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salina Daily Republican -Journal. The Daily Journal founded 1887. TheDaily Republican, founded 1888. The Evening News, founded 1888. SALINA, KANSAS, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1898.

VOL. 12. NO. 131. PRICE, 5 CENTS WANTS MORE TROOPS.

FIRST LAND FIGHT. ARMY OF INVASION. Gen. Shafter and Troops Sail to Capture Santiago de Cuba. Until after Harvest.

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Merritt Asks for the Fall Quota of 80,000. San Francisco, June 13. Maj. Gen. Merritt wants more troops, ne is now in communication with Washing ton on the subject, and hopes to re ceive word within a few hours that the additional forces have been granted him and have been started on the way.

With the troops that arrived yesterday and to-day he has a force of about 16,000. From good sources it is learned that during the past 48 hours he has demanded that the full quota of 20,000 sDecified bv him be filled. Expediting Delivery of Soldiers Packages. Washington, June 13. In order that articles consigned by relatives and friends of soldiers at the front may find prompt delivery.

Secretary Alger has directed that every facility consistent with the public interest be accorded the Southern Express company, whose offices are at 12 West Twenty-third street, New York, by officers commanding vessels or other means of transportation under the control of the war department from Port Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and other points of embarkation, with a view to expediting the delivery of packages to the soldiers wherever stationed. Secretary Alger's instructions say no liability ataches to the government by reason of loss or delay under the permit and no charge is to be made by the express c6mpany for transportation furnished by the government Ammunition for Dewey. New York, June 13. The navy department has on the way to San Francisco 13 car loads of ammunition, which will be forwarded to Admiral Dewey at Manila. There were four car loads of powder sent from Dover, N.

six car loads of empty shells from the Brooklyn navy yard and two car loads of empty shells from the Norfolk navy yard. The Pennsylvania Railroad company has agreed to run the cars across the country in eight days, barring accidents, which, if accomplished, will be the fastest freight time, with one exception, on record. Will Find Cnbu Devastated. Key West, June 13. The Spanish, under orders from Capt.

Gen. "Blanco, are burning all the block forts and other coast defenses in Cuba, and the troops are concentrating in the large cities. From three of the southern ports of Cuba come reports of destruction. Plantations have been ravaged and the homes burned so that the Yankees can find nothing in case of a landing. Miss Lone a Navy Nnrse.

Washington, June 13. An evidence of self-sacrifice for the sake of their country is afforded by the taking up of a military nurse's duties by the daughter of Secretary Long, Miss Margaret Long, with some of her chums at the Johns Hopkins medical school of Baltimore. The young1 women have reported to the naval hospital at Brooklyn to nurse the wounded and sick sailors. Want a Day of Thanksgiving for Victories. Laconner, June 13.

The Northwestern Baptist association, now in session here, sent the following telegram to President McKinley Saturday: The Northwestern Baptist association congratulates our president on the success vouch safed to our army and navy and respectfully suffpests a day be set aside for thanksgiving to God for the victories and prayer for tho continuation of Divine guidance J. Caihns. Moderator. Kansas Text-Hook Law Valid. Topkea, June 13.

The state uniform text-book law. passed by the last legislature, was upheld by the supreme court in a decision rendered against the school board of the city of Topeka. The court declares 'that the contract made by the board with the American Book company is void and the city must use the books adopted by the state. Sunday's Baseball Games. NATIONAL LEAGUE At Louisville Louisville 5, Cincinnati 4 At Cleveland Pittsburgh 3.

Cleveland At Chicago St Louis 4, Chicago 2. WESTERN LEAGUE At Kansas City Milwaukee 8. Kansas City 2. At Minneapolis Columbus 4. Minneapolis 3 At St.

Paul Detroit 6. St. Paul a WESTERN ASSOCIATION. At Quincy Quincy 8-2. Dubuque 2-0.

At St. Joseph Peoria 6. St. Joseph 0. At Ottumwa Ottumwa 8.

Rock Island 2. Spain to Fight to the Bitter End. Madrid, June 13. The campaign inaugurated by some of the foreign newspapers in favor of peace between Spain and the United States is not approved here. According to the opinions of several generals Spain is capable of continuing the war in Cuba for two years even under the most unfavorable circumstances.

Deadly Tornado in Texas. San Antonio, June 13. A tornado descended on Riddleville, a small town 50 miles from San Antonio, and three people were killed outright. A boy's skull was crushed and he is fatally injured. Several other people were injured by the tornado, many limbs being broken.

A Isiff Ire aT DMMb Detroit, June 13. Fire Saturday destroyed the Case Power building on West Congress street, with all its contents, and imminently threatened and in some cases damaged some of the finest business structures in this city. The total damage will be upwards of $200,000. It is not believed that the insurance will exceed two-thirds of the loss. Six firemen were severely burned and cut by srl Spanish Troops Attack the Ameri can Marines at Guantanamo.

THE ENGAGEMENT AT CLOSE RANGE. Four Americans Killed and One Wounded The Advance Pickets of the Marines Also Unaccounted for Spanish Lom Unknown. Off Guantanamo, June 13. Lieut. CoL R.

W. Huntington's battalion of marines, which landed from the transport Panther on Friday and encamped on the hill guarding the abandoned cable station at the entrance to the outer harbor of Guantanamo, has been engaged in heading off a rush attack by Spanish guerrillas and regulars since three o'clock Saturday afternoon The fighting was almost continuous for 13 hours, until six o'clock yesterday morning, when reinforcements were landed from the Marblehead. Four of our men were killed and one wounded. The advance pickets under Lieuts. Ne ville and Shaw are unaccounted for The Spanish loss is unknown, but it was probably considerable.

The splashes of blood found at daylight at flhe positions the Spaniards occupied indicate fatalities, but their comrades carried off the killed and wounded. The engagement began with desul tory firing at the pickets, 1,000 yards inland from the camp. Capt. Spicer's company was doing guard duty and was driven in, finally rallying on the camp and repulsing the enemy at five o'clock. The bodies of Privates Mc-Colgan and Dunphy were found, both shot in the head.

The large cavities made by the bullets, which, inside a range of 500 yards, have a rotary motion, indicate that the victims were killed at close range. The bodies were stripped of shoes, hats and cartridge belts and horribly mutilated with machetes. When they were brought in the whole battalion formed three sides of a hollow square about the camp on the hilltop. Below, in the bay, were the warships at anchor. Inland from the hill camp is a deep ravine and beyond this are high hills.

The adjacent country is heavy with a thicket growth. The sky was blanketed with clouds and when the sun set a gale was blowing seaward. Night fell thick and impenetrable. The Spanish squads concealed in the chapparel cover had the advantage, the men furnishing a fine target against the sky. The Spaniards fought from cover till midnight, discoverable only by flashes at which the marines fired volleys.

The repeaters sounded like firecrackers in a barrel. The Marblehead launch, with a colt machine gun in her bow, pushed up the bay, enfilading the Spaniards, and it is thought that some were killed. The marines trailed much blood to the water's edge and there lost it. The ships threw their searchlights ashore, the powerful eyes sweeping the deep tropic foliage and disclosing occasionally skulking parties of Spaniards. It all represented a tran formation scene at the harbor.

Each discovery of the enemy was greeted by the cracks of carbine fire along the edge of the camp ridge or by the long roll of the launch's machine gun, searching the thickets with leaden stream. Shortly after midnight came the main attack. The Spaniards made a gallant charge up the southwest slope, but were met by repeate.l volleys from the main body, and broke before they were one-third way up the hill; but they came so close that, at points, there was almost a hand-to-hand struggle. The oflicers used their revolvers. Three Spaniards got through the open formation to the edge of the camp.

Col. Jose Campina, the Cuban guide, discharged his revolver, and they, turning and finding themselves without support, ran helter-skelter down the reverse side of the hill. Lieut. Col. Huntington and Maj.

Cockrell gave high praise to the nerve and steadiness of officers and men, especially the young ones, as the engagement was a baptism of fire for a large majority. The men were in darkness and in a strange land, but they stood to their posts with courage and fortitude and there was no symptom of panic. The marines, though much exhausted, were easrer for more fighting, promising to infiict heavy punishment. They complimented the daring of the Spaniards with charac teristic camp profanity. They Want the Kntire itonrt Inane.

New York. June 13. In view of the probable issuance of a circular by the secretary of the treasury asking for subscriptions to the loan authorized by the war revenue bill to the amount of 8200,000,000, the National City bank and the Central Trust company of New York, and VeAnilye Co. have informed the secretary of the treasury that they will subscribe for the entire loan of $200,000,000 or such part thereof as may not be subscribed for by the public. Sampson Has a Cable.

Kingston, Jamaica, June 13. In con-troling the outer harbor of Guantanamo, where Lieut. Col. Huntington's battalion of marines landed on Friday, Bear Admiral Sampson secures possession of the Cuban terminus of the French cable to Hayti and direct communication with Washington will be established. iuu uuuu BfcnMfS.

5EXT A MOVEMENT TO PORTO RICO. Gen. Miles Has a Consultation with Gens. Copplnger and Lee and Gives Detailed Instructions Attack by Army and Navy on San Juan. Washington, June 13.

Under command of Maj. Gen. Shafter the First division of the United States army sailed yesterday from Key West for Santiago de Cuba, to besiege and capture that town. The army transports, 80 in number, left Port Tampa Saturday and stopped at Key West The convoying warships, numbering between 16 and 19, were ready when the transports arrived at Key West, and with this powerfu force there is no longer reason for apprehension that the transports can be attacked successfully by any Spanish warships, even if some should have escaped the vigilant search of the naval commanders at Ke3T West and off Havana. Every precaution has been taken by the government to' insure the safety of the troops en route to Cuba.

The naval war board was in session yester day, making the final preparations for the disposition of the guard The transports will be kept as closely together as safe navigation will per mit and the warships will be disposed ahead, astern and on either flank. The fleetest running vessels will be thrown far out in advance of the transports and, in order to insure against an at tack from the rear, some. of these vessels, such as the St. Louis, perhaps, will linger far astern, ready to signal the heavily armed cruisers at the first sign of an approaching foe. The stately battleship Indiana, it is expected, will lead the procession of ships, which be the most numer ous crathered in American waters since the civil war.

The troops should arrive off Santiago by Wednesday night, supposing the fleet proceeds at eight knots speed, and landing operations should begin by Thursday, for Gen. Shafter will not keep his men cooped up on shipboard a moment longer than necessary. It is not believed that they will be landed at Caimanera, the point on Guantanamo bay, where the American flag now flies over the heads of Sampson's marines, as that place, while well adapted to serve as a naval base and as a harbor of refuge for the American warships, is not particularly well suited for the beginning of military operations. In ten days' time, unless unforeseen obstacles are encountered, the movement upon Porto Rico will begin. The war department has been in close communication with Gen.

Miles at Tampa, and all of the necessary instructions have been given to the commanding general for the preparation of the military forces to be used in this part of the campaign. Gen. Miles, in turn, has been consulting Gens. Coppinger and Lee at Jacksonville, giving the necessary detailed instructions, and all is so near ready that, were some essential supplies on hand, the expedition could start within 24 hours. The navy department has been advised of the purpose of the army, and the war board yesterday was making arrangements for the supply of the convoying fleet.

This will be of a more formidable character than that which goes with the Santiago expedition, for the plans contemplate a joint attack upon the San fortifications by the army and navy, and these fortifications are so powerful that heavily-armored ships only can be sent against them at the beginning. Therefore, it is believed that Samp-Bon's battleships will head this fleet. Now that Sampson has taken up a position ashore in Guantanamo bay it is expected at the navy department that he will soon be in direct cable communication with the department, which will greatly facilitate the combined operation of the navy and army. The cable he cut just before landing the marines was buoyed, and as soon as cable operators and instruments can be gotten over from Hayti, the cable will be opened again. Santa Fe to Enter Des Moines.

Des Moines, June 13. Paul Mor ton, first vice president of the Santa Fe, authorizes the announcement that the Santa Fe has secured control of the Fort Madison, Des Moines fe Northwestern, a railroad running from Fort Madison to Ottumwa. From Ottumwa the Santa Fe will enter Des Moines over the line of the Wabash, which will be operated by the two roads in conjunction. Mast Not Blow Up His Ships. Washington, June 13.

The navy department has sent out orders to Admiral Sampson to notify Admiral Cer-vera that if the latter destroys his four armored cruisers and two torpedo-boat destroyers to prevent their fall-incr into United States hands Spain at the end of the war will be made to pay an additional indemnity at least equivalent to the value of those vessels. At Six Corners, in Leavenworth county, W. S. Carnes, a horse trainer, shot and killed Tom Breese, a jointkeeper. Both men were drunk.

I. Daily Bloak, Salina ADVICES ABOUT HAVANA. Common Talk That Gen. Blanco Will render the Place After a Merely Nominal tan ee- Key West. June 13.

Accord ing to private advices, Havana now has a garrison of -Mi. 000 Spanish regulars and half as many vol uuteers. The interior of Havana province has been abandoned to the insurgents, who make daily attaeks on the picket lines in the suburbs of the capital. It is common talk that Blanco will surrender after a merely nominal resistance. He has no confidence in the volunteers, refusing to arm many in dependent companies for fear they would join the insurgents.

Everywhere Cubans and native born Spaniards are kept under surveillance, and the slightest overt act is a signal for their imprisonment. Spanish merchants of Havana say they have provisions for six months, but the shelves of the warehouses are empt3 and every day many shops close their doors. The recm eentrados and families of laborers are starving in their hovels without attempting to drag themselves into the streets to beg bread, which is never given them. Burned to D'-arh at a Party. Opelika, Ala, June 13.

At the residence of Walter On Hers, a prominent citizen, a lamp was overturned in one of the rooms in which were a large number of guests at tending an evening sociable. The lamp exploded and the burning oil ignited the dress of Miss Sallie Wimberly. A half dozen persons attempted to extinguish the flames about Miss Wimberly. but, frantic from pain and fright, she managed to escape from her rescuers, and running out on the lawn, fell to the ground dead. Her body was literally burned to a crisp.

Col. hn D. Morrlnsey Dead. Lbadviixb, June 13. CoL John D.

Morrissey, one of the pioneers of Colorado, at one time one of the rich-, est men in the west and whose association with "Diamond Jo" Reynolds will be remembered, died suddenly in this city Saturday morning from dropsy. Morrissey, during the height of his career in Chicago and New York, was worth over $3,000,000. He died hero alone and without funds to bury him. Several Powers onfer About Berlin', June The Kreuz Zeitung to-day says it can confirm the reports that a confidential interchange of opinion is taking- place between several of the powers in regardfco mediation between Spain and the United States. Adrian Anson's Good Berth.

New York. June 13. Adrian C. An son has been engaged as manager of the New York baseball club and took eharsre of the team Saturday. Mrs.

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