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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
FAMILY FEUD IN TENNESSEE.

TWO BROTHERS KILLED By THEIR FArHER-tSs
LAW AND HIS SOMA THIRD BROTHER MOB
TALLY WOUNDED AND ANOTHER
MAN SHOT TO DEATH.
Knoxville Tenn. April 9.-This morning. near
NcGhee Station, Monroe County, John McShee
and his son Joseph shot and killed Henry ana
- r.In . uoundsd Thomas Howard. The How
IDS We're brothers. and sonsin-law Of the elder
Iocbee The killing was the result OF family
feu5 The McGhees are prominent people ana
highly connected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
CANNON FITTINGS on BOARD.

The manifest Of the Etruris shows her cesy
fttines are consigned to Barring Brother&
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10

OF the Berlin market Spanish Tours were one point
lower.
Vienna. April e-The transactions the Bocrse
neTe to-day were In sympathy with those OF The
Berlin market, closing with a slight recovery on the
better opening Of the Paris stock market.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
GERMANY ABSOLUTELY NEUTRAL

GERMANY ABSOLt TELI NEU Il AAA
A sEMI-oFrIcIAL STATEMENT MADE IL BERLIN
TO THAT EFFECT
Berlin April 9-The semi-offcial North Ger
man Gazette says:
"A statement has been made in foreign news-
papers and here and there in German papers
that in the dispute between Spain and Amer
lea the German Government has departed from
the line OF strict neutrality /, IS impossible 70
discover wherein this view in based. From tho
beginning Of these complications 10 the present
hour the Government has abstained from any
attempt which could SAVIOR In any way 81 taking
sides and has particularly avoided everything
which might have the eject Of disturbing our
relations with the United States. 10 which coun-
try Germany Is bound by one hundred years u
unclouded friendship Nothing in this attitude
has been changed by the adhesion of Germany
70 the collective step Of the Powers In Washing
ton step 70 which all the Powers mad pre-
viOusly assentcd. and which had In Vie" solely
and with all frierdl.ness the humanitarian aim
approved by the UniteG States Itself. We think
we are not mistaken In saying the Government
has the whole public opinion Of Germany behind
II In the policy OF absolute neutrality which II
has pursued"
The "New-York,r Stats Zoitlng' VII today
publish interview which Is Berlin special cor
respondent had yesterday with n high funcNonary
Of the Imperial Foreign once. regarding The DIN
cal attitude Of Germany in the spanish American
conflict The fuGc'lonary. af'.r Affirming an'"
that Germany would remain strictly neutral. con-
,lnued follows:
We are suffering under the allegation tia; We
1--we decided 10 side with Spain oar own in
mediate interests and commercial relations are
rather likely trcnc our symDnthies toward the
United States. We Joined thc action II the Powers
In Washington. without ceY!atlns an mon rom
! The line % siric;est neutrality. We weT" Jed by
the consideration that III. action u ;ho Powers
was no, dictated By any intention at interference.
bu: was solely and exclusively Intended 20 BE- an
utterance Of peace. 1t would nave looked very
queer had We. and only W.. excluded ourselves
from that purely platonc move. Spain. In That
case would have been Justified In asserting TIA:
We sided with the United States. We do not by
any means defend Spanish misrue IN cuba. nor
hs We We the interest IN preventing the separa
lion Of the Island from Spain. But u the separa-
,ion Is performed too brusqucly. then spain would
have to suffer 700 seyere and the monarchy there
would De endangered. But nevertheless. Will
interfere IN no circumstances Whatever II for no
other cause than FOR the sake OF the existing COM
rnerc,al relations. We sincerely wish 20 keep up
he Friendship with The United States which has
stood me les; OF a hundred years without be-
ing impaired.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-10
rpr-wrrKLY SERVICE TO KEY WEST

,,,. s-r,vrp vAs,qT-rr TO BEGiN ITS RIMS
nl~rwEI~ TAMPA AND THAT PORT
O% MONDAY.
Tampa April 9-Under the direction or inc
war Department the steamship Mas'o'e VIII
begin a tri-weekly service between TINS CITY anu
IIey West Monday evening
The Irish standard., 1898-10-29

Says the San Francisco Monitor:
There is a progressive preacher up in
Santa Rosa who lccturcd recently on the
subject, what l Think or Christ" lie
did not think much OF Christ, il seems
and in stating SO succeeded in shocking
his audience not a little. That was just
what he wanted. A few more good
shocks and he'll get u call to 90 up to a
higher salary. What he thinks Of Christ
was not very interesting, but It might be
worth little to know what Christ
thinks of him.
The Irish standard., 1898-10-29
It is surprising that Andrew Carnesie

1t is surprising that Andrew Carnegie,
the steel king, is opposed to American
expansion. In a recent interview he
said: "The development of one state in
the union in peace and security will out
weigh all the increase of profit
we can get from foreign trade in any of
the worthless possessions which we can
attempt now to take. The Philippines
have a certain trade which cannot be
greatly increased; the wants Of the peo-
pie are few, barbarians are no custom
ers; civilized people are the consumers
Of our products. Before the American
people now comes the most serious issue
since the issues of independence and
secession. "A false step now and the fu-
ture OF the republic will, in my opinion,
be seriously impaired and its industrial
career retarded
The Irish standard., 1898-10-29
Cuba's Crv Is Answered,

Four hundred years of darkness
OF sorrow and of pain,
D Cuba, was thy portion
Beneath the rule of Spain
The night was long and weary,
But God still rules on high;
And in His own we'll chosen way,
Has answered now thy cry.
No more will hill and valley
Give forth the cry of voc,
The Lord at last has spoken
"Now let my children 60"
Thy cruel wrongs are now avenged,
Thy foes are in the dust,
Their naughty pride is humbed
Their sword has turned to rust.
The story is no new one
For down through all the years
The brightest flowers of progress
Have sprung from sorrows tears.
The Lord is not forgctful
And, in His chosen day
All human wrongs are rightcd
And the tyrant's strength is clay.
j. W. Murphy, in Catholic Citizen.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17
Germany Won't Interfere.

Berlin, June 1.-THE Cologne Gazette
today publishes note, understood W
be semiofficial which reads as follows;
According to trustworthy information
all conjectures in the press and IN po-
litical circles in Spain, which are being
built on the supposed intention of Ger
manv to abandon her neutrality in the
Philippines question, are entirely pase-
less. In Spanish official quarters the
arrival of German men-of-war at Ma
nilla is regarded as perfectly natural
for the great German interests there
demand protection" Advices received
here today says that the German trans
port Darmstadt has arrived at Kiao
Chou bay and that the German second
class cruiser Princess Wilhelm sailed
yesterday from Nagasaki for Manila.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17
DARING BUSH FIGHTERS.
One Lesson Taught by the Landing OF
Our Marines.

Our Marines.
Guantanamo, June IA, via Kingston,
Jamaica, June 17.-HoWever unpleasant
the experience or unjustified by prece-
dence the landing of the small detach-
ment of marines, mostly raw men, In
the enemy's country has taught some
lessons to the officers and men here ana
possibly lso to the authorities at Wash
ington. 1t has shown the Spaniards
to be daring bush fighters, and it has
proved that every American camp must
be compactt built and as we'll protect
ed to resist night attacks as though in
the Apache country. 1t has developed
several small defects in the navy guns
under service conditions, and it has
shown that, given a free rein with re-
peating rifles, 500 nervous troops can
waste 10 600 rounds of ammunition kill
ing shadows in a single night.
Though the IS dead Spaniards found
by Lieutenant Neville's men wore regu-
lar uniforms, most of those seen in the
daylight attacks wore scarcely anything
except big plantain leaves bound around
their foreheads in lieu of hats This
acted as an effective disguise in the
bush. Others, stripped to a pair of dirt
co!ored trousers, tied branches around
their waists reaching shoulder high,
and, moving very cautiously, they could
even cross open ground without being
detected, though some of them were
caught at the game. Another trick was
to make a moving screen Of two or three
big palm leaves almost impossible to
detect where stunted palm everywhere
rises out of the chaparral.
The Cuban auXliaries were most USE
full in pointing out these tricks. There
are 60 of these men now in camp, most
ly negroes, with Cuban officers. They
are hawk eyed woodsmen, equal to the
Spaniards in every device Of bushcraft
The Anne rcan marines at first were in
clined to depreciate them, but this morn
ing they spoke enthusiastically of the
auxiliaries for their daring. At night,
in sSir,nish time, the marines say, tina
Cuban auxilaries go through the brush
like sabhits. Their chief fault. is their
reckless handling of the new magazine
rifles
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17
TWO HUNDRED KILLED.
American Marines Take Vengeance
the Span:arls who Sava.ely Mu-
tilated Their Dead Comrades.

Washington, June II. - Press dis
patches yesterday regarding the rout Of
large body of Spaniards by our ma
rines and the Cubans are supplemented
today by details of the engagement.
From these it is learned the Spanish
loss was much heavier than was at first
supposed. The marines were under
Captain Elliott and the cooperating
Cubans under Colonel Laborda. The
combined forces RACED a Spanish camp
about five miles from our position, de-
stroyed the only we'll in the vicinity and
killed, it is believed, 200 Spaniards. One
marine was slightly wounded. Two Gu
bans were killed and four wounded.
The number of Spaniards engaged is
not known, owing to their guerrilla
methods Of fighting, but it is believed
there We're at least 400. The captured
camp lay about five miles southeast Of
the rifle pits Of the marines and was an
important base for the enemy, as it
contained the only we'll within six or
seven miles. Lieutenant Colonel r. W.
Huntington decided on the attack early
in the day, and about O'Clock the force
started across the mountain. The ma
rines were compelled to march in single
file, following the mountain trail. Mean
while the Cubans darted backward and
forward, to right and left, on the scout.
It was noon when from a hilltop the
marines caught sight of the Spanish
camp lying on a ridge below them. 1t
consisted Of one large house, the off,
GERS quarters, surrounded by numerous
"shacks" and nuts, all clustering about
the precious well. The marines began
a cautious advance and We're within 200
yards of the enemy before the crack Of
a rifle from the Spanish lines announc-
ed that the Spaniards had discovered
them. The troops quickly moved into
line OF battle, with the Cubans on the
left flank by the line of formation eff
fected. The enemy's bullets were Whirl-
ing viciously over the marines, but they
settled down to their work as uncon-
cernedly as though at target practice.
Very few of the Spaniards were in
sight. They were lying behind the huts
and in the brush bat puffS Of smoke re-
vealed their positions and enabled the
marines to do effective work. For 20
minutes both sides maintained terrific
fire. The Spanish shots were generally
wild and spasmodc while the marines
cooly fired, aiming carefully and shoot
ing to kill. For the most part our firing
was done individually. but at times the
officers could direct firing by squads,
always with telling effect.
1t was beginning to look as though a
bayonet charge down the slope would
be necessary to dislodge the enemy,
when suddenly the latter began to break
for a thicket 100 yards farther on. Lit
tie groups could be seen fleeing from
the camp, separating, darting through
the brush and zigzaGging to escape the
bullets.
1t was then our fire became most
deadly. Man after man could be seen
to fall in vain rush for shelter. er1
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17

- 49,; Gparisi, hecaTe so~'
tering and almost ceased. TWO Cupan'
Law dead and four wounded ana FRI
yate Walker of Company d had 10 NM
to the rear with a slight wound IN h''
ankle. ..,,
AS the enemy began breaking IRON,
the camp the Dolphin, which lay out al
sea. was signaled and began pltchihb
shells toward the thicket for whicn lnS
Spaniards We're making. Mean"nii-
Lieutenant Maglll was seen coiiiin',
with 40 men as re-enforcements' am
CAPTAIN Mahoney was on the way wiz
100 more but before either could reac'
the scene the trouble was over. AS III
Spanish retreated the marines mover
slowly forward, firing as they Weht' ann
by the time camp was reached the enc
my had all got away, taking their
wounded and probably many Oh theii
dead.
Fifteen bodies were found scattered
through the brush, but the marines
were unable to examine the spot WheIs
their firing had been most deadly. No
time was lost in burning the buildings
and filing the we'll with earth anu
stones. The Dolphin landed water ana
ammunition, as an attack was eXpectea
on the return march, but none was
made. In addition to those they Kllieo
the Cubans captured one Spanish lieu
tenant and II privates.
The prisoners were afterward trans
feTred to the Marblehead. The captured
Spanish lieutenant admitted that Nc
knew Of at least 6S Spaniards who were
killed and of 200 who were wounded. ~
is believed by Our men that about 2oo
were killed not only from the large
number which We're seen to fall, but on
account of the number Of fatalities ac-
knowledged by the Spaniards them-
selves.
With reference to Privates McColgan
and Dunphy, who were fodnd dead on
Sunday, the lieutenant said that they
were killed by a Spanish sergeant ana
two privates, who slipped up on thera
unawares. He added that the very
men who had shot McColgan II times
and Dunphy IA times had been killed In
this battle.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17
MADRID LOSING HOPE.
More and More Pessimistic Advices From
the Philippines.

Madrid, June II. - Advices received
here today by the Liberal from Manila
under date of June 6, practically repeat
the news contained in a previous dis
patch from the Shanghai correspondent
of the London Daily Telegraph, who
forwarded information which he had
received from Manila up to June s.
saying that on June the insurgents
forced the passage of the Zapote river
and captured Las Pinus and Paranaki
since which time the fighting between
the insurgents and the Spaniards was
continuous, and the latter were being
gradually driven in. The Liberals dis
patch explains that, "in the face of
Acuinaldos superior forces, the Span
iards were compelled to retreat"
The Spanish correspondent also says:
1.-THE fighting continues necessarily,
There are skirmishes at intervals day
and night, and lack of provisions has
compelled the Spanards to yield at GER
tain points. Both ammunition and food
are most scarce. Nevertheless the Span
iards are animated by the best spirit
and are fighting heroically. The wound
ed, who are crowding into the churches
and converts, have been placed under
the protection Of the Red Cross.
ut is reported that the archbishop
has gone to the insurgents In the hope
of moderating their animosity and pre-
venting acts of violence. The Jesuits
are seeking places of refuge in the prov
ince of Batenzas, and the sisters are
fleeing to places Of safety in the prov
ince of La Gunas. 1t is not expected
that Manila will captulate until the
American troops arrive"
The government has agreed to ex-
change the prisoners who were captured
by Admiral Cervera after the sinking Of
the Merrimac at the mouth of Santiago
harbor for a corresponding number Of
the prisoners captured by the Americans
on board the Spanish steamer Argonau-
ia, and Captain General Blanco has
been authorized to carry the matter in
to effect.
In the chamber of deputies the Mar
Quis de Corvera made an attack upon
the foreign Office, severely arraigning
Duke Almodovar del Rio, minister OF
foreign affairs, for having addressed u
note to the powers instead of making
n vigorous protest against the Ameri-
Duke Almodovar del Rio declared that
any discussion on the part of the for
ciGn Office would lessen the moral
strength of the government.
General Correa, minister Of war, an
nOunced that Geographic connection
with Santiago and Guantanamo had
been broken. The government was con-
sequently without news as to whether
the Americans had landed at either of
these places. The chamber adopted the
proposal introduced by the Republicans
to Offer bill at the present session pro-
vidins for compulsory military service.
The papal nuncio has had an inter-
view with Senor Giron, minister of the
colonies, and informed him that tn q
Spaniards residing in Buenos Ayres had
forwarded the sum of 100000 pesetas to
the Spanish war fund.
A decree has been gazetted prohibiting
the use Of carrier pigeons in Spain. on
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17

ST.. Tune 1.-THE president
today sent these noih'i'a''''''
senate: ,+ free,,lar ar
NV, Lieutenant Colonel Asa - 10 he
vow, rey denuty paymaster general, =. tbe
a assistant naymaster general VIII" '''N
rank Of colonel. oovmaster,
Maior charles I. Wilson, payln". 81 ~
70 he deputy paymaster geneia ana A.
ranlx of lieutenant colonel; Jeion ste az,
I tnnn of wisconsin to be payHlas'e'
with rank of major. .o,, Robert
T. Gibson, assistant surgeon, ~ ieuten.
geon with rank of major; flrst 49, 49, n
ant Parker w. West, Third caVanS
he captain; Second Lieutenant ii" ans+
p Howard. Sixth cavalry, 10 NC -'i"
lieutenant. .d,or CIR.
Volnntenr army-To be brigadier SUI
aoons with the rank of major, deois.
w Grille of Ohio, Edward MARIN
pennsylvania, Calvin II. English VI 80.
,,ano ceorpe d. Bum of Ohio, George
H. Penrose of Utah. -, oon,
commissary department-To DE com
,,issarv of subsistence with rank Oh
na , George B. McCalum OF Zen
nessee ito correct former noHillia'iq =,
of George B. McCullom), Joseph
Evans of California.
Regular army, infantry arm[Gap.
+oins n he majors, Henry r. Brinker-
bnff FIFTEENTH infantry; ]. NJ. Thomp'
CON Twenty-fourth infantry; John W.
p 1oD, Fourth infantry; Charles l.. Da'
Wis Tenth infantry; Frank d. BALDWIN
Fifth infantry; Charles r. Paul Eight
zenith infantry; Carroll H. Potter. Eight
zenith infantry; Hugh q. brown'
Twelfth infantry; Alfred c. Marley
Twenty-fourth infantry; Lyster Nj
o'Brien, Seventeenth infantry; William
Auman Thirteenth infantry Jesse M
Lee, Ninth infantry; James Miller, Sec
ond infantry; Thomas Wilhelm Eighth
infantry; Henry c. Ward, Sixteenth IN
fantry; Leopold O. Parker, First IN
fantry; David J. Craigie, Twelfth In
fantry
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17
EQUlPPING THE SOLDIERS
fiard at work at Chickamauga Park
obeying Rush Orders.

A'"'" NJ work at Chickamaupa p.r,,
obeying Rush Orders.
Chlckamauga, June 1.-THE wor, oe
equlpping the volunteer army in accora
ahce with the rush orders received fro~,,
washington is now the main thine n,
Camp Thomas. These rush ordors
which We're responsible for the r,,n,as
lnat 10 regiments would go south at
once are taken by the officers to mea>
mat a large part of the army will hs
USED as soon as it can be got into Sow,
iceable condition. SeA
just now long 1t will take tn f,,,,,,
equip the whole army cannot he exo oti',
stated, put the indications are th.+ .h
work can be promptly finished ~
nance supplies of every descrint,or ~
gan pouring into Chattanooga toaoe
lhis afternoon 1000 rifles arrival sna.'
the Columbia (Tenn) arsenal. ana w
morrow they will be sent to tho ~ ~
and distributed. In several reo,,, an.p
large number of guns hava Id
thrown out as defective. Thess peeh
ments will be provided for f,s iesi-
first lot. AAohi This
Colonel Melville Grigsby has reco,,,o,
t,o'ii washington that all arn,o
ana equipments for the COWBOYS aro ms
inc ROAD and will arrive here with, VII
gay or two. The messages said am" ~ d
Ia. had been clipped several d n"a .ney
When the supplies reach the caw yS ago.
Will be distributed at once, and T. ' ,,.;;,
take only short time for tho ra,., :, "lll
10 De tully equipped. 1t is practin .Hnt
assured as that Colonel Grigsby's men wi,
be among the first to see service '''' Will
Several hundred recruits 10 n..
at the camp daily, and all the rer, wing
WIN be recruited up to the fun s sna.ehts
curing the next few weeks M Tn
crults come from all over the cn me re-
ana are secured by the recruiti ,ouiltrv
GERS sent out from here short . Illl,
ago Inc recruiting work comes . sna
work. equipment
During the next few DAVIS near,,, ~
the regiments will have rifle rangas f sell
target practice. This feature ne ~. lor
training work has been cons,der,li,, the
,ayed' but the army officials havn 49, w..
become so impressed with IFS INV No."
lance that there will be little fnn rpul-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17

Washington county Republicans
should remember that the entrance
of "Judge" Read into the Con-
gressional race was made long
after Frank Plumley of Mortified had
been mentioned as the successor OF
Grout, and two years ago when Crank
Plumley received delegation from
this city, it was found that the light
would not be made in the convention as
Read has made the fight, not to defeat
Grout, but to prevent anyone only him.
self going xsid, well knowing he
could not secure the nomination, yet
still remained in the fight until the day
of the convention. When he was final
TX induced to withdraw with Mr.. Plum
ley after having accomplished his pur-
pose, namely, prevented anyone only
himself going to Congress but Circuit
This year Plumley withdrewearly from
the race because he realized that q
three cornered fight would certainly re-
elect Grout, and because Reid by his
uncalled-for entrance into the race had
mixed matters. Now, should Read by
the slightest chance happen to be the
winner in the convention, how many
wears would it he before Washington
county would be able to land Frank
PlumleyP Now then citizens of Barre
and the county, if you are friends of
Plumley and wish to see him in Con-
grcss, you will certainly send Grout de-
lerates to this wears convention.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-17
How Sam Weller Was Created.

Who is there in the world who does
not hold Sam Weller as one Of his great
est friends? Even the people who swear
by Thackeray as opposed to Dickens
have soft and warm corner in their
hearts for the faithful follower Of the
immortal Mr.. Pickwick.
Few people, however, even today arc
aware Of the way In which the artist
who has given the world SO distinct a
creation conceived and carried out the
picture which the novelist had painted
in words for him.
It was Hablot K. A. Browne, and he,
oddly enough, was selected over the
head Of Thaokeray, who might have
been Dickens illustrator instead Of his
great rival and even superior.
Tho circumstances under which
Browne got his appointment were decid.
eddy peculiar. "The Pickwick Papers, y
in it's we'll known green paper cover,
had only been started little while
when Seymour, who was illustrating it,
killed himself. AS soon as this was
known Browne and Thackeray sent in
sketches, and when the latter called OH
Dickens he was told that Browne had
been selected.
With generosity not usual among
rivals, Thackeray rushed to tell Browne
of his success, and they dined together.
AS soon as dinner was over Browne
went off to get hold Of Robert Young,
a former fellow apprentice, and the two
men set to work.
Browne etched and etched during the
night, while his friend Young bit the
plates in. When morning came, the
first plate was finished.
The first plate was the picture Of Sam
Weller. Weekly.