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eriffc on April 20, and Maleira on May ?
saw no signs OF the Spanish fleet.

London May 11.---A dispatch to the Globe
frcm Gibraltar says British steamer Just
arrived there reports officially that she
passed yesterday evening Sponlsh torpedo
toat destroyer which was guarding Algiers
bay and straits. Shortly after the steamer
passed here all the lights of the destroyer
were suddenly extingulshed. terrific ex-
plosion followed Immediately and the de-
stroyer disappeared. The disaster. the dis
patch adds, was apparently caused by the
explosion OF the boilers Of the torpedo boat
destroyer. II is feared that all on board OF
her have persisted.
London, May 1.-THE Spanish torpedo
boat destroyer reported blown up near
Gibraltar is probably the Destructor.
The Destructor is cassed as torpedo
gunboat She was built of steel at Clyde
bank In 1887 and was 1872 feet 6 inches
long and was estimated TO have n speed OF
about 90 LIZ knots Her armament con-
sisted Of one 3.3-inch gun. four-pounder
quick fire guns and four Maxim guns. She
had four torpedo tubes and crew OF fifty
five men.
london, May II. The Madrid CORE
spondent of the News says: Admiral Ber-
mejo minister of marine, denies that the
Cape Verde squadron has returned 10
Cadiz. He affirms that this fleet at the
present moment is where 1t ought to be
according TO the instructions given It,"
London. May lion the stock exchange
today the report that the Spanish Cape
Verde squadron had returned to Cadiz YVES
generally dlscrcdited. though the opinion
was freely expressed that II the rumor was
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--=-Hs-a4 -
THE COURIER FROM CUBA.
lie Has Arrived ut Tampa with lie
tcrA from Gomez.

lie Has Arrived nj Tampa with Let
tcrs from Gomez.
Washington, May II The courier who
Is on his way here with letters from Gem
eral Gomez to President Palma of the Gu
ban legation, has stopped al Tampa and
will reach here in day or two. General
Nunez of the Cuban army. who Is confer
ring with the Cuban authorities here and
with General Miles. left for Tampa last
night Although the courier will bring de-
tailed advlces from Gomez. the Cuban OFF,
cinls here are well informed on the general
the data has been gone over with army Of
ficias.
The Cuban authorities are ready md
willing TO have the fullest co operation nv
the United states troops on Cuban soil
| AS to the strength OF the Cuban forces In
the neld, the Cuban representatives here
say advices bear out their claims that
there are In all about 10000 men either
under arms or ready to take arms ms soon
as guns and ammunition are ut hand. or
this number 1t is said about $1,000 lack
arms and equipment leaving about $1,000
now In the field and reasonably equipped,
| although additional ammunition and sup
| ~ no All.
| latter. This 10000 does not exist In any
camp or series of camps, but in the sense
| of organized military operations, on the
contrary, Cuban officials say their forces
have adopted the tactics essential to a
fight against heavy odds and have seat
| tered their forces into small groups over
an area of 5000 square miles, These small
groups are best able to carry ON guer-
lila Warfare which diverts Spanish atten-
| ton TO every part of the island. The inn
mediate command OF Gomez Is said to num-
Der 5000 men and is located in the rich
Santa Clara district. Some distance away
in the province OF Santiago de Cuba are
the forces of General Garcia. which as
grcgate $4,000 men In small bands. The
distance OF Garcia from Gomez Is said Ia
make iuncture between them impracl-
cable as there are no means of speedy
communication.
1t is expected Lieutenant Rowan, the
! American officer who made a daring and
successful landing In Cuba and proceeded
inland to General Garcla's camp. will ar.
/ rive at Key West tomorrow. This doubt
less will afford the authorities here mucl
more data on tho situation OF the nsur
gents. II Is said Lieutenant Rowan al
ready has stated. whether by report o
otherwise Is not known, that the Cubans |,
General Garcias district occupy a humble
OF towns vacated by the Spanards.
The Cubans are hopeful that Presiden
Masso will remain In the western province
and be ready to come With his cabinet 4
the first largo seaport that Ia oecupa,
and there set up the civil administratio,
! OF The republic OF Cuba II has been un
J derstood that he Intended to move hi
headquarters 10 the eastern end Of tn
/ island, where military operations are no
likely to occur. but this plan Is likely i
J - changed % as to keep him near In
| ps!nss e probable occupation IN the west
N
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BREAD ISSUE \ pRETEXT.
vatican ana CIcrirnls Charged with
inrltiug the tIsrisiuLS.

London, May l2.-The Times correspond
ent explains that the bread issue Is mere
pfeteNt for the insurrectionists prepared
beforehand by associations of railroad en-
ployes in which socialists and republican
leaders have long bee, working, He says
BESIDES many other proofs OF this state
mtnt, 1t viii suffice to say that the riotng
IL confined to TIE richest districts in the
country Another strong political move
underlying the movement is the we'll known
cesire OF the vatican and c,erieals to 70
ment disorder. hoping thereby TO overthrow
the house OF Savoy in favor OF republic
which may pave the way to restoration
OF the temporal power OF the pope.
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AS SEEN IN LONDON.
A Priest Attributes the Trouble "a
the Excessive Taxation

London, May 12.-'rhe Italian colony in
London is greatly excited by reports from
Italy. Various statements are circulated
In the colony, alleged to be based upon CT.
phor telegrams. According to one rumor
on Monday night at Naples a regiment
fatty refused to obey orders to fire on the
people.
Father Bannon of the Italian church in
Hotton Garden, London, says: 1--WE have
been expecting a great revolution for years
resulting from the cxorbitant taxation
ground out of the ltalians"
Reports from various continental cite.
are beginning to arrive for the London pa
pars fully confirming tho early reports OF
the gravity OF TIE situation.
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WAR TO THE END.


Madrid, May l1.-G:3O p. m.)--In tho cham
Der today Senior Sagasta replied TO Senior Sal
neror's attack on the present regime. retort-
ing that the state of anarchy which existed in
Slain during the short-lved republican re-
gme under Salmeron had made Spain the
laughing stock of the world. rbe premier de-
tended the policy of the government in doing
Its utmost to avoid war, while the Yankees
were playing n foul game"
He repeated his appeal for union, adding
that whoever showed discord Was not 4 pa
tliot. He concluded his speech ly declaring
that the government would prosecute the war
to the end"
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It Has Not Appeared Ia West Indian
Waters.
BELIEVED THAT IT IS AT CADlz,
But the Administration Is Prepared
Against Surprise.
NAY MOVE ABOUT NEXT JUNE
IL the Americans Don't Reach Cadiz
Sooner.
UNC0NFlRMED REPORT OF FIGHTING.
This Intelligence WINS Received
from the Blockading Fleet
before Havana.
NAY MOVE ABOUT NEXT JUNE
JNcoNFlRMED REPORT OF FIGHTING.

Especial Dispatch to Tho Post.)
Washington, May il.-Meny people here
In congressional and official circles do not
regard as correct the information that the
Cape Verde fleet has arrived at Cadiz. anu
while the board OF strategy is assuming that
the information is correct. II is not going
to take any chances that might result IN a
surprise.
Though the dispatches came from official
sources in London. yet II Is impossible for
Ambassador Hay TO be deceived. The cen
sorship over the cable at Cadla is worry
strict, and 1t Is unlikely that any dispatch
cs could be sent from there to America un-
less the Spanish were willing they should
go, Consequently there is great reluctance
TO believe the report.
Precautions against any s,lrprite are be-
ing an carefully taken therefore, as though
the Spanish fleet had not been reported at
Cadiz.
II the Spanish fleet has returned to Cadl2,
It is believed here that It can not long re-
main idle otherwise It will cause the over
throw Of the government
Spain must do something with her flee,
either move against Manila some of our
ports or our fleet. or else sue Tor peace and
give up her possessions.
Whatever move Spain may make, the de.
partments hero announce ready to meet
and check her
Admiral Sampson is said to be acting un
der alternative orders. His failure to COM
UP with the Cape Verde fleet viii lead hir
to proceed upon the second alternative
which 1t is intimated today. is to return t
Cuba possibly ht,er letnching two vessel
to meet the Oregon.
1t is regarded rs extremely doubtful thn
an attack will he made on Porto Rico in tn
absence of the Spanish fleet in those wafer
until our army of iurasion has landed |
Cuba, and probably not until after Havin
has been reduced. sg39
IT appears today that thore IS some littl
hesitation and uncertainty In high quarter
threatening delay into putting into opera
ton The plans already determined uno
anent the invasion of Cuba. General Mile
departure has heen postponed aud the OF
ders to Lee temporarily suspended, 1t
not believed, however, to signify cham
Of plan.
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CAVALRY ROUTED.


Madrid. May ll.--tNoon)--A serious RE,
mas taken place at Logrono. capital of tn
Aahish province of that name, Oh the Earo.
siN'y miles from Bnrgos. The grain and pro-
VISION stores were attacked and pllaged by
rlplerS, Who included numbers OF women
armed with axes, choppers and cudgels The
cavalry ohHrsed the meh hut the soldiegs
were Iepulsed by determined onslaught upon
them by the women
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SUPPLIES EXHAUSTED.
British Consul nj Santiago dc Cubn
Has Distributed All.
(ccoond Edition \

New York, May Nv. w. Ramsden.
Ri!tsf consul at Santiago dc Cuba, writes
that he has distributed all OF the supplies
lief. him by United States Consul Hyatt. but
OWING to the refusal Of the ladies' charity
committee to, aid in further distribution, he
viii! not be able to look after supplies for
the rcconcentrados in the future. The CON
sui, however, is taking care of some Amer
lean families In Santiago de Cuba
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true It indicated the intmtion OF Spain to
throw up the sponge and leave the West
indies to their fate, thus opening the way
to an early peace. This is understood to
be strongly dealred In certain quarters, and
the effect OF the seeming hackdown of
SrnIn Wae bpnpfiCinl
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TO WIPE SPAN ~
Dewey to DESTROY or 0aPr
aud Boats Y

Dewey to Destroy or Cap~
md BoRts. y
Especial Dispatch to The l poS' ~ ~
Hcfsld. Copyright, ls%'
don Bennctt.)
Washington, May 1l'-ih''S
believe that the further ipss
to Rear Admiral Dewey We
boat McCulloch, which ~
Manila from Hong Kong wv
mediately to destroy any '
Notifications which Spain =
ippines. ...sx
1t is appreciated by the .a ',,,,
Fear Admiral Dewey mas M
Spanish vessel OF any i'D
Far East, but it is adn'''' "
small gunboats, mounting 'a' j
which 1t would be WISE
ture. ..,cse
also some Anticipated lo' III
and one or two other per-, Z, j
c,,,ieer could destroy WE
Guilty. u ~
Probably one or two v,.lxs
Dewfy's fleet are ne" am +
lort,eIast,on sand and in aes''ds'''
ing the enemy's ships "a n
Under the orders ,tM
cruiser Charleston WIN 3 IL
soon as she takes on p n
plies of ammunition
Of the Asiatic squadron -
1t is poteible hat ~
creased by another -
ton IN aacordance With
to ,bs Mare leland navy
cola will be immediase's
sion ard nhe will
snt with ~
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yOT A TREATY PORT.
Russia Has Closed Port Ar
thur to Fprcigncrs.

Pekin, May 1.-THE Russian con
sui Mt Ticn Tsin has notified his
colleagues that Foreigners will not
be allowed at Port arthur or ut
ia Lien Wan without passports
authorized by him. Both Chinese
and foreign ers bitterly complain at
this, inasmuch MS the Tsung III
Yamen expressly instructed their
officials that these Forts were 10 be
treaty ports.
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DUTY AnoI.IsHEp.

spain In Admit Raw Cotton Free
Incentive "a Run nio.kaacs.
London, May ls.-The Madrid correspondent,
OF the Times SAYS; The chamber pa,sfd The
bill to-day for the Temporary Abolition OF tEe
import duty on raw rotion aud the aholi,,on
81 different duties on foreign shlps tradins
ne,wten spain and her colonies The latter
WI tend 10 encourage blockade running. The
indemnity hill Was next passed almost unop-
posed; the carliats slcne voted against t.
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SPANS WAR BUDGET.
Twenty Million Pounds and Tax
on Lands Is Dcmrndcd.

London, May u. - The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says In
the cortes a special war budget OF j. 20 :
Goo,CaG was demanded. with a tax on land
and public securities The sinking fund
was suspended A patriotic syndicate has
been formed in Madrid which will borrow
million pesetas to buy grain at Mar
settles and Antwerp.
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WILL HOLD on.
Spain Intends to Send More Victims
to the Philinniucs

London. May 11-News from Madrid SAYS II
is officially declared that the government of
Spain has no intention Of allowing Admiral
Dewey to rest on his laurels. About 1850 men
of the reserves of the Spanish army have been
ordered to rojoin the Cclorados and it is add
cd that formidable expedition is being or
eani2ed for dispatch to the Philippines.
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REVOLUTION IMMINENT.
sprising Can Not he Nucl
Longer DELAYED

'Fi's' May 1.-THE correspondents in
Nome OF the newspapers OF this ri.y all
anifm revolution in Italy Is Imminent
ana mat the popular rising througho,,t ,hs
soun,ry viii not long be de.ayed. The news
aus. sa great satisfaction here, where :
sspuoiie ally is regarded as the nat,,r.l
drsibund N enemy Of the
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measure will relieve the water famine
"a bicb now exists in the island.
The Norwegian ship Bratsberg was re-
leased In accordance with orders from
washington.
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TROOPS FOR MANILA.
Useless to Send Five ThounliI
There Now.

Useless to Send Five Thounll
There Now.
Especial Cable to The Post and M
Herald. Copyright, 1885, BY Jam
don Bennett.)
Hong Kong, Wednesday. April H.
MGR has been cabled here that ss
can troops were assembling at ~
cisco for service IN Manila. into
today gentleman familiar with N
ton in the Philippines, who says y
United States could not do nor
thing than to send a small force .
there.
"The plague" he says. "s ~
Canton and growing In virulenN y
Kong. where more Europeans a''|
attacked this year than ever ~
Manila climate will be the dsau /
than half of those sent out new
four months. Besides, they WV
tie or no use. Five thousana v
not enough to take the lleiu :
Spaniards and would be oveis
the insurgents. The American
not needed to do garrison -
number would be absoluteiy
the United States had the ides :
the Philippines permanent''
should be sent there unu' w.
not less than $4,000 should y
Manila. unacclimatized rscruih
like flies during the summer
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NO SIGNS or THE FLEET.
tSrcca Cable TO The Post aad New York
Herald. Copyright, 1895. by James Cor
don Rsnnctt

don BennettD
st, Pierre. Martinique Wednesday, May
1l.--The United States auxiliary cruiser
Harvard arrived at st. Pierre this evening
at 10 o'clock and anchored Inquiries made
pf the men on the cruiser brought out the
statement that she had not sighted the
Spanish Cape Verde feet, though her
cruise continued for several days and coy :
cred hundreds of miles around the points
where the fleet would naturally have lrst
appeared
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Key West. May 1.-THE steamer o,,v.,,.
win arrive from Tampa in the morr,n.
brirgips large cargo o; water which IL I
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Negotiations Going On with Sauto
Domingo and hayti.
ALL DETAILS ARE NEARLY COMPLETED
Clauses Are Immensely Favorable to
the United States.
A SECRET TREATY EXISTS
Neither Republic Gun Cede Land Ia
a Foreign NatiOn--TliiS VIII BE
Soon overcome, However.

Santo Domingo, May Especial Corre-
spondencc, Copyrighted, 1895. by the Asso-
ciated Press. )--Arrangements for the con
cuslon Of political and commercial treaty
have been conducted by the minister OF the
United States some months ago and now
give promise OF complete success SO far as
the desires OF the American government are
concerned, Your correspondent has 1t from
the best authority that the terms of The
proposed treaty are immensely more fav-
orablc to America than those OF the treaty
OF 1861 between the United States and
lIayti. The Significance of this statement
may be partly Judged when II Is remen,-
bered that the Ilaytien treaty gives to
America as against any enemy in time OF
war privileges OF the most important kind
There are political features of the proposed
treaty equally striking, which II would be
indiscrcet TO divulge now-the commercial
clauses and the reciprocity as to customs
duties and regulations between The unlted
States and Santo Domingo. 1t Is unfortu-
nate that the exlgoncies OF the situation IN
regard to the position of Hayti in conncc-
ton with the ihspano-Americnn war pre-
vents the presence OF Minister Powell In
this capacity at this time. 1t is understood
that he originally intended to leave Port
An Prince for Santo Domingo on May 10,
and high Dominican officials have enter
talnod the hope that at the proposed visit
the affairs Of the treaty would be finished.
1t Is said, however, that Mr.. Powell fears
he will be unable to carry out the ar
rangement because OF matters requiring MS
attention Mt Port Au Prince concerning the
treaty between Hayu and the United
States. The documents containing the
rough drafts of points agreed upon are in
Mr.. Powell's possession II the settlement
| Is long delayed there Is danger that the
| Representatives OF other powers may ascer-
tain some OF the important clauses OF the
treaty. and by demanding equal conces-
sions emharrass its contamination.
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NOT TO MOVE uNTu, luNE

~ ".
Especial Cable to The Post and New York
Herald. Cppyrght, 1925, by James Cor
don lIennett)
Gibraltar. Wednesday. liay II. 1t Is
believed that the Spanish squadron from
the Cape Verde Islands will Join the enc
at Cadlz and all move together about the
beginning OF June unless the Americans
come to Cadiz in the meantime Spain
wants to gain time aud have the Amerl-
can troops reach Cuba as far Into the
summer as possible.
JNCONFiRMED RUMOR or pATrI u
(Sreclal Gable to The Post and New York
Herald. Copyright 1923. by James Cor
don Bernett.)
ON Havana, via Key West Fla. wednes-
day May n.--tFrom the Lnndon Tele-
graph Ccrrcspondent.) was informed by
the captain OF the vicksburg when
hailed that vessel just after daybreak this
morning that news he'd reached the block
adinS feet OF an action between Rear Al
miral SIMPSONS squadron aud Spanish
heet eastsof Hayti In which tho latter had
sustained a crushing defeat.
Whether there is any foundation for the
report more than mere rumor I can no,
say. as was unable To get the vessel tc
take me to Porto Rican waters. II III,
battie has been fought. the details should
reach YOU from st. Thomas or Jamaics
before they become known bore.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-13
SING A SONG.

4 you'll sing song as you go along,
In the face of the real or the fancied wrong,
In spite of the doubt if you'll fight it out,
And show a heart that is brave and stout;
If you II laugh at the jeers and refuse the tears
You'll force the ever reluctant cheers
That the world denies when coward cries,
To give to the man who bravely tries.
And you'll win success with little song
If you'll sing the song as you g, alcng
If you'll sing song as you plod along,
You'll find that the busy rushing throng
Will catch the strain of the glad refrain;
That the sun will follow the binding rain;
That the clouds will fly from the blackened
sky;
That the stars will come out by and by,
scends
From where the placid rainbow bends.
And all because of little song
II you'll sing the song as you plod along!
If you'll sing song as you trudge along,
You'll see that the singing will make you
strong.
And the heavy load and the rugged road
And the sting and the stripe Of the tortuous
goad
Will soar with the note that you set aloat;
That the beam will change to trif1ing mote
That the world is bad when you are sad
And bright and beautiful when glad.
That all you need is a little song
II you II sing the song as you trudge along
r.. McClain Fields in Nashville American.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-13
The Fife.

1t is said by some that we owe the
fife-"ear piercing, as Shakespeare
calls ito the Swiss, and Sir James
Turner, who busted himself in writ.
ing on military matters, names it
the "Allemaine whistle. (" In France
it was employed at least as early as
1884, in which year it was ordered
by Francis I that each band of ,OOO
men was to have four drums and
two flies.
A few years later in England we
find "drommes and ffyffes" included
in the muster of London citizens.
Shakespeare refers to the musician,
not the instrument, when he speaks
in the Merchant of Venice" of "the
vile squealing of the wry necked
ffe" An old writer observes, in
deed, that "fyfe is a wry-neckt
musician, for he looks away from
his instrument. About the reign Of
James II the fife lost its popularity
for time, Sir James Turner observ-
ing, with us any captain may keep
fifer in his company and maintain
him, too, for no pay is allowed hin
perhaps just as much as he de.
serveth. Cham bers' journal.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-01-13
r1FLVlLLf. NEWS

Ed Northup, the cattle buyer, of
near Audubon, was in this township
buying a big drove of COWS and young
stock.
Mr.. John Ruhs ir busy now. a-days
hauling his corn to Audubon and
storing it at Grevesmuhi's to await a
better price.
Mr.. j. S. Black will soon begin to
deliver big lot of rent grain which
he raised last year beside large
amount of his own.
Mr.. Weatherby shelled 1900 bushels
of corn last Thursday and Friday. Mr..
Mr.. Burkhart did the Smelling and he's
a good one at the biz.
Mr.. Farquhar, Jr., butchered cow
last week and sold it to his neighbors
at n reduced price to what they would
pay the regular butchers.
Miss May Schriber's school closed
last week on account of so much diph-
liberia in this vicinity. However, we
hope the dread disease will not spread.
Ed Prick, the big ranchman, is buy
my Wuole lou Ol COiu OF his HelSn-
bors while it is cheap, thus saving
them the trouble of hauling it to Au-
dubon.
The death of Miss Nellie Weston is
much regretted and she will be much
missed in this community as she was
general favorite and her death came
so unexpectedly.
From the appearance of things OF
the way Jake Burkhart is flying
around with that young lady it would
not surprise us in the least if Jake
would soon be sailing in matrimo-
NAL boat.