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The Red Cloud chief., 1898-06-24

che British steamer Yuen Sang,
which arrived at Hong Kong from
Manila. reports that on leaving Manila
she sighted a number of vessels. ON the
morning of June Is, supposed to- be the
American transports.
A Washington special says il is prob.
able the Second Nebraska regiment.
now stationed at Chickamauga, will be
sent to Porto Rico. The war depart.
mcnt is cxcrting every effort to secure
2O,O 600 troops for the occupation of that
island.
The inhabitants of Caimancra have
strcwn the streets with straw and oil
with the intention of destroying the
city and fleeing to the hills. They are
convinced of the ultimate triumph of
American arms. and having no faith in
the Spanish Soldicry. will seek safety
in the mountains. Caimanera lies fout
miles up guantanamo bay FROM Camp
MCtalla.
Several attempts were made las,
saturday by Admiral Sampson to find
Il landing place for the United States
troops. Accommodating parties found
that the shore for fifteen miles il lined
with Spaniards. While this will not
proven u Ianulnp at u point near san
tiago. it will perhaps entail consider.
able delay. a. the surrounding coun.
try must bc thoroughly shcllcd and
cleared before the troops can land in
safety.
A note sent by the state journal
correspondent back by the pilot boat
under date Of June IL, says: Accom-.
panied by loaded tugs, chccred by en-
thusiastic thousands. and the shrill
shricks of the harbor craft, the Sen.
ator pulled out into the bay. between
noon and | o'clock. There we round
ed to. waiting the next move of our
consorts. The General Mcdowell,
loaded with army officers. brought out
the mail. and tool the last batch from
the senator. Whistles blew all over
san Francisco. Every craft in the
harhOr made some demonstration.
Several boats were chartered and load
ed with people anxious To bid the boys
goodbye. The outburst lasted for an
hour. We went ont the bay. China
leading. Xcalandia. senator and Colon
following. BY 3 o'clock we had cleared
the bay and the pilots are now being
taken oil. Two of the boys are Il
ready scasick."
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Morton Albnugh Chairman.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 2i.-The Re-
publican central committee organized
as follows: Chairman, Morton Al
baugh, Kingman; secretary, f. l.,
Brown. Anderson; executive commit
tee, Cyrus Leland, Doniphan; ID. W.
Mulvane, Shawnee; T, Il. Kelly,
Miami; j. 5. Gilmore, Wilson; +. j.
Funk, Marion; ID. A. Valentine, Clay;
ID. j. Hanna, Graham; f. w. Yelling
ton, Ellsworth; j. NJ. Simpson, Nc
Pherson. In the formation of the eX'
ecutiye committee, each nominee Oh
the state ticket named u member.
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REBELS CAN NOT TAKE MANILA
Dewey Refuses Permission and Aguinaldo
Lacks Field Guns.

MANILA, June Il. via Hong Kong.
June al.-Thc situation here is un
changed. The insurgents are unable
To take Manila, owing to their lack of
field guns They could not take il even
if Admiral Dewey permitted, which he
will not.
The report that the United states
transports from san Francisco had
been sighted is not correct. They are
expected to-day. All the foreigners are
leaving in neutral ships.
CHICAGO. June "A cable To- day e
the Chicago Record from John 7. Ne.
Cutchcon, n staff correspondent with
Dewey's fleet, reads as follows: Hong
Kong, June 20.-Gcncral Filipino Off.
cially proclaimed "A provisional govern
ment in Old Cavitc June T.. There
were great ceremonies and a dcclara.
ton of independence was read. re.
nouncing Spanish authority. General
Aguinaldo was elected president and
Daniel Pirondo vice president. The
insurgents government will not op'
pose AT American protecaorate or oc'
cupation.
The rebels have captured the Spanish
governor and the garrison of 800 men
at Bulucan. The governor and garri-
son ut Pampanga are surrounded and
the governor and the garrison of 4j0
men have been captured at RatangaS.
June 0 the family of Governor General
Augusti fled to the interior for safety.
The Spaniards in Manila are report.
cd as having shot thirty carbinccrs for
attempting to desert to the rebels.
Aguinaldo sent an ultimatum TO the
governor that IL more were executed
he would rctaliatc on Spanish prison.
crs.
The Baltimore sailed to-day to meet
the Charleston and troop ships.
The French warship Pascal arrived
June Il. The warship Kaiser is ew
pccted daily.
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FOR A BILLION DOLLAR NAVY.
Tho ies. Thomas Dixon on the Expansion
OF the Nation,

NEW YORK. June 2l.-"Ncccssitv for
the Construction Of a Mighty Navy for
This Nation was the subject selected
by the Rev. Thomas Dixon in the
grand opera house last night. He said
in part:
1T is now the immediate duty of the
l nitcd States to begin the building of
the mighticst navy in the world at an
expenditure of not less than 81, 200, OOO,-
600. II is the only guarantee of peace.
There are great unsettled issues in this
world that cannot be settled except
b. the way Of force and life and death.
Because we were not prepared for
war Spain dared TO fight. Now we
arc spending more than 81. 900, 900
Il day to carry on Il war, the
end of which we do not yet see.
In less than four years the billion will
have been spent and nothing 10 show
for il. II we had spent the money in
building such a navy we would still
have the money in our country and
virtually the lives of our men. Such a
policy is in the end the most
zeal that we can adopt. The only de.
Tense is tho power to strils, to kill the
power of aggression. Diplomacy must
have something besides wind to back
it up. Efficient diplomacy must bc
prepared TO speak with lips of steel
when it gets through with words of
mouth.
1--WE have a Monroe doctrine. which
is n dangerous policy unless we have
adequate means to enforce it. We
must have "a navy to hold our new ter
ritory, and held ii we must. We can't
give it back to Spain without a com
plctc qualification of our policy. 1t
would be contrary to every principle
for which you have fought. 1t is our
destiny to keep it, and we must be
prepared 10 live our destiny.
"A nation that can forget its Dow.
cys. a nation that could sit down and
not build ships when it has such men
to command. ought to die"
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One spanish soldier voluntarily SUR.
rendered to Lieutenant Huntington :
marines. He said ne vas sick Of being
a Spanish soldier. He said more span
iards would surrender, but for fear the
Americans would massacre them.
Admiral Sanpson's fleet again BON
bardcd the batteries at Santiago har-
Dor entrance and the work of dcstruc-
ton was fearful. A crater big enough
To hold II church was blown ont of the
side of Cayo Smith by the dynamite
cruiser Nesuvius. which fired three
charges of $50 pounds each. The fire
from the ships was 50 true that it Is
believed all the dcfcnscs except MORO
castle were rendered useless. II c>-
capcd because it j. the prison of Lieu.
tenant liohsCn ana his men.
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TO BURN THEIR OWN TOWN.
ca~lnanera's People VIII Leave Nothing
for the Invaders.

KINGsToN. Jamaica. June 2l.-Cuban
scouts report that the inhabitants of
taimanera have strewn the streets
with straw and oil, with the intention
Of destroying the city and fleeing to
the hills,
Caimincra lies four miles up the bay
from Camp McCalla under the runs of
the American ships, and the situation
is desperate. Starving and famine
stricken, convinced of the ultimate
triumph of the American arms and
without faith in the protection of the
Spanish soldiery, the people ire be-
lieved TO have determined to leave
their houses in ashes behind them
and seek safety in the the hills to the
north. The scouts declare hat the
story is accurate and say that every
building of the town is being rapidly
prepared for the torch.
The situation Of the bcsiegcd Is a
fearful one The people are eating
horses and mules and are securing the
hills for fruits and herbs. Occasion.
ally brief bombardments by the
American fleet leaves the helpless citi'
zens terror-stricken, no preparations
for defense being made.
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The cruiser Columbia has left the
Brooklyn navy yard and put To sea.
The government has decided to inn
press vessels into service to carry
troops To Manila.
The Monadnock is expected to he
ready for sea by the middle of the
present week. She will be accom-.
panied by the consort Nero.
The commissary branch of the
war department will make arrange
mem tosupply the troops to the Philip
pines with fresh beef and vegetables.
Postmaster,Gencral Emory Smith has
issued an order providing for the for
warding To the Philippines mail direct
ed to the soldiers who are to occupy
the islands.
Colonel Bills of the Second Nebraska
has returned to Chickamauga from
kentucky with ms beautiful "A speci-
men of the equine ace as one would
care tn see. The animal is a coa'
black high bred saddle horse. Tn,
price paid is said To he a big one
II was said this morning that the
Cadiz fleet had sailed, and that it con,
sisted of twenty ships all told, two ol
three of which had troops aboard. 1t,
destination is not known.
Ma~jor-General Merritt late last nigh.
announced his selection of the troops
which will comprise the third cXpcdi
ton TO Manila. lie has selected IA fore,
of $500. The expedition will sail al
June Is IL possible. General Merit
and staff will accompany the eXpedi
ton on the city of Para. Ammunition
sufficient to last for an extended time
Gattling guns. mountain guns an
everything necessary to field service
and four siege guns OF 3 and : inc
calibrc will be taken.
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DEATH AT A LAUNCHING.
Displacement of Water by Descent Of
ship Immcrscs Hundreds.

ship Immcrscs Hundreds.
LONDON, June ??.-During the
aunching of the new fist class battle
snip Albion of 1880 tom at Blackwell
.o-day 10y the the Duchess of Work,
ceremony, at which the Unitcd
states ambassador. Colonel John
Hay and Mrs. Hay and Lieutenant
dwell, the United states naval at
tachcc, assisted. the displacement of
water caused an immense mass Of
water to rise on all sides. completely
'ubmcrging IN of the lower stages Of
he yard and i.nmcrsing hundreds of
people.
1t is estimated that fifty person.
we're drowned. The bodies of twenty
sever men, women and children have
been recovered.
Tho Duchess Of York and Colonel
and Mrs. Hay and the remainder Of
he distinguished guests did not see
he accident, which occurred at the
moment when three cheers were called
Tor for the successful launching. The
.ries and screams Of the victims were
drowned by the outburst of hurrahs
and the steamer whistles.
Another report says the warship
sank but this is not credited.
The Albion is first a class steel
battleship of L., $50 tons, 800 feet long,
seventy-four feet broad and draw
ng twenty-five feet five inches
II water. She is to have
1850 Indicated horse power, has two
oropcllers and will cost about "a, OOO,-
300. The new battle,hip has eight
inches of Harvcyiacd steel on her sides,
six inches On her bulkheads and from
twelve to fifteen inches on her gun
portions. Her armorcd deck is from
two to three inches in thickness,
her estimated speed is nearly
nineteen knots: she is to carry l,s5O
tons of coal, her crew is To number 700
men, and her armament is to consist
Of four la-inch guns. twelve G-inch
quick firing guns and eighteen smaller
quick firing guns, with five torpedo
tubes.
BLACKWELL, whore the launching
took place. is "A suburb. three and one.
half miles cast of London, on tho
Thames. The Albion is building in %
private yard.
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Another Onenss to Spain. ,

MADRID, June 2l.-The statement
that President Mckinley has sent to
Admiral Cervera and General Pando
messages saying that he would hold
them personally responsible for the
lives of Lieutenant Hob,on and his
men has produced a d~isagreeable i'm
preston here in military circles rs
showing that President Mckinley dis
trusts the military honor of the Span
iards, who, on their part, dispise
ali threats. Such messages, it is de-
clared, render the future exchange OF
the prisoners most unlikely.
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Thur day, .Jui.r 10,

secretary Algcr has denied that the
government was considering a third
call, as was reported.
WIN. j. Bryan. while addressing n
rowd of 1000 people at Winfield. kan.
NJ The southern Kansas Chautnunua.
received u dispatch To he q, Lincoln
next Monday without fail. as his rcgi-
ment would be mustered into service.
The Berlin papers say German fleet
NJ Manila is only for the purpnsr of
watching German Interests. and to
guarantee that. if the Philippine, are
los, Ia spain. they will no, cone into
me possession of any single power in.
tercstcd in the east.
The second expedition 10 the relief
~ Admiral Dewey at Manila. consist,
InE OF the transports senator. Colon.
Nh'na II ~Icalandia, under command
.pfi'cncral Greene, left san Francisco
yesterday. The First Nebraska. con.
NiStlng OF l.0.3 men and officers are on
board the senator. Roy Harry Porter.
3ne OF the Nebraska volunteer, is DIV
ing of pneumonia in the city hospital
.lt San Francisco.
Word comes from Sampson that the
Cuban general, Rabbi. has occupied
N~cerradcroS. only eight mile, from
Santiago. Rabbi made a compl,t,
rircuit of Santiago and coming M TO
the south of it occupied the town.
This Is looked upon a. u fine military
stroke. for A~ccrradcroS is the mort
where iron wharvcs will afford facili-
ci"s for unloading the heavy artillery
carried by General Skaters invading
expedition. The news also indicated
that the Spanish garrison at Santiago
has practically rctrcatcd inside the
city proper, giving up the OUTLYING
towns. Admiral Sampson. also states
that General Garcia i, operating with
h American forces.
The United States marines undo,
Licutcnant-Coloncl huntington, made
their first aggressive movement against
fhe Spanish gucrrillas Tuesday and
completely routed the enemy The
force of marines was under Captniu
elliott, and the corporation of tho
Nubnns under Colonel Labor. The
combined forces RACED IA Spanish camr
about five miles from the American
position, destroyed the only well in
the vicinity, and killed about fort 4,
Spaniards. One American marine wa,
slightly wounded. Two Cubans wer,
killed and four wounded. Ii is inn
possible To estimate the number %
Spanish engaged, owing To their guer
rilla methods of fighting, but il is be
lleved there were at least 400.
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BRIEF WAR NOTES.
CONDENSED SKETCHES OF
ACTUAL POSSIBILITIES.
fIsIr, Cn,arnished Paragraphs Portray
ing truthful News of Events ~ They
Have or VIII Happen Movements %
Army ard Navy par mental Doings


Fourteen cases of measles are report.
rd in the First regiment, Ncb. '. l., a.
San Francisco.
The marines nj Guantanamo arc
having hard fighting holding the posi-.
ton pending the arrival of the expected
army of invasion under General
Shaftcr.
Proposals to exchange Spanish pri,.
oncrS for Lieutenant ilob,on and his
men have been made To Blanco and
will soon he completed. Blanco has
given no definite answer. alleging that
nc has received no instructions from
The Madrid government on the subject.
The dynamite cruiser Ncsuviu, has
joined Admiral Simpsons squadron
n it is believed that Sampson intends
TO force The harbor with the aid Of the
cruiser and torpedo boats. lie is only
awaiting the arrival of the troops. as
40 decisive movement can be effected
anti they arrive.
Substantial recognition of the mon
who went with IIobson into the jaws
NJ death has been made. Secretary
Long has directed Sampson 10 promote
'hCm. Each man has bcea advanced
IN grade and salary, and will be pre-
.rD,cd with medals. Lieutenant Hob
,on's reward win CONC later through
congress.
The presence of Admiral Ccrvcra at
Santiago has been made absolutely
,;!rc 10y personal observations of Lieu.
tenant Victor Blue of the gunboat SUI
n who landed and with guides
proceeded tn the hills overlooking San.
tiago harbor. He distinctly and def.
nitcly located four Spanish armorci
rruiscrs and two torpedo boat destroy
FRS. He returned safely To the fleet
and reported To Sampson.
\ grim touch of realism was aided
10 the warlilSe scene at Guantanamo
when the flags OF land and on the war.
ships were placed at half mast at noon
Monday and gallant Sergeant Major
of the marines was buried on
The hillside scarcely twenty pace,
from the spot where he fell sunday
night. The burial |scryic, wa, i'm.
prcssivc. as the men felt that their
situation was desperate ana openly said
they expected to be gradually slauyh.
tcrcd until the arrival of the troops.
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SITUATION AT SANTIAGO.
hsrrimnc Does Not Block the Channel
Hobson Removed From MORO Castle.

HObson Removed From MORO Castle.
KINGSTON, Jamaica. June a..-Rcar
Admiral Sampson authorizes the pub
LEGATION of the following information
obtained from rcconnoisanccs and from
the Cubans:
Matters are quiet at Guantanamo
bay. The Spanish are transporting
artillery to the town of Guantanamo.
saturday n shell from the battleship
Oregon destroyed a railway ear and
set "A warehouse on fire. A spy asserts
that the spanish gunboat Sandoyal has
been flied with straw and will be
destroyed If there is any danger of
hcr being captured.
THE Spanish forces az Guantanamo
IRE vainly attempting to reach san
tiago, where nothing is known as To
the situation at Guantanamo, as the
oubans hold the Intervening territory.
General Garcia's forces are within
:hrce days of Santiago. They number
1000. The same number of Cubans
are near !lolguin. General Rabi is at
Acerradoro, eighteen miles west of
santiago, with $50 men. all well
armed.
The best information is that tho
null OF the Merrimac does not block
he channel, but lies To the right.
Vessels can pass without touching it.
Lieutenant lIobson and his men
ire now believed to have been taken M
q Santiago"
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HAS BlANC0 BEEN SHOT?
An tnconiirmed Report That u Cuban At.
tempted tho Generals Life.

An tnconilrmed Report That u Cuban At
tempted tho Generals Life.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-A sensational
report was circulated here last night
% the effect that General Blanco had
been shot. This story is said to have
cached Washington through the
Argentine legation, which received il
rom the City of Mexico. II cannot he
confirmed, rs state department officials
NOW nothing of it.
According to the report n Cuban
volunteer in the Spanish army at
havana, because of alleged disloyalty,
vas executed by order of Blanco. His
brother, who was an employee at MORO
'astlc, through revenge, shot the zap.
ain general through the thigh.
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HAWAII AND THE WAR.
Interesting Correspondence Regarding
Der Failure TO Observe Neutrality.

Der Failure TO Observe Neutrality.
HONOLULU June 0.-Following is the
full text of the correspondence between
the Spanish vice consul at this por,
and the Hawaiian government, rclat.
ing to the entertainment of American
troops at this port:
'HoNoLUII. June FL. T.. Cooper
minister Of foreign affairs. Sir:-In
my capacity as vice consul for Spain, |
have the honor to-day to enter formal
protest with the Hawaiian government
against the constant violations of neu.
trality in this harbor while actual war
exists between Spain and the United
States of America. Requesting you to
acknowledge receipt of this communi
cation, | have the honor to be. sir.
III. RESJEs.
'Vice Consul for Spain"
The reply Of the government, which
is now in Mr.. I~icnjes' hands, is as fol.
lows:
''DErARrMEST or FoREyGy AFFAIRS,
Honolulu, June :, lS9s.-Sir:-In reply
to your note of the LIST inst, / have
the honor To say that, owing to the
intimate relations now existing be.
tween this country and the United
states. this government has lot pro-
claimed a proclamation of neutrality
having reference to the present con
tlict between the Uaited States and
Spain: but, on the contrary, has ten.
dered to the United States privileges
and assistance, for which reason your
protest can receive no further consid.
GRAFTON than To acknowledge its receipt.
l have the honor to be, sir, YOU
Obcdicnt servant,
HENRY Il. CoorEE,
minister of Foreign Affairs.
"To II. R~enjcs, ESD. vice consul for
Spain, Honolulu, II. l."
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A Pension for Mrs. GridIey.

WASHINGTON, June a".-Rcpresenta'
tive Davenport, of Pennsylvania. has
500 per month to Harriet V Gridley,
widow of the late Captain Charles Y.
iridley, who commanded the flagship
olympia in the battle at Manila.
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Spain Has Spies In Camp.

SAN Francisco, June al.-The great
est excitement prevailed in Camp Mer-
rift over the report that leaked out to
the effect that one Of the most noted
and daring of Spanish spies had been
captured in camp. 1t was reported
that the man had enlisted in one of tho
regular regiments of infantry.
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SET FIRE TO POWDER WORKS,
A Badly Burned Man. Believed tn Be h
Foreign Agent. Captured Near the MIN.

Foreign Agent. Captured Near the Min.
CINCINNATI, June 2l.-The finishing
department of the King Powder com.
pany, located at Kings Mills in War.
rem county, was destroyed last night
in a manner leading to the belief that
1t was the work of enemies of the gov.
eminent. The building in which was
stored a quantity of smokeless powder,
had evidently been fired by two men
near midnight. One of them was badly
burned and had been apparently drag.
ged away from the burning building by
his companion, who ran away in the
direction of South Lebanon.
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Killed by Lightning.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, June 21.-When
about to go bathing at Pablo beach
last evening, James Il. Gatcwood, pri-
yate stenographcr to General Fitzhugh
Lee, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed.
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WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Harvard
md the Yale, formerly the American
liners New York and Paris, will be
ready to sail from Newport News, Va,
this week with a brigade OF troops to
reinforce General Shafter at Santiago
lie Cuba.
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WASHINGTON, June 22.-The amount
IF subscriptions received to-day for
the new bonds exceeded that Of any
other day since the law authorizing
their issue went into effect. Among
the number were several million dollar
subscriptions.
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A SPANISH SHIP DISABLED.
h Cadiz Fleet Puts Back with One of
the Vessels In Tow.

WAsnINGToN, June ga bit of good
aews came to-day through the medium
'f the state department from a reli-
lble authority in Marscilles, France,
stating that positive information had
,een received there that the Cadiz
leet had returned to Cadiz with one Of
he most formidable of the ships, the
Vittoria, disabled and in tow of one Of
he other ships.