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DES MOINES, IOWA.
WILSON TAKES COAMO.
Spaniard! Routvd With a Lou of Seven
Men Wounded.
I COAMO, Porto Rico, Angust 11.—Gen
leral Wilson took the town of Coamo
witli a loss
of only seven men wounded,
tall members of the Sixteenth Pennsyl
vania regiment. Corporal Barnes, of
Company E, was mortally wounded.
The Spanish are known to have lost
their commander, Maj. Yellescas, Cap
tain Ecante, Captain Lopez and nine
privates, all killed, and to have had
thirty-five wounded. The Americans
captured 180 prisoners, practically the
Whole force of Spaniards except the
cavalry. The forces were so distribut
ed before the battle began that the
Spanish troops could not retreat.
When they attempted to escape they
van right into the arms of Colonel
Hasting's regiment. The natives re
ceived the Americans with delight.
General Wilson immediately after tak
ing the town pushed the Wisconsin
troops a mile out beyond, where they
will camp for the night.
FIRE IN MANILA.
Caused by Shots Sent Into the City by
the Insurgent*.
Manila, August 3, via Hong Kong,
August 11.—Sunday many shots entfered
the town. There was
a frightful panic
inside the walls, women and children
shrieking and praying in terror the
whole night through. One shot caused
twenty casualties at Laneta battery
another exploded at Malate barracks,
.killing five. The troops turned out
:just
in time to save Malate fort and
jinagazine. The insurgents showered
large and small shots with such pre
cision that the garrison thought the
whole American army and fleet was
concentrating its fire. The total
Spanish losses are probably a hundred,
with many houses seriously damaged.
Sunday fifteen hundred houses of
Tondo were burned. The flames were
driven by a strong gale, which threat
ened the whole of Manila, bui were
finally extinguished by a fire brigade
organized by the British merchants.
SEA FIRE.
Very
Third Philippine Expedition lias
Exciting Voyage.
MANILA, August 5, via Hong Kong.—
9be third Philippine expedition is here
twenty-two days out from Honolulu.
Jfever did an expedition encounter
more dancers or endure more perils.
•On the voyage six men and nine of
ficers died and fifty more were taken
iBick. Typhoid and meningitis played
.havoc on the transports. Two firemen
went insane and leaped overboard.
But fire was the worst peril of all.
When the fleet was three days out from
Hawaii fire was discovered in the coal
bunkers. The captain passed the in
formation to the crew and though the
fire burned until after the Morgan
City reached Manila, none of the sol
diers knew anything of it. At times
tbe fire raged fiercely, but the captain
was afraid that if the soldiers learned
the truth there would be a panic on
board.
SPAIN PREPARES
Tor Any Offensive movement That Should
be Hade Against Her.
NEW YORK, August 12.—The Trib
une's Gibraltar special says: "To a
military observer it is perfectly evi
dent that the fortifications recently
completed by the Spanish engineer
officers and which are now receiving
their armaments are especially directed
against any offensive movement from
Gibraltar. The Spanish government
is thus not only taking serious pre
cautions against any possible Anglo
American combination near Gibraltar,
but is profiting by the last days of the
American war to finish a formidable
line of works confronting Gibraltar,
which, if done in ordinary times of
peace, might be interpreted as a men
ace to England and cause demands for
explanation."
The Kext Manila Expedition.
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SAX FRANCISCO, August 9.—The big
transports Scandia and Arizona may
sail for the Philippines by the end of
the week, but not before. There is a
•growing belief that they may not carry
as many men as was first intended, and
that the beginning of peace negotia
tions will mean the mustering out of
most of the troops at Camp Merritt and
the Presidio. General Merritt has now
with him or on the way to Manila 15,
000 men. Nearly 5,000 tons of com
missary stores will go on the Scandia
and Arizona.
Naval Commanders to be Promoted.
WASHINGTON, August 11.—The presi
dent has decided to recommend to
congress that Acting Rear Admiral
Sampson be advanced eight numbers
and Commodore Schley six numbers.
This will result in making each a rear
admiral, but with Schley rauking im
mediately below Sampson. Captain
Clark, of the Oregon, will be recom
mended for advance six numbers' 111
the captain's grade, and Lieuteuant
Commander Wainwright eight num
bers. Other promotions throughout
the fleet will be recommended.
England to Assist China.
PEKIN, August 10.—The firm attitude
adopted by Great Britain in the rail
road concessions in China which has
given general satisfaction in the Brit
ish settlements is maintained. Sir
Claude MacDonald, British minister to
China, was present at the meeting of
the Chinese foreign officials and reit
erated Great Britain's formal promise
to support China if threatened by any
foreign oower on account of concession
granted a British subject.
Spanish Prisoners Arrive.
GLBBALIAB, AngustlO.—The steamer
Hesperia, which left New York on the
afternoon of July 24, having on board
eighty prisoners taken from the Span
ish merchantman captured by Ameri
can warships, has arrived here. The
8panish sailors were trans-shipped to
the railroad and were conveyed to
Algecieras.
.• Balled for Porto Kico.
NEWPORT NEWS, August 10.—The
Alamo sailed yesterday morning for
Porto Bico with half of tbe First Ken
tacky and General Grant and staff on
v.
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HE NEWS IK IOWA
CITY COUNCIL IN RIOT.
Mayor Craig and Three Aldermen Mob
bed by Cltiaens.
KKOKUK, August 11.—One man shot,
the mayor and several aldermen chased
by infuriated citizens and the town
wild with excitement. This was the
end of the council meeting at Mont
rose. William Spain, ex-city marshal,
was shot at several times and one shot
hit him in the thigh, making a wound
that lsctafctous but probatly not dan
gerous. After being hit he charged
Marshal J. H. Lambert, who fired at
him, and badly used up the latter.
Mayor Craig came to the aid of Lam
bert and hit Spain with a cane, where
upon the crowd started for the mayor,
who jumped from a window and
escaped, after being roughly handled.
The crowd then gave their attention
to three aldermen who opposed their
side and two of them were handled
pretty roughly, one being wounded.
The cause of the trouble has been the
strict enforcement of the Sunday laws
by the mayor. The marshal was re
moved and an alderman's place was
declared vacant. Tho opposition to
the mayor and the majority of the
council declared they were running
things to suit themselves in defiance
of the rights of a large majority of the
citizens and property owners. The
other side say the respectable element
is being bulldozed by people who care
little for law.
KEOKUK, August 12.—Mayor Craig
and Marshal Lambert waived exami
nation at the preliminary hearing and
were bound over to the grand jury in
8100 bonds. A petition is being circu
lated asking the mayor and all the
aldermen to resign.
BOLD BURGLARS THESE.
Looted the Police Station and Jail at
Carroll.
CARROLL, August 10.—Burglarsbroke
into the county jail, carried off sheriff
Nestle's pantaloons find vest, securing
a fine gold watch and some money, then
went to police headquarters and blew
open the office safe. They got but lit
tle booty at the latter place. The Sher
iff got on their trail and followed the
thieves to Ames, where he secured his
watch, it having been pawned or sold
to a second hand store. From Ames
the officer proceeded to Marshalltown,
hoping to obtain further trace of the
burglars and his money.
JUDITH JORCENSON'S ARTICLES
Favorite Iowa Writer Resumes Work
for the "News."
DES MOINES, August 10.—Mrs. Ella
H. Durley, (Judith Jorgenson) whose
articles in the Des Moines News' have
appeared only occasionally since the
death of her husband in 1807, is again
delighting the people of Iowa by daily
articles in the News. The low price
of the Daily News (81 a year, 75 cents
for six months) places these charming
papers within the reach of all.
Shooting Affair at Lake Park.
LAKE PARK, August 9.—A bad shoot
ing scrape occurred here in which
James Miller came near losing his life.
Miller is a farmer living near town,
and for some time a feud has existed
between him and a neighboring farmer
named Eddington. Eddington went
to Miller's place armed with a 44
caliber revolver, and, asking for Mil
ler, began abusing him, when the
latter made an effort to strike Edding
ton. Eddington pulled his gun and
fired five shots into Miller's body, but
none of them struck any vital parts.
Eddington's supply of ammunition ran
out, and then Miller, despite the fact
that he was wounded five times, jumped
onto his would-be murderer and beat
him up in bad shape. Miller's wounds
are not considered dangerous and
Hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Dubuque Enamel Works.
DUBUQVE. August 12.—TheDubuque
enameling works has been awarded the
contract for making the government
50,000 pieces of enamel ware for use in
the navy. Previous to the last war
they filled an order for 15.000 pieces.
The new contract provides for cups,
saucers and bowls. Sixty men are
constantly at work and every effort is
being made to get the goods out as
quickly as possible. Captain M. E.
Irwin, superintendent of the works is
in Rock Island, where he is conferring
with the ordnance officer at the arsenal
there, with a view to determining the
practicability of manufacturing can
teens of enamel.
Hit Woman Instead of Dog.
BENSON, August 10.—Four bicyclists
who rode through here, each carrying
a revolver, shot at a dog belonging to
a farmer by the name of Oleson. The
dog was still within the fence barking
at them as they passed. They fired
three shots at the brute, one of which
struck some hard object, glanced and
struck Mrs. Oleson in the arm, inflict
ing a serious wound. The young men
went on and stopped for the night at
Parkersburg. where they were arrested.
The boys are from Manchester and
were bound for Storm Lake.
Valuable Mineral Deposits.
ANGUS, August 12.—Someof the cit
izens of Angus are of the impression
that there has been a wonderful dis
covery on the Ditchburn farm, about
one and a half miles southwest of
here. Some of Ditchburn's help was
prospecting a few days ago, and down
about ten or fifteen feet struck a six
foot vein of red shale. The substance
is said to be mineral paint of a superior
quality, and worth 840 a ton. Ditch
burn also has a vein of coal and rock,
which has but recently been discovered
near the same place.
Accident of a Peculiar Nature.
ALGONA, August 9.—Norman Robin
son, son of .John W. Robinson, a prom
inent merchant, met with an unique
accident. While scuffling with another
boy in front of his father's store some
phosphorus that he had loose in his
pockets became ignited, setting fire to
his clothes and burning him severely
about the legs.
Struck It Rich.
Sioux CITY, August 10.—E. C. Ward,
formerly a real estate man, and who
left here six years ago. has arrived in
Seattle from the Klondike with $150,
000 in dust and nuggets. His relatives
had beard nothing of him from the
time he left Sioux City until he arrived
in Seattle.
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MURDERED A MERE CHILD.
Georgo liorgliers, Aged 8, Fatally Shot by
Unknown Cyclist.
MAYNARD, August 10.—Geo. Borgh
ers, 8-year-old son of Win. Borghers
was playing with a boy companion in
the road near his father's house in the
woods, when a stranger rode by on
bicycle. The boy made a jesting re
mark concerning theanpearance of the
wheelman and immediately the strang
er drew a revolver from his pocket and
deliberately shot the lad through the
body. The ball, which is a
32-caliber
passed in at the right breast, perforat
ing the lungs and passed downward
till it found lodgment in the liver.
The child cannot live. George's com
panion immediately gave the alarm
and neighboring farmers were quickly
summoned to aid in pursuit of the mur
derer. By means of lanterns, the track
made by the bicycle in the light dust
of the road was traced some miles, and
then lost. If the criminal is captured
he will be lynched.
Killed by a Train.
Coi.FAX, August 12.—The west-bound
flyer struck and killed David Davidson,
a farmer residing two miles southwest
of Colfax, while he was in the act of
crossing the track with his team and
wagon, both horses being killed and
the wagon demolished. The coroner
was immediately summoned and found
that he came to his death as above
stated. Mr. Davidson was a married
man and leaves a wife and some small
children.
A Fatal Runawny.
BOONE. August 10.—An accident oc
curred about a mile west of Boone,
whereby Ernest Fitch, the little son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Fitch, lost his
life. Mr. and Mrs. Fitch and children
and Mr. and Mrs. Stivers were on their
way to the river, when the team
bei-ainc frightened and ran away,
throwing the little bojr out.
Accidentally Killed,
FORT DODGE, August 11.—Jack Rey
nolds was accidentally killed while
cleaning a revolver. The weapon was
accidentally discharged, the bullet pas
sing through his heart. He was an ex
pert with fire arms, being the best shot
anywhere around here.
Kllleu in a Runaway.
INDEPENDENCE, August 12.—John
Miller a wealthy farmer, four miles
east, was killed in a runaway. The
wheel passed over his head, crushing
his head and face. Deceased was a
brothen-in-law of Senator Harriman.
Charged With Forgery.
ATLANTIC, August 12.—GeorgeSteph
ens, alias Logan, was arrested on a
charge of forgery and was taken to
Des Moines by Sheriff Hill. Stephens
lias been working in a marble yard,
and claims to be innocent.
Murder at Cedar Rapid*.
CEDAR RAFIDS, August 10.—Sherman
Wilcox shot and instantly killed John
Kosina at the former's home, two and
a half miles northwest of Chelsea.
Wilcox has been captured and is held
for murder in the first degree.
Burglars at Anthon.
Sioux Ciry, August 12.—Safe crack
ers made a haul of about $300 worth
of jewelry from the store of A. J. Mo
Mahon fc*Sons at Anthon.
IOWA CONDENSED.
The annual convention of the North
eastern Iowa Christian Endeavorers
will be held at Nora Springs August
10-18.
Harvey Hall, one of Johnson county's
pioneers, died at his home in Sharon
township. He was stricken with
paralysis a few days ago and did net
recover consciousness. He was
years of age and had lived in Johnsoas
county for thirty-three years.
Mrs. Jane Owens, who was found
lying in her house near Hudson de»
perately injured on July 26, has died
of her injuries. She was never able to
make any statement of how her injur
ies were received, though it is gen
erally believed she fell down the stairs
and afterwards managed to reach the
bed, where she was found. She lived
alone.
Osage dispatch: The coroner's
jury empanelled in the case of the
death of Mrs. Pearl Palmer, of Water
loo, returned a verdict that deceased
met death as the result of a criminal
operation, the operation being per
formed by parties unknown to the
jury. Further investigation is being
made and sensational developments
are anticipated.
In the United States court at Des
Moines W. F. Gabrio, formerly
engaged in the manufacturing, jobbing
and retailing of tobaccos and cigars,
and now with the W. F. Gabrio com
pany, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy. Ilis is the first petition
to be filed in the Des Moines jurisdic
tion of the federal courts under the
new bankruptcy law.
Marshalltown dispatch: Sheriff
MePherson went to Jewell Junction
and brought to Marshallfown the man
who was captured there by the mar
shal ami a posse of citizens, and who
is believed to be one of the men con
nected with the Van Cleve bank rob
bery. He claims his name is Kendall,
and that he knows nothing about the
robbery, but he has a number of shot
in his arm and stomach, believed to
have been received by Hampton, who
fired at the robbers. Hilton and
Rogers, two of the robbers, are in jail
here.
A desperate running fight in which
guns were freely used occurred re
cently between Marshal Sam Lingle,
of Jewell Junction, aided by a party
of citizens, and the supposed murderer
of Frank Bnird at DeWitt ten flay?
ago. The officer discovered his man
about half a mile west of town and
commanded t.he suspect to surrender,
but instead the man showed fight,
drew a revolver and then started to
make his escape. A running fight en
sued, in which several shots were
exchanged. The engineer of a passing
train witnessed the battle and blew
repeated warnings with the whistle of
his locomotive, with the result that a
large ponse of citizens responded and
came to Lingle's assistance. Perceiv
ing himself surrounded, the man sur
rendered and was placed under arrest.
The prisoner refused to give his name,
bu the answers the description of the
man wanted at DeWitt. The prisoner
wa& shot twice in the back.
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ILL 0VEK1HEWORLD
PROTOCOL APPROVED.
Spanish Cabinet Authorizes Camben to
Sign Ptoace Preliminaries.
MADRID, August 12.—The govern
ment has received the protocol and the
cabinet council at 9 o'clock last night
approved it. The government wired
M. Cambon last night, empowering
him to sign the preliminaries of peace.
The day was diplomatically one of the
busiest since the outbreak of the war.
There were two cabinet councils, in
addition to various diplomatic confer
ences. Though the text of the pro
tocol was not received until the even
ing was well advanced, the government
had been made fully acquainted with
its contents through Paris. The mat
ter was practically settled, as already
cabled, at the cabinet meeting in the
afternoon, and therecciptof the actual
document therefore only required a
meeting of the cabinet for a formal
acceptance. Ministers adhere to the
statement that the protocol contains
no modifications of the original terms,
but only new suggestions. They ex
pect it will be signed at Washington
to-day and that a suspension of hos
tilities will be announced.
It is confidently expected that the
signatures will be affixed to the proto
col today and immediately thereafter
both governments will begin carrying
out its provisions. The first will be
the cessation of hostilities, followed
immediately by the occupation of Ma
nila by General Merritt and the United
States troops under his command, the
occupation of San Juan, in Porto Rico,
by General Miles, and the evacuation
of that island by the Spanish forces.
It is believed that there will be delay
in the evacuation of Havana, Matanzas
and the other Spanish strongholds in
Cuba, as some difficulties are anticipa
ted in arranging for a proper form of
government of Cuba, and because there
^s no desire to hurry American troops
into that island at the present time,
the preference being to wait for cool
er weather.
GENERAL GARCIA'S CAMPAICN.
He Han Occupied Gibara and is Besieging:
Holgtiln.
SANTIAGO August 11.—Lieutenant
Colonel Jane, of General Garcia's staff,
has just arrived from the front with
dispatches announcing the occupation
of Gibara, on the north coast of the
province of Santiago de Cuba, by Gen
eral Garcia's troops. Gibara was evac
uated by the Spaniards. They left a
thousand sick and wounded, who are
being taken care of by the Cuban com
mander. General Garcia, with 8,000
troops, is besieging Holguin, now oc
cupied by the Spanish General Luque,
whose surrender has been demanded.
CAMPAIGN IN PORTO RICO.
An Engagement With Spaniards at May
aguez—Two Americans Killed.
WASHINGTON, August 12.—General
Miles reports from Ponce that a dis
patch was received from General
Schwan, saying he had an engagement
near Mayaguez with a large Spanish
force, in which two privates were
killed. Lieutenant Riley was wounded
in the foot. Schwan's brigade defeated
the Spaniards, who retreated in the
direction of Lares, while the Ameri
cans entered Mayaguez.
Colombia Given Eight Months.
WASHINGTON, August 12.—By cxer
cisine the good offices of the United
States tactfully, Secretary Day prob
ably succeeded in averting a severe
crisis in the relations between Italy
and Colombia growing out of the Cer
ruti affair. A cablegram was received
at the state department from Rome
saying that
out of regard for the United
States the Italian government had tel
egraphed Admiral Candinana, at Car
thagena, Colombia, to give the Colom
bian government eight months' time
in which to settle with Cerruti's cred
itors under the terms of President
Cleveland's award. While Colombia
has not been heard from in acceptance
of this prorosition, it is not doubted
here that it will be accepted.
Twenty Persons Drowned.
LISBON. August 9.—During the de
parture of Dr. Campos Sallas, presi
dent of Brazil, by the trans-Atlantic
liner Thames for America, (probably
Buenos Ayres), two steamers that
were carrying friends to bid him fare
well came into collision, swamping
two small boats. It is feared that no
fewer than twenty persons were
drowned.
Five Lynched in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, August 10.—John T.
Orr, a wealthy merchant of Clarendon,
was assassinated a few nights ago. It
developed that Mrs. Orr had hired
some negroes to assassinate him in
order to get his life insurance. A mob
took live negroes, three women and
two men, and lynched them. Mrs. Orr
took poison and died in her cell in the
jail.
Russia to Have Dynamite Guns.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 12.—It is
announced that in view of the success
which attended the use of dynamite
guns in Cuba, the minister of ma
rine proposes to mount such weapons
on the four Russian warships. Their
use will be extended if they turn out
satisfactory.
Arrivals From AlaNka.
VANCOUVER. B. C., August 10.—The
steamer Farrallon arrived from Skag
uay, Alaska, with sixty-nine passen
gers from Dawson and a large amount
of gold oust and drafts estimated all
the way from 8300,000 to 82.000.000.
Capt. Roberts's estimate was 82,250,000.
Steamer Gu«»ie is Not I.ost.
WASHINGTON, August 0.—Thesteam
er reported wrecked on the Colorado
banks, off the west coast of Cuba, was
not the Gussie. the former filibuster.
A telegram has been received from
General Gilmorc saying the Gussic was
%afe at Ponce.
Curzon Appointed Viceroy.
LONDON, August 11.—The foreign
office has formally announced the ap
pointment of George N. Curzon, until
now the parliamentary secretary of
the foreign office, as viceroy of India
in succession tothe Earl of Elgin.
PEACE STEP TAKEN
An Agreement In Protocol Form Is
Reached.
WASHINGTON, August 11.—The
French ambassador arrived at the state
department yesterday at 11 o'clock.
After a conference of fifteen minutes
with Secretary Day, the latter drove
to the White House to confer with the
president,, M. Cambon awaiting Mr.
Day's return. Secretary Day at 1
o'clock made the following statement
to the Associated Press: "We have
agreed upon the protocol embodying
the proposed terms for the negotiation
for a treaty of peace, including the
evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico,
and it is expected the protocol will be
executed." It can be stated that the
terms are precisely those laid down by
the president in his original note a
week ago. It is believed nothing but
a few formalities remain to be disposed
of to secure the signature of the
protocol.
There must be a delay—possibly from
twenty-four to forty-eight hours—be
fore the next step can be taken, and
the protocol made binding upon both
the United States and Spain by the at
tachment of the signatures of the ple
nipotentiaries, Secretary Day for the
United States, and M. Cambon for
Spain. The delay will be largely at
tributable to physical causes.
As to the character of the protocol,
it can be stated on authority that the
terms are in all practical points those
set out in the abstract of the presi
dent's conditions published from the
White House a week ago. From this
fact it is deduced that the extra con
ditions or qualifications sought to be
imposed by the Spanish government
were abandoned, at least in a large
part, by the French ambassador.
BATTLE NEAR MANILA.
Two Hundred Spaniards and Eleven
Americans Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 10.—Cavite,
August 6, via Hong Kong.—Three
transports which sailed from San
Francisco with Merritt, but were
delayed at Honolulu, arrived to-day.
The monitor Monterey also arrived.
The American forces engaged the
enemy before Malate last Sunday
night and compelled them to retreat
with heavy losses. Our troops lost
thirteen killed and forty-seven
wounded. The fighting lasted four
hours. The American troops engaged
were a part of the Te: th Pennsylvania,
First California, and Third reginiwr
artillery. The Spanish led in the
attack by attempting to dislodge our
troops by a flanking movement from
the strong position they have been
holding near the enemy's lines. The
position is still held by our troops. A
Manila special dated July 31 says that
Battery A, Utah, also engaged in the
fight. It says the American losses
were nine killed and forty-four
wounded. The Spanish losses were
upward of two hundred killed and
three hundred wounded.
Secretary Day is to Retire.
CNICAGO, August 9.—A dispatch to
the Times-Herald from Washington
says: In connection with the probable
selection of Secretary Day as one of
the peace
commissioners, the important
announcement can be made that he
will at an early date retire from the
office of secretary of state, and, after
concludinsr his labors as a member of
the commission, resume the practice of
law in Canton.
Sharp Battle Off Cuban Coast.
KEY WEST, August 12.—One more
name has been added to the small list
of the navy's war victims. Emanuel
Koulonrie, a coal passer on the gun
boat Bancroft, was instantly killed
during a sharp engagement with Span
ish riflemen in Cortis bay. on the south
coast of the province of Pinar del Rio.
August 2. The Spanish loss was un
doubtedly severe.
Tho Porte Repudiates the Claims.
CONSTANTINOPLE. August 9.—The
Porte has replied to the American de
mand for compensation for losses sus
tained by American subjects during
the Armenian massacres. The reply
is the same as that given to the other
powers, repudiating all responsibility
for the losses.
Cristobal Colon In Bad Sliape.
SANTIAGO, August 9.—The Merritt &
Chapman wrecking steamer Potomac
has arrived at the scene of the battle of
July 8, and visited the Cristobal Colon.
The wreckers report her to be in a very
bad situation and they fear that it is
impossiblejto_save her.
ISISKVITIES.
Savannah dispatch: Five thous
and troops are on the way to Savannah
to embark on the transports for San
tiago to relieve the troops there. The
troops, which arc all iramuncs, are the
Third Georgia and the Third and Fifth
Mississippi.
Secretary Coburn, of the Kansas
state board of agriculture, has re
cently issued a bulletin showing crop
conditions. He places the yield of
winter wheat at 00,570,055 bushels,
which, with one exception (1802), is the
largest ever grown in the state. The
season throughout the state, he says,
has been adverse to corn. He places
the average condition for the state at
59 per cent of a full crop.
Advices from Porto Rico say: The
Americans have taken peaceful pos
session of the eastern portion of the
island. Small parties of marines have
been landed, who have lighted lamps
in the lighthouse at San Juan and
other lighthouses along the coast.
They met with no resistance. Indeed,
at Cape San .luan deputations of citi
zens came out to meet them. Tho
warships now in this vicinity are the
Montgomery, the Annapolis, the Puri-.
tan and the Ampliitrite. The two
former are looking for -the transports
with troops, which left the United
States and have scattered all about
the island. Tho Annapolis rounded
up the Whitney, the Florida and the
Raleigh and they are now at Cape San
Juan.
FORGIVE ENEMIE8.
Blaneo Pardonlug
the Point
Cubans.
NEW YOICK, August 9.—According to
ndvices received from Havana by the
Cuban junta, General Blanco appre
ciates the fact that he must withdraw
himself and his forces from the island
of Cuba, ne has assumed a mildness
of demeanor which compares strangely
with his previous bombastic attitude
and frequently expressed determina
tion to hold out in Havana to death,
and is treating insurgents with great
consideration. In a recent proclama
tion he made known to the Spanish
people of Cuba that Spain, through
the intervention of foreign powers,
has been forced to the dis
graceful issue of suing for
peace and that there would be no
more war and no further use for sol
diers. He offered pardon to all Cnban
political prisoners and more than 150
were released in Havana. Havana, he
says, will be given over to Americans
and the Cubans and the Spaniards will
be forced to evacuate. Blanco assures
the soldiers and all the Spanish resi
dents who wish to return to Spain or
go to either of the Spanish possessions
that they will get free transportation
given them by their mother country to
their destination. He suggests that
the Cubans be forgiven and no longer
regarded as enemies and that no un
kind feelings be. cherished.
ADVANCE ON SAN JUAN.
Practically All the American Troops
Starching On Porto Klcan Capital.
PONCE, Porto Rico, August 10.—Gen
eral Stone, with the Sixth Illinois and
the Sixth Massachusetts has moved by
way of Adjuntas on Arecibo, twenty
miles north of Adjunta, as the crow
flies. Practically all of our troops are
now in motion in four columns towards
San .Tuan. General Schwan at Yauco,
Wilson near Coamo and Brooke at
Guayama. Tho Porto Ricans enlisted
by Stone have been engaged with a
small Spanish outpost between Ad
jnnta and Utuado on the road to Are
cibo. Miles with several troops of
cavalry is expected to follow General
Henry in a day or two. If peace is
promptly declared Miles' will be the
first to enter San Juan, going by rail
road from Arecibo. The fleet is in the
harbor of Ponce and Captain Rogers,
of the Puritan, in command, expects
orders at any time to proceed to San
Juan.
WILL NOT RESIST.
Cardenas Ready to Surrender to the
American Forces.
KEY WEST, August 9.—No resistance
will be offered by the inhabitants of
Cardenas if au attack is made by the
United States navy. This assurance
has been sent to Lieutenant Newcomb,
commanding the gunboat Hudson, on
blockade duty between Matanzas and
Cardenas, which arrived here with thn
Spanish sloop Crvstiana in tow. Resi
dents of Cardenas, as an earnest of
their desire that the Americans shall
take possession, have even offered to
send to the commander of the Hudson
the military expert who placed the
mines in the harbor whenever it is de
sired to remove them.
CUBANS WIN A BATTLE.
Three Hundred Spaniards and One Hun
dred and Thirty Cubans Killed.
NEW YORK. August 11.—The Cuban
junta has information of a desperate
battle between Cuban and Spanish
forces on the trocha near Las Villas
and Camaguey. The Cubans, under
Gomez, Diaz and Rojes, numbered 3,000
and tliey tried to force the trocha,
which was guarded by 4,000 Spaniards.
The Spaniards were compelled to give
way under the ficrce onslaughts of the
Cnbans, who marched without further
interruption into Camaguey. More
than 300 Spaniards and about 130
Cubans were killed, and many were
wounded on both sides.
Reinforcements for Miles Are Hel1.
WASHINGTON, August 10.—The secre
tary of war lias stopped the dispatch
of further reinforcements to Porto
Itico. This is the result of a cable
from General Miles stating that he
did not need reinforcements and ad vis
}ng that no more troops be sent to
Porto Itico. The effect of this dispatch
was to stop the embarkation of troops
at Newport News and to stop General
Wade's corps from sailing. The dis
position of troops which are not now
needed for active service at once was
considered by the department officials
and the determination was reached
that there would be a general move
ment from the larger camps to the
north.
China Yields to ICiisKia.
LONDON, August 12.—The Pekin cor
respondent of the Times says: "The
Chinese foreign oiliec has given formal
assent to all conditions imposed by the
Russian charge d'affaires, M. Pavloff,
regarding the contract for the Niu
Chwangrailvvavextension loan. These
conditions are in direct conflict, with
the terms of the signed contract."'
The Times, commenting on the dis
patch. says: "Pavloff has knocked the
bottom out of the British concessions.
This news makes short work of all of
Mr. Balfour's demonstrations on the
subject of tho 'open door
General Poland Is Dead.
ASIIVII.I.E, N. C., August 9.—Brig
adier General John S. Poland died here
yesterday of fever contracted at
Chickamaugn.
Prod nets of Nature Are Not uble.
DES MOINES. August S.—B. M. M.. of
Clark county. Iowa, wants protection
on a new vegetable fiber that he has
discovered growing wild, six feet high.
Will yield from one to two tons per
acre. He has about a million plants.
The sample of filter delivered to us
appears to be equal in tensile strength
to ilax or hemp. Patents will not'be
granted for the discovery of such a
natural product. A patent was al
lowed on the 30th ult. to the well
known scientific plumber. John Collis,
of Des Moines, for his improved cir
culating valve for steam heating. The
same is assigned entire to W. P. Col
lis, of New York. The British patent
for the "Jcwetf typewriter, that is so
successfully manufactured by the
Duplex Typewriter Co., of Des Moines,
was delivered to tho inventor Last
week. Free advice to all inquirers
about securing, manufacturing, val
uing and selling inventions.
»t -3 "r- 'V"U
TnoMAs G. ORWIG & Co.,
Proprietors of the Iowa Patent Office.
BEAUTIFUL HOMES
She Tendency of the Age Is Toward
Moral Decorations.
Probably at no time in the world's
history has ao much attention been
paid to the Interior decoration of
homes as at pregent. No home, no
matter how humble, Is without its han
diwork that helps to beautify the apart
ments and make the surroundings
more cheerful. The taste of the Amer
ican people has kept pace with the age
and almost every day brings forth
something new In the way of a picture,
a draping, a piece of furniture or other
form of mural decoration. One ot the
latest ot these has been given to the
world by the celebrated artist, Muvllle,
la a series of four handsome porcelain
game plaques. Not for years has any
thing as handsome In this line been
seen. The subjects represented t7
these plaques are American Wild
Ducks, American Pheasant, American
Quail and English Snipe. They are
handsome paintings and are especially
designed for hanging on dining-room
walls, though their richness and beauty
entitles them to a place in the parlor
of any home. These original plaques
have been purchased at a cost of $50,
000 by J. C. Hubinger Bros. Co., man
ufacturers of the celebrated Elastic
Starch, and in order to enable their
numerous customers to become posses
sors of these handsome works of art
they have had them reproduced by a
special process in all the rich colors
and beauty of the original. They are
Lnished on heavy cardboard, pressed
and embossed in the shape of a plaque
and trimmed with a heavy band of
gold. They measure forty inches in
circumference and contain no reading
matter or advertisement whatever.
Until September 1st Messrs. J. C. Hu
binger Broi. Co. propose to distribute
these plaques free to their customers.
Eve^y purchaser of three ten-cent pack
ages of Elastic Starch, flat-iron brand,
manufactured by J. C. Hubinger Bros.
Co., is entitled to receive one of theso
handsome plaques free from their gro
cer. Old and new customers alike are
entitled to the benefits of this offer.
These plaques will not be sent through
the mail, the only way to obtain them
being from your grocer. Every grocery
store In the country has Elastic Starch
for sale. It is the oldest and best
laundry starch on the market, and
the most perfect cold process starch
ever invented. It is the only starch
made by men who thoroughly under
stand the laundry business, and the
only starch that will not injure the fin
est fabric. It has been the standard tnr
a quarter of a century, and as au evi
dence of how good it ia twenty-two
million packages were sold last year.
Ask your dealer to show you the
plaques and tell you about Elastic
Starch. Accept no substitute. Bear
in mind that this offer holds good
a short time only, and should be taken
advantage of without delay.
CURRENT EVENTS.
There are no typewriters employed
in the state department of the United
States government.
Mrs. Edward Harris, of Richmond,
Mo.. 53 years old, has given birth to
twins for the seventh time. They are
all living.
Scotchmen object to the adjective
"Scotch," especially in official docu
ments, and demand that "Scots" or
"Scottish" be used instead.
The reason absence makes the heart
grow fonder is, presumably, because
the parties concerned do not have a
chance to get tired of each other^
Col. John Hay. our ambassador
England, is said to have shaken ha
with 2,000 people a day during thet
days succeWislokijifr- of .i
fleet of Admiral Cervera off Santiago.
Colonel Earl Hobson, of Bowling
Green, Ky., a cousin of the naval hero,
was made a colonel for his conspicuous
coolness and courage at the battle of
Pittsburg Landing, when he was not
quite 20 years old.
Dropsy treated free by Dr H. H. Green's
Sons of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Rend their adver
tisement in another column of this paper.
Egypt's pyramids are to be lighted
up inside and out with electric lamps.
The power will come from the cat
aracts of the Nile.
Hall's Catarrh Cnre
Is a constitutional cure. Price, 75e.
Seventeen parcels of ants' eggs from
Russia, weighing 550 pounds, were
sold in Berlin recently at 20 cents a
pound.
Mrs. VT
inflow's Sootmncsyrnp
For children teething, softens the prums.reduces
fnfl&nt
«fcatio2i.anajrs pain, cure* wind 25 cents botti*
Building still goes on merrily in
Berlin, although there are 20,000
vacant houses.
"By the sword of my father" is one
of the most convincing oaths French
men can use.
A bath with COSMO BUTTERMILK
SOAP, exquisitely scented, is soothing and
beneficial. Sold everywhere.
In the Crimean war 95,015 lives were
sacrificed, and at Borodino, when the
French and Russians fought, 78,000
men were left dead on the battlefields
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Warm Weather
Weakness is quickly overcome by the
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Hood's Saraoparilla. This great medi
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