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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-07-02
Officials Spent the Day i'm
Waiting for News
Shafter Was Fighting, Not Writing.
A Dispatch From. Dewey is
Not. rlade Public
BIZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL WIRE

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE
WASHINGTON July battle Of Ma
na the month like that glorious engagement
battle of the this hemisphere What the
suit be departments Never since the
there such feeling intense interest and
anxiety officials confident that done
everything strengthen Skaters great conflict he
ing they unlimited confidence his discretion his bravery
and his energy The attack today several days before the public mind
expected the battle tribute his energy well judgment
according lights for he undoubtedly found
crush the foe detail following Napoon avorte MAXIM instead Of
allowing them to consolidate and outnumber him.
FIGHTING NOT WRITING.
day along bringing any anxiety
creased and the question mouth Why did he not
reportv AdjGen corbins response brief but pointed:
HE fighting not writing And this accepted likely and
sound explanation.
Just before o'clock dispatch del
cable station Santiago But from engineer officer to Gen.
Miles, and made reference the Of the battle merely
ferring to certain necessary material and live stock
On the whole this absence Of official regarded
rather favorable indication the reasoning being that this mornings
engagement but kmh that army feeling
my to discover and attack his weak spot.
WELCOME NEWS
It nearly signal Office served the welcome
that the retreatng Gen. Miles of opinion
that the action OF today the nature heavy along
the American 'front.' particularly the
to develop the strength the and possible
the vulnerable point along the Spanish
only the definite information and Gen. Miles felt that anv
hour might bring word of general engagement
Stone inclined that after their
stand y the spanards would during night leaving the
city evacuated
EXPECT A RETREAT
The military authorities fully considering the chances
such retreat Of the Spanish from Santiago
ing to shape events that Gen. Safter take
Santiago but will capture the 1000 Spaniards thew r
northwad to effect uncure with Full information
to the possible lines of retreat has placed disposal of the
department - ~
One OF the most interesting General Manager
Continued o
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|BRITAINPREPARI
To Avoid Any Further Delay in the
Evacuation Of fashoda.
us GETTING READY TO FIGHT.
Ships and Men Have Been Summoned
for Active Service.
STOCK MARKET AND BOuRSE AFFECTED
British Emergency Squadron Being Hastily
Assembled at Davenport Shipyards.
A RUSSIAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED As Il SPY
Volunteer RcRiment. and Reserves
Ordered TO Mobili1c-Censorship
STOCK MARKET AND BOURSE AFFECTED
British Emergency Squadron Being Hastily
Assembled at Davenport Shipyards.
A RUSSIAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED As 4 SPY
Volunteer RcEiment. and Reserves
Ordered TO MobiliHc-Censorship
REQUIRED over the papers.

London, October a1.-rhere WINS an
unexpectedly gloomy feeling on the
stock exchange md Paris bourse
tins morning. both these markets
being Influenced 1t liz inferred, ny
the aggressive tone of some OF the
French papers. Besides this. some
thing extraordinary seems to have
happened and II looks as though u
crisis were approaching.
The British naval preparations IRE
certainly being pushed with great
activity. The British emergency
squadron is 9atherinr Mt Devonport
with oil possible speed. Seven bnt-
tiesliips and one cruiser have thus
fur been designated to join the
squadron. Officers and sailors have
been hurriedly recalled from leaves
of absence. several bnttleships nntL
cruisers mt Portsmouth are taking
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their full crews on board and other
| wariike prepa rations arc being
made. A number of signal men now
on duty with the British channel
| squadron which arrived at Gibral-
| tar today, have been ordered home
for service, 1t In presumed on board
| the auxiliary cruisers If the latter
should he required for active serv-
! ice.
sensation has been caused by
the arrest this morning of a sup
posed Russian SPY Mt "a fort near
HarwfclS. The man was nIrendy nm
der surveillance and went 10 IA re-
| doubt, where he tried to obtain some
Information from n sentry regard
| Ing the fertilization. He promptly
| arrested him and Inquiries are
| dents.
IL was also asserted today TINT
the commanding officers of the Lon
don volunteer regiments have re-
| ceived orders to prepare for immc-
diate mobilization and it was as-
serted that the different artillery
corps have been informed ms to the
| forts on the southern md eastern
coasts to which they have been al
! lOtted.
The Pail Mall Gazette this after
noon says; sEnginnd has been and
In even now 80 near war that the
government has carricd Its prepn-
rMtiOns to the farthest limit OF the
preparatory stage. II has arranged
to call out the reserves and military
ard 10 mobilize the volunteers sim
uItancOusIy nmd to form large camps
at various important railway june
lions where rolling stock and loco
motives Will he concentrnted.''
London, November Mos. OF the papers
are full OF alleged war preparations despite
the undoubted fact that the authorities are
doing their best TO discourage publication
and are even denying statements that have
already appeared
Yesterday Monday sudden order was
received at Dover for an experimental mo-
bilization of the defense forces. All the
heights and forts were occupied in a man
R'er giving full satisfaction.
The arsenal at Wo0lwich is working I'M
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
NIcARAGUAN CANAL.
Contract with CraHiB and
Eyre InIOrseL.

Managua, Nicaragua, Octo
; Der 31.--After four days public
discussion the Nicaraguan con-
gress has unanimously approved
: OF the agreement Professionally
made between President Zelaya
; and the American contractors
, and engineers. e. +. Cragln and
Edward Eyre authorizing the
: construction OF an interoceanic
? canal ami empowering the con-
; cessionaires to negotiate with
. The Maritime Canal COMPANY.
The adoption of the clause in the
: agreement declaring that the
: copcession to the Maritime COM
: pany will terminate on October
; 3. 1893, was received with pro-
; longed cheers from congressman
; and the public IN the galleries.
, Congratulatory teIegrains have
!, betn received from tine chief
: cities OF Nicaragua and the
neighboring republics.
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ment promptly withdMws it's troops 10 a
safe district.
The empress dcwager, 1t is reported. has
ordered the Kwang Su troops 10 Pekin 10
serve rs a protection against possible
movement on the part of h. general, Yu
ION Sink Kali whom she believes ID using
the foreign drilled force under his com
mand in the neighborhood of Tien Tsin in
collision with the foreign ENJOYS.
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L Goldman. 81. lie Lester
S. L. Goldman 6 Co,
Cotton Factors.
HOUSTON. TEXAS.
Liberal advances, quick sales and prompt ~
nrns Correspondence solicitad-
WEATHER INFORMATION.
Last Night,. Ren,ling,

Last Nights Readings. ~
The AREA Of high pressure has moved east.
lard I'd Is now central over the lower
ississppi valley. with the highest barometer
ia inches at Memphis.
An area of low pressure is disappearing on
be coast OF Florida and another is moving In
fer the northwest portion of the country
18th the lowest barometer. 1916 inches at St
.auL
The weather is clear except over the north
lest portion. where 1t is generally partly
oudy to cloudy.
No rain reported tonight,
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LockRoY OBJECTS.

Obstacles Thrown In the Way of the
Counsel for the Dreyfus Family.
Paris, October 31-The criminal section
of the court Of cessation appointed coun-
seilors today to proceed with supplement
tary inquiry into the Dreyfus case, and
counsel for the Dreyfus family went to the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
spANIARDs ARE QUIET.
No Sign of NavsI ActivityR at
CRrtaUeun.

NO sign Of NavNl Activity at
4 CartaEenn.
New York. October 3l.-The
= World has the following cable
= from Caruagens:
There is no sign OF naval or
= military activaty at this port,
= where are the principal Spanish
4 dockyards and arsenals. Several
= torpedo boats and destroyers OF
+ Camara's fleet are lying in the
4 harbor dismantlcd and neg
4 lected with scratch crews and
4 only skeleton staff OF officers.
= The war vessels here are In a
= state Of entire unpreparedness, :
4 officers and sailors having got
= an unlimited ,'fuTiough for econ
= ony's sake.
= The torpedo school is pursuing
= in "a leisurely w5g it's usual :
= studies In submarine defenses I
= and mines, but the works on :
= the Notifications. which were :
= begun before the war ceased,
=. are abandoned. The idea OF :
+ Spain provoking a renewal OF :
\ hostilities Is treated as ludicrous. :
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INACTIVITY AT cADlx.
Admiral Churrucc~ Crippled
by Luck o. Means.

z aaf
New York. October 3l.--The
World has uhs following cable
from Csdix:
The only actiyity noticeable
at Cadls is at the stores OF tho
T Spanish Transatlantic COM
pany which IA preparing to
= BRING home from Cuba the sick
and wounded soldiers and those
8 whose time has expired.
Special inquiries niadc by the
= World correspondent here show
T that ADMIRAL Churrucca. the n
naval commander Of this district,
7 DIS trying to keep the warshlps
7 un,eer his charge in tolcrable
= trim. but a lack OF money, de-
: spite repeated appeals to Madrid, 81
2 cripples him severely. One bat
: tlesl-ip. two cruisers, one de- i
= stroyer 9nd four torpedo boats
7 could be got ready here with q
= months notice.
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Propnbiiitier.

Washington. October sl.-For East Texas:
Fair fresh south winds.
West Texas: Fair. followed by rain in
northern portion; cooler; winds shifting to
northwest
New Mexico; Fair in southern portion: rain
in northern portions; cooler; south to south
west winds.
Indian Territory and Oklahoma: Fair: cool
err in western portion; south to southwest
winds
Arkansas: Fair; warmer: south winds.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01

that Count Muravieff. the Russian foreign
minister, while on his recent visit prom
ised Russian support in rcopeniag the
whole Egyptian question. and that Major
Marchand will be instructed to fall back
and maintain his occupation OF all Bahr-
El-Iiaztl.
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HoRRoas OF THE SEA.
Crew Of . Wrecked schooner Have
Reached Hose Again.

Drew OF q WferKGu NCuUUWtf W&Ve
Reached Horse AgntN.
Especial Dispatch to The POST
Nassau. N. H.. OctoUEr 3i--The SCHOONER
Jamie r. Wiley. which sailed from Jack
with lumber, encountered q hurricane. a.
Octeber l. 600 miles east Of Abarcpn. The
schooner ives Jismeslod hsr boats and
lighthouses swept away and her provtstona
and wstsr lost. The yessel drifted 20
Walkers hey, Abacom. end on October y
was totally wrecked on red. Captain
George g. Benney and crHE " six Wers
tahen on starvine. Raw fsh and 81
xrass haA been their only fool Tar fMen1y-
three days. The shtpwrecned mel ssvtyed
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France.. xew Cabinet.

Paris, October 81 The new cabinet u
constituted as follows:
~, Lebret. minister OF Justice; NJ. Du-
puy. premier and minister Of interior; Nj.
Defreycinet. minister Of war; ". Iockroy.
minister Of marine; n. Deicasse. minister
OF foreign affairs: NJ. Pierral minister OF
finance; NJ LeGlis. minister Of pablo
instructions: NJ. OGoncle- minister o.
commerce, NJ. Gulllaine. minister Of coio-
MES: NJ yiger.. minister Of agriculture;
II. Krantze. minister of public works.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
JOINT OCCUPATION.

suggestion TINT the Powers Opcrntc
y,ic Railway In China.
Pekirs5 October 3f.--Baron Won Heckins.
the Gei nan minister to China, has pro-
posed 10 the representatives OF the powers
at PekIn joint occupation of the railway
from sl,sn Hal Kwan, province Of Pc Chi
LII, to kin. thus securing communication
with coast unless the Chinese govern
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
STILL HOLD OFFICE.

Spa nl.h Officials All Took the Oath
Of Allegla nee.
Especial Gable Dispatch to the New York Her-
aid and The Houston Post. copyrighted,
1893. by James Gordon Bennett
Santiago. October 81 ~ Colonel hoods
regiment has arrived at Gibrario. whsre
the Americans quietly took pOssssstop at
the town. TO the municipal officers va
given the alternative III signing the 0stss
OF allegiance or Of being dismissed All y
them sigued the oath.
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ministry of war for the purpose OF studying
the secret documents in the case. NJ Lock
roy who ia still acting as minister Of war
rend ng the Installation OF his successor.
NJ De Freycbnet. raised difficulties about
delivering this documents and only allowed
counsel to inspect certain OF them.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-01
REDUCING NAVAL FORCE.
Only Two Torpedo Boats to he Kept
In Commission.

OnIy TWO 'TOrpcUO bOuVN 10 DC HNeVt
In Commission.
Especial Dispatch to The Post.)
Washington. October Silt 10 the inten-
ton of the navy department to place gu!
of commission all OF the torpedo boats in
the Atlantic except the Morris and Dupont
which will be used for experimental and
training purposes.
Reduction OF the volunteer naval forca
is proceeding with great rapidity. l was
told today that of the S56 officers who
held telegraphic communication during
tho war 465 have been honorably dis
charged and ten more will be discharged
tomorrow.
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WHAT FRANCE YIELDS.
only Re.erye. One Dl.trlct

Z Only Reserves One District I
: for Further Discussion. 1
= Paris, October 81 ,1S9S.--Le 4
: Claire says II learns On re- I
: liable authority that the 4
Fashodin question will he 4
settled favOrably to Great 4
Britain by the recall of Ma 4
+ iOr Marchnnd. France. this 4
: paper adds, yields all, re- 4
; servtnH only the question 4
= Of right To Buhr-el-tihaxai 4
= district. which she does not 4
consider az belonging to 4
: Egypt. 4
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Troops Ordered 70 Fa.hosa~

London, November 1.-The Cairo corre-
spondent OF the Daily Mail Gays N Egyp.
tian battalion has been dispatched to Fa-
shoda.
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MOT included In means.
General observations.
Observations taken by the United States
weather burea at p. M. yesterday, 18th me-
rid!an time:
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Cotton Belt Bulletin.

FTosts IN COTTON belt, Brenbam and Dallas
.ght. Arlington. Batesgille, Bolivar Corinth
Decatur. fernando. Holly Springs, Milan and
nscumbia killing. Cheraw, Lumberton and
Cotton Region Bulletin.
For the twenty-four hours ending q. n.
yesterday. 18th meridian time:
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Paris, October 3I.-The Ameri-
can commissioners have demanded
the eession Of the whole OF the
Philippines.
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[A1batrOSS
Flour

Manufactured from the purest
soft Winter Wheat. Superior
to any Flour on the market.
Your grocer has It and wants
to supply you with it, for he
knows its quality. and that
you will be pleased with the
Flour and buy again.
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Especial Cnbte Dispatch to the New York Hss.
aid and The Houston Post. Copyrighted.
1893. by James Gordon DennettJ
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1898-01-14
AVOCa.

Z. $. Dodge was in Port Huron ON
Monday.
will Maplethorp is clerking IN Sher-
man Moore's store.
MIR. and Mrs. Thomas Brush were in
Port Huron Tuesday.
Henry Maury and family, of Alb
hottsford visited with CIV. Locke over
Sunday.
II. NJ. Wadsworth, of Valley Centre.
was the guest of Miss Maud Hill over
Sunday.
D. Quail & Son have just received a
carload of Western corn. Now Is the
time TO buy.
Fred Mathews, of Yale, is here thu
week looking after the drug business
for II. A. McKenna.
Mrs. II. A. Newkirk returned home
on Monday after weeks visit WITH
friends at Apologize.
Miss Leah Newkirk, who has beer
visiting her brother II. A. Newkirk, re
turned to her home in Port Huron OIL
| Monday.
The dwelling house of Calvin Rus
sci northwest of this village was total.
DESTROYED by fire last Friday evening
Loss about 50 900; no insurance.
George Golden returned to Mendor
Ohio, on Tuesday after visiting VII
friends for the past two weeks, ~
brother Will accompanying him as Ia
as Port Huron.
The other day some of our boy
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StilSOn.

Mrs. p. Mcdonald Is on the SICK llst'
Elsie Mcdonald is visiting her cousin
Cora Smith.
There is IA case of diphtheria in F.
Lohr's family.
MIR. and Miss Elliot called on Mr..
and Miss Eastman Wednesday.
w. w. Lords auction sale was large
ly attended and everything sold at a
good price.
Mrs. l.. Eastman, of Peck, moved
to her new home at Brown Clty three
weeks ago. Last week Tuesday she
was taken sick with diphtheria. Hel
mother was sent for to care tor her anc
everything was done to relieve and
cure her but she passed away Friday
morning at O'Clock leaying nus
band and two children to mourn th'
loss of n loving wife and kind mother
The remains were inferred in the Gem
etery at Peck.
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES.

u
Whereas, default has been made in the terms
and conditions of Il certain mortgage bearing
date the 20lh day of November. 1890, eXecut-
ed by Levi Morrill,, Jr. and Allit E. Morrill,, his
of the Register of Deeds for st. Clair County,
Mich, in l.iber 81 of Mortgages, on page 492, on
The Doth day of Nov. 1890, which mortgage has
been duly transferred by the last will and tesla
ment of the said Adam W. Bogart TO Belmont d..
Bogart.
And whereas there is claimed to be due on the
said mortgage at date hereof the tull sum of
81 600 as principal, and the sum OF 263, as In
terest and the further sum of $4,000 as an attor-
ney fee stipulated for in said mortgage, all of
which is due and payable at date hereof, and no
suit or proceedings having been instituted at law
or i'm equity to recover said amounts or any part
thereof, whereby { e power OF sale contained in
said mortgage has become operative.
Now, therefore .0tl, is Hereby given that by
virtue of said power OF sale In said mortgage
contained, and in pursuance of the statutes In
such case made and rovided, the said mortgage
will be fOreclOsed by sale OF the premises III
said mortgage described, at public auction, ia
the highest bidder at the front door OF the Court
that being the place where the Circuit Court Ion
said county Is held. on the 2Sth day of March
1898, AT 90 o'clock in the afternoon OF that day
which said premises are described IN said mort
gage as follows The southeast quarter G) OF the
southwest quarter % of section eleven QD
township eight tS) north. range fourteen u4) cas-
excepting therefrom piece OF land in the south
west corner of the above described land, com
mencing at the southwest corner OF the above
described land, thence running north eighteen
rods, thence east twenty rods, thence soutl
eighteen rods, thence west twenty rods 10 th'
place of beginning.
Dated this 9th day of Dec, 1897.
ADAM w. BOGART, Mortgagee
BELMONT ID. BOGART,
HARVEY TAPPAN, Assignee under VIII
Attorney for Assignee under VIII. 35-13
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Melvin.

Duncan McPhee and wife spent
Monday in Brown City.
Dennis Shell, of Jeddo, spent last
week with relatives here.
Elmer Gilbert went to Saginaw Tues
day where he will spend the winter
Rumor has it that another church
will be uuilt in our town the coming
spring.
Fife Thompson went to Gera We'd
nesdav where she will spend two
months with her sister Mrs. Frank
Gilbert.
Watson McPhee, Jane and Benjamin
Briggs returned home Friday. a1tei
spending three weeks with relatives I'D
Canada.
Quite a number, including the Mel
vim band, attended the Oyster supper
at Mr.. Hydorn's at Valley Centre FIJI
day evening.
Elmer Moore has moved his drug
store to Roseburg. Messrs, Beal " Co.
have bought the building lately va
Gated by Elmer and will put in gen
eral store. Our town is now left with
out drug store.
The Ladies' Aid will have q 10 CEN
supper at William Murray''s Tuesday
evening, Jan. 18th. Everybody come
and have a good time. very large
crowd was present last Tuesday at u
G. Burt's. The proceeds OF the even
ing was $40. Great credit Is due TN
Melvin Band for the music winch they
furnished. Every one should try an'
help the boys along. What IS OF NOR
benefit and appreciated by the cltizen
of a town more than q goou pane
which we know Melvin will soon nav
if the boys keep improving as tne
have of late. The band VIII De pre'
ent at William Murray's.
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Something TO Depend On.

Mr.. James Jones, of the finn OF
Jones q Son, Cowdon, H., in speaking
Of DR.. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife WAS attacked WIN
La Grippe, and her case grew, so ser,
.ous that physicians at Cowden ana
Pana could do nothing for her. Ii
seemed to develop INTO hasty consump
ton, Having Dr. Kings New Dlscov
cry in store, and selling lots OF 1t, ne
took a bottle home, and TO the sur
prise of all she began to get better
from the first dose, and half dozeI
dollar bottles cured her sound an'
we'll. DIR. Kings New Discovery 10
Consumption, Coughs and Colds
guaranteed to do this good work. Irl
Il. Free trial bottles at Grant Holden
! drug store.