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at Batquirt.
June 24-Ten men killed, including
Capt. Capron and Sergt. Hamilton
Fish Jr., both of Col. Woods rough
riders, and about forty wounded in
skirmish with 1000 Spaniards.
June 20-Gen. Chaffee took Sevilla.
June 28-The First regiment of New
York volunteers was ordered to
the Philippines.
June 29-Gen. Merritt sailed from San
Francisco.
July and "A general assault on
Santiago de Ccuba by the army
and by ships was hegun at a. M,
the American troops capturing and
holding the lines of the enemy.
July 3-Gen. Shafter demanded the
surrender of the city of Santiago
de Cuba.
July 3-Admiral Cervera made dash
out of the harbor of Santiago TO
cut his way through the American
ships and his squadron was de-
stroyed and many men and officers
were killed by the fire of the Amer
leans, under Commodore Schley.
July 4-The Navy department received
a dispatch from Admiral Dewey
announcing the arrival at Manila
of the cruiser Charleston and the
three transports, the City of Pc
king, the Colon and the Australia,
with troops on board, on June 3Oth
The squadron stopped at the La
drone island and the Charleston
bombarded the island of Cuohan.
July 6-Lieut. Hobson and his Merri.
mac men exchanged.
July 6-Gen. TOral commanding the
Spanish forces at Santiago, sent
flag of truce to Gen. Shafter asking
three days grace and cable opera
tors to notify Madrid of Santiago's
desire to surrender, all of which
we're granted.
July 6-Rear Admiral Dewey chased |
the German cruiser Irene out of
Subig bay with the Raleigh and
the Concord.
July Mai, Gen. Miles left Washing
ton for Santiago.
July ia flag of truce waved by Gen.
Toral at Santiago and the truce
granted by Gen. Shafter.
July l4-Santiago surrendered, the
United States Government agree
ing to return to Spain all the pris-
oners of war.
July 1.-THE American flag was raised
over the city of Santiago de Cuba.
July 2l-Gen. Calixto Garcia, com.
mander of the Cuban army of east.
ern Cuba, owing to discomfort be-
cause the American Government
bad ignored him and his troops in
the surrender of Santiago, with.
drew.
July 2l-News reached this country
that the second expedition to rein
force Admiral Dewey had arrived
at Cavite.
July 22-Aguinaldo, according to a
dispatch received, declared himself
Dictator of the Philippines.
July 22-Troops G and A ordered to
Porto Rico.
July 23-Another expedition for the
Philippine islands sailed from San
Francisco.
.uly 26-Gen. Miles and $500 men
reached Guanica, Porto Rico.
uly 26-Peace overtures made by
Spain were announced by the auth
critics at Washington.
uly 30-News of Gen. Merritt's arri-
val at Cayite received at Washing
ton.
august 6-News of SPANS acceptance n
of peace proposals.
New York Journal
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DATES FOR REFERENCE.
Prominent Happenings Of the War
With Spain.
MEMORABLE IN OUR HISTORY.

happenings of Our UnpIsssantnsss With Spain
That Mil FIJI Pages in Our Future History
From the outbreaEiug of the War up to Psaeo
NsgOliatiOnS-Fils Them Away.
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THE voLUNTBER.

USED to boss him in the store
And oversee his work,
For had charge Of one whole floor
And he was just clerk.
Today it's different, If you please;
We've changed respective pegs,
I'm private in the ranks-and he's
Got stripes
Down
His
Legs.
III
The girls, whose smiles were once for mel
Now scarce vouchsafe glance,
Such great attractions can they see
In decorated pants.
The eTst while clerk no longer my
Indulgence humbly begs,
I'm down below. He's up on high.
With stripes
Down
His
Legs.
1t Private Jones, do this and that"
In haste must bestir--
To Jenkins, on whom oft I've sat,
I'm told to answer. ''sir"
One born to rule, it's come to pass
OF woe l drink the dregs-
I'm in the army, with, alas!
No stripes
Down
My
Legs.
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/, Queer A Accident to tho Gr..ha M.

oGDENsBURG, N. =. May Lone
half OF the United States revenue cut
ter Gresham went to the bottom of the
St. Lawrence. river this morning, and
now rests in twenty-five feet OF water.
The steamer had been cut In two and
pontooned for passage through the ca
madam canals to Montreal, where she
was to be reunited and sent to join the
navy. While waiting for the tugs to-
day to start down the river. the bow
section, forty-eight feet IN length, sud-
denly careened to one side. forcing that
pohtoon under the water. The upper
pontoon then shifted position, drawing
the other pontoon entirely away from
the boat section, almost turning It bot
tomside up. Fourteen seamen we're
thrown into the water. but all escaped.
The accident was caused by overload
Ing the top deck, making the small Sec
tlon to heavy. 5is551i
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NEWS FROM MANILA.

ffempt Caritulntion OF noiIo Expected. !.
h''ckado Extremely Rieid-Deyvoy Can
no Nothing Until Troops Arrive.
Nopyr'sht, 1893. by tho Associated Press.)
HONG KONG, May 1.-THE steamer
hs'Aeralda, which has just arrived from
Nshila, with four hundred refugees.
sn'e''y Chinese. reports that the United
''s'es cruisers Concord and Boston are
sOins to lloilo, where they expect q
ronpt capltulatlon. and to recapture
we american ship saranac, with a car
es, az VI coal. The blockade OF Manila is
shtmeIY rigid and several foreign
NJ M have been refused admittance.
As,"a rebels are useless as allies OF
.h,al nr,,nal Dewey. They are utterly dis
,tea' quite half OF them being In Ia
tnnu VI spain. The Cavlte araenal was
HuMu tII,.a empty. Colonel MIGUEL, OF the ar
DIZZY. committed suicide because he
s"N s,asovered that the ammunition was
-9In-eSlStent. - : ~
conaI,'on coHtatn General Augusti Is trying to
IN. ib,ante a. the rebels and has authorized
Thsnpiishmcnt tn OF native councils.
torn, ,aseh6'Shop OF Manila, in n pos.
"CS,r SHued on tho Sth instant, said
hS,s.!,slians. defend our faith against
,ISr ,I,,cS ,a who raise nm insuperable bar
plo ~ ~ immortal souls, enslnve the peo-
bId n"o.ah nsh crosses from cemeterlcs,for-
NOM r"s,ors to perform baptism, matri.
conso,, VT funeral rites, or to administer
pAnS,H. or grant nbsoiutlon,"
''s the arrival OF troops from The
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he HEARD FIRING,
And Naturally h. Report.a Naval Ba,,i,

And Naturally ha Rcportan Naval Battle
Being Fought
Copyright, 1898. by the Associated Press,
\ PORT AU PRINCE. May IA great
sensation was caused here by the ar
rival to-day Of the military commandant
Of the Isle Of Tortuga, Off the northwest
coast Of sHayti and due north OF Port de
Paix, near tho entrance to the Wind
ward passage. who brought word to the
Haytian war department OF what Is be-
Ncved to have been naval engagement
on Sunday. w
The commandant reached Port de Pair
from the island OF Tortuga in a canoe.
He reported to the wnr Office that
throughout the whole OF Sunday n very
persistent cannonading had been heard
east OF the island and that from It's
duration and Intensity there was q
strong presumption that n very serious
action was In progrese. II
A thick fog at the time made It I'm
possible to distinguish any vessel that
might be engaged, EiE NJ
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@WIl0OP LAT. !.

. 8 ~ l| T. Y b 4
}Covora's GrandlloIucnt fAddr,s, to tho
sailors OF tho Cape Verde Fleet Dofore
Sailing FOL, ,ths wsst Indies. ,a
K MADRID. May 17.--At the moment OF
his departure from the Cape Verde Is
lands, Admiral Cervera lin command Of
the Spanish squadron In West Indian
waters), made the following address to
the crews OF his ships:
After three years Of struggle in Gu
ba we were nearing the end Of the trou-
BILE which certainly would have been
ended three months ago, but for Amer
lca's aid. That nation. believing she
had created by underhand means a
thousand embarrnssments. but that
nevertheless she would not be able to
attain the object OF her. ambition, at
last threw OF the mask and, when the
insurrection was on Its last legs, COM
menced against US the most unjust war
In the history OF the world" .s
Spain" the admiral continued, "did
not wish for war. Her conduct proved
this. She conceded everything self
respecting nation could concede, but the
Americans whose ambition Is Unsuitable,
always asked for something more, and
even what belonged to us-that land,
discovered by Spaniards, led by Column
bus. @ 'f.Fl (
Forward, then, to the war. since we
are forced thereto by the Americans
blind ambition. But, let us enter the
combat as did the Spaniards OF old,
strong in their rights and trustful III
God, who will never abandon a Just
cause and who will aid our efforts.
II need not enjoln discipline upon you
for during the past six months you have
been under my command, I have only
had cause for congratulations. Nor
need ! call upon you to do your duty
conscient!ously. especially during the
watches which will often be most try
ing. Still less need I urge you to dis
play courage. You are Spaniards, and
that Is sufficient in war.
"Then. when lead you to battle
have confidence In your, chiefs and the
nation, whose eye is upon you, and
you will see that Spain to-day Is the
Spain OF all time.
Viva Espana! Viva FL Rey! Viva La
Reina Regentein
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TWO NEWSPAPER MEN

Held ns Spies Mt Havann-one Gets Nine
Years at Porto Rico.
Copyright, 1888, by the Associated Press.)
s HAVANA, May l7.-Inquiries made
at the Palace here show that Captain
General Blanco was unwilling to receive
Lieutenant Brainard, U. S. N. the spe-
clal agent OF the government OF the
Unlted States, in the matter OF the
proposal to exchange Spanish prisoners
for the two newspaper men. Messrs.
;Thrall and Jones, because the general
considered the Lieutenant was not'em-
powered with sufficient authority.
Therefore he simply. accepted the docu-
ments presented by the lieutenant and
consulted with the Spanish government
on the subject. The answer from Ma
drid has not yet been received.
1 News just received here from Porto
Rico confirms the report that Mr..
Freeman Halstead, the American
newspaper correspondent. has been
sentenced by military court martial
at San Juan de Porto Rico to nine years
imprisonment. after having been con-
vlcted OF taking pictures OF the forts
with the use OF q camera.
MADRID. May 17.-It is announced
here in dispatch from Havana that
after the arrival OF the Uncas of that
port, the two captured American news
paper men were examined, and 1t Is
added that the inquiry revealed the fact
that they could not be considered as
prisoners OF war, but must be locked up
as spies, one being, It is claimed, Gu
ban employed In Havana. 1t is further
alleged that upon the prisoners were
found revolvers, cartridges, interesting
documents and camera,
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/ CABINET MEETING,

Certain NewIpapsrs Embnrrassinr tho
Government by Tndiscreot Pubiica-
" tinus. ~ =
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE cabi-
nat session to-day lasted until about
1880 o'clock. The members ae they left
the white house were unusually reti-
cent, even as to minor matters, and ex-
plained that the administration was
greatly hampered inits work by the in
discreet publication ofInews as to the
naval and nrmy movements. Secretary
Long said that although the matter OF
a rigid censorship OF the press was not
discussed at to-day's cabinet meeting,
the action OF certain newspapers IN pub
fishing movements ana campaign plans
was causing great embarrassment. -
The published interview with General
Merritt, at New York, In the course OF
which he ls reported as having express
ed his unwlllingness toetake the COM
mand at the Philippine i6lands without
the government gave him more than
$4,000 volunteer troops. and complaIu-
Ing that such command was made
quate to his rank, Is likely to be the sub
5ect OF an Inquiry by tho government as
to whether he was correctly reported.
Nothing was said at the meeting as to
the reported purpose Of the Pres dent TO
Issue a call for additional volunteers nor
was the subject Of sending more troops
to the Philippines than the 1900 al
ready decided upon, mentioned by the
President. 81 y.
The government Is now in3 constant
communication with Admiral Dewey
and his Judgment as TO the number OF
troops necessary to accomplish tho sub.
JugatIon of the islands will be followed.
So far as can bo learned no important
information has been received as to the
movements OF the Spanish fleet, nor can
It be learned whether q conflict between
the fleets Is likely to take place within
the next day Or two. g
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PRICE il TWO CENTS.
NEARING THE END

Gindstoae's Condition Il Such that he
| Cannot Last many nours--A Pathssie9
so,ne Bclng Enacted at hla Redsids.
fiAwARpEN, May 1L--afr. Glad.
stones physician caid this afternoon:
THE end Is now near. Mr.. Gladstone has
taken little nourishment. He breathes
heavily for few minutes and then this (
breathing Is hardly perceptlble. Sfrs.
Gladstone Is with her dying husband. 7
She and others Of the family do not
leave the room for more than q few min
utes at a time." q Y
The attending physician said this
eyening:s"It Is a strange fact that when
addressed in English Mr.. Gladstone
murmurs a few words in French and
some times seems trying to pray In
French. 4, (, 81
He has had very serious attacks Of
the heart since yesterday evening, ana
there has been an altogether very rapid
failure. He iies partly unconscious Is
dellrious and has what Is medically,
called 'changed-stroke' In breathing. He
is no longer in pain" & s
Late this evening all the servants OF the
household were admitted to the sick
room for q flna! farewell. They found
Mr.. Gladstone lying on his right side In
deep sleep, as IL dead. Each in turn
touched his hand and left the room bear
fully. n u,
HAWARDEN. May 1S.-i245t a. m.----s
Mr.. Gladstone Is now sleeping and the
family Is arranging for the night watch.
| LONDON, May 1S-AccordingS to
special dispatch from Hawarden receiv-i
ed this morning, Mr.. Gladstone is sink
ing rnpidly. The correspondent says
i"He lies on small iron bed. peacefully
sleeping away into the land OF shades.
His death chamber faces south, over
looking the South Terrace. The family
and others are all sitting around him,
or moving noiselessly in and out. It IS q !
pathetic scene that is being enacted this
gloomy night.
'Mr. Dobie doubts that his patient
was conscious at any time on Tuesday,
though he said ''yes" and no: nor
does the physician believe that Mr.
Gladstone recognized any one. Never
theless he suffered no pain whatever
but just lay, with his head facing the I
light, his eyes closed, his hands some
times outside the counterpane and
sometimes hidden beneath.
His grand face, bears a most peace
full and beautiful look. A few days ago
the deeply bitten wrinkles that so long
marked It were almost gone; but now +
strangely enough. they seem strong and
deep as.ever. He looks. too, In wonder
fully good color"
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MADRID. May 7.-It is announced
seml-ofIlclally this evening that the re-
constructed cabinet probably win be as
follows: :
President OF the council Senior Pra1ede
Sagasta; minister OF foreign affairs,
Senior Leon y Castillo; minister OF war,
Lieutenant General Correa: minister Of
marine, Vice Admiral Butler; minister
OF the colonies. Senor Gamazo; minister
OF finance, Senor Lopez Pulgcerver;
minister OF the Interior, Scnor F. r,
Capdepun; minister Of Justice. Senior C..
Groizard; minister.of public instruction,
Senior Romero Glron. go lat & I. .;f'z i
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PHILIPPINE EXPEDITION.

More Troops to be Sent Than First Ap-
porttoned to General Merritt-The Gen-
erai Denies an Interview Attribnted to
Him. .t
WASHINGTON. D. c., May 17.-Col.
R.. P. Hughes. inspector general, with
headquarters at New York, was at the
war department to-day. on mission
from General Merritt in connection with
the assignment OF regular troops to ac-
company the Philippine expedition soon
to start from San Francisco General
Merritt's preference for larger num-
ber Of regulars than 1t was proposed by
the department to give him, has been
known here for some time, and his
Views on that subject are shared by
many OF the army officials. They rea-
lie that General Merritt will have a
delicate and important duty to perform
as military governor OF the Philippines,
and they agree in expressing the opin-
lon that the general should have an ad-
equate and well disciplined force at his
command to maintain order in a city
that will be filled with discordant ele-
ments. z
There are not enough regulars In the
west tosfurnish the number that Gener-
al Merritt thinks should be sent on the
expedition, and consequently Secretary
Alger and the department officials have
been considering the advlsabllity OF
withdrawing about three OF the imam
try regiments from Tampa. where a
large number are now rendezvoused and
OF ;dispatching them post haste to the
Pacific coast. These men are well sea-
soned and thoroughly disciplined and
are Just the kind General Merritt be-
leves should be sent on the trans-Pa-
cihc, trip.
Captain Jesse NJ. Lee, OF the Ninth
Infantry, who has been stationed at
Tampa, a,recently-reported at army, head
quarters to-day in response to ,tele-
graphic instructions and 1t may be he
Is here with reference to the sending OF
some OF the. troops now there to- the
Philippines.
General Greely,, chief signal officer, Is
making arrangements to send a de-
tachment OF six officers and fifty-hve
men. made up largely OF telegraph op-
orators and electricians. to accompany
the Philippine expedition, d. : 3t!s5
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WEST VIRGINIA MATTERs

Chnriestown Postnnstership-NotesA About
our Representatives In Congress.s
Special Dispatch to the Intclligenccr.
WASHINGTON, May T.-Represen-.,
tatiye Dayton and Senator Elkins have,
agreed to recommend the appointment OF
l.. D. Getzendanner as postmaster at
Charlestown. W. Va. and 1t is expected
the nomination will be sent to the senate
within a day or two. It Is Eunderstood,
also that Isaac A. Jackson IS to be re-.
commended for appointment as post
master at Newburg, Preston county.
Senator Elkins has introduced bills as
follows: To pension Asa Moneypenny,
Coke Mills, Glmer county; to grant an
increase Of pension to J. B. Gardner; for
the relief Of Michael Shepherd; for the
relief of William D. Anderson; to PEN
sion William II. Sehon; to pension
Hiram Rollins; for the relief OF Jacob
w. Hudson, Weston: relief OF the estate:
OF William Smallwood, deceased, JEFF
ferson county;,to remove the charge OF.
desertion from naval record OF Charles
Thompson; for the relief OF Henry P.
McMaster.s
Representative Dayton has received
notice from the department of the grant
ing Of q pension to Aaron Kerns, Graf,
ton, at s6 per month, and to George W.
Street, Brandonville. at $12 per month. N, I,
Mr.. Dayton has recommended the ap-:
polntmsnt Of the following postmasters
in his district: e. B. Fuller, Corlnth; T.
B. Doman, Headsville; j. P. Haver-;
male, Ridersyille; Wilson Pos.en. Hut
louisville. - 4;
As member OF the house committee
on naval affairs Mr.. Dayton has been
invited to attend the launching OF the,
battleship Alabama at the Cramp Ship
yards, Philadelphia. He will so with a
large delegation TO the Quaker, City toe
morrow morning. accompanied by Mrs.
Dayton. The Alabamans In Washington
will be represented by an influential
committee with numerous guests.
Among the West Virginians tempor-s
arl!y IN Washington, are Postmaster.
Reed, OF Clarksburg; Senator Getzen-Si
danner, OF Jefferson county, and IAttor-55
ney C. r. Teller, Of Philippi. The latter
went on business trip yesterday to-
Philadelphia. 81 \
Representative Dovener Is again at
his desk, hard at work for his constitu-t
ents, after \ brief trip through his dis
trict. ~ y. Us l;5si ~
Fish Commissioner Bowers has just
returned from an official inspection Of
the New England fisheries. :
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Ia, 900 troops mt Chicknmau:a.

{ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PARK,
Ga, May 17.-At G O'clock this evening
eleven regiments OF Infantry, one OF
cavalry and five light artillery, $1,000
men all told, had reported to General
Brooke, In command Of the Chlckamau-
ga army. The different regiments have
been provided With camping grounds,
tents and equipments as rapidly as pos
sible and the historic battlefield begins
to present. proof of what the United
States can do In the way Of assembling
volunteer armies when the necessities
Of the government require. ~
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x BALTIMORE. May 1.-THE estl-j
mated gross earnings from the operation
OF tho Baltimore s. Ohio railroad for the
month tot April, 1898. were 81, ,26S, ,7ss, q
gross increase of $3.50. Pcs; and a not ln.{
crease OF sa79.StS. The gross increase in.
revenue from operation forathel lStenl
months Of the fiscal year ending April
30th, 1898, was 81, ,i35,S73.
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/ LINCOLN, Ncb., May 17.--Wllliam ].
Bryan is to organize q third regiment
OF Nebraska volunteers to tender their
services to the President as soon as
mustered. Governor Holcomb to-day
issued him commission as colonel,
with authority to proceed and Mr..
Bryan told the Associated Press COR
respondent tonight that he would ac-
cept the commission.
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mule corral, and being unable to give
an account OF himself, was turned over
to the eommandant. When searched a
iot OF Spanish correspondence was
found on him. He spoke the Spanish
language fiuently. The man is forty-
eight or fiftyyears old and he spends
his time in the guard house cursing
the american flag. - s1A' =
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Spniu Wants ReDrl.ni,.

MADRID, May 1.-THE newspapers
here assert that the letters for Spain.
even letters containing checks and 9TH
en- valuables. have been stopped at New
York and destroyed. The papers de-
mand that the government make reprI.
sails upon American residents In Spain,
especially In the case Of the correspon. .
dence OF American newspapers,
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Spanish Gunboa,. in Pacific.

SAN DIEGO, Gala, May .17.-captain
Leutz, commanding the United States
steamer Alert, now In this harbor, re-
ports that there are two Spanish gun
boats Of obaut $50 tons ,at GuayaquIl,
Ecuador, and that they have been there
much longer than neutrality laws allow.
This Is the first news received Of any
Spanish warships being on the, west
coast of America. The news was given
to Captain Leutz by the captain of a
Panama steamer which called at Quay
ontIl -gi4 i.Es .l - Tay5 n, .Tsg ss-+-
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son,h.rn Meth odist BIshop..

BALTIMORE, May 1.-THE election
Of bishops by the general conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal church south
to-day, resulted In the choice on the Sec
ond ballot OF the Rev. DR.. H. c.. 5Morri-
son, OF Nashville, Tenn. and the Rev,
DR.. W. A. Gambler. OF Oxford, Ga. Dr.,
Morrison received 14o votes and Z Dr.
Gambler 14S on the. final ballot. +; "A