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Orleans and San Francisco are at the
Brooklyn navy yard practically really
for sea.
1t is reported from Key West that the
torpedo boat Gushing has returned 10
the port disabled. and will remain there
for the next month or six weeks under
going extensive repairs. 1t appears that
her s~tarboard engine was totally
wrecked nv the enormous strain thrown
upon 1t by suddenly reversing and going
ahead at full speed during the ma
neuvers near Havana.
The auxiliary cruiser ST. Louis Is
ready for sea and is awaiting orders.
The Harvard. formerly the New York,
is taking on coal. The st. Paul is being
transferred into a cruiser at Phlladei-
phia. The New York agent of the Ham
burg-American line denies that the ne
gotiations for the purchase OF the Fuerst
Bismarck and Columbia, now in this
port. have been concluded. but 1t Is be-
Iieyed that the boats will be added to
the auxiliary fleet.
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IN PORTO RICO.
The Feeling There Ii Very Bitter Against
spain.

uV 0e'
spain.
New York, April 27.-A dispatch to the
Herald from San Juan. Porto Rico. de-
scribes the efforts of Spain to fortify the
harbor. Good progress has been mace
with a new battery to the east OF san
Cristobal castle. where IA breech-loadlng
Honto cannon have been IN
most effective defenses are the subma-
rine explosives. These have been pretty
extensively utilized and the work OF lay
ing fixed topedoes and mines
not only at the entrance Of the harbor'
but outside the fort, has engaged the at
tention of the photographic commission
for several days. The steamer Aifonso
XII, on April IL, brought from Havana
16 torpedoes and the same NUMBER OF
submarine mines with the necessary at
tachments. These. together with tons
of dynamite, were stored aboard a barge
which has been lowed to the head OF the
harbor. This floating magazine 10 guard
ed night and day by an armed boats
crew which encircles the vessel.
A further scheme is on foot for MAX
ing use of an old wreck. the Cristobal
Colon. She is being pumped out Win
the idea. it is said. of filling her with
explosives and towing her to a narrow
mart of the harbor channel. where she
might be blown up in the event OF nos
tile vessels attempting to pass in her
vicinity.
The Spanish forces were augmented or
April Is by a battalion of soldiers. Tne
men were in a state that reflected tht
greatest discredit on the officers. Some
were SO sick and weak that they were
compelled to fall out of the ranks ano
crawl to the barracks as best they could
II is not intended to keep them In TN
city. the idea being to draft them on II
mpan to the outposts and interior
towns. which are very nenectlveiS
guarded at present. The hatred OF spar
in Porto Rico is as bitter as IN Cup'
and tho common people would welcom
ON invasion by the United States forces
There have recently been strikes an
rioting on the sugar plantations.
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OPERATIONS IN U B
suggestiops as to How Havana May
speedily he Taken.

New York. April GA passenger on
the steamer Saratoga, that has just ar
from Havana, who refused 10 al
low his name To be used, as II might
injure his business in Havana, said last
night:
times during the rebellion and must say
that the are putting up a
magnificent fight. III the United states
desires to make its campaign in Cuoa
successful IL will have TO cooperate
with the insurgents. II would not De
necessary for the United States TO send
a large force i Cuba, as such q tnlne
would be dangerous at this season OF the
year. The Spaniards are relying on the
climate to kill off the American troops
that are landed on the island more than
they are on their own force OF arms.
What the Spaniards would most dread
would he the cooperation OF the Amerl-
can forces with the insurgents.
IF the United states would seize one
of the small ports. say in the browne
of Santiago Ne Cuba, on the north coast.
and there establish a a OF supplies
they would be making a good move
These small ports are practically unpro-
tected and could be X easily. Atter
they were captured II would be neces-
sary to land artillery TO aerena ,he
place. Calixto Garcia Of the Cupan
army is in the vicinity and soon com
munication could be opened with MIN
IL h was supplied with sufiicient arms
and ammunition he could push on
through the other provinces. carryine
all before him. He could do this witt
his own troops and the Cubans who are
not now lighting by reason OF lack OF
arms and ammunition. They couio push
forward into the province OF Puerto
Principe. and from there meet Genera
Gomez and ioin forces with him In
Santa Clara province.
While this was being done. anothei
small port ON the south shouid %
taken as another base Of supplies. III
port like Trinidad was X raiiroa.
communication could be openeo VIII
the interior. This plan would not TAX
three weeks to carry out. and then tn
united Cuban army would on Ha
vana. | am confident that at leas
100. 900 Cubans would be In the army
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Portland, Ore. April 27.-General II.
c. Merriam, commanding the depart
ments OF California and the Columbia,
arrived to-day from San Francisco. and
went Immediately to Vancouver bar
racks. He issued orders detailing COM
pany r, 14th infantry. Captain Murphy.
to take station at Fort Candy. and re-
lieve Battery NJ, Sd artillery. Captain
Kobbe. Battery NJ will be divided be-
tween Fort Stevenson on the Oregon
shore and Scarborough Head on the
washington shore to man the fortifca-
tions there.
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Getting the Men Together.

Chattanooga, Tenn. April 27.-Of the
seven regiments o. .infantry originally or
dered to Louisiana to rendezvous MY
three. the LIST from the California posts
the 18th from Forts Bliss and Sam Hous-
ton, and the ed from Forts Mcintosh
Clark. Eagle Pass. Ringgoid and -,rown.
are In camp here. The 7th from Fort To-
gan, the sth from Fort Russell, the 12t1
from Fort Niobrara and the oath from
Fort Douglas are already in CAM 1T
Chickamauga. The 18th from Forts Sher-
man and Spokane and Washington :
racks will be here by Tomorrow niRht,
while the 18th from Forts Bliss and Sam
Houston IL is thought will have arrived
here before the end of the week.
This almost total abandonment % New
Orleans as a rendezvous point is believed
to be part of the plan for concentrated at
this point of almost half of the army, as
already instituted.
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At Aqueduct.

New York. April 27.-Results at Aoue-
duct: Six Observation-Disclosures won,
Sanders second. Judge Wardell third'
time. LAP 2-5. Four and a half furiongs'
sering-Robert won. Mr.. Clay second
Miss Mark third; time, Isl 1-5. Six fur-
longs. sening-Prince Auckland won
Rluebeard second. Nearest third: time,
I.1s 3-5 Rose, four and n half furlongs-
Caoutchouc won, Lady Dora second.
Peace third: time. :5s. Mile and 40 yards
selling-King T. won. Squan second. Ions
Acre third; time. las 30. About seven
furlongs. selling-Tobias won. Commercial
Traveller second, Zeilla third; time, 10.
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He's Reckless.

London, April 2s.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Mail. telegraph
ing Wednesday, says: 1T Is Thought
possible in some quarters that Admiral
Montite, commander Of the Spanish
squadron at the Philippines. who has
a reputation for reckless bravery and
determination, but does not shine as a
tactician, may put to sea and take the
offensive. The public is elated by the
Montzerrat's success, which is regard
ed as furnishing proof of the inehect-
iveness of the blockade OF CUBA.
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At CINCINNATI.

Cincinnati. April 27.-Six and a half fur
lones-Domitor won, J. H.. c. second. The
Elector third: time. 1:2Ois. Selling. nVe
furlongs-King Barleycorn won. Toreon
second. Pat Garrett third: time. 1:o2. Sell
ing. mile and a six~teenth-Annie Taylor
won. Frank Jaubert second. Everest third;
time, ESQ. Selling. six MISUNDERSTANDING
won. Duke of Haven second, Teucor
third: time, I:15. Seven and a hair iur-
Ionps-Happy Hours won. Ellean second.
parson third: time, 1851. Selling, mile ana
a sixteenth-Evalyn won. Evanesco sec
ond. His Brother third; time, 1:49A.
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HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Morgan Urges Action-Moore's Position
ON Intcrnations Law

Washington. April E.-The senate for
eign relations committee held its regular
weekly meeting to-day. Senator Morgan
urged on the committee the importance
of again taking up the question OF an
nexins the Hawaiian isls nds. lie said the
islands were essential 10 the United
states in view of the war with Spain and
that no time should be lost in perfecting
the treaty.
Other members expressed the opinion
that II was impracticable to proceed with
the question at present. The m
ala not act upon the nomination of Pro-
lessor Moore 10 be first assistant secre-
tary of state. Action was postponed until
INQUIRY could be made into Moore's posi-
,ion on some points OF international law.
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she'll soon Know Her Fate.

Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
Billings. April 1.-THE evidence is now
all I'm as to the case of Mrs. Regina
Geddes. now on trial for murder. and
County Attorney commenced at 4 O'Clock
his address. which was not concluded on
the adjournment Of court at p. m. 1t
was signiied on the opening of the ad-
dress for the defense that the defendant
would testify in her own behalf. but this
morning her counsel announced that. ow-
ing 10 her physical conditIUl. she was un-
able to 70 on the stand The addresses
OF the counsel will probably consume all
of Thursday.
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Madrid. April I'll p. m.-The Spanish
torpedo boat destroyer Audaz. which was
ordered to leave Queenstown by the BRIT
ish officials owing to the neutrality proc
lamation on Monday last. arrived AT :
rol ne noon on Tuesday. after having
steamed 600 miles in 81 hours. She lett
Queenstown at about 5 o'clock Mondsy
morning.
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TO THE QUEENS SUPPORT.
The Cardinals Mako . DsUosstratte" 70
Offset the Carlisle.

Madrid. April ELL p. mas
ounter TO the growing sympathy 10
ward the Carlists among the people
since Don Carlos raised q vigorous war
note against the United States. the
spanish cardinals and prelates are now
Assembling here 10 visit the queen re-
gent collectively. declaring their adhe-
sion to the support Of the regular dy-
nasty. They will endeavor TO convince
the people that the queen regent has
never advocated peace At q prce,
but thoroughly participated in the en-
thusiasm OF the people to defend the
honor and rights Of Spain. This atu-
tude OF the prelates will cause . senea-
ton throughout the country. greatly IT.
ritating the Cariists. Tonight Meo-
rid IL absolutely nov
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II Keeps on Growing.

London. April 27.-The st. James Ga
zette this afternoon continues to lead the
press hostility to the United States. 1t
says: Neither Spain nor America is in
the least prepared for war. IT VIII be
autumn before the mobs of men with
muskets are fit to trust in the field. They
are no more at war. in the modern Euro
pean sense. than would be the SQUAD
blings and flibustering of a couple OF
South American republics.
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Chicago. April IA special to the News
from Washington says: The navy depart
ment has received word that the Urited
States battleship Oregon was spoken "a
few hundred miles below Montevideo. the
vessel was booming along under forced
sraurht and making good speed. She will
sion at Montevideo for coal and viii pro-
coed to Key West with all possible haste.
The officers are not concerned for her
safety.
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MarxIauders nlutiny.

Baltimore. Md. April 2I.-The 4th
regiment. Maryland National Guards
has broken camp at Pimlico and re-
turned to tn armory in this city. IL
is reported they nave rebelieo because
~ d;ssatisfaction al not having been
ASSIGNED 10 active service by General
Wilmer, the 9Th being assigned to the
honor.
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London. April 2.-At the second days
racing Of the Newmarket hrst sprine
meeting to-day the Loriliard-Beresford
stables bay colt Elfin won the s-year-oid
weIter handicap of 400 sovereigns. Mr..
Wallace Johnston's bay colt Disraeh
won the 1000 guineas stake. The Duke
of PortIand's Vantage was second and
prince S~oitykaon's Minus third.
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At Memphis.

Memphis. Tenn. April 27.-The weather
was delightful and the track fast. seven
furlongs. selling-Millstream won. Sidon-
ian second. Ben Frost third; time, 1:2s14.
Four and a half furlongs-Chimura won
By George second. Sagitta third; time.
:57h. Six furlongs. selling-Foreseen won
Rev Salazar second, Philip Byrnes third;
time. l:lei1. Mile-Good Times won. Buck
yidere second. Estaca third; time, l:42As
Six furlongs. ~selling-Dom won, Dawil
second. Laurel Leaf third; time, l:lSh4.
Mile-Gentlemen riders-Protus won.
Gammadion second, Revenue third' tme'
I:49s.
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Pr-.,d.rt,., Nomination..

Washington. April z1.-The president to-
day sent these nominations 10 the senate:
Register Of land office. James KIM Boise.
Idaho. war-Captsin Rudolph Ebert, as
sistant surgeon. 10 be major and sur
geon: First Lieutenant W. o. Clark. I'm
~fantr to be captain: Second Lieuten-
ant George c.. Galley. 5th artillery. to be
frst lieutenant. Navy-Lieutenant Thorn
as II. stevens. to be lieutenant comman.
deY
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No Mail to Manila.

San Francisco. April FIN accordance
with telegraphic instructions from Wash
,nrton. Postmaster Montague discontin-
ued the dispatch of American mail TO
Manila and other Spanish possessions In
the orient to-day. Letters destined for to-
DAVIS steamers will he returned TO the
senders N possible. otherwise they will he
sent 10 the lead letter Office.
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Naming Pigeon. Purchased.

Elwood. Ind. April 27.-The govern
ment has contracted for the purchase OF
400 raine homing pigeons owned by the
plate glass workers in this city. the
birds are we'll trained and are used TO
making long journeys in remarkably
ouick time. They will be used In the
signal service during the war.
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remains Of the g~un-cotton plant is some
twisted iron and a large hole In the
ground made by the n~itroglycerine. Be-
sides those killed by the explosion an
employe named pecocoa. who suffered
from heart disease, dropped dead this
morning as a result of shock.
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Cruising in Gibralter.

Gibraltar, April %, s:15 p. m.-All
day long a Spanish warship and a tor
pedo-boat destroyer had been cruising
i'm the straits of Gibraltar. evidently on
the lookout for vessels carrying the
American hag. Late this afternoon a
torpedo-boat destroyer anchored on
Ceuta, Morocco. opposite Gibraltar. The
warship proceeded westward.
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nou,d for the M Mediterranean.

london. April 2~s.-According to a
.pecisI dispatch from Cadiz. the new
boat destroyer Destructor. ac-
companied by three torpedo boats,
sailed yesterday "wednesday Tor
Tarifa and Ceuta. probably TO attempt
to capture American yachts In the
MoAyterrane0n.
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To save spnin,s Honor.

Odessa, April 27.-Russian newspapers
largely sympathize with Spain and ex-
press the belief that II the United States
shall gain a signal naval victory SPANS
honor will be saved and Europe will in
sist upon the latter's ~capitulation In or
der to prevent the loss which m
must suffer through privateering. Enor-
NOUS quantities of grain have been sold
IN Spain.
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BALL STARTS ROLLING
Dingley Wants Everybody to
Stand Shoulder to Shoulder.
Mr.. BAlLEY'S TART REPLY

Democrats Are o. Patriotic as the
DeOt Of Them. but II Ii Their Duty to
Protest Against Provisions That Their
Couscasncs Cannot Approve-Instesd
at o0oo.ooo.ooo Bonds. He Proposes
IN Income Tax and Also q Tax on
Capital. ~ in the Civil war-He Also
Desires to Coin 100000 of the
silver eeisniorage and to Add an
Issue Of s6e 900. 900 Legal Tender.
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Talking II Over.

New York. April IA dispatch to the
World from Madrid says: AN active ex-
change of views Is going on in Madrio
TIVE the minister of state and me
ambassadors of the great lowers aoout
the royal decree published IA the Madrid
Gazette. which defines the intentions vi
Spain in the present maritime war
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Tn. Results at Ingleside.

San Francisco. April 27.-Weather at In
gleside fine. track fast. Results: Six fur-
longs-Rosormonde won, San ANTONIO
second. Master Mariner third; time, i'io's.
Seven furlongs. s~elling-Lena won. san
AIateo second. Miss Ross third; time.
1.2sis. Six furlongs. selling-Twinkle
Twink won. Zarro second. Zaraida tnird;
time. l:I51a. Five furlongs. the Corrigan
stakes, value 81. 500-Olinthus won, Nilt
Young second. Excursion third; time
1:O2%. Mile and a sixteenth. s~ening-buch-
va won. Theima second. San Marco
third: time. 1:49a.. Seven furlongs-Ber-
nardillo won, Walter ]. second, Summer
time third time, 1.Z3.
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London. April e7.-Mr Gladstone. II Is
announced from Ha~warden. did not sleep
very well last night. but he is resting cas-
Ter to-day and is not suffering pain.
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low. Volunteer. Parade.

Des Noipe Iowa. April sl-Fourteen
hundred people lined the streets TO-DAY
70 watch a parade Of the troops from
camp Mckinley. where the Iowa mill
tia are mobilised awaiting orders TOT
active service.
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CLEANED UP THOUSANDS
The Montana Crowd Placed
Dough on Twinkle Twink.
GORUM'S GREAT FINISH
Wilson. Who Rode zarro. Turned Around
and Grinned 1t Him and 0orum
Takes Advantage of 1t to Y
Saw Wood and Win.
Special Dispatch to the STANDARD.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
San Francisco. April 81. @. Browns
chestnut beauty Olinthus picked up IL
pounds and captured the Corrigan stakes
for 2-year-olds in impressive style ~ In
gleside this afternoon. Notwithstanding
his known ability to pack weight and
some of the hardest colt battles of the
season to his credit. Olinthus was not
favored by the talent, who plunged heav-
ily on the Jennings colt, Sombre. The lat
ter was a Z to 10 favorite at the post.
while Olinthus had gone back from 2 ~
and went begging at that. Ex-
cursion and Sombre raced on in the
lead. with Olinthus lying third. Entering
the stretch Jockey Shields gave Olinthus
his head and he simply galloped over the
two i'm front of him, winning by "
lengths. The time was 1:02%. ounthus
showed beyond question that he Is the
best 2-year-old baby started in California
this year.
The Montana contingent made a ten
strike with Duncan Cameron's Twinkle
Twink i'm the third race at six furlongs.
Twinkle Twink opened 8 to 8. but punches
of Montana coin sent her back TO = 10 .
! at post. Jockey Gorum. whom Cameron
brought out from Chicago last fall. put
I'M a great ride on the favorite. but even
then might have lost IL Wilson had not
done the monkey act. turn around ana
grin in the stretch on Zarro. While WI
son was grinning Ben was saving wood
on Twinkle Twink and cutting down an
open length at every jump. Gorum ola
not land until the last jump, and then
only by an eyelash. and there was 10y
i'm the Montana camp over a quiet cleanup
of thousands. =.
Rosemund, Buckwa and Bernardiilo, all
class horses. easily won the first. NTH and
sixth races respectively. In the second
race Lena nosed the favoTite out at the
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North.

Paris. April IA dispatch received mere
from Rio Janeiro that the ay-
namite cruiser Nictheroy. purchased oy
the United states viii sail northward on
saturday next escorted by a br.<i"sn
chip.
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London. April 27.-It is reported from
Madrid that the Spanish fleet has been
at sea some days and the news OF the
bombardmen of American coast towns
"a expected at the Spanish capital be-
fora loNR
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BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6: New
York. 20. Battsries-Amole. Donovan and
Mcclure: Seymour and Grady.
Al ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3; Cleveland.
9. Batteries-Ehret and Wilson: McAllis-
ter. Young and O'connor.
At st. Louis-Ftrst game; 81. Louis. g.;
Pittsburg. 2. Batteries-Sudhon. Daniels
and Sugden: Hastings and Schriver. Sec
ond game: 81. Louis. 2; Pittsburg, II. Bat
t~eries-Hughes and sugden: Tannehil
and schriver.
At Baltimore-Balumore. 4; Brooklyn.
:. Batteries-Hughes and Clark; Kennedy
and Ryan.
AT PhiladelphIa-Boston. &; Philadel-
phia. I. Ratteries-Nichols and Bergen
Dunkle and Boyle.
At Cincinnau-Cincinnati. s; Chicago. =
Batteries-Dwyer and PeitZ: Thornton
and Donahue.
st. Joseph. No. April es.-The Western
baseball season opens here tomorrow.
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uu.o,s Volunteers Ready.

Springfield. ILL.,. April Ex-Governor
Tanner has sent a message to secretary
81 war Alger at Washington. reporting
the Illinois quota of seven OF
infantry and one of cavalry ready TOT
orders
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that N people were killed in last nights
explosion at the powder works. All that
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TAYLOR Wants to Go.

Governor Taylor wants 70 "o'
Nashville, Tenn, April 21.-Governor
Taylor to-day sent a telegram TO rresi-
dent Mckinley rendering his services to
the Tennessee volunteers.
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IN ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC

Continued from Page One.)