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Mower County transcript., 1898-06-01
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Min nasota Growers Urged to Send Sam
pies to Omaha at Once.

Ninnasota Growers Urged to Send Sam
pies to Omaha at Once.
Owing to the lateness of the season
foE:shearing, all the necessary samples
Of wool have not been Obtained in Min.
nesota for~ths<-O Omaha exhibit. The
exposition munagers ha~e granted an
extension of time to June 10. 1t is de-
sired that every wool. grower who
raises good healthy sheep, showing an
uninterrupted growth of wool Of any
kind or grade, send 100 pounds or more,
or even few feeoes will do, and it is
greatly desired that each exhibitor
should have a photograph taken of his
flock. 1t should be sent SO as to arrive
there by June 5, when Professors Shaw
of~the state university expagimept sta:
tisN andk VI. I. BpsHett enapaReM Of
~thveNorthwester6 Hide ind Fur com.
pany, will go to Omaha to put the OK.
hibit in place.
e,.-~!TT The Minnesota .s.commission.
being greatly crowded with work, de.
sires that all samples be sent to the
Western nd 81 dlt l pyg s'ssys;
Minneapoli4 4~sA Thea state opn3nission
taasea&tseeslais & eelis stAa las rsssRR.arAf "a akoqAer
will pay the highest market price for it.
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RIDER oN55-T,H+lE:... r.. WAR Bill.
ls.n.t. .Am.naa.n*. T.; Providing =. ft,' H.w.-

~ s.n.te .Aim.nana.n't ~ Providing fe. s' H.w.-
.,ts. ,tl ...',, i,ah Annexatiou. So ''~
wAsH1ypros,:. Nay :, so.-The +, :Ha.
:waiian anp pexation question, which has
been the subject Of NO little concern
about the senate for the past few days,
assumed definitesshape when Senators
Lodge and Morgan ~ offered amend.
:inents to the war revenue: bill bearing
directly upon the subject. Senator
Lodges amendment Is in the words of
the Newlands resolution, and provides
in direct terms tor the annexation Of
the islands. Senator Lodge" was seen
Immediately after. he, had sent, his
amendmsnt to the, the, desk, and ,aqnn noqnced
tito beshis purpose TO press the amend.
ment to the end. / sa.aitl sts.3
: "Henceforth, = =, Z, said I he, ''thai two
,ineasurast must travel: together 4 Both
are 2 equally Important, and aadetsthe
Scifchmstances t. would b. l{oolhardy
Hsxs' a t. fo'ssa oar a.ialss;9 +
~ ~. 5Sst .aitlM ilt4l.it.,an rs adsbtR
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MO- SETTLE 4.DISPUTES.>
Negotiations with Canada for tho CrSa
tion of q mmission. ~" .s.,,&

Negotiations with Canada for the Crsa-
tion of Commission. ~" ,',,t -
. WAsH1NaroN, May 81. The Cana.
dian negotiations, which have been in
progress here for the last week. were
con cluded during the day when a def.
nite agreement was reached for The
creation Of q commission which. shall
consider all the subjects Of controversy
between the. United States and canada
and frame a treaty between =. the i'm.
perial governments and the United
States, FOR the complete adjustments, of
these controversies The agreement is
now to be- submitted to" the British
government for its approval, and when
this is given: the organization. 81 the
commission will be completed. For
the present the agreement is confined
to the one point that the ~'' ~ =, 80 -
Comm,asion Shall Be Created, ,r,
the time ana place To-" the commission
to begin it's work being left for future
discrimination. 1t is understood how.
ever, that the ,tirst meeting will be
held at Quebec, probably 4 during the
coming summer. The membership OF
the commission will be determined, by
branches of Hthe two gov
'ernments. * ..4l's,.' ~" :: .::;:i?li.4sir
rs Those participating in the confer.
'eilce were !" Sir Julian Paunoefote; the
British ambassador; Sir: Louis Davies,
Canadian minister Of marine: General
John w., Foster, special commissioner
in charge ot the Canadian affairs, and
Com missioner Kasson. >,.~.,5.f ..~u, ".
Mower County transcript., 1898-06-01
ENEVVaBRtGADteaspEnE7al.s 3

Es BHsGAo ERsa3EhER4l,s:
rrssidsst Sends . Long List Of Appoi1s.
msnts to tho Senate. s
WASHINGTON, May 9o.-Tha preai.
def ! has sent these nominako1sFd tie
H. Is ;. pQQ Qpl.ls.' loa,o..,
5s,s; 5s;sss, E se sslp4, gsg ,ke1ss ;asa'6: !
s. cavalry; Colonel Peter @. Haines,
corps of engineers; Colonel George l.
Gillespie, corps Of engineers; Colonel
Marcus P. Miller, Third U. s. artilleIy;
oe'eneA % k9d t F.pty.first i.
Ernest, corps 81 Cd gideefs; Lieutenannt
Colonel Lloyd Wheaton, Twentieth Il.
S. infantry; Lieutenant Colonel McAr-
sfhur, bessistp s& adjutant general;
eGolone6 FenEXM Hasbrouck, Fourth
H. sssst1aa y Lieutenant Colonel
John e. GilmQf, assistant. xadj djutant
general; Lieutenant ColonYl Wallace
F: Randolph, Fourth U. 3. Artillery;
Major xQsephs ss6anger, inspector gem
Fal; EEa&D &D:.s2kabt. One Hundred and
bbHaFfissna Otis of California,
Henry M. Dufheld of Michigan. Charles
King of Wisconsin, Lucius F. hubbard
kQf Mi4zsseta, sseserge A. Garretson of
0hio, Willhm M Gordon of Georgia;
phn 4. Wl% ff Pennsylvania, W. A.
aBancrofe'of Mdssachusettsss.Wiliam " il iamsJ.
Mckee Of Indiana. Francis lWlGresh,
Seventy.frst New York v6lukteer IN.
fantry sssaelh z aUelharlea itzsimmons of Iii
1nbis. joseph Hudson of Kansas,
) Joseph Rushz Lhe eoln of Iowa. Michael
". Sheridan, * s. A., assistant adiu-
Mower County transcript., 1898-06-01

J HksEYIl4s9.s$, u fay sl:i |1.ilguFeaa4 i
(Gl1 Stone, lQdm psnyii A, .ot lt6ss Mir:
nesota regiment, has been removed to
the French hospital. He is suffering
from the disorder of ear known as
otitis media. whiohis nqt uncommoply
experienced after sudden descent from
very high to low~altitude: Much Anx.
iety is felt atsthe hospital Sfor iPrivats
John O. johnson. also Of 1.-The
Minnesota regiment. -4 He has been i'll
with hpneumouia since May a.. An.
other veryAsickaman is M. f. Hampling
OF the Thirteenth Minnesota. The
Thirteenth now has II men on the sick
list ~ ''''' -'''>r'> - 'S''S''-f
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MOST. !. &oAlEGA :I..,,AAGvE:
General Miles and 81. STAR Leaye Washing
80. :. ton For Tampa. 49,

General Miles and stan Leave washing
80: +, ,. ton For Tampa, a.. r,
WASHINGTON: May 21.--Major Gen.
eral Nelson A. Miles, commanding the
United States army" accompanied by
the embers !of His family ana his ,perr.
sonal and official, staff, LETT at il q clock
for Tampa, Fla.":. gu. =. ~. b j.:
The; party comprising 64apersolls,
occupied a special train On d the South.
ern railway consisting Of one Pullman
sleeping car, one special car, one com.
bination te!as baggage and g. day coach and
one baggage car. Secretary and Mrs.
:Alger were at the Sixth street station
to see the party off, as were alsoa a bout
100 other persons, friends and relatives
Of the officers No DEMONSTRATION of
any kind occurred as the distinguished
party took its leave; '''.> ..,.' ~, " ,..'''.
General Miles will proceed. directly
to Tampa, where he will establish tenn.
porarily the headquarters Of the army.
He will personally: direct 1.-The move.
ments of the troops and the invasion of
Cuba. t"',:y si fti:l:;G. il s'.'H :, So
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] or u FOR Z. !: | jWaARiIiILl.A.ss: RiIiILl.Aj l:
Thss First SAneraoan ARMY 70 ,Aasl fsr
9:5s Foreign Shores I. Nov. on the s]''ss
1sS ~. H%t =. !li li.p>., A. AZ L ls5+ ~ ;s.rat

s::1 Foreign Shores II Now on the ta SO q
's.> H - Pacific! sisl AS s. ;s'sla
SAN, FRANCISCO. ;; : May q, 26.-The start i, II
was made fl,r Manila during. the after.
noon and the first American army to
sail for foreign shores IL now; on the
broad Paoinq.t At4 O'clock Brigadier
General Anderson signalled from the;
Australia for the City Of Peking and
the City of Sydney to get under way.
The crew worked with a will and in a
short time the anchors were ere up aud the
vessels began to move; Then the a,5oo
soldiers who : had been ifmnpatiently
awaitlng the signal to start. let them:
selves loose, 4 RSx olimbSd a:to the rriiig. riii:
ging and sWarmed al over the big
Slips, shouting lid ,ehserfnag Ike mad.
The e. Ray: was Alliye With small craft 81
sysry desorllpti and huge ssr IL boats
We're pressed into service. to ;accommo--
date the eager,erowds and .oarry them
toathe head ofsthe Gnlden = Gate, sthata
S'5tt..t :Tarsw1s1s 's1,sht Be sssa:'''"e772s
The Big transports steamed slowly
sHS.e0t 'AA "NseCtL $AXA sSstAH sSH1AY W
shore raced along to keep them in
sight, The noisas made by patriotic git.
izens on sea and shore was something
terrible: Every steam whistlesin 1.-The
city appeared TO ;be e:tblowingy gycannon
were fred and the 'din%'lasted' for fully
an hour. "a As the Australia passed Ala.
traz island in. the lead Of the other
ships the battery Of United States ar.
tillery stationed there fred q salute to
General Anderson. The oolors were
dipped in >reoognition. g and the steam.
ships sounded their sirens. sWhen last
seen"the transport feet was 'steaming
slowly to- the southwest. ter 1.-The
pilots were dropped the vessels : : 2'>':@s::
-" o.s a Went A1heaa 4 !, q Fun Speed. u y
and in, six days, il all goes we'll, they
will enter Honolulu: harbor and join
the Charlestora:e i'>,~ ss.'st ,:,r,,;.A:s
Tie three transports carried s'about
$500 men: IL The expedition, which is
under command Of Brigadier General
Anderson, consists Of four. com panies
Of regulars, the. First y regiment Califor.
MIA volunteers, the First regiment Ore.
gon volunteers, a battalion. Of heavy
artillery and about 100 sailors and il
naval o6cers.. The fleet is loaded, with
supplies to: last a,year and carries a big
cargo Of ammunition and naval stores
for Admiral Dewey S fleet: '''"'. .:>:::''
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all : l!QEBl I II | ;(l'y.B ! i !
'CIdS,sr4rn=.1se !-771J Iht2>I
sGH1Ey NOTIFIES O. Y II LONG "a y THAT GER
2.,s;:,z .XtE;RA:: ::Isl A. SANTIAGO. l:+:> y

1tportg He saw the Spanish SOU adron
and 'GRsooG Gnt.ed 4 shs s avssss IL. iust
Have StsasE;a. Observation-Disclosures
81. 70" pi.pAteh :1pa,sats. some D.r-
j;lins U9deEsst At ti ineas'-:Impo.s.h,. " - vi.v
j thes 2HsEPerss From the sEetrasss6 to
'jthss I3a5s 80 " 4 u J-Es 81 81. s<G1 ~
"a.i:2$t is asa 4c,ss,stt Ms. "a al ~ e..
5iWxsH1NaToN;;; Mayso so.-At: 1880
ascloek' The navy Department. recceiyed d
dispatch .fromni Gomnmoa pre- ,sohlesyy an.
rnopnoipg definitely that he had located
Admiral Cerxsra's Cape Verde squad.
ron in the bay e Santiago dek~Cuba.
The,commodore states that he has: ,:,es Seen
aud recognized the vessels & the Span:
1sn neet. 81: ""3 y t.t>1 - ~ - 4ys; NJ l.
( While the naval officials have been
morally certain for. several days that
Cervera's squadron was in: the harbor
Of Santiago the official announcement
from Commodore Schley was received
by the officers on duty at the depart.
ment with intense satisfaction Assur.
ance is now doubly sure that the = -: :.
, Spanish Fleet IL Bottled up. -,..:e
aud that the cork, is in the bottle 1t
is not believed that Admiral: Cervera
will attempt to escape from the pre-.
dicament in which he now finds him.
self, as such a course would surely re-
suit IN the destruction Of his vessels
and the loss Of many. lives precious to
Spain. :: The suggestion is made, how.
ever, that the Spaniards may blow up
their ships rather than have them fall
into the hands Of Schley, as they Ger.
tainly will if they remain in the har.
OOr.' - !st,y,}.l .;.4 a. ~. rs.>
+: The definiteness :,of g., Commodore
schley 9 dispatch would indicate that
he has effected a landing near sahti.
ago and made personal inv estigation
of the harbor.s 1t would be impossible
from the entrance to the bay to def.
nitely see and recognize ,the Spanish
vessels but by effeoting.a landing at
some point on ~ :'s.i>''
,,s Either Side Of the Entrance
q vantage. point could. be: gained very
likely from which the entire harbor
could be examined. In all probability
Commodore Schley or one Of his trusted
officers has successfully perfor med this
undertaking in order to obtain the val.
liable information contained in his dis
patch. ~ . '-" .-'- .4.'''
What effect the certainty that Ger.
vera is. practically helpless will have
upon the plans of the administration
with reference to, the invasion, Of Cuba
can only be-. conjectured. The trans.
portation Of land forces to the island,
1T is understood, was delayed because
Of the uncertainty concerning the loca.
tion Ut the Spanish squadron. IT., that
understanding is correct the probability
Of an early invasion of. Cubais strong.
Mower County transcript., 1898-06-01
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago Union Stock Yards.
---~--- 1 CHICAGO, May 80
HOGS-Market slow, 90 lower than
J Is Sales @ 'ssnEed ~ ks u 7oA.1dS dSa aorshsht; ssh ST
ts95@Rss J for, 2Mhtixedisa<s 80 4ss )tor
sleavys $sDO@4.0 hspaiagaN Y
CATTLE-Market quiet unchanged.
Sales ranged at $395@5.05 for beeves;
z1a. 4O@4.6O for cows and heifers; $500
44.so for Texas steers; ss.so@Asofor
stocksrs and feeders eN
d SHEEP Market quiets1HAhanaeh
Sales ranged at s.2a6NtS gnatives;
s4.oo@4.46 for Wsasesas;ss 3 10000 for
t ' Reosipss.zvs q Iloos 3 ssss1s 800;
sheep 400 .....:s..s......ss's : !
esAls.<e ss.e ' - Fz..l''ss, sa' On. !,
= cLesINg fRfcEs,s
WHEAT&-May, t175; June s1.ss;
july sl.osk@ k@Lo47l; September. ss7@o;
December, 1870
,CORNlMay, saHo: July, $50; Sep.
tenber, $3.50; December, s4xc.
x OATS-May, a61c: July, a4Ao; Sop
tember, 9lXo.
'sFR'' w shi0s ~ I I " :.
Austin Markets.
s. %S sss ssslsas $ y: Il to
.a I' iaossloEapI ii Z nss1ps -. GROCER.
g. Butter, 10 e a. 49, a66eans eoocto iess
'tao' . AUsr1H PACKING ialousz' MARKET.
Cows, 2Mc To &c. Sheen 0ac to 9Lc .sEInos
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ATTACK "CERVERA,

Commodore Sshley Expectedto Get After
n x ''the Doas Before Many Hours.4 T..
New YORK, May yF31:-A special to
The Tribune from Washington says:
The president told some callers dur
ing the evening that he expected Com.
modore+ Schley. ,rto' attack lCervera
within "a hours. ':,:s =-:::'Si~ :;:t: IN
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sh.ndr,w win.Re Colonel.

. Or g PAU, lMay7p.f1 +. QTshsSadtswfs
formerly colonel Of tie Third Mime:
sofa national guards, will be colonel of
tkS eenthts Minnesota volunteers,
tplpoPipg there il 9 Fifteenth. r. That
lssfhe only definite sta tement, Governor
C1ough will make about the appoint.
ments uadert the, second, cali, au.l .os1t.s>.,.s
Mower County transcript., 1898-06-01
COME dsrates ,Assi.t in Decor,attinx. ,, !, = :

|,,HLEx1aaroN. Ky,,,. May 81. For. the
first time since the war the Confeder.
ate veterans Joined with the "a. AR.
in observing Memorial day and decor.
'ating the graves Of Union soldiers. The
ceremonies at tho cemetery were most
;,nn,+n nn+noas.;x,o ~ .sH- itisJ,s - a .!Eiis:.
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! Tussday,'. May 81.

:'4. e~ st.iT Tusaday,' May 81. J 3t:.ANv'N
The monetary congress int connection
with the Omaha exposition will open
SAY1k- IA. ?tIW iN,t w.! 2tf{ J z!t$,
Preliminary steps for an alliance with
England are reported to have been
taken in Washington H!n.Ta S,a4s'sf.' :
An operation has been performed on
Actor Thomas w. Keene, who is suffer.
ing from appendicitis. HIS condition
is said to be very critical @','',i2"fAht
Secretary Long has officially com.
Amended Captain o. e. Clarke and the
officers and mon under his. command
for their excellent work In bringing
the; battleship' Oregon safely TO- Key
West. !" ~ 9 = ,5aI *'HHH,ar'c,s 4
q The navy department. will oAllaapon
'shipbuilders at onceSto prepare 70 buiM
the three bhttleBhiYs authorized BY the
present session Of - siote05n gress with "
limit. of 'Sbost, excluding .armlhsor anh!d
saafmameint. ot u, 90, oot6S $50 @ saV V ~.
Mower County transcript., 1898-06-01
st. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul Union Stock Yards.
50 a. SOUTH ST.. 'PAUE, May 80
HOGS - Market firm and active.
Range of prices S3.75@4.20. ..- =
CATTEE-Market steady; good de-
mand for fat cattle and heifers.
Sales ranged at $4.00@4.So for stockers;
$2S5@3.7O for cows; s.. 60@a 80 for heif.
krs; 81. A4.50 for ste ers.
& SHEEP-Market steady. 50.
Y Muttons, $s.oo@4.1o; lambs, s526
Receipts: Hogs 700; cattle, 100; calves
So; sheep, %.
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I NEWS I'm lhJI}A1D60HA

NEW s I'm MINNESOTA
The Minnesota Odd Fellows home
fund has rsachea a$25, ,oqQ, Q,y-ss
1yghes saFnre{ {pta e4aibit{ {at the Omaha,
ef4sffilln flrd r%fdk IL lo y put in Rhoe.I
4hel ftsrs et{ posnmf rec coma apis-l
foAe1s jarA sgaSn sihveaigating Wwina
Gtt -four rates.
The war-departmant~ has called for
900 more men for the first three Min.
nesota regimenta
! ls:;g ay4 o,;;; I f.
tiers into Minnesota.
The 26th annual state conference of
the Seventh Day Adventists iapsia sssa
1''9R y 4)IjtSE H. ,.lI.ml L.
for congressman by acclamatioH BY tHee'
E. fh 4'h44s4rot4 + 7 I s1 district
Catholic Foresters of Minnesota rec.
&, ommend. .ans auxiliary organi 1en 2tien @f
won shesp ths hA&bnal body.e Hf
An English syndicate is pfsaulhg 70
buy 80 sash, door and blind factories in
the Twin Cities and elsewhere.
~ 1t is definitely. announced seffst 7qs
men df-theEsecond,cafltwill beImustsrd
into the three elder Minnebotafead.
p4ef9te 4fg r iOO'%f ''"' q
Methodist ministers are discussing
fhe adv1sabilftx: Pf exchanging. Red
Rock for camp meeting ground between,
Sts Paul ahd EMainneapolis. | + E
Tie railroad and warehouse *et,f *eto,fnmiss
sion will investigate the charges re-
lating to the grading of wheat in the
/ M4ipn7apoaif 41 3 private b|evators: 'Rs* enst
Governor olough issued a haraol te
fA9 70. Hepgaf,l former treasurer Ut
Minneapolis, an hour before his sen.
ten de;expirsd' ttaeteby saving bis eitis. iti.
ze1ship. saa.+E .s..%E
dswasl slasrs5aaBfb3 the attornJ}za h &hs t,es
iron ore rate controversy to fix June !
ass'the date lfbr presenting their affairs
to the railroad commission, which will
then fix time for hearing.
Private g ,O}ollief, aged l8, Company
H, Fou1teenthl Minhssota!} of Bdav6n
Balls. s.~iss dead. The cause of his death
was pneum6nia, Iobntr tractsdz Abefoore
reaching camp at Chickamauga.
f. 4 laresI lyn4swass ki11bdE wtthin.half
"a lmile zof the village off Stephen by
James Gillespie. The lynx wag fol-
lowing two small girls and would have
killed them had it not been for the
hunter.
The three Norman brothers, who
were i4dicted charged With the mur-
der pf fhe pldsman NNtromin Roseau
douAtyaand who hAys besn on triaasat
Roseau the past week, haze been &C.
quittsd. r = =. NO
y~Govern3r Qlqng hhasappeipthd Sam.
del B. Wilson of Mankato Judge of the
probate court in Blue Earth county, tc
succeed Major George w. Mead of the
Twelfth regiment, who was the last in.
cum bent, : Z ~ fs:s as; <%.s
William VIZ Company
Thirteenth Minnesota regiment, died
at San Francisco early Monday morn.
ing of pneumonia, contracted in camp.
Otter Minnesota boys in the hospital,
With slz.sssex q exception Of Private Henry,
kkarS dSinE Yell / gS -
r This Northwestern Paper cesmhflnany
put crew to work opening up a road
to the site of their new paper mill on
the St. Louis river. about three. e.quarters
of a mi15 below johnson, Wentworth
& Co.'S. mill at Cloquet, where they
will at once build the mill and dam
across the St. Louis river, y fest Aigh
("ndxsPgs...2o9 t,:se 7...s. t.ei - 49, 49,
t-WkM1 <RD SRE 6R <WoDt
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TROOPS /: R|} !: :Il|:b[j ::::jhl:b[jH!FAiNCB!
'StwfS.T III sE4T,fts jst Yatt&f
MILITARY *iNyAsloiNi.q 'le q5f t. squBA viii
Il s.s;s.:.,,s - UNDER sWAYsi ,s.sy ';<.: ~;

MILITARY iii INVASION s,oiEE;: i SuBA viii
81 s.z,>:s.y - UNDER sWAYsi ss..s " ,;aY
'@~' >.,&9a ~. ~ s-AAs.-A.s@'s y -[ns.<2ass
& ere.s = aseei.'sy 81 r.s,.,, .Rd n.t4,t. II
She Mover Can sBs sAear sAearaed|- sanp.oa
'@Wil* Convey Then, as41rah rahi porte sssso
>e'' ee.'ths,. M =. = ~ Wit .S ..ndo Msst ii. j.
:lW*rshipsse psseTlsers--First, Expsditlen.sIs
>s'1Iads '.Up Largely dftAvNeli2 esessonsd
S. %2l, g. L:"%.zNs Ea&as2,E.2 ,tIb% .rs:aa.,Ve
~Ass ot~te. az / ea s,,sxs::co s,S.x,sIM s:.s
y wAsHlsa1o M ,Jqns i;-rhssi inil{tAslssy tsls
invasion off, Cuba has. begpn. unless
tho orders9of: the war Department. have
misearried sthsstroops that haves been
gathered at tbs Gulf ports have ,be.
gun TO- break camp and march aboard
transports waiting to carry them ia, the
enemy's territory About *25 Of these
ships, the biggest and fastest that Gould
be obtained :, suitable TOR the purpose,
had been, gathered ready to receive the
troops. They will accommodates; about
81, 900 men, for in q short voyage" like
that from one Of the Gulf ports 70 Cuba
it is possible with safety and comfort
to carry a<muoh: larger numb bery Of men
aboard ship than would be admissible
in the case of q cruise to the Philip.
pines, for instance. How. many, troops
started, where they took ship and 80.
Where They Are Bound For IT, ~;
are questions which the, directing spir.
its of the campaign refuse positively: to
answer. They have no desire that: the
Spanish should have opportunity at.
forded them to gather forces; to attack
our soldiers as they land. Therefore,
nothing Of the details of: this first
movement can be learned, There is a
suspicion that the start will be, made
from Tampa and Mobile and it is prob
able that in such case the fleets of
transports viii converge at Key West
to pass under the convoy Of the war.
ships which Admiral Sampson, has
provided to; insure the safety OF, the
troops during the PASSAGE across the
Florida STRATA "=1ts is probable that
there will be no less than = c.:s ,s'i:5,
-Four Separate military II E45ppsd,tion..'
and these will be landed at four differ.
ent points, Whether Porto Ricois one
of these points cannot be learned Be.
fore the entire, force which it is pro-
posed to use IN Cuba can be landed the
transports must make four separate
voyages across the, straits. Arrange.
msnts have been. made to utilize the
services of the insurgents to the largest
possible extent The government has
already sent expeditions, to a. large
number offpoints'' on the island: and
landed arms for the insurgents: Most
of the parties sue CO .ded perfectly in
their object, and it was said. at. the
war department. that q sufficient mum.
.ber Of the Insurgents have. been armed
to constitute very effective: support
for the troops as theyoland. :: I. ::Z,u:
Mower County transcript., 1898-06-01
ARE MOVING ;TOyTHE COAST
Eight Regiments Ordered From Chicka-
- 49, mauga to- Tampa. ...,

Eight Regiments Ordered From, Chick a.
- :::. manga to. Tampa 49,, =,
CH1cKAMAuGA PARK, May 3l.-Eight
regiments of the troops in camp! here
have been ordered TO proceed at once to
Tampa, as follows: First Ohio, One
Hundred and :Ffty-seventh Indiana,
Third Pennsylvania and First. Illinois,
to be commanded by Brigadier General
Simon Snyder; Second New York,
Sixty:ninth New York, Fifth Maryland
and First. District Of Columbia, under
command of Brigadier General Lewis
H.. Carpenter. ..2,.,.r - q .4,,;t,.g
These regiments are ordered to pro.
ceed at once to Tampa and the work of
preparation began Immediately. The
regiments ordered out are, rega rded as
the best equipped and most thoroughly
prepared OF any in the oampa This
order is regarded by the officers and
men as an indication that speedy for
ward movement is to be made on Cuba
and Porto Rico, and asa consequence
there was great rejoicing among the
volunteers. With the regiments that
arrived during the day the, troops at
the park number, 45, 900. j, 49,. -
Mower County transcript., 1898-06-01
Chief Benefit for France


are in reduction in rates on Ybrandies,
stilled wine; 'vermouth' and; works OF
art. There is no reduction in the'rate
on champagnes, although the" Dinglsy
bill contemplated = reciprocity rSdnc.
ton on champagnes in, case: I mutual
concessions were given. q, 2s,:s;,. ~, ,sa
,a. By, the terms Of the agreement. the
new rates, sgo Into effect ateouce. In
the meantime; under the terms Of, the
law, the president. has1 issued, procla.
mation" granting thesreciprocal reduc.
tions specified in the agreement and at
the same time the French authorities
at Paris deqreed : reduction is the
French rates in IT, accordance WITH the
agreement isr g. source of, general con.
tgratulation among'the officials of the
state; department. and of the French
embassy. 4 3,;'Gj 2g"G,s Z" r '.ari1i,lUt