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DISGRUNTLED DEMOCRATS
Attack Six Member. OF Their Party WHO
Supported tho Bond Feature tn tho Wa,

Attack Six Members OF Their Party Who
Supported tho Bond Feature In tho War
Revenue Bill. -, W.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-What prom
ised to be an uneventful and unintcrest-
Ing session Of the house, was thrown
suddenly after three hours considerat ion
OF private pension bills, Into session Of
spirited speech-maklng among Demo-
cratic members that savored at times
much of acrimony. The storm was pre-
clpitated by Mr.. Lewis, (Dem., Wash. ),
who referred In the course OF a speech to
the recent vote of Mr.. Cummings, OF
New York, in support of the war reve-
nue bill with Its Incorporated bond feat
ure. He made reference to Mr. Cum
mlnGs assertion that this period was a
time for placing the country above par
ty, intimatlng that the New York mcm-
Der had served the Republican party
and perhaps contributed to the satisfac-
tion OF unpatrlotic monopollsts and cap
italIsts X Z! n s, N y
iM This brought an impassloned and pa
trlotc speech In reply from Mr.. Cum
mings, ,intcrsperscd with some sarcastic
comments that intensified the interest
ana called an outpourlng of members
from the cloak rooms. Il.
Mr.. Clark. CDem.. Mo.), entered the
lists and proceeded TO crlticise uIrc-
servedly the six Democrats who had
voted for! the revenue bill on Its final
passage, and questioned their, Demo-
cracy. Mcssrs. Fitzgerald, Mass J, and
'McAleer, (Penna.), two other Demo-
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STAIEiOr SIEGE
Proclaimed in iMadrid-The Prociams.
S tlon Is Coushcd In Very Warliho Lam.

Proclaimed In iMadrid-Tho Prociama.
tlonj Is coushed In Very Warlihe Lam.
Guaev. Z, as "
MADRID, May s.-The proclamation
of martial law has caused much dlssat-
lsfactlon.it being declared unneces-
sary. unless the government has In
formation Of a secret conspiracy. Sum
days denomination was trivial, even
compared with the triflng disturbances
upon tho occasion OF the proclamation
OF the Cuban armistice. The newspa-
pers are particularly dlscontented with
the state os affairs existing. as the
mere mention Of military operations Is
punishable severely.
: Groups OF people which gather around
the spots where the martial law procla-
nation is posted. promptly disperses,
laughing when they read the articles
prohibiting public gatherings. All in
terese Is now centred In the debates
in the cortes. ,f% Es
The PROCLAMATION Is couched in war;
like language, beginning Whereas,
Spain, finding herself at war with the
United States. the power OF the civil
authorities In Spain is suspended.
Whereas. It is necessary to prevent
any impairment Of the patriotic efforts
which are being made by the nation
with manly energy and veritable en-
thusiasm:
"Article 2. A state Of Siege in Madrid
Is hereby proclaimed.
Article 2. As consequence OF article
one. all offenses against public order,
those OF the press included. will be
tried by; the military tribunals.
Article g. In article two are included
offenses committed by those who, with
out special authorization, shall publish
news relative to any operation OF war,
Whatsoever"
Then follow the articles which pro-
hlbit meetings and public demonstra-
lions agzIt 800. ~ -fts-rs - ~.
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PAUNCEF0TE TO LEAVE

Washington-He VIII be Succeeded as
Z &.Ambnssndor from England by sir
Thomas Sanderson. 4 II
LONDON, May 3.-According to q re-
port published here to-day the British:
ambassador at Washington, Sir Julian
Pauncefote, is to be succeeded by Sir.
Thomas Sanderson, K. c. B.. K. c. M
G., the permanent under secretary OF
state for foreign affairs, one OF the most
experienced diplomatic officers In the
British service. E
Sir Thomas Henry Sanderson, K. O.
B.. X. c. NJ. G., who has been perma-i
nent under secretary OF state for foreign,
affairs since 1894. entered the foreign.
office in 1895. and has been connected
with that department ever since. He
was assistant to the late Lord Tenterden
as agent Of the British government at
Geneva. in the arbitration on the. Alaba-
ma claims in 1871. and he has been pri-S
vate secretary TO the earl Of Derby,
when the latter was secretary Of state
for foreign affairs: private secretary to
the late Earl Granville, when the latter,
was secretary Of the state for foreign
affairs, and he was assistant under, sec
retary. OF state for foreign affairs IN
1888 issr. FsEi = =. ~ .15 ~ qf Fsy3l
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ONLY VERIFIEs

What IL Already Known-As to Iuterven-
tien OF Foreign Powers. I
X WASHINGTON, May s.-The French
ambassador, N. Jules Cambon, has re-
celved a dispatch from the foreign office
at Paris stating that the French am
basasdor at Madrid, N. Patenotre, has
forwarded official details OF the Spanish
reverse at Manila. n. Patenotre's dis
patch Is based on the latest official ad-
vices. 1t states that the Spanish crui-
sers Reina Christina and Castillo were
totally burned up after'belng set on fire
by. bombs from the ,enemy's (American)
ships. Two ofthe smaller Spanish ships,
the dispatch states, were sunk in order
to avoid falling into the hands OF the
enemy. The other Spanish ships were
half destroyed, and had taken refuge
in Bakers Bay. a
The British embassy has received no
reports OF any character as to the Ma
nile battle, so that there Is no basis
for the statements that the state de-
partment has ben Informed by British
officials here that Manila has surrren-
otEeu 70 SOIltHOuOTe DeWey. 4. .t.-L Fh VI
asIn the absence of,official advlces from
Manila, members Of the diplomatic
corps are discussing with great interest
the future course OF the United States
toward the Philippine Islands.
There has been no suggestion vet Of
Intervention from any foreign source,
although 1t Is felt that the occupation
OF the Philippines is more likely to devil
op q, move in this direction than any
other steps thus far taken. A diplo-
mat ic official Of long experience in Asl.
attic countries pointed out that there
were circumstances connected with this
Philippines which would make their
holding by the United States more of a
burden than q benefit. He said their
population was made OF Malays, Japan.
ese, Chinese and half breed Spaniards.
mixed with the former races, making
an incongruous people impossible to as
simulate with American institutions.
The status of the people, he said, was
far below those Of Cuba or Hawaii, SO
that objections which have been made
against tho Cubans and Hawaiians
would be doubly strong against the peo-
pie OF the Philippines. s
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THIRD District colnryen,lon,I,, an,

Special Dispatch to tho Intcllsencer. H :4
CHARLESTON, w. Va. May 3.-The
congressional committee Of the Third
district met today and selected Charles.
ton as the place to hold the convention,
and Wednesday, June 80, as the time.
Sixteen Of the eighteen members were
present and aA but three We're pro-
nounced for Colonel William Seymour
Edwards. The Dorr men tried hard to
get the convention at Hinton. and to
defer the meeting until late in the sum.
mer, but they were overwhelmingly de-
featedI 1t is expected that Edwards
will be nominated unanimously. as every
county so far that has held convention
has instructed for him. al53i
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to name General Shafter, who has been
designated to lead the army of invasion
into Cuba, General Fitzhugh Lee and
General Joe Wheeler, of Confederate
cavalry fame, as three Of the major gen.
erals. 1t is regarded as probable that
the President may also nominate Gem
erl Woodford. former minister to Spain,
to be a major general. &, II
Concerning the appointments Of brig
adler generals, 1t Is said to be the pur-
pose of the President, so far as possible
to take the candidates from the ranks
OF colonels In the regular army.
This will disappoint some of the can
| didates for important commands. The
exceptions, II any are made. will be in
favor; of those states which furnish one
or more brigades OF troops. In such
cases 1t is believed the President will
appoint as brigadier generals officers
recommended 10 him by the governors
OF the states from which the troops
come. ~ -
Who Cut tho cabief
The French embassy is the only for
eign establishment in Washington
which has received official dispatches on
the battle Of Manila. These came from
the French ambassador at Madrid and
! were drawn from the Spauislt,rsport,Sg
The British. French and German gov
/ ernments have consuls at Manila, but
interruption cuts them Off from any
communication with their governme ent,
Who has cut the cable is a source Of
much speculation. A leading Diplomat
said circumstances would indicate that
| the cutting had been done by Spanish
officials on Instructions from Madrid,
in order to stop transmission of further
news of the disaster there, and in that
way, calm the storm Of popular indtg-
nation at Madrid. 1t Is thought to have
been impossible for Commodore Dewey
to have cut the cable, as he was unac-
quainted with its location, fifty miles
seaward and moreover, there appears to
have been no motive for an Interruption
OF cable communication on his part. n
Repeated rumors were afioat during
the day to the effect that the British en-
bassy had been advised OF the fall of
Manila just before the cable communI-
cation broke. At s o'clock this evening
Sir Julian declared that he had abso-
lutely no such information. 's
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A RICH PRIZE

Captured in tho Arsonaatn-tho Brother
2 in-in,y or'-Dutcher" Weyier Among
this Spanish Officers on poard-aIaiI
Matter Addressed TO Rlnnco Secured,
KEY WEST, Fla. May 3.-The Span,
ish mafl steamer Argonauta, Captain
Lage, the news Of the capture Of which
was telegraphed yesterday. was convoy
ed into Key West harbor by the United
States cruiser Marblehead this after
noon. It appears that Col. Vicente de
Cortijo, OF the Third Spanish cavalry,
who, with nineteen other army officers,
was taken on the prize, 10 q orother-in-
law of Lieutenant General Weyier. Col.
de Cortfjo denies this. but It is learned
from good sources that ne sustains this
relationship to the former governor gem
eral of Cuba His captors are measure-,
nbly elated. -
were transferredto the Guido and the
privates to the Ambrosio Bolivar, two
other trophies OF the first week Of the
war that are still lying IN tho harbor.
The Argonauta herself Is no mean
prize, being OF thousand tons burden,
but the value of the capture lies mainly
In the prisoners of war, and the mail
matter going to General Blanco. Her
cargo Is general merchandise, with q
large quantity OF arms and ammunition
intended for the Spanigh troops In Cuba.
The only other incoming prize to-day
was the little fishing schooner Antonio
y Paco, taken by the gunboat Newport,
OF Mariel yesterday and towed in by the
gunboat CastIne. ig Ss.,,55!..s,
The Casdne has proved her prowess as
well as the more redoubtable ships Of
the squadron. At 8 o'clock Sunday
morning she went into Cabanas and an
chored only about q mile from the forti-
flcatlons, which are sort Of composite
OF fort and blockhouses. Then she sent
her steam cutter IN about half a mile
until 1t was within thousand yards OF
the fort. There the cutter made sound
ings and observations for half an hour
or more, after which she returned to the
ship unmolestcd. A number OF persons
were clearly observed about the fort.
They watched the operations with np-
parent interest. but offered no hostile
sign.
Two unfortunate accidents, though of
q minor character, have occurred on the
ships during the Inst few days. While
the flagship New York was lying Mt
Matanzas, u sergeant Of marines drop
ped his pistol which exploded. the bullet
striking William Taylor. first class ap-
prentice. and passing through his
stomach and lungs. Taylor's condition
Is serious, but he has q chance for re-
covery. 5-ig
This morning while the crew OF the
cruiser Cincinnati were drilling In the
harbor. a ball got mixed with dummy
cartridges and ]. Scomcx. grnncrs mate
was shot through the jaw 55}
The $50 marines who arrived on the
FARTHER few days ago will be trnns-
ferred TO the; Resolute which Is shortly
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CUBAN EXPEDITION :

Undsr Government Auspices From Key
Wsr-Win Establish Csmmunicntion
With Insurgents.
I JACKSONVILLE. Fla. May IA
special to the Times-Union and Citizen
from Key West via Tampa, says:
The government tug Leyden left Key
West at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
carrying Cuban expedition under gov
erHment auspices to establish COM
munlcation with the Cuban forces in
Havana province. The expedition Is
commanded by Lieut.. Baldemere
Acosta. Under him are LaurIno Prado
and Ambroslo Diaz, veteran officers.
and three other Cubans. All are thor
oughly familiar with the entire prov
ince OF Havana. Col. Acosta formerly
commanded cavalry troop In tho
western part OF Havana province, and
is a man of extraordinary daring and
energy. ,slg 7s.F
Another expedition conveying dis
patches to General Gomez Will land on
the north coast of the province of Pu-
erto Principe In q few days. sS' @
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5ATCAMPLER.
Unsventfui Day for West virginlai 3
Troops-Ths Popuisoe not Rising a. )
One Man-voluntesrs Few and Hard %,

Uneventfuls Day for West virsinIa,
Troops-The Populnoe not Rising -
One Man-voluntssrs Few and Hard %.
Get. \, NJ
Special Dispatch to tho 1ntelllgencer. 4
CHARLESTON, w. va, May b.
Camp Lee, Kanawha City.-This haa
been an uneventful day here and thci
500 remaining members Of the state
guard who will offer their services to :
their country found little to divert their
attention or to shake on the ennni that
has settled upon the boys in camp.
Rising at 6 o'clock In the morning. taxi
Ing a Mttie exercise, and eating three
times a day has been the principal oc-s
cupation, and with an occasional trip;
to the capital city has helped to drive
dull care away. 3 5iNy r, 3 4! s
Two hours were spent In drill this af-t
ternoon, but the lack OF men In tho va
rious companies prevents the officers
from getting their volunteers In fine fet-
tie. Colonel Spillman received orders,
from the war department reducing the
maximum number from LOG to eighty.
four. and from present Indications itl
will be impossible to secure that num-
ber OF recruits to the regiment.
s31tl was reported last night that largo
numbers were Joining In Parkersburg.
Huntington and Hinton, but ut a late
hour tonight nothing OF an encourag-
Ing character had been heard from these
places, and 1t Is thought there may be
difficulty in getting the required num-
ber. So far there are nine recruits In ;
Company A, eight in Company r, and
two in Company II, making a total OF
nineteen. 5 t{fl} :. gl3 r 3
Captain vawter, OF the Ansted COM
pany, informed the Intelligencer5 to-day
that he had but thlrty-two men under
him, and he was afraid that he would
not be able to fill up. The signal corps
has Joined Company B in a body and
will make one Of the most serviceable
companies in the regiment.
Colonel Smith said to-day that from
the present outlook the boys would
rever leave Camp Lee until they dis
banded for home. His idea Is that an
other naval engagement will silence the /
Spaniards and put an end to the un-
equal contest. =. ;. y
Lieutenant Settle has wired the quar-
termaster. general to send him several,
clerks. as he Is unable to get along
without experienced men. His work OF
mastering in volunteers will begin as
soon as the medical examinations are
completed. Captain Teneycke arrived !
from Chickamausa tonight and will
examine the surgeons selected by the !
governor. q. y 4 4 - n z ~
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STARTLING STORY
Ofthc Condition Of tho Spanish Troops at
ManZanillo on tho southsast Coast OF
Cuba-Starvod aud Sick they arc ready

or the Condition of tho Spanish Troops at
ManLanillo OH tho Southeast Coast OF
Cuba-Starved aud Sick they arc ready
to Revolt.
MOBILE. Ala, May 3.-The Ameri-
can bark John R, stanhope Is in port
from Honduras. Since she left Mobile
last time, the vessel has been In Man
zanillo, on the southeast coast of Cuba,
which port Captain P. v. Marshall left
on March %, and the master tells q sur
prislng story to the Associated Press
representative, of the military conditions
existing there, being verified by the
mate. Thomas Coburn.
Because Of demonstrations hostile to
Americans. the officers and crew OF the
vessel did not frequent the shore. but
during their visits to the city they. saw
and heard enough to convince them that
the Spanish soldiers are utterly unable
to cope with even an inferior American
force. s +
A cavalry man who could converse in
good English. told them that there were
iV,vVV opdnLSn 6OluleTS III tlie CITY anu
that 800 had died during the week the
Stanhope was there. of neglect and
want. s5;
From the same source Captain Mar
shall learned that the whole troops we're
so dscontentcd with their treatment
that they would willingly so over to the
insurgents, but the Insurgents dIstrust-
ed them and had refused all overtures
for such q union. The troops were quar-
tered In The streets and at night slept
under verandas and doorways. They
demanded accommodations from the cit
izens, but It was refused them and :hey
were powcrless to enforce It.. The
ratlons for day consisted Of barley
water. n small portion OF bread and n
small piece OF pork. This was doled out
by officers and carried away like plate
Of unsavory soup all In the same lin
dish. and the soldiers disposed Of 1t like
ravcnous dogs. They were ragged and
dirty In appearance. unsoldierly In bear
Ing and discipline and their courage had
been killed by bysvlclssitudes and ill-trcat-
ment. ~ ~ tIssisii3 4ys h
The mortality. among the ooldlers is
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the result CT their condition and not c

the result CT their condition and not Of
the climate.
American troops need have no fear"
said the mate. while the terrible NOR
tality is not exaggerated in the dis
patches to this country, there are more
deaths fron. starvation and its concoml-
tant diseases than from any climatic
maiadies." 7,5I
From the best Information obtainable
Captain Marshall Is Of the opinion that
the whole of the 10000 troops driven into
Manzanillo from the province Of Santla-
so de Cuba by the insurgents are only
awaiting favorable opportunity to
openly revolt, - --L.lL 1t " "
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BREAD RIOTS

In Various Parts OF Italy Becoming se>i
rious-Reserves Callod Ont.
ROME, May S.-Bread riots In various
parts of the country have been renewed
to-day and serious conflicts between the
rioters and the gendarmes have occurred
at Placentia and FIgllne. AT each place
rioter was killed and several others
injured. al! 4 %tSSi NJ
Serious disturbances have also taken
place at Parma and elsewhere. The
cabinet has decided to call out the re-
reserves Of 1878,
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ASKS Pope'. I,l,,slny.

LONDON, May 3.-According to spe-
cial dispatches received here from Rome
this afternoon the queen regent Of Spain
has telesraphed the pope on the sub
1ect or the defeat OF the Spanish fleet nj
Manila, saying: "The Spanish nation is
calm. but resolved TO resist to the bit
Ter end" Her majesty also begs the
pontln 10 bless the Spanish arms. -
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IN defense Of their votes and In refuta.
tion of the tmputations OF the Missouri

j!Just before the recess, until the night
session was taken. the leader OF tho
Democrats, Mr.. Bailey. (1'exss) /, spoke
briefly tn depreciation Of the speeches OF
the Democratic members as being sub
Ject to Y misconstructlon. indicative OF
more serious differences within the par
~ than really existed. He reviewed tho
record to show, that no appreclable,.
ground for such construction existed. *
8 The senate was not In session. having
adjourned yesterday until Wednesday,
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An INvINo1BLE, QUARrETrE,

Four Major. Generals of the Volunteer
Service Decided on.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The under
standing among some Of the senators
to-day is that the four major generals
OF the volunteer army have been deter
mined on and that they are: General
OILS, OF New York; General Wilson, OF
Delaware; Ffzhugh Lee, OF virginia,
and Joseph Wheeler OF Alabama. EGF
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expected from New York. The Panther
EwillIthen be made into an auxiliary
cruiser. e IA 3,gS
y Inthe party OF Cubans VINO left here
last night for Tampa to Join the regu-
lars anal move with them TO, Cuba. was
one American, who will take prominent
part In the Stands struggle for free
dom. He, % Louis w. Nlohun, OF wash-
ington, o brother OF Paymaster Philip
". Mohun, OF the navy, now stationed at
Key West He will act as first lleuten-
ant on the staff OF General Nunez He
recently returned from Central America,
hwere he was a member OF the Nicara-
qua canal commission surveying and
exploring party, s,1l i5. ~ .ly
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psr,,oncd by the covelrnor.

Special Dispatch to tho 1ntelllgenecr. q &;
CHARLESTON. ". Va, May a.,
Governor Atkinson to-day pardoned w
R. B. Bullar, convicted in Tucker
county for perjury and sentenced to the
penitentiary for two years. t 3iti
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For West Virginia and Western Penn
,sylvania, threatening weather and prob
ably showers; colder; fresh northeast-
5erly winds.
ff,s For Ohio. threatening weather and
rain; fresh northeas.erly winds; colder
q Local Temperature. !. .{siy
The temperature yesterday as observed
by c. Schncpf. druggist. corner Market
and Fourteenth streets. was as follows IA
a. m.....,...... G p. .m..s.................::1
y a. im........",.'Ia I, p,2 ,2m.....:....,..i6s
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FAIL OI k'l.A|NlL.A
Merely Conjectural---I mpossible for Any
Word to Have Come From There
;NCE CABLE WAS 7CUTEMOND MORNING.

Tic Officials at Washington Expect Definite News from Como
doro Dewey soonas He Can be Communicated with
lie Will bo Addressed "Admiral' blockade Being
Steadily Maintained Officials Very Much Interested in
the Race of the Oregon Her Way Join Admiral samp
sons Fleet
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4, LONDON. May S.-Advices from Ha-
warden to-day. say Mr.. Giadst ne Is
resting distinctly easier. He Is suffering
little pain and had u good night's sleep.
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Turkey ,\y,iI II, N,,,,, s,

5coNsTANTINoPLE. May 3.-Turkey
mas notified United States Niinister An.
Beli that she Will remain neutrality, (,