Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 40, Number 45, Jasper, Dubois County, 15 July 1898 — Page 2

WEEKLY COURIER.

C. DtttMC I'ablUhrr. Itffll IS DUN A a The auxiliary cruiser Yale, with troop for Santiago. HHti from QU Voint loinfort. Va . on the .'31 A(toKi!. to dispatches receive! from Madrid. m tin th. ti- Spanish fotrrnimnt ha ordered Admiral Ca-

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Sr.i rktarv Loxo cabled Admirat Kampson. on the Tth ordering him to detach immediately Commodore Wataon's squadron, and directing the latter to proceed at ouee upon his miaiou to the Spanish coast. The nmIi will be the Iowa. Oregon. Newark and three cruisers, besides coal ships. i.kn miavtkk and Admiral atupson began a mbinesi attack upon Santiago and Morro castle on the 1st. The fighting lasted from eight o'clock in the morning until sundown at which time the Americans were in possesion of the Spanish intrenchments. Four hundred Americans were killed am! wounded in the engagement.

A dispatch from Washington, on the 7th. said: It ia believed that congress will adjourn Friday or Saturday. The passage yesterday of the Hawaiian resolution and the general deficiency bill, both of which will go to the president to-day. leave no legislation of general importance to be considered of which there is hope of passage at this session.-

tiiioRi.E IF Kill-, the only man in the 1'nited States fleet who was killed in the glorious engagement off Santiago, on the 3d. was chief yeoman of Commodore schley s flagship Brooklyn, in which office be succeeded Downing, the Spanish spy captured by secret service officers in Canada, and who ended his career by suicide iu the Washington barracks.

Rkprmetativk Herrv. of Kentuck v. member of the house committee on foreign affairs, introduced a joint resolution, on the 5th. tendering the thanks of congress to Commodore fcchley. F. S X.. and the officers and men under his command for their heroic and distinguished conduct in destroying the Spanish fleet in (ubau waters on the 3d.

Tue tenth triennial national Couneil of Congregational churches of the Fnitcd States met in Portland. Ore. ou the Tth. One hundred and fifty delegate were present Ox the 5th "resident McKinley sent a telegram to loa hafter and Admiral Sampson to confer as to the advisability of the fleet eutering the harbor to assist in the bombardment of Santiago. The Spanish minister at Tangier has gone to Madrid, it is believed, for instructions in connection with the Americsn squadron a expected visit at Tangier Morocco bsa declared her neutrality. The operators on the West India and Panama cable station at Santiago de Cuba have suspended business on account of the fighting. Communication with Santiago via Kingston, consequently, is closed. A DlsrxrcH from the seat of war in Cuba, on the Tth. ssid: "Thousands ol refugees from Santiago swarm about El Caney and San Luis. Thev are absolutely destitute, not hsving been allowed to carry any food with them in their flight. They are appealing BC tien. Shafter for succor."

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CDBBENT TOPICS. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

L.IEI TENANT CoMMAMO.K Wa'.XKK.HT. who executive officer of the Msine when she wss blown up. diil some daring work in the battle with i'evera's fleet. With the converted yacht Gloucester (formerly l drssin he plunged into the thickest of the fight, snd was mainly instrumental in placing hors de combat the torpedo boat destroyers Pluton and Furor. ABorr of the 40o Spa.iish prisoners on the Cnited states auxiliary cruiser Harvard attempted to escape on the night of the 4th. In some way a number of them secured guns and made a wild dash for liberty from the steerage, where thev were confined. Their rush was met by the deadly bullets of the guards, and six were killed and 15 wounded. The others returned to their quarters.

THE joint resolution providing for the annexation of Hawaii, which was originally introduced in the house by Mr. Xewlands. of Nevada, and passed that body June If and was. two days later, favorably reported to the senate, was passed by the lstter tody. on the th. by s vote of M to U, This makes annexation an accomplished fact so far as the legislative branch of the government is cooeerned.

The Hong Kong correspondent of the Ijondon Times said on the 4th: "The American cruiser Charleston, with the transports, appeared off (uahuan. the -hief of the Lad rone islands, on June 30. The Charleston fired a few shells at he Santa Crux forts which did not reply. The Spanish were not aware that a state of war existed. The governor and the garrison surrendered and the American sovereignty in the Ladrone islands nil declared on June Ti."

Admiral Crbvbra. whose squadron of Spanish warships had been blockaded in Santiago bay for weeks, attempted to escape, on the Id, by runaing past Admiral Sampson' fleet. The attempt resulted in a running flght in which all of the Spsnlsh ships were deatroved and their crews either killed or taken prisoners, many of the 1st er being woSjnded. Admiral Oervera and his officers were treated with

B"-" TOurvesv ny inr American ornei la recognition of their valiant fight

In the senate, on the 1st. the Hawaiian annexation resolut ions were un Vr iliseuaaou f"r rieariv ; heurs. Mr 1'eltus diem. Als. ni.i-.-uyr the first formal pe a delirerej in favor of the resolutions Severul speeches were tuadc aeTaiust annexation In the house the n ; ,-.-msI little of legislative interest. A few private (-ill-, were p;ss.-.l ,in.l some conference re;ort of minor importance were u.l.'pted. Adjournment, whieh Involisi the at..n-d.-rm-nt of the evening pension session, wm taken until the Mh. Is the senate, on the Ith Mr Allen hran his P"Ch .n oppovt ..ri to Hawaiian annrx.i' . :i At noon Mr Turpie of Indiana. rea.1 the Declaration of Independence. Uurintc th-- s. -- sioa a Larre numlier of pen-ion bids were passed. A h tt xeoutiv" session wa h.-.a The house wa not in session. Is Ihr senate, on the Mh the debate on th Hawaiian resolutions continued, and occupied alci-si -r.'.r-- - ti several speech" beinx made against the adoption of the resolutions In the house Kepresntativr Iterry iKv i introduced a joint resolution tendering the thanks of congress to C xnmodore !s.-h ley an-1 the officers and m -n under hi command for the destruction of th Spanish fleet The conference report on the ireneral deficiency bill, except mif the Pacific railroad amendment, wss adopted. Is the Tiate oni.-e:h. a vote on tbe Uawaiian annexation joint resolution was reached, thp last of the speeches af.i.nst ,t hav.n feen sisMenly cvaiclutled. and resuUed: Ayes. fJ nays 21. The senate concurred id -he h . am-loi'-'its .. ;r.e k" r. 1"Üciency b.ll thus ;ssiu' the last o! the approprfation bill . In the house, after a discussion of four hours, the s -riate ameadm nt to the s-neral deficiency bid was concurred in. A few bills of ni.nor importance were also assed IB the senate, on the Ttn. s number of bills. undi...tel : on the calenilar. were pas.sj. The bill permittiiu the secretary of war. in SI discretion, to have erectsl on the Wen! I'oint reservat ion an eiirlce f.r relUcious worship, was passed it ho ut amendment. Its primary purpose is to enable the erection of a Kou.an Catholic church In the house the day was Ctven up to consideration of measure by unanimous consent, but few of important- were passed. The resKiiutions pn.t idinjr for rinal aljo'imui' ti! wer' pas-d. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. Wm Cervera made his attempt to get away from Santiago Admiral sainpson, with his rtagsliip. the NewYork, was several miles away, in the vicinity of Aguadores. Commodore Schley directeil the action which resulted in the destruction of Cervera's fleet. Satupson not arriving ou the scene until it was practically completed. When the news of the disaster to the Spanish reached Shaffer's army, on the 3d. which was during the truce, s regimental band that had managed to keep its instruments on the line, played "The Star-Spangled Hanner and There 11 He a Hot Time in the td.l Town To-Night." Men cheered from one end of the line to the other. The secretary of the Illinois Manufacturers' association asked Secretary tiage for a ruling on the internal revenue stamps on bills of lading issued bj-express companies, and has received the following reply from the internal revenue department at Washington. "Express and transportation companies must artix stamps to bills of lading issued by them." The most important action taken by the war board at its conference, on the 4th. was a decision to expedite the departure of the Meet under Commodorc Watson to the Spanish coast. The udministration is desirious of beginning bombardment of the important coast ties of Spain as s.mhi as possi As i si AI., in spite of the fact that t erv-.-ra's fleet had been annihilated, it was sought, in Madrid, to give the impression that he had evcaped. and there wsaa lot of premature rejoicing. Tiik steamer surf City, while on her trip over from Salem Willows to Itev-e-ly. Mass. ...ii tiie4th. was struck ly a squal i .tnd vnk alniul a ii.irter of a mile oiT her wharf. There were fruru loitol'.o p. i -s.-ngers on txiard ut the time. It is lelieved that between and jo were drownetl. A iM-i- s ri n from Hong Kong to the Frankfurter Zeitung says that the American cruiser Charleston's forces also o'-ciipied the Caroline islsnda on h r wav over to Manila. The town of Hunsmnir.in Siskiyou county. Cal.. on the line of the California A Oregon railway, was almost swept out of existence by tire during the eariv hours of the ftth. The Hritish warships Pallas an I Alert left Kingston. Jamaica, on the Mh. for Santiago de Cuba, in order to takeaway Hritish subjects who were desirous of lesving the city. The question of what disposition to make of the Spanish prisoners taken by the I'nited States forces is causing the war department much perplexity. One iiuNiiREit recruits for ' 4 W"! s Hough Uiders left Santa IV, N. M., on the Mh. to join the regimen'. St Santiago Thk state department was officially apprised, on the jth, of the entrance of Camara's fleet into the Suez canal Capt Matthew Sheiiman, a noted nsvsl vetersr? of San Diego. al . and prominent in the Mexican war. died in that city, on the th. of paralysis, A oNiiKKABi.E quantity of bacon supplied to the regular rei.ücnts at Camp Merritt. at San rrsncisco. wss condemnetl. on the ."th. by a swcisl bard of survey appointed by Ma v cn. E. S. Otis. The meat was insp icd snd immediately adjudged unlit to be eaten.

Thi Spanish torpedo oats which were w i'.h aiu.ua s flvt have Isen ordersl u M sM.na. Si. i .v I ii last of the vessels of Admiral Ccrvera s fleet, the Heina M-rci-dc, which ilul not attempt to run tlxt blockade v it h the other vessels, was sunk, after a desperate caiuioiiadiug, iu front of Mono-cast le on the nih of tt.eltti while an attempt was being made to bliH-k the entrance with her. Ai'VtiKAi. Sautson has K'en diro-ted to send his prisoners to the l uiteti states TU xih- is profoundly dejected at the fresh disastt-r to sputn. 1 hi president issued u priH-laiuation. on Um Uli. calling upon the people, when next they meet in their pliues ol rovahip. to offer thanksgiving toitod f.ir the victories vouchsafed to our anus, ami pruyers for our gallant soldievs snd Jsailors sud those iK'rcavcd through the -hances of war. si.vkn of Um Spanish guerrillas who had been shooting frmn trees at aiubu.ances with wounded men. surge. ns and others protected by the Hedl ros, have lceii captured by some of lien. Wheeler's men They killed two surgeon, lanforth and TrcHiai. They will probably I'C sllOt. kBUMMAL i HiVi.KA has reported that among the killed in the action of tlulil were Cspt. Villamil and ( apt. HegaThe latter, however, who commanded the AluiiruiitcO'iuciida, is saiil to have coinmitted suici is w hen he suw t hut al 1 was lost.

A i;i i- on was received at Washington, ou the lith. that the pauish gunlsat Alphonso XII , while trying to run the blockade out of Havana, was overhauled, near Maricl. and sunk by ships of the blockuding squadron. Tin w ar depart incut received a telegram from lieu. Shafter's hcadijuarters. on the Tth. stating that the auxiliary cruiser sceola had captured a Spanish lighter loaded with provisions and valued ut 9.MM0o. Tiik small Spanish schooner (iallito, loaded v. ith lumber, hard wood, chickens, pigs and provisions of various kinds, was captured by the auxiliary gunlMiat Eagle and towcJ iuto Key W . st ou the Tth A us am I i panic has been occasioned in Valparais by the withdrawal and exportation of gold, which has caused the Chilian government to officially cKse all the banks ju Chili until the l.'th. Pakekk I'ii. i ski h . the associate of Win. Lloyd tiarrison. Wendell I'hillips and others of the great antislavery movement, died at Iiis home in C oncord. N II . on the 7th. He was W years t f a'e. Tin. newspapers throughout Europe are urging Spain to sue for peace. Ox the Ttli gold was quoted in Hucnos Avers at : - - The little town of Kern City. Cal. was bIbb destroyed by Are on the 7th. Ukv. Faiiiki! John Williams, of Pittsburgh. I'a.. who is reported among the lost on the French steamer La ltourgogue. "us beail of the order of the Holy Childhood association in this country. Ski re r R Ion. specifically and absolutely denies the accuracy of the reports of friction between the army and the navy. un the Tth. the senate passed the bill to give the ad jutant-gueral of the army the rank of major-general. Tiik bank of Hengai s rate of discount bus been reduced from eight to seven jH-r cent. Tin. president signed the resolution! annexing Hawaiii. on the 7th, at 1 p. in LATE NEWS ITEMS. Ib the senate, on the th, after ths transact ion of purely routine business, an executive session was held for the confirmation of military and naval uppoin'.uients, after which the senate adjourned sine die ... In the house a rather stormy session of two hours was held, at the close of which, amid great enthusiasm. Speaker Heed announced: "This second session of this congress stands adjourned without ilav ' AHMIKAI. amaka. the Commander of the Spanish fleet which was Imuih1 for the Philippine islands, and which recently passed through the Sue, canal, informed the Egyptian government, un the sth. that he had been ordere! to return to Spam. Therefore, his ships w ere alloc, si to coal, as they were to return home. Skvks of the soldiers who left Sun Fraucix-o ou the second expedition to Manila arc back at Camp Merritt. havinir returned ou the Uio Janeiro. I'hey i! as far as Honolulu. M here the regimental surgeons ordered them back ou ie. ount of physical disability. Ol the tlx the president intimated to f'.ie representatives of the European powers, in terms not to lie misunderstood, that no peace propositions will Im- considered unless trade direct by the Madrid government. No iutcruicdiary will in- PBOOf BIBSxI. The quarantine station at Mobile (ay. Ala., was burned, on the lith. including fumigating machinery, v. barf. t. The tire caught from the boiler furnace. The plant can BS again put in working order with the insurance money. As a result of the cabinet meeting, on the sth. it was decided to dispatch a regiment of troops to Honolulu immediately, and the eoiumandanl at the Fresido. Cal . hint liceii communicated w ith to learn what forces were available. Tiik Cant Hue steam r Halifax arrived at Hostoii. on the 'th. having on Itourd 14H survivors of the French line steamer ha Bourgogtic. which was sunk in a collision with the ship Cromartyshire, off Sable island, ou the 4th. Tiik return of Assistant Navai I oust ructor Kichiuoiid I'. Ilohson. of MitrtaBBC fame, to his ship, the flagship New York, on the 7lh. was marked by w ild ent bus Usui on the part of officers and crew. IM kino the woek ended Julys ths failures were, for the I'nited States, '.'2V. against .'ui for the corresponding week last -.ear. For ( aua !.i ilie failures were 1 7. against jij last year.

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The Senate Passes the Home Joint Resolutions by a Two-Thirds Majority. THE RESULT GREETED BY APPLAUSE.

Annexation Already an Accomplished I . t tar .i lh UsgtWattSS kwMBSB at tlie llaveraiueul I t oin eriir! I he Vole (aal Along l'arljr I lue. with m lew Notable BatSSfxSlSSSi Wasiünoto., July 7 The snueistiou of Hawaii is now accomplished so fur as the legislative hunch of the government is concerned. tjuite unexpectedly the rsolutions proviiling for the annexation of the islands were brought to vote in the senate late yesterday afternoon, and the were passed by the decisive vote of J to 2). luiifrreiieea wtrr llrUl and 1 Melt AjtreeMJent Km In . I Early in the session of the senate Conferences of the leaders of both sides of the chuiulier were held and a tacii ugreciuent wa.-. rStBChsd that a vote should be tali"ii to-day or Friday at the latest. The opponents of annexation practically had concluded their arguments, ai.d as they had no desire to keep the s nate in session by purely dilatory tactics, thev anuouueed their willingness that a vote should be taken as N....U as Mr White, Mr IVltigrSBI and Mr. Allen had finished their speeches. THE JOINT KEsOl.l TION. l ull Text of Hie I n-I rn nie n I l'onl by the Senate Veoleril:y for I be Annex. lion of Mm II o in iu litlanda. Wasiii soto.n, July ?. The joint resilution which yesterday passed the scu:ite providing for the annexation of Hawaii was originally i nt POdttOed iu the hoi -.e by Mr. Newlands, of Nevada, ard passed that body June la. Two days later it w as reported favorably to the senate. Its full text is as follows: W'H'iMKas. The k ivernmeot of t'ne republio of Hawaii having, in due form. ftUcnitled its consent. In the manner provn!. 1 by its constitution, to cede absolutely stil without reserve to tl.e Cnited States all rixtats of BSSSrwlgSlI of ba'soever kind In an I svat the Hawaiian islands and their dependencies, sad also Ul o- de and transfer to the United, States UM absolute fee and ownership of all public, iroveru-ui-nt r rnwn lands, puui.c buiidimrs or ei'ittces, isiris. hsroors. in.iitary ejuipmeni. a d s 1 other public property of every kind snd c s, r.ption ueloiiKin; to the ifoverumf nl of the '.lawalian Ulan Is. together with every rlhl iind appurtenance thereunto appertainiutf . herefore. r.tmAvfi, Ity the snate an 1 house of representatives nf the I'liitevl States. iDconicress assembled that sail os,ii)n l accepted, ratified and confirmed, and that the said Hawaiian islands and iheir dependencies le and they are hereby annexed as u pirt of the territory of the 1'nited Slates. a?.ilr? subject to the sovereign dominion thereof, and thai all and singular the property and ruhts here n'-e' .re ment n.iits, are vested in the l'nitel States of America. The existing law of the Bolte.t twBBBi relative to public lauds khail not apply to such lands in the Hawaiian islands Out th i-oturess of w Cn.'el s-iate. shall rnact special laws for their management and disposition, provided, that sil revenue from or proceeds of the same, except as resrds ur'j pari thereof as may be Usel f r the ri .1. military or naval purp.rs of th- I'nited - tatet, of may be assigned for the us -of the local government, shall liriisi'l sole,)- for the benefit C'. the ln!iabita-.t of the Hawaiian islands for educational and other parp ws l'nül congress shall provide for the eovernBienl of such islands sil the civil, judicial and military powers exerci-e 1 by the officers of the existiniT tfovemm-rit a. sa'd :;wl. shall lw ves i-d .n sin h (nTson or persons apd shall be exercised In such mam. er as the president of the Dattsi States shtil direct, and the president shall have power to remove aid officer snd fill the vaeanries so occasioned. The existing treaties of lh Hawaiian island with foreign nations iii! forthwith c ase aoi determine, beinir replacsj hy such treaties as may exist, or as may le hereafter isincluded, Petween the I'nitetl States snd such fure!rn cations. Themunuipal lerlslatioa of the Hswsiisn islands, not enacted for the fulfillment of the treatie vi f t'iüKUi-hi'd and not Inconsistent with thi- j in' resolution, nor contrary to the constitution rt the t'nit ! states, nor to any existing treaty of the Cnited States, shall remain in f.irce until th- cuiitri-uf the United States hail otherwise il-termin-. Until legislation shall SS enai ted ext-ndlnit the L'nit-s! s'jt. eUHt ms laws and regulatliina to the Hawaiian island the existing SxtBBBM relations of the Hawaiian islands to the Untied Stas -s and other ci.ntr.ii - i.a.i reiuaiu uachanue i The public db of the republic of Hawaii, lawfully exist :ng at theilate of the passage of Ha-j dnt r soiuiion. in ludiiur .he an!" intsdue to depositors in the 11 i ii ,i .in p isiai savings Banks. Is hereby u',m'- 1 l.y the government Of the Unite.! States but the liability of th United staU's tn this regnrl shall In cocaseexceedM.oin.uiiii So long, however as tin existing S ernm'tit and the uresent ommcr. lal relxMSSB of the Hawaiian islands are continued as hereinbefore provulisl Haid guv-rament ahall continue u pay the Interest on aid debt . Then- ha. I lie no for. her Imwiralion of Chinese into the Hawaiian islands, except upon such conditions as are now. or imy hernaflnr beallowet y the law of the United States; and no h. ties- re.i.ni uf anyth.ng hereiti c.Titainsl shall ! allow.-1 toent t the UniUsl states from the Hawaiian Ulan Is The pr-sident shall apiMiint live commissioners, at icast two of liom Im , oe res.ib-n's of the Hawaiian Islands who shad as sonn as reasonably practicable reeommenJ to congress such leeislation concerning the Hawaiian lalands as th 'v shall deem necessary or proper ski iios J That the commissioners hereinbefore provide I for hall be app tinted by the presllent liv un I with the advice and consent of th- senate. Sectios 1 That the sum of loo.'tn. or so much thereof ,,s nia le- nft-i'ari. shall 1k appropriatesl out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated and tn be Immediately available, to be expende I at the discretion of the president of the United States of America for th purpose uf carrying this joint resolution into effect

H00BIEB HAPPENINGS Told in Bruf by Dispatches fron Various Luculit.es. I'm or m I Iimmm;. Anderson. Ind., duly h. Western siudovv oluss workers have put a movement on foot, which will juobahiy i.. suit iu Um removal of their union lund.o'nrters from l'it t sluirtrh, I'a., to Indianapolis, Anderson or Minilie. Within the past few years I'ittshtirh lias censed to Bt the real n-dow-cjlnss center of the coiUttfT, lll1 1 i n u a has a doen more, and larger, plants tint it has PtttaburfB, ami it is proposed that for convenience und for eeoiioiuy the Ilea I pia r t e rs tf the national association should he changed. Married BJ a olar. Marion, Ind., July I, John O. Austin, of (ias City, was arrested und liroiio lit here ami placed under bond of Jt'-'imi for BBVtnf performed niarriafC ceremony without authority, lie appeals to have thought that the fact of his heino; a notary public was sufficient to justify him in officiating mi such occasions, and abOttl a vear BgO he acted in that cupneiu for Walter Alexander und Miss Minnie Williams. The innrriutre is v alid. of course, though the notury exci-eded his iutliorit y. V I'nriuer llfVn m-m r. Miuicie. Ind., July I, Bobs ri A. Johnson has left for parts unknown. For many years Mr. Johnson has been one nf the most prominent farmers in Delawart county, residing three miles north of Muncie. His w ife died three veiirs MO and he has since lived at

boms with four children. He has been

gone for a week. A note was found at the home addressed to the children, telling them they would necr see him Again. Some bcüetc he has committed suicide.

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The United States Cruiser Harvard Starts North with the Remainder of the Prisoners. SUNKEN VESSELS TO BE INSPECTED.

Km Kbtlit lo strike. Marion. Ind.. July I, It required just 'Ji hours to end the strike at the Marion flint glass works. The proprietors COtntnUirlcated w ith President Smith nf Pittsburgh, I'a., and he nt OneB BSBl Instructions to the men to return to work, informing them that the strike was without warrant, contrary ! 'he hv-laws of the organia lion und in violation of the contrac with the Flint (ilass company. PtffSd I ioii from SmlHSBlXa Kokoino. Ind.. July I Arthur Wilfred, of this city, called on a lady friend in the suburbs and while there the house was b imharded with rockfl

and fireworks. Wilfrid dispersed the crowd with a shotgun, but later in the cvenitik' w hen en route home a gunshot

from an unknown quarter carried Bway the greater portion of his lower jaw. He may recover. No arrest s hav c been made. i ..lor.-. i Mas r.Miist. Indianapolis, Ind.. July s. After r. nng delay the t wo colored eompanien ha BOM lo lamp Mount, (inv. Mount received notification of the successful recruiting of enough men in KrsJHV ille. Princeton, i'erre Haute imiJ Ilrazil to insure a full company, nml transportation uns sent for the mcr by the adjutant general. A boas llnlloon. Sullivan. Ind.. July 8. James Stewart, n farmer, residing n thweg of this city, noticed a large UoOB coin 1 nxr from the northeast. The balloon lamb il on his farm and is now in his pOSSOBSton. It is supposed it got avvav from some aeronaut. It has no murkibont it to tell where it came from or to w BOM it 1 longs.

Admiral PsSSMa l oin uu.nl, i H,,u ItUmo 11 is M.-siisin-, llelon I,, BteMaswse! ii in-wr ChlMraa IBS IPOSBOwSSSOS Bl TsTIHSlllll s,,,,, tli.it llll American e.. U OxFi Sanhauo m CtmA, July v ., Kingston, .lauuiica . lul v 'a - The I q Stutcs auxiliary cruiser llarv.ml sailed for I'ortsinouth, N. II . with rctiiaimlcr uf the prisoners, tinnow hiing 1.7Ö0. Intosestoxi Uss ntsf Bsl Calss A hoard of otticers is inspecting th irihtohal Colon nod it is hoped lbs he saved. Naval onsti uoi,).- , is on hoard the Spanish cruiser an : , sboni to inspect the lufant.i , .. Turns The Vicaya and Aliuirantc dpi. .. are worthless w recks. Mbsntssl Ueewes Cawasastestet mitb Msasss Admiral l ervera. heforc lcav iii:. the foiiowhsf cubic dispatch to I apt -lien. Blanco: . the CommitH-liHif Ururral uf BwMO Act Inj "ii your lust ructions. I li ft SAOI ., Cuba uml encountered an American for. . Irstei the strssffta of mine fas lafsnu Maru lwtOSBj IBS Alinirante ().uenlo an I it, i-uyu were iieuchi-il and tmrned . in-,- ir.lm.aassrisas report tiie (Mstossl Coles SSBOkSS further SSSl Of BSBtUVTtX TkS P und tie- Furor foundered. The SMS tit aavi bravely i tint they won pruise I rmn I In- An., cans Almut AM were killed an i ,,ir n , were wouudetl The resi were talieii pris . Ail Is lost, and we need money. lllattlil Wtt killed and probably baava I'oneas late were woumled. Admiral CSWSea to Ilia le.r UlUirOil Admiral ervera. heforc leavm t . -harbor of Santiago de t uba, on sm, morning, signalled the following tu- i sug- to Iiis fleet: The admiral to Iiis dear children: lie hopes that Uod BBBJT STBBt an prompt vii-tory. " Eighteen 8-1 neb shells frmn the N . Vorli wen- tired last Friday, and it is now learned that they landed iu I city, doing great damage. Tin . . , tired over the lull. Ashore it is believed that San' will surrender. If not. ReBf-Admiral Sampson will shell the city. The bSSBBSBBSBS Bl BJastSalllo The report of the engagement, oti July l. at Man.auillo between tbi Scorpion und the Osceola ami SOBM Spiiiush gunhoats was received hers ve.sterday. The American (TUB host! Wtored the harbor ami found one gBNboot of l.iiUJ tons, tvvo of about 1 tons, one very small loat and a n if ing ship made into a float int:' i'.ittSTJ . Two shore batteries ami S force of soldiers who kept up a tire o! nwobeirjr, opened with the Spanisb iruii boats on the Scorpion und Os, i On account of the shallow wstcr, tin coinmauder of the Scorpion xaya the American loats -ould not "ni- os,- m shore. Kor 'M minutes the Bght WSI kct up. the OeAling guns pn the Ol ceo I a mowing the soldiers ,l IB n .inthe Scorpion's heavy ariuaim-nt damSging the guns. Then the Useeola snd sei npioii left the heritor and layoutcide close to t lie entrance, hut the Spanish gunboats did not BOOM iMt shot unit hu Asaastsos foaaata Th-Scorpion was hit 11 t i in - SBd her deck was sottn w hat torn up I lie Osceola was hit .several times. Tueif were no casualties, however, on the American boats.

The Omaha I i poult Ion HnlMInc Withfood m llrro- Serine Omaha. N'ch . .Inly 7. The ubstaniu l nut ore af the utructurea on tlie exposition grounds was evidenced yesterday, when a terrific rain and wind Storm SWI pt the grounds. Though tori, ots of water fell and wind of gr a. force swept tin buildings, not a single building waa damaged, tnd the newer sv stem of the BntorBlni jiroved wholly aileijiiale to the demands. ti- were several thousand vititors Oi. the kT' mnds during the day, und th weather forced them tj remain indoua Uiost o' ut afternoon.

loiitiil Ii, -ml Hartford Cite, Ind.. July 8. The Bode of j. S. Harber, an old soldier vv ho disappeared from hi home at Montpelier last Friday, amis found on the Ellsworth farm, bet w ecu this cit e and Montpelier. Mnrlier was 79fenrt old. ami was mentally unbalanced. He ia supposed to have died from starvation. n h Bssslse. 110111110111'. Ind.. .Inly s. )c Scott Evans, the former Cleveland artist who, with his da lighters, wns lost in tin wreck of the Ln Dourgogne, snd who was one of the notable American artists, was a natiw of this coiintrv. He was born in I tos ton. fl v e miles out h of this city, on March St, HIT. Oil Field Itetiorl. Hnrtford CÜty, Ind., duly Rdwnrd ! Hart, a well known oil man of In diniia. WOO wan ent to nlifornia by aevernl of the big oil companies, has returned after investigating the ( ali foraln oil BeM for severnl months. He aavsthe Indiana field is far in advance of the Pacific const field. An Mtet nej lrinetl. Tort Vane, Ind.. .Inly S. IV W Schaden, n jiro.ninent attorney, and candidate before the hint democratic Convention for superior judge. vvn i. owned in Delta lake while teaching his aon to swim. He wns taken with 1 amps. He leav es a wife and several children. BSXBtt of a llrlilr It uncle, I ml., Jul s. Mrs. Waltet SB, aged It, died after a I rief ill liens. She was married only d v 1 ks ago nt the home of hr pnewnts in Btidgeton, If. 9, Her aWanbnntTs f nthet Is .lohn W. Ilynn. one of the bestVimwn attorney in eastern Indiana. The BBasBS Mlatneil. Anderson, Ind.. July fi. The Wentherall Holling Mill COtBpBnj signed th nmalgnrnated scale and feSWHd operBtiona. The company eniplos Mil Men, A Dfurrli-r Arreated. Fort tVayne, Ind., July . Daniel Oliver, a deserter, from Pensncoln. Tin . wns arreated hern and taken to Icdinnnpolls.

STARVING IN THE STREETS, A Terrible Picture of Privation in Havana pverytiody Anxious for a Id I uro of PsBSSi KibOsTOH, .liimaica. July 9. The dritisli cruiser Talbot, which left Ha vault on Tuesday. July arrive ! Port Koyal yesterday, with M pssaengcrs. aiiiong them Sir A lexainlcr i lau, british consul general at llav.m.i and Mr. Iliggins, of the Pritisli - salute those, both on loose, which - given as the only explanation of their departure. Mr. Jerome has been in ullBffO of British iitfairs in Havana M r. Iliggins said: The city of Havana is qnhM ID I there arc no new complications 1 In Mil to in inliabitaiits are subsisting tolerably, but the poor arc dying "I starvation In the streets. There initially sights of terribly misery. 'I hi bntrnohn are filled with starring women. The soldiers are fairly well fed lien. Pando has In-en sending troops int the intci . r. it is said, en WOte UJ Santiago, but 1 h not sec bow 1 will get there. The blockade is maintained. SS I vcshcIs arc frequently turned baell Kverybody is anxious for the OOttClnsion of the war. thoii.'li the tOidicra wish tu tight snd all the officials are resolute There is no flour in Havana and BO meat, while hums arc Mefoe. Sir Alexander tiollsn declined to say iinything on the condition of things at Havana. The other passengers of the Talbot arc for the most part female mfsgeen, Klavrn Ughtem Ki Koute to Hanl Uro LOM In .Si or 01. WAsiuvoroN, July V -The war department was ai vised to-niglil that iluring a severe storm off the coast of 1 libit eleven lighters en route to .Santiago, in tow of tugs, we e swamped and lost. So far as known no lives wenlost. The lighte, , were from Mob I New Oi leans ami ChnrlOOSOO, ami were intend?:! for the use of lien. Shalt- 1 ' transferring supplies and ordBBBOl from the transports to shore rhnU need wsa essential to the pnutip! forwarding of all military necessin us to the frout before Sautiairo.