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CAPE VERDE FLEET
j The Navy and State Departments Notified
! of Its Return to Cadiz.
TO HASTEN ATTACK ON CUBA.
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Transportation Secured for Twenty Thousand Troops The Safety of
' the Oregon From Attack Now Assured Suggestion That the
! Spanish Fleet Mav Be on Its Wav to the Philippines For-
leign Representatives Discussing Proposition to 1
I, Urge Spain to Sue for Peace on Terms of
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.1' Surrender of Cuba and Indemnity.
Washington. May 10. It Is hard to
"j tell j whether the naval officials . were
relieved or disappointed by the news
that! came ilate this afternoon to both
the navy and state departments to the
effect;- thatl the Spanish flying squad
ron had arrived at . Cadiz, Spain. ' The
safety of the Oregon from attack is
now; completely assured and the way
is clear for military operation's: in Cuj-'
ba, withouj running: the-risk or having
the occupying army's line of communi
cation cut off. On the other hand, it is
believed, that no enduring peace, caiii
besecured until the, Spanish navy
has been destroyed and It now appears1
f that to 'do t this ,our sailors must make
l.im tHoT? min1a rv crr of fiiF tha QnQnL
lardSj a task very much" more difficulf
than that of meeting them near our
own shores. It was suggested by some
of : the members of the war board thai
there was Just a possibility that the
Spanish squadron might make a quick
passage Into the Pacific through the
Suez canal and iattack Dewey at Ma
.nila. It is said that, contrary t6 the
common understanding, the Suez canal
is open to the warships of belligerent
powers, so! that if the Spanish choose
to take this course they would have
a long start of any pursuing fleet from
our side of the Atlantic. It Is scarcely
believed, however, that the Spanish are
willing to itake the great risk of ex
posing to bur attack their own home
ports by the withdrawal of so consid
erable a portion of their naval 'strength'
as ; would be required to over-match
Dew.ey. . .! .4 r
( Nothing was heard from SampSon tof
day but there Is a confident expectat
tion that interesting news will be com
ing from this squadron within the next
twenty-four hours. Whether . this
means an attack on Porto Rico or not
cannot ; be learned. ;
I TO HASTEN THE ATTACK ON. j!
i .CUBA.. . -.1
One effect of the'retreat of the Span-H
ish fleet has been to hasten the prepa
rations already under full headway for
the dispatching of military expeditions
to Cuba. It also has caused a complete
change in; the concentration plansi
Time is now believed to be the great
tfactor. ; There is no longer' opportune
ty to indulge in extensive drilling and
practice maneuvering. The regular, ar
rny' troops do not need these and are
to be thrown at once into the' fray;
Many of the regiments of the national
guaird which are entering" the volun
teer service are felt to be sufficiently
trained from a military point of view
to follow the regulars Immediately and
the: department indicated its purpose
today of dispatching these volunteer
troops directly to the gulf , coast ' for
shipment, instead of sending them to
Chickaraauga. This disposition was
jshow'n by the changes in the new orT
ders issued to the troops, although
there yet may be a return to the origir
inal programme of concentration if
I he plans show signs of weakness as
ti;ey develop.- The quartermaster genf
era I has already gotten under charter
tweity-seven merchant steamers for
the transport of troops and, rpughly
speakirlfc". these should carry, about 20,
000 men. Others are being procured as
rapidly I as! possible. - The plan of the
war department is to have .these vesr
pels assemble at the different gulf
ports, Tampa, Mobile, New, Orleans
and Galveston to take on troops which
will -be. sent- there. The, navy, departf
ment is eixpected to furnish iconvoys
for these troops, which would be absof
lutely helpless against Spanish attack
At: this point there are signs of fric
tion. First, the troops; Will be obliged
to await Admiral Sampson's return in
order to secure proper convoy and,
secondly, the navy- objects very decid
edly to undertaking the task of con
vby ing a number of troops. It insists
.ot in nssnre.the safety of the con-
,,,r of trrtons. all of the troops should
o-othprd In -one fleet to start, from
Tampa arid the navy is likely to prevail
Sh this. .. ,
Now that Major General Zewell has
been assigned to command the concen
tration can;P at Falls Church, prepara
tions are ' being rushed . to put the
grounds there into shape-for the re
' ception of I the volunteers. ,
JENERUL M'lUaS GOES TO TAMPA
!By Friday morning the commanding
general of the United States army,
Major General Miles, will ihave assem
)ld his staff around thim at .Tampa,
ii. He leaves Washington tomorrow
njffht, .taking with him Colonel Mich
aler, Colonel Maus, Colonel Greenfeaf,
Maior Osgood, arajor Huhphries, Cap-.
" itaiii Seyburn and Captain Scott. Only
one member of the staff. Captain Davis,
remain at. 'headquarters- and he wwl
fo.Ilow the general within two, or three
days, or a? soon ais toe can .turn, oyer
the care of t'he lousiness at army head
.quarters to' another officer to'be design
moa fnr ,.,hat duty. Unless present
plins are! dkanged the general' :Wit! go
force to Cuta. He is not expected to
relieve the majoi' generate already Re
jected for that tasrlr- of the conduct of
the campaign Ibut bo,h in iFlorida and
in Cuba Will exercise ti same general
Buperintehdence over the campaign
ithat he now does 'from his headquarters
in; Washington. i
TO URGE, tSiFATN TO SUU3 FOW
I':' :t: ' 'r'PEAOE;.
As a result of th Spanish reverse
at iManil leading memlbers of theaip
Jomatic corps; representing some of the
cnost infiuenttaj od' tihe great powers of
'Europe have unofficially., excuaiiged
views on! the opportuneness of a inove-
s ment, dictated by "the most ifriendly
spirit and in. the interest of peace, Jo-
-iwards urging upon ISpairf the (futility
of further prosecuting the fwar, and
inducing Iher to sue for peace on the
,uasis of ithe relinquishment of Cuiba.
.l.-. -innnia jf. a. war Indemnity and
the occupation of Manila by Admiral
' iDewev until the war indemnity is
paid. "It was stated tonight by one of
4 dnflu-ftntial memhers Of the
diplomatic corps, an embassador, that
- euch a step by Spain was the logical
' result of! the crushing Spaniah defeat
t iManUa. . m"ith Spanish polltics in
. their preeent disordered state and a
he did not know
.v,, tvio m.n at the. head of .the
IVUClUi : w.v. - " ' -
-knmm f mo strong . enouah
. -. ,,.-v.-n ffsrwLin bv a heroic
rtf her pride. 'Unless they did.
hft naster of Manila would
toe repeated, .for. iiwtnls?ntH
the woria inl?r-,,;"-' 'ltlk
aval strengtn wa b;T"j united
?e 'm dressing this view
Sich .iUvenes, ittor-
ward'only as tentative anc
move which tne ,
Several of the embassies and the lega
tiions I today that intervention,- in the
sense of staying: the teourse ox the unit-
ed States, was no longer toeing d-us-
cussed. ; -
The military authorities1 connected
"sith ithei foreign estaJblishments here
say that admiral (Montejo and his en
tire staff of officers ought to be, and
undoubtedly will be.court martialed for
alowing themselves to Ibe surprised by
Admiral Dewey's fleet. '
There Was; some discussion by the
senate in. f executive session today be
cause none Of nominations for staff offi
eers in the army sent in hy the presi
dent yesterday were from the south.
Senator Money f raised , the question
when the reference of the nominations
vrere knade and tie and. Senators Bate,
Bacon and Lindsay all commented up
on the fact..: Their speeches were not
in the nature of fault-finding, but the
omission they said was patent to all.
They also called attention tor the fact.
that the south had comparatively lew
officers in the regular army and none
of high rank, owing to the effect in this
Bespeet of the civil war and said that
while, southern states would be just as
iyal l!in present war, - whether or not
they received any of. president's favors
they would prefer to be, treated in this
matter as were other, sections of the
country. -All the nominations for staff
officers were; referred to' the military
committee. 1 i ' V ; i :
Reports received at Adjutant General
Qorbin's office show that 34,354 meij
have been mustered into the volunteer
army of the United States.
Transports About Ready for Loading
Tampa, Fla.. May 10. Tlhursaay six
of the biz government 'transport at
Port IjTampa -vill toe in readiness for
actual loading of troops and horses.
They ihave already been fully supplied
with coal and water, s The work- of
building the stalls' for the horses and
mules iwas practically completed today
and long lines of freight cars filled with
iboxesi of ammunition for the Tines of
the soldiers and. for "the Gatling and
Hotfchkiiss quick-firing guns were back
ed up on the tracks along the wharves
and - the work of unloading then -was
commenced. . i General 8haf ter spent
most of the afternoon at. the port In
specting. the work which will continue
night and day until completed. To-,
morrow each transport, . win inave
mounted on her bow one or more of
the tHotchkiss guns while the Callings
which will be taken along .will he .plac
ed on the lower decks. The Orizaba,
now at the "quarantine station, near
Eigmont key,, will arrive here Thursday
and will Ibe put into the slip at once for
coaling and her load of supplies and
ammunition. In the campis, soldiers
and officers are alike quietly pre
paring for orders for the breaking
of camp.? (Practically all their belong
ings' lexcept suchthings as are abso
lutely necessary have been packed
awayi and when the orders come. (but
little i Will remain to be' done except "the
taking down and loading into the wag
ons of the tents. -!
The: mobilization of -the state troops
at Tampa' will' ' comfmence tomorrow
a,nd 'by Thursday nearly a thousand
Volunteers will .be encamped here.
They will camp on the 'Fort (Brook res
ervation. (Major Williams; of the fourth
battalion, will be in command as senior
major until the colonel' of the regiment
is appointed. ', It is expected that cap
tain Woodruff, of the lFifth Infantry,
for the past five years state instructor
of troops as assistant adjutant general,
will toe' named.
I The ordering to Tampa from Chioka-
maugof the: Third and Sixth 'cavalry
ree-iments and all the infantry regi
ments yet remaining there will. -swell
the total i numlber of regulars at this
point I. to over 12,000 men -and with the
state ! troops and the Cuban volunteers
14,0001 soldiers: will 'be encampea tnere.
I TXTTi-ir allnw vmrraP'ir tirt Twv slffWlV tOr-
lured at the stake of - disease? Chills
am Fever will undermine, anaevent-
uallyi break down the strongest consti
tution. "Febri-Cura" (Sweet Chill
Tonic with Iron) Is more effeoave than
Quinine. -and being combined with Iron
fe an excellent tonic and Nerve tmedi-
.i-n.if Tt.i pleasant to take. and. i
sold under positive guarantee to cure cr
Wiripv refunded. Accept no auDstiture.
Tha "lust as good" kino oon'i eneoi
.nr. ild bv J. j. wnepara, j. tx.
Hardin and H. I Fentress ,
Trying to Bun the Blockydet
Kev West, : Fla., May 11. The Span
ish fishing schooner ernanaiiiv a""
v. iTvrrweeian steamer iBratstoerg are
the ony new vessels in the harbor this
morning. - The capture oi me 'oihib
here- hears many features of resem
folanee to that of the French steaimer
C . i 1 mmhA -4 TXT 1 lil
la Jjayette' out, un.r nm-t v nw
Ihe settled 'Witnout, any miiwhi?ii
Wmniications. . A!bout two weeks ago
.. . , n . 1 fnA.m iPmo-r&cn
,MOTpn. for Havana, -wiun aw ureau
cattle; was warned off the Cuban coast
i,,, ,-ih!iir.nrt n-sr ueeu ouie put iuw
this port and remained a couple of
days, when she gaffed, Ostensibly for
,xt, vorir in (find a market for the
cattle. She .was piloted out of this
harbor April e7h andf was noti seen
i--,tv until vesterdav morning When
the gun'boat ixsewpori. igicM-
c-hB ihajd once (been warned
La s- Airvin that she was floating
Jeasily and with .cattle pens apparently
empty he haiiea; ana -ooarueu, u.
tadn Tborsert stoutly denied tljat he
-was attempting to slip past the block
ade! but fee could hot satisfactorily 'ex
plain the disposition of his cargo and
in mnder the Mangrove's es-
itv romnanv with the fishing
Ismoik iFernandito, taken by the Vicks.
vesterday.
i There is a great deal of sorrow here
W me iHneie of CThaplain Chadwick.
itattleshiP Maine and
"ft cfuiser ClncinnatL He 4.
iconfined to the-manne mospitai
an aUack olUerysipela but his condi-
tion is not at an seriwy. f
f WORRYING TH SPANIARDS.
Thei Rlockadlns Vessels Interfere Seri-
I ously With Their Mn While Put-
I tins Up New Forts ana
rCopyrlght by Associated Press.)
On Board ,he Associated Press Dis
I natch Boat Kate Spencer, off Cardenas,
Mav 9. Via-Key West, Fla., SJ,y iv.-
j onanish soldiers. are displaying
much activity along the Jine of coast
from Bahla Honda; forty-five mues
of Havana, to Cardenas,
sixty-
j :.M Bwfl
five miles eastward. As the ships or
theblcekadlng fleet have instructlpns
tn pvpnt ia erection of new fortifl:
cations: and have at various points
shelled working parties, the task of
strengthening existing defences and
throwing up earih .works is carried on
principally at njght, save in the im
mediate vicinity bf Havana. Along the
coast fresh sand batteries are being
thrown up almost every night, but
these works are 'of. a flimsy: character
and would be reduced by the fire of the
big guns In a few minutes.
The Hornet and the WInslow, now
blockading Matanzas, have had a live
ly time for several days shelling Span
ish details at work on batteries and
telegraph lines outside of the entrance
of the harbor. I There, as at other
points most of the work is done at
night, and each 'morning sees fresh
earthworks thrown up.
On Sunday, morning the Hornet found
a party putting a -telegraph line from
the lighthouse and signal station a
mile east of Matanzas harbor t6 the
batteries west off Point Sabanilla, on
the other side of the bay. The batteries
here are said to be of some magnitude,
mounting a few ; high power guns. To
stop this telegraphic activity the Hor
net steamed quietly in and dropped a
shell in the . midst of the workmen.
They scattered like rabbits, and the
line grounded then and there. Several
other telegraph parties have been dis
couraged in, the., same way at other
points. It is evidently the intention of
the Spanish to establish communica
tion by wire with all coast blockhouses
and batteries, wijh a view, posibly, of
'massing trdops and guns to oppose a
landing whenever threatened, i Here
after they will probably ; carry their
wires behind the i first range of hills,
where they -will! be less subject to
sudden interruption. i
It Is not possible that there are
enough guns at )the command of the
Spaniards to mojint them in all the
new sand batteries .springing up, but;
as there- is a railway from Havana to
Matanzas, quite close to the coast the
authorities mayf delude : themselves
with the idea that they can transport
.heavy guns to thef batteries nearest the
threatened landing point whenever
their . watches, telegraph the appear
ance of the , American troops off . the
coast..-' - " ! i
FOUR 1HTAR MEASURES
Were Passed by tne Senate Yesterdaj.
A Motion Lodged to Reconsider the
Vote Increasing jtlie Number of Rear
Admirals, r.,. :. i. . .
SENATE.
Washington; ,May! 10. .Four war meas
ures were -passed by the senate today.
One, of them provides for carrying on the
additional work in; ihe adjutant general's
office;' the second authorizes the enlist
ment .of a- Volunteer signal corps, two-
thirds of the members of which must be
expert .electricians (or ' telegraphers; the
ithird was the so-called ."immune, bill"
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passed by the house of representatives
and the fourth wasj a measure suspend
ing existing- laws so that additional hos
pital stewards can! toe appointed. The
postoffice appropriation 'bill, carrying ap
propriations whic?h.- aggregate more than
$99,000,000; was . pased. after a debate
wihich has lasted ..f or several days. A
determined effort i wts made toy Mr. But
ler, populist, of North Carolina, 1 to cut
off tone sum of $1711238 appropriated for
the fast mail service 'between New York
and Washington ;toi Atlanta and New
Orleans, and to prof ide for two commit
tees to investigate postal affairs, but it
was unsuccessful,- all amendments, ex
cept those offered by the committee on
appropriations, .being voted down.
After an extended? and interesting de
bate, f he resolution! submitting to the
legislatures of , the Svarious states, an
amendment to the 1 constitution of the
United States, changing the date of the
beginning of the terms of the president,
vice president and mem'bers of congress
from the 4th of March to the 4th of May,
was adopted. I i : i v
Soon after the opening, of ' today's ses
sion! of the senate,? Senator Hale, of
Maine, entered a motion to reconsider the
vote by which the senate yesterday pass
ed the bill increasing the number :Ot rear
admirals from six to seven. i
The motion created some surprise, but
it is the opinion o t'he . committee . on
naval affairs that the president has am
ple authority .to ; nominate Commodore
Dewey as rear admiral without the bill
passed yesterday; -
Senator Morrill; oxj 'Vermont, canea up
the house bill to re-admit Mrs. I Nellie
Grant Sartoris to icitizensihip in the
United States. Theibill was passed. It
has already passed the house.
Senator Hawley moved thatlthe senate
nonconcur in the house amendments to
the bill providing assistance to thfe in
habitants of Cuba anH arms and ammuni
tion for the puiban insurgents. The mo
tion was carried ( ami;, conferees Were ap
pointed. J I
At 5:45 o clock ' the j senate aajournea.
HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES; .
The house .was today in session only
fifty minutes, the i-early adjournment
being due to no : urgent measwes of im
portance being before the .house and to
a general indisposltiop to take up minor
matters. The consideration' of District
of Columbia business occupied most of
the short session. ; .
When a roan : Js AufEering with an
aching head, a sluggish (body, When his
1 muscles are lax and lazy, nis brain
dull, and his stomach, dl'sdalnling. food,,
he will, it wise, heed these Warnings
and res out to the right remedy, before
it is too liate. Barker's Sarsaparilla,"
the "King of . Blood! Puiriflers," miakea
the appetite keen and hearty 4nvlgor
aitea the liver "putifiea the blood and
flUS St with the life-givimg elements of
the food. Tt- is a wonderful blood ma
ker and flesh builder. Sold by J. C.
Shepard, J. H. Hardsia and H. I. Fen-
Troops at Chickamauga to go to Tarn
' pa at Once,
Chickamauga National Park, May 10
Major General Brooke today received
orders from the war department di
recting him to send all the. cavalry and
infantry troops now In camp at Chick
amauga Park, about 6,000, to Tampa,
Fla., without delay.? The order Is ac
companied with instructions to provide
the men with a full supply of ammuni
tion for sixty days. There are five reg
iments of infantry iiow in camp, the
Second, Seventh, Eighth, Twelfth and
Sixteenth, all of Which are ordered to
Tampa under command of Colonel Guy
V. Henry and Colonel Adna R. Chaffee
Two regiments of cavalry, the Third
and the Sixth, will proceed at once to
Tampa under command of General b
S. Sumner. These troops will march
from the park s to Ringgold tomorrow
afternoon and take.- the i Western ana
Atlantic trains at that pbint.
i The me)icai corps of each regiment
I wnll tnflnv tn Vw- nrnvidprl With medical
supplies ior sixty aays.
Spaniards Celebrating Four Victories
Mobile, Ala., May lO.-'-Gustave de
Cardenos, a prominent Cuban i of this
city, received the following letter from
Havana yesterday, L dated April 2bth
"The Spanish are celebrating the vie
tory of the capture of four American
ports. Mobile. Boston, Charleston and
Pensacola. i i
"Blanco has given- a very large ban
quet to the army and navy. The elty
is really decoraTfl and thousands or
people in processions. The city is wild
with enthusiasm.'
The First Expedition Starts for Cuba
Tampa, Fla., May 10. At 1 o'clock p.
m. orders came for the departure of the
Gussie. and shortly after she cast loose
.frpm her moorings and started on her
long journey south, i A large crowa or
soldiers had gathered on the docks to
see their comrades depart. As' the
boats steamed slowly away hearty
cheers were sent after the fortunate
boys in blue on her decks. i
"I don't know, -tnere may -oe others,
he daid, "Wt I have used 'Parker's
Tolu Oough-SyTup'lin iny faroily for
years and would not be without , It."
He Knew better than to buy; tne in
ferior pre para tfrp that was toeog
urged upon toha." Parker's Tolu Cough
Syrup", has no equal, rt win immedi
ately relieve any cough or .txrci,
Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarse
nees, Croup, Bronchitis and kindred ail
ments. Con tanas no insurious ingreai-
ents. is pleasant to take and a safe
remedy for chEldren. Foe sale py J. C.
Elieiard, J. H. Ilaiviju acid u. Ij. ,en-
Ir-HIIIIITIBG
Winslow Enters Carde
nas Harbor.
SHE RUNS INTO DANGER
While Nosing Around' In the Harbor
She IsJFired on and Three Little Gun
boats make a Dash for Her She
makes a Run lor Open "Sea, Firing on
Her Pursuers as She Goes The Ha
chlas Conies to Her Rescue and Puts
the Spaniards to Flight.
(Otopyright 'by lAsBociated iPress.)
On" board the lAs-sociated (Press dis
patch boat Kate Spencer, off Cardenas,
May 9." (yia Key"iWes't,"Pla., May lO.r
The little i torpedo hoat iWinslow yes
terday morning (precipitated the first
naval engagement fouigh'ts' in Cuban
waters. On a reconnoissa'nee in Cad
denas harbor she 'drew the.ifire of three
Sp.anisih coastguard vessels and a live
ly vest-docket seatfight followed with
the tiny i gunboa'ts.'-'lA's the WinBlovy
was decidedly in the iminority she ran
for the open sea, -where her big station
mate, the! gunboat, Machias, who ad
been .called' ..ud by the -firinig.! took a
hand in the, Tame with h.eF four indh
rifles andt tossed several shells over the
low sand spit behind which the Span
ish boats were sheltered. It was im
possible to see whether any of these
landed. .The Winslow was not touched.
but she claims to have knocked a few
splinters ;out of the larger coastguard
boat. r j ' '
The most important result
of the
the 'dis-
Wi-n'slow'te reconnoissance was
covery that Cardenas harbor is mined.
If there were any batteries oh shore.
the Spaniard's did not think it worth
while toi disclose their position. That
there are mines in the channel is im
portant, in view of the report that it is
Cartlenas and not (Matanzas, where the
landing o'f United States forces wHl be
made. i ....,!.:..
The (fight with the guardia costas oc
curred yesterday morning. .. .Cardenas
coast, the .' little i town of the
same name lying at! the south
ern end. From the 'western
shore Icicas i-oint ; reaches out like
long index finger, almofet (touching
Piedras 'Key light, which in peaceful
days beaconed the harbor entrance.
the lighthouse -; has , been in darkness
arid deserted Jfor many nights.;
Feeling safe in the desolation of the
ighthouse and the silence ashore, the
ittle Winslow crept quietly in, under
the early morning Iblaze, for a closer
inspection of the harbor. TherQ had
IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE DAY;
The Spanish Flying Squadron Has returned to Cadiz.
Preparations for Invasion, of Cuba Acs Being Hastened..
Heavy Cannonading Was Heard Off Cape lookout Yesterday
! The Winslow is Attacked in Cardenas Harbor by Three Span
ish Gunboats.
A Norwegian "Bark is Captured While Trying' to Run the Ha
vana Blockade. , i . , . - , .',
General Miles Leaves for Tampa to Establish His Headquart
ers There.. :,-r
The Gussie Sails for Some Cuban Point With Soldiers, Arms
and Ammunition. , i '
The Bread Riots ill Spain Continue.
Yesterday Was ah Exciting One in the Spanish Cortes.
Rioting Continues in Various Towns of Italy. . Iii Milan Stu
dents 'Attack Troops From a Monastery. Building is Stormed.
Foreign Diplomats at Washington Are Discussing the Ques
tion of - the Powers Urging Spain to Sue for Peace onTerms Most
Favorable to the United States. : "
!
All the Troops at Chickamauga Have Been Ordered to Tampa 5
at Once. i ' .9
The Return of' the i Cape Verde Fleet is Unconfirmed .at S
a Lonaon. . ,
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evidently (been a-' look out among the
dunes along the sand spit for the (Wins
low was allowed to feel her way into
the harbor, taking notes of changed
buoys and false- marks, designed to
lead a hostile fleet on to torpedo fields.
But, suddenly, there was a i puff 'of
smoke, from among the mangrove
clumps along one of the inlets and a
six pound shell screeched out of the
bushes, i- Crack came another from the
shelter of a tiny key in the (bay, and a
third from further . down the coast.
Then three coastguardi boats darted
from their cover, under a full head o'f
steam, like a big' garpiike after min
now. The Wi-nislaw's crew jumped to
the two pounders ;ifjore and aft and let
the Spaniards have it, port and star
boad, as they chased, in. The little
gunboats came along, shooting, tbut,af-
ter the usual Spanish fashion, hit noth
ing but the .adjacent scenery, i -
Then the Winslow scuttled along for
the open sea using her after gun as
a stern chaser .and defiantly shooting
as she went along. ; The Spanish boats
wasted about sixty hots, and the big
gest boat; mounting a. 12 pounder,
kept iup the bombardment as long as
the 'Wintelow was in range. TThe Span7
iards, who had probatoly heard the
news from Manila, were evidently as
mad as a ne.st of hornets and -.ept up
ihe chase until all four of the little
craft were rooking in the swell past
Piedras keys. Just then . there was a
roar to seaward and the Machias, bear
ing in under a canopy of smoke sent
a shell smashing into the pursuing
fleet.. The little patrol- boats spun
about like water spiders and ran to
shelter- i bevond the sand spit. 'The
Machias sent a few shells skipping in
between the sand dunes, but with what
effect could not be seen. . t
i At anv ratatherS are three protepective
additions to our mosquito fleet hottledJ
up in TCardenas harbor, waiting ship
ment. !'.'!'.,-'.
I Hartls Emulsion or Cod XJlver OH
with Creosote and the Hypophosphitee,
if faithfully used, is a specific in the
treatment of weak lungs, Ooosump.
Oon, : Bronchitis, etc. Leading physi
cians recommend ft. SoM. by J. C.
Shepard, J. H. Hardin, and H; Tj. Fen
tress. ' ;:
The French Steamer LaFayette
(Ootyyright "by Associated Press.)
4 WII irxfaiu 1111c in.zx3AJix tcrvj. x icas vio-
,T J mUA 1 A r.LA; Tit.Mn T 1 Cf
patch (Boat Kate Spencer. Off Havana,
May Si (via Key West, (Fla.,) May 10.
The officers of the blockading fleet are
veby 1 much chagrined 'because the
French line steamer UaJFayette was al
lowed to i enter Havana harbor last
Friday, as they are convinced that he
carried arms and munition of war. The
courtesy asked by the (French govern
ment was that the TjaiFayette be 'al
lowed: to land 150 paengers. 'A, vlgi-"
lant watch is being kept and 3shert she
leaves Havana she' will ..toe required to
show affirmatively that her cargo la un
broken. 'Failing, she may. yet became
a sulbject for the iprize court. "
The human machine starts "but once
and stops" fut once. Tou can keep it
going! longes't and most regularly by
pslng DeWStfs OLfltte tErly iR5sers, the
famous .little pills for constipation and
"all stomach and. liver troubles.' IFor
eal Tjy R. R, Bellamy.' :'.'..'
in
The
First Regiment to
Go to Tampa.
1 . - !
THE SEGOND REGIMENT
3
Two or. Its Companies Consolidated
and Others Frorn the West, to Be Ad
ded Raleigh Camp of Veterans Vol
nnteer.as a Home ;Guard-Unveiling
of the Vance Monument Memorial
Day Exerclse-Meetlng of Grand
Lodge of Volunteers.
Messenger Bureau,
. Raleigh,' N. C, May 1Q,
.The .adjutant general today 'received
notice from the war department that
the First ireglroent of volunteers will
be sent to Tamfta instead of to Chick
amauga. This makes it clear that it is
to be part of the i'army of occupation
of Cuba or Porto Rico.'- The adjutant
general says he "adheres to his. belief
that it will be a' week before the regi
ment ie moved,-, as the order today
says that- the regiment "as soon as
completely equipped" will go to Tampa
Requests to rush:Kthe "uniforms and
arms here haVeeen sent and repeated.
There . will toe some changes in the4
Second regiment the companies from
Reidsville and Ccford, consolidating.. It
was thought yesterday that a company
from Henderson! might be in the regi
ment, but its captain said it could hot
raise enough mpij '--The adjutant gen
eral says the Miirphy and Lenoir com
panies, each of which has 100 men,- will
be ordered here and complete the
regiment. Ther- are many companies
of volunteers on,' the" waiting list, but
the state guard companies had to be
giveh' the preference ' :
Taking the . regiments here in camp
as a, test, it must be that the type
of men volunteering is a fine one. The
surgeons so remark. In South Caro
lina the percentage of men- falling to
pass the surgeons is very large, -wlile
here it is small.
The physical examination of the ne
gro volunteers was completed today.
The 256 who pass' Will be sent at once
to' Fort Macon.'
. The cost of the mobilization of. troops
so far as the state is concerned will
,not be $1,000, this being mainly for duty
pay of officers who arranged the mobi
lization. T?he ' government pays all
charges for transportation: and main
tenance of recruits, etc.
One company of the Second regiment
came in this t afternoon from Burling
ton and the other seven come j tomor
row. . -" ' -i'
The appointment of Dr. .BN. F. Dixon
, . . a
, - i ; - , - , 5'
-r
as one of the maiors of: the Second
regiment gives much satisfaction.
One of the leading advocates of fu
sion or democrats and populists , de
clares that democrats who , oppose it
are committing suicide. The demo
cratic masses clearly do not think so,
for as the troll of counties is called
they are i answering in conveltlon "no
fusion."
The unveiling of the Vande monu
ment at Asheville today was made a
memorable ' . occasion; Asheville has
acted while the' state has delayed in
rearing a monument to Vance. ; ,
Ten car loads ' of commissary stores
are arriving . at:; pamp Grimes for the.
volunteers. The-i local bakers are at
work .night and day making crackers!
for travel and: held rations for the
First regiment. ; ,
The name: of the consolidated after
noon paper here? is The Times-Visitor.
The subscriptions for the purchase of
the site for the $xmjf post here are be
rapidly made t is expected all the
funds will be io hand by the end. of
this week. .! .
Last 1 evening Si Miss Eva Johnston
while riding 0 a bicycle here was
Btruun. uy a. nurse aim luiucubu
the hdrse falling. on her. It is yet im-
possslble to tell? the extent of her in
juries. . . 'ti - ' : :
There was .'frost yesterday' morning:
at points west .off here. .-
The local camp of confederate ; vet
erans here tenders its services to Gov
ernor Russell 'as a home guard, to ake
the place, of the; Governor's Guard un
til the latter returns from, the war. The
camp will furnish eighty-four men. Jt
is said all the state arms in the hands
of volunteers will' be turned into the'
arsenal before the volunteers leave
here. The same course will no doubt
be taken as t(J the clothing. 1 . .
General LO'S. Branch camp, con
federate veterans, send as delegates topi
the reunion at Atlanta R. H. Bradley
and G. B. Alfqrd. ,
memuniu uaj. r waa uanauonieiy : oo-
served nere. ah business houses cios -
ed.
city
was
H.
The exercises were held at' the4
nan,, . tne stage of 1 which
handsomely .decorated.
.R.
Bradley ? was chief . marshal
and Kev. A. M. bimms chaplain
me orator or xne aay was coionei w.j
H. SJ Burgwyn, the commander of theh.
Second regiment North Carolina vol-f
lintepers. tt. s. A., and his them waS
the life and military services of BrigariPatch Boat Kate Spencer, Off Car
rier General Thomas L. Clinerman: The ' Jdenas, "May, 9. via Key West, !Fla.,
'weather was. nprfect. and the; nttend -
ance very large, f The parade was largi fstrathdee, ?aptain Currie, attempted
er than usual, and in it were the-mar4 , to run the ibiockade yesterday, but was
shal and aides, the. ladies memorial-:? overhauled by the funboat Machias.
association, the! boys brigade, a chap-rj The icaptaln of ifhe. Strathdee- claimed
-ter 'of girls In 5 white attire, the local . Hhat "the vesel was loaded with sugar
camD confederate veterans in new uni-i -and that he had on "board a number
forma.' th iflpt hattAiion. of the Asrri -
cultural and- Mechanical college, the
fire department, state, county and mu4;.Was bound .for Mfan?ae, where It -was
riicinai nfficprs. Owinp'tn the fact t.h at
half the First regiment of volunteers1.?; gees. The cofriMder of the Machias
is not uniformed it: did not .parade. , . was skeptical of this story, . however,
Revenue Collector Duncan appoints--; and warned the captain of the StfatJh
John D. Grimsley. of Kinston. tempore -d,4e that if he attempted to take; the
ary deputy collector to succeed the late; vessel into ,i Matanzas, she would 'be
R. C. Hill. ';" f flred oh, w.berupon-the? Strathdee, put
, The attendance of Odd Fellows at thei- j about and.-steaaned away in the direc
session of the grand lodge; which be4" , tion of New "York., " ' -
gan here at 4 o'ejock this afternoon, is l - f ' 11 if -1'--the
largest on record. P. Sawyer is 'A "One (Minute Cough Cure 'O'the best
presiding as grand master, B. H preparation I have ever sr 1 tor used
WoodeH is grand secretary and R. jy land I can"t say ioo'imich Jn its praise."
Jones grand treasurer. The ordeiMIi. iM. Kennon, CMerchant, Odl'l Ga.
now has 4.00Q members In North Caro-i
Una, in 13S lodges. Deputy Grand Sire
Fihkerion, f Massachusetts, arrived
jhis morning and will tomorrow after
noon lay the corner stone of the.audi-
fLorium at the blind institute. He will
omorrow: evening at the city hall de
liver an address. - ;
If- majorily of the lodges are repr'e-4-,nted.
Sixty were given the grand
i'?dge degree this afternoon. P. W. Pel
kftier, depuy grand master, being" un-
Avoidably sjbsept R, W. Mauney lis
I jfetihg in that capacity during the ses
i Jon. ' Grand Marshal Claude Kitchin
Ixld Representative John F. Bruton are
' he only other grand lodge officers ab
sent. There1 was rather a heated dis
cussion tonight over certain rules re
garding government o'f admissions to
he orphanage at Goldsboro, and some
changes were made. The grand lodge
idjourns Thursday at 10 o'clock a. m.
l is personnef is particularly fine. i
5,f;The state Charters the Moore County
;rick Company, of Southern , Pines,
capital $10,000? William F. Junge, pres
i' lent. . I ' I
; tThe statej buildings were closed tb-r-
ay, and the national and state flags
displayed! The banks were also clos-
&. There were quite a display of na
i;'.bnal and confederate flags blendedJ
f ;R. A. Cdbb, of the populist state com
itte,e, ays Senator Butler will not
;how where he is "at" after the popu
ti st convention sits down on him week
.;ter next."i f j
1;':; : -;-v- . ' ., - -; --.i "
. ,5 THE DAY IN CAMP. j
5"ln lliasI nt f iIpb. of Rotnr tn ifiilia.
The State Weather Crop Report. !
(Special to The Messenger.) i
f. f Raleigh, -5sT. C, May 10. The state
Vop report j today says: Crops have
& early all improved materially, and
Considerable progress is made in plant
ing cotton, ;orn, peanuts and tobacco.
tfehere was' p slight set back by local
i torms with! some heavy rains and hall
jhd high J winds.t Precipitation was
s ieaviest in ihe central section, averag
j!.;Jg an inch! The' fall in temperature
f 'aturday and Sunday checked crop
fvVowth, butfeaused -no damage whichfa
. jw warm days will not rectify. "Rain
now ; needed in both the eastern and
i; iestern sections. ' - i t
'.-'Men at Cahip Grimes were. pleased to
ij.Btt they aire o- be sent to JTampa.
v jjhey say they want to go to Cuba and
siee real sertf; - .j
Captain Gdner, of Shelby, was offi
cer of the cay tdday and Lieutenant
iievers, of Raleigh, officer of the guard,
'jil There wa' regimental dress parade
ibday. The tregiment was in battalion
jporm, closed; to half distance. Orders
Announced Captain J. C. Bessant, of
"-Vinston, .asf officer of the day tomoV-
; bw and Lieutenant A. J. Woodall as
lia'cer of jthe guard.' .
fCaptainj Holt's new company froim
I iurlingtqn was found putting up its
;i nts in the Seeond regiment "camp, jit
V'-id seventy tnen when it left home, but
' pt there with only fifty-two. It has as
c.let np officers. It expects thirty men
i.jmorrow. '. - .'.-... 1 . j
Major W. G. Smith -is designated as
14
eld officer court-martial.
There is now a telegraph office at
r amp. Officers have -admirable mess
j-rangements. This' evening the field
? hd staff officers Of the First regi
Iv, jent entertained at sppper the faqulty
j;Jid pupils of Peace institute, also Goiv-
rnor and. Mrs. Russell, Adjutant Geln-
ral dowles,Cotonel Burgwyn, Mrs. T.
i'tt Robertson and-Misses Julia and
fessie Robertson, of Charlotte; Mrs. An
; Andrews!' of Raleigh; Major ' apd
i trs. E. M. Hayes, of Raleigh; Mrs. IT.
: Patton and daughter and Mrs. IT.
'. Bookharfc, of Asheville. Handsome
buvenir badges were given the guests,
'fjily eight men are in the hospital, all
5tth trifHngleamp ailments. j ...
jNorflee't camp of confederate vete-
vns. today telegraphed from- Winston
so the Winston company of the First
Regiment its! " -'Greetings to Captain
essant anc his gallant company C"
j'; The quartermaster, at Camp' Grimes
jsays no supplies, save in the way lof
fbodk arrive "today; ' Tents are eagerly
Spoked for apd so is clothing. -
4-
ki S. Parlcer, sKaronr Wfs., writes j
VI . have 'tried DeWitt's Witch 'Hazel
fcj-Jalve for, itching piles and . it a ways
ftops .tnem an two minutes, a consid
per IDaWiUt'i Witch Hazel Salve the
?-reatet oils cure on the market. !FVr
C fale by R. R. Bellamy. . t
HEAVY CANNONADING
b.ileard off Cape Lookout Xle Crew of
s a Schooner Supposed to be Lost Pick
ed up at Sea. J.
(Special to TheMessenger.) . '1
i Beaufort, ST. ;C, "May I0.-Oaptain
;; Ilen (Mason, of 4he .schooner Alert,
fnd many others of the ocean (fleet I of
g henhaden fishermen of this place re-
t-;ortv hearing heavy cannonading off
vape Tjookout" ! 'at 10 o'clock today,
. ' - . $ 1 ' , " i
counting forty-seven distinct shots.
- "'"''!-' ' - ' ' I '
duch excitement and alarm is felt here
hs our harbjr has no protection what
ever, ! - . 1
f .4 The schooner iMattie, which was re-
ported .lost n the night of April' 23itih,
)as been heard; from. IA letter and a
jKjlspatch have been received from the
; . , . ,: rm,ow, ,o.mQ;n nn iho
hooner "until (May ,2nd, when they
Vere rescued off Georgetown, S..C, by
the government transport steamer De
'caftur H. afiller from Baltimore and
''taken to port Tampa, Fla. Captain
f'Henry reports having suffered untold
imisery. They were, six days without
water and very 'littlfe food, Seamen
here thing if wonderful how the vessel
;kept from Byreaiking to pieces. Tihey
5lost the rudder, (both masts, both'ian
ichors, and Ja fact, everything except
Ithe hull and it-heir iivesF' - ' t
k One Minute is not long, yet relief is
: Stained in, lihalf that time by the (use
One; Mlliut) Cough Uure. dt pre
?': Wwta rn.nsiinTon n.nd onicklv cures
- knl rmmi 'hrntirnnmn.. nnenimonlaJ4a
U'-rimve iuivI All 4hat and lune trouble.
iVi. . - S : :
British Steamer Turned Back From
r , navana v 1
' .,.,'.. . ' ;. , '. '' -L
(Copyright by Associated Press.)
On .Board The Associated Press Iis
riMay 10. .The British tramp steamer
atof Sryauaisfh refugees fromi Sugua la
- , Grande. Healso said that the steamer,
desired to disero' rk some of the refu-
f For sale by K. R. Bellamy. . .... ,
SPANISH ' WARFARE.
Scheming to Destroy Admiral Dewey's Fleet
. V--' ' . I ' ' -1 1 : ' - :'-
After the. Surrender. '
ATTEMPTS TO POISON TROOPS.
Information Given in Pretended Gratitude as io i Location or Torpedoes
Found to Be False'-Rumors of Massacres by Philippine Insiir-
gonts Riots in Spain Continued Stormy Scene' in the
Cprtes-Attempts of Spanish Spies to Poisdn the V
i Troops at Mobile Return of ,! he Cape
Verde Fleet Not Confirmed in London. ' '
London, May 10. A special dispatch
from Shanghai says that It is report
ed there that 1 Admiral Montej o, the
commander of the Spanish fieetj who
'escaped from Cavite'by running along
the shore to . Manila, with his two sons,
was killed by - the populace of the lat- '
ter place. jtis added that the hos
pital of San Roque, filled with Spanish i
soldiers, was set on fire by shells from
the Boston and that some sisters of
charity were killed while removing the
wounded. Massacres' are reported to
have occurred , outside: of Manila, the
insurgents butchering even the Spanish
women and children. 4 " J J
Hong Kong, May 10. -10 a. m.,- Green-'
wich time. A' freshejtample of Span
ish -treachery seems have, come v to
light. It is said hereNthat the: priests
and sisters of charily ft the Cavite hos
pital in a procession.bearing crosses, i
etc.; petitioned Rear : Admiral Dewey
not to massacre the sick and wounded,
which, naturally, he did- not do.! The
Spaniards, it is asserted, thereupon
thanked ' the Americans f&r ther hu
manity and repaid them by informing
them of a narrow channel which; they
said, was not mined, while the broad
channel, they explained, was fully min
ed. An investigation .upon the part of
the f Americans, however, revealed the
contrary to be the case and the mines
were blown up , by. the sailors of the
American fleet. . - 5 v
Rear Admiral Dewey, it is said here
flntis the , insurgents - growing danger
ous. It is added that. he cannot control
them, nor can he enable the Span
iards to do so. There is one Japanese
warship at Manila. ,1
BREAD RIOTS.
Madrid, May 10. 8 a, m. The ibread
riots at Alicante, the seaport of Va
lencia, which began yesterday "were
continued all night, the women taking
a prominent part in the work of de
struction. The mob sacked the octroi
bureau and burned' the furniture and
archives. r A strong force of gendarmes
was sent to the scene and a charge was
made upon the mob, which - was tem
porarily dispersed, but reformed and
attacked anl (burned all the bonded
warehouses, after possessing them
selves of the wheat In storage.
10 a. m. The government intends to
insist that the cortes sit continuously
until the war measures are adopted.
The minister of finance declares that
until the credits are voted it is Im
possible to meet the demands for, am
munition and provisions for Cuba Por
to Rico, the Balearic islands and! the
Canary Islands or to obtain the neces
sary stocks of coal. Captain General
Blanco has cabled an urgent request
for considerable supplies of . provisions,
which" the government cannot dispatch
until the cortes have voted
the
war
measures
The authorities here are greatly!
con
.this cerned about the provisions for
city. It is estimated that the stock of
wheat will be consumed- inside of a
month, and measures ace being taken
to purchase wheat abroad. .. . i
CLAIM OF SUCCESSFULi BLOCK
ADE RUNNING, i .
- V;i- - - i '
4 p. m. A dispatch received here from
Havana this afternoon says the Span
ish steamer Montserrat, which, with a
valuable cargo, troops and- a large sum
of money, Intended lor Havana, escap
ed the United States fleet and entered
the port of : . Cienfuegos, Cuba, . f has
now run the blockade of the American
squadron and has entered, the port of
Havana in safety.. It is claimed here
that this . proves the; blockade of the
Cuban ports is ineffective. ,
The Spanish mail, steamship Mont
serrat, which is alleged fco have run the,
blockade at Havana,, appears to have
reached ' Cienfuegos on April 27th,
with 1,000 Spanish soildeirs, .$500,000 1 in
silver and eighteen guns of large cali
bre, in addition to a very .valuable
cargo, including a quantity of ammuni
tion. The Spaniards claim tne Mont
serrat was sighted by -an American
man-of-war, which fired on her. The
mail steamer, it is alleged, mounting
guns, as an auxiliary cruiser, returned
the fire and eventually reached Cien
fuegos. So many utterly false reports
have been given out In Madrid recently
that American confirmation of xhe ar
rival of the Montserrat at Havana will
be required before the story of her
Talockade running is accepted as, truth, j
9 p. m. The. chamber (lower house)
had a prolonged sitting .this evening
with a view of passing .the; current po
litical measures giving the-'government
authority to procure 'funds to continue
the war.
, Senor Salmeron, the republican lead
er., alluded to the rumors of the queen
regent's abdication and declared; that
the republicans were ready to form a
government forthwith. His remarks
evoked a storm of protests, ajd Senor
Salmeron was unable to proceed for
fully ten minutes. Monarchists j, and
republicans shrieked; at each other and
bandied threats. -Thepresident's ivolce
was completely : drowned. When he
finally Obtained a hearing, the presi
dent requested Senor salmeron to with
draw the calumny. Senor Salmeron re
fused. Whereupon the president nam
ed him and threatened to name him
thrice if he continued his attacks upon
the throne. As a result of this caution
and of the persistent monarchist inter
ruptions, Senor Salmeron.; was compel
led to desist from continuing his speech
10 p. m. The debate' in tne chamber
tonight left the impression that Senor
Moret, secretary for the colonies, .will
have to be sacrificed, ;but that Sagasta
probably will remain fpremier.
WHEREABOUTS OF CAPE VERDE
' V ': , FLEljT. . . ' ,1 ;. - '
London, May 11. There is ' no con
firmation of the report that the Span
ish fleet from thet;Cpe Venle islands
has returned to Cadiz,! but it is general
ly regarded as the .ik1l3r "JJJ
to be made and a I Indication that
Spain has decided to let her West In
dian possessions eojjhe question is
generally asked: ''What posslbhv use
has Spain for continuing a hopeless
struggle as it is considered next to
impossible that she has any alternative
plan or that the, retreat of the squadron
hides some strategic design.
The Madrid correspondent of The
Daily News says: -.
"The latest news -ia good and bad.
The good is the rise in .the peseta. Ex
change has dropped to - 80. The bank
refused - to cash foreign checks ; until
the - end of the week,' not knowing
where exchange will be the next min
ute. In fact, exchanging money is a
pure gamble.. The reason of the fall of
the peseta was the immense purchases
of foreign bills by the Bank of Spain
to meet the , coupons." ; Nobody until
yesterday suspected how much gold ex
isted in Spain.. Yesterday morning
crowds might have been seen' in front
of the . Credit Xyonnais and all other
foreign banks, consisting"of Madrilinese
arid provincials, "bringing for exchanges
non-descrlpt coins, twenty, fifty and
100 years ;oId, Spanish, Portuguese.
French! and English. The financiers
were-takenj completely by surprise and
probably there are substantial hoards ,
still left. -
'The badinews is the bread ActtftHnn
The ise in,bread must be prevented at
all costs on political grounds, and the ,
government is negotiating for the pur- -
nause oi iw,wd sacKs or, Hour in Bel
gium. - ' ? i . . , V . ,
Atlanta, G-a.. IMay 0.0.-AA. anecia.! ta
-The Constitution from Mobile an--
!A second distardly attempt ' to poison "
une uwanxry .regulars at Cattnp4 Mobile
has been made. Several-days ago some -
soldiers found in the creek whlch ronj k"
alongside he r grounds a sack. .flWed
with albsorbent cotton whioh had
been saturated- with arsenic and tied
down 'beneath a rock which juts out
into the stream at a point just above
the place where, the-soldiers ret . their
drinking water. (By accident a trooper
discovered the deadly trap,' removed .
the sack and upon the. contents bein.ff
revealed, riported his (find to the com
manding officer.- Strict orders were
given not to mention the intident and
so the matter was hushed .up. Since
that day, however, the creek has been
closely watched and vigilance was re--
warded when Corporal John Sullivan
of Company 'A., (Nineteenth infantry.
found a poison (bag loaded with arsenic
and anchored, down Just as in the first
instance. Tjh.e correspondent toy chance
overheard two. soldiers talking of the .
plot of poison, and Instituted an inves
tigation. The officers preferred not to
discuss the matter, .but amoitg the
privates feeling is running high and
they do not fail to express themselves.
Spanish spies are known b, be "Jury
ing in the neighlborhood twhere a num
ber of Spaniards resiSf. They are all
under strict scrutiny and sensational
disclosures are looked for. ; iNo one '
doubts that ; the agents of Spain are
responsible, . .
-. i ii i .- i - ' -
RIOTING IN ITALY
Martial Law in Naples Troops Atack
ed by Students From a. Monastery
The Building. Stormed Monks' ! Ar
rested, j J ' jr - S :: !:'::
ttome, May 10. Martial law has been
proclaimed! In the province of Naples.
Advices jrecelved from Milan today'
give details Of the arrest of 200 rioters
in a monastery there. It appears, that -the
students from Pavia, whd joined in
the disturbances. entrenched them
selves in the Capuchin monastery and,
while a detachment of troops was pass- - -
ing. fired upon them. The military au
thorities sent two "field guns to "the
scene, opened fire on the monastery.
made a breach in its walls and entered :
the building, but the students escaped.
All' the monks were arrested and they "
will be imprisoned previously .to being
distributed; among the other monaster- v
ies of the order. For the present .the
monks will be, held at the disposal of
the military I authorities. ' IX Catholic
newspaper' of Milan was confiscated, to- ?
day. The town is resumine its normal
condition, j i , .
a state or siege nas Deen proclaimed
in the province of Florence and at Ll-y-vourno,
Pisa, Sinea, Massa and Gros- ''
seto, and also in the town of Spezzia,
the naval port of Spezzia being, except
ed, from the decree. -
At Messina a crowd ol, women and
children proceeded to the town hall
demanding food. They were dispersed
by the police and the crowd then -be
gan breaking street lamps and tried to
sack a provision store. The proprietor
shot one of the rioters with a gun,
which- increased the disturbance.
Troops are now occupying the town.
S. C P. Jones, (Milesburg, Pa., writes:'.
"I have used DeWitt's Little EaTly
Risers- ever since they were introdVuc- :
ed here and "must say I have never .
used any j .pills in my family during
forty years of house jkeepinig that gave
such satisfactory results as a Jaxatlve
or cathartic. t iFor sale iby R. R.. !Bel
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More Troops for Fort Caswell
The following 'Associated Press dis
patch walai received toy The Messenger
last night)
Washingtpn, May" 10. Battery C, of
the Sixth artillery, which is aiow at
the arsenal in this city," will Jeave to
morrow via the Atlantic Coast iLine for
Wilmington, N. IC., where it will be
stationed at Fort Caswell. , .f '
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