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spain's Ruin Is ut HIND.

LONDON, June 4.~Accordng 10 "A dis
patch from Madrid. Fl Heraldo. with re-
gard TO the situation at Santiago de Cuba.
says;
proves that there IL no remedy for Spain's
misfortuues. CerveTa's squadron a; San
tiago Is Of little advantage either for itself
or for what IL represents. Il ran neither
hinder tire Yankee expedition nor strength
en- the defense az Havana, Snain was
never before led through such a straight
road 10 periition."
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NEW YORK. J8ue a--'fhlrtv-u.Hs Span
ish prisoners. captured on the Spanish
steamship Rita. oT Porto Rlco May 3. ar
rived IN this city sodsy on the clyde line
steamship Seninol~ Thsy were turned
over 70 the Ags.fiaa consul for shipment
back % Span
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PORT AL PRINCE. June Mo news
has reached here of further fightlng ~
Santiago. ana the reported attack os ,hs
Insurgents on that cay from the Land side
has not Sc: teen eanaruaa.
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Washington SOLDIER
MAKES A BAD BREAK
Private MattheSon Attempts
to Run Away From Camp
is CHASED BY THE GUARD.
Had Been Placed in Confinement
for Misconduct.
is CHASED BY THE GUARD.

eot Away and Ran the Gauntlet of
the sentrtes. Who Had NJ Charges
In Their Guns. Successfully scaled
the Fence and Made His Escuns.
hat Is Finally Run Dava I'm N
Private House. Where He Took
bly, he Tried for Dcserttou and
May he Sent 10 n Military Prison.
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MADRID. June 3.~Capt- Aunon. minis
ter OF marine has received dispatch
from Admiral Cervera. dated Friday
thanking the government for lis congrat-
u.atfons Admiral Ceryera does rot men
ton = fresh b0mbagdmens
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NEWPORT NEwz. Va. Juns s-The
soxiltary cruiser Vale arEtyed here to-
Gssh.. 5as eaine for coax
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AMERICAN VESSEL
SUNK At SANTIAGO.
Collier Merrimac Struck by
a Torpedo.
WAS ENTERING HARBOR.
Boldly Sailed Up the Channel
Past the Spanish Defenses.

An Officer. Ensineer ana Six senmen
Taken prixoner.-Sehley War
ships silence the shore Batteries
Admiral sampson. Win the We"
York Oregon. Nayhover ana
Porter. Arrive 10 Take Fart IN the
pestruction of Ceryera's Fleet
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TROOPS UNDER WAY
FOR THE Invasion
Soldiers at Mobile Are Moved
Aboard the Transports.
FIVE VESSELS ARE LOADED
The Men Are Jubilant at the Pros
pect of Active Service.
FIVE VESSELS ARE LOADED

Two Infantry md One Cavalry Regi-
ments, All Under Com mand of Gen.
Bates. Embark. and the Prevail
ing Idea In That They Are De-
htfaed TO Form 81 Part of the Army
of Occupation at Porto Rico-The
Afternoon mud Part OF the Night
Consumed I'm GeftinE Men and
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MOBILE, Ala, June 3.-The forward
movement from Mobile began this after
noon. The first part of the Fourth army
corps 20 leave camp was the Second cav
airy and this was quickly followed by the
Third infantry and the Twentieth infan-
try. These troops marched through the
cty 10 the water front, where the after
noon and part OF the night were consumed
IN taking passage on the transports Mat
tewan. Saltwater. Aranzas. Morgan and
Breakwater Gen. Bates is in command
OF the expedition.
The men are Jubilanl over going to the
front. The general impression among the
men is that the expedition is bound for
Porto Rico.
The Eleventh and Nineteenth infantry
were ordered TO leave by railroad for
Tampa. but the order was countermanded.
They. with the Fifth cavalry and one
battalion OF the Second cavalry, VIII prob
soly leave tomorrow.
Rigid Censorship mt Tampa.
TAMPA. June 3-The censorship a.
Tfmpa. which relaxed enough today to
permit Of chronicling. with certain re-
strictions. the arrival Of the volunteer
troops at this point. has been again tight
ened TO even a greater extreme Than be-
fore Nc comments Viii hereafter be al
lowed on the movements of the regular
and volunteer troops, either TO or from this
point. nor Will anything bearing on any
phase OF the situation here be permitted.
Gen. Miles and Gen. Shafter held a con-
ference today of several hours duration.
Gen Ludlow. chief OF the engineer corps,
took part in the discussion.
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The Collier Merrmac Goes Straight to Destruction to Free
Santiago Harbor of Mines
6 A. M.


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Api dsraChf from mpor prnces
of ~ sailor deuber
Gc t lives
Z ~ o the
escainga
Of n taO
MESQUITE the deminon hneeor
20 eharbr
the Americas flee
ammion
, inente
OF min thoughn IT is nf
that
andmadthe pd kuon
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sect to Dc-tructioa.

WASHINGTON. Jaae 4-rhe Post ;his
morning says. There Is Absolutely To
doa6s In TIE mlads os the naval of-icials II
Y wsshlns.on that kAe sendtng q the c1ilgsc
info the hsrbor was al prearranged
move cn she eart cf Admiral Sampson.
T'ae uee cf a eplser. Tie uGas1al hour -
ne morning. ttas Tecesssty of hlocka4l5s
t5e ehanasl - as "a relieve soale q sa~
ships q sAe squadron from remaining OF
aAzL-xo. ia Importance .. discovering
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Copyrighted. 1855. by the Associated Press.
PORT Az PRINCE. Hayh. June 2-s;i'
r. m.-This morning. AZ oc.och the
American squadron began the lombard
nent OF the fortncatious OF Santiago dc
Cuba and a lively canuonade ensued for
two hours, which Silenced the Spanish bat
teries.
An American vessel the Merrlmac, de-
scribed in the advices from Santiago de
cuba as an auxiliary cruiser making
dash to force the entrance. succeeded IN
passing the first Ire Of defenses. but vas
,oruedoed about 500 feet up the channel.
sac went down ''perpendicuiarly." An
officer. an engineer ard SIX seamen wete
taken prisoners. The number Of victims
u unknown Only the funnel ana mast
heads ot the sgiaken vessel can be seen.
There is great excitement IN the city.
A part of the population assisted In the
aSatine on the heights, Every body is
as.ounded az the audac.ty Of the Aueri-
can vessel Tae American squadron was
cruising all the while in the offng.
i, VII! D. noted that th5re Is az i'm
g,5rtant discrepancy as 20 tae time 4;
which the bosneardrent ts said 70 have
begun this morning between ;hs dispatches
from Cape Hsytlen sad Fort al Prince.
tAe former say.nx 8 oelack an1 the latter
< Il - possible that ms arisss from a
confusion oesweea she Gsures three an4
eseat-
saotako adyiees 20 Cape Hsyt!ea re-
ferv.ag "a tae sanNe0 tes~el as AT suxii-
.Asy cruiser. probably mistake her caaracs-
er The Merv.-aac Is co-..es and hAs a.
vaxs l+-s = csss.ieE
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whether the mines were effective-all these
reasons make IL certain that the Merri-
mac was deliberately sent to her destruc-
ton. II was not Spanish victory. II was
Il cieverly arranged scheme on the part
of the American admiral, and 1t was sue
cessf,il The eight men in Spanish
prison are the real heroes of the war.
If the Merrimac went in under her own
crew. her complement of officers consisted
OF Commander ]. NJ. Miller. Lieut.. w w
GlImer. executive officer: Ensigns j. r. Y.
Blakeley and ]. II. Luby. ard Assistant
Engineer r. X. Crank. Miller is from
Missouri. Gilmer from Virginia. Blakeley
from Pennsylvania and Llby and Crank
from Texas.
II Is expected that reports will be re-
ceved today from Admiral Sampson which
Will give details of the Merrimac'5 de-
struction and the names Of the eight men
whc have been captured.
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Formerly the soIvei..

BALTIMORE. June 3.-The Merrimac
was purchased by the government from
tie Lone Star Steamship Company early
in Apri.. She was formerly the Norwe-
glan steamship solveig. She was built a
Newcastle, England. In iS9i. and was 80
fee. long. "a feet beam. and had a net
register OF 1874 tons
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Gsat.Gsaa ~ P4xe =
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CLOSING IN ON SANTIAGO.
Americans Will Likely be at the
Gates of the City To-Day.

CHICAGO, June pa special copy
right cable to the Chicago Daily
News reads as follows:
Near Santiago de Cuba, June 24, via
Port Antonio, Jamaica, June 25.-The
latest estimate is that the American
troops will storm the outer entrench-
ments east of Santiago tomorrow, and
that they Will be at the very gates of
that city Sunday. The Cubans are to
be given the post of honor if they can
hold it. A junction has been formed
between Garcia and Castillo and about
5000 Cubans are now cooperating with
the American forces. The need of
horses is imperative. There are not
enough animals to get the artillery
along, to say nothing of the wagon
trains Of supplies. Light batteries of
siege guns are now moving on Santiago
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the highest terms of the conduct of
the men in his command. and both
Colonel Wood and Colonel Roosevelt
We're extremely gratifed with the work
done by the Rough Riders on the first
occasion of their being under fire.
When it became evident that the
Spaniards We're giving up the fight.
searching parties went through the
thicket and tall grass, picking up the
dead and wounded. The latter were
carried to a field hospital half a mile
to the rear, and all possible attention
was given them. while preparations
We're made to remove them to Juragua.
Twelve dead Spaniards We're found in
the brush, but the Americans made no
especial efforts to ascertain the enemy's
loss. 1t is believed, however, that the
bodies found represented only a small
proportion of the dead, and a conser-
vative estimate is that at least fifty
Spaniards were killed in the fight.
The sun was blazing down on the
field all the time the fight was IN pro-
gress. and many troopers We're over
come by the heat and lack of water. A
spring was found near by later on, and
the soldiers canteens We're filled from
it.
Re-enforcements We're ordered for
a long one, and they did not arrive
until the fight was over
1t was necessary to send a large sup
ply of provisions to the soldiers from
the base of supplies at Juragua, and
the only means Of doing this was by
pack trains, which are necessarily slow
&c hnli Iat I>a
free from attack where they are, and
that the Spaniards vii not attempt to
repeat the play they adopted to-day
Of blocking the onward march of the
Americans in the direction of Santiago.
1t is thought they will make the last
stand at the city itself, trusting that
with the assistance of the shore batter
les and the guns of the warships in the
harbor, they Will be able to repel the
American troops and force them back
to the seacoast, and either capture them
or drive them from the island
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY A RAIL
ROAD.
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT WANDA,
OFF JURAGUA, June "a, 4 p. m, via
Port Antonio, June %, s a. m. Copy
right, 1S3S, by the Associated PreSS).-
While the landing forces We're fighting
four miles northwest of Juragua to-
day, Rear Admiral Sampson learned
that the Spaniards We're endeavoring
to destroy the railroad running from
Juragua to Santiago de Cuba.
This road runs west along the sea
shore, under cover of the guns of the
American fleet, until within three miles
of Ell Moro, and then cuts through
the mountains along the river into
Santiago.
When the attempt of the Spaniards
was discovered the New York, Scorpion
and Wasp closed in and cleared the
hill and brush of Spaniards. A portion
of the Second Massachusetts was sent
out during the afternoon to repair the
track.
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The Expedition Expected to Depart
Some Time Tomorrow.
Only One Vessel So Far Engaged for the
Fourth Fleet, But Several Incoming
Steamships Are Expected to be
Taken by the Government.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-To-day
the commanders of the organizations
assigned to the fleet were summoned
to the headquarters of Brigadier Gen.
eral Macarthur, where they received in
structions regarding the departure OF
the troops.
A report is in circulation this even-
ing to the effect that all the troops for
the third expedition will embark to-
morrow afternon except those assigned
to the Valencia, who will go aboard
early Monday morning. 1t is confident
ly expected that the fleet will sail Mon
day afternoon. No definite hour has
been set for leaving camp. Only the
North Dakota volunteers, 66S strong,
are assigned to the Valencia.
The City of Para, Morgan City, Ohio
and Indiana could receive the men to-
morrow, as only small quantity of
stores has to be placed on each ship,
AS the Newport, on which General Mer-
ritt is to sail. is ordered to be ready to
depart on Wednesday, it is thought that
the Pare Morgan City, Indiana and
Ohio will leave here on Tuesday, and
that the Newport and Valencia will sail
on Wednesday, and overtake the other
ships before they reach Honolulu.
Both the Morgan City and the Indiana
are receiving large quantities of am
munition. The Ohio is still receiving
freight, and her meat is being put
aboard. The City of Puebla is being
propeller are nearly completed. The
Valencia is coaling and is receiving
freight. The Newport is receiving
large quantities of ammunition and
meat, and vegetables are being put
aboard
The City of Para will take several 12-
pound guns and some Gatlings. She
has already 10000 600 rounds of ammu-
milton for both Springfield and Krag-
Jorgenson rifles.
The City Of Puebla is the only vessel
in port so far chartered for the fourth
fleet. She is being fitted up in leis-
urely manner.
The Peru, which arrived yesterday
from China, was inspected to-day and
there is no doubt that she will be taken
by the Government.
The Alameda is due next Wednesday
from Australia, and the City of Panama
from Central America, is timed to ar
rive the same day. while the Acapulco
will reach here from Panama and way
ports on Thursday. 1t is expected that
all these vessels will be taken by the
Government for transport purposes.
More recruits arrived to-day. Over
100 came in frcHl Colorado, twenty-six
from Oregon. fourteen from Nebraska
and forty-five from Washington, in
charge of Corporal Ross. Fully 800 are
expected on Monday. The Red Cross
supplied the men with a breakfast OF
coffee, sandwiches, cake, etc.
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Gently given have led to the full equip

Gently given have led to the full equip
ment of several commands.
The War Department is acting on
the theory that it is not polite to take
any possible chance of a serious re-
verse near Santiago The latest infor-
nation reaching the authorities here
shows that the Spanish army is greater
than has been estimated thus far. Lieu
tenant Joyce of the regular army re-
ported to General Miles to-day, giving
much information as to the number
and location of the Spanish troops. Be
fore Joyce entered the United States
army he had served with General Gar
cla, and had traversed good part Of
Santiago province. He was on the
ground only a few weeks ago, leaving
there in April, and at that tiE4e he
had opportunity to get an accurate idea
Of the Spanish forces at the eastern
end of the island He reports the num-
Der at 81 900, of which $4,000 are in
Santiago, 10000 at Holguin and $4,000
at ManZanillo. Once concentrated at
Santiago, they would make a formid-
able army. but separated by forest and
mountains, the insurgents are expected
to keep the force at Holguin and Man
Zanillo from getting to Santiago
One of the curious features of the
situation was the opening Of direct
communication between the Spaniards
in Santiago and the outside world over
the French cable through the medium
of an American military censor. This
circuit running from Santiago over
land to the place on the shore, within
the American line-Playa del Este
where the cable begins which runs
across to Cape Haytien At the june
ton sits the American army officer who
discharges the duty of censor So far,
only test messages have gonet through
over this circuit, but it will be open
to ordinary business that is able to
pass successfully both American and
Spanish censorship
The Navy Department has acquired
the fine steamship Pedro, which was
declared prize, having been captured
by the Nashville early in the war. She
was bought subject to prize liens. and
was to-day christened Hector, and or
dered to be converted into a collier.
Ihe steamer Morse King, just pur-
chased, has been christened Rainbow
and changed into a distiller to supply
the fleet with pure water.
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ROUGH ROADS FOR TROOPS.
Topographic Conditions of tho
Country About Santiago.

ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCH BOAT DAUNT-
LESS, OFF JURAGUA, PROVINCE
OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Thursday,
June %, via Kingston, Jamaica, Friday,
June "a p. m.-(Copyrighted. 1898,
by the Associated Press)-Now that the
American land forces are threatening
the city of Santiago de Cuba, the topo-
graphic condition prevailing in that vi
cinity becomes interesting.
Baiquiri where the first landing was
made and Jaragua, where General Law
toms headquarters We're last night are
both small coast towns in the throat of
narrow cuts through a range of low
hills fringing all the southern coast.
Baiquiri is twelve miles east of San
tiago, and Jaragua about eight miles
east of that city by the coast line road,
which runs behind the hills twice as FAR
1t is called here a wagon road, but it
is only practicable for heavy two
wheeled carts having six builocks yoked
tandem fashion, and drawing a very
small load. The pioneers report that
the trail is practicable for artillery and
pack trains, but is is unspeakably bad
even for walking, though it is reasona-
bic level.
Our troops nave now passed ali the
small hills intervening between here
and Santiago. The remaining twelve
miles by road is over a practically level
country, with more chance for open
order. So far, however, the road has
been walled, and in most places over
arched with impregnable jungle growth.
thorns and creepers smelling like the
interior of fragrant. overheated con-
servatory, and picturesque with
splashes of tropical color, but terrible
for troops.
For half mile near Demajayabo a
small stream runs in the road, and the
men have been compelled to walk in
water incidentally, the medical ad-
vice about wet feet, night winds or
perspiration soaked bodies. and the me-
cessity of boiling drinking water has
already been thrown to the winds Easy
as the advice sounds at home, it is al
most impossible to follow it here Some
of the American officers who are famil-
lar with Arizona say they have never
seen soldiers on the plains present such
pictures of distress from the heat and
they add that the only wonder is that
there are so few prostrations at present..
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NO FRENCH CABINET YET.
M. Peytral Abandons the Task Of
Forming a New Ministry.

PARIS. June 25.-In consequence Of
M. Peytral's friends insisting that a
Radical Socialist must be given one Of
the portfolios, NJ Dupuy, M. Luyges
and NJ De Lombre have declined to en-
ter such Cabinet, and NJ. Peytral.
therefore, has abandoned the task of
forming a Cabinet.
President Faure has now invited NJ.
Henri Brisson to form a Cabinet. NJ.
Brisson has pointed out that the differ
ences had been accentuated by the fail
ure of MN. Saurrien and Peytral to
form a Ministry, and has asked until
Sunday evening to consider the matter.
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Coal for Dewey's Fleet.

PHILADELPHIA, June 2o.-The
British ships Glooscap, Captain Schey-
er, and East Lothian, Captain McFar-
lane, sailed from this port to-day for
Manila, with nearly 5000 tons Of coal
for Admiral Dewey's fleet. The two
cargoes are valued at about SIT. 900.
but the freight received by the two
ships will be more than double this sum.
The two Captains will do all in their
power to get to Manila in the shortest
possible time.
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Bvram Not Seriously Wounded.

DENVER, June 25.-Mrs. Byram re-
ceived a dispatch to-day assuring her
that her husband, Lieutenant George
T.. Byram, who was wounded in the
fight near Santiago de Cuba yesterday.
was not seriously wounded.
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Continued on Twelfth Page.)
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ATTACK OF SPANS COAST.
The Proposition Has Not Been
Abandoned

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The prop
osition to attack the coast of Spain
itself. while not having progressed to
any definite stage, has not been aban-
doned by the Administration On the
contrary, 1t has been the subject OF
some earnest discussion in Administra-
Continued on Twelfth Page.)
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DISPOSITION OF FORCES.
Positions Of the Armies in South
eastern Cuba.

OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Thurs
day, June 23d (by the Associated Press
dispatch boat to Port Antonio, Jamaica,
filed Friday, June oath, noon n)-(Copy-
right, 1893. by the Associated Press. y
The situation as regards the disposition
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NO YOU DON'T MAJOR:

Major Hesfsey of the Daily
States is at outs with q Yankee
editor of New Hampshire, whom
he denouuces as "a carroty-head-
ed, bottle-nosed, snaggle-toothed,
freckle-fsced, blear-eyed, snake
necked. blue-bellied, bandy-shank-
ed, box-anklsd pigeon-toed, bow
legged, string-hslted Yank," and
after this gross insult tries to
bring the editor of Truth into the
difficulty BY saying that if the New
Hampshirs man will come down
here he will hitch him on to "Old
Man McGrsth..
Now. Major, you won't do any
think of the kind The only mis-
understanding 10 ever had with
Yankees was settled long ego. Not
to our satisfaction, it is true, but
so thoroughly and emphaticslly
that we have never had a harsh
word TO say against the blue-belly
breed FROM THAI dsy 70 this. It
was you, Major, who srouSed the
anger of the war-like ink singer
of New Hampshire hills, and if
the fellow comes South to obtain
satisfaction you, alone, must stand
the brunt Nevertheless, should
we be passing the corner grocery
above the States Office and find a
big hillside giant lsmbasting you,
Major, for the love We bear thee
and for the sake of "auld lang
sine," we would just naturally biff
that Yank q few times over the
head with that costly gold headed
cane of ours, even though We
broke the precious thing to fin
ders. We have nothing to say
against Yankees, but should we
see one rough and tumbling Major
Hearsey we fear We would forget
all our firm resolutions to live a
peaceful and a sober life, and land
him a few sockdolsgers to help our
venerable friend of the States to
achieve a victory.-B. r. Truth.
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