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MERRITT TO MANILA. Xervera's Famous Fleet Reduced to Ruined Hulks. NAVY'S NOBLE WORK. American Guns Frustrate Don^' Desper­ ate Dash for Liberty. SAD DAY FOR SPAIN. 350 Killed, 16Q Wounded and 1,600, In* eluding Cervera, Captured. Hnrricane of Shot and Shell Too Much for the Flower of the SpaniBh Navy -Armada Meets - Its Doom "Within 6]£ht of Morro Castle--Enemy's Flagship Undergoes a Fearful Fire, and Finally Gives ' Up -- Dramatic Details of a Most Dramatic Battle- Other War News. Washington special: The complete annihilation of tlxe Span­ ish squadron at Santiago and the cap­ ture of the Spanish admiral Cervera, with 1,600 prisoners; the demand by Gen. Shafter for * the surrender of Santiago within twenty-four hours on pain of bom­ bardment; word from Admiral Dewey that the Ladrone Islands have been cap­ tured, that a Spanish gunboat had sur­ rendered, that 100 or. more Spanish offi­ cers and men were "jtaken and that our first Philippine expedition had landed-- this is in part the thrilling record of such an Independence Day as has not- b£4$s? "••known since, the bells of Independence Hall rang out the tidings of American freedom. It was a day when one mo­ mentous event followed another in . con­ stant and rapid succession, each hour bringing forth some new feature more Army Officer Is Made Governor Gen­ eral of the Philippines. Major General Wesley Merritt, gover­ nor geheral of the Philippine Islands, sailed from San Francisco on Friday morning on board the Newport for Ma­ nila. His vessel brings up the rear of the third expedition, which makes his total force thus far about 10,000 troops. About the same number of soldiers must still be sent out in order to fill the com­ plement required for Gen. Merritt's pur­ poses. In the meantime he is expected to land at Manila about July 25, and from that moment a new regime will begin for the Philippines and a new chapter will open in the history of American adminis­ tration. No other American has ever possessed the degree of absolute power intrusted to Gen. Merritt. Upon his arrival Admiral Dewey's control will cease and the naval hero will be under the governor general's orders# Merritt will be sole autocrat of the islands and will rule an absolute mon­ archy. He will inherit all the powers of the Spanish captain general, though he will exercise those powers in quite a dif­ ferent style, Being 7,000 miles away, he Will have no opportunity to ask instruc­ tions from Washington upon the thousand details that will arise in his administra­ tion of affairs. His military government will be established by gradually removing the Spanish officials and filling their places with men from his command. Meanwhile he will have to be a command­ ing general and a reconstructionist gover­ nor both in one. It is a position to try all his powers. . • HOT FIGHT AT MANZANILLO. Side Expedition Sinks Two Spanish Boats and Then Returns. Three vessels of Admiral Sampson's fleet returned to Santiago from an advenl- turous expedition to Manzanillo, during „which they sank two Spanish gunboats,. one sloop and one pontoon, disabled a Spanish torpedo boat, considerably dam-, aged several of the enemy's gunboats and compelled the commander of a troop ship to run her toward the shore. One of Ad­ miral Sampson's vessels, the Hist, was struck eleven times, and another, the'Hor­ net, was disabled by a shell which hit her main steampipe. She . was towed out of danger by the Wampatuck. Admiral Sampson sejit the Hist, the Hornet and the Wampatuck to Manza­ nillo to destroy four Spanish gunboats which the admiral had been informed were lying in that bay. Instead of meet­ ing only that array of fighting craft, the American vessels encountered nine ves­ sels, including a torpedo boat and a' cruis­ er. They also found themselves flanked by land batteries and armed pontoons, while a heavy battery of field artillery was in position on the water front to aid in making warm the recension of Samp­ son's vessels. In addition tMJjys formid­ able display the Spaniards showed several guns in the fort on the hill while the shore for two miles was lined with sol­ diers, who maintained a fierce fusillade. Undaunted by this formidable array, the three little American vessels steamed into the harbor and began an attack. Tljieir fire was returned by the Spanish vessels, and for two hours a hot fight was waged. Shots went straight from the guns of each REAB ADMIRAL W. T. SAMPSON startling than anything that had gone beN fore. Three of the Spanish cruisers thatNvere bottled up in Santiago harbor and two torpedo boat destroyers were pounded in­ to helpless hulks by the guns of Admiral- Sampson's fleet in a vain attempt to es­ cape from the harbor. The vessels were beached in a last effort to save as many of the lives of the crews as possible. Ad­ miral Cervera,. on board the Cristobal Colon, hes»ded his fleet in the attempt to get away at about half past 9 o'clock. So little were the Americans expecting the dash that the flagship New York was cruising up the coast to the east, and re­ turned only in time to see the finish of the fight and to fire a shot or two at the torpedo boat destroyers. The Iowa, Indiana, Oregon, Massachu­ setts, Texas. Brooklyn and the converted yacht Gloucester formed in position to give battle as soon as the Colon was sight­ ed rounding the wreck of the Merrimac. Cervera Loaded to the west, the Colon in the lead, followed by the Yizcaya and Oquendo and the destroyers, all firing rapidly. All of the American battleships opened fire at once and the Spanish were soon in a hurricane of shot and shell, but the Colon kept oh bravely till when about ten miles to the westward of Morro Cas­ tle Admiral Cervera turned his vessel to the flhore and beached her. She was blaz­ ing in a score of, places, but her guns kept at work and the white flag never showed until she was completely disabled. The Oquendo and Vizcaya were oppos­ ed to the Iowa, Texas and Indiana, and went down to defeat with fearful swift­ ness, covering only about half the dis­ tance made by the Colon before their cap­ tains ran them ashore. Their crews fought with desperate bravery, but their courage was no match for the courage of our men, added to their superb gunnery. The Span­ ish shell went wild for the most part, but the American gun tire was marked by merciless ^precision. The two cruisers, both on fire, were beached not more than one-quarter of a mile apart. The most dramatic feature of the battle was the contest between the torpedo boat destroyers and the Gloucester. The lat- tei- was struck several times, and is the only American vessel reported damaged. At first the Gloucester fired upon them with her-six-pounders, but they ran past her and engaged the battleships. Finding the fire too hot they turned and attacked the Gloucester again until both destroyers were afire and had to be beached. Their crews threw themselves into the surf to save their lives. Just before this the New York came up and assisted in giving the finishing blow to the destroyers. There was explosion after explosion from the • beached vessels. It was at first reported €hat Admiral Cervera was dead, but this was afterward denied. The story of the day is well told in the official dispatches from Sampson, from Shafter and from Dewey. Stirring as they all are that of Sampson was accord­ ed the honor of chief importance. It is as follows, dated Playa del Este: "The fleet under my command offers the nation as a Fourth of July present the destruction of the whole of Cervera's fleet. Not one escaped. It attempted to escape at 9:30 a. m., and at 2 p. m. the" last, the Cristobal Colon, had run ashore six miles west of. Santiago and had let down her colors. The Infanta Maria Te­ resa, Oquendo and Yizcaya were forced ashore, burned and blown up within twen­ ty miles of Santiago; the Furor and Plu- ton were destroyed wijhin four miles of the port. Loss, one killed and two wound­ ed. Enemy's loss probably several hun­ dred from gun-fire, explosions and drown­ ed. About 1,300 prisoners, including Admiral Cervera. The man killed Was . George H. Ellis, chief yeoman of the Brooklyn. SAMPSON." they struck. DECLINED TO SURRENDER. Tornal's Reply to General Shaffer's Demand for Capitulation. Gen. Shafter's strong position Was shown in a series of dispatches. The one that gave the situation most concisely was to the effect that Shafter had demanded the surrenders f Santiago on pain of bom­ bardment. Thereupon the foreign con- at Santiago made a joint representa­ tion, requesting that women and children sjn the city have twenty-four hours to withdraw before the bombardment should begin. The Spanish general declined to surrender at the time first set by Shafter. The following is the reply of Gen. Tornal, commanding Fourth Spanish corps at Santiago to Gen. Shafter's de­ mand to surrender; "Sir--I have the honor to reply to your communication of to-day, written at 8:30 a. m. and received at 1 p. m., demanding the surrender of this city; on the contrary case anouncing to me that you will bom­ bard this city, and that 1 advise the for­ eign women and children that they must leave the city before 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. It is my duty to say to you that this city will not surrender, and that I will inform the foreign consuls and inhab­ itants of the contents of your message." BETTER THAN GLORY. Sampson's Men Will Get a Substantial Amout of Hard Cash. The men of Admiral Sampson's fleet will get something else besides glory as payment for their work of destroying the Spanish fleet. A considerable amount of hard cash will be theirs. For every man on the Spanish warships at the time of attack Our sailors will receive $100 boun­ ty. There were about 1,700 men on Cer­ vera's ships when the battle began. The officers and men of our navy will conse­ quently divide up over $170,000. dcir SPAIN'S POWI.K NO MORE. The Paris "Temps" Says Her Naval Power Is Gone Forever. The Paris.Temps, commenting upon the destruction of Admiral Cervera's Squad­ ron, says that Spain's naval power is no more. It adds: "We are bound to draw ADMIRAL CERVERA from the event the lessons it contains. Everybody sees them. Nobody is un­ aware of the-cruel, imperious obligations imposed By the great disaster. Spain must not lose a moment in negotiating for peace." INTENSE HEAT AT CAMP ALGfeR. Number of Men Succumb During Mus­ ter and Ispection. The regular monthly inspection and muster of the troops at Camp Alger way held Thursday morning. The men were in heavy marching order, and a great number succumbed" to the terrific heat. Drill was suspended in the afternoon, the men being given an opportunity to get a much-needed rest. As soon as proper transportation has been arranged a whole­ sale movement of troops south is expect­ ed. SPAIN'S FOURTH OF^ JULY. The Old, Old Story --Chicago Tribune. Didn't Know It Was Loaded 1" .<£> CERVERA'S SHIPS. They Carried a Total of 2,087 Men, and Were Valued at $11^700,000. An official statement gives the. follow­ ing interesting information: The crews of the, ships forming the Spanish squadron under command of Cer­ vera were as follows: Yizcaya, 500; Oquendo, 500; Infanta Maria Teresa, 500; Cristobal Colon, 450; 'flufon, about 70; Furor, about 67; total, 2,087. Sampson captured 1,300. The killed and missing Spanish number 787. The total cost of the Spanish fleet de­ stroyed at Santiago was about $12,700,- 000. It was composed of the flower of the Spanish navy. Four of the ships, the In­ fanta Maria Teresa, the Almirante Oquendo, the Yizcaya and the Cristobal Colon, were armored cruisers, and among the finest ships of that class in the world. The remaining two, the Pluton and the Furor, wei»e splendid Clydebank torpedo boat destroyers, very fast and of the most modern kind. FOOD FOR VULTURES. Gruesome Scenes on the Battlefield ci* S" t"rdu,f'5 P Among the Spanish dead and wounded after Saturday's fight were found the bodies of Gen. Yarn Do lley and his brother, and close by were lying three of the general's aids, desptUBJtely wounded. Beside the wounded aJds were the bodies Of two other Spanish officers who had been killed in the same storm of Ameri­ can bullets. As a press correspondent ap­ proached the body of Gen. Vara De Rey, a pair of vultures arose from it and leis­ urely sail"ed away to finish their meal by devouring the remains of some unfortu­ nate of less exalted rank than the Span­ ish commander. Upon the body of the general were found papers describing the fortifications and plans of defense, copies of which were turned over to Gen. Gar- FROM THE FRONT. Lieut. Carranza is mysteriously missing from Montreal, Que. A great military hospital under tents is to be established at Fort Monroe. Steamer Valencia, with 700 Dakota troops, sailed for Manila Tuesday. Commodore Schley's flying squadron has been merged into the fleet under Ad­ miral Sampson. Government paymasters arrive at Chickamauga Wednesday with money for the volunteers. . London journals speak in highest praise of the bravery shown by the United States troops in Cuba. A balloon ascended from the American camp and made a reconuoissance of the enemy at a considerable elevation. It was published in London that the United States has purchased five .ocean liners of 7,000 tons each in Europe." Plans are being hurried to move the First army corps, ordered South from HONOR FOR SAMPSON. President McKinley and Secretary LOJIK Express a Nation's Grntitude. Following are copies of messages sent to Admiral Sampson upon receipt of his official report: You have the gratitude and congratula­ tions Of the whole American people. Convey to your noble officers and crews, through •whose valor new honors have been added to the American .navy, the grateful thanks an<i appreciation of the nation." (Signed.) Wm. McKinley. The following was also sent: The Secretary of the Navy sends you and every officer and man of your fleet, remem­ bering equally your dead comrades, grateful acknowledgment of your heroism and skill. All honor to the brave men. You have main­ tained the glory of the American navy. (Signed.) John D. Long. RED CROSS ACTIVE. Attending the Wounded in the Battle of. ^antiaso. Chairman Stephen B. Barton of the Red Cross Society, in New York, has received the following cablegram from Clara Bar­ ton, the dispatch coming through the war department from Playa del Este: "Less­ er and his force are attending wounded here." They are constantly coming iti. Elwell and his force are landing supplies from the State of Texas, in the surf, day and night, without docks, under great dif­ ficulties and dangers. General Shafter Send us urgent appeal from the front for medicines and food; none there. Will try to send by four mule wagons to him to­ night and go on ourselves." Miss Barton does not give her exact location. jned Attack by Our Army Navy on Santiago. FIGHTING IS FURIOUS Sampson Hammers Forts While Shafter Advances Upon the City. HAWAII IS Y0TED IN. SENATE ADOPTS HOUSE RESO­ LUTIONS FOR ANNEXATION. Vote Is-Reached fooner than Ex­ pected -Palleries Greet Rgsnlt -with Applause--Amendments Defeated by the Annexationists--Six Democrats Aid the Republicans. BRIGADIER GENERAL. LAWTOX. Commanding tho Second Division of Shatter's Army, the first to land. DEWEY'S ASSISTANCE ARRIVES. Charleston Captures the Ladrone Island Town En Route. Admiral Dewey's telegram to the Xavv Department is given out. It is dated at Hong Ivong and Cavite, and says: "Three transports and the Charleston arrived yes- terdayt The Charleston captured Guam, Ladrone Islands, on June 21. No resist­ ance. Brought Spanish officers from the garrison--six officers and titty-four men-- to Manila. On June 29 the Spanish gun vessel Leyte came out of a river and sur­ rendered to me, having exhausted her am­ munition and food in repelling attacks by the insurgents. She had on board thirty- two officers and ninety-four men, naval and military. , DEWEY. " A REBEL PLOT IN PORTO RICO. Two Of the Leaders Are Executed and Others Imprisoned. Word has been received from Porto Rico of a conspiracy to overthrow the Spanish government on the island. The leaders, Eduardo Baselga and Antonio Castillo, prominent citizens, were execut­ ed and five others are in prison. It is said that the plot was well advanced, the men in it having accumulated a large quantity of dynamite and arms,\whieh Governor General Machias seized, -Many of the leading citizens of Porto Rico^including several foreigners, are said tohe impli­ cated. Case Against? Spies Quashed. At Montreal, Judge De Lorimer quash­ ed the capias issued against Ramon de Carranza and Juan Du Bosc, as well as the attachment against money in the Bank of Montreal, belonging to Spain. The court said tljat under the laws there is no longer any imprisonment for debt, and the proceedings by way of capias for this p« longer,exist. Chickamauga, and Gen. Brooke is to com­ mand. Weather bureau officers left Galveston to establish stations along the Caribbean Sea, to notify the fleet of approaching storms. A force of 30,000 men is to be kept con­ stantly on our Southern coast to serve as re-sniJcrceci?Dts for our troops in Cuba if needed. V It has been 6«cided at Washington that no war revenue stamps are needed for money orders, the extra charge being made at the time of issue. It is reported from London that the Spanish Government is preparing to send additional troops to Porto Rico by the fastest steamers available. The War Department has instituted a system of bulletins for the benefit of the public, giving quick and concise informa­ tion of important happenings. The London Daily Mail says that the United States' must hold the Philippines to prevent a wild scramble for coaling stations among the European powers. The Attorney General of Great Britain has ruled that in evicting the Spanish spies from Canada the Canadian govern­ ment is not liable tc(^»e sued for damages. The defenses of Santiago are character­ istically .Spanish, consisting, as they do, of lines of barb-wire fence back of which are rifle pits and then block houses or forts. An island known as the Marcus of Weeks, between Honolulu and the Phil­ ippines, flies the United States flag and has been offered to this country as a coal­ ing station. While^at Honolulu an American flag was presented to the cruiser Charleston by the Queen Dowager Kapiolani of Ha­ waii, in token of friendship for the Unit­ ed States. St. Thomas banks attached G,000 tons of American coal in an action for dam­ ages growing out of the refusal of the Government to pay a draft made by Con­ sul Van Home. The hat which Maj. Gen. Joe Wheeler will probably wear in his campaigning is one that he has worn for the last fifteen years. It is a soft black hat, which he generally thrusts into his pocket when he is not wearing it. The monitor Monadnock and the trans­ port Nero, being repaired at San Fran­ cisco, are uearing completion, and will soon sail for the Philippines. The Mo­ nadnock will be a powerful addition to Admiral Dewey's fleet. The Madrid story that the South and Central American republics are' about to form an alliance against the United States is pronounced absolutely false by diplo1 matic representatives of those countries in Washington. Peace or war is the all-absorbing topic at Madrid, and the desire for peace on any terms seems to be unanimous among the masses of the people, as continuation of the war will practically result in na­ tional destruction. It is reported from Madrid that Pre­ mier Sagasta is planning to provoke a crisis, form a military ministry, proclaim the whole of Spain in a state of siege and appeal to a friendly nation, probably Prance or Russia, to secure term* of Deon°- Gen. Shafter'h Dispatch Announcing the Assault Set All Washington Atb.vjifll- with Excitement--Cubans Do S-j>lendid Fighting and Spaniards Resint Desperately--Lavrton Makes First Advance and Takes Caboria-- Cervera fcires Upon the Advancing Troops. Washington special: s, "The battle has begun." This was the 6tarHrng-ae^-s conveyed in a dispatch re­ ceived from Gen. Shafter at 10 o'clock Friday morning. \ Secretary Of' War, Washington: Camp, near Sevilla, Cuba--Action now going on. The firitig only light and desultory. " Begun on the right near Caney, Lawton's division." He will move on the north part of the town of Santiago. SHAFTER, Major General. Brief as it Was, it told the whole story that the first shots of'the long-expected crash of arms, probabjy the first great laud; engagement of the war, was under way. It sent a thrill through official circles, from the highest to the lowest. Secretary Alger was the first to read it. Ho passed it to Gen. Corbin, adjutant general of the army, and directed him to take it at once to the White House. Gen. Corbin went to the President, carrying thft original dispatch. ; Thq Presidett eagerly took the message from Gen. Coi'bin's hand, while at the same moment Mie latter, almost out of breath, gasped.*? "The battle's on and the enemy is retir­ ing." "That's good!" ejaculated the President, joyfully, and the anxious look on his face faded away as he read the brief but point­ ed dispatch from Shafter The news spread through the corridor, and a wave of awelike agitation and ex­ pectancy took hold of every one. A groat crowd of correspondents struggled about ,i0io bulletin board, messenger boys dashed off with dispatches, the clerks, men and women, turned from their desks and gath­ ered at the doorways Up to noon Friday hard fighting all along the American lines was reported. Gen. Lawton advanced and took posses' sion of Cabona, a suburb of Santiago. The Spaniards made a desperate, ..though ineffectual, resistance. The Spanish fleet in the harbor fired on the American troops, who were very close to the city. Gen. Gareia's Cuban patriots fought in the froijt ranks and diij splendid work. Morro Castle and the other forts at the entrance of the harbor were bojnbarded by our fleet. The Vesuvius used her dy­ namite guns with good effect. Gen. Shafter cabled Gen. Miles that ho was leading the t/niteJ States troops before Santiago in person The American army after a furious tight lasting all day, drove the Spaniards into the city of Santiago, and c.t night the American troops encamped near the trenches and on the outpost, held in the morning by Spaniards. The victory was most complete. The Americans drove the enemy from Caney, destroyed the Span­ ish fort at that place and occupied the village. Another division captured the heights of San Juan. The losses of Americans were heavy, numbering about 1,000 killed and wound­ ed. Comparatively few were killed out­ right, a majority of American losses con­ sisting of wounded. The Spanish los^ was heavy. The Americans attacked the Spanish from three directions. Lawton and Wheeler's forces assailed Caney. Northeast of Santiago Kent's men ad­ vanced on Aguadores, Garcia and the Cu­ bans attacked Caney from the southeast and \ ibions of"the army advanced upon Sant Mgo from the east. The American# presei ted a solid front from the coast to Santiago, the northern defense and the line never wavered. The men were filled with eager enthusiasm and their officers had a hard time restraining them. The Spaniards fought desperately to hold Caney, but in vain. Foot by foot our troops drove them back. The fighting of infantry here was superb. Men of the line were ably assisted by the rough rid­ ers and other dismounted cavalry. Troops, late in the afternoon successfully drove the Spaniards out of Caney and occupied the place, but only after desperate fight­ ing. The land fighting was desperate all along the line, the Spaniards stoutly re­ sisting the advance of ^Americans at San Juan and Aguadores. Slowly but surely the Spanish had to give ground and the darkness found the American lines pre­ senting a solid front from the coast to El Caney, thus hemming, the Spaniards in the city and cutting off all means of re­ treat to the interior. The fierce struggle to drive the. Span­ iards out of the last line of intrencfiments around Santiago continued all day Satur­ day, butfwith much less fury, and a good deal smaller loss of life than on Friday. Surrounded by Rebels. Advices from Manila to Madrid dated June 23„declared the city surrounded by 25,000 rebels* The insurgent leader, Aguinaldo, has called on Captain General Augusti to surrender, but he announced his determination to maintain the sover­ eignty of Spain to the last extremity. Will Not Ask Blanco. Washington officials wonder if Blanco will consider Admiral Don Pasquale' de Cervera y Toppte, Count of J£rez and Marquis of Saft.ta Ava, a fair exchange for Hobson. However, they will have Hobson without Gen. Blanco's permis­ sion. Re-enforcements Le^ve Tampa. . Upwards of 4,000 men are now on their -sway to re-enforce Gen. Shafter in his op­ erations in Santiago province. A most important contingent is six batteries of light artillery, consisting of twenty-four officers and 62S men, which has left Tampa. „ News of Minor Note. Italy will permit no Spanish warships to coal at Italian ports. Spain is arming a third fleet and expects to have it at sea in five weeks. President McKinley will take no vaca­ tion until the war crisis is passed. Swift-& Co. have been awarded a con­ tract to furnish about 100,000 pounds of meat daily to the army. Great baste has been sllown at Wash- ingtpn iny preparing Watson's expedition against the coast of Spain, . The harbor patrol vessel^, Gov. Russell, iiadt Boston, Arab am the blockading squad ri Final Vote Stands 42 to 21. The annexation of Hawaii was accom­ plished Wednesday so far as the legisla­ tive branch of tho Government was con­ cerned. Quite unexpectedly the resolu­ tions providing for the annexation of the" islands were brought to a vote In the Sen­ ate late in the afternoon, and they were passed by the decisive vote of 42 to 21. Early in Wednesday's session of the Senate conferences of the leaders on both sides of the chamber were held and a tacit agreement was reached that a vote should be taken Thursday. The opponents of an­ nexation had concluded Jhcir arguments, and as they had no desire to keep the Senate in session by purely dilatory tac­ tic^, they announced their willingness that a vote should be taken as soon as Mr. White, Mr. Pettigrew a;ul Mr. Allen had finished their speeejft's. Neither Mr. White nor Mr. Petffigrew spoke at great length, but Mr. <A#len did not conclude until,, 4:15. " It was evident fdbtantiy that a vote was at hand. The ward was passed swiftly through the corridors and committee rooms and in a few minutes every Sena- COXGRESSMAN KEVPUSDS. Father of the Hawaiian Annexation Resolutions. tor at the capitol was in his seat. The galleries filled rapidly and members of the House of Representatives, learning that a vote was to be taken, came hur­ riedly to the Senate side of the great mar­ ble pile to witness proceedings that will be historic. The test vote came on an amendment offered by Mr. White of California. It was offered with no expectation that it would be adopted, but merely to place the ideas and opinions of the opponents of an­ nexation on record. It was rejected by a vote of 40 to 20, indicating that the an­ nexationists were strongly in the major­ ity. Amendment after amendment was offered, but the advocates of the resolu­ tions stood solidly together, gaining rath- or tliim losing strength on tlic succossivs votes. Finally, at 5:30 p. m., the resolutions themselves, in precisely the form in which they were received from the House of Representatives, were reported to the Senate and the roll-call began. Intense interest was manifested by every specta­ tor. Not a sound, wp.g. Jo bo heard in the chamber except the call of the clerk and the responses of Senator^. When the Yice-President announced the vote by which the resolutions were piTsseda tre­ mendous wave of applause swept through the galleries, which the Vice-President made no effort to check. Those who had advocated the resolutions expressed their pleasure by shaking hands with one an­ other, ̂ nd .on all sides evident relief was shown that the end had come. For a few minutes so much good-natured confusion existed that the dignity of the Senate was threatened, but Vice-President Hobart quietly reminded Senators that the ses­ sion was not yet at an end. Mr. Morrill of Vermont was the only Republican who voted against the resolu­ tions. although Mr: Thurston of Nebraska and. Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin were pair­ ed against them. Six Democrats--Mr. Gorman of Maryland, McLaurin of South Carolina, Money of Mississippi, Morgan of Alabama, Pettus of Alabama and Sul­ livan of Mississippi--voted in favor of an­ nexation. Told in a Few Lines. Napoleon Valeam of Hudson, Mifgs., eloped with his stepmother. James Pittengor,- aged 40, who recently had charge of the county farm near La­ mar. Mo., committed Suicide. The Government survey of the Indian Territory has been completed and the last stake driven in the Cherokee Nation. Charles Guilkey was, drowned in Elk river, near Independence, Kan. He was swimming, when he was taken with the cramps. > There is great excitement at Orlando, Okla., over the disappearance of the pret­ ty 2-year-old daughter of George Kimer, formerly of Iowa. John Auld of Atchison, Kan., fell from a second-story window at the residence of his brother-in-law, C. D. Walker, while walking in his sleep. J. P. Ballinger fell from a ladder while painting the oil tanks in the Springfield (Mo.) Wagon Company's yards and was instantly killed. E. S. IJfy/Tjne of the largest land own­ ers at PTSffsburg. Mo., made an" assign­ ment for the benefit of creditors. His lia­ bilities are estimated at $05,000. Edward Silk, who killed John Heller Smith, a 17-year-old boy, at Moberly, Mo., in June, 1896, lias boen taken to the peni­ tentiary to serve' a 20-year sentence, Awful Horror Caused by Col* J % lision in a Dense Fog. % ' * X'll ; : • b- • W- OVER 600 DROWNED. Disaster Occurred Off Sable Island on the Morning of July "i. Steamship La? Bqnrgogne of the French Transatlantic Line ' Goes to - the Bottom of the Atlantic--Out of Over 800 Persons Aboard Only Abont 200 Were Saved, and but One "Woman from the 300 on the Ill-fated Vessel Was Rescued. v.: m is wildly excited'over the finding of £30,- 000 in gold by two negro diggers, who dug up a large chest and divided the contents. Gov. Barnes of Oklahoma has pardon­ ed from the penitentiary Cole Martin, a young Guthrie attorney, serving a two- year sentence for embezzling money from a client. The board of managers of the Omaha exposition have notified the members of the Kansas commission that' Sept. 1 has been designated as Kansas day at the ex­ position. The Attorney General OjE Kansas takes the position that whatever live stock quar­ antine regulation the State sanitary boards make can be enforced, and it was proper to keep out Texas cattle. Tina Jackson, colored, who one year ago murdered her husband, ja barber, has been given nine months in jail at St. Jo­ seph, Mo., for the crime. D. D. Barron, a miner employed at the plant of the Missouri Lead and Zinc Com­ pany, near Joplin, Mo., was struck by a part of the hoisting apparatus and knock­ ed to the bottom of the shaft, 110 feet below. He "was killed instantly. Robert MeMurray of San Francisco, who left Nevada City, Cal., on a fishing excursion, died at Grauiteville, Cal., of cholera morbus. He was a prominent capitalist and mining man. and was State mining commissioner to the World's Fair at Chicago. Six hundred persons lost their lives the morning of July 4 as -the result of a col­ lision between La Bourgogne and the British ship Cromartyshire, and the French liner lies at the bottom of the sea, a great hole in her side. The ships met in a dense fog sixty miles south ojf Sable Island. It was 5 o'clock in the morning and the feeble rays of the newly risen sun were unable to even partially penetrate the thick white mist that covered the ocean like a garment. The Cromartyshire was towed into Halifax by the Allan line steamer Grecian. A ragged wound in her bow and the absence of two of her masts showed the violence of the impact with the sunken vessel. There were on board La Bourgogne 191 first cabin passengers, 125 second cabin and 295 third class passengers (or steer­ age), making a total of 011 passengers, in addition to which there were 220 in the crew, making a grand total of 831 souls on board. The only woman saved out of 300 women on board was Mrs. La Casse, wife of a professor of field, N. J. Among those saved were the purser, three engineers and thirty of the crew which manned the luckless liner. All the other officers of the ship were drowned. The Cromartyshire's crew got a terrible fright, but none was lost. Great service was done by those aboard in sav­ ing the remnant of the passengers ,and'/ crew of La Bourgogne. La Bourgogne, is one of the best known of all the French liners. She belonged to the Compagnle Generale Transatlantique and kas carried thousands of persons to Europe and back without a serious mis­ hap. She left New York Saturday, July 3, bound for Havre. Shortly before the vessels came together Mrs. Henderson, wife of the Cromarty­ shire's captain, detected a steamer's whis­ tle blowing on the port side. The Crom­ artyshire was sounding her foghorn at in­ tervals of one minute. Mrs. Henderson called the attention of her husband to the sounding of the whistle and a minute later the mate, who was on watch, also detected the sound. It came nearer and nearer. Suddenly the huge hull of an ocean steamer loomed up in the mist, go­ ing about seventeen knots an hour, and almost immediately there was a fearful crash. . r Capt. JJendersQii. as soon as the collision occurred, ordered the boats to be lowered aud the damage to be ascertained. As it was IpunjJ that the Cromartyshire was in no immediate danger the Britisher put about. The vessel with which they had collided was at that time unknown. A few minutes later her whistle was heard and several rockets were sent up. Capt. Henderson replied in like manner, think­ ing the steamer was offering assistance, but in a few minutes all was quiet and those on board began to realize the awful results of the collision. At 5:30 the fog lifted and two boats were seen approaching with only men on board. Later the weather cleared still more and men were to be seen in every direction clinging to wreckage and float­ ing on life rafts. It was a terrible scene. No pen can picture the appalling sight re­ vealed to the onlookers when the curtain of mist arose. The work of rescue was commenced without a moment's delay and over 200 persons were picked up and taken aboard the ship. When the. ships struck they . were, off Cape Sable. The passengers, with the sole exception' of Prof. La Casse, we're below decks. Without warning came the terrible shock. The struggles, swishing water and terrible screams of the drown­ ing made the situation an awe-inspiring one, never to be forgotten. One mail on the La Bourgogne, when she sunk, went out of his mind and jumped to a watery grave. Capt. Nunan, in command of the Allan line steamer Grecian, to whose courage the Cromartyshire owed its con­ duct to a place of safety, declares that La Bourgogne was.less than five minutes from the time of the collision in going to the bottom. . "It was the most appalling and most, sudden catastrophe it was ever my mis­ fortune to witness," said Capt. Hender­ son, of the Cromartyshire. "There was a crash, the sound of which was indescrib­ able, composed as it was of the rending apart of the stout oaken ribs of the French ship and the snapping asunder of her iron bolts. Many leaped overboard immediately after the meeting of the ves­ sels, but our men were not among the number of those who lost their heads. La. Bourgogne turned slowly around two <>r three times, then seemed to go under, with (lie rapidity of a stone dropping into a pool of water. We were In some danger from the whirlpool which followed the disappearance of the transatlantic steam­ er. but managed to set out of reach of the vortex in time. It, however, engulfed The phosphate camp at Ponpon, S. C.,j*s«m>s of shrieking human beings, whom we could hardly see for the density of the fog? but whose cries of terror we could plainly.hear." Teleirrap" ic Brevities. Six hundred car loads of celery will be marketed by growers in Orange County, Cal.. this year. J. C. Harrington, a. prominent farmer of Dallas County, Texas, was robb^u of $700 by an unknown burglar. A recent shipment to the Klondike from Seattle included a tire engine, furniture for a bank, pianos and organs. George T. Hart, a well-known citizen of Padueah, Ky.. was instantly killed by a heavy piece of timber falliug on him and crushing his skull. Minneapolis tailors are taking steps.to abolish sweat shops and to organize the women and girls engaged in the tailoring business so that they can obtain fair wages for their labor. Out of thirty-seven sauy>les of food which • were anajyzed at .Birmingham, England, recently, twenty were adulter­ ated with boric acid, which is very injuri- - ons to the stomach, heart and kidneys. . The dead body of George Wilson was found in the lake'at San Pedro Springs. Park, near San-Antonio, Texas. Wilson was formerly a wealthy stockman of Com­ fort, but lately had been engaged in ruu- ning a saloou. He is supposed to have fulien from the foot bridge iuto the lake.