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Show Spanish Spies. Washington, Aug. 20. Orders were issued by the war department for the disposition of the twenty Spanish prisoners and six alleged spies who have been confined for some time at Fort McPherson, Atlanta. The Spaniards Span-iards will be sent to Portsmouth, N. II., where a greater number of the crews of Admiral Cervera's fleet are now detained. de-tained. Five of the alleged spies, among whom is the man Meller, who, it is said, was identified with the operations oper-ations of Lieutenant Carranza, are to be given their freedom. The sixth, a man by the name of Elmhurst, said to be an American citizens and who, it is charged enlisted in the American army for the purpose of acting as a spy "for the Spanish government, will be sent to his regiment for trial by a court-martial. |