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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-07
WHAT WAS It THEY SANK
No Certainty That It Was .
Spanish Torpedo Boat.
BUT 1T LOOKED LIKE ONE
May Have Been . Darkened Railroad
Train-The American Prisoners
Placed in FL Moro. in the
Direct Line OF Fire.
copvr,eh, ls,s bv ASSOCIATED Press.

Copyright is3s by Associated Press.
on Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dauntless. OF Santiago de
Cuba, June 5 (via Kingston. Jamaica,
June s. 10 a. m).-Whether the Amer
lean fleet sank a Spanish torpedo boat
destroyer on Friday night has not been
absolutely confirmed. At 10 O'Clock
Friday night the cruiser New Orleans
discovered what appeared to be . tor
pedo boat destroyer close to the shore.
and signalled the flagship New York
that it was evident that a night tor
pedo attack was to be made.
The New York and New Orleans
opened fire. and their shells burst
around the dark object. Finally 1S-
inch shell from the Massachusetts, (not
the Oregon. as at first reported) was
fired and exploded. and the searchlights
Of the vessels were turned on the spot
where the supposed destroyer had been
sighted. but not a trace OF the boat
could be found and IL was believed by
the officers of the New York that she
had been sunk. The first assumption
was that the vessel was the Terror.
but II Is now believed that IL was the
Piuton ar the Furor. as the Terror II
not understood to have been At san
tiago. On Saturday two Schwarzkopf
torpedoes were found floating two miles
south of FL Moro. This class OF tor
pedo is used by the Spanish. and one
OF the two found had only the practice
head.
Many Of this fleet believe that a dark
ened railway train that was moving
along the shore was the real object OF
the bombardment instead of a destroy
er. No wreckage has been found; no
dead bodies have been noticed. and IL
is possible that the torpedoes were some
OF those that were fired at the collier
Merrimac when Lieutenant Hobsou
sank her.
Admiral Sampson Is determined not
to allow the Spanish to remove the Mer-
rimac from the spot where she lies. On
Saturday IL was reported that they were
working at the hull and the American
fleet formed in line of battle with or
| ders to lombard. 1t turned out that
| the Spanish were not so engaged, and
the fleet withdrew. Admiral Sampson
had given specific orders that FL Nor
ro. where the Merrimac's crew are i'm
prisoned, be spared in the firing. Ad-
miral Cerveras polite assurances were
accompanied by the. statement that
Lieutenant Hobson and his men were
confined there This placing Of the
prisoners in the direct line Of fire Is de-
nounced by the American officers as .
thirteenth century defense, an act OF IN
carnate cruelty.
| General Castillo. commanding the Gu
ban forces in the west and north OF the
| province of Santiago. has been concen-
trating 1000 Cubans in the vicinity OF
| the city.
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FIRING ON BOTH SIDES.
For a While in the Forenoon IL Was Very
Violent.

For a While in the Forenoon IL Was Very
violent.
Copyright 1895 by Associated Press.
Port au Prince, June 6.-Advices from
Santiago de Cuba to-day say that this
morning about 7:45 o'clock a lively
cannonade was heard in the direction
of Aguadores. In increased in Intensity
on both sides and toward o'clock be-
came violent. At $50 o'clock 1t was
still very furious. No further details
have been received. but it is believed
that the Spanish ships. anchored in the
bay of Santiago, held the insurgents in
check, when the latter were attacking
the town. II Is said here-but the
source of the information is doubtful
that a United States troop ship de-
barked troops under the protection of
the fire of the American squadron.
News has been received from Mole
St. Nicholas that a naval combat took
place yesterday off Jean Rabel, be-
tween Port lie Paix and the mole.
Three Spaniards and four American
ships were engaged. After a brief but
lively contest the American ships re-
tired. The news lacks confirmation.
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SPAIN'S FINANCES.
The Bank OF spain Putting Up . Biilien-
Peseta Biun.

Paris. June 6.-The Temps to-day
publishes a dispatch from Madrid which
announces that the Spanish minister OF
finance has submitted to the cabinet the
arrangements for the new loan. which
n Is understood Is to be made without
the guaranty of the tobacco monopoly.
and without the assistance Of foreign
capital. The Bank OF Spain. IL IL said.
will advance when necessary. in INSTALL
ments. the sum OF one billion pesetas,
the amount of the loan. and undertakes
the foreign expenses OF the army and
navy. The government. 1t is added. es-
Inmates that II mas sufficient resources
for several months.
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TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER OF SPAN|ARDS
The Insurgents Attack the Manila Ouposs and Fierce Hand
toHand Fighting Ensues. Lasting 10 Hours-The Insur
gents in Possession of the City's Suburbs.

eral. and the spaniards are few. The
railway has been cut In several places.
and the English overseers have been
warned of.
ITO the southwark there has been
fierce fighting on the Zapote river be-
tween Bacor and Las Pinas.
THE biggest battle of the present
campaign was fought last Tuesday,
May 81. The insurgents attacked on
the left branch of the Zapote, waded
across amid a typhoon. stormed the
bank for several miles along and car
ried the Spanish trenches with knives.
Yesterday (June - they tried the
right branch of the Zapote. but failed.
The Spaniards employed artillery all
day. but no casualties are reported.
To-day there have been only ineffective
skirmishes.
'"The country is densely wooded and
swampy. Both parties shoot aimlessly.
Nothing was visible in the tremendous
fusillade and / believe nobody knew
were buffers The insurgents. how
ever. are excellent in melee.
"The Spaniards says they were vic
torious yesterday. but that they cannot
follow up the victory and annihilate
the rebels, because of the American
warships at Cavite. Moreover. they
say it is necessary to save their en-
ergies for the American troops. Mean
while the vicinity of Manila is an inn
penetrable network of ambuscades"
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IN The C0RTES.
spanish Deputies Putting All Sorts of
Questions to the Ministers.


Madrid. June 6. 5 p. m-In the cham
ber Of deputies to-day Senor Gtron, the
minister for the colonies. replying to in
qulries on the subject, said the govern
ment had no information tending to
confirm the Spanish report that the
United States cruiser Baltimore had
been blown up by an internal explosion
at Manila. except the fact that Lloyds'
Gazette had erased the Baltimore
from its lists of American ships"
Deputy Comas asked IL a note had
been sent to the powers pointing out
the American violations of International |
law" and he urged the government TO
include in such communication the fact
that the Americans had furnished arms
TO "an almost savage race in the Philip
pine Islands" Senior Giron declined to
say whether or not a note had been
sent.
The minister OF finance. Senior Puig-
cerver. replying to criticisms in the sem
ate to-day on the raising of a new loan.
declared that the present situation, or
the needs OF war. necessitated the meas
urc,
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on THE ALERT.
Dewey Ready to Receive Foreigners Seek
ing Protection.

ing Protection.
London. June THE Hong Kong
correspondent Of the Standard says:
"Advices from Manila say Admiral
Dewey has gathered the steamers now
blockading the river to lie off Cavite in
readiness to receive foreigners. The
Spaniards are losing arms. ammuni-
ton and field pieces almost daily. so
persistent are the rebel attacks. The
natives are fiocking TO Aguinaldo's
standard. He is. on the whole, con-
Quoting the campaign on humane prin-
ciples. In the course Of a pitched bat
tie on May 80 a number Of native aux
iliaries deserted the Spanish lines for
the insurgents. From the general ten
or Of the news from Manila there is a
right to believe that the city will fall
into Dewey's hands before the arrival
of the American troops"
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VIOLATED NAVIGATION LAWS.
senor Jimines Was Arrested by the Brit
ish, by Jiminsx.

Cape Haytien. Hayti. June s. 10:40
a. m.-The American steamer Saginaw,
OF the Clyde line. has just arrived here.
She touched at Inagua. where IL was
learned that Senor Jiminez. the leader
of the revolutionary expedition which
recently landed in San Domingo from
Hayti. on his arrival there from Monte
the British authorities for violation
OF the navigation laws in flying a Clyde
line flag. though the Fanita, the YES
sci in which the expedition sailed. had
been sold by the Clyde line company
six months before.
Chris Roberts. the pilot of the expe-
dition. made a complaint on the above
grounds. The American consul also
prosecuted Senior JimineZ, alleging that
the expedition was illegal. inasmuch as
the Fanita's papers were ostensibly for
service in Cuban waters.
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cowmnpd.r Gr,di.y,s R.~.Ins.

Washington. June 6.-A private dis
patch from Mrs Gridley. the widow OF
the late commander of the cruiser Olym-
pia, was brought to the department to-
day by Harry II. Smith. friend of the
family. She asks that the remains b
cremated at Yokohama. If there are IA
cilities for this disposition. Otherwise she
wishes to have the remains embalmed
and sent to this country. The department.
will do everything possible TO comply
with the desire OF Mrs Gritiiey.
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Relsorts fur DUTY.

Milwaukee. June 6.-Brig. Cen Chas-
King OF Wisconsin left last night for
san Francisco. General King Is anx-
ious 10 report 10 General Merritt for
duty as soon as possible. He said be-
fore ne left he expected his Commits
sion TO be ready for him on his arrival.
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The Cen,enniar. s..wor,hip....

Washington. June Sin view Of the
newspaper reports that the vessel Gen.
tennlal. chartered as a transport for the
Manila expedition. is unseaworthy, As
slstsnt Secretary Meiklejohn to-day
wired the agents of the department at
San Francisco to have another and
thorough inspection made of the ship.
unfitness for the service are borne on.
the charter will be cancelled. IL was
intended by the department that the
Centennial should form one Of the fleet
Of vessels to compose the second expe-
ditiOn 10 the Philippines.
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strong Cannonading.

Cape Haytien. June s.-At . O'Clock
this morning strong cannonading was
heard before Port Augadores- quar-
ter of an hour later the noise OF can
nonading was greatly increased. the
firing evidently proceeding from guns
of the largest caliber.
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Iowans Pass Through Denver.

Denver. June 6.-The 5ist battalion
OF Iowa volunteer infantry. numbering
$50 men. arrived in Denver on a special
train over the Rock Island railroad at
3:15 O'Clock this afternoon. and left soon
afterward for San Francisco over the
Union Pacific. Ladies of the Colorado
Soldiers Aid society distributed sand
witches. cake and coffee among the
Iowans. who acknowledged the courtesy
with hearty cheers.
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Refurned Tn Cadix

Gibraltar. June s-It is reported Eere
to-day that the Spanish fleet comma.iSed
by Admiral Camara has retarle do "a
diz after completing the series - ma
neuvers which formed the prog- tmme Il
the cruise
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TREATED AS A BANKRUPT.


London. June s.-The silver market IL
CAUTIOUS in quoting for future delivery
owing to the fear that IL may momen-
tarily be notified that Spain has sus-
pended specie payment. The market
is already treating Spain as a bank
rupt, and does not book any orders for
silver unless the gold for it Is deposited
In spite of the increase in the coinage
in last weeks returns. the Bank OF
Spain shows a further decrease OF seven
million pesetas in its reserve. making a
total decrease OF l4?.00o.o0o pesetas since
the beginning of the war.
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Capital OF China.

London. June S.-rhe Globe to-day
says that il learns from q reliable
source that the tsung II yamen tchi-
nese foreign office) has decided to make
Sian Fy. province of Shen 81. the capi-
tai Of the Chinese empire. in place oe
Pekin.
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AGAIN OPENED FIRE.
The Americas Warships Take Another
Whirl at santiago.

Copyright. lsss. by Associated Press.
From a Spanish Correspondent.
Havana, June 8. y. NAT = O'Clock
Chicago eagle., 1898-12-17
Third District.

will be No. . wheat almost equal to No.
I, and there will be No. . wheat falling
close to No. 3. And In all those cases
where wheat Is sold, not by the grading.
but rather by sample--as for milling
purpOses-the best quality sometimes
brings several cents bushcl more than
the poorer quality. though Of the same
grade. The warehouse men saw that
they could sell by sample the best quail
ity Of particular grade ana supply its
place by lower quality Of the same
grade and pocket the difference. This
would reduce the average quality Of the
whole pile. and In case the owners Of
any Of the pile should wish to sell by
sample they would suffer In cOnse.
quence. The elevator owners went into
the business of buying and selling grain
and mixing 1t with that of their custom.
ers. A suit was brought to enjOin them
from doing this. Much evidence was
taken. and after full hearing Judge
Tulcy, the NestOr Of the bench Of Chi.
cago. granted the Injunction on the
grounds. among others. that the eleva.
tor owners were trustees or custOdians
Of other peoples property. that the In.
terests Of the public demanded that
these custOdians should he disinterest-
ed. and that 1t would be contrary TO
public morals to permit them to stand
In position where there would he u
constant temptation for them to change
the character of the property they thus
held In trust: and. second. that II the
elevator men were permitted to act IN
the dual capacity of trustees and deal
ers In grain they would possess such
advantages as would enable them 10
soon drive all other buyers out of the
market and thus give to themselves u
monopoly Of the grain trade Of Chicago,
and enable them. to certain extent. to
fix the price of grain In the Chicago
market; for they could then, by cOmbi
nation. agree on the price. and by rea.
son OF their enormous storage capacity
they could withhold or throw on to tn,
market ut any time vast quantities OF
wheat, and thus depress or raise the
market at pleasure. which would moi
be SO II there were many owners. The
case was appealed to the Supreme
Court, ana that court sustained Judge
Tuley. ana, In long and able opinion
expressly held that 1t would be agalns
public morals and against public pol
icy to permit the public warehouse mel
OF this State TO carry on a grain busl
ness In the same warehouse In whicl
they keep their customers grain.
But In the meantime the warehouse
men secured the passage OF u law
which permits them to do the very
things which the courts had held to b,
against public morals and against pub
lie policy. The elevator people stani
together. They have an agreement no
to Interfere with each others business
The moment q bushel of wheat gOe,
into their warehouses they are entitled
Chicago eagle., 1898-12-17

Lively lines are ahead for the men
who ,rihd the Legislature to pass the
notorious elevator ana warehouse bill.
The fc,Iiny of Indignation over the
MARTY an the Board of Trade still
knows Do bounds.
= local detective agency. which has
ts,cn n, work Oh the matter. has Sc
cured evidences sufficient to send three
men so dhc pcnitcntlary sure, and prob
aliy two Others.
The Eagle has secured aft'davlts
from several members of the Leglsla.
surr directly involving well-known
+ch,ragoans who were In Springfield
;,n,t who bought M that body for the
elevator bill.
Twelve other aiRdavits are In the
barLs VI responsible parties. and
shinss will soon be ripe for action.
\ My fund will he raised, on the
ltOarl Of Trade to prosecute the bood-
srrs. snd along about spring we Will
tos. a Few Of our prominent citizens,
who-s. ability as lobbyists has gotten
,lla,p into troiiblr.
s;..v,s.ai copies ~ the report of the
iseayH " Trade Committee of 1897.
with reference tD the warehouse bill.
arr csinnt. The report Is scathng Ia
it's tons and language and VIII prove
~! yr,.yt value Ia u legislative invcsti-
ga,ing committee when appointed.
One eff the big Chicago daily papers.
speaking; of fhe matter after the Leg.
i-lai,l,, adjourned. In showing the
.xf DO. .pI ,,f 'rrnIn In vnl.l
tiOn tp the bill. said
AT the weekly meeting of the dl-
r,s.sSrs OF the Board Of Trade ycstcr-
day AFTERNOON The report of the leyis
iativr committee sent 10 Springfield to
aid in stopping the passage Of the
warehouse bill. which was made law
by I'm. rccrnt Legislature, was adopt
ed. 1'nc report. which consisted %!
twenty typcNri,tcn pages, and took
u,-ssfy an hour 10 read. teens with
hari words abOur the Legislators al
Springfield.
$50 disgus.cl We're the representa-
tIve, VI Sne Board OF Trade that they
rs-,uYp. they say, Thoroughly con
viM-s<i f1iaf we are as a nation per
uafsiiaI ani ;oicrating practices In oui
legislative bosiies that mean the en-,
~ ali things American The Boart
-! Trade men do not hesitate to say
IN their report, that the Legislature a
Springfield IS Il disgrace to the State
III. report praises the few honest Rep
rsse0iatl.rs. hut says the great ma
jorily Is hoplessly ana helplessly boun,
by Individual Interests ana part.
abiE,es>.'
when yolr comm!ttce first renche,
SpirnyhGid.' says the report, 1t foun'
tisr sentiment of both houses strongl.
Chicago eagle., 1898-12-17
the Passage Of the Elevator
Trust Bill,
Are the Two Crimes Which Will Lead to the
Warmest Results for
Chicagoans.

opposed TO the warehouse bill. An Of
fort to bring up the bill April 20 result
ed In 4 miserable failure. However.
May 3. a lawyer. known to rep.
resent the Armour interests. appeared
on the ground. Sentiment changed
rapidly as the result of short inter
views between this person and var
ious Senator's
While not openly accusing the mem.
bribcs. the report from beginning to
end hints and insinuatcs that such
was the ease.
| II denOunces strongly those members
| who pose before the public rs opposing
, ierkes. In the following words:
Another hypocrltlcal class which
deserves all the censure that an out.
them are the popular set members of
the Legislature. who pose rs being Op.
| posed 10 Nerkes and his street car
lines" The reason for this attack Is
| found when the report says these men
refused to aid In defeating the ware.
house bill. Il then tells the directors
that the Board of Trade as an institu-
tion Is disliked at Springfield.
The report closes by saying, "and this
Is free country"
\ fine certified copy of the report Of
the Board of Trade Committee on the
elevator bill Is In the hands of re.
sponslble party and Is easily accessi.
ble. Several copies of the report wore
made and legislative investigating
committee can easily obtain one.
\ leading and prominent member Of
the Forticth General Assembly. who
made u good record. ana Is known to
he an honest man. said recently: II
the next Legislature decides 10 investl.
gate the rumOrs relative to the ele-
vator bill. 1t will probably summon
some of the following prominent citi.
zens to tell what they know about the
elevator bill. anyway. what 1t Is. why
it was passed, ana what was done to
secure l;s passage:
! Charles II. Crawfoll,
Charles COunsclman.
George Il. Marcy,
L. ID. Armour.
Armour 4 Company.
Lloyd j. Smith.
! Charles T.. Hill.
l.. q. Goddard.
Edward j. Dwyrr,
j. II. Farrell.
Free i. Morris.
Charles y. Allen.
James Branen.
l.. Il. Wsare,
W. II. Harper.
John T.. Thomas,
Louis T.. Perrottc,,
George j. Brine.
Chicago eagle., 1898-12-17

to two cents storage. When an outside
buyer offers 20 cents a buslel It will
cost him 72 cents. The warehouse men,
by giving up little of their storage
charge, can Offer II cents, and thus
drive the outside buyers out of the
market. This done. the market Is at
the mercy Of the warehouse men. The
effect of this legislation. therefore. Is to
create a monopoly and place all that
section Of country which In grain mat.
tcrs is tributary to this city mt the mcr.
cy Of combination Of elevator owners
In Chicago. This combination can eas.
lily combine with others elsewhere. SO
that this legislation lays the founda.
tiOn for n grain trust that will draw
blood from every farmer In America.
The question now Is. members OF the
Illinois Legislature. "DOes It meet your
approval! Will you vote to sustain It.
ar will you vote for Its repeal?'
%eA
During the session Of the Thirty. ninth
General Assembly In 1895 a certain Chi.
cago lawyer. who resides In the sub
urbs and hns since been elected
Circuit Judge. went to Springfield
for the purpose. ns he put 1t, of
killing certain legislation then pend.
Ing In the Senate "deadcr than he'll"
With the assistance of u noted Chicago
corporation attorney. the aforc-incn.
toned bill was killed "dcnder than
hell" But n hurried trip out of town
recently proves riint the ghost of this
same legislation stlll haunts the noted
corpora lon lawyer, nnd also the Judge
Oh the bench. Interesting ana startling
developments regarding this matter
may be looked for soon.
&SA
The effort Of the railroad compan MES
to secure II reduction In sleeping car
rates IL to bc commended, not only be.
cause OF Its abstract Justice. but be.
cause the railroads can press the prOpO.
sitlon with perfect proprlety, while a
movement by individuals would prob
ably be resented by the sleeping cal
companies as IAN attack upon cOrpOr
ate rights" More than that, the rail
roads can bring the sleeping car people
to terms II they make up their mind,
to do It. The general public could nc
cOmplish nothing. That there IL war
rant for asking for II reduction In rates
will he admitted by every one save the
sleeping cur companies. Railroad fare,
have been reduced again and again. bu,
sleeping car fares have remained the
same for twenty-five years. 1t IL abou,
time that the sleeping car cOmpanle,
should come down to the ruling sca'c OF
prices. The railroads can make then
do II II the campaign be entered upon i,
earnest
%eA
The days of "EllaIlzur" Sol Simon
are nearly over.
Chicago eagle., 1898-12-17

Legislative Notes.
Hon. John i. McGoor,y Is pretty sure
to he the leader of the Democratic min
GRITTY at Springfield.
~c~
Hon. Elmer w. Hurst, of Rock Isl
and, viii take Il leading part in the do.
ings of the Legislature next winter.
The people demand constitutional
convention,
~eSA
Chicago Is one of the greatest grain
ccnters of the world. and conditions
here frequently affect prices every
where. We have here n large number
of grain elevators, with u storage ca
paclty of about 0O,O0O,O00 bushels of
wheat. They are chartered by law, and
the owners act as trustees or custodians
of other peoples grain. The grain Is in
spected by an officer of the State. ana
Is graded No. l, No. ., No. 3, as the case
may be, and generally Is sold by this
grading, ana all grain of the second
grade Is then poured together, the ware.
house man giving receipt for so many
bushels of that particular grade. And
when this receipt Is again presented, he
does not give back the same grain, but
simply so many bushels of that grade.
II was soon found that all grain of the
same grade Is not equally good-there