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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
ENS SIGN BAGLEY'S
FUNERAL,
Z he Brave Officer HOnOred i'm Death

The Brave Officer HOnOred in Death.
RALEIGH, N. c., May l6.-Ensipn n
WORTH Bagley's body arrived here
shortly after midnight, and was imme-
dlaseiy taken to his mothers home.
This afternoon the body was taken to
the capitol, escorted by the Governor s
Grays. An immense cortege followed
the remains to the grave. The public
schools were closed and the children
attended the funeral in body. Busi-
ness Is entirely suspended. The flags
on all pIblic buildings are at half mast.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
p SITIVELY
DENIED.

French Cable Agent at Martinique
Says There Was no Delay In Dis
patches.
PARIS, May 16.-The Matiu today
SAYS that the Ere nch cable agent at
Martinique has telegraphed denying
positively the charge that the dis
patches from Captain Cotton of the
auxiliary cruiser Harvard were de-
layed by the French authorities.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
REINFORCEMENTS
Are Being Hurried to Dewey With All
Pos ible Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The war
department is making all haste pos
sible to send a large body of troops to
supplement Admiral Dewey's forces ct
Manila. The City of Pekin, chartered
as a TRANSPORT, will clear from San
Francisco in few hours, to be followed
in rapid succession by three other
ships. Reports received this morning
indicate that all volunteers from the
country west of the Mississippi will be
prepared 10 move in a few days. 1t is
proba BILE that 20, 900 to 10000 troops in
all will be sent to the Philippines.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
HARVARD STILL
HELD UP

But in the Absence of Confirmation of
Yesterdays Report, the Navy De-
partncnt Believes the Yale to Be
Safe.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Har
ward is still bottled up in Martiniqu ue,
but the navy department believes the
Yale is safe
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
FAM E.

The tErench Consul at Santiago nds
to Jamaica for his Dinner.
KING GSTON. JAMAICA, May l6.-The
French consul at Santiago de Cuba
cables here for food. He reports that
the famine prevailing in that town and
province is terrible, and increasing in
severity every dag.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
SPANIARDS
DEFEATED.
A Very Important TrOcha Abandoned
to the Insurz ents.

KINGSTON, Jamaica. May l6.-Iu an
gagemeut seven leagues from Glen
fue yos, General Gomez defeated 1000
Spanish troops, and compelled the
Spaniards to relinqulsh the Jucaro-
Moren trocha, the most important one
about Cienfuegos, and retire to that
city.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
Important Traffic COuferpvca

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Msy l6. The ex-
ecutive otfics RS of the Inns in the
Southwestern Traffic association are
coming t gether at the hsaduuarter )
IN ihlo city f'd'y prep ratory To n
impor tant difference on the subj ct of
reorganization. [. ;s intended to 50
reconstruct the agreement between
the roads so as to give gre ter strength
to the rate situation. All interests.
including the Southern Pacific and
the water lines, will be represented.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
CABINET
RESIGNED.

Head.
MADRID. May l5.-The cabinet has
resig aed. The queen regent will this
evening entrust TO Sagasta the task of
forming new cabinet.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
PEACEFUL
BLOCKADE
ABANDONED
Mckinley Has Change his Mind and
BOmbardmentS will Continue Until
Cuba is Cleared.

WASHINGTON. May 16.-President
Mckinley has abandoned his peac ceful
blockade idea. He had an impression
that the Cuban coast was poorly de-
Tended. but the result of the Cardenas
affair, in which good American blood
was wasted, caused him to revise his
opinion
The orders issued today to the COM
mander of the blockading squadron
will give him the opportunity to turn
his ships loose on all Notifications where
resistance is offered. Every fortified
Cuban port will be attacked and the
bombardment kept up until all Span
ish guns are silerced and every Span
ish gun boat sunk.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
HE GREATEST
WAR
The World has Ever Scents Imminent.
Says President Andrews.

Says President Andrews.
PRONINCETOWN, Il. L., May l6.-
PresidenL E. Benjamin Andrews, of
Brown University, believes that the
greatest war the world has ever seen
is imminent. He declares that tn
actual interference of the powers in
the Spanish-American war will surely
preclplta3e Il great conflict, whose
terrible consequences are beyond pre-
dictlon. The leading statesmen in
Was hington today hold this view also.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
GUNBOAT
CAPTURED.

Dewey is Not Lying Idle
HONG KONG, May lo.-Iue Spanish
gunboat Callao has been captured by
Rear Admiral Dewey.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16

CABLE CUT
Communication Broken Between Sau
Domingo and Porto REQ.

PUERTA PLATA, San DomiugO, May
l6.-The cable from this point to San
Juan, Porto Rico, is cut. All the Amer
lean wounded here are doing we'll
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
EATING
- HORSE FLESH.

They Will Have to Join the Spaniards
i'll Eatiug Grow BefO.e Long.
Hong KONG, May 15.-The famine
in Manila Is causing terrible suffering.
The pOpulace are eating horse flesh.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
Our Sailors.

Our new line of ladies and children
sailor hats is now in, and we can show
you all latest effects in braids and
fancy bands.
CALIFORNIA STORE.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16
MORE HEAVY
FIRING.
Cape Cod Fishermen LOcOed This
Time.

PROVINCETOwN, Mass, May 10
The cruiser San Franci 5co has gone
out to Investigate the heavy firing
heard off Cape Cod this afternoon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-16

Fresh Kansas eggs, , doZ, for % cents.
Fl Paso Grocery Co.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
LAND BATTLE NEAR SANTIAGO.
Is Americans Killed and so Wounded
RoOsevelt's Rough Riders in 1t.

Is Americans Killed and so Wounded
RooseveIt's Rough Riders In 1t.
The first land battle between the
American and Spanish forces in the
campaign against Santiago occurred
when four troops of the First cavalry,
four troops of the 10th cavalry and
eight troops of Roosevelt's rough rid
ers, less than 1000 men in all, dis
mounted and attacked 1000 Spanish
miles of Santiago. The Americans
beat the enemy back into the city, but
they left 13 dead upon the field, as
follows:
Roosevelt's rough riders-Capt. Allyn
X. Capron, of Troop L; Sergt Hamil-
ton Fish, Jr.; Privates Tillman and
Dawson, of Troop L; Dougherty, of
Troop A, and w. r. Erwin, of Troop f..
First cavalry-Privates Dix, York,
Bejork, Kobe, Berlin and denmark.
Tenth cavalry-Corporal White.
At least so Americans were wounded,
including six officers. Several of the
wounded will die. The following OF
ficers were wounded:
Rough riders Maj. Brodie, shot
through the right forearm; Capt. Nc
Clintock, Troop b, shot through the
right leg; Lieut.. J. r. Thomas, Troop
L, shot through right leg; condition
serious. First cavalry Capt. Knox,
whose condition is serious; Maj. Bell
and Lieut. Bryan.
Gen. Young commanded the eXpedi-
ton and was with the regulars, while
Col. Wood directed the operations of
the rough riders two miles west.
Both parties struck the Spaniards
about the same time and the fight
lasted an hour. The Spaniards opened
fire from the thicket brush and had
every advantage of numbers and posi-
ton, but the troops drove them back
from the start, stormed a blockhouse
around which they made the final stand
and sent them scattering over the
mountains. Twelve dead Spaniards
were found in the bush after the fight,
but their loss was doubtless far in cx-
cess of that.
The cavalrymen were afterward rein
forced by the Seventh, 18th and 18th
infantry, part of the Ninth cavalry,
the Second Massachusetts volunteers
and the list New York volunteers.
The Americans now hold the position
at the threshold of Santiago with more
troops going forward constantly. 1t
is probable that at least 10 in the list
of wounded will die.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Sally Saunders, aged IS, stepped
in front of an express train at Eaton
Rapids and was instantly killed.
Fire destroyed four barns and con-
tents, including four horses on the
farm of Pitt johnson, near Worthwhile.
A detachment of Pennsylvania vol
unteers has been assigned to duty at
Fort Brady to relieve the boys of the
10th U. S. infantry and to guard the
500 locks.
Berrien county has gone back on the
local option movement and buried the
proposed measure under Il wet"
majority of nearly 1000 votes. The
three important cities of the county
Niles, Benton Harbor and st. Joseph
voted overwhelmingly 'wet, the bust
ness men there and at the summer re-
sorts fearing loss of business.
Michigan's boys at Chickamauga-
the 31st Michigan-greeted with ire
mendous cheers the news that they
were to be in the next Cuban cxpedi-
ton. Col. Gardener still commands
the brigade which besides the Michi-
gan boys contains the First Georgia
and Tooth Indiana. The colonies of
these regiments congratulated Col.
Gardener on being the only colonel to
lead brigade out of the country.
The 1OO-barrel Touring mill owned
by the Cowell Bros, at Temperance,
Monroe county, was destroyed by fire.
The mill was recently rcmodeled and
equipped with the latest improved
milling machinery at cost of S6,OOO
on which there was an insurance of
So 900.
The y. S. geographical survey has
completed its annual report on the
production of salt, in the course of
which special attention is paid to the
great industry in Michigan, which
stands second in the union, and which
last year furnished one-fourth of the
entire product of the country.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
MARCHING ON SANTIAGO.
Americans Drive the spaniards Before
Them Into the City.

The landing of Gen. Skaters army
at Baiquiri was accomplished exactly
as had been planned. Only two lives
were lost in the debarking, and those
by accident. Corp. Cobb and Private
English, of Troop ID, Tenth cavalry,
were crushed to death by being thrown
from small boat while they were try
ing to climb upon the pier where the
disembarking took place Capt O'Neil,
of Woods rough riders, plunged into
the sea at the risk of his life, but the
men were crushed before he reached
them. O'Neil is former mayor of
Tucson, Ariz. Several horses and
mules were drowned while swimming
ashore through the surf.
AS soon as the various commands
were landed they pushed out in the di-
rection of Santiago. At dark they
bivouacked and were strung out in a
resting at Demajayho, and the rear
within a mile of the base at Baiquiri.
The army was on the move again at
dawn and soon occupied Juragua, five
miles beyond, and the American flag
was hoisted there. The Spaniards re-
tired before the advance, which was
covered by Cuban skirmishers, burning
the bloclhouses as they went. Col.
Wagner, with small reconnaissance
party of about 40 men, brushed against
the flank of retreating Spanish col
umn 200 strong, at Firmezas. A dozen
shots were fired by the Spaniards, as
Col. Wagner fell back. Before Gen.
Lawton could bring up the 22d, the
van regiment, the Spaniards had de-
camped westward. Juragua was aban-
doned by Gen. Linares and l, 200 Span
ish troops with such haste that they
had no time to burn the town as they
had Baiquiri, Gen. Linares retreated
to Sevilla, six miles west of Juragua
by road and nine miles from Santiago.
A detachment of 10 Cubans under Col.
Aguirra collided with the Spanish rear
guard. The Cubans lost two men killed
and had seven men wounded. The
Spanish loss is not known. Dispatches
of Gen. Linares, which were captured,
indicate that the Spaniards were or
dered to retreat toward Santiago.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
AT THE DOORS OF SANTIAGO.
American Troops Continue to Advance
Upon the Doomed City.

Upon the Doomed City.
The defeat of the Spanish rear guard
by Gen. Young's and Col. Woods com
mands caused a complete rout OF the
| Spanish which did not end until they
were safely within the Notifications OF
the city. The American advance con-
tinued until within four miles of San
tiago. Two brigades of Brighten.
Lawton's division in command of Gen.
Chaffee and Col. II. M. Hall, of the
Second Massachusetts, volunteers,
moved forward past the village of
Sevilla, where the Spaniards expected
to make stand, and occupied the hills
to the right and left, two miles beyond.
Out in front of the American forces and
occupying the roads leading to Santi-
ago force of 800 Cubans under Gen.
Carlos Gonzales was stationed. The
entire Cuban army, under direction OF
Gen. CaliXto Garcia, with 5000 Cubans,
came from the interior, while from
Acerraderos, 20 miles to the west of
Santiago, 1000 Cubans had already ar
rived.
The base of supplies was practically
moved from Baiquiri to Juragua after
the battle near Sevilla and 5000 Amer
lean troops were Immediately sent for
ward to the latter place, with Maj
Gen. Joe Wheeler in command, who
reported to Gen. Shafter that he
learned from two Negro boys from San
tiago that the soldiers and citizens are
very short of food. The soldiers and
officers have seized all the food in the
shops and are killing young horses for
food and in the hospitals are subsisting
on bread made of rice flour.
Gen. Wheeler, in his official report,
placed the number of dead Americans
in the engagement at Sevilla at Do and
the wounded as between 20 and so.
The bodies of 80 Spaniards have been
found and the Spanish loss in killed
and wounded was doubtless much
heavier than the American. Five
wagon loads of wounded Spaniards
were carried into Santiago and many
others wounded got there on horses or
afoot. The Cubans confirm the reports
as to the fine character of the fortifca-
tions around the city. Seven lines of
barbed wire are stretched around the
trenches. The Spaniards have recently
dug deep trenches around the entire
city. connecting a series of small forts.
Gen. Young reports to Gen. Shafter:
1--WE can plainly see Santiago. The
country is level this side of the city ex-
cept for hills on the south, which ex-
tend to within mile of Santiago.
These hills appear deserted. The
country is fairly open and it will not
be difficult to move troops over it,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
TO ATTACK SPAIN AT HOME.
Commodore Watson Ordered to Take "A
Strong Fleet and Sail at Once.

The recent rumors that the President
TO attack Spanish coast cities have
proven true, as is shown by the follow
ing bulletin posted by the navy de-
partment at Washington:
Commodore Watson sails in the New
ark TO join Sampson, when he will
take under his command an armored
squadron with cruisers and proceed at
once off the Spanish coast. Commo-
dore WatSon's squadron is designated
the eastern squadron and is as follows:
Flagship Newark; battleships Iowa
and Oregon; cruisers Yosemite, Yankee
and Dixie, and the colliers Scendia,
Abarenda and Alexander. The start
will be made at once from off Santiago.
No attempt is made to deny that the
government is influenced in ordering
this movement by desire TO check the
progress eastward of the Cadiz fleet.
1t was not believed that the Spanish
admiral could be guilty of the folly of
uncovering his own home ports in this
fashion, but inaSmuch as he seems de-
termined to do so the naval strategists
could not do less than take advantage
of the magnificent opportunity thus
afforded to strike a crushing blow Mt
Spain and thereby, perhaps, bring
about speedy desire in Spain for peace
and save much time and loss of life and
money in the conduct of the tedious
campaign in Cuba.
When the American feet sails for
Spain it will take complete information
as to the entire stretch of Spanish
coast, with detail maps of every harbor
and its Notifications. The informa-
ton is in minute detail as to the de-
lenses of each port. In general the
Notifications of the coast are relics of
the medieval greatness of Spain, and
many of these old defenses are tum-
bling ruins.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
BLANCO GETTING UGLY.
Refuses to Exchange the Merrimac Heroes
and Fires on Flags of Truce.

and Fires on Flags of Truce.
Washington: The following was re-
ceived from Commodore Watson in
command of the Havana blockading
squadron: 1.-The captain general
(Blanco) states that the Spanish gov
eminent refuses to exchange prisoners.
Lieut.. Hobson and his companions who
sunk the Merrimac across the entrance
to Santiago bay are the prisoners in
question. A warShip was sent under a
flag of truce and tried TO arrange for
an exchange of prisoners, Gen. Blanco
sent out launch to meet the United
States officer and his messenger stated
that the encouragement would not
agree TO any exchange. THE men are
my prisoners, and | will keep them"
said Blanco. You will first have to
capture Havana before getting them"
Blanco also notified the American
blockading fleet that he will hereafter
recognize no flag of truce, adding that
every vessel within six miles range
will be fred upon, whether flying the
stars and stripes or a white flag. Moro
castle keeps firing heavy shells at the
blockading squadron, and it is not be-
lieved such accurate shots can be fired
by Spanish gunners.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
Five Young PeopIe Drowned.

A terrible accident, involving the
loss of five lives, occurred at Flushing,
when a boat capsized containing four
young people. All were drowned and
a spectator, who endeavored to help
them, also lost his life. The occupants
were Chauncey A. Cook, aged IS, the
Misses Luella and Odalina Loop, aged
respectively Ia and 1G, and Mildred
Packard, aged ., n niece of the two
young ladies. The party had been out
for some time, when through some
carelessness in the handling of the
boat it was capsized. All went into
the water, and as none of them could
swim they struggled helplessly about.
At this juncture, Arthur Maxwell, a
popular young clerk, came flying down
to the beach on his bicycle. He quickly
dismounted and plunged headlong into
the river. He was a good swimmer,
but had not proceeded half way TO the
unfortunates when he was seized with
cramps, and with scarcely time TO cry
out sank and never again came to the
surface. Every member of the party
was drowned except little Mildred.
She was taken out alive, but expired
in a short time. Maxwell's body was
first recovered, and the others were
soon afterward brought to the surface.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01

The Egyptian government has re-
fused Camaras Spanish feet permission
to coal in Egyptian waters.
President Mckinley has sent a cable
gram to Gen. Shafter, congratulating
him and the men composing his army,
OH the excellent work they have done.
Secretary Alger added his tribute.
Latest reports from Honolulu say
that as soon as news is received that
Hawaii is annexed to the United States
the Honolulu regiment of troops will
be offered for immediate service at
Manila.
Another Cuban expedition, composed
of 400 native Cubans who have resided
in the United States for some time, has
sailed from Tampa on the transport
Florida. The expedition carried be-
sides the 400 Cubans two troops OF 10th
U. S. cavalry and a heavy cargo of
munitions of war and supplies for the
insurgent army under Gomez, TO be
landed near Matanzas.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
Three Men Drowned near Shepherd.

Sidney Keslar, Thomas Francisco
and Harvey Francisco lost their lives
by drowning in Chippewa river, near
Shepherd. The accident occurred
about three rods below the dam in II
feet of water, which forms a whirlpool
extending under the bank some dis
lance. The men had been fishing and
before starting for home young Fran
cisco, aged Il, and Keslar, aged 80,
had evidently went in bathing, as
their clothing was found in their wagon
near by. 1t is supposed that they were
wading around in the shallow water
and accidentally stepped off into the
deep water. Neither could swim and
their struggles attracting the attention
of Harvey Francisco, the father of
Thomas, he started to rescue them,
jumped down the the 2O-foot bank, ran
to the water and plunged in with his
clothes on. He was an expert and
powerful swimmer, but his efforts
proved unavailing, and all were swept
into the whirlpool and were drowned.
The elder Francisco leaves a widow and
four daughters. in comfortable circum-
stances. Sidney Keslar was the main
support of his old father who is par
alyzed and unable to walk.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
Troops Killed in "a Railroad Wreck

The first and second sections of the
train carrying Col. Torrey's regiment
of rough riders from the Rocky noun
tains to Jacksonville came together in
collision at Tupelo, Miss, and four
troopers were killed, one fatally injured
and a score seriously injured The
sleeper Seville" containing Col. Tor
rey and his regimental staff, was com
pletely demolished, but all were un-
hurt except the colonel, who is injured,
though not seriously. The chief fatal
tiles occurred in a coach in the center
of the first section which carried Troop
c from Laramie, Wyo. This coach was
completely telescoped and the soldiers
within were damned and bruised be-
meath the masses of timbers, broken
car seats and other debris.
Not horse was injured although
several of the stock cars were badly
smashed The fault of the accident
probably lies with the engineer of the
second section. who was running too
fast. lie has disappeared.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-07-01
National Credit Men at Detroit.

The third annual convention Of the
National Association of Credit Men.
was held at Detroit, calling together
goodly assembly of representative
men from all parts of the country in
terested in making a uniform and firm
basis for the founding of credits, re-
forming laws that are now unfavora-
BILE to an honest credit business, and
securing legislation that will be help
full TO the commercial interests of this
country. The association was organ
lied in Toledo two years ago, by rep
resentative credit men from the
1eading commercial interests and
centers of the country, and now it has
a membership of 2,332, which repre-
cents interested capital of over $780,
600, 900 and volume of business of
of over 81, 800, O00,0 600.
Hon. Chas. G. Dawes, U. S. comp
troller of the currency, made the lead
ing speech of the convention. A re-
ception was rendered the delegates and
their ladies at the Hotel Cadillac.