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?-SP&V$rG&$?i figmwtjymjLJK m'Jb ip .VI .-!-" f" S iT s$rjM -- ?- iJ5-:- '9 o o WHOLE NUMBER 1,468. o o VOLUME XXIX.-NUMBER 12. COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 29, 1898. ir (Mumfe jminral , C ao o o o o o o o o o I "e. BaT V CO o e o o to V 8 9" o 8 6, 8? fi o O 8 o oo boo y& o cSb 9 o r- I? - 8 I e o o 1 o s & A o - ' o I e o i. " i i O O m io in. American Advance Guard Only Seven Miles From Morro Castle. NO. EARLY BATTLE EXPECTED. Spaniard. In Tall Rtlmt to the To' A Ierlsl EBgaitesBeat 3fot Froba Me Tor a Few Days Colonel Wagner's Kecoaaoltertas; Fore. Cornea Vp With tb. Enemy. v. TVjnT Axtomo, Jamaica, Jane 25. J"he mi ranee of the American army has reached the edge of the tableland in which the harlor of Santiago de' Cuba lies. Here, seven miles from Morro castle, as the crow flics, the main body of the troops united and the Spaniards are in full retreat toward Santiago de Cuba. They may attempt si surprise, but a decisive engagement Js not expected for several days. General Lawton's brigade which rested Wednesday night at Demajaya lo, four miles west of Daiquiri, re burned its march at daylight. lieforc noon his brigade, consisting of the Twenty-second infantry, the First infantry, the Second Massachu setts volunteers, with companies of the Eighth cavalry, half of the Fourth cavalry and several companies of the Twenty-fifth cavalry (negro), occupied Jnragua, five miles beyond, and the American flag was hoisted there. The Spaniards retired before the ad vance, which was covered by Cuban bkirmishers, burning block houses as they went. Colonel Wagner, with a small recon noissance party of about forty men, brushed against the flank of a retreat ing Spanish column. 200 stronir. at Firmesaz. A dozen shots were fired by j the Spaniards, as Colonel Wagner fell back. Ik-fore General Lawtoa could "bring up the Twcutv-second. the van ....;. .1. . : j ii i i regiment, the Spaniards had decamped Westward. Juragua was abandoned bv General Linnr-v nn.l 1 . Sn,nM, tv.n. -itl. . , . , ,t'i .' r.uch haste that they had no tune to burn the town, though ineffectual at tempts were made to destroy the loco motives of the railroad and the rolling Mock. General Linares retreated to Sevilla, six miles west of Juragua by road, and nine miles from Santiago de (Cuba. "A detachment of 170 Cubans, under ColonellAgvjra collided with the Span ish rear gu.rd; The Cubans lost two men killed "arf.l, seven wounded. The Spanish loss is not known. One Span iard was machctcd. General Chaffee with the Ninth cav alry, the remainder of the Eighth and Fourth, Seventh, Twelfth and Seven teenth infantry reached Juragua at dark. General Kates, with the reserve of the Twentieth . infantry and Colonel 1 Wood's rough riders dismounted, with a dynamito gun. hurried forward from llaiquiri at 3 o'clock, proceeding by forced marches. ' When the couriers brought the news projectors Retura From a Dlsconraglng that Juragua had bcn oxaplcJ the Trip to the Copper RlierConntry. troop ships which had not disembarked Skatti.k, Wash., Jnnc -,.Fiftv their troops steamed to Juragua with! prospectors who lcf t here last spring the view of landing them there but for Alas.a hy wav of r the heavy sea beating on the beach I have arrived ,;ere thclr tQ thuir inadeit impossible Ho get the boats . homes, with hard luck stories through the surf. aIul no ,,oM. A. . nostetter of La Portal- PuiNcr.. nayti. June U;rangc. Ind.. was with 200 men that According to advice received here crosscd Tasmiin-ia lake nnd reached the tins morning tns Americans win soon be masters at Santiago de Cuba, in I spite of the steps taken by the Span- ' ish military commanders and Admiral J Cervera to defend the place. ' IIaiqi-iri. June 2.r, via Port Antonio. General Garcia arrived at camp be fore dark and 1.503 of his Cubans are expected to effect a juncture with General Shaffer's men to-day. 0 As soon i.- the various commands were landed they were pushed out in 'the direction of Santiago. At dark they bivouacked and were strung out in a colximn three miles long, the front resting at Dcmajayaho and the rear of the column within a mile of the base at llaiquiri. in the following or der: colonel agner. witu a recon noissancc party at Demajayaho. a mile I in advance of General Lawton's head-1 quarters; the Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth infantry (negro) rest-' ing at a small creek, the Second Mas-' sachusctts, the Twelfth infantry, first battalion, two companies of the Tenth infantry and the second battalion of' the Fourth infantry. General Ilatcs's men. who are on re serve, and General Lawton's "Jones's rough riders" dismounted and frag ments of several regiments bivouacked ct llaiquiri Wednesday night. The landing proceeded until dawn. The men slept on the bare ground, some under the tent flies and some under the Etarlit canopy. In the morning they washed and were in good spirits. The only disagreeable feature was the mos quitoes and land insects. All the men arc anxious to get at the foe and the regiments are to be pushed on port General Lawton as fast to sup- as thev attitude ' are landed. The aggressive of the army on land has been ingly gratifying. Dispatches from General which have been captured exceed- Linares indicate that the Spaniards were ordered to re treat toward Santiago de Cuba. The Cubans expect the first stand to j be made at Savilla. and they have proved good prophets in the past. General Lawton's men are badly fag ged by forced marches and the intense heat. Their rations are almost ex hausted. Strong outposts are maintained in order to prevent a surpriss. Juragua is also under the protection of the guns of the warships. Thus the flank of the advancing American column is safe. The Spaniards, to attack our troops, must make a forced march through an almost impenetrable un dcrbrcflfi. " There were only two casualties dur ing the landing of the troops at ' Bai- qniri. Corporal Cobb and .Private J English of Troop H. Tenth cavalry; negroes, fell between a lighter and the pier. Captain O'Xeill'of Wood's Rough Iliders. plunged into the sea. at the risk of his life, but the men were rushed before he reached, themf O'Xeill Is a former mayor of Tucson, Ariz. Several horses and mules were drowned while' swimming' ashore through the surf. General Garcia s army of 4,000 men is to be conveyed by transports from Acederros and landed at llaiquiri to morrow, to join the 1.200 men under General Castillo and co-operate with the American troops. - The movement to-day almost amounts to a change of base. A brisk musket ry fire was heard in the direction of Savilla as the dispatch boat left at dark. COLLINS IS HELD. Vest Stand Trial for the Harder of III Father A Xott Seasatloftat Letter. Topeka, Kan., June 23. John Henry Collins will have to go to trial before a judge and twelve jurors on the charge of slaying his own father. He was bound over to the district court by Justice McClintock yesterday after noon after a.preliminary hearing last ing four days. His attorneys asked that the justice permit him to give bond. That question will be argued to-day. A letter of a most, sensational char acter was introduced in evidence. It was one which Johnson Jordon re ceived from Lawrence by special de livery. He fixed its authorship on j young Collins by telling of a convcrsa tion Collins had with him afterward, in which he Was asked if he had got that letter. It was printed on two sheets of paper and was not signed; The letter follows: "I ask that you make rue an explanation at once, cither by letter, telejrratn or by seein.i me Jn person as to why you did not keep your prom ise to me about last night. It has placed me In an cxceedinifly dangerous position, as I had planned all my affairs on the supposition that you would keep your promise at any risk. Write toe at once fully as to what is the matter and as to whether I may ex;ect that you will at tend to thlns-i for me to-nU:ht. If you have been pinched, use every means to pet out so that you may be at my service to-night. Use a special delivery stamp when you write me so that I may receive the letter at once. I was very much disappointed not to hear of any thing last night. Tell m3 at once what is tU? matter. "I shill expect that you attend to things to night, rain or shine, without fail, as this will be the last possible chance. After I have trusted you as I hive vou should not fail me in I an emergency like this. Jlc very careful not to , ret pinched, as either failure or delay would be '""arousto both you tnd me now. Tell me whether you went to Kansas city, and If so, whv thiUKS ,liU not coni off and ,et me know thr I may espect something to-night without fail. I sha!1 tr-v "ou this oare m0K to-night and I will ,n,st -vou ia "' of vour failure and long t.tlay. but I shall loss all confidence in v you fail m to-night. Vou can. upon some ou if upon some good excuse, get my address here from the young J lady in the office when the proprietor is not in. I Or.you can send your letter here to the man , with whom we m-t before an.l tell him not to 1 wait to me-t me on the street, but to brim; 1 It to my house at once. Seal it carefully I and be sure and use a special delivery stamp. Use no names. Write me fully as to what you ha-e done since I saw you and as to what your plans are for to-night. Mark the envelope Personal.' IJurn this letter at once, as I will do with yours. Now, do not disappoint me again. I sha'.l expect to hear from you twice before morning, once by letter and once again in a different way." Johnson Jordan is the negro who Collins hJ-ed for ST.". to kill his father. Jordan tacked out after receiving the money. He was on the witness stand the greater part of yesterday and gave all the details of his dealings with Col lins. He swears that when he told Collins he would not do the job, Col lins said he himself would have to do it. BRING HARD LUCK STORIES. Konsinu river. He said: "Of the many hundreds that landed at the foot of the Valdes glacier, only one party had been in further than the Konsinu. and they returned half , starved, having lost their outfits in the rapids. It was reported that seven j lives had been lost in the rapids, but the report had not been confirmed.' ' The most discouraging story is told I by A. C. Johnson of St. Louis. He said about 801 men have been turned back t and arc waiting at Valdes for some means of getting out of the country. Some have no money and will have tc remain there until the government I sends help. They will not starve, for I tons of provisions have leen aband oned. It is impossible to sell outfits. MORE RIGID BLOCKADE. Admiral Sampson Determines to Stop Rlorkndc-Runiilng. Kingston, Jamaica. June 2.. With the complete investment of Santiago de Cuba by land and by sea but a few days off, the admiral has decided to strengthen the blockade of the large ports on the southern coast westward of Santiago. For three weeks the south coast, west of Santiago to Cape San Antonio, has been practically un protected. The blockade has been simply on paper, in name only, with the result that it is known that quite a number of ships have run the blockade and that an immense quantity of provisions has leen smuggled into Havana. The admiral has now decided that blockade running must cease, and vestcrdav he patched four fast ships to patrol lne coast f TOm V Craz to the oi I'ines. A FIGHT OFF SAN JUAN. Spanlth Sblp Said to Have Forced as American Teasel to Withdraw. M-vimm, June 25 A dispatch just received uere irum sau o uaa ue iuriu Rico, says: "An American cruiser ap peared off the harbor, and the cruiser Isabella, a gunboat and the Terror sailed out to attack her. The Amer ican withdrew immediately.. One Spaniard was "killed .and three were wounded' Peace Appeal From EBJclaad. Lospox. June 2 . T he British Soci ety of Friends has.adopted an address to' 'All lovers"ol"peace ."in the " United. States, The addressi:.refcrring'to the" war between' the United. States . and Spain," " expresses " thehppe" that - Amer ica's-grand "experiment 'of - "a "" Vnatioti without ..great armies.and navies" will. not be abandoned atid- that the"- ties of friendship"' -arid-good" will,-. between; -Great Britain and America- may ."g"""ow" and strengthen,, soma - -means.-being .found. ..to submit disputes to arbitra tion. " - ...."---. ." '. " nsiiiii How the Fleet Was Handled to Cover the Debarkation. HAD GEN. RABI'S CO-OPERATION The Admiral Gave Urgent Instructions to Geard Against a Movement by Cer vora Soldier Seasick on Fasslas to the Shore Hard Time "Landing. rt-AVA PEi. Este, Guantanamo Bay, June 2."i. The order of battle concern ing the debarkation of troops, issued by Admiral Sampson, was as follows: Tte army corps will land to-morrow, morning, thecntire force landing at Daiquiri. Thelandi hi? will bczui at daylight. Ships stationed to Ujc eastward of Daiquiri will assist In clearing ike way for an unopposed landing by flanking out the Spanish forces at that point. Simul taneously with the shelling of the bearh and hltrf-l: houses at Daiquiri, the Enscaada de los Altares and Agtiadores, both to the eastward of Santiago, and on the sina'.l bay of Cabanas, rbout two and one-hall miles to the westward of Santiago, will be shelled b7 the ships sta tioned there for that purpos?. A fciut in force of landing at Cabanas will be made, about ten of the transports the last to disembark their forces at Daiquiri remaining during the day, or a greater part of the day, about two milss to the southward of Cabanas, lowering boat and making apparent prepara tions for disembarking a large body of troops. At the sirne time General Rabi, with 5M Cuban troop;, will make a demonstration on the west side of Cabanas. The following vessels are assigneJ to bombard the four points men tioned nbovc: At Cabanas, the Scorpion. Vixen nnd Texas; at Aguadores, the Eagle and Glou cester; at Knsenada de los Altares. the Hornet, Helena ar.diiaj.crort; at Daiquiri, the Detroit, Castine. Wasp and New Orleans the Detroit and Castinc on the western flank and the Wasp and New Orleans on the eastern fiank. All thcveSssU named will be In their posi tions at daylight. Great care will be taken to avoid the wasteful expenditure of ummnuition. The llring at Daiquiri will begin on a signal from the New Orleans. At Cabanas it is prob able that after a few minutes, unless the tiring is returned, the occasional dropping of shots from the smaller vessels will be sufflcient: but the semblance of covering a landing should be maintained, the ships keeping closs in at Aguadores and Enscnada de los Altares. The same rule should prevail at Daiquiri, the point of actual landing. The vessels will, of course, use their artillery until they have reason to believe that the landing is clear. They will take care that the tiring will be deliberate and effective. The Tesxs and Brooklyn will exchange block ading stations, the Texas going inside to be near Cabanas. Tho Drooklyn, Massachusetts, Iowa and Oregon will keep a vigilant watch on the harbor mouth. The Indiana will take the New Orleans's position in the blockading lino east of Santiago de Cuba, and between the flag ship New York and the shore. This is only a temporary assignment for the Indiana, to strengthen the blockading line during the land ing and to avoid any possibility of the enemy's breaking through, should he attempt to get out of the port. The Suwanee, Osceola and Wampatuck will be prepared to tow boats. Each will be pro vided with two live or six-inch lines, one on each quarter and each long enough to take in tow a dozen or more boats. These vessels will report at New York at 3 a. m. on June ii. pre pared to take in tow the ships boats which are to assist in the landing of troops, and to convoy them to Daiquiri. The Texas, Drooklyn. Massachusetts, Iowa, Oregon. New York and Indiana will send all their steam cutters and their pulling boats, with the exception of one retained on board each ship, to assist in the landing. These boats will report at the New York a: 3 a.m. Each boat, whaleback and cutter, will have three men: each launch Ave men. and each steam cutter its full crew and an officer for its man agement In addition to these men, each boat will carry live men. including one capable of acting as coxswain to mujaire and direct the transport boats. Each steam launch will be in charge of an onicer. who will report to Captain Goodrich. Care will be taken in the seledtion of boat keepers and coxswains to take no men who are gun-pointers or occupy positions of special im portance at the batteries. Unnecessary oars nnd impediments shall le removed from the pulling boats for greater convenience of the transportation of troops, but each beat should raise its anchor and chain. Captain C. P. Good rich, commanding the St Louis, will have, on the part of the navy, general charge of the landing. The New Orleans will send her boats to report to Captain Goodrich upon her arrival at Daiquiri. The attention of commanding officers of all vessels engaged in blockading Santiago de Cuba is e -ncstly called to the necessity of the ut most vigilance from this time forward, both as to maintaining stations and readiness for action and as to keeping a close watch upon the harbor mouth. If the Spmish admiral ever intends to attempt to escape that attempt will be made soon. Many of the soldiers were seasick while making the passage from the transports to the shore. General Van Horn, in command of the First division, while clambering from the Seneca into a small boat, fell into the thwarts of the latter and was somewhat injured. He could not land with the division. The landing boats had a hard ti me in the surf. GRIDLEY'S SON MUST WAIT. A Senator Blocks a Bill Provl ding for New Cadet Appointments. Washixgtox, June 23. At the open ing of the Senate's session to-day Mr. Hale reported from the naval affairs committee a bill conferring' authority upon the President to appoint five cadets during the next year to the 2faval academy. In explanation of the measure. Mr. Hale said it was partic ularly designed to enable the President to appoint to the Xaval academy the son of Captain Charles V. L. Gridley, commander of the Olympia, ths flag ship of Admiral Dewey during the Manila bay fight, and who died re cently at Kobe, Japan. Immediate consideration was asked for the bill. Mr. Bate of Tennessee objected, and the bill went over. THE TEXAS STRUCK. The Battleship Lost One Man Killed and Eight Wonaded Tuesday. Xew York, June 25. A dispatch from off Santiago de Cuba, June 22, says: One man was killed to-day and eight wounded aboard the Texas. The battleship at the time of the landing of the troops went to Matamoras to make a feint attack on the fortifica tions therein connection- with a land force of Cubans under General Rabi. The Texas silenced the Socapa .-battery. Just as the action cnded.a shell entered the "battleship and 'exploded with, the result given .above.-. . E. B. Blakelj of Xewpprt; ',It;I an apprentice of , the .first' class," Vai killed. ' - .'.".;';-. ''.-: . -:-. . - Money Orders' to Cost More. .; . -"" Washington, ..-June "23. An 'almost fetal stoppage; of money, order business. 5n July. 1,'it issaid, bas."tjeett. averted by aA. agreement between;th6-" officials bf the.treury And ' postoffice. depart -merits that the law. does.. not '.;requiro. stamps to be affixed to domestic money, orders, Jt would "be. impossible, .say the officials' tb supply stamps";by,- that "3ate. As' construed -by the .officials",..: ' the law requires simply .an"- additional charge of the value of. the 'Stamps.-"to be. made .when" the .'money order - U: .aied.' '-' .v-: .-'.-. -''-. ".-:. WAR NEWS SUMMARY. Monday. Jane SO. Helfographic communication be tween Santiago and Guananamo by the Spaniards is finally interrupted. A private dispatch from New York says General Shatter has landed near Santiago de Cuba and will attack the town immediately. N The first expedition has arrived at Manila. Twenty-fivje hundred men, guns, ammunition and supplies rein force Admiral Dewey. J The British steamer Yueng Sang, from Manila on June 14. reports that on leaving Manila, it sighted a number of vessels believed to be American transports. The state, war and navy buildings presented almost a deserted appear ance on Sunday, in marked contrast with the rush and bustle of business on weeks days. The Madrid correspondc(nt of the Temps says It is reported there that Manila has capitulated, though the ministers have not received any seats to that effect. It is said that Morro Castle is the only fort not silenced by Bear Admiral Sampson, who keeps a steady watch and opens fire as soon as work is at tempted by the Spaniards on shore. The health of the marines who have landed in Cuba is excellent, and good health also prevails on board the ves sels of the American fleet The Amer ican officers speak highly of the effici ency and bravery of the Cuban troops. A careful inspection of the fortifica tions along the crest of the hills de fending Santiago harbor shows that the American gunners spread wreck and ruin everywhere. Some of the battteries were demolished beyond re pair. ToC-day, June 21. The first division of General Shatt er's troops has arrived off Santiago. Brigadier General Schwan's entire command at Mobile. Ala., is ordered to move. Spain feels Hobson's release would result in a demonstration which would strengthen jingo party in America. August! wires Madrid he has retired within walls of old Manila and cannot communicate with the government. The captain of a war ship has re ported his failure to accomplish the exchange of Hobson and his compai ions.' Becent atempt was made by a volun teer to assassinate Blanco. Blanco was wounded and volunteer awaits death. American troops are probably now landed on the soil of Porto Bico and the army of invasion has planted the stars and stripes on the coast near San Juan. An additional army corps to be known as .he Eighth, is to be created. It will be composed of the troops as signed to the Philippine islands, and will be in command of Major General Lee. Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of the Merrimac. will be transferred from the construction corps to the line of the navy and raised to the grade of lieu tenant commander, probably this week. Private telegrams received Bt Mad rid from Cuba say that during the last attack by the American ships upon Santiago de Cuba a Spanish shell struck upon the deck of one of the at tacking snips, sweeping off all the men. Admiral Camara's .quadron, which left Cadiz last Thursday evening, is reported to have arriv?d at Carta gena, Spain. Cartagena, about 400 miles from Cadiz, has a floating dock capable of holding the biggest iron clads of the Spanish navy. Wednesday, Jane S3. It is said the Spaniards have more troops in Cuba than Uncle Sam had counted upon. The American army under the com mand of General Shatter has arrived off Santiago. General Castillo says Santiago can be captured in ten days and that eigh teen thousand troops can do it General Henry C. Corbin has been raised to a major general. He may succeed General Miles as commander. Spanish cruiser Mercedes was hit again in last bombardment. Her com mander and eleven of her men were killed. Advices received in Washington by way o? Marseilles, France, confirm the first reports that the Spanish fleet has returned to Cadiz. Spanish engineers and Infantry are constructing roads from Angeceiras, on tho west side of the bay of Gibral tar, to Cabritta point, where fortifi cations will be erected. Officers of General Miles' staff have been investigating the advantages of Key West as a point for the mobiliza tion cf troops. They find that good camps could be established there. General Falipino officially pro claimed a provisional government in old Cavite June 12. There were great ceremonies, and a declaration of in dependence was read renouncing Span ish authority. --- The United States transport Zafiro, which has arrived at Honolulu, brought news from Manila harbor under date of June 17, from which it appears that insurgents now hold 4, 000 Spanish and 1.000 native prisoners, together with their arms. Thursday. Jane 33. A British squadron is centering at Manila to offset Germany now in thi3 harbor. General Shatter's army is ready to march. General Corbin reports the safe landing of his entire force at Dai quiri. It is rumored at London, that Manila has been' occupied by- marines from foreign warships at the request of Governor August!.: Senator' Foraker,. has introduced "a bill authorizing the, organization of a division In the'volunteer.army"t6.con-. sist--of colored immuries".. . Major General Miles .has 'issued an. order assigning Brigadier: General Guy rV. 'Henry, to- command the; division of troops, which, is "to' reinforce "General Shatter ait Santiago.; :. -.. " " :. -'.The. navy: department-'" has "advices from. Sampson stating that the landing is gbih'-on'.;successfullyV" grille' vessels' bombarded -iCaba'nas- ..tp-'divfrt.-at'ten-. ..tlbn. '.The: Texas had; one; man killed. V Ah. angry-crowd-collected -before' the". .British consulate at ..Cadiz" and indulg-" cd;in a boisterous, demonstration. The house was -found closed, and fn.darkr nessand the-mob was dispersed 'bjr.-the-Ipoiice;;- '-.--" "'" -; ' ' :-"C ''! ' .-General Miles has received a cipher message. ' - from.. Captain Alien, - .chief s'gnal. officer in Cuba'; saying that the landing of troops has actually begun and was in progress when the dispatch was sent. There is. it is said, no foundation for the report published In the United of attempt to assassinate Captain Gen eral' Blanco by a member of the volun teers, whose brother had been shot for complicity in a plot against the gov ernment The London Daily Telegraph's Vien na dispatch says: All information which reaches here from Madrid proves undoubtedly that the postilion of the queen regent of Spain has be come altogether untenable and that her majesty wil resign the regency within a very short period. General Greeley received from Lieu tenant Colonel Allen a dispatch, stat ing that the first American military station in Cuba, Camp McCalla, Guan tanamo bay, had been brought into electrical communication With the rest of the world by the establishment of a telegraph office. Ah official dispatch from Havana says: An American vessel bombarded the town of.Casilda, province of Santa Clara, about five miles south of Trin idad, with which it is connected by rail, for three hours. She fired 150 big shells. The troops and the gunboat Dependientc co-operated in a brilliant defense, and the Amerlcn vessel was obliged to retire after damaging some houses and shops. Friday, Jane 34. Shanghai dispatch says the relations between the Americans at Manila and insurgents are now very much strained. The Madrid correspondent of the London Times says that Spanish re inforcements are being concentrated at Santiago. The report that the Germans have committed a breach of neutrality by landing marines at Manila is discred ited at Washington. Adjutant General Corbin character ized as absurd the rumor that he might under certain conditions, take com mand of the army. Cable disaptches from Admiral Cer vera says the crew of the opanish war ships at Santiago have joined the land force in order to make the defense of the city. He adds that the situation is critical. The Spanish minister for war, Gen eral Correait, it is announced, has re ceived an official dispatch from San tiago de Cuba, announcing that "The Americans' attack on Punta Barracoa has been repulsed, after a hard fought bloody engagement." The near relatives of President Mc Kinley have enlisted in the volunteer army as private soldiers to aid iu the establishment of a safe and stable gov ernment in the Island of Cuba. They are his nephews. John Dewalt Barber and James Fuller McKinley. Information received from Cadiz contradicts the reported return of the reserve fleet there. Camara. In a har angue to the officers of the fleet on board the Pelayo before leavics. said among other things: "We shall not return to Cadiz till our flag is wst with the enemy's blood." Torrey's regiment of rough riders from Cheyenne, who are en route to Jacksonville, Fla., arrived in St. Lou is over the Burlington route. The train carrying the regiment consisted of eighty-three cars in several sec tions. On board were 1.C00 officers and men, and an equal r.un.ber of horses. Thre.2 sections moved on fast passenger train schedule. General Miles has received an in teresting dispatch from one of his aide-de-camps, who is now with Gen eral Shatter's army at Baquirri. He declined to give its text to the public, but said it merely announced that the landing of the troops was made all risht, without any casualty whatever, and that the only men met were the Cuban insurgents on the ground. - Saturday, June 23. The government is buying a numbei of British steamers as transports and suppply ships. Information has been received that the Spaniards will burn both Guan tanamo and Santiago just before they evacuate those places. The Austrian steamer Zriun has tak en on board at Fiume a great number of torpedoes and sailed for Suez to join the Spanish squadron. Sencr Adres Morro de la Torre, sec retary of state of thee Cuban provis ional frovernraent, arrived at Miami, Fla., en route for Washington. The transports at Santiago are now believed to be on the way iLck. There are 18.000 men still at Tampa who will embark on them for Santiago or Poito Bico. According to advices received at Port au Prince the Americans will soon be masters at Santiago de Cuba, in spite bf steps taken by the Spanish military commanders and Admiral Cervera to defend the place. The state department received offi cial news of the Spanish fleet sailing for Suez en route to the Philippines. There are some fifteen ships, some of them transports with troops. They were going at full speed, the big ships having another in tow. Beports received at the adjutant general's office of the War department show that the formation of the new organizations of regiments, battal ions, etc., under the president's second call for troops by the mustering in of volunteers is fairly under way. The news from Santiago, ecpecially Cervera's telegram, created profound consternation in all circles at Madrid. The queen regent burst into tears when the ministers of marine and war went to communicate the desperate condi tion at Santiago. Arrangements for the sailing of the next expedition of troops for Manila from San Francisco, are practically complete and every effort will be made to itart on Monday, but the probability is that there will be some delay. Four troons of the First cavalry, four' troobs of the Tenth, cavalry, and eight troops of Bbosevelfs rough rid ers.' less than ..1.000; men in all,-dis-. mounted 'and .attacked 2,000 Spanish soldiers in. the -thickets; wJthins five "inilesof. Santiago, -The- Americans. beat, the enemy, back into-tbe:City,-"but" they left'-thirte'en..dead on.th-e--.fteld". '." '. The. Atlanta Constitution" tells of a' -somewhat-reckless' youthTwho -bad- en- -' listed' for' the war-.ana spent - ms time- in camp' writins.'hgme. for money,; Ft-- nally he -.sent- this telegram ;. as: a ".'clincher:" '" "Father: "-Leg- shot"' off insham .battle. .Send all theVfunds; your can.-.". '-To this -the old man- re plied f. :."Son... don't know, yqur-.num-", ber, but wooden leg goes to. you by ex press. : Jf "it -doesn't fit. 'get .camp '.car penter to:bJane-.it'. Best-Love. -.All welr-here;"; ". -.". .:' V". .-' - - .- ".-; logical' Something'- a-.iwdibahVcah; he';OTly::w.beh;ihe:hajtes;' V. '"'.- ...;."- CAMPFIRE SKETCHES. COD SHORT STORIES FOR THE VETERANS. a Sascestloa for Prodaclas; lastaat cad Irreparable Coafasloa la a Foorty Fed Araaj What the Yell "Breakfast" Woald Do. Charge of the Light .Brigade. Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward. All In the valley of death. Rode ths six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!" he said; -Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward the Light Brigade!" Wan there a man dismayed? Xot though the soldier knew Some one had blundered; Theirs not to make reply. Theirs not to reason why. Theirs but to do and die; Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. - Cannon to the right of them. Cannon to the left of them. Cannon in front of them. Volleyed and thundered. Stormed at with shot and shel Boldly they rode and well; Into the jaws of Death: Into the mouth of Hell. Rode the six hundred. " Flashed all their sabers bare. Flashed as they turned in air Sabering the gunners there. Charging an army, while All the world wondered. Tlunged In the battery of smoke. Right through the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reeled from the saler-stroke. Shattered and sundered. Then they rode back; but not Not the six hundred. Cannon to the right of them. Cannon to the left of them. Cannon behind them. Volleyed and thundered: Stormed at with shot and shell While horse and hero fell. They who had fought so well Came through the jaws of Dcata Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of t hem Left of six hundred. When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they' made! All the world wondered. Honor the charge they made! Honor the Light Brigade Noble six hundred. Alfred Tennyson. "Ureakfasf the Battle Cry "Whenever I read anything about this Spanish war," remarked a New York man; "I think of those Spanish carabineros at Santander and wonder if the rest of the Spanish army are any thing like them. The steamer stopped at Santander and a custom house offi cer came en board with those four carabinercs. The carabineros had real carbines. It was their duty to see that nothing left the ship without the per mission of the custom house official. "One of our passengers was Wilbor, the secretary of the United States le gation at Lisbon. lie was going to Lisbon, and had intended to go all the way by steamer. But while the steam er waited in the harbor-of Santander something a dispatch, from his chief or something of that sort made him change his mind. So he showed his credentials to the custom house man. and being a member of the legation, he received verbal permission to take his traps ashore. Two of the carabin eros were keeping watch and ward on the upper deck. One of them was leaning in an easy attitude against the taffrail of the gangway, cuddling the muzzle of his carbine in the crook of bis elbow while the butt rested on the deck, and solemnly rolling a cigarette. Wilbor and n Stewart with the baggage came out of the companionway and made for the gangway. The carabin ero completed his cigarette with an alert jerk, and grabbed his carbine when he caught sight of that baggage. I suppose the soldier was technically right in refusing to let Wilbor land without written authority from the custom house man, and I forget why the hitch occurred, but there was a bitch and an argument American dip lomat against Spanish soldier. This particular American diplomat was a veteran, I know, and the carabinero had to call his comrade from pacing up and down on the other side of the deck to come and help him out So there were two Spaniards to one Am erican, which made the controversy last longer. "It must have been going on for ten minutes when a ship's boy came up end called out something about break fast to the carabineros, and immediate ly ths zealous guardian of the gang way dropped the dispute. He evident ly thought he had enough argument en an empty stomach. There were two fresh carabineros lounging about who had net even done a turn of guard duty since they came aboard, and the sentry who had first tried to stop Wil bor had become suddenly deaf to every word except the Spanish for 'breakfast,' bawled for his idle comrades to come and carry on the argument with the ob stinate American, and the two spent warriors went below and sought re freshment. So Wilbor had to begin his story of the verbal permission of the custom house official, the privileges of the diplomat, the need of catching the train, and so on. which he did in Spanish. But I think he swore inter jectlonally in American. That is why It seems to me that the Spanish for 'breakfast' might make an effective battle cry for our troops in Cuba, es pecially after the lean times Blanco's men have been having there lately." New York Sun. Care of Soldier's Feet. From the Cleveland Leader: A good many soldier boys who are fitting themselves for experiences In Cuba have been induced by their well-meaning but ignorant friends to purchase a. lot of refined sulphur for wear in their boots by way of a preventive against yellow fever. - Good, clean -.wheat flour would, be quite as effective ; as far as .warding off the yellow jack "goes; and : woiild do- very much less harm in'.theboqts-of an. infantryman. Any" woman, knows; or ought to know. Jhat.the best part 6t a 'warrior's strength . lies. in. -hjs. feet' Long, rapid marches 'hayB..:wqn"almost as many battles as steadS'c'purage-.aind- go'od- marksman-'; ship. -- - Therefore"' it-': behooves sweet hearts and. wives ito'.frown-.on the suK .phur.fettpersti.Uon; and" before sending: :'their; country's .defenders'.to- the- front" take, .some p"f :'.the--.foUowin'glprecan"-. tlons.:-" '"Just;-suggest .;tb .your.cbrave;,-." gooff, taan.. to.-buy..hi" boots close In the heeFahd 'brpaid in '.the; tee. If his. feet are in a state. of tender irritation.' as. the": feet of city .'dwellers' ae apt to become just at the advent of sprlnj. persuade kim to let "you poaltice ths particular sensitive spots for a couple of Bights in succession. A little flax seed meal into which boiling water amd a bit of sweet cream is stirred Makes the proper poultice. It must be tied on to the foot while quite warm and kept there all night The way It draws Inflammation out of tender, red dened Joints it a wonder. Thia is the proper treatment for soft corns Hd bunions, but not for hard corns, until after they have been skillfully cut Then if any soreness is left a poultice will quiet the pain ia short order. To harden and purify the skin of a pair of feet that are not accustomed to much walking, institute night and morning foot baths of cold water well impregnated with listerine. If there is any ignorance on this point show the prospective soldier how to cut the nalla straight across, never down in the corners. The nail shoulJ be cut to a level with the top of the toe. and if the corners are left untouched they will aot grow la, nates the shoe to worn entirely too short At the drug gist's order a little box of salve, put up in a tiny porcelain jar with a screw top. Cold cream, worked up with witch hazel, arc the" proper In gredients, and drop this into the sol dier boy's baggage., with instructions for Its use on feet that are sore and strained from unusual walking. Show the recipient of this gift how, when he strips off his socks, to rub the un guent quickly Into the skin, and sol emnly warn him never to march in ragged hosiery. Do not send a de fender of his country off to the war in colored socks unbleached balbtlggan is the proper clothing, and looking over his socks see to it that every pair is whole and good. That one that shows the tiniest darn must be cast out, for on a march it can easily rub a sore and a raw heel will as effectually dampen a man's fighting ardor as a raging toothache under the hot sum mer sun of the southern states and of Cuba. Shoes that are greased, en ameled or treated with any but the thinnest dressing are intolerably warm and tend to make the feet swell. The Indians knew what they were about when they Invented the moccasin, and if a pair of slippers is packed 1b a soldier's kit, he will get more com fort out of these pliable, cool foot bags of soft leather than arr sear of civilized make. Historic Belt llacklrs. Hardly of less historical interest than the famous Liberty Bell of Philadel phia was the old clock bell which an nounced the hour on July 4, 1776,when the Declaration of Independence was promulgated. The bell had been used in earlier days to call assemblages of the citizens oi the Quaker city, but after the revolu lution it was lost. Becently the Philadelphia. Press dis covered that the relic had been destroy ed. It bad been bought for a few hun dred dollars by the Roman Catholic church of St Augustine for Its steeple. The whole clock machinery was bought, but the question 13 yet unanswered as to whether the dials were sold or not. The church was burned down in 1814. Several of the firemen collected from the mass of bell metal pieces broken off by the fall of the tower and carried them home as souvenirs. Several of the fire laddies had these molded into buckles of their organization, the Hu mane engine company, and one of the men promises to bequeath to some museum of revolutionary relics his belt and buckle, so that the country may have another remembrance of the crowning point in our history. Beware Coward's Thruvt. From the San Francisco Argonaut: We are not of those who look upon the Spaniards as foemen to be despised. They have had a navy for 400 yean and an army for centuries longer. While victory has not often rested up on their arms during these later years, they have, none the less, been stern foemen. They are not only brave, but they are crafty; they are treacher ous. We have already experienced disas ter. As yet there has been no harm done to Spain, but an American battle ship has been destroyed, and a major ity of her crew lie in a foul and muddy grave. The Spaniards are treacherous foemen, and we may experience yet other disasters, although in the end Spain must inevitably be defeated. We hope that such disasters may not come, but It must be remembered that Spain's treachery is to be feared. In the old days of the duello profes sional bravos taught secret thrusts known variously as the "coup deloyal," the "coup de Jarnac." the "coward's thrust" and the "stab under the guard." We have already had one disloyal blow. Let us look to it that we do not re ceive the coward's thrust "Love Toar Kaemlea. During the revolutionary war a Dunker leader named Miller was griev ously insulted by a man named Wid man, who was afterwards sentenced to be hanged as a British spy. Miller went to Gen Washington and begged for Widman's life. The commander-in-chief replied: "I would 17 -e to release Widman, because he is your friend; but I can not, even for that consideration." "Friend!" cried Miller, "he is not my friend; he is only my enemy, and there fore I want to save him." The general was so touched that he pardoned the man. Brltala Has tbe Tallest Soldiers. The standard of height in the Brit ish army is greater than in the army of any other nation. Esaperor Like Exrltemeat. Emperor William is said to be so fond of excitement that he will often get 'up at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning and ride ten or" twelve miles to order .out a company of troops, as though an enemy were marching on them. .Be Csed a PeaelL : "Well,: my boy," said the. viaitor patronizingly to the small boy, "can you" .write your. lessons legibly?" "No;, sir." replied the urchin. "We write them with -a slate pencil here." '- -A. speck is what; you can take on the. tip. of. a penknife. THK OLD RELIABLE. ColumbusStateBank (OUeatBaakfatfettAte.) 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