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Attacked the Spaniards Within Five Miles of Santiago. mm ins killed and sun mid. ?? Thirty-Seven Demi Spanish Soldier* Found-- liattle Will tio Known Ja III* tory as the liattlo of 1-a QuAHlua--Stornied a Uloc kluJU.se Around WliUli tho Spaalardt Made a Staud and Seat Ihoia Scattering; Over the ?> x. \ Mountains-- Ainlnished the American*. Au Annooiatod Press Dispatch via Playa del l)Mo, (iuiiutauamo Jia.y, Juno y-l, nays; This morning (Friday) four troops of tho First Cavalry, four troops pf tho Tenth Cavalry and eight troops of Roosevelt's Rough Riders, less than a thousand mou, dismounted ftud attacked 2.00U Spanish sol diera in tho thickets within flvo juiloa of Santiago do Cuba. The ArnerieauH beat the enemy back into tho city, but thov left tho follow ing dead upotVthe field: Rough Riders ?Captain Allyn K. t'apron, Troop L; I The initial fight of Colonel Wood's j Hough Kidors and tho troopers of tho i Firnt aud Tenth Kegular Cuvalry, will i tie known in history as tho buttle of La Quasina. 'l'hnt tt did not end in thu ' complete slaughter of tho Americans ! was not duo to auy miscalculation in the plans of tho Spaniards, for as per* foot au ambuscade as was ever formed in tho brain of nn Apache ludiau was prepared aud Lieutenant Colonel Koosevolt aud his men walked right iuto it. For an hour and a half they j hold their ground under a porfeet storm - of bullets from thu front aud sides, and .thou Colonel Wood at thu right and | Lieutenant Colonel Hoosovelt at tho I left, led a charge which turned tho tide Hepor t of l-t >> < -?' Agent. .Lloyds' ?v^onttolcKra;>liH il??t Admiral : Catnttra'tt *<|uadrou uow tit Tori Swi.l oimsitstH of tho I'nUloiiliii' Pttluvn, tho j U<uiO|cil cruisgi Km pontile I'mlort/ Quinlua, tho tor podo l>o.?t <|o4iovota Odtulo, Audug mul 1'roaorpnu, tho transports 1'atuotn hikI Buono? \vro*, I 1 j j LIEUTENANT COLONEI, TllKODOlli: UOosJEVELT, WHO 1E1> TllK OlIAllOE OV T1IK Unroll RIDElttf. I , _____ __ 7 mid (lie Fh1o(1o Panay, Colon, Covan j ila^o, Ka|>ixlaan<l Han FrauciHco. Ail ; iniiul Cau\^ra'a btjuadron will occupy two ilavs ill travoiBinx llio JSnoa t'uual. , Tlio canal y^uoa "Will amount to Xo'J.iO) ($Jt50,000). It in iiHaortod that aoino liners Iiuyo l?oeu detailed to provifiion tlio Hoot on tlio way out-. ^ SHAFTER'S AllMY ov INVASION DISEMBAHKINO PJIOM Till? TRANSPORTS. Bergeant Hamilton Fink, Jr.; I'rivateB ^Tillman and Dawson, Troop L; Dough erty, Troop A; W. T. Erwiu, Troop F. First Cavalry? Privates Dix, York, Bejork, Kolbo, Berlin and Lenmook. Tenth Cavalry? Corporal White. At least 50 Americana vrero wouuded, in cluding aix olficeijB.; Beveral of tho /woihided will die. Twelve dead Span iards were found in the bush after tho light.- ? General Youug commanded tho ex pedition and was with the regulars, whilo C'olonol Wood directed the oper ations of the Bough Riders, sevoral miles west. Both parties struck the Spaniards about the same time and the y OK>BHAI/ C^JtlXTO QABCIA. (In command of the Cuban Insurgents who ' aro cooperathyg with General Shatter.) tight lasted ho ' hour. The Spaniards opcfted flro from thg thick brusla, but the troops drove thom "tJHClC 'from the start, stormed the blook-houno around which they made tlieir final stand nud sent thom scattering over the moun tains. i'ho Americans now hold the position at the threshold of Santiago dj< Cuba, with more troops going forwayfl and they ure preparing for flnaj assujflt upon the city. 8anip?qi? Withdraws the Charge. Admiral Sumpnon han wired Secretary Ijong as follows: "Playa del Kb to, June 24. ? Roplying to your dinpatoh, I have to report that a careful inveatiga tion hftH been mado and it is reported to me that the apparent mutilation wan probably duo to the efleot of small calibre bullet, lired at short range, and I. withdraw tho chargo of mutilation. ? (Sigfled) Sampson. " Walter Wellmaii's ICxpedltlou Sails. The Artie expodltict*, t;-tidor Walter - -Wellman, the ?xploror, sailed from Tromuoe Island, fl{r. Wellman's expe dition is undertake*-'' with two objeota, the first to fiud and succor Prof. Andre, and tho secoud to diocovor the North 1'ole. He is accompauiod by a corps of scientists nud a compotont explorer. Madrid Saj s "Ijet Thcin CoiimS." The Uireatjof the Amor ican ' govern ment to attack the Spanish coast baa had no effect. A third squadron is pre paring for the defenso of the coast. A member of the cabinet, in an interview, ?aid: "Lot them oomo. We will re eeive them 'as they daa^rro. " Attempt to Peeiiojr.a Bnttroad. - - ? Hrar Admiral Hasapaon laaraed that the Spaniards were endearorio* to da to ^aaiia|co^S^ttoa. Jt^l^adftll?r a. bbh -? ^ ?xiHeat iaet entii _ of HI Menrev tad tm uuwaUlne alaen ? TW Hew York, ?*! of battle au<l sent theeuemy llyiujr oyor the hills toward Santiago. It. is now definitely known thut six teen men on the American Hide wero killed, while sixt3r were wounded. or. are reportod to he missing. It is im- j possible tu calculate the Spanish losses but it is known that they wero fur heavier than those of tho Americans, at least as regards actual loss of life.-? Al ready thirty-seven dead tS punish sol diers have bouu found aud buried, whilo many others uro nudoiibtetllv lvinu in the thick underbrush on the side of the gully, and on tho elope of tho hill, wliore the main body of tho euemv were located. The wounded were ail removed. Wreck of ?t Troop Train. A railroad accideut ooonrred on tho 20th, in whioh four soldiers lost their lives, aud others roeoived frtal injuries. Colonel Torroy's regiment of Hough Riders from Cheyenne, Wyoming, reached Tupelo, via tho Kansas City, Memphis & Jfirmingham Railroad, The first suction had stopped to take water aud hud whistled to start, when tho second section rounded tho sharp curve just before tho town was readied, aad dashed into it. In the rear of the first sectidu was tho sleepor, "Seville," containing Colonel Torrey aud his regimental staff. This car was com pletely demolished, yet every inmate escaped unscratohed except the colonel, who is injured, though not seriously. ^HiTlrul CuiH\nt^ I'lnii. Tly r Madrid correspondodut of The Sunday Times says:, AdmiralA'amai a's fleet/will not go to J\IaniW>, but to another port in tho Xl'hyippioes, to laud troops, in order to hLld a strong position. The lleet will Ihfcn be ready for action, and if'Admiral l.)Ywey wanv?[ to fight ho will havo to lea?^ Muiu'ii j Ray. Admiral J>owey will ? thut^jwfher J leave the. bay uuprotectod or divide his ' fleet. This move has made a good im ? pressioii here. " l>lrect Negotiation With America. Ml Imparoial, in an article which has creatod a sensation, urges diroct nego tiations with Amorica' for peace, when tho time, comes? on the ground that Spain can get better terms from Ameri ca's generosity, "as America will bo only too delighted to dispense with European intervention. " Tho article roflects tho growing reseutment.| against the powets. No Xcw <"asc? of Yellow Fever. No new cases of yollow fever have bpou reported to tho Marine Hospital, and Dr. Wyinau, Surneon-Oouoral, paid that he considered the situation encouraging. Advices from surgeons eugagod iu tho iuspoction of a number of Southern points as a matter bf pre caution, show all points so far in - spec tod to be free from auy suggestion of infeotion. Time Not Arrived. The Madrid correspondent of thej I>?ily Telegraph says: "San or Sagas la said the rumors about peace .nego tiations and the conditions for ending hoetilitiee are utterly grouudUat. The time dm not arrived for talking of; peace. " G.OOO Spepfsh Re- Bel orcein eats. A Cuban agent who has >erri?ad at fal^tb, Jamaica, in an open tail boat, after a tyo dm. paseage fronaJ the tlcamy of Maawwiltc, reports thin I I'lircliascd Tlireo Armored rrulHcrs. Tlio Madrid correspondent of iho Observer asserts that Spain has pur i chased three fine armored cruisers of !), 000 tons, 7,500 tons ami *i, 2J5 tons, with a speed of 25 knots, which will form the nucleus of a third squadron, which,, will be ready within throe weeks, and with which the govern ment thinks it can protect the Canaries and the {Spanish coaat in every emer gency. . Ill unco's Report on the Klglit. The oflioial report of Captain (leneral Blanco on the fighting near Santiago do Cuba, saya: "Three hundred Amer icans attacked tho Spaniards near Si honey and Sovilla. The Spaniards had three men killed und three wonnded. The Americans then attucked General Bubou's camp, bnt woro repulsed, tho Spaniards pursuing them and taking possession of their ammuuitiou and clothes. Spain Appreli^nslvo. The Madrid correspondent of The Daily Mail flag's: Tho government ii^ exceedingly anxious aud ministers do not disguise their belief that tlio situa tion at Manila is of the gravest oharau tor. Tho government has called tho attention of the powers to the fact that I while Admiral Dewey is himself in active, he is favoring the insurrection of veritable robber bands. Ordered to Key West. Tho auxiliary oruiser Prairie has re ceived orders detaching her from tho North Atlantic patrol lleet, and direct ing hor to proceed at 'full speed to Key We'ftt. The Prairio has hor bunkers filled to their utmost capacity and her hold is also full of coal of which Bho has sufficient to last hor at cruising speed for thirty-five dayn. An Illinois Soldier Shot. While in bathing Private Charles Buckart, of Company A, Second Illi nois, was shot by a negro connected with tho regiment, at Jacksonville, Fla. , Tho boys had been having fun with tho negro, and when dressing he hocamo incensed at Buckart, drew his pistol J and fired, the ball eutoring near the right side of the abdomen and passing (downward. T. V ? GuLnR to Cuba lis Nurses." ? ' / Miss Annie Whaelef, Miss Maude kiesaun BaboocL and Mrs. Liscotnb, wife of Colonel Liscomb, of the twenty-'] fourth artillery will leave for Key ?Weak From there they will go to the Cuban battlefields in the caf>acity of nurses. Miss Wheeler is a daugbtor of Oeneral Wheeler, and Miss Bab cock's husband is sergeant in the ?l?t New York. Sails for Hampton (loads. The ram Kathadin baa left Prince town for Hampton Roads. She wasj followed by the cruiser San Francisco, bound for Key West The steam col lier Southery accompanied the latter, ? ?' ? p To- Abandon Calmasera. li is' believed that the towi\ of Cal man era, on tbe upper bay, fa abort to be abandoned by the Spaniards, who n(^ to Jba in a desperate oonditioa owing tolaeft eT ToS3. TOT reperT frl that Uiey will leave The Idff fi ~anTTall j baek on Gnantaaamo. I SP AIN' IN A I'KIOl I'.N I', 1 he Dynasty Mi<? rlnu ?>? 1,lp t npopu lurit.\ of tin; Uovcrninrul 'll*o Madrid correspondent of I ho Daily Telegraph aays; "Spain is in a BtutO of femiont of trauHitiou without parallel duriug tlio present centniv Troubles of llio gravest kind au< browing all over 1 1 1 ** provinces. I.\eiv political n ml social institution iMhteat tolled iu tuiu, ami tho least net veils among far sighted politicians appro i*?jiul a complete tlohaolo. Hut the failnioof the natirnal defence is not alone tocouutab|o for this. Includible us it uiay senior, the majority of the Spaniards have absolutely no interest in the war, ami even display a willing ness to nil) along without colonies. The btubfMJJUW.n i esponsiblo for tho loss of the colonies ai o utteilv feckless and the iudltVoruuce to tho people's rtiiu manifested by the governing and uppei middle cluaaos is probably uupai? Holed in history. It linger and misery are making themselves felt throughout tho country, lucre will soon bo tf'i.oon nn employed in Catalonia, andovory \\ bore else there aro similar accounts of db? tross going from bad to worse day by day.# I I.,- Spanish Invasion. J ho first anuounceiuent of tho gov eminent s intention to invade Spain was recoivud with incredulity. There was a suspicion that the story was bo ing lloated to deceive tho Spanish gov ernmout. However, when tho detail of the vesaola solected to consituto Com modoro Watson's aouadrou was an noiinced ami oilicial orders woio given to provision the fleet for four months, it became appareut that the govern ment was in earnest, in this purposo to dispatch tho Hoot to Europe. The thioe veasola aelecteil as colliers have started already on their way lo Newport News to take on a supply of coal. It will re <|iiiro about a week to got this down to Sampson's fleet, .so if tho si ait is to bo made from that point it will bo impos sible for Commodore Watson to get away before tho lth of July. Third lOxpod Itlon Oil. Tho third fleet of vessels loaded with soldiers and supplies for tho Philip pines hoisted anchor at San Francisco, ('al., on tho !i?th, and, amid tho screeching of a hundred whistles ufitl the clanging ol hells and ihe boomfhg of cannon, pit-coded down fho bay to ward tin* ocean, and by night woio well on their way to tho Philippines. Tho ships earried about 4,000 men, under' command ofiJonoral Arthur McArthur, who has made the steamer Indiana his flagship. Tho City of Palis, the Ohio and tho Morgan City wore tho other vossols to sail with tho Indiana. t?eu oral Morritt and his stall will proceed to tho Islauds in tho Newport, wliioh has been especially prepared for the nor vice. SiiU' of the l'H/.c Ships. J he following prizes, condemned by Judge Locke, wero sold lit miction on tho *27 <1i at K ey West: ' Tho Sovorita, $1,5150; Santiago A postal^* $2,700; Fer nnudita, $500; Kspnna, $.'1,400. Podri do Posi, $1,010; Antonio Same/., #1,200; Orient, &.J50; (^uartro do Setiembor, $470; Antonioy Puco, $1,1M0; Lola, $800; Kugruciu, $1,000; Parquitta, $490; Slas cota, $3(50 ; Tres Heruiaiios, $5 75, Pinero, 81,070; Sofia, $1,550; Mathilde, $1,000; ('audita, $050. Tho steamer Argonauta, of over 000 tons net, and lS'J feot long, was hii! in by tho Ignited States govern ment at $17,000, need as a trans port; brig Fpnsquita, $->00; bnrkentino Lorenzo, $.5,010; bark Carlos F. Kosu, 81,330; steamer Ambrosia Bolivar, $1, 350. ' I C *- 1 1? ?? of Terror In Havana. A reign of tejror exists in the Cuban capital. Captain (loneial Blanco Iiuh issued a proclamation announcing that any one <luriug to express an unfavor ablo opinion of, or suspected of being dissatisfied with the present policy of tho government, will be summarilj bhot without trial or investigation. This proclamation, it appears, caused liiHsat igfuction among tho members of the Orueu Publico, or police for<*& of Havana, who threatened to revolt if full rations were not nerved out to thorn. General Alilles <o Command. It is ntated officially that Uonoral Miles, commanding tho army, will' command tho next expedition to leave tho United States. ? ? ?? - < i frier ul Oiircln at Jttragua. (ienejyil Calixto Oarcia, with 5V,1>00 Cuban insurgents from tho mountains west of Sautiago de Cuba, tfas lauded at Juragua by the American transports. Fully 5,000 iusui gouts, nearly tho en tiro available fighting force in the southern port of Santiago province, aro now concentrated at or near Juragua. ITifio-fourths of them are armed with modern rifles and have abundaut sup plies of amjuunition. ^ Atlanta Woman ftlecteil President. At tho session of tho Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Win. B. Lowe, of Atlanta, On. , was elected president. Other officers elected are: Vice- presi dent^ iMrs. Sarah S. Piatt, of Denver, recording secretary, Mrs. Cbas. E. Fox, of Michigan; corresponding secretary; Mrs. 0. W. Kendrick, Jr., of Pennsyl vania; treasurer. Mrs. Philip N. Moore, of Missouri; auditor, Mrs.C.P. Hums, of Kentucky, Rent to McPTierson as Prisoners. Three Spanish suspects, names. un known, arrested at Tybee, Oa, on sus picion of beiog spies, were sent, In cbaios, under n gnard, to McPberson Barracks, Atlanta, as priSQnefs'&f war. fsptsls Grldl#y*?Su<vce*sor. The Senate Confirmed the nomination of Commander John ScUonler to he a caideiii ia.the navv, vioe Capt. Cluurlas X- OlHtej: (tlttt cdffi&Ander of -the rfeco*se<tT and Ttiomas M<5 pitt, of Virginia, to be no Naval Cndeft HaBi fijrtfh TTrookTjn. w< * ""fil WWTW lilt Hit) ill lilt 1ft j THt BILL A SWEEPING ONE # <'uniuu<rcliil I'npcr ol' All ttiiut* fitxcd. I'litf ITovlslons oftlio l.a\v(ii> Into Htfect July l.<?t. v H 'l ho now war tax law goo* >?1o elleot July Int. Amonc the iwtiole* o( taxa lion ?.'f iutoroftt aio the followiug Hankers Willi *25,000 oufltul. T.'O; wtlh nnV capital, ti |??t thousand, capital and surplus Included. Havings bunk* with ?" .?n|>linl slock, jjolng ,l,,a Um" business for the benellt of depositors, are exempt, brokeis In sticks, bonds, exchanges ?vlion, notes iui>1 secui itiei*, *M. having paid tlio *l ??v ml t not required to i>?%y u? additional brokers. rawnbrukeis, t-O t'ouiuercUl luokcis, ?._>o. Custom house broker.-. n 10. , rroi>rlotor? of theatres, museum* and v > n eeit halls In cities of mdoNcr 25.000 popuhi U r'r'oprletors of circuses, *?00 for each Stab', w hero there Is an exhibition. Proprietors of all idbor shows or exium tioiu for money, 1 10. \ i Proprietors of howling alleys ami 1 tlllut '"^.ftbnoco and snuff. 1'2 ??nl? '' (Cellars nu.l cigarettes, $3.00 po. thomr and, on cigars weighing "\.m three P'"1' i.4>r 1,000, iiikI SI per I .IMKl on cigars w lull Ilk' not more than three pounds por l.oou. On clKurottos, *l.f>0 per 1.000 for goods weighing less than thieo |' muds, and * 1 ,.er 1.000 (or goods weighing ever llu"? |M,iTlfvu o' v, 8 ?..?! 4 ounao P?^?>^,; of tobacco ?ml miuIY now authorized by law. there may be packages weighing " . VJ aud 3>houm!c?, und smoking tobacco w i?l Ar\i'dos of tobacco or snuff on hand April 11 pay hnlf tlio difference between tlu. now tax and th? ol-l la* aheady '"blocks of tobacco, cignra and mill IT on hand July I must l.o r?*t u r n?-l t" tlio reveiim department II exceeding l.Ooi i " i 1 1 * ' * ' tobacco or 20 OU0 cigars or . Igaretls On bonds, dcbtJiilliros or eerlillenl' * of in debtedness. 5 cents f^i -u-b }100t fa->?> vn n>, or fraction Uiotuof, fcib-nil, alato, i\oii>itj utitl iuuul<-al|?il bonds my On ouch Ibsiio of ntoek, w hi'thvi -?lf ,,r^ '? i/.atlt ii or rooWiulisatioii, by a oomi-anj .. a_ Hoclation or corporation, ?? conts por t- . face valuo, or fraction tborool. 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This iipphu* t-j domestic postal inoim> "rOnrMiorelKn bills of oudnii.?e, lettorn ol ,-redit, IncludluK order by f.Vigruph or olli erwipe for tiu'i payment of money bv expres. or other oompnnleH. 4 cbnta per #100 or fnic tlons thereof. If drawn in mils of two oi more 2 cents por *100 lor every bill of each Ou export bills of ludlngdO emits eip-h On express and frelKht, for each bill ol ladiuir. manifest or evidence of re?."ip , 1 cent for each orlKiuitl or dupl eate. I In In h nance of bills of lading is n.ado c.-mpiilsory On each telephone message f? ?i wlmdia toll of 15 cents or moro Is Charged, 1 cent. On each indemnifying oi surety bom , and all otlusr bomls not otherwise spocilled, <x copt sX'h as reipiired In legal proceed '"on wr'l'l^aleH V.f profit or luterest and transfers. 2 cents per 1 100. *? On certllloates of damage, or port wardem or marine turveyois' ccilllcntos, ^6 ???Mits ^'on'all certificates of any a.rscrll.tlon, ro quirod by law and not other wise specill^n, 1 04 OiT each' contract, brokers' note, or f^iein oranduin of sale of any gjoda or merchaii dtge Blocks, Ixjjijls, exchange, notes of hand real estate or jffopcrty of any kind 's^i. d by brokers or persons acting us such, 10 'lit , On each conveyance, deed, Instrument In witting whereby lands, tenements or other realty sold shall be xranto ', Hsslgned trans ferred or otherwise conveyfjl, when the coii blderaton or valuo cxcccufl *100 and docs not exceed f.'?00. 60 cents, nnd for each ad ditional t500. W) ccntB. On each telegraphic dispatch or message, 1 insurniiec, life: K?r each policy, 8 emits for each i 100 Insured. On bidustrial insur ance, 40 per cent, of the (lrsi weekly pre mium. This docs not aj.ply to fraternal or , ilng or other peril, one-half of 1 per cent, of in'l ono half of 1 per teut. of the premium ?'onf?Teasea of laud or tenements, for one year orles., 25 ccnts, for ono to three years, 50 cents; for more than throe years. *1.00 Mortgagor on plodgo* ol real or f.orsona. property worth over * 1.000 and not over ? I . U)0, 23 cents and for each additional *.j0) of ^"'"u povrerDof attorney for voting In ?d<?j tions of corporations not religious, charltatdt ...? 25 cents. cordlog to pac*et, box, bottle, pot, pfilal, or other loclwir*: 4 Not over 6 c?i>t?, H <?ot. Not over 10 cents. 2 8 cent. ISSSli'SR SSMVai,"" xn1, dltloos 25 cento' worth or Irtctlon theroof, % eent. hair oil, poVoadei iMtfr 4NPK, aalr raatoia U Jb?fr OtJh DM Oi mi fHbi lift. With u?'< lilH'Ul ifSU'*, Wtlti'll JIMV * '? t It \ of 11 4" ft Ji per ocnt en amount* not ?? I ? ??k ?2MXK1. t\.r .Httuiliir amount* wtiuro tho lo^aoy fall.-* t.>tln< iliwoiiiliinl o( nlxoliioi <-i t.UW'i , 1 pei lYIll . Win r* th? Ioijh- v t'liinm ttiiongh ! I?? I i > t li<< r or Htstor of 1 1*?? father or mo(|)i<rol t In* iliu oafOi), 8 per cent v" amounts not ovot t2r.,<v>y l'.-l III D I ?< It'lliotO lii'ltH, I a llil ft | I*r ceiit amounts not ov.-r f- VOOO Whore t tit- amount rniiK<'s troin $10?,00i> fhlW.OOO tho rati ? mo multlplU'<t t ? Whore tin- :uu<>unf ranges fro#i tftOO.OOfl i T I ,(Hk\000 l?y V!1^, ami (?>i ninoimt* iivci million, l<y tin . Makcr.s or packers of nu\e>l Hour pa> tax of $IJ. On ??HtMi bin it?l of tor, pmin.1* or more thai (IS tunnel*. thoto is a tax o| 4 cents Ort-t** v^unds or more tlutn 49 pound*, -j I oonta. On 4'J poiintts or more than 24^' pounds, I | cent . On Ulli, pouuda yr less, U cvut. 1 ln> Mttm> rtppll#? to mixed tlohrs Immnti'd, In addition to tho usual duty. Tea pays a tax of 10 cents a pound I 1 1 I M \ |{ K I I > M.W V 1 1 1 1 K CO I' I'ON Kt'TritUH. Now Vol k. Cotton very dull; Mid dling if.*, Kutiircs closed steady. < iponiug. i losing. Mu\ . ( it no H ?.'() '> v 1 July ills ?i 01 \ Ugll*! ?!';?(). tl vl September . <? OH ,'1 " ' October tt tt'? ti o.i November it Oil ti 0V I ?oconi I ior. t> () ? ?? O'.t J Miliary ? 00 tl ' Fobrtturv t? to ?> It! M hi ili < > I tl f. tt >'( > I I I ?N m a it k r i s, Charleston.- Cotton < i ti iot , mill. <?. Columbia Cotton i|Uiot ; mid. '> !?- in. ( 'liai lotto. Col ton stonily; in til. t><t. Wilmington. Cotton ti i' in ; inul ?">}. Sn vim null. Cotton steady; intil. ?fi Not f i . I It . Cotton Hteudy ; mid. 0 It Hi. Memphis. Cotton stoutly; mid. It-Hi Augusta. Cotton ipiiot; iniil. <t H-Ki. Itnl t tin oi*o. ( 'ottoh nominal ; iniil. <U. Now OrltMiitH Cotton btoiul v ; iui?l. ?'? !? M/ftMMltK I'lOHO'OK M \ It K fi I". I'allinnWo. I*' lour ilull. N\ liout I Mill; unfit iiixl month, x*> uskoil; . I lily, ?? bid; Southern w heat, by Kfini|dc, dooilK'tftdo S "i { . Coi n I > n 1 1 . apot. and month, 15 1 (.</*: 5 1 .4 ; July .i C (i/i.'l 1 1 , Southern corn !tft\ do yellow .'llh^;!l.r?. < htta Dull mid eusior; No. 2 w hite llUliluk'. N A\ A I, NTOHEH. New York Itosin quiet. Turpeu 1 1 no (jiiiet ChutloHton Turpentino firm lit -?'ti. ItoKin <juiel. Savaiinidi Tuipeiit ine firm at tiil 4 . Kohiii fh in and um hiin^ed, t (VI TON 8ICK1> (lilt. New0 York Cotton seed oil dull.^ (*eiM>riit t ionic/, tn Need. fieiicrnl (loniez in in ui^eiil need of clothed, rifloM and auiunit ion. Colonel Dei tiabe Ho/.u. Oeuoral < Sotno/ .s chief of utntV, w ho in in Kov West, brought from hia commander a hat of fiupplios needed by hia urinv. lie it?k? for each of his tliroo briuadeH HOD infantry ntli'.H, fitio cavalry t itlea, one dynmnite gun and 1, 0(H) machete*. TIioho arma (ionorid Come/, says are needed for un armed men. lie also asku for cloth oh, hIkjom, uiHiliciuo and food. For thirteen nioutliK ( ienei ill (lomez has roceived pructicallv nothing from the filibuster ing expedition, owing to tlio difficulty of lauding ou the Santa Clara coast, us compared' with Santiago do Cuba. Nominating Conventions. , Hepuldieaus of tlio socond Minnesota ?listrict ro nominated Congressman J. T. MoCleery unanimously. Third dis trict Hepublicnus uijauimotisly noini nated lOdwiu C. Iturleigh for ('ongrotis at Augusta, Mo. At Fergus Fulls, Minn., tho Hepublicans of the seventh district renominated Congressman h'ddy, by aeolaniatiou. The Kepubli cans of ItjBino ronominatcd (lovernor Llewellyn t'owers by u tiuuiiimous vote. CoiigroHMinan F. I>. Hamilton w?h re nominated by tho Hepublicfttis of tho fourth Michigau district. At the third TeiiuoHsoe Demooratio cotigrcsHional convention lion. John A. Moon was ro nominated by acclamation. Ilfwoy'd Dander Up. A dispatch to 'I'll 0 Dnily Telegraph from Manila hb3'b: "Tho report that (lermnny will not permit a bombard ment. ih exciting irritatioa in t lie Amer ican fleet, Admiral Dewey intends to demand ^capitulation tho instant the re-oaforceiuentH arrivo. lie told I'rinoe floury, of Prussia, that he would bo fj> I ad (o eeo tho (Jerman oftieo.rs at Man ila, but it would be well to caution tbum to kuep out of the American,, line of fire." The Not Sold to Spain. Flint A- Co., of New York, have re ceived a dispatch from/ Peach A- Co., their agents at Valpura/so, Chili, say ing thoro in no truth ifi the roport tha*. the Chilian armored cruisor Admiraute O'JIiggins, ban been sold to tho gov ernm ent of Spain. Sailed for tlie Philippines. 'Die transport steamer Valencia, with TOO troops from tho Dakotns, Hailed for the Philippines from Kan Francisco on the 28th. ^ Twelve Months at Hard Labor. The two Georgians, Albert Skipper and Walter Htewart, who were involv ed at Tampa, Fla., in a desperate tight in the Oeorgia ramp la*t week, have been sentenced to twelve months hard labor. They aro both from At lanta. ? Dan paly, the actor, baa retnrnad OB don. from L The Pay of the Volunteers. ~ A LIT! was Inlrottneed fn lBe Hona* f by R?prM?Btati?a Poekerj, of Mkh aonri, profidiifT tbftt aIIawhom te tkt ?olan tears received la to tbe eervieeof the United Siltea under Tfce VtfTOTJtWr areeorolle* at ' /MUU'sri i.v a i Mill i i?i<ack I Ik* Captntn <?ciioitil ll.it lloon Culled t'pon to Mil rreiKloi but Heclim-M, The Mail i itl governnnnit has leooivort tho following diapatch from t'antain (Jouorul August!, dated from Manila on htuo'J:!. "Tho situation i" still very ^iiivu. I continue to mnuitaiu my positiou iuaido the linoof block Iiouhob, but I ho Olio in v is increasing 111 uum her*, hh tlit? m? I >??!?* ??oi iit>v ilio pro via oos, which aro surrendering. Tor rential iuhih mo inundating tho in trctichiueuts, i (Hhlci tuyf* tho work of doftnicn ditlicult I ho numbers of nick anion# the tioops in mum cutting. This makes tho situation \orv distressing Slid t'UllhOS UIOIOUr<od 1 1 DMif t iollH of illO nutivu soldiers It is o>t muited Ahut tho insurgent* it ii in I >? i :tt>, 000 armed with i nlos, and lo.oot) armed With H \V Ol d S, otO. Aguinaldo has summoned mo t<> sur louder, hut I have tioiitod Ins priJi \iHjilx w illi disdain., foi I ant resolved to nitfln taiii tlio aoyeroiguty of Spam ami llio honor of tjio llau to tlio I n ^ t extremity. I liuvo uitiv 1,0(10 nick soldiers and i}lM> wouudeik I ho citadol has hooli invad ed hy the noluirhaii inhabitants, \Vho liuvo abandoned thoii homes, owing to the barbarity of tho lobols. Tho Gov ornor of tho Visa vim ami tlio Mindauao I >?l an <1 s on b I oh that ho Iiiih ilofoatoil tlio iusiii^outB in an oii(;auoiiiout, during w It it'll ( 'hiof A i eo, Aguinaldo a repro Hontativo, w as kill oil ; N o s I rout Slia ft or. Tho K(,vornuioiit at Washington re ceived tho following dispatch from M:i|ur (loiioi'itl Shatter: "Itaiqiliri, Julio \}7, via I Ud llsto. 1 1 on. Secre tary of Win , Washington ; Tlio Valo ui l ived this nioruiu;; nil tight, Troopa now disoiubnrk ing. Your son, who bus hoon lit tho front as a volunteer, as signed to duty on tho idatt of (louoral l'ulliohl. All is pro#) easing well. occupied an ndvauood position ubat) donod by tho enemy yesterday on tho, ' Sovillu and Suntiairo road, woat of tha San J n ii n river, within tluoo tniloa of j Santiago and fiom whioh it cult ho, plainly hooii, |Signod| Siiai'tkh, Major (ieneial commanding. Treasury stal oiuoiit A statement of tho condition of tho tronaury allowed : Availahlo cash bal ance. #1 !>0,U?;i,087, gold losorvo, M?8, 1 1(?; not Hilvor, jjflo, i ???;{, 7;??; United Statoa notes in tho treasury, iifHI,488, ?*>07 ; treasury noton of 1 8H0, $'J, l'^,4l<i; total receipta, $t,}ll0,IM)0; total reueipta thin month, $2(1,007,072; total reeipta this yeur, #.'507,000, 1 10; total expend!- * turoa, #l,M8,?('io; total expoiiftyturos this mouth, $1 1 1 , *) | o,0oo; total oxpond "Ituijaa Una year. i?l 10, 1 1;\ I Oft; depoaita in national banks, #?,>*, ;<i l, tol. National hunk notes received for redemption, novor union! locoipta 'from cuatoma, iuternal tovouue, #012, (Wji miscellaneous 184. Tlu^^H??t-k.,reiicli Cabinet. Tho new ('Vouch cahiuot, aadotinitely formed, is uu follows: I'loaideut of tho Council uud M lnialor of tho interior, M. Henri Briaaon ; Miniater M Finance, M. Paul l'eytrel; Minister of education, M. hoon Bourgooia; M ininter of Jus tieo, M. Ferdinuud Karrien; Miuiaterof War, M. (lodofroy ('avaii<uao; Minister of Marino, M. ICdourd Simon Lockroy; Minister of Foreign A lian a, M, 1'heo phile DelcjiBMo; Miniaioii of ^fie Colon ioa, M. (J^or^ea H. Trouillol; Minister of Comrfierco, M. iOmilo Marusjouls; Alintster of Agriculture, M. Albert Viger; Ministor of l'ublic Works, Henor Till aye. More Troopx lor Santl^. Ord?w htre twen innnd for Qiil 1^" parturo of inrlhnr army * -froarTfcaflMr compoaad of vbort fLMT A I iiiohI Sunk l?y HIkhI??C. Captain Higabee roporta Hint on Wednesday afternoon, while off Han Juan, Porto Kico, ho was attacked by a (Spanish unprotected oruiaev and the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror. The Terror made a dash ? which was awaited by the Ht. Paul. 1 no Ht. Paul hit tho Terror ihree'liines, killing oue 0 III cor and two iiioii and wounding sov oral others, Tho Terror dropped back under cover of the fortifications with difliculty, and w?h towed into tho har bor in a einking condition, where aha > ih now being repaired. Later h efuiser and a gunboat. Htnrtcd out, but^e liiuinod- undor protection of the fort's. ' Off With IJiirgeK for Snlltltigo, Tho tug Nimrod. tvith throe covered barges, has left Mobile for Hautiago. It in said that until the bargea reach Hantiago, tho lauding of siege guns cannot be effected. Will I'rohnhty iSlarl I' roin Santiago. It ia said at tho Navy Department that it is tho presentintoution to start Commodore Watsou'H Kaatern squad ton from Hantiago. This, however, ia subject to Admiral tSauipaon's report upon tho conditiou of the vessel* se lected and their nooda in the matter of supplies and ipmeut for tho long voyage ahead of thorn. ? The Tliniiktt ot ('?nKrrn!>. Representative Hepburn introduced"' a joint reaolution tendering the thanks of Congress to Assistant Naval Con* structor Richmond Pearson Hobaon, and to the volunteer crew of the Merri uiac, and authorizing Hobson 'a transfer from the construction o the line of tbo navy, in reapoace to the recommenda tion made by Presidont McKinley. Hiinuttaoeouafy with this bill a. joiq^ reaolution waa introduced ' in tho Henate. - Soatloffo U?i?aufttrm>d. ~ig The moat atarUing information ob tain%l from the i>acinoo? ia thai ainoo the advance began almost 30.000 if ish fold iere have been sent to reeal Hantiago.