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Conflicting Rcpnrts.

Seattle. March 1O.-The conflicting re-
ports in reference to the burning of the
steamer Whitelaw at Skaguay were re-
ceived to-day with the arrival Of the
steamer Victorian. Her officers report
that the WhiteIaw would be q total
loss. II was thought that the fire was
extinguished and but little damage had
been done. but a wind came w. ami
famed the fire into life again. The
steamers pumps could not subdue il.
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Are working Overtime.

Waterfowl Mass. March 10-Beginning
this morning the great machine shops at
the WATERFOWL arsenal will be operated
is hours n day. These orders arrived last
night The newly installed electric light
ing plant will be utilized to enable the
workmen to carry on the important con-
struction ordered by the war depart
ment.
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VIII Build ships.

ST. Petersburg. March 10.-An imperial
ukase Just issued orders for the disburse-
ment of 10000. 900 roubies as an eXtraordi-
nary expenditure for the construction of
warships. II is added no loan will be
raised to provide the money.
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The Order Signed.

Seattle March 10.-News was received
from Washington to-day that an order for
work on the Magnolia Bluff army post
site has been signed by Secretary of War
Alger. Captain w. W. Robinson. jr., as
sistant quartermaster. is in charge of the
work
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American omcers in Command.

Chicago March 10.-A special to the
Journal from Washington says: The
United States government has virtually
taken possession of the American line of
steamers consisting of the St Louis, st.
Paul Paris and New York. Federal ma
val officers will be put in charge practi-
cally of each vessel as IL arrives and sails
from these shores. Commander Brownson
is virtually in command of the st. Paul,
which sailed yesterday.
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Wants Two steamships.

New York March &c. a. Spreckels
of the Hawaiian Commercial Sugar com
pany is negotiating for the purchase of
two steamships 10 be engaged i'm the trade
with the Hawaiian islands.
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A Bread Riot.

Madrid March 10.-There has been
bread riot at the village of Pobalderra del
VALID, in the province of Zamora. The gen
d armcs interviewed three of whom and
two rioters were wounded.
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A TRIBE Alliance.

London, March 10.-The New York cor
of the Daily Telegraph says:
Il have it on the highest authority that
Il triple alliance between Great Britain,
the United States and Japan is pending
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situation Improved.

Madrid March 10-At yesterdays meet
ing of the Spanish cabinet, Senior Moret,
minister for the colonies read dispatch
from Captain General Blanco saying the
situation in Cuba had improved.
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Heard orc Mitncss.

New York. March 10.--The court mar
dial trying the charges against Captain
Carter heard one witness to-day and then
adjourned to meet Tuesday next in Sa-
Nannah.
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she Brings Gold.

Liverpool March 1o.-The White Star
steamer Majestic sailed to-day for New
York via Queenstown, having on board
s.. $50. 500 in gold for the United States.
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annnInte.i Gar,lennr.

Special Dtsuateh IN the Standar I'd
Washington. March To- Benjamin f.
Bennett of New Jersey has been an
pointed gardener and dairyman AZ Fort
Shaw Indian school at 5000 per annum.
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Special Dispatch To the STANDARD
Wallace March 10.-Josenh Sweeney
was found dead in his bed at Murray.
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On Her VA, L. Ernnce

Windsor. March io.-Queen Victoria
started for Portsmouth this afternoon Oh
her way 10 the south of France.
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Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Zoe. 25c IfC. c. C. fail druggists refund money.
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Work at Mare Island.

Vallejo. Cal. March 10.-Within the past
30 days the working force at the Mare
Island navy yard has been increased
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NO ULTlMATUM SENT.

Ant Russia Is Negotiating for a Lease of
of Port Arthur.
London. March 10.-Answerins ques-
ton In the house of commons to-day on
the subject. Curzon. parliamentary secre-
fary for the foreign office said that Rus
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IN cunE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug
eists refund the mohey il it fails to cure zoe
he genuine has L. D. @. on each tablet
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race-Mossbrae, San Augustine.

Fourth race--Odds On, Hohenzolern,
Ben Amelia.
Fifth race-Parthamax, Argentina, Ace.
Sixth race-Highland Ball, Prompto,
nlarDeVefone
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sasasta Defends His Policy.

Madrid, May IL. = In the chamber
Wednesday night Senior Sagasta replied
to Senior Salmeron's attack on the pres
ent regime, retorting that the state of
anarchy which existed in Spain durin g
the short-Ived republican regime under
Salmeron made Spain the laughing
stock of the world. The premier de-
Tended the policy of the government in
doing its utmost to avoid war while
the Yankees were playing foul game. .
He repeated his appeal for union, add
ing that whoever sowed discord was not
a patriot. He concluded his speech by
declaring that the government would
prosecute the war.
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snantsh Cabinet Crisis.

Madrid, May IS. = Senior Moret, Sec
rotary for the colonies. and Senior Gull
lon, foreign minister, have resigned.
Admiral Bermejo, minister of marine,
and Count Xiquena, minister of pub
lie works, are also said to have resigned.
The retiring ministers offered various
excuses, such as Illness and WEAKNESS,
for their withdrawal. Senior Sagasta
begged them to remain until the in
demnity bill had been passed, but al
Thursday nights cabinet council the
designations became definite. Il turns
out that Admiral Bermejo, on learn
ing of the Cavite disaster, told Senior
Sagasta that he must resign, owing 10
the delicacy of his position, though he
felth that he was not responsible for the
state of the defenses of Manila.
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FIVE OF OUR MEN SLAIN
Spanish Batteries Disable Torpedo
Boat Winslow in Battle Off Car
denas on Cuban Coast.
GuNB0AT HUDSON TO The RESCUE.
Battle Was q Furious One While 1t
Lasted-Gunboats Wilmington and
Hudson Were Also Engaged
Though All the Enemy's Fire Was
Directed Upon the Winslow.

Key West, Fla, May 13.-When the Unit
ed States gunboat Hudson came up to the
government dock at eight o'clock Thursday
morning, the bodies of five dead were lying
on her afterdeck They were the remains
OF Ensign F. Bagley ard four members OF
the crew of the torpedo boat Winslow, who
were killed in an engagement in Cardenas
harbor Wednesday afternoon. The bodies
were covered by the Stars and Stripes.
In the cabin of the Hudson was Capt.
John B. Bernadou, of the Winslow, who
is slightly injured in the left leg, and sew
eral others of the Winslow's crew, who are
slightly wounded.
The engagement ttok place inside the
harbor of Cardenas. The gunboat VIII
-n;ngton, the torpedo goat Winslow and the
gunboat Hudson were the only vessels en-
gagged They entered the harbor for the
purpose of attacking some Spanish gun
boats which were known to be there.
These latter, however, were not discovered
by the American force until the Spaniards
opened fire. The land batteries of Cardenas
supported the fire of the Spanish gunbeats.
The engagement commenced at 2:o5 p. m.
and lasted for about an hour.
The Wilmington and the Hudson were
ahead and opened fire on the Spanish boats,
which were lying at the docks. The firing
began at a range of $500 yards. A few
minutes later the Winslow came up and
also opened fire. In an instant the entire
attention of the Spanish gunboats and
land batteries was directed upon her.
From all sides shot poured in on the
little torpedo boat. The Wilmington and
the Hudson still kept up their Ere, but
they could not turn aside the terrible storm
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To Elect by Popular Vote.

Washington, May 12.-After refusing
by vote Of As to 90 to consider the sem
ate bill restricting immigration, the
house took up and devoted the session
to the house resolution to submit to
the states proposition to amend the
constitution so as to provide for the
election of senators by a direct vote.
The amendment as proposed in the
resolution, as reported to the house, left
it in the discretion of the states to elect
their senator's by direct vote or through
their legislatures, but an amendment
by Mr.. Underwood (Ala.), making Sc
lection by popular vote mandatory, was
adopted and the resolution was then
passed.
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THE NEWS. IN WASHINGTON.
Brief Telegram to the Secretary of
the Navy Announcing the Battle
and It's Results.

Washington. May 13.-Sad news came
to the navy department on Thursday
morning from the blockading fleet on
the Cuban coast, telling of the death in
action of five American sailors, the first
to shed their life blood for their country
since the outbreak of the war. At 10: 80
a brief telegram came addressed to the
secretary of the navy. It read as fol-
lows:
key West, Fla, May 2-Secretary of
the Navy: In an action in Cardenas harbor
yesterday between Spanish gunboats and
shore batteries and the blockading vessels,
the following named men were killed on the
torpedo boat Winslow:
Worth Bagley, ensign, q. s. NJ; John
Varveres, oiler; ]. Denfee, fireman, first
class; George B. Meek, fireman, first class,
and Elijah B. Tunnel, cabin cook. The
wounded are: J. B. Bernadou, lieutenant,
commanding Winslow; William Patterson,
seriously but not fatally; Daniel W. Nc
Keown, quartermaster, first class, slight
ly hurt Dead and wounded arrived on
United States ship Hudson this morning.
Dead viii be buried to-day.
"(Signed) REMY-"
II is known that the American boats
made furious havoc with Cardenas harbor
and town. The captain Of the Hudson said:
Il know we destroyed a large part of
their town near the wharves, burned one
of their gunboats, and l think destroyed
two of her torpedo destroyers. We were in
a vortex of shot, shell and smoke, and
could not tell accurately; but We saw one
of their boats in fire and sinking soon
after the action began. Then a large
building near the wharf, 1 think the bar
racks, took fire, and many other buildings
were soon burning. The Spanish had
masked batteries on all sides of US, hidden
in bushes and behind houses They set a
trap for US. AS soon as we got within range
of their batteries they would move them.
think their guns were field pieces. Our
large boats could not get into the harbor TO
help US on account of the shallow wafer
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Merritt to Lead Philippine Invasion.

San Francisco, May 12--The Bulle-
tin says: The president has appointed
Gen. Wesley Merritt. Of the regular
army, to the command of the volunteers
from the Pacific coast. Gen. Merritt
viii rank as brigadier general and will
lead the invasion of the infantry upon
the Philippines. He has been pro-
claimed governor-general of the Phil
ippines and as soon as possible will es-
tablish his position as such at the CAPT.
toll at Manila.
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Late Estimate of Number Killed.

London, May 1.-THE Vienna corr
spondent of the Daily Telegraph de-
scribing the riots at Milan says: One
thousand persons were arrested, 600
killed and 1000 wounded. In one in
stance 20 students were killed at the
main station of the Vienna railway line.
Three hundred rioters set fire to all the
railway carriages; and the military,
hurrying up. unfortunately freedom the
fremen, who were trying to disperse
the rioters with a hose. Many of the
iremen were killed. AS all the print
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BATTLE AT CABANAS.
Transport Steamer Gussie Carrying
Supplies to Cubans Has a Lively
Engagement with the Spanish.

Key West, Fla, May II. = The trans
port steamer Gussie, which left here
with big expedition for Cuba Wednes-
day night, had q lively engagement
with the Spanish at Cabanas, province
of Pinar del Rio, Thursday, but sue
ceeded in accomplishing her mission.
The Gussie, which came here from
Tampa, carried 1000 rifles and large
quantity of ammunition intended for
the Cubans. The expedition was direct
ed by Capt. j. H. Dorst, of the United
States cavalry, who took with him over
100 men of the First infantry and ten
Cuban scouts.
After rough voyage the Gussie was
met off the Cuban coast by the aux
iliary gunboats Wasp and Manning,
which escorted her in. As they ap-
preached the shore a large body of
Spanish soldiers opened fire upon the
expedition and the gunboats replied
with effect. enabling the expedition TO
land. On shore the battle was renewed.
The Spanish troops had retired to their
works in the woods and directed a con-
slant but inaccurate fire upon the land
ing party. The latter was reinforced
by body of armed insurgents, who had
been informed of the coming of the ex-
petition. Then, under the fire Of the
gunboats, the Spanish force was COM
PEELED to withdraw and the mission of
the Gussie was accomplished. One OF
the American party was shot in the
back. The Spanish loss is not known,
but must have been very heavy.
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six-story building occupied by Mead
den Bros, wholesale dealers in toys and
fireworks, 619 Market street. The dead
are: William McCadden, a member
Of the firm; Charles Richardson, a pack
er, and Miss Evelyn G. Caldwell, stenog-
rapher and typewriter. The fire origin
ated in the basement of the building
and was caused by the explosion Of fire
works, which had recently been brought
into the store and were being unpacked
at the time the explosion occurred.
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Ran the Blockade.

Madrid, May ia dispatch received
here from Havana Tuesday afternoon
says the Spanish steamer MoHtserrat,
which, with a valuable cargo, troops
and large sum of money intended for
Havana, escaped the United States fleet
and entered the port of Cienfuegos,
Cuba, has now run the blockade of the
American squadron and entered the
port of Havana in safety. 1t is claimed
here that this proves the blockade of
the Cuban ports is ineffective.
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volunteer army corps at Chickamauga.
was countermanded in the interest of
greater dispatch. Instead of delaying
the land attack on Havana the powerful
expedition which was decided upon last
Sunday viii be hurried into the island
with the least possible loss of time, and
in place Of assembling the reserve COM
posed of volunteers at Chickamauga to
follow in few days behind the regulars,
the movement will be simultaneous all
along the line.
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Of are and death pourtng in upon the tor-

OF fire and death pouring in upon the tor
pedo boat.
The crew Of the Winslow, however, never
faltered for second. At 2:35 p. N. a solid
shot crashed into the hull of the Winslow
and knocked out her boiler In an instant
she began TO roll and drift helplessly.
Then there was a moment of awful sus-
pense. A fierce cheer of triumph went up
from the Spaniards on the gunboats and
II the batteries and again STORM of tire
was opened UP on the helpless boat
The gunboaI hudson, whlch was lying
lear by, started TO the assistance of the
Winslow. she ran alongside the torpedo
boat and tried to throw q line TO the i'm
Perlled crew.
Up TO this time, with the exception of
the one shot which disabled the boiler OF
the Winslow, the hiring of the Spanish gun
boats had been wild, but as the Wlnslow
lay rolling in the water the range grew
closer ana shells began 10 explode all ABOUT
her.
enough 10 throw a line 10 the Wlnslow'S
crew, so terrible was the fire all about her.
Finally, after about 20 minutes, the Hud-
son approached near enough TO throw q
Line.
Ensign Bagley and six men were standing
IN a group on the deck of the Winslow.
Heave her! Aeave herr shouted Bag
ley, as he looked towards the commander
OF the HUDSON and called for line.
Don't miss il" shouted an officer from
the Hudson, and, with a smile, Bagley
called back: Let her come. It's getting
too hot here for comfort"
The line was thrown and about the same
instant a shell burst in the very midst Of
the group Of men on board the Winslow
Bagley was instantly killed and few
others dropped about him. Half a dozen
more fell grooming on the blood-stained
deck. One of the dead men pitched head
long over the side of the boat, but his
feet caught in the iron rail and ne was
hauled back
Bagley lay stretched on the deck, with his
face completely torn away and the upper
part Of his body shattered.
The torpedo boat, disabled and helpless,
rolled and swayed under the fury Of the fire
from the Spanish gunboats.
When the shell burst in the group on
board the Winslow another wild shout of
triumph went up from the Spanish boats
and batteries and again heavy IRE was
opened on the torpedo boat
Finally the Hudson succeeded in getting
line on board the Winslow, and was tow
ing her out of the deadly range when the
Line parted and again both boats were at
The mercy of the Spanish fire.
AT $50 p. m. the Hudson managed to get
another line on the deck of the Winslow,
but there were only three men left at that
time TO make it fast.
The line was finally secured and the
Winslow was towed up TO Pedras island,
where she was anchored, with the dead and
wounded on her decks. There some men
from the Hudson went on board the Wins
low and took the most seriously wounded
men off. Three who were taken on board
the guuboat Machias died shortly after
ward.
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The Deadly Cigarette.

Washington, May 12.-The large
number of reflections of volunteers has
caused much comment in the army
medical corps. However, the physi-
clans who have conducted the exam
nations say that outside of the ranks
of cigarette smokers there are even
fewer reflections than there were in the
days of the civil war. Among habitual
users of cigarettes the reflections are
about 90 per cent.
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Lee as MILITARY Goyernor

New York, May IA special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Washing
ton says: Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee will
be the first military governor of Cuba.
When Havana is-taken Gen. Lee viii be
sent to Cuba and, with headquarters at
Havana, will assume the temporary
dictatorship of the islands until re-
publican and stable form of govern
ment is established by the Cubans.
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London, May II. A dispatch to the
Globe from Gibraltar says a British
steamer which has Just arrived there
reports officially that she passed Tues
day evening Spanish torpedo boat de-
stroyer which was guarding Algeciras
bay and straits. Shortly after the
steamer passed her all the lights of the
destroyer were suddenly extinguished,
a tremendous explosion followed imme-
diately and the destroyer disappeared.
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Tampa, Fla, May 1.-THE first expe-
dition to leave Tampa for Cuba depart
ed shortly after noon Tuesday on the
transport Augusta of the Morgan line,
which came here from New Orleans
with a cargo of pack mules. On the
Augusta went two companies of the
First infantry, which was recently sta
toned at San Francisco, and quantity
of stores and provisions.
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MRdrid's View of 1t.

Madrid. May 14.-An official dispatch
from San Juan de Puerto Rico says:
The American squadron was re-
pulsed off Puerto Rico. Although II
warships bombarded the place, the at.
tackers were ingloriously beaten back.
The Spanish batteries, armed with six
inch Krupp guns, were especially eff
fective.'
This alleged victory Of the Spaniards
has aroused great enthusiasm here.
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Fire in Chicago.

Chicago, May 13.-Fire in the Twenty
second street lumber district Thursday
afternoon destroyed property valued at
81, zoe, 900. Armour's "D'' grain ele.
vator, with contents of nearly 1000, 900
bushels of corn, wheat and oats, and
five lumber yards on its west were raw
aged by flames.
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Mustered In.

Washington. May 11.-Reports re-
ceived at Adjt. Gen. Corbin's Office up
TO Tuesday morning show that 34.354
men had been mustered into the volun-
teer army of the United States. It is
probable, however, by this time that the
actual number mustered in is about
10000 in round numbers.
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Rushing rroop. to the Front.

Washington, May II. = Orders were
issued from the war department Tues
day to move every portion of the regu-
lar and volunteer armies selected for
the invasion of Cuba directly to the
gulf coast, and Mondays order, which
contemplated the concentration of the
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FLAMES Were Fatal.

Philadelphia, May 12.-Three persons
were burned to death and property
amounting to s225. 900 destroyed by fire
which originated Wednesday in the big
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Rabia Honda Bomberded.

Madrid, May IA dispatch from Ha-
vona says the Americans have bonn
barded Bahia Honda, province of Pinar
del Rio, west of Cabanas.
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Harbor Light Ordered distinguished.

Malaga, Spain, May IA. = The coast
and harbor lights in this vicinity have
been ordered extinguished untilfurther
orders.
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ing houses in Milan refused to print the
manifesto the military government was
proclaimed by drums and roars of can
non.
The oasis., 1898-01-08

All wanting nails, barbed wire, iron and steel roofing, Or anything what ever in that line, will tud what they want in any quantity from single packages to carload lots at the store Of fheo. Gebler, the pioneer hard ware merchant of Nogales, who buys at the lowest CASH prices and imports in carload lots, and can sell goods at prices which underbid those who ad- vertise that they defy all competi- tion.
The oasis., 1898-01-08

1T you have property to sell, put it m the hands of Harlow & Gowan. :.