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L.FT I&-NO W U8be A MNAA I VOL. IL.-NO. 394. ANACONDA, MONTANA, FUIDAY MORNING, JUNE 24. 1898. PBICU FIVYNs '-OF- Morro Castle beeds at Dalf Price! See Our largala Wiadow Every article to be sold at one- half its value. A $5.00 article for $2.50 sad a $2.50 article for $1.25. A large variety of goods to choose fre. Peast /Ilts Latina' Jewdls kelb 3oe'lr a r ae castbrs stra Si Uairn n SF N S Slm rictu Frau. ails Me. dd It Looks Like Madness But there is method in our mad- ness. A few of the goods are a trife shopworn, others we wish to discontinue. All are of the best quality and manufacture and are absolutely warranted. Secure a largaim While They Last Jeweler afd Optician, OWSLZY BLOC[ * - BUTTE MONT. I . 1We D As We Say. Our Suits Are Net Werth Their Weltt h ideM&-- To Soy They Were Wuld De S retcist lie Truti. But to say we give you the big- gest values in men's suits for your money is different. This week we want to make every man, woman and child in Butte happy by selling you the choice of over 000 men's new fashlenable spring suits, worth up to $10.5, for $10. Choice of over 30 styles of children's suits in Brownie and Reeter styles, worth up to $4, for $2.50. Choice of 300 pairs men's shoes, little ends of big lots, to close, worth up to $4 and $5- Choice of over 100 dosen straw hats for children, B5c. Choice of men's linen crash hats, 60c. Wi a Thmer d Stier 3gai at the Sir tar Gans & KIlein sa. and sas N. Maib St., .tt BLOODY BATTLE FOUGHT WITH THE SPANIARDS Th. Newm eo Par Benevd OCs.. From Spealsh Sources Uzclu- alvIy mad of Courms th. Spealarda Claim That the Amer- icane Wien Repuleed With Heavy Loss THATS THEIR YERSIOI Thaw Admit That Two Towns Wor. Deetroyed by Our ShBbs. NO DOUBT THAT WE WON 9 The enuy Alas Admila That Oue of Our Plank Movements Wa S ancess- ftul the Spaniards saint Dsivmn 3eak Into the Mounwal--Th. News vomes Prom Madrid. WMi Got It br wW. Prom the Governor of Ssatiago. The Drunt of the attum Was Near Punts Bsrraoo, but Thur. Seema to Have ee.n Fighetig AU Along the Line Where the American Troope Ds- barked. 'Madrid, June 23, 4 p. m.-The minis- ter for war, General Correa, it is an- nounced, has received an official dis- patch from Santiago de Cuba announe- ing 'that the Americans' attack on Punta Berraco had been repulsed after a hard fought and bloody engagement." Cable dispatches received here from Admiral Cervera say the crews of the Spanish warships at Santiago have joined the land forces in order to take part in the defense of the city. He adds that the situation is critical, but a later dispatch affirms that the Span- lards "have victoriously repulsed the A dispatch from the governor of San- tiago de Cuba says: "The attack on Seboney and Baiquiri continued until nightfall. The enemy was repulsed ex- cept on the left at Baiquiri, where the Spaniards were obliged to retire in con- sequence of the flanking movement on the part of the enemy, who landed sev- eral kilometers east of Daiquiri. The Spanish forces retired in good order into the mountains. Seboney and Berracn were destroyed by the American shells." An official dispatch from Santiago, dated June 21. says: "The attack com- menred yesterday. The enemy con- centrated his landing force in front of Punta Barraco, lying eastward of our left flank, which extended for eight leagues along the coast." Another official dispatch from Ha- vana says: "The commander at San- tiago de Cuba announces that the American squadron has commenced the bombardment, and is trying to disem- bark at Baiquiri and at Punta Barraco. An American warship has shelled and destroyed a small wooden fort near Cienfuegos. Several Spaniards were slightly wounded." 6 p. m.-During the afternoon a semi- official note was issued. "in order to avoid a misunderstanding." pointing out that merely the Spanish left retired and took up a position in the moun- tains, owing to the Americans landing nine kilometres east of Baiquiri, where there were no Spanish troops, and en- deavoring to outflank the Spaniards. The note then points out that "this part of the country is very unhealthy, and that yellow fever is rampant." The Spanish official dispatches are an- nounced to have created "an excellent impression" here as indicating the "im- mense difficulties of the advance on Santiago de Cuba." The dispatches from Cuba were read to the senate to-day, whereupon the senate made patriotic speeches. Senator Rodrigo declared Europe and the whole world is "committing the greatest and most horrible crime in allowing Spain to be crushed by brutal weight of numbers." Continuing, the senator dilated upon the grave danger to the Latin and Sla- vonic races "If Europe tolerates Anglo- Saxon preponderance." The budget was then adopted, which will permit the government to suspend the sitting of the cortes. THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON. Miles Experted tlb. atti, cad Thbaks Everyvhing I. All Right. Washington. June M.-The bulletin' from Madrid announcIng fighting near Santiago was shown by an associated press reporter to Secretary Alger and General Miles. who were in conference at 4 o'clock. They expressed much satisfaction over it, but had no addi- tional information. General Miles re- marked that he had expected fighting to-day, and that the news showed the carrring out of. what he anticipated would be to-day's developments. Punta Berraco is situated a short, distance from Baiquiri. where the Unit- 1 ed States troops landed yes:erday. It is near to the coast, and is under the guns of the American fleet, from which it can be Judged that It is highly im- probable that the army has been re- pulsed, as stated in the Madrid dis- patches. C'meevaetrelg at Sastiag.. London, June 24.-The Madrid corre- spondent of the Times says: "The gov- ernment has received an additional dis- patch from Cuba, not yet published, to the effect that Spanish reinforce- ments are being concentrated on San- tiago." NO NEWS AT WASHINGTON. The War and Navy Oletals Thtak There.' lees No Hatel.. Washington, June 24.-Up to 12:30 o'clock a. m. neither the war nor the navy department had received any news from either the troops or the fleet in the vicinity of Santiago. The navy depart- ment had several messages during the evening from Admiral Sampson, but all of them related to purely routine mat- ters of no possible interest to the public. Admiral Sampson made no reference to the fighting, and his silence on that point, together with the fact that noth- ing has been received by the war de- partment from General Shafter, is tak- en by the officials of both departments to mean that no engagement in the least way serious has occurred since the landing of the forces. SANTIAGO'S FORTS. Aeearate Mape of the Uarbor Prepared by a ('uba,. Copyright 18g by Associated Press. In General Garea't Camp. Aurree Der- ale, Santiago de Cuba, June 22. per assoct- ster press dispatch boat Wanda, via Kingston. Jamaica. June 23.-A Cuban who left the city of Santiago on Monday night arrived at General Gan'ia's camp on Tuesday morning with accurate maps of the harbor and of the earthworks sur- rounding it. The ships of Admiral Cervera have moved from the positions they were in three days ago and no" lie in almost a circle surrounding a cs .ll island and lighthouse about half way up the harbor. The cruiser tristobal Colon lies to the west, commanding with her port battery the narrow neck of the harbor, whiic the Vizcaya lies to the coit. hr starboard battery looking upon the same neck. Both of the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers are totally disabled. The ships have only half their supplies of coal. The shell that sunk the Reina Mercedes was tired by the Massachusetts. Beyond this loss and Ouite a large loss of life incident to it, there was little or uo damage done. Seven new guns are being put up facing the sea, a new line of trenches has been dug about a mile and a half from the city. The spirit of discontent is very widespread among the Spanish troops and an uprising in Santiago de Cuba is feared. WILL STRENGTHEN THE BLOCKADE. Oa Much .1 the Seath Coast of Cuba It Hasn't Aoaeatesi to Much. Copyright 1t98 by Associated Press. Off Santiago de Cuba, June 22, 5 p. m., via Kingston. Jannatca, June 23, 7:30 a. m.-With the complete invest- ment of Santiago de Cuba by land and by sea but a few days off, the admiral has decided to strengthen the blockade of the large ports on the southern coast westward of Santiago. For three weeks the south coast, west of Santiago de Cuba, to Cape San Antonio, has been practically unprotected. The blockade has been simply on paper, in name on- ly, with the result that it is known that quite a number of ships have run the blockade, and that an immense quantity of provisions has been amug- gled into Havana. Most of the block- ade runners have landed their cargoes under the lee of the Isle of Pines, and thence the provisions. etc., have been taken in small boats to Blatabano, whence the railroad runs to Havana, only 30 miles distant. The admiral has now decided that blockade run- ning must cease, and yesterday he dis- patched four fast ships to patrol the coast from Cape Crus to the Isle of Pines. SHELLED THE TOWNS. The Warships Prepared the Way fer the Laudiag at the Treeps. Copyright IHM by Associated Press. Playa del Este. Guantanamo bay, province of Santiago de Cuba, June 23, 2:07 p. m.-Before the landing yesterday the fleet in front of El Morro opened out and the ships, steaming along be- tween Santiago and Baiquiri to prevent reinforcements by the railroad to the latter point, shelled every village on the coast. The Bancrott, Wilmington and Vixen dier'vered a regiment of Spanish sol- diers defiling down the road to Juragua. and the shells sent them scampering up the hills like jack rabbits. The warships, before the landing, shelled Baiquiri town and the surround- lug hills for half an hour. What re- mained of the smolder.ng village was wrecked, the crash of the guns rending the rock an3 reverberating among the hills. Great smoke banks drifted In shore, completely veiling the ridges for miles. Steam launches with one-pound Colt guns in the bows and the Tecum- I seh and Suanee covered the landing in- side the pier. Testlag a Terpede Meat. Seattle. June '.3.-The torpedo boat Rowan was given a preliminary trial trip to-day. The run, which was to Tacoma and return, was v'ry satisfac- tory, a speed of Ii knots being devel- oped under 171 pounds of steam. Sb. car. stand !N pounds, and It would be no surprise if she made on her ofcial trial a greater speed than the required 24 knots. The odcial trial will prob- ably be held next week. An $0-mile course is to be laid out from Tacoma up the sound. FUSION IN SOUTH DAKOTA. Desmeereas, Pepuia ad Sasteer Ueps. ease Ass 1. Ua mesy. Aberdeen. S. D., June IL-After three hours of hot discussion the populist state convention to-day accepted a conference report allowing the democrats to name four places on the state ticket and the silver republicans one. The populista then nominated by acclamation: For congress- men. Knowles and Kelley; governor. 2. E. Lee; secretary of state. George Spar- ling; attorney general, C. D. Palmer; railroad commissIoner. W. C. Tompkins. The democrats will nominate the trraru- rer, auditor, superintendent and land com- missioner, and the silver republicans the lieutenant governor. General Marlas, the present state examiner, a candidate for treasurer, is being fought hard by many democrats and it may take several hours to complete the fusion. The work of the three state conventions ON CUBAN SOIL V ,. r* V - On Wednesday, June 22, the army of invasion began its landing at Santiago, and the Twenty-Fifth regulars from Fort Missoula were among the very first to land. WEDNESDAY'S FIGHTING. The Spaniards Lost 60 Dead sad 16 Wounded-They Fled. New York. June 23.--The firmt official cablegram rec owed by the Cuban junta from its government since the break- ing out of the war was received here to-day by senor T. Estrada Palma. It was as follows: "Playa del Este, June 22.-We are at Guantanamo. Position taken from the enemy at Playa del Este. Fought with 200 Americans and 50 Cubans against 450 Spaniard". Complete route. The enemy's flight was shameful. We cap- tured 1 prisoners, one oflicer. Sixty of the enemy are dead and 16 wounded. Two officers were killed. On our part we had two killed and three woundel. We captured 23 Mauser rifles and 3.00') cartridges. To-day the forces of Gen- eral Rabi and Brigadier Castillo took Baiquiri with the aid of the American vessels. The Spaniards set fire to the town on retreating. Sixteen thourand American troops have disembat ked at CAMARA GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES Palermn. June 23.-The Cinrnate de there .n Tuesday. June 21. as going in atalia pubiishis a dispat h fr. in th the dirnction of Sues. u land of Pantellarla, s..khn't of Lond n. June S4 -A dispatch from Silly. announcing that Admiral "'a- Madrid 'iya: Sagaeta informed the mnara e squadron. conuistin. f acv n chamber y st.rlay IThursdayl that warehipM. including three i" 1. hoata amarat iua rt n was on the way to and convoying Ave traunsprto shipped the Phili p.nus. ended to-day by the nomination of Maria. Taylor of Beadle for treasurer. Hugh Smith Miner for auditor. John Scallard of Mead for land commisasioner. T. F. Kits of Hutchinson for superintedent by the democrats and t'. Robinson Brown for lieutenant governor by the silver re- pubHicans. The pop. endorsed all the nom- Inations. The three parties join in a big jubilee to-night. MINES OWNED BY SOLDIERS. They Are to B. Exempt Vram the Ordi- aewry Assessment N ark. Special Dispatch to the Standard. Washington. June 23.-The house this af- ternoon altered the senate bill providing that minaes owned by soldiers should be exempt from assessment work and sub- stituted amendments offered by Repre- sentative Bell of Colorado. The bill pro- vides that any mine owned in whole or in part by a aoldier or sailor should be ex- empt from assessment for six months after any soldier or sailor shall have been mustered out of service if he survives his enlistment. It further provides for the forfeiture, re-location and transfer of the interest of non-enlisted co-owners with- out affecting the interest of such soldier or sailor. The bill will now go to the president and the Bell amendments will certainly be adopted. Itaiquiri. General Garia is on board the cruiser New York. "COLONEL LABORDE." WASHINGTON LYNCHED. Three Thousand Peeple Wit...e His Tak. lug O$. NahviIlle. Tmnn.. June Z3.-A dispatch to the Banner from l).uhle Spring,. Tenn., statls that Charles Washington, colored. who rer ently assaulted Mrs. Ward near 1line lick. Putnam county, waa lynched at Mine Li. k to-day. He was captured near Layton and lodged in jail at Cooke- ville, but was taken from prison by the mob and hanged. The negro said he had escaped from the New Jersey penitentiary after serving only a short time. lie con- fessed his guilt. The lynching was wit- nessed by 3.000 people. emaator Carter objsces. Washington. June 23.-In the execu- tive sesalon of the senate to-day. Sena- tors Carter and Wilson calied attentit~n to the fact that many of the officers of the engineer regiment being raised in the West arc taken from the Eastern etates. say'nt that this arrangement was unfair and unsatisfactory to the West. Senator Sewall replied in de- fens- of the nominations. Action was postponed. IT'S BELIEVED TO BE A GREAT Washington Hasn't Any Direct Nmws of Yssterday's General Nil.s Thinks the Tenor of the Madrid Dhpz ; Indioates the Saooses of the Americsn Arm PLANS WERE WELL LAID It Was Practically Impossible for Them to Miscarry. FIGHTING FROM NOW ON General Miles Declines to Discus H's Intentions-The Accident on the Tea- kee Coensd by Detective Powder. Sritish Casna Leaves Havane-Hob son's Promotion Maees. a Number of Interesting Points. Washington, June 23.-Secretary Al- ger and General Miles were in confer- ence in the secretary's olfiee at 4 o'clock to-day, when the first Madrid bulletin announcing that fighting had begun was shown to them. The secretary read it aloud with evident satisfac- tion, and both of them expressed them- selves gratified with the favorable re- port, coming. as it did, from the ene- my. There was no surprise that the fighting had been started so soon. It was suggested that the troops had fin- ished their landing only this morning. "Yes, but they have gone there to fight, and are ready to begin it at once," replied General Miles. Secre- tary Alger said that no word had been received up to that hour indicating that fighting was in progress. He had ni reason to doubt, however, that cur troops had encountered the Spanish troops and had given a good account of themselves. He commented on Ad- miral ('ervera's cable that the situation was "critical," and that the Spaniards had been obliged to retire as in strange contrast with Madrid's claim of a "Spanish victory." General Miles said the American troops would now push forward aggres- sively, driving 4. the Spanish and fore- ing them to fight. There was not a suggestion of apprehenalon or doubt. either with Secretary Alger or Gen- eral Miles, as to what the outcome would be. They had made their plans well, and they were confident that Gen- eral Shafter and his troops would be hammering at the gates of Santiago be- fore long. The impression here is that the Spaniards will make their strongest stand close to Santiago and the inner harbor, within the range and pr'.te'- tinr of the guns of the big Spantsh warships lying there. There is no doubt that until these ships are removed from the field of operations the campaitn against Santiago will be conduct. d against odds. The Runs of the ships command the hills over which our soldiers mu't come to attack the town and reach th. bay, but we will soon bring our own artillery into play. The naval ometals here believe that when the time count .+ fot an attack by land upon the town Sampson will force his way int t the harbor and take part in the engage- ment. They are satisfied that the wreck of the Merrimac does not cont- plhtely block the channel, and say that if Sampson does not come in the honn- Is', fleet is likely to make a desp.rate effort to get out. The mines are tn ie corsidered in such a case, but it iS i'pi:eved that once Morro Castle is taken by the combined attack .'! the soldiers and fleet these obstructions can bh easily removed with the exper.enr gained in Uuantansmo bay. The only positive news coming to the war department up to the close of of- f'.. hours was a dispatch to G'n.r.tl Miles from one of his staff omeiais with General Shafter, and also a irict dispatch to General Greetey from Lieu- tenant Colonel Allen. General Miles' dispatch stated in substance that the landing of troops had been comp'.ted without any casualties, save one t'mhan soldier had his arm injured by the bursting of a shell. The troops of Gar- cia and Rabi. about 5.700 in numibe'. had met the American forces with en- thusiastic greeting. Stress was laid upon the point that the Cubans wrre wel' armed and disciplined. General Garcia was confident that his forces would be swelled to 10,000 men as soon as Santiago fell. About the only need among the Cubans was shoes and quinine. The dispatch to General Greeley merely stated that progress was being made in connecting the military forces directly with the war department. During the day orders were issued to the entire division comprising the newly- created command of Grigadier General Guy V. Henry for the speedy departure to reinforce General Shatter at San- tiago. Already the 33d Michigan regi- ment and one battalion of the 34th have started on this mission. Th-day's orders cover the balance of General Henry'. command. It includes the remaining battalions of the 34th Michigan and 9th Massachusetts regiments. These will complete General DuMeld's command. The 3d Virginia. which belongs to this brigade, will not go. as its equipment is incomplete. The orders also cover the entire brigade of Grigadier General Gar- retson, which includes the 6th Illinois. 6th Massachusetts and 6th and 6th Ohio regiments. The plan is to move all of General Henry's division on the Harvard a:1l Yale. these ships to make two round trips. The first trip will carry most. tf not all, of General Dumfeld's brigade. The war department allows three days for the trip. two days to unload the I troops and three days to return to New- port News, making eight days. By that time General Garretson's brigade will be at Newport News ready to go on board the ships, and then will come the second trip. tak.ng three days, with two days allowed for Garretson's troops to unload in Cuba. Reports were current at the war de- i partment again to-day that General Males would leave the city within the next two days. It was asserted also that he had asked to get Into IS0 fighting by going to Cuabs at suming command of the was contradictory to the IW lated a few days ago that would take command of the expedition. When General M~bu tion was drawn to the several ing reports to-nights, he gosd declined to discuss them. Me it inadvisable to give any is to when or where he would go. conference with Uecretary Alger the afternoon lent some ieter to port that the gcnerars future *1U~. ments were under conslderatise. The details of the accident a Yankee on Decoration day have reached the navy depertmest. the ship was at sea a trjal was the guns. One, a six-pounder. English smokeless powder, hue after the trigger was pallet gunner, without wailing. threw the breech just as the charge The rear blast killed Corporal &. Murray and severely, but net wounded Private Jesse Fuller, the United Btates marine corps. powder is believed to be defestiV other hang-fires have been san it, and if used at all in the & . will be with great cauttoa. Keak the naval militiamen, who intags man the Yankee, were hurt. The British coneul at Uavai. Gollan, who has so well prtested Interests in Havana as were l cr t l left in hi 1 care. is to quit Uavem home leave. He has been a bug in Havana continuously, and her under much strain lately. During his absence Mr. Jeems, consul, will assume charge at the sulate, along with the care s the I lcan interests. Representative Pearson. uni0s Naval Constructor Hobson, had long interview to-day with Long respecting the reward or hero. The secretary is pumisi hV conflicting interests to the sa 4e tends to reward Hobson in with the merits of his feat, b.t like to do this without Injustice i er officers. A study of the naval register that if Hobsop is advanced to the of lieutenant commander he wiU been given a greater award ever known in our naval Cushisg got% SM nqpgean4 year and nine .osit ord, yet Hobson. It M5 eose lesd. gives. if he 15 made a aaviP ems mander. 344. and will gma U time. He will become sca:.' of the navy in the couuse of U years. and owing to his youth, WI sep" tain that place no less than y something absolutely witheute dent in the annals of the navy. ?hee facts are being adduced by naval 61" fitals, who are desirous of Sadisg other means of rewardingase heroes and which, whilet satisfactory to them and tbheir will not work injustice to othersg one instance of how the present pgAB3 tice works, the officers point to the lrlt that for his splendid achievement of Manila. Dewey only gained Is ainuhgg while, astounding as it may seOt. a stead of a reward for his eaoe~gg@ management and seamanaship a het ing the great battleship Oregas seg* cesafuiiy through one of the Nea f. markable cruises on record, Captm Clark actually loses three through the promotion over his of officers engaged in the battle at .- nila bay. Captain Sigebee is cited siennas a in point, having suffered the lege several numbers, represeating or two of naval service thrtl-' Manila rewards. SANTIAGO AND VICHITY. War Aatheritte at Washingtee nafgig oesuatag the Sings. Washington. June U.-AMWac eXs."_ were intently scanning the msp of tM country around Santiago t.-day wtb a view of locating the troops and 1 their formation on the eve of the " vance. Balquirl is about l wills tge east from the mouth of Sabas e 1sw bor. A small river runs Inlea Mt point, affording additionai thas landing. The map shows a tead ha from Baiquiri to the entrance at Sta. tiago harbor and thence along the hw- bor to the city of Santiago. Besides this road a railroad .stals > few miles west of BaiuirI. chre,.d along the coast up to the meath of t h . n h tiago harbor. Juragna. the ether mentioned in the dispatches. In between Daiquiri and santtage It also has a small stream. glving tional facilities for landil aetd railroad appears to take its sasht the coast from that polt. SgEk of railroad and highway the shaga aOg - mountainous formations. wh b make the progress of an aragl It seems evident from an of the army map that (Gemeal troops at Daiquiri or Jusgags wi westward along the highway, utilising the railroad and thus Santiago tram the southeast. Distinct from thi landing, east of Sasilago harter. It sagagg dent that at least a part of Shatter's force will land west N harbor, thus allowing am att*a tiago from the ndrthwesi. 'lig patches states that a made against Cabasas. whisk on the military mag a be a tatsl Just west of Asatlae haster more thea we er the miles mouth. Further he the weal where O(eeesl mSM sad have a large 9iese of is clearly ianspeO force to make the Alligt d 'und *aattlg Sh free with aemeral Ne Santiago hoer. therefore. wi he M. (Ap radero. co-operati eral Shatters troops of the harbor. Areal radero to Cabanas. No read is shown of Santiago harber. the Amerekam and Cuba the amaalt oa the west. may be slew and the tangled tropieai and rock.
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L.FT I&-NO W U8be A MNAA IVOL. IL.-NO. 394. ANACONDA, MONTANA, FUIDAY MORNING, JUNE 24. 1898. PBICU FIVYNs
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Morro Castlebeeds at Dalf Price!
See Our largala WiadowEvery article to be sold at one-
half its value. A $5.00 article for$2.50 sad a $2.50 article for $1.25.A large variety of goods to choosefre.
Peast /Ilts
Latina' Jewdls kelb3oe'lr a r ae castbrs
stra Si Uairn n SF NS Slm rictu Frau. ails Me.
dd
It Looks Like MadnessBut there is method in our mad-ness. A few of the goods are atrife shopworn, others we wish todiscontinue. All are of the bestquality and manufacture and areabsolutely warranted.
Secure a largaimWhile They Last
Jeweler afd Optician,OWSLZY BLOC[ * - BUTTE MONT.
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As WeSay.
Our
SuitsAre Net Werth TheirWeltt h ideM&--
To Soy They Were WuldDe S retcist lie Truti.But to say we give you the big-gest values in men's suits foryour money is different.
This week we want to makeevery man, woman and child inButte happy by selling you thechoice of over 000 men's newfashlenable spring suits, worthup to $10.5, for $10.
Choice of over 30 styles ofchildren's suits in Brownie andReeter styles, worth up to $4,for $2.50.
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BLOODY BATTLE FOUGHTWITH THE SPANIARDS
Th. Newm eo Par Benevd OCs.. From Spealsh Sources Uzclu-alvIy mad of Courms th. Spealarda Claim That the Amer-
icane Wien Repuleed With Heavy Loss
THATS THEIR YERSIOIThaw Admit That Two TownsWor. Deetroyed by Our ShBbs.
NO DOUBT THAT WE WON
9The enuy Alas Admila That Oue of
Our Plank Movements Wa S ancess-ftul the Spaniards saint Dsivmn 3eakInto the Mounwal--Th. News vomesProm Madrid. WMi Got It br wW.Prom the Governor of Ssatiago.The Drunt of the attum Was NearPunts Bsrraoo, but Thur. Seema toHave ee.n Fighetig AU Along theLine Where the American Troope Ds-barked.
'Madrid, June 23, 4 p. m.-The minis-ter for war, General Correa, it is an-nounced, has received an official dis-patch from Santiago de Cuba announe-ing 'that the Americans' attack onPunta Berraco had been repulsed aftera hard fought and bloody engagement."
Cable dispatches received here fromAdmiral Cervera say the crews of theSpanish warships at Santiago havejoined the land forces in order to takepart in the defense of the city. Headds that the situation is critical, buta later dispatch affirms that the Span-lards "have victoriously repulsed the
A dispatch from the governor of San-tiago de Cuba says: "The attack onSeboney and Baiquiri continued untilnightfall. The enemy was repulsed ex-cept on the left at Baiquiri, where theSpaniards were obliged to retire in con-sequence of the flanking movement onthe part of the enemy, who landed sev-eral kilometers east of Daiquiri. TheSpanish forces retired in good order intothe mountains. Seboney and Berracnwere destroyed by the Americanshells."
An official dispatch from Santiago,dated June 21. says: "The attack com-menred yesterday. The enemy con-centrated his landing force in front ofPunta Barraco, lying eastward of ourleft flank, which extended for eightleagues along the coast."
Another official dispatch from Ha-vana says: "The commander at San-tiago de Cuba announces that theAmerican squadron has commenced thebombardment, and is trying to disem-bark at Baiquiri and at Punta Barraco.An American warship has shelled anddestroyed a small wooden fort nearCienfuegos. Several Spaniards wereslightly wounded."
6 p. m.-During the afternoon a semi-official note was issued. "in order toavoid a misunderstanding." pointingout that merely the Spanish left retiredand took up a position in the moun-tains, owing to the Americans landingnine kilometres east of Baiquiri, wherethere were no Spanish troops, and en-deavoring to outflank the Spaniards.
The note then points out that "thispart of the country is very unhealthy,and that yellow fever is rampant."
The Spanish official dispatches are an-nounced to have created "an excellentimpression" here as indicating the "im-mense difficulties of the advance onSantiago de Cuba."
The dispatches from Cuba were readto the senate to-day, whereupon thesenate made patriotic speeches.
Senator Rodrigo declared Europe andthe whole world is "committing thegreatest and most horrible crime inallowing Spain to be crushed by brutalweight of numbers."
Continuing, the senator dilated uponthe grave danger to the Latin and Sla-vonic races "If Europe tolerates Anglo-Saxon preponderance."
The budget was then adopted, whichwill permit the government to suspendthe sitting of the cortes.
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
Miles Experted tlb. atti, cad ThbaksEveryvhing I. All Right.
Washington. June M.-The bulletin'from Madrid announcIng fighting nearSantiago was shown by an associatedpress reporter to Secretary Alger andGeneral Miles. who were in conferenceat 4 o'clock. They expressed muchsatisfaction over it, but had no addi-tional information. General Miles re-marked that he had expected fightingto-day, and that the news showed thecarrring out of. what he anticipatedwould be to-day's developments.
Punta Berraco is situated a short,distance from Baiquiri. where the Unit-
1 ed States troops landed yes:erday. It
is near to the coast, and is under theguns of the American fleet, from whichit can be Judged that It is highly im-probable that the army has been re-pulsed, as stated in the Madrid dis-patches.
C'meevaetrelg at Sastiag..London, June 24.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Times says: "The gov-ernment has received an additional dis-patch from Cuba, not yet published,to the effect that Spanish reinforce-ments are being concentrated on San-tiago."
NO NEWS AT WASHINGTON.
The War and Navy Oletals Thtak There.'lees No Hatel..
Washington, June 24.-Up to 12:30o'clock a. m. neither the war nor thenavy department had received any newsfrom either the troops or the fleet in thevicinity of Santiago. The navy depart-ment had several messages during theevening from Admiral Sampson, but allof them related to purely routine mat-ters of no possible interest to the public.
Admiral Sampson made no referenceto the fighting, and his silence on thatpoint, together with the fact that noth-ing has been received by the war de-partment from General Shafter, is tak-en by the officials of both departmentsto mean that no engagement in theleast way serious has occurred sincethe landing of the forces.
SANTIAGO'S FORTS.
Aeearate Mape of the Uarbor Preparedby a ('uba,.
Copyright 18g by Associated Press.In General Garea't Camp. Aurree Der-
ale, Santiago de Cuba, June 22. per assoct-ster press dispatch boat Wanda, viaKingston. Jamaica. June 23.-A Cubanwho left the city of Santiago on Mondaynight arrived at General Gan'ia's camp onTuesday morning with accurate maps ofthe harbor and of the earthworks sur-rounding it. The ships of Admiral Cerverahave moved from the positions they werein three days ago and no" lie in almosta circle surrounding a cs .ll island andlighthouse about half way up the harbor.The cruiser tristobal Colon lies to thewest, commanding with her port batterythe narrow neck of the harbor, whiic theVizcaya lies to the coit. hr starboardbattery looking upon the same neck. Bothof the Spanish torpedo boat destroyersare totally disabled. The ships have onlyhalf their supplies of coal. The shell thatsunk the Reina Mercedes was tired by theMassachusetts. Beyond this loss and Ouitea large loss of life incident to it, therewas little or uo damage done. Seven newguns are being put up facing the sea, anew line of trenches has been dug abouta mile and a half from the city. The spiritof discontent is very widespread amongthe Spanish troops and an uprising inSantiago de Cuba is feared.
WILL STRENGTHEN THE BLOCKADE.
Oa Much .1 the Seath Coast of Cuba ItHasn't Aoaeatesi to Much.
Copyright 1t98 by Associated Press.Off Santiago de Cuba, June 22, 5 p.
m., via Kingston. Jannatca, June 23,7:30 a. m.-With the complete invest-ment of Santiago de Cuba by land andby sea but a few days off, the admiralhas decided to strengthen the blockadeof the large ports on the southern coastwestward of Santiago. For three weeksthe south coast, west of Santiago deCuba, to Cape San Antonio, has beenpractically unprotected. The blockadehas been simply on paper, in name on-ly, with the result that it is knownthat quite a number of ships have runthe blockade, and that an immensequantity of provisions has been amug-gled into Havana. Most of the block-ade runners have landed their cargoesunder the lee of the Isle of Pines, andthence the provisions. etc., have beentaken in small boats to Blatabano,whence the railroad runs to Havana,only 30 miles distant. The admiralhas now decided that blockade run-ning must cease, and yesterday he dis-patched four fast ships to patrol thecoast from Cape Crus to the Isle ofPines.
SHELLED THE TOWNS.
The Warships Prepared the Way fer theLaudiag at the Treeps.
Copyright IHM by Associated Press.Playa del Este. Guantanamo bay,
province of Santiago de Cuba, June 23,2:07 p. m.-Before the landing yesterdaythe fleet in front of El Morro openedout and the ships, steaming along be-tween Santiago and Baiquiri to preventreinforcements by the railroad to thelatter point, shelled every village onthe coast.
The Bancrott, Wilmington and Vixendier'vered a regiment of Spanish sol-diers defiling down the road to Juragua.and the shells sent them scampering upthe hills like jack rabbits.
The warships, before the landing,shelled Baiquiri town and the surround-lug hills for half an hour. What re-mained of the smolder.ng village waswrecked, the crash of the guns rendingthe rock an3 reverberating among thehills. Great smoke banks drifted Inshore, completely veiling the ridges formiles. Steam launches with one-poundColt guns in the bows and the Tecum-
I seh and Suanee covered the landing in-side the pier.
Testlag a Terpede Meat.Seattle. June '.3.-The torpedo boat
Rowan was given a preliminary trialtrip to-day. The run, which was toTacoma and return, was v'ry satisfac-tory, a speed of Ii knots being devel-
oped under 171 pounds of steam. Sb.car. stand !N pounds, and It would beno surprise if she made on her ofcialtrial a greater speed than the required24 knots. The odcial trial will prob-ably be held next week. An $0-milecourse is to be laid out from Tacoma upthe sound.
FUSION IN SOUTH DAKOTA.Desmeereas, Pepuia ad Sasteer Ueps.
ease Ass 1. Ua mesy.Aberdeen. S. D., June IL-After three
hours of hot discussion the populist stateconvention to-day accepted a conferencereport allowing the democrats to namefour places on the state ticket and thesilver republicans one. The populista thennominated by acclamation: For congress-men. Knowles and Kelley; governor. 2.E. Lee; secretary of state. George Spar-ling; attorney general, C. D. Palmer;railroad commissIoner. W. C. Tompkins.The democrats will nominate the trraru-rer, auditor, superintendent and land com-missioner, and the silver republicans thelieutenant governor. General Marlas, thepresent state examiner, a candidate fortreasurer, is being fought hard by manydemocrats and it may take several hoursto complete the fusion.
The work of the three state conventions
ON CUBAN SOIL
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On Wednesday, June 22, the army of invasion beganits landing at Santiago, and the Twenty-Fifth regularsfrom Fort Missoula were among the very first to land.
WEDNESDAY'S FIGHTING.
The Spaniards Lost 60 Dead sad 16Wounded-They Fled.
New York. June 23.--The firmt official
cablegram rec owed by the Cuban junta
from its government since the break-
ing out of the war was received here
to-day by senor T. Estrada Palma. It
was as follows:
"Playa del Este, June 22.-We are at
Guantanamo. Position taken from the
enemy at Playa del Este. Fought with
200 Americans and 50 Cubans against
450 Spaniard". Complete route. The
enemy's flight was shameful. We cap-
tured 1 prisoners, one oflicer. Sixtyof the enemy are dead and 16 wounded.
Two officers were killed. On our part
we had two killed and three woundel.
We captured 23 Mauser rifles and 3.00')cartridges. To-day the forces of Gen-
eral Rabi and Brigadier Castillo took
Baiquiri with the aid of the Americanvessels. The Spaniards set fire to thetown on retreating. Sixteen thourandAmerican troops have disembat ked at
CAMARA GOING TO THE PHILIPPINESPalermn. June 23.-The Cinrnate de there .n Tuesday. June 21. as going in
atalia pubiishis a dispat h fr. in th the dirnction of Sues.
u land of Pantellarla, s..khn't of Lond n. June S4 -A dispatch fromSilly. announcing that Admiral "'a- Madrid 'iya: Sagaeta informed the
mnara e squadron. conuistin. f acv n chamber y st.rlay IThursdayl thatwarehipM. including three i" 1. hoata amarat iua rt n was on the way toand convoying Ave traunsprto shipped the Phili p.nus.
ended to-day by the nomination of Maria.Taylor of Beadle for treasurer. HughSmith Miner for auditor. John Scallardof Mead for land commisasioner. T. F.Kits of Hutchinson for superintedent bythe democrats and t'. Robinson Brownfor lieutenant governor by the silver re-pubHicans. The pop. endorsed all the nom-Inations. The three parties join in a bigjubilee to-night.
MINES OWNED BY SOLDIERS.
They Are to B. Exempt Vram the Ordi-aewry Assessment N ark.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.Washington. June 23.-The house this af-
ternoon altered the senate bill providingthat minaes owned by soldiers should beexempt from assessment work and sub-stituted amendments offered by Repre-sentative Bell of Colorado. The bill pro-vides that any mine owned in whole or inpart by a aoldier or sailor should be ex-empt from assessment for six monthsafter any soldier or sailor shall have beenmustered out of service if he survives hisenlistment. It further provides for theforfeiture, re-location and transfer of theinterest of non-enlisted co-owners with-out affecting the interest of such soldieror sailor. The bill will now go to thepresident and the Bell amendments willcertainly be adopted.
Itaiquiri. General Garia is on board
the cruiser New York.
"COLONEL LABORDE."
WASHINGTON LYNCHED.
Three Thousand Peeple Wit...e His Tak.lug O$.
NahviIlle. Tmnn.. June Z3.-A dispatch tothe Banner from l).uhle Spring,. Tenn.,statls that Charles Washington, colored.who rer ently assaulted Mrs. Ward near1line lick. Putnam county, waa lynchedat Mine Li. k to-day. He was capturednear Layton and lodged in jail at Cooke-ville, but was taken from prison by themob and hanged. The negro said he hadescaped from the New Jersey penitentiaryafter serving only a short time. lie con-fessed his guilt. The lynching was wit-nessed by 3.000 people.
emaator Carter objsces.
Washington. June 23.-In the execu-tive sesalon of the senate to-day. Sena-tors Carter and Wilson calied attentit~nto the fact that many of the officersof the engineer regiment being raisedin the West arc taken from the Easternetates. say'nt that this arrangementwas unfair and unsatisfactory to theWest. Senator Sewall replied in de-fens- of the nominations. Action waspostponed.
IT'S BELIEVED TO BE A GREATWashington Hasn't Any Direct Nmws of Yssterday's
General Nil.s Thinks the Tenor of the Madrid Dhpz ;Indioates the Saooses of the Americsn Arm
PLANS WERE WELL LAIDIt Was Practically Impossible for
Them to Miscarry.
FIGHTING FROM NOW ON
General Miles Declines to Discus H'sIntentions-The Accident on the Tea-kee Coensd by Detective Powder.Sritish Casna Leaves Havane-Hobson's Promotion Maees. a Number ofInteresting Points.
Washington, June 23.-Secretary Al-ger and General Miles were in confer-ence in the secretary's olfiee at 4 o'clockto-day, when the first Madrid bulletinannouncing that fighting had begunwas shown to them. The secretaryread it aloud with evident satisfac-tion, and both of them expressed them-selves gratified with the favorable re-port, coming. as it did, from the ene-my. There was no surprise that thefighting had been started so soon. Itwas suggested that the troops had fin-ished their landing only this morning.
"Yes, but they have gone there tofight, and are ready to begin it atonce," replied General Miles. Secre-tary Alger said that no word had beenreceived up to that hour indicating thatfighting was in progress. He had nireason to doubt, however, that curtroops had encountered the Spanishtroops and had given a good accountof themselves. He commented on Ad-miral ('ervera's cable that the situationwas "critical," and that the Spaniardshad been obliged to retire as in strangecontrast with Madrid's claim of a"Spanish victory."
General Miles said the Americantroops would now push forward aggres-sively, driving 4. the Spanish and fore-ing them to fight. There was not asuggestion of apprehenalon or doubt.either with Secretary Alger or Gen-eral Miles, as to what the outcomewould be. They had made their planswell, and they were confident that Gen-eral Shafter and his troops would behammering at the gates of Santiago be-fore long.
The impression here is that theSpaniards will make their strongeststand close to Santiago and the innerharbor, within the range and pr'.te'-tinr of the guns of the big Spantshwarships lying there. There is no doubtthat until these ships are removed fromthe field of operations the campaitnagainst Santiago will be conduct. dagainst odds.
The Runs of the ships command thehills over which our soldiers mu'tcome to attack the town and reach th.bay, but we will soon bring our ownartillery into play. The naval ometalshere believe that when the time count .+fot an attack by land upon the townSampson will force his way int t theharbor and take part in the engage-ment. They are satisfied that thewreck of the Merrimac does not cont-plhtely block the channel, and say thatif Sampson does not come in the honn-Is', fleet is likely to make a desp.rateeffort to get out. The mines are tn iecorsidered in such a case, but it iSi'pi:eved that once Morro Castle istaken by the combined attack .'! thesoldiers and fleet these obstructions canbh easily removed with the exper.enrgained in Uuantansmo bay.
The only positive news coming to thewar department up to the close of of-f'.. hours was a dispatch to G'n.r.tlMiles from one of his staff omeiaiswith General Shafter, and also a irictdispatch to General Greetey from Lieu-tenant Colonel Allen. General Miles'dispatch stated in substance that thelanding of troops had been comp'.tedwithout any casualties, save one t'mhansoldier had his arm injured by thebursting of a shell. The troops of Gar-cia and Rabi. about 5.700 in numibe'.had met the American forces with en-thusiastic greeting. Stress was laidupon the point that the Cubans wrrewel' armed and disciplined.
General Garcia was confident that hisforces would be swelled to 10,000 menas soon as Santiago fell. About the onlyneed among the Cubans was shoes andquinine. The dispatch to GeneralGreeley merely stated that progress wasbeing made in connecting the militaryforces directly with the war department.
During the day orders were issued tothe entire division comprising the newly-created command of Grigadier GeneralGuy V. Henry for the speedy departureto reinforce General Shatter at San-tiago. Already the 33d Michigan regi-ment and one battalion of the 34th havestarted on this mission. Th-day's orderscover the balance of General Henry'.command. It includes the remainingbattalions of the 34th Michigan and 9thMassachusetts regiments. These willcomplete General DuMeld's command.
The 3d Virginia. which belongs to thisbrigade, will not go. as its equipment isincomplete. The orders also cover theentire brigade of Grigadier General Gar-retson, which includes the 6th Illinois.6th Massachusetts and 6th and 6th Ohioregiments. The plan is to move all ofGeneral Henry's division on the Harvarda:1l Yale. these ships to make two roundtrips. The first trip will carry most. tfnot all, of General Dumfeld's brigade.
The war department allows three daysfor the trip. two days to unload the Itroops and three days to return to New-port News, making eight days. By thattime General Garretson's brigade will beat Newport News ready to go on boardthe ships, and then will come the secondtrip. tak.ng three days, with two daysallowed for Garretson's troops to unloadin Cuba.
Reports were current at the war de- ipartment again to-day that GeneralMales would leave the city within thenext two days. It was asserted also
that he had asked to get Into IS0fighting by going to Cuabs atsuming command of thewas contradictory to the IWlated a few days ago thatwould take command of theexpedition. When General M~bution was drawn to the severaling reports to-nights, he gosddeclined to discuss them. Meit inadvisable to give any isto when or where he would go.conference with Uecretary Algerthe afternoon lent some ieter toport that the gcnerars future *1U~.ments were under conslderatise.
The details of the accident aYankee on Decoration day havereached the navy depertmest.the ship was at sea a trjal wasthe guns. One, a six-pounder.English smokeless powder, hueafter the trigger was palletgunner, without wailing. threwthe breech just as the chargeThe rear blast killed Corporal &.Murray and severely, but netwounded Private Jesse Fuller,the United Btates marine corps.powder is believed to be defestiVother hang-fires have been sanit, and if used at all in the & .will be with great cauttoa. Keakthe naval militiamen, who intagsman the Yankee, were hurt.
The British coneul at Uavai.Gollan, who has so well prtestedInterests in Havana as were l cr t lleft in hi1 care. is to quit Uavemhome leave. He has been a bugin Havana continuously, and herunder much strain lately.
During his absence Mr. Jeems,consul, will assume charge at thesulate, along with the care s the Ilcan interests.
Representative Pearson. uni0sNaval Constructor Hobson, hadlong interview to-day withLong respecting the reward orhero. The secretary is pumisi hVconflicting interests to the sa 4etends to reward Hobson inwith the merits of his feat, b.tlike to do this without Injustice ier officers.
A study of the naval registerthat if Hobsop is advanced to theof lieutenant commander he wiUbeen given a greater awardever known in our navalCushisg got% SM nqpgean4year and nine .ositord, yet Hobson. It M5 eose lesd.gives. if he 15 made a aaviP emsmander. 344. and will gma Utime. He will become sca:.' ofthe navy in the couuse of Uyears. and owing to his youth, WI sep"tain that place no less than ysomething absolutely witheutedent in the annals of the navy. ?heefacts are being adduced by naval 61"fitals, who are desirous of Sadisgother means of rewardingaseheroes and which, whiletsatisfactory to them and tbheirwill not work injustice to othersgone instance of how the present pgAB3tice works, the officers point to the lrltthat for his splendid achievement ofManila. Dewey only gained Is ainuhggwhile, astounding as it may seOt. astead of a reward for his eaoe~gg@management and seamanaship a heting the great battleship Oregas seg*cesafuiiy through one of the Nea f.markable cruises on record, CaptmClark actually loses threethrough the promotion over hisof officers engaged in the battle at .-nila bay.
Captain Sigebee is cited siennas ain point, having suffered the legeseveral numbers, represeatingor two of naval service thrtl-'Manila rewards.
SANTIAGO AND VICHITY.War Aatheritte at Washingtee nafgig
oesuatag the Sings.Washington. June U.-AMWac eXs."_
were intently scanning the msp of tMcountry around Santiago t.-day wtb aview of locating the troops and 1their formation on the eve of the "vance. Balquirl is about l wills tgeeast from the mouth of Sabas e 1swbor. A small river runs Inlea Mtpoint, affording additionai thaslanding. The map shows a tead hafrom Baiquiri to the entrance at Sta.tiago harbor and thence along the hw-bor to the city of Santiago.
Besides this road a railroad .stals >few miles west of BaiuirI. chre,.dalong the coast up to the meath of t h . n htiago harbor. Juragna. the ethermentioned in the dispatches. Inbetween Daiquiri and santtageIt also has a small stream. glvingtional facilities for landil aetdrailroad appears to take its sashtthe coast from that polt. SgEk ofrailroad and highway the shaga aOg -mountainous formations. wh bmake the progress of an araglIt seems evident from anof the army map that (Gemealtroops at Daiquiri or Jusgags wiwestward along the highway,utilising the railroad and thusSantiago tram the southeast.
Distinct from thi landing,east of Sasilago harter. It sagaggdent that at least a part ofShatter's force will land west Nharbor, thus allowing am att*atiago from the ndrthwesi. 'ligpatches states that amade against Cabasas. whiskon the military mag a be a tatslJust west of Asatlae hastermore thea we er the milesmouth.
Further he the wealwhere O(eeesl mSM sadhave a large 9iese ofis clearly ianspeOforce to make the Alligtd 'und *aattlg Sh freewith aemeral NeSantiago hoer.therefore. wi he M. (Apradero. co-operatieral Shatters troopsof the harbor. Arealradero to Cabanas.
No read is shownof Santiago harber.the Amerekam and Cubathe amaalt oa the west.may be slew andthe tangled tropieaiand rock.
