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7 . ft/ . R t\1t ft TT * T ATT.-V IJT f * . linwr f A tT A'TTOTT flfit ono BIG SHIPS ALMOST COLLIDE Two United States War Vessels Have a Harrow Etcape , i 600D SEAMANSHIP SAVES AN ACCIDENT Vrooklrii Drnim IU Amclior in Storm nnd Hnrrowlr Mlunem the Bnltlelili Mn - cliunvttii. FORT MONROB. Vn. , April 28. ( On Hoard the Flagship Brooklyn.For ) thirty-alx hours the flying squadron haa boon utrablo to com * munlcate with ahore. The fltorm which fltlll prevails making It uncufo to use the steam launch or cutter * . A tug brought out the mall this morning. The storm that struck the cooat Tuesday , night came up Hampton Hoadfl like a ( ury. It wnlatloj at the rate of sixty tnllcs an hour through the great eu porstructure of the flagship Drooklyn , and whipped up the eea BO that the white foam broke In hugo masspa over the decks of the and the Tcxaa. The heavy draft of tbe big war vessel inido It Impossi ble for them to get Into smooth water and they had to stand the brunt of tbo storm. Toward morning It Increased hi violence and a the tide turned flood the lookout on the forward bridge of the Brooklyn announced that the ehlp waa dragging Its anchor. The officer of the deck almultaneoualy reported that the Brooklyn was getting In datigeroua proximity to the battleship Massachusetts. Captain Cook and Executive Officer Mason went on the bridge at once and ordered the Becoad anchor town. At thla time the wind was blowing so fiercely that men could ihardly keep their feet on deck. The second anchor ran out about twenty fathoms ot chain and stuck and the big ship stopped and for a abort tlmo brcastol bravely the wln.l a-nd tide , but In a few minutes It began to go back slowly and It became apparent there waa no hold for the anchors. The signal was given to prepare to get under wuy and In the .meantime U was hoped 'that tne onehora woiili catch and boldj Fajter and faster the ship wo.it , Its big broadsides awing. Ing towards the dangerous ram on the prow of the Massachusetts. The latter vraa algnalI6d to , pay out Ita cable and drop away and did so. In the meantime , on the Brooklyn , the men In charge of the forwarO compartments went to their stations , closing the watertight compartments and preparing without any outward sign of excitement for the expected collision. The Massachusetts cleared away Its big booms and prepared for the collision , not daring to slip anchor , for fear of riranlng on the sand bar In close proximity or drifting Into the Texas. Faster and faster went the Brooklyn towards the battleship , and the men at the stations on tooth vessels stood unflinchingly , ready to perform the special duties assigned them lt > case of collision. EVERYBODY KEEPS COOL. There was no confusion. On the bridge 'with cool lieails and sharp eyes were Cap * tain Cook and hla executive officers ; whllo on the after bridge , not Interfering with the management of the officers of the ship , stood Schley alul his flag lieutenant. Sears , watching with Interest , but with as little excitement aa at a practice cruise , tbo big shirs coming together , A conflict of orders would have meant great disaster , but there wcta none. An order from tfae captain and one of the big anchors comes rattling up and .the ship drifts oci a llttlo foster toward Its evident fa to. Then , In obedience to the helm , tbo etcrn , now almost scraping Uie Massachu setts' bow , swings out , and the head , partly controlled by the anchor , sv/iags In as If to take Itie blow. ltw Is within a few yardn of the huge battleship and all arp awaiting the craeti. Captain Cook looks over the port sldo" of the brldgo and 'then. fi ya sharply : "Full speedastern.There , la a-clang of balls- shiver aa the big engines turn , and then the cruiser slides rapidly clear of the il'.iEsaclmsettfl with barely a hand to spare , "Cleverly dcoo , " says Commodore Schley , as Jio goes down /'o. break fa'st. Clever sea manship , perfect discipline and cool-headed judgment had averted a disaster. "This ship obeys her engines perfectly , " eald Captain /Cook modestly , as ho had anchored further out. * The storm continued all day and the patrol boats that keep the hbrbors closed had a rough night's -work. This morning there waa llttlo abatement ot the gale. The war ships have suffered no damage In the gale which , U stilt raging. It Is ex ceedingly rough , but all slilpa have their ea anchors down and are perfectly secure. Toward afternoon' , the'atorm cleared awify and the heavy sea-i'qulchly subsided. Boato began running from-.the ahlpa nud communi cation with shore waa resumed. The steamers of ths Boston & Providence line and of tbe Old Dominion Steamslbp company , wthteh were detanlcd yraterday evening , left as usual tonight. Anxiety Is felt aa to a large thrco-masted schooner , disabled by losa of the main top mast , part of fore-mart and rails and an chored &bovo Chlokomlco life saving station , w'htch la ninety miles south of Virginia Beach and twenty miles north of Capo Hat- tera . The schooner , 'whoao name was not known , was anchored two mllca north of the station and was thought to be In danger K the wind continued strong from the north east , thla laat Intelligence 'coming yesterday tmornlng. Telegraph and telephone wires from Vir ginia Beach Ito the south arc down. A section of 'the Virginia naval reserves , acting as a signal corps. Is Stationed at Capo illenry nud Is having a taste ot rough wtathcr. cox sTiiircTs A QASb E vun AT o n. It AVIII Do lined In the llalloon Service DurliiK tbr War. CHICAGO , April 28. Captain William J. Lloyd , assistant superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph company and commander ot the signal troops of the Illi nois National guard , acting under a com mission from General A. W. Qreeley , of tbo United Stairs signal service , to assist In the work ot equipping a large captlvo balloon to be used by the Navy department In follow ing the movements of the Spanish war ships , IMS succeeded In securing a generator capa ble of producing from 350,000 to 400,000 cubic feet of gas every twenty-four houre , end a reservoir which was made expressly for the purpose of holding the acid necessary for the formation of gas. Ttie generator Is tbo only OU9 of Ita kind In the United States and will be ready to be shipped to the navy yard at Governor' * Island next Mcoday. The generator has beta constructed by forces of men working day nd night for a week. Tbe work Is being Inspected by Silas II. Moaher. chief engineer of the Western Union building. Engineer Moaner will go to Governor's Island to operate - * ate the aerial chip. Mr. 'Moehor served In the navy during the civil war and U an expert In the uae of gas macdlticry. Captain Lloyd baa eent * telegram to General Greeloy tendering tbe aervlce of hla corpj In the war with Spain , either Individ ually or collectively. dal Lieutenant J. D. Maxwell of tbe signal corpa will probably have direct charge ot the balloon uervlce. The balloon used la con nection with the generator will rise to here height of 2.500 feet , and he held by a wire cable , which will also be used tor telegraph- Ing. With powerful glasses on a clear day It Is said that U will be possible to scan the horizon from the balloon a distance of fifty to sixty miles , and thould a cruiser making eighteen or twenty knots an hour be sighted , the Information can be telegraphed down from the balloon In ample time to make all neceaniry preparations for an attack. * KnKliuid to < rrotc t. LONDON , April 28. Sir Julian FUuncefote. the British ambassador to tbe United State * , has been Instructed , U la understood hero , to make representations to tbe Washington government respecting the question ot ton- WRO taxes. Franco and Germany are com municating with Qret Britain on the sub - ject. Ariulnir Auxiliary Crali ru CADIZ , April 28. Thre ttcamer * of the Campania Transatlantic are being rapidly armed aa crulaen. Tbe Buenoa Ayree la mounting four sixteen-centimeter gum and two alne-ccntlmeter gum ; Uie Antonio Lopex Is mounting four twelves and two nines and the Jouquln Pleplago two nine * and two Maxima. The Cludad de Cadlt , which will accompany the torpedo squadron , has four twelve-centimeter guna , two nine-centimeter and two , quick fires. The forts at Rota , atx miles northwest of Cadiz , nnd at Ban CataHne are being strengthened and new guns are being mounted. TALK OF MATANZAS ( Continued from First Page. ) the right of the entrance of the harbor. There were no shore batteries or defenses at or adjacent to Manama's , nor were there an.r. so far aa I could observe , on tbo left of the entrance to tbe harbor. "San Saverlno Is an old-time Spanish fort , completely out of date In point of arrange ment and equipment. It la of masonry , which haa stood a hundred years or more. This waa the only thing observable In tbo woy of defense. There were no earthworka or block housfj forts at that time. They are In the habit of throwing together a small square block house and calling It a fort , but It has none of the characteristics of a modern fortification , and while It might defer for Insurgents , would amount td abiolutely nothing agalnat the big guns ot a war ship. But even theae had not been started a month ago. Since then rough earthworks may have been thrown up hastily , but little could have been accomplished In a month , and certainly no fortifications of masonry could have been erected. I never heard of Fort Rubalcalva , mentioned in the reports of tbe reduction of the defenses at Matonzaa. and no such fort existed when I was there a month ago. Thla may be ono of the Impromptu defenses which the Spaniards style forts. "The camps of tbe reconcentradoe arc on the aweep of hills back of Matanzas , and on the sldo opposite San Saverlno. There arc two of these camps , one on the highest .ground and another further down , where are hud dled together the poor Cuban auffcrcrs. Judglns from my observation I would not think the defenses of Matunzap could make a very stubborn flre , or that their reduc tion would be a difficult task for a few of our war ships. " After talking with naval chiefs , Senator Money concluded that the attack on Matanzas was hot a serious affair and he added the re mark that 'rom his observation ? ho believed a few old smooth-bores could knock to pieces all the defenses at Matanzca. MADRID , April 28. The version of the bombardment of Matanzna by the United States fleet , which ha reached here , says that "after half an hour'a fight the Ameri cans were obliged to retreat. " Little credence Is placed In Madrid to the dispatches from New York , telling of the bombardment of Matanzas , an the "latter conflict with official reports. " The latter In addition to saying Uio "Americans were ob < llgrd to retreat , " admit that "several men were killed , " and trat "somtf damage wan done to the town , " also saying that the "American less Is not known , " The forta of Havana , It is announced here , have not yet fired a single projectile , the canned shots being merely signal guns. KEY WEST , April 28. The bombardment ot tbe forts of Matanzas by the United Stateo cruUcr New York , the flagship of Rear Admiral Sarapson ; the monitor Puritan and the cruiser Cincinnati Is eagerly din- cussed here , and every Incident of the affair la weighed and rewelghed by army and navy officers and the newspaper men. The Inter est In the engagement Is mixed with de light at the fact that there are no casualties to record en the American side , not one of our ships being every touched. There Is much curiosity as to tne effect ot our fire on the enemy , but at present all informa tion on this point Is lacking. From the fact that the Spaniards opened fire on our ships while the latter were making a recoraols- ancb In force , and when .the vessels were nearly five miles out from the batteries , leads ] to the belief that the enemy believed that | all that waa necessary to Induce the United i State * fleet to move further away was for the batteries to open flre on them. But , If from former experience they had reached this conclusion , they must have teen Intensely n tonl tied when the New York , being the farthest west , but the nearest In shore , opened 11 rowith u vengeance and , steaming nearer shore , accompanied by Its consort * , made eurfh excellent practice with Its guns that In eighteen minutes every Spanish gun wag silenced. It would have been worth a year's pay to anyone to have seen the effect ot Uie last shot fired , that from tbo Puritan's twelve-Inch gun , when a maee ot stones , earth and abattls went sixty feet In the air. falling In tbe rear of the spot where a Spanish gun Ciad ben but a few'mlnute * before. There must have been casualties'on the Spanish side , since the rapid flre guns wore used on all the ships as well as those , of larger caliber. It seems to be the general opinion thai the Spaniards had nothing heavier than eight-Inch guns and ( hat they had very poor' gunners. However , lust before the Spanish batteries were silenced , one gun on tbe west , sldo of the harbor seemed to be getting the range of the ftagchlp , several chats , striking near the New York , and on both aides of It. If the purpose of reconnaissance and the subsequent cannonade was to secure an available place for 'the landing later of United States troops , sucb purpose has been well accomplished , for no fear exists that the Spanish batteries at Matanzas are likely to prove In any way 'dangerous. They have been sllen-ced for good , or at 'least ' for a longer time tban will bo necessary to effect a landing. , Slim it ii ( loan Itenchrn Tort Safely. LIVERPOOL , ApriU 28 ! The four-maate-1 | American ship Shenandoah arrived here safely this afternoon The tugHathbun met the Shenandoah off' the south coast of Ireland and towed It to Point Lynas for $1GOO , as the commander of the Shenandoah was unwilling to risk Its being Intercepted. Its cargo , owing to the advance In the prlcoof wheat , Is worth $250 , . 000. 000.The The members of the crew of the Shenan doah were greatly excited when Informed I - that war between Spain and the United had broken out. Captain Murphy eays that en IMbhftw even. Ing last ho sighted what he believed were two Spanish cruisers , but the vessels were too far distant for him. to be certain that they were war ship * of ( tbo enemy. Unca y Orer the Transport. NORFOLK. Va. . April 28. No news , of the transport Panther and the cruiser Montgom ery baa been received here. Officials at the navy yard fear disaster It the eblps were delayed on the Hatteras coast , but the most experienced navigators unite In saying that they ought to have gotten well out to se < \ before meeting the storm. . - , The mosquito fleet at the nary yard ! s being provisioned and otherwise made ready for departure. Will Bleet Krrd Grant Colonel. NEW YORK. April 28. Major , Edmund H. Michael , nCio resigned tbe command of tbe Fourteenth regiment of Brooklyn over eight months ago , raid today that he bad met Colonel Fred D. Grant .by appointment tbls afternoon , and assured hln > that he would be olcctod to tbo command of tbe regiment. Colonel Grant , he cald , agreed to accept the position in case or election. CnlU on TITO CruUera. ST. JOHNS , N. P. , April" 28. In consequence quence of representation * from the colonial government to tbo Imperial authorities that the Spanish fleet may visit this coast to se cure coal , the ) colonial office today cabled to Bermuda ordering the cruisers Cordelia and Pelican to proceed Immediately to Newfound land waters to be In readlnras to cope wllli any emergency that might arise. O\errvhrlined by lleoralti. PITTSBURO , Pa. , April 28. Th * United States recruiting office In this city was forced to close temporarily today on account of tbe rush 'of applicant * following the de I parture of the National Guard. In one hour | over seventy-five men Were turned away. Captain Sharp , tbe recruiting officer , expecti to catch up with bis work by Monday next , Illancn Impart * Hare Information. MADRID , April 23. An official dispatch from General Blanco says : Part of the enemy's squadron has gone eastward. On * of the American Ironclads baa grounded opposite Dlmui , province of Ptnar del Rio , and three ot'ner ship * are working to .float It. BpanUh volunteer ! are watching on abort. MILITIA GOING INTO CAMP Citizen foldien fiopidly Mobilising in the Eovorol States. RESPONSE TO CALL COMES PROMPTLY Governor Srttlr * Trouble In town Over the Consolidation of Four ItefrlnientN Into Three. DE3 MOINES , la. , * April 28. ( Special Tel egram. ) There having been some dissatisfac tion and grumbling In the National Guard relative to the reorganization , which will throw out over 100 officers , Governor Shaw went to Camp McKlnley thla morning and calling up the regiments , one at a time , told them that the four regiments wouU have to be consolidated Into three accordIng - Ing to the orders ot tbe government , and that If anyone did not rare to abide by th ? reorganization plans he could step out of the lines and receive hla mileage home. Not a man moved , and the governor by his speeches squelched what at one time lookel like It might result In at leaat one reglI ment getting sulky and going home. LINCOLN , April 23. ( Special Telegram. ) The mllltla boys at Camp Alvln Saundora wrro given three solid houra of drill this forenoon , the regiments being formed Into battalions. The Omaha Ouards and the Thurston Rlflca did especially gooJ work. Regimental Inspection will occur this after * noon. Adjutant Gene Hi llirrywhas moved hU office from the state house to the camp for greater convenience. The governor has had no further word from the War depart- ment. DBS MOINES. la. , April 28. Rev. Mother Agnes of .Mercy hospital announces that SU- tem of Mercy hcvo will enlist as nurses to go soUlh or to Cuba as the government inly direct. CINCINNATI , April 28. The First regi ment , Ohio National Guard , started to Col umbus to'Jdy shortly before nocvi. The train ran In three sections over the Dig Four read. Colonel C. U. Hunt , commanding , rode at t the head of his fine body of men in a march i from the armory to the train through otreeta ' jammed1 with people shouting and waving flags. The troops were escorted by the Chamber of Commerce , two local military organization , high school cadets , Grand Army posts , Union Veteran Legion encamp ments , nnd the Ohio commandcry of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. SPRINGFIELD , O. , April 28. Six thousand 1 people gathered oround the depot to wltncns the departure of the Third regiment , Colonel I Charles Anthony commanding , today. The regiment goon to Columbus In twenty-six coicheA COLUMBUS , O. , April 28. The First and Eighth Ohio Infantry are enroute to Colum bus and the Third , Fourteenth and Ninth battalion and Battery H are here In camp , all recruited to maximum. MADISON. Wls. . April 28. All tbo. Wis consin mllltla are en route today for tlis state fair grounds at Milwaukee , the point of mobilization. All will bo there by morn ing. The adjutant general's department hae been tran.sformed temporarily Into Camr > Harvey , as the fair grounds are named In honor of Wisconsin's governor , nlio was drowned at Mobile during the civil war. Enthusiastic demonstration * took place today In all the cities as the troops left. SPRUNGFiPBLD , 111. , April 28. Governor Tanner's hopes of leading Illinois troop * to the front today were blastol completely. Ho received word from Washington , whleh confirmed previous announcements , that he would not be placed by President McICIiilor. Over two weeks ago Governor Tanner's officers , called upon him and tcuderc.1 their service's in case "he succeeded In racolvlng the appointment from the president to lead the Illinois troops. Today , when , Colonef James II. II. Van Cleave , Inspector gener-ll , leanaed of the confirmation of previous rc- porta from Washington , he Immediately tendered his resignation as Inspector gen eral. Other resignations may follow. ATLANTA , Ga. , April 28. Ooverrxsr Atkin son Issued a proclamation calling for volun teers to furnish the neccrsary quota 'asked for In the recent call of the president. DETROIT , April 28. Commander Wllkea of the Michigan naval reserve , returned from Washington today. Later the men were all told that If they enlisted tor the war they would have to take their chances , as the Navy department would prcintae nothing more in the way of appointments than that It would show them reasonable consideration. Enlistments will be accepted to the number of 225 , leaving ! sixty-five behind. Nearly all the men at once expressed a desire to volun teer. INDIANAPOLIS. April 28. Camp Mount J wcii agitated to-day over a telegram to ' commissioned officer from Washington stat ing that it was being arranged the < rc to make Lieutenant Henry T. Lawton. formerly of Indiana , npw In the regular army , comman der of the Indiana brigade. Today a meetIng - Ing of tbe regimental colonels and the rank ing officers of the artillery was held and it was decided to enter a protest against the proposed appointment of a regular army offi cer to command the regiment and protesting against the removal of General McKee. It la asserted that such a change would have a disastrous effect on the Indiana troops. RACINE , Wla. , April 28. Fully 20,000 poo- pie marcbed aa an escort to company F , First regiment , Wisconsin Natlcnal Guard , on Its way to the depot today to take a train for the state camp at Milwaukee. There was the wildest enthusiasm ever seen bore. All the schools , rectories and bus ! I ness houses- were clcsed. WILMINGTON. Del. . April 28.-Only about 200 of the 450 members of the Delaware mllllila and 'half the officers have volunteered ito the United * States government , the others refusing to go , fearing that their own offl- cers would not bo In command. Those re I'fusing to volunteer returned home this after noon from the camp at Mlddletown. ST. .RAUL . , Minn. , April 28. Mlrvieaota's three regiments -volunteers are enrouto .to . this city tonight from all parts of the state. 'By ' nooa tomorrow they will be bivouaced at Camp Ramsey on the state fa4r grounds. Camp Ramsey la named In honor of Alexander Ramsey , ex-secretary of war and territorial governor of Minnesota , but moat famous aa Minnesota's war governor. Oeoeral Ramsey will review the troops. SI'IUNWIBLD. III. , April 2S.-Tonlght the officers of the Illinois National Guard signed a communication and sent it to Governor Tanner , strongly opposing 'and protesttag against the action of congress and the secre tary of war , which the communication al leges will result In breaking up itho Natlona Guard organization ot Illinois. The comnvunl catlcn will be sent to President McKlnley njth Governor Tanner's endorsement. ST. LOUIS. April 28. Colonel R. A , Baldorf ot the First regiment of Infantry ; and Captain F. M. Kumbold of light lattery A today received ordero from Adjutant Gen eral Bell to prepare at coce to go Into camp at Jefferson barracks. The adjutant generar notified tbo two commanding officers that * the expenses Incurred will bo paid by the state. MILWAUKEE. April 28. The First. Second - end and Third regiments , together with com - ptules A , 'B , and C , and Fourth regiment , , Wisconsin National guard , are btvouckod a Camp IMrvey tonight. Tbe four companies of the Fourth were ordered out to Oil tin other regiments. MOUNT ORBTNA. Pa. , April -28. Thi Pennylvanla militia today received tbe firs ten of Ita grit arul endurance of the proa ent campaign when the entire division aa aembled at Mount Grctna. Snow , hall an rain were distinguishing featurea of the sol dlera' advent and' tonight the men alee , under wet canvas and on ground ) ankle dcei In mud. . The regiment * began arriving a early aa 6 a. m. and came In almost con trnuoualy thereafter until night , when eve ; - 8,0001 men , had reached camp. ' I TnH einble at Sioux Falls. PIERRE. 3. D. , April 28. ( Special Tele gram. ) Governor Lee secured a change tbe order of the War department making Huron tbe rradeivous of state troops in tbo centralization will be at Sioux Falls. delegation from Huron waa here today ask ing that he withdraw hla request , but all | maittera being considered , he thought Sloui Falls the t > e t place and tbe order stands The order for mobilisation li expected ul any time and tbe troops are anxious to start. Tb governor ha * received notification from > Sefcifor "PeHlgrew t Mil the loivo tit absence o/i Lieutenant , A , S , Frost , who had been called to hla reglmqnb had been extended anJ\vhllo the lleutcn aiitrna already on tbo roid. he will return aijJJtho guard will un- UoubtedlSr have him in their commander aa tl-ev desired. R. W < , 3pwart ; ot thla city , ono of the leading qfj rnpys of the state , baa been tendered the Captaincy of a com- tuny In one of the Indeptndeot cavalry reg iments provided for and. will at once begin recruiting his company. They will be prin cipally rough riders frpm the range country cuJ will moke ftne Cfp/iDers. A camp lias been cttabllshed herp Jflr recruiting from the surrounding couilwy anJ thM with men In uniform elves the7 cl.ly a decidedly mill tary appearance. IIATTKHV OIIUK'KEiII TO THE SOUTH. IiriivrN Chlrknmnnnn In tlic Urcatfftt HnMo. CHICKAMAUOA , NATIONAL PARK. Ga. . April 28. Three batteries of light artillery , K and E , ot the First , 140 men , with eight guna , In command of Captain On pro n , left' hero today for Tampa , Fla. The horses of the ! batteries were not taken , so great was the haste o get tbe guru to their southern destination , but will follow as soon aa they . can bo loadeJ. The train will run to Tampa .on passenger train time and on arrival there ' It U salJ tbe men and their guns will be trmapcrtexl at once to Udgcmoat kty , com manding the harbor of Tampa , where forti fications have recently been erected , bu : I which are as yet 4)ut poorly supplied with guna. Whether It Is the Intention of the authorities at Washington to order a > .iy more of the Culokarr.auga artillery south Is not known. It Is positively dented at head quarters that any such crders have been re ceive ) and the general order Issued today forming the remaining batteries of artillery Into ot battallo.-.s each a brigade two , com- OHCd of four batteries , goes to substantiate his. ! Among the more experienced officers , how- ver , It la believed that this first shipment will be followed by others very soon. It Is akcn to be part of the plan of co-operation greed upcn at Washington between General illcs and representatives ot Cuban Ia- urgenta , 'for the line of communication Ith the Insurgent arm- from somt > well o.-tlflel r.eaport. " H will not bo surprising ' a good part of the artillery now at hlckamaiiKa , together with some of the cavalry and ir.factry here. Is ordered south 11 a ahort time , with thia purpose In view. Major General Brooke today received a telegram from the War department a' Washington , ordering him to at once put the army In hla command on u war footing and uthorlzliif ? him to enlist every eligible man .mill the regiments arc filled. This will rc- iUlt In an Increased number of troops at Jhlckamatigft clcise to 23,000. Hereafter wclve troopii will ccr.stltute a regiment of rivalry , 100 men for each troop. An Infau- .ry reilment will hereafter consist of twelve companies , 10G enlisted men for each com- pany. The Held artillery 111 cor.alat of 173 enlisted men. Authority ha ? been given to Major General Brooke , which he has ccn- eyed to the varloua commanding officers , 'or ' the enlistment up to thiii strength of eli gible men between thoingc of 18 and 35 , but all minors must have the consent of parents or guardians. Men applying for enlistment meat be well qualified physically so as to 13 the examination which haa been re quited In that rcupect/'Jlt is believed that I a great ninny valuable men will be enlisted I hero for the regular service and especially In the colored regiments ! 'Hundreds ' of ap plication ? for cnllftmeiil have already been I made to the officers 'of rthe four colored regl- | ments stationed at Chldtan.uuga and these regiments , now thatiagthcrlty to enlist hra been given , will undqubtcdiy be filled In short order. It will require about 400 men to place an lofantry regiment on a war footing and about GOO men for thd'ta-Talry , All applicants tvho pass the required , examinations will , be accepted ns fast aa ttoejjrpreaent Iheinialvcs. Ttequtsltlons have alf'j ( jy ben made on the War department for-.oamp and garrkon out fits and ordnance equljyujcnt for these trcopj. Adjutants of artlllerjt.iibattallons and regi ments will bo dEsigna'qj aa recruiting oul- cera at once. 4 , AUHKK 0 > XAVA1. AtM'KUIMUATION'S. Coiiiultte 'H of < lie T vo lIoiiHcn Will Ii i > ort Toilhy. WASHINGTON , April 28. The conferees of the two houses reached an agreement on the naval-appropriation bill before adjourn ing. All the senate Increases lri"tbo way of monitors and torpedo boats were allowed. These Intfrc-iscs include four monitors tat $1,250,000 , and sixteen Instead of twelve tor pedo boat dei'troyem All the other Important addlticrss made by the senate are retained. The language In 'fejard to the enlistment of seamen waa changed to provide for , 1,000 moro marlneu. 'A provision was Inserted giving the ( secre tary of the navy authority to enlist yolui- tcora up to the rink of commander. This wan done so that the department could avail It self of the service of the officers of the American liners chartered by the govern ment. The conference committees will report to morrow. PLOT TO 111,0H' VI' THE IIHIDGES SvnnlNh Splen Kc-iiorteil to He Work ing In Oeorarlii. ATLANTA , -Oa. , April 28. Governor At klnson today received a letter from Dr. James L. Long of Good Hope , Da. , saying Spanish spies were planning to wreck bridges and blow up trains bearing troops to Key West. ' Dr. Long la a prominent phjslcian of Goo ] Hope , in Walton county , and la known to thp governor. The letter aars : I write to Inform you t'nat two Spanish , } la passed thrcngh tht * vicinity yesterday Ko'.ng - outh. Th.elr intentions arc to blouvup the brldpoH and trains leaded with United States HoMIcr * . which are enroute to Key West and other southern piucv. . I hope you will not let tht BO unnoticed , fs they blew up cuir battleship. Pjeare Inform the depart ment of this. It has ulsD been ascertained that they Intend to tjnploy ncsroes to work In front. With Hiicc'as to the causa and freedom for Cuba , I remain , JAMES L. LONG , M. D. SIT -UlTlTisTKU IX TBXAS ' lit * IK Krjit n PrlHoiu-r nt a Jlllltnry 1'ont. LAREDO , Tex. , April 2S. When the In ternatlonal & Great Northern mall train arrived /rived thla evening a stranger on the train wca Immediately arrested by an officer "I Fort Malntcah and from what could be learned the nun Is thought to be a Spanish spy wiho ha.3 been under survollKince all th way from New York .City. He waa bourn for Mexico , The prisoner Is now at the post Chief 1'rlio Cniirniftiiliiiirr RenlKnii. KEY TEST. Aprlf 8. O. Brown Patter son , an attorney of 'K&i' ' West , recently ap pointed by United * S < Stes District Judg Locke chief commUiJAfter to adjudicate th ships captured rojju | the Spaniards , Jia creates a sensation .by resigning his office H U Understood he nayibeen retailed by th ( owners oC capturetlf"Vt 5selB to rc-presen them In ithe prize cases. I SuppOHeil Mliy Arrested. J NHW ORLEANS , , &pM 28. The govern meat engineer olHcera-lu Port Bads have ar I rested a man bclleved > to be a Spanlib spy. nHe gave bis name eslUotn Walsh and his I home New Orle-zcsc j&everal undovelope fllms and maps dcqo/lpttvo | of the river an government works a Jort Eads were foun on him. He will beJt ld pending tbe actlo of tbe army authority IHmh Order fi > rAwJiuii Cnrrlauem , CLEVELAND. Aprll'28. The Walker Man ufacturlng company Us received a rush or der from the government for six moro disap pearing gun carriages for coast defense guns The order Involves about $600.000. It i stated that there are a hundred defense gun which the government deslrce to mount alon the Atlantic coast as eoon as gun carriage can bo obtained. < iftH PIERRE , S. p. , April 28. ( Special Tele- 'gram.l ' Governor Lee tonight commissions First Lieutenant A. S. Frost ot the Twenty ' 'fifth ' ' Infantry as colonel of the First regl 'ment , South Dakota volunteers , ' subject I t e'approval of the president and < n cas , ho can aecure a leave from hU regiment. MlnnrapallM Still nt EnMiiort. EASTPORT. Me. , April 28. The Unite. . States cruiser Minneapolis la still at ancho ta the barber this morning , but tbe officer expect that U will leave today. U wai itated that .no Intimation has yet been re ceived aa to its destination. Since It ling been In the harbor here tinny applications for enlistment have been made , but all have been refused. JB.VY MAKE Itniinrtntit It nil UK nn Uie WlnilltiR Up f Innolvriit llnnkn. WASHINGTON. April 28. An Important ruling baa been made by Charles 0. Dawrs , comptroller ot the currency , relating to the practice of the comptroller' ! office In regard I to the collection ot nsiesuments against the stockholder * lot Insolvent tiatlonal banks ' and the distribution of tbe proceeds of such asaesaments. Under this ruling whenever it I becomes necessary In adjusting the rights of creditors and stockholders of Inio'.vent banks to either levy a second assessment upon stockholders for tbe benefit of creditors , or to return an excessive assessment to stockholders - ! holders , the comptroller will review the' ' ' original assessment for the purpose of mak ing auch adjustment , contrary to the prac tice heretofore , which was to recognize an as ausment bated on the first estimate of de ficiency In the bank's asseta aa final , Irre spective of whether that estimate was ns n matter of fact 'too ' large or too small. This ruling Is of great Importance as It relates o asicssments already levied throughout he country , as well ns those hereafter to bo cvled upon stockholders In Insolvent na- lonnl banks whose affairs are not ontlrely losed. Jn his ruling upon tbe particular ' ase In question , Mr. Dawcs says the rosl- 'on of the comptroller In his relations to he stockholders Is that of a trustee for the ollectlon of all the legal liabilities of all he stockholders under tbe statute and as iirther defined by thc courts. In pursuance of' this duty us trustee , -hen upon further administration of the rust an error of judgment on the part of he comptroller and receiver Is d mon- trattnl in estimating the deficiency In fno sseta of the trust at too small an amount , t will become his duty to review the former ctlon ami. If necessary , to levy an addl- :1onal : assessment upon the stockholders of : ho Insolvent bank for the purpose of col- eptlnr ; from each stockholder that pro- lortlon of t'no difference between he estimated and the actual deficiency rhlch the stock of the Individual stock- older bears to tbo total stock of the bank. If , In the endeavor to enforce mieh ability t'nrough an error In judgment us to he exact deficiency he collected a urcater .mount from the shareholders than that or which they arc really liable , then he ccomen trustee for the stockholders who ave paid such rxccss. charged wllh t'.ie ctiirn of the excess to the contrllnitinq ; I tockholders In the proportion In which they j rive paid their original assessment to him. j he determination of the amount to ln re- urn eel to such stockholders must neces sarily bj deferred until the final eloslnpr of he trust , an amount belna reserved ut nil Imes In the hands of the comptroller sufll- ilcnt to afford full protection to cald con- rlbutlng shareholders against any con- liiKency of rhange In the amount collected rom the assets over the estimated value f assets at the time of ths assessment. IIMXISH CO.VFIDE.Vr OF VIUTOHY. of Mnilrlil Keeping tip tlic Coitr- HK of tbo People. MADRID , April 28. The perfect ccnfld-1 nco which appears to be felt here at the : lutcome of the war between Spain and the i United States la reflected by the Liberal [ moderate republican ) which commenting on1 i 'Spanish calm and American Irritability , " . , says today : "Spain Is patiently awaiting ho attack which America Is TiolMly threatB niflg to make simultaneously on Cuba , I 'orto Rico and the Philippine islands with | , ta undisciplined forces , while its preachers and merchants , finding the task more dlfll-i cult than they had calculated , are already ! quoting the bible to prove that peace Is a [ ' : ? ooJ thing for civilized nations. Oi { ho American side arc hodge-podge , brag , bluss ter , hypocrisy and funk ; on the Spanish sl'oj I are ' complete unanimity and readiness to die sj ! r 'the ' country , trusting In GoJ. " j Another special dispatch from Madrid says : The Spanish government officials arc bewil dered at the attitude of Great Britain. They vc the .government and people of Great , Britain hold divergent opinions , .and that thp official acts of Great Britain arc due to a secret compact with tte United States gov ernment. HOLD VI * A TMEAKOXAIILE LKTTICH. | Contained Iiifnrniutlnii How to Attack ) Sun Frnnelneo. WASHINGTON , April 28. .KiD Prxstcfflco department has received Information of ca- other letter being held because It contained treasonable Information. The pcatmaater at Santa 'Cruz ' , Cal. , reported that a letter ad dressed to Premier Sagasta , Spain , had been milled there , and under direction of Assbt- ant Attorney General Tyner Its contents were examined. It waa mailed by a women who gave an address where an anuwcr would reach her and contained Information In regard to the fortification.- San Frcci- cb.co , where guns are located , etc. It also described potato lower down the coast where- Spanish vessels could land troops , and said there were men who would act as guides , to attack San Francisco and seize trains. The letter will be transmitted to ICie War rto- pirtment for action. It li thought It may lead to aa Investigation as to whether thcro are persona In that vicinity unfriendly to tbo United States. SHAFTKH TO WASIIINCiTOtt. Conininmlant nt New Orlennx ConNiilt * With 3IIIFH. WASHINGTON. April 28. Brigadier Gen eral William R. Shatter , who commands the troops at New Orleans , accompanied by Colonel Babcock , formerly adjutant general of the Department ot California and one of General Shatter's staff , waa at the War de partment , having been summoned to Wash ington for conference with General Mllca , tin ; commander ot the army. The officials of tfie department decline to say for what specific purpose General Shatter cornea to Washing- ten , but rumor cornects it with the landing ot United 'States troops In Cuba , eo that food may be sent to starving people of the Islrnd. General Shatter Is held In very high esteem In army circles and has a fine- record for skill and bravery. He naw Sec retary Alger for some time when he reached the department today , but later dlecufsed with Gem eral Miles the duties tbo latter has In store for htm. SHOW SOME SY3UMTIIY WITH SI'AI.V CaimillniiH Wonld Xot Object to Slight Amerlcnii LONDON , April 28. The English newspa pers continue to publish letteio In which the writers express sympathy with Spain. ( A dis patch to the Standard from Montreal says : There Is a strong undercurrent of sympathy hero with Spain. The Canadians anticipate with satisfaction the ultimate triumph of the United States ; but they would not be dls pleased It that self-confident power received a severe lesson In the early stages of the operation ? . KViniY STATE FUHMSIIKS ITS QUOTA No Chnuve Under I'reneiit Call for Other Coniuiilew. WASHINGTON , April 28. General Corbln eaya no state'o volunteer allottmcnt will be Increased , as every state haa signified It will furnish Us full complement. Upturn * to HIM MILWAUKEE. Wla. . April 28. Captlan Padlock of the United States recruiting sta tlon received orders from 'tbo ' War depart ment today to join his regiment at Houston , Tex. , at once. The recruiting officer In this city was dl- , , reeled to enlist as rapidly vis possible all able- bodied men between tbe ages of 18 and 35. Ship fluni for Cubnii * . DAVENPORT , la. . April 28. Ten thou sand guns of an old style , but In good order , were shipped south thla afternoon from the Rock Island arsenal for tbe use of the Cuban Insurgents. N > | ibe v of Jeff UuvlB for Color nearer PARIS , Ky. , April 28. Uaac Alexander , grand nephew ot Jefferson Davis , baa been chosen to catry the etars and strlpcu for compeny D this city In tbe war with Spain. Will Not Accept tbe Price. NEW YORK. April 28. The Ogden Goelet eatate haa refused to accept tbe $500,000 which tbe government had agreed to pay for tbe yacht Mayflower. 'POWDER ' I FACTORY EXPLODES Plant of the Atlantic Fowdor Company is Destroyed. . SIX EMPLOYES ARE KNOWN TO BE KILLED Ten ItullillitKK , < Mnnof Tbrm Jttorril Oovernnient M'nr Huiuillen , Arp DrmolUbeil In nn In- tnut , with Total Lou * . EASTON , Pa. . April 23. The town of Dover . , In Morrl * county , N , J , , and the country within a radius ot twenty mllca was startled ' thla evening by a series ot torrlfllc explosion ? , tbo flrat of which occurred at I 2:10 : o'clock. The explosions occurred In the Atlantis Powder company'a works , and the plant Is n mass of ruins. Six workmen were killed , four seriously Injured , some probably fa tally. The remains of the dead have not boon re covered. The dead are : ALFRED RARICK. WILLIAM STUMPR CASPBR RAY. . , ' DAVID .ECHEREIl. WILLIAM HAYCOCK. ELIAS EUERS. 'All the killed were marrlcJ and leave families. . The works were situated In an Isolated spot seven miles out In a rough country from Dover. There wore ten bulldlngo In the group , and all were destroyed. The first explosion occurred In ono ot the packing houses , caused , It Is thought , by a spark from the pipe of iv careless smoker. The concussion set off tlio explosives In another house nearby. Dobrls and burning timbers of the wrecked buildings' were carried high Into the air and fell in a shower over ( ho remaining building ? , cttlng tire to the main factory ' and the other five packing housed and the shell house. In a brief tlmo the explosives In these buildings were exploded nnd left death and destruction In their wake. The works have been running day and nliht , turning out rush ordcis for the government , and a large amount of ammunition ready for shipment was stored In the packing houses. 7'iiU ' , with all other explosives , was Com pletely destroyed. The scene presented at the place was ter rible. People who felt the shock. ? and naw the flames of the burning structures Mocked to tbo place from miles a.round. but could render no uld to the Injured. The people were terrlflcd , and held back in corstacit fear of other explosions. A few men who were In the buildings man. aged to escape , and they ran about the coun try bewildered. They could give no Intelli gent account of the cause of the cxplcalcvi. When the wives and relatives of the em ployes of Ihe factory approached the burning buildings | the scene was heartrending. It waa noirly G o'clock before the ruins had cooled off sufficiently to bo approached nnd bCLorc the onlookers could be Induced to go near the spt. The bodies of the dead were horribly man- gled. 'I'no ' head was missing from mine , . while here and thcro lay armlcEs and leg- M . s trunks. Many wore cut and maimed eo bully . that some of them cannot recover. The lota c&nnot be learned at thl. writing. AHUMKS ' UII'I.OMATIC I'll IVI LKfin. Mimulnli Mlnlxter to I.onilon HnlMliiNT Kiiniln for Xnvy. LONDON. April 28. The Spanish aniban- rador , Count von Rosccn , and Countcsa dc Cassa Valencia , wife oi the former Spanish ambassador here , have opened funds In con nection with the war1 between Spain and Uio United States. The fund of tbe coun- tcs = i , however , Is only Intended for thn re lief of the sick and wounded , but the aub- scvlptlooa being collected by ttio Span'sh anibas&idor are toward..KID national fund being raised by Spain to Increane the strength of the Spanish fleet. Thin is re garded as a serious abuse of diplomatic prlvlege , and therefore questions on the sub ject are promised In the Houeo of Commons. llrnull Solid Torpi'ilofn to Unltcil Stnflcn LONDON , April 28. A special dispatch from Flume , the seaport of Hungary , coyo Brazil has agreed that sixty torpedoes which have been made there on the order of the Brazilian government at the Whltchcad works be tnicaferred to the United States. FREE BOOK roUWEAK MEN. 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