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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-29
ECHOES OF THE FRAY.

Criticism in Santiago Because Landing
Was Not Contested at Baieuiri.
BAIQUIRI, Province of Santiago de
Cuba, June q, via Kingston, Jamaica.
June ga Spanish spy who was cap.
tured by the Cubans Oh Sunday reports
that the Spaniards in Santiago believe
the Americans suffered heavy loss dur.
ing the fighting near Sevilla on Friday,
both in killed and wounded.
The spy also reported that there was
much criticism in Santiago on accoun,
Of the fact that the American landing
was not confessed at Baiquiri, and he
also says there was talk Of an Ameri.
can attempt to flank the Spanish
troors. The spy says there is very
little ,ood in the City of Santiago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-29
erai Dattallons OF regular infantry, a
signal corps and detachment Of engi.
Ordered to the Philippines.

NEW YORK, June 29.-The First
regiment New York volunteers, com.
posed of the Tenth battalion of Albany
und eight separate companies, have re.
reived orders from Washington to pro.
ceed to San Francisco and thence to
the Philippines. The regiment is now
doing coast defense duty.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-29
BLUE BACK AGAIN.
Inc Aouhg Lieutenant Of the Suwanee
Gets Additional Shore In.
formal ion.


Gets Additional shore In.
formation.
Ol Santiago de Cuba, June q, via
h'hgs: Il. Jamaica, June 24-9 a. m.
-LieEtenant Victor Blue of the auxil.
lary gunooat Suwanee has returned to
the fleet from another investigating
trip ashore. He reported that Admiral
Cervera's ships are all in the harbor.
With the exception Of one torpedo boat
they are at anchor and show no signs
Of activity.
Lieutenant Blue went ashore OH Sat.
urday, to the west Of Moro castle,
accompanied by some Cuban guides.
lie advanced until about two miles
north OF Cabanas, and almost up to the
enemy's batteries. He travelled 60
miles and rejoined the Suwanee this
morning. AT one time the lieutenant
was at a Cuban outpost separated only
BY 400 yards from Spanish outpost
"Thcy popped away at each other
all the time said Lieutenant Blue.
but l don't think the Cubans hurt the
Spaniards very much, and | know the
Spanlards did not hurt the Cubans.'
Lieutenant B.ue was able to accur.
ately locate the position of eacl Of Ad.
miral Cervera's ships.
Rear Admira. Sampson warned his
fleet TO exercise great care i'll shooting
at the hills east OF Moro castle, point.
ing out that the American army had
advanced. and that our own troops
might De deployed on the hillside.
1t is hardly likely that any serious
action Will be taken by the navy until
"Wednesday. BY that time the army
is expected to be ready for another for.
ward movement.
The dynamite gun boat Nesuvius fired
three shells last night. They fell III the
vicinity Of MORO castle and the east.
ern batteries.
During the night loud explosion
occurred Oh shore near Aguadores. 1t
is believed TO have been caused by the
Spaniards trying to blow up the rail-
road trestle near that place. 1t Is now
said that Juragua may be selected as
the permanent coailng harbor Tor the
fleet.
Gustav Weineck, an ordinary sea-
man, belonging TO the flagship New
York, was drowned yesterday. Inc
New York was coaling i'll front OF
MORO castle from the collier Alex
ander. when Welneck jumped from
the collier in an attempt to get ON
board his own ship. He fell between
the flagship and the collier and sank
at once. The body was not recovered.
The Dolphin has gone to the havana
blockade and the Helena and the ahk'
ton have gone to the southern blockade.
A bulletin issued to the fleet by hear
Admiral Sampson yesterday said:
"From report made by one OF the
| wounded, nephew of SURGEON Berry
hill, of the flagship, New York, con-
| siderable part Of the damage 70 our
troops on Friday last was done oy
| 7.mil,metre machine guns, manned pS
seamen, SO that there would seem 10
be some probability in the report OF Tue
nse ashore of the crews OF Admira'
Cervera's squadron
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-29
CHANGE OF OPINION.

Now Recognized the United States Can
Conduct the War in Its Own Way.
LONDON, June 29-The st. James
Gazette commenting upon the prospect
of the American forces attacking the
coast Of Spain says:
''The reception of the news evidences
change in public opinion which at
the commencement of the war thought
Europe should notify the United States
that the war must be confined to Amer.
ican waters. 1t is now recognized that
the Americans are fully entitled to
make war in their own way, and they
are indeed driven to retaliate upon
Spain in this manner, owing to the
tactics which Spain has chosen to
nursue.n
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-29

BRIG. GEN. SIMON SNYDER.
aboard at Tampa, rigid censorship at
that point has prevented any word 60
ing out as to the expedition. The ac.
tual departure from Tampa is expected
by the war department to occur during
the day, although there may be un.
avoidable delays. The plan Of move
ment has been thoroughly determined
upon. Twelve transports are to carry
the expedition. They will move first
to Key West, at which point a strong
naval convoy will meet them and es.
cort the expedition to Santiago. The
warships constituting the naval con.
voy are not disclosed, but they proba.
bly, will include one battleship and sew.
eral cruisers and auxiliary craft.
Makeup of the Expedition.
General Snyder's Second division of
the Fourth army corps is now at
Tampa, and is made up of three brig.
ades and nine regiments, as follows:
First Brigade Colonel l. De Russey,
commanding: Eleventh I. 5. infantry,
Nineteenth U. S. infantry.
Second Brigade-General L. II. Car.
peuter, commanding; First District Of
Columbia, Second New York, Fifth
Marylan
Third Brigade-General r. H. Hall.
commanding; Third Pennsylvania, One
Hundred and Fitty.seventh Indiana.
First Ohio, First Illinois.
Whether some regiments will be
taken from other divisions cannot be
stated definitely. 1t is known only
that General Snyder's division has
been looked upon by the war depart.
ment rs the one best equipped for an
immediate start. The batteries will be
designated by General Randolph, in
command of the artillery at Tampa.
II there is no delay the expedition
will arrive off Santiago about next Sat-
urcay. This will bring Skaters force
up to about 80, 900 men, made up of the
l6. 900 he took with him. General Duf.
fields command on the Harvard and
Yale; General Garretson's command,
which will 60 Oh the same steamers,
and General Snyder's division from
Tampa.
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JUST TO BRIGHTEN SPAIN,

English Correspondents Opinion of the
Latest American Move.
LONDON, June 29.-The Washington
correspondent of The Daily News says:
Spain is to be frightened into making
peace. That is the meaning of the
theatrical announcement that an
American squadron is going to Spain,
an announcement for which the navy
department, contrary to its usual Gus.
tom, has sought the widest publicity
President Mckinley sincerely hopes
the feet will never sail
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I,lnme England for 1t.

LONDON, June 29-The Madrid cor
ros,n,dsut of The Standard says:
E.yp,'s refusal to supply coal to the
Spanish squadron is strongly resenteo
MS due to England's influence. 1t Is
regarded rs fresh proof OF an Anglo
American entente.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-29
Isaac Staples Dead.

SALTWATER, Mlnn., June 90. Hon.
Isaac Staples. Stillwater's millionaire
lumberman and banker, died shortly
before o'clock. Mr.. Staples was
widely known throughout the states Of
Wisconsin and Minnesota, and had
been familiar figure in the St. Croix
valley since 1888.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-29

The Chief Burgess of Milesburg, Pa.
says DeWitt's Little Early R,sers are
the best pills he ever used in his family
during forty years OF house keeping.
They cure constipation, sick headache and
stomach and liver troubles. Small in
size but great in results.
Cook & ODFE
The age-herald., 1898-05-30
Great business must be brought ere soon.
 MACBETH.
Fertilizers in the United States.

The federal department of agriculture has. recently published it's investigations among the fertilizer factories. There are about FOO of these highly-favored mills an increase of nearly 300 since 1890. The increase was largely in the phosphate dis tricts of South Carolina and Florida.
 In 1896 these factories sold 1,S94,917 tons, and the sales of the present calendar year may safely be situated at 900 tons. Georgia is the chief consumer of fertilizers, taking in 1896, no less than 3S5.61S tons, and paying therefore $4.6sS.652, or s14 a ton. South Carolina took 199,497 tons; North Carolina, 1S7 ,429 tons; Virginia Ill ,7O4 tons; New York and Pennsylvania each 15O 900 tons, and Alabama 100000 tons. These are the only states that consumed in 1896 more than 100000 tons
 Alabama is pretty heavily taxed for fer tilizers, but she buys them at such low prices that she pays less than some states that do not consume half the quantity The proximity of phosphates and the abund- ance of local factories makes a great diff ference in prices paid.
 Fertilizers of the commercial sort seem to be at present necessity in Alabama, and as long as people buy them it is well to produce the supply as nearly as may be within the state. The extent of the phosphate industry in the south is aston ishing. Fully 1.5o0,OOo long tons of it were produced in the world in 1891, one-half of which was produced in this country. A table covering the foreign trade in fer 375,734 long tons, valued at $7,S76,615, while the exports were 514,143 tons, with value of s4,4O0,593.
The age-herald., 1898-05-30

on the depot platform. She wore one of the fashionable hats which appear like a garden of flowers. As she stood there, with tears coursing down her cheeks, she saw the other girls burying the brave boys in literal forests of flowers. One of the soldiers stepping up to her. asked:
 Please, may have one of those flowers on your hat?"
 She took his hand, and, In a voice al- most womanly, said: "Yes, sir, and may God bless you"
 Then she told them all to come and se- feet flower from her hat. The boys, with hands grim and bronzed from camp life. carefully culled them from the straw frame until they were all gone. Then she put on what was left of 1t, and, stepping back to- ward the car, said. with emotion:
 'Boys. wish there were more. I hope you will come back again, and that those flowers may remind you of the pleasant scenes at home, and guide you as your dear old mothers would have taught you to go."
 There were several girls standing close by who whispered: 'I wouldn't ruin my hat that way,' but the wiser heads marked:. There is a. loyal American wo- man-God bless her"
The age-herald., 1898-05-30
Monroe Doctrine AntIquated

Washington, May 29.-Senator Stephen B. Ellkins believes the Monroe doctrine is to be abandoned.
 He said tonight to a World correspon- dent:
 ''We have travelled 100 years in the last four weeks. Our whole colonial policy Is about to undergo radical change. The Monroe doctrine, which was all right when it was written, but no longer, is about to be smashed to smithereens, and the gov- crnment of the United States is slowly but surely breaking away from its old moor ings.
 This war with Spain will necessitate a change in our colonial policy. If there Is any one thing that I am certain of 1t Is this. The fortunes of war have given us territory in the seas which we would never have thought of acquiring, but since we have acquired it the stars and stripes must float there forever.
 ''The Philippines alone will not compen- sate or reimburse us. We must have more territory. Porto Rico will doubtless be under government control before the end of a fortnight Then we should not hat here. Let us acquire a coaling station in the Mediterranean sea-
 "IIawaii should be ours before the set ting of another sun, and If l thought could assist in the acquisition of that ter ritory, would be willing to remain in ses- sion all summer"
The age-herald., 1898-05-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 The water soon escapes when it's half tide.
 Friendship and confidence are plants of slow growth.
 It doesn't take much to make a ore-leg- ged man hopping mad.
 Wise is the son who admits the superior wisdom of his father.
 The majority of people seem to forget that tomorrow never comes.
 Putting porcelain egg under hen is setting a good eggs-ample.
 A man makes more good resolutions when he's broke than at any other time.
 An officer-seeker seldom runs for the postoffice to mail his wife's letters.
 Little girls are fond of dolls, but after they grow up they have fondness for dollars.
 A St. Louis doctor refuses to allow his wife to raise ducks because they make such personal remarks.
 When the sun doesn't shine a woman has the blues and when it does she worries for fear 1t will fade her carpets
 Whenever a girl tells young man that she dreamed of him the night before he might as well begin to save up money for the furniture.
The age-herald., 1898-05-30
Elections of Senators.
up.

Although the house almost unanimously passed resolution submitting to the peo- pie a proposition for the direct election of United States senators, yet it is believed the senate itself will refuse to even let the resolution come to a vote In other words, the senate will quietly say that tbe people are incompetent to handle the question; we Will, therefore. decide 1t for them. This they will do, although seats in that body are notoriously bartered away, and sean dals innumerab'e and deadlocks and ger- rymanders of various sorts have demon strated the corrupt and disorganizng pos abilities of elections through state legis- lative bodies.
 Does any one believe that MT. Hanna would have been selected to represent Ohio if direct vote had been had? In the great state of New York would MT. Platt or MT. Murphy. both silent members, be considered fit representatives if the people could act directly? Would MT. Quay con tinue to afflict Pennsylvania with his sys- tenn of politics? And so 1t is in every large oteltS- 1uc pIcSeHl system uitdilS CoIIup- tion boss-rule and demoralizat,on. It Is breaking down, and is doomed; but the in dicatons are that 1t will have to be abolished as the absurd electoral scheme of the constitution was abo.ished-by popu- lar and general consent, instead of formal amendment. The electoral plan stands in the constitution untouched, but neverthe- less the people vote directly for president. This seems to be the solution of the sena- torial problem. South Carolina and limos have already adopted popular elections of senators, and there is no likelihood that either state will return to the old system. The state conventions in the two states now elect senatorial nominees, and the people thus havea chance to say who shall represent them in the United States senate. It would be a bold legislature that would attempt to defeat the expressed will of the people Such a scheme has not been att Illinois, and it is not venturesome to say it never will be. The politicians knew when to bend to the popular mind, and 1t is the one they can be trusted to attend to faithfully.
 The states that desire to- vote directly for United States senators may as well be- gin to do as South Carolina and Illinois are doing, for an amendment is not feasi- ble. The senate itself distrusts the people. Legislative manipulations and combinations are more to it's taste. It has practically vetoed the house resolution, and it is now in order for the people in each state to veto it's veto.
The age-herald., 1898-05-30
SERIES OF TABLES
In Regard 10 the Commerce of Countries
 Adjoining the Philippines.

Washington. May 2s-The commerce of the countries adjacent to the Philippine islands is the subject of series of tables which will appear in the next molthly publication of the bureau of statistics The statement consists of tables showing the population and commerce of the countries adjacent to the Philippines and the sharo that the United States and other nations have had in that commerce for a series of years and Is accompanied by map showing the steamship routes and dis- tances from our various ports to the Philippines and the distances from that point to the ports of the adjacent coun- tries..
 The fact that the countries now in easy reach of the Philippines contain a popula- ton of s5OO0,O0O. that their purchases from other par,s of the world amount to over a billion dollars every year, and their expenditures to a like sum and that the large portion of these purchases comprise the classes of goods produced In the United States add greatly to the interest in this subject The tables will show the popu,a- tion and area of these countries, their trade with each of the leading nations of the world and the percentage which each na- ton obtains of their imports and exports, the articles which have been exported to each by the United States during the past five years and the total commerce Of the United States with each of the principal countries of that section by years since 1890.
The age-herald., 1898-05-30
THE BOY wRo FEARED WAR
Was His Mothers Only Child and She Mourrs
 Nils Loss

Nils Loss
 'Molliecoddle" Miss Nancy" "Tied to his mothers apron strings and worst of all Coward" had been a few of the epi- thets tossed at him while he went about his business and paying no attention to the affairs of others, says The Detroit Free Press.
 He would never talk war While his grew red in their faces as they sit grand ly upon the platform of a Friday after noon all inflamed with war poems and war orations. the shy, sensitive, pals- faced son of the widow only shrunk back into his corner and covered his ears with his trembling white fingers. His Friday afternoon speeches, or recitations rather, were of peac; they told of calm places in quiet valleys, of serene scenes where love and calm held sway, of smiling seas, re- f1ecting back the graciousness of untroub- led skies.
 And for it he was called many names and worst of all. coward. He did not join their little squad that bravely drill ed with wooden guns upon the village proudly surveyed by loving friends and relatives, and loudly appauded for their glory as they went through the manual of arms. He was too shy, too sensitive and too much of a coward to make a show of himself-poor boy!
 There came a message one day that spread both gloom and fire over the land. It echoed from the rock-bound coast of Maine even unto the shimmering sands of the Pacific. It sent men home with drawn and sober faces; it made women hug their babies closer; it drew mothers arms more tightly about the forms of grown-up sons; it caused wives to clutch tighter the trem- ling hands of husbands, and 1t made little children sob and cry because of the sad faces about them.
 But the little squad continued it's drilling upon the village green. Many lad was strong enough to shoulder gun-but, alasi they were only children yet.
 There was a vacancy in the corner of the schoolhouse where the shy, sensitive boy used to sit and shudder as war was hurl- ed at him from every side. Where was he? What had become of him?
 He had never shouldered a wooden gun to hollow plaudits from the crowd; he had never fired off his popgun war recital tions upon Friday afternoon to win the clippings of hands. He was too shy and sensitive to do that.
 He simply went away and enlisted, and in the gallant charge of his regiment at the first battle in which 1t engaged, he was in the front line. steady and brave, with the fine courage of the true soldier.
 And the little mother mourned because he did not come back again, because her hope and joy, her only boy, had been cruelty taken away from her by the grim monster, war. Yet with her sorrow was the mothers pride, because her darling had not proved coward when the dress parade upon the village green had been forgotten in the awful sorrows of the great conflict.
The age-herald., 1898-05-30
Cleanliness and Yellow Fever.

In a recent address before the Chicago Physicians Club. ex-Surgeon General John B. Hamilton declared. first, that with prop CT camp sanitation there is no great danger in sending American troops into Cuba, and second, that yellow fever is dirt disease always, which can be avoided by cleanli- ness.
 Dr. Hamilton proceeded to sustain both of these positions from actual experience. He cited the case of Kingston Jamaica, once a yellow fever nest. England sew cred and cleansed the city, and adopted strict sanitation regulations, and the dis ease is almost unknown in that tropical city. The yellow plague no longer gains foothold in the cleanly severed cities of the North Atlantic coast; but the most striking example of sanitation is found at Vera Cruz. It is one of President Diazs numerous reforms. The gulf city was the permanent and congenial home of the saffron pest. It is intensely hot. From years end to years end the disease afflicted the people of the city, and menaced the health of the republic President Diaz quick ly determined to put an end to such state of things. He severed the city, provided an ample water supply, and prescribed strict sanitary regulations. Today, says pr. Hamilton. Vera Cruz is, and has for years been free from yellow fever, and is one of the healthiest cities on the American continent.
 What has been done at Vera Cruz, can be readily done when this cruel war is over at Havana, and in the meanwhile it would be wise and prudent to apply Pres ident Diazs methods to some American towns. Some of them are unsewered, more of them have inadequate water supplies, and still more do not know what sanitary regulations are. They are unspcakably filthy. They invite not only yellow fe- yer. but a dozen other filth diseases. No town that is properly equipped and prop crly governed need have or will have or ever has had an epidemic of yellow fever. It Is stricly-a filth disense. It can no more exist aside from filth than life can go on without berad. The dirt towns have yellow fever. Location, climate and all that are not essential factors. Such circumstances render filth dangerous, but unaided by filth they do not bring in yellow fever. Dr. Hamilton's findings are not comforting or fattering to some cities in Alabama. but they are findings that are simply incontestible, and the quicker the offending towns act in line with them. the better for them and for the state. No town. not even this city, can afford to dis