INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION.
CHAPTER XVIII.— (Continued.)
"Mr. Aylmer Is here, my lord,” he
■aid. "Will your lordship see him.”
"Certainly, of course," exclaimed his
lordship. "Show him here at once."
The man retired, and In a minute
or two returned with Dick, v.bo said
"Good-morning” to his uncle, with an
air of cheerful civility.
? "H'gh," grunted the old lord, “morn
ing. Well?"
"Well, sir," said Dick, "I have
thought the matter over, end although
I have not, and never have bad, any
wish to go to India, I have decided
that it will he best for me to accept
the appointment you were good enough
to get for me."
"Oh—er. I'm glad you've come to
i your senses at last,” said the old lord,
a shade more graciously. "Well, you
had better go and see Barry Boynton
about It—that will be the best. And
then you'll have to get your affairs put
In order, make your will, and all
that"
"I have made my will," said Dick,
promptly, "although It’a true I hadn’t
▼ary much to make It for."
"Ah! that's good—those things ought
always to be done before they are
wanted. By-the-bye, Dick, are you
hard up, or anything of that kind? Do
(A you want any money?”
r "No, sir, thanks. I could do with a
hundred or two, of course—who
couldn’t? But I am not In debt, or
anything of that sort."
The old lord caressed his white mus
tache and looked at his heir with a
sort of comical wonder. "’Pon my
soul,” he remarked, "I can't tell how
you do It.”
"Eh?" said Dick, not understanding,
and, in fact, not Interested In his
mine n iiiuugu i a.
"Well, how you do It. Kxpenslve
regiment—flat In Palace Mansions—
Hlvlera, and all the rest"
Dick shrugged his shoulders. "Well,
l| sir, I don’t owe a penny In the world,
I give you my word.”
"Ah! Mrs. Harris must be a young
lady cf very moderate desires,” said
Ixird Aylmer, lighting another cigar
ette. "Have one?”
"No, thank you, sir,” returned Dick.
"And what will become of Mrs. Har
ris when you are gone to India, eh?”
the old man asked, with a great air
of Interest.
“Well, sir,” said Dick, "I always
make it a rule never to talk about my
friends' private affairs, even when I
happen to know them.”
"You won’t tell me.” Lord Aylmer
chuckled. ”Oh! very well, very well—
never mind. I can take a hint as well
as anybody."
"When It suits your purpose.”
Dick’s thoughts ran, as he watched the
handsome, wicked old face.
Then he got up from his chair. “If
you don’t want me any longer, sir, I
will go and pay my respects to my
lady. By-the-bye, I hope you are less
anxious about her than you were a
short time ago.”
Lord Aylmer jumped up in a fury
and stamped his gouty foot hard upon
the floor. "Damme," he cried, "that
woman is like an India-rubber ball, and
as hard as nails into the bargain."
“Then she is better," said Dick, with
an air of profound and anxious inter
est.
“Better! Damme,” the old savage
cried, “she's outrageously well, sir.
Damme, her healthiness Is positively
aggressive.”
“But that must be a great relief to
your mind, sir,” said Dick, with per
fect gravity.
"Relief!" the other echoed, then
seemed to recollect himself a little.
"Ah! yes, yes, of course—to be sure.
Well, go and see her. I dare say you
will find her In the boudoir."
iMt n im uiuiooit ...... —
wave of the old lord's hand, and being
never very anxious to remain In hla
presence, ho betook himself away, and
went to find her ladyship. Hut Lady
Aylmer was not in the house—had. In
fact, been gone out some time before
he reached it; so Dick Jumped into a
cab and went buck to Palace Mansions
to Dorothy, who met him with a new
Idea.
• nick, darling.” she said. ”1 know
that you are worrying about me, and
what I shall do when you are gone,
and I have thought of something ”
“Yes. Have you thought that, after
nil. It would be cafe for you to go
right out and risk everything?"
No, because you do not go till Rep
ietnber, Slid by tb' ii I ibull have got
very near to tbs tliue. No, it ts not
that at alt; but you will bave leave
until you sail, won't you?”
Y«s”
“Then might we not go to the *ei
for a month? I atu pining for a
breath of sea air. and it wilt he good
h r you. tom"
' That t* easy enough Where shall
we go * Tenby or would you rather
be nvsrer to tlrav.tsigh*”
“\V# could got go to say of the
plaas* Hear tirgveietgh, IB* h I rhoii'd
I* (seeling people there *
“Ye*, but we aright go to Over*trand
or Ctwuree, or go down to «*» «# th*»
little, quiet pi* *» near
Why. if you ltb« w* might even go
to Raatagai* a* Margate Itself ”
”1 don t la the tsast sate wh.ye,
Dorothy teytisd ’ Hut a bar I wani*»4
in sgy is thin 1*1 remember ai
mwaln. Kaiher Brand?”
| v* hssr t |ou rpsua of her *
“Well, when you are gone would ycu
let. me write to her and ask her to come
and stay with me till I am ready to
come after you? She is young and
kind, and I am very fond of her, and
altogether It would be very different
for me than if I had nobody except
Barbara.”
“My dearest, ycu shall do exactly as
you think best about that," Dirk said,
without hesitation. “It Is a good Idea,
and If she h nice and won’t worry
you about being married In this
way-”
"She won’t know, dear." Dorothy
cried. “I shall show her my marriage
lines, and say that you are gone and
that I am I am going to Join you as
eoon as I can,"
"She will be sure to ask my regi
ment."
"Not at all. Besides, you are going
out to an appointment, are you not?"
“Yea, true. Well, then, do as you
think best about It,” he said. "Of
course, I shall be a great deal easier
In my mind, and then she will be able
to see you ofT and all that. Oh! yes,
It will be a very good thing In every
way.”
Dorothy clapped her hands together
and laughed quite Joyously. "Oh!
Dick dear,” she cried, "I'm so glad you
don’t mind—I feel quite brave about
being left now. I do wish, though,
that you could see Esther. She Is so
tall and strong, very handsome,
smooth, dark hair and great dark
eyes—quite a girl who ought to be
called Esther or Olive. And then she
has always been rich, and for five years
she has been absolutely her own mis
tress, and has traveled about every
where.
"Won’t she think It odd that you
have never written to ter all this
time?"
"I don’t think so. Esther Is not a
girl who thanks you for letters unless
you have something special to say."
Dick put his arm around his little
wife's waist. "And you have some
■| in v kr u
"DAMME!” HE CRIED,
thing very, very special to tell her,
haven't you?” he said tenderly, then
cried with an uncontrollable buret of
anguish, “Oh! my love, my love, you
don't know—you will never know what
It will cost me to go away and leave
you just now, when you will want me
most of all.”
"Never mind, Dick,” she said brave
ly, "1 am not afraid.”
Looking at her, ho saw that she
spoke the truth and only the truth—
her eyes met his, clear and true, an l
the smile which played about her
sweet mouth was not marred by any
expression of the agony which she had
suffered during the few previous days.
A week ago she had been more Dlck'3
sweetheart than bis wife; now she was
not only his wife, but had also In her
eyes the proud light of motherhood—
•'Filled was her soul with love and
the dawn of an opening heaven.”
CHAPTER XIX.
HERE Is no need
for me to tell of
the month wtr h
I)lck and his
passed together ;
a secluded llttiv
watering place on
Norfolk coast, nor
of the scramble
which Dirk had at
••*- - . ‘h‘* 1»»‘ (■» K-t
v/ reauy tor tne ap
pointed day of sailing for the shining
east. It Is enough to say that after an
ngonsted parting he tore hluiself away,
and IKirothy found herself left alone
In the pretty flat, fare to fate with the
sorest trial of her life.
A week hefote she had written to her
t'oiisln. Bather Hrand, hut she hud had
no reply. That had not surprised her
much, for Hither was a restless soul,
never so happy as when moving about
f: m plat, to place Apart from that,
lean don ta scarcely the place to look
1 for rich and Idle people in tteplember,
and Itorothy had addrvsmd her letier
to her cousin's banker*, knowing that
II would be the surest and probably
the quo keel way of finding her. Hut
when IM h was gone Ihrroshy began
to get very amlous f »r • letter trwni
Bather, to watch for (he pst. and to
wonder impatiently whet Bather could
p, *tlMy have d»ae with herself and
Whether she had got her letter or not.
Hut for several day* Iherw was still
Vilen** and at 1**1. low whan I hum by
a** beginning to despair. II came
Hi r, is » in setter Mi*# U.r .thy '
I cried tUrhem, hurtying into the room
j with H
| ■ on Hartvam*" Dorothy triad, **•
vitsdty
In • moment aha had torn M open
and was reading it aloud to Barbara.
"Oh. It is from Russia. Fancy Miss
Brand being in Russia, Barbara, and
■ho says:
“ ‘My Very Dear Little Dorothy: So
you are married! I can bnrdly be
lieve It—Indeed, since having your let
ter this mornlny ! haie been saying
to myself over and over again, "Doro
thy Strode is married—little Dorothy
has got married," and still I do not in
the least realize it. So you are very
happy, of course, and you are going to
have a baby—that Is almost an "of
course" also. And your husband has
got a good appointment in India which
he does not dare refuse. That looks
like bread-and-ehecse and kisses, my
dear little cousin. However, not that
money makes any real difference to
one’s happiness, and so long as you
love him and he loves you, nothing else
matters, money least of all. But why,
my dear, have you waited so long be
fore you told me of your new tics? I
have wondered so often where you
were and what had become of you, and
about four months ago I wrote to the
old house and had your letters return
ed by a horrid young man, David
Stevenson, whom I disliked always be
yond measure. He informed me that
you had left Immediately after dear
auntie’s death, and that be did not
know your present address. I felt a
little anxious about you, but eminent
ly relieved to And that you were evi
dently not going to marry that de
testable young man, who is, I have no
doubt, all that is good and estimable
and affluent, hut whom, as I said, I
have never liked.
" ‘Well, my dear child, you must let
me be godmother to the baby when It
f __ _,1 ..
money over Its corals and bells as I
should have done over a wedding-gift
to you. As for coming to you- my
darling child, of course I shall come
straight back, and help Barbara to
make up to you for the temporary loss
of your spouse. I gather from your
letter that he is all that ie good and
kind and brave, to say nothing of be
ing handsome and loving and true—
you lucky llttte girl!
“ ‘Expect me when you see me,
dear, which will be as soon as I esn
pcsslbly get myself to London. If I
were on the other side of the frontier
I could pretty nearly fix both day and
time. As It Is, I can only say that I
will lose no time In being with you,
and I will stick to you till 1 see you
safe on board the P. and O. steamer.
" ‘My love to Barbara—how she and
I will >arn together over the old place
and the old days!—and much love to
you, dear little woman.
“From your always affectionate
“ ESTHER.’ ”
This letter In Itself was enough tc
put Dorothy Into the wildest and gay
est of spirits, and Barbara was almost
as much delighted; for, truth to tell,
the old servant had looked forward
with no little dismay to the prospect
of supporting her loved young mistress
through her hour of loneliness and
trial, and was therefore greatly re
lieved to find that the responsibilities
of the situation would fall upon the
strong and capable shoulders of Miss
Esther Brand Instead of lying upon her
own weaker ones.
“It Is so good and sweet and dear of
Esther,’’ Dorothy repeated, over and
over again. "Just like her to throw
everything else aside on the chance
of being able to do a good turn to
some one In need. Now I don’t feel
half so nervous as I did.”
“Nor I,” echoed Barbara, speaking
out of her very heart; then she added
with a significant smile, ‘‘M1b3 Esther
never could abide David Stevenson—
neither could I.”
Dorothy could not help laughing.
“Ah! I think you were all Just a little
hard on David. I didn’t want to be
Mrs. David, It Is true. But apart from
that, I don't see that there was so much
amiss with him.”
(To be continued.)
THE KLIPSPRINGER.
Its Mountain Climbing la the Perfection
of Wild Life.
The kllpsprlnger. or kllpbok, as It Is
often called by the colonists, seems,
like the chamois of Europe, to be cre
ated for no other purpose than to com
plete and adorn a mountain landscape,
says the Spectator. Although smaller
than its distant cousin of the snotvy
Alps, the kllpsprlnger yields neither
to It nor to any other mountain dweller
In the w"hl In the ease with which
It can get about the most dlltlcult and
dangerous ris ks and precipices. To
watch a pair of these little antelopes
bounding with the elasticity of a piece
of India lubl er up and down tho preci
pitous face of some yawning cliff or
sheer mountain wall, or on to plunaeles
and ledge* that might startle even a
Itocky mountain g'Mit. displaying the
while a coolness and lack of fear born
of counties* generations of a climbing
ancestry. Is to watch the very perfec
tion of wild life upon the mountains.
Certainly In ell Hcuth Africa there Is
no more charming or wonderful sight
than the 4ilp«pringer amid Its own wild
mount all s. kloofs and krantae*. About
two feet In height at the shoulder
eometitriis a trifle more i he kllp
sprtngcf la a sturdily built little buck.
Tke ram earths skort, sharp. pou
lard Ilk* horns about four inch** in
length, the ewe Is horn Is**, tin* great
peculiarity of tho kllpbok ties in its
olive br«*n rust, which Is thick and
very brittle to the touch Kmk kntr te
hollow arid the whole cost l* singularly
Ugh! and ein»th- Among Ike colonist#
and *ep«n tall• tke Hosts tke kalr of tke
ktipsprlagor h la couseqosu.;*, in great
demand f**r stufflng umUPs Tke lag*
are robust as they need to he, tke pas
isrne singularly nil and rigid wkbe
tke nay kef* are k>siloe, eoaiewkel
i4*««d el tke <c!g<* end »»s. tl> adapted
for ithuiniag 1-sSkotd on Ike most dim
v*u tauuauia etdnn.
Gates of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Thrown Open.
| GIVEN A GRAND SEND-OFF.
I*r«ftl<lrnt MrKlnloy I'rtiira the Jlutton
tliMt Sturt* the Machinery hihI Semi*
Wont* of ('o»Krtfttii!»«Uoii—AddrMWM
l»y tho Governor of Ncbrawka und Other
UUtlngiiUlifd \i«ltor*.
The fo-rnal opening of the Trans
Mlsslsslppi and International Exposi
tion occurred with such Imposing
pomp and pageantry as befitted the
completion of an enterprise In which
the hopes and labor* of a mighty peo
ple arc entwined. The opening exer
cise* occupied nearly two hours and
It was after is:so o'clock when Pres
ident McKinley added his greeting. A
pressure of his finger liberated tho
electric spark that flashed across the
continent and gave life and movement
to the silent machinery. The b g shaft
In the power house turned slowly In
Its bearings, the dynamos humme.
roftly, then sang shrilly as they f :lt
the full forej of the mighty current,
the band burst Into a swelling anthem
nnd exhuberunt cheers from Innumer
able throats welcomed the exposition
into life.
The multitude that witnessed the
event poured Into the gates from I he
early morning. The huge enclosure
seemed silent and deserted after the
busy activity of the previous days In
which an army of workmen had la
bored day and night to prepare the ex
position for Its guests.
Tho formal exercises took place at
the eastern end of the main court. Ths
speakeis occupied an elevated posltli n
in the arch of the central pavilion of
uic roni wivuauc, ucuin
from the neats arranged for the au
dience on the broad walkn surrounding
the lagoon. A large stand for the
chorus had 1 een erected Just In front of
the place eelpcted for the speakers, the
seats being arranged In banks. The
chorus and the marine band occupied
these seats.
It was 11:45 when the line of parade
reached the grounds and President
Wattles led the long line of guests
through the Auditorium gate an 1 to
the central pavilion.
When the time came to receive the
message of President McKinley the
long distance telephone line proved
unequal to the emergency for some
reason which no one seemed to un
derstand and a hastily Improvised tel
egraph line was run to the central pa
vilion and Superintendent Pmsted at
tached a box sounder to the wire.
Seated in a chair wdth the sounder on
another chair, Mr. Urns ted took the
message of the president on his knee.
In spite of the awkwardness of the
situation the message was transcribed
and handed to Governor Holcomb to
read. It was as follows:
The cordiality of the Invitation ex
tended to me to he present at the open
ing of your great exposition Is deeply
appreciated and I more deeply regret
that public duties prevent me from
leaving the capital at this time.
The events of the memorable half
century which the Trans-Mlsatsslppl
and International Exposition com
memorates are Interwoven with the
history of the whole nation, and are of
surpassing Importance. The mighty
west affords most striking evidences
of the splendid achievements and pos
sibilities of our people. It is a match
less tribute to the energy and endur
ance of the pioneer, while its vast ag
ricultural development, its progress In
manufactures, its advancement in the
arts and sciences and in all depart
ments of education and endeavor have
been Inestimable contributions to the
civilization and wealth of tne world.
Nowhere have the unconquerable
determination, self-reliant strength
and sturdy manhood of our American
citizenship been more forcibly Illus
trated. In peace or war the men and
women of the west have ever been In
the vanguard. I congratulate the man
agement upon the magnificent enter
prise and assure all who participate
In this undertaking of the deep inter
est which the government has in Its
success.
WTI-UAM M K1NI.RY.
After reading President McKinley’s
message Governor Holcomb *poke on
behalf of the state of Nebraska as fol
lows:
This occasion, the day and the hour,
will ever remain memorable in the
history of the trnns-mlssiaslppl coun
try. It marks u most Interesting event
In the history of this commonwealth
and measures a step forward la the
progress of our great republic. To the
people of Nebraska the ceremonies at
tending the opening of the Trans
Mississippi snd International Imposi
tion are freighted with special and
personal Interests of the most Im
pressive character.
This day has been an\|. usiy await
ed by every patrlotl clt'xsg of the
slats. Ths Inception and ismurful
itiauguratl. n of an enterp las, so
grand In Its .trope and fraught, >> we
believe It Is. with so mu h go«t| |»
the present and future generation u
gratifying alike to all An exposition
donating ths ever advancing rlvlllxa
thut of (he pie* ill age. and hr a peo
ple Inhabiting over one half of ths
area of the Polled tttatea and e tuprl*
tug over one third rtf Its popu’atbm,
held within ths bound*rte« of our
great commonwealth la an kuoor an I
a distinction gratifying to our state
pride, and fot which all Nehrasvans
are dul* appreciative hw lit o»xiti
It will hs Ike great pleasure as w dl
ss a high privilege for our peep's to
extend with a eh .use hands and warm
hearts a boaplta.de greeting to Iks
people of all pull- U of uur common
country, and to th< a* from other lands
who may parti-ipate in «y visit this
siagaig-ewt display We cordially la
vita all ta viait us and tits the evi
dences of the marvelous ynigreu made
b| ths pet pie of ths great West la the
material advancement in the Indus
trie*. arts and sciences; o learn of the
wonderful and inexhaustible resources
of a country which in extent forms an
empire, and whose unparalleled re
sources when utilized can he made to
bless and make happy millions of
mankind who may In this vast domain
find innumerable opportunities for the
j establishment of prosperous homes.
Here, gathered by the energy, in
| dustry and ingenuity of man, will be
| found the products of land and sea,
of farm and field, of factory ami mine,
i all giving evidence of the wonderful
richness of a country yet only par
tially developed, and displaying the
marvelous progress made by its cit
izens in keeping step with the grand
' march of civilization throughout the
| world. The spirit of progress and
philanthropy in the upbuilding of an
■ industrial empire in our midst, dis
payed upon every hand, must challenge
the admiration nnd solicit unstinted
praise from all who shall visit us and
j behold what lias bpen accomplished
by these people in scarce one-half cen
tury of labor. These are the rvldences
of the intelligent and well directed ef
forts of a people who, with a courage
that is undaunted ai.d a faith that Is
undismayed, have wrested from 'na
ture's primeval conditions this beauti
ful land, and established a civilization
j that will forever bless mankind,
j This great exposition celebrates and
i commemorates no Important epoch In
the history of the country. It la an
1 epoch in itself. It has grown and as
sumed shape and form as an expres
sion of the desires of a people to cel
ebrate the development of the re
sources of a country, the result of
their own struggles, labors and final
triumphs. It Is grander and far more
reaching In its scope than the celebra
tion of some anniversary in our coun
try's history. It emphasizes and
makes comprehensive the accomplish
ments of an Intelligent, progressive
people toward a higher civilization. It
Is a composite picture of the growth
of a people made during the early
years of settlement in a new and un
tried country. It is befitting that as
the nineteenth century is drawing to a
! WiH* UIV II V* LII* UlllllliUlU
j blessings which have bepn showered
| upon the people of the earth (luring Its
' reign, that we r.f the western and new
j er half of the American republic
should take an Inventory of the stock
of great riches of which we are pos
sessed In order that wp may thereby be
the better enabled to assume the duties
and responsibilities and to solve the
problems of the advancement of the
hiimsn race that come crowding upon
us with the dawning of the twentieth
century.
With the force of a proverb It has
been said of man "Know thyself;” and
with greater emphasis may it be d»
j dare 1, "Know thy country." Study its
| structure a? formed by divine hands.
I Know its livers and mountains, its
j forests and prairies, its valleys and
, plains, its climate and soil. Learn of
: Its hidden treasures of gold and silver,
of coal am] iron; its productive fields
of grain and grasses, of vegetables and
i fruits, its plains of rich grazing for
| horses, rattle and sheep. Inform your
! self of the cities and towns, of tele
graphs and telephones, of railways
and steamboats, of the ever pulsing
arteries of commerce, the facilities for
exchange of the products of man’s in
genuity and industry, and a faint <on
ception will be gained of the present
greatness and future possibilities of
this magnificent truns-mlsslsslppl
conntry.
As this beautiful exposition city,
with its thousands of exhibits,
representing every branch of industry,
pleasing to the eye and inspiring to the
mind, has sprung into existence In so
short n period as if by magic, so has
the transmisslsslppl country developed
in the last half century —Ith marvel
[ oils rapidity. This lias been accom
plished by the courage and untiring
energy of those who have peopled its
broad domains. The evidences here
witnessed of the advancement of the
people and the development of the
country’s resources Inspire within us.
a spirit of thankfulness that God has
given us so goodly a land, to be made
beautiful and to fructify for the en
joyment and benefit of mankind.
Though young In years we of the
west ask no allowance on the score of
age, but challenge investigation and
comparison wun improvements mane
by countries of maturer years, confl
dent that no unfavorable Impression
of us will result therefrom. In this
hour of festivity and rejoicing we are
not unmindful that It Is also a time
of trial for the nation. I^jyal citizens
from every section of the country
; have sprung to arms In defense of na
■ tlotial honor, in the nuse of human
ity. Sectional lines have been oblit
erated in the face of threatens 1 dan
ger from forelg i foes. A reunite I peo
ple are fighting side by side under the
| Stars and Stripes, the banner of Ilber
I ty and progress.
Amidst these marvelous collections
I of our triumphs In the peaceful pur
-.1111* of life we hope it may agal t be
i demon, trilled that "peace hath her vic
tories no less renowned than war" and
that our countrymen of the east may
meet us here In this midway city of
the continent, learn of our progress In
the past, our aspirations and high
situs, cur hope-t for tho future and the
' integrity of our purpovo and deter
mination to contrlbtt'fl to a letter civ
ilisation In developing this great coun
try aud to attain th« high destiny de
signed for us by the Maker of the 1 nt
Verse,
Chancellor Mad-ean of the I'alvar
stly of Nebraska responded to the am
threat, "The KUptsliion as an IMu
i Stef." lie said the subject was SO
, vast that be could touch upon only a
I few salient points |f« tr iced tha
growth of espostttoae from the aacleat
market pie s up to the m >dera fair,
which has grown tala a cwdlevtloat of
educating Influences He referred tv
the ignomac* which prevail* m other
Mwtkia* of this country a* well aa la
other t .unifies regarding the grant
wsat. Us rwaonr-eu and products nad
•aid thU es pewit but wool.I prove an
educator to rwaioas this !«n *ran* w
The chaui* |b>» prvdt- (eel that the at
pswtttoa would prove a m*aM of fvte
mg all Intervals la this art Ira seettoa
a f'ceioa tut of aay three parties hut
of all parttua la the great cause of
pioe per tty
A Rush of Regulars and Volunteers
for the Florida Camp,
GENERAL MILES ON HAND.
The Host of the Volunteer Troop* Are
Rent to the Probable Point of Delmrka*
tlon Wlille Solti h r* Embark on Tran*
* •
Tampa Fla., June 4.—Thousands of
volunteer troops, recently ordered to
Tampa from Chickamauga arrived hero
during tho day. The First Ohio, One
Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana,
Third Pennsylvania and First Illinois
havo been sent out to Port Tampa and
were unloaded in tho fields and
along the beach opposite the artillery
camp. The First District of Columbia,
Fifth Maryland and Sixty-ninth New
York arc now on their way and will bo
here before night. These regiments
are tho pick of the volunteer troops,
are well drilled and equipped nnd are
apparently in splendid condition. Ma
jor General Miles and General Shafter
had a conference to-day, lasting for
several hours.
Mouu.k, Ala., June 4.—In the camp
of the regulars to-day the great bustle
of moving is apparent. The transfer
of tents and equipments lias been in
progress for two days and nights.
The Second cavalry broke camp at
3 o'clock, one squadron shipping
upon the transport Matteawan and the
other two squadrons on the Stillwater
and the Morgan. These vessels sail as
soon as loaded. They are under sealed
orders, but it is supposed they will go
to Tampa.
Washnotoit, June 3.—Information
has reached the war department that
two companies of the engineer battal
ion from VVUlcts Point, N. Y., which
have been at Tampa, have left that
place for Key West.
SCHLEY’S OFFICIAL REPORT.
Attacked Santiago Defennea to Develop
the Enemy's Position.
WASnraOTOif, Jnne 4.—The Navy de
partment has received an official report
from Commodore Schley regarding his
recent attack of the forts at the en
trance of Santiago harbor. It was
read at to-day's cabinet meeting and
received with satisfaction.
Commodore Schley says that his at
tack was made for the purpose of de
veloping the enemy's position, to locate
batteries, etc. In that respect it was,
he says, entirely successful, and he ac
complished what lie set out to do.
None of liis vessels was touched by the
enemy's volleys and there were no
casualties or mishaps on his vessels.
He says, in addition, that he has no
reasonable doubt that Ccrvera's fleet is
inside the harbor of Santiago.
RUN ON SPAIN’S BANKGOESON.
Speculators Are Playing on the Ignor
ance of the People.
Nsw Yoiik, June 4,—A dispatch to
the New York Herald from Madrid
says: Very curious are the phases of
the rush for silver in exchange for
bank notes, in which it appears the
speculators are playing on the intense
ignorance of the people in financial af
fairs.
Lust night the trains brought in
large quantities of silver, one lot
weighing 750 kilos. This was osten
tatiously paraded through the streets
to show the people that plenty of sil
ver is existing.
Notwithstanding this, the run con
tinues at the Hank of Spain, and is
met by ample supplies of white metal.
pLEA TO INSURGENTS.
The Autonomist Leader In Havana De*
elves Cuba Is Not Ripe for Freedom.
Madrid, June 4.—A dispatch re
ceived here from Havana, says that in
the Chamber of Representatives
there Benor Oiberja, the Auton
omist leader, presen ted a motion
urging tho government of Cuba to re
quest the insurgents of that island to
accept autonomy on tho ground that
the insurgents themselves “must bo
aware that the country was not
yet ripe for independence.” The
president of the ehamber, the Havana
dispatch adds, declared in u patriotic
speech that the government would en
tertain such a motion.
TO BAR THE DISPATCH BOATS.
Jamaica » car* ( urrvttaailrnti Carry Mas
H(M lor tho tiuveraiuvat.
Kino* not, Jamaica, June 4.—The
government here ia much exercised
uver the report that proas dispatch
>' boat* touching at various ports on the
island are carrying not only press me.
I sage*, but also communication* bo
i tween the American government and
the Meet s It it con*.during regarding
the boat* aa t. icier* of belligerent vea
' seta and only allowing litem to taka
ital at the nearest port apd forbidding
: their entering the same port law*
n it bin three month*
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