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NEBRASKA.
* Juno 21 will be Illinois day at the
exposition.
Harness thieves have been operat
ing at Beatrice.
Several bad cases of scarlet fever
are reported from Berlin.
Mr. Shlvley , and old and prominent
citizen of Fremont , died last week.
Farmers of Banner county are be
hind with their work because of a
surplus of rain.
Cal Rains of Beatrice , charged with
sodomy , was arraigned before Judge
Bnlow , and pleaded not guilty.
The recent heavy rains have done
considerable damage to the Irrigat
ing ditches In the western part of the
state.
An effort Is being made at York to
organize a company for the heavy ar
tillery. About twenty-five members
have so far been secured.
Ex-members of the Thurstoa rifles
at Omaha are organizing a company
to be known as the Thurston Juniors
which Is to be ready for the next call
for troous.
Fruit prospects In Stanton county
are excellent. The apple trees are
full of blossoms and other kindsof
trees are fully as promising of a big
crop as the apples.
Freeman Mills of Gordon Is the
champion cattle brander of the north
west Ho branded 545 head in just
five hours. Can anyone beat this rec
ord ? Freeman thinks nothing of go
ing out and branding 100 head of
calves before breakfast.
The Farmers' Co-operative assocla-
tldn of Cedar Bluffs filed articles of
incorporation with the secretary of
etate. The company will buy and sell
farm produce , live stock and imple
ments. The Incorporators are Thomas
Lorengen , John E. Tawney , Eric Ol
son and John F. Thomson. The cap
ital stock is $12.000.
C. E. Bessey of the University of
Nebraska is busy making the final ar
rangements for the scientific section
of the educational council to be held
In Omaha June 29 and 30. It is the
intention to dismiss work In the uni
versity summer school during these
two days thus giving all teachers a
chance to attend the meeting.
Paul Pscheiden , a Hungarian arrest
ed on the charge of rape , was found
dead In his cell in the jail at Crete ,
having hanged himself by placing a
handkerchief around his neck and at
taching it to a bar in the steel cage.
He was supposed by some to have been
innocent of the crime as charged , but
the general opinion was that he was
guilty.
Auditor Cornell has received a com
plaint from Nebraska City against ,
blslncss firms of that place being al
lowed to transact fire insurance busi
ness through""underground"and "over-
head" channels. It is claimed that !
the stock yards company and the ce >
real mills at Nebraska City are In
sured In Chicago in companies that
are not authorized to do business In ;
Nebraska. This Is the report made to !
Auditor Cornell.
Since the saloons were closed in ;
Humboldt , considerable red liquor
has been manifest in that . city !
and the. temperance people made'
up their minds to locate the
source , If possible. Accordingly they
procured a search warrant and made
a thorough search through the billiard
hall , but the effort to locate the booze ]
was futile , nothing but empty cases ,
and kegs being1 found in the cellar ofj
the suspected house.
Miss Hannah Thomburn of Lincoln
left last week for New York , from ;
which place she will sail immediately
for Carthagena , United States of Co
lumbia , for the purpose of bringing
the remains of Harry Hotchkiss , who-
died in that vicinity about two years
ago. Hotchkiss was well known
throughout Nebraska ard had been
grand master of the Nebraska grand
lodge of I. 0. O. F. Miss Thornburn ,
and Hotchkiss were engaged to be ,
married at the time he left.
A Washington dispatch says : The.
secretary of the Interior today Informed - ;
formed Representative Mercer that he
had written to the managers of the
exposition authorizing them to make
arrangements for the Indian congress
upon the arrangements proposed sev
eral days ago. The exposition author
ities are by this plan to deposit In a
designated bank the sum of $45.000 to
the order of Commissioner Jones , of
the Indian , bureau , who will expend
the same In gathering the Indians to
gether and preparing for the exhibit.
Representative Stark of Nebraska
called upon the paymaster-general of
the army for information respecting
the position to be takenxby the gov
ernment as to Its willingness to meet
items for the mobilization and mus-
terfng in of troops. General Stanton
informed Mr. Stark that the govern
ment would bear the expenses of
transportation and subsistence of
troops from enrollment and until
mustered in and would in addition
pay the expense of transportation to
their homes if rejected. He added
that the government could not give
per-diem pay to any rejected appli
cants.
J. B. Ferguson died in Chicago of
tuberculosis of the throat , from which
he had suffered for the last two years.
He was well- known in railroad circles ,
having been in the employ of the
Union Pacific at Beatrice as commer
cial agent until recently.
Dick Standerford returned to Hurn-
boldt with his team which was stolen
from the hitching rack May 7. The
police of Kansas City captured the
thief and held the team until the own
er came to claim it. The thief , Charles
TTohorlPp hailing from Leavenworth ,
gan is being held by Sheriff Tucker
at Falls City.
The President Appoints a Missourian -
an General of Volunteers ,
PRACTICALLY A DARK HORSE ,
Ex-Senator Matthew C. Butler of South
Carolina , Major .General Fred Boll a
Major Thcodoslus Botkin and J. W.
Foglcr of Kansas Given Places.
WASHINGTON , May 30. The President
to-day sent these nominations to the
Senate :
To be major general of volunteers
Matthew C. Butler of South Carolina.
To be brigadier generals of volun
teers James 11. Waties of Texas , Nel
son Cole of Missouri , William C. Gates
of Alabama.
To be assistant adjutant general
with rank of major Fred Bell of
Missouri.
To be chief surgeon with rank of ma
jor Frank S. Bourns of Georgia.
To be assistant adjutant general with
rank of captain Theodosius Botkin of
Kansas ; Frederick J. Kountze of Ohio ;
First Lieutenant William Scott , First
cavalry.
To be additional paymasters John
Townsend of Missouri , John W. Fogler
of Kansas , Beverly Waugh Coiner of
Washington.
Colonel Cole was practically a dark
horse in the race for brigadier. Con
gressmen Pierce and Joy of St. Louis
went to General Schofield , the Presi
dent's military adviser , April 29 , and
made strong recommendation of Col
onel Cole for the place. General Scho
field and Colonel Cole were associated
throughout the civil war and Schofield
espoused Cole's cause at once. He
went to the President with the recom
mendation.
The new brigadier general is a na
tive of Dutchess county , N. Y. lie
went to St. Louis in 1854 and entered
the government service in the civil
war as captain of Company A , Fifth
Missouri volunteer infantry , for three
months , in the Command of General
Fremont , on April 21 , 1S61 , and was
assigned to duty at the St. Louis arse
nal , lie participated in the capture of
Camp Jackson , and was placed in com
mand of an expedition in Southeast
Missouri on May 10 following. Subse
quently he was transferred to the First
Missouri volunteer infantry for three
years' service on June 10 , 1861. The
designation of the regiment was
changed to the Missouri light artillery
in September , 1861.
On February 22 , 1S62 , Mr. Cole was
commissioned major of the regiment.
He was recommissioned major on
August 10 , 1863. On October 2 , 1863 ,
he was transferred to the Second Mis
souri light artillery as lieutenant col
onel , and was ; promoted to colonel on
February 27 , 1864.
Mr. Cole participated in nearly all
the battles and skirmishes in South
western Missouri and Northern Arkan
sas , including Wilson's creek , in which
he was wounded in the left jaw. He
also saw active service in Western Mis-
sourirparticipating in engagements at
Lexington , Little Blue , Independence ,
Westport and Marias des Cygnes.
On June 4 , 1863 , he was ordered to
Vicksburg , where he remained until
after the surrender. lie was then or
dered to report to General Schofield
and in the fall of 1864 he was in pursuit
of Price , who was making a raid
through Missouri. General Schofield
went East arid Mr. Cole was made chief
of artillery on the staff of General
Pleasanton , and after General Dodge
relieved Rosecrans Mr. Cole was chief
of artillery on his staff.
At the close of the war Colonel Cole
was placed in command of the Powder
river expedition through the Indian
country in the Northwest , taking com
mand on June 16,1805. The expedition
went to Fort Laramie , opening up the
Indian country , and returned to Fort
Leavenworth in the fall. Colonel Cole
was mustered out of service on Novem
ber 13 , 1863 , after a continuous service
of four yerrs and seven months. He is
an active member of the G. A. R. and
of the Loyal legion.
Theodosius Botkin , one of the Kansans -
sans to be given a military appoint
ment by the President , served in an
Ohio regiment during the war. For
many years he was one of the
best known Republican campaign
speakers in Kansas. As judge of a
Western Kansas district he figured in
the Hugoton county seat war , and was
the leader of the opposition to Colonel
Sam Wood , the founder of Woodsdale.
A deadly enmity existed between the
men until Wood was assassinated by
James Brennon.
J. W. Fogler , the otherKansan given
an appointment , is vice president of
the First National bank of Leaven
worth. He came to Kansas from
Maine a number of years ago and is a
Republican.
Their "Honor" Not Blockaded.
MADRID. May 30. Senor Castelar ,
the Republican leader , in an interview
upon the subject of alliances , is quoted
as declaring that he favors Spain's iso
lation. He recommends "a policy of
resignation now and the greatest pru
dence , economy and energy in the fu
ture. " In conclusion , Senor Castelar
remarked : "After all , the Yankees
may blockade our islands , but they
can't blockade our honor. "
The Oregon Pleased Russia.
* FRANCISCO , May 30. Irving M. *
Scott of the Union Iron works has .
gone to St. Petersburg to consult with c
the czar's government regarding * the *
building of Russian warships in this
city. Last Tuesday he received a mesj. .
sage from St. Petersburg _ congratulating -
ing him on the performance of the n
Oregon and asking him to go to that 7
city. c
CADIZ RESERVE FLEET SAILS ,
Condemned Boilers on the Polayo
Cruisers TVItbout Guns.
MADRID , May 30. It is officially an
nounced that the Spanish reserve
squadron , commanded by Admiral
Camaras , has left Cadiz. Before going
to its destination the squadron will
maneuver probably for several days in
the open sea , afterwards immediately
sailing for the Philippine islands , Cuba
or the United States , as the govern
ment may judge most opportune. The
squadron is understood to be composed
of ten or twelve vessels.
DNKW YORK , May 28. A dispatch to
the New York World from London
says : The chief officer of a steamer
just in from Cadiz said last night :
"When we left Cadiz last Friday the
only Spanish warships there were the
battleship Pelayo , the , cruiser Emper-
ador Carlos V. , one torpedo boat and
the converted cruisers Patriota and
Rapido. The cruisers were at the ar
senal.
"Everything bore the appearance of
unreadiness. The Pelaj'o's boilers , re
cently put in at Toulon , had just been
condemned by the superintending en
gineer at Cadiz , on the ground that
they were of insufficient strength. She
was , however , coaling. The Rapido
and Patriota had not been fitted with
guns and neither had a crew.
"There was no belief in the reports
that the fleet was going to Manila or
anywhere else for some weeks at
least. "
MORTARS TO SHELL "MORROS. "
A Now "Weapon to Bo Used In Cuban
Sieges.
KEY WKST , Fla. , May 30. A new
weapon in modern war , and as yet one
untried , arrived here yesterday. This
is the 13-inch rifled mortar. They are
nine feet long , and are used in shell
ing high places when modern guns are
useless. The old 13-inch mortar was"a
picturesque sort of weapon , but of not
much use except on rare occasions.
The modern mortar has a range of
seven miles , and its fire can be directed
with almost as much directness as that
of any of the new model heavy guns.
There are eight of these mortars and
they can be landed anywhere near
Morro castle , Havana , and its garrison
shelled out at the leisure of the mortar
battery's operatives , who can be sta
tioned behind a hill 100 feet high ,
where the besieged garrison cannot see
them.
Captain James M. Rockwell , ord
nance department , is in charge of the
battery with 100 men as gunners , who
understand the new arm to perfection ,
as they have been practicing with it
for the last six months.
The quantity of siege train equip
ment and msichinery for military mines
would indicate that some of the "Mor-
ros" ( which means a high place in
Spanish ) are to be undermined and
blown up. This species of warfare
has not been practiced since the
Napoleonic sieges in the first decade
of this century , and much interest is
manifested in its practical workings
by military engineers.
OREGON HOLDS THE RECORD ,
No British Ship Has Equaled Her Ran
5,000 Miles "Without a Stop.
WASHINGTON , May 30. "I think the
country should know of the great run
made by the Oregon , ' ' said Captain
Crowinshield , chief of the bureati of
navigation. "She is the first battleship
built on the Pacific coast. The Union
Iron works of San Francisco , the
firm that built the Olympia ,
constructed her. She is 10,200 tons ,
with a main battery of four 13-inch ,
eight 8-inch and four 6-inch rifles. She
has made a run that by far exceeds
any ever attempted by a similar vessel
in Europe or America. The flagship
of the English fleet in Chinese waters ,
the Bellerophon , made a run of 12,600
nautical miles , or from Portsmouth ,
England , to Canton , last year , and the
incident was heralded all over the
world as unequaled. But the Oregon
has made a run of 17,500 nautical miles
and her captain reports to me that she
is in absolutely perfect condition. Not
even a grate bar is burnt out.
"Then her speed is remarkable. She
made a run of 2,600 miles averaging
thirteen knots , and the distance from
San Francisco to Callao , nearly 5,000
miles , was made without stopping the
engines once. Not since the invention
of steam-propelling machinery has this
ever been equaled or attempted. "
A SAD FEELING IN SPAIN ,
The Hopelessness of the Situation la
Growing on the Enemy.
LOKDON , May 30. The Madrid cor
respondent of the London Times , com
menting on the "feeling of sadness
prevailing in Spain , " says : It is less on
account of ministerial discensions ,
which are not really serious , than on
account of a fuller apprehension of the
difficulties of the situation , namely
that it is hopeless to expect any assist
ance from Europe , even France and
Russia being , since Mr. Chamberlain's
speech , averse to anything to precipi
tate complications. Spain now sees
that she must trust to herself alone in
an unequal struggle that can have only
one end.
THE BROOKLYN IN A FIGHT ,
Stores and Ammunition Landed Near c
Cienfuegos Forts Damaged.
NEW YORK , May 30. A dispatch from
Key West says theris a report there
that the cruiser Brooklyn of Commo
dore Schley's fleet landed a large quan
tity of arms , ammunition and stores at
Cienfuegos on Tuesdaj * . This is said
to have been done after a fight in which
the fort on the south side of Cienfuo- /
gos was badly damaged. There Is also
alleged to have been a fight between
700 "insurgents and a force of Spanish
cavalry , the latter being defeated. . .
Schley Is Practically Certain He
as Trapped Cervera ,
A SHIP FROM SCHLEY'S FLEET ,
Wednesday Morning the United States
Fleet Arrived Off Santiago The Har
bor Not So Strongly Fortified as Gen
erally Supposed.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , May 30. The
United States auxilliary cruiser Har-
vai'd. formerly the American line
steamer New York , arrived here this
morning1 after having left the Amer
ican licet at noon 3'esterday.
Twelve American warships arc now
outside the Santiago do Cuba harbor
and Admiral Cervera and the Spanish
fleet arc almost certainly inside. Noth
ing certain is known as to the com
munication which Commodore Schley
has had with the shore , or as to the
number of Spanish fighting1 vessels
bottled up in the harbor.
It is to be presumed that the Harvard
has important dispatches for the naval
authorities at Washington.
KEY WKST , Fla. , May 30. It is now
almost certain that Commodore Schley
has the Spanish fleet bottled up in the
harbor of Santiago. There is so little
doubt about this that the naval cam
paign is proceeding- upon the assump
tion that Admiral Cervera is incapable
of doing1 any harm. Within a short
time the exact conditions at Santiago
will be known without a shadow of
doubt.
In spite of assertions to the contrary ,
Commodore Schley was not absolutely
sure of his game when he last com
municated with Rear Admiral Samp
son , and the commodore will not take
active steps to block up the entrance
of Santiago harbor until he is perfect
ly .certain that Admiral Cervera's ships
are inside.
However , it may have done this al
ready , as Commodore Schley's last com
munication , forwarded Thursday , only
reached Rear Admiral Sampson yester
day.The
The commodore stayed three- days at
Ccinfuegos. He signalled to his ships ,
"I believe the Spanish fleet is in the
harbor. " On this belief a message was
sent to the American admiral. The
details of how Commodore Schley
found out that he- was mistaken are
not yet known. At any rate , acting
upon the admiral's instructions , the
commodore moved east , arriving out
side Santiago Wednesday morning1 ,
May 25.
The topography of Cienfuegos and
Santiago is almost identical. Both
harbors are about six miles long1 , with
narrow entrances about 300 yards
wide and protected by high land. A
whole fleet could lie in the harbor of
each place and be invisible from the
outside.
After his experience at Cienfuegos it
is probable that Commodore Schley
was very conservative in deciding
whether or not he had caught Admiral
Cervera. From the tone of his dis
patches it is evident that the commo
dore soon gained much secondhand
and external evidence which pointed to
Admiral Cervera's presence in the inner
harbor. This evidence was apparentty
strong enough to make the commodore
feel certain the object of his trip had
been accomplished , but in view of his
previous expericuce he would not risk
a decisive statement until after ascer
taining the fact for himself.
Before this dispatch is published , it is
likely that Commodore Schley has sent
jorae vessel into the entrance of the
harbor of Santiago or has obtained
from a reliable source ashore informa
tion as to the exact mimber and the
names of the Spanish warships shel
tered by the hills about that place.
Contrary to the generally expressed
opinion , Santiago harbor is poorly pro
tected. Like Havana and San Juan de
Porto Rico it has its Morro castle ,
which is even a better target than
those of Havana and San Juan. The
only danger to be feared is from the
mines which have been laid in the
channel of Santiago since war was de
clared. But countermining would
probably render these mines harmless
should it prove desirable for Commo
dore Schley's ships to enter the harbor.
Such a step , however , is unlikely.
In this connection it may be noted
that since the commencement of the
naval operations the moral effect of
the mines has been great. This con
dition promises to continue and will
probably mark the naval operations tea
a greater extent than ever imagined
in the past.
AMERICANS IN PERIL IN CHINA ,
In a Riot Against Foreigners a Mob
Burned the Mission at Tung Chow.
LONDON , May 30. According to a
special dispatch from Shanghai the
American mission at Tung Chow near
Wu Chow , province of Quang See , on
the Hong Kiang , has been looted and
burned by a mob in a riot that broke
out against the foreign element. It is
believed the American missionaries es
caped.
The United States consul at Canton ,
Edward Bcdloe , has demanded that the
viceroy of Quang Tung send troops to
Tung Chou to suppress the disorder.
Praised IJer for Chopping the Statue.
OMAHA , Neb. , May 30. At the as
sembly of United Presbyterians here a
resolution was adopted commending
the spirit of the Salvation Army girl
who chopped the nude statue at the
Exposition grounds with an axe.
Orders for Toddy's Troops.
SAN ANTONIO , Texas. May 30. Col-
/nel Wood's regiment of Roosevelt
Rough Riders received orders to leave
as soon as transportation can be ob
tained for Tampa and report there to
General Shafter.
GORMAN FOR BONDS.
In * Behalf of
Makes u Strong Argument
Issuing Them.
WASHINGTON , May 30. A notable
speech on the war revenue measure
was delivered in the Senate yesterday
by Mr. Gorman , Democrat , of Mary
land. In the course of an argument in
support of a tax on corporations , he
denounced as "infamous" the decision
of the supreme court declaring1 the in
come tax law of 189-1 unconstitutional.
The warning sounded by some sena
tors that if a tax were placed upon
corporations it would be pronounced
unconstitutional by the supreme court
had , he said , no effect upon him. A de
cision against such an enactment would
not destroy the financial structure , but
it would destroy the court which
should hand it down. Mr. Gorman took
decided issue with the majority of his
fellow Democrats upon their proposi
tions to coin the silver seigniorage and
to issue legal tender .notes and made a
powerful argument in favor of the is
suance of bonds to raise funds with
which to proscciite the war.
Mr. Teller , silver Republican of Col
orado , concluded his speech advocating
the coinage of the seigniorage , the
levying of an income tax and the issue
of legal tender notes , and opposed the
issue of bonds.
Mr. Nelson , Repiiblican , of Minnesota
seta presented a caregully prepared ar
gument against the issue of legal ten
der notes.
In a speech of two hours , Mr. Cock-
roll , Democrat , of Missouri discussed
the financial question in contention
between the Democratic and Repub
lican parties. He urged that the bill
as reported by the majority of the
finance committee ought to be enacted
into a law.
BEEF IS UP AT MANILA ,
It Costs S2.5O a Pound Three Officers
of Dcwcy's Squadron Arc 111.
HONG KONG , May 30. The United
States auxiliary gunboat Seafire. form
erly a British merchant steamer , but
now commissioned , moxmting four
guns and in charge of a lieutenant
commander of the United States navy ,
has just arrived here from Manila , hav
ing on board the captain of the first
class cruiser Olympia , the flagship of
Rear Admiral Dewey , and two officers
who have been invalided. The sitxia-
tion at Manila is unchanged. The in
surgents are quiet. Beef costs 52.50 a
pound at Manila.
The report that the commander of
the Spanish boat Callao was tried by
court martial and shot for not firing
on the American ships which captured
the Callao is untrue.
'
WAR NEWS FROM BLANCO ,
Says Admiral Cervera's Squadron Is Still
at Santiago.
MADRID , May 30. General Blanco
cables from Havana that the torpedo
boat destroyer Terror , from Martin
ique , has arrived at Fajardo , on the
east coast of Porto Rico. She intended
to go to San Juan , but found four
American warships cruising in front
of the harbor and changed her course.
General Blanco's dispatch says that
Admiral Cervcra's squadron is still at
Santiago , that the bulk of Admiral
Sampson's squadron is blockading that
port , that Commodore Schley's squad
ron is watching the Yucatan passage ,
that the American vessels have left
Cienfuegos and that the American fleet
of blockaders remains in sight of Ha-
vana. " *
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SAYS WE CANT TAKE MANILA , d
dn dI
Ex-Captain General of the Philippines I
Prophesies Our Defeat. P
MADRID , May 30. In the senate yes 1a
terday Marshal Prime de Rivera , for a
mer captain general of the Philippines ,
defended his administration of the col
ony. He said he could not believe his
ears when he was told of the disaster A
at Cavite , adding : "That rag called
the American flag shall never float over
the walls of Manila. The Yankees are 15
15ol
deceiving themselves. ' ' Marshal de Ri ol
vera declared , "as to the situation at tl
the Philippines. It is absolutely im tc
possible that they should become mas tcPi
ters of the islands , for the natives , to Piw
an immense majority , are determined fc
to defend the territory to the last and fcy
to maintain Spanish sovereignty. "
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TO ANNEX HAWAII , in
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Provisions For It Made a Rider to War
ei
Revenue Bill.
WASHINGTON , May 30. The Hawaiian Pi
annexation question assumed definite er
shape in the Senate yesterday , when sr
Senators Lodge and Morgan offered srA
amendments to the war revenue bill
bearing directly upon the subject. Sen
ator Lodge's amendment is in the
words of Newland's resolution , and G
provides in direct terms for the an tli :
nexation of the islands. 54
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Balloons "Will Now Bo Used. so
NKW YORK , May 30. There were ca
shipped to Governor's island yesterday ag
from the pier from the French line of ) f
steamers two big balloons and equipments -
ments which the government has purchased - : ' *
,
chased for use in army operations.
AVar Helping Missouri.
ST. Louis , Mo. , May 30. The sum of tu
51,455,400 represents the money paid to
out by Lieutenant Colonel G. C. Smith , tvs
chief commissary U. S. A. , to St * Louis mite
merchants and Missouri farmers for , .
supplies since war was declared.
te :
Polo Goes to Vienna.
VIENNA. May 30. Marquis de Iloyos.
the Spanish ambassador to Austria- th
Hungary , will be succeeded here by sp
Senor Polo y Barnabc , late Spanish spmi
minister to the United States. al :
Gladstone's ' Body Rests Next to
That of His Old Enemy Disraeli ,
NATIONAL CEREMONIES HELD ,
Two Probable Future Kings of Great
Britain Walked Beside the Great Com
moner's Coffin , Surrounded by All the
Nobility and Learning of the Empire.
LONDON , May 30. In the northern
transept of Westminster abbey , -where
England's greatest dead rest , the body
of the late William Ewart Gladstone
was entombed to-day with the cere
monies of the nation he had served and
of the church he had loved.
His grave is beside that of his life
long adversary , Benjamin Disraeli
( Lord Beaconsfield ) , whose marble ef
figy stands decked with the regalia
which Gladstone had refused. Two
possible future kings of Great Britain
walked beside the great commoner's
coffin and all the nobility and learning
of the state surrounded it , though the
wish of the deceased had been for sim
plicity.
This official funeral , the first since
that of Lord Palmerston , was ren
dered an imposing spectacle by the
magnificence of the building in which
it was solemnized. The coffin rested
on an elevated bier before the altar ,
almost hidden beneath-a pall of white
and gold embroidered with the text ,
"Requiescat in pace. "
BLANCO READY FOR INVADERS ,
Troops Concentrated on the Coasts Hos
pitals Crowded "With Sick Soldiers.
NEW YORK , May 30. A dispatch to
the New York World from Madrid
says : General Blanco believes that he
can easily face any landing in Cuba by
Americans , as his forces are ready to-
concentrate and fall upon the invaders
in the four western provinces.
The greater part of the troops on the
island are concentrated near the coast
wherever it is thought that an attempt
to land might be made.
The Spanish forces wateh the coast
so vigilantly now that the Cuban in
surgents are said to be prevented from
receiving supplies. General Blanco re
ports that he has provisions and am
munition enough to last five months ,
having ordered the military authorities
to be very sparing with ammunition ,
only using it when it is indispensable
to do so.
General Blanco and the home gov
ernment are occupied now with the
question of sending home the invalid
soldiers. The sick and the wounded at
this season are crowding the hospitals
and crippling the colony's resources.
DEWEY IN NEED OF SUPPLIES ,
Short on Provisions and Ammunition
Another Cable Cut.
HONG KONG , May 30. There is abso
lutely no truth in the report that the
United States cruiser
Baltimore , now
at Manila , has been damaged by an in
ternal explosion.
The United States auxilliary cruiser
Zcafiro , which arrived here at mid
night yesterday reports that Rear Ad
miral Dewey is short of provisions and
ammunition.
The Havilo-Manila cable , it is said ,
was cut by the Americans May 23.
Aguinaldo , the insurgent leader , is
Avith the insurgents between the Amer
icans and the Spaniards. The incen
diary fires continue. The priests and
nuns at Manila have been removed to
Laguna , All the coast towns are re
ported to be held by Spanish troops.
The Americans are repairing the slip
at Cavite.
THE POWERS WILL KEEP OUT ,
German Paper Intimates the Powers
Have It cached un Agreement.
BERLIN , May 30. An article in the
Berlin I'ost says ; It is declared semi
officially that the recent rumors as to
the transfer of the Philippine islands
France or to Germany or to their
partition among the European powers
with interests in the Far East , have no
foundation whatever. America is not
yet < in possession , it is true , and it is"
quite possible she may never occupy
thcm. But any laying of hands on the
islands at present would be a hostile
act against America , nor would it be
tolerated by the other European
pow-
srs having interests there.
This utterance be
may taken
as ex
plicit proof that the Continental
pow
ers have come to an
agreement on the
subject to await further action by
America.
Io\va Is Short 1.G4O Men.
WASHINGTON , May 30. Adjutant
jcneral Corbin announced last night
hat volunteers to the number of 120 -
544 had been mustered into the United
states service. This number includes
some cavalry in addition to the first
jail for troops. There is yet a short-
ige in the call from the various states
5.633 men , distributed
as follows-
Ylabaina ; , 1,355 ; Iowa , 1,640 ; Kentucky"
.23S ; Mississippi , 1,000 , and North
'angina , 400.
Chickamauga's Heavy
vrASuiNGTON , May 3.0 Six addi-
ional postal clerks have been detailed
the camp at Chickamauga
, makin -
wenty-two in all
at that camp. The
nail is delivered there three or four
imes a day and as many as 25,000 Ict-
ers have been delivered at
one time.
A New Company Iteady at Hiawatha.
HIAWATHA , Kan. , May 30. Hiawa-
ha will be a recruiting station
in re-
ponse to the President's call for 75 000
nore men. A
company of 100 men has
ilready been organized here.