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Show TO SAVE THE COLON. CUBANS INCENSED Lieutenant llnlwnn Arranges fur tbe M erutlon of HU Plans. Washington, July 24. Lieutenant Hobson hud a long conference with In n Strung Letter He Alleges He Has Assistant Secretary Allen, Captain Bradford aud several other officers of Suffered IiuliRiilllea at I ha Honda t GEN. GARCIA SEVERS HIS CONNECTION WITH SHAFTEn. A merlcmi Troi MAP OF CUBA AND MILES IN lOUTO IIICO ADVANCE GUARD OFTHE ARMY HAS LANDED. Alt Energies Kent Toward Hnteiilng the tlia Other Expedition Landing Effected Neventj Mile From -- Han Juan. St. Thomas, 1). W. I., July 20. The advance of the l'orto Rico expedition lias been landed near Ponce, on the aouthern coast, Ponce is located on the south of the island, about seventy miles distant from San Jnan. It is the second city in size, and is headquarters of the Spanish military government, bnt is not fortified. The war department is hurrying for ward the remainder of the expedition and it is expected they will arrive as fast as they can be landed. Such progress has been made that it is hoped that all of the troops will be on Porto Bican soil within a week at the latest As was expected GiawxljUnwiM General Haines sailed today from Newport News to join Miles and that most of General Brooks command will be The work of embarked tomorrow. embarkation at Hampton Roads is being conducted with much less difficulty and delay than was expected. Colonel Ilccker, in charge of the transportation division of the war department, who has just returned from that place, has reported to Secretary Alger that it is well suited to the shipment of the troops. Consequently the secretary ordered all of General Grant's brigade, 3,000 men, from Cliickamauga to Newport News. The transports are not being convoyed as on their journey to Santiago, the authorities deeming such precautions unnecessary. THE BALOON IN WAR. Icd at ShiiUkro Will Take In the l'orto II lean Campaign. The One lert Washington, July 20. The signal service has succeeded in reclaiming from the battlefield of Santiago the tubes which supplied the military balloon with pure hydrogen gns, and they, with the balloon itself, have been brought over to Tampa on the Adria. VICINITY. SPANISH TRICK. Attempt to mow up en American Supply Ship with an Infernal New York, July 2fi. In aletter written to a prominent official here, Captain William Ilrickley of the refrigerating and supply ship Port Victor says that an attempt was made to blow up the ship when she was three days out. He said that a box containing thirty pounds of dynamite and guncotton was found on the main deck of the steamer. A clocklike mechanism had been arranged, by which the explosives were to be Bet off. The box and explosives were thrown into the sea. The Port Victor left New York on July 14. The box was made of two and lumber, and waa and grooved. It waa 18 inches jointed high, 20 inches wide and nine feet long. When the box was opened, another box, made of the same kind of lumber and nearly as large, was found inside. This was opened and inside were found the dynamite and guncotton, yheun-pe- r oi me' inside brine uoXPwas liiea with numerous wires connected wih a clock-lik- e mechanism, as described by 1 111 Gen-or- Tornl.) The lubes will lx recharged immediand the whole apparatus will lie ately asdispatched at once to l'orto l.ico to his in campaign sist General Miles there. The balloon is said to have proved of great value in the Santiago of campaign, and from the charactermiliwhere Kico in lorto the country tary operations must lie conducted, it kb elieved that it can h1io lie used to advantage there. Situation at Mat-blu- one-half-in- ch the captain's letter, though the letter did not state at what time the mechanism had been set to be exploded. Captain Brickley wrote that he and the steward threw the box overboard. They did not inform anyone else on the ship of the occurrence, with the exception of an expert officer, who examined the machine for Captain llricklcy. The Port Victor is known as transport No. 2. She carried 800 tons of Red Cross stores, as well as a large quantity of supplies from the United States commissary department. At Tampa she waa to have taken on 4,500 quarters of fresh beef. PIONEER SQUARE DEDICATED. the I'luneer Will lie lladu I'ark. Salt Lake City, July 2U. More than the dedicatory 50(111 people witnessed at Pioneer exercises square yesterday. It will beemne a beautiful park ns soon as the work of transformation can be done. President Woodruff made a speech filled with reminiseeneesand President Geo. (J. Cannon nifered the dedicatory prayer. Judge Goodwin, Hr. 1 lift' and Hon. W. H. King made addresses. President Woodruff related how on Monday morning of July 25, 1ST. President Young, hims.df and others had gone to the site of the temple, where The Cninplug Place of the deparle leader announced: "Here we will build the temple of our God." In the afternoon of llr.it day they took a drive across the valley to the point of the mountain, thinking the distance was only about live miles, when in reality it was three times longer. I residents Young and Woodruff were the first to take a bath in the briny lake at l.hick Kock. Probably no other persons hut Indians had ever preceded them. A negro was along with the lioneer pnrty, and after emerging from liis bath it was noticed that he of almost whito beeaa-had the salt water crystal i.!ng on Ills dark almo.it a skin. This was 1 GENERAL LINARES. IIFfTENANT rommaiitl of the ri!ani( '(Nominally ,n ,IVi force st Rani lego de Cubs, wounds teiUoirUy aupeneded l.y DISTRESS UF CUBAN3. Is'i-oni- e con.-ddere- miracle. Shortly lifter seltlingliereaeoiiipniiy of Mormons arrived from I'alifornia. having come around Cape Horn by sailing vessel from the eastern states. The pioneer were urged to return to I'alifornia with I lie new arrivals, who pointed out that there was everything to be desired there, but nothing inviting in Utah, President Young replied: "No. we will stay here, an.l here we will build our temples, our citic and our eommoMweiilili." and Withdraw III lo Ilia llllla. Washington, July 23. A dispatch from Santiago gives the following as being a letter sent by General Garcia to General .Shafter: "Sir On May 13 the government of the republic of Cuba ordered me, as the commander of the Cuban army in the east, to with the American army, following the plans and obeying the orders of its I have done my best, commander sir, to fulfill the wish of my government, and I have been until now one of your most fnthful mi bordi nates, honoring myself in carrying out your orders as far us my powers have allowed me to do it "The city of Santiago surrendered to the American unny, and news of that important eve nt was given to me hy persons entirely foreigu to your stuffs. I have not been honored with a single word from yourself, informing me about the negotiations for peace or the terms of the capitulation by the Spaniards. The important ctremonyl of the surrender of the Spanish army and the taking poscs-sioof the city hy yourself took place later, uud I only knew of both events by public reports. "I was neither honored, sir. with a kind word from you. inviting myself or any officer of my staff to represent the Cuban army on that memorable occasion. "Finally, I know that yon have left in power at Santiago the same Spanish authorities that for three years I have fought as the enemies of the independence of Cuba. I beg lo say that these authorities have never been elected at Santiago by the residents of the city, bnt were appointed by royal decrees of the qneea of Hpain. "I would agree, air, thstthsarmy under your command should have taken possession of the city, the gsr- rlson and the forts. I would give my to any measure you tarm mVv have deemed best under American military law to hold the city for your Dnblk'onleV,'fv arrit and to preserve -t yia Ml solemn pledge to establish in Cuba a free and independent government, made by the people of the United n Clenfaegu la Harrowing In tha Extreme. Guantanamo, July 2i The following pitful appeal has been addressed by the starving people of Cienfuegos to Rear Admiral Sampson: "Honorable Sir The Cubans, old men, women and children, resident in the town of Cienfuegos and this neighborhood are all dying of hunger. The young men are all in the field with the Cuban troops and have no shoes or food. All the provisions in this town are in the hands of the Spaniards. Cubans cannot obtain a piece of bread, as it is necessary to send everything to the field. The Weyler system is in high water. The situation is terrible. If you, honorable sir, do not come quick with your squadron to our helm' and take possession of this town w shall be lost. Wn beg yon to precipi- tate your operation!;'' About 5000 old men, women and children shall die of ik... iflaill old men have fo SsUaJive for freedom. TXia is our situation . . . T horrible situation. If the great people of the Uniteal. States do not coins quick in our help we are lost. For States. But when the question arises of apGod's Bake, come quick. Some CYbaxs." pointing officers in Santiago de Cuba, (Signed) for done the people under the pccnliar circumstances of onr Nothing can be thirty years strife ngainst Spain's of Cienfuegos until that place is caprule, I cannot ace lint with the deepest some done be for not will This tured. regret that such authorities are not time. elected by the Cuban people, but are MONTANA LAMB FLEECED. the same ones selected by the queen of and hence are ministers to deA SlllP City Cattle Dealer Who Needs a Spain, fend against the Cubuns the Spanish liuardiau. sovereignty. Chicago, July 28L- Samuel Dunno, a A rumor, too absurd to believe, genMiles from dealer cattle City, Mont, ascribes the reason of your measeral, came into the Harrison street police and of your order forbidding my station last night and asked to be sent ure to go into Santiago for feai of nrmy home, .is he was without money to buy massacre and revenge against the a ticket Dunno first came to Chicago Spaniards. Allow ine, sir. to protest July 18, and was robbed of four packthe shadow of such an idea. ages of bills, each containing S50U. He against We are not savages, ignoring the rules told the police he was on his way to of civilized war. We are a poor, ragged the 1olk street depot, preparatory to as ragged und as poor ns was the making a trip to Canada, when a wo- army. of your forefathers in their noble man called him into a doorway and army for wnr independence, bnt as did the Immedi- ' - robbed him of the packages. ately after reporting the loss of $2,(()i, Dunno weut out again and lost Sill in the same manner. The next ilny he did not appear at the police station and was not seen by the authorities until Inst night lie went to Canada from C.iiengo and there lost his trunk and has not been able to recover it. When iie fame back to Chicago on his way home to Montana he hod b!'5, and in an unexplained manner he parted com j pnny with that. The police fear lie is j unbalanced mentally, RICH MINING REGION'. of tlie Klninllk Surprising ItiM-nvi-ri- i oil (liild the Itrnclir. San cixco, July 2(1 C. H. Vine, who represents a Now York syndicate, lias returned from the Klondike, which lie regards as the richest mining region in the world. lie said ill au interview : "What greatly impressed inn is the wealtli and extent of the bench claims. As an instance, I saw a claim on the ninth tier, in French gulch, which appeared to be lnu() feet aliovc tbe creek bed. which was turning outSKHX per day. What extent of territory this class of ground covers, no man knows, and the development of the diggings will probably occupy years. As to quartz ledges, lifter careful Investigation, I mu strongly inclined to the belief tint they no longer exist in that region. As to the future possibilities. would are apparently say Hint tln-1 heroes of Saratoga uud York tow n, we respect too deeply onr cause to disgrace it with buiburisiu and cowardice. "In view of all these reasons. I sincerely regret to he unable to fulfill any longer I he order of my government and therefore I have today tenof the dered to the commander-in-chie- f the navy department, regarding tha raising of the Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colou. The lieutenant succeeded, while in New York, in arranging with the Merritt A Chapman Wrecking company for the execution of the plana he had prepared for saving the vessels. The wreckers have promised to get together the pontoons, air hags and compressed air apparatus which wiil lie usei to lighten and right the ships, and will send this material to Santiago from New York on a fast vessel within three days. Lieutenant Hobson is confident that if the work can be undertaken before a cyclone seta in, it will result successfully. : Secretary Long says that the lieutenant's plan for raising the Colon seems entirely feasible. The proposed plan involves methods and appliances outside of those usually employed in wrecking. They necessitate the use of air appliances of various kinds in righting and raising the ship that rarely if ever licfore have been used on vessels of the size and weight of the Colon, and although there is some doubt of its success, the navy department officials think the prize well worth the experiment. LONDON WAR REVIEW. Anrrlexn Plan fur ffantlago's Uovernment Com mended. London, July 25.' The Times, in lti weekly war review, expresses the opinion that the measures taken by General Shafter for the protection of life and property at Sautiago de Cuba will exereise a definite influence upon other partsefthe island, "where it will be understood that Spanish loyalists are not to be abandoned, whatever happens. McKinleys instructions for the government of (Santiago, the article continues, which conform completely with the pledges given before the war, establish a precedent that proves a happy augury la relation to American expansion. With reference to European criticism of Commodore Watson's projected cruise to the Spanish coast, the article u ike Already avowed conviction United States will not iie modified thereby. The writer compliments Ad-- ! iniral Dewey, in regard to the attitude of Germany at Manila, with having "played a difficult game with conspicuous ability. QUEEN LIL'S MANIFESTO. Protest Against Auiieietfon aud Dementi for Crown Unds San Francisco, July 25. It is rumored among the intimate friends of former queen of the Hawaiian Islands, that when she reaches Honolulu she will issue a statement or manifesto to the people. As soon as she lias informed her people of the result of her mission she will publicly protest against the transfer of the islands, and will present her claim for the crown lands, confiscated by the republic, which consist of nearly 1,030,-uo- o acres and which yields a yearly income of over 8100.000. She will also present her claim for between 8300,000 and 8400,000 collected us rentals by the republic. Prominent American it is said, have been engaged to handle the ease against the United States government Lili-uokala- ni, law-yer- s, COLORED TROOPS AT SANTIAGO Evidence Show They Fought Heroically I'ndrr s Crow-FirWashington July 25. -- A special report received at the wur department from the surgeon in charge of the wounded soldiers who eaine up on Hie relief ship Olivette, states that the character and location of the wounds received by the members of the 1 e. Maximo Cuban army, as Gome., my resignation of this section ul his army. "Awaiting his resolution. I withdraw and Twenty-fift- h infantry ininterior. to the Very force iny dicate that they were in an almost unCai.ixto Gaik i a. precedented situation at the time of The Cuban junta at New York Is the battle of San Juan, as a number of using great exertions to restore har- them received bullets almost simultanmismony. They believe Garcia has eously which were fired from a distto issued instructions tin construed ance and from very short range, indiGeneral Shafter, Sind that harmony cating a heavy cron fire. willin' restored when a fair underOther evidence shows that a numis reached. ber of them fought on steadily after standing being wounded and until ordered out Dntlnrrni For 111111111111. of range. 2:1- .- Arrangements Washington. July Fever Spreading nt NbiiMhko. arc being Krfeetcd at the war departWashington. Jify 25. A dispatch ment for the establishment of n milUorbin were received by Adjn tant General itary garrison nt Honolulu. Orders of al! fever of 3!((1 eases new that issued for a battalion of the Second says liis in camp clusscs were reported regiment of volunteer engineers lo 24. As the snm July Santiago with proceed to Honolulu, in company dispatch reports only four deaths and the First regiment. New York volun- .none of them from yellow fever from teer infantry, Col uel Barber com among the hundreds of eases of fevei tnanding, wliicli is to constitute tha known to exist in the camp, the war lirt garrison of Foiled Mates troops authorities are more than ever instationed on Ibis mswlv nnucxvd terriclined to the belief that the eases ol tory of the United States. vc low fever arc of a mild type. Major-Genei- al wen-ty-four- e 1 |