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centers. Sir Charles Mitchell. who has ad--
vised the British colonial office On the sit
uation at Manila, Is well known to the
British officials here. He is governor gen.
eral OF the Straits settlements. his home
being at Singapore. which has cable com.
munication with Manila.
Reports Cause uneasiness. =
The late reports that Manila was being
bombarded caused much uneasiness at tha
foreign headquarters. 1t was said that IL
the town itself was under bombardment.
serious complications might arise. as non-
combatants and the foreign colonies, it Ia
held. should have been entitled 10 at least
twenty-four hours notice of an attack
upon the town proper. II. however, Com
modore Dewey Is combining his lombard
ment to Cavite and other forts. no such
question can arise.
The Spanish reverse at Manila seriously
depletes the Spanish navy at time when
II is most in need of ships. With the burn
ing of the two cruisers Reina Christina
and the Castillo. Spain has lost two of her
best second-rate cruisers. The Christina
was single crew bark-rigged ship, go
feet long with displacement of 5000 tons.
She had total of twenty-one guns. rang
ing from the six-inch breech-loading Hon.
toria down to the small machine guns. and
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conduct the first expedition to Cuba, have
been ordered to proceed to Tampa The
officials, however, decline to make public
any information regarding the expedition
or the place in Cuba where 1t is to land.
The quartemaster's department has be-
gun negotiations with the railroad compa-
mics for the transportation Of the volunteers
to their mobilization points. and 1t 10 ex-
pected arrangements will be made for uni
form rates on all the lines, so as to move
the troops with the least expense. Gen.
Merritt. commanding the department Of the
East. with headquarters at New York. was
at the war department today for eonsulta-
ton with Secretary Alger.
The purpose of his visit. other than stat
Cd. was not divulged. The officers Of the
commissary department at New York city
today opened proposals for supplying food
to the army of 1s5. 900 men, IL the govern
ment finds 1t necessary to contract for that
number 1t is said the officials are opposed
to buying concentrated foods. on the adj
vice of the medical department Of the SER
vice.
Ambassadors Have No News.
Although the British colonial office had
beeen fully advised of the American sue
cess az Manila. the authorities In London
did not communicate with the British am
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No OFFICIAL REPORT
REACHES washington.
Continued From Page L

time outside of MansIa proper. Il 5 be
lieved the ofaesx,s have pot decided what
TO do with the stands at the end OF the
war bst In their possession the United
States viii enjoy a powerful weapon In
enforeing terms o. peace with Spain.
Supporting Porto Rico shah next Be
seized, Il would seem that Spain would
have li.sie TO encourage her In further re-
distance. particularly as the fall Of Porto
Rico would mean the loss to her OF her
ironeiad feet should they cross the At
iantsc
There fs no talk yet OF European inter-
ven;ion. but ore or the most beneficial re-
suits Of Dewey's victory yesterday Is that
a deep impression has been made upon the
European powers. who can now no longer
afford to blind themselves 70 the fact that
man 20 man. the American navy Is equal
10 any in the world. There was no exhibs-
ton such as was sneer:ugly predicted in
the European press of weakness IN the
American fee, caused by the fact that 1t
was OF heterogeneous composition.
1t IL safe to say that after the battle at
Manila the European powers will conclude
that the American flag always floats over
an American crew. regardless Of the ma
tionaiity or racial descent Of the men who
fight the guns.
The impression produced Is likely to de-
ter the European powers from hasty In
teryention. and the present indications are
Satr
with Spain at our own pleasure, always
providing We do not set involved IN the
Eastern question through obtaining pos
session OF the Philippines. Ii is entirely
possible that Commodore Dewey may SEE
cure his promotion to the rank Of admiral
through this splendid exhibition OF pluck.
determination. discretion. and sailors
Qualities he maintained in yesterdays bat
tie
The naval law, however. does not permit
Of promotion except by seniority, so that
4. probably would be requisite for congress
10 pass special resolution. such as was
done In the case OF Comomdore Melville.
TO afford him his well-earned promotion.
Naval Militia Rapidly Recruiting.
The naval militia of the country Is has
tening to extend it's aid to the government.
Commodore Emerson. OF the Maryland ma
val militia. came TO the navy department
today and informed Lieut.. Gibbons, the
energetic young officer who has done 80
much to form the naval militia. that he
has gathered another battalion OF 100 men.
which would be ready soon for active ser
vice.
Commander Little, OF the Rhode Isiano
militia. was also visitor at the DEPART
men,, aud explained that he had 200 men
ready for mobilization. Commander Nor
ton, of the North Carolina naval militia.
called personally, and succeeded in having
the department change its order, made In
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A SPANISH COASTERS FOLLY.
The Insane Proclamation of the Governor Of the
Philippines.
Fuii Text Of philippine prcc.amatioa.

host-
that We
nat GIVE
Ixaan alfonso UNIV dEreputaha
constituted OF all nave
perfdous
victories viii
justice OF our
sympathis Of all nations viii emerge u
without
appear insolenc cQwardice and cyncfsm
ruhanly
of pretending
he juspIrd by a courage which incapable
capable OF realization
riches
hands
by
notg
old
civilized cultivated
a patriot, and viva
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Accommodating GA Gibraltar.

NEW YORK. May a dispatch 10 the
Hesa.d from Gibraltar says: The de-
s'Foyes Des;EueSor on Sunday pursued
previous days. Naval men are heg!n-
ming 70 ASA MIA: 1: All means. There
Was srest patriotic demonstration AZ
i-iaea, across the Spanish frontier. TIE
ansi-Eaglsa feeling Is spreading. Az
officer vito has crossed the frontier has
besn STOPPED. There is a great display
- Spanish eolors. especially by women.
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at Paris Berlin OF other capitals notify
their representatives here. This ss taken
% indicate that the foreign offices Will
not commanicst 10 events OF strictly MILL
tary character. and also hat tire Ameri-
can occupation Of the Philippines has not
Yet assumed a political aspect az foreign
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the case % the monitor Nantucket. SO as
10 allow the North Carolina militia, instead
at the militia a. South Carolina. 10 take
iAai monitor from Wilmington 10 Port
Regal
-Four flags were Displayed today for Tie
frs time 81 many months from the STATS
buildings, ana on the east front a huge
garrison Tag 6oatsd over all. in honor OF
the victory e: The American feet al Man
ia yesterday.
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GREAT REJOICING ON
THE FLYING SQUADRON.


COngratalatory Messages Cablea -
Commodore Dewey by His Old
Friends and shipuaates.
on BOARD THE FLAGSHIP BROOK
LyN. Off FORT MONROE. May BE
fore the newspaper boy brought the spe-
csai editions with news OF the battle Of
Manila on board this morning. those who
slept until o'clock were awakened by
tie sharp reports OF guns. With the ex-
cepsion OF the morning and evening guns
always expected. any explosion creates ex-
element now, and this was the case today
until IL Was learned that the steamer
Scorpion was firing a salute. The salute
was returned. and then came the news
papers. containing the Associated Press
dispatches OF Dewey's victory.
From. sioker 10 commodore. every man
10 the squadron knew OF the victory with
ing an hour and there was the greatest ex-
element. Officers and men went at rou-
tine work with enthusiasm. Knots OF those
OF duty discussed the mesger details and
nearly everybody said:
II told you so.''
COtnlsodofS ScHstF EeIused TO DISCUSS the
matter except to say.
lit was wha. was 10 be expected from
Dewey"
AS the more definite news OF Drwey's
success came there was great jubilation.
The Brooklyn was the first ship to carry
Commodore Dewey's flag, and through the
Associated Press these messages were
sent.
To Dewey: The Brooklyn, which first
few your dag. glor!es in your victory.
fSigned) "OFFICERS AND CREW.
ITO Dewey: The flying squadron says
to the Asiaic squadron: Bully boys;
congratulations "SCHLEY."
It WAS with great difficulty that the men
could be restrained from outbursts OF en-
thusiasm when the bulletins of the Asso-
ciated Press were posted forward and
Commodore Schiey said IL the official news
WAS as good as the Associated Press no
would let the men yell themselves hoarse
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Recruiting the Troops.

The w1F department is bending ali It's en-
rFstss 70 ;ae mastering IN Of the volunteers
and the recruiting 0: tie regular army 20
Is fun ~ac strength or SC 80 men. Secre-
;ary AlgcT ana Gen. Mics had a long eon-
srTenes With tse president this afternoon.
Presumably N resaT, - appointments To
re vol41teer service. In a. few days all
The troops tk&t have teen ordered ~ Tam
"a are expected - reach that place. ard
ha e.sht LARGE transports. watch are =
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the Cuban colony here called upon the
United States minister. Irving B. Dudley,
yesterday to express the gratitude OF the
Cubans at the attitude OF the United
States toward the independence Of cuba
Mr.. Dudley. in reply. said he would cor
municate the facts to his government. itss'
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plies. to any serious extent. and that he
has ample supplies Of this vital character
10 carry OH such operations ss may be
necessary.
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Mosby VIII Get q Command.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2--In respoAso
to telegram volunteering his services.
Col. John 8. Mosby. OF this city. has ~
feet that the commander-in-chief had d. !,
ready recommended him in connection w3sn
tho raising of troops In the south. 80 ~
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DeWty HUI FItut} Of AthfhuhftfOh.
WASHINGTON. May NAVAL bureau
chiefs. who have charge of equipping the
fleets with ammunition and coal. say that
Commodore Dewey's engagement Of yes
terday did not deplete his stock of projec-
tiles. powder. coal and other necessary sup
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selves they must decide their fate 20 a. TO
prevent them falling into anarchy"
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What ~s.. Ne Their Fate.

LONDON. May s,-Tae Morning Pes,
Says.
'The caitet States must decide quickly
aboes the Philippines. If they leave half
done The TASK thes hsYs, begun the cssasa.
caSacSs may be most serious II they ara
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spanish Ina safe Cruising er.aaa.

GIBRALTAR. May s-Three snauise
torpedo boats continue cruising between.
csuSa. TsgtGa and A!s.srs.
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ENGLISH TALK on THE VICTORY.

The Mail quote. Nelson and Ranks
the Commodore With fzrra&nt-
LONDON. May 2.-The Daily Mai. IN
an editorial iris morning On the engage
rsent AZ Manila. says:
1T was, in Nelson's words. not vie
tory. sut annahIlas.on.' and 1t proved
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The Temerario SIM :. E.....Aa.

RIO JANEIRO. May 1.-The Spantsh gum,
boat Temerario still remains at Ensnada
on the La Plata. where she has been for
day or two undergoing repairs TO her ma
chinery.
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Cuban. Express Their Gratitude.
LIMA. Peru. Nay IA deisxat.on from
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spofldent OF The Daily Mall says:
Capt. Gen. Augusta has catlsd the gov
eminent asking an Immediate reply as 10
tire request Of the Chinese at Manila 70
place themselves under the protection az
the British, The government has replied
that IL woala uphold Spanish sovereignty
IN Us integrity. while respecting ,nterna-
ticnat rights. The answer had last arrived
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LebeCk 6 COrin
sAA sAAssssAsssssssS@ssas

see the abandonment of Forts Apache.
Grant and Huachuca, in Arizona, and
Wingate and Union, in New Mexico.
The only reason why the government
keeps troops in these God-forsaken
regions now is because of fancied fear
of the Indians.
1t is also the policy of the govern
ment TO turn over all abandoned mill
tary posts in the Indian country to the
red men, to be used as agencies; thus,
in Utah, can be seen the Ouray agen-
cy, once the site of old Fort Roubi-
douX; in Montana can be seen the Fort
Peck Agency, once the site of mill
tary cantonment of that name, and in
Arizona the Fort Defiance agency
tlOurishes where once stood that sem
tinel of the advance of civilization
westward, Fort Defiance.
In speaking of the Apaches recently,
General Summer said: "It is generally
| misunderstood, this question of the
| Apache Indians. They are generally
| looked upon as being bloodthirsty.
| fierce warriors. On the contrary, I
never dealt with easier Indians to han
| die They arc making as rapid strides
| toward civilization as any band in the
| United States, and no more need
| watching than many OF the tribes of
| the Indian Territory. The ULes are
vastly more turbulent and trouble
| some"
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bugle or whistle are combinations of
long and short blasts, as for example:
One long one, HALT" Two long ones,
Forward" Two short ones and one
long one, ITO the rear! Two long ones
and two short ones, Commence fir
ing!" One long one and two short
ones, cease firing" The non-com-
ms5ioned officers along the line, hear
ing these signals, repeat the commands
to the men.
Aboard ship there also Is great
economy of vocal power. If the steel
sides of the vessel are not being
pounded by shot and shell, the officers
can make themselves heard between
shots, but their words are few. AS for
the men, the experience Of an observer
aboard one of our vessels at the des-
truction of Cervera's fleet is to the
point. He said he expected to hear the
men rush to quarters with yell and
then cheer as they saw the enemy's
discontinue. On the contrary, the
only sound was the boom of the guns,
the men going on with their work like
silent machines.
Yet the human voice has its value.
Who shall say that it is any less than
tnOSe from metal tnroatSF IL comes
when there's a full in the firing, when
bayonets are fixed, when men nerve
themselves and start forward at run
over the short but shOt-sweot space
between them and the enemy. Then
the voice will make Itself heard-no
rules or regulations ever could prevent
it if they rried. Seemingly, it is the
shout that carries the men forward,
upward, over the breastworks.
We heard considerable about the
differentiation between the Southern
cry and the Northern cheer during the
Civil War. The former was a high
keyed, piercing yell: the latter a deep
chested "Hurrah," leaving out of the
word all but the vowel sound. How
do they sound now, blended? Amer-
cas- focmen will Eever stop to tell.
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INDIANS ARE GROWING GOOD.
Army Posts in Arizona and New
Mexico to be Abandoned.

From the Denver Times.
1t is rumored in department head
quarters that there will be a rafting Of
dry bones at some of the older West
crn posts in the near future. AS a re-
suit of the shakc-up, predictions are
that a number of them will be stricken
from the list of necessary stations, and
either sold at auction or turned over to
the Indian service for agencies.
Whipple Barracks, Arizona, was
abandoned some time ago, and but a
small handful of men are kept there
under Lieutenant Tupes. AS negotia-
tions for the sale OF this post are about
completed, the detachment will proba-
bly, be Withdrawn in a short time, after
which 1t will be turned over to a GUS
todian, who will look after Uncle Sam S
interests until the sale is consummat-
ed 1t may be used as a training
ground for several Arizona troops,
which are being fitted for service at
the front. but nothing definite on this
score is yet known.
Five years ago II was thought the
height Of folly to think of abandoning
any of the Arizona military posts,
which are in the region infested with
Apaches, but today it seems to be the
settled policy of the government TO
make these men self-supporting, and,
therefore, safe citizens. AS rapidly as
the Dawes bill requirements are COM
piled with the Indians are admitted to
the rights OF suffrage. These require
ments are the severance of all tribal
relationships and the adoption of the
modes and habits of civilization" This
will soon cover the whole Apache tribe,
once so bloodthirsty, and 1t is not i'm
probable that the next FIVE months will
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THE HUMAN VOICE IN BATTLE.
Of Little Use Except in Giving the
Cheer that Accompanies the
Charge,

SudISes
From the Hartford Courant.
The human voice in battle has a pc
culiar, precise value. The value does
not lie in the giving of orders. It re-
Quires no great mental strain to under
stand tnat il the heat Of an engage
mcnt the guns do all the talking that's
audible. The youthful author of THE
RED Badge of Courage" represented q
corporal couversing freely with a
cOmrade at least thirty feet away in "A
line that was repellng q fierce Con-
foderate onslaught Any one who has
spent Fourth of July in an American
city can appreciate the absurdity of
that and any one who has ever stood
in lire of soldiers firing knows that
after the first snoCk To the tympanum
he seems t. hear nothing Whatever
the individual discharges are wholly
indiStinguishablc to him, and his cap
tain close behind him might screech
his throat out and yet make no inn
preston. Then as the smoke settles
back there is an almost OVerpCNering
sense of isolation. You don't realize
your inability to distinguish sounds: If
you give 1t thought you find n vague
idea that the atmosphere is most dense
and oppressive, that you are sort Of
shut in by some impenetrable sub
stance which you can neither see nor
| feel. National Guardsmen who have
been in firing drills will remember that
scnsa tion.
With the modern fire guns there's
| little firing by men in mass except
| when the company rallies" to rcpel an
| attack. Then a circle or scmi-circle is
| formed around the officers and the bull
! let's are sent in every direction as fast
as they can travel. In the extended
| order" on the skirmish line it is impos-
| Flble for q man to hear himself
think" but with line extending rods
! away to the right and left, and with a
| strong wind blowing, 70 say nothing of
| the musketrY, the officers voice can
not be equal to the emergency. SO he
| resorts 10 signals-visual, with his
| sword, when smoke and landscape will
| allow; otherwise with the bugle, or
with a hoarse whistle i'm the hilt of his
sword. Properly drilled soldiers of 1898
| readily interpret the signals. Those
! with the sword are simple: those by
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NOVEMBER 2S,

Mike Doughcrty, dgayman, Carbondalc.
Make Grimes. real estate, Scranton.
James w. Connolly, carpenter, Scranton.
William StOddard, huCkster, Benton.
Thomas u. Rcgan hotel, Scranton.
David II. Parry, police, Scranton.
r. w. Walker jr, Carponter, Scranton.
Walter MCNiChUlS. miner, Carbundale.
Peter Mcdonald, gentleman, CarbOndalc
J. Raish, farmer, Lchigh.
Harry lloNonstrG painter, COvington.
John W. Shult2, laburCr, Scranton.
r. T.. Iitzloman. matchmaker, Scranton.
Steven Fitzpatrick. school director Simp-
son.
Eugene Burke. miner. Carbondale.
James SneC, tcamStcr, Simpson.
Charles c. Stevens, foreman, Scranton.
William n. Bronson, clerk. Carbondale.
G. II. Shedd, mil>man, Scranton.
Harry Miller, farmer. South Abingdon.
j. j Brown, cigar manufacturer Scran-
John Cummings, clerk. Olyphant.
6. II. Reynolds laborcr Scott.
John A. i'ruchc, machnist Scranton.
H. j. Han, bOOkCcpor, Scranton.
T.. ]. WCttcr, carpenter, Scranton.
Frank Robinson. carpenter Carbondale.
Thomas }. Canavan, marble cutter,
Gilbert Pierce, bookkccpcr, Blakcly.
w. T.. Griffith, farmer Spring Brook.
w. r. Jones, agent. Scranton.
w. NJ; Bronson, clerk; Carbondale.
John NJ. IIoganCamp, laborcr, Carbondale.
J. y. Grave, farmer, Scott.
Willard Sweet. fireman, Taylor
Peter IIiltZ, grocer, Scranton.
A. T.. Simcrson, farmer, Roaring Brook.
Sidney :. jay, wOOdworker Scranton.
Charles Meade huckstcr Scranton.
y. T.. Reed, farmer, Newton.
j. Il. Neal ir., student, Scranton.
George G.. Phillips, carpenter, Scranton.
William Loek. miner Blallely.
MaliChai ManniOn. miner, CarbOndale.
ID. W. Davis, clerk, Scranton.
H. w. FCrhcr. mOuldrr, Scranton.
j. ID. Kaufman, conductor, Scranton.
Henry Jordan, labOrcr, Archibald.
H. G. Roberts. merchant, Blallely.
]. NJ. Dewey, books, Scranton.
Peter Mcdonald, gentleman, Carbondale.
George Wandell. laborcr Ransom.
II. Hope. laborer, CarbOndale.
Hamilton sherman, contractor, Waverly.
Lewis a. Osborne architect, Scranton.
II. r. Lathropc, bookccper Bakely.
Arthur Nickel, iaborer, Clifton.
Humphrey Williams, farmer, Spring
Brook.
c. T. Boland, contractor Scranton.