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TOR Subdivisions Diver COLOR pointer
= pups, whelped April 2Oth., will oe just right
age to train coming fall Sire, "Dustyway'
show; write for full pedigree and prices Pups
ready for delivery in 10 weeks. ARTHUR
ID. MURPHY, Biddeford, Maine. apr22-4
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EOR SALE-Top buggy and stylish two seat
ed trap. perfect condition, will be sold at a
sacrifice. Apply to VIM. DAVIS, "a Preble st.
261
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10 LET

SITUATION in office or store by reliable
y and competent young mau, good referen-
ces, wages moderate. A. d. X, Press office,
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MONEY TO LOAN on first mortgages of real
sale, houses rented, rents collected, care of
property speciality prompt attention % years
in this business. N. S. GARDINER, 176l8
Middle ST Room 16-2
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FARM FOR SALE OR TO LET-In Kenne-
a bee county, IA miles from depot church,
post office and stores; well divided; wood
enough to pay for it; 115 apple trees; great
bargain. For particulars write Ito J.. NJ. NJ
No. IS Green ST, Augusta, Me. 23-l
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WE DDINC RINGS.

Two hundred to select from. All weights
ana sizes. 10, IA and IS Kt Solid Gold Nc
hENNEY. the Jeweler, Monument Square.
marl9dtf
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WANTED.

WANTED-By commercial traveller of ten
w years experience with a wholesale gro
Gerry house of Portland, another similar posi-
ton. Good references. Address TRAVEL
LER. care the Press. ap2l-2
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WANTED-A thoroughly experienced girl to
w work on waists. Only those who under
stand every detail and are capable of doing first
class work need apply to room H. Libby Block,
$40 10 Congress ST. 20-1
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WANTED-"M Maine Yankees to work for
w us selling nursery stock. Steady job,
pay weekly, experience not necessary. ex-
elusive territory. Outfit free. Apply at
cnce, HOMER N. CHASE d CO., Auburn,
Maine. mar31-eod1mo
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II OST--A brindle bull dog, long ears and tail,
IL has white streak down nose and breast,
about six months old, answers to name of Rags.
Finder will be rewarded by returning same to
2S5 Brackett st. 26-1
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WANTED-Firstc class coat maker at once.
w Steady employment, ALLEN & CO.. 204
Middle st. 2O-1
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Il OR RENT-Houses 19S High 159 High. 5
4 Deering. 80 Deering, IS Carleton, 1856 State,
60 Mellen, Grant, Deering Place, 12o Brack-
EFT. ] 81 Cumberland. 81 Park, and many others
IN different locations. Real estate office, First
National Bank, FREDERICK S. VAIL.
21-1
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NTED-H ousecleanng by the day Adj
w dres 81 MYRTLE ST. pol
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FOR SALE--Farm in Bethel Maine, 12O acres
= good land, 2 IL story house, shed and two
DaIns, all in good condition good orchard, anu
well supplied with wood and water; also about
100000 feet of pine timber. About two miles
from Bethel village. and known as the Edward
A. Capen farm; will be sold on favorable terms
OF may be exchanged for Portland property.
MISS SARAH BIDEN, No. 135 Oxford St..
Portland, Me. mar9-u
NOR sALE-To close an estate, a - story
house situated No. 6 South st. Deerlne,
containing 10 finished rooms. divided into two
rents which let for $500 and $l2.0) per month;
has Sebago water and steam heats Lot !0Ox11O.
and good stable with same inquire OF A. c.
LIBBY & CO. 40 10 Exchange st. apr ia
EORSALE-Or lease a lot of land at the West
Il End. corner Forest and Congress streets
Containing about 4,224 feet Apply to E. HAIR
LOW 919 Congress st. Jan25dtf
YACHT Alert for sale. IS feet long. IA feet
Il beam, good Accommodations for six to live
aboard; patent closet. wash bowl and tanks
new main sail and iib; first class ground tackle
(now hauled up at Muscongus ISland) INQUIRE
of WIN. E. CARTER, Portland Pier, or s
SOUTHW0RTH, los Newbury St 1872
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FOR SALE-Farm of 100 acres, fexcellent
n land well divided in tilIage, pasture. and
wood, cuts 25 tons hay, good house and barn,
1000 cords hard wood, good orchard, 70 Dds.
fruit, high, slightly location; price $1,000. or a
house in Portland. w. FL. WALDRON & CO.,
100 Middle ST. 26.1
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WANTED-A middle aged woman to do
w chamber work and help i'll the kitchen,
Apply at 90 FREE ST q meal ticket $500 7
meal ticket $1.O0. 60 FREE ST. 2O-1
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Nor SALE-Cash will buy % years es-
A. tablshed business in the city of Portland,
at II price if taken advantage of at once leav-
Me. PHI
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TANITOR wants situation. Seven years eX-
~ perience in public schools in neighboring
city. Handy man and neat Very best test,
monials. Address t. N, Press office. 2O-1
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FOR SALEITwo story house and stable con-
for one or two families cemented cellar. Iar
lot, good neighborhood, furnace heat. EaS,
terms. Inquire of JOHN H. CARD, 9S EN-
change street, Portland, Me. 221
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A. city or village; 125 acres, 40 acres moving
the balance pasture; wood and timber, 400
apple trees and small fruits. house 10 rooms and
piazza, wood hoase. carriage house, hen house
barn 4Ox5O, with cellar and ice house, room Tor
y COWS and horses nice lawn, plenty of shade
trees, q fine place for summer boarders. -
For further information apply to SMITH s,
SALE, 45 Exchange street, Portland, Me-
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FOR SALE-To close an estate. Two family
4 house, No % Stone street next to corner of
Cumberland, with large yard. fruit trees. sunny
exposure. etc, etc For price and other par
tlculars apply Real Estate Office. First Nation
al Bank building FREDERICK SVAILI oil
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WANTED-By middle aged man. a situation
w to work on a small farm, understands care
of COWS and horses can furnish good referen-
ces if required Cali or address VIM. j. SOULE,
142 Blake street, Lewiston, Me. 22-1
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FOR SALE-Horse,s for family carriage or
~ coupe. Is an extra saddle horse, safe,
kind and right, sold for want of use, bargain.
Z. Il. HARADON. 261 st. John st. ell
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EOR SALE-Country store, tenement con-
a. nected well located, rent low small stock;
will sell at a bargain, sickness the only cause
for selling. Address B. B. FULLER, 215 Lis
bon St, Lewiston, Maine 221
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ID EMOVAL-Mme. Getchell has moved to
III No. Prospect street corner of Casco, She
will be pleased to meet all of her old patrons
and also new ones. Psi
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EfOR SALE-Withn two miles of Portland
Il and within minutes of the electrics and
steam cars. ID acres choice land with good
buildings thereon. Will be disposed OF at a
bargain. Apply TO Real Estate office, BENJA-
MIN F. HARRIS, As Exchange st. 2O1 w1w
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NEGOTIATED at and 6 per
lM cent. interest. Our speciality is placing
mortgages on city and suburban real estate, col
Letting rents and general care Of property. For
National Bank Building, FREDERICK S
VAILL. 211
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r OST-Brindle and white Boston Terrier. A.
IL e. Sawyer, Watervill, Me-, on collar, return
to I. r. GARLAND, 255 W. Promenade and
get reward. 22.1
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FOR SALE-lO Welsh ponies weighing from
800 to 600 pounds, all kind and sale for
ladies' and children to drive; can be seen by
applying to N. B. CHASE, Long Island, Maine.
26-2
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ITO LET-Upper tenement OF six rooms with
i bath room in house No. 40 Green ST., price
$16 per month, by j. G. WOODMAN, 90 Ex-
change st. 1872
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TOILET.

Forty words inserted under this head
one week for rs cents. cash in advance.
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WANTED--At once, an active, energetic man
the whitney Treadle motor. Don't,fail tossee
it; call at U. S. Hotel, room 10, between and
IL a. M, or and 9 p. M L. N. CUMMINGS.
Cpl
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II ,ADIES-Have your last years coat remodel
~ led in the latest styles at reasonable rates:
also dress-sllirts rebound, cleansed and brushed
at most reasonable rates garments and capes
BINDING CO., 16 Elm St., near Congress.
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EHOR SALE-Finest steam laundry in Knox
county and the one that is doing the bust
ness A big bargain and it must be sold at
once. For terms apply to PETERSEN &
NERO. ThomaSton. Me-. Box 133. 221
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Forty words inserted undor this head
one week for rs cents. cash in advance.

T LILLIAN ARVILLE. Magnetic Clairvoyant,
- No: 70 Franklin St, opposite Lincoln
Park. Sittings daily ION health, business or
private family matters. Office hours from 10
a. m. to s p m. 26-l
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ITO LET-Rent Z rooms, register heated
L chambers, second floor, Cumberland street.
opposite High School, cellar and VIC. separ-
ate. Price S14.0O. Apply TO r. H. AMBER
SON, 217 Cumberland street. IS 8 23-l
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no LET-On nice quiet street near first class
boarding house, well furnished front room
with all necessary conveniences; also large
front room wi alc)ve, unfinished, Is GRAY
street, between Stale and Park. 22-I
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NOR SALE-SailIng yachts and vessels of all
IL descriptions; also steam pleasure boats,
passenger steamers, and tugs; could dispose of
several good coasting vessels, from IS to 800
tons. HENRY WESTON RICE, yacht and
ship Broker, Fire and Marine Insurance, East
Boothbay, Maine. 261
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ITO LET-25 Myrtle street. a sunny con-
venient rent OF five rooms with bath. Ap-
ply to DAVID T. RINES. 535 Congress street.
23-1
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no LET-On Long Island, from May 10 to Aug.
4 Is. the Seventh Maine cottage, situated at
bed clothes. For terms, apply VIM MOTLEY.
WOodfords, Me. PSI
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nor SALE-Farm with buildings, In town of
Il Cumberland. about Q miles from Cumber-
land Junction, IL mile from fair grounds, s 4
tillage, pasture and woodlands; can be bought
at low price. BENJAMIN SHAW, 81 II
Exchange st. 9e1
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SEND ten cents (silver) direct to the manu-
~ 1acturers and obtain handsome hand
d. CHAFFEE s. co. Sc Messer ST. Proyidenee
~. l. MenllOn tnlS paper. 26-1
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FOR SALE.
Forty words inserted under this head
one week for 25 cents. cash in advance.

FOR SALE-Whitney Cottage Peaks Island,
ing; firmly built; highest point on island; 3
rooms lower floor upper; land 5S-51xS6. Pfice
$500. 60 Franklin ST., II O'Clock, MRS. HOI-
LAND or Agents. 26-l
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WANTED-A young man of good address,
w one living at home preferred,to make
Office. Apply between IL and 3 o'clock at
Room 2. First National Bank Building 231
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wANTED-MALE HELe

WANTED-Ay young man to work in lumber
~ yard, small pay at first; advance accor-
ding to ability. Inquire between five and six
800 Commercial ST 'oeI
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-05

11.30 a. IN. to-day. The American
ships have silenced the land fotts and
destroyed the Spanish fleet at the
Philippine capital.
The American fleet has begun a
bombardment of Corregidor Island, a
fortified post at the mouth of Manila
bay
Dispatches received by the British
colonial Office state that the Spanish
feet was annihilated. Commodore
Dewey, the same dispatches state, de-
manded the surrender of all the tor
pedoes and guns at Manila and the
possession of the cable offices, saying
that unless these terms were complied
with he would lombard the city. The
Spanish governor-general refused to
accede to these demands.
The Spanish admiral at Manila
acknowledges that his fleet has been
demolished.
Estimates of the loss of life in the
lighting are difficult to get. a dis
patch to the Paris Temps states that
the Spanish had 400 men killed. The
American loss is not known.
Details of the battle will be studied
by naval experts as affording the on
ly means so far available of estimat-
ing the fighting value of modern war
vessels under normal conditions. The
American fleet was undoubtedly su-
perior to the Spanish, but the latter
had the aid of the guns of several
forts. Commodore Dewey showed a
great deal of daring when he ran his
ships into the inner bay of Manila
notwithstanding the mines and tor.
pedoes supposed to be placed there.
Naval bureau chiefs in Washington
say that despite the heavy fighting
at Manila the ships of Commodore
Dewey are we'll supplied with coal
and ammunition.
The opinion is expressed in Wash
ington that the defeat of the Spanish
fleet affords a favorable opportunity
for European powers to force Spair
to give up Cuba and end the war.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-05
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
In Possession of Spain Over Three Humid
red Years.

In Possession of Spain Over Three Humid
red Years.
The Philippine islands have been in
the possession of Spain since 1911,
when they were seized by Spanish
fleet and Spanish rule extended over
the natives. The northernmost island
is $50 miles southeast of Hong Kong.
China, more south than east. The
scene of Commodore Dewey's victory
is the most remote theater of the war
and is much nearer to our Pacific
coast than to Spain, which can send
another fleet there only by going
around the continent of Africa. The
trade route is by the Suez canal but
that is closed to war vessels.
The Philippines embrace an area of
10000 square miles and are bounded
on the north and east by the Pacific
ocean, on the south by the Celebes
and Mindano seas and on the west by
the China sea. The group consists
of nine large and more than / 900 small
islands, the latter almost exclusively
of volcanic origin and are barren.
Luzon is the largest and best known
island, and in it Manila, the chief
town and capital of the Philippines,
is situated. 1t is on the eastern shore
of a circular bay, 100 nautical miles in
circumference. The population en-
closed within the walls of Manila
proper, or, as it is called, Fort st.
Jago, is 1000, but that of the suburbs
foots up to 10000 Hemp is the
great article of export. The total
value of the exports is close to $40,-
00,000, and it's imports have trebled
since 1864. Sugar also has been ex-
ported in great quantities, as have
cigars. A cable connects Manila with
Singapore.
The total population of the Philip
pines is in excess of 100000, but it is
extremely mixed. The pure Span
iards are not one in 500, while the
coolies number nearly 100000. In
the smaller islands Maylay Indians
form the bulk of the population.
Until 1880 only four ports were open
to foreign shipping. They were Ma
Mia and Saal, in the province of
Luzon; Zamboanga, in Mindano, and
Iloilo, in Panay.
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SPAN|ARDS ARE NOW BENT ON REVENGE.
They Are Eager to Avenge the
Manila Defeat.
|R|OTS OF THE MADDENED CITIZENS FEARED At MADRID.
POpulaCe Has Become Infuriated by the
Wiping out of the Asiatic Squadron, and
Will Demand Satisfaction.


the American squadron obtaining
entrance to the bay protected by
submarine mines and powerful bat
teries. The ministers, taking note of
this tendency and foreseeing popu-
lar revolt if it was unchecked, then
issued further statements calculated
to allay public anger by describing
the heroism of the Spanish navy in
the face of the superior ships and
guns of the American squadron.
1t has transpired that the Captain
General of Manila ordered the fleet
back from Subic Bay on advice from
Madrid of the superior strength of the
American fleet and on his full conf
dence that the defenses of Manila
would afford an effective protection
for the Spanish ships.
The Captain General was ordered
to defend Manila and the Civic Arse
nal with his utmost resources, espe-
cially as the movements of rebel bands
in the vicinity were causing uneasi-
ness.
The complete failure of all these
plans has been made evident. The
unpreparedness of the Spanish naval
and shore defenses has filled politi-
clans with dismay, causing an indig-
nation which is certain to react
against the Cabinet, as the revolu-
tionary parties are in full activity,
and the necessity for forming a mill
tary Cabinet is being impressed on the
leaders of different parties in the.
| COrteS
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THE AMERICAN FLEET
Olympia, Baltimore And The Smaller YES
sells Which Commodore Dewey Had
With Him.


Here are descriptions of the vessels
in the American squadron which took
mart in tho ha++le Of Manila.
P,I nI1I,tnI ~
- OL1 IA TlA. + a. n frotectea cruiser;
Capt. y. t'urluley;speed,S ~ knots;dls-
placelneht, o'oaV TONS; tonnage, S'19'
IONS iehgtn, 34o 1eet; peam' % feet;
urauSht Z! leet o lncnes' horsepower
l7,2!3; twln-screw; main battery com
prislng iour o-lnch breech-loadlng
rifles and ten 5-lnch rapid fire-guns;34
/ oIncers ana $40 men; pullt IN 1898 at
Union iron works, san Francisco, at
cosI 0I SI,r91,ooo. %
DALI MINE. - frotecIeu cruiser;
capt. N. M. Dyer; speed, ~ knots;dls,
piacelheht' 4,4lo IONS; tonnage, 2,lo5
TONS, horsepower lo,oo4; twln-screw;
iengtn, oEI leet, oeaul' 40 leet;oraugnt
Ieet incnesi main 0aIter! comprls-
ing lour o-lncn Dreecn-loaolng rlnes;
anu slA o-incn npreech,ioaulilS ; Tllies; oo
0lliceTs anu ooo men, pulit III 1850 oy
WIN. tramp ~ u sons sons fhliadelphla' at
d Cost 4i Si,3So'ooQ;
! hALE1UH: frotectea cruiser;
SapI. .. ID. Cognlan; Speed IL knots;
| dlspiacement' o,Slo TONS; tonnage
-'oo N,o0O,
screw; lengtn, ooo 1eet; peam, ~ feet;
draught' 10 1eet; main battery com,
prlslng ten o-lnch rapid guns and
one o-dncn raplu,nre gun, ~ olncers
and 292 men; built IN 1894 at the Nor
FORK navy yard at a cost OF $l,l00, 900.
BOSION:~Frotected cruiser; Com
mander b. +. Lamperton; speed, 10
Knots; ddspiacement, 3'ooo tons; ton
mage. l'49o tons; morse power 4,93o;
single screw; lengtn ~ 1eet; oeam'
AZ 1eet; draught, 10 1eet III inches;
main Oattery, Two o-lnch oreach.ioad-
ing riIes ana SIX 6-lncn ones; ~ 0fhcers
ana 200 men; ouilt at chester, "a, oy
Jonn n. hoach So q sons IN 1900 at cost
OF $6EWnn $01g,00o; oo
CONCOhD'-G ooat;Com
A. walker; speed 10 KNOTS; dlsplace-
ment, l'7lO Tons; tonnage, 6oS tons;
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s07 at Cramps shipyard, Philadel-

1897 at Cramps shipyard, Philadel
phia.
NANSHAN.-Transports steamship
recently under British registry; gross
tonnage, 1900; horse power, 232; steel
siPfle-screw; length, 2S5 feet; beam, 29
fead draught % feet; built in 1886 at
the E6rangemouth, England, dock
yarh.
AFIRO. - Transport steamer, re.
Gently under British registry; gross
tonnage, 1,062; horse power, 213; steel
single-screw; length, 213 feet; beam,
81 FEET; draught, 81 feet; built in 1884
atul lberdeen, Scotland, and until two
welks ago employed as a passenger
anoI freight steamer between Manila
and Chinese ports.
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THE SPANISH FLEET.
pescripfion of the Cruisers And Gun
~ rats Which Took Part in the

peseripfion of the Cruisers And Gun
~ rats Which. Took Part in the
Big Battle.
The Spanish fleet which took part
in Sundays battle in Manila bay
was as follsws:
REINA CHRISTINA. - Protected
cruiser; length, 270 feet; displacement,
5000 knots; speed, II knots; compile
ment of officers and men, $40; arma-
ment, six 6.2-inch, two 2.7-inch guns,
three 6-pounders, two 4-pounders and
six 3-pound rapid-fire guns and five
torpedo tubes.
CASTILLA. - Protected cruiser;
natural speed, IA knots; length, 246
feet feet; displacement, 3, ,342 tons; Of
ficers and men, 300; armament, four
5.9-inch, two 4.7-inch, two 8. 3.4-inch, ten
2.9-inch guns, four 1-pounder revolv-
ing cannon, two torpedo tubes.
DON JUAN DE AUSTRIA-Pro-
tected cruiser; length, 210 feet; dis
placement, 1,152 tons; natural speed,
49, IA knots; complement of officers and
men, 173; armament, four 4.7-inch
guns, four 6-pounder rapid-fire, one
machine gun, two torpedo tubes.
VELASCO. - Protected cruiser;
length, 210 feet; displacement, 1,139
tons; natural speed, 24.2 knots; com
| plement of officers and men, 173; ar
mament, three 6-inch, two 2.7-inch
guns and two machine guns.
ISLA DE LUZON. - Protected
cruiser; length, 200 feet; displacement,
1,040 tons, speed, 14.2 knots; compile
ment of officers and men, 1854; arma-
ment, six 4. finch, guns, four 6-pound-
er rapid-fire, two 1-inch Nord. guns,
two 5-3-inch Nord guns, three torpedo
tubes
ISLA DE CUBA.-Protected cruiser
length. 200 feet; displacement, 1,04C
tons; natural speed, 14.2 knots; com
plement of officers and men, 1854; ar
6-pounder rapid fire, two 1-inch Nord.
three torpedo tubes.
4 GENERAL LEZO.-Gunboat; dis
placement, 524 tons; speed, lis knots
4 arIGaRcnt, two Hontoria rifles, f. finch
caliber, one 3.5-inch gun, two small
rapid fire guns, one machine gun.
ELCANO.-Gunboat; displacement
! 524 tons; speed, lis knots; armament
three 4.7-inch guns, two small rapid
fire guns, one machine gun.
MAhV9 UlO DE DU UEhO.-DlSpaucE
boat; 500 tons; one smooth-bore, 60
inch caliber, two 4.7-inch and one ma
chine gun
! QUIROL AND VILLALOBOS.-
Gunboats of small size and unimpor
tant armament.
ISLA DE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Transatlantica of Cadiz; armed az
cruiser; length, 376.5; beam, 3; gross
tons, 4, 1876; speed, 1875.
Six smaller vessels, with rapid-firt
guns. were on the scene and are sup
posed to have taken part in the bat
tie.
The Spanish cruiser Castillo, re
Gently grounded near the entrance O.
Manila bay, was afterward scuttlet
in shallow water. 1t was the intention
of the Spaniards to use her as a sta
tionary battery, although some of hel
guns were loaded and mounted on the
Notifications at the entrance of the
harbor, where other guns have alsC
recently been mounted.
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No News From Dewey.

The Baltimore Sun, in answer to a
query regarding Dewey's report, tel
egraphed at 2.34 this morning: I'VE
are still waiting for it. No cable to
Manila yet. Boat expected at Hong
Kong any moment with report
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Lantz, the reliable tuner, is gaining
patronage steadily because he deals
fairly and. does only good reliable
work. St
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-05

1t is expected at Key West that the
squadron off Havana will soon make
demonstration. Admiral Sampson
had a long conference Sunday with
his chief captains and drew the feet
in close together while this was going
on.
Seven thousand regular soldiers are
now quartered at Tampa, Fla, and
transport steamers are being collected
there. 1t is said that the advance
upon Cuba will be made about Sat
urday and that the first division will
include 5000 infantry, 1000 cavalry
and 1000 artillery.
Both branches of Congress passed
the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill carrying $35, 720, ,945 for the use of
the War Department. The Senate
passed the bill providing for the en-
listment of volunteer brigade of en-
gineers and of 10000 yellow fever i'm
munes in the South.
The Senate finance committee will
probably strike out in the war revenue
bill the tonnage tax provision adopt
ed by the House of Representatives.
The effect of the tax would be to an
tagonize European nations which are
friendly to the United States. Great
Britain would pay 20 per cent. of the
tax.
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Soldiers Pass Through.

On Monday afternoon train of five
cars running at the second section on
Cincinnati train No. 2, containing the
first regiment of the National Guard
of the State of West Virginia, passed
through Oakland en- route for Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, where they will &c
into camp. The soldiers had been at
Charleston where the troops of West
Virginia were modified.