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'i if) as HABNETT AND JOHNSTON J OUMBEKLANB 7 AND SAMPSON "PKOVJfi ALL TUIjNGS; Uoi.D FAaT I'M AT WHICH 16 UOOD." VOL. VII. DUNN, N. C, MAY 18, 1898. NO. 18. V V JL JL jL HIE FIRST 1M MM. . ! 1 " : - 4 Cardenas and Cienfuegos Bom Warded Americans Killed, MANY SECRET BATTERIES ' DID THE AWFUL WORK, so Far the United States Have Ljost Not a Vessel, and But Five TIves. Kiisisa JJagley, of Raleigh. N. C., Among tho Dead. The first American blood shed in the war between. Spain and the United states, which begau on the 21st of last month, was on board the tomedo boat "Wiu slow,-, iu Cordenaa harbor, on the "i 1 tb, aud-the details, which are given Wow, will be read with interest. The toue of the Washington dispatches in dicates that it may be another instance of somebody having blundered, and yet, it seems, that tho fates were kind. It is indeed surprising that the loss of life was not greater. So far, the United Stater have lost not a vessel and but five lives. On the other hand, an entire Spanish squadron Las beea destroyed and an island cap tured. How many Spaniards have been killed at Manila. Matanzas, Cardenas nud San Juan there is no means of knowing but it is certain that, up to date, the balance is overwhelmingly in favor of our countrv. MAJOR GENERAL - (Ho will in person direct The Killed and Wounded. Key West. (Special.) The revenue cutter Hudson arrived on the 12th with a report of the bombardment of Car denas which is as follows: The torpedo boat Winslow and gun boats Wilmington find Hudson engaged the forts on the 11th. 'ihe firing con tinued thirty-five minutes. A six-inch ishcll passed through the "Winslow's forward boilers, causing an explosion of seventy-live pounds of ammunition. The killed are: ENSIGN' WORTH BAGLEY, FIREMEN J. DENEFE AND GEO.1 B. MEEK, OILER JNO. VAR VERES, COOK ELIJAH B. TUN NEL. - Tho Winslow was hit many times and severely damaged. The boats fired until the forts were destroy eil. . Tho wounded are: J. B. BER NADOU, shot in the thigh; WILLIAM PATTERSON, mortally wounded; QUARTERMASTER D. M'KEOWN and SEAMAN R. F. COX and M. (Hi AY. The Hudson was struck twice but uninjured. The Wilmington was unhit. Tho American injuries were due to masked batteries close to the water. Cienfuegos liombardcd. Port Antonio. -(Special.) A terrific bombardment of Cienfuegos on the youth coast of Cuba is reported with heavy losses on both sides. The Amer icans were severely repulsed by the Spaniards. The battle continued eight hours. Four American war ships par ticipated; also the land batteries of Cienfuegos and a strong force of Span rds. i 'She American soldiers tried to land i "i barges, towed by steam launches 4it were driven back by the murderous fire and artillery volleys. ' Later the invaders assaulted the op posite bay, towing the barges into a Bmall stream. They made two attempts to land but were repulsed both times. Twenty Spaniards are known to be wounded. The American loss is un known. Another Spanish Warship Sunk. A Hong Kong special, under date of tho 12th, says that a trading vessel from the Philippines, reports haying . witnessed the destruction of a Spanish warship by the United States gun -boat Concord. The fight is said to have lasted two hours, at the end of which time the Spaniard went down with col ors flying. There were no casualties on board the Concord, and no damage was done to the gun-boat! There are, it is alleged, only two other Spanish 7erynli in Auatid wafers, " . The Ofllcial Reiof t 6f Cattle. "Washington. (Special.) Secretary Long on the 12th issued the following dated Key West to the Secretary of the Navy: "In action in Cardenas harbor, on the 11th, between the Spanish gun boats, the shore batteries, and the blockading vessels, the following were killed: ' . "Winslow Worth Bagley, ensign, Raleigh, N. C. ; Jno. Varveres, oiler; J. Denefe, fireman; Elijah B. Ttinnel, cook. "The wounded are X B. Fernadou, lieutenant commanding; William Pat terson, Beriousiy but not fatally; Dan McKeown, quarter master, slightly in jured. "The dead end wounded arrived on the Hudson this morniDg. The dead will be buried today, Signed) "Remet." Said to Be a Neutral Movement. Washington. (Special.) There is no doubt that Germany, France and Great Britain are sending their war ehips to the Philippines, but this ia said to be a neutral movement, for the protection of the citizens and property of these countries, and not with any purpose of aggression or of interrupt ing the plans of the United States. The French government has tho cruiser Bmix at , Manila; the Brit ish government has two warship?, and Germany will soon liavdj several ships there. TheBB are drawnfrom the pow- erf ul squadron' which European powers maintain in Asiatic waters. I he Ger man fleet consists of eight ship3, uuder Admiral Hofiman-, wTith Prince Henry as second iu command. The British fleet consists of 21 ships under Admiral Sir E. H. Seymour. The Russians have 22 ships aDd the French 11 ships in Asiatic waters. With these formidable squad rons near the Philippines it i3 not a subject of surprise or apprehension that some of the ships should be centered at Manila, when it is the seat of the great est naval engagemeut of recent'ears. Confirms Our Report. Madrid. (By Cable. ) A Havana dis patch confirms the reports of the Amer ican defeats at Cardenas and Cien fuegos. NELSON A". MILES. tho Cuban Invading Army.) San Juan Bombarded. Port au Prince. --(By Cable.) The American fleet under Rear Admiral Sampson, bombarded San Juan de Porto Rico on the 12tb, according to an Associated Press dispatch, The follow ing are the details of the bombardment as received: The bombardment began this morning. Rear Admiral Sampson, with nine warships, arrived before San Juan just before ; sunrise. At a signal the battleship Iowa fired the first shot, which took effect. Then the battleship Indiana opened fire, and in a few min utes Moro Fort was reduced to a heap of ruins. The fort made little effort tc resDohd. and was silenced almost im mediately. The Spanish steamer Rita was cap tured by the United States auxiliary cruiser Yale, which took her crew oi board. Thousands of the population an$ the foreign consuls sought refug in the interior of tne island. ThefAdmlnlstration Discredits. Washington. - (Special. )- -The admin iatration seeks to discredit the Spanisl stories of American defeats at Cardenai and Cienfuegos. Secretary Long says that probably a small party attempted to land arms ana ammunition ior uo mez and were repulsed. A 3I1L1TARY GOVERNMENT. Gen. 3Ierrittto Be 31illtary Governoi With Gen. Otis as Assistant. Washington. (Special.) The Uni ted States will establish a temporary jrovernmentover the Philippine islands, Orders have been issued for Majoi General Wesley Merritr, now com mandinsr the Department of the East, at New York,' to proceed to Manila witb the least possible delay, for the pur pose of assuming the office of military governor ot tne rnuippmes. Orders were also issued for the or ganization of an army corps of abou 12.000 men for immediate service in Philippines. This corps will be made up of regular and volunteer organiza tiens stationed on the Pacific coast and in the far Western States. Expedition to the Philippines. London. (By Cable.) Special dis patches from Madrid say it is officially declared that the government of Spain lion tin intention of allowing liear Ad . t-r xsiral Dewey to rest upon his laurels About 40,000 men of the reserves of the Spanish Army, have been ordered tc rejoin the colors, and it is added thai a formidable-expedition is being organ ized for dispatch to tho Phinppm 1 III He Met Garcia and Had an impor tant Conference. ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR trrE Co-Operatlon of the Cubans "With the U. S. Troops Garcia Has 15,000 Soldiers In Bis Command. Key West. (Special.) Lieutenant Andrew S. Rowan, of the Nineteenth United States Infantry, arrived here from Cuba, bearing important dis patches from General Calixto Garcia, commander of the Department of the East of the insurgents, for Gen. Miles, or Gen. Shafter, commanding the army of invasion. Lieutenant Rowanj with a7 number of guides left. Jamaica on April 23d to carry information to and confer with General Garcia. He and his companions crossed to Cuba in au open boat, arriving there after twenty two hours, and landing on the coast near Pico Ojo del Toroj province of Santiago de Cuba, and a little west of the city by that name. They marched through swamps and underbrush in the moun tains, w here horses were obtained, and then proceeded to Bayamo, arriving at that place five days later. They found General Garcia quartered there with a guard of several hundred troops, with headquarters in the principal house on the main street of the city, which had been abandoned shortly before by the Spauiards. ' V .Lieutenant Rowan had along confer ence with the insurgent eeneral who told him that there were 15,000 troops in his command, scattered throughout tlie island. These troops were, General Garcia informed him, well supplied with arms, but lacked ammunition. About '3, 000 were then following a body of Spanish soldiers down to the Ceuta , - n i - river. Ueneral uarcia expresseu nis joy at the intervention of the United folates, and asked Lieutenant Rowan to suggest how theCubans could co operate with the Americans. Lieuten ant Rowan told him that their services would be invaluable alone for their great knowledge of the topography of ttie island. When .Lieutenant iiowan left the insurgent camp he was accom panied by General Henry Colazo and chief of stall, Col. Hernandez, iney stuck across the country and came out on the north coast, near Manati, on May 7th. Throughout the journey across the island, which was made at the widest part, Lieutenant Rowan and his companions did not encounter one Spanish soldier. They" took a small sailing vessel and put out for Nassau. There were six men on board the small craft, and the journey occupied two days. An awning and a hammock were used for sails, and the party suffered much hardship. At Nassau the British schooner Peerless was taken, ana tne party was oined by five Americans, named Penny, Joyce, Jenny brothers named Pere. and two BUSINESS SITUATION. Bradstreet Says the Outlook for tne Current Year Is Flattering. Bradstreet's commercial report for the past week, says, in part: "lhe business situation gains rather than loses, in attractiveness, as the spring season advances. While, of course, the very favorable situation in cereals is still the mainspring of the improve ment manifesting itself in many sec tions of the country, there are other eause3 combining therewith to .make the outlook for business for the current year a flattering one. Following tho rapid advances in prices of wheat, which apparently culminated for the time being, early in the cuirent week, iu a quotation for cash wheat unequaled, with one single exception, and that only for a very short period of time, for twenty-five years past, there has come a lull and a reaction from the abnormally high prices, caused by the squeeze in May delivery, which," however, has left prices far above quotations for at least ten years back. With the quieting down of interest in wheat, there has come a partial shifting of speculative interest to other grains, particularly corn and oats, and many classes of provisions, with advances in nearly all those lines. Blustering In the Volunteers, War Deparment officials at Waliing- ton are gratified at the progress being made in the mustering of the force of 125,000 volunteers called for by the President. Reports received up to the 15th indicate that G5,000 volunteers have been mustered into the United States armj and that in the opinion of of Adjutant-General Corbin the work of mustering in will be completed by the end of the present week. Bounties for Dewey and His Men. Rear Admiral Dewey and his men, under the law have become entitled to a rich bounty. Unless the numerical importance of the fleet of Admiral Montojo has been overestimated, its losses overstated, the officers and me'n of the Asiatic squadron will be entitled to 6hare among them, when the time arrives for a distribution, something like $185, 000 bounty money. Will France aud England Go to War' London. (By Cable.) A member of the Cabinet has prophesied that there would be war between England and France within the next month. Pre cautionary insurance Ts being issued against war for only six months. Dewey Captures a Gunboat, The following telegram has been received at Washington from Dewey. 1 Cavite. 13th, Hons Kong, 15th. - I am maintaining a strict blockade. There 13 no reason to believe that the rebels are hemming In the city by land, but they have made no demonstration. There is scarcely anv provisions in Manila. It is probable that the Spanish governor will be obliged t-j sur render soon. I can take Manila at any moment. The climate is hot and moist. On May 12th I captured the gun-boat Cailao, at tempting to run blockade. 1 have plenty of CAR . One British, one French, two German k and one Japanese vessel are here pbierviag, sPMin A List of the Killed and Wounded t Cienfuegos AMERICANS CUT THE CABLE; The City Was Fired by the Explosion 6t Shells The Spanish Ijoss Is Es mated at 400. Key" West. (Special.) A dispatch boat that has just arrived brings the report that the second bombardment of Cardenas taken place. The Yankee shells burned the town and destroyed the forts and masked batteriea. One- hundred and thirteen dead Spaniards, were found near the batteries '. Three hundred Spaniards are said to have perished in the flames The gunboat Win dom arrived on the 14th from Cienfueg03. .Unreports that the forts were razed and the city was ablaze When they defti The Spanish lois is estimated at. four hundred. ; Two more Americans were killed. While cutting the cable Commander Washburn and Lieutenant Maynard of the Nashville, were slightly injured. Only a partial list of the killed and wounded at Cienfuegos has been re ceived here. The killed are John Reagan, of the Marbiehead, and two others. . Wounded: John Davis, of New York; John J. Doran, of Fall River; Robt. Boltz, of Cartaret county, North Carolina; Ernest Suntzeanickle, Her man W. Hochmeister and Harry Hen drickson. All of these were severely wounded many others were slightly The Yankees were packed small boats when the masked opened fire on them. The on four batteries invaders were powerless to reply. 1 he Marbiehead, Js ash ville and W m dom shelled the bushes but the Span iards were unlocated as they were us ing smokeless powder. The Americans searched for the cable under a frightful fire, and succeeded in cutting it. The Spaniards used machine guns. One American was shot thres times in the chest and heajir He is still liv ing. Lieut. Winslow: of the Nashville, lost three fingers. , Boltz, of is orth Carolina, was dying when tho Win dom ief t, also- Hendrick son. . A shot struck Captain Mavnard after passing through the shoulder of an en sign. The Spanish forts were annihilated by the bombardment. A second bombardment of Cienfue gos resulted in the killing of one Amer ican and the woundins: of six. All were of the Marbiehead crew. COULD NOT LAND ON CUBA. Failure of the Attempt to Land Arms and Supplies for Insurgents. A Key West special, dated the 15th, savs the steamer Gussie. which left Tampa, Fla.,onMay 10th, with two companies of the First Infantry on board, in charge of 7,000 rifles and 200, 000 rounds of ammunition, intended for tho insurgents in the province of Pinar del Rio, remained off tho coast of Cuba Thursday, Friday and yesterday, convoyed by the auxiliary guuboat Manning, in a vain attempt to land her cargo. Captain J. H. Dorst, of the staff of General Miles, aud formerly United"8tates military at tache at Vienna, headed the expedition, which returned here thi3 morning. He says the GUssie will go to Tompa, Fla. Previous to leaving Cuban waters, the Dorst expeditionary force had a skir mish with Spanish cavalry near Caba nas, fifteen miles .west of Havana, where an attempt was maae to iana pari of the cargo. On Friday morning Capt. Dorst abandoned the attempt at that point and steamed eastward to Matan zas, where an arrangement had been made with the insurgents to send sup plies ashore at Point Maya, a mile or so east of the entrance of the harbor. The Gussie and her convoy yester day morning steamed until about two miles off shore, when the rattle of musketry from a considerable force of Spanish soldiers concealed behind un derbrush aBhore, warned them that they would receive lively welcome if they landed. The Spanish troops seem ed to have been furnished with infor mation of the contemplated landing at both points. - - After this second failure, Captain Dorst decided to abandon the attempt to land the arms and ammunition, and returned to Key West. A more dis gusted looking lot of troops than those aboard the Gusaie this morning it would be hard to find. They had re ceived orders not to speak of their trip, and sullenly lined therailof the Gussie as the Associated Press launch ran alongside of her. But grunt3 were the only answers which could be obtained to the Questions asked. Soon after the arrival of the Gussie, Captain Dorst was rowed ashore, and reported the failure of his expedition by cable to the War Department. The Spanish Cabinet Resigns. Madrid, via Paris.-(By Cable.) All the members of the Spanish cabinet have resigned. Senor Sagasta will communicate the situation to the Queen Regent, who will entrust him -with the task of forming a new minis- trv The new cabinet will prosecute the war. Buzzards Feed on Corpses. Maj. Limia, inspector of the northern coast of the Cuban army under Gen. Alexander Rodiguez, who arrived at Key West, Fla,, last week says the up- Tisiner in the vicinitv of Havana has brought about fearful conditions ol starvation. He adds that cartloads" of reconcentrados. have died from lack of food aro taken daily through tho Span ish lines. The bodies are thrown together in piles, without any form of burial, for the buzzards to feed upon, INAUGURATION DAY CHANGED. fc'enate Adopts Resolution Chan; Kxpiration of Terms. 'In THE SENATH May 9th. The Senate i today tinanl hiousLy voted a fitting tribute to Ad miral Dewey on his reiagnificent tio- tery at Manila. A bill was presented increasing the number of rear admirals n the havf: iu order that the President might nominate Admiral DeWey to the highest po8itiohdn the navy withiti ai gift, and that, too, was passed without dissent. In addition a joint resolution wTs unanimously agreed to directing the Secretary of the Navy to pre sent to Admiral Dewey a sword of honor ' and to have struck, in commemoration of the battle of Ma nila a bronzo medal for each of the offi cers, and men who participated in the gallant fight. The resolution ' appro priates $10,000 to enable, the Secretary to carry its provisions into effect. The bill authorizing the Postmaster General to establish postoffices in military camps in order tb facilitate the delivery Of mail to soldiers, Avas reported favor ably by the postoffices and post roads Committee and Unanimously pissed. Subseqnently an amendment to the postofiice appropriation bill was agreed to, appropriating 50000 to Carry the bill into effect. Mat 10th. Four war measures were passed by the Senate. One of them provides for carrying onjthe additional work in the Adjutants eneral's office; tho second authorizes the enlistment of a volunteer signal corps, two-thirds of the members of which must be ex pert electricians or telegraphers; the third was the so-called "immune bill," passed ! by the House of Rep resentatives, and the fourth was a J measure suspending the existing law so that additional hospital stewards can be appointed. The post office appropriation bill, carrying ap propriations which aggregate more than $99,000,000 was passed after a de bate which lasted for several days. Af ter an extended and interesting debate the resolution submitting to the legis lators of the various States an amend ment to the constitution of the United States, changing the date of the be ginning of the terms of the President, Vice President and members of Con gress from the 4th of March to the 4th of May, was adopted. Following is the text of the proposed amendment: "The term of office of he President and Vice President and of the Fifty-sixth Con gress, shall continue until the 4th day -of May,' in the year 1901, at noon, land the 4th day of May, at noon, shall hereafter be substituted for the 4th of March, as the commencement and ter mination of the official term of the President, Vice President and Repre sentatives in Congress." Later in tho pav Hawley, of Connecticut, moved that the Senate non-concur in the House amendments to the bill providing as sistance to the inhabitants of Cuba and arms and ammunition for the Cuban insurgents. The motion was carried and Messrs. Hawley, Carter and Cock rell were named as conferees. May 11th. In the Senate the follow ing resolution was adopted: "Resolved, That the committee on naval affairs be directed to make inquiry concerning the expediency of securing and estab lishins for the United Statesx)f addi tional coaling stations at suitable points in foreign waters; and as to each coal ing station which may be deemed nec essary to ascertain what should befits dimensions, -the conditions aid ex peases of occupancy, and maintenance and the best method of securing the risrht to maintain such station and re port by bill or otherwise. " May 12th. After a prolonged dis cussion tho Senate passed the bill "con corning carriers engaged in inter-State commerce and their employes, popu larly known as the railway arbitration bill.l A bill was passed removing all disabilities imposed by tho fourteenth aaiehdment to the constitution upon persons who were at one time engaged in rebellion agninst the United States Hawlev presented tho conference re port upon the bill providing for the furnishing of supplies to the jeoAe of Ciba, and arms and anmunition and military stores to the Cuban patriots. Tho report was agreed to. Senate then adjourned until the 16th. . THE HOUSE. May 9th. In the House the recom mendation of the President that a vote of thanks be tendered Admiral Dewey and his associate officers and men, was followed quickly with a unanimous vote, and with equal concern the House passed the bill creating "al rear admiralship for thrc0 of Manila. The bill provi-tf jor me utgnu.. of a voiaiiteer brigade and enlistment of 10,000 volunteer troops immune iu tropical diseases, was passed. Ihe Senate bill authorizing tne army to at tribute food among the suffering Cu bans and to arm the Cuban people was passed. May 10th. The House was in session onlv 50 minutes, the early adjournment being due to no urgent measures of im portance being before the House, and a general indisposition to take up minor matters. The consideration of District of Columbia business occupied most of the short session. . ; May 11th. After refusing to consid er the Senate bill restricting immigra tion, the House took up and discussed the House resolution to submit to the States a proposition to amend the con stitution so as to provide for the elec tion of Senators by a direct vote. The amendment proposed in the resolution as reported to the House left it to the discretion of the States to elect their Legislatures, but an amendment by Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, making selection by pbpular vote mandatory, was adopted and the resolution was then passed. Earlier in the day Loud called up postoffice appropriation bill as the passed by the Senate, and upon his motion the House refused to concur in the Senate amendments and asked a conference. Messrs. Loud, Smith, of UlinoiB, and Swanson, of Virginia, were named as conferees for the House. The House set apart May 21, for eu logies upon the death of the late Sen ato James Z. Geonre. of Mississippi. May 12th. The House effected littlo legislatien. A joint resolution pro vidig for the organization of a vol unteer auxiliary naval force, wa3 passed. The House voted to insist upon its non-concurrence in the Senate amendment to the bill providing for feeding and arming The Cuban people, Rnd the Sneaker named as conferees Messrs. Marsh, of Illinois; Griffin, cf Wisconsin, and Cox, of Tennessee, : IHE ffill'l AI II Mil Tho Spanish Loss Believed to Have Been Heavy, ' THE AMERICANS LOSE TWO MEM Admiral Sampson Satisfied With the Work--Sdys Me Was After the Span ish Fleet, ad Not Sad Jtian. . - Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press, t On Board the Flagship Iowa; Off San Juan de Porto Rico. Mav 12. via Si Thomas, Danish West Indies, May 13. The forts of San Juan de Porto Rico were bombarded by part of Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet this morning. The enemy's loss ia believed to be heavy. The American loss ia two men killed and seven injured. After three hours firing the admiral withdrew the fleet and heading for Key West, said: T am satisfied with the morning's work; I could have taken San Juan, but I have no force to hold it. I only wanted to administer punishment. This has been done. I came for the Spanish fleet and not for San Juan.' The killed are: Seaman Frank Wide mark, of the New York: and the gun ner's mate of the Amphitrito. Ths lat ter died from the effects of the extrema heat. Of the injured men, three were on board the Iowa and four on the New York. The names of those slightly in jured on the Iowa are: Seaman Mitch ell, Private Marine Merkle, Apprentice Hill. The injured on the New York are; Seaman Michael Murphy; two other enlisted men, slightly injured. All the above named were injured by the bursting of a shell on the New York. This is a complete list of the killed and wounded. The American ships were uninjured. The engagement began at 5:15 a. m., and ended at 6:15 a. m. The enemy's batteries wore not sileeced. The town in the rear of the fortifications probably sutler ed. The ships taking part in the action Were the Iowa, Indiana. New York. Terror, Amphitrite, Detroit, Montgom ery, wampatuck: and l'orter. The en emy's firing was heavy, but wild, and the Iowa and New York were probably the only ships hit. They went right under the big guns in column, deliver ing broadsidea and then returned. The line passed thrice in front of the forts, pouring tons of teel o shore. It is impossible to judge the amount of damago don to the buildings and forts. They appeared to be riddled with shot, bat the Spaniards were plucky. The after turret of the Am phi- trite got out of order temporarily dur ing the engagement, but, she banged away with her forward guns. After the first passage before the forts the Detroit and Montgomery retired their guns being too small to do much dam age. The Porter and Wampatuck also stayed out of range. Admiral Sampson's Report. Washington. (Special.) The Navy Department has received the following dispatch from Admiral Sampson. It is dated St. Thomas, May 12: "A portion of the squadron under my command reached S&a Juan this morning at day break. No armed vessels ; were found in the, port. As soon as it was suffi ciently light I commenced an attack upon the batteries defending the city. This attack lasted about three hours, and resulted in much dam- ago to the batteries and inciden tally to a portion of the city adjacent to tho batteries. The batteries rephec to our fire, but without material eflecR One man was killed on board the New York and seven slightly wounded in the squadron. No serious damage to anv ship resulted." The Spanish Loss. . Madrid. (By Cable.) A dispatch from Porto Rico to La Correspoudencia de Espana, says the loss duri uomoarumeub was uubwiw , nnlAiarm , w WOO" Surrendered to Sampson. Sk Thomas. (San Juan and Pbrtd Rico have surrendered to Sampson. Inhabitants Are Pinched. Nassau, N. P. (By Cable.) Accord- i : j i xi ing to accounts receiveu ubib, me blockade of Havana is pinching the inhabitants dreadfully. Nothing in the shape of supplies is entering the city, and the residents are gloomy and de pressed. Orders have been issued by General Blanco prohibiting dealers from selling more than one day's sup plies to the same person at one time. ' Cubanjnvaslon Postponed. Washington. (Special. )-The arrival of the Spanish fleet at Martinique nas caused the postponement of the inva sion of Cuba indefinitely, This, accord ing to a cabinet official. : : i - American Kxpedltlon Landed. Key West (Special.) The trans port Gussie landed an important American expedition at Cabanas on the 12th after a lively engagement. Nine Hundred fcpanlards Killed. London. (B Cable.) A dispatch from Havana via Kingston reports that nine hundred Spaniards were killed in a battle with the insurgents. - Then lie Sighed Auain. Softleigh (sighing) Ah! Would I were your muff, that I might hold both rour fairy-like hands. Miss Gyett Oh, wouldn't that be ju?t too lively for anything. And I ve ai ways wanted a monkey muff so much. Circus 31cn TaDoo wuistling. Whistling is tabooed in the" dressing room of a circus. That it is an 111-omtr U one of the superstitions of the circus people. Somebody is sure to be dl charged If any one whistles, they say. Tetter. Salt-Rheum and Iczemc. The intense itchine and smarting, inci dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed 6v applying Chamberlain s fc.ye ana Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases have been permanently cured by it. It ia equally efficient for itching pnes ana favorite remedy tor sore iiippieu,. chapped hands, chilblains, frost Intes and chronic sore eyes, cis. per wx.. Df. Cauj'a Condition Powders, are just v? hat a horse needs wneu in Daa Condition. XOniC, rioou puuutrr.nuti vermifuge". They are not rood duu medicine and the resi in uso w pu . horse in prime condition. rnce cents per package. For eale by N. J. Hood, Dunn N.C. Ordered to Obey Dewey. A eopyrigbted dispatch to the New York Evening World, dated from Hong Kong, says: "The Philippines rebel chief. General Agniredo, has issued a proclamation to the insurgents at Ma nilla to obev the orders of Commodore Dewev and United States Consul Wil liams." , Hold Lleter Kesponslblc. London. (By Cable. ) Newspapers are puuliaiiiDg cartoon u ""uiBa holding Joseph Leiter, the Chicago grain manipulator, responsioe ior iua sitnation in Italy. , i Spanish Spy Commits Suicide. George Dowling, the Spanish spy who was arrested a week ago and ' was confined at the barracks at Washing ton, D. C, hanged himself in his cell. Dowling was for nerlyan attache of the cruiser Brooklyn. He carried papers provingthathehad furnished Spaniards in Canada with pjans of a number of American fortifications. (General News Notes. ' An unfinished building in Harlem collaped burying twenty workmen. Clarence J. Smithers has been ap pointed Collector of Customs at Cher rystone, Vo. y Mrs. Eliza Hatcn, aged 100 years, was burned to death in her home at Edwardsport, Ind. ' Kentucky White Cps raided a dis orderly section of Midaiesborough and flogged a couple of dozen whites and blacks. News comes from Tampa, Fla., that all the troops there are packing up, and every one of the eleven regimeuts of infantry, tho Ninth Cavalry and the ten light batteries of artillery received orders to be ready td break camp at a moment's notice. Six transport ships are already loaded and redy for the troops and horses. A .Murderer Commits Suleifle. At Spartanburg, S. C, Dr. S. J. Bivings, who last March killed T. J. Trimmier, committed suicide in his cell at the jail. Bivings' trial ended last Tuesday night, when he was convicted of murder, with a recommendation to mercy, which meant life imprisonment. He was found dead in bis cell, having opened an artery in. his thigh with a case knifeand bled to death. After a lengthy debate the Texas Banker's Association, in session in Austin, endorsed the Gage plan for currnoy yform. First shade What alls that humi shouldered fellow that just arrived laxt tveek? I rarely see bliu at his seat late ly. Second shade He claims to have been a bicycle crank while on earth; but what that may hare been i.know not. At any raU he kas constructed a very peculiar machine witb a couple vf old Ualos. Puck. "I have a doctor s ccruucaie . ax .f.1 Ik a that I prima cannot 1ik; to-night, m donna. "What?" roartnl tho manager; T'll cive you a cerimcaiw could fciug." Detroit that you never Free Press. --" heard t hi has been arrcst- rerklns (to worning thaj -C1ylxdy. he done? Jenkins Professional CanU. J. C, CLIFFORD, Attorney at Law,. DUNN, N, C. Will practico in all the courta of the State where services desired. I), JH. M'LFAX, Counsellor and Attorney at Lavr. 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