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MOUNT VERNON tIAWK-EYE.
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i'll' Ii 'l~lJ' Ilil|llJl IYt|/li' the immediate conclusion of a six monthS' cruiser, 11 torpedo boats, 14 old vesselsof iGuantanamobay where it had been deter- I Tn thi~ ~,~n.o~nn ~t is a nleasure for ordered union, of which all countries found ,~a" ='~. ,=~,~o:~
lit/ $1 111 I~ I'~ [ I I~ I IM ]|/H ~ armistice in Cuba with a view to effect the the old navy including monitors Auxil-,mined to establish a naval station This [ n]::,"t,~":~,~'~-~n'~:~.rv~ of co~'dia*l snare the manifold benefits It would be strange I mate an rea~o ~c~ ?~ z
,~/~-I ]]~J ] in,il ]] ill ]~f I i "t recoznition of her people's right to inde- lary navy" Ahxniary cruisers 28converted I important and essential port was' taken i ci~ti'on"tl~e't'imel- a'n;l"Slseful work of'the were the nations not in time brought to [ ~ ween our eastern an wes?e~
~,& ~Jk.lt.L~ ~. l~V~J.L$1.a~.l.lt~,J ' ' " ~ ' r " uemanue~, ~,y ~,e annexation
pendence. Besides this, the instant revo- yachts: 27 converted tugs, 19 converted col-,from the enemy after severe fighting by American N,~tional Red Cross both in re- eahze that modern civilization, which," - a +~
cation of the order of reeoncentration was liers 15 revenue cutters four lighthouse| the marines who were the first or~anizecl I ,~ .L~ ' ~[: ;~" +.~ tn ~h" o. mnu]~rn el,YeS SO much of i'ts prozre-s to the annl-,wanan ls~anus an~. ~.e pro.
asked so that the sufferers" returning to tenders' and 19 miscellaneous' Vessels,force of the United' States to land' in OCuba I .~.~ ~ ~.~,~,~ "'~'~ o~t~n~l ~,a ~ Y.t~ severa~ ,~e~"~'~'*'~h~ hflatmn" " of space by the ~'electric~ force de- [ panmon~ ,~ o[ ~, ur+~ lnnuence, +,~ ann e
thntr hemes and aided by united American ' Defense of the Coast " ] The position so won was held, despite des- i ~am'l~SO~'a"~s'emb~l~-t~gdean'cl later unde'rthe mends that this all-important mean~ of [ ~naCre~,ma~nra~'va~l ~a~na~ver~"
and Spanish effort mightbe put in a way ~,~h ~.~ e~,+ ~lo,~. ^,:. ~n+ire [ perate attempts to d sledge our forces. P,y i able and experiential leadership of the commm}ication, a neritage of all peoples, ] centre1 ~v this ~.:overnment '
m't~ "1~ "rx0 ~ ~ to support tnemselves anu by orderly re- . ~ ~ "%~ " k / June 16 additional forces were landed and ~ ~ ~,e ,~ s,~o~*~ Mis," t~lnr- ~ to oe auministerea and regulated in their / " - '~ . ~ ". -,+~ ' '
-I-nla, V/dt~/dDlV0"I I],q/2.rl.~.qD.fl [q~T sumntion of the well-nigh'destroyed are Atlantic seaboard lest some attack m~gnt / :~ ~. . ~ ~ J' .~" ,':'.~ ~r',~ " "Lv "-. " common behoof A ste,~ in th s d rectlon / hens wmcn uouot no~ e c
~"*~'.T ~ ~ ~ .~ ~y .~,~ ~ ~.~v~. ~-CY"- :7 = "~ ~: '" - },a ,~,~],~ I,~ *h~ ~,~,~x, ICv~rv nreer~ut|on ] strongly intz~ncnefl, un june ~ tile ati- I ton, on tile Ileitis ot nattle anu in the has- ~ - - " -- ~',| duly nnnreciate and wi~elv ac
v u u tiucuve oner~}es o[ the lslan~ eontrlo lte ~"- "-~'~.~ -~ ---~ ~-'~--'~' "~ :. v #--::~ ' vance oe *he in od~n~. -r~, l nde- ~$,~t . ~ ~o .~ ,~ ,-,~t ~ ( ~.~ was tat(en when [ne International conven- / ." "*"~" ": -.~ --
"Plwa~#qo-oe "~tffoTl"~,a]t~v. ~v~to the restoration of its traz~quility and was 1aKen to. prevent possmle injury to [ Gen Shaf~ter lande(i ~t-B'ai'quiri at)out";5 1 tion of 1~84 for the protection of subma- ] ^~ convention provmmg^2or
J tvo~.'~toxxv .L~A.u.LI.ILtlO~/ ILl well-helng, our great c~tles lying along ,}ne cnas ] miles east of Santiago This was accom- ] ~: -- fine tables'was signed and the dav is I ] ~ .tne late unltcu ~t1~t~,~ ~t
~'~ ~*-'^,--~ onnttm,od fa. ~ llttlo Temporarygarrlsonswereprovmeu, flrawn~,~. ~ ;~, ,% ~ I'F~kCE OVEIUI'Ux~ES trunt not f~rdi tantw~enth,sm~h,m:~or| c,alms commissiGn an cos=
Z~-~UtI~tLIUIt S " pllslle~ unu~r great ulmeulkles DUE WltU =#", ~ S 1~" ~**u ~ - ' ' s n
"~'~ "~ffr~O~O frr, .-'--- ~, ~x a.m .~,m~ ~,~ ~. +~ from the state militia, infantry and hght [ ~, ] " the tracsmlssion of thou'-h+ - "~ " ~a *,~,of claims whmh were duly pre. e
J.~.~ Jax.~tat~y.~ ~ ,~ a r.~,?~ 2n o.~ers ,y :.e batteries were drawn from the volunteer,marvelous umpatcn. I Spain Takes Steps to Bring About Inv~ ,~ "'- ~,:~ ~ ht ~,~.om l~an~,~, ~ lat- commission but not oonsidere
be[. /rne~nr~ ~er~men~leV~u~n c it~l%na tp ~Ut- forceh About 12,000 troops werethusoe,m- ] ~ ] ('lose of the ~,Vmr, ell'international concert as completely as / of the 2~Pt~ation of the t2n~enhmwtt
,- .*~ ~. ~ ~a.~ lhe a ) roach Of an/ i '[ne nnnl ]ilHl:l~n O[ Aomlral t;orvera's " ' ~" ~ " "~/ a ' o~ 1~7 and has remained
to the insular arliament et to be con- tablished for observing 1 P . " ' " . ",correspondence npon the face of the waters M 5
~ '~" *~)~ .= ~.Y, ~ ~o .f enemy's ships to the coast of the United i lts Successful Issue Gave Us the En-t ~eet, followed by tile capitulation of San- that dix~d- them /upon by the senate. The term the
" O+m,w ~ +h~ N:[~'vVoUml~r'~"q4'~,~'~,~;'us,:~,~-'~=~% ~.~ STates a~d the life-saving and lighthouse /tire l~lastern End of Cuba ~ t tiago, having brought to the Spanish gov- ~fhe claie of 2"homas Jeffe~s / for effecting the exchange of ral
/k Comprehenmvv yea. ~n-x; -&-,-~&-',~"~'{Y:,2(~'J;i;7,7}.t':*V~ 22";2;2~ ~,'; services cooperated, which enabled the / ~ " " -. [ err~ment a realizing ~-ense of the hooeless- a~.ainst %roentina which has bee2 ~a,~. / baying elapsed, thc convention fa
vrr . ~ <'C.:'~ ~:"~ k~v~'~':::y"2:~ ~'.Wv72";~:~ navy department to havc all portions of the / on June za rne movement against ~an-l.e.sofcontinuin~astruoElenowbecomin~ in~' manv ve'trs l~as been acilust~e'~t u~:t~o I ti~ctime he extended by amendme
war wl~n bpaln anti I~B ~n'~ "~{}~'~ ~ yZ7~:~'": .'~' 7,~7~ ~.(;:~ Atlantic coast from Maine to Texas under|tlagowas begnn. On the 24th the first se- .yr "?. ' ~:~j "~ ~ O SU~n ~ [~de(i h'" ttle con~ressof~'; ~.~' I am endeavoring to bring about
-- ---, e,s'~"L a~ al' ~t.u o c ' " " " v ' . wnoiJw 1 neoual it ii3au~ t)vcrL lf~ UI i (,ace,[ '. " z ~ .~krge/t- . . "
~ - ,~ ,~ ~ 7. observation. The auxlhar5 na y was cre-,rious engagement took place in which the I "' - ',- . t{n~ 020 -~ frzenaly concurrence of the Ohilia
~I'~1,1) I~B~IIbN, general in chief might see fit to fix How ~.:.2,~".:]~*:~.~.~a ~ * ~,] ,~,~, ~; ,~ ] ~,irsr anti x earn cavalry anu tne ~rst t},o .~+ ~rlis wovernment had acted as 0~ustria-llungar~" '*'v"~" Ta.-.~- e.hl
and with what scope of dlscret'ionarywas o ~e u~u l,a ~,~ z ~,~ &. United States volunteer cavalry, Gem . i ~s i ' ~' ' " ' " "" "~ "
nnr~,c~v~ fh~ 1 ~,~ I~m.mt x~:,~a ~v. militia of the several states. This organ- / ~r ~ I~.~--~ ^ '-~ ~,x:~,~,-,~ m ~,~ ] the friendly repre entat ve of SI amsh m- The sympalhy cf the American people 'the Vailed States has not be
-- ~;~l"~*"~"=~ ;r~ ~"l,~'~:~:~ ';[~,'~ lzatton patrolled the coast, andperformcd[ ~'~:~':"~'~=.~'u.r'"' ":."~--b." "7":'=-Z' te-ettsdurn~tlewar On the 2gth of July has justly bee] offered in the rtler and ttiff~].~/~"~ ~tor "of th~ oxtr'
~;::t~u ~ ~.=: 2Z:~': '"~f ff~V:2.~.;'~ C~. the duty of a second arm of defense,par c,pateti, losing neavl!y. ]~y mgnt~an, ] 5i" "( ambon ~wetente[t a communicatio~ t ]e people of Austria-tIungary by reason ev'ent~ ~t'~ ~]~r~-]~- in-tl{e-Ch-ines
~,m'~ " " --= ~" -= 0~ however ground within live miles of San- "." " ~," ' of tl, e affliction tidal has 'ately i)efalien ' -. ~" " '
t~ ~. e ~ ~ e ~- negotiation with the insurgents the Issue Plautlng of Mines. / . ' i s}g'ne(1 by the daRe of A~modovar, the Span- - . : . ' wherehy portions of its marlti
,scussmn uovernmen o, our seemed to rest on the one side with ~t body Under the direction of the chief of engi- [ t lag'o was woe. t~neTa?van[age w~ ste~:/ ish minister of state, inviting tile Un!ted the.rain t!le.~s~ass~n.at~2~ of the empr~s~- inces are passing under thecontr
Er D ;^- ~$~ ~A TT,~ chosen by a fraction of the electors in the neers submarine mines were placed at tl~e / ~'Y ,mcrease~ vn .u,y a sev~r~, oat~;.] States to state tne terms upon wnicn it u~-$, v~ ~,~t): ,~:,~.~21~, :,~,~:2"~:' ~c7 . ~n on, European t)owers; nut. t, ne
,~.~.w ~t G~.:~u~S ~,~aa~t va~- districts under SDanish control and on mnat o~nn~act nnint~ Before the outbreak ! too p,aee, ~ r .orces galnln~ .~ e "'~- ] wou!d be willing tO make peace. On July ~,~ ~,e ~ .~-v~e --*, ~-+ ~- ~- " that tile vast commerce WhiCh t
the oiiaer wtt~ ~ ,~ ,-o-r/~en+ --',~,~at,~,~ ":7~.LY"X.K=V~-2L~'-L'2:2"2 + - ~ ~'~0 / works of Santiago: ell the seconu E1Caney I ,~0 by a communication addressed to the met tOOK place at ~attmter, t a between ef cur citizens and the necessl
til Treaty Is Ratified. holdinE ihe ini'~rtlraree~]n~r~ u~-~:~-',?~'en~=~ at Lneo~:ur ~e~-~an~%*, ):,:=g:~::::~=~,and San uan were taken alters desperate ] dt]ke'of Almodovar and handed to "2,I. Cam: a body of striking misers and the sheriff sta.le prod'neitons for Chinese
" in the"~o-ealled'k-~l-fiT~me~[ "and"';iefian' ana,e ,2e gaJkvL ,', "~2o72'~T ,2;2~.21 charge, and the investment of the city was / ben, the terms of t sgovernmentwerean- cf.Luzerne county and h:s.qeputles; ~ built up in those reg ons may not
at the :snggestioI~of ~ulne 'for"~ence ~ ~ a~a'~,~mPu.~t'~,~,~r,~t~'~X {:X~X,~d'~ ~gha ] nompteted. The navy cGoperated by shell- ~ nounced substantially as In the protocol, w.hieh 22 mlnerswe, re k~!led andS4 ~iour:ceu, diced throdgh any exelnsivc trea
' Pe~ ":~'e%"V Za:s n?~ ~X.2~M];~;~n;~fa'~=/ ingthetown and the coast forts. [ afterwards signed. On Augustl0, theSpan- of which l0 at the killed anu ]z at tne the now occuuants has obviated
~-----~-- *m arKe~n~ona~ 292~]-h'5"55,sir]ot-;N / Sinktng of the Spanish lb'leet. [ieh reply dated August 7, was handed by wounded w,o :e Austrian and Hungarmn of our country becoming an act
CONGRESS AgII[II~D TO ACT turen. ~ - . / ;;~ ('nm'b'm tn the mbretarv of state It ae suiDeets Tn s aeplorable event l?atura~ly on o ~ +'~ ~,~on~ nation
~; ~ ~. . ~ ~. . ^, +~. cers were directed to take all prelimina y,On the day following this nriuIant[ + ] " *, ~{4tn~]l~r th~ +arm- f.~,n~ aroused the ~ohClLude of the Austro-Hun- ~ 1 ,~ I,n,~no on,~s* a.rt ~ oonst
- measures, short of the actnttac g ac 1 evement of our ta d fore ,J . o, . . p ' . ~ garian government which 0a the asgump- '
~,~hole ~uestion ~ubmlttcd to Legis- l n . astoCuba toltoIU oandan]sm.dofthe " pandlng d~rect tlade with the
8,abject--The Annexation of in'or n A.rll 11 ~e }oad:~d mines tat he eay:fs, .~nd o,oceurredhth~ndene~hlv~na, alcomba~of t,;e~ L.droncs ~;roup, mt appeared to seek to t!on that the kl)!mgand wound)nglnyol~ed orient gives us the equitable cla
- pl I ~rap c ~ w~c ~ .-----o .- . miscible reservati r the unJustlnaoie misuse o[ autncrl-Y0 . '. rd fri treatmel
Sandwteh Islands. Grieved and disappointed at this barren place the loaded mines !n po~loono,a The[ hoavedthe harbor, W~maed2y lt~0.~merlean[ l.~tr~atu( ~t:n~emand as to the P~ilSp]nnre claimed reparation for the sufferers, s~er~:~t) an~ it w!lieT, del3mv aim to
: OUtcome of n3v ~fnooro endeavors ?n r~ach agg*rega~e numner oi mines ~" 1 o,~ i Oanootxr~n thaf di el.1 ~inn 0rl fhl= ,~;~; Apart from tne searching iuve,n'igaflon ~,~,~. L.' o in,v~*q "n fh'~t nU~r~
a practical solut;n~'I"fei;i't~my du;y to r~:: li~3~?a?itothl~aP'i~nci)pa}aPiarl~ ~Sefer~:aai~e] ,~';~s~n'sh~p2e~eteha~]:hrree-eht~urt]aalltthe/ ec'i(t'd'r]ei'tncr'i~fln'aaieai~Se 0"rp~:oli[aUre?i ~gd the PeergmptorYiaclion ?:dthelaUetxhcOI~- meaas'~i~probr'la'tel:o'th'e'eonatani
mit the whol- t, ursti~n t- *h, c-~ress t . 1 ' . " . .7 ! ? ~ - - -~:- ,- " a' '~/ dlreote4 that In order to avoid misunder- s of P ~Y ",he " ': " o, r government The territories
- ' ' 2for the plantin:, ox mines at certain otner,mrpeuo uoats oelng sunK, an-, --,e ~m-l,~/ * ,-~';~- +he matter "t ould be enr~hw'i+h tive took appropriate steps to learn the c'how of X, Vel Ha' ~Vei and of Po
lt~.~,~ ,~e ~'.~.~h~ ~ l,~rl.l. In tne message of April ll, 1~98.1snnounced harllors hut o~?ingto theearlydestructloni Teresa, Almirante Oquendo, Vlzcaya and/ ~t~lr~"~ ~ ,~,osl~,~ the ,~,~-h~m,~-~'+ ',-~- merm of t~e (ase in order to be in a re- ~,~ w'.-V~n "Wan l:-s.~l to Germs
- "~ that with this last overture In the dlrcc- of the Sl)anish fleet these mines were not,CrisLobal Colon driven ashore. The Spa -| " . . re .~ ; sttion to meet the urgent complair- cf a t~ ' - "" - ~- ' ~ "~." .
lion Is Pointed Oat--Hi, Views lion of Immediate peace in Cuba and Its placed. - t ~h andm~r.al palled ~l~eCrel,:0m0vmse~o~se,~2sal~ent ~n~n~iktPr n~ ef 'rU;ea~ wemS~n ~v:mndtenre friendly power; The sheriff v:d his d ep- ~o}r'~.a;rrsa~', l~:ni~Sisa resioeuen~V~l/b
~n Mauy Other ToDles. disappointing reception by Spain the ef- 'tee mgna, t, orps ~,[~2~h,:;',~ ;:~X a~zX.~'~g,nf~ nn'] tal~en 'Pbe vagne and inexplieit sugges- titles, having seen .[n u~c~e~ tel" tourney) tnt2rnati'onal commerce during s
fort of the executive was brought to "nThe signal corps was promptly 0rganized,~ ,~*~si'~l~ &Z/tions'of the Sp&n sh notecould not bear- were tricti anti acqmtte~ .alter protracteti occupation' nnd f nod!scrlminat
" " ' " ~ ~ " "~" ' "~ ~'"~ "~ *'" "" " ~ " " e ~ x ' ~ proceedings ana [ne near nc~ Ot tlunGrens ' C n tsens nd ]~
end I again rev ewcd the al'ernat ve and performed serwce of most difficult and,~rnnklvn .~n~ '.~o ,~o~ ~rl~u~,[ eepied, the onl~ r.l 1J being to pre ent as a . . " nn ~h,~ ~" ment of Ameri a eit,a t
-- ~- -- - course of aotion wh'ch I h,~rt ,-,~ osed Important character. Its operations dur-| ,*,~,ndorl Al?hcm~'h nn~ uhtn~ werP r~,~,ntual ultimat m a d~a.t of protocol em- . -'- "-o ~f *h~l. ~m, ~,bcfmlndtocx t, or e e eafterd
" W~sMng'ton ~occ 5 Follow|ngistne ~,~ ~ ~,~. " "'" ~'' ~: ins the war covered theelectricalconnec-| ;,'~';' ~'~,:,~'-Ta~;'nT~-~,[~'~'~2 ~Xn~,},~-| bodyin~ the lrecise terms tendered to mg ~.'as ~n tne~,~,=y=. ==-::uc,a,~u, ty ~o the des .e of this g~vernment wou
wuac,uulx~ t,~a~ tt~e ~n]y one eonsung~# ti " " t'~"" '-',a ,--~,'~--, ',~S s~r a ,--,'- upn01u law and prtserve pUDllC ortiel in .
.~.~* ~,~ T* ~.~ + ~ ~:~ ~ ~ with internqtiGnal ~,'~ ic ~ . ~.~= t,on of all coast fortifications, the estab-,~ure~ Vth~re all so cons,qcuoustv dis,Spa n n our note of July 30, with added to )c realized.
. ~-~ +~ ~.~u ~ .ol~a~.~sv) ~ a.~,to ~.v. "~ -.u c u,~,~ a ~ a .- .) on of detail s t tne sta~e. ~ representative at tne oe- " 1 i h win th
~irh our firm ~* h~,~o.~ :,m,~ llshmentoftelephonl~and telegraphic facil-| tlnCrLllsha~ ,hemseD, es from the command ] st~iulatt s a, to he appoint- . ,~ In th~s re at on as s* o g
~e~MonoftheFiftv flra CO,~rv~ and check the hopeless sacrifice of life . . . * /tnthebollerrooms each and all contribut- * ~, xr ooe .2 " " :~ ~'~ ^ tn it~ po~seeaion this government expects 2 ,~2~ ~nn in tht
"" "'~ -~' even though that resort Involved "hostile :~uo mi~es o~ nne at ten great camps,~nus,lag toward the achievement of this as-/ ~xl,sf~%~ ~ :~"2 an" ~l~u s .~; to rtach-'a'i~arnaonious nnderstanding on exis~ n; '~" ~xv%'T"~" =': ""2
'P~ t~e Senate and HOl ae Of Represents- constr'tint upon bo~h the l)artl~ e ~ th~ facilitating 1711]ftarY movements, trom ~oundln~o victory,for which, neither an-| celpt OtmllUll newer ~o sign [ne protocm ~,=*~^ .~c~ "h~ .' ;'~ t,a~'~ + ~ ~:. -^e ^,~t,(~' Hn.;~rv~ ~ course O~ tratie, ~ rexer, to the. . eo~
~v~': Notwithstanding the added burdens contest, as well to enforce a truce as to those points,in a m nncr. !~ere.tofore.un-,cleat nor modern history affords a paraneli ~o su~ tted:. ecord ngly aner notwithstanding the renewed clahn of ths ti l~^addressedlt ~the ~peakerof
~l~14ered necessary bqthe war our r~anle guide theeventual settlement." l.re Vet.). Cordlal Lhepelformanceofltstasmthecommissmn act. :ehOpetoOfb~habletoannou,+
"" ' ' II i s w stran " " " th se negotiatloP
~a.~astrophe the susptclousn&t re. and nor- pbrt of ~ienftleg0~ Oil the~soLtth cogst of ins, These grievousfata t e ~t~ s - May. was formally sealed To Oen ,Mer-,' received 'l osslb'e courtesy and assist- " ent s ss" .
X xce tlon h ru tn a P the plee e mn of con ress
of which sUrred the nation s heart pro- ty enos h among the very few which oc- ritt 'nis officers and men for their uncom- ~ Ith the e P of t e P re with " ' " ' " ua " " " g
chba. jat~d +on + ~ I~ cal~ed for vq~ n- ' " rcours V I anne from the governments of N.carag Negotiations to the same end t
~dly. It is a striking evidence 9f. the toe s't0"~x~e t~e ~e oft " e~|u-, eurred ~gurrlng our naval operations in this +plaining and devotefl servl.ces for their gel- Spain. the inte e of the ~ n tefl States - a wh'' u 'fled their man have been set on foot Mea
.~t~e and star ely good sense distinguishing tt0~ B: lii ~eS~it [I~P~ t ~/t@~ n- extraordinary couflt~t, lantry in aCtion the nation is mncerely with the great f.mtty of nattons has been and Costa Ric, ,ch th s te~, Y . (
~r Oatlbnal character that this sh+oekin.~ rCss ~Yas g; rm~dg~t ~+~l~iot, ~I Advance af Cervera's Pleet. grateful, Their Iong voyage was made marked with cordisllty and the close of the appreeiation of ihe importance of g~vlng a effort hao~vbeenrelaXo~dt~o ~%%;1)~
.~aw, zaning upon a generous peo~e, el- rg~c:ommended .Io~.l~T$,1 d~il[t~,~tl~ pf~t~he Meanwhile the Spanish naval prepare-, with slnBallar~ s ucces~ and the soldierly eventful year finds most'of the issues that speed~: atl~d P~aa~ttcal outcome to th r r3at Purl~lngpec~ion of pork product s j
It~d~ d~=~,l~ .touched, by v.~?~di-a ~.ynts exz~tence of a stat~0f ~llr'~tt#6en the tlons had bee" pushed with great vigor, m ,were necessarily arise {n the complex relations l*[ Je:ct .hat - for so many lea s t tatlon and it is trusted that the e~
Cuba, did uvt ovethem t~^an re,tanL, United. States and s at~t, ~Phe congress powerfnl squadron under Admiral Cervera : without revious experience in themllttary of soverei,-n ~tates adjusted ~r presenting ~.o.- -~ed the attentmn of the re,per ice min,s~,rati0u of this measure by t
~ coun tI le
ate resolve to tole~ste ta,~A~g~: th~ a~cor~ln~ly ~oted. nn ~h,s~lll~day"the which had asse.mbleu at the Cape verse service, ~r~rves unmeasured praise. ~'u'Serlous ob~tacle to aJust and honorable As- thn'"~cope of recent inquiry embraced meat of agriculture will be reco~
lm~t~re~e of a condition of daltg~ d dis- ~t .~p~,r0ved A rll PA, 1~$ d,clari.s ~.h, mlatms before tne outbreak of hostllitte.s, Our Losse, " hle " " " s "ee . ai f in guarantee of the healthfulness (
e~r ~ ~ttour doors thatmade possible such existe~ice bf sue~ war, fr-~rtl and including had crossed the ocean,and by its erratic ] he totM ) s In kill" solutlon by arnica, agreement, . the whole ~Urb~.e'~ w,th tpena~l~o t~eamko~gt sta l'es we send abroad to count
tt'tl~ae~l by whomso~ wrou hL Yet th~ of ~ " " ~ la T . eas Jaltte ed and ~ounded A Ion unsettled dispute as to the ex- plans and : . for a c Y
. =,a. the 21st da April, and reenacted the movements in the Carluoean sea de Yea ~ - + " 1 the~)~ use Is large and neceesar~
:~Ingl of JUStlCe prevailed&ndthe nation provislon, o[the resolution ot.AL~II 2~ dl: our mlIltarv operatlons while baffling the In therasrM ~ttring theswar was as follow,t, tended ~oundar~ bet~'ee.t the Argentlne convenl, r~.t route, It necessaerv~toYdsncglUdred.~s mitte4 to the senate on I:ebrut
I~,~lO,M. a~,~/ted the result of the seat'ch- receln the prts~ ent to u e:&l~t~ae a~eu "u- ~ s For a time fears Were Office h e,23: enli ted men killed, .57; Rept~blie and Chili, ~tretehlng along the review o[ rite results of P ~ " ' " the re/
htvesti atton once et on foot . Th g ~'" - pursult of o,fie.t . " ' totol, 280; o~c~,r$ .wnunded 113; epllsted Andean erests from tl, e southern border of and plans and in Particular those adopted information touchlng p
g at s . e forces of the.na~o~ to e g:ttlat set into felt lest, the Oregon and Marietta, then men wonnded 1 464' total I 577Of tne ' -err to " - I ~ " t ' itlme t;anai eom any under Its fresh fruits from this country,
f n uir,tho Atatama de Magellan stra t by he Mar
~m.ddng of the naval boar do i q. y. estab-et Due notification o l~'ex tcnte Of nearing'home after their 1on Voyage from Ki ' ' ' d . b} ' " . .' ~ " "' ' ~ ~icaragua and then recent y been decreed by G,
h r ftneex [ d,- n~rY. lied 17:Woun ed. 7, died as result nearly third of the l~ngth of the South existing concession from
that t e o l~in o p O Ion wasv, ar as aforesh.ltl was g~en ~k~ril ~1t b San I~ ranclsco of o~,er la,0~ff relies, might wound . alided fro,'- " " ~ " ." thts extent those the ground o danger of dissemi
~ltternai by a submarine mlne and only telegraph to: all the gover~aments Wit~ be surprised by Admiral Cervera's fleet of . ~, ~;, iuv . m se,~ivlee, 6, American continent, assumed an, acute Co .ta Rice o tlla~ to n essential art fSan Jose scale insect This pre(
/l~lt~ through lack of positive testimony which the ~nit.ed .~Rate~m.a.intaln relat2tOns b,it the'r fortunate arrival dispelled these,total.wOLsit ~lli be observed that ~ bile our stage I. the early part o the year and af grants neceSSa~.liy held c~nclumons o?the measure was Justified by Germ~
t~lk~tke re, onslblllt ofitsauth naxY ~gngedln twos eat battles and forded to this go'vernmen(occaslon toex- in the dellberatlonsand "
P y or,nip, order hat their nettt~a 1 y ml bt 1~ as- a rei~ensions and lent much neeoed teen- ume have held and score of the drastic ste s taken
~n)ln . I~ pp ~ ve,In n r0tts p~]llous nndertaktngs in the press the hope ttlat the resort to arbltra- canal eommtssion as the
Action .f Coul~res s~r~re,4 g tt~ war. ~e var~ou~.gov-,forcements.Not until Admiral Cer ra~ ckades mbardmen e ~ - he ~iscusslon of the states of the unton ag~nst the
n s cl . blo . and bo t and mor tlon, already c nten plated by existlng con- must needs hoid In t
,ernm~a t r~sponded.with pro artaa~lons of took refuge in the harbor of Santiago de n 50000 s wer " s 13nder these clr- the pest the elaborate reports
A 1 k,b.e~e tht~ ~ earriegl o~vletlon to the . tLa,of o~r troop e transported ventions betw~e~n the partles mi ht )revall matter by the coz grea
~tt tf + neutrality each after its own ethods. Cuba about May 9 was it practicable to, dtstan ands and en a ed In u t - dl!,g I view of overtures made partment of agriculture bein I
IIIltoet ollgh ~, e~en before the finding . tu t 1 g g assa l despite the a~,e lacultles arming In its eumstanees and in -
If le I 0t among ~th least gratif ~g hlei- lan a systematic military attack upon th9s an, of Nicaragua and dence to show the danger to ~e,
~t tlu~ n~val cour~ t~hat a crisis in our re + P - and and battle and m ,skirmishes anplleatlon " ~m happ~ to sa that dr- to the go~einments
~ dents of the stogie Ithat th~ gli atlons Antlllean possessions of Spain. n unf liar terrlto~ we ~;s h " " g~'' "is en Y ~ " by other parties for a new growing Interests should the se
~!44.1oP-~ With ~l~t la towazd Cuba was at + i ,*- +~u . -Y t In bet rangements to th d have been perfect~ Co ta R~ca .
of neufraF~ty+~w~ 4~a attlally discharged Several demonstratoons occurred on the s of tb f redicted on the as- a lodgement In that country . ']
l ka. . lrorrg was this belief that It ' arm e service a total o 1668 killed al~d ed th~ ~ estl ns of fact upon which the cane concession P -
by all, ofter~ u~nr~deer dPellcate and difficult eoast~ of Cuba and Porto Rico in prepare-, unded' ' " q 0,a se of the contracts re'ief was affozaed In the case o
Itt* de~ . ~t ~l~t~f e~eutive ztr~ges- u -,- we and in the entire campaign.by respeeVve cor~mtsstoners were unable to stlmed tpproachlng l p
to tithe 'congress to recelve imme- cire instances, tlon for the larger event. On MaY 13 the,land and sea we did not. lose a gUn or a a ree beln in course of rd'ferenee to her of the, Marithne Canal company with those slgnmentS of fruit then on the
liilate al~swer to the dut~ ofmaktng Instant ReSlpollae te Cull 'for ~k'o|anleelea. North Atlantic squadron shelled. ~ Sanmodo,JUan flag or a transport or a snip, and with the Dritatmlcg ' maJeg sty for determination.- A state s" 1 have not nesitated to express, my spection and adm.lssl0n .when f
]>~Vt~m for the possible and perha s Dur eountlT th,us, after an interval of de Porto Rico. On May ~0 Corn ze ] exception of the crew of the Merrlmac, not residual difference touchin the northern conwiction that considerations of expedi, infected. Later the prohtbltlol
Itp~eaf, y~ enable emergency o~ war, and t~e ball a csntury ot .ace w lth all natiOns Bchle s squadron bombarded the afrOrts a soldier or sailor was taken prisoner, boundary line across .the Igtacama de~ert, cncy and internatt0nal policy, as between tended to dlied fruits of every
~tem~arklP~, almost unique, spectRcle was found itSclf IgagS. a~tn aeaal onflict with uar~ing the mouth of Santlago hu~1 bor ) rProol~s Retarn for which exlsting treaties provided no the sexeral gd~.rnments interested in tha was relaxed so as to apply o~
~l~ted f St un Bimouz vote ot bott~ a ~oreign enemy ~very uerve was strained ~elther attack had any material re, t. It,- " " - ~ ' " " "
ordere d o ra- n Au fro adequate adJnstment bids fair to be set- construction and control of an inter- peeled fruit and fru.t waste. A
~ott~s on P~e 9tt~oPMarch a o ~ tin " " T was evident that well- dlan pe O+ gumt 7,~days m the date of the nner ~ : li,this route require the expected, thealarm:reaehed toe
,PP~ P ta g to meet the emergency, he response to i ve a de In o r's tied In like ma Y Joint commlss,on ocea i c canal b)
~0~ "'for the national defen~es and for r 000 w tions were lndist~en~able to ach e - land g f Gen. Shafto army In Cuba ) l'nit .q ' ' the status uo until the tries and Switzerland has ad(
,the Initial call fo 1~,v0hlntee as e " 21 da - surrcnd,upon wbleh t.te ed,tales minister at ma:ntenanc of . q,
taeh and every purpose conn.e.cred.there- instant and cpmpl~te, a:s wa~al?o th?resu t ctsive advantag ". and,~-s fromthe er of Santiago, t~uenos Acres ]tas been Invited to ser~:e as (,anal commission ehail have re erred and liar Inhibition. Efforts are in
l~'lth, to be expended at. the dlSCreuon of of the second call of. May za.for- 75,00@ a~- ~!onsou's lisztd of Refers the United Stat@s troops Commenced em- umptre In" the last resort t'he Un ted States congres~ shsl~ have h~d indue~;,the Oerman and Swiss
t~e president." That thlsacto~provlslon dtttonal volunteer: The rsl~Rs of the.re" - Thehext act tnthewarthrnled~otalono barakatl n for home and our entire force 1 have fon~d occasion to approach the the Opel'trinity to pass nnally upon tns to reh~, th~ prohibition in f
and#f th~ne+dzecretsrlesnol be repeated r War andhere Of Ittheis naVsu~/~,I were turnedcame tern ever orarilt0 the anSVYart departmentot the aux- Spanlardsher eS . who sent ay l~ag~Pl~f truce to ~/otit'y nation. In like mender the officers and] nieatton beiween, tbesot!United St~.tes and. tile l.rordsed under, this coutihgenteagranted so hlg'h commendation. I ma~
ient I0 say that th outbreak Of the v' and ,de,P Y P i ~a~q?Admiral ~ampsoa: ,0f their' ~dtfsty and to mer~ of he at.my." and of the na~.y" - 'who re Atlantic lilies ot th Amemca may be that an examination of the f .siblhty of make lilting alias!on, to the
~sr when it did come ~ound oar nation not lli~ ~a Y. compliment them611 their dl~ngact. They matned tn their uepartments ann statfllns ~reed from an almost prohibitory discrim- !is plans is necessarily not embraced in th~ lqamsden, her majesty" con
re r ' t ee conflict $1treullfth~ f the2Navlr" " .1~TyePwere subsequently exchanged July7 of the navy, .performing most Important ir,tion, ;~-port of the canal comlnission. All these de Cuba. ~'hoss untlm iy d
~fforts Continued" ? The maxlmum effective fl htlng forte of ~all Of G~aaut~amo " ' duties cot~neet~.d wlth the war,and wn-ose In this relation I maybe~permitted to c x- (ircumsta.nces suggest the urgency of t'ln--qfishea service and anti',
. " the navy durlng the war separated into "a rexluests rot amgnment m the nero ana at press my sense v~ t,e ,~,r~ ot an In- some ~eunlte action ny me congresS at in~" the siege of that cltY
~till sntmate.d b~ the hope of a peaceful ffune 7 t hecuttlng of the la-.t Cuban ~ea. it Was eompelded to refuse because] ternational agreement whereby.the inter- tht.-, so,sion, if the labo.r~ of the,past.areto lamented, . .
lel~tion and 0~eymg the dictates of duty, of the first class one battleship of the sec- eebte taotatea the Island. Tnereat~er tne the r services weregtlnaispensahle here are/ cnange ot messages over connectlngcaules oe U l;tZeU anu Ine nnKmg ~t me Atmnuc In the eamy part
o e~ort was relaxed to bring about a " s t o ~ m ed crutser~ six ooast tnv~.sion was vigorously pro,coated. On entttled to the hi he~l~ comm-ndatlo~' It may he re ulatea or a ra r nasm of uni- and Plclflc oceans by a p~aeticai water- r lest triade
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fortuity ~l~e w.al,d ,las seen the postal way t~ to by realize.~:. That the eonstruo- cecretarY of
&~iatlons to this obpsct cOntlnueuactlvely prOtecte~k Crulserl, thres unproteCtea m.mllng ol ~o marllae~ ~ the ureg0a~ vlslon lor tbelr st~itanle recognltlo~h - ~ ste~ aevelogea from a congeries In~e- t on o. SU~n ,t marltlme mgnway m now dor at this
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