| Show AT HOME AND ABROAD ponce island of porto rico aug 1 S a m via st thomas D W I 1 aug jl A noon the porto ricans of ponce lined the streets by the hundreds and filled the air with cheering on the arrival of gen Garrett sons brigade tram yauco bauco the arrival of these troops and those on the st louis makes the fighting strength of the americans operating near ponce about men equal to the entire force of spanish regular gular troops on the island jre gen gem Garrett sons camp is temporarily near the second and third als ornain regiments on the outskirts of the ft town the brigade marched 17 miles from dawso to aasby where they arrived travel stained and mud be spattered alwast Alit oost the benl enl entire tire population saw the troops pass through the city and gave them cheer after cheer particularly so AS the artilleryman artillerymen artillery men lumbered by the officers at the treat fro t including chief hulings hillings pennsylva hains bins and captains austin aust in wheelock burns and hall manding the four advance com 0 vanie ornies s do not believe the spaniards will make an advance they claim the will act only on the defensive evemy last night between there was some firing captain austins akstins Aus tins pickets and the spaniards Opan lards in the brush but no damage was done all the american troops are restless of the approach d due to false alarms of the spaniards and they are anxious encounter with the enemy it tap or an to ta the general belief however that there will be no forward movement of the main body of our troops until the other transports arrive they are expected every hour the me troops on board the st lows louis axe are reported reported ted to be in good health she revor brought twelve representatives of the corto rican junta of new york whose business is to influence the peo 06 of the island not to resist the X their good offices Alne american rican advance aae aa not necessary the dixie shot at morro castle on i Saturday and caused the utmost con ate matlon at san juan de porto RIM rico where it was believed to have signified that the place would be bombarded within 24 hours san francisco aug 2 the steamer boric from hongtong Hong kong today brings from the correspondent the be following letter spon dent of the associated press at manila under date of july another link was added to the chain vt at territory which connects the united states with their newly acquired forten possessions in the pacific ocean m june alst for upon that date capt hoiass gs of the united states cruiser captured th the e ladrone Chale Cb aleston islands took the governor general wg staff and the entire military force prisoners 0 n e and raised the stars and 0 ruins of the spanish stripes P e a ver over the fort at santa cruz in the harbor or san luls luis dapra it was a bloodless victory etory for the spanish not having heard of the war between their country find and the united states were taken completely by surprise and surrendered the islands their arms arm and them themselves selve without offering the slightest resist acce VAI VAle encia ocla spain aug 3 village of t madlana has been wrecked by a cy apone which killed many persons several odell houses at fornillos hornillos Horn Ulos illos have been engulfed e d by the floods and a number of vp people le perished philadelphia la aug 3 the excessive of the last three weeks or more bated today in one of the most 00 electrical storms that has ever this city the rain fall was the bt t in the history of the ahe local bureau in one one hour and three 14 1 4 quarters five and four tenths inches of rain fell the heaviest previous rain fall call was five and one fifth inches in 24 hours about 12 years ago there was an almost continuous flash bash of lightning and many flag poles and buildings in nearly every section of the city were astruck causing several small fires and doing great damage telegraphic and telephone service throughout the city was practically at a standstill for several hours the cellar and first floors of hundreds of business blocks and dwellings were flooded in the basements of the city hall and post postoffice office Bce the water rose to such a depth that the fires under the boilers were extinguished the basements of gimbel bros and wanamakers Wana makers two of the largest de 1 apartment part ment stores store in the city were flooded and heavy damage has been done it is said a big fire is raging at point breeze oil works in the extreme lower section of the city caused by the lightning three alarms have been sent in the street car service was practically at a standstill many of the streets were flooded to the depth of two and three feet the steam roads in this vicinity also suffered severely and nearly all trains up to 2 were behind their schedule time peter schell aged 28 years was drowned in the cellar at his home at twenty third and christian streets he was working in the cellar removing some of his property when he waa caught by a sudden rise in the water before he could reach the stairway the water rose to the first floor and he was waa drowned boston aug 4 A special cablegram to the journal from ponce porto rico says A tremendous sensation has occurred in the sixth massachusetts regiment which is in gen Garret sons brigade the friction between the line officers and the officers of the brigade which has been growing ever since the command left cuba reached its climax monday when col woodward col chaffin Chaff ln maj taylor chaplain Dousseau lt and capt goodell of com pany K resigned their commissions the exact reason which prompted them to take this action is not at present known the cause must have been serious indeed the matter has been fully reported to gen miles and a rigid investigation has been ordered by military law to resign in face of the enemy means a court martial new York Aug 4 mayor van wyck who has been summering at freeport L I 1 today distinguished himself as a life saver by rescuing three young women from drowning the rescued were miss jennie of rev arthur Lowd nes assistant rector of st thomas thomaa church of this city miss clara pritz and miss ellza eliza heinschel m mer er both of at cincinnati the three young women went in bathing in jamaica bay about yards from the hotel where mayor van wyck was waa stopping mis got out over her depth and could not get back to the beach the other young women although they could not swim started to her rescue they were instantly beyond their depth the cries ot the struggling y young 0 ung women attracted the attention 0 of t mayor van wyck who was sitting on the porch andee and he immediately threw oft off his coat and ran raa to the rescue un i aided he brought the three to the beach they were all unconscious the mayor then gave orders to the excited spectators to procure barrels three were brought and each of the unconscious girls were placed over A barrel at the direction of the mayor and rolled until relieved santiago de cuba aug 3 pm copyrighted 1898 by the associated press delayed in transmission summoned by major general shatter shafter a meeting was held here this morning at headquarters and in the presence of every commanding and medical officer of the taie fifth army corps gen shatter read a cable message from Seere secretary tarr alger ordering him at the recommendation men dation of surgeon general sternberg to move the army into the interior to san luls luis where it Is healthier As a result of the conference geu gen shatter shafter will insist upon the immediate withdrawal of the army north within two weeks Spring Tille utah aug 4 A large party of engineers are at work in hobble creek canyon a few miles east of this city locating a line for a railroad the proposed road will run from salt lake to denver and it Is said will be miles shorter than any line now la in operation between these two cities it will pass through the uintah reservation which abounds in minerals of different kinds washington aug 6 5 adjutant general corbin today received the fo following now cablegram ponce aug 5 captain edgar hua hn bert eighth infantry died of brain fever at 7 last night notify his wife at fort russell signed captain hubert was born in georgia glit and appointed to west point from that state he graduated in 1880 item the military academy he was highly accomplished complis hed in military matters and was regarded as one of the most intelligent and energetic officers in the army boston aug 6 5 three men lost their lives on railroad crossings yesterday two of them on new england road crossings in south boston maurice conlon a switchman w struck and killed by a train which ho he did not see as he was flagging one from an opposite direction about two hows hours later john sullivan brakeman on the road while going to his work slipped in front of a train all of the cars care of which passed over his body john reardon was run over by a train on the fitchburg railroad in summerville and instantly killed san ban francisco aug 5 the following message regarding the revolution in guatemala has been received in this city from a friend and supporter ot of gen morales now at Tampa chula prospero morales Is at san marcos favors the revolution we are on the way to acos signed MIG 01 morales Is said to have remington rifles and men details of the revolt axe are difficult cult to obtain as telegraphic communication is interrupted morales Is represented to have little means of his own but he Is supported by wealthy men in the liberal party there Is believed to be an under understudy stud ing between jose leon castillo Castl llo and morales both of whom are candidates for the presidency that the one who has the strongest following shall rf receive belve the others support what they are bent on Is the defeat of cateress caterers Cater ers 06 st johns N A aug 5 S the mall steamer virginia lake arrived at cove on west bay miles from here at daylight bringing certain corro baft tion of the reported loss of on an ocean liner in the straits of belle isle 1816 A fisherman at noddy reported that he saw sam a steamer collide with am icebergs and wink sink soon atter after the report 1 to generalli general lv bs beloved but nothing reliable Is obtainable the strait of belle isle 16 lies ites between newfoundland and Lab labrador vador and Is ia the most northern of the two channels which connect the gulf of st SL lawrence with the atlantic ocean it to Is twelve miles wide and navigation in it is reputed to be unsafe it is not the route taken by passenger liners usually austin baldwin co the new york agents of the allan line of steamers said today that they were sure it was not one of their steamers which was lost while they did not positively ively know the route taken by beir steamers it was known they never went by the straits of belle isle the only other montreal passenger line of steamers they knew of was fhe donaldson pona ldson line they believe that passenger lines never went by that route and that it could not have been a passenger liner as reported richland mich aug 5 one of the most daring and most moat successful bank robberies ever perpetrated in michigan was wa carried out by six robbers last night some of them came from the capt on a han handcar deax and evidently had confederates with a horse and carriage they secured about in cash from the bank and about in notes the horse and carriage was taken into augusta and left t there here there were three explosions which awakened many people alvin alam barnes an old man who lived near the bank was ordered into the house with a threat that they would shoot him geo robson hobson and ed barratt saw the robbers bu but t did not molest them the safe awe was a complete wreck nitro glycerine being used to open it the inside doors were blown ten feet out oui into the office and pieces went through the plate glass front twenty feet distant three chisels and othe athe tools were left eft there the handcar was disabled so it could not be used to pursue the robbers officers nave have been informed that a nan man was seen between augusta and battle creek walking on the railroad t track rac k carrying a large satchel and also a winchester rifle na no one who saw him dared to make move to arrest him officers are in pur pursuit according to witnesses the gang was composed of six men who came to town on a hand car four were placed on guard out stile eide the bank which is in a small wooden building three charges of dynamite were exploded before the robbers got the money and escape escaped th bank to is owned by N S whitney and P H gilkey they say that the loss loiss to is between and mostly farmers deposits london aug 6 nat extreme diplomatic tension exists between st pe kersburg burg burc and aind london is generally admitted today though the officials deprecate the alarmist reports which were current yesterday it is hoped that the firmer stand adopted by the marqula marquis of salisbury during the last few d days ELYS which to have already created some misgiving at petersburg will have the desired effect of arresting russian aggressiveness it to is felt both here bere and on the continent ecat the outcome of the dispute in regard to thes new ew chuang railroad extension is the crucial point of the success or 01 failure of et great britaina Brit ains policy of the open door As evidence of the fact that great britani Br appreciated the gravity of the the oe learns learna that the admiralty to is preparing for all and that it will soon be ready to mobilize the Ahe entire fleet beet at the shortest notice wary every officer and nan man on furlough pr on half pay has been assigned to a 9 abid IV and instructed tobe in readiness to join at the earliest moment therefore fm practically every dalp tn in the brit ish navy whether in or out of commission at the present moment has its full war complement of officers and men ready to take her out to sea when the time arrives according to paris advices advises admiral Bedol liere commanding the french china squadron has cabled a demand for reinforcements and for a large credit to be applied to erecting fortifications ficat ions the reason given give n for these demands is that the natives of the kwang chou region are showing signs of hostility but there is some suspicion here that the action of the french admiral may be connected with a desire to back up russian designs washington aug 5 W Rankin good and harry price of cincinnati the two young men who originated the idea of starting a fund among school children for the purpose of raising money to build a battleship to be called the american boy are in the city forwarding their plans they have had an interview with president mckinley who gave them the following letter in dorsing their idea mr W Rankin good cincinnati Ciminna fl 0 my dear sir the circular which you have presented to me outlining your plan for raising a fund with which to build and present to the government a battleship has greatly interested me love of country and devotion were never more conspicuous in america than they are today and I 1 am sure our boys and girls will deem it a a privilege to be numbered among the contributors to this patriotic undertaking very sincerely yours WILLIAM mckinley 1 san francisco aug 6 the transport steamer lahme and charles Q G nelson bearing five companies of the first new york volunteers and the second U S volunteer engineers sailed for honolulu today san francisco aug 5 the ship tacoma transporting horses and mules to the philippines for the use of the united states forces sailed for manila today it is expected that the voyage will occupy about sixty days every precaution has been taken to make the expedition a success chicago aug 8 the post today says according to reports received by railway ci in ranies and business men the largest wheat crop in the history of the united states will be harvested within a fortnight the winter wheat yield which ag from to |
