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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
SAN fIAG0 CAMPAIGN.
CRUISER MARBLEHEAD.s woR,S ~
CLEANING OUT sPANrARps.
sampson Has Broken Ir,o
'he spanf"ris' Elaborate sys-
tenn for Defense.

ol santiago de Cuba June II --rorra-
spondence Associated Press THE United
states cruiser Marblehead. under command
oil Lieutenant Commander Mccall. ba,
"oie sumo remarkable work in the landing
OF ammunition and driving out the span.
lards Believing Guantanamo was rood
place for base for the American army.
IL 1t came. and that the sheltered bay would
prove a good smooth spot for the smaller
vessels to be ooaled in. Commodore Schley,
acting under Rear Admiral SIMPSONS or
ders. sent the Marbehead down to look
over the ground 1t had been asserted that
the place was in control of the Insurgents,
but Commander McCalla found that this
was not true. for no sooner did the cruiser
point her nose into the harbor than two
4-inch shells fell over her. Discovering
the gunboat that had fired the projecties,
the Marblehead made target of II and
in short time the Spaniard steamed away
into shallow inlet where the cruiser could
not follow Commander McCalla then took
look around, came back TO the squadron
and reported it as a suitable place for
landing troops. Then taking a collier with
the very nose of the enemy, deliberately
tied up TO the collier and for several hours
coaled his ship
The Vixen and Gloucester, two converted
yachts. in the meantime carried on active
work with the insurgents at Asseraderos,
The value of making this place a point of
operations may be better appreciated when
it is known thai it is half way between
Jucaro and Manzanilo two encampment
rN1o nf he G,Nor, iar lie md Co ttot, a
Cuba. Behind Juraco and Manzanillo. and
running down close to The shore to San
tiago, are high and almost impossible noun
tains so that operations between the three
places must be conducted along the shore
line of the Caribbean sea. A railroad line
was constructed, running from Juraco to
Santiago, and in March last General Paredo
put large force Of troops at Juraco and
Manzanllo.
Bayamo a town in the interior was
selected as a place for interior movements
and to menace the insurgents and the work
of connecting 1t with Manaanillo so as to
have triangle with troops at every angle.
was begun.
The operations of Admiral Sampson have
broken one and the most important side
of the triangle by putting the insurgents
in possession of Asseraderos and the fri
angle has been broken again by the land
ing of United States marines at Guanfa-
namo. In addition to this il is learned
that the Insurgents have torn up the road
and destroyed communication between la
yamo and Santiago de Cuba. so that 1t is
evident the three stations of Spanish truopS
are thoroughly isolated one from another.
The orders issued on March 81 were not TO
fire at the batteries but only at the ships
in the harbor No damage of any sort was
done TO the batteries on shore. The Span
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WoMEN's CONVENTION,
The Federated Clubs Open the Ses-
sion at Denver, Colo.

Denver, Colo. June 22.-The most nota-
BILE gathering of women ever held in this
country, the fourth biennial convention OF
the Federated Women's clGOs, opened TO-
day in the Broadway theater with buzz
like collection OF circular saws.
The president. Mrs Ellen Henrotin. Of
Chicago, was the conspicuous figure on the
stage. Surrounding her were the ofhcers
Of the Federation and the speakers.
This assemblage was strictly feminine
from the tiny girls who seized as pages, to
the women physicians who were on hand
in case any OF the speakers were old fash
toned enough to faint.
Promptly on time and in strictly par
lamentarv manner the convention opened
with a storm OF applause
After Invocation by Rev. Celia Parker OF
Chicago. addresses OF welcome were given
by Alva Adams governGS'of Colorado; IT,
NJ McMurray. mayor OF Denver; Mrs. NJ.
ID. Thatcher, president of the Colorado fed
Grafton, and Mrs. Sarah Pratt. president oil
the Denver Women's club.
The response by Mrs. Henrotin was WIG
~ received In touching ana eneel'ss
manner she expressed her appreciation OF
her reception. Those speeches were roll
lowed by important reports
Following the session an elaborate buffet
luncheon was given in honor OF Mrs. Hem
rotin al the residence OF Mrs. james
Brown, the guests including the officers
OF The convention and State presidents.
After wrestling with parliamentary tao
tics until lao. the hour set for free
trolley ride. the delegates bolted In a
body.
The report OF the corresponding secre-
tary. Mrs p. Moore OF ST. Louis, was In
trresting The federation now includes
ss5 clubs. with a membership OF co 600 and
thirty state federatons made up Of 22i0
clubs with memberships OF $4,000
The first distinctively literary pro-
gramme was presented this evening in the
broadway thea;cr. which was packed with
an enthusiastic audience. The theme was
.rduretton"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
SECOND EDITlON--4:3O a. m.
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW
GREAT AFTER. DINNER SPEAKER
HAS DEEN INTERVIEWED.
France Tctotwliy Against ls
In the Present War.

London, June %. --Chauncey NJ, ncpcw
has partly reoanted his opposition TO Inn
periallsm as the result of the latest war
developments and of three weeks in
Europe.
During his sojourn be has had unusual
opportunity of learning the sentiment II
politicians and of the public and requested
by the correspondent of the Associated
Press to summarize his views OF French
and English opinion on the war questions.
pcpew said:
The sentiment in France is about what
II would be In the United States Il Eng
land and France were fighting and every
paper In tho United States were dahy
abusing the French denounoing the H.
justice OF their going to war, pictufi K
| them as a race of robbers, shopkecpers a Il
pigs declaring that England was poos
and was the under dog aud holding up
france as actuatod by nothing but a pure
brute desire to steal Enslands properly,
That's what all the papers but tnrer
| are doing In France When we also con-
| slider that France and Spain are both of
| the same Latin race and of the same re.
ligion. and that Fronehmen have hundreds
| of millions Invested IN Spain. we need not
| be surprised that the feeling there Is prac-
| tically unanimous against us, | think only
| one man prevents this feeling taking acute
| form. That Is NJ. llanotnux. the minister
OF foreign affairs. but for him tho French
chamber might have taken action openly
| siding with Spain,
There Is no doubt that had Manila
| been spanish victory there would have
| been an illumination OF Paris 1t was on
! account of this sentiment that | cndcavored
| TO give The causes of the war to the Temps
and Matin, asked for by them. ! Was told
| 1t was a revelation to the French, aud
| led to material modification Of opinion.
| They had not heard our side before"
| When the talk turned on Enelond the
interviewer suggested that the sympathles
OF the British arisiocracy were largely
| with the Spanish.
Mr.. Depew said he had not found them
so
II have met with many of them during
my visit" he said. ''and found them ali
! enthusiastically with us. The women are
all with us. That is the best test The
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|om Yesterdays Third Edition.

until they are landed in this oonn,s
the transports can return IN ssn,,a anu
eral Skaters army aud aiI tha rps., uen
m,h,s mat are sent to him win he con,
pe.iso 10 remain there unless Tho bssi,h
s s',, Of the island warrant Tho is-
sulng OF orders which might immedia ,aiv
start them westward along the route usn,
any pursued by General Gomez two years
ago, In single grand campaign. in which
u n1'n a, progress would be marked by grad
r ua, au1,'lons to the force from the various
~ aiong the north and south shores. un !.
a. 5ng ,oIunteer regiments now in camp
NUMBER exceeding 100000 men were active
participants in driving out the Snania "a q
ana renewing the horrible conditions which
oompelled the declaration Of war.
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ANGI.o-sANoN ALLIANCE.
The British Secretary Of state for
War Endorsed It.

War Endorsed Il.
London, juno - Tho Marquis Of Lnns-
down. secretary Of state for war address
ing an assembly this evening Endorsed the
recent Birmingham sneech of the secretary
OF state for the colonies. in which Ny
Chamberlain expressed the hope that the
and the Union Jack would wave together
over m Anglo saxon alliance
Lord l.ansdownc said he found nothing
In Mr.. Cbnmhcrlain's speech to Offend the
common sense or patriotism of the people
of Great Britain.
I'VE should be wanting In foresight 3"
he continued, m we failed 10 realize that
the time might come when our revenues
would no longer flow so freely. when the
British taxpayer would grow weary of
building more aud more hatilcships aud
raising more aud more 5attnlious, aud
when, whether we liked /, or not, we
mshI have 20 consider whether We could
afford 20 stand alone"
Lord Lansduwne insisted that Il was de-
sirablc that colonies should be cncour
| aged to take Il more extensive intcresi In
| their defenses. There was nothing ride
| ulons IN the idea Of closer friendship
with America 10 his mind there could be
| no more inspiringiaeal ihan such an I'M
| derstanding between the two nations,
| sprlngng from the same race aud havints
| so many common interests. nation which
| together would predominant In the world S
commerce and industry.
Was there anything nreposterous, hi
aeked In the hope that these Two nations
| should be found, no would not say in hard
aud fast alliance Of otfonse and defense.
| hut closely connected IN their diplomacy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
Alvin Nntes.

Alvin, Texas. June % The citizens OF
Alvin have donated enough money 10 build
fountain In the city park and work ha
commenced on the structure. II will be
octason shaped and have seating capacity
Of about 1909. II Will be used for all
public gatherings.
The following is the corps OF instructors
for the summer normal TO be held here
commencing July s. Prof. n. Winslow All
bett of Alvin, conductor; Prof T j. Pat
tillo. principal Longicllow school. Houston
Prof r. r. Foster. Angleton county si-
peIintcndent; Prof. ID. D. Rose o. the
veiasc0 schools. Letters are pouring IN
daily from teachers who VIII attend. The
prospects for large attendance are very
flattering.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
CRUSHED by THE ICE.
British Steamer sunk hut Her Crew
We're All saved.

St. Johns. n. F.. June 21.-The British
steamer Para. Captain Gensden, from Dun
kirk for Tilt Cove, to load copper for Swan
sea, entered an ice foe off the mouth Of
Notre Dame bay on Saturday and was
crusched sinking within two hours. Her
crew Of twenty-one men launched the boats
and pushed through and over the foe to
land, a tedious work which required all
night and arrived at Tilt Cove on Sunday
afternoon after many hairbreadth escapes
in the darkness.
They report that the ice IS unusually
heavy and in immense quantities, making
navigation unsafe.
The Para was an iron vessel. schooner
rigged, built at West Hartepool in 1884.
She registered 1850 tons, hailed from Lon
don, and was owned by Steel, Young d Co,
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New Revenue cutter.

Cleveland Ohio. June 2i.--The new
United States revenue cutter Algonquin
left the Globe shpyards toias bound for
ogdensburg, where she will be cut in two
and taken through the canals TO the Allan
tic coast.
A number Of navy department officials
and representatives Of the Globe Iron com
many were on board the new vessel whel
she departed When the two halves Of the
Algonquin reach Montreal they will be put
together On the sea coast the cutter viii
be formally transferred to the navy d.
partment.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23
TO DO AWAY wIrH PENSIONS.
Proposed to Insure the Lives of sol
siiers and Sailors.

Washington, June 2l.-RepresentatiVe
Gardner of New Jersey has introduced
bill authorizing the president to appoint a
board of life insurance commission rs at a
salary OF $4,000 year to adopt rules and
regulations for military and naval life
and accident insurance for the military
and marine forces OF the government. the
amount 10 be paid them on loss OF life or
injury In service, etc, which amount shall
he IN lieu OF all claims for pensions from
the men or their representatives. Those
regulations are said to be reported 70 con-
rress as early as possible ana sSoovV "
s,.nro,riated for the work Of the board.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23

Of the industrial development, of the South
Is TIN assured state Of the movement which
has been In progress for some time to es-
tablish an important steel producing COP
Germ at Ensley, Ala, SAYS a special dis
patch from Birmineham.
"A strong financial support which the
protect has received removes all loubt M
to the speedy execution If The plans of its
orleni2ation An organization Was effected
:, snort time ago under the name OF tho
Alabama steel and Shiphulldins company,
ana Moore y Schley. bankers Of this city
were engaged as financial agents
IT was decided 10 issue 100000 & per
cent bonds $4,000 d pr cent preferred
stock and 100000 OF common stock. the
bonds aud preferred stock being guaranteed
by the Tennessee Coal and Iron Railway
company.
NO difficulty was experienced in dspos.
ing of tho bonds whieh have now been un-
dcrwritten IN fun as follows:
Louisville aud Nashville railroad COM
pany. 100000. Southern Railway. S200,0
Moore a Sehley, sliS.O00 j. r Woodward,
siU0o00. ! !. McComb. nobhs Ferry.
100000 a. d. Boardman, $4,000; General
Heujamin T.. Tracy. $4,000. summary par,ies
in Birmingham, siSg,Oo0
The plant VIII have a capacity of 1000
tons of steel per day. Among tho various
projects under discussion Is one for tho
erection OF wire rod mill near the steel
plant. which VIII absorb 500 tons OF ste
per day, a customer for 30 ions per dag 10
likely 10 hc found In company which pro-
poses TO manufacture chip plates for OK
port
one OF the principal features Of the
business viii he the manufacture Of steel
rails Colonel Hook Of Nashville General
manager Of the Tennessee Coal ami If a
~ 10
When seen there he spoke onrhusiastoa1 y
of The new enterprise. Welman- Selcer
EnsineeriuE company Of New England have
been engaged rs the engineers.
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rmn TRUNK MYSTERY.
Arrest Nndc of n NAN Supposed 10
the Murderer.

Bunalo n. y. June %. Antonio Baroni
was arrested to-day for the murder OF Philip
Torcstlui. whose dlamembored body was found
IN trunk yesterday, floating ia tho canal.
Daronis wife and two children were also
locked up and they may he held as accom-
pieces
Bnro admits purchasing h trn TX IN which
the body was placed
l'orestini, II "a alleged had been on Intimate
terms with Mrs. Baroni for long time and It
is believed she WIS compelled by her husband
10 lure tho victim to their home, where he
was attacked and murdered by iaroni.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-06-23

Chicago, June 22.--Ex- Banker Edward "
Dreyer was tonight found guilty of with
holding $4,000 OF the funds OF tho West
Park beard OF commissioners. OF which ne
was treasurer, from his successor IN office.
There was a discrepancy In the accounts ds
kept by the board and the bank Of e q,
Dreyer g. Co There are fifteen indictment
efiil hanging over Dryers bead as result
OF his financial downfall as q banker.
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White Murderer Lynchcd.

Richmond, Va. June 22--Ncws Of lynch
inr IN Iiilsvlle. Carroll county. has Just
reached here. Some weeks ago "a farmer
named Hewlett had land dispute with y
neishbor named Allen ana shot and killed
him Hewlett was arrested and Jailed az Hills
Vile Monday morning. about o'clock, a
mob entered the jail seized the prisoner and
SHOT him to death,
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SITUATION At cIENFuEGos.
sn,uish soldiers Alleged 10 h"nke'
for Fight.

K,n,s,on. Jamaica. June 81, $50 p. m
The steamer Adula. which arrived mere TO-
d.v from clenfuegos. brings leo refugees
do cubans and sDaniards'
They aver that the spanish soldiers there
.nx,ops for a fight but that the populace
= s,sheartened by the Ions struggle.
Food is no dearer row. they say. than II
500. month ago: and while -four and meal
.re scarce. rice, figs and vegetables arc
abundant.
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German Emperor's Cup Sn"hf Race
I.lirnland Iunn ~. --There wore soyen

competitors in the yacht race for the German
emperor's cup the course being from Dover
to Hcligoland. Tho start was made at
o'clock Monday afternoon and the iirst hoat
morning The Latonia arrived at 8, the Char-
mon at $50. the Castanet at 1915 and the
merry Thought at S:lb. The Merry Thougnt
was declared the winner OF the race with
the Iatonla second and the Castanot third
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xor,n sea Cur Winner

Dover, England June 22.-The race for
ur Gordon Hodgkinson's North Sea cup
srer, pover TO Helgoland. was an easy
victory for the yawi riaged yacht May
Morn. the boats started on June 10
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Richmond. Texas. June 22.--Burglars
broke into the postofhce here last night and
stole a suit Of oiMhes and few do.lir&
in money and stamps. They also entered
the store OF Miss Dorragin but secured
nothing.
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az ~, Issue OF $1,000, 900 new stock, OF which
sse' oyeo viii be used TO buy new lines and
ss.".vN Tor improvement OF the lines al
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so 600 COO bond Issue.

So,, Work. June ai--The Metropolitan suee.
p.u,rav company officially announced 'na'
~. s,octbolders meeting was called 70 rauly
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A NEW sTEEL rLANT.

Zig One 10 lie Established at
Epsicy. Ala.
New York June % Tho Times tomor-
row viii print the folowingi zone Of the
most encouraging signs of the resumption
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TO STRIKE QUICKLY
SKATER LOST No TINE N PuT-
TING TROOPS ON LAND.
Everything Outlined in the Confer
cnce with Garcia Is Working out
just as IL WINS planned.

! Especial Gable Dispatch to the New York Her
| aid, London Times and The Houston Post
Copyrighted lSls by James Gordon Benz
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27

ed however and the guards now permit
only medical attendants to enter or leave
town. Mail is necessarily delayed AT ST.
honey while the letters can be disinfe"tvd.
Nearly 300 cases of fever are now being
treated in the American hospital here.
The fever is constantly developing at the
'front.' and many sufferers now in the de-
tention hospitals will be sent here i'm a
few days. The fever has not yet assum-
ed it's most virulent form. and the doc
tors are making strenuous efforts TO keep
it in check. There have been twelve
deaths thus far at Siboney, a majority
of the victims being regulars.-General
Shafter today detailed the now famous
Twenty-fourth regulars, composed of col
ored troops, to keep the refugees at Sib-
oney. the base of supplies.-Major Le-
garde, surgeon in charge, reports that the
outbreak of fever in our lines is due to
contact with the refugees from Santiago.
Secretary of War Alger was highly
elated when he received official news that
the American army had control of San
tiago. 1T is a magnificent achievement"
said he, land most all of it is tribute
to the bravery pluck and endurance of
our American soldiers. Now that their
efforts have brought final and complete
success, l believe their campaign will be
recorded as one of the most glorious
pages of our military history. Not more
than 10000 men were engaged when the
most serious fighting occurred, but hey
pushed FORWARD and created condition
which has brought the surrender of $4,000
men,"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27

General Skaters message to the war
department is as follows: Santiago de
Cuba. July i.-Adjutant United States
Army. Washington: / have the honor to
announce that the American flag at this
instant. II o'clock noon has been hoisted
over the house of the civil government
In the City of Santiago. An immense
concourse of people was present squad
ron of cavalry and a regiment of infantry
presenting arms and band playing ma
tional air. Light battery fired salute
twenty-one guns. Perfect order is being
maintained by municipal government
Distress is very great, but little sick
ness in town. Scarcely any yellow fever.
A small gunboat and about 200 seamen
left by Cervera have surrendered to me.
distractions are being removed from
mouth of harbor. Upon coming into the
city I discovered perfect enlargement
of defenses. Fighting as the Spaniards
did the first day it would have cost
5000 lives to take the CITY, Battalions of
Spanish troops have been depositing arms
since daylight in armory. over which /
have guard. General Toral formally
surrendered the plaza and oil stores at
a. m. w. X. SHAFTER,
Major General
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-07-27
FROM TORONTO TO QUEBEC.
Something About an Attractive Pleasure
Trip and How to Make 1t.

oometninS ABOUT an attractive Pleasure
Trip and How to Make 1t.
The famous Canadian corporation,
the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation
Company, has issued Guide Book, en-
titled Niagara to the Sea-" which
may be had by writing to the general
offices of the company, 2S8 st. Paul
street, Montreal, Canada, and which
anyone who may be thinking of max
ing a pleasure trip through Lower
Canada this summer will find il adj
vantageous to consult. The handsome
and commodious steamboats, of thu
company traverse a route which for
picturesque beauty and historic inter-
est is not surpassed, is barely equaled
by any water highway in the world.
Toronto, the western terminus Of tho
line, a handsome, prosperous, busting
city, in itself is well worth a visit, IS
easily and expeditiously reached from
Niagara Falls, and from there the sail
across Lake Ontario and down the st.
Lawrence River. past Kingston, Brock
vile, Prescott and Cornwall and other
well-known places to Montreal and
Quebec is distinguished by a varied
and abiding charm.
The tourist passes among the far
famed Thousand Islands, and, although
he must not expect to see the best of
them from the deck of the boat, he will
be able to get an idea of the secret of
their singular attractiveness II the
season is propitious-that is, during
the months of July and Augustine
will experience the peculiar sensation
known only to those who have shot the
Lachine and the Long Sault Rapids,
and when he reaches Montreal he will
find himself in q city which combines
many of the graces Of the Old World
with all the energetic progressiveness
of the new. Should he continue his
Journey to Quebec, he will feel as
though he had crossed the Atlantic and
arrived at some ancient European cap
ital. Montreal Is in most things as
modern as New York, but Quebec, al
though by no means wanting in the
conveniences of life, seems to belong
to a bygone century and to another
world. 1t IL essentially foreign an all
the varied aspects of its life.
From Quebec it is but short jour-
ney 10 the Saguenay River, which, in
the wild and awful sublimity of its
environment. is beyond compare.