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A r-7 i WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY JUNE 21, 1893. $1.00 PER YEAR. XXXI. NO. 50. JLd. flx ill if mm A SPY IN THE CAMP A Spanish Spy Said to Have Joined the American Army at San Francisco. SPANIARDS' HONOR OFFENDED Because JUcKinley Will Hold Cervera and Pando Responsible for the Lives of the Crew of the Merrimac The Cadiz Fleet .Manila at the Mercy of the Rebels Successes of Philippine In surgentsComments of London Times on the War Threats of Landing German Troops at Manila. Madrid, June 19. Private telegrams received here from Cuba say that dur ing the last attack by the American ships upon Santiago de Cuba a Spanish shell struck upon the deck of one of the attacking ships, sweeping off all the men there. Another shell, acordingc to the same authority, struck the funnel of a cruiser, doing much damage. The Havana government is display ing great energy. Fourteen univer sity professors, who fled through fear of the results of the war, have keen dismissed. The blockadaing vessels the telegram says continue active. Captain Aunon, the minister of ma Tine, refused to give any information regarding the destination of Admiral Camaras squadron. The Spanish papers declare that the statements that the bodies of Ameri can marines killed at Guantanamo were mutilated by the Spanish troops, and similar sentiments regarding the loss of the 'Maine, are made -with the object of inflaming the American pop-1 ulace. Captain Aunon, the minister of ma rine, who arrived at Carthagena yes terday and inspected the ironclad "Lepanto, reports that she and the cruis er Cardenal Cisneros and the Princess 3e Austurias will be ready for sea in -a month. SPANISH HONOR OFFENDED. The statement that President Mc Kinley has sent to. Admiral Cervera and General Pando a message saying that he would hold them personally re sponsible for the lives of Lieutenant and his men, has produced a impression here in mill- aisagreeauie T,n ,n t. t Print -1 - 1 tary circles as sftL. " ilifo v,r p military honor u,?l,"!sls Vn their part, of the Spaniards who, iw . despise all threats. Such mes8'JVi' is declared, render the future exchaiv of the prisoners most unlikely. i FttENCH VESSEL. FIRED N. London, June 19. A special dispatch from Paris says that the French steamer Pictavia, Captain Blanc, frorr New York, May 29th, which has arri?; ed at Marseilles, reports that she "wa; fired at by the Brooklyn near Ne.', York." The owners of the steamer w make a protest to the French goveri" ment." 1 A private dispatch received henj -m r . T t i .l!l ... . i. -from New York says General bhaiter s expedition has landed near Santiago -de Cuba and will attack the town im--mediately. THE CADIZ SQUADRON. Gibraltar, June 19. The captain of ;a British steamer which arrived here today reports that he sighted the Spanish squadron off Cape Gata, a promontory of Spain, on the coast of Granada, forming the astern limit of .the gulf of Almeria. -SPANISH SPY AT CAMP MERRITT. San Francisco, June 19. The great est excitement prevailed in Camp Mer ritt over the report that leaked out to the effect that one of the most noted and daring of Spanish spies had beej captured in camp. It was reporij -that the man had enlisted in one of' 'regular regiments of infantry, cl t. -vestigation revealed the fact XJr , spy has not as yet been apprel75 but it is known that the &ovff"l"1 7 Hias recently received reliable i Irzf' vtian that leads it to btlieve thapn has a spy in Camp "Merritt. ThVL," ture and source of the govern mi JL tiuformatkns is not known to the vv" a iicic, uu.;. me vvtti tK?pf.riiiieui jnssuea lroncia orders to the cost -manding officers to make a close it" "vestigation of every man who enlist!'; 3t can be reliably stated that the gov ; ernment fears a certain well-k.uow, Jisformer, whose name for the prcut ji wunneia. xt is Known trait rfcie i?ov ernment s information leadTt to Re lieve that W a man i laftyt, Francisco with thtf purpose of enlisting in ctne regiments, e'en if he has nt)t already done so. The man is said t" have been secretly employed by dt Lome when he was in Washington, and it is said he is the direct agent of Sagasta. London, June 19. The Hong- Kong correspondent of The Times says-: The xebels hold -Manila at their mercy, but .Admiral Dewey Is anxious that the American troops should hove the honor tf receiving the Spanish capitulation. The steamer Yuen Sing reports pass Ug the United States troopship City of Tekin on the morning of the 15th near Manila. SUCCESS OF PHILIPPINE INSUR GENTS. London, June 20. The Hong Kong correspondent of The Daily Mail tele graphing Sunday says: "A conspicuous object in Manila bay Is the nucleus of an insurgent fleet. It consists of a vessel of 100 tons burden, presented to General Aguinaldo by a rfch native. The vessel fles the flag of the Philippine republic three triangels of reti, white and blue on a white ground, on a ground formed of the old rebel flag of the sun rising above the hills. if M . - "The natl'ye proiclamation of inde pendence wiL1 be signed on Monday. Manila is completely surrounded by the insurgents, of jvfeom there are three forces deployed about the city, one posted to the south, between Ma late and the river Passig; another oc cupying a position to the east and cut ting off communication with the lake or Laguna de Bay, and the third op erating on the north side, stopping all railway communication between Ma nila and the rich supply towns to which the line runs. The success of the rebel forces is wonderful. General Aguinaldo has more than surpassed the expectations of those who favored his return to the Philippines. He has captured 3,000 Spanish troops, in cluding 900 regulars. Among the lat ter are eleven officers of and above the rank of lieutenant colonel, including two brigadier generals, and he has taken seventy-nine officers below the rank of lieutenant colonel. In addi tion, his forces have captured five prominent priests, heads of important parishes recently overrun by the in surgents. "These men, the insurgents hate, even more than they hate the Span iards and the rebels chuckle with joy ; when they point them out in their prisons. "They have cautured, too, Old Cavite hurch, taking 2(0 prisoners, and they now hold the entire shore of the bay around to Malite. A foreign fire bri gade, composed of British, Swiss and Germans, who intend to remain ashore, and who are quartered at the premises of Ker & Co. to guard foreign property against fire, applied to the Spaniards to receive arms, but were refused." LONDON TIMES ON THE SITUA TION IN CUBA AND MANILA. . The Times in an article reviewing this morning the operations in Cuba says: "The cause for the delay of General Shafter's expedition is, doubtless, the weakness of the military administra tion at Washington. The United war office is almost as badly constituted as our own, and the interesting remi niscences of General Schofield serve 'to explain the origin of many present dif ficulties. The British army, however, possesses a large number of trained and experienced military officers who are able to keep the vicious machinery in motion, while the United States has at present no corresponding alleviation of a bad system. "Scarcity or provisions and want of transports will doubtless prevent the Spaniards from offering the vigorous defence at a distance from the main position .which they have had ample opportunity for strengthening, but the 4 task before General Shafter in moving land supplying his troops is sufficiently serious. This task arises solely out of the presence of Admiral Cervera's squadron. No direct military object will be gained by the capture of San tiago, which is remote from and inde nendent of the rpntr of RrmnisTi tow- ier in Cuba. Upon Santiago, however, he military energies of the United States will now be concentrated and the operations against Porto Rico and Havana must be postponed." With reference to the gathering of German Vessels at Manila the article says: : "Whatever may be the aims of Ger man policy, the mere threat of inter ference in the Philippines would likely to -arouse in the United States an irresistable sentiment in favor of an nexation. Admiral Dewey, when his reinforcements arrive, will be superior in force to the German squadron. Al though the marked success of the in surgents will render so large a mili tary force unnecessary for the capture of Manila, the present circumstances require that the United States should be strongly ' represented both afloat and ashore in the Philippines. The possibility of interference on the part of the neutral powers Is evidently 'Cherished at Madrid and provides en 'couragement for continuing an un equal contest." In conclusion the article exDresses opinion that Admiral Camara's ob- .t IS tO land fnmM -an A tma a- itin paries and then to return to Spain. JPALK OF LANDING GERMAN TROOPS. ' Vftdon, June 19. The Berlin corre trtent of The Times says: ,pseems probable that ir Admiral y is unable to undertake respon- i jtiRul' - ic saieiy ox me Liermans .tiuj.ttiir, Auiiarai von Uieue! 1 f r;ne Ss-wefcrger correspondent to 3kit hopes there will be no occasion fQjrv ntervenlion." stbee a German landing has taken pia,t German interests will doubtless assume a tiexr aspect, and, as . The Marin polttisehe correspondent has alre&dx pointed out, it will be as easy to clalna. guarantee or guarantees for the ftttt.' in the Philippines as it was in the Sain Tung peninsula. "It nv tot, however, turn out to be quite 0 e-asy to obtain them. The Kolnisch?2eit.nfiT saye that the Amer ican tasl3 n no way simplified by the succa 0f tAe Insurgents. It ar gues thf jf AdnIra-l Dewey should leave It 1 AguinaK0 to complete the work of Inquest alcn, he would for feit his I atimate excise fr interven tion of ) own in the development of the futtrtrortunes of th Islands." UtterUlW warning to the United States t Vtt will not find' colonizing easyth jticle proceeds to w: "An aa, nistration which is so cor rupt and completely at the mtTCy Qt rVie the most pernicious personal influence as that of the American unit, will hardly be able to repair the: ravages which have been wrought by Spanish neglect and priestly rule in the course of centuries. The citizens of the most free republic do not yet seem to realize the enormous burdens which a mili tary occupation of these colonies and their protection by a navy will Im pose upon a state. The Americans are not even prepared to protect their own coasts against a naval p5wer of any importance." The Madrid correspondent of The Times says: "Official circles attach little importance to the rumors of German interference." ACCITSED OF COWARDICE The Charges Against Admiral JlonteJ A Pastoral from ArcbbUliop or Iauila Tacoma, Wash., June 19. The orien tal steamship Olympia arrived here today, bringing - China papers, which accuse Admiral Montejo of cowardice at the battle of Manila. A special correspondent of The Hong Kong Telegraph writes to his paper from Manila that the admiral did nothing more than flee from one ves sel to the other during the engage ment. He was among the first ashore and almost before the battle had been over was at his country villa beyond the city. Cclonel Sin Miguel, ' of the battery, committed suicide when he found that the supply of ammunition was not what had been reported. Frauds had been committed which had disposed of the stock. The archbishop of Manila has issued a pactoral in which he declares: "Very soon the country will see an insurmountable barrier placed between you and your masters. There will be then for you no situation nor represen tation, nor can 3-ou even participate in the government of the towns. You will be reduced to a separate civil state, villified and degraded like those of the lowest caste and like miserable laborers, reduced to the end of coolies, and, further, to that of beasts or ma chines, supplied or fed by a handful of rice, thrown in your faces as a daily allowance simply to secure the fruits of your labors. This is not all. The worst is that you will see the ruin of your temples, or that they will be turned into Protestant chapels where there is no altar. Oh! This is hard. God, Virgin, and all are gone, and the cross will have disappeared from your cemeteries, the crucifix from your schools and the ministers of the true God who made you Christians through baptism." He urge the Spanish to resist with all their power the Americans. It is rumored that American war ships are blockading Ilo'ilo, twenty-five miles' from Manila, THE IJOfUNE KEGI.1IENTS Tito I'iffll tn h Knispil in tlnhanik t JTIIgsissippi A Soldier Killed by an Accidental Shot. Tampa, Fla., June 19. The Fifth reg iment of immunes is to be raised in the states of Alabama and Mississippi, six companies from each state. Lieu tenant Colonel A. A. Wiley of this reg iment is here familiarizing himself with the new phases of the military situation. By a recent act of congress ten regi ments of immunes were authorized to be raided south of a line drawn from Baltimore to Cincinnati, where dis eases of southern countries were fre quently contracted, hence the name of these ten regiments which, are to be composed of genuine immunes. Four of these regiments are to foe colored and six white. All officers, however, will be white, and commlissioned offi cers will be appointed by the president and confirmed 'by the senate. The se lection of Company captains and lieu tenants will foe left In a measure to the memlbers of the organizations. Private Ostercamp, of Company G., fifth Maryland volunteers, who was ac cidentally shot yesterday, died this morning at 8 o'clock. At 5 o'clock this afternoon his remains were interred at the government cemetery in Ybor City. The members of his company attended in a body, firing several sa lutes over the body as it was lowered in its resting place. THE BRIGADIERSII1P -Officers of tlie Second Regiment and Others Urging Adjutant Cieneral Cowles for the Appointment (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, June 19. The ap pointment of a brigadier general from North Carolina, it now seems prac tically certain, will be a republican. That is the attitude of republican congressmen. There is, in view of this fact, a popular sentiment in favor of General A. D. Cowles being ap pointed, as he is a guardsman and at the head of the military affairs in the state, and also by reason of his public spirit in volunteering. The odds to night are that Cowles will get the ap pointment. Colonel Burgwyn and the officers of the Second regiment this evening telegraphed Senator Pritchard warmly urging the ... appointment of General Cowles. Other . telegrams of high endorsement were also sent. Owing to the heavy rains, there was no dress parade at Camp Russell . to .day and no cereffiojteig jjJjsT irfffm1"' tonight. Why A'ugnstl Resigned (Madrid, June 18, 4 p. m. It Is said here this afternoon that Captain General Au gust! resigned the military leadership at Manila to the Spanish general command ing there so that the capitulation of that place may be eigned toy the latter and thus have less Importance in the eyes C the natives than if signed by . the .cay tain general of the Philippine islands. 2a.e news that the Spanish fleet has beer' sighted off Gibraltar has caused a feeUbofc" of great satisfaction here. An Explanation. The reason for the great popularity of Hood's Sarsaparilla lies in the fact that this mcuae positively cures. It is America's .Greatest CMedlcine and ttae 'American peoVle fc&ve an abiding- con fidence in its merits- They . buy and take ft for simpi as well as serious ailments, confident that it will do then?, good. Hood's Pills cure all K'ver ills. Mailed for 25c by C. I. Hood CSo., Iiowell, Mass. . . IB 11 ID Our Launches Run Into Close Quarters. A HOT FIRE FROM SHORE Two Launches While Keronnoitering for Suitable Place for Landing Troop Hon Into a Veritable Hornet' Netl The Texas and Vixen Came to Their Iteeue and Repule the Enemy Re markable Coo In e of OurIen I'nder Severe Fire. (Copyrighted by Associated Press.) Off Santiago de Cuba, Saturday, June 19, 4 p. m. Several attempts to find landing places for the Untied States troops, within a distance of two miles west of Santiago, have demonstrated, along with previous Inquiries to the eastward, that the shore for fifteen miles is lined with Spaniards. While this will not prevent landing close to Santiago it may entail considerable delay as the surrounding country must be thoroughly shedled and cleared be fore the troops can land in safety. When "Rear Admiral Sampson yes terday received advices that upward of thirty transports would ibe here to day (Saturday) he sent word that they should sail to the south ten miles and lie there until a landing place had been secured. Yesterday at day light the launches of the New York and the Massachu setts reconnoitred the shore between Cabanas, two miles west of the en trance 'to Santiago harbor, and Guay anganaco, two miles further west, froth of which points lie east of the range of mountains surrounding Santiago bay. The launches pushed their noses into a hornet's nest. The brush was fairly alive with Spani'sh troops, Infantry and cavalry and the fire opened upon the launches was so fierce that their re treat, had to be covered by the Vixen and the Texas. When the Texas asked permission of Commodore Schley to take a hand the commodore seized the megaphone and shouted to Captain Philip, "Yes, go in and give 'em jack." The Texas landed several 4-inch shells on the batteries at Cabanas, completely demolishing it. Lieutenant Sharpe, of uhe Vixen, and iLeutenant Harlow in command of the launches were both complimented by Admiral Sampson for gallantry. It is believed the insurgents who are In force and under the command of General Garcia about fifteen miles west, will render effective aid in driv ing the Spanish skirmishers off the shore. The following is the abstract of Lieu tenant Harlow's report to the com mander of the Vixen, dated June 18th: "The expedition consisted of a steam launch from the Massachusetts in charge of Cadet Hart and a launch from the New York in charge of Cadet Powell. I took passage on the Massa chusetts' launch, leading the way. Soundings were taken on entering the bay close. under the old fort and we were preparing to circumnavigate the bay at tfull speed when fire was opened from the fort and rocks on shore. The Massachusetts' launch was some distance ahead and about forty yards off the fort. There was no room to turn and our one pounder could not be brought to bear, so we backed and turned under a heavy fire. COOIiNESS UNDER FIRE. "Cadet Hart operated the gun aa soon as it could be brought to bear sitting expkysed in the bow and work ing the gun as coolly -and carefully as at target practice. Cadet Powell had been firing since the Spaniards open ed. He also was perfectly cool. Both launches ran out under a heavy fire of from six to- eight minutes. I esti mate that there were twenty-five Spaniards on the parapet Of the old fort. The number along shore was larger, but Indefinite. The launches, as soon as was practicable, sheered to give the Vixen the rafrge of the fort. The Vixen and the Texas silenced the shore fire promptly. "I strongly commend Cadet Hart and Cadet Powell for their cool man agement of the launchea One launch was struck seven times. "Nobody in either was hurt. A bullet struck a shell at Cadet Hart's feet between the pro jectile and the powder, but failed to explode the later. "Coxswain O'Donnell and Seaman Bloom are commended, as is also the coolness with which the marines and sailors worked under the Spanish fire. Nothing was learned at Cabanas bay; but at Guayanganaco it is evident a landing is practicable for ships boats. The same is true of Rancho Cruz, a snraQl bay to the eastward. Both would foe -valuable with-Cabanas, fout useless without It. I am inio! north and westward of Cabanas bay there Is a large clearing with plenty of grass and water. I think a simul taneous landing at the three places named would be practicable If the ships shell the ajacent wood. A Junction would naturally follow at the clear ing." C3Rrltlh Compliment to America Xndon, June 20. The Standard ap plauding editorially this morning "Presi dent McKinley's -wisdom Jn postponing a serious invasion of Cuba till after the rainy season," says: "The president shows himself, as he has done throughout the whole business, a wise and strong ruler. Undoubtedly the American navy was ready for war. Scarcely in any past conflict has any na tion asserted at once against its oppo nent such a complete mastery on the sea. The reasons the operations hang fire is the unreadiness for what is to toe done on land. America has splendid material for a fine army, but time is required to organize it Therefore we congratulate foe United States on the possession of rulers strong enough to turn a deaf ear to the wild impatience of the Jingoes." NOT TO M Pi:iiM.Di:?iiLr.s General Corbln Say the Rumor Is Ab surd One Hundred and Ninety Five Lieutenant Appointed Washington, June 1 With reference, to the reports that he Is to take per sonal command of the American ex pedition which Is to be sent to Forto Rico, General Miles said today that the matter of his future movements was, Jn this respect, too Indefinite to dis cuss. "I expect to go to both Porto Rico and Cuba "at some time, but I cannot now say when," he said In con clusion. Adjutant General Corbin character izes as absurd the published report that he would be given an important command at the 'front and. In a meas ure, would succeed General Miles In the direction of military affairs. Such a thing, he said, had never entered his mind, or, so far as he knew, that of any one else In authority. He had never heard it intimated from any responsible source that General Miles might be relieved of some of his du ties and he did not believe that such a thing was ever considered, and even were It true, it was beyond reason, he add, that his (Corbin's) position would be changed In consequence. NEW LIEUTENANTS. At a late hour tonight Adjutant Gen eral Corbin made public the names of the 193 young men who have been se lected for appointments as second lieu tenants in the regular army, to fill va cancies created by the act of congress adopting the three battalion organiza tion for the infantry arm of the ser vice and the addition of one second lieutenant to all batteries when filled to war strength. Each of the 193 men selected will be obliged to undergo an examination that will be a thorough test of his mental and physical quali fications for the army service. Those who pass the examination will be nominated by the president to the senate. The high standard of the young men selected may be understood in view of the fact that out of 195 ap pointed, 89 are known to be college graduates, CO of them honor men of their classes of colleges having mil itary instructions; in all representing 67 different institutions. Forty-eight are now in the volunteer or militia ser vice; and 13 are enlisted men in the regular army. Never before has there been such vi tality and new blood Injected Into the military service. Army officers view with satisfaction and West Point men more than all others, that sixty seven different college notrons and - methods are to be put on trial along side of West Point and army methods. The Immense amount of work in se lecting the 193 young men necessary to fill the vacancies may be realized when it is known that more than 7,000 ap plications for the appointments were filed at the war department. Among those selected are the fol lowing: Florida James B. Taylor, Jr., adju tant of the cadet corps of Virginia military institute; W. M. Ivt-F, Jr., honor graduate of Florida Agricultural college. Georgia Ezikiel James iWlliams, cadet graduate of Gordons institute; Frederick S. L. Price, honor graduate. North Georgia Agricultural college. North Carolina Oharels L. Latham, graduate wf Bingham school, North Carolina; Moor N. Falls, graduate state university of North Carolina; William II. Williams, graduate cf Vir ginia military institute; James Mc Donald Connor, honor graduate of Bingham school, North Carolina. South Carolina James B. Allison, Jr., graduate of South Carolina military academy; Edward Croft, graduate of South Carolina military academy; Benjamin J. Tillman, honor graduate of South Carolina military academy. Virginia James Perrine Barney, private national guard of Virginia; William Fayssaux Stewart, Jr., grad uate of university of Virginia; I"hilip Meade Walker, M. M. Mills, honor graduates Virginia military Institute. IUCII MOXEY CAPTt'KKD Ry Aguinaldo and Sent on the Ameri can Warships Dissensions Among the Insurgent London, June 20. A dispatch to The Daily Telegraph from Manila, via I long Kong says: General Aguinaldo has captured a deal of money, which, he has Bent aboard the American warships for safety. The muob, vaunted Philippine militia, while it was a serious mistake on the part of the Spaniards to arm, are now all fighting In the rebel ranks. The provinces of Batangas, Laguna, Cavfte, Bulacan. Panrpangu. Tralace and Pangasiman are well In full rebel ion. It is believed that General Pena, with the whole of his army In the prov ince of Pampangu, has had to capitu late to the victorious rebels. The Spaniards are astounded to find that the rebels respect the lives and property of their prisoners of all ranks. It is believed there are dissensions among the rebel leaders of so serious a character that civil war is certain so soon as the Spaniards and the Amer icans are gone. The Hawaiian Problem. (New York Commercial Advertiser.) The Hawaiian nroblem will beein with the signing of the annexation resolution J eiout the question of annexation. That is a military necessity. Clear perception of this broke down all opposition in the house, even Sneaker Reed's. It will break down all opposition In the senate and limit obstruction to reasonable delay. Tho resolution will pass. It must pass. There t is nothing else to do. The islands are necessary to us in war. "We have the use oX them and must accept responsibility 1 for them. We must make the beat of It. The real problem Js to work out a form of government for Hawaii. Congress has 5 larger affairs on its xntnd a no win not attack this problem at once. It can wait, but not too long. We shall have other problems of government for outlying American territory to deal with soon. The experience and example of Hawaii will be most Instructive. The victory rests with America's Greatest Medicine, Hood's Sarsaparilla, when it enters the battle against im pure blood. ... . . . . . 1. SKEW I IK (4 Our Warships Put Them' to Flight. CUBAN FLAG SALUTED. For the First Time It Appear at the Masthead or An American Warship General Peres Visit the Marblehead ' Reeelved by a Salute and Guard of Honor III Report on the Situation at Guantanamo An Ilasy Victory Fredleted. ' Copyright by Associated Trss.) "1 Carrtp "M'Calla, Near Guantanamo, Cuba, Friday June 17. (Noon) By tho Associated Press Dispatch Tto&, Flletl Kingston, Ja., June 19. 2 p m. For. several days past small Unlles of Span iards had been hanging around tho northern end of the harlwr, of Guan tanamo and annoying the gunboAta and launches by occasional firing. They had been coming from a small block house about five miles back from that part of the harbor In whKh tho American warships have ! n lying. This morning the Suwane and tho Marbl?head opened a heavy lire on bodies of guerillas seen at a short dis tance from the hoxe line. The nhotf were not effective at flrst, but tho Spanish infantry made a frantic buret for cover, while th shells pursued striking all around. The Dolphin Join ed in the firing and for twenty min utes a heavy fire was kept up, when tho signal to cease firing wa.i hoisted. Tho Suwanee steamed cIojh In tfjore for a long distance but was not able to sea any signs of the Spaniards, while no reply of any kind was made to tho American firing. The Spanish Iops could not have been heavy, the enemy; ran too fast for cover at the first shots. Later in the day the Oregon Hnt sev eral shots at the blockhouse, damaging It badly and causing it to burn fiercely; for a short time. CUBAN .FLlAG AT AMICKICAN MASTHEAD. Yesterday Major General Perez, of the Cuban army, commanding the Insur gent forces In ihe province of San tiago, paid an official visit to the fleet, and for the first time during tfiie war a Cuban flag was seen at the masthead of an American warship and saluted. As General Perez Ixmrd'd the Marble head, a salute of honor was fired and he was received by a guard of honor. After landing from the Marblehead General Perez made a short ad dress to the troops extolling the action of the United States In taking up tha Cuban cause. He returned to hla post this morning after passing the night on the Marblehead. According to the report of General Perez, the condition of the Spaniards at Guantanamo and in the neighbor hood is very bad. He says they are eating horses and mules and that other food is very scarce. He does not be lieve they will be able to withstand a vigorous attack by one half their num bers. He said there were 3.&00 Cubans in the province, most of them holding the roads to prevent the Spaniards getting supplies Into Guantanamo. In his opinion the American forcea can easily take Guantanamo and from that point operate against Santiago with every prospect of success. The marines who are few in number and desperately overworked, are look ing anxiously for the approach of the army transports, which have been ex pected every day for a week. Tho men are In good spirits and determined to do their best, but they feel that they are too small a force to withstand am attack by the entire Spanish force. A RIG COAL. DK.IL The Jellleo Klines loed out to aa lnllh Nyndleate Louisville, Ky., June 19. All th coal In the mines in the Jellleo dis trkt will soon be transferred to ant English syndicate. At a meeting be tween those interested In the proper ty and. representatives of British capi tal, in Knoxville, Tenn., Friday, tho deal was practically consummated. This will close one of the largest coal deals ever consummated In this coun try. The total acreage of the Jellleo coal district is about 33.000. The mines all lie In Whittley county, Ky., and Camp- . bell county, Tenn. They cover abour' 121 square miles, with the exception a few acres owned by Williamsburg people. f '"I eorge I'earson, colored, is iiif. in (Madison county (Tenn.) Jail lor tha , on the murder of 8am Walker, coio: ttira fsrftor Usa my ftW 1 Aclst3y Pur ftovu. mjom pewoiJi co.. w rom. ' 1 - I I tsW. ActMilMUHwKtMC I - Si f , 1 f I 1