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70. r FAIRLY LAUNCHED. Concentrate. Efforts j; Aggressive TO HASTEN: SUPPLIES TO' DEWEY. .An Order Given for Five Million RationsEvidence of Early Advance .i on Cuba Troops to Be Sent to Porto Rico No Jfews From Ad rmral Sampson Doubts as to Return of the Spanish :r Fleet Reneyed Anxiety for Safety of the Oregon. k The Charleston to Proceed at Once to Manila : ,- ' . i; i !.-., With Ammunition arid Supplies. iwastiingt&n, -May . li. The-, army The: movement on Cuba; is now fairly launched arid today's news developed a concentrated effort all along, the line io begin aggressive operations on a ibig ecale for the ejectment of the Spanish troops and government, from the. "Pearl of . the .Antilles'.'7 An order given this afternoon 'by the war department Tor ithM purchase of 5,000,000 rations is an tamest of the scale on :whioh prepara tions are making for invasion of Spain's territory ".Of this ' 'vast .-quantity yne fox rth is to . go .to the Philippines, !by way of San Francisco, and the "balance Id; Cuba. .For some reason that was mot! discoverable, 'there' appeared to be a temporary check in the practical .working xut of the plans of the war department, for this Cuban movement. 'After everything had been made ready for las departure last night, General Miles was detained and for some 'time today the rattier gloomy . prospect .of an 'indefinite postponement. of the first (military expedition was presented. ijtr. on, however, 'the .obstacle, what ever, it was, was removed, ana u was again announced that the command ing! general with a. numerous staff wofuld leave Washington, tomorrow, di- rriil .for-Tampa,- The department ha3 ; ynade a great num!ber of changes in the original programme jaid down ifor thp concentration of . troops andr as indir rated in these- dispatches yesterday many ibodies of" volunteers that were originally slated for one of. the great concentration camps haye found them selves suddenly under orders to pro ceed direct to southern poyits so -that soon volunteers from the east and mid dle west will be moving swiftly to 'Florida and the gulf while from the far. west 'the cars -j will 'be carrying troops to San Francisco. Today's news In (connection with the renewal of Gen ' ?ral Miles' order to j Tampia is pretty " substantial evidence of ..a; very . early imdvem'ent of troops in strong force for Cuba, r while the Philippine programme Iha been -definitely fixed for some days. ISO NEfWS FROM ADMIRAL SAJMP- -'- r-. : ' ' - -' SON.' , j - v"-'-r ' Contrary to the expectations the day .pased at the navy department without news 'from Admiral Sampson. iNot "vithstanding what' appears to "be con- 'firma'tory newspaper advices relative to the presence of the Spanish Cape Verde fleet at .Cadiz, the navy depart mfn"t officials are "beginning to e tain strong doubt of accuracy of the, re mort. , It was not possible during the course of the day to obtain anything! . : a ii J 1 1 41 M Bike an omci-ai connrniiii.ij.u iw. 'iue un cial report received ! yesterday, but tMs' is not to be 'wondered at in view of; the success with which the Spanish government has; so far met with in keeping secret the. movements of its maval ships. Until 'news comes from lAdmiral Sampson of his doings in and around I Porto;. Rico U cannot be said, definitely what programme shall "be decided I on as regards that island. , 1 TROOPS FOR rpQiRTO RICO. It has been suggested that some of the troops how ibeing lurried to the gulf coast may ibe intended to co-operate with Admiral Sampson jin the re duction ot ' the fortifications at San Juan de 'Porto Rico and the subsequent occupation cf the island. It is felt that (the-admiral will .be in a rather disa errieeaole plight, supposing even that he managed to reduce the 'forts with his fleet, if he were obliged to remaia there jin? occupation of the place, for lack of itroops, when he might otherwise toe ur ' Kently needed either on Mi Cu'ban coast or somewhere in the Atlantic to prieet the Spanish fleet.- An evidence of the wisdom of having the Jroops ' transports near at hand in uch eases is shown by the predicament Admiral Dewey is believed to be In at Manilla, where for lack of troops he Is unable to occupy trie town anu iu pic ent atrocities which the insurgents nfe capable to working upon their help- jess sspanisn iocs. jkNEWED ANXIETY AS TO THE OREGON. ; ie-revival oi uuuulo j jibouts of the Capg Verde squaaron caused a renewal ol aneiy as .o Oregon, The ship ' was a.i "n" list . accounts and is believed . to have started a day or two ago up ttm ra yilian coast to join Sampson s sqad 4n in the West Indies. : She will have ft. make a run of 3,000 miles, which W K cupy the Oregon about ten days only. U Ss in fine fettle and averaged thirteen knot an hour on the long run around frdm Sa Francisco. However it is believed that Sampson is as well posted-a5 any one in Washington as to the conditions existing tn. the West Jn XXZ doubtless will do whatevls recessary in his judgement to safer tiuard the ship in her run up the coasf. I During the pftfit month the bureau 0( construction and repair of the navy de partment spent $1,?50.000 in the, repair and outfitting oi shps. and none .df this money went to new ronstruction. This is said to be the largest expendi iure in this particular lino made by the equipment bureau, even during tp days of the civil war. , , I.The navy department, felt obliged to decline the offer made by some wealthy ' New York gentlemen headed by y, ti, P. Relmont. to build and equipU torpe do boat for the use of the government during the war. Possibly the-declination was brought about through the condition-attached (to the offer that the boat should be commanded by Mrv sei mont. for, without the least reflection upon that gentleman, the naVal omcials Shave been obliged to decline to stafc lish the precedent of appointing yV ans to command in this way. The practice in some - respects would- ap i.nrh nrivateerine. which is distinctly Troh4bited by the agreement we have voluntarily entered into .and proclaimed Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt .today turned over the duties or assistant sec t iha naW to Charles H. AUen. of Massachusetts, an the latter held a reception at the department to au tne The rush' ordera to the Charleston, went out today, will have the re-j jsult possibly of obliging the department to send another vessel, probably the a (Fnilaaeipnta, aioiig lL.nn,nnrt which are expected to liout from San Francisco about the end I of the week, eince it is very unusual in r ime of war to send troops without a ! warship for convoy. " THE CHARLESTON TO SAIL At j ONCU. The navy department has decided to iai the cruiser Charleston stert at iSSffllKwU the departure of the All Along the Line fori Operations. ,1. Charleston from San Francisco today if it is'tiossible to c-et the ammunition and stores aboard and she will leave yvithout . waiting to conveoy the . City jf Pekln and other ships loaded with Supplies. 'The orders to the comman dant of the navy yard at Mare Island are to put on board the Charleston all the ammunition she will carry so long as her steaming capacity is not retart ed. It is the understanding here that at least 150 tons of ammunition can be put on board. By extraordinary efforts on the part of the authorities here, all the powder, shot and shell requisite for this relief expedition have been assem bled at San Francisco. Owing to the departure of ' the Charleston it is not xpected that she . will wait for any Considerable number of troops, as these Will follow later on . the other relief ships. She has a crew of about -300 men an3 this will probably be augmented by a marine guard of r a few hundred. The pharleston is a protected cruiser of 3,730 tons 'displacement, built of steel and mounts eight guns in her main battery. She has", twin screws and an indicated horse power of B.666. The au thorities here hardly expect her to make more than thirteen knots with her heavy stock of coal, ammunition and supplies. Her coal bunkers are rather low so that she will probably have to stop at Honolulu to recoal. Her trip to Manila will take about two weeks. The city jof Pekin, which .will follow her, is a very fleet merchantman, capable of feeing pushed to eighteen knots or more, o that even with the handicap she has pf starting several days after the Charleston there is a prospect she may overhaul her in tne race across the Pacific and reach Manila first. This will depend, however, on how soon the City of Pekin can be made ready for a start. . Saturday Is ' the jearliest : date mentioned. .t . K YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS. The Arbitration Bill To Secure For eign Coaling Stations Popular Elec tion of Senators. h - ' ' . SENATE. ' . . "Washington; May 1L For more, than jthree hours this afternoon the senate dfscUBsed what is known as the railway arbitration bill t measure designed to iadjust, by means of voluntary arbitra tion, differences that may arise between railroad, officials and. their 'employes.,' Senator Kyle, republican, of . South Da-' kota in charge- of the bill, offered a number of . amendments which were agreed to. One of the amendments pro- dkrthat nothing 1h the bill should prevensran employer from reducing the .number of employes if the exigencies of business required such reduction. ). To meet points raised by Senator Allen and Senator Turner, Senator Hoar offer ed lan amendment! providing that no in junction; or otherr legal process shall "be issued which, shall compel the. perform ance by any laiborer against his will of a contract for' personal labor or service. The amendment was accepted by Senator iKyle. The bill was not finished today. Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire, offered the following resolution, which ws i adopted: , "That the committee on naval affairs be. directed to make Inquiry concerning the expediency of securing and establishing for the United States additional teoalxng stations 'at suitable Points im foreign waters; and as to each coaling station which may be deemed necessary to ascertain what Would'be its dimension's, the conditions and expenses iof occupancy, and; maintenance and. the I'best method of securing the right to maintain such station, and report "by bin or otherwise. 7 At -5 35 o'clock p. m. the senate went into executive eegsloh and at 5.45 o'clock p. m. adjourned. ... HOUSE OF REPRDSENTATIVtS. ' 'After refusing today to consider the senate bill (restricting, immigration, the house took up and discussed the house resolution to submit to the states a prop osition to amend; the constitution -so as to provide for the-election, of senators by a direct vote. The amendment pro posed in tfra resolution), as reported to the house, left It to the discretion" of the states to elect their senators by direct vote or- through their legislatures, but an amendment by Mr Underwood, of Ai A'baroa, making selection by popular- vote ; mandatory, was adopted and the reso lution! ""was then passed. 4 Mr. Hill, ' of Connecticut, insisted that, I 3, two-thirds vote of the enitire member- tmw of the nouse was necessary ror tne pa.sBage Of the bill. '. ' Messrs. JJacey and Bailey oppos- ed this view awd .teitd precedents to show that the two-thiras vote qj tne house contemplated by the constitution was a- two-thirds of a quorum since "the :huse" meant a body capable of doing huslness and that involved no more than a quorum;. . mt The speaker's ruling susiauceu ine con tention. ' . ' Earlier in the day. Mr. IahiA called up the postoffiee appropriation bHl as passed vesterdav bv the senate, and upon his motion the house refused to concur In the senate,. amendments and a&Kea a comer-. The house set apart May zist ior euio- tfi' ii,Tvnn: the late Senator James Z. Oeorge, f 'Mississippi, and at 5:08 o'clock p. m. adjoMraea. THE ODD FEfc&pWS, Grand Lodse ro4lng A Soldle Arrested for Stealing; Anotner Fruit Discovered Special ' Trra of Conrt.- (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, May 11. The grand lodge of Odd fellows voted to meet here again next year-. Grand . Master Sawver says all future meetings wllj - l - . , . on i.. most probably he held in Raleigh as u Wis mofe convenient. . Tonight trom iu to quetedj the' grand loge at the Yarbor ough house. ' Durham's chief of police, who came here todav to 'get Gore, alias Crabtreei the diamond thief who was in Captain Chadwick's company of the First regi ment,,igot his .man and took hint to nurharhj ; Gore was in uniform ana was natidcuffed to the chief of "police. The letter said he had no trouble in getting him. CaDtain Bain of the Goldsboro com pany has not .yet returned from his hunt for two deserters from his com uany. ; Colonel Armfield says the state mtent that, one of them had been caught and was in camp Is Incorrect. Professor W. P. Massey says a new fr-niV seal and a dangerous one has t'uat been found In an orchard at South pro Pines, the first time in North Car niina. i It is lecanium persica. It has A esitroved- on orchard. - tjpws which cornea here from Maxton is that Oliver Dockery, fr., expected to Kt the repuniican nomination tor con gress, but that it seems a young man iaried CamerOn is to have it. ... it is said to toe pretty " certain that Oliver Dockery 6r." will be nominated for Congress "unieag that goes to his son Claudius. ' I Governor Russell declines to Inter fere in the matter' of the execution of Sam Smarr for bilrglarly at Shelby and so tke latter will be executed July 2nd. The governor 6rders special terms of court as follbws.! Civil term for For syth, May 30th, Judge i Timberlake; Buncombe, July 11th, Judge Hoke; Union, July 11th, Judge Adams. Crim inal term for Brunswick, June 12th, Judge Allen to try a. negro for rape. At S o'clock this afternoon the Odd Fellows laid the ic'orner tone of the auditorium at - the blind institution. There was a song by the pupils of the stitutlon; preliminary remarks by Geo. L. Tonnoffski, of Raleigh, and remarks by Grand Master J. P. Sawyer, of Ashe ville; depositing of the box in the stone by Grand Treasurer Richard J. Jones; placing the stone jby Grand Secretary B. H. Woodell; further I remarks by Grahd Master Siwyer; song , by the children of I. O. 0. F. orphan home at Goldsboro. An otatlon by Governor Russell was a part of the programme, bu,t the governor, had been so engrossed by this war business, said one of the trustees, that he didn't have time to prepare an orationl So W. J. Peele, of Raleigh, spoke fori him while the gov ernor -sat on the platform. - The grand lodge f Odd Fellows elects B. S. Royster, of Oxford, grand master; Dr. J. M. Stephensf- deputy grand mas ter; M. W. Jacopi, grand waraen, a. ti. LWoodell, grand, secretary, R. J. Jones grand' treasurer. W. ST. Dortch is re elected trustee of the orphanage for five years: J. P. .Saw-Er, grand representa tive to the sovereign grand lodge. The address of Grand Sire Pink erton was heard by 1,000 per sons and . was .one of the ! 'finest ever delivered herd. At its conclusion a reception was held at the hotel at which many ladies knd gentlemen were presented to Mr. Pjnkerton. , V Surpreme Court Decisions " . (Special to Tie4 Mesengeri) Haleigh, N. ; cl, aiay il. The supreme court liied the following opinions: State-vs.: Bruce, from Vance Ray, ; from j Union, vs. Turnage, from affirmed; State vs. affirmed; Churchill Green,. affirmed; .Shaffer ys. (Bledsoe, affirmed; lister vs. 'Roalroad, from Bare, affirmed;' Clouts ! vs. imonds, from Cherokee, affirmed; McCarter vs. Rhea, from Cleveland, affirmed; Webb vs. Atkinson," from Buncombe; error; Moore vs. "Woolfe, from Buncombe', ( af firmed; Morrison vfe. Chambers, from Buncombe, . affirmed; r Commission Company vs. Porter, from OBuncombe, teyersed; Cooper yst iWyman & Bogle, appeal dismissed- in jbbth bases. : Beaufortltes Fear Attack by Spaniard (Special to Thje Messenger.) Beaufort, N. C. ilay 11. A reliable party reports to .hare seeen yesterday late a large man-of-war steaming south, about, ten mils south of Lookout light, but too far 0f to distinguish her nationality. Captain Moore, of Core Banks life saving station, makes the satire report, and says there was heavy firing in this directfefn from 7:30 o'clock a, m., until noon', pearly 100 distinct heavy cannon shdtsj were counted and an engagement" was 'supposed to be on. The people here areuneasy as there is no protection to Beaufort harbor:-' ' BasepBall. ' iPittshul-e-; 4 tMiiavillo : 5 SPittsburg, May llXpittsburg won its cmri consecutive game from Louisville today by fast playing and daring base running. Attendance! 1,500. The score: 1 .. I ; 1 - ,. 1 W H w. (Pittsburg 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 xk 10 2 Louisville .....U-i.O 130 2 0 0 0 0 0-3 7 2 Batteries: Killen and Schrivert- Frailer and. Wilson. UmparesJ O Eay and McDon- Washington 16, Philadelphia 8. Washington, iMay li. Dunkle went to pieces in the fifth Inndng today when "Washington, clinched the game. Attend ance 1,200. The score: R. H. E. Washington . . . . .4 0 0 0 8 0 4 0 x 16 , 16 1 Philadelphia ...1..3 0 0 0 0 0 4 00-i 7 8 Batteries: Dineert and Farrell;! 'Dunkle and McFarland. Umpires, Emslie and Andrews. Time, 2:15. f !" Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1. ' - Cinfeinnatl, May Taylor's delivery, Iecker's wild throw Of Miller's bunt and Corcdran's single gave : the Reds two runs ; today. Rain stopped the i second game after the second inning with" the score 1 to 0 in favor of Cincinnati. At tendance 4,000. The score: R. H. E. Cincinnati ...-.-.-.. .0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 St. Louis 0 0000001 01 6 6 Batteries: Dwyer and Vaughn; Taylor and: Clements. Umpires, Cushman and Heydler. Time, 1:45. t - Cleveland 7,Chicago 5. ( Cleveland, May. ll.-?levelahd won to day's game by' cleans and. timely hitting. Briggs was knocked out of the box. At tendance 500. The score: vR. H. E. Cleveland ......1....0 4 0 1 0 0 2 Ox 7 11. 0 Chicago 2 000 0 0 03 0-5 ' 10 1 Boston 8, Baltimore 4. : Boston, May 11 It; was another Inning victory, for Boston today. Only -Kelly and Jennings found Klobtedanz easy.! Attend ance 2,100. The score: "R. H. E. Boston 0 0 5 1 0 1 10 08 10 ? 2 Baltimore .0 10 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 8 ,"4 : Batteries 1 Klobedanz ami i Here-eii: Nops, Pond and Clarke. Umpires,.. Lynch and Connolly. Time,! 1:57. - .. 9 ' ;, t Late to bed ; and iearly to rise, pre pares a man for his home in the sKies. 'Early to "bed and a (Little -Karly Riser, the ipill -that makes life longer and bet- l'ter and wise. (For safie ty R.;-(R. Bel lamy. j - . The-Italian Riots , Rome. May ll.-Mar tial law h'as been proclaimed in ' the province of Como. There was rioting yesterday at Novara in Piedmont. ;A : mob there stoned the troops, who fired upon the rioters, wound ing nve or them. An officer and some soldjefs were injured The Milorgan User- eiitf; utMisnes an i.oraer tailing uraxer arms th re-perviat employed oa the railways. They are" tto leave their em ployment, but are to be under military law and thus to prevent railway strikes and; agitation. The governor of Milan has issued a decreet declaring that per sons foupd cycling I In the province of Milan will !be i court-martialed. Another decree prolongs to -May 18th bills falling due arte Mary ; 7th 1 ,3 r 1 1 Hi -ri spondent of The Daily Telegraph, de scribing, the ri-qts' at Qltilan, -says: "One thousand persons were arrested, 600 kill ed and 2,000 wounded. In one instance twenty students were killed at the main station of the ;Vioina raUway line. Three hundred rioters set nre to alt the rail way carriages,! and the military hurrying .nr. unfortunately nred on the firemen who were trying ko disperse the rotters with a hose. Many of the firemen .were I Killed. AS ail me printing, nouses i I Milan refused to print the manifesto, the killed. As all the printing, houses in. military government was prociaimea oy The Roane dorres-ponde'ht of The Times sends by mail a long dispateh which the rensor had refused to allow to be trans mitted .by wire, -practically .connrming he terrible nature of the rioting at Milan and elsewhere.' The Tunes correspondent pxmialns that the hreaa issue is a mere nretext for insurrectioni prepared before I railway employes, in which a strong so- hand; bv . associations or navvies ana cialist and republican jeaven nas long been working. - i i Hart's EmuDtsSStnW Cod Xflver Oil wltjh.eretostt'te and t!h HypophosphlteB, If t aftfafutfy used,: 13 a epecaflc in the treaitanent of ,-wak luniga, Oonsiimp tion, BronchStSs, etc Aleadiing . phyai- ciana recommend .ft. Sold hy J. C. ahepard, J. H. Pwdln, and H. I Fen- - TwoUei Naild. . ! " '" ' 'Mobile, afay 11. A special sen t from Mobile Mar 7th. teiUn- that ! Sergeant Crowley.Company A, Third United States infantry, had been snot anu KUiea oy a member of the JNineteentn inrantry, whom"' he was trying to arrest for drun kenness. was made" out of the .whole cloth- There was no shooting. , r; J A apeciaf irom ope may win, leiuiis of an att-smpt poison tne water oi a stream running through the camp of the regulars here, is wholly, without founda tion in, fact. Nothing of the sort oc- Ill I TROOPS II The j Second Regiment Reaches Camp. A- LRCK OF EQUIPMEHT. Captain Gresham Annoyed at Slow ness of Mastering In of Second Regi mentOrdnance Stores Necessary to j Complete Equipment Companies of Second J Regiment Without Full ; Quota of IVen Compliments to the 1 soldier. ; : ' r. .:. - " ; (Special to Th-a Mesenger.) I 'At Camp G rimes this aftoi'noon -there rwas the now tamiliar sight of arrival of new companies. (Five ameiln as follows, all the Second regiment: Cap tain . jjV Co'bb.-'of 'Lumfber Bridge, " 7S j ;men;. Captain J. T. Smith, of Green Mile, 47 J men; Captain. W. T. 'Li Bell, of 'Rutherford ton, 7$ men;- ; Captain John. "Wr Cbtten,, of Tarboro, S0 men; Captain R: Ll Purlfam, of iGastonia, 87 men. Tonight at 2. o'clock Captain J. L. Gfbson's company from Nantahala arrives with 112 men. All these six companies are at the fair grounds in the spacious building. Acting com- misary unarsthal issued them food, cook ing utensils and lblaTikefs and they are in good quarters. ; ! Colonel tRurgwyn of 'the second, who is a veteran in.campv was found in his tent, late this afternoon. He said he had appointed Thomas "3avi, ' who came here as a, sergeant of the Wil mington company, ' of his regiment, major. 'It is said ReV. D. H. sergeant Tuttle is to beJchaplain of the second. The governor says he will Jbe appoint ed." " ; ; - - iV -' 'I . -. f, ' " . 111. -'it- -.-:"..!-J Ousferihg Offlcef Oresham is annoy ed, 'and (reasonably so, at the felowness of the Second regiment In Ibeing mus tered in land tonight telegraphed to the war department as to,, the fact that some of 1 its companies had come here short of men".' (He says. such companies should not have 'been allowed to come. The Oreenviile company is a case ini point. -No company ought to come here with "less than 90 men. One would have thought this fact had been fairly ham mered into the heads of those persons who got up the companies, but! it seems not.' . . H 1 ' ': " ' " ' . :. '.. ... Colonel I Burgwyn more than hinted IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE DAI. 4 The Spanish Torpedo Destroyer Destructor is Blown Up. Near Gibraltar. . - . The Charleston is Ordered to Leave San Francisco at Once for Manila, Carrying 150 Tons of Ammunition. . jXhe Movement on Cuba is Fairly Launched. Troops Will Be Sent to Porto Rico After San Juan is Captured. The Navy Department Has No News From Admiral Sampson. Officials Begin to Doubt the Reported Return ;of the Spanish Squadron to Cadiz. -i ' . . -t ;-'v The President Nominates Dewey to Be a Rear .Admiral. Firing is Again Heard Off Cape Lookout', and a Warship 'is Sighted.' ' . -v : . - ( The Expedition on the Gussie Lands Fifty Miles From Havana Minister Berme jo Says the Cape Verde ; Fleet Has Not Re turned. A Madrid Dispatch Says the Fleet is jit Cadiz Ready to Sail. ' -V : . V . ' ' " - Ka ! Fear of a Bombardment Causes a Panic in Porto Rico. , ; Six Hundred Persons Were Killed in the. Recent Riots in"' Milan. . V -. .;;; : ' : ' The Release is Ordered of the Norwegian Rark Captured Off the Cuban Coast. ' ' ; v " " ' Soldiers in Madried Are Defeated by Wometi Rioter. this 'afternoon '-that the: Washington company of his regiment would fan and that it would have to retire. ; The adjutant 'general thinks enough men will ', he on hand Iby Friday to fill all these companies. Oxford company got fifteen this afternoon ifrom Hender son. Wilmington yet lacks two men. Today, it! sent home five rejected men and twpj sick and it got one recruit. Two dWnpanies;of the Second will go before the surgeons tomorrow. The i mustering officer - tonigh t tele graphed the war department ' a state ment of the ordnance stores necessary to complete the equipment of the First regiment, as follows: "Five hundred and fifty-seven rifles, 200,000 45 calibre hall cartridges, 60? knapsacks, 725 can teens, 779 sets of fenives, (forks, and spoons, 560 cartridge telts. W. B. Cullck of. Coldshoro is ordnance ser geant of the First regiment. . The Sfficers of the Gastonia company are: R. IL. (Durham, Captain; . Rev. IPlato IDurham,: first lieutenant; E. IN. Farrior, second lieutenant. - . Lieutenant' Colonel Calvin (D. Cowles, :bf the iFirst regiment, was seen at his quarters. He had just returned from the drill 'ground where he got his first view of the regiment. He says the men are a fine lot, a Ijigh type o men, and he expects great things of the regi ment. ; jThe camp he regards as admlr albly located and thoroughly clean. In deed it is a treat to a lover of neatness to go through the camp of the First regimerii. The Second regiment camp is Iby degrees being put in order. In a r few days it too will "be a model of neat ness, tween There is a vast difference "be- the appearance of things before and after a regiment is mustered into service. The First regiment camp looks as if it had been there a'year. .' Lieutenant Smith, - of company K First jregimeht iRalelgh), is assistant commissary to Lieutenant Marshall TJ. i - . There I was dress parade today and battalion drill, these ending a day of hard work, it is a pity there is ' no Clothing! for the recruits. The Cuban question and political Is sues sink dnto inshgnlficaoce with the man who suffers : .from piles. " What he most desires, is relief. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Balve cures piles. 'For sale by R.; R. (Bellamy. ! , - " ': I . : i ; ; - -..- . "-- f, Dewey Appointed Bear Admiral. ; Washington, May tL The president to day , nominated Commodore Dewey to .be a rear admiral in the navy. The appoint ment i was made under the provisions of section 1508. ; of the revised statutes, he having,! upon the recommendation, of tn president, received! the thanks of eon grss by name, by joint resolution ap proved i May 10, 1898. The' senate con firmed the- pominatiORi, ' V - '' r - nn innnnii dUUHUIfU , 1 :n -j , . . - i : ; 1 , a ' . . -rr i tfiams, captain J. B. Smith a remark- AnXlOUS TO HaVe a ShVble 'body M men on whom alii eves of ttirtnnicti - r"C ppauiall. - ' i ll - . : : MORE SIGNS OF ACTIVITY . '":. " ' i ' 1 ' ' Remaining on Coast Guard ''"'nF,p1lw--'iL'',r Hughes, rector r-i ,r a ,. . r. w 'pf St. John's church, recited ?The Con-- Xlie Vessels Coaling Up The OTassagir,ierr! Tianinr 01 YIm,J?Jd:" enusetts Tries Her New uns Splen-never hefore heard that gem ofj the did Drill of the ITlen-ln Praise of Ad-Vi jpt JSenius of father , Ilyan ren- , udered with such-tlyilllng fervor oftfeel mtral Dewey. , . jfing and delicacy oi expression. iTh is " Old Point Comfort Va On Enarf "li4Cfa 'oUoweA by "the Reply to the Con . uia i-omt conmort, va., .On Board -Wenered. Banner,'-written by Miss! Til - (Flagship Brooklyn, oft! SPortress -Mon-nh,ofi,,tM9'.iclty,;.'moat beautifully j-oe, May ll.-CommodOre iWptfield S. p given (by Dr. J. S.-iBetts, and bringing. Scliley. commaiiding the flyingiquadronil;ars lJL m many an oldjeol- t;i . ; ; - . . . , . k'flier. The. 'last recital -was "The Coat to&y for the first, time consented to, ,padd ay,.. ,by Cadet L. .W.Mc- gl'fe his views ozpon the victory, won IptPheTson ofjthe . 'Fayetteville Military fiy lAjdmiral -Dewey, at Manflat To .theljca'111 ff1 iwhicn received !rniany Associated Press- representative the W TSTifJ'4 eiuent pray ... . - tier was offered Hay iRev. Kenneth !iMc- f8""?' ' aiDpnald aii ex-cbtirederate soldier "Admiral Xewey victory at, (Manila?Vrhe programme was enhanced in in must deservedly take its place with the !eresting h excellent choral musicj un- 'li; " . 1 i. vi- iJider the direction of Mrs. rsv. A. Rixb greatest navy victories oT. toe worid's fgjj. . u , ,1 history. It is urged that the result! shows such decided Inferiority '4n re'--sistance as - compared' with the vigor of attack that there is a diminution of . the glory, -but that is untrue, tor ?it" must he xefnemibered that the" greatness of (Dewey's success lies In the calm, courage and daring displayed in -his" decision o enter strange harbor, 'at dark, under the. guns of many forts, and. braving perhaps hidden torpedoes, or mines. It strikes me that with sev eral advantageously fortified positions, the preponderance of advantage was certainly with thje enemy, and that with the great daring displayed by Dewey there must fall upon his should-; era the mantle of -Perry and iFarragut.il From the meagre accounts that have been received of the Ibattle,- it Is evt- j dent that Respite the gre-. risk every officer and every man knew was (being taken, there was. not a fainf ttieart-in all that sctuadron, 'but an enthusiasm and espirit da corps that courd not: but win with Such a leader. I would ) note, 1 too, that superior education, ' which brings intelligence, coupled with j perfection ' in markm anship, aided greatly in winning the day and . will, I bekeve, contriibute to future vjetor- j ies. lAdmiral iDeweV and every man AamtiZ Z' tTZrST'ir I his ssauadron -deserve' everv 7 recoehl-4 Vls" ' witfuistu -uiu o. uno. !f f f?J?Zl Jsr?y iiktter some routine business the bon- n tn nw PP'3 na- .Vetation adjourned until this afternoon. The dite news of the return of v3fewa the Spanish fleet to Cadiz put new ef into th('oartrvn officer rodav whilf'1 en a e expectea dv tine IS ?,f.m?ta f I;.af'terilontand' evening trains. I they have recognized that the teg.Xr (Light Infakry, 1 Joard has made them a splendid f ac:'li tor in the war nby the enforced etayi?'' Rev.- 1j.. -tt. carroi,. or iwarsw, j. here; and realize that their, presencef la veteran of the TMrd North Carolina on the coast has (been the direct cause J j cavalry, who made a touching and most of the return of, Spanish squadpron. to fapproprlale prayer, : ( its own ports, they have.&hafed at : theihtfe.. J-'hen folowed .the introduction of the idleness and the possBbl termination .of Morator ofi the day.; Honorable-George the war before th'ejr moved. ' Todayfcf'M." Rose, of Fayetteville, N. C. also the general belief is that the history ofi'bei6ngs to that iband of veterans whose Nelson will he repeated and'as the .bat-', pranks are s? fast 'Uunniag. nne .aa tle of Manila 'parallele4 the victory bfgf dress was most appropriate-such as on- Nelson on the "Nile, . eo (Spanish inaig - nation as in the, day of Nelson mayl force the Spanish fleet to ; sea andifas well as ourselves, or tne suraunuy TVraTa1ar :he reniated- 5Eve.rv otfioer 'if;iof that awful conflict, and of the valor now encouraged tto believe that vxm-. moaore sscniey 'Win 'De auowea 10 uisjh -was weit .r tvlav .hts aicknowiedered skill and daring ? ?those memories that we cherish. in active (battle. ' " The-JNew Orleans finisihed coaling to iheart, inspiring our ohilovren to -rorever day -nd is ready ; forsea. (An aistajig.?keep and preserve this :beautiful cus- nassed . engineer and two cadet engf Peers arrived; here today and joinedkf the -Brooklyn,;and it is believed that these are significant facts, indicating ftn early movement oi the squadroh;: Cantain Hutchison, of the Massa- J chusetts, tried his new" automatic: Maxim one pounders today with great, success. On- all the ships today,- fire and collision drills and general call tovlJ niioWomi npayfticallv o. '.hattlft drill. ; Oc4;T" V:UU.l .ui. v.vu... curred. Commodore Bchley .watched; all the ships carefully and expressed! himself as Welt satls-fled. The iNew Orleans tried her big gun's1' "and hers; officers reported to commodore Schley thati they were well pleased ; with thej A' TOWN FULL OF FOLKS An Impressive Celebration Co nfede rate Veterans Partake of Good Cnee ; and Honor the Memory of Dead Corn rades The State Dental Society Ho( orable C M. Rose to Greet tbe Dele. , gates The Lumber Bridge Light In fantry Offto Balelgh. , i Fayetteville, !N. C, May 11, 1898. The Ladies' Memorial Association. through years of financial,; diffioult' and distress, have remained falthfuy to the- memory of the fallen, defender, 3 of the 'south, leaving' naught nindony with every reourrlng aoth of May,' t?'i pay tribute to. the yalor and the ve n tries of the dead; and yesterday's-.beau 'tiful and imposing servrces, Mrs.. J. McNeil president, . recorded ! an Jllus? trious page in the. history of the -asso,'; The camp of United Confederal Veterans. Major E. J. Hale Command.'. I Ing met at 1U o ciock, in nunnDera inreiCj or four times greater than ever -before, i At 1 o'clock they marched to the arm. f ory of the" , Fayet tevllle . Indepen4ens j Light Infantry 'to. enjoy a "beau-tiful an tastefully served dinner, provided, bj j the . fair matrons: and -notable ftousa j wives of (Fayetteville, of which CJr t May Hinsdale was chairman. It -V9J a. generous, abundant feast, ; teoa ? sweet, pretty women vieing with, on; j anotner . w ;tjc" i.M3iiitiv" -v .i-v.r guests and not only were the vetei j ana seated at tables, ut their .friend' s coming to the city with them, whi 1 many "baskets mere filled and hande 1 around to toe - taken " home. - - f. j ' jLt 3:30 o'clock - the procession wi'i formed y Major -W. J. Campbell, wj 5 nroved one on the most .efficient j I -chief, marshals, and Ijis assistants and was made up of the tFayetteville Inde ; 'pendent LigihtvInfantry, (Major B. R. ; -jHuske j commandant; the veterans, t-Li-vtu xov xo;w in line, commanded by .;'AIaJor A. A. McKetihan, assisted 'by '; - - 'olnel Stxirr, Capraln A. B. I"Wil- , ana jonnston, wno had. ridden! with ? Stuart and marched with Jackson, aU '.Sold, most of! them. 9roken in heH an a .fortune, buSt, -through all, worthy. of jviife. Then rcame the erraded school. -'Miss P. H. f .Matthews, superintendent. f pf the schodl, and a comnany of lovelv "-..girls, hearing floral emhlems' and.de- -cviuws, me procession closing with a ;?ng line of t" vehicles and a great rcon- jqiuisitely dpaped. and surmounted (by a y vwm M-i. lUtVilUlilClb llYtU)! XT A. prown, anaf the decorations of flowers, Sunder the supervision of (Mrs. T. D. JIaigh and Mrs Leon J. Brandt, were. Very handsome. With the customary jpalute by he military the ohservknee bf the hallowed day was concluded,! and JtMe - officer and ' memibers of the Me- trnmi a 1 . A ct&Aio f in. a Ira Monica. rTI A tfi-nd gratifications- in the splendid isuc f cess achievied. ' ". . . ' " I Li The Aboard of examiners of the State r iv a i "j-s f i ' i - . . ' - iLfentai woeieiy mas, curing 'tne past Jtwo days, -Sad before it twenty-five: ap plicants. The society met in conven- Wjon in Pythian hall at 11 o'clock .this nrorning, ir. itt. Jtu. itiortoni or jWin- f" ton, the- president, in the chair, j and ( he secretary,' (Dr. C. W. ann.e., ofj Mt. .iry. at Xis. desk. The proceedings jwere opened' yjih aff appropriate prayer by rRev iJWV. 'Hughes, sector of St. John's jcbuiwi;, Ibut, owing to the bsence of Dr. . H. Durham, of jWil Inington, wtho is to respond, IIoriQiable '45ep. M. Rose's address of welcome was , postponed,' until the afternoon session, yj: The treasurer's, report was submit ted, . and tefered to an auditing com mittee, consisting of Drs. iE.j K. iTr-WT-Vl f -T!tG firulKcriWvn-.an TT ,T IJnv - tins. "iAoDlications for mem'bershiii in- f to the society were filed toy iDrs. J,. M4 ;' paptain Cobb comamnding, a splendid 'ilooking hody of soldiers, arrived Ihere Vat 10:30 ofclock this morning. The In dependent! Light -Infantry was drawn J:iip in lines to receive them, firing a sa lute, and I escorting them to the arm ory ifor riest and refreshment during jtheir stajf of two hours in the1 eity. Captain Cobib's command left at' 1 p'elodk vii the Coast Line, the follow ing ififtee young men of Fayetteville 'Volunteering with . him : A. H. I Slo cumh, Jr.i K. Watson, W. A. West, C H.-MteDoialdi' C. Wi Kelly, J.; .Raker, JA' A. Butler,- John Lee. N. N. (Rayner, f Jj, Ksherj H; Preston, J. Buckingham,. !A. tM..;waudin. ta. v ann, m. an. w nip pie, ?They "arel of good niaterial, . andl will 1 reflect honor jpn theiri;natlve towni Mr. tfe'locumh has (.worked hard in - getting . nip this, contingent. .'; 3s. ' -: - - . li " " I .Vffemorla Service on tne Averasboro Battle Cironnd. , j;' CV(Corresp&ndenoe' of The Messenger); '11, i' - . ? . - - . i r-' sir services were held joday H-iat "Chicora" the Confederate cemetery inf Averasboro ibattle groundv The 1 members of this memorial association lJ are and have ever been faithful and ldevoed in keeping up this custom so fVbeautiful.s so dear to- southern' hearts, i t Quite large 'gathering assem'bled 'lito pay'this.lovlng.triibute to the mem rf6ry of those "leeptog. (Heroes" of the "if": south. HonoraJble: D. (II. . McLean inr troduced the chaplain of the occasion, jy a cone eaerate. soiojer wum an.c, one calculated to impress our cnuaren and devotion of the confederate soldier, alive those. 'fires that iburn In every true southern; torn. J . The Colored Volunteer. r Alderman A. J. Walker, of -the company of colored -volunteers organized at the "city hall Tuesday night with himself as cantaini. W. H. Cutlar as first lieutenant and G. -Q. Dixon as second- Heuenant, received a telegram from the military au thotities 'yesterday at 'Raleigh, that his company jwould he accepted as a part of the hattaiion, of j colored troops p rafsrtl ifor the United' States volunteer army in itbis state. He has enlisted sev erity-f our men. 5V , , , ! .. ! ,. . :- Captain . David Sasser, whose company of forty men passed the physical exami nation on; Monoayj nigni, , nas jjwirjiiuuii ed that if his- ment expect to . enter the service .they will have to joiA Captain Walker's company.. . He had been pre viously notified that'hls company i would. be accepted, and he was appoiretea - us first lieutenant. -He and his men are verv much disappointed, and - complain .na thft aintion of the authorities is h,rrlshib unon them, as he and his men had quit their employment to enter the services j .- . Ton Tieed Cod Liver Oilyou say, hut ifWnik .-vvm can't take it? Try f'Mor- rKuvto", a erected "Win of Cod Liver OLL" Tou cam get all the virtues or ne oil "wttDput the disagreeable errects. ftfiirt nv J: C- Shenard. J. H. Hardin andH. L. Fentress. : A -j: Church News .... -s .... Rev. li.. J. MoKelway, editor of The (North Carolina CPreshyteriap and snip erintendent of the ynodical Missions win visit the First Preshyterian !huroh 1 j Wiinjington this week, will preach at rtiithtort at 8 n. m. 'Friday JMay lii iv rdJaJlv invited to at- tariri fTiP Rev. !Dr. (P. C Morton of wnminrtAif will hegln services at South port next Tuesday evening The commission appointed toy Wilmington Iresbvtery at its "late -- meeting wiu mpo iPridav eveninsr May 80th. to or ganize . church "at that place if the Way - De, Clear -loe owiuueiu k uie Commission Te iRevs. A. - -D. McChire and P; C. Morton, Colonel J. D. Taylor and Mr.; Oscar Pearsall,; of this city. S. ui Parkw,Shafon, Wls.r, writes: "I havd tried PeWitt's Witch Haze Salve 0r Kching piles aodiiti&ways stoos-them In two minutes. X consid ler IDeWitt's Wi : - .i - Hazel Salve 4he ereatest1 lie cure on thevmarket. For eale ib'R. iR. Bellamy. i AN ILL-FATED NAVY The Spsrnsh Naval Most Serious Disaster. A TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYED :" f The Destructor's Boilers Explode and All Go to the BottomDenial oi Return of Cape Verde FleetGermany tc Take; Active Measures Regarding the Situation in Milan Women Rioters in ; . MadridTo Senid Another Expedition With Arms to the Cuban Insurgents Fer of Bombard- , ! l ment Causes . a London, May ll.i-Adlspatch to The Globe from Gibraltar, says a British steamer which. has just arrived' there reports officially that she passed yes terday evening1 a Spanish torpedo boat destroyer which was, guarding' Algeci- ras bay and straits. Shortly after the steamer passed hen all the lights of the destroyer were suddenly extin guished, a terrific ; explosion followed Immediately and the destroyer dlsao peared The disaster, the r dispatch adds, was apparently caused by the ex plosion of the boilers." of the. torpedo boat destroyer. It is feared that all on board of her have perished.' London, May 11. The (Spanish tor pedo boat destroyer reported blown up near Gibraltar is probably the Destruc tor.' The Destructor is classed as a tor pedo 'gunboat.. She was built of steel at Clyde Bank in 1887, and was 192 feet, u uiraes iong ne was of 458 tons dis placement, had 25 feet beam and drew seven feet, of water. The Destructor was driven by two-brooellerB. hmi s roo horse power and was estimated to have a speed of about 22 lyhots. Her arma ment consisted of pne 3.5-inch gun, fxjur 6-pound quick nrers and four Maxim guns. (She .had three tomedo tubes, carried over 10ft tons of coal and had a-crew of fifty-five men. ; London, (May 12.-JA special dispatch from Madrid says : I Auinliral Bermeio . minister of marine, 'denies that - the Cape Verde squadron 4retuirned to Ca diz. 2Ie ;Bays: 'rrhe, fleet Is now jvihere it ought to he,: accordingto the instructions given it." Special dispatches fromt Madrid sav it Is officially declared that the overn- men't of Spain has no intention of al lowing ear Admiral Dewey to rest upon his laurels. About 40,000 of the reserves of the Spanish armyi wave been ordered to rejoin the colors, and it is added that a formidable expedition is ibeing organizedffor disDatch to the Philippine islands.1 , .- GEJRJMA!N!Y ; WA'NTS ' THCE3 PHTL IPPPOINEIS. ' . A story published here, fo the ef-. feet that Germany is actively prepar ing to signify her' disapproval of a lasting occupation of the Philippine is lands by the lUnlteld States. The Ger man "consul at Manila is said to have oeen instructed to make - representa tions to Rear Admiral (Dewey differing materially in character from those of the representativea. of other- uowers. Very heavy claims, it is said, . are ibe- r u,o- " " . cu k- .vi i i - mans who toaye suffered from the jbom- bardment of 'Cavite, and Germany, it is further asserted, proposes fo obtain control of the Philippine islands, guar anteeing the. payment: Spain's in demnity." It Is ibelieved' this plan is ac- tPtalble fo Empero. JFranieis Joseph, of Austria, and it is understood to have been passively accepted ibyviFrance, in the -rehahllitation of Spain. ' The Glolbe .panblishes this afternoon dispatch from Cadiz,' dated Saturday last, which said the folio wing ships, which were all ready1 for sea, with the exception of the Pelayo, were at that port; Pelayo, VJtoria, Aimirante Oquendo, Visoaya, Maria, Teresa, Cris- tcJbal Colon, Alfoisso . Xil ; Flu-ton. Proserpina, Osado, ; jludaz. (Furor, Ter ror and also sevevial torpedo "boats. transports and-the TTormannla and Co- lumhla, formerly of the . Hamburg American line, whicH have Ibeen renam ed, Patriota and Rapido, respectively. The Globe's correspondent added that he ftvelieved the squadron would sail on Wednesday ; (today) and said a number of troops would leave' for the Canary islands on May 15th, while three bat talions of marines were Quartered at San Fernando ready for embarkation. WOME3N RJEORULSIB SPlAlNtlSH1 SOL- Madrid, May IL (Noon. 'A serious riot has taken ' place at Logronzo. -capital of the Spanish province of that name, on the Ebro, sixty miles from Burgos: The grain and provision stores were at tacked and pillaged "by rioters, who in cluded numlbers of women, armed with' axes, cnopera ana , euageis. . mne cav airy charged the mob, "but the soldiers were repulsed by a determined on slaught made upon them by. the women 9 : 30 . p. m. in . the ; chamber tonight Senor Sagasta replied to Senor Salme ron's attack on the' present regime re.' torting that the state of anarchy which existed in Spain during the short lived republican regime under ' Salmeron made Spain the laughing stock of the world. The preml er" defended', the policy of the government in "doing" its utmost to avoid warwhile the yankees were playing- a foul game." fie re peated his appeal for union, adding "that who ever sowed discord was not a patriot, " He continued his speech by declaring that; the government would prosecute the war a pu trance. !. . London, May 12. A,; dispatch" to the Times from Singapore says: The Phil ippines refugees here are preparing a congratulatory address to Kear Admir al Dewey. They alsoeXpress a desire for the establishment of a native gov ernment and for American protection. Thev deDrecate the ; restoration of the Phillllplnes to Spain or the transfer of the Island to any,; continental govern ment." -. " :-;;--- ' The Madrid correispondent of a -Ber lin paper says it is asserted 1 in .high Spanish official circlles. that on May "3rd the German ambassador to Great Britain, count Hatzreiat-vvlldenburg, informed Lord Salisbury that in case of a change in the form of government in the Philippines Germany would be "compelled to put herself in possession of certain guarantees' with tne view of maintaining German V interests. Count Hatzfeidt-Wildenburg, according to the correspondent,- pointed put to Lora Salisbury that Germany had totake into account the, possibility that Great Britain. In order to protect Britishjmb jects in the Philippines, might be com pelled to land an adequate frc at "' nua. ln which case Germany would do likewise. Lord Salisbury "PjJfJJ he recognized the Justice of this decla ration but designated fupposltlon that England has such intentions is Incorrect, and. according to thejor -respondent in. auestion, proposed to leave the matter open Jintil the conflict oVer Manila had been decided. .. London, .May 11. A special dispatch from Madrid says a moo 'burned a huge grain warehouse there early this morn ing. The structure is reported to toe a total loss.. ' f. . ',. -'" "'''' J New york. May 11. A copyrighted dispatch to The Evening World dated at Hong Kong toay ays: The,PJiU ippme rebel chlefj General Aguinaldo, ; has Jsued a . proclajnation . to .the Insur gents at Manila to otey the. orders of Commodore Dewey and United? States Consul Williams.' Killing still goes on In th outlying districta.' where the Forces Suffer 'Another i ''-r!n'ii'i7' 1 Panic in Porto Rico. natives are revenging themselves nn the priests aad local Spanish officials, the proclamation of Aguln- in spite of aldo. MOiRJES AiED FOR THE CWIHANS. Tampa, Fla.. May 11. There is. good reason toj'peiieve that ipslde of twenty four hours another expedition, with the same. purpose and destinntinn oa .t of the Gussie,. which left here yester day loaded witih arms, -ammunition i. and supplies for the Cuban insurgents, will slip from Port Tampa. The Flor ida, one of the. Plant Line boats char- tered fby jthe government for use as a ' transport! 'has taken on -a Jarge cargo of gri?ngfleld rifles and ammunition arid .the stalls for horses and mules have been completed. The boat i ly ing at the dock with full steam up and" no one is allowed- on hoard. General Wade went out to the port today and held a lorig conference with superinten dent Fitzgerald of the (Plant 4ihe of steamers (and it is "believed! that orders were given to have the "boat .ready for sailing, at a moment's notice. ; . Lieutenant J. iD, s Mily. off General Shaf ter's staff, who was sent to Wash ington Saturday with the reports of Captain Dorst and. Lieutenant Colonel Lawton ipd the plans for the Cuban campaignj returned today bearing with him? a hi bundle of maps and docu ments and iimmediatolv rtncwttui :'tn- General Shaf ter. It is now (believed that the wo Cuban regiments will ac company 1 the regular troops " to Cuba. They have all been armed with Spring field rifled and-.under almost incessant drilling are rapidly "being plundered into shape., ' -":.;. -. !" (Everything possible is ibeing done to facilitate jthe work of loading the trans-, ports at ort Tampa with ammunition and supplies for the expedition. 'Hun dreds of men are kept busy .unloading the war material from the freight cars" and carefully stowing" it away in the steamers. This part of the work will be practically concluded by .tomorrow night arid the ships now In the eilp will drop anchor in the Ibay to make room forpther transports. The Oriza- ba Is expjeeted up from quarantine to morrow. This Is one of the largest transports engaged Iby the government Key West, Fla., May" 11. The ambu lance shii Solace having on "board four surgeons,! eight nurses, the finest su-r- 1 gical appliances and: accomodations for 100 wfiUnded,.has arrived here from Hampton. iRoads. The Sojace was ; ap- proved this morning, under hurry or ders, and Commander Dunlap has al ready reported to the commodore to move as jsoon as an 'emergency arises. . It Is said1 here that if the report that Spanish Jfleet has returned to- Spain ' proves to be corect an active movement against Cutoa may occur within forty eight hours. It is possib'le that Rear Admiral (Sampson at Porto Rico .and Commodore Remey here,' may strike simultaneously. (Naval officers here be lieve, the j Cuban defences at any .point except Havan- could bje reduced iby,the ships now here and on the Cuiban Sta tion In half-.'an hour.. The water problem 'is getting serious ' at this place; iNavaf officers recognize it and they are looking anxiously v for the smrfke from the stack of-tne big governmeriti condenser which Is prom ised to supply 40,000 gallons dally,, per contract The plant should have start ed April !25th but Is not yet. in opera tion. - - : 1-- ' ' - - ; I . St.'Thomas. West indies. May lL Two thousand seven hundred ; tons of coal has arrived here from.Philadelphla; for speculation. According to- reports froni Porto Rico the people are panic- stricken at the nrosDects of the bombardment of San Juan." It is reported that an American warship (which had been lying to the westward sailed yesterday to join tne. American fleet. - -There have been 200 political arrests ' at Porto jRlco recently under the tyran- ical measures : enforced there. The shipping! ts suspended and there are no customs ! receipts. Hunger and small pox are spreading through the country; and 200 families are starving at xan guez and Mayaguez. Two women are said to have died out of sheer! fear. of bombardment by a susdIcIous looking vesssel at sea; and ithere has ibeen a suicide at Aguadilla for the same reason. An Incessant coast patrol is maintained and .the Spanish, authorities are confiscating the cqal of private i individuals. . Exchange is at 120. I 'f Actlon as to the Prize Ships. Key West, May 11. The iNorweglan cattle 'ship Bratsiberr' was released in accordance With orders f rom" Washing ton at noon today. She'wni leave to morrow.! ; The prize commissioners ex pect to feave depositions from the offi cers of all the prizes taken toy Ameri can' warships as to the capture of the vessels, when Judge Locke awlves next Monday. United States District At torney Stripling expect ,to hold all of the prizes except poslbly the Catalina, the Miguel. J over, and the (Buena Ven tura. Fourteen days. is given from, the time of j the filing of each libel for the owners ! of the. cargoes to enter their claims put none have loeen miea except hv tfh bwners of the cargo of the Buena Ventura, Locomotive 1 iSngtneerij Convention ..v St. Louis, May 11. lAJbout six hun dred ' delegates were bresent '- today -when Grand Chief Arthur called. Ihe third Wenrilal convention of the Broth erhood of 'Locomotive, Engineers to or der for the three weeks' session- To day's business consisted of the. ap pointment of committees on credentials and organization and arranging the details of the subsequent days meet ings. All the national officers are pres ent, r " - : '"'- ;. -. '. - . ;. ;: ' V ' 1 . Andersen Epxeets, Commutation Norfolk,1 Va.. May 11. John Andersen, the condemned murderer of the mate of the Olive Pecker,-has not given up hope" of saving his neck and now places his j enamel urwii x i cdiuccv . . consoiesf himself with the hellef that his counsel will be able to iiwuoe tne presi- dent to a term life. L; ; of imprisonment less than, for . . , .. ; .. .-. . . . .; f ' Devastating Floods. , Rock. Ark.V --: May - 11. The Ar XdUle kansas river at Little Rock has reached 27.06 feet. A levee broke on the Arkansas river this morning at Li rv wood and caus-: ed damages estimated at more than $500, -000. The levee at Sherrill -broke late this afternoon and that town is entirely un der water, - The Gnssle Lands XTerJlen. New York. May 1L-A. llty West spe- -clal says that information 'has reached that place of the landtnr within fifty miles of Havana, of the xpeditlon under cavalry, which left Tampa j 'terday, on board- the -transport Gyssje, 'J (
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