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VOL! XL No. 103. WILMINGTON N. C., FRIDAY, SARIL 29, 189fv PRICE 5 CENTS. active war plans Eight Liarge Steamships port Troops TO BUILD MORE The Port I$oyal Drydock Put in I III- Warships"-Consultati6ns Over Plans 'for the Campaign General Lee in Vashington---JVJore Nations Give Notice of Decrees of Neutrality-'-Grmany siirances of Portugal's Her - Delay 'Favors Spain.. , Washing-tor, 'April 28. The .spelling of (the. Mata izas (batteries -w: is the topic of absorbing interest thro ighooit naval and lOfHcial Circles generally to- discussed 'on. ithe basis of the (press rfc-ports from Key West, &a the navy, department received n infar tmation whafiver on the subject. Sec- Hernoon, -as he closed tip his office vork of it he' day, that no' report had ibeen' received from. Admiral Sampsin nor was the navjy department 'advised In anyway of zas. .Mr. 1j he. shelling of ilata-n- g added - that he felt no disposition toj news concern keep from 'the public any ing' such importani event as a naval engagement, or a jbattie. The secretary said ithat, in 'the absence tit all offlcia.: in formation; he m as in- cLined to 'believe that the' shelling was confined to tli e exchange of a few shots anWlid hot assume the pro-port ions of a regular botrvbardment.. When pis at- tention was 'the ' shelling orders from directed Mo reports that was 'the result of direct the president, the secre- tary said thr was not so, as the. pres Sdent was g ving no direct orders .on any of .thes movements.. The navy .purchase of war vessels. department has ceased its hips for conversion toto owing to the exhaustion of 'the- $30,000 000 Avar-fund. Jt is con- fldemtly exploited that congress- -will corrje to tne relief as" the dep'a tment is fit ill 'in netd of auxiliary -vessels. PORT RO"SAL DRYDOCK READY The Port ttloyal drydock, according c. f i . to fk-elcome official information, acoi'ssible to our warships, eve! h tne biggest of tjieyfleet, : should thef meet with accideiit during the campaign. The report (from the constructor in charge shows that the entrance (to the doc-k is now dredged and clean The work of dredging the basin is still in jrogress, ana wnue tnis. is noi aDSO lutely necess ary, ; it is extremely desir able in order to1 insure the. safety of the ships j in docking, and the depart ment is now hastening the contractors in -' their wo k. They estimate that about '"fifteer days more .will suffice to complete it ' NEW'WARSHIPS TO BE BU2LT. The board of1 bureau chiefs n et to day to begin the consideration Of the plans for th three new battleships au thorized by the naval appropriation bill,! and progressed so far that circu lars wilt be sent out tomorrow inviting "bids from th ? shipbuilders. The Vessels Avill be in. thje main very similar td the battleship Ilinois now building at Newport Neivs.,They will be abcut 12. OOO.tOns displacement, 75 feet beam, 23y2 fert depth, 16 knots speed, will qe cov ered with heavyiarmor and armed' with 13 and 6-inc i guns, in adition fo num erous seconc ary batteries. . . ' p.flEPARATlONS FOR' INVA1DING' f I ' CUBA'. . ' 'a I rattier striking sign of the immi-nehce,vf-the invasion of Cuba was con tained in tbe chartering today by the Avr departrbent of eight large Steam ers of an average capacity of I about 'A.000 torts ajnd able to carry trbm 500 t' 1,200 passengers each. These jare to "be used as (transports for the convey ance of the first military expedition to Cuba. Thejnames of the boats, are the Olivette an the Florida, of thej Plant Line, now li the gulf; the Southern Pa cific Compajny' steamer Aranzafe; the New York and Texas Company's (vessel Comal, now, at New York, and the Ma lamo, now Ten route to the gulf, and three fine s!hips of the Boston I Mer chants and Miners' Line, in Baltimore, the Allegheny, the Berkshire aid the Di?catur Miljler. The price paid, for these vessels is from $10,000 to $13,000 for the thirty days ih which they are enfeaged. They will btT taken charge of 4 by the quartermaster's department at the nriif nosKlble moment.. I . Cencral Shafter, in comniandjof the TTniteti States troops now concentrated at -New Orleans has been An consulta tion withfte officials today as jtO the execution of 'plans of the carnpaign, but the orders given to him canjnot be roade public. - 1 ... J, The president aiid cabinet will con sider tomorrow the large number of applications thatj-have been made for-: -appointment to the posts of majdr gen eral and brigadier 'general and there is some expectation that he will be able t. nominate a few of these officers to nforrow. . j r i?' ' LEE JIN'. WASHINGTON. ' General Fitzhugh Lee arrived here tite:today after a ten days? visit to his fimily in Virginia. The' general shared the keen puiblic interest, in report of the , shellintr of IMatanzas. 'He had visited that city ft-equently and was fa miliar With the of the land and tie de fences. Hei said the batteries were an tiquated aid were not likely tc offer fihv formidable:, resistance. General I-.ee will call at the state department tomorrow morning. Being still an. or cial, he asked to be excused f rota dis f ussine' thie war situation, and was very reticelnt concerning his prpspec tive appointment as major general. . POWERS PROCLAIMING NEU- --.I ' .'. TRALITY. The French embassy has received a .' rnho flisnatch from the foreign office "ot.Paria announcing that a decree of neutrality between the United. States and Spain Via been issued and that a oiiinv. will be forwarded by mail. The! cable notice is oriet, bijlis only that the decree follows the treaty t,r rnri r.f isrfi the state aepartmeni -Ss nrivisefl. The state department nas aiso. Deen informed "that Mexico, Argentine Ke- tubllc Korea and Belguim have pro- eiaimea neutrality, jvoiea. a ncunamj 'is. considered imnortant. owing 10 ner proximity to the . Philippine islands GERMANY NOT HEARD FlMJil. The state department has. heard nothing from Germany, but this jcauses fnft an orehension. Owing to the strong .I'ssiiranf fs Germany has given that ;he will observe strict neutrality oe tween thej two belligerents. , Germany, .Austria and Portugal are' the-last of the important European nations to de Clare their attitude. The apprehension as to Portugal's course was considerably removed to ,lav by the call of Viscount de Banto- .Thyrso, who gave strong assurances to the state aepartmeni inai .rrtugai would remain strictly neutral. The Portugese minister expects the (official declaration almost hourly. Although Portugal I explains her delay On the Kround that the declaration of war was not made until the 24th instant, - yet Great Britain declared neutrality with unusual promptness. The effect , of Great Britain's . speedy action was to orce the United States fleet to leave Chartered to Trans- to Cuba, Condition to Recieve "Our Largest Still Holding Aloof As- Neutrality ' Given. Horig Kong, while the effect of Portu gat's delay has been to permit the Spanish fleet to remain at the Cape 'de Verde islands. Thus speedy action in the first case was harmful to American interests, ; while delayed action in the second case was equally harmful to American interests. . ! Attention is now being centered on the course of. Austria. Her delay, in declaring neutrality: causes no material in conveniences, as Austria has no ports at which Spanish ships can take refuge,, but it discloses that Austria's strong tendencies are with Spain, ow-1 ing to the dynastic relations between the thrones of Austria and Spain. ! .Foreign "governments, through, their representatives in Washington, are be ginning to show much concern over that .feature of the war tariff, bill, now before . congress, 1 which increases the etonniage tax on trans-Atlantic shipping to 29 cents per ton.! It is said this in crease is about 8Q0 per cent., the pres ent rate1 being about 3 : cents per. ton and (that nearly the entire burden of the 80ft per cent, increase falls on the tranls-Atlantic shipping of Great Brit-1 ain, j Germany, France and one or two other commercial nations. Thus, far, however, no official action has been takein on the subject by foreign na tions and "it does not seem likely that such official action is -possible, as the heaVy tonnage is considered a' warm expedient which foreign shipping must bear! so long, as they use American norti. There are intimations, .however. thatit;may have the effect of diverting shipping from American ports to Hali- fax. Montreal and other Canadian ports. Thousands of dfferers from grippe hav. been reetoredito toealth iby Ona Minute Cough Cure. It quickly; cures coughs, colds, v bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe, asthmal and all throat and iiuA diseases. R. R. Bellamy. TO MARCH ON CUBA Federal Troops Ordered to be In Read -iness to Advuure on Cuba The Reg iments Brigaded. ' Jacksonville, Fla.,:ApriI 28. A special to The Times-Union and Citizeh from Tampa, Fla., says: ; I , ' - The news of the bombardment of Ma tanzas forts by Admiral Sampson reached here this afternooh and soon afterward Colonel Melville A. Coch ran, commanding the First provisional; brigade of Tampa division received a telegram from Washington instruct- ing him to hold. hip command injreadi hesslfpr immediate departure with ra tions for thirty days. This is the first authentic information regarding the future movements of the troops here. The Tampa division, embracing ithe troops here and at ;i Port Tampa, has been divided into two brigades. Colon el Cochrane, the, senior ranking (officer in the camp, has been appointed com mander of the First! brigade and .Colo nel John : S. Poland.i the? next ranking officer, to the Secohd brigade. The first includes the Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and Thirteenth regiments. iThe second brigade is composed ot the Fourth, Seventeenth and Twenty-first regi ments, these being? what are termed provisional brigades. The staff Officers hale. not as yet been appointed, but Colonel Cochrane has appointed Cap tain Turner, pf his regiment, the;Sixth, as adjutant and Colonel Poland has se lected Captain Wrenn, of the Seven teenth, to fill that position in the Second brigade. The i order from Washington relating to the movements of the first brigade, above referred to, is being whispered about among the officers in the rotunda -of thej hotel this evening. Although noi definite, or ders as yet have been received it; is ex pected the- Second brigade- will receive a similar message from Wash ton within, a few hours. : OfflcerB here expect that all the troops not stationed at Chickamauga, will be here in, a few days. These troops consist of 3,600 of cavalry, ten batteries of artillery of 500 men and 2,500. infantry, or a total of 6,600 men. On the arrival of j these troops it is quite likely that they, will be organized into brigades and regi ments for transfer to Cuba. i It is well known that the much dread ed" rain' season on the island dpes not set in; for several weeks and officers be lieve that the purpose of the army and navy authorities in Washington is to effect a junction with the Cuban! army before that time or else land 10,000 or 12,000 regular troops there and make a rush for Havana. j "I, don't know, fhere may oe otners," he s!aid, "bu't I hive used Parker's ToluY Cough Syrup' in my family " for years and would not le without ft.'" He knew "better than to 1uy the In ferior preparation that j - was. I being urged upon him." Parker's Tolu iOough Syrup" haa no equal. It will immedi ately relieve any Cough or Cold, Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarse ness, Croup, Bronchitis and kindred ail ments. Contains no Injurious Ingredi ents, Is pleasant to take :and a safe remedy for children.!- For sale by J. C. Shevard, J. H. Hard.Ti. and H. L. Fen tress. " . , i, -- j -- . ni'SHIXG TROOPS TO TAMPA Eight .Thousand to Assemble There as Advance Guard on Cuba. New i Orleans, April 28. The three regiments of infantry here will prob ably leave for Tampa under fush or ders. The first regiment4 will leave in the morning. Paymaster E. W. Halford arirved' here today. Governor VFoster tonight called out the national guard battalions who have volunteered and they will probably "he mobilized here by Saturday, to the full quota asked by the president, (polonel Stephens will command the iirst reg iment and Colonel E. E. Wood. -of the Fourth.'battalion, this city, the Second They will go into camp at the race track with the regulars, if any jof the latter are left. Mobile, Ala., April 28. -A 'train jmoved out from camp-near Mobile this morn ing for Tampa via the Louisville and Nashville railroad carrying quarter masters suplies, fifteen escort wagons twenty-one ambulances, seventy -five -mules, with harness formal!, and host lers, teamsters, due to arrive in Tam pa, May 3rd. it is reported here that this Is the first of a movement that will concentrate all troops now here -at Tampa and also those at New Orleans so as to form with the troops at Tarn pa, a force of 8,000' to be the advance guard of the army I of occupation of Cuba, plans of landing in Cuba to be selected by the commander of the fleet and the corps of observation." The . "- - T : - !-! : BATTLESHIPS Tenth and the Twenty-second infantry regiments received orders this morn ing to leave for Tampa tomorrow- at noon, t Colonel Parson, of the Tenth, has been ordered to Join the Fifth regi ment, which is at Tampa. Routine in camp was varied this morning by practice In charging. The brigades' joined in a grand charge be ginning at the east end of the parade grounds and going to the woods with a rush,, crossing the railroad track, sur rounding the quartermaster's quarters, and finishing at the old breastworks erected here by General Dabney Maury toward the close of the last war. General Coppinger; received- today a letter of' thanks from the confederate veterans for his" courtesy in attending the memorial services Thursday at the confederate burial grounds, and replied in fitting and patriotic words,, greatly delighting the veterans; X j , Chickamauga. National Park April 28. The Ninth cavalry, the . Twenty fourth infantry and the entire eight . batteries of artillery, now centered at Chackamauga, will leave for the south, as soon as they can be loaded onto the cars Which are in readiness for them; By tomorrow night it is thought all of the trains will be on their way to Tampa. . . , ' . . ; - Wade Haniptou ou the War. Charleston's,' S., April April 28. At a meeting of conf ederate -veterans of South Caroaana, in annoiial conven tion! here, f . General ; .Wade Haimipton spoke and caused the wildest enthus iasoi ly the -following (reference to war with &pain: . . ; . "My old comrades, we know what war is. 1 do not hesi tate to say that I regret the one upon - which, we are. no-fy entering. But you are, South Carolin ians; you are sons of the men who have shed immortal glory oh the palmetto flag in the past, and I would rather die than think that South Carolina would not respond 'to the call ihade upon her for volunteers. And -old as I am, . I can still ride on hbrse'biajck and wield a sword, and if her quota is not filled, if there id one man lacking to make it fui-1, I myself will " volujKteer. This is our country and it is our - duty to make it the champion: of freedom for all time to come." ' '. ' 1 WAITING FOR BITSINESS. ' The Senate Passes an Idle Day Divis ion Anions the Democrats of the House on the Revenue Bill. SENATE. - ' ' Washington, April . 28. Again today the senate was in the attitude of wait ing for business to reach it. A few bills of unimportant character- were passed, but no business of general in terest was transacted. ' Senator Pasco, of Florida, presented memorials from the Florida . board of trade concerning the interference with the coastwise trade by the present condition of war. Senator Pasco1 said that the matter was becoming 'serious, as American vessels were being forced by the conditions' existing to refuse business. He ; thought the "committee ' on commerce ought : to consider the subject promptly and the memorials Were referred to that committee. Senator Butler, of North I. Carolina, introduced the following resolution: ; "That the bonded indebtedness , of the United States should hot be in-, creased, but that ,the necessary means to carry oh the. war against Spain should be raised by increasing the rev enues of the government including a tax on incomes aijd i by issuing silver certificates against the seigniorage now in the treasury and by such additional issues of the United States legal ten der notes as may be necessary." .; ' The resolution went over. . The senate at 1:45 o'clock went into executive -session and at '2 o'clock i p. m. adjourned. ";' .'"r". , J HOUSE OF RElPRESElNTATI'VES ' The general debate on the war rev enue 'bill closed tonight after eight and. one half hours of speecth-fmakang'. .The debate today Jacked both spirit and Interest. There ' was little . discussion of the in'beroa'l revenue features of the' bill.' The 'democrats continued t'heir assaults on 'the .hond (features- and their. advocacy of the income tax. The lat ter was ridiculed as a subs-titute prop osition toy thi$ (re-publioans. 'The- au thority to horrow money -was defended by them as absolutely necessary. ;There ds a -diff erenlce iof opinion on the democratic ."isidie as to whether the .bill shall 'toe- voted for upon Its final pass age after the minority amendments are . voted " down. A numiber of the deniocrats,' led' 'by Mr. CMTcOellan, of iNe'w York, have announced (their pur posei of so voting, ut the majority of the democrats 'beliieve they ooiuM oiot justly vote for a (bond issue. An effort is. toeing made to avoid an aye and ho vote on the final passage to prevent an exhibiition of this diivis ion and tonight it seems probable that it .will he successful. . There may be some difficulty - about ' -the , oommiittee amendmenits, decided upon - today, as under the crder the hond, . features of the bill must first .he, taken up under the five minute rule tomorrow. If the amendments, to these sections should exhaust the-time fbefore "4 o'clock the committee amendments 'would ibe ruled out 'and would have to- he inserted hy the senate. : AtC 10:30 o'clock p. m. the house toolc a recess until iu. o ciock tomorrow morning. ThirtyTflve years make a generatioh. That is how long; Adolph Fisher, of ZanesvillJe, O., eufrered from the piles. He was cured by .'using three boxes o f DeWJitfa v ltch Hazel Salve. K. ' R. Bellamy. . No News From the' Montgomery or the Panther. , r Norfolk, Va., April 28. No news of the transport Panther and . the - cruis er Montgomery has been received here. Officials at the navy yard fear disas ter if the ships were delayed on the Hatteras coastt'but the most experienc ed navigators unite ill saying that they ought to have gotten well out to sea before meeting t the storm. The Mosauito at' the navy yard is being provisioned and otherwise, made ready for departure. Outdoor work was suspended there yesterday and tor day on account of the storm and for the first time in several months no night force was employed tonight or last night. . . : : A little boy asked for a 'bottle of "get up in the morning as fast as you can'. the druggist recognized a household name 'for "DeWitt's Little Early Risers," and gave him a toottle of those famous little pilis for constipation, sick headache, liver and stomach troubles. B. R. Bellaxayi . To Raise Beglments of Imnfunes. Washington, April 28. The senate committee on miiitary affairs today agreed upon a favorable report on the bill removing the aimi'tations on the supplies the quartermasters -depart ment of the army may purchase and aiso upon the hall permitting the en-j lis tment of.: a 'brigade or engineers. The provision in the engineer bill for -the enlistment of yellow fever im- munes was inserted practically .to re giponse to the president's, request which was made known by fcecretary AJiger. The president and th'e secretary iboth think these -troops will be especially useful in 41J5cnpaiign In Cu'ba. fThey think there wiQl 4e comparatively lit tle difficulty in securing the number required. -. Why allow yourself to tie, slowly tor tured at the stake of disease? Chills. and FeVertwlll undermine, and event ually hreak down the strongest const! tutlon. 'Febri-Cura" . (Sweet- Chill Ttonlc with Iron) is more effective than Quinine, and fcelnff comhmed with Iron Is an excellent tonic and Nerve inear cine. It' is pleasant to take, and 1 'old under positive guarantee to cure cr money refunded. Accept no eubstitute. The "just as good" kind don't effect nrM. Bold bv J. C Shepard, -J. H. Hardi and H. I Fentress. . - Narrow Escape of Two of Flying Squadron. SPLENDID SEAMANSHIP. During tlie Severe Storm at Hampton ; Rad the Brooklyn Drags Her An i chors Rushing Down Upon . the Sharp Prow of the ITIaitsachusetfs. By Cool-Headednessy Perfect Dis cipline and Flrst-CIass Seamanship ! the Fearful Disaster Is Averted. i On. hoard the tfiagshi'p Brooklyn, off Fortnes MOinroe, April 28. iFor tihar ty- I six hours tha.fiyiLnig squadron was un able . to. communicate j with shore The storm struck the coast Tuesday, night, came up Haanipton 'Roads Hike a fury It whisLled at' the rate of ninety miles an hour through the 'great supers'truc ture of the-, 'flagship Brooklyn arid whipped up the sea so that the whitei foam (broke in huge ; masses ovetr t-he decks of the 'Mapssachusfettte' atid" the Texas. The heavy draft of - the big war vessels : made it impossible - .for t'hem to get into smooth water and. they had to stand the brunt of the storm. ';-"''-' ' ; x Toward morning the storm increased in violence and. as the ' tide tunned flood, the- lookout on the forward bridge of thej Brooklyn announiced that the ship was dragging its anchor.! JKi officer cf the deck simultaneously re ported that the-. Brooklyn was getting in . dangerous proximity to the baittle- sMp M'assachusetts. Captain Cook and executive officer Mason went to the bridge immediately and ordered - the second anchor down, i At this time'' the wind wa&'blowing so' fiercely the men could hardly keep their feet on deck. The second anchor ran out about twen ty-fathoms of chain and struck and the big ship stopped; and for a abort time Ibreasted the wind and tide, s But in a few minutes she 'began to hack slowly and it' was evident that there was no hold for the anchors. The sig nal was immediately igiven to prepare to get under way. Faster and: faster. she wan t 'back, her lb ig , .broad i side swinging "toward the .dangerous' ! ram on the prow- of the! . Massaohustdts. The laitter was signalled to pay -out her cable and drop away and 'she did eo. In the meantime on the Brooklyn the men In charge cf the forward compartments went to their stations, closing the waiter tight compartments and prepar ing without 'any outward evidence of excitement for the expected collision, 0 j v : IMPflRMT EYESTS OF THE Hit " ' A Frenchman Claims to Have Contracted Wifli Our War De partment for Balloons to be Used in Coast Defflijye. " i ' . Cool Heads, Clever Seamanship and Perf dctDiscipliiie Pre. vented a Collision Between the Brooklyn and j Txas During the Severe Storm at Norfolk. ! j The Crew and Passengers of the Panama j)Lr to Be Held as Prisoners of War. j '.' -j;.; ' .' i:-rfi" ;. :-:! , The Guidon Captured by the Terror and JVtiicias, is a Valu ' able Prize.: : .- ! . " ' ' :- '1 -"' "' '-h ';' : MX. ' .'. ; : ;' V'ly;i. '' It Took Our Warships Only Eighteen Minute .to -Silence AH the Guns of the Matonzas Forts. ' j 'I The President Will Appoint .Wheeler, of Alabama. Maior Generals. '.' k The Powder Mills Near! Easton, Pa., Are Bwii Up. They Were Working for the Government, i . s fSf"5 ' ' It is said Spanish Spies iCre in the South I Jto Wreck Trafns Bearing Soldiers .. . - . j ; Eight Thousand Troops are Being Assembled at Tampa to Form the Advance Guard on Cuba. ' , ! i i .. ' No News Has Been Had From the Montgoiey or Panther. Tpday Bids Will Be . Called for to Construct Threo More littleshins. 1- - ... - . The .Massachusetts cleaned away ; her big ibooms and prepared for the .col lision, not daring to ship the aaiohoir .for f eiar of running herself on' the sand bar in dose, proximity or drifting into the Texas. 'Faster and f aster went the Brooklyn toward the battleship ! and the men a t the stations on, .both ; ves sels stood unflinchingly, ready, to per form the special duties assigned them in case of, collision. I There twas; no confusion. On the bridge witn j cool heads, sharp eyes and active' 'brains' were Capita. in Cook and his executive officer, while on the af ter-:bridge,: not interfering with the i management of the officers of (the ship eitoocL Oommo-" dore Schley and his: flag : lieutenant Sears, watching -with interest, but with as little exoitement as. they wott-ld a practice cruise, the Ibig ships coming together. A conflict of orders wou'ia haye meant great disaster, .hut there was none. 1 f : i . An order from the captain, and one of the 'big anchors comes rattling up and the ship drifts om a little taster towaro its" evident fate. Then, 4n obedience to the helm, the stern, now almost scrap ing 'the Masachusetts,' toow, swing" out and the head partly controlled py tne anchor swings as if ito take, the iriow. It-is with in. c. few yardsi of the 'huge battleship and all aira, awaitmig 1 tine r-rash. OaiWtain Cook looks over; xnie port side of the .bridge and. then says sharply, "!Fum peea astern. Miiere is a clang of bells, a smver aa ine? uig ensines turn and then the . cruiser slides rapidly clear of the iMass'achU- setts with barely a handi to spare; Cieverlv dbne." says i(jommoajore Schley, as he goes down to 'breakfast. Oliver iteamB'bi'D. perfect1 dioipiline and cool -headed Judgment had avert ed a disaster. "This ship ooeysi ner wnfectt'lv." said Captain Cook, modestly, after he had anchored fur-i ther out. . - ' 1 . ;! -' I . ' Towfl,rrf thi aifternoon tne storm cleared off, and the heavy Beas quickly subsided. Boats 'began running rrom the ships and1 communioaition waoi the shore was resumied J . The steamers of tthe Boston and Providence line and of the Old Dominion teamship Connpany, which were delayed yesterday even ing, left as usual tonight. Anxiety i. felt as ; td a large schooner three-ma&ted disabled ; iby loss, of main top-mast, part of the fore-masx, : ami .raiSls and" anchored near, aiwiiu- ico life saving station; wmcn os wnj miles aouth of Virginia iDeacn, -5 ami I! twenty miles north of Cape Hatteras: The Bhooner wnose name as! Jcnown, "was anchored two miles north of the station, and was enougnt to -o in danger if the wind continued strong from the northeast, lthis last initelli gence coming early yesterday morning. : Telegraph ana xeiepnone ia Virginia Beach to the south are many of them down, as only jape and Virgini a Ueacui were ' -last nigh't. 'A section, oc virsm naval reserves acting as a BLgiuai wn is sitatloned at Cape Henry, and is having a taste or rough- weather, i The farmer, the raeohanJc and the Ki-cvia iriff AT- aine liable to unexpecxeo 'i,t tirt - hruisea. DeWitt's Witch Hazel SaJve ia the hest thing to Keep n ,vaTt. Tt hais auicKiy. ana is well known cure for piles. R. R. Bel. Is Needed p:o Annihilate P-y :-: '- f i n f' '' '-' lfen r ons. y . . -'.. THE SPANISH SURPRISED They Opened PlrJ Bxpectlns; the Varl . ships to RetlreThe Fire Returned With Vlgor4pfirfal Destruction by the Big GunS Site Last Shot From the Puritan's Pef Every Spanish Gun Silenced Spanish' Aecount jof the' Battle. " . v -. ' ; -:'h m : ' . -? ' : -' I ' Key West, ApJJl 28. The "bombard ment of the forttof Matanzas by the Tfriited States "jcrpiser New York theing for permission 'to fire. When this flagship of Admirkl Sampson; the mon tvas reported to Read Admiral Sampson itor Puritan andhe cruiser Cincinnati .' N said: 'All right; tell them to go is eagerly disciissgd here, and every in-,;., go while'the New York was com cident of, the aflr is weighed and. re-. mencing to fire on Quiritas da Recreo weighed by aroiy'&nd navy officers "andf tho nawcnar.or1hiPn ' ' i ' . i. ! , --7tJ-T From the"f atet Q that the ' s;f bpaniards,y opened fire oOjtoir. warships while the'broadside into the "latter were makirve a reconnaissance in5 'to Gorda.' Occas: i j. . . . -. , if .. - . , ' . ' wree ana wnenure vessels were neany . . . . . "7Tv V ., jJ B 5 -ang in the direction of the New York, fiye miles -,-6ut froM the batte.ries; leads f AU f en short and at no time threaten to the belief "-ftih ay the enemy believed ved the ship." , ' , . that, all that $af necessary toi- induce Leaving Quintas da .. Recreo to - the iTT-st-j' t.i.ii5.-- j'S-j, : ' ttender mercies of the iPuritan which "lctu"llcu -v vt, -lunneig stm merrfly. (hanging away. Oap- aWay was for fthegbatteries to open firej tairi Chad'wiiok. put his helm tr4 star on them. Butl4iM from, former1 expert boasd until the port battery once more ence, they bad! re they found tha'rf- bed .this conclusion, bearance had reach-? ed the limit, aHdfthey must-have ' been intensely ast6njsed when the ' N'ew.': York, being Ijth the nearest inhs fartest west, hut;' re, opened fire with her batteries wita.a vengeance,, and; steaming hear4r lbre, accompanied by her consorts, nSaftb such excellent prac-l-ti'ce with her jigfins y that in eighteen! minutes every !SBa.nish gun was silencf ed. - . . ' . 1 H , : j " , X It would have hhi 'worth,a year's payf to any one to AaMe seen effects of the? last shot fired-4-tit froni the Puritan's 12-inch pet, . wher$ a mass of! stones j earth and ab4tt8 .-ent. sixty ' feet in the air, falling! ii?i the rear of the spots where a Spa.njhgun '.. had : been but a iew imuuj.es pel; reu . . . There must jjae been many ' casual ties on the Spaiiifcji side, since the rapr id-fire guns welpused on all thefBhips, as well as thcjse.fof larger 'calibre. It 4 seems to be tthejggeneral opinion that the Spaniardsli Itid, - nothing heavier than 8-inch gunji and thdt they had, very poor gurijnefs with any of their ordnance. Hqweer, just before the Spanish batteieg were silenced, one gUn 1 on the westj side of the harbor seemed to be jeijing the range o,f the 13 n ocoe Generals Le, Virginia, and :'.- - ' . ti -ti t r$ , - . flagship, sevea-l shots striking near the New , York andj 0J1 both sides of her. If the purpose 0 tfce reconnaissance and the subsequent Cannonade was to se cure an: availasl place for the landing faict jxAiv-n-?a,Lc ti uupa, tiucii pur a ac ' - 7" T y vyijuuiiva a.vx ,j no .doubt ess that the Spanish batteries at MtaSizas have been silenc-1 eu lur gooa,jsijBi least ior a longer time thanj wilff bi necessary to effect a lanamg. ? , ! 1$ SPANISH Aqfcj(UNT OP THE BAT-I Madrid April 058. -The version of the" bombardment;biMatanzas by. the Unit-p ted States fleet which has reached here;;! says that "afeif half an-hour's fight-i'l treat." Little credence is- attached Ui Madrid i to f)jedispatches from, NewT York telling tjCRthe bombardment of Matanzas, asfgtl latter "conflict - with' the official rerks." The latter, in ad4 union to; sayiKtggtne. Americans "wer obliged 1 to reSreat," admit that eral men were- Wiled," and that some- v. ,i "jr.-?"rl'm saying that tle s' 'American loss ; is nof known," V .. M ed here ; hafe mot yet fired a singl';PTha deleeation will ask that he be made projectile, thl iycannon shots being: merely signaff gins. j ' - pi 1 - j -, 1 tl - ! . V $f . v fOopyrightfSha'" Associated Km) ' sf On "the -fla&ffin off iWavanir Arvri y1: TVf na,S?fl! on: itiavana, Apru- iTaP VTIPI f -all of presi .ripnnt of Matanzas .bat-j-W ' . ' , . vx. l a. im The homba' te.ries is inow&.SSitaiht.pV irvf Ihwatwrt - mh' i flagsihip has tmed to her station ofl: El iMorro. I K3 (believed the 'Bpanisb must have stpined sone Joss of lifts; in addition tdj5hv4ng their' nearly comi! pleited) earthifoips and , fortlflcations torn up jby ttl explosion of shMlst Thi! capebure of thl iciry was not at all con-It tempaated, the Jwbject toeing to stop. xhH erection1 of t 3e4yafteries. .The Newf Hrtrk was , lying abou'it twen'ty tniiileslist of (Havana rat 10:3t o'clocic yesteijdiiy- morning' when.Reaj; Admiral Si n decided to-steam tr Matanzas. e entrance to -the haTj. bor the mSn or . , Puntan and. th(? cruiser Cinctniiti met the flagship. stiff wind; wa Id towing and the -wave, poured over Rht low bow; and ! stern oi the moni-tor.j; A stow speed the.flagj! ship proceedtsd ioward the harbor,- hif. r..:... n.'.;....: ,i . n rt . . : i and the Cinoaiferi about two miles the we-stwarC. tear' Admiral Sampsoj : a.nd r-avtaiTis radtwiv tvw? Mi ih,H'W high hrWge.l when about three miliah,&i: Iheadi, a eltigBWh t)ody, when his fr-yvrr, rp,mK, jir&-ria itiia orhvma nniri t fliAt(Siinw'nf fh Thairhor lone- vellftw StJaik -was eetv otv short It looked ii'Mlat neway eTeated earth i Uamd resort to tne ngirt rvuty, "j'- works.? 'CioB&lpnsiiebtion -''"-reveited -1 'flt fs too late. "Parker's . Sarsaparilla, number of- tpik clusteredV' around thjj. the "K3to of Blood. Purifiers, ' makes shore, i Still taie New York steamet I ; ? the lappetite fceea and hearty 4nylgor dowly ahea4R ISutn it was ascertawej fJ aes Jtihe .Hver purifies tihe hlood' and without anI'dfiulbt that' the Spanisf troops were & hsy- in erectlngr ' .Wha. seemed to C -al sand tattery ana a.;. readyigottef several guns into P0sSnfeDara j. BuSHardia and EL I Fen tkwiv . Rear AdmB-: Sampson decided that this was aetimentai to a pacinc diock- ade. 'JGenea'aJi Quarters," was sound ed. The mn Hished, to their guns,- When the XiertFl York was about r4,p0v "iiox;ice, omer jwiae cotnmissner, io wr yards fromppfmda Gorda, her helni 'i"dici? i53 of M? P"??1 Em ,a . T Ti. TT. r. A.lia (5ra-naTd Yiaa, -r1rn1. Ha -will was put to sitarDoara, ana "commence firing" the bdfcler blew. Naval Cadets Boone.in chrgp of "Waist," the 8-invJ un amidsnraa on tne port eiae, naa ib& TJ : " ' -honor of firing, the first shot. The flag ship shook from stem to stern as the Iflrst projectile flew from the muzzle of 3tne; Dig gun. A little cloud of dust Kwas seen to - rise at the right of the eannwarss. uor tne nrst attempt at .4,000 yards itl was by no means a bad ghot.' Without the aid of glasses ; the I; objective point could be clearly defin ed, with a deadening roar the 8-lnch un' in the forward turret let fly its iron gnissile. It landed high. The after tur ret came next with the same sized pro jectile. A shout of delight n went . up Krom the flagship as a dense cloud rose Slowly - from - the very centre of he earthworks, showing how true had been the aim. - t Then from the entire port side a fearful fulisade was poured on the shore, the four: turret guns firing . al most simultaneously - and the 4-inch jguns adding their .smaller hail. I At. this stage the guns of the Quintas da: Recreo battery were observed to heTfiring on th flagship. .This fort is on the eastward arm of the harbor. f 7,000 yards from where the flagship was lying. It is provided with 4-inch guns. The flagship's fire was at once directed upon it. Up to -this period theNew York, had been in the firing alone. Cap tain Harrington, on the Puritan, and Ca.ntain Chestert on the Cincinnati' bad I drawn up and were vigorously signal j thej Puritan took a position to the east 1 ward and opened . fire on the. sami point. The Cincinnati went to the wi..ar(a anri nounded a ranid-fire earthworks on Pun- Occasionally . shots from OnlntnH rla "Recreo cnnld be seen com bore on the Punta. GOrda earthworks. .iAnother shell came from shore, whiz zing along over th'e flagship. "Too, "high but a better shot than I thought Ithey could make," said an officer. Then the tSnoinnafi and the New -York pour- W; toto the yeltow earthworks and 4 ihe surrounding land until the smoke ' hid . everything from view. Only one 'jnpre shot 'from' Punta (Gorda was nOtJiced. it fell short of the iNew York :' by about 200 yards. . f v : r- : - . ' H SPIES I11 tlie Soutlierii States to Wreck Trains 4 Bearing Troops to the Front 7 , . . I Atlanta, Oa., April 28. Governor At- inston today, received a letter from ' pri, James L. Long, of Good Hope, Ga., 1 paying that Spanish spies 'were plan ning to wreck-and blow up trains bear ling troops to .Key West. Dr.' Long is a prominent physician of Good Hope, in Walton countyi, and is known to the governor. The letter reads: ." Si"I write you to inform you that two Spanish spies passed through this' vi cinity yesterday, going south. Their intentions are to blow up the bridges :jnd trains foaded with "United States Soldiers when en route to Key .West find other -places south. r'."I hope you Will not let them go un noticed, as they' blew up our battleship. ?lease inform the department onicials. yt: has also been ascertained that they i ntend to employ, fiegroes to work in I "In a minute" one dope of Hart's Es i fence of Ginger" will relieve any ordi nary case of Colic, Cramps, or Nausea, tin unexcelled remedy for Diarrhoea,' t jtoodera Morbus, Summer : complaints r aid all Internal 'pains.- Sold hy J. C." 2hepard, J. II. Hardin and II. L. Fen- I reas.. ;"r'-v v- -v ;. . . r I I - . -r ... . , .' . i j Conferees Agree on the Naval Bill I Washington, April 28. The conferences ft the two houses reached an agreement : p the naval appropriation" bill .before ad L: Surninsr tonisrht All the senate in- f -reases' in the way of monitors, and tor- i eao iDoats were aaoptea. x nese m ;reases Include, four 'monitors at $1,230,000 i pi sixteen. instead of twelve torpedo i at desitroyers.' AW: the other important jdmtions -made "by the senate are retain- ,1. -The language in regard 'to the en "5 jatmefit of seamen was- changed so as u.p provide for 1,000 more marines. A pro vision was inserted giyjng. the secretary lit JthA navV authori'tv tt enlist volun- I eers up to the rank of commander. This f as'. done so that the department could I fvait itself, of the services of the officers tif the America liners chartered by the ! jovernnrent. ! lihe conrerence will be re ported tomorrow. Ijt' ' -' : . '. r . ' " ..';' Centres of Mobilization Washington-, April 28. It is now paid t hat the war department officials will i jvail themselves Of the facilities offered jjy x'ne cines- 01 jvasnvm?, Lia-iiia, ajm ChattanOosra for concentrating some of ;the trooos of the volunteer army. Wash- t'ington and Richmond are also places, at which these troops will oe concenxTaxeo. The probartrintyls that other cities in the south Will aiso be selected for this pur- : mKo infc ft 1 mot likelv that any steps 4ti the direction! or mobolizationi will be taKen TOT some weexs ai x-ne earnest., auu tit. may oe tctfiaycu ucjunu mai. nurc. i - . ' X M. L. Tocm, Cameron, Pa., says "I ' was a sufferer for ten years, trying . most a ' kinds of ' pile remedies, but without success. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvei was recommended to me. I used one fcox. It. has affected a per- I manent cure." As a permane t cure h for Piles TeWitt's Witch Hazel SaiVe sevvj" . - - .; .. . , ii...,,... - Tf toQerniw auuuwu nV1uuKy Atlanta. Ga.. April 28.-Governor W. -Y. "Atkinson today tendered i President Mc- Kin'ley, through the tiorgia delegation a' 'brigadier general. : If the appointment is - made Governor Atkinson will, resign as governor of 'Georgia. ; The governor .ais'n . -in.' nrociamaition calling for Hvoluhteers to furnish the necessary quota . . . iiwiirt ca.n of the oresi- Childrein; Uke it." ft saves their laves We mean One Minute Cough Cure, the infallible remedy - for coughs, colds, icroup, fbronchitds, gTippe; and all throat ;and lung troubles. R. R. Bellamy. Iee and Wheeler to Be Major Generals Washington, April 28. Representatives Lamib and Rixey, of Virginia, called on the president today; and presented the name of -William Nalle, adjutant general of Virginia,1 for -brigadier general, who is endorsed by Governor Tyler. TMrrrnsr the 4ntervrew 'President McKin- 1 iintiinatpid that !he had Draotically de- ! elded upon the appointment of General t . .. . t. 1 Tl '1 ..1 .... et t Alabama, as major generals. A torpid liver robs you of ambition M and ruins yoiir heal th. ' DeWitt's Lit tle Early Risers ; vleanee the liver, cure constipation and all stomach and liver bik4 troubles. iR. R. Bellamy. ; ,- . wibeii a man 13 neirang . wrai an if tuscxes- are - lax : ana lazy, ms unua llilduIL and his stomach dfsdainling food, XI hte wfH. df Wise. lfeed. these wamtogs ; fins tt"w)h .tbe-zife-svii le8neinftiB f j food. Tt is a wonderful blood ma- ikeI. flesh htilMer. Sold by J; C. i trees. t - vtr TVest, Fla.. April 28. J. B. Patter- - Li; son. an attorney of Key West, recentry 'appointed by United States District Judge thA. RnaniaTds. has resitrned. He -will represent the Owners of the cargoes and various 'Ships in the prize cases'. Judge Phipps. or Key vst, naa been appoint ed to succeed nrax. AUSTRIA AIDS SPAIN ' x ; -. x x;X;x- -r-;- r . ;. r By Supply , of Money and Volunteering Tof Oficers in Spanish. Army. NO NEWS1FR0MI .4 3Iystery as to Whereabouts of the Spanish Warsliips Change" Senti- ment jn Manila Favorable to the United States The Critical Sit- v . uationPortoico English Consul There Asks for a War ' hip--Portugal's Censorship of Cablegrams "as to 1 Warships Searching 1 for' American! Ves sels in the Mediterranean Sea . J- Madrid, April i28. An official dispatch from Manila; capital of "the Philippine islands, received today; says the Span ish squadron, which has taken up a po sition several -m'pes from Manila, is still wadtin the arrival of the United states squadron under he command of Admiral Dewey, ' " - I ,i The governor's proclamation j appeal ing to the patriotism, hinor and relig ious prejudices of the ?pahiards and' oitherwiise incitvng the to animosity agains't the Americans, said to 'have had a great -effectt upon the peopled who are alleged to he volunteering in large numbers eager to ''repulse the enemy' in the senate, today "CteneraJ 't)onoso greatly eulogized the: ; .c'aptain. of the transport iMontserra , for 'rumiing the blockade. ' i J ' i . .' . . t-. Admiral 'Benmejo, minister of marine, replying, said the government had de- eid,sd to 0. a f decoration on the officer. : . ' - V ' A dispatch to El Impartial f rom Ha vana says the insurgents" attacked Artemisa, province of JPinar del Rio but were repulsed. " - : .. ' An official dispatch from' 'General Blanco says: "iPart of the. enemy's fquadron has gone easitWard. Oni of the .American dronclada has grounded, opposite Dimas, -province of PI nac del Rio, and three other, ships are working to refloat .her. Spanishr volunteers . are watching on shore." V ... Washington, April, 28". No informa tion of the groundings of one of our .Warships was j received Either by the president or the secretary of the navy tonight, and, sp far as cbjild be learned, no such dispatches are at the navy de partment. An examination of the best Cuban map of the war 'department fails to show any. point on the coast called Dimas, the - nearest approach to' it being Point Diamehte, on. ihe north ern toasi ot r-inar q.ei rtio province, a short distance west of Havana and in the blockade zone. ' 1 - The war department does not exoect news rrom Adrniral Dewey and the Pa cmc squaaron inerore Saturday. jdlbraltar, April 28.--Tihree : Spanish torpedo heats are constantly cruising between Algeciras hay; near here? and Gefares bay at, the entrance of ithe hay of Gibratltar. . " '.';'-;- ." r . --. Lis'bon,- April 28. Theoflicial Gazette will publish tomorrow, a decree de cliaringthe neutrality of, Portugal in the conflict hctween iS'paiin and thei United States. ,. ' . The terms of the- d ecree will Ibe simi lar to those used on ; the occasion of the government's ' Tneutrality procla-: mation at- the outbreak of the Franco-" Pru'ssian war. , " " --i -y London, April 29. The Madrid corre-j spondent of The Daily Mail says: Senor" Cadorniga will ask in the congress- to morrow for the expulsion of certain foreign correspondents. Hisii request refers to the; represenfa'tjves of Amer ican newspapers. ' J ' ' f " The M adrid correspond en t of The Standard says: The parliamentary outlook is less satisfactory, despite the praiseworthy efforts hoth the govern ment and Senor Sil vela: are .making to induce the opposition to reduce the wonted dilatory debates,, with a view to getting voted rapidly these 'bills and authorizations which are indiispensibd to enable 'the government to carry on affairs in the pTese, critical circum stances. - - . : - :- v ; i- ' ' -.; Cadiz, 'April . 28 Three steamers of the Campania Trana-Atlantica are bednig rapidly armed'acruisens. The forts at Tiota,i;jsl miles north east of Cadiz, and at.'lSan Cat aline are being strengthened . ad,fnew guns are being mounted therey j(- , ' AUSTRIA'S AlDfTtr; SPAIN. London, April 29. TheVTVienna corre spondent of the Mornitfg Post says: Emperor Francis Joseph privately con trifbuited 20,000 pounds ;($100.000 to the national navail subscription . in. Spain and has further eho$n . his sympathy toy permitting' a nuiier of ; Austro Hungarian officers tof srve under the Spanish flag. .The !Piduke. Eugene has gone to Madrid tg stay with the queen -regent during jtis critical per iod. ; Austria j main taiSs: ;- the strictest neutrality, but - -I agn informed from the 'best source that- in the event -of a revolution in Madrid "'-the Austriah forces .will ; he at .the disiposal of -the' queen-regent. , The em'peror . is deter mined that her majesty, shall have the benefit of hisj fullest protection. THE SITUATION IN PORTO RICO. (Copyright 'by Associated jrTess.) St. Thomas, West; Iiiddes, April 28. Porto ;Rican advices .today say four Spanish gunboats- arg'at San Juan de Porto Rico. Martial daw has been pro claimed In Porto tRieoi and it is "being sternly enforced-. Crowds of people are leaving for the. -interior and the capital Is almost deserted by civilians; The military authorities are most ac tively engaged in preparing for the de. fence or .the island; rorpeaos nave been planted in the main channel. An old steamship; has heen sunk across the harbor entrance, -Jhe Ibuoys In the chanhel have beeTfefeiltered and all lights are to fbc extjTiished at night. The French resident are seeking ref uge on board the Fvfnch cruiser Ad miral Rigault de Gejsjuilly. - ; An American suga- estate, it ts an nounced, was plundered after the re ceipt of the news jejf the declaration of war between Spain and the United States. The British consul at San Juan, who has charge of American in terests, has cahled-td ; this -government requesting tfa't. a British, war- snip oe sent to najt ipoTt. Dancer 4s apprehended from the in competent and yohiui. volunteers of Porto ;Rico. The afehottse of Porto Rico are reported- j 'be fufll of provis ions and the Spafishfauthorities say they can stand a 3eige -of two months. No .. United StjtesJ warship?are. known to he in tlelcinWy of Porto Rico. ; ? - -f ; ' ': .' FLET STILL GABE VERDE. - St. Vincent. CaMde Verde Islands, April 28, 3:08 p- Nh he Spanish squadron K1 & anchor here It is believe the. warships will probably sail tomorrow, as the pay masters have been piling up accounts today. . ' f r-;'1 ' ' - - THE SHENANDOAH SAFE. Liverpool, April 'i--The four masted American ship Shenandoah, - Captain Murphy, from Sap.. Franisco, reported to have been captured; by the Spanish, arrived here safely this afternoon. NO NEWS Floil ASIATIC SQUAD- ? X--i :T -'; :fx '.RON.f -1 7 ? London. - ADril '29.-SThe Hong Kong correspondent of The Daily Mail tele graphing Thursday says: . There is no news from Manila . as to tne wnere- abouts of the American fleet. The Brit- ASIATIC FLEET. ish gunboat Linnet sailed this afteri noon to watch British interests In the" sailed for the Philippines, both pre sumably to; bring : away passengers. Large sum$ are being paid by people anxious to leave Manila. ..' The neutral attitude hitherto ob served by the public toward" the His-pano-American dispute has been changed by the absurd proclamation Of the governor of the Philippines and "public opinion is now-favorable to the, United States. - - 7 MYSTERY OP SPANISH FLEET. -London, April 29. The mystery, re-v garding the movements of the Spanish " men-of-war is still unexplained.- "he secretaries at the Spanish embassy in terviewed on the. subject ridicule the statement that the squadron at Cape . Verde islands were in lack of .coal. Acs cording to advicest from Bayonne, the 'battleship Pelayo, (fully equipped. Was gone to Cadiz. Reports that she has been cruising in the company with oth er' vessels probably means that she has been trying her .boilers. 14 is be- ! lieyed that the squadron at Cape -Verde arrival of the Pelayo, and the Alfonso XIII and other men-of-war, but now ' ! that Portugal has declared neutrality, tne. neet win be compelled to said with- , out delay, whether reinforced 'or not.- PORTUGAL'S CENSORSHIP OF ' V WAR NEWS.. . ' Lisbon, April 28. The official gazette j. today announces that the Portugese government has, so far as the public is - concerned, stopped the dispatch of tel 'egTaphlc information regarding the movements of warships' on the sea board, or in the harbors of Portugal. It appears upon investigation that this jonly aplies to continental ports. The tAzores and Madieria and, apparently, the Cape Verde islands, are exempt. POWDER niLL'BLOWN UP : - -vj !-;- ' . - .;-.' , f - The Entire Plant of the Atlantic Pow- der ; Company Destroyed by . Eiplot. Ions. V' . .. ' v - Easton, Pa., April 28. A number of . explosions1, occurred" this afternoon In i:h"e Atlantic Powder Company's, works' and the plant is now a mass of ruins. Six workmen were killed and four oth ers were seriously injured, some prob ably fatally.- The works were situated ' n an isolated spot seven miles out, in i rough country, from Dover. There . were ten punaings in the group and all have been destroyed.1 The first explos ion occurred 4. in one of tne packing houses, caused, it is thought, by a spa.rk from the pipe of a ".smoker. The fconcussioji setoff the explosives in. Another packing, house near by. Debris .nd burning timbers of the wrecked buildings ! were carried high into the Mr and fell in ashower over the. re maining buildings, setting fire .to the main " factory and the other five pack ing houses and the .two shell houses. In a brief time the -explosives, in these buildings iwere set Off. The works had been running nisrht and day turning out rush orders foi the government and a large amount of ammunition ready for shipment was stored, in the packing houses. This. witn an otner explosives, .was destroy ed. A few men who were in the buildings managed to escape and they ran about ho intelligent account-of the cause of the explosion. - : , . -. I The bodies of the dead were horri bly mangled. All the killed were mar ried and leave families. - Tt a. BTieaf loan fmrn' tha rtlt -k.Vi kmed doses of blue-mass and nauseous physios to the pleasant little S pills known at DeWitt's Little Early Risers. rrney cure constipaition, sick neadache and biliousness. R. R. Bellamy. . - . Haytl to Stand hy Her Treaty -r Port AU Prince, Hayti, April 28. The Haytian government .today officially In formed he United States minister. Mr. w. jjv Powell, m response to his de mand on the subject, that Haytl will ful fill all the terms of her treaty with the United States, in regard to privateer- -in, etc, during, the war between Spain and .the United States.) i : 1 ;X . : J Uffht-Shlp In Distress V Cape Henry, Va., April 28. The keep- er. of the life saving; station at Little' is land, ya.,1 reports a United States light ship off that stationr flying signals of distress. :i Railroad Engineer . Testifies to Benefits Received From Dr. Miles' Remedies. TBEEE Is no more responsible position on earth than that of a railroad engin eer. On his steady nerves, clear brain, bright, eye and -perfect self command, de pend, the safety of the train and the lives of its passengers. Dr. Miles' Nervine and other remedies are especially adapted to keeping the nerves steady, the brain clear aad the mental faculties unimpaired. " , Engineer F. McCoy,! formerly of 1323 Broadway. Council Bluffs, but now residing at 3411 Humboldt St., Denver, writes. that he "suffered for years from constipation, caus ing sick, nervous and bilious headaches and was fully restored to health by Dr. Miles' Nerve & Liver Pills. I heartily recommend Dr. Miles Remedies.- J Dr. Miles1 Bemedies are sold by all drug gists under a positive guarantee,' first bottle benefits, or money re funded. Book on dis eases of the heart and nerves free, Address, Or. A v Pes! 2 ?r" Restore J DR. MILES MEDICAL CO., FlWbart. Xnd. -.m r . - '"X - Iff SfJ 'Mx ri i
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