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Number of Troops Captured.

Washington, July 25.-The war de-
partment has received a dispatch from
General Shafter dated Santiago, July
"a in which SAYS: Lieutenant Miley
has returned from San Luis and Palma
Soriano where he went four days ago to
receive surrender of Spanish troops
They were on the verge of starvation
and l have 10 send them rations to-
morrow. If the numbers keep up as
they have there will be about "a, 900
to ship away-nearly 10000 here, 5000
from San Luis, 5000 from Guantanamo,
and over 1000 at Sagua and Baracoa.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
POSSE FIGHTING TRAIN THUGS.
Seventy Five Shots Exchanged with a Re
suit Yet Unknown.

Fort Worth, Tex, July 22.-The south
bound Santa Fe passenger train due
here at 1920 last night was held {,
near Saginaw, eight miles north, by
masked men. The robbers ordered the
engine run to North Fort Worth, three
miles from the city. The sheriff s posse,
city officials and armed zens went To
the scene on a yard engine.
Reports reached here that some sew
enty-five shots were exchanged b tween
the robbers and officers. owing 10 the
lateness Of the hour no definite details
can be learned
Later.-Two men just brought in the
engine Of the held up train. The cab is
literally perforated with bullets and COW
cred with blood. The engineer is fatal
ly wounded and the fireman is missing,
One of the officers is also said to haNs
been killed in the melee. The robbers
failed 20 get into the safe, but they all
escaped-siX in number.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
ARMS DRAFTS ANOTHER DOCUMENT
Gives Mckinley Hint I'm the Direction
of Garcia's Protest.

Santiago de Cuba, July 25.-A docu-
ment which is being circulated for sig
nature among Cuban residents in San
tiago, addressed to the president OF the
United States, thanking him for the
cooperation Of the army OF the United
States, and expressing the hope that the
American government will recognize
Cuban sovereignty in the surrendered
portion of the province Of Santiago de
Cuba, was drafted by Arms, the news
paper correspondent on the staff of the
Cuban General Castillo who drafted the
alleged letter of protest from General
Garcia TO General Shafter. Following
is the text OF the document:
To President Mckinley: The under
signed, Cubans by birth, land owners and
residents ofSantiago de Cuba, represent
inEwith their families the nom -combatant
population that suffered for many wears
Spanish rule in this section of the ISL
and, wish 20 express their warmest
thanks to the people of the United States
for delivering them from the insuffer-
able yoke of Spanish rule. They also
wish to express their absolute conf
dence in the good faith and humanitar-
ian purposes OF the United States. and
in the pledge that the territory Of Cuba
Is not to be conquered by the American
troops for purposes of annexation.
I'VE believe. and would urge. that our
own people are capable of fulfilling the
international obligation TO establish a
government for the island. Cuba in the
future may possibly become-in the
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Gen. Grant Drills His Troops.

Chickamauga Park. Ga, July %
The Third brigade. commanded by Gen
eral Fred Grant-Fifth Illinois, under
the command of Lieutenant Frank p.
Wells; First Kentucky, directed by Col
Castleman; and the Third Kentucky. by
Colonel Smith-went on an extended
order drill Saturday from o'clock a.
m. until nearly noon. General Grant
mounted a cannon and directed the
movement of the troops from that ele-
walton. The movements of the troops
consistedof manoeuvers similar 10 thos e
employed in time Of battle.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
DELAY FOR CAMP TANNER MEN.
Some Equipment Which VIII Not BE
There for Several DAYS

Springfield. Ills. July 25.-There has
been another delay in getting supplies
for the soldiers at Camp Tanner and
this may delay the contemplated move
ment Of the troops. Major Ballou has
received a message from Rock Island
stating that the haversacks and can
teens asked for would not be sent until
the latter part of this week. Unless the
command is moved ahead without wait
ing for these supplies the Ninth will not
get away tomorrow. as was expected.
1t is now settled that the Eighth will
be attached 10 General Lees division
and it will probaly be under General
Barkley, OF this city. There appears
to be no foundation for the story printed
in a Chicago paper 90 the effect that
Major Ballou is to be dropped from the
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
NEARLY 400 NEW CASES OF FEVER
In One Day at santiago-Many Cases of
yellow-Report of Deaths.


Washington, July ga dispatch re-
ceived last night by Adjutant General
Corbin says that 1856 new cases Of fever
Of all classes we've reported in his camp
before Santiago Saturday AS the same
dispatch reports only rour deaths-and
none Of them from yellow fever-from
among the hundreds of cases Of fever
known 10 exist in the camp, the war
authorities are more than ever inclined
TO the belief that the cases Of yellow fe-
yer are Of mild type.
Some clear cases Of yellow fever are
reported, but the officials say they are
few as compared with those Of other
feVers. General Skaters dispatch was
as follows. dated July "a: Number Of
new cases OF fever OF all classes for
yesterday. approximately S96; deaths
not previously reported-Private Dan
iel A. Stone, Company ID, First Illinois
infantry, typhoid fever, July 20; Ser
geant j. Blair regimental quartermas-
ter. Twelfth infantry, died July 22,
dengue fever and asthenia; July 23 Of
malarial fever, Prvates William Pea
cock and CARAT Learnshock, both of
Company +, Second infantry"
Saturday night the war department
received a dispatch from General Shaf-
ter stating that Private F. A. Percival
Company f, Thirty-third Michigan. died
at Siboney OF the yellow fever. He adds:
The situation is not alarming. though
there are many sick with fever-about
1,500. Only a small part Of those sick
are down with the yellow fever-about
10 per cent, $50 in ALL"
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Michigan Nan Dies at Sea.

New York. July 25.-The United States
hospital ship Relief arrived at quaran-
tine yesterday afternoon from Siboney
with 125 sick and wounded officers and
soldiers on board. There were a num-
ber died en- route who were buried at
sea, among them Otis Mari. private
Thirty third Michigan. p. j. Manning,
Thirty third Michigan is among the
wounded
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
GENERAL JAMES +. WADE.

surgeons and medical assistants at this
point it has been deemed best to send
those Of the sick who have SO far recov-
cred as To be able TO be safely moved
to other points where they can be cared
for, and at the same time make room in
the Letter hospital for the sick who are
now in the division and regimental field
tn1c
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
old Man Lost in the Woods.

Ashland, Wis, July 22.-Helge Han
son, an old man IS years of age. left
Monday afternoon with his wife TO pick
berries in the vicinity OF the fair
grounds. He and his wife became sep
arated and she returned home about
supper time, thinking that her husband
had returned also. He did not return
and a posse started out. 10 make
search. They have secured the woods
since Monday evening, but no trace Of
him can be found.
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Elizabeth. NC. Oct. ~. 1897.

Ely Bros, Dear Sirs: Please accept
my thanks for your favor in gift of
bottle of Cream Balm Let me say |
have used it for years and can thorough
ly recommend it for what it claims if di-
rections are followed. Yours truly,
Rev. H. W. Hathaway.
No clergyman should be without it.
Cream Balm is kept by all druggists.
Full size % cents. Trial size 10 cents.
We mail it,
Ely Bros, 56 Warren ST., n. Y. City.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
JUST SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE.
Decision of the Arbitrators in the Mine
Wage Difficulty at Pana.

Springfield, Ills, July 22.-The state
the case Of the striking miners at Pana
by awarding the miners 33 cents per
ton, gross weight, and recommending
that certain orders which the coal COM
panies at Pana have been issuing to
their employees and then discounting 6
per cent. when they were cashed be
discontinued.
The scale awarded by the board of ar
bitration is cents per ton less than the
scale adopted at the Springfield con-
vention, and Z cents more than what
the operators were paying when the
mines shut down last April before the
Springfield convention.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Got Under Way for Porto Rico.

Tampa, Fla, July 25.-The transports
Decatur, Miller, Arcadia, Cherokee and
Florida got under way for Porto Rico
at various hours Saturday night be-
tween IL o'clock and daylight. The
transport Morgan was loading yester-
day and the men in charge hope to get
her out some time TODAY.
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Record I'm the Hammer-Throw.

Boston, July 25.-John Flanagan, Of
the New York Athletic club, broke the
worlds amateur record for throwing
the sixteen-pound hammer at the big
athletic meet Of st. Augustine's parish
I'm South Boston Saturday, his throw
being 15S feet AZ inches.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Receiver for the Home BuiId,pp.

Milwaukee, July 25.-Upon application
Of julius Wechselberg, president of the
Home Building and Loan association,
A. w. Hard has been appointed receiver
OF the association, giving a bond Of
$4,000, which is nearly double the
amount of the assets
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Was Murder. Not Drowning.

Ashland, Wis, July 25.-Daniel c. Nc
Rea. who was brought here Friday
night, having been reported accidental
ly drowned at Valley City, n. D., was
murdered. His father has arrived from
there and says the young man was at
tackled by gang of toughs, robbed and
murdered His body being thrown in
the lake TO conceal the crime
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Two Soldiers Die I'm Canp.

Charleston, S. c., July 25.-The death
OF Lieutenant Hector r. Swift, of West
Superior, Wis, is announced at the hos
pital here, OF typhoid.
San Francisco, July 25.-Corporal
Daniel Newsome, of Company d, Fifty
first Iowa. died at Camp Merritt, Sat-
urday OF pneumonia.
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Sunday at Camp Thomas.

The usual divine services by the chap
lains and by the evangelists were con-
Quoted yesterday throughout the park
One hundred and siXty-two patients De-
longing to the volunteer army were re-
moved yesterday from Letter hospital
at this place to a special train and TAX
en- TO Mcpherson barracks hospital at
Atlanta. Owing 70 the limited supply of
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Tampa Volunteers to Go.

Washington, July 25.-The announce
ment is made at the war department
that three and possibly five OF the vol
unteer army regiments now at Tampa
will be sent to join General Miles at
Porto Rico. The volunteer organiza-
tions now at Tampa include the One
Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Tawas City Savings Bank suspends.

Lansing, Mich, July 25.-The state
banking department was officially noti-
fled that the Tawas Savings bank. OF
Tawas City, having a capital stock OF
$4,000 and local deposit of $4,000, has
suspended The failure is brought
about by the financial embarrassment
OF NJ. II. French, of West Branch, pres
ident of the bank. The deposits were
nearly all paid back before the bank
c,tcranHad
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Gen. Duffeld COMMUNICATING.

Washington, July 25.-General Duff
field, who has been engaged in the cam
paign at Santiago and who is GONZALES
cling from yellow fever, has been given
permission to return to the United
States IL he desires
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Postot,ice at Santiago.

Santiago de Cuba, July 25.-The post
office here was opened Saturday, 200
bags of mail of the steamer Lampasas,
brought by the Comal. being distributed
by Louis Kempner, the postmaster.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
GEN. HENRY PRAISES THE BOYS.
lie Also Says That Shsfter Is the Right
Man I'm the Right Place.

Washington, July 25.-ln a personal
letter TO Adjutant General Corbin Gen
eral Henry, who is an experienced In
dian fighter, speaks as follows OF Gen
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

Chickamauga Park July Ca, 25.-Al-
though General James +. Wade as
sumed command at Camp Thomas Sat
urday as the successor of General
Brooke he has not yet selected a loca-
tion for his headquarters and is debat-
ing whether he will locate on the site
General Brooke had his headquarters
near Battlefield station or pitch his tent
On Snodgrass hill.
The only movement yesterday in con-
nection with the Porto Rican expedition
was the departure for Newport News of
four batteries OF light artillery as fol-
lows: Battery A, of Missouri; Battery
A, Of Illinois; Battery b, of Pennsyl-
vania, and the Twenty-seventh Indiana
battery. These batteries broke camp
at o'clock yesterday morning, march,
ing TO Rossville. Each Of the four bat
teries had six guns. 100 horses and mules
and from 140 to 175 officers and men. The
first battery to leave was Battery A,
Of Illinois, commanded by Captain Phil
Yeager; the next was the Twenty-sev-
enth Indiana battery, commanded by
CaDtain l. b. Curtis
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
it's Probably "wake" Island.

London, July PA dispatch to The
Times from Cavite refers to the island
over which the American transports
are said TO have hoisted the American
flag as Wake island, which is ia the
Marshall group in Micronesi, compris-
ing the Badack and Ralick chains. Prob
ably Watts" is a cable error.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Troops which Will Follow Next.

The Third brigade of the First divis-
ion, First corps, will be the next TO
leave Camp Thomas and will probably
go today or tomorrow. General Wade,
il was authoritatively stated last night,
received orders at late hour last even
ing TO rush this brigade TO Newport
News as promptly as he could get the
necessary cars in position. The bri-
gade consists of the First and Third
Kentucky and the Fifth Illinois 1t is
the understanding that the First bri-
gade Of the Second division will be the
next to follow the above brigade. Ac-
cording TO the present plan regiments
will continue 10 go out as fast as prac-
ticable until the First corps is ex-
hausted
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
-FOUR BATTERIES OFF.
Men ana Guns Leave Camp
Thomas to Reinforce Gen.
Miles in Porto Rico.
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA ARTILLERY

Two Of the Organizations That Are En-
Route to Hampton Roads-Gen. Grants
Brigade scheduled tn Leave Next-The
Entire First Corps Stands "a Good show
for Active Service-Knights of Pythias
Establish "a Hospital.
Newport News, Va, July 25.-Thc
Third Illinois regiment arrived here
yesterday afternoon in three special
trains from Camp Thomas. The first
train, bringing General Haines and the
Second battalion in command Of Major
Shand, came in at 1855 and the others
rapidly followed. The men were
camped north Of the city on the banks
of the James river. They will embark
today on one Of the transports for Porto
Rico.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

on both sides OF the city, but they are
checked by the big guns OF the Malate
and Santa Misa forts. The second de-
tachment of the American expedition
ary force arrived in excellent condition,
though four died on the voyage.
Aguinaldo Forms a Cabinet.
Letters received here rom Cavite,
dated July Is, say that the American
transports have hoisted the American
flag on an island supposed TO be Watts
island. General Aguinaido has organ
lied the Philippine cabinet at Bacoor
with the following personnel: Presi-
dent Of the council, General Aguinaldo;
secretary of war, Baldimiro Aguinaldo
nephew OF General Aguinaldo; secre-
tary of the interior Leander Ibaria;
secretary of state, Mariana Trias.
A Cavite letter dated July II says that
General Anderson has quartered the
California battalion at Paranaque. sew
eral miles from Manila. The blockade is
effective and mails are not allowed TO
enter Manila except by warships.
Will Never Return to Spanish Rule.
Spanish steamer, the Vosol, hav-
ing on board a native crew from the
Visayes islands. southerners, is now in
the hands Of the insurgents. The crew
revolted, killed the Spanish officers. and
reached Tavabao in the southern part
OF the island Of LuZon, but there they
quarreled with Tagalon insurgents and
returned to Iloilo, which is looked upon
a Indicating that the Nisayes are un-
willing TO join the Tagalons. In any
case il is considered certain that the
Philippine islands will never be ANAL
gamated, and that they viii never re-
turn 10 Spanish rule. Therefore the
only Alternative, in the opinion of the
best informed people here, is foreign
rule, American or British
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

London, July 25.-A special from Mad
rid says that General Augusti, captain
general of the Philippines, has tele-
graped TO the government as follows:
'The Americans are about TO attack
Manila Grave events are impending"
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Perhaps the waters of my soul are too
ruiIled to reflect my heavenly lghts'-
Lights on the Hidden Way
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rur CAUSE or ra.Ay.

Tampa June ll After weeks Df Walt,
lug ana preparation. the nfaI army OF iu,
vani"n tu star, from the eastern shores
uf the United states departed under com.
maud ~ ucurrai Shafycr lhls mufnlng %,
. O'Clock Tho ncy, NJ transports con-
rlstrd pt thIr,y-nyr vessels. four tenders
ana fourteen cunyoNs These are an now
upon iho Uult of Mexico, headed south.
ward
A. already stated in these dispatches.
tho actual cmharkhtlon ot troops began
Monday, June g. Tho work proceeded
diligently until late Wednesday afternoon,
when after the departure ~ several YES
sells an important order came calling q
halt in tho proceedings. The CaHllnc was
dispatched al once To overhaul the dlsap-
poarng vessels and recall them.
rno alleged cause of the delay was a
report that the Hornet while scouting had
sighted several spanish warships Like
a wet blanket came tnu order 10 halt,
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Our Company
Is Composed of Men of Tried
Business Regulations

Some OF whom are the following:
Hon. W. E. Mason, U. S. Senator from
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no rrLL rnE RANKS.


Portland juno il.aUufurr oregon can
send arcund volunteer regiment tu tho
front aho must furnish mon Go nl tho
ranks ~ lho one -hu has already sent
put The order Tor this came to-day ana
Adjuiant General Tuttlo viii ioau no TINE
IN Eotlins thu mon together
Under aoooni proclamation the ptrsl.
dent fnr lrpups tho secretary has called
upon orvgnu fnr about 500 enlisted men
10 on the First oregon volunteer rcgl.
mtut which viii raise u ~ ita maximum.
The prupur,lunato number of men . fur
enlistment to which the different lutalls
ties al The nlato viii bo entitled 10 40
foiluNu
MoMlnn,lilo. a. Itonoburg. u, Ashland
II. oregon Ciy. T.. Salem, -. Hubbard.
u. Portland. IN EusoVo p. Pguuirion,
u. i.aornudr. y Albany Vs. Tho pail,H,
~, Wnndpufn 4.
Recruits ru enlisted viii bo assigned o.
tho company ug the fcglmrnt raised at
that station ana forwarded iu Manila.
The uhprfa d,sIHnai,d Co enroll rec
DTliia hl the stations NAMED are.
MrMinntllir Lieutenant Frank NruuIo.
Hupauto Company %
hussuurg lA,uJrnaut " e. iilic1rand,
Compan, A. Second regiment
frndlrinu Lieutenant roy Uinrt. come
pau} 4, rbIri battalion
Aluau, -iieW,uau. e.. l. scare. com.
pauy a. Sv,uui regiment
Haiom- Major J. e. Hulcnl,. Companies
a anu 1 Second regiment
Hubbard Lieutenant n liu,k Company
4. Hoopnd regiment
Ashland Major g.. n Gillette, Second
regiment
Eus,nc- idoulouan, 81 Williams
Company g. H,cnuy regiment
Laurandr# l.irWruaut A. e. Williams.
Company u. Thfd battalion.
oregon ClD Lieutenant Fred Ms.Enor.
aotaulio Company =
Tho pall,n Lieutenant % T. lav,ll.
Company q. Thlfd battalion
Wupdbutn Lieutenant W. q Srtilrmivr
Company n. Second frgimcm
Portland Lieutenant u g. Wrlyh hat.
tcry A.
A. soon as tho recruiting ofiicrfs who
have been appointed throughout the state
rupow ihtl they have recruited their com.
plrmrnt ~ men. tho soldiers will be- rem.
dcsyuusrd In Portland Nuur pf the men
will bo armed ur ~iuIpped Until thry reach
Han ftancrgo bu, ihry Viii be- equipped
there ana sen, 90 the frint Immediately
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SPANISH roncnc IN EASTERN cunA.

London, June ii,-rhc Madrid corrcs'
pondcnt of the Standard says;
Thc army corps unucr General Pando
In eastern cuba IL composed of four dl-
Visions under Generals Llnares. Luquc,
Ald0z and March, stationed respectively
at santiago, Manzanillo and ,ucrto trln.
cipe, General Llnarcs has 5000 men, who
with the $500 under Admiral CervcrO, are
considered by the government sufficient
to rcncl INVASION There ls u hopeful feel
Ing horc that Germany win Interfere In
tho Philippines
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nnYAN oN riE W~n

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Prince, on suspicion that he was q Span
lah Spy, and confined In Castle William
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