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ban destination. AT Tampa there was
a pier, or piers, up to which the ships
were tied While men and baggage were
put aboard. A railroad brought the
men, baggage and guns provisions.
tents and ammunition to the side of
the ship, but with all these advantages
it has taken a whole week to get the
expedition away.
well informed army officer saws
that the southern coast of Cuba is
rough and difficult of approach at most
points, and good deal of the time the
water is too rough for comfortable
landing from vessels moored in the
open road. The men. horses. baggage
and provisions now on the transports
must be lightered ashore, unless the
Government expects to take a harbor
we'll supplied with terminal facilities,
which is not expected To get the men
ashore will be a simple matter, COM
pared with the difficulty of landing an
imals and heavy equipments.
1T will not be summer afternoon
matter" said the officer THE troops
will be landed under cover of the guns
of the fighting ships, if hostile recep-
ton is accorded them. Their business
will be to secure themselves against at
n II
ments will follow ,'and it is bound to be
tedious matter, as it will be done by
the aid of lighters. 1t is probable that
it will not take less than three weeks
to land the expedition that was load
ed on ship in about a week
After we have heard about the land
ing of this expedition we shall begin to
understand why General Miles was op-
posed to sending out 60,000 men at
once before the War Department was
satisfied that they had been properly
drilled, seasoned and disciplined With
60,000 men to ship al Tampa, the con-
fusion and delay would have been in
creased 1t is inevitable that there
shall be some confusion at the Cuban
end of the trip. and that confusion
would have been possibly four times
greater with three times that number
of troops"
If it is definitely known whether
General Shafter will land his forces in
Guantanamo Bay, the War Department
does not communicate the information
1t is suggested that the landing place
may be much nearer to Santiago The
distance from Guantanamo to Santi-
ago. which is something like thirty
miles. is a prodigious one to be over
come by marching in a mountainous
country without roads The transports
will be at hand. however, if it is deter
mined to use Guantanamo as a base
and a movement Of the troops could be
made in a few days, barring the de-
lays that have been found to be incl
dental to loading and unloading a
movement at Caimanera to send 10000
or 1900 men toward Santiago would,
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combined forces razed a Spanish camp
about five miles from the American no.
sitions, destroying the only well in the
vicinity and killing about forty Span
iards. One American marine was slightly
wounded. Two of the Cubans were
killed and four wounded
1T is impossible to estimate the num-
Der Of Spaniards engaged, owing to the
guerrilla methods of fighting. but it is
believed there were at least 400.
The marines behaved splendidly. their
craftsmanship being excellent, even
under the severe fire of the enemy.
The captured camp lies about five
miles southeast of the rifle pits of the
marines, and was an important base for
the enemy, as ii contained the only
we'll within five or SIX miles,
Lieutenant Colonel Huntington de-
cided on the attack early in the day.
and about 8 o'clock the force started
across the mountain. The march I'D
and down the steep hillsides under the
glaring tropical sun was a severe test
OF endurance for the marines, and be-
fore the battle ground was reached
twenty-five men had received medical
attention. All We're able, however, to
reach the position before the fighting
began.
The marines We're compelled to march
IN single file. following the mountain
trail. Meanwhile the Cubans darted
backward and forward, to right and
left, on the scout.
1t was noon when from Hill top
the Americans caught sight of the
Spanish army on ridge below them. 1t
consisted of one large house, the Off
GERS quarters, surrounded by numerous
''shacks" and houses, all clustering
about the precious well.
The Americans began cautious ad-
vance, and We're within 200 yards Of
the enemy before the crack of a rife
from the Spanish lines announced that
The troops quickly moved into line of
battle, with the Cubans on the left
flank. The enemy's bullets We're whis-
Ting viciously over the Americans.
but the marines settled down to their
work as unconcernedly as though at
target practice.
Very few Spaniards were in sight
They were lying behind the huts and
the brush, but the puffs of smoke re-
vealed their position, and enabled the
Americans to do effective work
For twenty minutes both sides MAIN
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strict orders not to fire unless COM
manded to do so. There were several
alarms, but no firing during the night
In consequence, the men awoke much
refreshed after four days and nights
of continuous work and fighting. 1t
was supposed the enemy had retired
| to the windmill on the south coast, the
only remaining source of water sup
ply. The windmill was shelled at in
tervals all day yesterday by the Dol
phin, but the Spaniards were still there
| this morning.
| At o'clock the enemy made an un-
expected sharp attack on the American
rear and left flank. When the pickets
| came in for the relief the Spanish
guerrillas crept along behind them and
got within hundred yards, when the
accidental discharge of a rifle in the
trenches led them to believe they We're
discovered, and they opened fire with
a volley, which whistled harmlessly
overhead. They had shot too high, as
usual.
their steaming coffee and hard-tack to
the trenches, and met the guerrillas
with struggling but we'll directed rifle
fire. In addition, five field pieces
mounted at an angle in the trenches
and the machine guns poured a hail of
bulletsinto the chaparral, scattering the
main battery of the Spaniards in ali
directions. Shells were dropped in their
midst as they ran.
A few of the enemy stood their
ground desperately on the left flank,
and the crack of the Mauser rifles and
the pings of the bullets were heard
rather than seen for an hour. as the
smokeless powder used by the Span
iards made their location in the dense
underbrush almost impossible to dis
cover.
The Panther fired sIx-pounders into
the Spaniards, while the marines were
engaged in beating off the attack.
Only one man was wounded, and he
hand.
The Cubans, who acted we'll last
night, We're with difficulty forced out
OF the skirmish line this morning. Some
Of them refused to be driven even when
struck by their officers with the flat
of their machetes, but they were not
censuIed. They try to work out their
knowledge of the methods of the Span
ish guerrillas in warfare, and, in land
service as guides, they are invaluable.
Our men are at a great disadvantage
with the guerrillas, who are past grand
masters of their peculiar plan of cam
paign of savage rather than of civil
lied warfare. The men stink through
the tropical underground as noiselessly
as shadows, some with their naked
bodies concealed with palm leaves, so
that they are neither seen nor heard.
Our men are not familiar with these
tactics, and awkwardly crash through
the brush.
Captain Elliott says the enemy could
not stand a minute in the open, but he
admits that they are dangerous antago-
nists at this sort of work. The marines
are seasoning rapidly.
The hospital ship Solace is in Guam
tanamo Bay with the wounded on
board.
AS the Dauntless left the bay the
smoke Of two Spanish gunboats in the
inner harbor could be seen, and the
Dolphin stood up the channel to meet
the attack, If the Spaniards had the au-
dacity to make one. When ten miles
off shore the booming of guns could be
heard, and the harbor was yelled in
smoke.
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in the second proclamation of the Presi-
dent. All that has been done SO far
is to arrange to fill up the regiments
secured under the first call that are
short, according to the present stand
ard of the service
The Secretary has just received the
report of the special board, headed by
Major Hopkins, that was charged with
an inspection of various points that
were offered as good camping grounds
for the United States troops The board
found that good facilities could be fur
nished at Jacksonville, Fla; Fernan-
dina, Fla, and Savannah, Ga. The
best features for a large military camp
were found at Fernandina. This point
lies twelve miles off the main line of
railroad communication, which makes
1T possible to easily isolate the camp,
should it become necessary to do SO
broad plateau affords splendid camp
and drill grounds for 1000 troops, and
within mile lies one Of the finest
sea beaches in the country. One Of
the best features Of the site is great
we'll, LOO feet deep, flowing pure
water at the rate Of 2OO00,OOO gallons
per day. The board reported that this
water could be piped all over the camp,
and Secretary Alger, with view of
having everything in readiness, has or
dered the piping to be laid at once.
thus indicating the departments choice
of sites. There is no intention to break
up the present camps unless disease
should appear, necessitating the
change.
Secretary Alger's purpose in sending
out the Hopkins bo4sN1 was to prepare
a camp not for immediate occupation,
but fer the instant reception of troops
who might necessarily be removed from
other camps where contagious diseases
appear.
The constant reports that Germany
is on the eve of making a serious issue
in the Philippines are unaccountable to
officials here, who have the most direct
and positive information that Germany
has never contemplated such a step,
and is not now moving towards its eX-
ecution, either alone or with other
Powers. This direct information over
comes many circumstantial reports
coming from Europe some asserting
that Germany is exchanging secret
notes with other Powers; others that
Admiral Prince Henry and Admiral
Manila, and others that the German
Embassy here has made a protest to
the State Department, and others that
Emperor William himself is taking
personal interest in resenting the Amer
lean occupation of the Philippines
| There is the highest official authority
for saying that each Of these reports
is groundless, and that they are all
attributed to a malicious purpose to
embitter the feeling between Germany
and the United States.
In the maih, these reports have orig
mated outside of Germany, although
one army and navy paper in Germany
took them up and urged the advantage
OF an active German policy in the
Philippines. 1t is said by persons fa-
miliar with the facts that this journal
is without official recognition. and in
no way reflects the attitude of the
German Government 1t is more the
organ of the navy, and as such shares
the usual sentiment among naval class
es for an aggressive use Of the navy.
But this policy, it is said, has never
recommended itself to the German Gov
ernment in the present war
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A LONG SIEGE.
Our Troops Will Encounter Many
Difficulties at Santiag0

NEW YORK, June ia special
from Washington to the Times" says:
A full week has been used up at
Tampa in getting the 1900 men of the
Santiago expedition afioat and presum-
ably on the way to their destination.
War Department people now talk with
some concern about the handling of
this force when it shall reach it's Gu
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-06
KLONDYKEo
GREAT FALLS NOTES.

Herman AfT1erbach has returned
from a trip to Belt and Neihart.
John Cashier. the father of the town
of Belt. is in the city attending to mat
ters of business.
C. j. Mcnamara and S. A. Miller. the
cattlemen of Big Sandy, arrived in the
city this morning.
C. Bruce Toole, deputy collector of
customs at Sweet Grass, is in the city
on official business.
j. A. Collins. the blacksmith, has sold
out his business and it is reported that
he will soon go to Alaska
Mrs. S. II. Lemon and daughter have
gone 10 Chicago, which they intend
making their permanent residence.
jerks Barker and DR.. B. f. Sandow
arrived last night from Neihart. and
will remain in the city for a few days.
Mrs. D. w. Bateman and her mother.
Mrs. Collins, left this morning for Los
Angeles. where they will remain the
rest of the winter.
Herman W. Kraus has removed his
family to this city and Will remain here
through the winter. He has leased his
interests at Cascade.
Mrs j. K. Miller. who has been spend
ing the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. j. II.
Bryan. left this morning FOR her home in
Ohio. En- route she will vsist Bowling
Green. Mo.
S. NJ. Dodd and family of Logging
creek will make Great Falls their home
during this winter. They expect to
move in from the ranch in the course
of the next week or so.
The county commissioners have
awarded to G.. c. MacFarlane the con-
tract for $1,000 feet of lumber TO be used
in replanking the roadway Of the Sun
river bridge. and also the contract for
hauling it To place.
A personal letter from California
states that viii a. Hunt, a well-known
Great Falls boy, was recently married
in Oakland. Cal He will receive the
congratulations of a large circle of
friends in this city.
The December term of the district
court is. in the matter Of expense. one
of the lowest in the history of the
part of Judge Leslie and the court Off
GERS. The Witnesses fees amounted u
1892, and their mileage TO $50. 10 Jurors
drew s1,614 and mileage 10 the amount
of S92 80.
The clerk Of the district court makes
the very interesting statement that
during the year just passed ne issued
200 marriage licenses. making the total
issued since the formation pf Cascade
county. 1888. Re SAYS there seems 10
have been a depression IN the marriage
that il shows signs Of improvement.
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THE WORLDS MARKETS
Daily Record of Commercial and
Financial Proceedings.
NEW YORK STOCK REPORT
Digest of Exchange News Mining Stock :,
Metal Quotations Wool Prices and
Movements-Grain and Pro-
duce-Review of Trade.

New York Jan. 5-The stock market
got away from the bears in the later deal
ings today and closed buoyant and very
active. in part because of the rush of the
shorts to cover. Some of the specialties
were strong throughout the day but there
was a period in the early session when
the reactionists gained control. some of
the Southern and Southwestern stock be-
ing sold down over Il point The bears
also attempted to utilize the introduction
at Albany of bills directed against COM
binations of capital. but the effect of
these bills was confined to Consolidated
Gas, which fell over "A point. Some weak
ness was shown in some prominent stocks
which may have been due to sympathy
with the depression in the same stocks
on London and on European exchange.
This was notably the case with the New
York Central stocks and the later buoy
ancy of the market brought the extreme
advance 10 nearly two points in some
stocks, and net gains of a point or over
were very frequent throughout the list
The failure the bear to effect declines
encouraged aggressiVeneSS i'm the bulls
There was a growing feeling also that re-
cent utterances by railroad officials point
ing to poor returns on account of low
rates and rate cutting were not fully
warranted and were designed to influence
public opinion and the action of congress
The days reports of railroad earnings
came to reinforce this view.
Officially, the Union Pacific reorganiza-
tion committee presented its check to the
assistant United States treasurer for S.
500 600, which is the final payment of the
Union Pacific sale.
The consupmation OF this deal which
has been disturbing factor in the money
market for month and the absence of
furry on account of it in the money mar
ket today were viewed with relief by Wall
street. The future ease of the money mar
ket now seems assured 50 far as govern
ment operations are concerned.
This encouraging combination of cir
cumstanCes served to put an end to the
bear campaign today and turned the tide
of the bulls. though the days business
was still largely confined to the profess
sional trading element.
The bond market took on an increased
activity and strength in some stocks and
prices were generally higher.
L. S. new As We're II higher bid. the rs
registered p higher and the old As regis
tered and the SIS coupon Is higher
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and money To the service of the Lord
and get nothing, at least of worldly re-
ward. In return. We ministers give
time and effort to our work, but We
are paid for all that Wa give. l believe
that il is the duty of a man Ia devote
at least part Of his life to the service
Of others without pay That Is what
| want 10 do and that is the way IN
which | wish To spend the rest of my
life. The reason that | intend to 60
into the country is that. aside from
there being Il good field for my work
there, | can live aud support my family
in comfort for SO much less money than
is required In a city. | have a little
country home i'm IdleWild. Chester
county. Pennsylvania, and that Is
where | shall go. | shall make that a
center and go from there 10 whatever
place | shall be called. Such work viii
be the height of my hopes and my am
bition | have spent the last seven
years of my life in building up new
church. 1t has grown strong ami use
full and | think have done all that is
needed in that direction Now | want
TO build up souls without money and
without price. This is net a Quixotic
move. nor one prompted by undue en-
thusiasm. Nor do | wish people 10
think that | am making a sacrifice. |
am country born and country bred. and
prefer the country To the city.
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party was encamped on the Dry Fork
of the Marias, somewhere near where
the Baker massacre occurred, gilbert.
out of apparent contrariness, ordered
that his tent be pitched with more than
usual care and that it be we'll banked.
The men. of course, had no tents, nor
would they have pitched them. no
storm threatening and the weather being
all that could be desired by the campers
cut Some made their beds around the
camp fire and by the wagon or near
pile of camp equipage. Morrison made
his bed own under the wagon. which
stood little way from where the camp
fire was. Everything was lovely until
along after midnight, when clouds came
down from the north and driZZling.
soaking rain set in. Then there was
hustling for cover by all save Morrison.
who was protected by the covered
wagon. Bostwick. the guide and inter-
prefer. made himself a tepee with three
guns and blanket and sat beneath it.
while others lay out in the open air
with their gum blankets over them. At
an early hour the cook was called, and
soon breakfast of hot coffee, bacon
and bareback was ready. Bostwick was
notified and requested to sound first
call. which he did by emitting the most
unearthly yells ever heard. They would
have done credit to whole tribe of
Comanches. AT the first yell of the
series Morrison sat bolt upright beneath
the wagon. but fell back, yelling. I'm
shot. | say corral the wagons, 1 say;
put out the fire. and a hundred other
orders, which he issued the while he
writhed with pain and terror in his bed
underneath the wagon. Of course, his
cries. along with Bostwicks yells.
brought the colonel to his tent door in
a jiffy. The roaring camp fire lit up
the whole scene. and the startled Off
Ger took in the situation az a glance.
Then his long. lank body went forward
his hands dropped to his knees. and the
colonel laughed outright, thing he sell
dom did. Morrison, on being startled
from his sleep, had attempted to jump
up, but he struck the top of his head
against bolt that protruded from the
axle beneath the wagon, which knocked
him back and gave him the sensation
of being shot in the head, while the
yells, which still continued, gave proof
that the savages We're still surely in
camp. Ever since Morrison fights shy
of the Dry Fork of the Marias.
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DIDN'T CATCH THE CONVICT.
Ex-Sberih Dwyer Chsses Wanted Man
Through Spokane streets.

Great Falls. Jan. 5-A gentleman re-
turning from Spokane says that he saw
w. III. Dwyer. ex-sherim OF Cascade
county. there. and had a long cOnyersa-
ton with him. Billie" seems 10 still
have his guardian spirit Of good luck
lie has purchased a fine farm and Is
doing well. The farm he picked up at
a bargain. II was owned by married
couple. who found after many years of
prosperity that they were not we'll
mated. They desired To sell all they
had and divide up the money and part
In consequence the farm Went al a low
price. The last the Great Falls man
saw Of Dwyer was under somewhat
exciting circumstances. He was driving
along the streets when he caught sight
of face which he recognized as that
OF Tom Young. He had met Tom when
sheriff, and had conveyed him To Deer
Lodge on a three-year sentence. This
fall Tom was one Of the three prisoners
who escaped. DWyer handed the reins
To the man on the seat with him. and
gave chase 10 Young. Unfortunately
the latter was as quick at recognizing
faces as his old friend. and he made
good speed down an alley where he
succeeded in throwing him off.
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FEMALE TOLL COLLECTOR.
Mrs. NJ. r. Herring of Kentucky Has kep1
IL Gnfe for ~ Years.

For IS years has Mrs. Minerva II.
Herring collected toll Ut the tollgate on
the keene and Troy turnpike near
NichoiasVile. Ky, which is a longer
continuous period than has been served
by any other person in the state. As q
reward for her faithful service for so
many years the owners Of the keene
and Troy pike have made Mrs. Herring
a present Of the dollhouse in which she
has lived so long. Mrs. Herring and her
husband were installed there as gate
keepers when the road was first COM
pleted in the year 1860 Her husband
died 20 years ago. but she remained in
charge of the gate. although the owner
ship OF the road has changed hands on
numerous occasions. \ tollsate keeper
in Kentucky viii soon be altogether
thing of the past. for most Of the
counties already have free pixies. and
movements are on foot in the others
10 do away with the gates. Therefore
il is something of an honor. or an odd
ity. To have kept a tollgate for "A longer
period than any other person.