed,
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THE LAFAYErrE's CASE.
state Department says That She Did
Not Violate Neutrality.

WASHINGTON. May 13.-The state de-
partment today gave out the following:
"In view OF the widely published reports
that the French mail steamship Lafayette.
which was recently permitted to enter Ha-
vana and discharge her official mail, had
violated the neutrality under which the
privilege was accorded by the government
of the United States. II In authoritatiyeiy
stated that the department of state has
been satisfactorily convinced that nothing
OF the kind was done; that no merchandise
whatever. no coniraband of war and no
Spanish gunners were recently landed at
Havana by the Lafayette"
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INDUCEMENTS TO ENLIST.
Mineral Claimants and Homestead
ers Given Extension OF Time.

WASHINGTON. May is.-The house
committee on pahllc lands today agreed
20 favorably report 10 the house the war
bill relieving holders Of mineral claims
from the necessary assessments during
service In this war. and one OF similar
scope. giving honesteaders leave OF ah-
ssnce, and, If discharged for service
wounds deducting their full term OF en-
hxment from the required Eve years
homestead residence.
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sPAlN's SECOND FLEET
IL VIII Escort q Military Expedition
to the Philippine Islands.

GIBRALTAR, May l3.-The second
Spanish fleet. now at Cadiz. consists OF
the battlesh.p Peayo. tina armored cruiser
Emperador Carlos W. the cruiser Alton
50 XIII. and the Rapido and Patria, aux
f.fary cruisers. formerly the Hamburg
American line steamers Columbia and
Normannia. and three torpedo boats. 1t
Is reported that a strong military expedi-
ton Is being organized at Cadix and that
1t will shortly proceed to the Philippine
islands. escorted by the Cadiz feet.
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CHICAGO. May I2-Wessern freight
S1en have decided 10 make practically no
concessions TO the United States govern
nent In the way OF freight rates on num-
ION OF war and camp equipage.
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CHASED BY A MAN-0F-wAR.


LONDON. May i2-Capt. Reach, OF the
British steamer Norhan. which has arrived
81 Plymouth. reports that last Saturday
evening about hslfpass O'Clock he saw
a Spanish raan-os-war chasing an Amert-
can iwo-mas;ed merchant steamer INTO
Aix.srnas bay. west Of Gibraltar Eight
gunA some shofaed and others blank.
were fred. and A. the two veaseis passed
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Muster Nearly Completed.

BOISE Idaho. May 1.-TWO more COM
paniss OF the Idaho volunteers were mus
tered Ia tonight. Tais leaves but one
COMPANY 10 muster 1t will be mustered
tomorscu- and the troops win then b
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kauaas Volunteer. Coming.

OMAHA. May is.-Mata- Jones. quar-.
sermas;sr OF the department az the Platte,
hAs received Instructions 10 provide ina
mediate transportation for o1e rcSimen,
q Kansas volunteers from Topeka to Sar
Francesca
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ready to move. A dispatch received o.
Senator Shoup states that they WI
furnished their uniforms and sQuipuoEl
San Francisco.
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FLYING SQUADRON
DEPARTS HURR|EDlY.
ccntinued From Page 1.

se.s will then put TO sea They are ex-
pected to overtake Commodore Schiey
some time tomorrow evening or early Sun
day morning. The fact that the Sterling.
laden with 400 tons Of coal. accompanied
the feet, indicates that long sail is con-
templated. The arrival Of the flying
squadron viii greatly strengthen Admiral
SIMPSONS feet.
There Is another report In circulation
tonight that flotiia Of Spanish torpedo
boats has been sighted cruising along the
Atlantic coast and that the flying squad
ron has been ordered out to intercept the
feet and sink the boats. but an officer
from the St Paul says no credence should
be placed in the rumor.
Commodore Schley left under sealed or
ders.
Stp0nrA WnPnhin on Newfoundland.
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Trepassy bay report that a strange steam
er. apparently a warship, has been hover
ing or the south coast OF this island all
day. She first became visible about 10
O'clock this morning
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',ra,.rsM tu Ishickamnns.,.. .

MILWAUKEE,. May ls.-The g.
regiment. Wisconsin volunteers. ~
orders at noon to proceed to Cnickaz
Immediately. 4
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will be sent to the islands under Gen.
Otis, who will be second In command to
Gen. Merritt. Gen. Merritt win follow
later with a larger body OF soldierA
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NEW YORK, May 1a-Maj. Gen. Mer-
rift, governor general of the Philippine
islands, said today that he would remain
In the city for one week before starting
for Manila A first detachment OF troops
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strange Warship on Ncwfoundland.
ST. JOHNS, N. F.. May l3.-The tele-
graph operators at Cape Race and
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Ny Favorite brand. regular ) -
Toe, our prices for tomorrow.
3 for sc
Brown Beauties. regular scent G.
gars. tomorrow, Saturday,
&c each
Carmencita, high grade Decent ~
gar. Saturday.
4 for G5O
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Cigars.
STO6IES.

Regular s-cent. goods. tomorrew
Saturday. % for
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shall enter into. become member Of

shall enter into. become a member Of
or a party to any pool, agreement. con-
tract. combination or confederation to
fix or limit the amount or quantity of
any article. commodity or merchandise
to be manufactured, mined. produced
or sold in this State, such corporation.
partnership or individual or other as
sociation Of persons shall be deemed
and adjudgcd guilty Of conspiracy
to defraud. and be subject to indict-
ment, and punished rs provided in this
act. Provided. however. that In the
mining, manufacture or production of
articles Of merchandise, the cost of
which Is mainly made up Of wages, 1t
shall not be unlawful for persons. firms
or corporations doing business in this
State to enter into Joint arrangements
Of any sort, the principal object or ef.
feet Of which Is to maintain or Increase
wages. approved June 10, 1917
Sec. 9. 1t shall not be lawful for any
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corporation to issue or to own trust
certificates. or for any corporation,
agent, officer or employees, or the direc-
tors or stockholders OF any corpora ton
to enter into any combination, contract
or agreement with any person or per-
sons, corporation or corporations. or
with any stOckhOlder or director there.
Of, the purpose ana effect Of which
combination, contract or agreement
shall he to place the management or
control OF such combination or COM
binatiOns. or the manufactured product
thereof, In the hands of any trustee or
trustees, with the intent to limit or fix
the price. or lessen the production and
sale of an article of commerce, use or
consumption, or to prevent, restrict OF
diminish the manufacture or output of
any such article.
y
@. ANY PURCHASER OF ANY
ARTICLE OR COMMODITY FROM
ANY INDIVIDUAL. COMPANY Oh
CORPORATION TR NSACTIN
BUSINESS CONTRARY TO ANY
PROVISION OF THE PREVIOUS
SECTIONS OF THIS ACT. SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE PRICE
OR PAYMENT OF SUCH ARTICLE
OR COMMODITY, AND MAY PLEAD
THIS ACT AS A DEFENSE IN ANY
SUIT FOR SUCH PRICE OR PAY
MENT.
A number Of trusts that are eating
the lives ont of the people have becl
set aside for dsclplinlng;
But the trust which the farmers arc
after. and in fact all of the grain deal
ers of the State, Is the infamous Elc
vatOr and Warehouse Trust, created by
the last Legislature.
Methods Of public warehouse men II
dealing in grain Were scathingly de
nollnced at the recent meeting of thu
Grain Dealers National Association II
the Chicago Beach Hotel, and thu
speaker who presented the arrange
ment, Samuel II. Greeley of the Chi
cago Board of Trade, threatened tina
IL legislation did not soon relieve tn,
aggravated condition, It's abolition
would be made the substance of n pop
ular demand backed by force of arms
The speaker laid the responsibility fol
the condition he dcplored at the doO
of the railroads, accusing them Of fos
tcrlng monopoly by granting specia
privileges to the warehouse men. liz
said in part: "The grain trust in Chi
cago, as represented in the public ware
house men, Is one of the most gigantic
and harmful trusts in the world. Th'
great public warehouses are now undel
the management OF men who derive
their power from the railroads. Pri0l
to 1885, before these men obtained theil
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power. there was free competition on
the floor of the Board of Trade. At
that time the public warehouse men en-
tered the grain business In competition
with dealers who were forced to pay
three -fOurths of a cent month for
storage in the warehouses. The public
warehouse man Is licensed servant
of the State, and owing to the advan.
tage he derives from not having to pay
this storage toll, he Is enabled to con.
troll prices. The warehouse man can
also sort the grain stored In his Gle.
vator, remove the best and obtain IL
cents n bushel more for 1t. Great quan.
titles Of grain stored by dealers in these
warehouses are boarded for storage
charges. The market Is 'beared' until
prices are such that the warehouse
man can buy the grain mt low price,
besides reaping the storage profit. The
present methods arc an encourag cement
to bucket shops, and buckct.sliop gam.
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bling serves the purposes OF the ware
house men In bringing the price Of
grain down below the cost Of produc.
tiOn. The warehouse men are virtually
the railroads, who reap the profits"
The Ice trust, u menace to everybody,
will come In for dose that Will shake
1t to the foundations.
There are several other trusts Just as
bad that will receive much attention.
Rumors as to bills to be introduced In
the next Legislature arc already cur
rent. 1t Is said that the Illinois Dairy
Union, which secured the passage OF
the anti-buttcrlnc bill by the last Leg.
lslature, will cause to bc offered bill
providing for the appointment Of Il
state dairy inspector ana the apprO-
prlatlOn of sum of money to secure
the enforcement of the anti-buttcrine
law. 1t Is probable also that a bin
amending the law may be introduced,
ana 1t Is certain that bill repeating 1t
Will he offered. The present status of
the anti-butterine law II not satisfac-
tory to the farmers. The attempt to
enforce 1t by the arrest Of several but
tcrlne-makers was practically a fail.
urc, as the prisoners were discharged
by the court on writs OF habeas corpus.
The farmers will have to make a
strong fight In the coming Legislature
II they wish to keep the law on the
statute books. 1t Is said that one of
the gas bills, but whether the frontage
| or consolidation BILL rhe man who told
| the story could not say, has been found
defective by the companies attorneys.
! a bill to cure the defect will be intro
duccd, 1t Is said, soon after the Legis-
laturc meets. A dozen or more bills to
repeal the Case garnishment law will
| be introduced as soon as members can
catch the Speakers eye at the first ses-
sion, ana nearly every Democratic
member from Cook County has ready a
bill repeating the clvil-service law.
Chicago Is one of the greatest grain
centcrs of the world, and conditions
here frequently affect prices every.
where. We have here a large number
of grain elevators, with a storage ca.
paclty of about 0O,O0O,OOO bushels of
wheat. They are chartered by law, and
the owners act as trustees or custOdians
of other peoples grain. The grain is in,
spected by an officer of the State, and
Is graded No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, as the case
may be, and generally Is sold by this
grading, and all grain of the second
grade is then poured together, the ware.
house man giving receipt for SO many
bushels of that particular grade. And
when this receipt Is again presented, he
does not give back the same grain, hut
simply so many bushels Of TINT grade
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Legislative Notcs.
Hon. John l.. McGOor,y Is pretty sure
to be the leader of the Democratic min.
orl,y at Springfield.
@SN
Hon. Elmer w. Hurst, of Rock Isl.
and. will take leading part In the do
ings of the Legislature next winter.
~6A
The people demand n constitutional
convention.
Senator Berry should call his invest
igating committee together imnedi-
ately.
~SA
Most Of the new members of the Leg
islature who have been talked with by
The Eagle are brimful of antitrust
legislation.
A searching inquiry Is to be made as
to why the antitrust legislation now
on the statute books Is not enforced.
The act of 1891 provides that any
thing bought of Il trust, whether air,
water, or other material, does not have
to be paid for by the purchaser.
The Secretary of State recently sent
copies of this act broadcast and 1t has
stirred up the new members prodig-
lously.
The trusts will suffer ut Springfield
this winter.
The following act now on the statute
books, became a law and went into eff
feet June II, 1891:
POOLS, TRUSTS AND COMBINES
PROHIBITED.
An act to provide for the punishment
of persons, co-partncrships or cOipor-
atlons forming pools, trusts and com
blnes, and mode of procedure and
rules of evidence in such cases.
Section !. BE it enacted by the
people of the State of Illinois, repre-
sented in the General Assembly: II
any corporation organized under the
laws of this or any other State or coun-
try, for transacting or conducting any
kind of business in this State, or any
partnership or individual or other as
soclatlon Of persons whosOcver, shall
create, enter into, become member of
or party to any pool, trust, agree
ment, combination, confederation or
understanding with any other corpora
tiOn, partnership, individual, or any
other person or association Of persons
to regulate or fix the price of any arti-
| Gle Of merchandise or commodity, or
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hoNs HHbo"oNs
he Is also courteous and airablc. and
will go out of office with more friend,
than he went In with. lie has done Il
wise ana popular act In making Hon
Emil HOechster his chief deputy.
&e~
Every honest member of the Leglsla
ture should vote to repeal the Infamous
warehouse bill passed at the last ses
sion.
&eA
Hon. John l.. MctiOorty leads fOl
leader Of the Democratic minority al
Springfield.
&e~
The effort of the railroad cOmpanle,
to secure u reduction In sleeping cal
rates Is to he commended not only be
cause of Its abstract justice, but be
cause the railroads can press the prOp0
sition with perfect prOprlety, while ,
movement by individuals would prob
ably be resented by the sleeping cal
companies as ian attack upon cOrpOr
ate rights" More than that, the rail
roads can bring the sleeping car people
to terms II they make up their mind,
to do It. The general public could &C
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wANTED-A HERoI

The handsome national flag that sur
mounts the lofty Park liberty pole is in
as sorry and mortifying plight as Old
Glory ever got into. For some ten days
it has been tangled into the weather vane
decorations, awaiting doom. The very
first wind blast will rend it to shreds and
riddle the brass filagree that is binding it.
Is it to hang thus humiliatingly, a re-
proach to a historic American township,
or is there strong -limbed patriot within
view from the headquarters of Washing
ton who will undertake to rescue this en-
sign of our national genius from the deg
radiation certain to consume it if it be not
quickly snatched from peril. Where are
the resident young heroes and patriots
we SO continually hear of and tell of
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WELL DONE
A Duty Justly and Promptly
Performed.
AMERICAN FAIR PLAY IDEALIzED
In President McKinlsy's Admirable Disposal
of Heated Controversy.

President Mckinley has deftly
terminated an acrimonious popu-
lar controversy, and he has done
SO in a cordial, timely and patri-
otic way and by an official method
that are certain to be appreciated
throughout the country and to en-
hance his strong hold on the con-
fidence and affections Of the peo-
pie.
Sampson and Schley, by Presi-
dent McKinley's nomination, both
become Rear Admirals, and all
the Incompatible naval captains
whose noble ships smote the craft
Of Spain from the top Of the wa
ters off Santiago, and Wainwright
and Blue and numbers of other
heroes are fttingly and fully pro
NOTED and honored.
In thus well doing the President
has further honored himself.