Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 40, Number 42, Jasper, Dubois County, 24 June 1898 — Page 2

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The Iowa encampment tl. A K lected ..!, ...... as tin- next place

meeting. Vhki vü received at the navy depart mi nt, on the lath, from a Mirk though unotticiul. WWW that Admiral t'amara fleet hud bceu found until for ea.

CUR KENT TOPICS. THE EWS IN BKHT.

FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

Tür senate not la MaaUw lullte h.m ihr Hawaii

n the .lel.aW

llth. (It

lKHrrr T'xivkrhitt la- onhi u the degree of i.l. I m'!" Admiral Dewci Tino detachments of marines, rein force.! h tu bau allies. attacked the Spaniards in t - lit nity f OuantaDaiu... .n the Uth. comp .etelv routing them Tin spuuish loss It estimated t aU.ut luo killed and -' wounded.

U-fc'uu. an.l Kit speech.- were made covcr.it- large number of Mauser rinc. lu.otaj generally the ixmtei.ti.rn of the uppor- .ma ,N ammunition a n.l a complete vxzt TÄrtÄt 1 Mi.wh were -4 .

Tiik war department announced, on tl... ruh that it tui.l bni the active

preparation for the second army of invasion. It is believed the second army will go to Porto ItM A i-KADiNti tnemlH-r of the diplomatic corps in Washington is quoted as saying that the departure of ticn. Shafter's army of invasion puts an end to 11 present prospects of peace. 8ib JoMtci-it Arnum itiapi.kai-. b,rMMrly lieutenant-governor of Quebec and secretary of state of the Dominion and one of the great French-t anadian atatcsiiicu. IM in Montreal on the iith. He was born in IMi. M Amonu the delegates attending the International Missionary union at t'lifton Springs. N. Y.. is Mary 1". brewer, a niece of Justice brewer, of Mm supreme court. She has just arrived i;.o:.. 'I'lirLee. where she has

spent ten ears.

TBE general ih ti. ioney bill. Ml If lag

nn u.r.rreL'ate of S.'J4.o I'-M.-.t. was re

ported to the house, on t In- 1Mb. by the eounuittc on appropriations. All hut

Sis -'no is for war expenses, and

s .H70.87J of these ordinary deficiencies

are for pension.

Twn 1'iN.i'iiati.a were made to the

iTMvermtiiMit oil the day the new three

pert-en t. popular loan vas opened. One

v:s t. take whatever portion i me

loan was not subscribed by the people, uul ÜM Mhvr wim to take the whole

loan of $-,'.H),iHKi.)oo at par.

Tiik exodus of prospectors for Alaska tiv the all-water route betrau with the

departure of the steamer alliauce from

Seattle. Wash., on the 1-in. lor St.

Xf i,.ii!ti with ton nassenirers ami a

- " i v. - a --w-- ( n large cargo of freight, including six

tons of L'nited States mail.

I aUer.es. but liare.y a quorum at say time upon

the B.Hjr IM Ibe senate .1. 1 tie 1Mb. aa act autho-ixiiw 1 Wir iiiuuuiuiri.: of .1 nou-oartiaau commissicn

1 1.. iAiiiii iitt..rm:in..ii anil to cniter aol ree- 1

1 ..u.U.. n l I-; v.u.... . 1.. m.-et tin pr. !.. nis preI sent. si by lator. agriculture and capital, waa pas el. The resolutioo Uircctm. the claims I ... - ... -1 . , Methmllst ll.K'k

! Concern apprepr.ai ion was ilist-used for two hours In the h..ue a bill appropriating Kr.til lo pay the Behring aea awarxl was

passl The debate u;oa Hawaiian anneaatioit ws . ..iitmueU. ten pxtslie hain; mad upon ttti- .Uol:.'tt. in th.- aaaVM on ihe lb. the rewlutioa dlreetint; that u iniuiry be Btade Into the dispo ! ataloa ma.le of the Mt-thodlst Book Cuacera j elaiai. which was paid recently by conareaa. was aloptesl without division. The hou joint resolution upi)nvna:imj 7TIM to pay ta-

. Manila as adopted.- in i..e

m-ut..r station ilestr....l lite .MlKI-

icanson.y hal two or three men alight lv woundel. ami the Cubans lost two men Willed and a hatf ilocn w ounde.l Tin: laudimr of tien. Miafter s Fifth anuv cvrps or- uban si! is the imest interesting event the iniiitary world ha-s Unow u for a lonjr time It is many a year since one convoy haa earr.cd s. MM men. horses, heavy and tield artillery at the same time. Not since tht l rtmean war has such a feat been attempted. IIW-l.AIN A. K. Mono ax of theSixtl Illinois has tendered his resignation. The chaplain assigns as the rasn foi this step his inability to withstand tin hardships of active serTice. Mr. Mor-

ILL OVER THE STATE. Events in Various Portion of Indiana Recorded by Wire t- luUlaim Ht-almeiU. lnuiaiiapoli. Ind., June IT. lo. Mont.: ha BMitlMij MM! autlioiied to raie u t; 1 egitn. 1: t a soon as t be old tM have been fully recruited ami he announced that Col. Kuhartl I'. ltbai t. Of LatfatM. hl be the colonel. The new rtflaaaal will atabahlj i IiiaJe up of ci.tnpaiues from the followinjf eitiea aad towns: Mich i pan City, Jl.imiuoiul, Valparaiso. Bashf Ula tkal bKf, Newcastle, Kehinond, Lawret etbur'. I orilon, Madisoi . Mouni itiiii; ai tl Columbus. Ti e oflh-ial call

will lie isritcit in a

f. w

1 mi lit.

THE NEXT FLEET FOR MANILA. M ill Kequlrr Upit I'reparal l.tn. ,, n Itrad) lo Hall on llir 1 1.1 s, for llrparturr.

ilas.

It..hrin.

house lit hours, compr-.slsg afternoon and I Q js a Methodist , aud hails f rum Cn ba, . v . na,, s. s. a . r. I wied to debate of the ,. . 11 111

N-..uiaii.ls resolution for the annotation of

Haw 111 Twenty ix-eches. most of thent brief. Wradelivensl. is the senate, on the lith. a large number of pension lulls were passed. Thr senate then resumed consideration -f the international ban. bill, which had not been e-mcluded when MM s- U aijliaf aat In the bouse, by a vote of tol. the Xewlands resolution, providine for the annexation . f Hawaii, was adopnsl la the senate, on the lih. an hour waa deToted the .tlscussion of the bill re.t..r.n- :i-

annuities to tie- s. :..:.'. Wahp-ton bar..t

f Sioux In.li.tiis aft.-r which consideration of

the lull lo incorp. rate the International Amer-

ieali Lank was r sn...l A lest.,ie 13 amendment .i.s....sed a majority in favor of the

win 1 1, o... 1, ii.se the trenerai tlt tti .t ui

bill was eonsidereU. hut unt disposed of.

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Woi'-J reached the navy department

,11 ih.. mil from Commander l.earv. at

Provineetown. Mass., that the Sail

Vaawriarii his tlairship. had suffered

no datnat.'e throui'li B?VOaadltW recent

far. The navv department was a ooil

deal reliered by this report.

Tuk Hritish steamer Tyrian. w hich sailed from Sau Juan de l'orto Blao on June 6. arriveil at New York on the 14th. Cant. Amrrove reported that

when he sailed the Spanish torpedo-

boat destroyer Terror was in port w ith steam up and stored with coal, water

and provisions.

The state department has been offl

.iallv adrised that reports that Oer-

niany would make an issue in the I'hillaalaia an- unwarranted. liermau

r I .Ions will be on hand at Main a to af

ford protection to i ö-rman subjects and

projM'rty. but ttertuany has noiiiiotirnt

of intervention.

Sr.NoiiliiltoN. the Spanish mii.i&terof

the colonies, said, on the Lata, tliat lie f. ar. il that the next messatre from the

Philippines would tell of the loss of the

islands to "spain He tlieu sain. notuu the messatre. however, contain irHl

news it would be welcomed, hut it

would be a miracle ol I'roTid. n. e.

Sk a tors tVoOM and Klkins hare ma le a partial canvass of the senate on

the llii'.vaiian inest ion. ami they say

that they are satisfied that a stillieieut

iiuinlier of advoeates of anii. v.r on

will remain in Washington to make a

niioriitn of the senate and to insiue th

Hassane of the house resolution by that

bodv at this session.

Tub: navv department received its

hrst mail advices from Admiral Dewaj

Sinei- his arrival at Manila on t he 1 .it Ii.

i i..l. r Hate of Mav 4. at "avite. h

rives a detailed account of the l.attl.

of Manila bav. and speaks in hi(h

n.rms of nraise of the crews of his

ships, say i no; that uever had otliccrs such loyal aul brare men. Tiik claims of ( anadian s.-alerM, arisinir out of seizures made by the l'nited States in llehrinir sea. were finally settled, on the loth, by the payment to Sir Julian I'auncefote, the Hritish ambassador, of approximately 84 73. 000 being the full am. -nut of the claims aa settled under atl atrrceinent batWMfl the l'nited States ainKireat Hntain

Wiui.it the first secretary of the eiman emhassy in Ixindon, Count Von Ar. . Valley, was emerjrinif from the emhassy. on the löth, a stranger tired two shots from a revolver at him One of the bullets entered the secretary's ba. k. but the wound is not believed to be fatal His assailant was arrested after tiring at and missing a poliee-mun.

lis the 15th the nary department nost.ed the following bulletin: "Ad

miral Sampson leportsthat he has liecn

re.iiforced l several hntnlred i ulians. and that our forces at lluantatiatno are in a Terv satisfactory condition. The

. tov n of Aeerraderos has Ix-en occupied by the troops under lien. Rabi. The

men under (i.-n. (Jarcia are co-opera

ting with . Vmei .-an forces."

Ei Ith K A college, at Eureka, III., an institution conducted under tlu uuv pices of the Disciple of brist, etlebrateil its fiftieth anniTersnry. o.i the 16th. with a jubilee meeting of ita alumni, at which it was announc-d that the g.to.iiixi necessary to f. a.' the institution from debt had been raised, urn) that, in addition, or.-r linn.ooo had Oer n added In Ilm endowment fund.

TBI l'nited StatM cruiser San Iran-

cisco ran ashore on the 13th. daring a dense for at a point atut a half mile

west of Hijrhhead lifc-saviug station. . . Ma. .

ou the iMassjiicnus.-iis coast. i ne

cruiser rested in an easy position, and

BaatM arltaodl injury at high water.

A to i li-sroiLV building at inot. a vil

lage near l annea, France, collaps d. on the lath, and it is estimated that So persons were killed. Troops were ordered to the soeue to clear up the de

bris and remove the Ikmücs of the vict 1 HIS

Ioski-u l.i ii I K is no longer the win at t

kin;. His big profits have vanished.

and instead of from 54.u0o.uoo to s. .''.-

SHMvinr.inos. he stands. It is asserted

bv th is- who profess to have MUM information, to lose between ..oou.ouu

nmlS: ' ib- overstayed the game

too dose to the new crop.

A I the state department it was sain. I - . . Ul A l. 1 . . a.

on tin- l ltll. tliat licinier .iiiiiiass,i.i.n

IVaa nor anv other otticial had in

formed it of the report that Mauna had

fallen.

Tiik Austrian reichsrath was pro

rogued, on the Uth. by imperial order.

l'HK triKins composing the arst army

of invasion included: Infantry. .Vil of-

ticers and Ih.T'.m enlisted men; cavalry

(mostly dismotintedi. 1 officers ami 3, 155 enlisted men; artillery. Is officers and 450 enlisted men; engineers. 9 of-

ficers and '.'OO enlistel men; signal

corps. ' officers ami 4j ennsieo men,

sffl cxjrps. 15 officers, lotal of me expedition. officers and 14.io4 en

listed tuen, with i. u. Shafter in eoin-

omumL

tWM annv corps umlcr iien. Pando in ... . . . m .1 :

easi.-rn t ira is eoinMseu oi umr n-

visions. under tenerals Linares. Ltaqr

AMaaa and March, stationed respec

tively at Santiago. Holguin. Manzanilloand Puerto Principe. Gen. Linares ha 8.W0U men, who, with the 3.500

niider Admiral t ervera. are considered by the government siiMicient to repel

l nvasion.

hu I" I in as i s i. tun and Shaw, of

ompativ 1. First marine iatta:ion.

v M were on picket duty during the

tight at biiantanaiuo. and who were

rejHirted missing, returned to MUBf

safely with .' men. having tougtu their way, much of the time surround-

by a gucri.la force, whom they

uccesfsfii..v liei.t at iiy.

I'nii . hi K . and Kvansville. Ind..

rexrted ilist in. t cart Inpiake shocks in that portion of the country, on tn-. 14th,

nt in a. hi.

At tireat Heud. Kas.. on the l lth. J.

M lie. kcr. who murdered Mvrtie lloff

meister. was hanged by a mob of :, in the presence of several hundred pople who hastily gathered. lie was

hanced oil a tree standing at the south

east isomer of the public Mjuarc. WilKN the president, on the llth. signed the war revenue bill. Secretary Gage at once issued a circular calling for xpulsr subscriptions to the S'OO.-

HMi.ooo tiiree per cent Ismo issue.

Small individual subscribers are to Ingiven the preference in allcting the

Ixillds

Tiik captain of the sfamer lapwing.

rcceiitiv returned to ietorV IS I ..

fioin Alert bay. rejxirts that n'ne stemwheel steamers of a Meet of 11 have been seriously damaged while attempt

ing to cross Queen liarlotte sound

The Iron railway engine John amp-

bell blew op on the incline above the Bit of be it on. 0 . on the 14th. Engi

neer Hubert hoyer was killed. ImnI v not found, and several persons were severely injured. Thihtv-KIVK hi n MHM sddiera cmbarked on transport steamers at San Francisco, on the 14th. which arc M take them to the Philippines to reinforce Is-wey. Trkaki bt official say the imli-a-tinns are that the MM0sVMi loan will be largely ovcr-subseribed. 1'iik French Chamber of deputies, on the 14th. by IM to a7.. pass-d a vote of confidence in the government. NkaK Wetumpka. Ala. on the niit

of the 14t h, the houv win hum.?ii waa hurneii. and lie. mhm his wife fcni William urh-y. all wnite. were cremated, (iurden had th reputation of keeping a 1 oard of gom. and ther is little doubt that thethiee per8MIMN iiiurdi red and the houne aet on fir. ltv a vote of .MB to the house of representatives, on the 1Mb. adopted the Newlands resoliitioi. providing for Ika annexation of tlawaiL

u ,niall citv near Havana, ill.

Tiik Spanish lieutenant captured in the fight of the 14th, near Ouantanamo. admits that the two American sentries killed on the llth were Assassinated by Spaniards who stole up -n them. The assassins are said to MM Wen killed in the battle of the 14th. tiKV lioMUZ reports th it many Spanish soldiers are deserti'ig their army and joining the C uban forces, on account of the fact that fliey have received no pay for a long time, aud have uo prospects of getting any in the near future. Tiik second Manila expcd'.t '.on sailed from San Francisco, on the 15th, on Uiard the Senator. Colon. Zeaiandia

aud China, all under command of Maj.OtK Greene. The troops were given a Ml scud-off by the San Franciscans. They numbered 3.3jo men. Till Spanish government ha authorizediicu. Blanco to entertain proposals for an exchange of Lieut. Hobson aud other prisoners taken when the American collier Merrimac was sunk off the eutrance to the harbor of Sauliago dt Cuba. Passj.Ni.F.K tra.n No. '.. west -hound, anil No. . vast-bound, on the Atchison. Toprilra A. Santa Fe railroad, collided on a siding near Conroy. Col., ou the

lata. Several jK-rsous were sligiitty in jureii. J oo.s ,..s .. the negro s . 1.1. er on trial for the murder of Jacob Collins at

Lakeland. F!a.

has been convicted o)

and

murder iu the second degree

teiiced to life imprisonment. MXTKKX lit BMMS members of Chicago Woodworkers' union, moved in sash, door and blind

sen the

tories, struck, ou the lbiti, lor nignci w ages and shorter hours. i.KAl Asisi. ambassador of Utissia to the United states, reached New York city, on the 16th. ou the North lierman Lloyd steamer Kaiser Frederich. from bremen. Latk officialdispatchestothe marine hospital service shwed there hail been no fresh developments in the yellow fever situation iu the south. Tin; story of the mutilation of thi dead lodics of our marines at tiuau tanamo is denied. In the how Street police court it London, on the 10th. John Todd, win shot Count Arco-Va.iey. the first secre tary of the Uerman embassy, white tin latter vas emerging from theembaaif I...I utll

u tli:ll City, was ri-iuamuu muo.

the tSd.

LATE NEWS ITEMS.

TrlMl lor Miiriler. Lujiorte. Ind.. June IT. A jury haa b. en M cured in the Mulkn e miiriler ttteJ ami the MaM is now presenting its et idem e. The evitlencc of J nm s Carney, of Chicago, a former Lake Shore road detective, was given. Carney a'leo-, s that Mullane tir.-d the t-hot which killed Officer fhristensen and that after coininiiting the deed exehatigei! his revolver for another, thus seeking to cover up Iiis act. The tiefende will go on the theory that Carncv tired the fatal shot.

Krnnhlin College. Franklin. Ind.. June 17. The Frank lilt college board nie! ami t he resignations of Prof. NV. M. .lohiison. of the chemistry department, am! A. K. Stott, of tlieart school, were presented. Their successors have not yet been selected. MM 1- llockefeiler's offer to give $15.OOt) to the college if the board raised - .".0 was accepted. The treasurer's reMrt shows a healthy stnte of affairs. The cnrolJnt for the past year has been 260. I It.ie of ISM School It nr. Notre Dame. ltd., June 17. With tin

Imtj -third aaaiaal BPMM4MceM1 at St. Mary's academy the graduating as ercies closed. The conimei . eim nt of Notre Ihime -ollege proper was made the fH-casioti of fitting exercises. Ih-

prees were conferred ou .'4 young men.

and six got diplomas in tin COBMBCIMai course. I.ii.iklnu fr Ii llelr. Ti rre Haute, Ind., Jure 17. Vice Deaaal Assens. of the Danish consulate in Chicago, has written to the police here asking them to locate J. pe Paulej Mad -en. better know n as J. Paulsen, a brieklay er. w ho is said to have recently come here from Fast St. Louis. He Is heir trwan estate in Denmark. A Saildirr'a Kunernl. Warsaw. Ind.. June 17. The funeral of H. B. Paul, of company H. line Hundred anil Sixteenth Iniiana infantry, occurred here and was attended by 1.500 neon. Paul died from sunstroke at

CklekaaUMfa Tuesday, being the ftrl Indiana man to give up his life in the war.

The . four boat l'th.

Tn the senate, on the 17th. the foreign relations committee reported favorably the New-lands resolutions for the annexation of the Hawaiian is'ands. The bill to incorporate an international batik was passed, to "3 ....In the house the general deiieiency bill is cupied the attention of the mem-U-rs until two o'clock, the In. or set apart for eulog'.e upn the late Senator Harris, of Tennessee. TaB captain of a Jerman steamer, which arrived at übraltar. on the 17th. reported having sighted the Spanish il.i ..tV I'.-ntn north Coast of

Africa, alsmt opp siti- to. and 17 miles south-southeast of Übraltar. on the i cat. Tl. wir shins, it is added. Were

going in an easterly direction. fleet consisted of two battleships large cruisers and four torpedo destroyers. Tiik I, m ton Spectator of the

commenting on the significant assein-

bling of lierman war ships at .Manna, said: "Kmperor William means nothing but friendly observation. Would it not le expedient, however, to send a couple of cruisers to Manila to join in the friendly observation and to reinforce Admiral Dewey. If attacked. tiov. Hi iu of Cali: -nia has MM muted the sentence of Salter D. Wor.ln the train-wrecker, to life impris

onment. A medical board, appointed i : WrtMtM'. monlul ...ill.tit ion.

toexaiuiiie .ii.;.. - - ,1, . UM that he was insane at the time he wrecked a train Is-ariinr 1 nited States soldiers. a a

lir.N Mil K.s. aecompanicu ny oi. Maus. Dr loeenleaf and Maj. Datris. of

his staff, returned to Washington ou

the 17th. The general shortly after

ward went to the war department ami was iu conference a good part of the morning with Secretary Alger. paaMIBMTI Mi Ktti.KV will not carry the war into Spain until Santiiieo, Pert Kico and Havana have Is-en cap Hin d. This statement is made on authority from the executive mansion. Tiik international Fis.icrv congress, organ. zed at Tampa. Fia. lost year, has MMB invite.! to meet in I'aris daring the exposition and has accepted the invitation. Tiik statement of the condition of the treasury issued on the 17th showed Available "cash balance, 1 1i.:i4i.w fold reserve, f li.i. V.i.tL'.V Tiik bill to MnMfBMta the international American bank passed the seuale on the 17th 2a to :i. Ihr Phi lippine insurgents propose to form a rcpuhlic under Amflo-Auaericai tutelage

laile an lisnnienl. Indianapolis. Ind., June 17. John riune. proprietor of the World's Fair ind Leader, general stores in this city, has made an assignment, and a receiver ha leen nked for. Mortgages and other preferences have Mea fifea amotintinji to $00,000. lien I h of a Slerehnnl. Shoals, Ind.. June 17. John A. ChenMMtks president of the Indiana Clay company and a member of the firm of Johnson & Chen iwet h. died at his honu in this city. Mr. ("henoweth was one of the est known merchants in Indiana.

Philippine Insurgents, Under Agui naldo, Almost Force Their Way to Manila. THE CITY IS IN DESPERATE STRAITS.

lorrlKH Ke.l.lent Have llrd lo the Slilui lien. Auguatt WIIIIiik to Surremler tu Ihr Aiiirrletoia The S.nUh I riMiM im II. e Verge of starvation Thirl Ml Honrs Without I ont. Nk.w Voith. June IS. A special ca blegrum from Hong Kong to the Jour uul says: The most severe and important bat tie since Admiral Itcwcy's annihilatioi of the Spanish licet has occurred at Manila. One thousand insurgents at

tacWcd .'.oou Spanish, inflicting heavy losses, mid almost forcing the entranc to the city. The insurgeuts under Hen. Aguinal iu. und the American sailors and ma rines of Admiral Dewey's fleet, com pletely surround Manila The foreign residents have lied to tin ships. Admiral Montejo and QOT.-Oefl Augtlsti have placed tl woineii. till children and the priests in tie forts foi safety. lien. August! is reported to be willing to surrender to the Americans in urder to prevent the insurgi nts fmir capturing the capital, selling it on tin and killing biie Spanish. The arch bishop, however, is opposed to surrender, and has overruled AuguetL The success of the insurgents is won

ierfaL Ika Spaniards taken prisoners in the two weeks' campaign aggre- . gate 3.IMS. including 9,600 soldiers ol the regular army. PMMiMMi amon, them arc lienerals liarciu and Cordoba.

The governors of the provinces ol Cavitc. Hal man ami bataan were also made prisoners. Two million rounds of cartridge were seized in the fortiiied cathedral of Old Cavitc. The large garrison ol Old Cavitc has surrendered, thus giving the insurgents command of the shore of the entire b ay. All interior sources of supply are now cut oil foiu the Spanish forces in M anila. The Amcricansean take Manila with in N hours a .fer the arrival of tlu troops. The city is now at the mercy of the Amei ii an fleet. Admiral Dewey's conduct during tin

blockade has been admirable. A great tire is raging north of Manila. The insurgents have captured tin waterworks on which the supply ol the city depends. o n August i haa issued an order de flaring that all males ahovo the age ..( is shall join the army and do military

duty.

that

oltr.

tl.

if Ntarva

rvs I hnreh F.illHer. Wabash. Ind.. July 17. The coi.grtrat! n of St. Bernard's Catholic church hau decided to Meet a new cliurr h edifice. The congregat "um has a fine ite for i church, .uul it 1 oropos, d to build 1 structure w h'.cli will cost l-.'O.OOO. VH i Ml aaM-'Pefeaea. Lebanon. Ind., Jut.e 17. -I'm! flo maear. chanted with the murder of Seth Nease. his stepson, will be arra iv ned for arial in the Hoone circuit

cciirt. Jnr.e Homeaer w ill claim to bare shot Nease in self-defense. I'iil leehnle Inslitnle. Terre Haute. Itu'.. June 17. The board of managers of the polytechnic In'. lute have reelected former Secre-

farj of Um Nav v Thompson secretary of Ihe board and decided to permit the alumni to select two members. U abNuh 4 MMK ( raw fordsv ille. Ind.. June 17. At the MMaaaaMMMMi of IVakaak college a class of HO men were graduated. The board of trustees conferred the degree of UL D. on Judge Baker, of the l'nited State district court. Sawmill Harnrd

Nashville. Ind.. June 17. 1 he Indiana Lumber company's sawmill at Ihr. I ' Springs, Ala., was burned, the ..ss being M.tMH). The origin of the fire Is unknown. Nashville capitalist jwned the mill. VaaMfl nrownrd. Hope. Ind.. June 17. Hnlcigh Iflthet and Albert Cris-h r. of this place, were drowned in Cliffy creek while bathing. Tiny were the only supportof widowed niothe rs. K tttCa In Osaka. Kokoinn. Ind.. June 17. Relatives re-reiv.-.! word front M iskn that John and Thomas Ciininiings, of this city, had hem -.inirlit in an ice gorge and killed.

SoanUli Troiiiw on Ihr rrgt

I loo. M AMI V. -I tint- "i. VI V IIoM, KoNO June 17 It is now officially admitted that tile lack of food supplies has liecome a serious matter. OunboaM con veyiiig voluntecrs.sent into the lagoont to search for foot! for the city on Friday. June 3, have returned here, aud reported the total failure of their mission. The commanders of the gunboatalso report that every MfMM and t.wi is hostile, and that their garrison have probably been massacred. The Spanish flotilla was unable t. effect a lunding, in spite of prolonged

firing upon the part of all the gun boats. NoImmIv. however, was killed. This removes the last hope of provisioning Manila. During the week all the garrison' were simultaneously overpowere M Surrendered as prisoners. The lattct are well treated. A majority of thosv who resisted were slaughtered.

Latkr It has now lien officially admitted that the troops have been M hours without food. The insurgintare gain, i.'.' every where, and are MM firing: into Manila itself.

In the northern sections insurgent' have united near l'assig. on the I 'ass ig river, driving the Spanish gunboats tc Doa. There were a few casualties. The zone of the hostilities is a mag niticent defensive country, thickly wooded, having an unlimited numbci of natural ambuscades and innumerable blockhouses. Any average army could easily defy ten times their number On all sides can be seen the Spaniards retiring, removing the soldiers effects and dismantling the barracks prematurely, evidently antictpatingdefeat as a matter of course. The soldier are brave and desperate, and hate to retreat, but they are hopelessly incompetent and shameful iy underfed. Many of them have assured the corresp lent that they have never been at target practice in their lives.

SMi I'ltANl I O, June IS It tf: ;.. 4111: sonic very rapid work 00 the part ol Isilh the local military ottl aj allj the department at Washington t.. the third fleet of transport ste.iiii,-r ready for sea by the 24th Mat., th date reported to have been set f., departure. Very little work .s 1. done on uuy of the vessels, ami ,1 . one is being coaled for the trip. tien. plies have not commenced to arrive ,u suthciciit quantities to be loaded on the

vessels to prevent the numerous . I. ., . which retarded the earlier departure ' the first and second fleets. Little work is being done on th C ity of I'ara. and as the Vali ne , onh chartered yesterday morning, sad needs much w ork to be done on her H prepare her for sea. it looks as if 1 , date of departure would have to I , x tended not a little unlesa the tin. vessels tirst named compose ti.. t fleet.

It is said in military quarters these five vessels will not be tinones in the third fleet, but that 1 vessels w ill be chartered or imi.i

into scrv ice, aud that the thir.l

will lie large enough to transp. r .1 . the troops now here. If there Sn SQj grounds for this statement, a data later th an June '.'4 will have to be W lected. as the vessels now being con.

sidered by the department are northern waters, and will not Ml I here for a week or more. The steamer Ncw pirt. now In ami scheduled to sail for PeneiBl way ports oil June '.'H. will be add. the fleet of vessels already chartered for the third expedition. in order to hasten the work of pre paring the third fleet of transports for service, (Jen. Merritt yesterday i-s i, ea Order directing Maj. -lieu. h. and Maj. W. B. Wadswortli 1 0 vise the loading of the vessels an! dered them to hire competent stevedores ami all other help nccessat . prepare the vessels for set v promptness and dispatch. lien Wesley Merritt. in coiiunai the cxiM'ditionary forces, sp.-n'. morning with (cn. Otis at amp Mi r ritt, discussing the troops to i- . lected for the next expedition 1 M exact organizations chosen will probably be announced to-tlay. I. thousand s the number that bai fixed, on and it is possiole that n-u

more will go. The date of aaUlaf be the earliest possible, before th. Sith of June, if the transports can loaded in that time. lien. Merritt ami his staff and U Otis and his staff expect to go on Ul I expedition, if no orders from tin- a a: department come to alter their The troops that remain being eoflBpsrs tivcly few in number, will be left un der command of one of the brigadn-i generals. Large quantities ..f .. stores of all kinds are on the read free the east, and arc expected in time t U Mire with the next sailing Beel Ammunition sutlicicnt 1 0 Im extended period of time, gatling fees, all kinds of mountain guns and BT thing necessary to field service are included in the reiuisition. Four siege guns of five and aeven-inch caliber will be taken for the artillery. N 1 artillery pieces will U- taken, bu heavy artillery need not suffer fa ' I of lack of work.

THE SPIRIT OF SEVENTY-SIX. tguhialdo falU I'poti Me WM"W 1 I olt.s the Americana t. Aio-iet lsrlaralln of Imlepf-nilen.

Manila. J.ine It, via Beef Kong, .lime 18. Agirinalilo, the iMUUrgi leader, has issued a proclamation ing upon the natives to MST Sib a' lavite. and inviting the Ain- r.. Ml ' Ih- present at. the ccremouy of a dfi aration of inilepcndenee. Incessant skirmishing goes 01 vicinity of Malabar. MMM H Malate. The Spaniards arc m " desperate attempts to regain lost positions. I nder America the insurgents are holding bei playing elusive tactics that are cm- ..y exhausting to the Spaniards. To-day M native carbineers deaerte i to the insurgents. They wer. inally disarmed by the capiam neral. but recently were given arms again.

mimin In Krntnekr. T.-iwreneev ille. Ind.. .tune 17. Oan (Veil, a ptiinter. charged with hij-hway UklU'IJ here, was arrested nt Princeton. Ky. He coiifesed his guilt. Meeea irr . pockport. Ind.. .Tune 17. William Oeseb and Mi Min nie Smith, of Owrnshor. Ky , eloped to this place and were Dial ried.

A TELEGRAM FROM WATSON. Thr CoiumiMlore Knilravnrln- lo Sear Me I eh 1. iu .- of l.leul. HolMion mul Ilia Companion. sim.ion June is The following telegram lias been received f 'oiu lommodore Watson: "On the ltth I sent apt. Ludlow, on the Maple, under Hag of truce, with power to negotiate exchange of Hobson and the seven petty officers. Gfclef of staff answered by let t -r that, after reference to Madrid, tin- captain-geu-ersl win communicate by Hag of truce.1

SOUNDS THE KNELL OF D vUrn. AukuiII Say a Me OMM OseCMeSS Mut Take Kefu VttMa the MMMi I i Maurio. June 18. -The MMoarl! dispatch from Manila, dated Jleae II from l apt.-lh-n. August i is pb The grave situation set forth dispatch of June I continue ' ' troops are fighting on the line houses which stops the ciiein vance. The enemy has Is en Btl cried by desertions of the nativ- I ...U...I. .Ilmlnllll nur meails of '' ' "

V. 11 1 v . .."-. snce, and may compel me to ' refuge within the walled city 1 ueiMaaknellne Willi the prorin still cutofl. and I donotknou i the dctm hinents there f4il bi hold out against 11 lack of rMOOl 1 ftops. M receive assistance from peninsula before our means of .1. ; -are exhausted. ANOTHER NAVAL MYSTERY MMMat BMMMrti tMi maß the MMMafM MMMMJ M '" II V herealMiiit MAHRin, June 18. -There abar of rumors in atfattlalkM Ike destination of Admiral " eet. (hi. has it that thcSpa-. ships are now heading fo- n Mass.. with the view of B0 ,.o.ir.hni ;.. M Lngland b.wns. and SB p,,rt sets forth that tin- Baeei fleet is going to the Philippine es s forloru hope.