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The Lamar register., 1898-06-22
spAsrsH DUKE FErEn BY US

Here Is Spanish nobIeman WIN
must have some difficulty in adjusting
hts ideas In these troubled tirnsw
A feS years aEo-duriug the Worlds
Far he was the guest Of the United
sta,ea Being the duke OF yeragua. he
Uas winsd and dined. and generally
fstsd. State and army officials were
detailed 20 repressn; the government in
his suite just before his departure
some brilliant genius decided that IL
vas a horrible thing for the country
which Columbus had found TO permit
a scion ot Columbus 70 journey about
the Sorld encumbsred with debts. A
subscription was started 10 pay his
debts. bu; the movement never a.
mounted TO anything. The duke was
spoken Of a. possibIe member OF the
ns~ spanish cabinet Just constructed
The Lamar register., 1898-06-22
KEY West Letter.

~
Key Yves, are most
peculiar in eonse-
quenee Of the war.
1t is hard for a
stranger In the
,o~n TO realize just
what normal ss=
ditsons arr in the
place. Now every
thlug Is given over
to the army. the
The Lamar register., 1898-06-22
4 Gnnd stnrr

A good story is told in the Life
and Correspondence" CT the late Arch
bishop Masee. Father Heaiy was once
breakfasting with Mr.. Gladstone, when
the latter. ever ready for the usual ar
Eumeut. broke out with. rather
Healy, went into a church in Rome
once. and was offered 4 plenary indul-
gence for fifty francs On What prin-
cipls does your church grant such
thing?" But Father Healy was not to
be drawn. He replied. Well. Mr.
Gladstone, ! don't want to go into
theology with you, but all | can say
is that if my church offered you
plenary indulgence for fifty francs she
let you on very cheaply," For once in
his life, it is said Mr.. Gladstone was
not ready with his reply.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-22

FIRE WORKS. Private Displays from SOC to ss5.
- per cent discount to cOnsumers Write for prics
lists, C. w PARADiCE, i5is Arapahoe ST., Denver.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-22

- 10 INT AAALes Wv
- tho presz. People OF an In
- Car rsmoyed from the scene
,t5e-s hardly reaiiEs shat a
-S-sszt means when he says the
,-l-F ruus high. II does run
A. gry West Residents OF the
q, zhisA It has 5000. gather
gs. uharyes and watch the
a 51ats. FROM ave TO ten peo-
~ the ohservatories on the top
~ Ksy West and Federal baild-
N.sf azd DAY thess people have
-ar.ne glasses and telescopes
a eft aerpas the hsrbor. and Tor
A. tsras sogrs Ia advance Of her
&Ith!2s zFu ann0anrvd to the pop
Rsi1rr they can approach the
81 st7ssr thAn ten miles thsy are
slzs-I repeatedly By torpedo boats
- ~ government cruisers In
O Key West In front pi cvsr1
/ .z EsF West and every store
s1iu the aaE of the lusurEents,
1-isi ay The stars and Stripes.
t-e1H assertion % make OF a
i e s50Ge people. bat that I, Is
zirgr tsss Is shown b. tho fac;
a ne about The tern of tsro
J. ahci 20 disclose a house not -
aiss Thsy arr big Gags. too. not
sal Rl1t Usually used for deco
b tssa Itself Is clean snd bsaati-
paved ~ nature The streets
It ;seUsh Asphslsnfn had been
svsryvkers. but dIsaxrecAhls
b 'Aissd ~ tAs carrtax. wheels
hrssT. hB iH Cicaa Dust. brushes
aaly and does not bcErins face
Ii5tsl-E out on one side Of the Ia
= Haai b called the blight and
> EuFiy a biE bay bai tEo feet
sits = coral bottom whensTes
ssisTsriIiaE resident WtsAss 10 ac-
+ ! sarssT ios be collects enough
Isi 5ls'oiErA coral 90 an In
fts = the bay for his lot As 4
IsF1secc E1uss lots face coral
is.E sAle ,ss other three sides are
fss1 b Eatrr.
b possibilities % var ser. brought
ssJ bFiore the residents of the
IA shsa TIE government leased a
p o1nEgH' aud tobaeco warehouse
, hs ssFsatiun Of converting them
) h1s5taH t1r the reception ot sick
E-z-1et soldtsrs and sailors
"a % ihF aItcfations o, these build
VII 50 steadily forward - rapidly
~ liberal expenditure % monsy
isss gasl5le Oct near the bar
b ;ss 0s1agsd troops are in camp.
a. scene o. greatest activity Is at
1az=vaE Everything naturally
In about the naval station and the
frai building From the naval sta
raEs uarrOW-saage railway.
Ing osai 20 the coaliag wharf in the
~ 90 a system sf long piles, A.
ty as the government steamers
. supplies and ammunition from
ia and other Southern ports they
placed in the station, and when
I'd transferred to the ships OF Ad.
;. simpsons feet
se Of TIE interesting things TO be
's i5e laytas OF mines in the har-
JUS where the mines are and
ie the keyboard Is which controls
powerful explosives they contain
'a7 aroWs. and yet everybody
The Lamar register., 1898-06-22
,TLING KEY WEST.
TALK AND FLAGS OF
TWO NATIONS.

,,4 the Cal,sn ceisrs Float
u,s, plmsasiaa. from Every
~, in tn. ro~s ~s-B.rssr chaksd
l, rsrPsisss.
The Lamar register., 1898-06-22


1'N', 1t Is one OF those things
-l+ The civilian finds to his adyan-
$ To forget. Not that any one threat
T. you with dire consequences for
4lLlhS into such things. but there
i'ei'ng prevailing that many
-e' 7Apuid be forgotten as soon as
-'1'-. The mines are of several va
sHes' each having a technical name,
!, 'CF laHdsmen. they are best de-
.''sH oy saying that some Of them
~ ~ attached to the coral bottom OF
y AaTooT, some float on the surface.
,1.r, are exploded by an eletric
-, =" ana others are exploded by con
,,',n AS another protection from a
,,,s, ,ae.''s heet, all OF the Government
'OO's have been misplaced. and many
The Lamar register., 1898-06-22

There seems to he no place like home
for the charity that begins there, as it
seldom gets any farther.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
Return of Agent Thra11, Who Escapes From the
 Be1eaguered City.
At First the Spaniards Were Panic Stricken by the Fleets Ap- pearanCe, but Now Think
 They Are Safe.

facts, notably La Lucha, nave been closely watched by the censor ana per mitted to publish only such story ot the bombardment as would glVe the m preSSiOn the ships were beaten OH py the batteries.
 When the fleet first arrived off Ha- vana the city was panic stricken, ana the people, hurrying hither and thltner, told one another with white races that the hated Yankees had lined up for ac- tion and shells would be exploding in the Prado before sunset. The failure to Lombard at once had the effect Of re- storing confidence to some extent, ana was accepted as evidence Of the whole some fear of the shore batteries, ana after the squadron had moved up and down for forty-eight hours without fir ing a gun the tide of popular feeling be- gan to set strongly for war. when 1 left Havana yesterday at noon the city was sick with suspense due to the men ace of Sampson'S guns and praying TOT a finish of some kind. There is no dis guising the fact that the popular feel ing in Havana is that Spain will win.
 "You ask me what the people are do- ing. If were to tell you the first answer to that question which sug- gests itself I should say 'Cursing the Yankees Havana life is one long vigil. The piers looking seaward are thronged by thousands, who strain their eyes to follow the mysterious evo- lutionS of our ships Tn me oHlns, ana who believe a bombardment is about to begin every time two of the war vessels are visible broadside on. Fifty times a day there are some rumors about the American ships, that travel through the city, and the anxious pop ulation start from their houses to gaze seaward, only to learn that the bonn bardment is still a menace and not fact They work all day on the bat teries, and in one instance on the Re1na battery they worked all night"
 MT Thrall added that, in spite of the incessant work on the batteries, no more big high-power modern rifles had been added, and apparently none would be, unless Spain succeeded in carrying eastward those from Cienfuegos. The work of mounting those will necessar- fly be long and difficult. Many small guns have been mounted, however, especially to the westward of Santa Clara battery upon Vedado. the idea being apparently to make every effort to prepare the city to oppose any land- ing.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
AWAITS THE ARRIVAL
 OF THE NEW ORLEANS.
Flying Squadron Will Go to Sea Within the Next Twenty-Four
 HOIIrS

ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP BROOKLYN, OFF FORT MONROE, OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, May A. It is the general expectation here that the flying squadron will go to sea with in twenty-four hours, or as soon as the cruiser New Orleans arrives.
 Commodore Schley has been notified that the cruiser Columbia has been de- tached from the squadron and that the New Orleans will take her place. So far as fighting ability is concerned the New Orleans is superior to the Colum- bia, being more heavily armed and without so much freeboard and upper works to serve as target. The Min neapolis has not yet been officially de- tached and may yet be in the squad ron. The squadron is now accompa- nied by first-class tug for dispatch and water purposes and the collier Sterling.
 On the ships to-day fire and com mission drills occupied the time of the crews.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
There Is a Big Surprise in Store for the Atlantic
 Fleet of Spain.
>Rear-Admira1 Sampson Has Com p1eted Plans for Meeting and Defeating the Enemy
 on the Seas.

l Spanish fleet, although the Herald's special telegram from St. Vincent showed that the Spaniards steered a westerly course until darkness fell or the first night after they left port Many naval officers can scarcely con- ceiVe it to be possible that the Spanish admiral would be so rash as to bring his vessels within reach of such ar overwhelming force as that which Rear Admiral Sampson could bring against him. They believe that if he has held his westerly course he counts on bein- able to reach Porto Rico and get his vessels safely into the harbor of San Juan before he can be attacked by an overwhelming American force. When he left St. Vincent the American force was divided. Rear Admiral Sampson apparently was fully occupied with the blockade of Cuban ports, and the only vessels available to be sent against Schlev. If he believed he could reach San Juan in safety he will probably discover his mistake when it is too late for him to escape or to avoid giving battle to forces so far superior to his own as to leave little doubt as to the result.
 Some of the officers with whom I have talked inclined to the opinion that the Spanish admiral saw the smoke of the Herald's steamer after he left St. Vincent, and, SUI .-isin~ that he was being followed, sailed a westerly course until dark and then swerved off and either returned to Cadiz to form a junction with the Spanish or to inter cept the battle-ship Oregon and gun boat Marietta. If this is his plan naval officers believe he will be disappointed.
 The Oregon had not reached Rio Janiero when the Spanish admiral left St. Vincent, and she was generally be- lieved to be much further south than she really was at that time. Not even the officials of the Navy Department had any idea that she would make such a splendid run from Valparaiso to Rio. The Oregon is again at sea, accom- panied by the Marietta and the Mich teroy, which was purchased from the Brazilian Government. As the Ore gons commander is aware of the de- parture of the Spanish fleet he will maintain a careful watch for hostile vessels until he is out of danger It is believed that he will go much to the eastward of the usual track in round ing Cape Roque.
 Even if she should fail to avoid the Spanish fleet no one here doubts that the Oregon would give a good account of herself: She and her small com panions would probably be defeated They might be sunk, but there is no doubt that the Spanish admiral would come out of such a contest, unequal though it would be, minus at least two or three of his vessels, and that Spain's naval power in the Atlantic would be so broken as to make a complete anni- hilation of her fleet a matter of little difficulty when Rear-Admiral Samp- sons forces could be brought to bear against 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05

NEW YORK, May 4.-The Herald s Washington correspondent telegraphs: Spain's Atlantic fleet is not to be al lowed to reach Porto Rico or to ap- proach the coast of the United States.
 Rear Admiral Sampson has perfected plans for meeting the enemy on the high seas and giving battle at time and place of his own choosing. The successful issue of this battle may de- pend in large measure upon the Span ish admiral being kept in profound ig- norance of the intention of the Ameri- can commander, and being given the least possible time in which to escape or to prepare for battle. Consequent 1y the Secretary of the Navy and Rear Admiral Sampson have kept the details of the plan of operations a profound secret and as the time for the move ment against the Spanish ships draws closer a censorship of telegrams from Key West has been established. This makes it impossible to obtain direct news of the movement of the armored ships under the immediate command of Admiral Sampson All that is definite ly known here is that the four most powerful ships in Rear Admiral Samp- sons command, the New York, the h. diana, the Iowa and the Puritan, were ready for a prolonged sea voyage yes terday afternoon. Their coal bunkerS were filled to their capacity and addi tional supplies of coal were carried in bags on deck. Two collierS carrying 5000 tons of coal were ready to accom- pany them to sea. The reports that these vessels sailed eastward to meet the Spanish ships last night have not been confirmed.
 At the same time Commodore Schley's squadron at Hampton Roads, compris- ing the Brooklyn, the Massachusetts and the Texas, with two colliers carry ing 5000 tons of coal, is ready to sail at a moments notice.
 Swift auxiliary cruisers are securing the ocean in search of the Spanish fleet. These facts all point to the theory that there is to be a union of the armOred ships under Rear Admiral Sampson with those under Commodore Schley at a point in the ocean previ- ously agreed upon, and that the scouts are to report to them there the location and direction of the Spanish ships. It is not believed to be possible that the Spanish ships will be able to avoid all of the scouting vessels.
 As soon as Rear Admiral Sampson learns the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet and the direction in which it is sailing, he can get under way to inter cept it, throwing his scouts out in front so as to cover a wide eXDanse of sea and following with his armored vessels in line of battle and ready to give fight as soon as they come in contact with the enemy.
 C-inions differ somewhat in naval circles as to the des nation of the
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05

Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gordon Bennett.
 ON BOARD THE HERALD-CALL DISPATCH BOAT SOMERS N- SMITH, off Havana, via Key west, May 4.-Admiral Sampson to-day re- ceived detailed news from inside the beleaguered city of Havana, when al noon Charles Thrall was transferred from the Wilmington to the flagship off the Cuban coast. Thrall, acting as agent for the United States Govern ment, went to Havana on the bark Matanzas the day after General Lee ar rived in Key West. He was manager for the electric light works at Regla, opposite Havana, and long had been a resident of the Cuban capital. well known as an American and Cuban sym pathizer.
 That he escaped and is now safe on the flagship is due to his Yankee wit. He was picked up at 4 o'clock yester- day afternoon by the Wilmington at Bacuranao, seven miles east of Ha- vana. He told Admiral Sampson some important news relative to changes in the guns at the Cojimar and Reina bat teries, which increased their strength as well as widening the fighting radius of the guns. l talked al lenSIn Wilil Thrall on the Wilmington this morning when she lay ten miles east of Havana and five miles off the coast. He gave me the first news from Havana and its anxious people since the Herald-Call dispatch boat Dewey spoke the English steamer and obtained news or the Sltu- ation from MT. Rolfe, manager of the dry dock there.
 The uneasiness of the people, which becomes more serious daily, is being kept below a popular outbreak by the presence of a large force of troops. The Spanish say they have 100000 men, counting volunteers and those who man batteries, but Thrall, whom I know well and whose judgment is good, says he believes there are no more than 5O,O00 in the city available at an hours mo- tice.
 Havana" Thrall said to me when I congratulated him on his escape, 'is eager for war The opinion of the com mon people there now is that the Amer jeans are afraid to engage the shore batteries. The truth about the Matan- gas affair is not generally known, and the papers that would have printed the
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
URGES LOYALTY
 TO THE KING Striking Speech by the Weylerite Leader at
 Madrid. Says All Classes Should Join in the Defense of the
 Fatherland.
Autonomy for Cuba Decla4ed to Be a Farce and Erroneous From
 the Start
Special Dispatch to The Call.

MADRID, May 4-In a striking speech in Parliament to-day Romero Robledo, leader of the Weylerites, said Cuban autonomy was a farce. and called on all classes of Spaniards to de fend King and fatherland against Spa1n's international enemy.
 Public attention centered again to- day in the Congress Qower house ot Parliament). There was a repetition of the great crowds of yesterday, the police and civil guards, besides the se- cret police, mingling with the people The galleries of the house were packed and many ladies were present. Several prominent Senators occupied seats be- side Deputies on the floor of the cham Der.
 Senor Reverter, Minister of Finance in the Canovas Ministry, and the hero or the communication incident last autumn, defended the memory and pol icy of Senor Canovas.
 Senor Canalejas, editor of Fl Heraldo, replying, dwelt upon the weakness and vacillatio nof the Government of Cano- vas, which fostered Yankee boldness. ''
 The principal speech was delivered by Senor Romero y Robledo, former Min ister of Justice and leader of the Wey- lerite party, who maintained that AHerlca IOStereQ the CuDdn reDelllOn and meant war from the commence ment." Senor Moret's policy of auton- omy he characterized as a farce and as absolutely erroneous. AS for the Gu bans, he declared they did not desire autonomy, and as for the rebels, that they never intended to accept it.
 ''The present conflict" he continued, proves the real intentions of the Yan- kees. Spain must now face her inter national enemy, and she should not waste a single peseta to give the Gu bans autonomy, which would be step toward independence. It requires the energy of all classes to defend the King and the fatherland."
 In the course of the debate a formal promise was made on behalf of the old Conservatives to support the Govern ment while the present situation con- tinueS
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
SAN FRANCISCO CASTS
 ANCHOR OFF BOSTON.
Thought to Have Spanish Prize Caught in Northern
 Waters.

BOSTON, May IA large warship supposed to be the San Francisco was sighted about five miles off Boston Light this evening. She displayed many lights and came to a 2hor well out. Entrance to the harbor was not made owing to the danger at night from the newly laid mines. It was per- sistently rumored that number of persons distinctly perceived a prize under the wing of the man-of war, but owing to the darkness and the distance from shore this could not be confirmed. II view of the published stories of the hearing of heavy firing off the coasts of Rhode Island and Maine recently, h ever, this Is not improbable.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
SALISBURY IS
 PROPHETIC Speaks of the Living and Dying Countries of
 the World.
Continental Politicians Now Recognize That America
 Will Be a Naval Power.
Possibility of a British Protectorate in the Philippines Gives Europe
 Additional Unabraqe.
Special Dispatch to The can.

LONDON, May 4.-There can be no doubt that the unexpected success of the United States at Manila gives little pleasure to continental politicians, who recognize that America is now certain to become first-class naval power and will have to be reckoned with in the worlds affairs. The fact that the American papers are looking kindly upon the possibility of British pro- tectorate in the Philippines gives addi- tional umbrage, as indicating a con- vergence of America and England to- ward an entente.
 Lord Salisburys speech before the Primrose League to-day appeared to show that he has preSentiment of the change now working in his vague prophetic foreboding of coming trouble The Premier spoke of the living and dying countries of the world" and of how the former were generally en- croaching upon the latter. He spoke also of the corruption of dying coun- tries a corruption so deep-seated as to give the smallest scope for reform, '' and he referred to the partition of these countries as likely to lead nations into war.
 "Dying countries said Lord Sails bury. "are mostly unchristian, but I regret to say, not exclusively so''
 The Right Hon. James Bryce, Radical member of Parliament from South Aberdeen, writes the Daily Chronicle this morning as follows: "The war Is a great misfortune and may in the long run raise grave difficulties for the United States All my wishes go%>of course, with the United States, and the general sympathy with their kindred across the sea which our people have spontaneously displayed, and which was evident from the first, has shown how close is the tie which unites the two nations
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
GUILTY OF DRUNKENNESS
 AND NEGLECT OF DUTY.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Olcott of
 the Mohican Disgraced.

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Passed As sistant Surgeon Frederick w. Olcott, attached to the United States steam ship Mohican, at Honolulu, was con- victed by general courtmartial of drunkenness, neglect cf duty and viola tion of naval regulations regarding the ships medical journal, and sentenced to lose six numbers in his grade and be suspended from duty for one year on one-half shore duty pay.
 Rear Admiral Miller, commanding the Pacific station. by whom the court martial was appointed, approved the sentence of the court, with the remark that it was inadequate to tie offenses of which the officer had been found guilty, but that the exigeneies of the service prevented the return of the record to the court for revision of the sentence. The trial of this officer tool, place at Honolulu. and several members of the court were attached to the cruiser Baltimore when she was ordered to join Commodore Dewey on the ASiatic station.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
DEMOCRATS OPPOSE
 THE BOND ISSUE.
One Feature of the War Revenue Bill That Causes Considerable Trouble
 in Committed

WASHINGTON, May 4-The Senate Committee on Finance, which was in session the greater part of the day de- voted itself principally to a discussion of the bond provision of the war reve- nue bill.
 The Democrats contended that the feature could and ~hould be dispensed with, while the Republicans held that a bond issue was necessary to cary on the war. The Der ccratS will formally suggest some substitute proposition within a day or two. Whether their plan will meet success in committee will depend upon he vote of Senator Jones of Nevada, who holds the balance of power The Democrats feel confident that they will have his vote, but the Republicans do not concede this. They say, however, that if the bond provis- ion Is stricken out in committee it will be restored in the Senate, and they ap- peal to the Democrats to allow the bill to be reported without it's elimination on the ground that it affords the only feasible means of raising immediate funds for the prosecution of the war. The members of the committee do not expect to conclude their work before the end of the week