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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-06
Ocean Liner Reported Lost.

ST. JOHNS, Aug. 6.--The French
cruiser Maus sailed for the Straits of
Brittany last evening to investigate
the reported loss of big ocean liner.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-06
Denver Railway Sale

DENVER, Aug. 6.-Judge Hallett to-
day ordered that the South Park rail-
road be sold within ten days to, satisfy
q mortgage.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-06
Sailed To Hawaii.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.--The
troops which have been ordered to
Hawaii for garrison duty sailed today
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-06
CARLISTS ACTIVE.
They Order Rifles And Ammuni-
tiOn

LONDON. Aug. Ga dispatch from
Gibraltar says that the Carlist agents
are active there. Representatives of an
English firm have booked orders from
themi 600 rifles and 1000, 900 cartrid-
ges to be delivered in Switzerland.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-06
INHUMAN AMERICANS
Spaniards Say They Are Denied
Proper Care.

MADRID, Aug. 6.-An official dis
patch from Santiago says there are g.
600 sick and wounded Spanish soldiers
in camp and they are inhumanly treat
ed by the American officers who deny
them proper food and medicine and
compel them to sleep on straw.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-06
AT LAST

The Government Will Make Smoke
less Powder.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The navy
department has decided to establish at
once a factory for the manufacture of
smokeless powder. The factory will
be established at the naval proving
ground, Indian Head, Md, 40 miles
below here on the Potomac.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-08-06
Wheat.

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Wheat, Il.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-03
MANILA OURS TONIGHT
DEWEY WILL HAVE POSSESSION
or THE CAPITAL.
II the smnuinrhs Won't Submit
Pcacrfuiiy, lie WIN compel Them
with shot aud she'll.
lrhlrd rdllionN

(Thlrd Ediuon)
Madrid May 3.--lS1Cciai 10 The Post)--
Commodore Dewey has demanded the com
pcte surrender OF the city. notifications,
munitions and stores and all the ports Of
the ISLAND The governor refused TO sur
render, Dewey then notified him that he
would give him twenty four hours to clear
out This notice Will expire at IL 80 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. II the apaniards have
not surrendered and do not clear out, then
Dewey viii reduce the forts by another
terrible bombardment, and viii oompift e
the destruction of the Spanish fleet neither
OF which viii be very great tasks
Tomorrow night. unless something which
can not be foreseen oeeure The Americans
viii be IN possession of Manila.
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THE MEDICAL pRANcH.
Immune Surgeons scIcctcd'-Gct'i"u
HOSPITALS Ready

,wmupc Surgeons ScIcctcd.-GcttinH
Bospitals Ready,
Washington, May "a hoard OF meo'c"i
officers convened in this city today ior
the purpose Of examining the eighty can
didates for positions as assistant surgeons
in the regular army. There are eight va
cancies in the positions, but Surgeon Gem
e,al S,ernbere of army has applied Tor an
increase of fifteen. General Sternoefg nus
anrointed at the places named the toiloW
tng persons, who are "immunes' from S.l-
low fever and who may accompany '"o
army into Cuba; ,, -,
Or. John Guiteras OF Philadelphia AT
Tampa; DR. Barnard II Baker OF Cnar-
lesion : C.. at Key West, and Dr. Afls-
tides Agramonte Of New York. station ho'
determined. ..,,,,
Further appointments TO places whe''
,ba INV Is $50 per month will he MADE
. The surgeon general is completing prep
arations fer utilizing the convent al hey
West. whose uss was donated by tne s's
ters for hospital purposes, Accommodations
win he made for 250 beds. In addition INC
aenortrnent II necessary, VIII avail ilsel'
! NJ several cigar factories at Key west
where there are accofn modaticns Tor 5VV OF
more beds. The barracks OF Fort Mcpner
son. Ga will also he used Tor hosp'i'
purposes IL necessary.
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Wax uLLEt,NS

Madrid. May g. q. ma mob tried to
break into tho Apollo theaicf 10 hold a man,
tcsIntion which tho police pro ycnted, Win
dows were broken before they were ais
pefsed. .,
Portland Nc. May THE cruiser coium-
biz was sighted oil Richmond isiahn 'nis
mci ming heading for Portland.
prnyinoetown, Mass. April Tine thlteu
statea ateaner San i'rantiheo passed mere
, this rlctning, heading east. "a.
Ivndou, May 2 official news agency ans
patches IRON Madi SAY Sayatia has gone TO
the palace II Is underwood he VIII co.nmu
uirate The dispatches announcing that the
Town nj Caytio has been faYcd. and the un-
| fortified part OF Manila burned
Gibraltar. May 2. -spnnish torpedo boats
are SIN CRUISING Ia the straits OF Gibraitaf
| ami adjacent waters.
| rio Jhneiro May 2Tho Spanish gunbop'
| Ten,rrario stli renainE Ut Ensenada ON the
| In Plata, where ehe has been Tor Gay OF
| two undergoing repairs to her machinery
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MtYL FOR SOLDIERS.
po.tofNcr Department Arranging I"
Handle the Mails.

washington. May q The posiohice he-
partment is preparing 20 facilitate me as
tribution Of nal to The soiii@rs no" ID
csmo and the new system VIII prooao,F
no in opera,ion next T'hursdsg ~ result
of the recommendations Inspector ketenam
leaves bore tonlgh. for Chattanooga "hefe
hc will inaugurate a system with Lyte'
Ga. n fourth class office, as basis anu
viii there establish money order once
Il is proposed 10 carry the mall from Lyl'e
IA chioLamauga IN ambulanceS and on me
read it viii be In charge Of corps OF IN
sTcctors.
Tie cuartermaster generals Iepal ,nlnu,
win att as a cheating hous9 tor ~ mo".5
orders, and thus relieve the posto'ilte az
| Iytle from handliug large .AimS o. mont
rhese temporary exnedients wlll also b'
,,'t inrc effect al Tampa, Key Vest Mppl'
| nnd Nev Orleans 1t is intended II pos
slblo 10 Rave congress pass BIN tstaoiish
| Ing a regular military postil service an
commissioned and non-commlaRiohen ON
GERS viii have charge of The SOLDIERS man
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oGMEZ READY.

Ab,r 10 Co-opcrnte with the Amer
Tenn Forces by Wednesday.
Key West, Fla, May Especial to the
Post THE Cuhans here say that Gone;
can have his army ready to coo operate with
the fleet by Wednesday and with the NUM-
tons of war to be carried by the invading
army. there will be no lack of arms and
ammunition to insure 2 successful LAND at
tack on the Spanish by that time 1t VIII
nrobahy he known definitely where the
Spanish Cape Verde fleet Is.
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CAPTURE OF "ARGoNATA."
line Spanish Gunboats Were Easily
Put to Flight.
third Editionl

Third Edition.)
\ Key West. Fla, May 2'-spee,ai 10 Inc
POST. )-one of the dispatch boats with the
klockading squadron OFF Havana has ar
lived here and the men aboard gre the
blowing account OF the capture OF the
Argonata They say the gunboat Nash-
sille, while cruising off the southern coast,
Sighted the Spanish mail steamer Argonata
at $3.50 last Friday, making for Cientuegos.
The Argonata made a desperate effort 10
reach the harhor, but the Nashville headed
Iher off and sent a solid shot over her bows
and the englnea were at once reversed.
number Of Spanish snnboats watched tn'
chase from behind the guns OF. Fort Los
Angeles. A torpedo boat and eight gun
boats steamed boldly out to the rescue
heading for the Nashville. The orulsel
Marhlehead and the Eagle. one OF thu
mosquito feet. went to the Nashvilie's as
Astsrce. The Marblehesd opened fre O.
the advancing spanish gunboats at lon
range, Just as they lad begun 10 fire o.
the Nashville The Marhlehesd and Eagl
did effective work. and 90 damaged thre
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rnrnndo AID JcrIch D

Nevada. Mo. May 2.--News reaches mere
~ tornado at Jericho Springs twenty hvs
miles southeast of this city. Sunday about
noon. The Methodist church was blown
down when filled with people attending
service. The pastor. Rev. II. @. Green
was pinned down in the, pulpit. r. NJ.
Davis. an attorney, May Haines. mrs
Moore and r. NJ. Brewster were all IN
jured severely, bones being broken ana
others more or less hurt. Several houses
in the town and number Of barns IN tne
vicinity we're destroyed. One woman. MRS
George Clark. was killed in her house
which was wrecekd.
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second EditiOno
wEyLpR INTERVIEWED.


in Cuba.
London, May 3.--The Daily Telegraph
publishes this morning an interview Win
Lieutenant General Weyler formerly cap
tain general OF Cuba In reply TO sds
restion that some people here thought bis
administration cruel, General Weyler said;
Ss&I don't know / don't trouble TO con
slider. | am a military man and do mol
live for myself but for my country ! "ss
sent 10 make war upon the rebels and ala
this aud neither more nor less than ms
When a rebel was caught with arms IN ms
hands | treated him as a prisoner OK Wer
| and sent him before the triounsi. hs t''
been done before me When ! cauShl d
dastardiy dynamiter or ruinsniy ASSASSIN
once bis guilt was made cieaf o'u.isp
| him 10 be shot II that be cruelty, MAS
cruel and / am prepared to bscoI1e 30
again -.
~ never psrdoned a single dynamiter OF
ASSASSIN In Cuba. All wero shot am
old fashioned enough to think myself mer-
clful. was vigorous, just ana fsoiur
Il had a problem to solve by tue rules O
military science have earned the natref
and provoked the curses OF sworn eAemie'
az Stain. but il will never cause me ba'
nights sleep | did not originate IN
scheine OF recommendation II y were
mine I would avow IT, The scheme wa
ire upshot Of the war. the growth OF alb
normal conditions rather than delibefat
plan. Il was rife in the time OF campo'
did everything for them except give theT
our soldiers rations. am soldier az
have never considered IL my duty |
wrap up my rifle balls in wadding lest
hurt my enemy. -,
War is war and not picnic In ID
present crisis we should make a bold Gas
into the enemy's country. IL wouid
more good than the most valiant defens
| am willing 10 return TO Cuba toinorro
10 help save the island.
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of the boats in the first line that they fell
back to their consents. Then all nine
showed their sterns and scurried back into
the Morrow harbor under the guns OF he
forts. TNe nty-nine prisoners OF war were
taken on the Argonata, including Colonei
Vincenzo de Cartijo, Third cavalry OF
Princiri and staff.
The Spanish mails are believed to col
tain many important military dispatches
and were also seized.
The rlen on the Nashville are jubilan'
| over their good luck The first shot o.
the war was fired from her deck at tn'
Buena Ventura and now she has capturs'
the most important prize OF the blockade
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LoNDoN EDITORIALS.
The Times Expects spain to attempt
More Fighting.

London. May 3.-The Times rays eitorihily'
"Exultatinh orer the American victory IS
sentiraca at with which all friends OF The Amer
lean people in England viii hear the news
we could also share the view OF many we'll
informed persons in the united states as '"
the result OF the victory. The idea that span
ism honor moy bo satisfied by the ISSUE o.
single naval action where Spain best tn'ps
,pr.a oco,lainted with the spanish eAstse-
~ I nless an unforesesu-tcnvulsion Occult ,'..
in srs:n t = only 100 pr SssiIye eton mean can
~ ssLsr in cuba. the only place wAera LIS
i ns ~ be attended with decisive RESULT
The paiIy Telegraph says TIE Esrd In,sI nave
.oament OF the Spanish eou!d haiu's Nsse
Sssn Virtually over before il besun Ne one
anticipated spanish victory put me ssaasa a,
meas and compsteness Of ms 'cs Ss actin aet IA The
$3.50, e aver and there seems iittie srounu
tor selieying the next will be uniike u
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DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF.
More Regulars WI. Be Sent 10 Gal
weston and New Orleans

Atlenta, Ga, May 2.-The DEPARTMENT.
of the Gulf. with a view to better equ'p-
men. Of the recently strengthened iorti,
dcations a, Fort st. Philip, Port Eads ana
Fort Point, Texas. has ordered one COM
pany of the Twenty third infantry noN
stationed at New ORLEANS, TO each VI 'n
r,aceq named. Brigadier General Graham
commander OF the department, returned To-
anv from an inspection tour which EN-
braced every fortifioation and post rom
Inc Atlantic coast to Galveston. Captain
q Mills. muster officer for georgia
opened an office in Atlanta today Inc
massing Of Georgia volunteers WIN peslh
Wsdnesday al Piedmont park. Atlanta
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ANENT THE PHILIPPINES.
English Journals Think Americ
should Protect Them.

English Journals Think America
should Protect Them,
London, May 3.--The Morning Post says;
The United States must decide quickly
about the Philippines. II they leave half
done the task they have begun, the con
sequences may be most serious II they
are not prepared to govern the ISLANDS
themselves. they must decide their sue
cessor SO as to prevent them falling into
anarchy
The Daily Chronicle says: The Philip
plnes, no less than Cuba, should be thrown
open TO the light of liberation and oiv'li@a-
ton II will be time to discuss the pro-
posals Of the many claimants to 20 the
work when the United States has been
heard frcn on the subject.
The standard says: Whatever prepon-
l.rarce of strength Admiral Dewey en-
joyed. he could not have acco n3lish ID The
work wi.hou; that mixture Of dash and tao.
| teal resources, which constitutes mi.iiary
genius. Fol the vanquishel we car have
only feeling OF confederation. The!
evinrci Qualities that deserved success
SPANS best course is TO submit 10 th
inc, table and to purchase back the Philip
pines 10y formally renouncins her tile Z
eXereise her rule in the Antilles.
The paily News saws \ defeat :
crushing and disastrous NAV well max
Spanish statesmen ask themselves whetle
II is worth while to risk further mister
tunes without hope Of a satisfactory re
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IS TO "lNTERyENTlOS
Denied that the Powers Viii fahe
Any Steps Nov. sS)l
4 GREAT DISPARITY OF VIEWS
Makes II Improbable that Anythins
VIII lie Done by Them.
Position Of Russin.

Washington, MAY 9 - Especial 10 The
pcst.,--A WEAKNESS which approachrs dis
gust exists at the state department ever
the repeated reports Of foreign interfcrence
In our conduct OF the var with Spain
London May s.--The vienna corrc-
rrondsn, OF the Times says: In We'll in
formed circles it is positively denied tnat
the powers will intervene at the present
,uncturc. nor has any agreement been ar
rived at for action at any future time. tho
disparity of views Is considered cnorosh Z
,enaer highly improbable any asreem'n
by the powers for any step either at WASH
irston or Madrid.
London, May 2.-vurthcr evidence lie ar
| forded o. the change OF Russian pro-span-
| ,sN attitude by well informed 81. Peters,
burg correspondent Of the Muenchener
| Al,eermeine Zeituns who says: Russia
viii refuse to associate herself with any
M considered or over hasty sters in the
direction Of intervention that France aud
Austria may provoke We Russiars OBJ
served = high Russian official to he corre-
| spondent, have rot much rove io' '"'
United States. but less ior Spain. Our
government would he guilty OF great folly
II. IT. arriving at any decision, 1t failed 70
take into account the fact that the adj
vantaies accruing. especially to our asrl-
culture from war, will far outweigh any
possible disadvantages.
Tho views thus expressed, tho CORE
spondent declares are generally held In
influential Russian circles. and the gov
eminent viii so far honor them as to trea
with great reserve any wishes France ma,
express foi intervention
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TRoOps On PATROL.
Principal Streets OF Madrid Poiiced
nv the Troopers.


ny the Troopers
Madrid, MAY So a m .--immediate'y al
ter the declaration of martial law LARGE
numbers of police and civil guards oe-
cupied the principal streets. The Pusrta DEL
Sol is held by squadron Of the Princes
Hussars. while the Pavia Hussars' ans
mounted. are in the Points Juria square
near the telegraph Office. The Prince
Hussars are fine sight, their bright um-
forms cleaning in the bright moonlight as
they sit on horseback, in e,ose order III
the center of the Puerta del Sol. while the
patrols and civil guards ara mechanically
moving through the square. Consiaer1h2
the extraordinary precautions taken theF'
are few eeple about
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London. May 5.--A dispatch TO the DAILY
Mail from Las pnimas dated April % says;
The exodus continues. Business is rafai-
zved and great distress among the working
classes is threatened. The strict censorship
Of kilograms prevents any news getting to
the outside world.
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VOLUNTEER GENERALS.
Wade and Shufter Have Been Named
as Commanders.

Tampa, May 2-Brigader General ]. F.
Wade and Brigadisr General James shafteI
received kilograms from Washington in
forming them that the president would to-
morrow send in their names as generals of
the volunteers.
II is the general belief in army circles to-
night that the command Of the Cuban OK
petition win devove on General ShafteF,
with General Wade IN command of The first
expedition and General coppinger Of the
second. 1t is believed Geleral coppinger
Will be here by "Wednesday.
Brigade formation o. the troops as en-
bed here was completed today b. General
| shafter. Three hrigsdss o. infantry are
| formed. The first brigade Is made up OF
the Sixth. Ninth. Thirteenth and Twenty
fourth regiments. with co;onel Cochran IN
command The second is made UP Of tn
Fourth, Seventeenth. Twenty-tlrst ans
Twenty -second, cololsl Holland command
ing. The third includes the First Tent
and such others as may arrive. colons
Hunt VIII command the cavalry brissd
when formed.
jacksonville Fla, May "A special 70
the Times-union and cirizen from Tampa
saws: General ssha:tsr assumed command
|; of the troops here today, with G'nEa
wade in ns,ars. Of the eleven regiments Of
/, infap,ryesnd Colonel Cochran in charge o
} the second division.
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Ardmore. l. T.. May 2.--The quota Of
volunteer shsrpshooters and expert hof-.-
men to be raised by the Chickasaw Nation
is more than complete. The boys who viii
compose company In Colonel Woods
crack regiment are being lionized tonight
Patriotic speeches are being delivered.
martial music and drums NIL the air The
company which has been formed BY csps
tain Dan Kendall. an Confederate. leave
tomorrow for Muskcgee. the point a.
mobilization for the Indian Territory Y1:'
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But the Americans Escaped VITA
Small Injury.

iSecohu Eplllohp
Berlin May .-(spec!al 10 The Post')-~
Kruger. the German consul at Manila. has
sent cable describing the battle as shori
and decisive, resulting In the total he-
structiou Of the Spanish feet and che loss
of over 400 men. only slight damage was
inflicted on the American vessels and but
few Americans were injured.
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NOTHING RECEIVED.

Lonion. May Enquiry at 'he main Of
Ace of the Eastern Telegraph company 10
this city develops the fact that the last
message before the interruption n me
cable se.vlce to Man la was timed at Manila
AT o'clock Monday evening and that 10th
ing has been received since.
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sILNELA'S SPEECH.
Appcnl should Bc Made to Powers
Ia Decide Cnbn's Fate.

New York. May IA Madrid special 10
Tho Sun says: Senior sllveia's speech IN
IN. cortos is widely discussed. BY granting
autonomy. he said srain re'n1mshen all
valuable interests in Cuba and war was
the only honorable way to save the honor
OF The Gag. and when her armies and navies
had demonstrated this opinion Of the prime
minister, an appeal to the Europ san powers
should be made to decide the fate OF CUBA,
Iuasmuch as they were all Interested IN
II. because of Ito position IN the Auanuc
cnd the gulf of Mexico
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London, May s.-The Daily MANS Ma'rlp
corresnondcnt soys: Captain pnisaz,o OF 'ne
,rnIser Maria christiann. who was killed or
he bridge OF bis vessel. wos one Of ,h' in9 1s
bri,liant offcers. In the spanlsh o navy i lie
nnal "a cro,e a great deal aud practically
Vim reference TO naval and colonial matters
was an authority.
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+; !! Ei ,.ii'i
TOD
-, ~ Which the
J. Non.
p TO COMBAT.
With the Desper-
Devils.
NTH THE SHIP
Juan Of Austria Was
own Up.
II AMERICANS BEATEN
II AMERICANS BEATEN
They Had Finished
fsvictory" They Were
eteIy Overvh einicd.
f(Third Edition.l

f(Third Edition.l
ay 2.--(Special to The Post)-
ID of the fight off Manila received
81 me the cable was cut show that
III IA fleet returned to Manila har-
n lay afternoon and lined up sew; n
ri om Manila at Fort Cavitc. The
"a Corregidor island, the battery on
# island and the works on the main
Mfre all in readiness and a chain OF
prepared to blow up each American
hortly after midnight. gun from
lbrregidor fort gave the signal that
"a erican feet had passed the entrance
n S on its way up the bay.
3as a night of terror in Manila. The
,kants rushed into the streets; wo-
!, nd children flew to the churches,
E*nep rushed madly to and fro.
n day broke the Spaniards could
Y believe their own eyes as they
Xupon the formidable feet of the
ifdly Yankee pigs" The American
= a steamed within three miles of the
Then the Spanish guns of the bat
u the mole spoke, but the shot fell
y two duelists were face TO face 1t
ihen e:45 a. M. The American shirs
med alternately advancing and re-
az giving the Spaniards on shore tn
,Sssion that the Yankees were balng
81. At 1880 o'clock there was lull IN
lfproar and one American gunboat was
40 be clearly disabled. Cheers went
rom the span!ards.
ZEN flames burst from the bow OF the
Stiana. the Spanish flagship. The
ficans again closed in.
y en- the ships we're again seen thu
ktiana was in flames. The Isln de Cupi
near and part OF the Christiana'
and the Spanish admiral ent aboar'
Immediately, she, too, burst int
f..
ke Don Juan de Austria was seen to b
trouble and Admiral Montejo, on tn
hing Cuba, threw up his arms with
hire of despair as a heavy roar cam
4 the Austria and her deck flew up /
air. taking with il scores OF dead an
ng and mangled. A shot had set off on
or magazines. She was sinking, but III
y refused to leave her and, weepin,
hing. firing madiy, went down with he
he remainder of the Spanish fleet turne
aed. The guns of Fort Cavite kei
5ndering and the Americas pressir
lr advantage no further, drew oil. Tn
heuver caused the spaniards TO belle
American feet was crippled and
3 telegraphed to Madrid.
But before the ministers had read I
Ise news the American feet had return
the fray. The second engagement W
brit. The last Spanish ship was SO
bundled or sunk At 1880 a. m. the hi
ries of Cavite ceased TO answer ana |
herican fleet. with ringing cheers FRI
|e exhausted but triumphant ere
Famed jubilantly back to the transp
lips.
The estimate of the Spanish losses
b the way from 500 to 1000 men.
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/ MAINTENANCE or VOLUNTEERS.

Time between Enrolment and En-
listment SIX DAYS.
washington. May "A decision has peen
rendered by the war department regarding
the maintenance Of volunteer recruits hold
ing that the time between the enrolment
and muster into the United States service,