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thecWnty record. Published Every Thursday ? AT? KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ? B Y? LOUIS J. BRISTOW, Editor and Proprietor. A timid contemporary fears that a a Spauish fleet will auchor off Coney Island and shell New York. If U14 Spaniards ever visit Coney Island tliev will co there to shoot the chutes. Nothing is to be gained by belittling the bravery of the Spaniards in Manila bay. It may as well be conceded that they fought valiantly and died bravely; but they were pitted against better ships and better brains. % Now that the English army under Sir Herbert Kitchener is approaching ' Khartoum, the memory of Gordon's fate returns to English minds, and naturally the thought of giving him a monument in the city has found expression. Philadelphia public school authorities have been much vexed by the nnostinn wliot.liav a now School sllOllld be named for the late Judge Joseph Allison. Finally local pride has prevailed, and the school is to be known by the name of the judge. The days of chloroform seem to be numbered. Frederic W. Hewitt, aua-s4 thetist to the London hospital, states in a recent article in the Lancet, that it was administered in oulv d77 cases out of the C657 cases anaesthetized at tKai /Inrinnr 1ftQ7 Not long ago a Western orator said that for every foot of military road from Puerto Principe to Havana a Cuban patriot lias yielded up his life in battle. The Atchison Globe figures up that the road contains 11,080,000 square feet, and says that such a large number of fatalities out of a total population of less than 2,000,000 is appalling. The present season is likely to give Canadian seal poachers a harvest. Owing to the war it will be impracticable for United States cruisers to patrol the Pribylov group, for no matter what right the seals have to protection it must yield to the superior right of the American citizen. Some thirtyfour Canadian vessels are in the business this year, and these have just returned from a successful sealing trip off the California coast. Says the Savannah News: An untoward incident of the w ar is the fact that every amateur poet in the country feels inspired with a divine injunction to write something which, if it should not be adopted as the national battle hymn, would become immortal as a fervid expression of the national spirit in the crisis. Unfortunately, the time has now passed w hen poetry can be used as gun wadding. The modern gun is a breech loader. A general rule arrived at is that the modern steel gun should not be filed more than 100 time*. US.**' ^ matters not what the enfcTgenc? ma^ be, it is safer to dismantle the gun and send it back to the shop than to risk "* ?r firing it, for the explosion of a gun is a decidedly and extensively dangerous occurrence to all in its immediate locality. The firing of a gun ** c - ,rr - , causes the steel to crystallize, and thereby become as brittle as a file. Strongest Fleet In Onr History. Seventy-seven men-of-war now enclose Cuba in a circle of high-powered gunsThese vessels are all under the command of Bear Admiral Sampson and form the tfrnnppnf flnet ever assembled bv the Uui ted States Government# . .-y ~ * Judge Publication Company Fails. The Arkell Publishing Company and the Judge Publishing Company, of New York City, went into voluntary liquidation. The i liabilities are about 61 000,00b. Indians Anions the Hough Hitlers. There are more than a score of Indians among Roosevelt's "Rough Riders." The Buflalo at Portsmouth, t'a. The Buffalo, formerly the coaster El Cid and later the Brazilian dynamite cruiser iiictheroy. which left Rio with the Oregon May 5. arrived safely at Portsmouth, Ya. Duke Gives *100,000 to a College. Washington Duke, the cigarette manufacturer, presented to the Trinity College at Durham, X. C., 6100,000. This makes $425,000 he has given to the college. State Botanists. Every State in the Cuion, with tbo exception of ten, now has a Stato botanist, New York and Connecticut having two ?noh Standiiic of the Red Cross.' By direction of President McKlnley thef War and Navy Departments will, during the war, treat the Red Cross Society as an affiliated branch of the service. Cramps' Bic Russian Order. Russia ordered warships that will cost $15,000,000 to be built at the Cramp shipyard in Philadelphia. Useful Gift to a Town. Miss Eliza E. Smith has presented to the city of Lancaster, Penu., a fine residence valued at $25,000 for a public library. MBOYS 1 Thirteen Hours' Figl ton's Marines anc I : ill Of MM OH Thirty Transports I'uder Convoy Have Left for Santiago?The Lend the Proces8iou--I)epartm to Insure the Safe Passage An Associated Press Dispatch, .Turn 12, via Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, says Lieutenant-Colonel R. W. Huntington' battalion of marines, which landed froc the transport Panther on Friday am encamped on the hill guarding th abandoned cable station at the entranc tn tlio rmfor harbor of Guantanamo has been engaged in beating off a bus] attack by SpaaAsh guerillas and regn lars since d o'clock Saturday afternoon The fighting was almost continuous fo thirteen hours, until 6 o'clock Sunda: morning when re-enforcements wer landed from the Marblehead. Four of our men were killed and on wounded. The advance pickets unde: Lieutenants Neville and Shaw, are un accounted for. Among the killed is Assistant Sur geon John Blair Gibbsof the regula army, whose father fell in the Custe massacre. The others killed are: Ser rraan* f'Viarloa H Smith nf Rmallwnml Private William Dunphy, of Glouces ter, Mass., and Private Jame3 McCol gan, of Stoneham, Mass. Corpora Glass was accideatally wounded in tin head. The splashes of blood found a daylight at the position the Spaniard occupied indicate fatalities, but thei: comrades carried off the killed am wounded. The engagement beiran with desul tory firing at the pickets a thousam 3-ard8 inland. Cant. Spicer's company was doing guard duty and was drivei in. finally rallying on the camp and re pulsing the enemy at 5 o'clock. The bodies of Privates McColgan an( Dunphy were found, both shot in th< head. The large cavities caused by th( bullets, which, inside a range of 501 yards, have a rotary motion, indicati that the victims were killed at closi range. The bodies were stripped of shoes hats and cartridge belts and horribli mutilated with machetes. When thej were brought in the whole battalioi formed three sides of a hollow squari * V -Mil T> _ 1 about the camp on xue uiiuop. x>eiov in the bay were the warships at anchor, Inland from the hill camp is a deep ra vine, and beyond this are high hills. The adjacent country is heavy with ? thicket growth. The sky was blanketed with olouds, and when the sun set a gale was blow iugseaward. Night fell, thickandim penetrable. The Spanish squads con cealed in the chapparel cover had tb< advantage, the Americans on their edtr< furnishing tine targets against the skj and the white tents. The Spaniard; fought from cover till midnight, discoverable only by Hashes, at which the marines tired volleys. The repeaters sounded like crackers in a barrel. The Marblehead launch, a Colt machine gun in her bow, pushing up the bay enfilading the Spaniards, and it ie thought that some were killed. The marines trailed much bjood to the water's jdge and there lost If. ?he sharks ..... I The shins threw their lights ashSre, the powerful electric 0ye| 1 rlnnn friila<?A and I fiC^i0EaJJX g^l'^lflg par; ties of Spaniard^ h-jfch discovery of {lie enemy was greeted tiy the cracj; j] carbines along the edge of the cami: ridge, or by the long roll of the launcn'f urchins g;in, searching the thickets with a leaden stream. Shortly aftei midnight came the main attack. Th( Brann's Successor Acquitted. Judge G. B. Gerald was acquitted bj a jury at Waco, Texas, of the charge Oj murder for having killed W. and J. W. Harris, brothers, who wore publisher! of The Waco Times-Herald, in Novem ber last. The tragedy was one of tk< several growing out of W. C. Branu'f warfare against Baylor Baptist University, in Brand's Tc?yoclast. The Navy's ^Vork. The navy awaits the army. Tin fighting ships of Bear Admiral Samp sou ami Commodore r^cuiey nave utu tered down the coast defences o Southern Cuba and have sealed up Admiral Cervera's fleet sinking the col lier Mernmac in the channel at it! entrance, which tho guns of the llee cover unceasingly. Scout boats run ning under the shadows of D1 Morro. havo cut the Haytien cable and nov holds 3o miles of the coast east o Santiago do Cuba, including Guanta namo harbor. Under the cover of tin guns of the ileet eastern Cuba may b< safely invested by laud and sea. Ad iniral Cervera's Heet aunihiliated am the entire province and its towns ant hurbors seized and held after a shor campaign. Holding the Lower Bay. The Navy Department posted thi following bulletin: "On June ?th Ad miral Sampson ordered the Marble aead, Commander McCalla. and th< Yankee, Commander Brownson. to taki possession of the outer bay of Guanta namo. These vessels entered the har bor at daylight on the 7th, driving i Spanish gun-boat into the harbor, an< took posession of the lower bay, whicl J is now held bv the Marblehead." BLUE KILL! iting Between Hunting1 Spanish Guerillas. JIB I III DISMAYED. of Sixteen Battleships and Cruisers Stately Battleship Indiana Is to ient Has Taken Kvcry Precaution of the Fleet* e i Spaniards made a gallant charge up the southwest slope, but were met by repeated volleys from the main body and 9 broke before they were one-third of the a way up the hill, but they came so close 1 that at points there was almost a hand to e hand struggle. The oflicers used their I revolvers. Three Spaniards got through 0 the open formation to the edge of the > camp. Col. Jose Campina, the Cuban h guide discharged his revolver and they, turning and finding themselves without support, ran heltor skelter down tue ?the river side of the hill. The attacks r were continued at intervals throughout y ; the r?Rt of the night, with firing from 0 small squads in varous directions. I Toward morning the fire Blackened. i jjawn is iae iavorne time ior auaca, e I ' **' ?i '^^SiSS 'Wi? Si "1 * 9 9 ) 5 9 ,J rJ l BIRDSEYE VIEW OF TAMPA AND TH1 TRANSPORTS WERE LOADED WITH - and as the east paled, the mariues, ly inz on their guns, were aroused. Some | - 1~? 11 ?~ ~ Al U - J 9 were iu;iuau> asieep, na iucv uuu uavi 5 no rest for forty-eight hours, and tired r nature could not stand tho strain. But i i i no attack came, Three new 12-pound I field guns, which could not be used , > 1 during the night, for fear of hitting our own men, shelled several squads , ; of Spaniards after daylight They dived into the bushes like prairie dogs , i I into burrows as the stalls broke over i their heads in the gray aawn. i Lieutenant Colonel Huatingtor and j ; Major Cockrell gave high praise to the i1 nerve and steadiness of officers and i ! men, especially the young ones, a3 the i engagement was a baptism of fire for a i large majority. The men were in davk. | ness and in a strange land, but they ; 1 stood to their posts with courage and '' fortitude and there was no symptom of I I panic. , .. . > j Tta marines, though exhausted, were j j eaggV for more fighting, promising to ' ! lnflfct heavy punisliinont. ineycompn mented the daring of the Spaniards ) with characteristic camp profanity. Making Favoruble Impressions. ! r Some interesting impressions and P criticisms of the American soldier have ' appeared from the pens of English war ,1 correspondents with the army of inva' j sion. The opinions aro, on the whole, ' favorable and the correspondent of The 5' Times, who was on board the transport .! (iussie, seems particularly impressed ' j with the workman like "kit" and busil ness^ii^ intelligence of the American regulars. ? - ?~ ' A Torpedo Exploded. ? ilisfressinir accident, occurred at " | St. Johns' Bluff, near Jacksonville, ' Fla., in which J. J. O'Rourko and Ed. I Houston, two well known young citi. ' zens of Jacksonville, were instantly 5 killed, and Lieutenant Harts, of the l j United States engineering corps, was . | seriously injured, and a stenographer named Baruhaw and a negro were also ! painfully hurt. . * Daiquiri Bombarded. 5! Several American warships bom31 barded Baiquiri, some distance east of . |Aguadores, and near the railway line j j to Santiago de Cuba. Official advices j I from Santiago say that the bombard-' t meut "caused no damage." Daiquiri j is a mining locality. Our Sick SoldierB. B Sixty-five sick soldiers arrived at Atlanta from Tampa, and were taken to the generel army hospital at Fort McPherson. Nearly all are regulars, a only a few volunteers being included q in the list. Many sick are said to be suffering from fever. American Medical Association. a The American Medical Association, 1 at Denver, Col., elected Dr. Joseph i M. Matthews, of Louisville, Ky., to ; the Presidency. I Estimates vary as to the attacking force. Home sav "JyO and the figures run as high as 1,000. Col. Cawpina, the Cuban guide, says the Spaniards were mostly irregulars, but the reports of the discharge of Mauser ritlee would : indicate that they were regulars, as most of the guerillas carry Iteming- , tons. The Cuban guerillas, as a rule, j have more dash and courage than the ! regulars. Despito the loss of the zpen, who are ! keenly regretted, the marines rejoice that they have been engaged in their : first fight on Cuban soil. They sailed from New York the day war was de- j clared and expected to land within a a week at Havana. Since then, until they landed on the shore of Guantana- t mo I3ay, they had been cooped up on , the Panther, aJid they had begun to I - * ' i-i i?4 ib ! lear tnat me troops wouiu uc;u mem after all, MOVING ON SANTIAGO. Grand Array of Battleships and Transports. Under command of Major-General ' Shafter, the first division of the United 1 States army sailed on June T.'th from Key West for Santiago de Cuba, to be-) siege and capture that town. The army transports, 30 in number, left Port Tampa on the 11th. The convoying warships, believed to number between , 10 and 19, met the.expedition at Key | West, and with this powerful force there is no longer reason for apprehenj sion that the transports can be attacked j j successfully by any Spanish warships, ! even if such should have escaped i the vigilant search of the naval commanders at Key West and off Havana. It is believed that An ^ nf Uorano r\f KfAA I IIAO lauj \J UV U1 uo.uuo v/* mv | ; Spanish gun-boats was intended to < create the impression that they were I prepared to go out to attack the transj ports. If so the plan miscarried, for | the crafts were detected immediately by R v ' 11 , 2 TIER AT ror.T TAMPA WHERE THE :, GEN. SHATTER'S INVADING ARMY. Commodore Watson's cruisers and !' driven back pell mell into Havana liar- , bor under the protection of the guns of tbo shore batteries. Even if these boats had escaped they could have doue no damage, for the size of the convoy furnished for the troop-ships is sufficient to warrant bo- i lief that they would have been speedily ! destroyed should they have had the courage to make an attack upon the fleet of American ships. Tne Spanisli gun-boats are not of formidable character, not one of them beiug the equal in power of the smallest ot the Amen- i can cruisers, or even of such gun-boats ; as the little Bancroft, which may be j used as General Shatter's flagship. Every precaution has been taken by | the government^ insure the safety of ] the troops en route to Cuba. The 1 transport! will be Jcenj as" closely foas feSle navigglljpn will fiSrmlt and the" warships will be deposed ahead, istern and on either flank. The fleetest scouting vessels will be thrown far out in advance of the transports, i and in order to insure against an at- i Spain's Friends Loslug Hope. The Paris correspondent of the Sun- \ day Special says: "Spain's most steadfast friends of the press deplore the obstinanoy with which she accepted war when totally unprepared, and declare that to continue fighting when the cause is hopelessly lost will probablj* alienate Prance, whose good words would prove serviceable iu the day or settlement." ^ Subscribe for the Knttre Loan. In view of the probable issuauce of a ! circular by the Secretary of the Treas- | ury within a short time, asking for i subscriptions to the loan authorized by the war roveuue bill to the amount of ? .200,000,090, the National City Jlank and the Central Trust Company, ol' New York, and Yerinilye k Co., have informed tko Secretary of the Treasury that in order to insure the immediate success of the loan, thoy will subscribe for the entire loau of S-OO.00U,000, or such part thereof as maj- not be subscribed for bj' the public. Rigid Quarantine ot' McIlenry. The town of McHenry is quarantined in the most rigid manner. There are no signs whatever of a spread of the disease. I Let it I'roceed. The Kruz-Zeitung, Borlin, 6ays it ' can affirm the reports that a confidential interchange of opinion is taking place between several of the powers in re<?ard to mediation between Snainand the United States. ;1 To be Removed. Chief of Police I. W. Lees, of San Francisco, Cal., one of the best known police officers in America, is to be 6up- !' planted by Dr. James W. Keeney, son ' of a Dolice commissioner. tack from the rear, seme of the ves- . se!s, such as the St. i.uius, perhaps, I will linger far astern ready to signal | the heavy armed cruisers at the first sign of an approaching foe. l'he stately battleship ludiuna, it is <; expected, will lead the pro- v cession of ships, which will bo the most numerous gathered in American waters since the civil war. It is not believed that they will be landed at Cuimanera, the point on Guantanamo 13ay, where * the American llag now Hies over the heads of Sampson's marines, as that place, while well adapted to serve as a noTrol Vincm anrl oa n harhnr nf rpflirrfl WMOV> MUW v* " "O" for tho American warships, is not particularly well suited for the beginning of military operations. The Expedition. j The expedition that sailed from Tarn- n pa to Key West prior to going to Santiago was made up of nearly twenty * regiments of regular iufantry, of from r 500 to 550 men euch, iucluding beside g the regiments of the Fifth Army Corps, , four regiments of infantry that have been in camp at Mobile, and which 1 formed part of Major General Coppiu- f ger's command at that rendezvous. The ( total force of regular infantry was about 11,000 men. There were also two ^ regiments of volunteer infantry, about : 2,000 meu altogether, the Secoud Regiment of Cavalry, from Mobile, 500 men; ? and two squadrons each from the First, J Third, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Cavalry, about 2,000 men; eight troops of r volunteer cavelry, taken from Roose- J velt's rough riders, 500 men; four batteries of light artillery, 300 E men and 10 guns; two batter- * ies of heavy artillery, 200 men, and 10 guns; the "battalion of engineers, 200 c men; signal aud hospital corps, etc., c about 300 men, a grand total of about J 17,000 men. The Regulars were practically picked men, as not a single re- f emit was taken, the regiments carry- 1 ing only the old-seasoned troops. The following is the list of transports ? arranged in their numerical order, J commanders and carrying capacity: 1 Miami, McDonald, 1,200 men; Santi- ? ago, Leighton,950menjOusare, Birney, ? 100 men; Cherokee, Garvin. 1,000 men; 1 Seneca, Decker, 900 men; Alamo, Hix, ? 900 men; Comal, Evans, 000 men, 176 1 horses; Yucatan, Robertson, 050 men; Berkshire, Dizer, 474 men, .'74 horses; ! Whitney,. Staples, 100 men: Olivette, 1 Stevenson, 400 men, 155 horses; Segu- : ranca, (flag) Hansen, 500 men; Concho, \ Rick, 1,800 men; Florida, Miner, 600 men; City of Washington, Stevens, 1 900 men; Alleghany*. Nickerson, 450 men, 190 horses; San Marcos, Itzen, c 110 men, 26 horses; H. Miller. Peter- 1 son, 350 men, 300 mules; Saratoga, ? Johnson, 900 men; Leona, Wilder, 1,250 men; Rio Grande, Staples, 1,700 ? men; Vigilancia, Mcintosh, 1,200 men; ? Orizaba, Downs, 1,000 men; Iroquois, ' Kimble, 950 men; Mattewau, Lewis, 300 man, 400 horses; Morgan, Staples. ! ? ; Stilwater, Gault ; Break- ' water, Rivero, ; Cumberland, :j ; Knickerbocker 90men; Clin- ton ; State of Texas, (hospital), [ Young. Barges: Bessie, Martha; tug, L'apt. Sam. ? On the side and on the smokestacks ? of every one of the transports which formed the fleet were painted large * white numbers, aud by these numbers l the boats were officially known, their t original names being discarded. This ? was for the purpose of facilitating signalling between the flagship and tAo other boats of the fleet. 1 ^ ? Want the Vesuvius Tried. 1 The advocates of the dynamite gun \ as a weapon of warfare are urging the authorities at Washington to bring the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius into more active service, where she can demonstrate her ability against tho fortifications at Santiago anil other points of attack. The Vesuvius has on board three sizes of the dynamite projectiles, namely, those carrying 500 pounds of dynamite, '200 pounds and 100 pounds. Some of the naval officers think the Vesuvius has not trained her guns npon Santiago thus far because of the feeling of danger which attends the handling of these guns. It is said that if a Spanish shot pierced the Vesuvius aud got into her dynamite magazine, il would result in a terrific explosion and the wiping out of ship, officers aud crew. There is considerable hesitancy also over firing these huge masses ot dynamite, as u.?vai omcers ueiiev? 1 that it has not yet been proved thai 1 Ui?7 U'vJ -ot exPl?c*e before getting ? under way? Vicar General John F. Cunningham, of the Catholic Diocese of Leavenworth, ? Kan., has beeu appointed Bishop o; I the Concordia Diocese. > < No Pence for Spain. The campaign inaugurated by somt of the foreign newspapers in favor oi peace between Spain and the United States is not approved at Madrid. According to the opinion of several generals Spain is capable of continuing the war in Cuba for two years, even under the most unfavorable circumstances. Therefore, they add, it is useless to talk of peace, unless it implies a return of the status quo ante- ^ helium. The Yellow Fever at 3IoHenry. There is apprehension at Washington over tho outbreak of seven cases of yellow fever at McHenry, Miss., and steps ' have been taken not only to check the spread of the fever from McHenry, but with a view to preventing any possibility of an epidemic in the South, Surgeon-(lenerul Wyinau, of the Marine a Hospital Service, has received a (lis- * patch from Surgeon Murray, of that ? service, confirming the Associated Press K report. Dr. P. D. (leddings, of tho Marine Hospital Service, now stationed at Tampa, was ordered today to proceed directly to Camp McHenry and p take charge of Camp Jr'ontainbleau, the f, yellow fever camp put in operation during the fever last year, and which is 0 now in readiness for the present case3. 8 m a Hanged for Participation In a Murder. Frank Martin, white, was hanged at Wharton, Texas, for his share in the murder of the Crocker family. The a rope cut deep into Martin's neck, cans- n ing blood to spurt in a torrent from the s gash. A large crowd witnessed the j execution. j r Lo6t It's Case. The Government lost its case against a the Copper Queen Mining Company, in Arizona, to recover for $183,000 worth of timber used from public j lands. IIP 111 _ l_ IHERE. >ix Hundred Marines Landed at Guantanamo. Cuba, ;moking ruins greet them. )regon Adds New Laurels to Her Crown--A Hasty Departure by the Spaniards. ^ An Associated Press dispatch via .^ort Antonio, Jamaica, June 11, says: The invasion of Cuba by American orces began today. Six hundred maines have pitched their tents about the moking ruins of the outer fortiications of Guaatanamo. and the itars and Stripes for the first time loat from a flagstaff in Cuba. To 'apfaiu Clarke and the battleship Orerou belong the honor of accomplishing he first successful landing of the war. 'orty marines from the battleship went shoro this morning and occupied the eft entrance of the bay until the roopship Panther arrived with 000 maiues. The sea forces under command if Lieutenant Colonel R. W. Huntingon arrived at 3 o'clock, and within half - l .1 \ A I'U*. LflJinno in Xiour luey uuu uurucu iuo uuumu^ >f the Spanish camp and had set tire to he miserable little village which ironched on the beach under the hill top >f Guantanamo. The whole operation >f silencing the guns and landing the orces was as easy as placing a Sunday ichool picnic. The Marblehead, backed iy the Vixen and Dolphin, opened fire >n the earth works yesterday. The hore to the right of the entrance was ined with gnus and rifie pits, but the Spaniards stampeded after firing a few ihots. The city of Guantanamo lies our miles up the bay and a little Spansh gunboat came down to help the ihore batteries. But she stayed just ong enough to turn around. The main fort lies within the city imits and is still to be reduced, but it s not in a difficult position and the American officers say it.can be taken n fifteen minutes when desired. The Vlarblehead, Dolphin, Vixen and two iolhers have been off the entrance of ;he harbor for several days and yesteriay morning they sailed into the chanlel, a mile further up, where they >pened fire, sending 150 shots at the orts on the left. The hills on the right >f the entrance was deserted. There ire no defences on the right side of the larbor. No attempt was made to land until he Oregon steamed in early this mornng. Captain Clark immediately sent 10 marines ashore, and 20 from the llnrblehead followed. They found evilence of a* very hasty departure by the Spaniards. Watches, hammocks and immunition were scattered about the ,'arthworks and a Spanish flag was ound in one of the ride pits. The title detachment of marines held the >lace until the Panther arrived, when hey wero recalled and the work of disembarkation began. The tirst boat Viorl cnornolr lonrlaH vrViAfl tifaa age burst into flames. Company B, inder Lieutenant Hall, was the first ishore, and without the loss of a monent, the column started up the steep ockv hillside to the earthworks. ?or an hour a brown column of maines filed up the narrow path, I iventuaHy taking up a position it the top of the hill. As soon is the American flag was swung out o the breeze from the flag staff of the :aptured Spanish camp, the Oregon teamed away to rejoin the fleet off Santiago. The marines will hold the position until the arrival of ike expected roops, in the meantime scouting in the ricinity with the Marblehead, Vixen ind Dolphiu lying by to protect them. Bear Admiral Sampson now has a larbor and a base of supplies on the louth side of the island, and troops can >e landed at will. The iroop ships Panther reached the fleet off Santiago >arly today. On her way over the tosemite fired a dozen shells into the ->ort of Daigunri (Baiquiri), but received no response. Guautanamo if jut 4U miles oast 01 caatiaso aa ^uua, md in a spleudid location for a base oi .'applies for the blockading tieet. Irifringment of Patent. Alleging infringements of patents or steam river and harbor dredges, Alphonso Bowers has sued the Government, in California Federal Courts foi J50, 000. ^ Situation Improving. A private dispatch received at Madsiii rom Maniia, dated June 8, represents bo situation there as being slightly improved. It says: i4Tn spite of the ininrrection in the province, the capita) s resolved upon resistance. The spirit >f the people is excellent. The defenses lave been increased; fresh battalions ol volunteers have not ventured to wakt in attack." Expelled from Porto Rico. Mr. "Walter Uett, who is said to have >een a secretary of Mr. Crawford, the British consul at San Juan de Porte tico, the latter now acting for the ,'nited States, has beeu expelled from 'orto Rico. Mr. Bett, it appears, was ceased of communicating information o the Cnited States authorities conerning the mines and fortitieations ol an Juan. Over 100 Clerks Discharged. The largest clerical reduction in the ension bureau for some years was ef ectecl by tho dismissal of over luu lerks and a number of the corps of pecia! examiners. The action follows reduction of the appropriation. Killed In a Texas Tornado. A tornado descended on R iddleville small town oC miles from San Antonio, " nd ihree people were killed. A boy's kull was crushed and he is fatally inured. Several other people were inured by the tornado. Much damage is eported and small houses were demolshed. The track of the tornado was bout f>00 feet wide. Organized lol^or in Allegheny county, ?_ i o wnr nf arftfvrmi a., IiU3 t'UUi UJCUtCU <* nm w? V *?V. ation on three-cent beer.