THE GREAT BATTLE.
Detailed Account of the Struggle
That Made Dewey Famous.
"KoiiMMitlipr tlin Alnlnn" Wim the Inspiring
Cry Tlmt Hllrrnl livery American IiiAii
tlnu KftUmuto nf Spanish Lome
Dowey Alniln an Ailnilr.il.
Nkw York, May 0. The New York
'Herald htm received a detailed account
of Dcwey'H victory from its correspond
ent at Manila, who stood beside Adin.
Dewey during the fight, under date of
May 1, by way of Hong Kong, May 7.
Tho conilete dispatch is as follows:
Not ono Spanish Ha Hies In Manila bay to
flay. Not oiui KpnnlHh wnrHhlp Ilouts oxcopt as
nur prize. Moro than 20) Spaniards dead nnd
WO to 700 wounded attest tho accuracy of tlio
American lire. Commodore Dewey attached
tlm Spanish position nt Cuvlto this morning.
Ilo swept Hvo times nlong the lino mid .scored
one of tho most brilliant successes In modern
warfuro. That our loss Is trllllnu adds to tho
lilensuro of victory without detracting from Its
value Tlio numbor of hits our vessols received
proved how bravo nnd stubborn was tho defense
made by tho Spanish forces.
ICIclit slightly Wounded.
Mlrantiloim uh It may npptur none of our man
were killed and only eight mun wuro wounded.
Thoso who woro injured suffered equally slight
wounds. Commodoro Dowey arrived off Ma
nila bay lust night and decided to enter tho bay
ntonco, With .all Us lights out thu squadron
Ktcamcd Into Uoca Uraudo with crows ut the
i;uns. Tills was tho order of tho squadron,
which was kept during tho whole time of the
first bull le: Klagshlp Olympla, the lialllmore,
tho Itulclgh, tho Petrol, tho Concord, tho llos
ton. Jt was Just eight o'clock, a bright moon
light night Hut tho llagshlp passed Corrcgldor
Island without a sign being given that the
Spaniards wero aware of its approach. Not
until tho llagshlp was a mile beyond Corrcgl
dor was u gun llred. Thou ono heavy shot wont
screaming over the Hnlelgh und thu Olympla,
followed by a second, which fell further astom.
Slleneed tlm llntterv.
Tho ltnlolgh, Concord nnd lloston replied,
tho Concord's shells exploding apparently ox
nctly Insldo tho shore battery, which llred no
mora Our squadron slowed down to barely
stcorngo wny nnd tho men woro allowed to
sleep alongside their guns. Commodoro Dowey
liad timed our arrival so that wo wero within
live miles of tho elty of Munllu ut daybreak.
Wo then sighted tho Spanish squadron, Koar
.Admiral Montojo commanding, off Cavlto.
J lore tho Spaniards hud a well equipped navy
yard culled Cuvlto arsenal. Adm. Montojo's
tlag was Hying on tho :t,50) ton protected
cruiser Holua Crlstlnu. The protected cruiser
Castilla, of U.tlOO tons, was moored to thu soa--vard
woro tho crutsors Don Juan do Austria,
Don Antontu du Ulloa, Isla do Cuba, Islu do
Luzon, Qulros. Marquis del Onoro, and Ucu.
VliCzo. Those ships and the llagshlp remained
undur way during most of tho action.
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With tho United States ilug Hying at .til tholr
mastheads, our ships moved to tho attack In
,Iino ahead with a spocd of olght knots, llrst
passiug in front of Manila, whoro thu action
-was begun by thrco butteries, mounting guns
powerful enough to Bond a shell over us a dls--tanco
of llvo miles. The guns boomed tv roply
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not cngugo with thr so butteries without Rend
ing death and destruction Into tin crowded city.
Two Mine Worn ICxplndeil.
As wo nearod Cavlto two powerful subma
rine mines wore exploded ahead of the flagship.
Tho Spaniards hud evidently misjudged our
position. Immensi volumes of water wero
thrown high Into tho nlr by those destroyers,
but no harm was done to tho snips. Not know
ing how many moro mines there might bo
ahead, ho Htlll kept on without faltering. No
other mines exploded, howovor, nnd it Is bc
lloved that the Spaniards had only thoso two
In place. As tho Olympl i drew nearer all was
as silent on board as If tho ship had been empty,
except for tho whirr of blowers and tho throb
of tho engines. Suddenly a shell burstdlrcotly
over us
' IScmcmbcr tlm ."Maine. "
"Kemember the Maine," came a horn-so cry
from tho boatswain's mate at tho utter live
Inch gun ' Unmembor the Mulno," arose from
tho throats of IVX) men at tho guns. This watch
word was ciuwht up in turrets and lire rooms,
whorover acumen stood at their post. The
Olympla Avas now ready to begin tho light.
Downy on tho llrld'.-e
Commodore Dowey, his chief staff enmmnnd
or, Lnmburton. and his aide and myself, with
the executive ofllcor. Lieut, Keen, ami naviga
tor, IilouU Calkins, wore on tho forward bridge.
CnpL Clrldloy was In tho conning tower, as It
was thought unsafe to risk losing nil tho senior
ofllcors by one shall. "You in ly lire when
ready, Clrldloy," said tho commodore and
at I It o'clock a. m, at a dlstanco of 5,5)0
yards, tho starboard eight-Inch gun In tho for
ward turret roared forth a eomplIm"nt to tho
Spanish forts. I'rosuutlv similar guns from
thu ll.iltlmoroanil the lloslon Hont'JoO-pound
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shells hurling toward tho Castlllu nnd tho
ltolna Maria Christina for accuracy. Tlio
Spaniards seemed encouraged to llro
faster, knowing exactly our dlstanco whilo
wo had to guess thelr's. Their ship nnd
shore guns wero limiting things hot for us.
The piercing scream of shot was varied often
by tho bursting of tlmo fuse shells, fragments
of which would lush thu water like shrupncl or
cut our hull nnd rigging. Ono large shell that
wus coming straight nt tho Olymplu's forward
bridge fortunately fell within less than 10U feet
away. Another struck thu bridge gratluv'H In
lino with It- A third passed undor Commodore
Dowoy nnd gouged a holo In tho dock. Inci
dents lllco thoso-wcro plentiful. Still tho llag
shlp steered for the center of the Spanish Hue,
und us our othor ships woro nstorn, tho Olympla
received most of the Spaniards' attention
Owing to our deep draught Commodore Dowoy
felt constrained to change his course ut a dis
tance of 4.W1J yards' nud run parullul to tho
Spanish column.
Then tlm Olympla Opened,
"Open with nil guns," ho said and tho ship
brought her port broadside bearing. Tho roar
of all the llagshlp's live-Inch rapid llrors was
followed by the deep diapason of her turret
olght-lnchers. Soon our othor vessels were
equally hard at work and wo could sco that our
shells woro making Cavlto harbor hottor for
tho Spaniards than they had made tho ap
proach for us. Protected by tholr shore bat
torles and mado safe from closo attack by shal
low water tho Spaniards woro In n strong posi
tion. They put up u gullunt tight. The Span
ish ships wero sailing back and forth behind
tho Castilla and tholr llro, too, was hot. Ono
shot struck tho llalllmoro and passed clean
through her, fortunately hitting no one. An
other ripped her up the main deck, disabled a
six-Inch gun nnd exploded n box of three,
poundor ummunltlon, wounding olght men.
CioHtir tn tlio Knomy's Onus.
After having mado four runs along tho Span
ish lino, llndlng tho chart incorrcut, Llout. Cal
kins, tho Olymplu's navigator, told tho com-
tnodoro he believed he could take tho ship noar
er tho enemy, wlthlrjd going to watch tin
depth of water. Tho ll.igsnip started over tho
course for tho llfth time running within ',0M
yards of the Spanish vossols. At this rnngo
oven six pouudors wore effective and tho storm
of shells youred upon tho unfortunate Span
ish began to show marked results Threo of
the enemy's vessels wero seen burning and
their lire slackened.
tlnitpml lluttlo for Itreulf font.
On llnlshlng this run Commodore Dowoy de
cided to give tho men breakfast, ifa they h.ul
boon nt the guns two hours with only one cup
of cog 'o to sustain th tn. Action ceased tem
porarily nt 7:35, tho othor ships passing tho
llagshlp and cheering lustily. Our ships re
mained beyond range of thb enemy's guns until
10:50, wlnn tho signal for eloso nclton again
went up Tho llaltlmore had tho place of honor
In tho lead with the lUgshlp following nnd tho
other ships as before. Tho llaltlmoro began
llrlngat th Spanish shlpi and batteries nt
II 10 o'clock, making a series of hits us If ut
target practice.
A Whit)) Flat; mi tho Armtl.
Other ships wero also doing their duty, nnd
soon not ouo red anil yellow Hag romalncd on a
ship or battery on tho coast. Tho Spanish
llagshlp und tho Caslllla had long been burning
llnreoly and tho las- vessol to bo abandoned
was tho Don Antonio do Ulloa, which lurched
over and sank. Then tho Spanish Hug on tho
arsenal stall was hauled down nnd at li',30
o'clock n white flag was hoisted there.
A signal was made to the Petrel to destroy all
the vossols In tho timer harbor, and T.lout.
Hughes, with an nrm -d boat's crew, sot lire to
the Don Juan do Auitrla. Marquis Ducro, tho
Isludo Cuba and tho t'orreo. Tho largo trans
port Manila nnd many others und small craft
fell Into our hands.
Not ii Ship I.nft to tho l?niimv.
"Capture ordostros Spmlsh squadron" woro
Dewey's ordTs. Never wero Instructions moro
clTectuully carried out Within seven hours
after arriving on the sconu of action nothing
remained to bo done.
A I. liter Kstlninto of tbn I.ons.
Lo.vimx, May ll. Tho Ilo:i Konp;
correspondent of tho Daily Mail gives
the following additional details:
There was an net of treachery on the part of
a Spanish ship, which lowered her Hag, and
then llred at a boat's crow sent to take posses
sion of hur. She did not bit the boat, but our
guns woro turnoJ on her and tore nor to pieces.
Sho went to tho bottom with all on board. Sov
orul vessols closo In s'loro bshuvoJ la the samo
way nnd shared tho same fate.
Tho Spaniards had foiuht to tlnlr lust gasp
and now surrendered They hud beenunnouuo
Ing tint tlio Americans would kill ovoryone in
Cuvlto. and when wo lauded a long procession
of priests and Sisters of Morcy mat tho bout
from tho Petrel nnd begged our men not to ln
juro tho wounded In tho hospitals. As u mut
ter of fact tho Americans roscued soma !2J0
Spaniards and sent them ashore.
All tho Spanish vessels aro destroyed, with
'-,0UO men. Tho Spanish cstlmatos gives tholr
loss as 1 030 killed und wounded In thu Uelua
Maria Christina -'0J men aro belloved to have
been killed or drowned
Tint Uiivornor C.enoriilM Koport.
Maduid, May l). An ollleial dispatch
from Gen. Augusti, governor general
of tho Philippines, sent by waj of La
I'.iiiin, says:
Tho enemy seized Cuvlto und thonrscnal, ow
ing to tho destruction of tho Spanish squadron,
and established a closo blockade. It Is said that,
ut tho request of tho consuls, tho enemy will not
bombard thu fort, provided I do not open flro
on tho enemy's squadron, which is out of
range of our guns. Therefore, I cannot Hro un
til they come nearer. A thousand soldiers
arrived hero yesterday evening from our de
stroyed squadron, tho lossas of which numbor
Old
Dnwey 'ii .Modoit IMessii!;M.
Washington, May 7. The navy de
partment to-day received two brief
messages from Dewey, us follows:
Manica. May 1 Squadron nrrlvcd nt Mnn
11 ii ut day break this morning Immediately
engaged the enemy and destroyed tho fol
lowing Spanish cssols: Kclun Christina,
Cuslilla, Don Antonio do Ulloa, Isla do IAium,
Isla do Cuba, Genorul Lezo, Murques do Duero,
Corrco, Voluscu, Isla do Mindanao, a transport
and water battery at Cavlto. Tho squadron Is
uninjured und only a few men aro slightly
wounded. Only means of telegraphing is to
American consul at Hong Kong. I shall com
municate with him. Duwr.Y.
Cavitu, May 1 I have taken possession of
tho naval station at Cuvlte. on tho Philippine
slands. llnvu destroyed tho formications nt
bay entrnnue, paroling garrison. I control tho
bay completely and can tako thu city ut any
time. Tho squadron Is In excellent health und
spirits. Spanish loss not fully known, but
vorv heavy 150 killed, Including tho captain
of Kolna Christina. I ntr. assisting in protect
ing Spanish sick and wounded Two hundred
nnd Ufty sick und wounded In hospltnl within
our lines. Much excitement ut Munllu. Will
protect forolgu residents. Duwbv.
Dewey .Mudii mi Admiral.
Following this Secretary Long gave
out his reply to Dowey, which has
been cabled by direction of tho presi
dent, as follows:
WAHiiiNfiTON, May 7. Dowey, Manila: Tho
president, in tho numo of tho American pooplo,
thunks you and your officers and men for your
splendid uohlovomcnt and overwhelming vic
tory. In recognition ho has uppolnteu you act
ing ndmlrnl, nnd will recommend u votu of
thunks to you by congress Long
FIFTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
rirti ut Dulutli Kcnder T oTIiuiisiinil lco-
plo Iloinelen nnd Ciuiki'm 11 !Sl(0,0'jo
r.osa Many Narrow Kcupn.
Dpr.UTii, Minn.. May 0. Fifty frame
buildings on Minnesota point, just
above tho ship canal, wero burned yes
terday. An hour after the lire started
2,000 people were homeless. The llro
took I'Z frame store buildings fronting
on Lower Luke avenue just below the
"Under the Hill" district and swept
from there back to the lake shore.
Thoro aro no particularly largo indi
vidual losses. The total is thought to
bo over S100.000. Among the sufferers
wero f0 families of .lews, members of
a colony who wero at a mass meeting
praying for the success of thu Ameri
can army in tho war with Spain. There
wero narrow escapes from death, but
it is believed that everybody was res
cued. Spanish Primmer lluvo Negro (Suiirds.
Atlanta, On., May D. Sixteen pris
oners of war, nine oillcers and tlio re
mainder privates and non-commis-faionod
oillcers, arrived undor guard of
a dotnil of negro soldiers from the
Twenty-fifth regiment and wore placed
in tlio military prisou ut Fort Mul'her
son. Tlio Spaniards wero captured in
Cuban waters several days ago by the.
Nashvillo and they have- been hold in
custody ut Key West until orders wore
giveu to bring them to Atlanta.
THE GREAT NAVAL FEAT.
Commodore Dowey Destroyed tlm SpunUh
Fleet unit Did Not I, one n .Sin
gle Mini,
Washington, May 9. Commodore
Dewey's victory is considered as tho
greatest naval achievement in tho his
tory of tho world. Ho entirely de
stroyed tlio Spanish licet, killed
1&0 of the enemy and did not lose
one man. In his dispatch Dewey says
ho cut tho cable himself and honeo
had no Immediate way to communi
cate with liis government. At present
tho American ileet lias complete con
trol of Manila from tlio sea and could
land men at any time if ho had tho
troops. Secretary Long and Secretary
Alger are now making active prepara
tions to got tlio expedition off from
San Francisco. It is tlio purpose of tlio
United States to hold tho islands at
any cost. Dewey states he can easily
hold his position until troops arrive
from America.
Secretary Itoosevclt is much pleased
and was greatly affected whilo read
ing tlic message. When he came to
the place whore Dewey says not an
American sailor was killed ho nearly
broke down with joyful emotion.
Dewey will immediately get all the
men ho wants.
After Secretary Long had read tho
contents of tlio second cablegram, re
ceived from Hong Ivong, in which the
future admiral said that no American
sailor was killed and only a few wero
wounded, ho said: "It was a most
woiu'irful battle achievement and re
lleets ilie greatest credit on both
oillcers and men. Tho fire from our
ships must have been so rapid and ef
fective that the Spaniards were in a
manner stunned. They never recov
ered themselves until the battle was
lost."
DYNASTY MUST FALL.
Tlio Knrl of AHlihuniliiim, n Curllst Leader,
SnysSpiln Will IIiiou New Oovorn-
inent ."May Not Uo n Itepublle.
London, May 0. The earl of Ash
burnham, who admits that he is tlio
representative of Don Carlos in En
gland, says in the course of an inter
view: Tho Issue of tho war so far concerns tho pres
ent occupant of tho throne, which is already
lost In a very short time either Don Curios
will bo seated upon tho throno or a republic
will bo proclaimed: It is dllllcult to say which.
Tho Spanish people aro for tho most part
either Carlists or republicans. Tho former
are stronger In the rural districts and tho
latter In tho largo towns In numbers thoy
nro nbout equal, tho Carlists have th6 nd
vnntngo of being perfectly organized, disci
plined and united undor one leader, whoreas,
tho republicans nre divided among themselves,
nnd. moreover, nro discredited by tho outrages
committed by tho extrcmo or unnrchlst wing of
tho party, llesldes, tho mere fact of America
being nrepubllo would, ut present, not dispose
tho Spaniards toward republican constitu
tions. Hut everything In Spain depends upon
tho army. Tlio present dynasty was rc-estnb-lishcd
by a military ptonuncluincnto and will
probably end in tho samo wuy.
FATAL RIOTING AT MILAN.
Tlio SwIhs City In an Uproar, fllnba Attiicl:
tlio Soldiers und No L.1-H0TI11111 Thruo
Hundred l'entilo Aro Killed.
Lugano, Switzerland, May 9. Yes
terday was it terrible day at Milau.
About ono o'clock a veritable battle
occurred in Via Somtraire. Thousands
of tiles and chimneys were hurled from
the roofs upon tlio troops, who were
compelled to retire. A similar fight
took place in the Via Torino, and
it is believed that no fewer than
300 were killc'l and 1.000 injured. A
Swiss merchant, who has arrived here
from Milan, describes the events as com
pletely anarehistical. According to his
uecount, tlio leaders of the agitation
evidently had well arranged plans. Col
umns of rioters emerged from all tho
gates of the town and converged on a
center, where thoy rapidly constructed
barricades. When they wero dislodged
by the troops they mounted to roofs
nnd rained tiles and chimneys down
upon the soldiery.
UNAUTHORIZED COMPANIES.
Atljt. Oen. Corblu i-ays .Men Without Au
thority Are Malclnt; I'ulso Iteprt-Bmitii-tlous
to Secure Volunteers.
Nkw Yoiik, May 9. A Washington
dispatcli to tho New York Evening
Sun says that Adjt. Gen. Corbin states
that a -great wrong is being done to
tho young men of the country. In
nearly every state unauthorized or
ganizations are forming, the leaders of
which promise to bo able to secure their
acceptance by the government, lie says:
"None has a right to raise an army
except by special authorization of tho
United States. Men engaged in these
unauthorized volunteer organizations
aro merely wasting their time. Unlesu
congress provides for an additional
call for volunteers there will bo no in
crease in tho quotas of tlio states, all
rumors to tlio contrarv notwitlistand-
A Wo'iuin Tencher Knllsts.
Kokomo, Intl., May . The first In
diana wo'imui to enlist as a soldier in
the Spanish war is Miss lone Shaul, a
teacher in the Third ward school of
this city. She was mado a member of
company L, Second regiment, Indiana
national guard, went to Indianapolis
with tho company, and is thoro now,
asking to accompany the boys whore
ever tho company may bo sent. Shu
will probably bo assigned a place in
tho hospital corps us assistant surgeon
and nurse.
FLOODS IN ARKANSAS.
Urrut Diunnge Hrlng Dunn nt I.lttln Itock,
Van Ituren nnd I'luewlirro Devasta
tion In Oklahoma.
Litti.k llociv, Ark., May 7. Tho
Arkansas river is on tho rnmpngo nnd
lias left its banks, doing Incalculable
damage to property anil causing the
loss of an unknown numbor of lives.
The situation is serious now and is
growing worse every hour. At Van
Huron miles of country are inundated,
farms in some instances being eight
feet under water. Several farmhouses
liavo been swept away above Little
Itoek, and in one instance an entiro
family was drowned. Delow the city
the situation is very altirminir, and
many of the big cotton plantations
have already sustained heavy damage.
Tho levee opposite Grady, in Lincoln
county, has broken and tho town la
threatened with destruction.
GuTintiK, Ok., May 7. The high wa
ters aro beginning to recede and for the
first time in four days tho Santa Fo
ran trains south from here. Great
damage was reported from the Hood
at Lexington, tho waters of tho Cana
dian hnving swept six feet deep
through the town. Hundreds wero
compelled to escapo in boats. Many
small buildings wero carried off and
tho stock of goods in the stores ruined.
A TRIBUTE TO ENGLAND.
Hlflliop Hurtell, Just from Arrlcn, S iyn Sho
Is tilt) (Jreat Civlll.er of tlm World
tint! Our Natural Ally.
Ai.ihon, Mich., May 7. Dishop Ilartr
zell, who recently returned to this
country from Africa, and who is now
hero in attendance at the conference
of Methodist bishops, spoke to tho
students at College chapel on tho
Transvaal question. The students dis
played great enthusiasm when he said:
Ood bless Kngland. Sho bus nlwny stood for
civilization nnd progress. Sho is the grcnt col
onizer, tho greet clvlllyer of tho world. Sho Is
on the side of right In this struggle. Tho tlmo
will come nnd mny It come when tho stars
nnd stripes und tho uulon Junk will fly from tho
sumo staff ami Americans und Englishmen will
light shoulder to shoulder for liberty nnd
ngninst the causo of oppression und barbarism.
Kngland Is our natural ally, und tho time is past
when America can llvo Its own llfo in nnd of
Itself. We are competent to tako a part In tho
uffnlrs of tho greet world of nations nnd wo ura
proving our right to such u course.
WILL REINFORCE DEWEY.
Administration Anxious to .vend Trooi s to
tlio Commodore nt .Manila us .Soon
ns Possible.
Washington, May 7. All haste is
being made to send a force to tho Phil
ippines. Late news from Spain via
Paris and London makes the adminis
tration extremely anxious to reinforco
Commodoro Dewey strongly and at
once. Lieut. J. L. Chamberlain, mil
itary attache to the American lega
tion at Vienna, and Lieut. Ni block, U.
S. N., naval attache, have sent the
government hero a joint dispatch,
which is regarded as being of tho
very highest importance. It is very
closely guarded, but the substance
of it is that Austrian oillcers
say as soon as Spain can re-establish
communications with her colonies
in Asia tho Americans will be over
whelmed. NO FAITH IN DON CARLOS.
Ills Declaration of Alleged Inai'tlvlty Con
cerning Spanish Turmoil (31 en Lit
tle Credence In .Madrid.
London, May 7. The Vienna corre
spondent of tho Daily Telegraph snj-.s:
All tho reports that reach us from trust
worthy qunrters in Madrid ugreo thut thcio Is
no doubt affairs In Spain aro hurrying rapidly
towurd u gruvo crisis. Whatever exists. thU
appears: Tho Carlists are increasing tho dif
ficulties of the situation even to a higher de
gree than tho icpubllcaus. Not tho slightest
faith Is attached to tho ussurnnco of Don Car
los that ho Is sotting an example of quietness
and inactivity. Ou all hands It Is thought
thcro thut tho next fow days will bring about
events that may change tho enttro situation In
thu Spanish capital
.six-Story Itrlelc llloclc Outtoil.
Ci.kvkt.and, O., May 7. The big six
story brick block at the southwest cor
ner of Dank and Lake streets wai
gutted by fire early to-day. The total
loss will amount to about Sl'J.VJOO,
fairly well covered by insurance. The
llro resulted from an explosion of
chemicals in Deoniun's chewing gum
factory on the fifth floor. Nearly u
dozen manufacturing concerns occu
pying tho several iloors suffered losses
ranging from S5.000 to 25,000.
A Japanese Report.
London, May 7. A dispatcli from
Shanghai, published to-day, gives what
purports to be the Japanese report of
the fighting at Manila, received at the
island of Formosa. It says that after
disposing of tho Spanish iluot and
Cavito Commodore Dewey bombarded
Manila itself. The city, it appears,
was soon on fire in many parts, tho
work, it is added, ohieilv of tho insur
gents. Great loss of life is reported to
have occurred among tlio Spanish resi
dents of the eitv.
I'lve Places of Kendezviius.
Washington, May 7. Itisannounced
at the war department that the volun
teer army will consist of seven corps,
eaeli in command of a major general,
but that nothing had yet been settled
as to thoir organization and places of
rendezvous. It is generally under
stood, however, that Fort Meyer, Va.;
Atlanta, Ga., Chlckamauga, Tenn.;
Richmond, Va., and Long Island, N,
Y., have been virtually selected as
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