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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-12

Tournament Closed and Prizes Dis.
irihutcL to Minners

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE biennial tour
namerst 81 the National Sharpsaooters'
Union OF America came 10 a close today
at Glendale. l.. I. The first prize winners
were.
Shooting king Of the festivai-W. A.
Hayes, Of Newark. n j.: score 55S.
American target-first prize, John Rob
ham, Hudson Rifle CLUB. Jersey City.
Standard target-F1rst prize. y. w. Nc
LaUgslin. Of San Francisco: Is points.
Honor target First prize John Kelley.
OF Boston; score. - points and 500 prize.
Ring target-First prize. Louis F'lach.
Zettier Rife Club. New York: - points.
Best shot on stick target. u. Payne.
OF Cincinnati. first prize. 500
Rest bniiseye In p0in: target-J. c. DIM
min. OF Ardmore. Pa. four degrees. prize.
S1NQ
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4 Merry Burglar.

An unusually nervy burglar is making
his home in Seattle. His success. how
ever. is not commensurate with his nerve
While the people who live at 1920 Eighth
avenue We're sleeping Sunday night he
went through the house, but took nothing
except small satchel. which he left in
the front yard Then he went into Mrs
Robert Metz house at 1918 Eighth avenue
and was in her room when she awoke and
screamed. The burglar ran. taking with
him a bundle of clothes. Mrs. Metz gave
chase and the burglar, as he was getting
over the back fence. threw the bundle at
Mrs Metz
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CHINESE ATTACK MISSIONS.
French Priest Captured and a Large
Ransom Demanded

SHANGHAI. J4ly IA dispatch fran,
ChuuSka.0g. dafed July : tsys the Prot
es-tlnt ana Ca.aolse sr - Us Z: sham
ch.uStu have he~ = attacked - rioters and
thai kinxeac8x sna other cities ara much
disturbed. \ French priest ha- .s@en cap
,lre3 by brssan1s an. sura Of I.eDn tae.S
- iesns n1ed Ger aas -s,ease.
several natives have been kE3cd ara
-p,ch property has been destroyed The
~suaton is critical The csrsul= az
ss-.luc .rEf.: are Ga the alert. Chuns-
khlc4- - .g.:}et
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NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.

+. j. Stack. a street car conductor. is
fares. amounting to So.
George Farrah. Of North Yakima, who
was hit with baseball and seriously in
1ured on the Fourth. is still alive
Men employed on the government ietty
at Westport are leaving. They can get
better wages in other occupations.
Grasshoppers are doing damage TO late
garden truck in Adams county II is fear
ed that they will attack fall grain.
Philip Holesworth. OF Meadows who
was stabbed eleven times by Frank
Grimes. is recovering. Grimes has been
held for trial In the superior court
The postotfice department has notified
the North Yakima postma ster that he will
nob longer be charged with the Saa stolen
from the safe in the nostoffice in March
The Tenino school district has rebonjed
for 400. securing the money frcm thu
permanent school fund Of the state AZ (
per cent interest. They were formerly
bonded with an Eastern company ana
PAID per cent. per annun.
Lloyd Lehman, a Iayear-old Marshfeld
Or, boy, while playing with a fi-cajiher
revolver, accidentally shot Ida Wickman
a PLAYMATE. The bullet passed through
the fieshy part OF the arm. Young Len
man did not know that the revolver was
loaded.
CCRSION to Snoqua,mie Falls.
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NEW YORK. July iL-ResuEs at Brigh-
ton Beach:
Mile and a sixteenth. se7iirg-RrriesGue
wen. Long Acre second. Ella shIrd- Tine.
i-I1s
Five <urionrz-Masa of Harlem won. IT.
can3escent second. Letter third Time,
iazS.
One nile, seslIEg-pecantsr wy1 Song
sfer second. Gse.oine third. Tine sst-
Six fuTfoDg= B~sarsTeet w1n LeedsvsEie
second Sailor King third. Tine 1:I41
five furlonEs. acknowledgements won
Jack Point second. kirkwood third. Time,
Lea.
One msfe-T-ish Reel won. Kita<oot Sec
ond. Sensational third Time l:47E.
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chicago. july u-Kesults At Wash
ingtfgi Park.
slN fufl'nss Lady Ftlarle WOE. Tee-
Uessev, @'s,~,rsi; Etrshineer :niti Time. ia
Five fur@of g~-fFoiiasni wou- Wlrkes Sc.
ori Lue!a FouSo thtTd Time t.o}'g.
Mi- and seventy yards -iudsyn war:
charlie ''ristte ~ccold. HoheHxollern tara
Tiur. / tt's.
uao mii~-Mork Wayn.tn won. tart,
Second. Forte th}rt. Tins So.
SIX tUriougs--Saluwa wcn. A}gnl second
Aause tai0d Tins IlT
S3N fuTg0uKS Mary Blar6 Won Tartar
.An secana. L.hert.ne thIci Tine l.lGb
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GOLD FROM VICTORIA.
Mysterious Shipment Arrives on the
Kingston From the North

\ somewhat mysterious shipment OF
gold dust reached this city yesterday
from Victoria. IL was consigned TO the
banking firm Of Dexter Horton & Co
Extreme secrecy was maintained by every
one connected with the shipment as to
It's amount and its owners.
Two men carried the gold from the YES
sci TO an express wagon, which was al
the Yes,er wharf yesterday awaiting the
arrival Of the Kingston from Victoria
Each man carried sack containing per-
haps thirty pounds of gold. They went
directly 10 the bank.
y. H. Latimer, manager for Dexter
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Oakland Races.

OAKLAND, Cal, July ll.-Resuts:
Special. for named pacsrs-Hijo del d.
abio won. F. W. second, Delphi third.
Time 2:is
20 trot--Sslver Queen won. Favor sec
ond I.ottie third. Time. 2:2i
30 pace, hsats-Loleta won, Resort sec
ond. Harry Eaymon third. Best time,
2Is
2:l3 trot-AIamle Griffin won, Togges
second. Clay S. third. Time, 2:i2.
2:l7 trot-Ou- Jack won, MyraIe Thron
second Silver Ring third. Time. 2:l7h.
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Bt'T~TI;. Meat. I4ly = Weather clear.
track fast. Attendance large Results
Three ana half slzlsogS-putch won.
Lea va Alns second. omaAwoo4 third
Time. s&,.
t';N~ ftITsauxs Tseha}-o won. f{5r,e~a
sey,ori. Patiacus thiYd Time .ces-
ffve and ha.f Sur}.rES- Mis-. f{4vv,.r,a
Uon. A~Ssi.ah s~cofsd iA3ra7 Weed thfr.5
Tine u.~ Breaks state record by ;. q
a So 81
Thrve-flar Hs ~ = Distinction Won.
pike of YORK II second. Joe Levy :h.r,i.
ssten-e'2AtaS u luae- Do.a-e wan
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Next

,irs'e YIN have a tosaF e rheumatism ,-w
Chamhegla,ns Pain Bsjn. onc application
relieves the r4iU. Mr. J II. I.ot.er. = well
snown druggist II les Moines, Iowa, had
been '7ogblesi With rheumatism IN he
shoa.!er tor ever SIX months Il f,r,.s :,
pane; him - mueh that BE- could ns.t r,;x..
his arm. IL Enailv cessclsl,!.<i a. f., hn,,,-
'~,' an = Pam baiaa sal was ercs;lv pleased
en- 'a" pr'snsr' relief which il Afforded 4
'e~ app 'c&;"Sls Affected = coT0y4efa cure
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DrOxfu man Dismissed.

Moses Droxinman. the secondhand
man, whose encounters in one way and
another with the police have occupied
considerable space in the newspapers for
the past i've or six years. scored a tri-
umph in Justice Ingersoll's court yester-
day afternoon when a charge Of assault
and battery. preferred against him by
Officer Riddsli, was dismissed.
The trouble arose over Keeping the side
walk In front of Droxnman's store clear.
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TIE h&@-sas corpus proceedings brought
tar tae release ~ ". +. Baker wanted In
Massachusetts 81 a charge % enhexzls-
.gcat, Mere yesterday continued ey Judge
Jasa4> Ugisl Wednesday. GOV. Rogers a&s
grtnt~t "Ntrs6itson papers for Baker Ia;
J2tce Jacobs 62ssbss the right of ~, Mas
"a ,tgsetts atticar 70 tAke nSs prisoner cat
~ TIE state without 14alcIs4 proceedings
IN = lae court
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EXHIBITION bali. GAME.
SeattIes Defeat n Picked Nine in Ev-
crets. With n score of y to g.

Special Dispatch 10 the Pos:futeilgcncer.
EVERETT Wash. July 1.-THE people
of Everett witnessed one % the most in
teresting games Of ball played here this
season between tho Seattle professionals
and the Everett Iav!ncttles. Score. 10
4 In favor OF Seattle II is hoped this VIII
not he the last.
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DETROIT, July IA more ideal day
would have been hard 10 imagine for tie
opening Of the Highland Park trotting
meeting. Track 81 excellent condition. Re
suits:
Pace. 2;fe-Nicoi B. won. Milton s. Sec
ond Oddly third Best tine 2.oes.
Tr0t- 2:I5-Stam bouieite won, Doris
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SEVERAL BOXES Of THEM.

{: Several boxes of the POST
IntelIigencer Standard War
= Atlas arrived last night and
s will be placed on sale this .
:. morning In the business ONCE
at the nominal price of 35
cents. First come, frat served.
!: 4 word to the wise II suf- ,
ficient.
Observation-Disclosures
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Lcchness second. Queen Nubia third Tine.
.zs41
TFgree-.ourths ~ q nniya-AIicsa won,
Ex-ro second, Nike Rice third Tine, t:iS5x.
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Person

Ike Lurie Is spending few days at
Hot Springs.
Fred T. Merrill. OF Portland, Is registered
at the Occidental.
Frank J.. Ballaine of Olympia, is a guest
OF the Hotel Northern.
@. =. Bartells. of ne Evening 1ndepen-
dent. published at Everett. Is registered at
the Hotel Seattle.
Il. II. Brooks. manager of the store Of
the Port Blake.ey Mill Company is a
guest of the Hotel Seattle.
Among the visitors IL the city yesrer-
day was Attorney Allen Weir. of Olym-
I,ia. Mr.. Weir Is registered at the S.
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PEOPLE WHO MAKE UP
The PASSING THRONG.

carsai. The yachts will leave July e
There will b. I'VE yachts from Tacoma,
and 1. ls probable that two or three viii
go from Seattle Among those comprising
the Tacoma feet viii 5e the Storm King.
che rAaca aad the 8claren.
Dr. Thompson hss purchased the sloop
Hornet, formerly owned oy Capt, sanp-
SOB. q Begslngasrn bay. The Hornet has
won first honors II class 3 IL the inser-a-
tionai races Eve years 10 succession
Mrs Edward Thompson IS In the city
Visiting heS son. DIR. George e Thompson
Mrs Thompson is accompanied by her SIS
ter. Mrs g. Fisher. They LEI, Montreal a
week or 80 ago and reached Vancouver. p.
e.. by way OF the Canadian Pacific. After
enjoying tbs places OF interest in British
Co.GEnb Ia they came on 20 Seattle. Mrs.
Thompson thinks the Pacific Northwest q
wonderful country. She enjoys the cool
evenings while thinking o. the srn0tilrr:1g
heat people Ia Eastern cities are enduring.
Arthur ". Clothier. formerly Of what
com. bat now stationed al Tacoma, was
in the city for d short tine yesterday. Dir.
Csotssisr mas been in the real estate and IN
sgr8aee business al Whatcom for several
years. a I'd when * was evident that a sec-
oHd call would De made for volunteers he
helped organize a company composed OF
sons Of veterans. The opposition company
was given the preference when the call
CAME. and rather than remain al home,
tbs men enlisted In the new company
W. j. Pratt. OF Chicago. was an arrival
in the city yesterday and registered a. the
fremont Five years ago he was the Re
publican mayor OF Whatc0n. This IS his
FIRST vis1t 10 the Coast since ,ast year He
thinks hJ<ine-s In the West has improved
wonderfully especially az his city, What
Gem, where 1t - fully 10 Der cant better
tAau last year.
Fred Bagweu and W II. Lord. Of Tolt.
were arrivals az the Diiler yesterday and
reported hayirg in progress on the bottom
lands in their section OF the oountry
Crops are In fine condition and the ranch
ers are happy.
J. +. Millstf. OF Mount Vernon. sheriff
Of Skaxit county. "a al the Hotel Northern
Mr. Miiistt states that business III Skagit
country Is looking well and that the pros
pecls are fattering.
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Wilkes second, Russeiiwood third. Best
time. 2:i3h.
Pace. 2:zu-Engarette won, Roy B. sec
ond, Henry b. third. Best time, 2 liza.
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baltimore q. Cincinnati (.

BALTIMORE. July u.-Both teams WED
with each ether today 10 make Umpire
Sisy,ier's life miserable. Pitcher Damman
was ordered off the grounds and nearly
every member Of both clubs vas threat
encd" Attendance 2SIa. Score:
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Phila delphia ., Cleveland 3.

PHILADELPHIA, July l1.-Philadel-
phia easily defeated Cleveland today. The
feature of the game was Douglas hitting
he sending in five runs and scoring two
himself. Attendance, 3,3S4 Score:
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PittsburE 3. Brooklyn =.

NEW YORK. July 1.-THE BrookIyns
dropped game to the Piitsburgs today
through the effective pitching OF Tannehil
who WAS backed Up in good shape. Attend
ance. loo. Score:
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EXCURSION to Snoqua,mie Falls
Wednesday, 18th. $50 a. m Fare. sl0a
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LATE MORNING NEWS
SECOND EDITION, 6 A. M.

starving. While TIRE wealthy were reduced
- v-gssIjsFa5la har3sllps. THE garrison
are Or Est.onz siigatly undSr the Teg8la-
tson aasntgty. Gen. Blareo iS using sveFy
natural formation 10 make the aefenses
sfroager. zad II mining ard eatrsuc hing 8
81 points.
TIE rg1ood os tFss garrison. he SAYS. VA
F1es. Az times il ts baoyaGt. then d.
pressed. The xotaleFs are fairly well dise!-
gg{HHd ard aF1lesI. IL Trey can - Kept En-
coed spirits gaeY would doubtless fight
sllsndii}y
Glanco appears % have abundant ag1Tnu-
rsta0n. bui the British officec thinks re IS
s'gort 9f guns Of sufficient caIa1re 70 de-
str0y alg Dat;lessipE. He thinks the gSla-
BEES Got too wei{ trained. Hs rri;erates
The views % the comma nde- OK the Talbot
given some time ago. that 4 vii. he diff
calt 20 carry tins fortress by assault, even
after effective bars 5aTLl nIent- The garrison
can be starTet! into surrender Ia sher.
sine. TIE letter concludes with the state
TBsnt that several conveys. with supplies
undoubtedly ran the blockade recently.
The fall ~ Santiago Is predicted a. soon
as determined attemD; az capture Is
made. The officer says the place cannot ht
defended against any weii-aigxcfed attack.
4 letter received from a prominent rner-
chant a.so takes very gloomy view OF the
situation. He ia quietly preparing TO leave
Cuba Ills family "a in Jamaica. There Is
90 trade In the city, and the people have
no faith IN Blanco's ability 10 defeat the
United States. Attack and surrender ara
only question OF tine.
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QUESTION OF ANNEXATION.
NOW THE MOST IMPORTANT NAT
TER BEFORE CONGRESS.
SewInnds Resolution Comes To
Vote This Week in the House,
and nm Enort VIII He Made to

WASHINGTON. June Ie-The first days
% sae week IN the senate viii tsa devo' ed
70 miscellaneous matters ON the c3ien&ar'
ard th@ last DAYS Of Il 20 the Hawaiian
question. Il present plans are pursued the
Hawaiian question IS attracting more al
t@atIoa than any other matter TOW before
congress. and upon lis disposition iafse4s
depends me date of hnal Adjournment OF
the session. Senator FREE IS determined
20 got the house resolution Up in the SEN
ata as soon as IL passes the house, ana
asserts h}s ability - ho.1 the senate IN
session for reasonable time. or until the
matter cen be Opposed %. II Is coacteied
or all hands that there IS a ma 3or:ty In
tire senate favorable 10 annexation, but
some Of those who ara friendly 10 this
cause admit the difficulty % maintaining
a quorum Of its friends and expect the
opponents OF annexation 20 refuse 10 as
sist them III maintaining working sen
ate.
Among the mea sures which there Will be
an effort TO have considered during IN"
week are ne bill for the Incorporation OF
the international American bank. Senator
Petfigrew's bin regulating the accounts OF
the public land states. and the quarantine
bill The conference committee report OF
the Indian appropriation bill Is likely TO
receive attention. and IL Is understood tha1
II opportunity offers a portion Or tae time
Will be devoted 10 private pension anu
house bills on the calendar. Senator Nor.
gan hopes TO have favorable report OF
the Nfcaragtlan canal bill ID present 10
the senate late In the week
4 Vote on Wednesday.
The debate upon the Newiands resoiu-
lions providing for the annexation or
Hawaii. will continue i'm the house ms
week until Wednesday afternoon. when at
& o'clock. vote viii be taken. Meantime.
conference reports upon the sundry clVn
bill. Indian and District OF Columbia APP
propriation bills may be presented ana
considered but owing 10 the great desire
70 speak upon Hawaii these reports most
likely will be DELAYED until after Wednes-
dag.
The general deficiency bill is expected to
be taken up Thursday ard will be dis
posed of quickly. ASIDE from the quaran-
tine bill. there are no measures OF much
importance likely 10 come up beyond APP
proI9Ttat ion bills.
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MANILA TROOPS RRIGAnED.
Those Now in San Francisco Redfs-
trfhuted by Gen. otis.

SAN FRANCISCO, June I3-Maf Gen.
Otis has issued general order redistrib-
uting the troops now here into provisional
brigadea as follows
First brigade. Btig.-Ge11. Miller COM
manding-F Fourteenth United States infan-
try. Eighteenth United States infantry,
Twen1y -third United States infantry
Third United States artillery, Fourth
United States cavalry. one company Unit
ed States engineers. Batteries A and %,
California heavy artillery.
Second brigade. Brig. ten. Charles King
commanding ThIrteenth Minnesota in
fantry United States volunteers, Tweat!-
eth regiment Kansas volunteers. First
regiment Idaho volunteers. ;wo bsttaIions
First regiment Tennessee volunteers, TO
arrive.
Third brigade. Brig-Gen. Harrison Gray
0tLs commanding Seventh regiment Cali
fornia volunteers. one battalion Wyoming
volunteers, FIRST regiment Montana vol
nnteeFs
Fourth brigade. Brig. Gen. Arthur Mae
Arthur COMMUNICATIVE regimen. North
Dakota volunteers. First regiment South
Dakota volunteers. Fifty-first Iowa volun-
teers.
The above brigade formation IS expected
TO remain permanent gntll all the troops
arrive ia the Philippines. when the exi-
genc.es OF the campaign may change
taibEs.
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NO MORE TROOPS
TO BE GIVEN MERRITT.
Win Have to set Along Vita Those
Already Detailed and at saa
1fanctsro ur the MAJ.

NEW YORK. Iuue is.--It may be- stated
wltl pczItivpaess that the War depart
msnt has no present iaiention OF sendng
any more tf1oi-S "a san Francisco for tar
Philippine expedition than have ALREADY
Teen ordered there. says ths Washington
correspondent ef the Tgmes Ger, Mer-
rits announced before ne loft New York
that hs wanted az least 99.jOo men 10 fake
80 Malta. ana shat he Intended - have
That namaef = ass generally accepted
thai Gen Merritt Won h3s point ud shat
the department promised him she naeu he
asked Ter. l. * n1N STAGED tAAf instead
VI ths Neou me@ - has bsea counting
unon. only lGF1 Aave been assembled al
san Franrlsc3. and that thr future gen
egnaf- general - thv Philippine, T. getting
uneasy aaout thr other ssN
Adft ter Cogbn has several tines -e-
gently. }n resasase - dtTer; 'uQLrses.
stated that e Was Pc. Intended fo send
aIy more troops 70 yhe Philippians tA8D
taose ALREADY sriec3e1 fur :hat wc.h, Sic
was asked tne same question To-day. an
v'Fws 90 Ssn Fv80l3@co rrpaYfs sh2gg. ttvn,
Mrrfitt's Insisting oa more mea. and Pa
answrre5 AGAIN that fhere we're I'D ina
taatsors g ogdsr'"g any ulore add3j.en4.
regiments e Mania a. t;.s ttIn+ II fEH
aSssTsloa te!e-raphea from Sal T.znr-e-s
Is eoFgerf tsat fsxa sfoaps aEA already
MISSED taerc. counting taase wao have
S&as - NsuNa IL ts estf-ua.ei that s.te
Recruiting - esEat regiments ta tae.r
maximum - -rng p. as IS ielue @ra @r-
ter iac sscaej vsiHafrsf t4N ~i's eEf~su-
ally False the strength - SIZE tare $50
nearly - 90
I; Is tHoueht to t~ rto.sh see tass che
war department .s 1eprsaas e.ea $3.50
uieans 10 a. Il Qar. 80 ;te -test.... s<H S-
sent oa after }a~ t-s"s}ef5s E4ka .re1
W.th RE regiment t2 wzs .aaE ,e,aaE.
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urteer contingent OF C,ubars from This
country. and the added ASSURANCE which
We have received from she Different CUBAN
generals IN the field. commanding Tie va
rIous divisions ia the field. particularly IN
she OrfueFsS and C,aHaguey. that there ars
several thousands Of men n these parts
VINO aFe anxiSs,s 70 join the army Of Iaer-
alton. bus ara rot provided Win arms
and ammunition with which 20 6Eat. the
delegation has felt jusaaed 10 the act5on
which = has taken. nos 70 call for add
d.fiousi Cuban volunteers. ~ p-tseat a.
least
THE cost Is 100 great for the fands
az our Disposal aud we ffd that Cubans
o. the Island can be equipped AZ less sx-
pease. X r. possible that al soIIle later
time II may b. opportuue % ask for fur
TneE volunteers, but We already have fully
so CuSans now Il; camp ar Tampa ready
10 form a second division
I'm the meantime We viii continue 10
do all In our power to aid those WHO have
already gone and remain united and help
ing each other III the grand struggle
which Il being made for Cuban inGepeDd
ence II is a grave mistake. which Is la
bic 80 result ia serious consequences, for
our Cuban brethren in this and other for
elgn countries 10 believe that because the
United States has declared war against
Spain and has joined with Us 20 free CUBA
from Spanish rule. that Cuba has now
been recognized as independent, that there
il no further need Of Cubans contributing
funds for the support OF the cause and
the delegation.
During the brief time which has
elapsed since the declaration Of war ex-
traoraInaFy expenses have been made
necessary. and these have all had 10 be
met promptly. TIE extra expenses will,
In all probability. continue 10 rise from
time 10 time, and We are unable 10 antici-
pate them
1.-THE Cuban republic has been declared
free and independent, and If IL il desired
that ii should always remain so. Il II
Necessary for Cuban patriots 10 lend their
aid 10 IL and support and provide for IL
Ii is still OF the utmost importance that
We should have funds TO carry OH our.
work.
III We have not money with which 10
meet our obligations we expose ourselves
brethren of the United States. who have
joined with It's 10 fight for US, and the
impression which we would convey would
be an uufagorabie one, and that beautiful
example OF ahnegatioE, union and disct-
pine which the Cuban patriots have given
10 all the world should appeal 10 the patrI-
otlsm Of every Cuban in this and other
countries. ] trust that they Will all
hearkeR TO the caiI of duty and C0ntinGS
to contribute their pecunary a;d TO the
cause of Cuban independence ana liberty
each in proportion 10 his means and abil-
ity. that we may complete our mission in
good faith and in good standing.