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bonafde. and that she was ooi1rs -
tempting. In the face OF all risks, 20
land her cargo for the starving Span
iards on the island
When sighted by the St. Louis the
eloop was becalmed. erd Captain Moss.
who was unfamiliar with the water
thereabouts. was expecting pilot 20
take him IN. The ST Louis sent four
or FIVE shots fresn her six FOUNDERS
but as the sloop showed no Indication
of suFreRdering, the gig was lowered
and half n dozen men pulled toworas
her, pepperiRg her sails with shot from
their small arms. Captain Moss said
he thought ALI this was done In sport.
but when he found himself p1ssneE
OF war he became badly frightened aad
spent the whole time between capture
and arrival here Ia praying and vseep-
ing.
Another schooner, the WicSeTSoa.
was captured by one OF thu converted
yachts at about the same place TIC
days before the Wary was taken ehs
was owned by two German merchenAa
who were aboard and who protested *
vigorously that the prize was takeK
over to Santiago for a formal report u
Admiral Sampson. She wss bound fYsW
Jamaica 10 MaBsanillo.
The prize crew of the Wary say cxA'
many ships are loading on the coast o
jamaica and getting cargoes OF pro
visions safely into Cuba b. southern
! ports
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ARMY CANTEENS

General Brooke's Statement ReGord-
ing sale OF Intoxicants.
Chickamauga Park. Ca. July Is
General Brooke has received countless
letters from ladies of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union in an
parts Of the country urging the closing
OF canteens. the letters showing that
most exaggerated statements are afioat
in regard TO the condition OF regimental
stores. The general, finding IL imDss-
sibss to reply to these letters and deem
ing II OF general Importance and due
to the friends Of the soldiers here. hes
made the following statement.
mo intoxicants are sold In the can
teen. Beer is only on sale in limited
quantities. no one being able TO OBJ
tain an excess. No soldier Is required
to serve as salesman or in any otksT
capacity In these stores. The articles
sold mainly are cigars. tobacco aad
light forms OF food. The store Ia a regf-
mental affair, managed by the regt-
ment, and ell profits so 10 the use OF
the company. These canteens are -
army regulations a part OF the army
and General Brooke has no authority
10 close them. He has, however. 60
dered close supervision Of all eff then
| Careful observation Of the camp sine
its establishment has shown that Their
| has been no drunkenness originating
| with the canteens. and very little frsr1
| any quarter except as the moonsh.nosn
| have made secret sales OF whisky
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round trip. VIA York r var Line Bel
timore in connection with special ex-
cursion trains from Baltimore to Mag
ara Falls via Penn. and Baltimore 4
Ohio II R.
Tickets viii be sold on following
dates for trains leaving Richmond .
4 80 p. NJ, connecting St West Point
with steamer for Baltimore.
For those desiring to 60 via Penn r.
r., from Baltimore tickets will be sold
from Richmond, July 11th. 10th, Au-
gust Bro, 17sh, 3lst, September lash
ard 2Sih, 1898.
For those desiring &c go via b. & O.
Z. R.. from Baltimore, tickets will be
sold from Richmond, July l1th, 9th,
August 10th, Path, September It'll and
2lst. 1898
These tickets will be good returning
to Baltimore ten days after leaving
Richmond and 60 Richmond on first
steamer leaving Baltimore after that
time.
This very low rate will enable those
whe have nsver before had the oppor'
tunity, to visit Niagara Falls, one ol
the seven wonders of the world.
The route of these excursions is 9
comfortable. pleasant ana picturesque
one, embracing both rail and water
trips.
For further information apply Il
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FROM SALT SULPHUR SPRINGS.
Local Items-UroDs In Good Condition
a Place for Health Seekers

Adjutant General John VIM. Apple
ton of Charleston, W. Va, has return
ed home.
Miss Nellie Shanklin of Peterstown
is visiting Miss II. H. McNeer, near
here.
Mr.. Luther Bear has returned home.
Edgar Miller was badly kicked by
horse few days ago. He was mi 1red
in the chest, the blow breaking his
watch.
Mr.. Lewis McNeer lost fine horse.
he threw a stick at him, which struck
the animal in his eye. Lock-jsw set
in and he died
Corn is fourishing. The gardens
and lawns here are in better condi-
tion than they have been for years
The laundry here does first class
work.
The water here is the best in the
world. Come here as the lime stone,
the free-stone, iodine, sulphur and
sweet sulphur waters are good for al
diseases.
The lawn contains IL acres and il
1000 feet above the sea level.
| DR. James Edgar Role is a fine ply
stefan. Everybody likes him.
JAS. q. JOHNSON.
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BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS.

Both houses of congress adjourned
sine die en- Friday.
Thomas Catchings was renominated
for congress from Mississippi.
Another plot at Seoul, the capital Of
Corea- against the government has
been disclosed.
Fire in Midway. Pa consumed the
Crescent Touring mills and other prop
erty. Loss. $4,000.
Congressman Peter ]. Otey was re-
nominated by the Democrats OF the
Sixth Virginia district.
Major william C. Moore. for II years
superintendent Of the Washington po-
lice, is dead, aged 50.
Former United States Senator Omar
d. Conger. of Michigan, died at Ocean
City, Md, Monday.
Rear Admiral Ammen. one of the
heroes of the civil wal, died at the Ma
val hospital Washington. Monday,
aged rs years.
Eleven men were killed Monday night
as a result of an explosion of gas in the
big water works tunnel ths.c Is being
constructed under the bottom of Lake
Erie, at Cleveland, o.
The Hawaiian annexation resolutions
were passed in the senate by vote oil
a. to 81, on "Wednesday. signed by the
. president and are now a part Of the
/ United States.
]. b. Guinemain, who was found
guilty OF the murder of his uncle at st
Libiere. Quebec. and who was ar
rested in Biddeford, Me-. was sentenced
to be hanged on Sept 80.
!; Mrs George NJ. Pullman has re
nounced benefits under her late hus.
bands will This Is preliminary e
making claim TO her share OF the es.
, tAta under her dOwager rights
J. HaIton & ShoemakeTs nve stor1
Brick factory building. at Boone ant
, Diamond streets, Philadelphia was en-
tirely destroyed by FIRE yesterday. IN
volving loss CT about 100000.
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MORE PRIZE SHIPS

Two Would-DO Blockade Runners
Brought to Key West.
Key West, Fla. July 1S--The British
sioop Wary, another wouId-be blockade
runner, captured BY the United States
auxiliary cruiser st. Louis, arrived here
yesterday under q prise crew consisting
OF Pert Oflcer p. J. Albrecht and two
men. The Wary IL q 81 ton vessel. and
was loaded with provisions OF a mis-
cenanesus character. She. under Cap
tain Jerssaiah Moss and three men. all
Jamaica negroes. was bound from
Kingstoa fer Cape Crus. It was first
suspected that her British nag was a
suDterfuEe - enable her 20 pass the
blockade. but later II developed that
her 1atent dated April 10. lsaZ- Vas
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GENERAL TORALA

and making the road almost inpas-
sable. This may delay the batteries
and siege guns. The volunteers. who
are being hurried to the front. are be-
ing located along the right center in
the positions which they have occupied
by General Lswton's division, while
the latter has moved forward, extend
ing our right until IL almost touches
the road TO Caimenes, over which Gen
eral 1oral would have TO retreat IL he
should now be foolhardy enough to
make the attempt.
Captain Young, of the Hist. COM
manding one expedition composed of
the Hist, Hornet and WampatucS.
Monday morning while Off Santa Cruz
succeeded in cutting the cable con-
Meeting Havana with Santiago, via
Cienfuegos. Trinidad, !Tunas and Man
xanino. Under cover of the night Cap
tain Young went in. facing superior
forces, and located the landing place Of
the cable. He remained In hiding until
daybreak and then cut the cable 10
miles southwest Of Santa Cruz. in 10
fathoms of water. Then he cut off 100
feet Of the strand and towed the end
In opposite directions, each for a couple
OF miles.
The Cubans under General Garcia
took Caimanes without opposition on
Monday night, and have entrenchmentS
on either side OF the road. The Ameri-
cans are now in position 10 strike the
enemy on the left flank and roll It up.
making the Spanish entertainments
north OF the city untenable.
General ToraI. realizing the weakness
Of this flank has been busy during the
existence OF the truce In doubling back
with entertainments and fixing his guns
In the direction from which he is
threatened. Most OF General Ran
6oIph's guns viii be located upon the
heights IN the center OF General Law
tons new position, where they COM
rnand the town. Monday afternoon the
Capron and Hanes batteries, on the
right, succeeded in tearing up the en-
placements for a palm" battery. as
Il Is called. and IN pumping shells intC
several bloclxhouses on salients, but the
shots directed at the Spaniards in the
trenches did not appear to have much
effect. Shrapnel was rapidly broker
directly over the trenches, yet IN nv
minutes the trenches at every point o
explosion would be alive with men
They would watch for the fash OF GU
guns and drop before the shells ex
pIOdeA-
Our mortar fire was directed at IN
Spanish bull ring and tore up almcs
everything IN the vicinity. II is under
stood that the bull ring is being use
as a barracks.
The first Illinois volunteers and tn
District OF Columbia volunteers ar
now located in the trenches that weI
occupied last week by General Chai
fees brigade.
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Portsmouth. N. H., July 1.-THE 81.
Louis arrived yesterday with TAG Span
ish enlisted sailors and "a offlcers
aboard, captured from Cevera's squad
ron. Her coming was heralded by the
United States coast signal servicA The
fidelity with which the course OF the
big ship was traced and reported 20 the
navy department at short intervals
from the moment that she was first
sighted off the coast affords a striking
illustration OF the perfection which this
branch of the naval service has at
tanned under the energetic direction 81
Captain Bartlett.
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SPANS PREMIER RESIGNS
He Advises the Formation OF a ME
tary Cabinet.

He Advises the Formation OF a ME-
tary Cabinet.
London. July 1.-THE Madrf& cOrre-
spondent of The Times. biographies
Monday, Says "SenOF BRgasta WNat
TO the palace today and rendered ~
resignation and that OF the cabinet II
Is said that he advised the queen r~-
gent to appoint q new cabinet. laFgeAS
consisting of the military elemA1A
which would not necessarily mean ehc
adoption OK q warlike poaIcSS bat ErsS-
ably the reverse
"It Is generally expected mat g.
resignation will be accepted but 60
result may possibly be merely q paxtAa.
reconstruction of the cabinet C&'
ministers are now IN council. A@t
Senior Sagasta has doubtless communal
Gated TO them an account OF his audi
ence with the queen regent"
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The CRISIS Hangs Ftre.

London, July 1S.-The Madrid cor
respondent OF The Times says: The
crisis hangs fire. The ministers sttIl
meet in council, and the difficulties Of
retirement seem even greater than the
difficulties OF remaining in office. The
conservatives are not prepared to &C
cept office, and II is hard to imagine
a liberal cabinet without an undisputsd
liberal leader. The logical conclusion IL
that Senior Sagasta must accept the re-
sponsibility of deciding whether or net
to open peace negotiations"
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Fxodus OF Troops For Nranfia-

San Francisco. July 12.-This w~cA
viii see another exodus OF the MGn&ta
forces. Thursday morning the Peru
carrying Major General f. S. Otis ana
STAFF, six troops Of the Fourth UniteG
States cavalry. under command 81
Colonel Kellogg. and two light batter1o %
OF the Sixth United States artillery,
under command OF Major Grugan. an&
the City OF Pueblo. with the Feur-
teenth Infantry detachment. will steam
out OF the harbor. Major General Otis
has decided not TO wait for the ESV
York volunteers. but will proceed NJ
once TO Honolulu 70 assist accoE1tns
to his orders, in the ceremonies Of oc-
cupying the city.
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Toral oners to surrender.

Kingston. Jamaica. July 1.-THE Eur-
render of Santiago was formally Ofrersd
by the Spanish commander, General
Toral, yesterday, but the conditions at
tAched caused a prompt refusal ef tAs
offer by General Shafter. General Ter
ais proposal contemplated the hA-
mediate surrender OF the city. but ne
insisted that his army be permitted e
march away under arms and with ~
ing coIors and declared that he Weuid
tight to the last ditch unless the sSz-
ditionS were accepted.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-07-16

Reports from San Juan, Porto Rico.
are to the effect that the people OF that
island are starving, necessariee of Life
having reached famine prices
In an unpretentious wooden box
which arrived in Chicago yesterday
were the ashes of Captain Charles "
Gridley, late commander Of Admiral
Dewey's flagship the Olympia
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NTnnfIa situation Unchanged-

Hong Kong, July 1.-THE British
Runboat PlOver, which left Manila en-
Sunday morning. has arrived here. eAs
reports that at the time OF IeaviAg
there was no change In the situattSA.
Admiral Dewey was awaiting the a.
rival of General Merritt. The lRaWr-
gents were firing nightly en- the Bp&A-
iards and the blockade had finally hess
rendered effective.
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NO SURRENDER.
Commander of Santiago Deter
mined Upon Resistance. =
TO RENEW COMMANDMENT
Siege Guns Landed and Will Soon
Be Position.
THE SANTIAGO CABLE SEVERED

Connecting Havana With Santiago heavy
Raias Drowa the Soldiers Out of the
TreRches and Make the Reads Impas-
saSle-Americans In Position TO Strike
the Esemy On the Left Flank and Make
the Entertainments Untenable,
Playa Del Este, July 1s-General
Toral has sent out a reply to General
Skaters second demand for the un-
conditional surrender of Santiago.
made by the latter Monday afternoon.
IN his reply General Toral referred TO
his refusal TO accede to the American
demand made on Sunday. and again
reiterated his determination to resist.
Notwithstanding this, the American
batteries did not open fire yesterday,
and the renewal of the bombardment
will probably be postponed until today,
when Il Is hoped that General Ran
dolph's batteries will be in position.
The Siege guns landed Monday will also
be brought up as soon as possible.
Torrents az rain fell Monday night.
apouning out the boys In tho trenches
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v Expect the American squadr~A.
London, July IA dispatch to Eka
Daily Telegraph from Gibraltar says
the American squadron is expected At
Tangier about Friday.
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Southern Railway will sell special ex-
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CALVIN AND SLAVERY d.

"He made his ships to fly across the
Atlantic coast; blown by the winds OF
the Holy Ghost" Calvin was great
advocator of Negro slavery
Whatever success may attend the
American Army or Navy is not due to
any individual effort on the part OF
President Mckinley, because he and
Thomas B. Reed were opposed to the
recognition of Cuba, first and last, be-
cause so large part of her population
was colored.
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BosroN, MASS, July 9. 1893.
Mr.. EDIToR:-
Long before this article appears in
the columns Of your paper, ths readers
of the PLANET will have acted upon
President MsKinley's proclamation,
asking them to thank God for the re-
cent victories over Spain. / will say
that such an act is relic OF bsrbar-
ism.
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McKINLEY'S GOD.
Mr.. Hewin's Caustic Crit
cism.
THE WAR WITH SPAIN
Butchery of Colored Folks
THE PBA0E PROCLAMATION.

BosroS, Mass. July Q. 1908.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-14

for months before the outbreak of HOSTILE
ties, this inglorious failure is douby con-
spicuous, and. if striking proof of the great
superiority of the European system of
standing armies was needed, the Americans
have furnished it,"
This is not intelligent criticism. 1t is
not true that we have had no Spanish fleet
to worry us. Admiral Cervera's fleet was
at large in West Indian waters from the
time it reached Martinique until May 10,
and it was not until May 90 that it was pos
itively known to be shut up in Santiago
harbor. Active preparations for the inva-
sion of Cuba date from that time Neither
is it true that we have been unable thus
far to even effect a landing of troops" We
have not tried to effect such a landing. The
first expedition is now under way, and the
landing will be effected whenever the at
tempt is made. There has been no lin
glorious failure" nor failure of any kind.
on our part.s Laboring under the difficulties
incident to our system, which does not in
clude a large standing army, the govern
ment has taken the necessary time to or
ganize an army of invasion and is now
ready to strike. The expedition now under
way is a much more formidable one than
Germany ever dispatched by sea, and it is
doubtful if she could have done it in less
time. Yet the criticism, though unfair and
-promptness of action is an important ele-
ment of war, and that preparations for it
should be made in time of peace.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-14
OUR FOREIGN CRITICS.

That is wise maxim which says 'It is
right to learn from an enemy" 1t is also
right to learn from ones critics, whether
friendly or hostile. Therefore we should
give due weight to the comments of foreign
ers regarding our military preparations and
conduct of the war, to the end that we NAV
learn whatever lesson is to be drawn from
them. Some of them are friendly and
others unfriendly, but all should be ac-
corded due weight. The comments on the
work of our navy have been, without sex-
ception, complimentary as indeed they
could hardly fail to be. No other navy ever
accomplished as much in the same length
of time or gave as signal evidence of able
leadership and individual gallantry. We
had not first-class navy at the beginning
of the war, and have not now as compared
with some European nations. but none of
them ever accomplished as much in the
same length of time, and probably none of
them ever will. Admiral Dewey's adestruc-
ton of the Spanish fleet at Manila, the
bottling up of the Spanish feet at Santi-
ago, the destructive bombardment of the
forts, the sinking of the Merrimac the long
voyage of the oregon and the splendid
gunnery of our ships whenever a gun has
been fired have been generously recognized
by naval experts everywhere. If a few
have seen evidence of great strategic abil-
ity and naval prowess in Admiral Cervera' s
safe entrance into Santiago harbor, near
ly all have recognized the superior ability
of our navy. in cornering and shutting him
in and making the capture or destruction
of his fleet inevitable.
The comments ON our land operations
have not been so uniformly complimentary.
There has been criticism of our slowness
in mobilizing an army, of the rawness of
the volunteers and of the lack of military
etiquette and discipline; yet these criticisms
have generally been accompanied with adj
missions that the men showed a great deal
of individual character and We're the MAX
above mentioned are not as important as
they appear to foreign critics, but what
they say in regard to the delay in mobiiz-
ing and equipping an army deserves can
did consideration. 1t is the weak point in
our military system, and if we should have
a war with a first-class European power
it might prove a dangerous one. Our mil
itary resources are very great. but they
are not quickly available. This brings us
to notice the following from a Berlin cable
gram in the Sunday Journal:
A member of the general staff here, in an
interview with the correspondent of the
Associated Press. said: 1T is hard for a
trained soldier of the European mold to
suppress a sentiment akin to contempt when
reading the accounts of what has thus far
been done, or, rather left undone by the
American army against the Spanish troops
the Money and no trapsnnrtaion 10 bry
dance, all the men needed at their COM
mand they have been unable thus far 10
even effect a landing of troops. This fact
speaks for itself. And. after the enormous
boasting of the American press and people
who systematically belittled the spaniards
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-14
A NOTE OF WARNING.


The campaign for nominations for judicial
offices has been so active that the legisla-
tive ticket has been to some extent lost
sight of in the election of the delegates to
to-day's convention. Delegates were elected
for the most part on account of their
judicial preferences or simply because they
were personally popular. This is fortunate,
if it does not result in carelessness in the
selection of a legislative ticket. The con-
vention is free to choose the best men for
the Legislature.
And it is proper to warn the convention
to look sharply to the legislative ticket. AS
the campaign goes on it will become more
and more an issue. The people will want to
know how these men will act in case street.
railroad legislation is attempted--and indi
cations are multiplying that such legislation
will be attempted. 1t is essential that men
of integrity, men with level heads men
who honestly represent the honest sentiment
of this community be nominated. There is
abundance of good material to choose from,
and it is the duty of the convention to know
thoroughly what it is doing when the legis-
lative ticket shall be~chosen.