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THIRD EDITIOIMj The News and Observer. VOIi.XI.IV. NO. !)(>. Leads all Other North Garolina Dailies in Both News and Circulation. SPANISH PORTS ARE SHELLED The Works at Caimanera Demolished by the Texas, Marblehead and Suwanee — The Spanish Driven Inland. MARBLEHEAD STEAM LAUNCH'S HOT FIGHT Attacked by the Enemy in Ambush, It Headed Toward the Shore Pouring in a Fierce Fire Before Which the Bushwhackers Fled Wildly-Preparing for Porto Rican Expedition on a Grand Scale. (Copyright by the Associated Press.) Camp McCalla, Guantanamo Bay, Wednesday June 15, 3:30 p. m., via Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday, June 10. —The brick forts and earthworks at Caimanera, at the end of the railroad leading to the city of Guantanamo, were demolished to-day by the bombardment of the Texas, Marblehead and Suwanee. The warships opened fire at 2 p. m., and the bombardment lasted one hour and thirty minutes. The Texas steamed slowly up the channel leading to the fortifications, followed closely by tin* Marblehead. The Texas fired two shots as range finders, both falling short and to the right. The Marblehead stood off the west side of the channel and opened with her five-inch guns on the fort, knocking down part of the wall. The Texas then threw in some twelve inch shells, tearing down the wall of the fort and throwing tin' bricks and mor tar thirty feet in the air. After badly damaging the fort, the Marblehead stood further into the harbor and shelled the earthworks and barracks at the west end of the harbor. She knocked them into the air, and when the Spaniards fled from the fort they were shelled and driven into the bushes. The Spaniards tired only five shots, which did no dam age. After the ships stood out into the har bor, the Spaniards in the bush opened fire on the Marblehead, which replied vigorously. The Suwanee turned back and shell ed the bushes, driving the Spaniards inland. During the afternoon a half-starved and ragged Spanish soldier crawled into the camp and gave himself up. He said lit* expected to he shot, but In? would gladlv die if they would only give him food and water. He had had neither for forty-eight hours. He reported that there were 2.000 Spanish soldiers half-starved, who wanted to give themselves up, but that they believed they would be killed by the Americans as soon as they were once in captivity. The Spaniard was given a good dinner and some clothing and was then taken on board the Mar blehead. He declared that he would gladly go back and report to his com rades. hut that they would certainly shoot him. He is now held us a prisoner on the Marblehead. The Marblehead’s little steam launch cleared out a detachment of Spanish bushwhackers this afternoon and escap ed without the loss of a man after a hot engagement of a quarter of an hour. The launch had been dragging tin* harbor near the fort for mines, had found one and was towing it back to the Marble head when the enemy, concealed in die bushes on the shore, opened a hot tire on the five men in the launch. The launch headed toward shore and begin banging away, but the bow gun finally kicked overboard, carrying the gunner with it. In the meantime, the enemy was fleeing wildly. The marine was promptly rescued. It is believed that several Span iards were killed. THE PORTO RICO EXPEDITION. Preparations Will Be* Made for it on a Large Scale. Washington, D. C., June I<!.—The War Department expects to utilize ap proximately thirty-five transports in the expedition for the invasion of Porto Rico. This statement was made of ficially at the Department to-day. It seems to indicate that the Porto Rico army Mill equal, if not exceed, in num bers that which left for Santiago. The estimate is made that the thirty-five vessls Mill carry between ID.OOO and 20.- 000 men M’ith tlieir equiianents and sub sistence, Army officials say that reports Mhieh have been received from reliable sources sliom- that the number of Spanish soldiers in that country is probably 10. o<H» men. although other statements in dicate that there is considerably less than that number. It is stated positive ly that the embarkation point for the troops for Porto Rico has not yet been finally determined, and Mill j.ot he until Secretary Alger and the President have had an opportunity to confer with Major General Miles. There is no doubt. however, that this embarkation Mill take place from some point on the Atlantic coast with a probability in fa vor of Fernandina or Savannah, Ga. The merits of the first-named place have been fully set out. and as to the lat ter place favorable comment was made upon it by the board of army officers, which recently conducted the examina tion of various points in the South. Jacksonville also is considered by the board a good place for the assembling of tioops, although it is not believed that the water <n the St. Johns River is of satisfactory depth to permit of the easy movement'«f a large number of vessels Jo and from the harbor. Miami. Fla., was examined by the hoard, but their conclusion is that it is not big enough for the accommodation of any great number of men who might be brought there prior to embarkation. Charles ton and Columbia, Mouth Carolina, wore examined, but for good reasons Secretary Alger says they will not be used as localities for the rendzvous of troops. For the purposes of the Porto Rican expedition Assistant Secret aty Meikle john said to-day the Department had now available eleven transports. some of which are already at Southern points. The War Department is now eommtini* eating with the Coastwise Steamship Company on the Atlantic and Gulf with a view to securing the additional vessels needed. Mr. Meiklejxohn said it had not been determined whether any of the vessels soon to reach Santiago would be utilized in the Porto Rican expedition. That was a matter entirely contingent ujion the military aspect of affairs as they might develop in eastern Cuba. It is stated not t(k be the intention of the gov ernment at; This tiirte to abondon Tampa as a base of military operations as has been reported. The War Department has a vast quantity of rations, beside a large number of men at that place. While it is possible that future large military movements may not be embark ed from that point, yet it is believed that it will continue to be used as a re serve base for such work as may be more conveniently done from there. THE PURISIMA CONCEPTION. Sails. Loaded With Food Believed to M<* for Blanco's Troops—Sampson Will Doubtless Take Care of Her. (Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.) Kingston, Jamaica, June 10.-2:15 p. m.—The Spanish steamer Purisima Con ception, loaded with food for Manzanilo, left Kingston at 2 o’clock this morning, taking a westward course. The colonial authorities ignored the protest of Uni tod States Consul Dent, as not based on sufficient evidence, and gave the ship her clearance. The Purisima Conception arrived at Kingston in the latter part of May from Manzanilo with a Spanish commissary officer in disguise, seeking supplies. Sin* already had on board a large amount, which had been obtained elsewhere. But at Kingston she began at once to lake on flour, corn and rice, purchasing in all 2,800 bags of corn from Jamaican mer chants. The Colonial authorities were informed by her owners that clearance papers would be asked for a non-blockaded port, like Manzanilo on the south coast on the }>ay of Guanayuro. United States Consul Dent made representations to the government of the island against the ves sel. and a careful inquiry was instituted, the authorities promising that if Mr. Dent could furnish specific proof that her captain intended to run Tor a block aded port they would refuse to allow her to lead. An unsuccessful attempt was then made by her owners to change her register. Mr. Dent’s protest failing, the Puri sima Conception, according to dispatches from Kingston to tin* Associated Press, has been planning tq leave as secretly as possible in tin* hope under cover of darkness of evading capture. There has never been the least doubt in the mind of Mr. Dent that the supplies and pro visions. though loaded nominally for an unhloekaded port, are destined ultimately for General Blanco’s troops. There is little likelihood that she will reach her destination, as Admiral Samp son is fully aware of her plans and has probably detailed a fast auxiliary cruiser to capture her and the Spanish officer. Lieutenant Commander Joaquin Mon tague. who is understood to have left Kingston on her. THE PURISMA IN LUCK. Slipped Through tin* Fingers of the Yosemite's Captain. Kingston. Jamaica. June Ml.—IT p. m. —•The captain and offeers of the aux iliary cruiser Yosemite. (formerly the El Rio) feel foolish and are thoroughly vexed. As the Yosemite approached j Port Royal about 5 o'clock this morning, she passed a large steamer going out. No attempt was made to ascertain jier name, but on arriving here the Yose mite's captain learned that the steam er was the Purisma Conception. The Yosemite, with otic*** \ merman cruisers, had been specially warned BAT.mon. N. C.. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1898. . si bout this Spaniard, as slu* would boa rich prize*. She is said to have SIOO,- 000 in gold on hoard. Her cargo of food mid ineeliciue is destined ultimately for Cienluegos and Havana. It is by no means certain that the auxiliary cruiser Prairie* (formerly the El Sol), "ill catch her, though the* Prairie was ye*ste*rday evening in the course the Purisma Conception was taken this morning. AN AGED COUPLE MURDERED. And a Lynching lias Probably by Now Followed. Montgomery, Ala.. June Hi.—On Tues day night seven miles from Wetumpka, Win. Carden and his wife, an old couple, and William Galilee, also an old man. were murdered and their house burned to conceal the* crime. Carden hoarded his money and the party wen* murdered 1o secure it. Yesterday Sol Jackson, Lew . Spoil* and another negro were ar rested for the crime. Late this after noon a crowd of .">OO men from the. neigh borhood of the crime gathered at We tumpka to mob the prisoners. Since they have been in jail two of the murderers. Jackson and Spoil* confessed 'and told wnere they buried the money. $1.20*1. The mob broke into the jail at 5 o’clock but were unable to get into the inner cage where the prisoners were. Tonight about ninety of the former members of the militia companies left here on a spe cial train. A few minutes after S o’clock word was received that the mob succeed ed in getting blacksmith tools, broke the cage open and secured the prisoners. The intention of the mob, it is stated, is to take them to the scene of the crime ami hang them. The military company will not reach Wetumpka in time to oppose the mob. MEANT TO SHOOT COL. HAY. John Timid, Who Shot Count Arco-Val ley, Probably Insane. London. June Ml.—ln the l’ow Street Police court this morning John Trodd. who shot Count A rco-Valley, tin* first secretary of the German embassy here, while the latter was emerging from the embassy last night, was remanded until Wednesday next. The police believe that Trodd is in sane. and really intended to kill an American official and not a German, He had a notion that he had been in sulted by some American, and papers found in his belongings after his arros* show that he intended to harm Colon-'l John Hay. the United State's Ambassa dor, whose residence is situated near the German Embassy. Trodd this latter place for Colonel Hay’s house,- and he found it was an embassy and np patently concluded that if was the head quarters of the American Embassy. TO CHECK DISORDER. Measures Taken by General Coppinger at Tampa. Tampa. Fla., June M». —The neWlv elceted Mayor has consulted with Gen eral Coppinger regarding the disorderly conduct of soldiers. General Coppinger promised to promptly arrest and punish soldiers disobeying the law. To further assure tin* legal authorities he has or dered two details of men of ten each to be on duty at all hours in the First and Fourth wards. Ho stands prepared to increase this detail should it be insuffi cient. Miss Clara Marlon, who arrived this morning, has since gone down to Port Tampa, where sin* is now on hoard the lied Cross steamer State of Texas. THE NEW ITALIAN MINISTRY. Measures to Cope With Agricultural De pression Announced. Homo. June Ml.—The new Ministry met in the Chamber of Deputies today. The Premier, tin* Marquis «|i Kudin, made a statement outlining the govern ment’s programme and submitted a num ber of bills, including stringent measures to maintain social order and regulating political service and economic measures. The Premier in his statement also an nounced the introduction of measures to cope with the agricultural depression of the country. The Chamber, as request ed by Premier Itiidini, presented the bill to a committee. A few opposition speech es were made and tin* House adjourned. MIGHT AMOI’T FACE. Spain Now Wants the Aid of the I)r<*i bund. Paris, June If>. — I lie Temps today points out that the Spanish newspapers, which only yesterday talked of the solid arity of the Latin races and appealed for help to France, today declares that every sacrifice should la* made to procure the aid of the Dreibund. Continuing, tin* Temps says: Wi* wish to draw tin* attention of those blatant and simple-minded advo cates of tin* Latin races union, and a I* rnneo-Spanish alliance u,is changed mood of the Spaniards.” U. S. TRANSPORTS sighted. Hong Kong. June has reached here from lioilo. Island of Painty, Philippine group, that some I nited States transports from San I* rancisco. were siglip.,l off that place on tin* evening of June !) The steamers Australia Citv of Peking and City of Sydney, the’three 1 nited States transports’ having on •’oar.! the first re-inforcements for Ad nnral Dewey, consisting of 2.500 so *‘ diers sailed from San Francisco bile on May 25. and were not expected to arrive at Manila until about Jane 20. they were to meet the United Stab’s cruiser Charleston at Honolulu. vessel was to escort them to the Philip-, pine islands. 1 TIE UNITED FUGS Float Over Thousands at the Jacksonville Unveiling. A HISTORIC EVENT THE NEW AND THE OLD YANK EES IN LINE. 11 GRANDSON OF GRANT VIEWS THE SCENE While the Confederate Soldier in Bro.ve Looks Dewn With Eyes of the Past on a Living Chapter in Current History. Jacksonville, Fla., June ltl.—The un veiling of the $20,000 Confederate mon ument today marked one of the most patriotic incidents in our national an nals. Indeed, it was surrounded by so many peculiar circumstances that noth ing in this country has ever equalled it. It becomes a chapter in history strange in coincidence and remarkable in sur roundings. Eighteen years ago. on the piazza of one ol’ the hotels of this city, sat. a sol dier on-Prosideiit while the citizens of Jacksonville passed and repassed, mark ing the presence of a statesman who had made tin* laurels of a victor unfad ing forever by proclaiming over a sea of bitterness: “Let us have peace.” Today his grandson, as a member of the staff of General Lee, stood within a few feet of the same sjiot, reviewing an army of soldiers in blue, veterans who had opposed each other on the battle fields, and thousands of Floridians marching to do honor to a Confederate soldier in bronze, who viewed with the cold stony eye of the past a living chap ter of our current history. A regimental band from the land of old Yankees stepped proudly to the strains of a march and “Old Glory’’ waved in the Southern breeze. The new Yankees from North Carolina and Vir ginia clad in him*, too. took up the echoes with the spirit stirring refrain of Dixie. Behind trooped the old Federal veterans, and then came the old Con federates under the stars and bars float ing besides the stars and strips peace ful to all the men over whom the ban ners floated grini but quiet with eyes looking to the present and not to the past. Through the streets of a Southern city tramped an army in blue, led by Lee. in whose name and fame is concentrated Southern history from tin* beginning, and at tin* foot of a pedestal that lifts up the typical Southern soldier to the reverence of the ages, stood a Sartoris, who is a Grant now. and a Harrison at home with tin* peonlr from whom his ancestors sprang. The South and the 'Vest and Ihe North marched through tin* streets—the hoys in blue from Il linois, New Jersey, Wisconsin, lowa. Virginia and North Carolina, brothers all. save as they are rivals for the first place in the charge and the last in re treat when they face the enemies of their of their native land. On every hand the flag of a ro-tinifed country floated in the semi-tropical sun. Veterans of both the him* and the gray remarked on every side that it was <<» their hearts’ delight to witness at last such a sight. It was a great h*sson to the nation, an event that must become historic. THE HAWAIIAN MATTER. Committee on Foreign Relations to Consider it To-day. Washington, .Turn* Mi.-Senator Davis. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said to-day that he would call a meeting of that committee for 10:30 o’clock to-morrow to consider the Hawaiian resolution, which passed tin* House yesterday. The Senator said that he expected tin* eommitte to dispose of the matter at one sitting, and that he had no doubt tin* decision would he favorable to annexation. If he is not disappointed in this expectation he will report tin* resolution at the beginning of to-morrow’s sesison* of the Senate, and will ask for immediate considera tion. resisting any movement that may he made looking to adjournment of the Senate until Monday. Senator Davis expresses the opinion that tin* outlook for action by tin* Senate before final ad journment is improving. The present intention is to consider tin* question in open executive session. DESERTING MY THOUSANDS. Spaniards Joining Cubans Through Fear of American Fleet. New York, June Ml.—A special from Key West says: “Junta advices from the headquarters of the Cuban civil government at La- Gunaja, in Cauiaguey, report that more than 5,000 Spanish volunteers and many regulars from Puerto Principe and Nue vitas garrisons have deserted to the patriot army. The immediate cause of desertion was the fear of the American fleet. “Blanco’s general. Castillanos, has re moved most of his artillery inland to . uerto Principe City. * “Santa Cruz del Stir has been invested by the Cubans, and communication by sail boat has been established with Ja maica.” g' SAMPSON’S GUNS AGAIN BOOM Bombardment Began at Daylight Yesterday— Western Batteries of Santiago Were Badly Wrecked. THE SPANISH POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLODED The New Orleans Repeatedly Struck the Enemy's Guns, Lifting One From its Trunions and Sending it In • Sweeping Summersaults Through the Air- Dynamite Bombs were Thrown into the Harbor and the Loss of Life Must Have Been Very Great. (Copyright by the Associated Press.) On hoard the Associated Press dis patch boat Dauntless, off Santiago de Cuba, Thursday, June Ml, noon, via Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday, June 10. —9 p. m.—Rear Admiral Sampson’s fleet bombarded the batteries at Santia go de Cuba for tin* third time at light this morning. For hours the slops pounded the batteries at the right and left of tin* entrance, only sparing El Morro, where Lieut. Hobson and his companions are in prison. The Western batteries against which the main assault was directed, were badly wrecked. One was utterly destroyed. In others many guns were dismounted. At first the Spaniards replied pas sionately and wildly, but impotently. Then most of the guns were deserted. Not a ship was struck, nor a man in jured on the American side. It is believed that the enemy’s loss of life was heavy. As a preliminary to the hammering given the batteries the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius last night at midnight was given another chance. Three two hun dred and fifty pound charges of gun cot ton were sent, over the forts at the en trance. The design was to drop them in the hay around the angle, hack of flu* I eminence on which El Morro is situated, where it was known that the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers were lying. Two charges went through, but as no re ports were heard —a peculiarity of the explosion of gun cotton in water — whether the destroyers were demolished is not known; but the destructive area of gun cotton is large, and it whnld not be surprising if it is subsequently ascer tained that one or both were destroyed. The third charge exploded with terrific violence on C’a.vo Smith. From where the fleet lay the entrance to the harbor look ed in the black night like a door opening into the livid tire of a Titanic furnace. Admiral Sampson issued the ordergjGpr the bombardment l ist night, Coffee was served to the men at lialft past three this morning and with the* first blush of dawn were called quietly to quarters. The ships steamed in live knot speed to a 3.900 yards range, when they closed up. broadside on, until a distance of three cable lengths’ separated them. They were strung out in the form of a crescent, the heavy fighting ships in the center, the flagship on tin* right flank and tin* Massachusetts on the left flank. The line remained stationary throughout the bombardment. The Vixen and Scor pion took up positions on opjiosito flanks, close in shore, for the purpose of en filading any infantry that might lire upon the ships. When the ships got in position it was still too dark for any tiring. The Admi ral signalled the ships not to fire until the muzzles of the enemy’s guns in the emhraznres could la* scon. Fifteen min utes later—s:ls a. in. The New York opened with a broadside from uer maul battery, at the works on the east of the entrance to the harbor. All the ships followed in red streaks of flame. The fleet enveloped in smoke, pelted the hills, and kicked up dirt and masonory. It was a magnificent spectacle. from where the Dauntless lay. Though the gun captains had been cautioned not to waste ammunition, but to fire with deliberation, the fire* was so rapid that there was an almost continuous report, i A strong land breeze off the shore car ried the* smoke of the* ships seaward, j while* it h*t down a thick curtain in front of the* Spanish gunners. The* dons responded spiritedly at first, but their frenzied, half crazed fire could not match the cool nerve. traim*d eyes and skilh'd gunnery of the* American' sailors. Our fire was much more* effee tive* than in preceding bombardments. The* admiraPiwoi’dnanoe expe*rt had given explicit directions to reduce the* powder charges, and to elevate the guns so as to shorten the* trajectory and thus to secure a plunging tire*. As the* shells in the preceding bombardments dropped with the almost straight trajectories of projectiles with full charges, it was al most. impossible to plant them. They would shoot into the air, encircling the batteries, owing to the high elevation, and fall far over the fortifications. The* effect of the reduced e-harge*s was marvelous. In fifteen minutes one western battery was completely wrecked. The Massa chusetts tore a gaping hole in the* em plaoement with a thousanel pound pro jectile* and the Texas dropped a shell j into the powder magazine*. The explo-! sion wrought terrible havoc. The frame* was lifted, the side's were* blown out and a shower e>f debris flew ( in every direction. One timber, carried out of the side of the battery, went turn *> RICE FIVE CENTS. bling down the hill. The loss of life must have been great. The batteries on the east of Morro were harder to get at, hut the New Or leans crossed the bows of the New York to within ”>OO yards of shore and played a tattoo with her long eight-inch guns, hitting them repeatedly, striking a gun squarely, muzzle on, lifting off its fruit ions and sending it in sweeping summer saults high in the air. Several times Admiral Sampson signalled the ships temporarily to cease firing in order to allow the smoke to clear from the batter ies. When the order came at 6:30 to cease firing every gun of flu* enemy had been silenced for ten minutes, but as the ships drew off some of the Spanish courage returned and a half dozen were fired spitefully at the Massachusetts and Ore gon. fab.ng in their Make. Throughout the bombardment tin** dy namite cruiser Vesuvius and the Porter, by direction of the admiral, lay outside of the right Hank. The steam launch of the flagship scurred among the ships I carrying messages. At flu* close of the I action a stream of multi-colored flags | floated from the New York, generally j complimenting the shifts and especially I commending the work of the Texas . and New Orleans. The men of the New } Orleans raised a cheer. Mhieh was passed quickly on from ship to ship, j until every jackie in the fleet was > howling himself hoarse. | The destruetion and death at the western batteries must have been ap palling. Many of me guns had been mounted during the last two days. From this it is inferred that Admiral Cervera had given up al hope of ex tricating himself from the trap he is in. Admiral Sampson is highly gratified with the results of the bombardment, lie thinks the Western batteries prac tically demolished. As some of the guns on the Eastern batteries did not tire. In* thinks it possible they were only dummies. ’l’ln' only regret expressed is that Lieut. Hobson and his men. by theV* presence in El Morro made it sacred. Otherwise it would now be a pile of ruins. The number of shots fired is not knoMii when this dispatch is sent. Judged from a position near the flag ship. Mhieh, during the bombardment i M’ith several interruptions, tired two hundred and eight shots, thirty-five from her eight inch guns, lit from her four iiudi guns and -It> from her six pounders, probably no feM’cr than five thousand projectiles were tired, of a total weight of half a million pounds. MANILA'S DESPERATE FIGHT. Spanish Reports Confirm Previous Dis patches. Madrid, June 16. —Ift a. m.—Advices received here today by the Liberal from Manila under date of June 6. practically repeat the news contained in the dis patch of June 5 from the Sluing Hai cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph, who forwarded upon that occasion informa tion which he had received from Manila up to June 8. saying that on June •”» the insurgents forced the passage of the Zapote river and captured Las-Pinus and Paranaki, since Which time the fighting betM’ecu the insurgents and the Span iards Mas continuous, anil the latter were being gradually driven in. The Spanish correspondent also says: “It is reported that the archbishop has gone to the insurgents in the hope of moderating their animosity and prevent ing acts of violence. “The Jesuits are seeking places of refuge in the province of Batenzas, and the Sisters are fleeing to places of safety in the province of La Gunn. "It is not expected that Manila will capitulate until the United States troops arrive.” NEGRO NOMINATED GOVERNOR. Colored Republicans of Alabama Nomi nate a State Ticket. Birmingham. Ala., .Tune 16.—About sixty negro Republicans of the State be ing dissatisfied M’ith the failure of tlieir State convention to nut out a ticket met here today and nominated a straight col ored ticket as follows: For Governor. Rev. A. .T. Warner, of Jefferson enmity: auditor. J. P. Law rence. of Lee: treasurer, H. (’. Calhoun, of Russell: attorney general. Thomas Walter, of Dallas: secretary of State. .T. W. Rraxwoll, of Toledo: superintendent of education. S. M. Murphy, of Barbour; no supreme court judges were nominated. Warner is the first negro ever nominat ed bv the party in this State for Gov ernor.
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