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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-29
DONs KNEW WE WE'RE COMING.
Baiquiri Left i'm Ashes When They Re-
Notwithstanding the Coast.

Baiquiri Left i'm Ashes When They Re-
Notwithstanding the Coast.
Associated Press Dispatch Boat
off Baiquiri. Cuba. June 24.-[Copyright.
1898. by TIE Associated Press. Tine
landing Of the United States troops from
the transports began at Baiquiri iron
pier. twelve miles east of the city OF
Santiago d Cuba. at 10 o'clock Wednes
day morning. simultaneously the Amer
lean feet made diversion towards
Moro castle and westward. However
secretly the pans were kept the Span
iards seemingly had full warning of the
hour and place for the landing of troops
The transports and their conveys as
sembled off shore during the night, but
before dawn the houses Of the village
were fired. proving that Captain Gen
eral Blanco's standing orders-always
TO burn a place before deserving it
were being faithfully executed.
At dawn the New Orleans st. Louis,
Detroit Wasp Tecumseh and Suwanee
steamed within rifle shot OF the shore,
but they were not molested. During
the conf1agratiCn ashore there were
several loud explosions, either from
dynamite or ammunition left behind by
the Spaniards. Daylight showed the
Spanish flag hauled down, and gathered
in a circle of about SIX miles were thirty
American transports. wallowing in the
heavy swell. Before the landing the
fleet in front of FL Moro opened out.
and the ships, steaming along between
Santiago and Baiquiri, TO prevent rein
forcements by the railroad to the latter
point, shelled every village on the
coast.
The Bancroft, Wilmington and Vixen
discovered a regiment Of Spanish SOL
diers defiling down the railroad TO
Juragua, and their shells sent them
scampering UP the hill like jack rah-
bits. The warships before the landing
shelled Baiquiri town and the surround
ing hills for half an hour. What re-
manned of the smoudering village was
wrecked Steam launches, with one
FOUNDER Colt guns in the bows, and the
Tecumseh and Suwanee covered the
landing inside the pier. The firing was
re-opened after the Associated Press
dispatch boat left. The iron mines and
most of the property at Baiquiri are
owned by a Baltimore company.
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A Narrow Escape,

Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada
f.. Hart of Groton, S. ID. WAS taken
with a bad cold which settled on my
lungs cough set in and finally terminal
ed in consumption. Four doctors gave
me up saying | could live but a short
time. gave myself up to my savior,
determined if | could not stay with my
friends on earth | would meet my absent
ones above. My husband was advised
to get DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, coughs and colds gave it a
trial, took in all eight bottles 1t has
cured me, and thank God am saved and
now well and healthy woman" Trial
bottles free at Longwell Bros. Drug Store
Regular size SOC. and Sl00. Guaranteed
or price refunded /
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-29
Only "a Fake from Madrid.

Washington, June "A. - The reports
that Germany has landed a naval force
at Manila is discredited in the most
positive manner at the state depart
ment and in the best informed diplo-
matte quarters. II is looked upon as a
part of the persistent foreign prop
uganda inspired from Madrid, which
for weeks has been seeking to stir up
animosity between the United States
Germany. France, and other countries
That the report is purely conjectural
is shown from the fact that there is no
cable communication out Of Manila, and
even Admiral Dewey. who holds the
shore end Of the cable. has not been
heard from in some days.
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More Michigan Men Go to Cuba.

Newport News, Va, June PA regi-
ment and two battalions of infantry
embarked on the auxiliary cruiser
Harvard here Saturday and left yester-
day for Santiago TO reinforce General
Shafter. The troops are the Ninth
Massachusetts,, Colonel Fred b. Began.
and the Second and Third battalions of
the Thirty-fourth Michigan, Colonel j.
p. Peterman, which completes General
Duffield's brigade. the first detachment
Of which sailed for Cuba on the auxil-
larry cruiser Yale from Old Point Com
fort Thursday evening.
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WHAT THEY ARE THERE FOR.
Gen. Miles Says the Soldiers Were Ready
To Fight ON Landing.


Washington, June 24-Secretary AL
ger and General Miles were in confer
ence in the secretary's Office at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon when the first Mad
rid bulletin announcing that fighting
had begun was shown to them. The sec
rotary read it aloud with evident salts
faction, and both of them expressed
themselves gratihed with this favorable
report, coming as il did from the enemy.
There was no surprise that the fighting
had begun SO soon. 1t was suggested
by the reporter that the troops had COM
pleted their landing only yesterday
morning. Yes, but they have gone
there to fight and are ready to begin it
at once" replied General Miles Sec
rotary Alger sad no word had been re-
ceived up TO that hour indicating that
fighting was in progress. He COM
mented on Admiral Cervera S cable that
the situation was critical and that
the Spaniards had been obliged to re-
tire as in strange contrast with Mad
rid's claim of Spanish victory"
The impression here is that the Span
iards Will make their strongest stand
close TO Santiago and the inner harbor.
within the range of protection Of the
guns of the Spanish cruisers lying there
There is TO doubt that until these ships
are removed from the field Of opera
lions the campaign against Santiago
will be conducted against odds. The
guns of the ships command the hills
over which our soldiers must come to
attack the town and reach the bay. but
we will soon bring our own artillery
into play. The naval officials here be-
lieve that when the time comes for an
attack by land upon the town Sampson
will force his way into the harbor and
take part in the engagement
The only positive news coming TO the
war department up to the close of office
hours was a dispatch to General Miles
from one Of his staff officers with Cen
eral Shafter, and a brief dispatch TO
Gen. Greeley from Lieutenant Colonel
Allen. General Miles dispatch stated
in substance that the landing OF troops
had been completed without any casual
ties save 20 one Cuban soldier who had
his arm injured by the bursting Of a
shell. The troops Of Garcia and Rabi.
about 800 in number, had met the
American forces with enthusiastic
greetings. Garcia was confident that
his forces would be swelled 20 10 600
men as soon as Santiago fell About the
only need among the Cubans was shoes
and quinine. The dispatch to General
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Aeronaut Called To Tampa.

Springfield, Ills, June 24.-Captain ].
B. Inman. Of the United States volun-
teer signal corps. has received a dis
patch from Washington directed TO Pri-
vate Rosario Bonansinga, one OF the
recruits, TO report Immediately TO Ma
jor Samuel Robert of the signal corps
at Tampa, Fla. Bonansinga is an aero
naut of reputation throughout the CEN
trail west and was enlisted especially
for the balloon service.
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Aobert z. Bailey. and r.. w. REID. First
volunteer cavalry: Privates Gains.
Tenth cavalry. and Reilly. First cav
airy.
Nine Men Cannot he Found.
Missing-Private Merriam Camp. Ser
geant ID. w. Bell. Trumpeter T. X.
Mcdonald. Privates N. II. Cochrane,
Fred Chilcot, j. S. Miller, W. S. Sharp,
j. T.. Steadmen and ID. c. Deniss-First
volunteer cavalry. Captain Mccormick
and Captain Luna. OF the First volun-
teer cavalry, who were reported az
among the dead or wounded, were un-
harmed. as was also Colonel Wood,
whom Adjutant Hall reported as NOR
tally wounded.
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Postage stamps to Pay revenue.

Washington. June 24.-The secretary
of the treasury decided TO make temper
airy use of postage stamps for internal
revenue purposes under the new war
revenue act, and yesterday the first lot
of about ,0c0, coo was delivered for ship
ment to collectors. IL is estimated that
about 25.000,000 postage stamps will be
required to meet the needs of the SER
vice until the regular issue can be fur
nished in sufficient quantities.
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ARMIES NEARLY FACE TO FACE.
Our Troops in IA Position I'm Sight of san
tiago de Cuba.

Associated Press Dispatch Boat, off
Juragua. June %, via Kingston. ia
maica, June 27.-GCopyright, 1898, by AS
ISOLATED Press. Troops of the United
States and Spain are almost face TO face
and less than four miles apart. Tonight
the picket lines at certain points are
within hailing distance of the enemy.
1t seems certain that the battle Of San
tiago must come within a week. The
troops are all ashore here and at Bal
quiri, with the exception of a few scat
tered companies that have gone for
ward. The supplies are sufficient to en-
able the army TO sustain a weeks cam
paign at both landing points. There is
a continual procession of small boats
riding TO the beach through the pound
ing surf and, as one weeks rations are
already landed it is believed the re-
quired supplies will all be ashore by
Tuesday
General Wheeler in his official report,
places the number of dead in the en-
gagement al Sevilla at twenty-five, and
the wounded at between seventy and
eighty. No attempt has yet been made
to prepare an official list with thenames
OF the dead and wounded. The high grass
and bushes of the battle-ground make IL
difficult to find the bodies, but an Off
cial list will probably be prepared early
next week. The bodies of thirty-nine
Spaniards have been found and the
Spanish loss i'm killed and wounded was
doubtless much heavier than the Ameri-
can The majority of the American
troops are now here or at the front in
the vicinity of Sevilla. The force at the
latter place. which is about nine miles
from Santiago. numbers 5000 Americans
and 1,500 Cubans General Wheeler is in
command there, with Generals Young.
Lawton and Chaffee. General Wheeler
will remain at Sevilla, which will be
made a rendezvous for the troops land
ing at Baiquiri and at this point the
artillery and cavalry being put forward
from Baiquiri. The cavalry have been
sent ahead TO cut wagon road through
the underbrush.
From the American position at Sevilla
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-29
MOBLAWAT OSHKOSH
Striking Woodworkers Conclude
to Take Control Of Things
Themselves.
MoBs MOSTLY MADE UP OF WOMEN,
who Carry with other Weapons Bags Of
Representations Men Forced to Quit
Work and BrutalIy Beaten-One Worker
Fatally Hurts an Observation-Disclosures
Militia Called ON To Restore Order
Riot Alarms Wake Up the Whole City.

Oshkosh, Wis, June 24.-The expected
has happened and riots are the outcome
of the strike of woodworkers here. Yes
terday the women gathered at the
mill armed with clubs, eggs, stones, and
last but not least sacks of pepper. and
not a man was allowed to enter the
factories. Many non-union men were
assaulted and the authorities could show
nothing in opposition except their help
lessness. Shortly before p. m. the
mob started for McMillen's mill. 1t
was about LOCO strong, and as usual
composed largely OF women. Warning
had been sent ahead and the gates to the
yard were closed. Five hydrants were
opened and the hose turned on the
crowd but il was not to be kept back.
1t broke in the gates and took posses
sion. Police and deputies were of no
avail All of the working men received
severe beatings. Ed Casey, the big Irish
engineer, was struck in the face with
stone. He retaliated by hitting the
thrower, James Morris, over the head
with a wrench. inflicting fatal injuries.
To save Casey then from the vengeance
Of the mob was all the police and depu-
ties could ACCOMPLISH
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SETTLES THE MUTILATION CHARGE.
Admiral Sampson Explains the Apparent
Spanish Mutilation of Bodies.

Washington, June Elm response to
a telegram from the navy department
requesting definite information concern
ing the alleged mutilation Of the bodies
Of the four marines killed in the out
post OF Guantanamo, Admiral Sampson
has wired Secretary Long as follows,
dated at Playa del Este. June "a
Replying to your dispatch I have to
report that a careful investigation has
been made, and il is reported to ethat
the apparent mutilation was probably
due to the erect Of small caliber bullets
fired at short range, and withdraw the
charge Of mutilation.
[SigneGl SAMPSON"
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TERRIBLY BEREAvED MOTHER.
Mrs. Capron Has Now Lost Three Sons and
Another May Die.

Washington, June 27.-Captain Cap
ron, killed near Santiago Friday. leaves
a mother who had already lost two sons.
and for seven weeks at the washin pm
barracks has been watching constantly
at the bedside of her 14-year-old boy.
sick unto death with fever. There is yet
another boy OF II. These two only are
left. When the paper was thrown in
the carrier impressed with the impor-
tance of the news. rang the bell instead
of leaving the paper quietly, as was his
custom.
Mrs. Capron FASTENED down with an
uncertain fear she could not define. In
the list of the dead was the name Of
Allyn X. Capron. Mrs. Capron from
that moment became unconscious, and
has recognized no one since.
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Costly Blaze at Louisville.

Louisville, June 24.-At $3.50 last night
the entire strength of the Louisville fire
department was summoned to combat a
fire in the wholesale tobacco district
which for a time threatened to do enor-
nous damage. After a gallant struggle
the firemen succeeded in gaining the
mastery. In twenty minutes the walls
of Smead & Co.'S iron foundry were
tottering and in an hour property to
the value of s25O.OO0 had gone up in
smoke
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Has n Reason To BE Missing.

Detroit June 24.-Samuel G.. Carter
secretary-treasnrer of the Metal Pol
ishers' and Buffers international un-
ion, is missing from his home, and his
office is closed. The report of the audit
ing committee will show Carter 80. 500
short in his accounts" said President
Lyme yesterday. II have sworn out
warrant for his arrest"
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Michigan Boys Sail Away.

Newport News, Va, June 24-The
auxiliary cruiser Yale, with the Thirty
third Michigan regiment and one bat
talon of the Thirty fourth Michigan.
sailed from Old Point last evening at 6
o'clock for Santiago. The troops. to the
number of 1000, are in command OF
General Duffield. Colonel Boynton, OF
the Thirty-third regiment, is second in
command
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The Great College Boat Race.

New London, Conn, June 24.-Cornell
won the tri-university boat race on the
Thames river course yesterday, the four
miles being rowed in 23:4S Yale crossed
the finish line three and one-half boat
lengths behind the winner, and twelve
lengths ahead of Harvard Last year
at Poughkeepsie Cornell won in 20:34;
Yale second. 20:44, and Harvard last, 21
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-06-29
BLOODY WORK BEGUN
Madrid Has News Of Serious
Fighting in the Vicinity
OF Santiago.
CLAIM THAT WE WERE REFUSED
Made by the Dons, Who Also Admit
That the Situation Is
Critical.

just what the Washington OHciaIs Fx-
pected Gen. Miles says the Boys I'm
Blue Went There tn Fight-Much Hard
er and Bloudier Work Looked for at
Santiago Hurrying Reinforcements 10
shafter Further of the Landing Of
Troops at Baiquiri.
London, June IA dispatch from
Madrid says that Sagasta informed the
chamber yesterday that Camaras
squadron was on it's way to the Phil
ippines.
Palermo, June 24.-The Giornale di
Stella publishes a dispatch from the
island of Pantellaria, southwest of
Sicily, announcing that Admiral Ca
mara's squadron. consisting of seven
warshps, conveying five transports.
passed there on Tuesday. June 81, going
in the direction of Suez
Madrid, June 24.-Cable dispatches re-
se.ved here from Admiral Cervera say
that the crews of the Spanish warships
at Santiago have Joined the land forces
in order TO take part in the defense Of
the city. He adds that the situation is
critical, but a later dispatch affirms
that the Spaniards have VIGOROUSLY
repulsed the enemy"
dispatch from the governor of San
tiago de Cuba says: The attack on
Seboney and Baiquiri continued until
nightfall. The enemy was repulsed ex-
cept on the left, at Baiquiri. where the
Spaniards were obliged TO retire in con-
sequence of thanking movement upon
the part of the enemy, who landed sew
eral kilometres east Of Baiquiri. The
Spanish forces retired in good order into
the mountains. Seboney and Berraco
were destroyed by the American
Shells.
Madrid Seems to Have Details.
An official dispatch from Santiago de
Cuba dated June % says: The attack
commenced yesterday. The enemy con-
centrated his landing forces in front of
Punta Barraco, lying eastward Of our
left flank, which extended for eight
leagues along the coast" Another Off
cial dispatch from Havana says: THE
commander at Santiago de cuba an
nounces that the American squadron
has commenced the bombardment and
is trying to disembark at Baiquiri and
al Punta Barraco. An American war
ship has shelled and destroyed a small
wooden fort near Cienfuegos. Seven
Spaniards were slightly wounded"
Sagasta Explains the Matter.
During the afternoon a semi-oficial
note was issued, lin order 10 avoid a
misunderstanding" pointing out that
merely the S.,anish left retired and took
up position in the mountains. owing
10 the Americans landing nine kilome-
tres east of Baiquiri, where there were
no Spanish troops, and endeavoring 10
outfiank the Spaniards" The note
then points out that this part OF the
country is very unhealthy and that
yellow jack is rampant" The dis
patches from Cuba We're read in the
senate yesterday, whereupon the sena-
tors made patriotic speeches.
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BATTLE OF QUAS|NA.
Further Details of the First Sc.
rious Engagement with
the Spaniards.
OUR LOSS IN DEAD Is SIXTEEN,
With Nine Others Who Are Missing
and Over Fifty Wounded.

Complete List of Those Known To BE
Dead or Hurt--Nearly Forty Bodies OF
spaniards Found In the Bush, and Many
others Were Undoubtedly Killed -
Rough Riders Hold Their Position Ina
the Face of IA Leaden Storm-Camara's
Fleet at Port Said.
Headquarters General Chaffee, June
20, via Port Antonio, Jamaica, June q.
copyright. 1898, by Associated Press.l
The American troops are now within
four miles of Santiago de Cuba. Two
brigades OF Brigadier General Lawton's
division last night and today moved
forward past the village Of Sevilla,
where the Spaniards were expected to
make a stand, and occupied the hills to
the right and left. Two miles
beyond, far out in front OF the American
forces and occupying the roads leading
to Santiago, is a force of 1900 Span
iards. The entire Cuban army is mass
ing for a cooperative attack on San
tiago.
Port Said, June 27.-Admiral Camara's
squadron is in the harbor awaiting or
ders. 1t consists of the battleship Pc
layo, Admiral Camara's flagship; the
ironclad Emperado Carlos Quintos, two
armored cruisers, three torpedo boats
and five transports carrying 1000
troops.
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Juragua, Cuba, June %. via Kingston.
Jamaica, June 27.-[Copyright, 1898. by
Associated Press 1.-The initial fight OF
Colonel Woods Rough Riders and the
troopers OF the First and Tenth regular
cavalry will be known in history as the
battle of La Quasina. That it did not
end in the complete slaughter of the
Americans was not due to any miscal-
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vi. WOOl), Of lHE ltOUOH Riders
culation in the plan of the Spaniards,
for as perfect an ambuscade as was
ever formed i'm the brain OF an Apache
Indian was prepared, and Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt and his men walked
squarely into it, For an hour and a
half they held their ground undera per-
feet storm Of bullets from the front and
sides, and then Colonel Wood at the
right and Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt
at the left led a charge which turned
the tide Of battle and sent the enemy
flying over the hills toward Santiago
sixteen Dead on Our Side.
1t is now definitely known that sixteen
men on the American side were killed,
while sixty were wounded, or are re-
ported 20 be missing. 1t is impossible
TO calculate the Spanish losses, but il is
known that they were far heavier than
those Of the Americans-at least as re-
CARDS actual loss of life. Already thir-
ty-seven dead Spanish soldiers have
been found and buried. while many 9TH
ers undoubtedly are lying in the thick
underbrush on the side of the gully and
on the slope Of the HILL where the main
body of the enemy was located. The
wounded were all removed.
List of Our Known Dead.
A complete list Of the killed, wounded
and missing on the American side, re-
vised to o'clock Saturday. is as fol-
lows: Killed-Captain Allyn X. Cap
ron; Sergeant Hamilton Fish, Jr., Troop
L; Sergeant Doherty, Troop A; Ser
geant Marcus d. Russell. Troop c.:
Private Leggett, Troop A; Private Har-
IIAfe ID..g..
den W. Danson, Troop l.; Private
w. T. Irwin, Troop Fall Of the First
volunteer cavalry; Private Slen.
noe. Troop X: Private b. Work. Troop
b; Private Krupp. Troop &; Private
Stark, Troop A; Private - -, Troop
X: Private Kelbe. Troop X: Private
Barlin, Troop Kali of the First regu-
lar cavalry; Corporal White. Troop f,
Tenth regular cavalry.
Names of the Wounded Men.
Wounded-Major James Bell shot I'm
the leg; Captain Thomas T. Knox, shot
in the stomach, serious: Lieutenant
Bryan-al of First regular cavalry
Privates-Frank Booth, First volunteer
cavalry; George Brixton. Tenth caval-
ry; 8. F. Ishler, Joseph Dole, John r.
Keene and NJ. L. Newcombe-all OF the
First volunteer cavalry; Martin
Prell and Samuel Redd, First
cavalry; Arthur Wheeler. Theo-
dore Gryce, Kelly Mayberry and
James Russell. Tenth regular cavalry:
Edward Marshall, correspondent New
York Journal and Advertiser. serious:
Privates Schulter Whitney and Nathan
lei NJ. Poe. Corporal j. NJ. Bean. Pr-
Yates J. n. Deal and G. l.. Reed and
Corporal j. Il. Rhodes-all of First vol
unteer cavalry; Sergeant Thomas
Ryan, Tenth cavalry; Private +. j. AL
bertson. Trumpeter /. +. Meagher and
Private George Roland, First volunteer
cavalry; Privates F. A. Miller, Tenth
cavalry, and ID. V. Watson. First cav
airy; Private John Damatt, Captain
James II. McClIntock. Lieutenant ]. r.
Thomas, Jr., Privates r. w. Virgins.
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New Illinois Regiments.

Springfield, Ills. June 24.-The Eighth
and Ninth regiments will rendezvous at
the state fair grounds i'm Springfield.
Governor Tanner so decided yesterday.
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Another Story of the Fatal ARRAY.

Later.-Morris was killed in the riot
last night. The mob assembled in front
Of the main gate of McMillan's mill.
Engineer Casey came with a stream OF
water to drive them back. Stubbornly
the men and women faced the water
until mad rush for the gate was made.
IT gave way before the crushing force
OF the mob. and Morris was the first TO
cross the line on the private factory
grounds. Casey, ii is alleged. dropped
the hose and with a heavy club struck
Morris on the head. He fell in his tracks
and was carried back outside the gate.
while Casey fled 10 the sawmill. When
the police rescued him from the mill he
was cut and bruised