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GAMP SAUNDERS DOINGS.
CULVER'S CAVALRYMEN GET
A LAST CHANCE.
On Guard Duty Good Santtnry
Conditions Tho Omnhn Band
Sick of War Heavy Artlllorymon
Would Soft-soap Dudloy.
Lincoln, Neb., Mny 3. The predlc
tlon that Captain Culver's troop A of
t-Avnlry would bo given u chance tit
nclivv service hns been made u cer
tainty. Cnptnln Culver lecelved
a notice thnt the troop would be al-
VSX'a to enlist and that the cxamln-
X surgeon had been ordered to report
.1 Mllford, the headquarters of the
company, to examine tho men next
Tuesday. The messnge wan received
hNo by Adjutant General llnrry and
the order to Captain Culver was Issued.
Captain Culver was at Camp Alvln
Saunders and a number of messages
had been passed between Mllford and
"Washington In his name before ho know
the particulars. The last one was from
Congressman Stnrk, In which the lat
ter wanted to know If the compuny
would be mustered In us a part of one
of the three cavalry regiments to be
raised from the country lit large.
Lieutenant Elwell CulveY, n son of
tin- ftmmander of the tioop. was lit
.Mllford and attending to business and
the iMerii'uui nddrossed to his tati.er
caiii' to IiIh hands. Promptly and w th
cut luMt'itlcn tie young man wroto m
answer to :i? t fleet that the nembMH
certainly would do as Indicated, signed
his frther's name to the telegram and
sent It to Washington, no doubt wltn
a seeiet wish that some means of com
munication that could outstrip the
electric telegraph could be employed.
Afterward he told his father what he
had done In his name. Thcro was a
prompt Indorsement of the young mun'u
act and the hearts of the troopers are
made happy.
It Is understood from the language of
the telegrams that the troop will be ac
cepted as a part of the national guard
and credited to Nebrnska. although
mustered Into one of the regiments
at large.
SANITARY CONDITION GOOD.
Reports at headquarters from tho
regimental surgeons were received
and they say that the sanitary con
dition of the camp Is excellent. Be
yond some slight ailment the hospi
tal corps has hud but llttio work.
Only two men have been so seriously
nffeeted that they hud to go Into the
hospital and there Is nothing dongor
ous about their cases, the surgeons say.
Tho bulletin board of the Thurstons
had posted on It the menu for
dinner and here It Is as a sample of
camp fare:
"Consomme and mock turtle, baked
white fish and appnragus, New England
boiled dinner, family style mashed pota
toes, Irish stew, and boiled potatoes,
young onions, green pens, Iloman punch
(mostly punch), apple, peach and pump
kin pie, vanilla cream and assorted
cake, water crackers and Edam cheese,
Mocha and Jnvn coffee, cigars."
The railroad companies which had
been asked to submit to the ad
jutant general offers for transporting
the troops to Omaha, either to Fort
Crook or to old Fort Omaha, ns might
bp desired, sent In. their bids. The
Rock Island. Burlington and Elkhorn
all submitted the some tlgures, $1.10 per
mun, and tho Missouri Pacific offered
to take them for 82 cents each. Each
road specllled that twenty-four hours'
notice should be given. The contract
wns awarded to the. Missouri Pacific.
Out back of tho Thurston Rifles' tents
is to be found tin old tank, such as Is
used for watering troughs by farmers.
This particular one Is labeled In con
spicuous letters, "Alwhonso XII.." and
the members of the company declare
thlt It is the first prize captured by any
land forces during the war. Under tho
laws of war it Is used very properly as
a bath tub, In which the swelled and
bruised feet of the recruits can be
soothed Into comfort after n hurd day's
drill.
IN A HOT BOX.
The members of the First Regiment
band have been In trouble ever since the
call came for volunteers, and they had
hardly arrived at Camp Saunders be
fore It was known that they did not rel
ish going Into nctlvo service. The otll
clals declined to give them the dis
charge which they asked for, and It has
been generally understood that they
will be held to the terms of their enlist
ments if other musicians cannot be
found as substitutes. Most of the mem
bers of the First Regiment band are
professional musicians of Omaha and
have employment that secures to them
comfortable wages. They do not llko
the Idea of surrendering this to go Into
active service at the small wages that
will yield. Five of them were dis
charged today for the reason thnt they
have families dependent upon them, nnd
It has been the policy of the natlonnl
guard olllcers to compel men with fam
ilies to tnke honorable discharges and
not enlist for volunteers.
MAY LOSK JOBS.
The others of the bnnd are left In
camp, and their condition is made
more embarrassing by the receipt of
a message from the musical director of
the orchestras at the Omaha theaters,
In which the men arc told that
It they do not report there their places
will be filled permanently by others. As
most of the members of the band are
employed at the theaters they are In
the position of seeing their places slip
away from them, without being able
to help It, though they would like to.
Olllcers of the regiment and General
Barry have been looking ufter some
good band to take the places of the
Omaha men, but as yet tlfby have not
succeeded to satisfactory extent. The
regimental band nwj he made up partly
from the men now In the ranks, and
partly from musicians outside who want
such service.
The young men of the state who have
been Interested in the formation of the
heavy artillery regiment, which they
hope to have accepted for service by
the government, are entertaining
Captain Dudley, the tlrst com
mander of cadets at tho state univer
sity, and at present attached to the
quartermaster's department at Wash
ington. The organizers of the proposed
artillery regiment are ex-cadets of the
university and Captain Dudley has
taken a warm Interest In the matter.
He was tendered a banquet at
the Llndell hotel and on his arri
val at the depot was met by
the prospective ofllcers of the proposed
organization. These are; Captains J.
B. McDonald, North Platte; C. C. Pulls.
Kearney: R. C. Saxton. Edgar; C. E.
Adams, Jr., Superior; J. B. Barnes, Nor
folk; Phil Russell, Omaha; S. H. Mar
tin, Dewltt; P. C. Parmelee, Beatrice;
D. W. Reed, C. Y. Schwartz, C. C.
Fletcher and Horace G. Whltmore, Lin
coln. The three majqrs are Harry
Reese, Ptrcy Walter and George L.
fc'helon.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
Tho dwelling of Fred AVhltford of
Beaver City burned. Cause of lire un
known. Loss, MOO; no Insurance.
As the Hastings band will go to the
front with the Second regiment, a new
bnnd Is soon to be Plaited in thnt city.
It Is to be composed of slxeen of Hast
ings' bright young men.
County Attorney Dungnn of Hastings
has applied to Governor Holcomb to se
cure a commission to raise n company
of volunteers In that city. He has re
celved encouragement from tho gov
ernor and has now nearly enough vol
unteers. Spring work Is progressing finely at
Ithaca. Some of the fanners have be
gun to plant corn and tunny of them
will hcgln next week. Com Is worth
25 cents nnd wheat 87. These prices n re
moving a grent denl of grain. The
bank leports a great excess of deposits.
Crop prospects ore good for this year.
Prairie fires are raging In Cass
county. People In the threatened dis
trict are lighting the blaze with every
menus at bnnd. Considerable hay be
longing to D. T. Mclntyre has been
destroyed ,ns well as a lot of fence
on J. W. Sherman's place. A horse
and three colts belonging to the latter
were badly scorched.
Charley Slinecek of Wilbur, a 12-year-old
boy, was suffocated In a grain bin
containing 1,200 bushels of corn, In D.
R. Hopkins' elevator nt Wilbur. Tho
bin Is twenty-live feet above ground
and reached by an unrlght ladder which
the boy had climbed unseen by those
In charge. It was not known that ho
was nbout the building until the chok
ing of the spout led to the discovery.
AV. F. Porter and J. V. Wolf, the
state boatd of public lands and build
ings, were in Hasting, nnd paid a visit
to the asylum for the purpose of in
specting the new wing which has Just
been built and Is nearly completed.
After spending the afternoon about tho
building they expressed themselves as
being perfectly satisfied with the new
wing nnd the condition of the asylum
In general.
Ex-Governor Boyd Is seriously 111 at
his home with pneumonia. He wan
taken III Thursday and was compelled
to repair to his home where, notwith
standing the most careful attention,
the effects of a bnd cold bpcutne mani
fest In developments of pneumonia The
atttendlng physician says that while
serious, Mr. Boyd's condition Is not
alarming and that with patient care
and caution he will overcome the dis
ease within a few days.
Ed Robert, a farmer of Cambridge,
111., stopped off a day In the city on
his way to Columbus to get a Job. He
was delighted to meet a man on th
viaduct whose uncle "run" a packing
house In South Omaha, for the man
was Its freight agent and promised him
a Job. Business took them to the Life
building, where the nephew had a dis
agreement with an expressmnn over a
bill nnd regretfully borrowed $12 from
Roberts' hoard of $12.50 to settle It.
Then they went to the postolllce nnd
left Roberts waiting on the outside.
The wait was long and Roberts real
ized that he had been bitten, so he
reported to the police nnd hied away
to Columbus while his last 50 cents was
with him.
A case of attempted kidnaping
created some excitement in AVymore
when a fellow named Shaw arrived
there and attempted to kidnap a small
son of his who lives with his mother
In thnt city. It seems that Shaw and
his wife hnd separated and action for
divorce Is now pending In court, but
Mrs. Shaw had been living In that city
with her parents and had the 0-year-old
boy with her. Shaw arrived there and
tried to Induce his wife to live with
him again, but she refused and also
refused to turn the boy over to him.
However, Shaw saw an opportunity to
get the boy nnd hurried him over to
Blue Springs, where he was waiting
for the southbound train when Mar
shal Acton and Attorney Kauffman In
terrupted them and brought them back
to that city. The boy was returned to
his mother and Shaw was enjoined
from repenting the attempt to carry
him off. A light for possession of the
boy will be made.
Horrors of War.
There Is a great deal of fever and
.small pox In Havana and general vac
cination of all the army should have
been attended to a mouth ago. The
hides and offal of the cattle butchered
at the slaughter pens In tho southern
part of the city are allowed to lie on
the ground In great heaps, decomposing
In the sun. After a heavy shower the
ellluvla Is something horrible. Along
the fences surrounding the pens sit
hundreds of red, wattled, black vul
tures and with them sits the unseen
spectre ot death sharpening his scythe.
In the wooded hills along the gulf
shore of Cuba waiting for the sound
of the opening gun which to thousands
of Americans may mean death. To
the Cubans It would mean rescue and
deliverance. To those coming to Cuba
for the regular campaign the following
ndvlce Is tendered: Bring with you a
rubber blanket, a hammock, some tine
mosquito netting nnd the very lightest
clothes you can procure.
The rubber blanket Is for the purpose
of a roof for your hammock at night
to keep out the miasmatic moisture, for
her shadows are poison and the sun
light Is hell.
The Spanish military men nnd other
persons who are thoroughly acquaint
ed with both the AVest Indies and the
Philippines are of the opinion that
from the moment a lack of proper mil
itary organization renders it impossible
for the United States to Immediately
throw Into Cuba, Porto Rleo and the
Philippines an overwhelming invading
army, Spain will be in n position to
mnke the struggle last longer than
America thought probable.
They base their arguments upon all
their last wars, especially those with
England. They expect to be able In the
Philippines to keep the Insurrection at
bay and to repel naval attacks which
are without means to land strong mili
tary forces. They believe General
Blanco In Cuba and General Maclas In
Porto Rico will holt' out through the
rainy season, which will begin In Mny.
If their fleets, blockade runners and
new auxiliary cruisers succeed In land
ing ammunition nnd war stores, they
can hold out some time longer.
Blanco Burning.
Key AA'est. Flo., May 3. In Is unoffi
cially stated by Cubans that Blanco
Is burning the Interior towns on the
Island of Cuba, and It is believed the
truth of the statement is established
by the great volumes of smoke which
were noticed arising from the Interior
of the island.
These tires were noticed between
Matnnzas and Havana by persons on
the dispatch boat Dauntless, nnd
throughout the night the bright glow of
fires was reflected on the sky. In
places fierce forest fires were burning.
AVashlngton, D. C, May 3. The con
ference committee on the Indian ap
propriation bill did not hold a meeting
Saturday as was the Intention. AVednes
day has been set apart for a meeting
at which it Is expected the Mercer
amendment, appropriating $45,000 for
an Indian congress, to be held at
Omaha, will be agreed to.
NEW YORK BOMBARDS THEM
A FEW SHELLS SEND THE
SPANIARDS HURRYING.
A Day With tho Flagship The Plo
turesquo Cuban Coast Band was
Playing Koop Havana Norvouo
--Awaiting Developments.
On Board United States Flngshlp New
York, Havana, May S. Via Key AVest,
April 30. The flagship New York was
at Its station to the northwest of Ha.
vaua; In Its compnny were the Newport
and the Ericsson. The flagship shaped
a course to the westward, meeting nnd
speaking off Havana the AVIlmlngton,
Algonquin, Indiana, Iowa, Detroit and
Mangrove. It was rumored on board
that we were bound for Mnrlel to see
If the Sptuilsh were erecting new bat
teries there. The Newport left us and
the Porter came In from the horizon.
Thereafter the torpedo, boats Ericsson
and Porter rcmnlned, one on each qunr
tor. As Havana was passed the squadron
presented rather an Imposing nppenr
nncce, with Ave nowspnper dispatch
boats pounding nlong In the renr. AVc
were within long rnnge, but the forti
fications did not open fire. The enemy
apparently hns been perfecting his
batteries to the eastward of Morro cas
tle. The bay of Mnrlel, thirty-five miles
to the west of Havana, was reached
In the middle of the nfternoon. Old
Martello tower stands on the port to
the left of the entrance and on a higher
point to the right stands a block house
of the kind that sentinel the trochn.
There is a big, old-fashioned smooth
bore battery near the block house.
These seemed to constltue the sole forti
fications. The entrance to the hny Is very nar
row and faces due north. There Is only
fourteen feet of wnter on the bar. The
flagship steamed up within easy rifle
range of the shore, but a more lifeless
and desolute place could hardly be
imagined. At the grent tobacco ware
houses on the edge of the bay there
was no movement. The town beyond
seemed like a cemetery nround the
large church.
UNAVORTHY OF ATTENTION.
However, on the green palm-covered
mountains to the left smoke rose In
slanting lines. Two little gunboats and
four schooners lay In the bay. The flag
ship could not get In very close, but was
satisfied, perhaps, that the live smooth
bores of the Martello tower and tho
block house were not very worthy of
attention by the flagship.
The New York continued Its way
down the coast toward Cabanas, thir
teen miles. Once on the route the lit
tle Castlne swooped out to the north
west with a. motionless white cloud
lookout high on the bend of Its single
mast. It was sent back toward Marlel.
The Junior olllcers of the flagship were
at supper In the steerage when, about
6 o'clock, the foggy voice of the boat
swain could be heard roaring on tho
deck: "Man the port battery!"
The boatswain of the New York has
a voice like the watery shullle of a
swimming horse. It Is delightfully ter
rible and no ballad singer could hope
for such an ovation us he will have
whenever he shouts: "Man the port
battery."
Betov, deck wcx empty in a moment
The cruiser was off Cabanns nnd almost
opposite the ruined hacienda of a to
bacco plantation, from a point near
which a troop of Spanish cavalry had
dismounted and opened a musketry
upon It The after port four-Inch gun
of the New York, taking a range or
3,700 yards, Immediately sent a shell
Into that vlclnty, nnd this shot was
followed by six others from the after
port guns. AA'hen the flagship came
about. Captain C'hadwiek hlniFelf armed
the after starboard four-Inch guns. By
this time the cavalry hnd derided that
the engagement was over and were
proceeding up a hill. The captain's
shell dropped Into the middle of their
formation and they wildly scattered.
The flagship then plncldly continued Its
way back to Marlel.
The venture ended, leaving only one
thoroughly dissatisfied man on board.
Gunner's Mute Lentllc, whoso station
Is In the after turret, grumbled bitterly
because the two eight-Inch guns. "Gen
eral Lee" and "Stonewnll Jackson,"
were not called upon to disperse tho
Spanish soldiers.
SPANISH BOASTS.
Meanwhile the Spaniards are now
probably gathered round some cognnc
bottles: "Ah. we fifty Spanish sold
iers, we fought today a great battle
ship. Yes, we fifty men a little band
of fifty men we fought a great ship.
More cognac. Just think how easily
we can thrash these Americans when
fifty men can fight the flagship."
The signal officer on the after
bridge stated that as the silent fleet
passed Marlel In the earlier afternoon
a man in a small boat was Ashing In
the harbor. He had his back to the
squadron and did not turn his head.
However, one of the gunboats hnd
better eyesight; and upon seeing the
New York bolted so abruptly that It
dragged half the mud In the bay loose
with Its anchor. Its men could be seen
moving excitedly to nnd fro upon Its
decks. It was within easy range of
three miles, but in direct line with the
town.
The flagship has returned to Its sta
tion. The torpedo boats are evidently
keeping Havana rather nervous, for the
searchlights have been frantically flash
ing on the horizon.
OREGON SAFE IN RIO JANIERO
Official Circles Relieved Over Her
Arrival In Port.
Rio De Janeiro, May 3. The battle
ship Oregon, en route from Puget sound
to Key AA'est, has Just arrived.
AVashlngton, D. C, May 3. There Is
a feeling of relief among officials over
the safe arrival of the Oregon at Rio
De Janeiro, well to the north and out
of possible reach of the Spanish tor
pedo cruiser Tempernrlo, which has
been lying around the vicinity of
Buenos Ayres.
The keenest Interest is taken In its
future movements, but on account of
the extreme reticence of the naval au
thorities the nature of the Instructions
which have awaled It at Rio De Janeiro
are not known. The prevalent belief,
however, Is that its orders are to pro
ceed to Join Admiral Sampson's fleet
without delay.
Helena, Mont.May 3. Aaron Hersh.
field, ex-presldent of the State Na
tional bank of Miles City, has been
indicted by the federal grand Jury for
alleged tmbezzlement and misappro
priation of funds of the bank whllo
he was president and also with making
false entries on the books. He is
charged with abstracting a note for
$16,000 and placing two notes signed
by fictitious persons in its place and
also with paying his personal notes in
the National Bank of the Republic of
Chicago and the First National Bank
of Minneapolis,
INSUROENTS HEM IN MANILA.
Starving the City; Await Dewey's
Coming; will Co-operate.
Hong Kong, May 3. Letters to the In.
surgent Junta here, which were smug
gled on board the British steamer Mem
non at Manila, which arrived here yes
terday from the capital of the Philip,
pine Islands, assert that the Philippine
Insurgents are occupying all the hills
surrounding Manila In a radius of ten
to twenty miles, awaiting the nrrlval
of the United States fleet under com
mand of Commodore Dewey, which was
expected nt Manlln at any moment
when the Memnou Balled.
The Insurgents say that If the United
States fleet blockades Manila they can
starve the place Into submission :n
about two weeks.
Corroboration litis been received of the
report that the British residents of
Manila expected that the British
steamer Esmeralda, which went there
to take on board the specie belonging to
Hong Kong bnnks, would have a full
cargo of food BtufT, as usual, but this
was not tho case, and much distress is
anticipated In consequence If tho
Burgents land blockade nnd the United
States' sea blockade ure enforced.
According to the Insurgent leaders,
the forces of the Philippine Insurgents
propose, when the right moment ar
rives, to make a feint attack upon the
city of Manila to mask a strong and de
termined attack upon the seaward
forts. This plan, however, may be up.
set by the Spanish authorities, who me
well aware of the Intentions of the In
surgents to co-operate with the United
States licet.
Little definite Information has been
ascertained regarding the whereabouts
of the Spanish fleet as a whole. But, it
Is said by the Insurgents that war
ships of Spain are In hiding, watching
outside tho entrance of the harbor for
the coming of the American ships. The
real danger appears to be from Internal
causes at Manila, where a massacre of
the foreign residents Is apprehended.
The British consul, Mr. E. II. Rawson
AValker, has cabled here for the dis
patch to Manila Immediately of the
British llrst-class cruiser Edgar to pro.
tect British Interests.
An idea of the tactics adopted by the
Spanish authorities to keep up the cour
age of the fighting forces of Spain can
be gathered from the fnct that they
have issued a placard stating thnt a
Spanish cruiser on Monday Inst en
gaged nnd sank two American war.
ships.
It Is asserted that the Spanish cruiser
Castillo, of 3,342 tons displacement and
4,400 indicated horse power recently
grounded near the entrance of Manila
bay and was afterward scuttled In shul
low water.
It is added that It is the Intention of
the Spaniards to use her as a stationary
battery, although some of her guns
have been loaded and mounted on the
fortifications at the entrance of the
harbor, where other guns also have
been mounted recently. It Is believed
here that Commodore Dewey has ar
ranged with the Philippine Insurgents
to seize a hnrbor nenr Manila to be
used as a base of operations for tho
prolonged siege of Mnnila which Is an
ticipated unless the American comman
der induces the Spnnlsh fleet to como
out and accept a general engagement.
Madrid (via Pnrls), May 3. The time
of the retreat of the American squad
ron behind the merchantmen wus 11:30
a. m. The naval bureau at Manila sends
the following report, signed Montejo,
Admiral:
"In the middle of the night the
American squadron forced the forts and
before daylight appeared off Cuvlte.
The night was completely dark. At
7:30 the bow of the Relna Maria Chris
tina took fire, and also soon after the
poop was burned.
"At 8 o'clock, with my staff, I went
on board ths Iela de Cuba. The Relna
Maria Christina and the Castilla were
then entirely enveloped In flames.
"Tho other ships having been dam
aged, retired Into Baker bay. Some
had to be sunk to prevent their falling
Into the hands of the enemy. The
losse are numerous, notably Captain
Cndarso, a priest and nine other per
sons." The Maine's Hulk destroyed.
Washington, D. C, Mny 3. The state
department has learned, through Its
secret agents, that the wreck of the
battleship Maine, lying In Havana har
bor, has been destroyed by the Spanish
authorities. It Is supposed by officials
of the administration that this action
on the part of the Spanish authorities
had been taken to prevent the raising
of the wreck after the capture of Ha
vana. This information has Intensified the
desire to "avenge the Maine." Plans
have been mapped out, and it is the in
tention of the government Just as soon
as Havana is In possession of the Unit
ed States troops to Btart an Investiga
tion that will end In several hangings.
All the port officials who were on
duty at the time the Maine was an
chored to the fatal buoy, and again on
the day when she blew up, will be
placed under arrest for complicity In
thlB crime. They will be forced to prove
their Innocence.
A cabinet minister Is authority for
the following statement:
"AA'e shall make It part of our first
business as soon as we take possession
of Hnvana to find out who were the
perpetrators of that bloody crime of the
night of February 15. AVe will ascer
tain who was In charge of the harbor
that night, and we will find everybody
who possibly could have been connected
with the affair, if they are still In Cuba.
AVhen we put hands on those who were
responsible for blowing up the Maine
we will punish them as they deserve,
by stringing them up.
"If we And that they have escaped
from ths Island and have gone back to
Spain we will follow them there and tell
Spain that the war shall not stop until
they have been delivered up to us for
punishment. Those men will not escape.
They have got to suffer for their In
famous and cowardly murder of sleep
ing sailors, and If they are yet alive
they will hang for It."
"American labor," exclaims Senator
Chandler, "now has a protective tar
iff." And much good it Is doing Ameri
can labor, isn't it. Senator Cnandier?
The wholesale reduction of the wages
of ew England cotton operatives imme
dlately following the Increase of 8 per
cent In the "protection" accorded to the
cotton Industry tells the story. There
are affected by the cut In wages 125,000
operatives whese wages averoge only
$6 per week.
Their power of locomotion enables
them to "choose their climates and
their seasons," thus giving them a bet
ter chance to multiply in numbers.
Some birds travel In flocks, some In
families, and some In puirs or singly.
Every corporation, enterprise that re--
quires a public franchise in Its opera
tion Is an enterprise! that should be
owned and operated by the public, and
not by prtTsto speculators.
U. S. CONTROLS CABi.t.3.
No Cipher Dlspntc h. s Sent Except
Our OtMi,
AVashlngton. D. C. May 5. Many
complaints have been received here to
the effect that the government has not
taken full precaution to pievent trans
mission of Important military dis
patches between the Spanish govern
ment and Its colonies III the AVest
Indies.
"The truth about the matter," said
Genernl Grcely, chief signal officer,
who has charge of the provision exer
cised by the United States government
over cnble messages going out nnd
coming Into Key West, "is that the
president hns acted prompt In the mnt
ter, and nt present there Is no cable
running out of the United States that
is not under proper restrictions as to
the character of the messages sent."
Genernl Greeley has amicably ad
Justed these delicate matters with the
Western Union Telegrnph company and
with the Postal Telegraph nnd Cable
company. "Both of these companies."
he says, " have patriotically accepted
the restrictions placed upon them by
the government, and no cipher mes
sages are handled between this country
and the AVest Indies over American
cnbles except such as are exchanged
between the officers of the United
Stntes and neutral ambassadors and
ministers and the designated consular
officers of the country they represent
In the West indies."
PHILIPPINE NAVAL COMBAT.
Five Spanish Fighters Co to Meet
Dewey's Fleet.
New York, Mny 3. It is icported that
Commodore Dewey met the enemy, sank
their ships and won the battle hands
down.
The steamer Memnon, which left Man
ila on April 28, and came the regular
course, saw nothing of the American
ships.
The Spanlnrds are in a most uncer
tain state. They fear treachery among
their own men. Three new guns have
been mounted on the north side of Cor
rlgidor Inlnnd.
A torpedo boat and warship are lay
ing mines at the entrance of the har
bor. In the south side of the entrance
four breech-loading guns have been
mounted and there Is no attempt to
conceal the hasty earthworks. On
Thursday there was only one small
gunboat In the harbor.
Five warships have gone out, cleared
for action, to meet the enemy, nnd
hostilities have probably taken place
ulrendy.
The Spanish vessels have not re
turned. The rebels hold the territory
back of the city. They have ammuni
tion and are well ofllccied.
The Memnon brought here 50,000
In trensure.
Kaiser Sits on Austria.
London, May 3. The A'lenna corre
spondent of the Sunday Special tele
graphs a story to the effect that Em
peror William left Dresden last Sat
urday, after a disagreement with Em
peror FranciB Joseph arising from n
heated discussion had In the afternoon
relative to the Spanish-American war,
In which the Austrian emperor vainly
tried to convince the knlser that It is
his duty and Interest to assume, if not
an unfriendly nttltude toward the
United States, a more friendly neutral
ity to Spain. Emperor AVllllam reiter
ated that Germany's interests pointed
to a policy of strict neutrality and the
xetentlon of the good will of th" mighty
republic.
Emperor Joseph was much hurt by
the kaiser's heated and impulsive lan
guage, nnd plainly showed his displeas
ure at the banquet given in the evening,
the situation growing o unpleasant
thnt Emperor William took his depart
ure before the close of the banquet.
Defaulting Bank President.
AA'nshlngton, D. C, May 3. The comp
troller of the eunency received a tele
gram from Bnnk Examiner Ewer, stat
ing that he had taken charge of th
Hampshire County National bank of
Northampton. Mass. The president,
who, the examiner says, is a defaulter
to the amount of $7i.u00 or $100,000, is
reported as missing. The president of
the bnnk is said to be also president
of the Hampshire Savings bank, and
the discovery of the defalcation was
made through a ruse. The government
examiner made an arrangement
through the state f xat.ilner for nn in
vestigation of the two bnnks nt the
same time. They are located in the
same building, nno by this scheme it
was made impossible for those in charge
to transfer funds from one to the other
to cover up shortages. In Its last
statement the officers of the National
bank reported: Capital. $250,000; de
posits, $520,000; surplus, $."0,000.
Austria Neutral.
AMennn, May 3. Doubts entertained
In America regarding Austria's neutral
ity are totally unfounded. Austria has
never in war given a declaration of neu
trality except once in lh77, when it
was a neighboring power. Austrln's
neutrality in the present wnr Is self
saying. A declaration of neutrality Is
considered superfluous and will not be
given. The rumor that the emperor
had subscribed a sum for the Spanish
fleet Is altogether unfounded. The safe
guards against any such intention in
the future lies in the emperor's re
served character. There Is an official
denial that no note on this subject has
been received from the American presi
dent. The largest Austrian ram tor
pedo ship, Maria Theresa, has received
orders to sail for Cuba for the pro
tection of Austrian subjects nnd five
Austrian consulates. '
Appeal to Russia.
London, May 3. The Berlin cone
spondent of the Sunday Special asserts
that the queen regent of Spain has
appealed to the czar, through Emperor
Joseph of Austria, to assist her in her
conflict with the United Stntes.
Emperor Nicholas replied directly to
the queen regent, assuring bet of his
deepest sympathy with Spain, on which
country the United States had forcsd
war, stating, however, thnt he does not
consider matters yet ripe for Russian
diplomncy or military intervention, but
thnt he will do whatever is possible at
the proper time.
Courtmartlaled For Drunkenness.
AVashlngton, D. t. May 3. Lieuten
ant Commnnder Charles A. Adnms, at.
tached to receiving ship Independence
at Mnre Island, wns convicted by court,
martial of intoxication and sentenced
to dismissal. The president has miti
gated the sentence by dropping the
officer forty-nine numbers nnd putting
him at the foot of the list of lieutenant
commanders. The commutation wns
made because of the court's recom
mendation In view of the officer's
splendid sea record.
Kansas City, Mo., May 3. A special
from Ardmore. I. T., says: Colonel
Dan Kendall, mustering officer of the
cowboy regiment, hns received word to
report with his men on Wednesday
next, at Muskogee, I. T., at which
point the 175 cowboys to b enlisu4
trom the territory Into Dr. AVoofa'
?glment. will be examined and sent
tut for duty.
ENQLIBH DO NOT LOVE D3.
Would Like to See U, S. Whipped
For Once.
London, May 3. There Is no strong
sympathy with the United Stntes here
beyond a certain .limited circle of ad
vanced rndlcals. The bulk of hostile
feeling consists In desiring that the
United States may Hnd the subjugation
of Cuba a tougher Job than they ex
pect. Most Englishmen have back In
their minds a feeling of resentment for
America's action regarding A'enezuela
nnd these would be gtatltled If America
were subjugated to hastening in.
fluences nnd a tempoiary reverse.
Certain newspapers like the Chroni
cle and Dally Mall are endeavoring to
evoke friendly sentiments for America,
but the bulk of even the liberal press
is decidedly tepid in its sympathy, while
the tory press Is either coldly critical
or actually hostile. Although it would
eminently suit the exigencies of the
present government in view of the
threatening aspect of affairs In the
far cast to contenuncc the Idea of re
approachment between England and
the United States, the ministers have
found so overwhelming a mass of feel
ing among their own supporters in
favor of an observance of the strictest
neutrality that any friendly tendency
on their part has been completely ar
rested. Any observer who hns mixed
among Englishmen representative of
different classes cannot fall to be
struck with the almost total absence
of tiny spontaneous manifestation of
good will toward the United States In
the present contest. Whether the
progress of the war may produce a
chnnge remains to be seen, but that
is the existing stnte of feeling.
Discussion of the American war loan
has caused the publication here of nn
Instructive series of figures showing the
highly favorable position of the United
States compared with European nations
In the matter of public debt. Out of
America's gross debt at the present
moment there Is an equivalent of 3
pounds ten shilling per head of popula
tion as against Great Britain's Ifr
pounds 4 shilling; France's 28 pounds fi
shillings; Germany's 21 pounds 10 shill
ings; Spuin's It pounds 12 shillings.
Then again the United States debt In
chnrge per head Is only 1 shilling It
nonce as acainst Great Britain's 12
r shillings 8 pence; France's IS shillings
7 pence: Germany s 1 shilling 5 pence
and Spain's 14 shillings 0 pence.
RULES FOR ENLISTMENT.
Detailed Instructions as Issued by
Adjutant-General.
Washington, D. C, May 3. Detailed
Instructions governing recruiting for
the regular army In time of war have
been Issued by Adjutant General Cor
bln. Applicants for enlistment must be be
tween 18 and 23 years of age, of good
habits and character, able-bodied, free
from disease, and able to speak the
English language. Married men will
be enlisted only upon the approval
of the regimental commanders.
Minors must not be enlisted without
the written consent of fathers, only
surviving parent, or legally appointed
guardian. Boys between 1G and IS
may be enlisted as musicians.
Original enlistments will be confined
to citizens or those persons who have
made legal declaration of their Inten
tion to become such.
The instructions give physical propor
tions of height, velght and chest
measurement which applicants must
possess for the various branches of the
service.
The term of service Is three years,
and applicants must defray their own
expenses to the place of enlistment.
The rates of pay are given, and the
statement made that to these 20 per
cent will be added in time of war. The
soldiers can deposit their earnings in
sums not less than $." with any army
paymaster, and by care and economy
a soldier can save from his clothing
allowance a considerable sum, payable
on discharge.
For soldiers who have served faith
fully for twenty yerars, or have been
discharged for wounds received or dis
ease incurred In the service, a comfort
able home Is maintained In Washing
ton. The sum of 12 cents per month is
deducted from each soldier's pay to
be applied toward the support of the
home.
After thirty years' service enlisted
men are entitled to be retired at their
regular rate of pay. and given $9.50
commutation for clothing and subsist
ence. TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.
Brevet Brigadier General Edwin C.
Hason, U. S. A., retired, died at St.
Paul, Minn., of heart disease, with
numerous complications.
About 130 Cubnns left the New York
Junta last night to Join the United
States troops at Tampa. They were iw
command of fleneral Castillo.
The authorities prevented an Ameri
can vessel from entering the port at
Barcelona, but although laden wll
conl the vessel was not seized.
It was learned at Mount Gretna, Pa.,
from an nuthorltatlve source, that the
Pennsylvania militia leave about May
8.
The Alaska Commercial company of
San Francisco is in receipt of advices
from its agent at Dawson City, con
firming the report of a new rich strike
at the mouth of Alnsley creek, eighteen
miles up the Yukon from this place.
Alexander Warner, a republican
leader In the state legislature, who was
recently convicted of hnvlng wrecked
the bank at Baxter Springs, of which
he was president, was sentenced at
Columbus, Kas., to four years' imprls.
onment In the stnte penltetntlary.
Attachments were placed on the prop
erty of the Northampton, Mass., Cycle
company and the Hatfield Machinery
company by S. A'. Woodbury for smalt
amounts. Insolvency proceedings are
expected to be commenced as a result
of the failure and disappearance of
Lewis AVarner. president of the Hamp
shire County bank.
The populist congressional conven
tion at Mount Vernon. Intl., nominated
Jasper Hughes for congress.
Lieuteant Robler of the Austrian
navy has been appointed naval and
military attache for Austria at AVash
lngton during the war.
George Kerwln of Chicago and "Chap
pie" Jones of Memphis fought six
rounds at Chicago, Kerwln getting the
decision by a liberal margin.
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Shallenberger In an Interview urged
every citizen to be nn officer In de
tecting Information being sent to Spain
through the malls.
John DeKoven died of heart disease
at Chicago, after an Illness of a week.
He was a director of the Rock Island
and Lake Shore railroads and the
Merchants Loan and Trust company,
and was formerly president of the Com.
merclal club. Reginald DeKoven is his
nephew.
Roads of the Western Passenger as
sociation are upset over the prospective
passage In congress of the antl-scalp-ing
bill, having already made rates
for summer meetings.
On account of his physical condition,
at his own request, General Grenvtlle
M. Dodge has been released from his
appointment as senior mayor general-
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