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Many " S tips Burned, Blown Up
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DEWEY, ANNIHILATES,
THE SPANISH FLtEU
.' foc(l Many Spaniard.' Killed, In
cluding CommaDer of the Blarla
lieina 3Jaria, Christana --Spanish
Accounts Tell of No American
Ships Suffering.
jJidrid, May 1, C:30 p. m. Advices
Yrcm Manila say that the American
.squadron, under Commodore Dewey
.appeared off the Bay of Manila at 5
o'clock thi3 morning, and opened a
strong cannonade against the Spanish
squadron and forts protecting the har
bor. The Spanish second-class cruiser,
l)on Juan de Austria, was severely
damaged, and her commander was
killed.
Another Spanish vessel was burned.
Tha American squadron retired, having
cii'i sustained severe damage.
A second naval engagement followed,
in which the American squadron again
suffered considerable loss and the
.Spanish warships Mindano and Ulloa
vece slightly damaged.
Tiie Spanish warships Mindano and
Ulloa were slightly damaged. During
Ibis engagement the Cavite forts main-
Gained a steadier and stronger fire upon
"the American squadron than in the
iirst engagement.
Admiral Bermejo, the Minister of
Marine, has expressed himself as highly
pleased with the heroism of the Spanish
murines, and has telegraphed congratu
lations to Admiral Monteio and the
valorous crews of the Spanish squadron
for their good conduct under tire on the
siyricr warships.
Official Spanish Report.
Madrid, May 1, 8 p. m. The follow
lowing is the text of the official dispatch
from the Governor General of the Philip
pines to the Minister of War, Lieutenant-General
Correa, as to the engage
ment of Manila: "Last night, April 30,
the batteries at the entrance to the fort
announced the arrival of the enemy's
squadron, forcing a passage under the
obscurity of the night. At daybreak
the enemy took up positions, opening
with a strong fire against Fort Cavite
and the arsenal.
''Our fleet engaged the enemy in a
brilliant combat, protected by the Cav
ite and Manila forts. They obliged the
eneihy, with heavy loss, to manoeuvre
"repeatedly. At 9 o'clock the American
squadron took refuge behind the for
eign merchant shipping on the east
side of the bay.
"Our fleet, considering the enemy's
superiority, naturally suffered a severe
loss. The Maria Christiana is on fire
and another boat, believed to be the
Ban Juan Costra. was blown up.
"There was considerable loss of life..
Captain Cardarazo. commanding the
Maria Christiana, is among the killed,
I cannot now give further details. The
6pirit of the army, navy and volunteers
is excellent.
Spain's Crushing Defeat.
London Mav 1. While it is clear
that the Spanish squadron has suffered
a crushing defeat, the dispatches leave
unclear the intensely interesting ques
ion-whether . the American squadron
has suffered material damage. All news
i thus far comes from Spanish sources;
but it seems evident that Commodore
Dewev has not captured Manilla. Un
less he is able to make another attack
and capture the town, he "will be in
an awkward position, with no base
upon which to retire and to refit.
Probably, too, the United States
squadron will be obliged to make for
San Francisco, as the entrance to Ma
nila Bay was heavily mined with tor
redoes. Commodore Dewey displayed
great pluck and daring in making for
the inner harbor. According to private
advises received from Madrid, - the
United States cruisers Olympia, Ral-
eigh and two other vessels, the names
ot which are not given, entered the
harbor. No dispatches give details as
to the vessels aciually engaged on
either side.
I It appears to be incorrect that the
American ships finally anchored behind
The Queen Appeals to the Czar.
London, May 1. It is reported from
.Berlin that the (ueon Begent of Spam
Has appealed to the Czar for assist
ance. The Czar replied that he does
not consider it time yet for Russian
interference, but at the proper time he
will do whatever is possible.
Another Powder Works Explosion.
The Clipper Powder "Works, seven
miles lrom Auburn, Cat., n as been
blown up. It is supposed that light
ning caused the, explosion. These
works resumed operations a few days
ago, after several1 months of idleness.
The Price ot Provisions.
At. Sttnt.ifl.crft tie i .tiDa mAftt is sallinor
at 31 a pound.-rice 24 cents, beans 21
cents, flour 19 cents and lard 32 cents.
Chickens are 82. 50 a piece.
War Notes.
Japan has issued a declaration of
i nfiiitrnlitv
One hundred and fifty Cubans in Key
' West enlisted.
When last heard from, Gen. Gomez
had in all the armies, 25,000 ablebodied
men.
The Mexican government has cau
tioned all employes to observe in ao
tions and con versationL neutrality re
garding the American-Spanish war.
The masses of the people are undoubt
edly for Cuba, but the Liberal party
m. mm
BATTLE
papers are for Spain.
the merchantmen nn tli past ifiirlft nf
the bay. It should . bo the west Bide.
Probabilities point in the direction of
the second engagement having occur
red through the Spaniards trying to
prevent the landing of the American
wounded.
Ships Completely Burned and Sunk.
Madrid, May 1. Midnight. An offi
cial telegram received at a late hour
from the Governor General of the Phil
ippines, says: "Admiral Moittejo has
transferred his flag to the cruiser Isl
ade Cuba from the cruiser Eeiua Maria
Christina. The Reina Maria Christina
wa3 completely burned, as was also the
cruiser Castilfa, the other ships having
to retire from the .combat, and some
being sunk to avoid their falling into
the hands of the enemy. "
DEWEY'S VICTORY
Means Probably an Early End to
the War.
Washington, May 1. An opinion,
freely expressed by naval officers, is
that the very decisive victory of Ad
miral Dewey's fleet will mean probably
an early end to the war without future
naval battles of importance. The Amer
ican fleet is suggested now as supreme
in the waters of Spain's possessions,
especially in the Philippines. It was
said that only by quickly yielding to
our demands in Cuba could this loss
possibly be averted, fipaia, it wa3 ar
gued, was confronted witjt the situa
tion which . promised naught save
disaster in case she eleoted to force
more fighting. The superiority
of a superior fleet has been demon
strated in the Pacific and tha same, it
is contended, would bo inevitable in the
Atlantic in case the clash comes. From
whatever point of view considered, the
policy of more fighting upon the part
of Spain, promised nothing but more
Spanish misfor'mno. Navy oiBcers think
this view must prevail with the Span
ish government and be tho end of the
wars upon the basis of Cuban inde-
pemlevce. to follow soon, ana that,
too; without further notable opportu
nity of the American navy to prove its
powers and distinguish itself.
In the dispatches from Madrid, the
statement was made that Admiral
Dewey effected a .landing on the west
side of Manila bay tor tha men ot his
fleet, who -were wounded in the engage
ments. It was suggested in official cir
cles that tiis landing had a two-fold
purpose. It wasr not only that the
wounded might Have better care than
thev .could receive on ship board, in the
face of other prpbable engagements, but
also of carrying out what was known to
ba Admiral Dewej s purpose to ellect a
junction with 'the insurgents as
60on as possibly. J. he insurgent
forces surround Manila on the land
sides of the city, and, with the in
tention of securing control of Manila
as sbon as possible. As 60on as the
junction of the American and insurgent
forces, the one on sea and the other on
land, is effected, ardemand is liiiely to
be made for the surrender of the city,
and in the event of a reftisal, a com
bined attack would be made upon it.
Tho reseilt of such an attack m the ab-
a- i . i lz
sence or a opanisn neeo auu euecuve
shore battery, seems a foregone con
clusion.' No news of a definite character is
.mm - t 1
given concerning the ioas sustained Dy
Admiral Dewey's squadron, and it is
scarcely likely, in the opinion of ex
perts of the navv, that auWientsc mlor-
mation will be received until Admiral
Dewey ha opportunity to communi
cate officfJly with the Department. It'
is regarded, probable that today Ad
miral Dewey sent the revenue cutter
McCulloch back to Hong Konjg, with
dispatches,' and that the first informa
tion will coiae froni that point, ine
distance from Manila to Hong Kong is
a trifle over GOO miles and it 'will take
the McCulloch about two days; 'to make
the trip.
No Protest by Germany or 1 raiace.
w.xa'hincrtnn A nril ao. Tfcis semi
officially stated in the highest diploma
tic quarters representing France and
trcjrmany, that no protesLoriepretseuia.
tinoi r,f anr linr(tflp rflsnectiD": the
operations of the American fleet at the
Philippine Islands, have been made, or
are likely to be made.
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Blanco Jiurniiig rJowns.
Kev West. April 30. It is reported
by Cubans tonight that Blanco is burn- j 1
ing towns in the interior pi uoa.
Captured by Rob'bers.
El Paso, Tex., May 1 The west
bound Southern Pacific passenger train
No. 20, was taken in chjirge by four
masked men two miles west of Corn-
stock, Tex. The express; car and en
gine were detached and run a short
distance. The robbers wrecked the
through safe aud took the entire money
contents, amounting to $20, 000. (the
express car was badly wrecked by the
explosion. No one was injured, and
the passengers were not disturbed. The
robbers started southward toward the
Mexican border.
" Killed Tirt) 3Ien Without Cause,
Paris SintS;, a desperado of the coa1
mines near Coeburn, Ta. , shot and
killed a white man and a negro, without
apparent provocation. He attempted
io make his escape, but the murders so
incensed the bystanders that they shot
Sints down, riddling his body with
bullets.
Hart to Be Pardoned.
The Pxesident has determined to par
don Captain John D. Hart, of the
Laurada, now in prison in Philadel
phia, for filibustering, and whose liber
ation has been asked by about every
member of the Senate.
Original Observations.
Don't let the Spanish needles stick
vou when you get to Cuba.
This government win now give to or? j
- i n i f
ery man uniform treatment.
In all this land ot the crave and the
free, there s no man more beloved than
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee.
The "blue and the gray in uniforms
of brown will win a victory every day
without & fear or frown .
Stephen Jones says he's "feard of
dem guns wttar shoots twenty miles i
dey'll run a eullud man H day and
cotch him art ey dark. "
10 BE HI.
Conditions Rapidly Settling Down to
Actual War.
ENGAGEMENTS NOT CONFIRMED
Great Britain lias Always Taken an
Advanced Stand In the Principles
of Neutrality More Advantageous
to the United States Than Spain.
Washington, April 28. (Special).
Conditions in Washington are rapidly
settling down to those of actual war.
Notices came to the State Department
from the four quarters of the globe to
day, showing that the nations as a
rule are prepared to assume an atti
tude of strict neutraltiy as between
the United States and Spain in the
present struggle. In most cases they
were in answer to the identical note
sent but by the State Department to
all United States embassies and lega
tions, instructing them to inform tho
governments of which they were ac
credited that war has existed since
April 21st. Great Britain always has
taken an advanced stand in the prin
ciples of neutrality, so that it
was with great interest that the
news was received here of the
terms of the neutrality proclama
mation issued in London. On the
whole the officials are disposed to take
the view that a strict adherence by
Grqat Britain to these rules will be
ratfrer more advantageous' to the Unit
ed States than to Spain, particularly as
we are now operating, in the naval
sense, close to our own base of supplies,
and in all probability soon will cut
Spain off from the two bases that she
now has in the neighborhood of Cuba.
The President issued a proclamation
during the day lading down the rules
as to tha seizures of prizes and tho re
sult, it is believed, will be the release
of sortie of the ships already captured,
though it will Ibe for the prize courts
to determine tyi each case whether
the ijcmditiona under which the ship
was Raptured are such as to war
rant; release. The impression prevails
that tjie Buena Ventura, the first on the
list cif prizes, will be declared no prize.
The case of the Panama, whose seizure
is a Jaaore complicated one, owing to the
fact, that while otherwise exempt, thes
sirip wa3 reported to have contained
si applies for the Spanish army in Cuba,
vhich are contraband. It is noted that
the administration has not been de
terred by any criticism in Congress
from again formally pledging itself to
the nations of the world to refrain from
privateering, and abide by the Declara
tion of Paris, of 1856.
The army reorganization bill became
a law during the day and the War De
partment officials have begun to devise
the best means of carrying out the
purpose of the act, which will result in
the reorganization of the army, and an
increase to more than 00,000 men. In
the War Department preparations went
on with ceaseless energy for the organ
ization of the volunteer army. All
the officers were detailed who are to
be sent to the various States, and
there to muster Guardsmen into the
service of the United States. The
plans for the full organization of the
army were also perfected. ' To provide
officers for tho regular army and vol
unteers Secretary Alger ordered the
assignment to duty of all of ;the cadets
at West Point Military Academy who
would, in the ordinary course of events,
have graduated in June. ,
The greatest anxiety was shown at
the Navy Department for news from
the blockading squaciron. Notwith
standing the frequent reports that came
from two unofficial sources of engage
ments between the fleet and the shore
Ibatteries, no were of confirmation came
officially.
To Muster In the Volunteers,
Today the following officers were de
tailed to muster in the volunteers by
Secretary Alger: Georgia, Atlanta,
Captain Oscar J. Brown, First Cavalry;
North Carolina, Raleigh, Captain John
C. Gresham, Seventh "Cavalry; South
Carolina, Charleston, Second Lieuten
ant Marcus B. Stokes, Tenth Infantry;
Tennessee, Nashville, First Lieutenant
S. Saye, Jr., Fourteenth Infantry ; Vir
ginia, Richmond, First Lieutenant
Richard C. Croxton, First Infantry. If,
from any cause, the Governors find it
necessary to change the place of ren
dezvous, they are to notify the "War
Department at once.
Cubans to Do Most Fighting.
Washington April 26. Secretary Day
said today that it was hi3 expectation
that for the present and the immediate
future the insurgent army would do the
greater part of the fighting in Cuba.
He added the statement that there was
no intention of taking the militiamen
and new recruits into Cuba until
thoroughly inured to the hardships o
actual military life, and that prob
ably the regulars also would be
held in this country until later in the
season. The Secretary expressed
the opinion that Admiral Sampson's
fleet would take the first opportunity to
form a junction with Gomez's army,
and that there would thenceforth be
perfect co-operation between these two
organizations in conducting the war
against the common enemy.
"The .insurgents are the best men
for this service at present," said the
secretary, "And they can be trusted to
do zealous w6rk when well armed and
well clothed. " He said it was his un
derstanding that the government would
furnish the arms and munitions of war
to fit out several regiments of the in
surgents in good shape, and to put the
entire Cuban army in good fighting
trim.
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Governor Russell Appoints the
Popular 'Commander.
ONE OTHER TO BE NAMED.
The Appointment of the Second Col
onel Not Made Known ior the
Present Salary of This Offlecr Is
$3,500 a Year.
Governor Russell has named Col. J.
F.,Armfield, of Statesville, to be col
onel of the first regiment of volunteers.
The appointment of Col. Armfield is a
most commendable and meritorious
one, and the Governor acted with great
wisdom.
He is the popular colonel of the
fourth regiment of the State Guard,
and the twelve companies that have
volunteered to go to Cuba, with but
few exceptions are from the fourth regi
ment of the Guard. The fourth has
been inspired with enthusiasm by their
courageous and popular colonel, and
his appointment is in the nature of a
deserved reward.
Col. Royster, the Inspector General,
expressed the opinion that Col. Arm-
field is the best drilled and equipped
soldier ,. -in the State Guard. "He is
an ideal soldier," Col., Royster re
marked.'
Col. Armfield is a son of ex-Judge
Armfield.. He is engaged in the to
bacco business in Statesville, and is one
of the most successful citizens . of that
place. Col. Armfield is of tall and
commanding stature, and is handsome
in appearance. North Carolina is proud
of the appointment.
Governor Russell has the appoint
ment of one other colonel. As yet the
Executive has not intimated whom he
will appoint, as a matter of fact the
Govereor does not know himself. The
salary of the Colonelcy is 83,500 per an
num. It is the highest military ap
pointment the State will receive, unless
it should happen that the President
give a Brigadier-Generalship to the
State.
The following is a list of the compa
nies who responded to the call of the
Governor and offered their services to
their country:
No. 1, Co. C, 1st Reg.. Raleigh.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No,
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
2,
3,
Co.
Co.
Co.
Co.
Co.
Co.
Co.
Co.
G, 2nd Reg., Charlotte.
D, 3rd Reg., Durham,
E, 4th Reg. , Charlotte.
C, 4ih Reg;, Waynesville.
D, 3rd Reg., Reidsville.
I, 3rd Reg., Reidsville.
H, 1st Reg., Greenville.
F, 4th Reg., Asheville.
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
8,
10, Co. G, 4th Reg. , Concord.
11, Co. H, 4th Reg., Shelby.
12.
Co. E, 2nd Reg. , Maxton.
Co. B, 2nd Reg., Lumber
13,
Bridge
No. 14, Signal Corps, Concord.
The following companies are reported
as having declined to volunteer:
No. 1, Co. A,-1st Reg. r Tarboro.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
2Co. B, IstReg., Scotland Neck.
3,jCo. D, 1st Reg., Goldsboro.
4yfCo. G, 1st Reg., Washington.
5 Co. D, 2nd Reg., Eden ton.
6, 'i Co. C, 3rd Reg. , Henderson.
7, Co. E, 3rd Reg., Oxford.
8, Go.. F, 3rd Reg. , Franklinton.
9, Co. A, 4tluReg., Statesville.
A Collapsed Land Boom.
A legal advertisement which appeared
in the Durham papers of last week con
tained the material for' a long story
with a moral. It is headed "Sale of
Valuable Suburban Real Estate," and
narrates the fa'dt that 250 acres of land
near Trinity College will be sold July
4. The land in question was acquired
some years ago-by the West Durham
Land Company and was . afterwards
transferred to the Consolidated Land
and Improvement Company. It was
widely advertised, and .one or two
auction sales were held: - Some of the
lots were sold and paid for; others
were sold and not paid for, and now
the land 13 to be sold at auction in
pursuance of an order of the court
that has tried to straighten out the re
lations of the two land companies.
Prominent North Carolinian Dead.
News has been received of the death
of Hon. Sol.' C. Weil, who died in New
York city of catarrh of the stomach.
Mr. Weil had recently removed to New
York cit3', and although he had been a
citizen of that great city such a short
time, he had beguun to rapidly mount
the ladder of political fame. He was
an especially brilliant man, and a law
yer of unusual ability, as was exhibited
en many occasions while Assistant
United States District Attorney for his
district in this State during President
Cleveland's last term. Deceased had a
host of friends throughout North Caro
lina who will, be painfully shocked to
hear of his death.
No May Term Federal Court.
District Attorney Holton at "Winston
has received official notice from Circuit
Judge Charle3 H. Simonton, stating
that the May term of the United States
Court for that district, which was to
have opened at Asheville Monday, has
been adjourned until the fourth "Mon
day in June next. The reason for ad
journment is that there is no judge for
that district, and the circuit judge is
engaged to attend the Circuit Court of
Appeals in Richmond.
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North States Items.
The survey of the Cape Fear and
Norther railroad is now in progress.
As soon as it is completed the work of
grading will begin.
The government has let out the con
tract to - r ut up telephone lines from
Beaufort to Cape Lookout life saving
station and light bouse, twenty mile i
distance. There will be a line from
Cane Lookout to Portsmouth station,
and from there toOcracoke and thence
to Hatteras, to connect with telegraph
line that goes to Norfolk.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Naval Appropriation BUI as Agreed
to Carries $57,000,000.
THE SENATE.
Apbil 28th. Again today the Senate
was in the attitude of waiting for busi
ness to reach it A few bills of unim
portant character were passed, but no
business of general interest was trans
acted. Pasco, of Florida, presented
memorials from the floor of the House
concerning the interference with coast
wise trade by the men-of-war. ; Mr.
Pasco said that the matter was becom
ing serious, as American vessels were
being forced by tha conditions existing
to refuse business. : He thought the
committee on commerce ought to con
sider the subject promptly, and the
memorials were referred to that com
mittee. A joint resolution was passed
directing the Secretary of War to sub
mit plans and estimates for the pro
posed improvement of Hillsboro Bay,
Fla.
AFBTJj 29th. At to-day's session of
the Senate the report of the conferees
on the naval appropriation bill was pre
sented and agreed to. The measure as
perfected carries a I little more than
857,000,000. No other business of gen
eral importance. . '!
THE HOUSE
APEiii 26th. The war revenue bill
was reported to the House today, and
by arrangement made, the debase will
begin tomorrow and continue at night
sessions until Friday. At 4 o'clock on
that dav the vote will be taken .: The
contested election cases of Wise vs
Young, from the second Virginia dis
trict, was decided today in favor ol the
contestant. Dr. Wise.' who is a Repub
lican, by a party vote. Speeches for the
contestant were made by UrumpacKer,
Republican, of Indiana, and Grosvenor,
Republican, of Ohio, Jones, Democrat,
of Virginia, followed for the contested.
The Senate amendments to the naval
appropriation bill were non-concurred
in and a conference requested. The
Speaker appointed Boutelle, Hilborn
and Cummings. conferees.
Apbil 27th. The areneral debate
upon the measure framed by the ways
and means committee to meet extraor
dinary expenditures of the war with
Spain, opened in the House today. It
will continue through tomorrow and on
Friday at 4 o'clock the vote will be
taken. There was a signal "absence of
that partisan rancor which has always
heretofore characterizsd debates on
revenue measures. Both sides, speak
ing through their respective leaders
Messrs. Dingley and Bailey concurr
ed in the necessity which existed for
the immediate raising of hundreds of
millions to prosecute the war, but the
opposing doctrines which they held
clashed at the first outset over the
methods by which the revenue should
be raised. The reading of the bill
occupied one hour and ten minutes.
April 28th. The general debate on
the war revenue bill closed tonight
after eight and a half hours of speech
making. The debate today lacked both
spirit and interest. There was little
discussion of the internal revenue fea
tures of the bill. The Democrats
continued their assaults on the bond
feature and their advocacy of the
income tax. The latter was ridi
culed as a substitute proposition
by the Republicans. The authori
ty to borrow money ' was de
fended by them as absolutely neces
sary. There is a difference of opinion
on the Democratic side as to whether
the bill should be voted for upon its
final passage after the minority amend
ments are voted down. A number of
the Democrats, led by McClellan, of
New York, have announced their pur
pose of so voting, but the majority of
tho Democrats believe they could not
justify a vote for a bond issue.
Apbil 30th. The House paseed the
bill providing for the organization of a
naval battalion to consist of not more
than four companies, in the District
of Columbia. At 4:29 the House ad
journed. APBiii 29th. The House 4 passed the
war revenue bill, with only the amend
ments agreed upon by the Republican
members of the ways and means com
mittee added. In order to accomplish
this a parliamentary manoeuvre was
necessary, as the whole time for amend
ments was used by the minority in try
ing to amend the bond feature of the
bill. Dingiey offered as a substitute an
entirely new bill, containing these
amendments, after the bill had been
reported to the House. This was
an 'old parliamentary trick fre
quently resorted to years ago.
Boutelle, Republican, of Maryland,
chairman of the committee on naval af
fairs, presented the conference report
on the naval bill. Cannon, Republican,
of Illinois, made the point of order that
the conferees had exceeded their juris
diction in that they had added over
$500,000 above the differences between
the houses, and had also added pro
visions that were not in conference.
With the point of order pending he
moved an adjournment, wnicn was car
ried. ' '
Ginger Her Tipple."
An unusual rorm or ineonety was
presented for treatment at Bellevue re
ofntlv. It was that of a woman who
cared nothing for alcoholic beverages,
but -was afflicted with the Jamaica gin
ger habit. She says she has an uncon
trollable desire for ginger, as it pro
duces a stimulating effect, but dos not
Intoxicate her, and she believes she
could live on it. She ate little food
when she could obtain the drug, and
she cared for no other kind of drink.
Dr. Caxolan placed the woman among
the alcholic patients. A curious fea
ture of the case is that when a child 6he
was unusually : fond of ginger snaps,
(and ate them In the way that many
(girls eat candy. New York Commer
'clal- Advertiser.
Reunion of South "Carolina veterans
The annual reunion of the South
Carolina division, United. Confederate
Veterans, was held at Charleston on the
27-28th. About 1,500 old soldies were in
attendance and great: enthusiasm was
displayed by them in spite of very in
clement weather.
National Guard Going to the Cauips,
Washington, April 27. Word was
receieved here tonight to the effect that
the National Guard in a number o.f
States had started for th6ir respective
State e-mps. Intense enthusiasm was
manifested at , the departure of the
troops.
IS 10 BE
Eight Large Steamers Chartered to
Convey Troops.
NEW BATT1FSHIPS AUTHORIZED
Troops Being Mobilized at Tamp
Slay Be Ordered at Once to Cuba.
8.00O Men to Compote the Advance
Guard.
Washington, April 28. The shelling
of tho Matanzas batteries was the topio
of absorbing interest throughout naval
and official circles generally, today: It
was discussed on the basis of the press
reports from Key West, as the Navy
Department received no information
whatever on the subject. Secretary Long
said that no report had been received
from Admiral Sampson,' nor was the
Navy Department advised in any way of
the shelling of Matanzas. Mr. Lone ad
ded that he felt no disposition to keep
from the public any news concerning
such an important event as a naval en
gagement, or a battle. TheSecretary said
that in the absence of all official infor
mation, he was inclined to believe that
the shelling was confined to the ex
change of a few shots, and did not as
sume the proportions of a regular bom
bardment. When his attention was
directed to renorts that the shelling
was the result of direct orders from the
President, the Secretary naid this was
not so. as the President has given no
direct orders on any of these move
ments.
Will Move on Cuba.
Jacksonville. Fla.. April 28. A
BDecial to the Times-Union and Citizen
from Tamna. Fla.. says: The news ol
the bombardment of Matanzas forts b
Admiral Sampson reached here this a
ternoou. and soon after Col. Melville
A. Cochran, commanding the First Pro
visional Brigade of Tampa Division,
received a telegram from Washington
instructing him to hold his command
in readiness for immediate departure,
with rutions for thirty days. The or
der from Washington relating to the
movements of the First Brigade, above
referred to, is being whispered about
among .the officers in the rotunda
of the hotel this evening. Although
no definite orders have as vet been re
ceived it is expected the Twenty-second
Brigade will receive a similar message
from Washington within a few hours.
Officers here expect that all the troops
now stationed at Chickamauga will be
here in a few days. The troops consist
of 3.600 cavalry, ten batteries of arm
lery of 500 men and 2,500 infantry, or a
total of 6.600 men. On the arrival of
these troops it is quite likely that they
will be organized into brigades and
segiments for transfer to Cuba.
The Spanish Fleet.
London. April 29. The mystery re
garding the movements of the Spanish
men-of-war is still unexplained. The
secretaries at the Spanish embassy, in
terviewed on the subject, ridicule the
statement that the squadron at Cape
Verde is delayed by lack of coal. Ac
cording to auvices via. Bayonne, the
battleship Pelayo, fully equipped, has
gone to Cadiz. Reports that she has
been cruising in the company of other
vessels probably means that she has
been trying her boilers. It is believed
that the squadron at Cape Verde Islands
has really been waiting the arrival of
the Pelayo and the Alphonso XIII, and
other men-of-war. Now that Portugal
has declared neutrality, the fleet will be
compelled to sail without delay whether
re-enforced or not. . - -
Ordered to March.
The Governor of North Carolina has
issued orders for the volunteers to
to mobilize at Raleigh on the 2d. The
receipt of the telegrams was the signal
for renewed enthusiasm on the part of
the troops of the various commands.
The volunteers were given several
hours of drilling; uniforms were
secured, business arrangements made
by men of affairs, and everything per
taining to military life quickened.
Steamers Chartered.
A rather striking sign of the immi
nence of the invasion of Cuba was co3
tained in the chartering today, by the
War Department, of eight large steam
ers of an average capacity of about 2,
000 ton 8, and able to carry from 500 to
1,200 passengers each. These are to be
used as transports for the conveyance
of the first military expedition to Cuba.
The Navy Department has ceased its
purchase of shins for conversion into
war vessels, owing to the exhaustion of
the 50,000,000 war fund. It is confi
dently expected that Congress will
come to the relief as the Department is
still in need of auxiliary yessels.
Battleships Authorized.
The board of bureau chiefs met to
day, to begin the consideration of tho
plans for the three new battleships au
thorized by the naval appropriation
bill, and progressed so far that circu
lars will be sent out tomorrow inviting
bids from the ship-builders. The ves
sels will be in the main very similar
to the battleship Illinois, now building
at Newport News. They will be at
about 12,500 tons displacement, 75 feet
beam, 23 feet deep, 16 knots speed,
will be covered with heavy armor, and
armed with 13 and 6-inch gnus, in ad
dition to numerous secondary batteries.
It can be stated authoritatively that
there is no present prospect of a
change in the head of the Navigation
Bureau.
News .otes.
Correspondents of American news
papers will be expelled from sessions of
the Spanish Cortes at Madrid.
Philadelphia capitalists are inter
ested in pushing water works of great
magnitude at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
The national convention of the Re
publican College League, to be held at
Indianapolis in May, has been post
poned until October.
MANTANZAS B03IBAHDED.
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No Casualties on the American Side-
.Believed Some Spaniards Killed.
Copyrighted, 1303, By the Associated Tr a
On Board the Flagship New York,'
April 27, 2 p. m. The New York,
Puritan, and Cincinnati bombarded
the forts at the mouth of the Mantan
as harbor this afternoon. There were
no casualties on our side, but it is be
lieved that the hail of iron that was
pounded m the forts mast have caused
f.o t 4V. naninrd' though
nothing is known definitely, uhe en
gagement commenced at 12:57 sud -
ceased at 1:13. me oujeci
the attack was to prevent thd
compleiion of the earth worw
at Pnnta Gorda. A battery on the east
ward arm of the bay opened tire on the
flagship, and this was alto sheiiea.
About twelve eight-inch shells were
fired from the eastern forts, but all leu
short Abont five or six lights eneiw
were fired from tho half completed Dai-
tery. Two of these whizzed over mo
New York and one fell shoit.
The ships left the bay for the open
sea, the object oi discovering uo
whereabouts of the batteries having
been accomplished. In the neighbor
hood of 800 shots were put on land
from the three ships at a range ol lrom
4,000 to 7, 00 J yards.
Rear Admiral aampsou, wuen
if he was satisfied with tho result, said;
"Yes I am; I expected to be.
The half -completed Srauish earth
works and battery were apparently
ploughed up by the shells.
All the ships engaged enoweu excel
lent markmanship throughout, and
when they were firing at the shortest
range nearly every 6hell took effect.
The forts which were bombarded were
on a low-lying point and were consid
ered merely earthworks. ' Tbey did not
make a good target, yet when the big
guns were fired at the shortest range,
portions of the fort could be seen flying
in the air at every shot.
The flagship returned to Havana, and
the Puritan oud Cincinnati were leiton
the Matanzas siauon.
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