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ing the conference would not discuss
their plan.
It was said at the department that
chief reliance would be placed at the
outset on the United States regulars,
most of whom are centered in Florida,
and in volunteer regiments as are thor
oughly equipped and reasonably well
seasoned for service. Although the Of
ficials will not state how many troops
are available for active service, it IS
roughly estimated that there are about
10000 regulars and 1900 volunteers
at Tampa. These include seventeen
regiments of regular infantry and four
teen regiments of volunteer infantry,
twelve battalions of artillery and five
regiments of the regular cavalry. The
infantry force, regular and volunteer,
is about 2S.000 men. the cavalry about
1000, the artillery about 100. How
many of these have been or will be dis
patched to any given point, or to sew
eral points, is not disclosed, as that is
a part of the secret campaign plans of
the Government.
Back of this force are other available
other points easily accessible to Tam
pa Still farther back is the large vol
unteer camp at Chickamauga, COM
prising about 10000 infantry volun-
IL nd
three regiments, of artillery volunteers.
1t is understood to be the plan-al-
though as to this there is no precise
official statement-to have the troops
at Chickamauga take the place of those
at Florida ports as fast as the latter
leave for active service, thus keeping
a large force always ready for en-
barkation from Florida.
Aside from the troops already speci-
fed, there are the $4,000 men at Camp
Alger near Washington, and lesser
bodies of troops on Long Island and
in various States. The 10000 volun
teers under the recently issued second
call constitute still another reserve,
which, however, is yet to be organized
and equipped.
General Miles and his entire staff
with the exception of General Gilmore,
leave for the south on a special train
tonight. 1t was in anticipation of
this that the final plans were gone
over with the President this afternoon.
General Miles wiIr not state where his
headquarters viii be located, and, in
deed, it is probable he will move from
place to place as circumstances de-
mand. General Shafter will be in i'm
mediate command of the forces now
embarking, while General Miles will
all military movements.
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NEBRASKA VOLUNTEERS.
Bryan's Battalion May Have No
Chance to See Service,

LINCOLN CNeb.), May 30.-The Third
Regiment, with w. j. Bryan in its
ranks, is now full, and will be offered
to the Federal Government. Tt was
expected Mr.. Bryan would lead the
regiment in battle, but Governor Hol-
comb has received the following, which
has disarranged the plan:
Governor of Nebraska. Lincoln.
Neb.: 1t is estimated that about 66O
enlisted men will be required to fill to
the maximum the organizations already
in service from your State. 1t is de-
sired to know how far you will be able
to furnish the above number.
'R. A ALGER, Secretary of War"
The recruiting of 660 additional men
to serve in two regiments under Colo
mel Bills and Colonel Bratt will take
such a proportion of Nebraska's quota
under the second call that there will
be only part of a regiment left for
Mr.. Bryan to command, and if he goes
to the front with the troops he can
only hold a commission as Major The
Governor wired as follows:
"R. A. Alger, Secretary of War,
Washington: Answering telegraphic
inquiry, Nebraska will promptly furnish
IulI quota OIL men assigned II, ana In
such a manner as your department
may prescribe. If you mean to ask my
opinion, / would respectfully suggest
that in my judgment the present max
imum strengthswill prove efficient and
more satisfactory to the officers and
men, companies to be kept recruited to
present strength. Anticipating the pos
sibility of a second CALL third regi-
ment has been organized under COM
mand of w j. Bryan, which is at your
service. Could be ready for muster on
a few days notice.
"SILAS A. HOLCOMB, Governor"
There is already a move on foot
among the members of the heavy artil-
lery organization to furnish the recruits
for the companies in the field In case
it is shown that their organization cam
not be recognized, they will at once
offer themselves as privates in the
companies of the First and Second Reg
iments If this plan is followed, the
Bryan battalion will have no chance
to see service, unless a third call for
volunteers is made.
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after triangle of the Brooklyn until
after the discovery of the fleet. and he
then went to breakfast, saying: Il
have got thern, and they will never get
home''
The United States auxiliary cruiser
ST. Paul arrived here this morning, ana
was sent to the Mole ST. Nicholas with
dispatches. She captured a coal ship,
which was sent to Key West by Cap
tain Sigsbee, in charge of a prize crew.
The coal was undoubtedly intended for
the Spanish fleet. 1t is believed that
there is not much coal at Santiago de
Cuba The officers and men of the fly
ing squadron are jubilant~ over the fact
that the location of the Spanish fleet
has been definitely established.
The temperature is 10 degrees in the
shade, and in the steel turrets the heat
is actually beyond the power of imagin-
alton
The American ships here are the
Brooklyn, Texas, Massachusetts,, Iowa,
Marblehead and Vixen, an auxiliary
torpedo gunboat.
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from the Fifth and Seventh Army
Corps may take place.
Rrioadiar-Gannra1 Young nnrrnrna nd

from the Fifth and Seventh Army
Corps may take place.
Brigadier- General Young, command
ing the cavalry brigade at Atlantca,
came to Tampa to-day, and conferred
with Generals Shafter and Wheeler
relative to the removal of his command
to Tampa. Upon the report of Lieu
tenant Miley of General Skaters staff,
who is inspecting prospective camp
grounds at Miami and other east coast
points, will depend in great measure
the number of troops to be placed along
the east coast. Should his report be
favorable, it is probable that the five
regiments of volunteer troops at Tampa
in the Seventh Army Corps will be
sent to the east coast.
All drills were suspended to-day in
observance of Decoration Day. Me-
mortal services were held in the after
noon at Tampa Hights Tabernacle un-
der the auspices of the local G. A. r.
Posts.
The Quartermaster's and Commissary
Departments are having great diff
Guilty in caring for the tons of sup
plies of all kinds that are being shipped
here. The railroad tracks are almost
blockaded with cars, and in conse-
quence of the difficulty of switching,
many cars of commissary supplies are
said to be spelling on the. tracks.
Fifteen carloads of bacon have already
spoiled. it is said. The matter has been
so serious that army surgeons have is
sued peremptory orders to have the
stuff removed at once. Several tons
of spoiled meats have been pitched into
the bay.
Major or-General Lee and his entire
staff will leave for Jacksonville to-
morrow morning. A final inspection of
the camps of the volunteers of the
Seventh Corps was made by General
Lee to-day It was practically decided
to move the volunteer troops to jack
sonville and other points on the east
coast as soon as the camping grounds
and the general plan for the distribu-
tion of the troops of the Seventh Army
Corps has been decided upon, which
will be in a day or two.
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SEVENTH ARMY CORPS.
The Entire Command to be Placed
Along East Coast of Florida.

TAMPA (Fla.), May 30-Plans have
been outlined by Major General Lee
for the placing of the entire Seventh
Army Corps at Jacksonville and along
the east coast of Florida. Headquar-
ters will be at Jacksonville, where the
main body of troops will be located,
but regiments will be placed at ST.
Augustine, Miami, and probably other
points.
Lakeland as a rendezvous point prob
ably will be abandoned for the pres
ent Four regiments at that point, all
of which are embraced in the Fifth
Army Corps, General Skaters COM
mand. will be moved to Tampa. The
Second Massachusetts, is already under
order. while the Twenty-frst New York
and the First and Tenth United States
Cavalry will be brought here as soon
as possible. Within the next week
general changing about of the troops
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WAITING TO
STRIKE
CERvERA.
SchIey Still PatrOIIing
Santiago Waters
Watching a Chance to Attack
the Spanish Fleet,
Which He Is Confident Lies Under
Protection of the Batteries.
The Commodore Of the Flying Squadron De-
cIlneS to Discuss What Methods He
VIII Pursue in Effecting Destruc-
tIon or Capture of Fleet.

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS TUG DANDY, OFF sANTI-
AGO DE CUBA, May % (via Kingston.
Jamaica, May 30.-(Copyrighted, $685.
by the Associated Press. .)-Commodore
Schley's squadron is doggedly patrol
ling the waters in this vicinity, waiting@R
to strike the Spanish fleet, which Amer
leans confidently believe is lying under
the protection of the harbor batteries.
Commodore Schley arrived here Tues
day, after several days cruising about
Cfenfuegos without sighting the Span
ish fleet. When the Dandy first sight
ed the American squadron Thursday
evening it was lying ten miles south Of
the entrance to Santiago harbor in one
line about two miles long and just suffi-
cient steerage way to enable the ships
to keep up against the heavy sea that
was running. The squadron lay to all
night in this order, and early in the
morning, after a consultation of the
commanding officers, it moved about
three miles westward to permit the
coaling of the ships out of range of
the shore guns. This latter position is
Occupied to-day by the entire fleet ex-
cepting the auxiliary cruisers Yale and
st. Paul, which were left scouting off
the harbor of Santiago, and the auxiI-
iary cruiser Harvard, which was this
morning sent with dispatches to Port
Antonio, Jamaica
When the Associated Press corre-
spondent boarded the Brooklyn to-day
and sought an interview with Commo-
dore Schley, he was met with court
eous, but firm refusal. The Commodore
positively declined to discuss his plans
or talk of the possibility of meeting
the Spanish squadron.
What the outcome will be is a matter
of conjecture-whether he will lombard
the harbor and forts, attempting to
force an entrance, or whether he will
await an attempt on the part of the
Spaniards to depart, Schley only knows.
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pected to coal. San Juan being unsafe,
Curocoa was selected, but the collier
failed to connect with the fleet there.
and was ordered to Santiago Owing
to her leak she did not reach Santiago,
and the Spaniards remained in port
short of coal, and so were caught
KEY WEST Fla). May 30-S:1O p.
m.-The prize commissioners have been
busy all day taking testimony in the
Restormel case, and as a result of the
hearing the ship and cargo have been
libeled, ard viii go before the court in
the same form as the other prize cases.
PRIZE STEAMER PANAMA.
KEY WEST, May 30.-The prize
steamer Panama, captured by the
Mangrove soon after the opening of the
war, was taken north by a cruiser this
morning to be sold. Her cargo was re-
leased by the United States court last
week.
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IN THE PHILIPPINES.
The Americans Capture Another
Spanish Gunboat.

HONGKONG. May 80 - Copyright,
1898, by the Associated Press 1.-THE
British second-class cruiser Pique has
arrived here from Iloilo and Manila.
The Spanish garrison at Iloilo numbers
100 men, and the place has no de-
fenses The foreigners there are safe
Supplies are reaching Manila plenti-
fully from the surrounding country.
The Spaniards are working upon the
Notifications, but their guns are old
and useless, and they are short Of am
munition
Rear Admiral Dewey has informed
the authorities at Manila that he will
hold them responsible for the life of
the Captain of the Spanish CUR beat
Callao, captured by the United States
fleet. The Spaniards have been threat
ening to shoot him for surrendering, al
though confronted by the whole Amer
lean fleet
All the American ships are at Cavite.
in Manila Bay. Salt provisions are
plentiful, but fresh provisions are not
obtainable. There is no sickness in the
American fleet.
In reply to the Spanish attempt to
win over Aguinaldo's men, the insur-
gents are said to have informed the
Spaniards that they are neutral, and
will await events
The Spanish gunboat Ell Cano, which
captured the American bark Saranac,
loaded with coal and owned by William
Simpson, Jr., of New York, has left
Iloilo and gone to the Samoan River
1t is said that the Spaniards released
the Saranac owing to the fact that she
hoisted the British flag prior to her de-
parture.
The Americans have captured the
Spanish gunboat Leyle which was at
tempting to run dispatches into Iloilo.
steamer is reported to have landed
5000 rifles at Cavite for the use of the
insurgents.
The Spaniards have offered $4,000
for the head of Aguinaldo, the insurgent
leader
The Governor of Hongkong has pro-
hibited the United States auxiliary
gunboat Zafeiro from taking war stores
to the American fleet, but he has per-
mitted her to ship Officers luXuries" I"
The Zafeiro sails from here for Manila
to-day.
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CORRESPONDENTS ARRESTED.
Phil Robinson and w. j. WhighanE
in Custody of Spanish.

KEY WEST CFIa.), May 31.-(2:30 a.
m.)-Messrs. Phil Robinson and w ].
Whigham, British subjects and we'll
known newspaper correspondents, left
Key West Thursday last on a. steamer
bound for the Cuban shore. On Satur-
day, when some miles off shore at a.
convenient spot, they were lowered
overheard in a small boat rowing
themselves ashore. With the aid of
glasses, it was seen from the steamer
that they made safe landing Their
intention was to get to Havana, but
they expected immense difficulty and
possibly detention, until the real char
acter of their undertaking was UNDER
stood by the Spanish officials of the ISL
and Mr.. Robinson is an experienced
war correspondent, and Mr.. Whigham
is the well known amateur golf player
and author of How to Play Golf
BOTH ARRESTED.
MADRID, May 30.-Q1 p. m.)-An
official dispatch from Havana says that
two American correspondents named
Widan (probably Whigham) and Rob-
inson (probably Phil Robinson) have
been arrested near Matanzas.
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CRUISER COLUMBIA.
No Information as to the Extent OF
Her Damages Given Out.

WASHINGTON, May 30-Secretary
Long to-day received a dispatch from
Admiral Bunce, commander of the New
York navy yard. stating that the
cruiser Columbia had been in collision
at sea and that one of her after COM
partments had a lot of water in it. The
Admiral said he intended to dock her
Immediately, in order that an examina-
ton might determine the extent of the
repairs necessary.
While the AdmiraPs dispatch stated
nothing as to the time that would be
necessary to make the repairs, it is be-
lieved at the department that the ma
ture of the collision makes it probable
that the repairs will not have to be very
expensive or time consuming.
NEW YORK. May 30.-The cruiser
Columbia. which arrived at the navy
yard last evening with her starboard
side badly stove. was lying this morn
ing alongside the dry dock, and the
work of lightering the vessel was be-
ing rapidly carried on. No information
in reference to the extent of damage
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THE HARVARD.
Allowed Longer Time at Kingston
for Repairs of Her Boilers.

KINGSTON (Jamaica), May 30
(9:4O a. m )-The United States auxil-
iary cruiser Harvard, formerly the
American line steamer New York, has
not yet sailed. The colonial authorities
have allowed her some hours longer in
order that her boilers may be put in
good condition
MADRID, May 30.-The newspapers
here are much concerned over the fact
that the United States auxiliary cruiser
Harvard was allowed to ship from GOO
to 100 tons of coal at Kingston. Ja-
maica. They declare Great Britain has
violated her neutrality thereby.
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Regarded as indication o.. a Speedy
Movement on the Islands.
The Prize Commissioners Libel the British
Steamer RestormeI and Her Cargo,
Captured by Captain Sigshee
Off Santiago Harhor.

CHICKAMAUGA NATIONAL PARK
(Ga.), May 30.-The greatest excitement
and delight prevailed in Camp Thomas
to-day over the rumor that a general
order has been issued to all troops III
camp here to proceed at once to Tam
pa. The rumor when traced to its
source by the Associated Press proved
to be only partly true. only eight regi-
ments being affected by an order from
the War Department. These regiments
are ordered to proceed at once to Tam
pa, and the work of preparation began
tonight. 1t IS understood that four
of the regiments will leave tomorrow
and the other four Wednesday
The regiments ordered out are re-
garded as the best equipped and most
thoroughly prepared of any in the
camp. This order is regarded by the
officers and men as an Indication that
a speedy forward movement is to be
made on Cuba and Porto Rico, and as a
consequence there was great rejoicing
among the volunteer soldier boys as
there was among the regulars when
they went to Tampa under the i'm
preston that they were going at once
to Cuba.
With those regiments that arrived
to-day, the troops here number $4,000.
The regiments ordered away number
5000. The First Michigan Infantry,
comprising 1,021 officers and men: the
Second Arkansas, composed of ], o.,
officers and men, and the Fifty-second
Iowa, composed of 900 officers and men,
arrived to-day
The usual Decoration Day services at
the National Cemetery in Chattanooga
were varied to-day by a melancholy
event that accentuated the solemnity
and impressiveness of the occasion.
Just before the decoration services be-
gan two details of soldiers from the
Fifth Illinois Regiment entered the
cemetery with the bodies of Privates
Frank F.. Bosley and Ludwig Bohnert
Of that regiment, both of whom died
of pneumonia, accompanied by a de-
tachment of the regimental band play
ing a dead march. Ladies who desired
to decorate the graves of the heroes
of 1SG1-G5 then fairly covered the
graves of these young heroes in a
cause which removes all sectionalism
from the Federal cemetery and makes
IT q no
HAVE NOT COMMENCED EMBARK
ING AT TAMPA
TAMPA (Fla.), May 30.-The impress
sion prevailed around headquarters to-
day that the end is not far off, and
that definite orders for breaking camp
and getting on board the transports
will soon be given. If any such orders
were received. however, there were cer-
tainly no indications of them at the
docks at Port Tampa, where scarcely
a dozen negro laborers were lazily en-
gagged in cleaning up the rubbish left
by the carpenters. No loading OF sup
plies of any kind was done during the
day, and even the fires in many OF the
transports had apparently been drawn.
A special train with 216 members of
the Chicago Naval Reserves, in COM
mand of Lieutenant Prity and Ensigns
Hunt and Hewitt, arrived at Port Tam
pa to-day. They will go to Key West
tomorrow.
Decoration Day was observed in
camp. to-day by the suspension OF all
drills.
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Sudden Death at Denver.

DENVER, May 30.-Biddle Reeves
of the firm of Reeves & Clemes,
real estate and investment bro
kers, representing in Colorado and
Utah the Mortgage Trust Company
of Pennsylvania, was found dead
on the floor in his bedroom. Apo
plexy caused his sudden death He was
born in woodbury. N. j., forty-seveE
years ago. For years he was engaged
in the manufacture of glassware With
Samuel TaIum q Co. in Philadelphia,
and later was interested with his broth
er, Paul S. Reeves, in the manufacture
of brass goods.
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-09-16
Rev. w. w. Smith

Rev. Mr.. Smith, the evangelist, struck
his tent last Monday morning. and left
for Lebanon, Russell county. Mr..
Smith was here more than two weeks
and held two services day nearly all
the time. The crowd increased from
the first. until toward the close OF the
the meetings they were very large-the
largest crowd being on tho last night
Those who attended the meetings regu-
larry and became somewhat accustomed
to tho manner and methods of the
preacher say they enjoyed the meetings
and were helped by them, while others
who did not attend all the time are Sc
we're in their criticisms. II is the same
old story some liked and some didn't
Some went once or twice and went
away and did not return. The very
samc thing takes place in this and other
towns-some like the preacher and some
don't; some go to hear once or twice
and are pleased well enough to go back
again--it is the same old story. A
large number of people professed con-
version. and the prevailing opinion is
that good was accomplished. We have
heard Of no one who attended regularly
regretting it. Whether those who did
not attend and would have nothing to
do with the meetings ever regret it is n
question.
the people gave, in small contribu-
tions (no single one over one dollar),
about $50 to Mr.. Smith and his wife.
He expressed himself as grateful to the
good people of Tazcwell who treated
him kindly while here
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-09-16
TRUSTEES SALE
Valuable Real Estate

By virtue of deed of trust executed ON
the 9th day OF June. 1895, to w. w.
French, trustee. by Ella d. Glare and j.
Ill. Glare, her husband, which deed Is re-
corded in the clerks Office OF Tazeweil
county, Virginia, In deed book 81, page
59S, to secure unto the Baltimore Build
ing and Loan Association of Baltimore
City, corporation incorporated under
payment OF one thousand dollars (Sl ,OOO)
evidenced by the bond of Ella Is. Glare
and j. Ill. Glare, dated the 9th day of
June, 1895, fully mentioned and described
therein, and the said trust deed setting
out the fact that If the said Ella Is. Clare
and J. Ii. Glare shall be six months in
default in the payment of any monthly
dues, premiums, fines or interest, that ii
shall be the duty of said trustee, upon the
request Of said association, to sell at pub.
lie auction. upon the premises. the prop.
the said Ella u. Glare and IL. Glare
being In default In the payment OF dues
premiums, fines and interest for SIX
months, and 1, ID. L. French, having been
duly appointed by the -. court of
said deed in the place of the said w. w.
French, who resigned, being requested to
do so by said association will on the
FIFTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1898,
at 10 o'clock q. m, at the front door of
the house formerly occupied by j. Ii.
Clare, on said proper ty, which is herein
after described, proceed to sell by way of
public auction to the highest bidder the
property conveyed by said deed of trust.
more particularly described as follows
TWO certain tracts or parcels of land sit.
uate and being in the County Of Taze-
we'll, State of Virginia, near the line of
Virginia and West Virginia, and near the
town of PocahOntas. Virginia, with all
the appurtenanceS thereunto belonging
The first of said tracts was conveyed TO
the said Ella IL. Glare by Clarinda Dean
by deed dated the 10th of February, 1894.
and recorded In the clerks Office of Iaze.
well county, Virginia, in deed book 81
page %. to which reference Is here made
lor complete description OF said tract.
The second OF said tracts was conveyed to
the said Ella Is: Clare by Rhoda j.
Brooks by deed dated February 9th, 1895,
and recorded In the clerks Office of 'raZe.
we'll county, Virginia, in deed book 81,
page 1917, tn which reference is here made
for complete description of said tract.
Both tracts containing about forty-twO
acres.
TERMS OF SALE.-For cash in sum
sufficient to pay the costs of executing
this tiust, the whole amount then due to
the said association under the terms of
the said loan, any sum paid for Insurance,
taxes, or assessments. or for fees, or eX-
penses Of litigation, all as aforesaid, with
then due upon the said property ana un-
paid, and the residue upon one, two and
three years time, taking from the pur.
chaser or purchasers their notes for the
deferred payments, bearing interest from
the day OF the date of sale, and secured by
a deed of trust on said property.
ID. K. FRENCH, Trustee.