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MAY CROSS THE SEA.
Fleet of American Warships to Attack
Spanish Ports should the Cadiz
Fleet Go to Manila.

Washington, June 25.-The state de
partment has just received advces con-
frming the report that the Spanish
Cadiz squadron is in the Mediterranean
moving eastward. The dispatch came
from an agent of the department in
Algiers as follows:
Capt. Moon, of the English steamer
Hampton, informs me that he passed OF
the 22d, at three p. m, off Pampelleria, tn
Spanish squadron bound east, Is ships in
Guiding transports laden with troops and
three torp edo boats"
Washington, June 25.-The war is to
be carried into Africa, metaphorically
speaking, if Spain is foolhardy enough
to send the Cadiz fleet through the
Suez canal to attack Dewey in the
Philippines. 1t is announced on good
authority that before the last Spanish
American squadron will be steaming at
full speed across the Atlantic, straight
for the coast of Spain, to bring the war
home to the Spanish people. There is
no doubt that Dewey can take care of
himself against the Cadi1 fleet, since
his own squadron will be reinforced by
ironclads long before Camara's ships
sight the Bay of Manila, and he will
have the shore batteries with him in
stead of against him in the struggle.
But it has been concluded by the ad-
ministration that nothing save the most
severe measures will suffice to bring the
| Spanish people to a realizing sense of
the hopelessness of the continuance of
the present war, and even kindness, it
is held, will dictate such blow as that
it is proposed to administer if the
Spanish persist in this last project.
After the fall of Santiago and the
| capture and destruction of Cervera's
squadron Sampson will have an abun-
dance of vessels to spare for the task
set for him.
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WEST AND souTH.

The Indiana democrats, in convention
at indianapolis, nominated for secre-
tary of state Samuel NJ. Ralston, of
Berne county, and for auditor of state
John w. Minor of Marion county.
The Ohio republicans in convention
at Columbus nominated Charles Kinney
for secretary of state and W. T. Spear
for supreme judge.
A farmer named Fielding Profit and
his wife and two daughters, aged and
10 years, were killed at crossing near
Dearborn, Mo-, by the cars.
The democrats, silver republicans and
populists in convention in Grand Rap
ids, Mich, nominated a fusion ticket
headed by Justin r. Whiting (dem.), of
ST. Clair, for governor.
Arthur Maxwell. aged 20; Chauncey
Cook, aged IS; Odaline Loup, aged 16,
and Mildred Packard. aged years,
were drowned at Flushing, Mich. by
the capsizing of boat.
Congressional nominations: Missouri,
Second district, w. w. Rucker (dem.); ;
Eighth, Richard p. Bland (dem.) re-
nominated; Fourteenth, w. ID. Vandi-
yer (dem.). Kansas. Eleventh district,
L. ID. Lewis (dem.). Tennessee, Tenth
district, III. W. Carmick DENY. Ohio,
Thirteenth district, j. A. Norton (dem.).
West Virginia, Third district, w. s.
Edwards (rep.). Iowa, Eighth district,
w. II. Hepburn trep.) renominated;
Eleventh, Lot E. Thomas (rep.). Mich.
igan, Third district. Rev. w. Gardner
(repl; Fifth, w A. Smith (rep) re.
nominated. Indiana, Thirteenth dis
trict, A. L. Brick (rep.). Illinois, Twen-.
tieth district, 7. G. Risley lrep.l.
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THE LANDING AT BAIQuIKI.
Army of Invasion Under Gen. Shafter
begins to Disembark.

On Board the Dispatch Boat Daunt-
less, Off Baiquiri, Santiago de Cuba, via
Playa del Este, Guantanamo Bay. June
23.-The landing of the United State
troops from the transports began at
Baiquiri iron pier, 12 miles east of the
city of Santiago de Cuba, at ten o'clock
Wednesday morning. simultaneously
the American fleet made a diversion
towards Moro castle and westward
However secretly the plans were kept,
the Spaniards seemingly had full warn
ing of the hour and place for the land
ing OF troops. The transports and their
conveys assembled off shore during the
night, but before dawn the houses of
the villages were fired, proving that
Capt. Gen. Blanco's standing orders al
ways to burn a place before deserving
it were being althfully executed. With
wonderful faulty they burned the cot
tages, houses and factory of the iron
company, but left its pier, vital to the
United States authorities directing The
landing, standing and uninjured. At
dawn the New Orleans, ST. Louis, De-
troit, Wasp, Tecumseh and Suwanee
steamed within rifle shot of the shore,
but they were not molested. During
the conflagration ashore there were
several loud explosions, either from dy-
Mantle or ammunition left behind by
the Spaniards.
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OHIO REPUBLICANS.
In Conventicn at Coiambus They
Name q Ticket and Adopt Piat-
formal Brief synopsis.

Columbus, o., June 23.-The republic
an state convention reconvened at nine
n. m. Wednesday when the temporary
organization was made permanent.
PRAYER was offered by DIR. j. {. Watt.
There was scarcely any factionai NIL
nority in the convention as II was or
ganized. What are known as the M
tional administration men, as histin-
puished from the state administration
men, had everything their way with
out opposition.
The following nominations were
made by reclamation: Secretary OF
state. Charles Kinney; supreme judge,
w. T. Spear; clerk of the supreme court,
Josiah b. Allen; food and dairy COM
missioner, Joseph II. Blackburn; mem
Der of the board of public works, W. g..
johnson.
Following is a brief synopsis Ct the
platform adopted:
The platform adopted by the last national
republican convention at st. Louis is re.
affirmed, and the country Is congratulated
that protection and reciprocity have been
reesta blished. The Nicaragua canal project
is favored: congress asked to enlarge and
make more effective our navy; the steps
being taken for the annexation of the Ha-
waiian islands and the war with Spain for
the relief of Cuba are heartily approved;
President McKinley's administration Is In
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WOMEN IN CONVENTION.
Notable Gathering of Representa-
tives of WOmen's Clubs at
Denver, Col.

Denver, Col, June 23.-The most
notable gathering of women ever held
in the country, the fourth biennial con-
vention of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs, opened Wednesday in
the Broadway theater.
After an invocation by Rev. Celia
Parker Woolley, of Chicago, addresses
of welcome were given by Alva ADAMS,
governor of Colorado; T. NJ. McMurray,
mayor of Denver; Mrs. NJ. ID. Thatcher,
president of the Colorado federation,
and Mrs. Sarah Pratt, president of the
Denver Woman's club. The response
by Mrs. Henrotin was wildly received.
In a touching and effective manner she
expressed her appreciation of her recep-
ton.
The report of the corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. Philip Moore, of ST. Louis,
was interesting. The federation now
includes sos clubs with a membership
of 10000 and 30 state declarations made
up of 2,110 clubs with membership of
100000. Taking out duplicate member
ships it leaves 100000 women in the
country pledged to the motto Unity in
Diversity" There is an honorary mem
bership of 81. 1t was also mentioned
that the greatest success of state fedora
tons had been along the lines of educa.
ton, travelling libraries, art league, in.
dustrial aud manual training for WON.
en-. The committee on credentials, Mrs.
William II. Kistler, of Denver, showed
the registration to be 534 delegates, OF
25per cent. larger than the last biennial
Mrs. Frank Trumbull. of Denver, the
treasurer. showed receipts in two years
amounting to Ss,G77, with expenditures
of $4,979, leaving balance of $500.
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dorsed as patriotic and American, and his
efforts to being about peaceful and hon
orable settlement of the difficulties with
Spain as displaying great craftsmanship.
Congress ready support of all war meas
ures IS commended. Greetings are sent to
Admiral Dewey, whose victory at Manila
eclipSed in cost and courage any naval vic
tory of the world" and also to the other
heroes thus far brought out by the war.
The plank touching on the disposition of
the conquered territory at close of the war
Is follows:
I'm the near future important problems
will arise out of the war in which the ma
ton Is now engaged. Among others will
be the disposition to be made of conquered
territory. The people can safely leave the
wise and patriotic solution of these great
questions TO a republican president and a
republican congress"
Modification of the scope of the civil
service law is favored; regret expressed at
the absence from the convention of Sen
4tors Foraker and Hanna, and the cleo
lion of Marcus A. Hanna to the senate Of
the United States for the long and shcrt
terms is rejoiced in.i
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WAR NEW 8.

All persons captured on Spanish prize
ships are to be held until further or
ders. They number over 200. 1t is pro-
stockade to hold all prisoners captured
during the war.
Spanish financiers sentJletters to the
newspapers in Madrid and barcelona
urging prompt cessation of the war.
At the navy departments at Washing
ton official confirmation was received
of the news that Camara's feet had re-
turned to Cadiz.
The president sent message to Adj
miral Cervera in Santiago harbor that
he would be held personally responsible
for the safety of Lieut.. HobsOn and his
men.
Between Guantanamo, Cuba, and
been restored.
Gen. Shafter and Admiral Sampson
officially reported the landing of troops
at Baiquiri and the laying of plans to
attack Santiago front and rear.
A report was published in London
that German marines had landed in
Manila.
An alliance with the United States is
strongly urged by the marquis of
Lansdowne, British secretary of state
for war.
Crews removed seven submarine
mines from Guantanamo harbor under
heavy fire from shore batteries.
Tn ha Mo1riI rraSc RI y,,h
lished against reports that the queen re.
gent is to resign.
The cruiser Yale sailed from Old
Point Comfort with 1.40O Michigan
troops TO reinforce Gen. Skaters army
in Cuba.
In eastern Cuba the United States
troops formed a camp five miles in
land from BaiqGiri. where they were
massing for the attack on Santiago.
In connection with the landing of
troops the American warshps shelled
all the villages between Santiago and
Guantanamo.
The monitor Monadnock and the
collier Nero sailed from San Francisco
to join Admiral Dewey's squadron at
Manila.
The Spanish government has author
lied its agents throughout the country
to ascertain the opinion of the people
as to the desirabilty of terminating the
war.
\ bill passed the Massachusetts legis-
lature providing for a war loan OF
Sl.50O,OOO.
Dispatches direct from Cuba say there
has been Sharp fighting on land near
Baiquiri, and that the ships have kept
up vigorous bombardment of the hills,
forcing the Spaniards to retreat.
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


The penitentiary board Of control has
passed an order making loan to the
State of Mississippi of the funds neces-
Isary TO run the !. l. and @. at Column
bus, for the next two years, thus pre-
venting the closing of that institution.
The loan is s26, 200, and is made upon
the following conditions set forth in
the order: That, upon the adoption
and enactment by the board of trustees
Of the rules and bylaws to the effect
mentioned in the proviso to chapter IL
of the acts of the legislature of 1898, 3
warrant shall be issued on the treas
urer, payable to the said board of trus-
tees of the Industrial Institute and
College, for said sum Of see, 900. The
said board of trustees are to deliver to
this board their warrant as soon as the
same can be issued under said chapter. "
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Found Guilty.

Chicago, June ~ = ExBanker Ed
ward 5. Dreyer has been found of guilty
of withholding $4,000 of the funds of
the west park board of commissioners,
which he, as treasurer, withheld from
Fred NJ. Blount, his successor in office.
There was discrepancy in the &C.
count, as kept by the board and the
bank of e: s. Dreyer & Co. The trial
lasted three weeks. There are Is in
dictments still hanging over Dreyer's
head as result of his financial down
fall. The penalty for Dreyer's offense
Will be an indetermipate sentence in
the penitentiary.
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Railey, H. Alvers. q. ]. Atherton. Cllfford

Bailey, H. Alvers, f. J. Atherton, Clifford
Reed and Sergt. L. w. Arrngo.
Troop G-Sergt. Thomas +. Cavanaugh,
Corp. l.. l.. Stewart, Privates George Row
land, II. ]. IIaefner, Michael Coyle. r. NJ.
Reed and NJ Russell
Troop L-Priyates J. r. Kean, John P.
Dernap. Thomas +. Meagher Edward Gal
borst and Nathaniel Poe
Tenth Carbohydrates Russell, Gaines,
Miller. Cross, Braxton and Wheeler.
Troop I-Privates Ridd and Maybury.
Edward Marshall, correspondent of the
New York Journal and Advertiser, was
seriously wounded in the small of the back.
1t is probable that at least ten in the list
of wounded will die.
Hamilton Fish, Jr., one of the killed,
was one of the young New Workers of
good position and family who went to
the front with Roosevelt's rough riders.
lie was of distinguished ancestry, his
family being one of the oldest in the
state. His father, Nicholas Fish, is the
son of the late Hamilton Fish, who was
secretary of state in Grants cabinet.
Hamilton Fish was over six feet tall, of
herculean build and rowed as No. of
the Columbia college crew in its win
ming race of 1894 over the Poughkeep-
sic course.
Capt. Allyn X. Capron, of troop L,
Roosevelt's rough riders, who is among
the killed, was a son of Capt. Allyn
Capron, of the First artillery, and was
we'll known in Washington. He was
second lieutenant of the Seventh cav
airy and was recently promoted to be a
captain in the volunteer service and
was given command of troop L, of the
rough riders. He was a young and
dashing officer and was regarded by his
superiors as one, of the most promising
cavalry officers in the service.
Maj. y. \. Brodie, who was wounded
in the battle near Santiago, is a grad
uate of West Point, and a noted Indian
fighter. Lieut.. j. X. Thomas, of the
Indian territory, is a son of Federal
Judge Thomas. Capt. j. S. McClntock,
of Phoenix, y. T., is a newspaper man,
formerly reporter for the Associated
Press for several western states. Corp.
}. ID. Rhodes is a noted scout and trail
err of Arizona.
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.SPAN|ARDS DRIVEN BACK
Are Forced to Retreat with Heavy
Loss After a Serious Battle
Near Santiago.
THIRTEEN AMERICANS ARE KILLED.
Ing Six Omcer. of whom Several
VIII DIe-No Resistance offered to
the American Troops Landed at
DniquirI.

Playa del Este, Cuba, June 25.-A Sc
rious engagement took place Friday
morning five miles from Santiago on
and. Less than 200 American cavalry
men and rough riders fought 1000
Spaniards in Tickets. driving them back
into ;he city. The American loss was
IL or II dead, and at least so wounded.
including six officers. Several of the
wounded will die. Twelve Spaniards
were found dead in the brush. Their
loss is doubtless greater. The Span
iards had every advantage in number
and positions.
Gen. Young commanded the expedi-
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Most of Manila Taken,

London, June 24.-The Manila Rail-
road company, having offices in this
city, has received cable message say
ing that the Philippine insurgents have
captured all but the inner city of
Manila. They are respecting property
and refrain from looting. A London
agent of the insurgents claims to have
Information that Gen. Aguinaldo has
made a compact with Rear Admiral
Dewey not to attack the walled city
until the American troops arrive, when
the Americans and the insurgents will
cooperate,
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ton and was with the regulars, while
Col. Wood directed the operations of the
rough riders for several miles west.
Both parties struck the Spaniards
about the same time and the fight last
ed an hour.
The Spaniards opened fire from the
thick brush. but the troops drove them
back from the start. storming the clock
house around which they mace the
final stand and sent them scattering
over the mountains. The cavalrymen
were afterwards REINFORCED by the
Seventh, Twelfth and Seventeenth in
fantry, part of the Ninth cavalry, the
Second Massachusetts and the Seventy
first New York.
At the Threshold of Santiago.
The Americans now hold the position
at the threshold of Santiago de Cuba
with more troops going forward con-
stantly, and they are preparing for
final assault upon the city.
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VIII Not AbtIicate.

London, June 22.-The Vienna CORE
spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:
The Spanish queen regents Jewels and
valuables were brought to Vienna but
it is declared in official circles here
that, though the, situation is pre-
earious, she will remain in Spain until
her post becomes untenable. Rumors
as TO abdication are quite baseless. 1t
is said, however, that Emperor Francis
Joseph has recently written to the pope
on the subject of intervention,
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Sum mer Resorts.

Many delightful summer resorts are sit
uated on and reached via the Southern Rail
way. Whether one desires the seaside or
the mountains, the fashionable hotels or
country homes, they can be reached via this
magnificent highway of travel.
Ashevile, n. c., Roam Mountain, Tenn,
and the mountain resorts of east Tennessee
and western North Carolina-"The Land of
the Sky"-Tate Springs, Tenn, Lookout
Mountain, Tenn, Lithia Springs, Ga, and
various Virginia Springs, also the seashors
resorts, are reached by the Southern Rail
way on convenient schedules and at very
low rates.
The Southern Railway has issued a hand
some folder, entitled Summer Homes and
Resorts" descriptive of nearly one thousand
summer resorts, hotels and boarding houses.
including information regarding rates for
board at the different places and railroad
rates to reach them
Write to G. A. Benscoter, Assistant Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Southern Railway,
Chattanooga, Tenn, for copy of this folder.
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Mining to he Beruu

Leadville. Col, june 25.-The first
activity in the downtown mines since
the long strike was observed when
force of men began cleaning up and
digging holes for the winches Mt the
Bonair and Penrose mines. Thus was
begun the initial work of the Home
Mining company, and within two weeks
all preparatory work will be finished,
and this company and the Leadville
Pumping association will be ready to
start the pumps in the downtown
mines.
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Must Hold All Prisoners.

Key West, Fla, June 22.-United
States Marshal Horr received instruc-
tons from AttorneyGeneral Griggs
Tuesday TO hold all persons captured
on Spanish prize ships until further or
ders. The message created much sur
prise among officials here, as all but
military prisoners had been recently
paroled and were to have sailed for
Spain this week. The prisoners con-
cerned have been penned up on the
prize ships in the harbor ever since CAP
tured. There are more than 200. The
military prisoners are at Fort McPher-
son, Atlanta.
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The Supreme Court has finally set
tied what is known as the bank tax
cases by refusing to grant reargument
in the case of Writ Adams, State reve-
nue. agent, VS.. Mississippi STATE Bank.
This was a test case and was a suit
brought by the revenue agent to re-
cover municipal taxes from banks, on
the ground that the legislature had no
right to exempt banks and solvent
credits from greater tax than the
State tax levied for the years 1894 and
1895. Nearly all the banks in Missis-
sippi are affected by the decision, the
aggregate amount being about 81, 900,
which goes into the various municipal
treasures, and will be great benefit
to many of them.
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There are in round numbers 100000
miles of cable under the rivers, bays
and oceans of the world at the present
time, and these are under the control
of some 30 different governments and
as many private companies. This great
stretch of wire weighs probably s,0o0,-
900 tons and is enough to encircle the
globe eight times. 1t does not really
encircle the globe, for the Pacific has
never been crossed by the cable, but the
Atlantic and Indian oceans and nearly
all the smaller seas have been. There
are IL cables crossing the Atlantic, it is
said
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TIE EAST.

EX-President Cleveland in an address
at Lawrenceville, N. j., stated his oppo-
sition to the annexation of additional
territory by the United States.
In convention at Montpelier Vermont
republicans nominated Col. +. G. Smith,
of st. Adams, for governor.
On the Thames river course at New
London, Conn.,, Cornell won the tri-
university boat race, the four miles be-
ing rowed in 24;4S. Yale was second and
Harvard third.
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A man named Tailor, who is post
master Of Scarva, County Down, Ire
land, has held his Office for 20 years. He
is now ZIG years of age. From the age
of IA to the age of 114-an even century
he was habitual user of tobacco; but
two years ago he discovered that it was
impairing his health, and he abandoned
it without taperipg off. Such men are
object lessons for the youth of the
world. To err is human, but to persist
in error is infamous
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American soldiers have fought In
dams in the lava beds, and wild animals
in the forest, but the skirmishing at
Guantanamo is their first experience in
chasing human hyenas and gorillas
through the brush. This kind of war
fare has its disadvantages. 1t is hard
TO locate foe that DISCUSSES itself as a
plantain patch, and the weather is so
frightfully warm that Uncle Sans boys
are apt to hesitate long while before
firing at a palm leaf fan.
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There are now 357 men at Camp Wal.
thall, the camp of the Fifth Regiment,
United States Volunteers, at Columbus.
Company NJ of Montgomery has been
mustered in. In this company are a
number of recruits for the Birmingham
companies, who will be exchanged
when the organization of the regiment
is completed. There is little or nc
sickness in the camp, and the boys all
seem to be perfectly contented.
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The greatest electric searchlight in
the world, now being erected at Fort
Monroe to guard the entrance to the
Chesapeake, has beam of light nine
feet in diameter. 1t will illuminate an
object 100 miles off and can be seen on
the clouds at even a greater distance.
The light is gathered into q ninefoot
beam, which has an estimated intensity
of 90,000.o00 candles. The light re-
wolves six times minute. 1t
was manufactured in France, but
American generating apparatus has
been substituted for that built
abroad.
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Mascots are the order of the day in
camp and on shipboard and a new style
may come into use, for woman in GEN.
trail New York has offered her twin
babies, whom she describes as fine boys
II monehs old, to the secretary of the
navy as mascots. She prefers that they
should be placed upon the Iowa and
New York, of Admiral SIMPSONS feet,
as she says she knows more about these
ships than any others, but she is not
particular. as long as the infants are
honored by cradles upon American
cruisers. This is the most peculiar ex-
hibition of patriotism yet offered.
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The wages of a soldier in Russia are
s2.25 per annum. The daily rations are
two pounds of dry, coarse, rye bread
baked hard first, and then cut into strips
and again baked; small quantity of
salt and some soup. The soup is made
10 a kettle holding 400 gallons, and is
mostly hot water. The soup is dealt out
foihe men in dippers, each man getting
share which is figured out to nicely.
Compare this pay and ration with that
Of the American soldier. The truth of
Phil SherIdan's statement: "When you
i~ase the GIFTED States you are camp
ing out L becoming more evident
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The Cadfz Fleet.

London, June 23.-The Gibraltar cor
respondent of the Daily News says: No
credence need be given to rumors that
the Cadiz squadron will return 10 that
port. Admiral Camara could not re-
turn without riots at Cadiz and Mad
rid, particularly as he said at the ban
quet before his departure that he would
never return before his flag had been
stepped in American blood. You will
find the next move of the squadron
will be to the Canaries