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a MAY INSTITUTE AN INQUIRY. TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CARDENAS APFAIR. Old Navy Gfficers Are Indignant at the Sending of Unprotected Shells Like the Winslow Agosinst Forti- fied Ports—Sobering Effect on the Element That Has Been Crying for Kapid Acticn—Apprebension Again Aroused Among New Englanders— Admiral Dewey Again Heard From —Not Yet Possessed of Manila. “Washington, May 14. — The setback received by the American blockading squadron in the engagement in Car- denas harbor yesterday and the loss of five lives on board the torpedo boat Winslow had a sobering effect on the element in the navy which is ery- ing out for rapid action and efforts at destroying batteries with unarmored ships. There will probably be some sort of inquiry instituted to ascertain the responsibility for sending such un- protected shells as the Winslow against fortified ports. It is miracu- lous, in the opinion of the older officers at the department, that the damage and loss of life were confined to the Winslow, for the other boats with her were very little better off in the mat-, ter of protection, and scarcely any of them could resist the fire of a small witle. It is likely that if such work as was attempted at Cardenas is to be done hereafter the task will be as- signed to more formidable craft. Not- withstanding the multitude of rumors that came from all p: s of the West Indies as to the bombardment of San Juan de Puerto Rico and cther san- guinary engagements between Sampson’s Battleships and the Spanish forces the navy de- partment was in official ignorance of -any such event. At the close of office hours it v d that nothing had been heard from Admiral Sampson. It is believed that there will be diffi- culty in Adm 1 Sampson communi- cating with the department by cable from St. Thomas, and there are also patch boats accompanying Sampson's tleet will be deprived of the use of the sable also on the pretext that reutrali- y is thereby violated and St. Thomas de a base of operati In this it would be nece for both the admiral and the newspaper men to have recourse to the direct cable at Haiti, about 250 or 300 miles distant from San Juan, involving a delay of a day and a half or two days in com- municating information to the United States. Just where the Spanish flying squad- ron it still remains in doubt and no word of official confirmation has come to the navy department of the Cadiz report of day before yesterday that the squadron there. Still there are enough Amer scouting vessels Covering the Approaches to the West India channel to spot any approaching Spanish ship in short or- der. The people on the New Eng coast have had their apprehensi aroused again lest the Spanish appear in force off their coast and proceed to destroy the summer resorts and small eraft there. The department has done what it regards as necessary in £ sning the monitors ard some yes- of the mosquito fleet to the pa- and in holding Com- modore Schley’s magnificent squadron at Hampton Roads ready to fiy at twenty knots speed to any point on the coast that may be threatened. A dis- patch came to the navy department from Admiral Dewey at Manila. It was dated Hongkong, and was evi- dently a few da old, and does not show that Dewey has possessed him- self of Manila. Probably he regards his original orders as not broad enough to justify further action without fur- ther instructions, and as his dispatch was sent last Monday he could not have received the last orders of the department. FIGHTING IN CUBA. Blanco Sends a Nice Home to the Folks. Havana, May 14.—Goy. Gen. Blanco a dispatch to the minister of war at S trol of this coast Gen, Story Madrid stating that on Tuesday five American vessels blockaded Cienfuegos ed to effect a drawn by steam launches, Spanish ferce, strategically obliged them to re-embark to retire westward after five hours’ fighting. ‘'ke Spanish losses were four- teen wounded and some damage was done to the lighthouses. The people of Cienfuegos loyally supported the troops ladies carrying about refreshments among the soldiers and taking care of the wounded. The dispatch also as- serted that the attack seemed to have been made in combination with insur- gent bands concentrated on the Cienega aslopes. THE SPANISH FLEET. a¥imiral Bemcjo Says It Is at Fort de France. London, May 14.~The Madrid corre- -spondent of the Daily Mail says: Ad- miral Bermejo admitted that the Spanish fleet is at Fort de France, on “the west coast of Martinique, French West Indies. The government has received infor- mation that Admiral Cerveras’ yoyage to Martinique was uneventful. The route to be taken to Puerto Rico is mot known here, but it was embodied in the secret instructions. He was instructed to coal at a neutral port and probably selected Fort de France for the purpose. lighters but the disposed, hastily and paar, Madrid, May 14. — A dispatch from Martinique to El Heraldo confirms the report of the arrival of the Cape Verde squadron at Fort de France, CHANGE IN PLAN OF ACTION Made Necessary by the News of the Spanish Fleet. Washington, May 15. — A complete change has taken place in the offensive plans of our government. The re- ceipt of the news from Sampson of his attack on the forts at San Juan and the news of the actual presence of the flying squadron off Martinique, only 500 miles away from Sampson and less than 1,000 miles from Ha- vana, caused the dispatch of the fly- ing~ squadron under Commodore Schley and the delay of the army in- vasion of Cuba. It is to the navy that the government again looks for a battle that may end this conflict. The news of the Spanish fieet revealed at once the possibility of a quick move on the part of the Spanish fleet that would cut the line of communication by water between Cuba and Key West, exposing to great peril any American landing force that might be caught between a superior Spanish army in Cuba and the spot patrolled by Spanish cruisers. It became neces-' sary, therefore, to defer the departure of the military expedition from Flori- da until the Spanish fleet is met and crushed or driven from West Indian’ waters. Orders flew quickly and fast from both the war and navy depart- ments. The first checked the move- ment on Florida setting in from all parts of the country and diverted the troops toward the concentration camp at Chickamauga. The navy depart- ment wired Sampson information of the Approaches a Spanish Fiect and directions what to do, and another order flashed to Schley, who has been eating out his heart at Hampton Roads in his eagerness to get into the fray, to start with his vessels at the earliest possible moment. The com- modore took no chance of a cancella- tion of these highly desirable orders, but at 3:45 o’clock had put himself beyond the reach of any telegraphic recall. What is expected of him can- not be disclosed at the navy depart- ment and naturally is purely a mat- ter of conjecture. Sampson's fleet is strong enough unaided to overcome the Spanish flying squodron if he can ever catch it out of the reach of forti- fications. His fleet, however, is lack- ing in speed as compared to the Spanish vessels, and co-operation on the part of our flying squadron w ould add very mush to the chance of cor- nering the Spaniards and forcing the fight which is believed to be necessary to the success of the Cuban campaign as now planned. Some suggested at the navy department that the Spanish fleet when last heard from was at a point not very much more distant from the great cities of the Atlantic seaport than from Havana, but if the Spanish admiral contemplates a movement in the former direction he probably will run full into Schley, who will have his scouts well out in adyance when he moves southward. THE MARKETS. Lutest Quotations From Grain and Live Stock Centers. St. Paul, May 15. — Wheat — No. 1 Northern, $1.46@1.49; No. 2 Northern, $1.20@1.20. Corn — No. 3 yellow, 34 No. 3, 33 @ 34c. Oats — No. white, 32@32 1 No. 3, 31@ 311-2c. Barley and Rye—Sample bar- ley, 34@40c; No. 2 rye, 68@64e; No. 3 rye, 60@62 Seed: No. 1 flax, $1.82@ 1.33; timothy, $1.10@1.35; red clover, $3@3.60. Duluth, Minn., May 15. — Wheat — Cash, No. 1 ha ern, $1.51; No. rive, No. 1 hard, $1.51; No. 1 North- orthern, $1.30; to ar- $1.51; No. 1 Northern, $1.51; May, 1 hard, $ Northern, $ July, No. 1 hard, $1.38; No. 1 Norther 38; Septem- ber, No. 1 hard, 92 1 North- ern, 911+ Oat: 30 3-4@31 3-4¢c, bine e, to arrive, 66c. Barley, to arrive, Flax, $1.35; May, $1.35. “Minneapol May 15.—Wheat — May opened at $1.48 and clesed at $1.44; July opened at $1.361-2 and closed at $1.36 1-4. On track—No. 1 hard, 81. 48 14 No. 1 Northern, $1.43 1-4; No. ukee, May 15. — Flour is stent: Wheat steadier 1 North- ern nominal; No. 2 rthern, $1.25@ 1.26; July, $1 $1.36. Oats steady at 32 Rye lower; No, 1, 69e._ B: 7 No. 2, 54e; sample, 48@54c. 2g0, May 15. — Wheat — Cash, vo. 2 red, $1.48; No. 3 red, $1. ‘o. 2 hard, $1. 10@1. 15; No. .05@1.15; No. 3 spring, $1.12 N orthern spring, $1.48. No. ; mixed, rough, $ ; cows and heifers, Texas steers, $3.75@4.50; and feeders. $3.70@4.75. -- Natives, $3@: ; Westerns, 50. Sheep $3.75@4.40; lambs, $3.75@ South St. Paul, May 15. — Hogs — $3.50@4.31 Cattle—Cows, $2.75@3.70; stee $4.35@4.67 1-2; stockers, $3.50@ heifers, $3.50@3.65; bulls, $3@ calves, $5@5.10. Sioux City lowa, May 15. — Hogs — $4.20@4.40. Cattle — Canners, $2.25; heifers, $4@4.35; bulls, .80; stockers, $4@4. yearl- $4@4.80; calves, $4. 90@5. 35. ings, Sheep, $3.50@4. ITALY’S UNREST. The Universities at Rome, Naples and Bologna Are Closed. Rome, May 15. — Owing to demon- strations upon the part of the students the universities of Naples, Bologna and Rome have been closed. The sup- pression of newspapers continues, quiet reigns at Como. Bostonians are Nervous. Boston, May 15. — Officials of high rank at the Charleston navy yard place considerable credence in the 1umo- that a part at least of the enemy’s fleet is not far distant from this coast. Their suspicions were strengthened by the fact that the United States cruiser Columbia and the ram Kathadin hur- riedly left this port under sealed or- ders, and that the cruiser San Francis- co will leave at once. The auxiliary cruiser Yankee joined the Columbia off Cape Cod and went to sea. mete co TEE ESSN hr EGR at A NA A RC I 2 a alk Ta lt aah OO ea Aah tad en ccm Spatial SNe ae Eee WAR SUMMARY. Monday May 9. A biz naval battle is expected at Puerto “Rico, Tuesday. Sampson's flect has been sighted north of Cape Haytien. Spanish loss at Manila was 200 killed and about 500 wounded. Daimage is threatened to San Fran- cisco through the agency of Spanish spies. Between sixty and eighty thousand men will be landed on Cuban soil at once. The London Daily Mail says the Spanish estimate of the loss at Manila is one thousand killed and wounded. Dewey’s Report Has Been Received. We sunk all the Spanish warships, silenced all the batteries, and is now master of Manila bay. The Spaniards lay a neat trap to destroy two American gunboats at Ha- vana, and nothing but the awkward gunnery of the Spaniards prevented the success of their plan. Tuesday May 10. That the Spanish cabinet will de re- organized is increasingly probable. Carisis in Spain will strive to seecure control after another Spanish defeat. Blancs sends word to Spain if the forced ietirement of American vessels. Sampson,s fleet may strike at Puer- to Rico. Eighteen thousand insurgents sol- diers are in camp in vicinity of Sancti Spiritus. Both houses of congress pass reso- luutions thanking Dewey and his men also creating a rear admiralship for Dewey. The Spanish at Manila do not pro- pose to surrender until the city is blown up. A large-quanity of arms and ammunition for the insurgents leaves Tampa. Wednesday, May 11. Gen. Miles will go to Cuba with the first expedition. First detachment of the invading army leaves Tampa. All troops at Chickamauga ordered to start for the front at once. Interesting news from Sampson is expected within twenty-four hours, Preparations for sending troops to Cuba are being hastened with renewed vigor. Rioting in Italy is part of a plan of revolution which was prematurely commenced, The Norwegian st captured by the } dered released. The Spanish flect bas returned to Cadiz, according to information re- ceived at Washington. Foreign diplomats at Washington have unofficially exchanged views on the advisability of urging Spain to sue for peace, eamer Brantsburg, ‘port, has been or- PI aS cath OA EA eck PO SN cP A El OA BS RAN LPR a eA Thorsday, May 12. Dewey has been confirmed as rear admiral. ; The Spaniards, at heart, are in fa- vor of peace. The army movement on Cuba has now been fairly launched. An important treaty with Santo Do- mingo is about completed. Charles H. Allen assumes his duties as assistant secretary of the navy. A rumor that Admiral Sampson has defeated the Cape Verde squadron. Story of the return of the Spanish fleet to Cadiz is doubted by navy of- ficials. The people of Puerto Rico are panic- stricken at the prospects of bom- bardment. O. H. P. Belmont’s offer te equip a torpedo boat, to be commanded by himself, is rejected. Scores of fires are seen in the neigh- borhood of Havana are believed to be the work of the insurgents. The work of shipping supplies for the expeditions to Cuba and the Phil- ippines is being pushed with energy. Aggressive operations on a big scale for the ejectment of the Spaniards from the pearl of the Antilles are be- ing pushed. Friday, May 12. The Yale captures a Spanish steamer. The Spanish Cape Verde fleet is lo- cated at Martinique. The gunboat Machias shelis and cap- tures Dian key, Cuba. Admiral Dewey is instructed to de- stroy all Spanish warships in Asiatic waters. Admiral Sampson bombards San Juan, Puerto Rico, and silences the batteries. Four members of the Spanish cabinet resign. Sickness and weariness are the causes given. In an engagement at Cardenas five Americans are killed. The torpedo boat Winslow is badly disabled. The Thirteenth regiment of Minne- sota volunteers has been ordered to proceed at once to the Philippines. New England people are worrying about their coast defenses. They fear an attack by the Spanish warships. Saturday, May 14. Inyasion of Cuba will be delayed. Schley’s flying squadron puts to sea under sealed orders. Lieut. Rowan returns from Cuba with messages from Gen. Garcia. Charleston navy yard officials believe that a part of the Spanish fleet is near that coast. The Twelfth and Fourteenth Minne- sota regiments have been ordered to Chickamauga. ‘The news of the presence of the Spanish fleet in West Indian waters causes a change in the government’s plans. In the bombardment of San Juan two Americans were killed and seven wounded. The vessels were not in- jured. The Spanish loss is believed to be large. An attempt to land two companies of United States infantry at Cabanas was frustrated by the Spanish. Twelve Spaniards were killed in the engage- ment. The Americans suffer not a wound. «|. they are about to inter eA ee SAN JUAN BOMBARDED. / WORK OF CONGRESS Admiral Sdimpaae eu Silenees the Bat- teries. (Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.) Port au Prince, May 14.—The Aunreri- can fleet under Rear Admiral Samp- son bombarded San Juan de Puerto Rico yesterday. The following are the details of the bombardment thus far received: ‘The bombardment began yesterday morning. Rear Admirak Sampson with nine warships arrived before San Juan just before sunrise. At a signal the battleship Lowa fired thue first shot, which took effeet. Then the battleship Indiana opened fire, and within a few minutes Moro castle was reduced to a heap of ruins. The’ fort made little effort to respond and was silenced almost immediately. The Spanish steamer Rita was cap- tured by the United States auxiliary eruiser Yale, which took her erew on board. Thousands of the population and the foreign consuls have sought refuge in the interior of the island. ae The foregoing dispatch from Port au Prince was not carried there by the dispatch boat of the Associated Press which is with Admiral Sampson’s squadron and will be heard from either at St. Thomas er San Domingo. The information telegraphed is from a re- liable staff correspondent at Port au Prince, who received his advices from foreign official sources. His advices are believed to have reached him direct from Puerto Rico via Santiago to King- ston and thence to Port au Prince. ae Havana, May 14.—Gen. Blaneo sent received a cable message to-day from the captain general of Puerto Rico which says that yesterday morning an American feet of eleven vessels opened fire upon the forts, which answered vigorously. The dispatch says that at the time it was sent, 9 a. m., no per- sonal losses had been sustained and little material damage done. Cape Haitien, Haiti, May 15.—News has just been received here that Ad- miral Sampson with his entire fleet bombarded San Juan this morning. It is almost impossible to obtain details at this point, but I hear that Moro fort was entirely destroyed. MEETS FLAT DENIAL. Stories of Concentrated Action To wards Intervention. Washington, May 14.—In all official quarters, the state department and diplomatic, the reports coming from London to the effect that some of the continental powers, particularly Ger- many and France, have made protests against American occupation of the Philippines are met with flat denial. There has been no recent concerted ac- tion among the continental powers toward intervention, nor have the re- ports of these powers in Washington exchanger any views lately touching on intervention. This statement is made in the most specific manner by French and German officials. Both the German and French authorities feel that their declaration of neutrali- ty should be received in good faith and withcut the frequent intimation that ne to defeat the ends of the United States. As showing how far fetched such reports are, an ambassador stnted that inter- vention along the lines suzgcsted by the cable dispatches from London would be so clearly against American interests as to amount to a casus belli. Being one of the four ambassadors at Washington he was in a position to state that there was no truth in the publication at London, cabled to this country, that the ‘ambassadors have made a joint representation to Secre- tary Day concerning the occupation of the Philippine SPANISH CABINET CHANGES. Some of Sagasta’s Ministers Become Sick and Weary. Madrid, May 14.—It turns out that Admiral Bermejo, on learning of the Cavite disaster, told Senor Sagasta that he must resign. owing to the deli- eacy of his position, though he felt that. he was not responsible for the state of the defenses of Manila. riness and gz to the last forecast the try will consist of Senor Sa- gasta as president, Senor _C. Groissard, minister of justice of the dissolving cabinet, as minister ef Soreign affairs; Senor Aunoii as minister of marine; Senor Romero Giron as minister of justice, and the duke of Veragua, the descendant of Columbus, as minister of public works, agriculture and com- merce. The new cabinet will probably be substituted Saturday. The general opinion is that it will endure until the budget is passe and collapse at the first opportunity afterwards. The changes, however, are pacific in tendency, Senor Cullon having been the most warlike element in the dis- solving cabinet. ONE AT ILOILO. A Spanish Warship Sank by the Concord Recently. New York, May 14. — Hongkong special says: A trading vessel from the Philippines reports having wit- nessed the destruction of a Spanish warship by the United States gunboat Concord at Iloilo. The fight is said to have lasted two hours, at the end of which time the Spaniard went down with colors fiying. There were no casualties on board the Concord and no damage was done to the gunboat. There are, it is alleged, only two other Spanish vessels in Asiatic waters, and one of these is in dry deck at Hong- kong, while the cruiser Boston is searching for the other, under orders to engage and sink it. new min Hawaiian Annexation. Washington, May 14. — The house committee on foreign affairs, by a vote of 10 to 4, agreed on the New- lands resolution for the immediate an- nexation of the Hawaiian islands, Sent Up for Three Years. Medora, N. D., May 14.—In the dis- trict court Henry Hall was found guilty of killing cattle and was sen- tenced to three years in the peniten- tiary. Washington, May 7— 7.—One war meas- ure was passed by the senate. It was a bill to increase to fifteen the number ef surgeons in the United States army and to authorize the secretary of war to employ as many contract surgeons as he might deem necessary. Consid- eration of a bill authorizing the post- master general to establish postoflices in military posts and camps was sought, but under objection it went ever until Monday. Almost the entire session was consumed by a discussion of an amendment to the postoflice ap- propriation bill offered by Mr. Petti- grew of South Dakota providing for a reduction of 20 per cent in the com- pensation of railroads for the transpor- tation of mails. The amendment was still pending when the senate ad- journed until Monday. Washington, May 10.—Fitting tribute was paid by the senate to Commodore Dewey for the magnificent victory he achieved in the battle of Manila bay. A message from the president was re- ceived recommending that a vote of thanks be extended by congress to Commodore Dewey and the gallant of- ficers and men of his command. With- out a word of debate and without a dis- senting voice the senate agreed to the resolution carrying into effect the rec- ommendation of the president. The senate went further even than that. A bill was presented increasing the num- ‘ber of rear admirals in the navy from six to seven in order that the president might nominate Commodore Dewey to the highest possible post in the navy within his gift, and that, too, was passed without a dissenting vote. In addition a joint resolution was unani- mously agreed to directing the secre- tary of the navy to present to Commo- dore Dewey A Sword of Honor, and have struck, in commemoration of the battle of Manila, a medal of bronze for each of the officers and men who participated in the gallant fight. The resolution appropriates $10,000 to en- able the secretary the secretary to car- ry its provisions into effect. The Dill offered last Friday authorizing the postmaster general to establish post- oftices at military posts and camps in order to facilitate the delivery of mail to soldiers, and was reported favorably by the postoffice and post roads com- mittee and unanimously passed. The postoflice appropriation bill was under discussion during almost the entire session, the subject of discussion being the proposition to reduce the compensa- tion of railroads 20 per cent for carry- ing the mails. The amendment was defeated by the decisive vote of 40 to 8. It was unanimously agreed to vote on the bill at 2 o’clock to-day. House Acts Quickly. Te greater part of the day in the house was consumed by war measures, The recommendation of the president that a vote of thanks be tendered Com- modore Dewey and _ his associate of- ficers and men was followed quickly with a unanimous vote and with equal concert the house passed the bill cre- ating an additional rear admiralship for the hero of Manila. The bill pro- viding for the organization of a yoiun- teer engineer brigade and enlistment of 10,000 volunteer troops immune to tropical diseases was passed after two hours’ debate. The principal ground of opposition presented was found in the features giving to the president the ap- pointment of all officers. The senate bill authorizing the army to distribute food among the suffering Cubans and to arm the Cuban people was passed. Washington, May 11. — Four war measures were passed by the senate. One of them provided for carrying on the additional work in the adjutant general's office; the second authorizes the enlistment of a volunteer signal corps, two thirds of the members of which must be expert electricians or telegraphers; the third was the so- called “immune Dill” passed by the house, and the fourth was a measure suspending the existing law so that ad- ditional hospital stewards can be ap- pointed. ‘The postoffice appropriation bili, cai- rying appropriations which aggregate more than $99,000,000, was passed af- ter a debate which has lasted for sey- eral days, A determined effort was made by Mr. Butler of North Carolina to cut off the sum appropriated for the fast mail service between New York and Washington to Atlanta and New Orleans and to provide for two com- mittees to investigate postal affairs, but it was unsuccessful, all amend- ments except those offered by the com- mittee on appropriations being voted down. After an extended and interesting debate the resolutions submitted to the legislatures of the various states, an amendment to the constitution of the United States changing the date of the beginning of the terms of the pres- ident, vice president and members of cogress from March 4 to Say 4 was adopted. Following is the text of the proposed amendment: “The term of office of the president and vice president and of the Vifty- sixth congress shall continue until the fourth day of May in the year 1901, at noon; and the fourth day of May, at noon, shall thereafter be substituted for the fourth day of March as the commencement and termination of the oflicial term of the president, vice pres- ident, senators and representatives in congress.” Short Session of the House. The house was in session only fifty minutes, the early adjournment being due to no urgent measures of impor- tunce being before the house, and to a general indisposition to take up minor matters. Washington, May 12.—After refusing (by a vote of 48 to 90) to consider the senate Dill restricting immigration, the house took up and devoted the ses- sion to the house resolution to submit to the states a proposition to amend the constitution so as to provide for the election of senators by a direct vote. The amendment as proposed in the resolution as reported to the house, left it in the discretion of the states to elect their senators by direct vote or through their legislatures, but an amendment by Mr. Underwood of Ala- bama making selection by popular vote mandatory, was adopted and the reso- lution was then passed. Mr. Loud { i called up the postoffice appropriation bill as passed Tuesday by the senate, and upon his motion the house re- fused to concur to the senate amend- ments and asked a conference. Mr. Cummings of New York, Mr. Moody of Massachusetts, Mr. Bingham of Pennsylvania and Mr. Pitney of New Jersey expressed opposition to the sen- ate amendments limiting the deliveries in cities to four and eliminating the house provision for rural free delivery. Messrs. Loud, Smith and Swanson were named as conferees for the house. In the Senat>. For more than three hours the sen- ate discussed what is known as the railway arbitration bill, a measure de- signed to adjust by means of volun- tary arbitration ditferemees that may arise between railroads and their em- ployes. Mr. Kyle of South Dakota, in charge of the bill, offered a number of amendments, which were agreed to. In order to meet objections raised to the measure, Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts offered an amendment, which was ac- cepted, providing that no injunction should be issued which should compel the laborer against his will to carry out any contract for personal service. The bill was under diseussion when the senate adjourned. Washington, May 13.—After a pro- longed discussion the senate passed the bill “concerning earriers engaged in interstate commerce and their em~ ployes,” popularly known as the rail- road arbitration bill. The most im- portant amendment to the measure to the amendment was that offered by Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts, which pro- vides that the courts shall issue no injunction against railway employes which shall compel them to give their personal service toa company against their will. On the final vote only three senators were recorded against the bill. A bill was passed removing all disabilities imposed by the four- teenth amendment to the constitution on persons who were at one time en- gaged in rebellion against the United States, The war revenue measure was reported to the senate and notice was given that it would be taken up next Monday for consideration. In the House. The house effected but little legisla- tion. An important measure provid- ing for the organization of a special line of coast defense vessels and men to maintain them v passed. The senate bill to establish a volunteer sig- nal corps was passed without amend- ment. These two emergency war measures were the features of the ses- sion. The house yoted to insist upon its non-concurrence in the senate amendment to the bill providing for feeding and arming the Cuban people, and the speaker named as conferees Marsh of Illinois, Griflin of onsin and Cox of Tennessee. ALMOST DESERTED. ‘ Troops Arc Rapidly Leaving Chicks amanga Park, Chickamatiga, Ga., May 14. — Gen. Brooke’s army here is rapidly disinteg- rating and by Saturday night nothing will be left except the general and his staff and one company of the Eighth infantry, to be held here as guards for government property. Thre infantry regiments left yester- day for Tampa. ‘They are the Second, the Seventh and the Sixteenth. There are now only four regiments left, the FBighth and Twelfth infantry and the First and Tenth cay The Two in- fantry companies wt!!! leave to-day and the two remaining cavalry regi- menis will leave to-morrow morning. Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler has left, under orders from Washington, for ‘Tampa, where he is to take command of the volunteer cavalry ordered to that point. ITALY 1S NOW QUIET. Eapected But Fresh Ombrenks Are nt Any Moment. Rome, May 14.—The government re- ports that the whole kingdem is quiet, but it is believed that the position of the ministry is extremely critical. Dis- sensions and consequent collapse are expected at any moment. Besides the ecencmi¢ referaisy the Marqtis di Rudini, the premier, ist credited with an intention to restrict the liberty of the press and the right of public meeting. It is not impossible that Signor Crispi’s turn may turn again. He declares that the disturb- ances are the outcome of anarchists’ propaganda and should prove a salu- tary warning to the classes who must organize for their own defense. The authorities have ordered the closing of the universities and students taking part in the demonstrations will be arrested and sent home if not Ro- mans. SPANISH LOSSES. Montcjo Estimates That Four Hun- dred Were Killed on the Ships. Hongkong, May 14.—The British gun- boat Linet arrived this afternoon from Manila, after a stay of one week fol- lowing the battle in Manila bay. She brought three passengers from Manila - city, but no mail from the American fleet, as there had been no communica- tion on account of a case of plague aboard the Linnet. I learn that no change in the situa- tion has taken place since I left our squadron a week ago. Rear Admiral Dewey is evidently waiting orders be- fore moving against the Spaniards ashore. NATURAL MOVEMENT. Sending of Warships by European Powers to Manila. Washington, May 14. — There is no doubt that Germany, France and Great Britain are sending warships to the Philippines, but this is said to be a natural movement for the protection of the citizens and property of these countries, and not with any purpose of aggression or of interrupting the plans of the United States. Activity at Madrid. London, May 14.—The Madrid corre- spondent of the Daily News, telegraph- ing Thursday night, says: There are manifest signs of actiyity at the gov- ernment offices. One high personage s convinced that the hostile squadrons ‘re in sight of each other and <i ucounter is probable within " bours. } ] +