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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-03-18

Wealth is gradually being accumn,
lated in Germany in measure un-
dreamed of before the war of 1901,
and the next big census of 1900 may
show some surprising facts, But the
smaller local census Just taken un-
mistakably indicates many things.
Thus, for instance, this year'snumber
of milliouaires in Berlin alone is 2092.
OF threefold millionairos there are
477 The wealthiest man in Berlin,
Bleichroeder, has fortune of rs, 900.
600 marks, about Sls, 900, 600. Chi
cago Record
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-03-18

"Do you really think the young fell
low who wants to marry jamie is Il
bona fide Klonkiker?n
~ guess ho Is. He's short an car
and three toes, and has frostbitten
chin, cleveland Plain Dealer.
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conduct OF my flag iieuterans. James II.
Sears, and knslgn Edward MSTauley. IT.,
aide, who were constantly II my side dur
ing the engagement and WHO exposed
themselves fear.essly in discharging their
duties and also - the sp!e:itld behavior y
my secretary. Lieut.. b. Wells. r.. who
commanded and directed the lighting Of
the Fourth division
4 woul1 commend the highly mer:,orious
conduct and courage in the engagement OF
Lieut.. Commander y. T. Mason, the exec
utiye officer. whose presence eVeryw here
over the ship during it's continuance d-d
much 10 secure the good results u Ta:s
ships part - the victory. The navlgator,
Lieu,, a &. Hrdgson. and the division o.
hCers Lieut. T. y Gr.fen. Lieut.. w X.
Rush. Lieut.. Edward Simpson,, Lieut. J,
u. Doyle. Ensign Charles WEBSTER. ana
couspil Lous IN every detail Of duty. coz
trimming - the accurate firing Of MS ship
IN aer part u the great victory Of your
forces.
4 nave never IN my Nfe served with a
Drawer. better or worth!er crew than that
~ the Brook w. bur.pg tne C0muat. last
TINE under Tire. they never tiagged for
moment. ana were AppArs httH In1'stu TD-
Ell by he storm II prvjccu.e- passing
ahead. asteru and over me ship
The result Uf the eu24%em,ut MAS the
destruction OF the Spanish squadron and
The capture Of The admiral ana some layJ
/, 200 PRISONERS. W IN the loss Of several
hundred killed. estimated oy Admiral Ger
H-r4 a r. men.
The ca -u4.tieS On board this snip were:
q IT. EiHs. caisf woman killed j. Burns,
fireman. first lass. severely - otunod.
ii eo1gra -u.ate 3 u most sincerely upon
this grsa. Victory 20 the squadron under
your command. AL ! an Z al ,hat al
an opportunity 70 c0ncr.hute iU he asst
% victory that seems enough for all u
as
Il hes 10 iucloSa . Int OF the officers and
crew WHO participated In the combat |
cannot LOSE his export without mention
capt g + lark. II the oregon Her
speed w2s woni~rffu,. and her accurate
Ire >piradiily destructive Very respect
fully. ''W : SCHlE1
,Caumose.e L : y. Commanding Soc
oad Squadron. North At,aa;ie Fleet"
TO ;he Honorable C0mma1Ier-iu-Caief
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struck cnly three times. and at least two
or them were by fragments OF shells. We
had no casualties.
As soon II was evident that the enc
my ships were trying TO break through
and esca pc To- the westward We went ahead
at full speed with the determination OF
carrying out 10 the utmost your order: II
the enemy tries - escape the ships must
close ard engage AZ soon as possible and
enetaEor 10 SINK his vessels or force them
ashore. we soon passed all OF oar ships
except the Brooklyn. bearing the broad
pennaDt OF Commodore StAley. At fGst
We only used our main battery. bat when
It was discovered that the enemy's torpedo
boats were following their ships We used
ouT Tapid-ace guns a. well as the six
Founders upon them with telling effect. A.
No ranged up near the sternmost OF their
Slips she headed for the beach. evidently
OIL frc. Ne raked aer as We passed.
Pushing on was another. using her
st3r3Dard GUNS they We're brought 30
bear. and before We had aer fairly abeam
she, too. was making for the beach. The
remaining vessels were now some distance
anead. hut our speed had increased to six
teen knots and our fire. added 10 that uf
the brooklyn. soon sent another the VIZ
Cayd 10 the shore in flames Only the
C.istotaI Colon vas ia. ana for time i !;
seemed as II she might escape. but when
w opened hrt with oar forward turrvt
guns and the Brooklyn followed she began
- edge - toward the coast and her cap
tpre or destruction Wa assured ~ she
struck the os& her Tag came down and
the Brooklyn sigg4lei Cease airing fol
lowing with cong atuiat;oa- for the gram
victory, t1anks for your splendid assist
auCe
The Brooklyn sent a boat 10 her. ana
Nh.n the admiral came up with The New
York, Texas nd Vixen. sao was taken
possess on OF
Il canno: sreak IN too high terms ot The
hearing ana conduct Of all or board mis-
ship When .ney found -he oregon had
pushed q tH~ from and Wa hurry ng 10 a
S'eIf.-$ ~ ~ c5nh.;~ VII ,a enemy
l
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GEN. MILES LANDS
ON PORTO RICO.
Continued From Page /.

place With the feet waiting outside. the
gallant little fighting yacht braved ,ae
mines which Were supposed - De IN the
aaro0r, and found that there We're axe
fath0rns OF water close .nshore.
Guanica IS . place surrounded BY cult
vatea lands. In the rear are nigh moun,-
aims. and on the beach nestles village OF
about twenty houses. The Span:ards were
completely taken by surprise Almost the
first they knew OF the approach % the
army OF invasion was IN the announcement
contained III the firing Of i gun from the
Gloucester, demanding that The Spau.ar5s
haul down their flag, which was floating
from Flagstaff in front % a blockhousa
standing 10 the east Of the village ~
first a couple OF three Founders were fred
into tie hills right ard ief; Of the bay
puTpose!y avoiding the town lest the pro
jectiles hurt women or children THE
Gloucester then hove 70. within about 6o0
yards OF the shore, and lowered a launch
having on hoard a Colt rapid-fire gun and
thirty men under Lieut.. HeGse. VINO " as
sent ashore without encounIering opposi-
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ALL STATES SUPPLIED rnooes
NOT one Failed To Furnish the Omen.
of Wen Called For

WASHINGTON. July 25.-rhe war \.
pariment feels thai i has reason - -
sfa'iIed At Ire results obtained nnas-
the hrs; ana second calls Tor trooas be -
president Tho statement was pub.jS.,.i
last night that practically n he STAT
nave supplied the quotas called for in theS.
two calls
II Is eXpiained that the discrepancy =.
tween ;his report and the one published !
wee" age winch caused 81 much criticism,
ana pat several states. Including NJ.
chuse;ts. Nebraska and North Csr,l,o,
IN the nnenv.ab.e position af having san
trhuted only Il small humber - the ,r..,,..
ca.l7d for. Was caused by their failure a
make prompt reports.
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ct E>TfON YET UNSETTLED.
Disposition of Skaters Army sdll
n.ier Consideration.

WASHINGTON. July -h-Adjt Gen.
Corbin said today mat the question 0. Ia
disposition Of the troops under ,ien. SAaf-
ter al Santiago WAS no, Vet settled. Ii i
certain, however that there VIII be no
general movement from santiago un,I
after the spanish prisoners nave been re
moved and there is some definite military
progress in Porto RICO.
The health conditions of the army 4.
Santiago Will have considerable 10 do vita
the movement OF those troops
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almost disappeared. The fire from the
rapa-nre batteries OF the ba.tlesai2s az
pears 10 hatc been remarks bly, destructive
Ar examination ot the stranded vessels
shows that the AimIrante 0qlendo espe-
csny had suffered terribly from This IRE
Her sides are everywhere pierced and her
q Ks were strcwn with char!ed remains
81 those v 10 had fallen.
The reports % Commodore W s. Schiey
and II TIE commanding officers are In
c.osed. Very respectfully.
w. T. SAMPSON
fear Admiral 4. : n. Commandes-ln-
chief / : Naval Forces. North Allan
tic squadron
The Secretary Of the Navy. Washing
ton -. =
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~ ANtts-N'b l'isNs July - ht4tE4tiE IL
Commodore schley's report II part.
North Atlantic Fleet Second Squad: on,
-. :. Flagship Bro k.yu
Guantanamo Bay, July : is9s
sir: Al 3.5 a IN Admiral C"fgcra,
~ith the Tnf4uta MIRA Tef,sa. NIzeaEa.
,luendQ. 'r.s'opal col n 4ud TWO rerp. -
boat tsetroyers came uut Of TIE Ia; bot BE-
= at..e.ro Re Cuas. tH col M, AZ i.-tag -
ata attempted g. escape - the westward
Tie Iowa Mas tnr far'hes. vast except
tae A3x "a. iu the o.o"ks -4uG !1f. ~3@u;l
V4s made 70 tHe western c.v .siJn. pre-
scriDe1 IL y4gr general ord RS and there
was Immediate and geP.u movement n
ward b} your squadron. and q genera en-
Eag- mont at ranges De ginning Mt ilH1
yards ara lary.ng 81 : 90. Unit. t7e VIZ
t8YA WIS de stroSed
a bout twenty az twenty-five minutes
after tbs engagement began the Terror
auj O4usndo took tire from the effective
shell fire Of the squa jrun, and were forced
T. run on the beach six Qr seven miles
west " the haroor entrance whore they
burned and blew up later. The .orpodo
boat dtstToyegs were destroyed early n
tH~ action. but the smoke Was so i Es- in
thsir direction thai | caunu1 say % what
vessel or vessels the credit b ouss
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LANDING OF MILES AT
GUANICA A SURPRISE.
IL May Cause athnnEe Of Pro-
gramme for the Rest Of the Cam
pnigu i'm Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-The news 0f
She landing # Gen. Miles at Guanica, on
the southwest shore Of Porto Rico. came
as genuine surprise 10 the war depart
nent. II had al! been carefully planned
that he WIS 10 make his landing a: auoth-
r port. as remote as possible from The
place where hr actually landed. so there
was little wonder that officials received
the ar>t news - jhe landing with more
dusty, and even went - the length # sup
posing hat the story had been pat afl0lt
IN order - distract attention from the
point which had been selected.
The result has been 70 prrplex the de-
ptr;ment officials deeply and 70 consider
Aaly der1aEc their carefully prepared pro-
grdmme for the remainder % tbs expe-
ittou. II Nil LOW De necessary 10 inter-
c-pt The sections Of She expeditions al
ready at sea. heading for eel ain selected
points on the coast Of Porto Rico, and to
advise thcm Of the change in plans
Ger. Wilson's brigade = now approach
.ns ne island. being d0e there today or
tomoyroN. ana relntogcements Will follow
AK iuter> - o. one ar two days until The
y hoe f0r,5 ot $1,000 men j. landed, unless
events connected win he peace negota-
ous make Ii tXpe lent 80 stop future
movements However. % Is a matter for
canerAtuIation 70 III. var department that
Gen Niles has managed to set foot "a
Porto RICO before the first overtuIes Tor
peace, ana thus place the Island in the
~ame position as Cuba ana me Philippines.
namely as territory al least partially IN
The pos. ~>Iou Of ;he United States al the
beginning OF the negotiations.
The war department at II % p. N. post
"a tue following:
81. Thomas. July %. go p. m
SECRETARY of war. Washington. Cir
eums.aaee4 v,re *urh that :ee med Il adj
g.. ret
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vac fesea@sj 30 Aoeers5sr0s. htts@~ sns~s
from garfjsaa burning neFcelT ard wstn
lzsr reserve - ssTl asgi.ti0T og5 aes X airFafiT
g4e.-fnasAR 20 ~zpo3e s. nen at02t zen
miles west % >sassago tae Ir&aca has
been s.srz}ea to 70 eack - ths hafoy- 80
trance. a14 a. Ac~er4!t-ts tae ipea VS.
glEs.a.ea "a .-Hss TT tsseh ad4ng station"
rae IoEa stea - f.a I,r.asson ART IRE
Hsst. tG1k off tae -rew % rre NZcsTa.
able TIE Harvard srd ~ ff.0greT. - .aS-
ea4e1 raure ~ go frfasta I5~iA Teresa
ard ths Almiran<p OaE~r3s Tg.z reScg-a
Or prisoner. Including nc WOUNDED from
tie Burning TE5p@s ~as 49, DccsglG1 1f
ssFns az fbe INST daring sn5 gallant con-
d. ~ 80 daf TIE sa.Eas were ra5rU.-.K
fore ae1 az lhe4r sFlrz aGd reserve s,s.-
lrlaH5r.sn Nere sSgio3 ng s-d g %ss act
known ai waat s.stsrsEf sa4 Tre a8ssa
reaeh fbe main rsa&azsc-e. f. 81d.s-or 70
tns4 a n~8@E slgf 80 running <sa@t indie
- he Spanish yl.s@ Esf - E-sA Ges r+3
ar Officers and rsen latG tae.. NIX %
tszr9fr.r. va CONS esc.
80 T7lefs reaaA!f.e+5 uo@ ~ ;ae Spanish
~ 80 ~ J. tile f-~stasral '-5.hH. bFge she p8z
I.elr hest ARD fss1.s: yepse. f-oc - IL
Sc situation 70 haZ tae CONAN e5ast her
Only chan - eEeaa. vas ay Superior a74
sustained speed. when th" .znaya wect
ashore sna f-si4G RAs 4314- TX E-s
ahead II lHe Bgo9k.sG an4 Or &C.. 81:
h. spfH Tss Bf zsai aga tae An- GER
q. - SIRE tsew var - 7It.1u n~- fse e+r1
IT, ErnoE3gn ato t.a DTssaa c8Ie fa~
Texas. VIXEN au9 ~f1 YORK l. wAs evg-
d.8i from ltfe brig II tae %eg feTk
ira ass f5a -Aiuz .caiS xore g-rsstEua
overtauj,ug ire f1san at-5 tasr sae aa4
np chaA.a ~ -e~aEs a. ie.s9 -u@ Brock
lyu auo oregon Opened fire alt gDt tasiY
rAAs l.-tHe trszon Z H..sE-F snetsz ~ ~ <
eeyord aef- atj - -" s.sr gave U.s. - .ts-
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ing. causing ne dispatch boat 10 take nine
teen hours in making l25 miles 10 81.
Thomas
The Associated Press boat is the only
dispatch boat with the reet.
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bids Called for -Four New Monitors.

WASHINGTON, july 26The navy a.
partment has issued an advertisement cali
Ing for proposals FOR ne construction IS
contract Of the four harb0r defense mons
tors provided for by he naval apprppgts-
ton bin. The bids viii be opened ooyo-
Der 10.
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II Is estimated that The shortage IN ths
California fruit crop viii 3. cA.eay q
pears. peaches and aprcots with al n
crease IN prunes and rais.ns shipments
so far have been larger than iast year.
STEsA MER Rosie leaves Ytsler wharf
tonight for Skaeway, Dyea and way ports.
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REPORTED FALL OF MANILA
GREATLY EXCITES MADRID.
Officials Believe the Town Has Been BOmbarded,
and at the Same Time Attacked
From the Land.

Special sracht he
Juiv oo-Asp otheSu nfromM
Americans The situation
he
by oAnrica nsand2O Orebes.
o
ckof
of thei
supposed
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Down With the Yellow. Up With the
Red. White and Blue


man Lacy y haul down he Spanish nag.
which was done. and they then raised on
the flagstaff the first United States flag 10
float over Porto Rlcan soil.
Suddenly about thirty Spaniards opened
fire with Mauscr rifles on the American
party Lieut. Heuse ana MS men re-
sponded with great gaEanJry. the Colt gun
doing effective work. Norman. VINO re-
Ceived Cervera's surrender, ana Wood vol
unteer. shared the honors with L!eut.
Heuse.
Almost Immediately after the Americans
We're fred upon the Gloucester opened fir
on the enemy with all her three and *
Founders winch could be brought 10 bear.
Smelling the town and also dropping sh.I.S
into the hills 20 the west of Guanica.
where number Of Spanish cavalry were
u be seen Fastening toward he spot where
the Americans had landed.
Lieut.. licuse then threw up little fort
which ne named Forj W4nWg gnt. and
laid barbed wire p the street IN front of
TX, in order - repe. he expected cavalry
attack. The lieutenant also mounted the
colt gun ard ~gaaied for reinfofcements
which We're sent from ;he Gloucester.
The A~scciatod Press dispatch boat Gym
thia II. was the only boat in the harhog
except the Gloucester.
While the Mausers were pepperinE all
around Lieut. Commander Wanwright
allied TO he Associated Press CORES pond
eu;. and said:
They fired on Us after their flag was
down and OURS WAS up, ana after has
spared the town Tor the sake Of Size wo-
men and children. The next time | strike
a town l wi. blow It up"
Trcacherous >paniards Beaten Bnch.
Presently a few OF lhe Spanish cavalry
joined those VINO were lighting In the
nj 3 So; ktrfF
- s-ms purpose. killing four Of ,hem.
~ that tine lhe GIOucts tef had the
range Of the town ana blockhcu~e. ana
her guns We~c splitting fire. and II" doctor
AMI pt} 1uas,er 1l ped 20 serve HI guns.
Soon after wh.te-Co4tsd. Ga.lopiu- cav
airy men were sen climbing n" ai'l~ to
the westward. and tbs fo1t soldiers w.re
scurrying along ,ha fences from The town
BY "a a. m, win the exception % a
few guerrilla shots. the town Wis won, and
he enemy was driven out OF It's neigh
boihoo1
The Red cross nurses On the L2mpasas
ard a detachment II regulars were the
t:st 70 land from TN transports.
After Lieut. HeuSr hal captured the
place he depoye1 his small forces into
he suburbs Bat b. Va soon reinforced
IN ne r-z1,ars MO were fou8w.d by
Company Q. = he SIKH Illinois and then
ny other troops IN quick sue assloH.
a. u IT, boats Of the Wea-ot-war and
transports were 4stt IN tae 0otk q: Land
ing troops each steam launch loving four
r. tise boats loaded VIII s-}3.ers Eut av-
ory;hlnz Wa done n an orderly manner
and according ~ ne plans az Gs2- Mics
The latter W-rt ashore a. E.-u. after
s.. ppirg 10 ho1r@ ne G'9Ic et.r. ard
taark Lieut. = mnanIer Wa.1W risat for
IS gallant action.
G-u Al..es sa3 10 ,hv ~orte- po4d.at q
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COMMODORE ~ HLEi's REPORT.
Warmly COmnnrDds the Gallant Ac-
ton OF Men nner HIS Command.

WASHINGTON. July -t.-FolloHiug Ia
Commodore scAley's report il part,
North Atlantic Fleet Second Squad. on,
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WAGNER's band. Madison park tonight
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I = a awe rr---l 4t.sa. =. - 80
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ON NATIONAL ISSUES.
J. R. Burton's Address Confined to
Matters Of National Importance.

when I spoke out at Lincoln" said
]. Ralph Burton, in his speech at Ham
ilton hall, Saturday night, q asked a
young farmer what 1 should talk about.
Well he said, I would not say much
about what the POpulists have done,
but I would brag all 1 could on McKin-
ley"
Mr.. Burton seems to be following this
advice in the greater part of the speech
es he is making in this campaign. He
referred to the Populists in the first part
of his speech Saturday night, but the
most of it was devoted to a discussion of
the war and the glorious results
achieved in it through the management
of the Republican party.
The speech abOunded in political ora
tory.
Mr. Burton was willing to accept the
blame for all the mistakes of the war
if there were any, but he also claimed
all the glory. He assumed that the
Republican party stood for the policy
of expansion, and that the opposition
the Populists and Democrats, were
against it, and he devoted a large part
of his time to a discussion of the ex-
pansion question.
What are StOckyards compared with
an issue like this?" he demanded. "or
what do school books or insurance
amount top
He said the Populists were not talk
ing free silver or any of the issues
which they talked two years ago. and
they could not blame the Republicans
for branching off on to new issues also
There was a very large audience. The
speech was preceded by a display by the
Republican Flambeau clubs on the
street. There was frequent APPLAUSE
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TIME IS UP.
Spain to Be Told What's What
at Paris Today.

Washington, Oct 24.-It is expected
that at today's meeting of the peace
commission in Paris the American COM
missioners will deliver to the adversar-
les something very closely approaching
an ultimatum. The president is salts
fed at last that the Spanish commits
sioners purpose delaying the negotia-
tions. This is the belief of the American
commission Also The time has now
come to cut off all false pleas and to
come directly to the main issue left op-
en- by the protocol, namely, the dispOsi-
ton of the Philippines.
Up to this point the entire time of the
commissioners has been consumed in
repeated efforts on the part of the
Spanish commissioners to force the Gu
ban debt question upon the attention of
the joint commission against the firm
opposition of the American commits
sioners. The latter have stated as pos
itiVeIy as they could that under no cir
ty over Cuba involving an assumption
of the Cuban debt and the time has now
come when in the opinion of the Aneri-
can commissioners the Spaniafds must
be made to understand definitely
that this answer is final So
far the American commissioners while
preserving a firm attitude have treated
the Spaniards with the utmost courtesy
and consideration, allowing frequent
postpOnementS of the work of the joint
commission to accommodate the Span
iards but now, probably at tOdays
meeting, without departing from their
courteous treatment of the SpaniardS,
the American commissioners will find it
incum bent upon them to speak very
plainly as to the determination of che
United States government to regard
this matter of the Cuban debt and Gu
ban sovereignty as passed over and be-
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TIME EXTENDED.
Spaniards Given Till January 1 to
Get Out of Cuba.

Washington. Oct. 24.-The president
had an exceedingly busy forenoon to-
day. Attorney General Griggs and Sec
retaries Long, Hay and Alger called
about ten o'clock and the president dis
cussed with them several matters which
he found awaiting his attention on his
arrival from the west.
A telegram from Gen. Wade at Ha-
vana was read, recommending that the
limit of time allowed the Spaniards to
vacate Cuba be extended from Decem-
ber 1 to January 1. He said that it
would be physically impossible for the
124 900 Spanish troops now on the island
to leave before the first of the year and
he regarded the extension of time as
reasonable and just.
After the matter had been discussed
at some length, an agreement was
reached and Gen. Wade was tele-
graphed that his recommendation was
approved.
In the meantime, however, the United
States troops now in Cuba and others
to be dispatched will take possession OF
the territory as fast as the Spaniards
vacate it probably leaving Havana the
last.
In regard to the reported purpose Of
the Spaniards to dismount and remove
to Spain, the heavy ordnance OF the
forts and arsenals about HaVana,it was
stated in positive terms that nothing of
the kind would be permitted and If this
movement had already begun 1T would
be stopped at once. The instructions
given our evacuation commissioners at
Havana covered all of these questions
and explicitly provided that only the
arms in the hands of the troops be eX-
oorfRd
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GEN. WOODS DANGER.
Comes Very Near Being Blown
Up on a Steam Launch.

Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 24.-Gen. Wood
the acting military commander here and
Major Brooks, had a narrow escape last
evening from a serious disaster. They
had started down the bay on the way
to Morro castle on board a steam launch
which seemingly had a hundred pounds
of steem registered. But she lost fifty
pounds in the first two minutes and
green engineer who was in charge of
her, discovering that there was little
or no water in the boiler, was about to
fill it while it was almost red hot. Ma
jor Brooks saw the danger, stopped the
launch, had the fire drawn and the
launch was tOwed back to the starting
place. The engineer was discharged.
Major Starr and Major Brooks re-
turned yesterday from a trip to Bara-
Goa, Sagua and other places. They re-
port that there is no destitution among
the CUhans at the places visited and
they add thet the distr button of free ra-
tions is having a demOrahzing effect up
on the people, who do not want to go to
work, though the sugar estates in COM
mon with other industries are badly in
need of IabOrers.