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Her coming had been awaited with much impatience, as everybody here was keenly anxious to learn the details of the battle in Manila. Bay last Sun- day, and to be informed of the situa- tion in Manila itself. It was thought that the McCulloch would bring ad- vices showing that Manila had been bombarded by 'the American squadron, and, as many merchants here have business interests in the Philippine capital, they were more than ordinari- ly desirous of learning whether those interests had been injured by a bom- bardment. City Not Burned. They were much relieved to learn that the reports about the burning of the city were untrue, and that the Americans had not bombarded the place. As soon as the McCulloch arrived her officers and even her crew were be- selged by, questioners. The former confirmed the reports that had already reached her of the total destruction of the Spanish squadron. Two Thousand Killed_ They said they estimated the loss of the enemy at two -thousand- killed, these figures including those who lost their lives at Cavlte and Corregidor Island, where the shore batteries were located. . A number of wounded Spaniards fell into the hands of the Americans, .and, much to their surprise, were treated as kindly as though they were Americans, the fleet surgeons doing everything to relieve their sufferings. They at first apparently thought that they might at! once be put to the sword when they? found themselves prisoners. Great surprise and much satisfaction were expressed here when the officers reported that the American warships. glad not sustained any damage worth speaking of, and that not a single American belonging 'to 'the squadron had been killed. ' . ,Historyfs ltecord Broken. . It is believed that naval history does notfurnish another instance of'a great battle being fought and a fleet annihi- lated. without the loss of a single life by the victors. Several Americans were wounded, but there was only one man, whose injuries were in the slightest de- gree serious. It was practically certain when the McCulloch left the squadron that this man would recover. In giving the details 'of the fighting, the McCulloch’s officers stated that the squadron entered the bay and arrived of! Corregidor Island on Saturday night, April 30. Remember the Maine. The morale of the Americans has never been surpassed in any naval or land engagement the world has ever seen. From the Commodore to the “powder monkey” every man on the fleet had settled it in this mind that the Spaniards were to *be sunk, burned, blown up, and that he would be one of the first in action. Remember the Maine was a watchword which needed no repetition and no emphasis. The crews of the American fleet shut their lips firmly and prepared for battle. The sailors as well as officers knew _ exactly what the work was which was cut out for'them to do. They confi- dently expected victory, but never dreamed it would come with absolutely no casualty to the American fleet. They knew that' the Spanish fleet, though vastly their superior in num- ber and tonnage, .could not stand up against them. Realized the Danger. But the officers knew that the forts about the harbor were exceedingly well equipped with modern guns, and they realized that when they entered Manila Bay they went betwcn fires. Nothing was kept from the men. They fully realized the dangers. They welcomed the peril, and they went to victory as they would have gone to death, with a smile on their lips. They wrote in letters home before sailing for the Philippines: “We expect to go tc victory or to hell in short order when once the battle is opened.” Never was prophecy so completely realized. They went. to the greatest victory ever chronicled—won in the shortest time of any victory on land or sea. . First Shots Fired. It appears that the first reports that the Americans entered without being seen were erroneous, for the fort on Corregidor Island fired three shots, and then became silent. The Alfi’éi'i- cans were prepared for any contin- gency that might arise, and the gun crews and other men stood at their stations, eager and alert, until the ships went into action. Early on Sunday morning the Span- ish fleet, numbering fourteen vessels, were sighted off Cavite. It was just about daybreak when the engagement began. The guns of the harbor had boomed out the announcement. that the Ameri- can fleet was entering the bay. This disposes of the story that Commodore Dewey succeeded in gaining an en- trance unobserved. The Spaniard: knew he was in the bay, and they were not surprised when, at daybreak, the} saw the fleet" under the land batteries. " .. “Advance! ' Give Battle!” Commodore Dewey waited for light and for nothing besides. He or ered thesquadron to advance to give bat. ufigrhrough a. hailstorm of lead'and .'~' ' ' I B's. 1, fire the pluck! Asiatic squadrons!!! :. proudly ~down tOWard Cavxte to meet the enemy. . At: once the heavy guns of Montijo‘s fleet and the ,big cannon‘from the two fortsopened fire on the Americans. Sailing in a circle, the Asiatic squad- ron drew up toward her enemies, pour- ing thick showers of death dealing shells into the fortifications as well as the ships of Spain. .Gun' Play \Val Heavy. Surrounded, as the fleet very nearly‘ was, it proved a match for the enemy, and seemed to be able to take care ofI all of them at once. ' Commodore Dewey at once ordered his squadron to close in, the land bat- teries and the Spanish warships at once opening a heavy fire. The cannon— ading by the Americans was awful, all their guns, great and small, being used. A splendid example was this of the work of modern naval armament. The rapid-fire guns sputtered and crackled, the great mortars boomed out their, hoarsest voices, the shells rose with a shrill scream and plunged down, hear- ing certain death in its most fearful shape. ‘ Spaniards Dcspaired. So continuous was the firing of the Americans, so deadly was their aim that the Spaniards became stunned and their marksmanship, bad at the start, became absurdly so, as if despair dulled their vision and palsied their arm. ' Meanwhile the great ships danced, as it were, a stately minuet on the smoky surface of the bay. They were per—_ forming the evolutions signaled to them by Commodore DeWey, who took good care the Spaniards should not find their range by means of any sta- tionary fabric. Great Skill Shown. The Spaniards evidently hoped that in the manoeuvring that Commodore Dewey was compelled to resort to in order to hold his vessels up' against the swift currents, and for the purpose of bothering the Spanish gunners as much as possible, that some of the American warships would get in shal- low water, and take the bottom. In this, however, they were disappointed. The navigating officers of the American ships had made a special study of the waters and currents of Manila Bay, and probably know them as well as the best local pilots. ’_ The principal Spanish‘ vessels that took part in the engagement were 'the' Reina Christina, Castilla, Don Antonio de Ulloa, Isla de Luzon, Isla de Cuba, General Lezo, Marques del Duero. El Game and Velasco. First Ship Fired. After the fighting had lasted for about half an hour the American ships were Withdrawn from the range of the smaller Spanish guns, and poured a hot fire with their big guns. This manoeuvre gave heart to the Spanish sympathizers, who crowded the shores and strove to see through the ’thick smoke thevissue .of the..bat- ' tle. . _ . When they saw the American vessels I retiring-1 although in perfect orderLthey cried: "The'Yankees are,b‘eaten,”t. _ ’ The wish was father. to the thought. . Soon they were undeceived, for the en- .‘ gagement had scarcely begun. Com- modore Dewey’s fleet had only givén a synopsis of the chapter which was‘io follow. . ,. ' . “ “ 'Montijo Knew. Again the warships drew out into the ‘ bay and sailed toward their disheart- ened enemy. Admiral. Montijo .had never for a moment been deceived. In despair he watched the fearful havoc wrought by the shot and shell of the Americans—each shot killing a man or opening the side of a ship, and he knew that the issue could not be long pro- tracted. He must have felt from the first that it was never doubtful. The scene in the'bay was one of aw- ful magnificence, and the din of battle was stunning, the sharp reports of the small caliber guns were closely punctu- ated with the reVerberatin'g boom of the big rifles, the crash of striking shot and the roar of exploding shells. Before the battle had progressed far the Reina Maria Christina, the flagship of Admiral Montijo, received a shell forward which set her on fire. In a little time her crew were compelled to abandon her,’ and Admiral Montijo’s flag was transferred to the Isla de Cu- ba. Second in Flames. Meanwhile the Don Antonio de Ulloa was seen to be in difficulty, and shortly. afterward flames broke out aboard of her. . The Spanish gunners displayed a wo- ful lack of practice, many of their shots either falling short or going clean over the American vessels. One after another the principal Span- ish ships were put out of action. The fire of the Americans was steady, and as well sustained as though the gun- ners were simply practising, but every minute the effect of their marksman- ship was becoming plainer and plainer upon the Spanish ships. The second engagement was even more fierce. As if to see how quickly fourteen ships of the navy of proud Spain could be sunk, burned or put hors du combat, Commodore Dewey gave orders to run down into close range and with the flagship he drew nearer to the forts of Cavite. Tackled the Fort. The guns at Cavite were used to aid the warships, but their service was as poor as that in the warships, and did no damage whatever. COmmodore Dewey engaged Cavitc at the same time he was fighting the Spanish warships, and poured a devas- tating fire into Manila’s boasted de- fense. It is known that the losses in the fortifications were very heavy. In all, fourteen Spanish vessels took part in the engagement, and after fighting several hours the entire fleet was at the bottom of the'bay. “Magnificent, but not war,” the‘ fa- mous historical phrase, might be ap- plied to this action in another sense: the battle of Manila Bay was so much more than war as Nelson or Napoleon knew it. . . ' .' Landed His Men. After the fleet had been destroyed. Commodore Dewey devoted all his at- tention to Cavite, and increased his bombardment of the: fortifications there. The Spaniards, urged by their deep hatred of the Yankees, made a fine defense, but the American squad- ron"was too much for them, and toward evening Cavite capitulated. , , A~~-s.mall- force- 'wasrland'ed from the Petrel to occupy the place, and medical1 assistance was seni’to the wbunde‘d; 'force for the protection of the residents ‘ tions there. ' both. twinscrewsteel vessels, built at . deck from 1,5 to 2.5. inches thick, and ,ui'ovatimcsaiZEtTE. r; »~p k, v ,_ .7. 1'- ‘ V . ". -‘.‘ ':,l r , 'who up to that time had had very lit- tle help from the Spanish surgeons. In addition to the vessels above named as. being destroyed, the trans- port Isla der'Mindanao and another ves- sel, the name of which could not be ascertained. were sunk. Dcv’vcy. Did Not Land. On Monday the American squadron went up the bay to Manila and an- chored. No landing parties were sent ashore, Commodore Dewey deeming it inexpedient to attempt to actually hold the city until reinforcements are for- warded to him. ‘ Meantime the city is under complete command of the guns of the fleet, and were a bombardment deemed necessary the ships are in the most advantageous positions to destroy the place. There is a. strong force of insurgents back of the city, and some fears were entertained on board the warships that they would attempt to enter the city and massacre the Spaniards. Fear the Insurgents. This Commodore Dewey is firmly de- termined to prevent, and should the rebels try anything of the kind they will find themselves pitted against the American bluejackets and marines, for Commodore Dewey, should the occa- sion arise, will land all his available of the city. ‘ During the fighting there was an ex- plosion on the American cruiser Balti- more, caused by fire being communi- catedIto some of her ammunition. The explosion did very little damage. After taking possession of Cavite Commodore Dewey razed the fortifica- He also destroyed the fortifications at Corregidor Island. ‘ Spain Says 618 Were Killed. Madrid, May 9.—Gen. Augusti, Go"- ernor General of the Philippines, has sent by way of the island of Labuari this message, telling of the Spanish situation at Manila: “The enemy seized Cavite and the arsenal owing to the destruction of the Spanish squadron and established'a. close blockade. It is said that at the request of. the consulshere the enemy will not bombard Manila for the pres— ent, provided I do not open fire upon the enemy’s squadron, which is out of range of our guns. Therefore, I can- not fire until they come nearer. “A thousand sailors arrived here Fri~ day evening from our destroyed squad- ron, the losses of which number 618.” I-SPAIN’S ANNIHILATED FLEET. Description of the Ships Destroyed by Dewey in. Manila. Harbor. Washington, May 9.—-—Spain’s loss was two protected cruisers, four unprotect- ed. cruisers, three gunboats and an armed transport or auxiliary cruiser. It is supposed that the cruiser Don Juan de Austria and some small wood- en gunboats of the Spanish fleet in the Philippines escaped, or were spared by Dewey. . _ The protected cruisers weregthe Isla dc Cuba and the Isla de Luzon, sisters, Elsmick, England, in1886.[ Each had a displacement. of 1,040 tons, and could make under'forced draft aspeed of 15.9 knots an hour. ‘ ' ‘ . _ The protection consisted of. a. steel there were two ‘inches 'of protection on the conning tower. The armament of , each consisted of six 4.7-inch Hontoria I breech-loading rifles, four six-pounder i quick—fire guns, two one-pounder Nor- I denfeldts, two smaller Nordenfeldts and two torpedo tubes. Of the unprotected cruisers, the . Reina Cristina, a sister of the Alfonsoj XII., now at Havana, was built in 1887. She had a displacement of 3,000 tons; and a. speed capacity of 14 knots at natural and 17:5 knots at forced _ draught. He main battery consisted of , six 6.2-inch Hontoria breech-loading rifles.‘ She had 15 other guns, twelve of 1 them quick fire, and five torpedo tubes. The Reina Cristina had an iron hull. The Castello was a wooden cruiser, single screw, 3,342 tons displacement. 14 knots, and armed with four 5.9-inch , Krupps, two 4.7-inch Krupps, two 3.4-: inch Krupps, tWO 2.9—inch Krupps, all breech-loaders, four one-pounder re- volving cannon and two torpedo tubes. She was built at Cadiz in 1881. I The unprotected cruiser Don Antonia ' dc Ulloa was finished at Cartagena in 1887. She had an iron hull, one screw, displaced 1,152 tons, and could make 14 knots. Her armament consisted of four I 4.7-inch Hontoria breech-loaders, four six-pounders, one machine gun and two torpedo tubes. I The Velasco, the other unprotected) I cruiser destroyed, was built at Black- well, England, in 1881. She had an iron hull, one screw, a displacement of 1,139 I tons and a speed capacity of 14.2 knots. Three six-inch Armstrong breech-load- ers, two 2.7-inch Hontoria breech-load— ers and two machine guns, composed her armament. She had no torpedo tubes. The Spanish gunboats destroyed by Dewey’s vessels did not amount to much as warships, although two of them, the General Lezo and El Cano, were well equipped. The number of officers and men on the Spanish ships destroyed was as fol- lows: Isla. de Cuba, 164; Isla de Luzon, 164; Reina Cristina, 270; Castello, 300; Don Antonia de Ulloa, 173; Velasco, 173; El Cano, 98; General Lezo, 98; Marques del Duero, 98; Isla de Mindanao, about 300. Total, 1,938. ~ "TO RULE PHILIPPINES. Dewey Asks for Provisional Govern— ment Administered by Commission. Hong Kong, May 9.—Com-modore ' Dewey has telegraphed to Washington recommending that the surrender of Manila be demanded and that a. provi- sional government for the Philippines be established pending the settlement 'of the war with Spain. His proposal is for a commission to . take control ofthe government. HeI suggests that he be named as one of I, the commissioners. The government? would"be continued under much the " same lines as exist now. 1 He asks that sufiicient troops be sent.I him, in the event that his plan is adopt- I ed, to maintain order. If his suggestion . finish 'rX irrrrrrrr rrrrrrNrrr drive all Spaniards from the Philip- 4— Five Thousand Men’Will‘Be Em- barked Within "a Few Days. - ro DRIVE OUT, SPANIARDS War Department Is Making Rapid Preparations, and the First Batch May Depart from San Francisco on Thursday, Others to Follow Later from the Same Point—Fast Trans- port. Engaged. Washington,. May 9.—Troops are to be sent to Acting Admiral Dewey, as soon as it is practicable. The report of the victorious officer had no sooner been made public than Secretary Alger made himself busy getting in motion the wheels to gather the forces and ship them to the Philippines. For several days the preparations for sending a force of regular and volun-- teer soldiers from the- Pacific coast on steamships chartered for the purpose have been progressing-rapidly. A part of the dispatch from Dewey, which was officially withheld from the statement made by Secretary 'Long, states that he has not men" enough under his command to take and hold the capital of the Philippines. This in- formation was the‘one thing which the Government was waiting for before embarking the proposed military rein- forcements. The Quartermaster General of Cali- fornia has already engaged the neces- sary transports for ten thousand men. He wired the department that all ships belonging to the Panama and Pacific Mail Steamship line had been put at the disposal of the United States. These are all splendid vessels and are capable of making very fast time. To Drive Away Spaniards. Major Gen. Miles says that he can easily get in perfect organization and ready for service 5,000 men in a period of five days. In five days more he feels assured that 5,000 more troops, will be in condition to leave San Francisco. The War Department is very desirous to get men off to Manila as soon as I ‘ Aw" Big its... neonate... V Have'Had an Engagement. ‘ Port an Prince, Hayti, May 9.—The United States. .cruiser- ’..Montsomery, Commander_ G. A'. '_ converse. is be- lieyed to have been engaged wit , a. much larger Spanish cruiser Sat-u ay night northwest, _, Cape .. Hayden. a. seaport town of‘ ayti. on its north coast, ninety miles north of Port au Prince. ‘ The vessel whiehipursued the cruis- er Mont-gomery is supposed ,to have been the Spanish whrship Vizcaya, and it is suggested that possibly the Montgomery enticed the» Spaniard within striking distance of Rear Ad- miral Sampson. The crew of the Ger- man ship Bolivia, Capt. Bru-hn, which arrived yesterday, say they heard cannon-adin to the northward about 4 o’clock ye 'terday afternoon. - The arrival is rumored late last evening of seventeen Spanish vessels, warships and others, at Porto Rico. A battle is expected on Tuesday. It is also reported from Cape Hay- tien that Rear Admiral Sampson’s squadron has been sighted to the northward. . - . » Our Big Ships Tow Monitdrs. Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 9.——Tihe. dispatch. rboat Kanapaha arrived here yesterday, havin _lef.t Key West last. Tuesday. The “ apaha. accompanied --Acting' Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet, which is making its way to Porto Rico, expecting to meet there and destroy the Spanish squadron from the Cape Verde Islands. Action is expected soon, cer- tainly before to-mqrrow. Acting Rear Admiral Sampson’s progress is slow, because he is towing the huge moni-torsTerror and Amphi— tri'te. In the fleet besides the monitors are the New York, the Indiana, the Iowa, the Porter, and several smaller boats. It is reported (here that seven- teen Spanish warships are waiting for the fleet in Porto Rican warters. Most of these must be small gunbvoats. Acting Rear Admiral Sam son and his men have unlimited con dence in 'tlwir ability to destroy any fleet Spain can muster and to reduce the fOrti'fica- iions of San Juan. T‘hey mean to make the action rthe duplicate of that of Act- ing Admiral [Dewey in the Philippines. Porto' Rico Expects 40,000 Troops. Cape Haytien, Hayti, May 9,—Ac- cording to advices from Martinique, the Spanish fleet has not been sighted off the island. The Governor of San- possible, as in all probability the expe- dition will leave in two-divisions of 5,000 troops. ‘ Representatives from all branches of the service will be sent to the Philip— pines, as the Government feels sure that there will be a. great deal of actual fighting. Cavalry, infantry and both heavy and light artillery will leave San Francisco for the purpose of assuring 'the American victory at Manila in the surrounding islands of the group. It is the purpose of President McKinley to pines. ~ The War Department has practically decided that the forces for Manila, out: side of the Fourteenth Infantry and Third Artillery, will be taken from the Carlifornia, Oregon and Washington volunteers and the Shoup Riflemen, which were raised bythe brothers of Senator Shoup, of Idaho. The plan is to replace the artillery taken-from San Francisco by cavalry. I To Send Dewey Ammunition Having been advised by Admiral Dewey that he is in need of ammuni- tion, it is proposed by Secretary Long to send him a supply without delay. The entire destruction of the Spanish fleet makes it unnecessary for a man- of—war to be sent as a convoy to the troop ships, and if it should be found that it will take quite a good deal of time to collect the number of troops that are required for service in the conquered islands, the Charleston will probably be ordered to take a. deck load of ammunition aboard and sail at once for Manila. The Subsistence Department is al- ready making preparations to lay in provisions for the expeditionary force, which will last for at least two months. These provisions will be delivered at San Francisco within a few days, and will be ready for loading by the time the main expedition is ready. It is estimated that about twenty ~ days will be required for the transport ships to reach Manila after leaving San Francisco. The chances are, therefore, that by early June the United States army will have landed a force in the Philippine Islands that will insure American control in the territory as . long as the Government desires to maintain it. ALGER WILL STAY. Denies That He Has Any Thought of Leaving the Cabinet. I Washington, May 9.—It can be stated with authority that Secretary Alger will continue to serve as Secretary of War, and that all reports of a purpose on his part to resign from the Cabinet are absolutely without foundation. With equal positiveness it can be said that it is the earnest wish of the Presi- dent that Secretary Alger should re- main with him throughout his admin- - istration. The President and the Sec- , retary of War are in thorough accord, ‘ and the latter has no thought of re- signing. He is pushing the army end of the war movement with energy and effectiveness, and is performing his du- ties intelligently, patriotically and to the entire satisfaction of the President, whose unqualified confidence he enjoys. Based on the fact that the Secre- tary’s health was impaired last Winter by an attack of the grip, rumors have been circulated persistently of his re- tirement from the Cabinet. The posi- tive statement that these are baseless .is therefore authorized to put them to rest. , 50,000 Men Ordered to Chickumauga Chattanooga: Tenn, May 9.—-“I have just received information,” said Gen. Brooke, yesterday afternoon, “that 50,- 000 volunteers have been ordered to Chickamauga-” Further than this Gen. Brooke would give nothing out. As he spoke he held in his hand a dispatch : from Washington, which he had just . ed reading to 001. Sheridan, and is favorably, received'by the President ,rt-he other members of his staff. A few and the Cabinet. it is probable that our ; minutes, after Gen. Brooke said, in an- two consuls, Williams, of Manila, and ' VVildrman, 01” Hong Kong, will be aSRed "rpurpose of assembling the volunteer to serve on the commission. r —- I _ A ‘cable. dispatch.from Madrid says .z'l‘hirty-seven regiments of infantry, thata cabinetcrisis has; been averted Itwo of cavalry and nine batteries of . I by Senor Moret’s speech inrthe Cortes. ’ ‘ \ swer to an urgent question, that the army at Chicka-mrauga was to organize , it into brigades, corps and divisions. artillery have [been ordered here. 'w ,.~ .. ;for 40,000 troops-.- Juan de Porto Rico recently received orders from Madrid to provide rations He asked the time of their arrival and got the reply:‘ “Movements of the Spanish fleet are kept strictly secret. Your question cannot be answered. Be prepared.” 11: is reported that five Spanish war- ships were seenv. off St. Thomas on Thursday, but they were probably only gunbo'avts from San Juan de Porto Rico scouting. ._ . , No News of Sampson. Washington, May 9.——-I'f any news has been received from Admiral Sampson, it was not of a. character that could be- come public without endangering the successful working of the plans of the ‘ Strategy Board. It may be stated pos- itively, however, that so far the Navy Department has heard nothing of an engagement or of anything approach- ing one betweenfour fleet and the Span- ish forces. It is expected by the Navy Depart- ment ofl‘icials that there will be nothing like the delay experienced in the Philip- pine Islands in (hearing from Admiral Sampson in- case of an engagement in. the West Indies. Without admitting that Puerto Rico is Sampson’s objec- tive point, it is pointed out that even allowing the Spanish the retention of cable communication from that island to the outside world, there is an inde- pendent cable connection from St. Thomas that cannot come under Span- ish control, running as it does through the chain of French and British islands southward from St. Thom-as, and thence to Hayti, where direct cable connection Can be had with New York. SPANISH SPY ARRESTED. Was Once a Member of the Crew of the United States Cruiser Chicago. Washington, May 9.—A former. United States seaman has been arrest- ed in Washington as a. Spanishspy. ' Saturday evening at about 11 o’clock, at a small boarding house in a'disrepu- " table part of Washington, the, Secret Service officials arrested Henry Rawl- ings, formerly a. seaman in the United States Navy, on the serious charge of being a Spanish spy. The Secret Ser- vice officers were-assisted in making the arrest by a. squad of soldiers from the Eighth Artillery, under the command of Capt. Sage. At the time of the capture Rawlings had in his possession a small satchel containing papers of a. most incrimin- ating character. A complete cipher code and many sketches of the fortifi- cations around Washington were in- cluded in these papers. Rawlings, although an Englishman by birth, has been a. naturalized citizen for a number'of years, and until a short time ago was attached «to the cruiser Chicago. The fact that Rawl- - ings is a. United States citizen adds in- terest to the case. If it is proved with- out any doubt that he is a. hireling of the Spanish Government, his life will pay the forfeit. Slew His Wife and Landlord. New York, May 9.—-New Jersey’s rec- *1 0rd of tragedy is swelled by a. doubler? 1. murder, committed last night in Bloom- field. ' After an alcoholic Sunday at. home, Harry Woodward shot his wife and then killed his landlord, Patrick Dailey, ,who bravely sought to protect the dying woman from further vi01ence. The killing of Dailey appears, from the story of Mrs. Dailey, to have been de~ liberate, but the shooting of Mrs. Woodward was accidental .and inci- dental to the murder of Daileyfi Wood- ward was arrested as he was leaving the house where the murder took place. He is now in the county jail at Newark: Bread Famine in Germany. _ Berlin, May 9,—It cannot be denied that the poor of Germany are already sufiering from the approaching bread famine. The prices in Berlin have risen. from ten to fifteen per cent. and the So— - cialists' and ,Radicals propose ,to make election material put of the rise of bread and the Government’s position'in 'Jhe matter of the suspension of duties ' ' in grain. ’ Two Thousand Persons Homeless. Duluth, Minn., May 9.——-Fifty frame mil'dings on Minnesota Point, just :bove the ship canal, were burned yes- terday afternoon. ' An hour after the Eexstarted 2,000 persons were homeless. 6 district was populated by the poor- ‘ t people ingthe city. The total loss is ought to be ow‘r 8100.000. 5 o ramps A thin Torn: 3 [I
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