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The state herald., 1898-05-06
WILL REINFORCE DEWEY.
More ships To u. Sent Loaded with Sol.
oilers and supplies.

Washington, ID. C., May 2.-Dewey's
Aslhtlc squadron will he strengthened.
lf no change occurs the cruiser
Charleston. now nt the Mare Island
navy yard NJ san Francisco. viii be
dispatched to join the squadron nt the
Philippines. The Charleston win car.
ry orders 10 Commander Nichols OF
the Bennington. which Is at Honolulu,
To accompany the Charleston west.
The Philadelphia. n protected cruls.
cr fitting IN the Mare Island navy
yard. Will also probably he sent. The
Charleston Is sllrh,ly smaller thnn the
Baltimore, having only two cight.lnch
guns, while the Baltimore has four.
The Remington n n gunbont.
Troops viii bc placed on board the
Charleston ana Philadelphia when
they sail, and II ls probable that n
transport or Two filled with soldiers
VIII he taken. II Is expected thnt vol.
uniccrs from the Pacific coast and
mountain states win form pnrt Of
this occupation force. The Monndnoc
and the Monterey. monitors. will he
retained along the Pacific const for de.
fcnsiyc purposes. although there Is
practically no danger In that direction.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
MARTIAL LAW IN MADRID.
Pear. Of y Popular Outbreak ws . R-sul,
Of the Naniia Disaster,

Madrid. May 3.-Thc Cabinet council
tonight decided TO proclaim n state Of
Siege immcditcly.
"Scnor Agilullcrn. the clvil governor
OF Madrid, Inns Just posted on the walls
of the home office the customary pro.
clnmnilon inilmniing that the civil nu.
ihorltles consider that the circum.
stances Justify the handing over TO the
military authorities the mission Of
keeping order.
Lieutenant General Dnbnn. captain
general Of Madrid. hns assumed charge
md the first military patrols have lust
appeared IN the Puerto del Sol. The
measure has been taken IN consc.
luencr Of the attitude of certain pollti.
cnl parties since yesterday. The whole
garrison n rondy In barracks"
AZ this hour. = n, M, hussnru. police
nnd civil guards hold the principal
streets and squares, Remarkably few
people nfr nbout considering cxirnordl.
mary precautions
A mob tried 10 bronk Into the Apolo
thcnior io hold manifestation. The
police prevented. The windows Of the
thrntcr were broken before the mob
WIS dispersed.
The minds uf the people nrp too full
~ the DISASTER to thlnk of anything
hnl nv"nglng the surprise ut Manila
bay,
The state herald., 1898-05-06
Another Powder MI, Explosion.

Easton. Pa. April 2s.-The town OF
Dover. In Morris county. New JERSEY.
and the country within radius OF
twenty miles was startled this after.
noon by series OF terrific explosions.
the nrst OF which occurred at 2:ID
o'clock. The explosions occurred In
the Atlantic Powder Compnny's works
and the plant is now mass of ruins.
Six workmcn were killed and four
others were seriously injured. some
probably fatally. The remains OF the
dead have not yet been recovered.
All the killed were married and
leave families.
The works were situated In nm iso.
lated spot. seven miles from Dover, In
rough country. There were ten
buildings In the group and NIL have
been destroyed.
The first explosion occurred IN one
OF the packing houses, caused. II II
thought. by spark from the pine Of
careless smoker. The conclusion
set on the explosives In another pack
n.c house nearby.
The state herald., 1898-05-06

What causes the headaches and other
nervous troubles which plague so
Taany boys and girls in the schools
md so many students in the colleges? :?
Steady, cheerful and reasonable appll-
cation of the mind is not bad for any
body; it conduces to fine health by de-
veloping that vital energy-brain
force-which runs the whole physical
machine. Probably in nine cases out
Of ten the mischief is traceable to some
kind Of dlsorderly living, to nocturnal
e&citements, irregular hours, or the
waste OF force In some foolish indulg-
ence. Here, for instance, is the state
ment of an experienced physician to
the effect that 20 per cent OF the nor
vous diseases he has dealt with were
caused by tea and coffee. Professor
Spade holds that they are positively
injurious to children and young peo-
pie, and many persons past middle life
would be much better on without
them"
The state herald., 1898-05-06
WILL ATTACK MATANzAs.


freparations Bcing Made to Land Troops
at That Point.
Miami, Fla, May 1.-From an Off
Ger Of the Puritan, which came here
for coal and supplies Saturday, 1t was
learned that another attack will be
made on Matanzas next Tuesday.
The Puritan, which is the flagship of
the western blockading squadron, will
reach the station Monday night, and
the bombardment will begin early
Tuesday morning. Both forts will be
shelled, and when reduced, landing
parties Will be sent ashore. The 900
marines on the Panther have not been
permitted to go ashore at Key West.
They Will be conveyed to the Cuban
coast by the Puritan and will police
and hold the town after bombardment.
The Red Gross ship, loaded to the
guards with provisions and supplies
for reconcentradoes, will go with the
Puritan and Panther. 1t Is said ut the
naval station that the attack on Ha-
yana will be made as early as Tues
day.
The movement will be in the nature
OF prelude, and the western shore
defenses will be the targets. No gen.
eral attack on all forts and batteries
will be made until later In the week.
1t was given out as the belief Of the
officers in command of the army post
at Key West that troops from Tampa
would be landed in Cuba before the
10th Of May.
Within forty-eight hours transports
for nearly 5000 men could be assem-
bled In Tampa. There are steamers
enough in Key West harbor now to
carry at least three regiments. Ma
tanzas will be the place of the first
landing.
No attempt will be made to extend
operations beyond holding towns until
Miles and Merritt can lead a column
at MatanZas and eastward, to be
Joined by Gomez.
The reason assigned for immediate
descent on Cuba by the troops is the
desire to get the island under control
and permit part of Simpsons squad
ron to go north to protect United
States cities from possible lombard
mpnt
The state herald., 1898-05-06
LEAVING CHICKAMAUGA.
Troops and Artillery Being Rushed For
ward tn Tampa.

Troops and Artillery Being Rushed For
ward tn Tampa.
Chickamauga National Park. Ga.
April 29.-This has been hustling
day among the artillerymen at Chick
amauga Park. In pursuance Of orders
issued yesterday the light batteries in
camp were ordered at once to Tampa,
and the entire day has been taken up
in getting the men. horses and guns
on board the cars. As fast as men.
guns, horses. caissons, ammunition and
camp paraphernalia We're loaded on
the long lines of cars awaiting them
on Battlefield station they started on
their journey south. The trains will be
given preference over everything he
tween here and Tampa, and 1t is ex-
pected they will arrive mt Tampa early
tomorrow morning.
The artillery will all have left here
tomorrow morning. The Twenty
fourth infantry is under orders TO
move. and will break camp in the
morning.
The Ninth cavalry received peremp-
tory orders tonight to move at once,
and the men are packing up tonight.
II Ia stated that they will march to
this city and take the train here to-
morrow morning.
II was learned tonight that orders
would be issued tomorrow for the re-
moval to Tampa Of the Twenty-fifth
infantry and the Tenth cavalry, and n
semi-ofiicial rumor is current tonight
to the effect that the Second cavalry
and the seventh Infantry will go early
next week. None of these commands
have been filed TO war strength, very
few cnlistments having been made up
to this time.
The state herald., 1898-05-06

Yankees were less demonstrative. Az
a consequence they got in more shots
The commanders of the gunboats did
not know when they We're well off and
indiscrectly fired a few rounds at the
Americans.
They had been overlooked heretofore,
but now the Olympia turned her atten-
ton to them, and few well-placed
! shots made them spectators of the
fray.
The American fire did fearful dam
age to the dcfenscs In the vicinity OF
Cavite. and the town itself was soon
all ablaZe. There was no time to cX
tinguish the flames, and the Spanish
forces withdrawing soon after. the lit
tie hamlet was left to Its fate.
Slowly but surely the Americans ST.
fenced the batteries until Corregidor,
at the entrance OF the harbor. alone
American fleet.
Manila was now at Dewey's mercy,
but he lacked the men necessary to
, make landing. The insurgont forces
were unable to make an attack with
any hope OF success.
The American commander sent an
otneT note 10 toNcrnor ANGUISH. Manila
must be surrendered or the town itself
would be fired upon. Again the
naughty Castilian answered In the neg
ative. and the commodore resumed his
work.
The squadron's fire was concentrated
on Corrcgidor. The combat was ter
rifle. As the forts fire began to weaken
the cable was severed and the outside
world was left to conjecture the result
During the night Manila took fire
The flames seemed To break out In
every portion of the city at the same
time. The Spaniards assert that the
confingratlon was caused by the alco-
hol bombs fired by the American ships,
but this Is probably untrue.
II Is more likely that the Spaniards
themselves fired the town before II fell
4 into the hands OF their conquerors
However that may he. the flames did
/ their work well. and only few houses
I remain. Most of the citizens have fed
to the country. The soidicry is reap
inE a harvest Of pillagc.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
To PORE. the Fighting.

Denver, May IA special to the
Rocky Mountain News from Washing
ton says:
The President yesterday approved
the decision OF the War Department
TO prosecute the war with all posi-
BILE ylgor.
The Philippines win be- held and
their customs win bc seized for tn.
payment Of indemnity Of the United
States for destruction of the Maine
and other damage done by Spain nj
the conclusion OF the war.
As soon ns the prospective naval on.
gngcmcn' on Porto Rico N fought that
island will he seized. n the Americnns
ARE successful, ms they nrc expected
TO be. the Cnnnrlcs win be- taken, and
following that the Island Of Minorcn. u
Spanish possession IN the Mcdiicrrnn
cnn. win be- seized FOR the establish
mcnt of bnsc of supplies. Spain.
when MI her outlying possessions nrr
In the hands Of her enemies nnd her
coast threatened by the victorious
American fleet. In expected To bend
her knee. surrender Cubn md pny In.
dcmnliy TIM, may bc determined.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
LATE WAR NEWS.

The representative of the cable CON-
pany, which Is largely owned by Eng
lish capital, expressed entire willing
ness to surrender his Office to the
Americans, but Augusti would not lis
ten to 1t.
~ have promised my sovereign" he
declared, ''to hold Manila or be buried
in its ruins, and shall keep my
word"
Rawson-W Walker returned to Commo-
dore Dewey and presented Augustus
reply. The consuls of France and Ger
many were aboard the Olympia ut the
time, and they asked the commodore
what he proposed to do.
"Take MANILA" was the laconic re.
sponse.
The consuls pleaded with him not to
shell the town, as the principal sufrer-
ers would be Europeans and not Span
iards.
The commodore explained that the
defenses would be the first object of
his attack. Having disposed of them
he would turn his attention to the
town.
The men on the fortiiications We're
alert and opened hot fire at once.
Dewey took his time about replying.
But when he did give the order the
blue jackets went to the work with
will and precision which told terribly
on the Notifications. The Spaniards
again proved themselves poor gunners.
Every time Il shot struck an Amer
lean vessel they cheercd madly. The
The state herald., 1898-05-06

German newspapers describe the ig-
norance of some of the army recruits
as so remarkable that out of group
OF sixty-siX men, twenty-five had new
er heard of Bismarck. Others thought
him the emperor Of the French, or that
he was dead; while one brilliant can
didate for the honor OF being shot was
sure the Iron Chancellor was a Hohen-
zollern. The English military journal
which reports this mental poverty re-
marks charitably that analogous igno-
rance is found in other armies. A
German, however, who has no vision
of the mighty work wrought for Ger
many by Bismarck is clearly pre-emi-
nent in ignorance.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
TIL. Mort. .,,.,,,, squadron.

New York. April 30.-A special 10
the Herald from Washington snyH:
Significant ncilon wns taken by the
Navy Department to-day To improve
tho efficiency of the North Atlantic
nludron IN It's operations against
spnln. II has been determined to III.
vide the ncot lnto two divisions. one
OF which VIII bc commanded by Com,
modore j. g. Watson nnd the other by
Commodore a. q, i,cmcy. itoar Ad.
m'rnl Snmpson win continue In com.
lnnnd OF the entire fleet. In taking
THIS action the department hns been
guided by the eyiden, necessity OF
placing sufficient iing officers In cinrgu
OF the vessels 10 droc, their move.
men's against The enemy.
The state herald., 1898-05-06

When Mr.. Buchanan returns to Bue-
nos Ayres as United States minister he
will be instructed to negotiate q par
eel-post treaty with the Argentine re-
public, under which small packages OF
merchandise, Weighing not more than
eleven pounds, may be sent by mail
without going to the expense Of secur-
ing a consular invoice. which coats
several dollars. 1t Is thought that
there might be a great deal OF trade
built up in this way with all South
American countries, as there is with
England, and those who are interested
in promoting commercial relations
have been trying to secure treaties for
several years. The first has already
been negotiated with Venezuela The
Argentine government has signified its
willingness to enter into such con-
vention, and our ministers to other
countries will be instructed to urge ne
gotiations on this subject.
The state herald., 1898-05-06

Madrid, May / (MidnlghD.-News of
n battle between the American fleet
under Commodore Dewey and the
Spanish fleet under Admiral Montejo
has been received. The former was
victorious. The following are the otli-
ciaL reports of the governor of the
Philippines to the home government:
Last night, April 80 the batteries
at the entrance to the fort announced
the arrival of the enemy forcing
passage under the Obscurity of the
night. At daybreak the enemy took up
position opening with n strong fire
against Fort Cavite and the arsenal.
Our fleet engaged the enemy In bril-
liant combat, protected by the Cavite
and Manila forts. They obliged the
enemy, with heavy loss, to maneuver
repeatedly. At o o'clock the Ameri-
cans took refuge behind the foreign
merchant shipping on the east side of
the bay. Our fleet. considering the en-
cmys superiority. naturally suffered
n severe loss. The Maria Christina is
on fire, and another ship, believed to
The state herald., 1898-05-06

Dispatches from Shanghai state that
the Chinese complain bitterly OF the
fact that they do not possess a war
port for the five warships which are
being built for them abroad. and which
are due to arrive in Chinese waters this
summer. Unless -Iial-wei, occu-
pied by the japanese. is evacuated,
which is doubtful. the Chinese have no
place In which to receive their new
warships. Commenting on this situa-
tion the Chicago Chronicle says: "The
man without country has frequently
been made the subject OF more or less
fanciful tales, but n national navy
without haillng port is something
that has not yet occurred to romano
ors. The Chinese navy, however, fur
nishes an actual illustration OF such a
situation. The Pekin government,
which placed contracts with English
shipwrights for fleet OF warships. now
finds itself without port In which to
receive the vessels. Russia, Germany,
France and Japan have possessed
themselves OF every available harbor,
and the Chinese navy may only enter
Chinese ports by the courtesy OF some
foreign power. Probably no such sit.
uation ever existed before. II Is as
II the Swiss republic. completely iso.
lated from the sea. were to establish a
navy and keep the vessels In sort OF
marine livery stable In the harbors OF
other powers. As there appears to be
ne romcdy for the situation II may be
suggested that the Chinese could do
worse than dispose OF their navy to the
highest cash bidder There will be no
trouble, Just now. In finding a pur.
chaser"
The state herald., 1898-05-06
NASHVILLE CAUGHT A PRIZE.
spanlAh Gunboats Tried to Interfere but
We're Scared ON.

spaniAh Gunboats Tried to Interfere but
Were Scared ON.
Key West, May 2.-On last Friday
afternoon, after an exchange Of shots
with the Spanish gunboats, the Amer
lean gunbOat Nashville captured the
Spanish mail steamship Argonata off
the Cienfuegos coast. The prize ar
rived here this afternoon in charge of
cruiser Marblehead. The Spaniard was
first sighted far In the eastward, and
evidently was making for the harbor,
under all steam. There was raging
sea running, and before the Nashville
buckled to her work the Spaniard
swept silently and easily away. For a
while the Spaniard held her own. The
Nashville finally got her second boiler
to work and began slowly creeping up.
At three miles distant there came the
pink of n shot from the Nashville's
bow gun, and n jet Of water sprayed
the air hundred yards in front of the
frightened Spaniard. It only seemed
to give desperate speed to her heels.
Another half mile and out of the
haze, close In shore, swept two Spanish
gunboats. The Nashville wheeled like
an angry dog, and with water spring
ms NUN Hel loTe IOOt, Hluue ulTectIy
at them. The crew of the Spanish
mall ship gave Spanish cheers and
swung their hats. They were greatly
encouraged at the sight of two to one
In favor of yellow and red. At mile
and half the gun OF the leading Span
ish gunboat shot. The ball flew high
and kicked up the water far over the
Nashville's tall tunnels. The other
Spaniard let go one Of her guns, and to
this day no one knows where that ball
landed. 1t was never heard of.
The Nashville swerved, a sheet of
flame and smoke broke from her star
board side. 1t was enough. The two
Spaniards turned like coyotes and ran
ashore and were swallowed up in the
haze.
The chase after the mail ship was
resumed. md n shot brought her to
terms. She was taken charge of by
crew Of the Nashville and brought to
Admiral Sampson.
On board We're Colonel Pincena de
Costig of the Third Spanish cavalry
and twenty-eight staff officers. OF
Mariel the marines took charge OF the
prize and took her into Key West.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
PREPARING TRANSPORTATION.
A Number of Large Steamers Being
Gathered Mt Tampa

Gathered Mt Tampa.
Tampa, Fla, May 2.-Slowly but
surely arrangements are being made
for the landing of an American force
In Cuba. BY Friday the following fleet
OF vessels is expected to be waiting at
the wharves Mt Tampa for the recep-
tion OF the United States troops:
The Florida, Olivette and Mascotte
of the Plant line, the Alamo and Comal
of the Mallory line. the Aransas. and
possibly the Lampasas Of the Morgan
line, and the Allegheny and Berkshire
of the Merchants and Miners line.
These boats have all been contracted
for and have carrying capacity Of
about 5000 troops. II IL not believed.
however, that the embarkation will
take place before Sunday. Much re-
mains to be done in the way of gather
ing ammunition and supplies, and sew
eral days must elapse before all is In
readiness.
II is believed that the force will be
made up OF 5000 infantry, 1000 cav
airy and ten batteries OF artillery, in
nj. close TO 5000 men. Only one regi-
mcnt OF cavalry. the Ninth. is now in
camp at Tampa, hut the Tenth, now at
Chickamauga, will. II IL believed, be
brought down to fill out the quota.
Two hundred native Cubans who
have been quietly enlisted In New
York by General Julio Sanguilly. ar
rived In Tampa tonight. They will be
formed Into cavalry regiment, and
under the leadership Of the famous Gu
ban who enlisted them, win probably
embark for Cuba with the American
troops. The rest OF the regiment will
he made up OF Cubans from Tampa
and vicinity.
The state herald., 1898-05-06
COLORADO GUARD.
1T is IN CAMP AT DENVER.
Thousand Young Soldiers Ready for
Wsr-GettinE Broken Into Camp Life
Preparatory to Active Campaigning.

Denver. April 30.-This city now has
military aspect, as a thousand SOL
diers come and go through the streets.
Members of the national guard began
to arrive from out Of town at noon
yesterday, and nearly all had arrived
before dark.
The previous night the local militia,
under directions, had prepared some
tents for occupation and had on the
ground provisions and commissariat
utensils, so that dinner was served to
the men shortly after the first detach-
ment arrived in the camp. Companies
from Iongmont, Greeley, Boulder ana
Colorado Springs were the first on the
ground.
Brigadier General Hale, ubiquitous,
quiet, watchful, with eyes on every
thing that was going on, rendered
much assistance to the officers and
men in arranging quarters.
AS 1t was raining when the first
troops arrived, they reached the
grounds covered with mud from head
to foot and their clothes were sonking
wet. Those who arrived later were
not so unfortunate. The bluff where
the camp has been pitched Is SO stu
ated that while chilly at nights the
water does not remain long. 1t is east
of City park.
The men seemed to be very much In
earnest. They had come to the camp
in the belief thnt 1t would he a tempo
rary sOjourn that would lead to Cuba
or further. The recruits, and there
was quite sprinklIng who had not
had time to get uniforms, did not act
as II they were out for short holi-
day.
The tents were up and the men In
posiiion for duty In very short time,
considering the number of recruits
that were present.
The companies which are mobilized
In accordance with the governors or
der are as follows: