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The mortality was largely dno to bad management, to rooping the nnacclimated soldiers np in-the coast towns and in un healthy localities,, where they were under very lax discipline and where verrtf ttle if any attention was given to sanitary regulations. Any other country in the world would have taken some precautions to guard the health of its soldiers and any other commanders would have kept their troops on the move, kept them on the high ground where there was little danger of disease and taken the chances of death on the field rather than the more dangerous chancel of attack and death by con tagions or infectious diseases. W. H. Brunner, sanitary in spec tor of the U. S. Marine Hospital Service, who spent a considerable por tion of last year in Cuba furnishes some interesting figures as to the dis eases from which the Spanish armies in Cuba. suffered, and the mortality that year. There are five mili tarv hospitals in Havana, in which there were about 10.Q00 cases of yel low fever and 2.583 deaths, or a little over one-fourth, which clearly shows bad treatment, for with any thinr like good treatment there - would have been no such mortality In the other coast towns the deaths aggregate 3,451, showing a total of , J,034 deaths ia the military hospitals last year. These are official figures taken from the Spanish records. These deaths represent between 25, 000 and 30,000 cases. In Havana the deaths from small pox among soldiers and civilians, from January 1897 to March, 1898, numbered 1,296. The deaths from enteric fever among the, soldiers in Havana and Matanzas i were many, the number throughout the island being put at 2,500. Fully 7,000 soldiers lost Uieir lives froro-malarial diseases, while by en teritis and dysentery, caused by lack of proper food, 12,000 men lost their lives, and nearly 5,000 of those were in the military hospi tals in Havana. In addition to the,se are glanders, horses with this disease going around evvrywhere, anl leprosy, no precautions being taken to isolate either. In sum ming up Mr. Brunner places the mortality in the Spanish armies last year at 32,534, armj enough, prop erly officered and handled, to over run the island. Among these are not included the mortality which he 3ayg must have occurred among the M.000 men sent in the year back to Spain, many of them in the last stages of some of the diseases enum erated, which he says must have been at least 10 per cent. There is something suggestive in these figures, suggestive of the o oe worst kind of blundering manage ment amounting to almost absolute indifference as to what befel the sol diers, and also of the palpable in efficiency of the army and other doctors who treated the sick. This fearful mortality shows culpability lacking very little of the criminal, for there is not one of the diseases named which is not preventable, and not one of them in which the mortality might not have been com paratively insignificant with any thing Uke reasonably efficient treat ment.. The dangers from disease, princi pally yellow fjver, smallpox and dysentery are what American sol diers who may be sent into Cuba will have to dread most, more than the rifles or sabres of the Spanish soldiery. While, of course, they would be somewhat subjected to this danger it does not necessarily follow that the American armies would suffer anything in comparison with the Spanish armies for the reasons that 'he officers in command of our trops, knowing the peril that will confront them, will adopt all the preventive measures possible, and "ill not find this as difficult a task With American soldiery who would recognize the importance of co-oper-ati"g with the officers, as the Span officer! would if they attempted to "carry out any strict regulations. HerioMti cronornla r not croinir to VOL. XXIX. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY. MAY 1W8. NO. 31 I RL I 11 lead armies over there to be killed by disease which can be kept off. and Amerioan soldiers are not going over there to die if they, by exercis ing ordinary prudence, can help it. Ihey may not all escape but by ex ercising this ordinary prudence, be ing careful in what they eat and drink, and where they sleep, the sick list may be very small and the mortality light. It may be noted that sickness and deaths from disease in the insurgent armies have out a very small figure, not altogether from the fact that the men in those armies are acclimated, but because they exercise more care in their living and spend little time in the low country, outside of which the island is healthful enough, and it is those armies, with only so - . -i-- . e many American soldiers as may be deemed necessary, that will do the fighting when the coast towns are attacked, if it should be necessary to attack more than Havana. The blunder of putting a very large army on the island, large enough to render it difficult to provide for the soldiers properly, will not be committed, nor will, the troops sent be quartered in unheal th f ul localities, for this will not be necessary. With the Spanish armies bottled up in Havana, for instance, and our warships with long ranee guns to do the fighting with the forts, the land army can occupy nign ground ior tne camping ground, and in the little time it will take to capture Havana after the fighting begins expose themselves very little, if any, to the diseases that swept off the Spanish soldiery. MINOR MENTION. There is doubtless truth in the report that the Queen Regent of Spain is appealing to the Powers to intervene in behalf of Spain, whether there be any truth in the report that the other Powers are making a movement in the direction of inter vention. If a movement of this kind should be made, and England were persuaded to co-operate in it, it would simply be to indnce Spain to acknowledge the inevitable and desist from a hopeless struggle be fore a revolution is precipitated at home, which would prove a more serious matter to her than surren dering Cuba and Porto Rico, and if necessary the Philippines, which, it is perfectly clear now she cannot hold without the support of other Powers, for which she has nothing to give in return, and for by any the other giving of which Government there is no good reason. That Spain now recognizes overwhelming defeat as inevitable is shown by the efforts of members of the Ministry to shift responsibility for the defeats already experienced on to other shoulders, and by the reported activity in strengthening the fortifications in the Canaries which show that they anticipate the war being carried to the other side. Spain had evidently placed her dependence on Europe an intervention in the start and fail ing in that is becoming despondent If it were not for her swollen pride she would be a fit subject for sympa thy. The sooner she recognizes the inevitable the less her humiliation will be. Her prestige and power are both gone forever. Henceforth, with all her pride and bluster, she must take rank with her little sister Portugal, and other little "gals." The brilliant victory of Commo dore Dewey at Manila has raised the American navy ; immensely in the . ' : - t - - w estimation of foreign naval authori ties, one of whom, Vice Admiral Colomb of the British navy, is thus quoted: "I doubt if there was ever such an extraordinarv illustration of the in fluence of sea power. A superior fleet has attacked and beaten a Spanish fleet supported bv batteries, and it now ap pears that it has passed those batteries and taken up an unassailable position off Manila. The boldness of the Ameri can commander is beyond question. Henceforth he must be placed in the Valhalla of great naval commanders. Nothing can detract from the dash and vigor of the American exploit, or dim the glory whieh Dewey has shea upon the American navv. It may be bad for the world, for, assuredly, the American navv will never accept a subordinate place, after this exhibition of what it can do. " As showing what the opinions of some of these naval officers were be fore, Commander Crutchley of the British navy, whose opinion was asked some time ago, said that Spam would wait until our blockading fleet was in position for blockading Cuba, when she would send one powerful squadron against them and go through them in detail, but he thought the Americans would win in the end, but that there was not much importance to be attached to the result of the fighting from a na val standpoint, as "neither the Americans nor the Spaniards are ex pert fighters." Commander Crutchley may be still of the same opinion as to the Spaniards, but since Manna he has doubtless changed it as to the Americans. 1 Dewey cut the cable, and Dewey's head was level. He went in for business as planned by himself, and he didn't waul, to take the chances of being called 03 before his busi ness was finished up. He was too far away from home to have any fooling done, by strategic boards or any other boards on the opposite side of the globe, and rather than take any chances of being hampered by wired orders, or boldly ignoring orders, he cut the cable, to be on the safe side. Doing that, whether we are correct in our interpretation of the motive or not, was another evi dence of the decision and boldness that indicate the true leader, who sees what he has to do and strikes quickly for its accomplishment to prevent the interposition of hinder-. mg obstacles, Resolve and dash have been from the beginning char acteristics of our fighters on the sea, and now Commodore Dewey takes rank among the boldest and most dashing of them. But with all this the fact that there were no lives lost on his ships in a two hours' furious firing, and so few wounded, shows good cool-headed manage ment that looked out for our men while it went mercilessly for the enemy. THE CUBAN SITUATION. Those who think the Star has shot wide of the mark in its articles on the Cuban situation seem en tirely forgetful of the fact that thus far not a single American soldier or. sailor has been killed in battle; and the result shows that a man in the United States navy is safer there than he would ' be if pursuing the ordinary avdeation of an American citizen. Is there a Confederate veteran among the readers of the Star who thinks there has been any real war between the United States and Spain up to date? Bro. Clark, of the Statesville Landmark, unintentionally mis quotes the Star. We did not say "more lives were lost in the Maine disaster than would be lost in the so-called 'war.'" Here is what we said: "More men were murdered on tne battleship matne man win be killed on all the ship3 of the United States oombined during the terrible 'war' that is now 'on,'" We stand by that. Not a man has been killed on any United States ship yet. It is said that members of the Spanish embassy in London are treating the members of the Ameri can embassy coolly. Well that's all right. The countrymen of our embassy are reciprocating by . mak ing it hot for the countrymen of the Spanish embassy, and our folks can stand the coolness better than they can stand the hotness. Gen. Pando is said to be drawing the Spanish troops in Cuba from other towns and bunching them in Havana. Perhaps he is getting them into corrall, so that they may be more quickly shipped when they get the order to go. With a population of 300,000, the city of Manila is no snide of a tpwn. It will with its fine harbor make a very comfortable resting place and coaling station for our ships, and we need someenmg oi mat Kina on that side. One of the Spanish solons in the Cortes suggests that the Philippines be traded off for help that Spain needs. Too late Spain couldn't give a title now. Dewey has posses sion and that ia nine points in the game. Ex-Senator Ingalls says the re tirement of Secretary Sherman was a clear case of bunco on the old man. That's evening up. He has been playing the bunco, game on the American people for thirty odd years. CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Democratic County Convention Henry L. Cook Endorsed for Judicial Nom ination Co-operation Favored. Special Star Telegram. Fayettevtlle, N. C, May 7. There was a fine county convention ; enthusiastic representatives. Maj. E. J. Hale was chairman and B. D. Mc Bryde secretary. The; chief interest was in the contest between Cook and Robinson for Cumberland's vote for the Judicial nomination. Henry X. Cook received 40 1-2 votes; H. McL. Robinson, 371-2. It was made unani mouson motion of Robinson. The sentiment was decidedly in favor of co-operation. There will be a strong co-operation delegation from Cumberland. , .. Democratic Co ngr eslo nal Convention change of Date to July 6th, 1898. On account of the date set for hold ing the Democratic Congressional Convention conflicting witn tne su perior Court of one and perhaps more of the counties of the District, it is unanimously ordered by the Executive Committee that the date for holding the convention be changed to Wed nesday the 6th day of July, 1898, at Wilmington. This May 5th, 1898. Thomas C. Guthrie, Chairman Ex. Com. SPLIT ALL TO PIECES. "0N-JAS-A-L0CKHART- c-F- & Y-v-RAILR0AD- I NAVAL BATTLE tm The Populist Political Pot "Biled' Over and Scattered the Crowd. I THE SO-CALLED CONVENTIONS Two Were Held Yesterday and Went Through the Form of Appointing Delegates Fusion With the Re publicans Endorsed. The Populists polled 75 votes in New Hanover county fbr Governor in 1896. This handful of office hunters is now split all to pieces, just as they are all over the State. They hel two so called conventions here yesterday and each went through the form of ap pointing delegates to the several con ventions. To distinguish between i the two factions, one of them," and the larger one, will be called the Melton faction, as Chief of Police J. R. Melton is its leader; the other will be called the King faction, Joe King, Jr.,; being the leading spirit. The Melton Executive Committee met at 1 o'clock and elected J. R. Melton chairman, - and R.; P. Gore secretary. The King Executive Committee met and elected J. King, Jr., chairman, and J. W. Taylor sec retary. ' At 2 o'clock both factions met to gether, but that there was a dividing line between them was very evident. L. R. Mason, the chairman of the old Executive Committee, called the meet ing to order and asked R. jn Gore to act as temporary secretary), thinking that he would not accept. Mr. Gore accepted, however. A committee on credentials Was ap pointed, all of whom, the Melton men said, were the opposing faction. The committee retired. In its report it seated delegates, with one or two ex ceptions belonging to the King fac tion. The motion to accept the report and the putting of the question were attended with the wildest confusion. The Melton faction outnumbered the other heavily, but the King ; men had the chair and didn't give the others any quarter. Joe King, Jr., was in vited by the King faction to take the chair permanently, and J, W. Taylor to act as secretary. The other faction nominated J. R. Melton for the chair and R. F. Gore for secretary. Chair man King threatened to prosecute to the full extent of the law if the county convention of the! Populist party should be interfered with. Here there was somewhat of a lull in the storm, and J. W. Taylor, Capt. R. B. Davis, S. J. Bryan, Capt. S. W. Noble, and W. L. Sharp i were ap pointed a committee on platform and resolutions. C. H. Gilbert made a motion that all good Populists retire i from the meeting. The Melton wing then reared, leaving about hfteen persons in the court room. It was plain sailing now for the others. The list of delegates was read and accepted. The (Jomtnittee on Platform and Resolutions; reported, It presented resolutions disclaiming al responsibility for the acts of the other faction ; rejoicing at a wide and grow ing sentiment looking to the co-opera tion of all who are interested in re form; reiterating fidelity to the plat form of the People's Party as enunci ated at St. Louis; advocating the can didacy of Bryan for the Presidency ; .expressing faith in Butler; commend ing Russell in his fight for reasonable railroad fares, and freights; offering and accepting no terms of co-operation with any other party except in com pliance with the advice and direction of the State Convention; condemning the corruption of the ballot ; and post poning the nomination of officers till an adjourned meeting. Delegates to the Congressional, Judicial, State and Senatorial Conven tions were appointed by the chairman, and on motion of Capt. R. B. Davis, it was ordered that the chairman ap point alternates at his leisure. J. W. Taylor read resolutions in structing delegates to the Congres sional Convention to give their united support to B. F. Keith for Congress. Capt. R. B. Davis said he was not opposed to the resolutions but would move to postpone them to the adjourn ed meeting, as the instructions from the State Executive Uommittee were that no nominations be made before the meeting of the State convention. Mr. Keith said it was a personal mat ter and he disliked to speak on the Question, but the resolutions were for instructions "not for nomination." They were unanimously adopted. The King faction adjourned its con vftntion. subiect to the call of the chair. The Melton Faction. also held a convention frith J. R Melton as chairman and R. P. Gore as secretary. A committee on credentials was ap pointed which reported 46 delegates elected, of whom 41 or 42 were present Rpsrvliit.inns were nassed ignoring the "action of certain parties in as sembling in the name of the Populist Party," and "disgustingly deploring the actions of the day." The nomina tion of county officers was deferred. Resolutions were passed; opposing fusion with the Democratic party on any terms and favoring fusion with the Republicans on honorable terms, otherwise a straight Populist ticket. Delegates and alternates ;to the dif ferent conventions were appointed. The Melton wing say they will make affidavit that the primaries by which the King delegates were chosen were illegal. tmi i Secret service oflicers last nigni ar rested an alleged Spanish spy in Washington, D. C. He is confined at the arsenal DarracKs. He Writes a Patriotic Letter Announcing That He Is Not a Candidate For Congress. The following letter to Mr. Boylin, editor of the Wades bo ro Messenger- Intelligencer, will be printed in the issue of that paper for the current week : Dear Boyun You and other srood friends have advocated my candidacy ior congress by the next Democratic convention in this district. My cor dial thanks are extended to partial friends for their kindness in this mat ter. After full reflection, I have de termined on obeying a constantly en tertained inclination, and thus an nounce that I am not a candidate for the nomination for Congress. I am duly sensible of the honor of such distinction, and I shall always cherish witn aeep gratitude tne commence ox the Democratic party hitherto be stowed by .two consecutive nomina tions for this office. In each of the campaigns following, 1 did all possible with the opportunities at my disposal, to secure the best results. I gave of time and substance Buch as I could command. I struck such blows as I was able to deliver, at all outside and inside enemies of the party, its organization and executive authority, no matter by what name any such called themselves. I would shudder to be reckoned a professional and chronic office-seeker; I would not consciously abuse the patience. amiability and good offices of friends and neighbors ; 1 should esteem my self in bad plight if I should cause them to grow tired of me. I have no suspicion that either of these condi tions exists.; this ourse assures that they will not. Our party now needs men in its ranks worse than it needs candidates. I can now render to my party such experience, knowledge and capacity as I have, to work, talk and teach, without coining under the condemna tion of suspicion that I do these things for selfish ends. I take my place in the ranks, and shall do loyal service there. Such disorder, confusion and distem- Sir have lately arisen in our political fe, that many old things must be re taught to the people. The Democratic party is the party of all the people ; in its true place, it knows no classes or distinctions; it neither holds nor allows that in government, one good man is any better than another; it aggran dizes the individual, makes him strong, self-reliant and independent; intends that he shall not seek government aims or paternal munificence; it ten derly regards and would elevate the humble, and would make such, con scious of his rights and self respect ; it would repress the arrogance, exactions and extortions of the powerful ; it teaches that personal liberty and property rights are sacred, encour ages manly thrift, and stimulates the ambition to good citizenship and , the acquisition of comforts and wealth by meritorious life and conduct. It is against anarchy and agrarianism ; it is against tyranny and centralized power ; it stands for equal and exact justice it has no place in ; it for loafers and socialists: it has no patience with laws which extend special privileges to any classes, either of persons or property, and as little patience with any such as have for their aim the striking down of any classes, either of persons or property. It can be just to the indi vidual as to the corporation, which represents the earnings of individuals ; it will not tolerate undue aggressions by either, nor anybody that would be unjust to either. It does not believe in bartering for the great trusts of pub lic offices; it believes that a man who will barter for offices will barter the offices and the influence and power of them when he gets them ; it believes that a man who will steal for you, will steal from you, and that a man who will buy you, will sell you. The times and occasion require courage and unselfish frank ness to elaborate oeiore the people tne doctrines above mentioned and others equally wholesome and in such way and under such circumstances, that it would be evident to even the mounte bank, that his charges that the advo cate was selfish or a hireling, would only be received by the people as scurrility and lying. T shall do mv dutv as I see it. and I cherish gratefully the past partialities of my party, and wear now the armor and arms of a private, and wheg it makes its grand charge I'll be there. Uordially yours, Jakes A. Lockhart. DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES Appointed to Represent New Hanover County in the Democratic Judicial Convention. The following is a list of delegates and alternates appointed to the Judicial Convention of the Democratic party of the 6th Judicial District, by authority vested in me by the County Conven tion of New Hanover county. J. A. Montgomery, Chairman. Delegates A? G. Ricaud, W. R. Slocum, W. B. McKoy, J. E. Mat thews, John D. Bellamy, Geo. Roun tree, A. J. Marshall, John Haar, J. B. Durham, T. W. Clawson, DuBrutz Cutlar, Jr., James W. Jackson, G. J. Boney, W. E. Mayo, Henry McQueen, P. B. Manning, Jno. S. Armstrong, R. P. McClammy, Duncan McEachem, T. W. Strange, Martin Newman, Iredell Meares, R. W. Hicks, J. G. L. Gieschen. J. N. McComber, M. G. Chadwick, R. M. Bordeaux, Junius Davis, J. J. Fowler, John A. Biddle, W. S. Warrock, T. B. Kingsbury, Sol J. Jones, B. S. Montford, C. W. Alexander, Roger Moore, Graham Herring, H. McClammy, Josh. T. James, E. S. Martin, W. A. Wright, Joseph R. Davis, James W. Sneeden, Geo. W. Chestnut Alternates Geo. Sloan' John T. Rankin, T. J. Nelms, B. F. Murphy, J. J. Bell, M. Cronly Jr,, J. E. Wil son, W. C. Munds, C. J. Mitchell, F. A. Montgomery, E. G. Polley, J. W. Fleet, R. R. Love, Jordan Branch, Joseph H. Watters, W. E. Yopp, W. J. Reaves, T. C. Landing, W. F.: F. Newton, G. W. Borneman, R. H. -Pickett, J. W. -Millis, C. M. Harris, K. M. Mcintyre, J. Jd. Hand, walker Meares, J. W, Barnes, Jr., C. Schul ken, T. G. Pickett, S. L. Smith, Isaiah West, F. R. Hawes, Geo. Heyer, A. D. Black, J. F. Sellers, R. R. Bel lamy, E. Piner, J. C. Munds, H. VonGlahn, S. Bordeaux, J. J. Le Gwin, B. M. Wilson, W. G. T. Keen, S M. Empie. GovernorWolcott yesterday received a telegram announcing the intention of the War Department to order a regiment of Massachusetts infantry to Chickamauga preparatory to going toCuba. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Confirms Judge Simonton's Decree The Road Must be Sold as a Whole. The opinion of the United States Cir cuit Court of Appeals in the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad case is a lengthy document covering 19 closely printed pages. It is merely confirm atory of Judge C. H. Simonton's de cree for the sale of the road as an en tirety, which 'when it was handed down was printed in the Star, and as it quotes at length from the same opin ion it is net considered necessary to give it in full. It reviews the assign ments of error made by the counsel for the "New York Committee" which contended that the road should be sold both, as a whole and in division and effectually disposes of all of them. The opinion, after showing that the court below is not compelled by the terms of the mortgage to sell the rail road by divisions, proceeds to ascer tain whether or not the direction that it be sold as an entirety was, under the circumstances of this case, the proper exercise of judicial discretion, and in doing this says : "A connected railroad, one of the length, character and importance of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley, involving as it does such large sums of money to its bond holders and stockholders, and in which the people of the State to which it owes its existence are so deeply in terested, should, if at all practicable, be kept together as one system and sold as an entirety. The onus is on those who insist that it should be dis rupted and sold in parcels to show the necessity for it, and to make it clear to a court of equity that good con science and fair dealings demand it. In proceedings of this character courts will, if at all practicable, regard the railroad as an entirety, will decree it to be sold as such, and will prevent its severance into parcels, even though it may be subject to partial mortgages. According . to the terms of Judge Simonton's decree, the date of the sale will be named by the master commis sioners, EugeneH3. Martin, Esq., of this city and Clement Manly, Esq., of Winston, but as the day will not be set until after the opinion of the Circuit Court of Appeals has been handed down to the lower court and the de cree has been re-issued from that court,it will probably besome time yet before the sale will be made, and there is of course the possibility that the case will have to be argued before the Supreme Court. ROBESON COUNTY. Democratic Convention Strongly Against Fusion Thomas A. McNeill En . dorsed For Judge. (Special Star Telegram.) , Ltjmberton. N, GL. May 5. The Democratic County Convention met here to-day for the purpose of electing delegates to the State, Congressional and Judicial Conventions, and was by far one of the largest and most en thusiastic conventions ever held in this county, Mr. Thomas McBride presiding, with Messrs. J. R. Which ard. of the Robesonian, and Frank Gough as secretaries. It was noticeable that quite a num ber were present who have heretofore affiliated with the Republicans and Ponulists. and took marked interest in all the proceedings. Thomas A. McNeill was unanimously endorsed for Judge of this judicial district. The Croatans were m evidence, and say they will be with the Democrats on election dav. There was no re com mendation made for Congressman, Geo. B. McLeod was elected chairman of the executive committee of Robe son county. The sentiment of the convention was strongly against fusion. - S Death of Mr. Cromartie. News was recived here yesterday of the death of Mr. W. J. Cromartie, which occurred at the deceased's late home at Garland, in Bladen county, Thursday night, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Cromartie was a brother-in-law of the late Captain George Sloan, of this city, and was an esteemed and successful planter, an elder in the Presbyterian Church. He was 73 years of age at the time of his death, and leaves a widow and several children. The Star joins relatives and friends here in sincere sympathy in their bereavement. C. F. and Y. V. Bonds Advancing. The Baltimore Stock Exchange for Thursday shows advances in railroad bonds generally. The most marked were in Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley issues, C's advancing 64 per cent, to 50f . This strength was due to the de cision of the court directing the prop erty to be sold as a whole. For C. F. and Y. V. 6s A, 71 was bid and 75 asked; 6s B, 51 bid, 55 asked; 6s C, 50 bid, 51 asked. Severe Storm at Fair Bluff. A special telegram to the Star from Fair Bluff, received last night, brought the intelligence that a heavy storm passed over that section about three o'clock in the afternoon. The ost serious damage done in the townjf was the destruction of Central tobacco warehouse and the colored Methodist church. The warehouse was valued at $2,000. A thrilling adventure in which the cutter Morrill was a prominent figure is narrated in our telegraphic department this morning. It will be read with special interest here by friends of Cap Smith, Lieut Cant well and others of the MorrilP a officers and crew. NAVAL BATTLE IS IMMINENT. Sampson's Squadron and Span ish Warships are Drawing Near Each Other. THEY MAY MEET TO-MORROW. Rumors of an Engagement Between Cruiser Montgomery and a Span iardSpanish Fleet Reported at Porto Rico. Copyright 1898 by the Associated Press. Port Au Prince, Hayti, May 8 The United States cruiser Montgom ery, Commander G. A. Converse, is supposed to have been engaged with a much larger Spanish cruiser last night, northwest of Cape Haytien, a seaport town of Hayti, on its north coast, ninety miles north of Port Au Prince. The French steamer Olinde Rodri- Siez, irom Havre on April 16th for aytien ports, was at Cape Haytien, where a Spanish warship is said to have been watching her, mistakingjthe steamer for an American vessel. When the Olinde Rodriguez left Cape Hay tien the bpamsh warship approached and allowed her to continue on to this port on recognizing the French flag. ihe united States cruiser Montgom ery left Cape Haytien soon afterward, and the Spaniard, which is presumed to have been watching for her, ia said to have pursued the American cruiser, both of them putting on full steam. Tne Spaniard, according to the story told by the crew of the French steamer, gained in the pursuit, which was wit nessed from the bridge of the Ulinde Rodriguez by the officers of that ves sel. Two warships, they say, went in the same direction, with the Spaniard behind. The latter appeared to be a formidable vessel and much larger and faster than the Montgomery. By nightfall, it is added, four dis charges of cannon were heard, which were believed to be the result of the Spaniard firing on the American war snip. Darkness, it is further said, pre vented any further observations being jnade, though the French officers say the moon was so bright that the battle could have been continued, especially as the sea was calm, only a mild trade wind blowing from the land. , Warships at Porto Rico. The arrival is rumored late this evening of seventeen Spanish vessels, warships and others at Porto Rico ;aud a battle is expected on Tuesday. It is also reported from (Jape Hayti that Rear Admiral Sampson's squadron has been sighted to the north. The vessel which pursued the cruiser Montgomery is supposed to have been the Spanish warship Vizcaya ; and it is suggested that possibly the Mont gomery enticed the Spaniard within striking distance of Admiral Sampson. mi : t At. S4 T - 1 ! ! xne crew oi tne werman snip rsonvia, Captain Bruhn, which arrived to-day, say they heard cannonading to the northward about 4 o clock this after noon. Advices from Cape Haytien say that esterday, off Mole St. Nicholas, two panish warships captured a schooner bound for Cape Haytien. UAPE HAYTIEN, AYTI, May 8. The Associated Press dispatch boat Dauntless has arrived here. Accord ing to dispatches from Martinique, the Spanish fleet has not been sighted off the island. The Governor of San Juan de Porto Rico recently received orders from Madrid to provide rations for 40,000 troops. He asked the time of their ar rival and got the reply: "Move ments of the Spanish fleet are kept strictly secret. Your question cannot be answered. Be prepared." It is reported that five Spanish war ships were seen off St. Thomas on Thursday, but they were probably only gunboats from San Juan de Porto Rico scouting. THE CONTEMPLATED CUBAN INVASION. No Movement Will be Made From Tampa Until the Spanish Fleet is Dis posed Of. Tampa, Fla, May 8. Captain J. H Miley, senior aide to Major General Shafter, left Tampa very quietly last night for Washington, and to-morrow will report to General Miles. Captain Miley 's visit to Washington has an important bearing on the future course of events here, as it is said on good authority, he bears with him the report of Captain J. H. Dorst as to the results of the latfer's meeting last week with General Dalgado of the Cuban insurgents near Havana. Captain Miley also has Lieutenant Colonel Lawton's report on his meet ing at Key West Friday with officers of the American blockading squadron. Major General Shafter's recommend ations as to the plan of campaign in the contemplated Cuban in vasion and plans of Lieutenant Colonel Ludlow, chief of engineers, regarding fortifications, etc., at the point of landing in Cuba. Captain Miley will return to Tampa imme diately after his mission is accom plished. It is almost certain that no move in the direction of Cuba will be made from here for some time. Much yet remains to be done before every thing is , in readiness for the embark ation. V 1 The work of preparing the trans- ports has been delayed a good deal by the non-arrival of material and it will u txti Q, iof 1 TTT-J J 1 Mu. week, before this work is accomplished. But outside of the delay in the preparations, no American troops will be landed on Cuban soil until the question of "Superiority on the Atlantic is settled between Ad miral Sampson's squadron and the Spanish fleet, and settled decisively. High army officials make this state ment They say it would be taking needless chances to send an army into Cuba before the Spanish fleet is dis posed of, and until the meeting of the American and Spanish fleets takes place no one here believes that orders to move will be received. Services were held at both the Tampa and Port Tampa grounds to-day by the regi mental chaplains. There was no drill ing, and thousands of the soldiers attended the services. The sermons in every case were of an interesting, patriotic character. . The weather observer at Cape Henry reported the cruiser New Orleans as passing in the capes at 6.20 o'clock last night Absolutely Pur HOY AC BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. ADDITIONAL DETAILS. British Accounts of the Naval Engagement in the Bay at Manila Bravery of the Spaniards. By Cable to the Morn i n u Star. London, May 9. The Hong Kong correspondent of the Daily Mail givs the following additional details : "There was an act of treachery on the part of a Spanish ship which low ered her flag and then fired at a boat's crew sent to take possession of her. She did not hit the boat, but our guns were turned on her and tore her to pieces. She went to the bottom with all on board. Several vessels close in shore behaved in the same way and shared her fate. "The Spaniards had fought to their last gasp and now surrendered. They had been announcing! that the Ameri cans would kill every one" in Cavite, and when we landed a long proces sion of priests and sisters of mercy met the boat from the Petrel and begged our men not to injure the wounded in the hospitals. As a matter of fact the Americans rescued some 200 Spaniards and sent them ashore. All the Spanish vessels are des troyed, with 2,000 men. The Spanish estimate gives their loss at 1,000 killed and wounded. In the Reina Maria Christina 200 men are believed to have been killed or drowned. "The oflicers of the McCulloch.with whom I conversed to-day, bear testi mony to the bravery of the Spaniards. They particularly praised the gallant crew of the Castula, who they des cribe as 'the bravest men ever in battle. ' They consider the result of the fight a remarkable instance of the advantage of long range firing to the side which is better in artillery and marksman ship. "Private papers captured at Cavite show it was intended that the Spanish fleet should engage the Americans outside the bay the day before the fight. No explanation is forthcoming of the change of plans. My informant told me a landing was not effected at Manila, where food is scarce, as Com modore Dewey could not undertake any responsibility. Still I do not think there is any danger of the insurgents massacreing the population of Manila. If they began to do so. Commodore Dewey would land men and stop them. "The American commander has wired for instructions regarding Ma nila, not caring to take over the city on his own responsibility. Supplies are being stopped by the insurgents at Manila and Cavite, where thenospital had been plundered for food. The Americans landed supplies for the Spanish wounded. The Olympia was hit thirteen times during the engage ment, r THE VOLUNTEER ARMY. Forty Thousand Men; Will be MobiUzed at Chickamauga Park. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Chickamauga National Park, May 8. It was given out officially to-day that 40,000 men of the volunteer army would be mobilized here just as soon as they have been mustered into the twwernment service. With the ten regiments of regulars now here filled to war strength, tne army at tms point will number 50,000 men. It is also announced that Major General Fitzhugh Lee, Major General Joe Wheeler and Major General James H. Wilson will be in command, the pur pose being to form the volunteer men into three army corps. YELLOW FEVER SCARE. Reports That the Disease Has Broken Out at Key West. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Tampa, May 8. Reports of the breaking out of yellow fever at Key West among the prize crew of the Argonauta have caused some uneasi ness among the soldiers here, probably in view of the fact that two companies of the Twenty-fifth regiment arrived from Key West yesterday and are now in camp here. Should these reports r ,v .1.1 . ii i prove true, it is very prooaote mat a rigid quarantine will be established. BAPTIST CONVENTION. Many Meetings in Advocacy of Sunday School Work. By Telegraph to the Morning Star. Norfolk, Va., May 8. The visit ing ministers of the Southern Baptist Convention filled the pulpits of all the churches of the city this morning and to-night. In the afternoon the Convention held largely attended meetings in the various churches, Y. M. C. A. and Academy of Music, in advocacy of the advancement of Sunday School work in all of its branches. Considering the inclem ency of the weather, the attendance was the largest ever known here. SSS5S5 ' gsE5s2lt? I straits of Gibraltar, All yesterday the Spanish converted was cruising in the :il l a I OUUIUBVU uivioimi, mvu i n. cv. pedo boat. The Spanish steamer Pie lago, converted into a cruiser, is sta tioned at Algeciras. Two regiments of infantry and one regiment of cavalry, in camp at Springfield, 111., will be sent to Chick amauga as soon as they can be equipped. The regular, bona fide circu lation of The Morning Star is much larger than that of any other daily newspaper published in Wilmington. IGUREFlTS When I iu I ctiro I do not them ior a time and tben hun a a radical care. I HTBi SruJtFBT I Pnif.w.B.P mean mecaMMBH thenH long etndj. 1 waruM FAUB neeee peoeoee not now reoeiTi TM and a Free Bo preat and Poet. HJ - 0 0 ggi
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