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The herald., 1898-07-22
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

Call tel. main A3 for ambulance. Brese'
Brothers. Sixth and Broadway.
C. D. Howry, undertaken, Fifth and
Broadway. Lowest prices In the city.
Robert Sharp & Co.. funeral directors, Isl
and 7bs South Spring street. Tel Main 1oas
Watches cleaned, Is cents; main springs
20 cents; crystals. 10 cents. Patton. III
South Broadway.
Try the Nadeau cafes Csc lunch; coolest
place In the city; service the best. Table
d'hote dinner, Soc.
Business in Gil circles is quiet just now
No new developments of Importance are
being made. The exchange price is 81 pei
barrel.
Grand Chautauqua concert Saturday
night at Long Beach. Special train on
Southern Pacific. returning to city after
concert.
Adams Bros, dentists, 239h South Spring
street. Plates from a. Painless extracting
so cents. Filling speciality. Hours, 8 to 5;
Sunday, 10 to II.
H. M. Sherman, who Is wanted on charge
of disturbing the peace, was taken to the
police station yesterday by Sergeant NC
Keag and released on his own recognizance
California hospital, corner of Fourteenth
and Hope streets. His relatives in Oska-
Ioosa, Kansas, have been anxious to find
him.
Sam Brewster, a dope fiend. escaped from
the changing Wednesday. Brewster was
formerly trusty. He stole jug of wine
and got drunk and was put to work on the
chain gang to punish him.
Tony Plummer, the boy who stole SIX
flags from the Hollenbeck hotel was before
Justice Owens yesterday on charge Of
petty larceny and pleaded guilty. He will
be sentenced this morning.
Do you know that a framed picture makes
q most desirable wedding present? II yor
are looking for anything In that line do moi
fail to call at H. G.. Lichtenberger's art EN-.
porium. 202 South Spring street.
An old man named John Tobin is in the re-
ceiving hospital waiting until he shall have
recovered sufficiently to be sent east, as his
relatives have agreed to take care Of him.
Tobin has been drunk for some time past.
Placlda Yandines was arrested yesterday
on complaint of Conception de Dominguez
on warrant charging him with having dis
turbed the peace Of Conception by abusive
ter street.
DR.. Rebecca Lee Dorsey, stimson block.
nrst floor, rooms 1873, 1874, 1876. Special at
tention given to obstetrical cases. and all
diseases Of women and children. Electricity
scientifically used. Consultation hours.
TO s. Telephone 1927.
Geo. Bellamy, the darkey who is charged
with having entered the store of the City
dye works and stolen a quantity of valua-
BILE goods, was arraigned before Justice
Owens yesterday on a charge Of burglary
and his examination was set for today.
The Cotton children, assisted by a num-
Der of other juvenile musicians and per-
formers, gave an entertainment last even
Ing at Paulks hail. Washington street, for
the benefit Of the Red Cross. The program
was entertaining and the performance well
attended.
The examination Of Mrs. Helen M. Shaw,
who issa46usad' of passing fictitious note
on Mr.. and Mrs. w. Woodham, proprietors
Of Main street lodging house. was to have
been held by Justice Owens yesterday, but
owing to the indisposition Of Deputy Dis
-trict Attorney McComas, It was continued
until next Wednesday.
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A Boy Acquitted

Justice Owens found Lloyd Van Auken, q
boy, not guilty of battery yesterday. Van
Auken had been accused by A. J. Cobb, an
old man, of having struck him. 1t was
proved by the boy thar Cobb had caught
hold Of him, and In the struggle to get loose,
be had used only suffIcien. force to b-eak
the old mans hold.
The herald., 1898-07-22
EVENTS OF TO-DAY
Orpheum-vaudsvilie.
Los Angeles-"The Privateer."
Burbank-"The Gay Parislans."

Board of public works meets-10 a. m.
Board OF freeholders meets, council 4
chambers p. m.
Hickory club meeting, Gardner, & 4
Zellner blocks p. m. 4
Democratic city central committee 4
meets, Turnverein halls p. m. 4
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Wall paper. late styles. low prices, q
=. =. Eckstrom's. 81 South Spring street.
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Dr.. Max Wassman. dentist. rooms as ant
~ Potomac block. Broadway. between
second and Third. Tel. Brown lo7s
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The service charge Of the 13-inch rife
used in our navy IL $50 pounds of brown
prismatic powder. This Is the largest
charge fired from any Of our guns, and one
Of the largest In use anywhere.
The herald., 1898-07-22

The Oldest iron vessel in the world Is tn,
Michigan. built in 1874.
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If ignorance is bliss there should be more
happiness in the world.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

York went to starboard close up to the
land and poured her shells into Rubal
Cayo.
The Cincinnati, which had remained
well astern under orders, signalled for
permission to engage, and received it,
and soon was firing her guns at the
fertilization on the west side of the
bay. The batteries fred explosive
shells, and most of them fell wide of
the mark. One burst just beyond the
stern of the New York and Il scrapnel
shot exploded above her. 1t took the
three ships just eighteen minutes to
silence the batteries.
The engagement commenced at 12:5I
and ceased at 1:1J. The object of the
attack was to prevent the completion
of the earthworks ut Punta Gorda. A
battery on the eastward arm of the
bay opened fire on the flagship. and
this was also shelled. About twelve
eight-inch shells Were fired from the
eastern forts, but all fell short. About
five or six light shells We're fired from
the half-completed battery. Two of
these whiZzed over the New York and
one fell short. The ships left the bay
FOL the open sea. the object of discov-
ering the whereabouts of the batteries
having been accomplished. In the
neighborhood of 300 shots We're put on
land from the three ships at a range of
from 1000 to 1000 yards.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

Fort Monroe. Va. April 2s.-For thir.
ty-six hours the flying squadron was
unable to communicate with shore
The storm which still prevails, making
1t unsafe to use the steam launch or
cutters. A tug took out the mail this
morning. The storm that struck the
coast Sunday night came up Hampton
Roads like fury. 1t whistled at the
rate of ninety miles an hour through
the great superstructure of the flagship
Brooklyn, and whipped up the sea SC
that the white foam broke In huge
masses over the decks of the Massa.
chusetts and the Texas. The heavy
draft of the big war vessel made 1t i'm.
possible for them to get into smooth
water and they had to stand the brunt
of the Storm Towards morning 1t in.
creased in violence, and MS the tide
turned the flood, the lookout on the for.
ward bridge of the flagship announced
that the ship was dragging Its anchor.
The big ship was driven backward
into close proximity to the Massachu-
sets and only prompt action of the
engines avoided collision.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

London, May 1.-The colonial office
received dispatch this morning from
the governor of the straits settlements
stating that the Spanish fleet had been
annihilated.
After the battle Commodore Dewey's
ships retired to take coal from the
transport ships in Manila bay.
Commodore Dewey called upon the
governor of Manila to surrender and
the governor refused to do so. There
upon Dewey notified the governor that
he would lombard the city.
London, May 2.-Advices received
here from Madrid this morning con-
firm the report from Paris that Manila
Is under bombardment.
Early last evening the British consul
had n conference with Admiral
, Dewey. and rs II result the word was
shortly afterwards passed that the city
was to be shclled. The British and
! other foreign residents We're quickly
notified. and in n short time We're en-
route places of safety. many seeking
shelter on English and German vessels
in the harbor.
| Shortly after daylight this morning
Admiral Dewey began the work of
| throwing shells into the city. The guns
OF the Olympia aud Baltimore Were di-
rccted ON the Spanish forts. and they
! are being rapidly destroyed.
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REVENUE BILL PASSED;
Goes Through tho House Under Forced
Pressure.
Washington,

IfesHure
Washington, April 29.-The House
to-day passed the war revenue bill,
with only the amendments agreed up
on by the Republican members of the
ways and means committee added. In
order to accomplish this parliament
tary maneuver was necessary, as the
whole time for amendments was ex-
hausted by the minority in trying to
amend the bond feature of the bill.
Mr.. Dingley offered rs substitute an
entirely new bill, containing these
amendments, after the bill had been
reported to the House. This was m
old parliamentary trick frequently re-
sorted to years ago.
Many amendments were offered to
the bond feature of the bill, ranging
from proposition for the substitute
of an income tax provision, to an au-
thorization for an issue of $50 million
dollars of greenbacks. But all were
voted down. At the last minute the
Democrats decided to offer the motion
to recommit, with instructions to re-
port back the income tax proposition
as an amendment to the bill. instead
of as a substitute for the bond propo-
sition. This was due to the fact that a
number of Democrats declined to vote
to strike out the bond provision. The
motion was defeated. 1874 to 173. -Four
Republicans voted with the Democrats
and Populists on this vote. But on
the final passage of the bill (Which
was carried, 1S1 to 13D, the Demo
Gratis and Populsts. with six excep-
tons, voted solidly against the bill.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06
TO STAY NEAR HOME.
Volunteers Can lie Trained and Drilled
There ms Well as In Great National Camps.

Chicago, April PA special to the
Times Herald from Washington says;
An official, high in the war depart
ment, is authority for the statement
that the volunteers called for will be
held in their state encampments In
definitely, to be organized and hard
ened.
A plan has been proposed to gather
them in great camps at Washington,
Richmond and Atlanta, or Chickamau-
ga, but it was declared to-day that
these troops would not be moved to
such camps for weeks.
The volunteers can be trained in
their own states as well as anywhere
else, 1t was explained. and thousands
of mothers and wives will be relieved
of much anxiety. 1t is argued there
is no need of making the service more
trying than the situation demands.
The United StatcS.is on the defensive
and must await the action of the en-
emys fleets, because the American
navy has not n sufficient preponder-
ance of strength to warrant the taking
of chances. 1t was intimated in the
same quarter that the volunteers might
not get a chance ut Cuba until after
the rainy season.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

During the course of the discussion
which recently took place in the French
senate on the subject OF the sugar du-
ties in that country. some interesting
figures were quoted showing the prog
ress of the sugar industry in the three
sugar producing countries, Germany,
France and Austria. During the year
1S74-75 France produced 100000 tons OF
sugar, Germany 100000 tons and Aus
tria 100000 tons. while twenty years
later France fell to the third rank, and
Germany produced 1881 900 tons. Aus
tria / ,046, 900 and France 745,OOO tons
In 1873 France exported 100000 tons
of sugar, Austria $4,000 and Germany
81 900, while in 1895 Germany exported
l 900 900 tons, Austria 100000 and
France $4,000 tons. The consumption
in France in 1895 amounted to $4,000
tons and in Germany to $4,000 tons.
The total bounty granted in France on
the manufacture of sugar amounted in
1SS4-S5 to G1,012,000 and in 1896 to
G2,302 900. The quantity of sugar
consumed per head of the population in
Germany, France and Austria amount
ed respectively to 26.7, 27.S and los
pounds.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

Tampa, Fla. April 2S.-The news OF
the bombardment of Matanzas by Rear
Admiral Sampson reached here this
afternoon and soon afterward Colonel
Melville A. Cochrane, commanding the
First provisional brigade Of the Tam
pa division, received a telegram from
Washington instructing him to hold his
command in readiness for Immediate
departure. with rations for thirty days.
This is the first authentic information
regarding the future movements of the
troops here.
1t is well-known that the much
dreaded rainy season on the island does
not set in for several weeks, and off,
GERS believe that the purpose of the
army and navy officers In Washington
is to effect juncture with the Cuban
army before that time or else land TO-
600 or 12.OOO regular troops here and
make rush upon Havana.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

Were Destroyed in Eighteen Min
utes-Sp ,nish Aim Very bad.

Key West. April 27.-,Admiral Samp-
son this afternoon bombarded, silenced
and pretty well destroyed the Spanish
batteries in position and in course of
construction mt the entrance OF the
harbor of Matanzas. He did 1t with
the flagship New York, the monitor
Puritan and the cruiser Cincinnati.
Not one of the American ships was
struck. the Spanish gunnery being
wild
While the New York, Puritan and
Cincinnati We're accommodating in force
for the purpose of locating and de-
stroying the formidable dcfenses being
constructed, the flagship was fired on
by the batteries on Point Rubal, Cava
and Point Maya, guarding the entrance
to the harbor. The New York Instant
ly replied.
The Puritan steamed In behind the
New York and engaged the fortifica-
ton on Point Maya, while the New
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06
ATRAIToR EXECUTED.
spanish Sailor on Board the Puritan Tried
to Blow up the Vessel.

to Blow up the Vessel.
Key West, Fla, May News has
lust reached here that Jose Yglesias
was shot and killed on board the moni-
tor Puritan last evening for treason.
Yglesias was Spaniard who had
been in the navy so long (seven years.
that his loyalty was considered as
mred. He was one of the most active
members of the crew of the Puritan,
and barring, an occasional eccentricity,
did his work faithfully.
Until the reduction of the forts al
Mantanzas by Admiral Sampson his
conduct was above suspicion. but his
family lives in MantanzaS and the
bombardment made him moody and
sullen.
He brooded over the danger he fan.
cied his family was in, and OF
Wednesday evening he stole to one OF
the magazines and was trying to saw
the lock off the door when he was
seen by one of the crew, who at once
gave the alarm.
Yglesias was caught at his work.
He had with him some cotton waste
and rockets. and sullenly admitted that
had intended to set fire to the waste
and take his chances on escaping by
jumping overheard before the explos.
ion. He was placed in irons and tried
by n drum-head court martial Friday
There could be no doubt of his gull
On his own admission, and he was
promptly condemned to death. One
day was given him to prepare for
death, and at sunset last night he was
led out to die. A file of marines exc
.uted the sentence of the court. When
the volley roarcd Yglesias fell, rlLdled
with bullets. Death was instantan.
aOua
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TRANSPORTS CHARTERED.
Government Preparing to Send Troops to
Cuba at Once.

Washington. April ga rather
striking sign of the imminence of the
invasion of Cuba was contained in the
chnrtering to-day by the War Depart
ment of eight large steamers of an
average capacity of about 1000 tons
and able to carry from 800 to 1000
passengers each. They are to be used
as transports for the conveyance of the
first military expedition to Cuba. The
price paid for these vessels is from
$4,000 to $4,000 for the thirty days
for which they are engaged. They will
be taken charge of by the quartermas-
tcr's department at the earliest posi-
bic moment
General Shafter. in command of the
United States troops now concentrated
mt New Orleans. has been in consulta-
ton with the officials to-day as to the
execution of plans of the campaign,
but the orders given to him cannot be
made public.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06
LEAVING cHIckAMAUoA.
t oops and ARTILLERY Being Rushed For
ward to Tampa.

T oops and Artillery Being Rushed For
ward to Tampa.
Chickamaugn 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 We're ordered Mt 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 were 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 be-
tween here and Tampa, and 1t Is ex-
pected they will arrive ut 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 ut once,
and the men nre packing up tonight.
1t Is stated that they will march to
this city and take the train here to-
morrow morning.
1t 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 Il
semi-otficial 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 enlistments having been made up
to this time.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06
COLORADO GUARD.
1T is IN CAMP AT DENVER.
A Thousand Young Soldiers Ready for
War-GettinE Broken Into Camp Lie
Preparatory to Active Campaigning.

Denver, April 3O.-This city now has
a military aspect, as thousand SOL
diers come and go through the streets.
Members Of the national guard began
to arrive from out of town Mt 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 Longmont, Greeley. Boulder and
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 anu
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 soaking
wet. Those who arrived later were
not so unfortunate. The bluff where
the camp has been pitched is so stu
nted that while chilly ut 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 that it would be n tempo
rary sojourn that would lead to Cuba
or further. The recruits. and there
was quite n sprinkling who had not
had time to get uniforms, did not act
as IL they We're out for II short Holt
day.
The tents We're up and the men In
position for duty in n very short time,
considering the number of recruits
that We're present.
The companies which are modified
in accordance with the governors or
der are rs follows:
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WILL ATTACK MATANzAS.


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mt That Point.
Miami Fla, May 1.-From an off,
Ger of the Puritan. which came here
for coal and supplies Saturday, it was
learned that another attack will be
made on Matanzas next Tuesday.
The Puritan, which is the flagship of
the western blocliading squadron, will
reach the station Monday night, and
the bombardmcnt will begin early
Tuesday morning. Both forts will be
shellcd. 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 are still aboard the transport.
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. II is said mt the
naval station that the attack on Ha-
vana will be made as early as Tues
day
The movement will be in the nature
of n 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 rs 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 column
at Matanzas and eastward, to be
Joined by Gomez.
The reason assigned for immediate
descent on Cuba by the troops is the
J desire to get the island under control
I and permit part of SIMPSONS squad
| ron to go north to protect United
States cities from possible lombard
mput.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

Washington, April 30.-Thcre is n
feeling of relief among officials to-
night over the safe arrival of the Ore
gon and Marietta at Rio .Ianeiro. well
to the north and out of possible reach
of the Spanish torpedo cruiser Temer-
ario. which has been lying around the
vicinity of Bucnos Ayres. The keen
est interest is taken in her future
movements, but on account of the eX-
IRENE rcticcnce of the naval authori-
Ties. the nature of the instructions
which have awaited her nj Rio JaneirC
are not known. The prevalent belief
however is that orders are to proceed
to join Admiral SIMPSONS fleet with
ont delay
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

In the last four years, according Il
Consul Dickey. at Callao, only one car
go of wheat has been sent from the
United States to Peru. The reason
why he is not able to explain, but says
that the cargo referred to went from
San Francisco in October last year
"The total import of CHILEAN wheat into
Peru during the year 1897" says thu
consul's report, amounted to 22,613,
1913 Kilograms (49,S5i,2l3 pounds
These figures show that Chill supplies
the Peruvian markets with wheat ant
flour. But why Chill and not the Unit
ed States should supply the Peruvian
markets when our products are far su
perior to those of Chill do not know
unless it is due to the very low freight.
charged by sailing vessels carrying
wheat from Chill, which | am told arr
only soles ($l.69) a ton" The con
sui thinks that the first thing to b.
done by the United States to gain thu
trade of Peru and of other countries OF
the Pacific coast of South and Contra
America is to establish fast line o
steamers from San Francisco. This
com bined with the present lines plyinl
between New York and the west coas
of South America, would greatly he'll
the United States in regaining tn
vast trade that she once had with thi
coast.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

Mr. Moody thinks If Christ offered to
rule here as he does in heaven he
would be adopted by no political party
and the majority would vote him down.
Evidently Mr. Moody believes that the
masses are growing in strength and
number; but he ought to give the ma
jority some little credit for intelli-
gence. While ignorance and egotism
go together and are powerful, there If
such thing as common sense. Anc
besides Mr.. Platt is not going to live al
ways.
The Springfield herald., 1898-05-06

Mark Twain, following the noble ex-
ample OF Sir Walter Scott, has devoted
all his gains for several years to the
payment of what his creditors were dis
posed to regard as dead claims" The
plause-as II this kind of honesty were
a rare virtue. Perhaps 1t Is rare; but
then. mores the pity! Creditors should
forgive us as they hope to be forgiven;
but no debtor should let himself on
easily, unless he is willing to take the
risk Of moral bankruptcy.