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The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15

On board the Associated Press dis
patch boat Dauntless, of Guantanamo,
Sunday, June IL, via Mole st. Nicholas,
June 12.-Liedtenant Colonel r. w.
Huntington's battalion Of marines,
which landed from the transport Pan
ther on Friday and enCamped on the
hill guarding the abandoned cable sta
tiOn at the entrance to the outer harbor
of Guantanamo, has been engaged in
heading of a rush attack by Spanish
guerillas and regulars since 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The fighting was
almost continuous for thirteen hours,
until o'clock this morning, when rein
forcements were landed from the Mar
blehead. Four Of our men were killed
and one wounded
The Spanish loss Is unknown, but It
was probably considerable. The splashes
of blood found at daylight at the posi-
tlons the Spaniards occupied indicate
fatalities, but their comrades carried off
the killed and wounded
The engagement began with desuItOry
firing at the pickets, thousand yards
inland from the camp. Captain Spicer's
company was doing guard duty, and was
driven in, finally rallylRg on the camp
and repulsing the enemy at o'clock.
The bodies of privates McCOlgan and
Dunphy were found, both shot in the
head. The large cavities made by the
bullets, which, inside a range of 500
yards, have a rotary motion, indicate
that the victims were killed at close
range.
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Mccormick Renomlnated Easily.

The Sixth district Populist convention
met at Smith Center, June Z, and re-
nominated N. b. Mccormick for Com
gress. He got ninety OF 102 votes.
George w. Tunnell of TregO, was tenn
pOrary chairman and G. H. Nicholas, OF
Osborne, was both temporary and per-
manent secretary. M ID. Ross, of Jewell,
was permanent chairman. There we're
three candidates names presented.
They were Congressman Mccormick,
Harry Gray, Of Osborne, and l.. G. Uhl,
Of Smith. Mr.. Uhl promptly declined
to be candidate McCormick's nom
ination came on the first ballot and 1t
was made unanimous. The resolutions
renew allegiance to the Populist plat
form Of 1896, favor vigorous prosecution
of the war, oppose the issue OF bonds,
favor free coinage and legal tender
notes, commend the record of Congress-
man Mccormick, favor government
ownership and the initiative and refer
endum.
f. G. Johnson, of PhilIlpsburg, was
reelected as chairman Of the committee
and Ben Baker, of Smith Center, was
also retained as secretary. The dele
gates were pleased with the courtesies
extended by Simth Center people The
convention closed with addresses by
Webb McNall and Charley Moody.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15
Is Anti-Scrip
Law Enough :?
Some Miners Think That Companies
VIII Find a Way to Evade IL, Even
10 Courts Declare II Valid.
THE COUPON : BOOK SYSTEM.

Some inquiry has developed among
the miners Of the Cherokee district as
TO whether the anti-scrip law will prove
totally effective, even IL all the courts
in the land uphold It's constitutiOnality.
They think that the operators will And
way to get around 1t.
"You can depend upon 1t, said man
who is supposed to know about mining
matters, but who does not want his
name used, that the operators will
scheme around and cork up the matter
with some substitute, II they haven't al
ready got one. They have the money to
make all the delay they need in the
courts by carrying It up"
What do you think they will be lia-
bic to dO?" he was asked.
"In my opinion there Is a system al
ready in use that will give an evasion
all right. That is Charley Devlin's sys-
tenn, the one he has in use in the COM
pany stores at Frontenac and Chlcopee,
I mean; / don't know anything about
his other mines. Number / shaft at
Frontenac is run by the Mount Carmel
Coal Co., and the truck store there is
operated by the Mt. Carmel Mercantile
Co. After you have mined so much coal
you car go up and get pass book, Just
like you have probably seen at your
butchers or grocer's, with coupons in
side. and when you get something they
take out so many coupons, according to
the price. This Is a good deal worse
than the ordinary scrip. It is not trans
ferable, because the coupons are no
good after they are torn out of the
book, and so you can't use 1t at some
other store. 1t isn't a violation Of law,
since it is issued by the Mt. Carmel
Mercantile Company and the coal dig
ger works for the Mt. Carmel Coal Com
pany."
"Is the company doctor furnished by
the Mt. Carmel Medical Company"
Il don't know about that; ask DR.. ALI
bright But you can see It is a great
system. II the scrip is knocked out |
think all the other Companies will adopt
the coupon books. AS butchers and
merchants use them all over the coun-
try the operators can show that they
are doing 1t as convenience, and prove
it, too to the satisfaction Of the courts
and the hardship Of the miners"
This Is facsimile Of two coupons
from a pass book used at FrOntenac:
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Invasion of
Cuba Begins.
American Army EmbarkS for Santiago
and the Conquest of the Island
VIII Soon Begin.
wARsHIPsG GUARD TRANSPORTS

Washington, June 12-Under COM
mand of Major General Shafter, the
First division Of the United States army
sailed tonight from Key West for San
tiago de Cuba to besiege and capture
that town. The army transports, thirty
in number, left Port Tampa yesterday
and stopped at Key West, The convoy
ing warships, numbering between six
teen and nineteen, were ready when the
transports arrived at Key West, and
with this powerful force there is no
longer any reason for apprehension that
the transports can be attacked success
fully by any Spanish warships, even If
some should have escaped the vigilant
search of the naval commanders at Key
West and off Havana.
1t is believed here that the sally out OF
Havana of the three Spanish gunboats
was intended to Great the impression
that they were prepared to go out to at
tack the transports If so, the plan
miscarried, for the craft were detected
Immediately by Commodore Watson's
cruisers and driven back pell nell into
Havana harbor under the protection Of
the guns Of the shore batteries Even II
these boats had escaped, they could have
done no damage, for the size Of the con-
VOy furnished for the troopships is suftl-
Cient to warrant the belief that they
would have been speedily destroyed had
they had the courage to make an attack
upon the feet Of American ships.
The troops should arrive of Santiago
by Wednesday night, supposing the feet
proceeds at eight knots speed, and land
ing operations should begin by Thurs
day, for General Shafter will not keep
his men cooped up on shipboard mo-
ment longer than necessary. 1t Is not
believed that they will be landed at
Caimanera, the point on Guantanamo
bay, where the American flag now flies
over the heads of SIMPSONS marines,
as that place, while well adapted to
serve as a naval base, and as harbor
of refuge for the American warships, is
not particularly we'll suited for the be-
ginning Of military operations.
The expedition was made up Of nearly
twenty regiments of regular infantry,
of from 500 to $50 men each, including,
beside four regiments OF the Fifth army
corps, four regiments of artillery. The
total force of regular infantry was about
1000 men. There were also two reg
iments of volunteer infantry, about 1000
men altogether, the Second regiment Of
infantry from Mobile, 500 men, and two
sQuadrons each from the First, Third,
Sixth, Ninth and Tenth cavalry, about
1000 men, eight troops of volunteer cav
airy, taken from ROosevelt's rough rid
ers, $50 men; four batteries of light ar
tillery, 400 men and sixteen guns; two
batteries Of heavy artillery, 200 men and
sixteen guns; the battalion of engineers,
200 men; signal and hospital corps, ETC.,
about 300 men; grand total of about
1900 men.
The regulars were practically picked
men as not single recruit was taken,
the regiments carrying only the old sea-
soned troops.
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Kansas Soldier Shot.

Mondays dispatches from Chicka-
mauga say that a Kansas volunteer,
whose name is not given, was shot in a
difficulty with jointkeeper and Sc
riously but not dangerously injured. The
boy had probably been gambling and
had gone against loaded dice. The shoot
ing was preceded by fight with fists.
After an examination the doctors say
that the severe injury to the Kansas
boys eye was due to flying piece Of
glass instead Of bullet The other
soldiers proceeded to demolish the place
and the indications are that the incident
will cause the cleaning out Of all Of the
joints and dives which have been started
in the vicinity Of the camp.
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THE WEEK IN
the ADVOCATE AND NEWS.

Page.
/. Army Inyades Cuba.
Miners and the Antl-Scrip Law.
q Leland's Hutchinson Convention.
Republican State Platform"
g. Ex-senator PETER a Candidate.
News from Camp Alger.
As. News from all over Kansas.
General News of the World.
81. Practical Farm Notes.
g. Stand Up for Kansas.
Stanley Is Hopelessly Lost.
The Real and the IDEAL
The Choosing Of Chairman.
Kansas Editors are Neglectful
True Christianity Is Not Competitive.
g. HOW the State was Cheated.
Penitentiary Coal Record of Repub-
llcans.
10. Public Opinion.
n. Kansas News.
u. Labor News.
H. Supreme Court Syllabl
IA. Miscellany,
Is. The Young People.
Tom, a Kansas Boy.
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The coupon books are exactly the
same as those in common use by mer-
chants, and were no doubt purchased
from some merchants supply house.
In order to find out what Mr.. Devlin
thinks about it he was asked how an
enforcement of the anti-scrip law would
affect the Mt. Carmel Coal Company.
ut won't affect us at all" he said.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15

I'VE don't use the scrip" and he seemed
to be sure that Attorney General Boyle
would be unable to touch him on an en-
fOrCement OF the anti-scrip law.
Attorney General Boyle said that he
believed the antl-scrip law was broad
enough to cover the coupon books. He
was shown some coupons and the sys-
tenn was explained to him, but at the
time he did not know about the arrange
ment OF coal company" and a "mer-
camille company"
The Advocate and News reporter set
about hunting up a remedy, and he
found some things which will be told in
next weeks issue
-
A decision from the Court OF Appeals
on the anti-scrip law is expected at an
early date. decision was not handed
down with the screen case because diff
ferent questions were involved, and the
court wanted more time to consider
them.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15

His Remedy thought your doctor
told you that you'd have to get out Of
this climate" HE did, but | couldn't
arrange my business affairs so as to be
able to get away, SO had to change my
doctor. Chicago News.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15

to take the entire force at jack
sonville for the Porto Rlcan expedition,
as the intention Of the government Is to
send only an army of about 10000 men
to San Juan, some Of whom will be reg
ulars from Tampa.
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15

Arthur Capper, Of the Mail and Breeze,
Is candidate for State printer,
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15

bLaTLeu Tot POrtO HIc0 IN less LhAn
two weeks. The troops that will
constitute the expedition will be
drawn from the armies now en-
camped in Tampa and Jackson
vile.
At the latter place there are at
present 10000 volunteers, under
the command of Major General
Lee. It will not be necessary
The Advocate and news., 1898-06-15

Washington, June 13.--Now that the
troops have embarked for Santiago, the
Porto Rican expedition looms up Or
ders have been sent by President Me-
Kinley to Major General Copplnger, who
will command the expedition, and to
Major General Lee, who will be second
in command, to hasten the expedition in
every possible way.
Under the most favorable circum-
Stances, however it will be utterly inn
HOssible, to get the army embarked and
The Coconino sun., 1898-11-12
That Democratic Landslide Cot Sidetraeked- Arizona Lost Her Golden Opportunity.
 Coconino County Democratic.
Rough Rider Roosevelt as Mighty in Peace
 as He Was in War.

Voters of all except three of the forty-live states, Maine, Vermont and Oregon. voted Tuesday. Forty-two states elected congressman. In Ala bama. Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana. Mary land, Mississippi, North Carolina. Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia only congressman were chosen. Twenty-three states elected legislatures which will name United States senators. These are California, Connecticut. Florida, Delaware, In. diana. Massachusetts, Michigan, Min uesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada. New Jersey, New York, North Dakota. Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Utah Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
 The following states have selected a governor and state officers California. Colorado. Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota. Nebraska, New Jersey. New York, Nevada. New Hampshire, Massachusetts, North Da kota, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin and Wy on,ing. Others, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa Florida, Delaware, Missouri, Montana, Ohio. Utah and Washington voted for treasurer. auditor, OF other minor state officials
The Coconino sun., 1898-11-12
ARIZONA ELECTIONS.
The Democrats Capture Everything Worth
 Having in Coconino.


 The election in Flagstaff was without any unusual excitement. The vote was a light one considering the increase in registration over 1896. Only 4ss votes were poled as against 525 in ls08 The result of the election in the county proved a surprise to both parties. The democrats carried all the offices but one, that of probate judge, for the first time since the organization of the county. On another page in this issue will be found the result of the election.
 The returns from the territory for delegate to congress show the election of Wilson by something like 300 ma iority.
 Col. Brodie carried the following counties: Apache 50 majority, Navajo S5, Coconino l20. Maricopa loo. Yuma l00, Pima 100.
 Yavapai county gave Wilson major ] ity of 250. Mohave 2S5. Graham }00. GiIa 20O. with Pinal county to hear ! from.
 ! Election returns from Mohave county are to the effect that Wilson has ma ] iority of 300, and that the entire fusion i ticket is elected.
 | lavapai county gave Wilson a ma 1 jority of 25O and elected the entire democratic ticket. Jerome precinct voted almost solidl V for the democratic ! ticket. Even Prescott gave demo- cratic majority of 70 for Wilson. l In Apache county the Republicans elected their entire ticket with the ex- ception of sheriff. odie'smai iority in the county was 30.
 1 Brodie's majority in Navajo county was 80. The democratic ticket, how ever, was elected excepting the sheriff and one member of the board of super visors, F. ]. Wattron being elected sheriif and !. x. Woods. supervisor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-19
LIFE UNDERWRITERS.
Yesterdays Session of the National As
 sociation's Annual Convention.

Yesterdays Session of the National As-
 sociation's Annual Convention.
 Minneapolis Minn., Aug. 1S.-The principal address to-day before the convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters was that of Judge M. B. Keen, of this city on Insurance from the Standpoint of the Assured" He pointed out that the real develop ment of the life insurance business has taken place within thirty years, al- though the idea was not a new one. It had become business necessity, de- manded by business credit. It formed the simplest, safest and surest protec- ton against losses from which most men shrink.
 Resolutions were adopted urging that the referee, to whom the twenty-five companies in the compact refer all complaints as to illegal rebates, should accept complaints made by the local associations as well as by the agents themselves 4 nominating committee was named to meet this evening and se- lect a, ticket. It seems to be conceded that Richard L. Cochrane of New York will secure the presidency, although John T. Johnson of Springfield is strong candidate.
 The report of Treasurer Eli D. Weeks of Litehfield, Conn.,, showed receipts of S1, ,4S7, which just about covers expendi- lures.
 David N. Holway of Boston delivered an address on ''The Power of Education in Field Work
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WANTED.

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NAUGATUcK VALLEY BOOM.


 Superintendent George w. Beach of the Naugatuck railroad in conversng of the railroad business spoke interest ingly of the growth of the business in- terests in the Naugatuck valley. Mir Beach has occasion to visit the towns and cities along the line of the railroad and finds during his visits that there is an inclination on the part of the bus mess men and the residents to build up and improve their particular section, town or city and this he says, is be- ing done with rapid strides. Referring particularly to Waterbury, he said that the city had taken some important steps during the last five years and was growing constantly, not only in population, but in all business inter- ests. People are moving to Waterbury and there are few going out. All this brings about business and helps the city and town and the community at large.
 Winsted, he said, was growing stead ily slowly, of course, but nevertheless growing. Torripgton, too, was growing more perhaps than any other town on lHe lllle Ol tIe Iotu' lnSle iS SoHoluel . able activity in Torrington and there is a good deal of building going on just now The extensive business interests in the town have developed so st eadily of late that the railroad found it nec- essary to increase it's depot facilities. and the new depot which is in course of erection will be ,ne of the best along the line of the road when it is com pleted. Thomaston is not making any great headway and is not inclined, ap- parently to build up. Naugatuck is improving, and Seymour and Ansonia are making improvements regularly and growing, too, in population and business wise. The year will be not able one in the history of the valley Waterbury American.
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LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
LTEHS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES OF THE RIVER.

Much Fault Being Found With the Present Condition of Portion of Grand Entertainment and
 Watermelon Festival in $. of 1T. Hall Next Tuesday.
 Several firms will begin opening oys- ters about the middle of next week.
 William II. Hull of Exchange street, proprietor of the Corner Drug Store, is camping out at Killam's Point.
 The condition of Grand avenue from the new bridge to Front street is more like that of poor country road than a city street. The soft top dressing which was put on after the bridge work was completed has sunk in a dozen places and the result is as many mud holes.
 Superintendent Mulvey of station A has been notified by Postmaster How arth that the letter boxes in his juris- diction will be painted an aluminium bronze in the near future. A metal plate card will be inserted in the face of each box showing the time of col lection of the mails.
 The two Doane boys of the East side have gone to the Plainville camp grounds. They have taken a tent with them and will camp out.
 Company B, Loyal Crusaders, will give an entertainment and watermel- on festival in s. of T. hall next Tues day evening at o'clock. The price of admission, five cents, entities one to a large slice of melon.
 Mrs. Burt c. Kelsey, formerly of Quinnipiac avenue, now of New York, is staying at the West shore.
 Rev. William McNicoll of St. An drews M. F. church preached at Plain- vile yesterday.
 Miss Jennie Woolworth of Pine street a booBkeeper for the New Haven Chair Co. is spending a weeks vacation with relatives in Berlin.
 John J. Hayden of 157 Blatchley ave- nue has returned from a two weeks trip to Philadelphia.
 Captain and Mrs Walter Avery of East Pearl street, with their daughter, Etta, are stopping in a cottage at Shell Beach. MT. and Mrs. E. T. Sanford and son Walter expect to join them next week.
 A meeting of the Ecclesiastical socIe- ty of the Ferry street church held this week it was voted to make extensive repairs to the church building. A committee composed of A. G. Mcintyre, chairman George Stannard and George Atwater, was appointed to carry out the plans of the society
 Mrs. F. Nichols Bull of Philadelphia, superintendent of the womans depart- ment of the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, is stopping in Fair Haven for a few days.
 Mrs. John Marsh of Oxford, Mass, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. N. Mc- Intyre of 235 Ferry street.
 Mrs. J. c. Kramp of Grand avenue is spending three weeks in Elizabeth, N V
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District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court,
 August 17th, 1898

ESTATE of MARY A. JONES, late of New
 Haven, in said District, deceased.
 An instrument in writing purporting to be the last will and testament of said de- ceased, having been presented in Court, and Henry A. L. Hall of Orange having made written application praying that the sane may be probated, and that letters tes- tamentary may be granted, as by said ap- plication on file in this Court more fully appears. it is
 ORDERED That said application be heard and determined at Court of Pro bate to be held at New Haven, in said Dis trict, on the 24th day of August, 1898, at notice of the pendency of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing thereon be given to all parties interested in said estate, by publishing this order lation in said District.
 LIVINGSTON W. CLEAVELAND,
 au1S St Judge
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eEw HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL COURIER FRIDAY AUGUST 9
8uartl and Gnums.

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

MACADAM PAVING, NORTH BRAN-
 FORD, CONN.
 Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until p. m. Wednesday, Au- gust 31st, 1898, at the Town Clerks office. North Branford, Conn, for constructing pavements under the Act of 1897 for the Improvement of Public Roads, Information concerning plans, specihca- tons: etc, can be obtained at the office of the Engineer A. B. Hill, No. S2 Church street, New Haven, Conn.,
 Amount of bOnd S1 1000.
 All proposals must .e on the blanks fur- nished and be properly filled out No proposal will be received after the time specified and the right to reject any or all bids is reserved. II. o. PAGE.
 c. E. ALLING,
 D. M. ROSE, au17 cod St Selectmen,
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MtBrRIIA1reuMs.
Patent Stove Brick are Cheapest.
CLAIRVOyANT
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS AND
 RRInGES

will meet in Rooms 10 and Il, City Hall. Friday, August 19, 1898, at 8 p. m, when the following matters will be considered:
 Resolution for the construction of a new bridge over Mill river at Willow street.
 Resolution for the construction of a new bridge over West river at Derby avenue
 Persons interested in the foregoing are notified to attend and be heard thereon without further notice Per order.
 HENRY DONOVAN, Chairman.
 Attest: JAMES E. MARTIN, au17 St Assistant City Clerk