| Show L I qlL7724 L IIIITIIIN II I eveItted 1acb II p1ct to I Iwealilit l1nml I a IUrald star 17A special to the r earn motlnn Washington says ral Ion I to the gratle 01 lIenlennnt fol a reward that awaIts Gen I To his success ful empallrn In I I J A orrals dln the regular I army 11 ly berore his for Gen Schion1d I heen retirement flag elen eonf gel 1 I of COnlemod on an onlcor In a Measures HE 9 hoWeve In nrh have been to both houses of re1 mltlon 01 hI It lor Gen Mlle In 0 tha Ch1l Ulhed service PIIr WarM In many nee the Inlt Ihe I Indian spit 110 breaking a OUt 01 tho wr at In Conr adote 01 the higher the round hae rg I It strong 1111 that an anny of 201 1 I I 000 men actively engage 1 In war should be und e r the lInmllJ101 01 nn offlect higher rank than a majorgeneral Every effort will I Ira made to bring the matter forward In Congress It has met e > f the plan have practicallY decided to let It rest for the present with the undemanding that the grade shall be revived for Gen Miles while he Is 1 servIng serv-ing at the heail ot the army In Cuba den Miles will go to Cuba ns a ma org enern I but on the achievement of a single victory over the Spanlalds he net < 1 not Ira surprised to learn tint he has recelv ed the Monks of Congress and has been promoted lo be a lieutenant general OM Tiny llM 11p torni1 Haltlmore I Md 1 1 May ITThee piers freight buildings and sheds ot the Old Hay Line steamship company pij Ins bettvn this city and Norfolk rind Itlehmon ore In IIl1me And nIll proven prove-n lotal lops A large quantity at freight In I In the sheds which are locat cd al the fool of Concord street and this too will be a total loss The steamcrAabamnnhlch was lying at Ihe pier with a full cargo of outgoing out-going freight clan towed Into midstream mid-stream rind on ed Th fire Is I not yet under control There have been several exploilnni it oils and prlls but no raminltlen are reported The loss will probably reach 250000 unt Want Thent Captored I MadrId May 17 It nm I Instruction have been given 10 the mallImo ou thorllles of Barcelona to I permit the de partuie of large slenmeru which might be used as auxlllnry cruisers Onn ttl 11t1q New York Mny 11A special to the Herald from Washington oas gpnlns fleet at the Carrlhh < Jan sea Is I to be met by a squadron consisting of the armor clods of the United Slates In North Atlantic waters This seemi to be the Intention of the naval war board and preparotlon lire being made to street the junction 01 Hear Admiral Sninpsona and the fly Ing squadron under the command 01 Commodore Schley with all possible l dispatch Cool for Hun Kmnrlro Sydney N S Woo May 17 Twenty seven thousand tons 01 coal Were shipped Irom thin point to San Fran Once Ian month and arrangements have ben mUde for the delivery 01 150000 tons during the preeent month nln BTnopotl7iihth VUd Post El Paso Mny nDon Ignacio De La Torre soninlaw of President Diaz of Mexico passed through this city last evening prII private cat I He was accompanied by four prominent promi-nent statesmen of the p rcpro The I party will visit Kansas City El Louis Chicago Philadelphia and New Orleans Or-leans It li I underrlood that tho oh ject of the visit Li to Impress Upon the people ot the United States jlhat Mexico Mex-ico Is I In sympathy with this country during the present war with Spain |
