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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
CUBAN VILLAGES sHELLED.
SIMPSONS ships Clears the Way for
the TrOOps.


Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay, Prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba, Thursday, June
% 7 n. m.-Before the landing yesterday
morning the fleet in front of FL Morro
opened and the ships steaming along be-
tween Santiago and Baiquir1 to prevent re-
Inducements by the railroad to the latter
point. shelled every village on the coast.
The Bancroft, Wilmington and Vixen
diecovered a regiment of Spanish soldiers
de6ling down the railroad to Juragua Vnd
tbetr Shells sent them scattering up the
hill ike jackrabbiIs.
The warships, before the landing, shelled
paicI,irl town and the surrounding hills
Tor half an hour. What remained of the
en,oldering village was wrecked, the crash
of the guns rending the rock and reverber-
oting among the hills. Great smoke banks
driffed IN shore completely yelling the
ridges for miles.
Steam launches, with one-pound Colt
,,,ps In the bows, and the Tecumseh and
Suuyanee covered the landing inside the
pier. ., .e.-. 49,. A.
The firing was reopened after the Asso-
.,atad press dispatch boat Dauntless left.
,rbe iron mines and most of the property
ot Raiouiri are owned by Baltimore
company.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
ONLY THE SPANISH LEFT RETIRED.
Feared the Americans Would Try to
Out1nnlx Them.

Anems
Madrid June %, p. m-During the aft
errbon a semi-omcial note was issued in
order 70 avoid misunderstanding. point
ing cut that merely the Spanish left re-
tired ana took a position in the mountains,
owing to the Americans landing nine klo-
meters east of Baiqulri. where there were
no Spanish troops. and endeavoring to out
flank the Spaniards."
The note then points out that this part
OF the country is very unhealthy and that
yellow jack is rampant"
The Spanish official dispatches are an
nounced TO have created an excellent inn
preston here, as indicating "the Immense
difficulties OF the advance on Santiago de
Cuba"
The dispatches from Cuba were read in
the Senate here to-day, whereupon the
senators made patriotic speeches.
Senator Nevarro Rodrigo declared that
Europe and the whole world Is Commit
ting the greatest and most horrible crime
of humanity in allowing Spain to be
crushed by brutal weight of numbers"
Continuing, the senator dilated upon the
grave danger to the Latin and Slav races
"if Europe tolerated Anglo-Saxon prepoh-
derance." s
The budget was then adopted, which will
permit the government 70 suspend the sat-
tings Of the COrtes.
The newspapers talk Of possible change
of ministry next week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
CERvERA's GUNS SENT ASHORE
Preparations Made for IA Desperate
Defense of Snntinno.

Defense of santiago.
Copyright 1S9S by the Associated Press.
In Gen. Garcia's Camp. Aserradero, SAN
tiago de Cuba, June %, per the Associated
Press Dispatch Boat Wanda. via King
ston, Jamaica, June %, a. ma Cuban
who left the city of Santiago on Monday
night arrived at Gen. Garcla's camp on
Tuesday morning with accurate maps of
the harhor and earthworks surrounding H..
The ships of Admiral Cervera have NOV
ed from the positions they were In three
days ago, and now lie in almost circle,
surrounding a small island and lighthouse
about half way up the four-mlle harbor.
The armored cruiser, Crlstobal Colon.
which is injured, lies to the west, COM
manding with her port battery the narrow
neck OF the harbor. while the Vizcaya
also uninjured lies to the east. her star
board battery looking down upon the same
neck.
Both the Spanish torpedo boats are tenn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24

by fragments of the shells that sunk the
Reina Mercedes and the other having her
boiler tubes and engines In course Of re-
pair.
The most important statement made
was, in substance, that the torpedo boats
have not. since their arrival here, made
any attempt to leave, being unable to do
so. The ships have only half their sup
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
AmcrIcnn shin slsips.

Madrid June %. Q p. ma dispatch just
received here from San Juan de Porto
Rico SAYS: "An American cruiser appear
ed off the harhor and the cruiser Isabella.
a gunboat and the Terror sailed out to
attack her. The American withdrew inn
mediately. One spaniard was killed and
three were wounded"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
SPANISH sroRY OF LANDING.
seven spaniards Slightly wounded
Ncnr CIenfnegOs.

Near CIenfueEOs.
Madrid, June %. p. m--An official dis
patch from Santiago de Cuba, dated June
g. says: "The attack commenced yester-
forces in front of Puento Berraco, lying
eastward Of our left flank which extend
ed for eight leagues along the coast"
An official dispatch from Havana says:
"I'he commander at Santiago de Cuba an
nouncos that the American squadron has
commenced the bombardment and Is try
Ing to dsembark at Baiquiri and at
Puenta Berraco.
IAN American warship has shelled and
destroyed small wooden fort near Glen
fuegos. Seven Spanlards were slightly
wounded"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
SPANISH nEINFORCEMENTs.
More Troops Being Concentrated at
Santiago.

London June 2L-The Madrid corre-
snondent Of the Times says: "The govern
nent has received an additional dispatch
from Cuba. not yet published to the Of
feet that Spanish reinforcements are be-
in, concentrated on Santiago
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24

first attack on Puenta Berraco has been
repuised, after hard fought and bloody
engagement"
Puenta Berraco Is situated a short dis
tance from Baiquiri, where the United
States troops landed yesterday. 1t is near
or the coast. and therefore more complete
ly under the guns of the American fleet
from which Il can be judged that II IS
highly improbable that the army has been
repulsed, as announced from Madrid,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24
sPANIARDs CLAIM A VICTORY.

Americans Reported RepuIsed After
Bloody Engagement.
Madrid, June 20, 4 p. m.-The minister of
war, Gen Correa, 1t IS announced. has re-
ceived an official dispatch from Santiago
de Cuba, announcing that the "Amorlcans'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24

THE MORNING NEWS.
Established 1850. incorporated 1888.
]. H. ESTILL, President.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-24

Both The Spanish torpedo boats are tenn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
DEPEW FOR SENATOR.


The drift in New York politics appsr-
entity indicates the choice of Chaunccy NJ.
Depew as the successor of Murphy in the
senate AS soon as the results of the clec-
ton became krOwn many names were
mentioned for the position, including that
Of ChoatC, E'lihu Root eX-Minister Stew
art l.. Woodford aud State Chairman
Odcll. At present, however, the genial
Chauncey. like Abou Ben Adhem, leads
ali the rest, and, unless unexpected de-
vclopments make their appearance be-
fore the legislature meets, he seems like
ly to secure the supper. of tho Republic
can machine and become the colleague Of
the silent and saturnine Plat
Depew has not always worked ohedicnt-
ly in the organization harness, but he has
generally been taCtful enough tn avoid
arousing the intense personal antagOnism
which has been so marked u feature OF
factiOnal contests I'm New York Repub-
licdn politics. In later years he has usu-
ally managed to retain the good will OF
the machine leaders without alternating
the friendship Of the independents, and
his marked ability as a popular orator
has been valuable factor in fighting the
battles of his party.
Mentally he il well qualified for the SEN
aturial toGa His fondness for jokes and
the witticisms with which his speeches
have been plentfully sprinkled, have
made many persons regard him chiefly as
n clover and entertaining humorist; and
This reputation has not contributed TO
his political advancement. But there is
a sound foundation of intellectual expert
encc in dealing with men and affairs be-
meath all the playful humoT, and the sue
cess with which this prince of after-din-
ner speakers has managed the vast ana
complicated business interests of the
Vanderblts is n signal proof of his broad
Cana citN.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
The Only Salvation.

While the decision Of the Republican
city committee to cast overheard the
rule forbddng any Republican to vote
at the sprin" primaries who cut the
party ticket at the preceding fall elec-
tion is the onlv one which could have
uvcrtod party suicide i'm view of the re-
cent large, detection to swallow, the
substitution of a rule compelling every
voter at the primary 20 pledge in ad-
vance loyal support 10 the nominees Is
"a harmless bit of law-making. nf which
there cannot possibly oe assurance of
enforcement. IN lew Of thc fact that
only three years aCo many Of the Re
pubicans unW uNoWrd asoirants for
municipal office drfiantly bulted the
PARTY after participating in its mi
marles, clecting the present nondescript
administration. It is not likely that seri-
ous attempt will bc made to enforce a
rule which. if adopted earlier. would
have put every one of these boilers per-
manontly outside the party pale.
As the rules stand now. the Crawford
system will have no other effect than
tu make it possible for two on three
populous wards to combine and capture
the fat places ON the ticket, regardless
of the consequences on election day.
Opportunity and incentive remain for
the same frauds as before, while a new
premium is nut ON false personation
and repeating. il is to be hoped that
the good sense of the party as a whole
will avail to ncutraliZe the notorious
inequalities Of this new w-fanGled scheme
of primaries and, i'm spite of them, TO
put up a clean, representative, busi-
neSs-like ticket which can win at the
polls by deserving to win. Unless it
does; unless party control is kept out
of the stained hands of the plottcrs and
the wrcCkcrs of three years ago, a Re
publican nomination on Jan. "a next
will probably not I've worth much 60 its
recipient.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
To De-Crokerize the Democracy.

John Brisben Walker, millionaire
mine owner, editor Of the Cosmopoli-
tan magazine. founder of the Cosmo-
politan university and leader i'm Il dozen
other movements which are at least
large in the beginning, has now under
taken the task Of organizing Il Demo-
cratic party in New York city i'm oppo-
Sition to Tammany Hall
1T is now evident" says Mr. Walker,
that the control of the machinery of
the Democratic party. in both the city
and state of New York. has passed
completely into the hands of a man
whose views are at variance with every
known principle of DCmOcracy--who is
the embodiment Of everything that is
hateful to Democrats. Notwithstand-
ing the protest by the votes of dissatis-
fled Democrats at the late election.
there is no sign of weakening, in the
power of Richard Croker. The immense
sums which are being extracted from
the community ON various pretcnCes
give him an unlimited corruption fund
and enable him To grasp the levers Of
his political machinery with a hold
from which no power within the or
ganization can remove him. Democ-
racS is already more than term of
rcpr)ach in New York; with every
hours management ana violation of the
principles of Democracy, it will become
more and moro odious. With no hope
of reform within, there remains but
one way to unseat the men who have
taken possession OF the party solely
for their own personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT,
ANA who, by continued appeals 10 the
hascst motives may indefinitely hold
their power. The only way out from
both Crukerism and Plattism seems To
he by a combination of those who be-
lieYc in the republic and who are will
ing to sacrifice something 10 advance
those ideals Of government which have
been held up to us by both Jefferson
ana Lincoln"
Beginning today and continuing daily
for an indefinite time, Mr. Walker win
at Madison Square building in New
York city confer with citizens who be-
lieve in: AN honest, fearless, uncon-
trolled judiciaryi the fullest educa-
tional privileges for all; the preserva-
tion for the people Of all franchises
which should inure 10 their benefit, thus
removing from political spolls the CHIEF
source Of existing corruption; = strict
adherence to the principles under which
our independence az nation was
achieved, namely, that all govern
mcnts derive their just powers from
the consent Of the soverned' . Just ad-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
West Point.

At present the number Of cadets at
West Point military academy is $40, or
about enough to supply second lieuten-
ants for regular army ~ 22,0O0 men
on a peace basis. The academy can
accommodate 200 cadets without en-
largement. In his forthcoming annual
report ii is understood that the secre-
tary of war will recommend that con-
gress authorize an increase in the num-
Der of cadets to at least 500. taking as
his basis for this recommendation the
fact that our regular army will for
some time to come have to be much
larger than it was when $40 cadets each
year supplied IL with subaltern officers.
For our part We believe that congress
could profitably go further than this.
There ought 10 be not less than three
United States military schools like
West Point ana two naval academies
like that at Annapolis. The United
states government could well afford to
train 1900 to 1000 young men each year
in military tuCtira upon condition that
after graduation those for whom there
were no immediate vacancies in the
army would be subject to military as
signment in time of war. The tuition
being furnished free 10y the govern
mont, this would he a fair bargain.
West Point gives good education for
civil pursuits and no man graduating
from it would have reason 10 feel dhat
his time had been i'll spent. even though
he could not be taken at once into the
army.
It is easy enough to whip volunteer
army into shape in a pinch if YOU
have the trained officers to do it, Of
ficcrs who haAC been specially prepared
for just such an emfgcncy. The mil
itary troubles of the past few months
have shown concluavely, however. that
trying to train the officers and the men
at the same time is both slow and
costly--costly in a money sense and
also costly in human lives. The prcju-
dice which volunteer troops had at the
beginning against West Pointers" has
not survived the demonstrated fact
that the West Pointers. in camp and
reCuisitionS. how to observe the rules
of sanitation. how to look after their
horses and their men--in short. how
to command. Those who didn't realize
six months ago realize today that the
best officer to fight under is the officer
who knows how. and we want more
men throughout the country who, if
another war should come, would at
once know how.
Hence by all means increase the at
tendance at West Point. or better still,
build two or three new West Points
and throw them open to the young
men of the country to all who want
to attend, and can lass the necessary
examinations, regardless of nolitics or
pun. 1t would be real economy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
Self Help for the Cubans.


Ex-Mayor Charles y. Schieren, OF
brooklyn. treasurer Of the Central Gu
ban Relief committee appointed by
President Mckinley to distribute the
American peoples contributions To the
starving victims of WeYlerism and its
attendant evils. announces that that
organization. whose responsibility will
cease on Jan. /, when the American
government takes control of Cuba, has
sufficient funds and supplies to last
until that time. strenuous efforts are
being made by its agents in Cuba to
in the interior which, by reason Of
their remOtcness from the chief distri-
buting centers. have heretofore been
overlooked. 1t Is i'm these places that
the suffering Is greatest; it is Of them
that General Gomez and other repre-
sentative Cubans have written with
SuCE eloquenCe of appeal To Admiral
Sampson. President Mckinley and the
American people. Production being
absolutely at a Standstili throughout
or tools, seed nor strength to work,
are simply dying quietly by slow star
walton, the weaker ones having sue
cumbcd already.
But eN-Mayor Schieren, while not
himself in need of additional funds for
the work which is in his charge, says
there is "A movement on foot among the
members of the Rev. Dr. Lyman Alb
bott's church in Brooklyn TO which he
desires to call the attention of all pcO-
pile who are Interested in the recon.
struction of cuba and the placing of
the people o. that island on their feet
again. Mayo? Schiereu adds "Mr.
w. w. Howard, who did such a noble
work in Armenia by establishing large
farms to employ the distressed people
of that unfortunate country, is at the
head Of the movement, which is tn
establish similar farms an over Cuba
and give the starving inhabitants "A
chance to do something for themselves.
The idea is to provide those who own
farms, but are as destitute as those
who do not, with proper implements
- work their land and with seeds. IT
Is also intended to purchase large
tracts Of land in the Impoverished dis
tricts and set the thousands OF labor
ers on the island at work tilling the
soil. The crops that they raise are to
tr sold for their benefit, ana every
thing thcy need to stare them will be
provided gratis. This great work
should be helped. The best charity
that I know of is TO help people 10
help themselves. Give d man work and
lou benefit him more than YOU could
In any other way. I believe this move
n.ent that has started in Dr. Abbott ;
church, If 1T can De carried on, will
make the solution of the Cuban ques-
ti)n comparatively easy"
Every observant student of the GU
ban problem will agree that self-help
Is the only kind OF help which can put
Cubans on their feet Continued gifts
a. food and clothing without requiring
weIl' in return would pauperize the is
land and take away what little stam-
ina remains among its inhabitants.
The Cubans will work when made TO
Understand that otherwise they will
Ecl no foreign aid Once taught 10
work, they can be Injured To habits
of industry snd thrift. While this Is
Ecing achieved, land values viii re.
appear property win attract purchas-
erJ and soon a labor begun in phil
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
SCRANTON, NOVEMBER 2i, 1893.

The next mayor of Scranton can be
either a creature Of special interests, a
mere marionette ready to dance as the
concealed power tugs at the strings, or
he can he a man carrying his soNer-
eighty under his own hat and ready in
duty's nanc 10 stand up against every
form Of municipal crookedness, jobbery
or prostitution of public power to dis
honest private ends. The marionette
type is the type that usually crawls
into Office when leading citizens are in
different or foolishly divided.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

Where there is much smoke there is
some fire. Englands mobilization OF
fleets on n w9r footing, Russia's diplo-
matte anxiety to play for American
favor and Kaiser Wilhelm's haste to
get home from Jerusalem all seem TO
polNt 90 a probable early dropping Of
,'onleihlng on the European chessboard.
Whatever it shall bc that will drop,
Seep your ear open for dun, sicken-
ing thud
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

The Washington Star warns the
negro batting whites in the South that
tn'N are making inevitable either a
new force bill separating national from
local elections and protecting the negro
in his right to vote for congressman
and presidential electors. or a law cut
ting down the South's representation
in congress to fit the vote that the
South permits to be pollcd and count
ed. The South cannot have it's cake
ana eat it, too.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

All this Muswump talk about fore
ing American rule upon reluctant isl.
plan is To give every new possession
complete homo rule, as broad as Aus
tralia has or Canada. When the ma
tivcs outgrow that they can set up for
themselves or stay with Uncle Sam al
their option
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

anthropy will carry itself, obedient to
the ratural laws of commerce. TO
help icrward a work OF this kind should
be noble American ambition, as well
as, IN time. profitable one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

Two Of the Spanish ships that Dewey
SUM: at Manila are already raised
and doclied and Dewey win see to it
that they aren't towed into the hurIi-
sailing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

spain rclinGuisheH cuba January /
ana as a farewell message ought to
tell Uncle Sam who blew UP the Maine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

Trust Dewey 60 take care of Aguin.
aldo as soon as The necotiators got
through at Paris.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

The steel rail pool failed to pool yet
prices are to remain at SO ton. This
means that all hands are heartily sick
Of doing bu. ness at loss.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

At the Paris exposition The United
states win have more floor space than
amy other nation except France. We are
TO havo 100000 Square feet, against Rus
sia's 100000. Germany'a 10000 and Aus
trin's 10000 ENGLAND evidently isnt
taking much stock in the Paris show.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

Isn't ii about time that the Itepub-
lican Democrats in Pennsylvania made
known whom, they are going to put
up for United states senator against
Senator Ou1N2
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

General Shafter is somewhat silent
these days, hut, then, what is there
to sayT
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

the other day with q curious cargo, con-
sisting OF l2.oo0 canary birds in cages, tG0
monkeys. l,000 goldfish IN tanks and two
zebras. u required thc entire tlmN uI
three men during the voyage 10 feed tho
birds alone. They came from the Ha~tz
mountains OF Germany, where they are
bred for the market, and were consigned
10 a New York urn.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

President NJ, Kinley hopes so TO adjust
the tariff relations OF our prospective new
colonies that there will be no iurtfui COM
petition between domestic and colonial in-
dustries. Since hc took office the Ameri-
CON beet sugar industry has doubled. 'Ic
does not want to check this fortunate de-
velopmcnt
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21
THE TRUTH AT LAST.
From the Washington star.

From the Washington Star.
1t is n noteworthy circumstance that
just as General Garcia is OH the eve OF
visiting the United states to confer
with the president on the subject OF
Cubn the last ana most damaging of the
charges brought against his mon in the
Santiago campaign is officially disposed
of, leaving the Cuhans under his COM
mand at that time and himself with a
record of character ami efficiency to their
credit.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

II is worthy Of note that II we take tho
Philippine islands and Cuba in addition
to Hawaii NC viii practically contro! the
cone sugar Of the world. They produce
nnc-ter,hs of tho total supply of cane
90,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-21

Miss Jessie Schley. the prlestess of
peace, whose visit to Spain during the
recent war was the SUBJECT of much de-
served ridicule confcsscs that she is in
a dilemma. According to her story it
was due to her representations 10 the
queen regent that spain sued for peace.
Miss Schley assured the authorities at
Madrid that If they would call off their
war dogs Uncle Sam would let them Off
easily; and now" she adds bitterly,
he is grabbing everything in sight"
Jessie ought to apply for an injunc-
ton