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i-,ttfJi I THE JtEI) CLOUD CHIEF. y k if NEWS OF NEBRASKA. SUCCINCT SUMMARY OF WEEK'S EVENTS A Almt Iiupnrlniil Iliiipenlnt: "' Hie t'fiM Srwn llnj llrlillj Mentioned All I'nr IIiiiih of the Slnln Colored A 'I Imriin k' Itrnmtip if NrtiriisUu Neim, Samuel Smith an old resident f Auburn, committed suicide hv bunging himself. Dospondeney was the cause. T. 1'. Keiinurd of Lincoln lnis rc oeivedjho appointment, by President MeKlnlcy, to lie iccoivor of I lie liiud olliee. .lames Macomb of Cuss county litis boon taken to tin penitent iuvy to servo lour years for commit ting '" assault with ii deiiilly weapon on u farmer mimed Itiiutli. When the iissiinlt was committ.id Macomb was working for Itnuth. 'I'lie regulars from 1'ts. lioblnson tmd Niobrara passed through I'lcmonl Moudiiv. Arrangements were iniide with the F. II. , M. V. roiid for their transportation and cars were M'lit west for the aeeoiiiiiiodatiou of the soldiers. II. Ileiher, lias iiecn making ids lioiue with his .son-in-law, Henry l-'lctgcl, ton miles northwest of Gibbon. During the ahence of the family at church, lie went to the barn and com mitted suicide by shooting himself witli a shotgun. It is supposed the deed was clone in a temporary lit of insanity, lie was or, years old. As I'rof. 1. ('. Gregory of llenhleman was walking down the street, reading the headlines of the latest war news, without anv warning Kenneth Me- Domild ran up to him and struck M'cral times, once upon the nose once on the jaw. The professor souio chickens and scut some of remaining feather which he foitu him and lost the d in , hut his chicken house to his assaulter, it appears that the joke was not predated. An arrest, it is said, Hp will follow. Fred llrand.a Fontnnellc farmer, was seriously injured In a runaway, lie was harrowing in the Held, anil while he. went after more sued left Ills team in charge of his wife. The horses acted badly and succeeded in golting away. When they broke away .Mr. Itrtind was only a short distance away and ran and caught hold of one of the animals. lie was knocked down and Mopped up on and sulTcrcd three broken ribs. Whether he was injured by the harrow is not know n. Ilox Unite, county has been in a state of excitement for several weeks on ac count of the county seat agitation. The county commissioners have com pletcil the eamimition of the petition, which was presented by tin Alliance people calling for a special election lo be lii-lil for the purpose of submitting the question of relocating the county seat. The commissioners rejected the petition, giving the follow int.' us their reason therefor: The petition con tains the name of one hundred and thirty persons who are not resident electors of thiscoiiuty, tiftcen of whom are business men of Alliance, who sue holding homesteads in adjoining coun ties. That some w Iiom' names appear or authorle their names to be placed thereon and that thirty -live persons who signed the petition afterwards signed a remonstrance and that said petition is not signed by resident elec tors cipial in number to thr fifths of the otoscasi at tin.) last general elec tion." The petitioners were represent ed by attorneys Noleman and Horry of Alliance, and .Messrs. M. . Mali of Montgomery and Hall of Omaha, and .1.15 I'orter of I'raw ford, while Hem ingford attorneys appeared for re-inoustratoi-s. It is a victory for Hem ingfrd. The state board of equalisation will mret till-, mouth to assess railroads. Members of the board tire already in testigutlng assessments of land and other property in the state for the pur pose of fixing the railroad assessment as near like the assessment on other property as possible Those who have investigated the subject of laud Millies are far from satisfied with the result. No two persons agree as to the value of laud. I. list year the a veraL'e assessed valuation of improved laud throughout ' the state wasSt.lt an acre. The aver age, value of unimproved bind was St. "I. In Lancaster county I he assessed valuation was l.;s; Saline county. $.'l.iV; York county, S.'l.Mi; Douglas. Sit.'.!!.'!; Hooker. 14 cents, line member of the hoard has been informed by a prominent populist that laud within ten miles of Lincoln can be bought for 9iU un aero. If this is true, the land in Lancaster county was assessed last ,cnr tit one-fifth its value. The aver age assessed valuation of the Hurling ton road was II.mmI last year by the state hoard of equalization at an aver age of S4,:il.'l a mile, the highest being 310,000 a mile. Fuslonlst statu otllcers have indicated from time to time that railroads in Nebraska could be repro duced for Sli.dOO a mile. If this is the correct value, the roads have been assess d by the state hoard at about one-third 'the actual value. Other property is assessed at from one-tifth to one-tenth. Max .Saner, a boy barn and reaied In i'oIuuiIium. but who for the past three years has been in charge of the elec tric light department on one of the large lake passenger steamers plying between Duliith and Clovolunil, has written hi parents that he litis en listed in tin I'nitpcl .states navy for two years, lie enlisted at Chicago and will be assigned for duty in the engineering service of the next boat named for this navy, lie is an ingen ious lad and worked a number of years for the Columbus electric light com pany, lie is twenty, two years old. II. W. Hill. , editor of the North Platte Dally Tilrgraph lias been ap pointed postmaster of that city. The depart incut store of Herman lllumcntlial at Fremont was recently broken Into and looted of goods and jewelry to the value of S'.'OO. The articles stolen from 1L Hltimrti thal's department store at Fremont were discovered in a wioant building. The burglars have not yet been appre hended. The new pumping apparatus for .Mlnden's now system of waterworks is ncaiing completion, and when it is in working order Minden will have one of the best systems in the state. It is the new air lift system. (iowrnor llolcomh, in a carefully w ritten answer, refused to recognio the jurisdiction of tile supreme court over the co-ordinate branch of the gov ernment, the oxooutite, in the matter of tin- mandamus of Victor i'osewater. State Trcasuier Meserve lias issued a call for SCI.OOii of general fund war rants, making a total ofSM.ooo for the mouth of pril. The total issue of warrants for April amounted toS.'I.VOOt'. The call becomes clVcetive April US. To counteract the feeling that has been occasioned by the allowing of the S;i, "till advertising contract to the Itee. (lie exposition management has decid ed to erect a building exclusively for the press. This action was practical ly demanded by the state picss asso ciation. The soldiers from l't. Crook. Omaha, have gone south. The command com prised something over .Vi I men and thirty otllcers. About twenty or thirty deserted. The w Ives ami sweethearts of the soldiers were picsent to hid them goodbye. .Man, of the partings were pathetic. The Heat rice Chaiitainiiiu assembly has been declared oil' for this year. There are several reasons for this de cision, the principal one being the fear that the Trans-Mississippi exposition might cut down the attendance to such an extent the association would be "on fronted with a delkit. The house on the Colonel Duke farm multicast of Ceresco was completely destioyed by tire. The farm was occu pied by Albert Itasel, a renter, who succeeded in saiug the greater por tion of his household goods. The or igin of the tire is supposed to have been from a defective Hue. The town of Gordjn was thrown in to commotion the other day over some promiscuous shooting by Taylor Pal mer, lie was chased by the constable, who succeeded in capturing him. His fun cost him Sin. In former days such an event would scarcely have caused a ripple of excitement or att-actcd the notice of the authorities. Mate Superintendent .lackson will endeavor to interest all the schools in the state using the source method study of history to join In a special ex hibit of their work. N hraska was one of the lirst states in the union to use the source method In the study of history. There are over Hm public and in-'xate schools using the method S iperiuteudent .lackson has made out a list of these schools and proposes to arrange for a special exhibit if possible. The lirst consignment of the your sitpplio. for the Nebraska national guard have b.'cii received from M. Louis. The shipment consists of L.'lin) caps of the regulation style, trousers, leggins. chevrons and stripes. There wire twenty boxes. The balance of the St. HUD worth of equipments will arrive in a few days from Philadelphia and Koch Island. The Nebraska na tional guard is allow 1 to draw an nually SU.IKM) worth of supplies from the government. Peter Johnson and A. Folston wore taken before the county insanity com mission at Wahoo and adjudged insane ami will be sent to the asylum as soon as pcrmitscan be obtained. .Mr. .lolni son Is a bachelor farmer about fifty years old, living In the vicinity of Weston, and labors under the halluob nation that parties have designs on hi property. Mr. Polston is about thiity t curs old, n cooper by trade, and m "lived with his wife and little boy in that city for some jours. A few months agohe had a stroke of paralysis and the disease has progressed to such a stage as to injure Ids mind. Mr. Colston realizes his condition and de sires expert treatment, lie Is a mem ber of the Modern Woodmen and the members are earing for hliu. William Weston, an itinerate horsi trader hailing from Kansas, died at the hospital in Fremont recently from the elfeets of poison. Ho arrived in Fremont with ills family u few days befoii! his death. He had a bunch of horses with him and went into caiiiyi in Holding's pasture just west of the city. A mouther of the family eame to town for some whisky and hero eame the trouble. During the night do ceased got up to get a drink and in stead of getting the whisky bottle tool; i big swig from a bottle of horse liiedleini!. It made him very sick but when taken to the hospital it win thought he would recover, but a change for the worse took .place and lie died. Ills remains were taken ti Iowa for burial. At .Minden the other day passongei train No. '.'of the It. A- M. collided v 1th the runaway team of Chris An derson. Team and mail worn killed instantly. heavy rain and hail storm reaction eastern Nebraska Sunday, doing much damage. In some places as much as threo inches of water fell iu an hour. At Louisville. Neb.. .Mil) feet of the Rook Island main lino was washed out, de railing an eastboiind passenger train. The engine and baggage car worn demolished, but no one wab seriously hurt. MARCH TO THE SEA. ARMY WILL BE MOVED IN A FEW DAYS. Ircortllnc to ItrKiiliitlnnn tin Quarter tnimtrrx Wrrc OIiIIkciI to Adtrrtlar for ltliU rorTrHiiKporliitlnu .Ml Comm mills Itrmljr to Mow. Sciiiito for InclrpriiclrMrc. Washimiio.v, 1). ('., April JS.-Late Saturday night .In senate passed the Cuban resolution amended recognling Cuban independence by a vote of 07 to 31. The resolution will be sent to the house today and will probably go to conference. CitifAoo. April IS. The troops from Fort Sheridan and tho other gnrrl tons of tlio Department of the Lakes will not start for the various polntu of tlio South to which they have becu assigned before Tuesday morning. General II rook u and his start will not leave for Chicknmaitzn before Mon day night, and possibly not until after the troops are in motion. Telephone and tulegraph messages were bent to-day to tho general of fices of every railroad connecting with tlio South, and terminal points near the various garrisons. The post quartermasters nt Fort Thomas, Col umbus barracks, Forts Hrady and Wayne, were wired to notify tho rail road olllelals in their vicinity of tho invitation for bids. Quartermaster ftcuornl Lee, in anticipation of an order to move, has been working on the question of transportation for thu lust three weeks. Railroad companies have been kept in touch with tho quartermaster and hnd the order from Washington been an urgent one the regulations would have been set aside and Colonel Loo would have been in a positio.i to have completed transportation with the most direct lines within un hour's time. The troops could then have been in motion before noon to-day. Such Is the procedure in times of war or riot. While General Itrooke Is ordered to the command of tho cavalry rendez vous at nt Chickamauga National park, he will remain in Chicago until nil details for the transportation ot the department troops arc completed. KEEDINTi OF THE AKMY. Atlanta, Ga., April )9. The feed ing of the army soon to be brought to the South will evidently devolvo noon the Department of the Gulf. Major Uravo, chief commissary ofll cer of tho department, is nl ready ar ranging for a purchasing station here, and Captain Travcrs, his purchoslng ngent, began to-day to provide provis ions for tho 20,003 troops. He visited fifteen br.kerles in Atlanta and ar ranged to get 100,000 loaves of broad per da j- if that quantity should be needed. Colonel Simpson, quartermaster of the Department of the Gulf, lias ar ranged for the rent of a large tract of land near Fort McPherson for tho use of all troops which may be stopped In Atlanta. The government will pay SlOipcr mouth for the rent of this land. San Fr.ANrtTO, April Is Ilcfin'.tc orders have been received at army headquarters hero for thu transfer of the I'nitcd States troops stationed at tho PicMdin and Iiouoeia barracks, compulsing the llrit infantry, to Now Orleans. Arrangement?) were subse quently made by tho Southern Pacific Hallway company for transportation eastward, thn siurt from hero to bo made this afternoon cr to-morrow. If possible. With tho Infantry regiment will also go two troops of cavalry :uid two batteries of light urtil!er, com prising iu all about oM men. AT JEFFERSON HAURACICS. St. Loiiib, Mo, April 16. Major W. H. Wessels, jr., commandant of Jef ferson barracks, twelve miles south of this city, where six troops of the Third cavalry are quartored, received orders to-day from General Coppiugcr to proceed to Chickamauga park. A tolcgram from Lieutenant West, ad Jutunt at tho barracks, says that the command will leave as soon as trans portation can be provided, probably on Monday or Tuosday. San Antonio, Texas, April 10 Six rnmoanics of the Eighteenth infantry it Fort Sam Houston, and four com panics at Fort Clark will leave for New Orleans to-night under command of Colonel Van Valzah. Camp equip age and stores are now loading on a ipcclul train, which will leave diiring tho afternoon. Troops from Fort . Clark and probably from other forts In Texas will bo cancentratod here and all 6tnrt for New Orleans together. Tho Fifth cavalry will be kept In Texas to put down disorder on the Mexican frontier, which is expected In esno of war. 1vabab Citv, Mo., April IS Six companies of tho Eleventh infantry, U. S. A., from Fort Apache and Whip ple H&rracks, Ar z., about 400 men in all, including tho band and otllcers, patted through Kansas City this af ternoon on their way to St Louiu, rvhoro after remaining a few hours they will Uavo for Mobile, Alu. They came in ovar tho Santa Fc road in two special trains. Death nt Kuhnrt M. Mcf.n. Washington, April 18 A telegram received at the state department this morning from Ambassador Porter says that Robert M. McLiino, former min ister to France, died at Paris ut 0 o'clock this morning. Ho had been i 111 for some time aud passed quietly away. Hu wus 63 years old. UnnaiM Nturro forth" Oiuuh KxpiMltlnn. lloi'K. Kan., April lb. Tho stucco mills of South Dickinson are shipping stucco lo Omaha to bo used In finish ing the bulUiug of tho Transmlusls slppl expoiltlou. IS ANXIOUS FOR AN END. Thp rrrnlrirnt Ik Impudent nt I)'lu)-To I'iiroliill Corlcn. Washington, April 18, PrcsMent McKlnley to-day received ofllclal noti fication that the Spanish ministry ha3 issued a notn saying that perfect penco roigns In Cuba. The object of this statement, known by government ofll clals here to bo false, is thought by the President to be u further attempt of Spain to gain sympathy in Europe. Secrot agents of the State depart ment In Havnua wire tills govcrnmunt that lighting continues in Cuba. President MoKinlev, it is learned to-day, is anxious that Congress shall speedily reach an agreement on a res olution. He will lose no time iu en forcing It, It can bo stated on tho highest authority that tho President docs not desire action de layed until the Spanish cortcs meets Wednesday. Ho does not expect the mucting of the cortcs to have any peaceful effect on tho situation and for that reason does not want delay. Ho wants to get tho congressional resolution in his hands this afternoon, If that cm bo arranged, but Senator Hoar told him tli.s morning Hint thu Senate, is not likely to Mite until just before midnight. NO Ql'ORf.M ON OPENING. In accordance with the ngrccmont reached last night the Scnato con voned promptly at 10 o'clock, nnd after the transaction of some routiuo busi ness tho resolution of tho foreign relations committee was laid beforo tho Senate Few Senators wero upon the lloor at the timo and Mr. Teller suggested the lack of a quorum, say ing it was duo to Senators who wore to speak that a quorum be present. After about fifteen m'.uutes a quorum appeared Mr. Allen said ho wanted to call at tention to tho remarkable, scene that had occurred at the White house April 7. Ho referred to the call of tho rep resentatives of six great powers upon the Prcsidunt, and to the exchange of notes upon tho Hlspauo-American system. He declared that no similar scone had ever been witnessed In thij country. PROTEST AGAINST THE POWERS. "I wish to register mv protest," said Mr. Allen, "against the representa tives of tho so-called powers of Europe entering the White houso nnd telling this country what it shall do. 1 can not understand why the President did not inform thfm that this country would not tolerate nny interference from them; yet here is tlio first step towards tho breaking down of the Monroe doctrine nnd tho destruction of tho nation. And it is understood thnt theso same so-called powers uro to go further and make another as sault upon tho White house with more pressing demands. Within six months theso same powers will bo urging the United States to agree to arbitration In order that our liability for Spanish Cuban bonds may bo determined" Mr. Cannon was then recognized and spoke in favor of immediate decisive action and tho recognition of the In dependence of the Cuban republic IN DEFENSE OF THE PRESIDENT. Mr. Jturrows supported tho position assumed in this crisis by the President and argued against the recognition of tiio present republic of Cuba. Mr. Piatt of Connecticut, in accord ance with the ngreHincut reached last night, was accorded a half hours' time. Ho devoted It to a strong nnd eloquent expression of his hope for penco anit a defense of the President. Ho thought the time for orations was past. Oratory would not bombard Moro castle; stinging, angry words may wound the President, but they cannot plercj the armor of Spanish battle ships. Mr. Piatt believed that peace might have been preserved had it not been for tho intemperate utterances of those who seemed bent upon plung ing the country into war. He hoped, he said, that even yet .some way might bo found of averting war and at the same time secure peace iu Cuba. Ho said, however, that if our determined purpose to intervene to put an end to conditions in the island of Cuba should result In war, it must be so Tho United States would not be recreant to its duty or to n grent trust. Ho held that tho President and House ot Represen tatives had placed tho pending ques tion upon high ground. The Senate was called upon to placo it on lower ground; on untonablo ground that would not bo approved by the nations of the earth. "I dep'.oro it; it is unpardonable," declared Mr. Piatt. Ho thought to recognize the present republic, which General Leo had testified existed only in skeleton, would bo little short of folly. Kefore extending such recogni tion Mr. Piatt said it would bo neces sary for the United States to strike from history the words ot many of the nation's statesmen and give up tho Monroe doctrine. Mr. Plutt concluded wltli an appeal for calm und deliberate action such us would bo upproved by all future generations. The Thratrlral Wajr. Hamlet In that little chap Rtlll sup porting the loading lady at the Gaiety? Richard No. They are married. Kx-Stntn neuatur In Xruatila. Atchison, Kan . April IS. Sumuol A Ream, cx-stato senator from Jnek son county, was brought to Atchison from Holton yesterday and arraigned on n charge ot robbing tho Union Pa cific depot nt Lurkiu sumo mouths ago. He gave bond. A Tint Acalntt I.I Huns man. Shanghai, April IS. Tho Shanghai News bays Miat a formidable con spiracy has been discovered In tho palace' at Pekln to astastlnato LI Hung Chang and other high officials. Tho Mancboot sccuie him of selling China to Rossis. SPAIN'S VERY POOR ARMY. fioliltrm If-norioit of Hip I'n r.f Arum Mie Han (liiml NriMim. Nr.w Yoilic. April 19. A dlsnnteh tn the New York Times from Washing ton says: "It is expected that tho forces that will bo used in Cuba will consist of cavalry, Infantry and light artillery. Heavy artillery could hard ly be used iu the wot senson, and b; sides, it would not bu necessary In operations against tho Spaniards. Coii'ul General Leo, it is understood, advised the use of these branches of the sorvho for the campaign In Cuba. He is of the opinion that tho army can successfully conduct operations in the Island during the wot weather if it lias cavalry and light batteries. Rapid fire guns and plenty of them will Lo depended on very largely to do the fighting. "It Is reported by nil observers of the military methods of the .Spaniards that their infantry at onco forms n hollow square upon the approach of cavalry. This military formation hns been in practice for a century and the Spaniards huso not learned any other way to lopcl cavalry attacks. Mili tary experts say that when an army is so formed it can bo decimated by rapid lire guns and destroyed if it docs not soon break such formation. Thu cavalry will bo used to force the Span iards into position, to get them at bay as It wero, and the infantry and light artillery will then attack with rapid tiro guns. "It is said thnt tho Spanish forces In Cuba are poorly armed. They have a fairly good rifle, the Mauser, but uro inadequately supplied with auimuiil tion, nnd most of the troops, being young boys, do not know- how to use their guns, hi rapid lire guns they are very Ucliclent. Artillery is their weakest point and they cannot now supply the defloiuney. Even Havuna is defended by antiquated cannon, with tho exception of six iinu new Krupp guns, which, however, have been allowed to rust on their carri ages, aud the artillerists do not know anvtliing about their use. "At Matan.as thoy have four guns if the same kind -heavy 1 and yj Inch cannon but theru nro no cart ridges for them and they arc perfectly useless. It is said there is only one ordnance officer in the arinv Ortlrl ueau wtio understands the handling of such guns. "General Leo. it Is understood, ad vised tho w-ar department that u few good regiments would bo sufficient for the first movements iu Cubx Ho re lies very strongly upon thu cftlclency of the army under Gonerul Gome, und General Garcia, which would natural ly be our ullies In war. He reports that the revolutionists have an effect ive nrmy of 10,00') troops which they could increase to U0,(I00 almost any time If the arms for them wero found. "Another element in the war that General Lee, it Is understood, com mented on, is that .Spain's troops lit Cuba are depending upon this country for food supplies. Tho island can bo entirely shut off from food by tho notion of the United States. It is estimated that Havana would suiter as much ns if it were actually bo iiegrd if wo should prevent our ships from earrying anything for tho Span iards and the Spanish ships from pro curing supplies from our ports Havana, it is said, by consuls and ill who have studied thu condition of affairs on the island, is absolutely without food. It is said, Indued, that none of tho Spanish armies have nny stores of provisions aud that Havana is worse oft than any other place. An attacking force that merely contents itself with shutting off tho food sup plies would soon reduce them to sub in sslon. "It is very probable that ono of the plans of the military authorities is to make olfeettvo allies of tho Cubauo by arming them, und thus turning a good fighting force of 100,000 man against tho Spaniards. It is said that arrange ments nro already made looking to this cud and insuring tho immediate and effective co-oporatlon of thu American and Cuban forces. COAL FOR SPAIN. A flrlllih "hip BlorU With 3,000 Ton From Norfolk, Va., for Cap Varilo. Noukoi.k, Va., April IP. Threo thousand tons of Pocahontas eoal have been sent to St. Vincent, Capo Verdo Islands. it went from tho Lambert's Point coaling station by the ltritish steamship llainp stead, Captain Jilund. Ah the Spanish torpedo flotilla and tho Spanish armorod cruisers Infanta Ma rla Teresa nd Cristobal Colon are now nt that port, It is safe to conclude that tills coal in intended for tho Spanish (loot, Tho Hampstead passed right by tho American flying squadron la Hampton Roads. Nkw Yokk. April 18. ThoRrltlsh steamer Willowdecn sailed for Cuba this afternoon with 3,500 tons of coal for tho Mnntan.as Railroad company. This Is tho last shlptnont of a contract to supply '-'5,000 tons of coal. Re garding the possibility of the coal being captured in the event of war an official of tho company supplying tha coal said that inasmuch as the coul was being conveyed In a lirltish ves sel, and the railroad Is operated by Englishmen, It would be perfectly flftfe. A Knit OnoiU TrmL Nkw Yokk, April 18. Representa tives of forty knit goods mlllH met yes terday ut tho Gilsey house to organlzo a combine for tho purpose of control ling and dlructiug tho output in that class of manufacture, with a capital stock of from S20.00J.00U toSIO.000, O0J Tliejr Arc J'loiljed to Simpson Newio.n, Kan., April 18. Hurvey county Populists will choose ten dele gates May 7 to tho Hutchinson oon gres&ional convontloa ot May 10. Delegates will bo for Jerry Simpson IN BATTLE-LIKE ARRAY. The rtylnc Fqundron llclntref Ilonollr fcillj In t'rnctlco. Tout Moniioic, Vn., April 18. Tho flying squadron returned to anchor age ut T'ort Monroe, after having com pleted two days and two nights of arduous labor with satisfaction to ibi commanding officer. Commodore Schley wanted captains of the fleet to know eneh other iu tho movement of their vessels and bo a bio to nnuwer quickly lo all signals for movements llablu tn bo inndu In an engagement. Running down to Capo Henry on Wednesday nfternoon, tho squadron was taken fifteen tu los out to sua, at tho samu tlmo manouvering iu response, to tin signals from tho flagship. All tho big vessels rospouded quick ley, the heavy lvattleshlps Massachu setts nnd Texas being especially nnd surprisingly quick. Lino of battlw was formed with tho Rrooklyn on the right, the Massachusetts to tho loft of the Hrooklyn. tho Minneapolis to tho loft of the Massachusetts, tint Columbia next and the Texas on tho extreme left. The signal to anchoi In lino was obeyed so well that nn almost perfect alignment was ob tained. Anchorage was made on Wed nesday night fifteen miles oastof Cap Charles light, near tho southern drill grounds. Thursday morning found very un favorable conditions for either man euvering or using the guns, the weather being intensely disagreeable with a heavy rnin and hail storm und a high sea, but Commodore Schley de cided to go out aud b;gln tho man euvers. Tho Massachusetts dipped her low nose in the water time after, tlmo, but was handled beautifully, coming up to alignments or circling more quickly than a light cruiser. The other vessels also were quick t respond to signals. The drill war kept up all dny and at nightfall anchorage was miide at a point l't miles from Cape Clir.-lcs. After dark, signal work by electric light was prac ticed for two hours. At 0 o'clock when most of the offi cers and men had prepared to retire, the call to quarters and battlo eulis were sounded. On tho Rrooklyn si (Illicitly was the work done that every division officer had reported "Ready" in four minutes und the hhlp was ready for battle with water tight compartments closed, nmmunltion hoisted to guns, turrets swinging, battle hatches down and tho crews at tho guns ready to shoot. The other ships reported utmost as quickly. Friday morning was given up to prnetlco of tho guns, all of tho 6hips putting out turgets at 603 yards. WILL NEVER GIVE UP CUBA Another Keml-Oftlolal Statement t Spain's I'onltloo Ulveu Out. Washivoto.v, April 1H. A high for olgn nuthority. speaking with au thoritative information on thu matter, authorized thu following semi-official statement of tho Spanish position its to the surrender of Cuba: "Onco and for all, let it bo under stood that the erroneous Impressions as to Spain's relinquishment of tho island of Cuba are false and are calcu lated to inspiro falso hopes and em barrass Intelligent action. The gov ernment of Spain has never enter tained the thought, and never will outortam it, of evacuating Cuba. At no tlmo bus there been a considera tion of any step withdrawing the sov ereignty of Spain over her West In dian colonic?. "Tho honor and dignity of Spain revolt at the suggestion of tho inde pendence of Cuba, which would uliko reduce thi.t island to the misery of irresponsible rule nnd at the samu tlmo terminate a Spanish authority irreparably bound up witli thu prosperity of the island. For thin nnd other reasons, tho reports that Spain is slowly yielding to a retirement from Cuba aro both mischievous nnd groundless. No rulers, no statesmen, no cartes ot Spain would over consider such a hu miliation. Rut, in the face ot it, Spain, always desirous of peace and ready by every honorable means to secure peace, will stand resolutely in defense of her inalienable rights, her sovereignty and her honor. "And she feels confident she ha with her thu moral support of tho en tile civilised world" DENOUNCE LEE. Ilia Utterance Kincardine tha IMiiln llrnotmrt'd at Madrid. Madhip, April 18. Tho utterances' of General Fitzhugh Loo on his return, to the United States regarding tint Maine, eta, arc violently denounced, here. General Wcylor reiterates that tho letter, of which he Is said to bo tho author, referred to by Gcuorul Lee, Im apochryphal. It Is unnouncod hero that In splto of the armistice, the insurgents conttniio their incursions, und It is added thut the government has received news to the efftct that new filibustering ex peditions are being organized in Flor ida, their, destination belug tho Island of Cuba. Tho stories of talkative barbers nru often Illustrated with original cuts. ToiTTilacli CourrVlHTtoi-. 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