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WILMINGTON N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 13, 189& i
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A Disaster Betalls bur
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FIRST: AMERICAN BLOOD SHED.
Th$; Winslow Disabled---Ensigil Worth Bagley an4 Four of Her Crew
'Killed The Torpedo Boat kvith Twd Other Small Vessels Enter
! I s Harbor of Cardenas -Met by a Storm of Shot and Shell
Ti from Warships and Batteries The Hudson Stands
q I" ri ! .-J ' ' --V h - ' j -. I -' i i---;-.v- . .
i v Bravely by the Winslow and Uuder Tremen-
.- j- j . ' . "- 4 : .- "'-i''- -i V '"' -.' --''-a- - -.
i I - dous Fire Tows Her from the Harbor
! 'Kpjy West, iFla., May., 12. TWihen the
.TLnitd States? g-un'boat Hudson came
iui t,the g-overnment dock, at 8 o'clock
ithl?; ..morning th "bodies of five Idead
men jwere lying ion ihe.r after deck.
Thejr vy ere the remains of Ensign ag-
'ley and four mem'bers of the creU of
Ihe jorpedo Ixx'it iWinsloW, who Were
foilled in -An engragement in Cardenas
'harlxer yesterday afternoon. The llbod
ies ere covvred iby the stars and
stripes. In the cabin of the Hudson
was Captain John p. Bernadou, of itihe
"Winsilow, vho U sl'igbtly Injured in 'the
Jeft leg, and "several others of j the
AVinslow's crew,; who are eligthtly
wounded. . " ii .:v i i ' ! i
Th$ -'dead are: , i j
E5X&0MX ATORTII liAG'LiElY, oC Ra-
Jeigh, N. C. I '
JPHiN VA'RVeR'ES, oiler. '
JOSH AH TUiNNfETJL, cabin cook
J. IV. iMiEEKS, flremian.
J. tXANJU-JL,, fireman.
a he nvoundetd are: iR. E. Cojt, gun
mer'a .mate; D. M'Keon, quarteu master;
J. Patterson, fireman; F. ''Gray; ' iILieu
tenant J. L5. Bernadou. All are slight
ly wounded, except (Patterson, whose
condition is serious.
The -engagement took place inside the
harbjdr of Cardenas. The gunboat "Wil
anington, and the torpedo (boat "Wins
Sow 5and the (gunboat Hudson we r 6 the
onlyt .j vessels engaged. They entered
the harbor for the purpose of attacking
somes. Spanish gunboats i which were
known to te there. The later, how
everijwere not discovered ?by the Amer
ican; (force until the Spaniards opened
fire, h The land batteries of Carinas
supported 'the .fire of -the Spanish gun
Iboats. 'i .-r . i- ; :l ' -
l Tfo$ engagement commenced at 2:05
o'clock p.,vm., and lasted for about an
(hour.! , '
; The Trn'ttle, while it lasted, was ter
rific; i The Wilmington and the Hudson
. were ahead and opened flrewi itbe Span
Is'h boats' which wrere .Jyirig at tihe
docks. The fireing began at a range of
3,500 yards. A few minutes later the
rvVinslow came up arid also opened fi're.
In an instant ithe entire attention of
the Spanish tbunboats and land batter
ies was directed upon her. From all.
eides,, shot and shell seemed to pour in
(upon the little torpedo "boat.
The Wilmington and i the Hudson
etillfkept lip the .fire, but they could
mot turn i aside the terrible storm of
rfire and death pouring in tupon the.tor
3)edo jtooat. The crew "of the Winslow.
Jiowever, never "faltered for a second.
lAt 2:35 p. in., a solid shot cras-hed in
Ito the hull of the Winslow and knocked
iout fher "boiler.v In an instant she 'be
iganto iroll and drift helplessly .
Then ithere was a moment of awful
suspense. !A ' fierce cheer of triumph
rvvent' up from" the Spaniards on the
gunboats and in the fbatterles, and
again a. storm,. of ifire was opened up
on the 'helpless !boat. i ,''
The guniboat Hudson, which was ly
ing jnearby, started to ithe assistance
of 'the Winslow. .t She ran alongside
(the itorpedo :boa't and tried to throw a
line to the imperiled crew;.
Up! to this time, "with the exception
of the one shot, I whichi disabled the
Iboiler of the Winslow, the firing of the
IPpatiish gunboats had ibeen wild, but
as the Winslow lay rolling in the
water, the range grew closer and shells
(began, to explode all about iher.
l!Was difficult for the Hudson to get
iheafl enough to throw a line to' the
Wirislow'S crew, V so iterri'ble was the
fire (all about her. (Finally, after try
ing for abou.t twenty minutes, the Hud
son approached near enough to thrpw
a line. i i ..
i f BAiG-UEY'S COOLNESS.
Ensign Bagley and six men were
standing- in a group on the deck of the
Winslow. "Heave her! i Heave 'her!"
Bhouted Bagley as 'he looked toward
ithe Commander of the (Hudson and
rall-ell for "a line. . -.
'JXnt miss it." shouted' an officer
ffrotim the Hudson, and hwith. a sntile
lliagiey called baclc: "Let her come. It's
getting f hot here for comfort."
"The line was thrown and, at th
nam instant a s'hell "burst in the very.
aitidst oL 'the group of men on iboard
the I Winslow. t Bagley was instantly
killed andA few ot'hers dropped about
liinx.i Haifa dozen more fell groaning
on the blood-stained deck. One of the
&M men,. pitched iheadlong over the
Kid. of the boai;, 'but, ihis leet caught
in the irpiv' rail' and he was hauled
:back. -BagleM I 'ay stretched on the
deck!, wiWi M face completely torn
away and .the upper part of his (body
shait;tered. It iwas terrliWe moment.1
. .the wiixslow tHEUPuass.
: The torpedo tooat disabled and help
lesa,! rolled arid swayed' under the fury
of (he ilre from the Spanislt gunboats.
-iWhen the shell Turjst in the group on
Sxiaiid the Winslow,: another wild shout
of triumph went up from the Spanish
iboats and fbatterles and again a heavy
ifire ' was opened on the torpedo iboat.
Finally, the Hudson succeeded in get
ting.a line on loard the Winslow and
was .towing iher out- of the deadly,
i range, when the line parted," and again
jboth boats were at the mercy of the
Spanish fire, -t
A 3:50 o'clock p. m., the Hudson
manage to get another line on the
deck of ike .Winslow 'but there were
only three men Jeft there at that time
.to make fast. I .The" Jine vas finally se--cured
and' the Winelow Vas towed up
to'iPedras island, where 3he was an
chored, with her deadi and wounded
on her decks. I There tome men of the
Hudson went on board the Winslow
and took , the most "seriously wounded
off.' Three who were taken on iboard
thegurtboat Madhlas died there" short-
II v A ft pr ward, j; , I -i
At 9:1a' o'clock p. m.,i yesterday the
Hudson, with) the dead bodies, and
-: some of .the wounded started for Keyi
.fWest, arriving here at! 8 o'clock thisi
-"morning.- . .i . . '
I Oommander! Bernadou of the Wins-!
! low. Was wounded In the left leg, 'butt
""i not. e'sriouslyJ . i i r.
'i ,'LI'E(UTE3N1ANT CEJERNADOU'S j
. ':. ' ' .' ..,. STOiRY.
! lieutenant J3ernadou. with the sur-i
s geon bending over him, told the. story
! of the hattle: to tthe representative of
(the Associated (Press as calmly as iH
talking of the weather. He 'began: " i
:' V'We went Under full speed to attack
thie fipi nsh 'boaCs in the harbor and yoii
fnowhe8111'1 We went under orders
rrv thi eonrmander tvf the WIlmlngT
Tt is badly damaged but
t tninoc ghe will be ready for ser-
tiri eain in rtwo weeks." "
Ibe orous'i-i' "i"""
' ' ffntinuing. rne ntruiv"!. .f---.. -
; Jr,., "J.r the worst injured and
LVV1". " v,. mn killed and I don't
,naa lniured. We were
ordereS to attack the Spanish gunboats
FIRST DEFEAT.
Squadron1 Blockading
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at Cardenas. We steamed in under
a full head and were fired .upon as soon
as we were in' range. . The Spanish
boats were tied up at the docks and
h&d a fair range on ua.- The batteries
on shore also opened on us and I think
we received mos't of the Are. I do not
know whether any one was hurt on. the
1 Wilmington or on the Hudson but I
think not. i ' . .
"1 have no fault to' find with the
Wifislow's crew. They acted nobly all
thway through. The men who were
killed all fell at the same time."". We
werei standing in a group and the aim
of the TSpanish was perfect. A. shell
burst in our very .faces.''
The dead and wounded brought here
by ithe Hudson were taken - in small
boats- to the government dock. This
was the first news of the engagement
to reach Key West. .
No time was lost in ministering to
the wounded. A quick call was sent
to the marine hos'pital and an ambu
lance came clattering down . to t)he
dock. The dead were taken to; an "Un
dertaker shop and the wounded were
conveyed, to the hospital.
In the meantime, the news. had
spread and crowds gathered about the
dock, !but, there was no sort of a dem
onstration. The. success of American'
ehips in every action thus far has been
so overwhelming that it- is hard ho
realize that death has at last come 'to
some of our men.
Ensign Bagley was about 26 years of
age and . while the fleet was stationed
here he was one of the most popular
men in the service. The news of (his
death came as a terri'ble" shock to all
iwho knew him. .
It: has always (been a foregone con
clusion 'that the torpedo boat men
would be among 'the first to fall, as
heir work is most dangerous, but, in
spite of this, whensthe fleet was sta
tioned here and changes in assignmeaits
were frequently made, all the young
men tf the service were eager for tor
pedo boat duty. .
The Hudson shows the .effect of the
fight. Her smokestack is punctured
with .bullet holes and her cabin and
decks are smashed and. splintered.
Kf: j' X ENSKJ'X iBAOKEfr.
'Annapolis, 1 JM.,'; May 12. Ensign
Worth Bagley was" one, of the ibest
known men who ever came out, of the
naval academy. He graduated finally
from the academy in June, last. He
wcm a bright and capable man. Hia lo
cal fame hen was chiefly on th& ath
letic field, being the fulUbaok of the
academy eleven, and he played dn ;the.
Bfries oj vvesi .t-oi ni ana 'iNavai Acaa
emy games! - .
. Washington, May - 12. iSaaV news
came to the ! navy department this
morning from the 'blockading fleet on
the Cuban coast, telling of the death Jn
action of fivrf American sailors,, the
first to shed their life blood for their
country since, th1 outbreak' of war.
The press telegrams had already an
nounced that the .Hudson .had arrived
at Key West, fbninjging the body of Ensign-
Worth (Bagley, 'but as no other
names were given-at first the officials
we.re keenly anxious to Jearrt who the
other victims . were. Ait 10:30 o'clock a
ibrief telegram came addressed to the
secretary of the navy and read as fol
lows: ..
I "Key West. Fla., May 12, 1898. "
"Secretary of the navy:
"In an action in Cardenas harbor
yesterday v between j Spanish 'bun'boats
and shore (batteries and the blockading
vessels, the following named were kill
ed Ion i the" torpedo Iwat Winslow:
List given ahove.
-"The dead irnd wounded arrived on
U. S. S. Hudson this morning. Dead
will ibe (buried today.
(signed). i " RJEMEY." .
The name Patterson does not appear
on the department's muster roll of ithe
Winslow and is probably mispelled.
The vesels blooWading Cardenas were
the gunboat Maehiast-the torpedo fooats
Foote and Winslow, 'and .the revenue
cutter Hudson . 1
Secretary Long has wired ito Com
modore' Itemey at Key .West for de
tails of the affair. i
NOIRTH CAfROdJTNA BLOOD AGAIN
. i! THE FIRST SlPTULffiJD.
Knsign isagieyWho was killed is a
native of North Carolina. His another,
Mrs.' Wj H. Bagh?y, resides at No. 125'
Souith street, Ttaleigh, N. C His full
name is 'Worth Bagley and he was ap
pointed to the naval academy in Sep-"
1 tern-ben 181 from the Fourth district
of North Carolina ""He graduated June
30th last year and was appointed an
ensign on the day following, vvniie a
cadet attached' to the .academy, he was
assigned to make cruises dn rthe Texas,
Montgomery, Indiana and the "Maine.
Upon being appointed , an ensign last
July he was assigmed to duty on 'the
Maine. (He served on that ship until
November 23rd last when he was order.
ed to the Columbian Iron Works for
duty In. connection with the Winslow,
which was-under construction at that
time. (When she was completed and
put in commission ilast (December, he
was atiached to her and remained so
until-the moment of his death,.
The disposition of the remains of the
young officer await, an expression from
his mother, "but it is 'believed tne iDoay
'will ibe sent north from Key West with
a detail of . naval officers. r
Jusit ibefoTe the official dispatch, a
private dlspatoh was received-' asking
that Ensign uiagiey s xamuy oe noti
fled which was donei promptly. The
dead man had, heslde a mother living
at Raleigh, a sister, who Is Jthe wife of
Josepnus uanieis, xne eaaxor oi ine
News and Observer or 'Kaleign.
John Vaiweres, oiler, was a native of
Smyrna, 'Apia, but a naturalized olti
zeh of the 'United States. He had been
in the ;naivy ahout three years and nine
months
John Daniels, fireman, (first class, was
jl born, in Kilkenny. Ireland, but was
naturalized and had been dn .the naval
service about five years,
fieoree B. Meek, fireman, (first class,
was iborn 'in Clyde. Ohio and his fath
er! John Meek, now resides in that city.
Deceased had a total naval service of
r,vp and one half years.
. Josi'ah'B. Tunnell, cook had toeen In
the service only a few months, his first
enlistment bearing date of march 21st,
1898. He -was 'born in Aceomac coun
ty, Virginia, and his next of kin 1 his
faithe-r, John Tunnell. ' now et realdent
.of Wattsville. Accomac county, Vir-
B-inia. .Tunnell was the only colored
rvn n in the list of dead and wounded.
Lieutenant John -Baptiste uernaoxu.
who 4s reported as ibelnsr wounded, 4s
one of the moat dashing and. venture-
Bome: young officer -in the naval ser
vice, i It was because of hisvecy qnal-
ity tnat toe was selected for the com-
1 1 1 mand of the Winslow as U was known
ui ure bw ... v- -r
I the ,mo9t hazardous character. (Lieu-
.tenant iBernadou is really, an expert
ln torpedo work: He was born Novem-
ber 1855 In. Philadelphia, end was Pr
pointed to the navalacademy by Pres
ident Grant In 1876. ln 1892 he became
a Lieutenant, Junior 'grade, and attain
ed h-ls. f ull lieutenancy in 1896.
Key West, (Fla., (May 12. The Wins
low's dead are now lying at an under
taking eatablishmnt. They. were
taken there in a rough wagon still cov
ered 'hy the stars and stripes. The
rude conveytance ds followed lay an
Immense crowd andl all day long the
doors of the shop haive "been surround
ed (by a large gathering-. . ..
Naval officers, marines and sailors
came here to look-(upon ; the Iface-s of
their dead comrades. 1 Some of the. 'bod
ies show fearful wounds. Ensign iag
ley was literal1-' 4on to pdeces, His
body will toe embalmed and shipped
home Oliver Varveites his; throat cut
open iby a sharp piece of the shell,
whioh apparently veredi hia wlnd
.pipe as if slashed witih a razor. iFire
man iDaniels had his left ; shoulder
ripped , up and the right side of his
head torn open. U The: hody of Tunnell,
the i colored cook, shows no wounds.
Fireman Meeks was ;hurt; in. the groin.
No orders for the ilisposition of the
bodies have, yetlheenj. issued. : They lie
near their, coffins how and will 'be
taken charge of iby the fi aval authori
ties this afternoon. ;
MlAJDiE iHAVOlC uWM6NGi THE SPAN-'-.
,:,,!. .( .. . .iSHr.vi; i'3;::-v'': -:
It Is now (known" that the American
iboats made 'furious fhavoc with jCar--denas
harbor and itown. J The captain
of the Hudson said : i
"1 "know we destroyed ' a large part
of their town near the wharves, burn
ed' one of their gunboats and I think
destroyed two other torpedo destroyers.
We were in a vortex of shot, shell and
smoke,, and could ncet tell accurately;
'but we saw one of their i 'boats on fire
and sinking soon after, the- action ibe
gan.i Then a large igullding near the
wharf, I think the (barracks, took fire
and imany other buildings were soon
burning. The Spanish . had' masked
batteries on all sides of us, hidden in
bushes and (behind houses. They set
a trap for us. As soon as we got with
in range of their .batteries, they 'would
move them. I think their guns were
field pieces. : Our large .boats could not
get into the harbor to ihelp us on ac
count of the shallow water." . ...
"white men to the front.
-1 a r . .
T b.e Grand Kally of Rlclimoud Dem
tooraey Excellent Speeclies.
i i (Special to -'The fMessenger.)
Ijaurin'burg, N. C,: May 12.A grand
rally of white men an4 white women for
the white man and the! white metal, came
ff herft todav. Two North Carolina's
noble,' ibrave andl patriotic democrats
made stirring and .f cry eloquent ad
dresses. These were he Hon. Chas. B.
Aycocjc, of OoldsborOj and the Hon.
Locke Craig, of AsheVille. The McCall
band of iMcCaW, S. C, furnished the
music and the good men and women from
the surrounding country and;' adjoining
counties came in tlarg numbers to hear
the speeches, and lefld their ' influence
fo tho .good work of democracy begu.n
here today in the campaign of 1898.
iMrj Craig spoke .first and was introduc
ed toy Mr. G. B. Patterson, of Maxton.
At the conclusion of jMr: Craig's speech
Mr. Walter H. Neal.j f Laurinburg, in
troduced Mr. Aycock; find for "more than
two j hours the people! sat almost spell
ibound while under the influence of the
pure! democratic doctrlpe which fell from
the lips of ; thesei two! brilliant and elo
quent .and able young " Nort h Carolina
democrats, and it did! surely "seem that
the good old days of democracy were on
the eve of returning to jbless the good peo
ple of the Old North States once more
while these young apostles so earnestly
and fearlessly pleaded! for the return of
White supremacy undj?r, the good" old
democratic b'anner. .. With burning words
and telling effect "they repealled the dark
days! of '68 and appealed to white men to
stand together and redeem the state
from: -her present position of degredation
and shame, calling upn all to cast their
votes for the protection of purity and
virtue. They showed conclusively that
this icould Only be done by enlisting as
white -men under r thei white man's flag.
The thanks of all theipeople present and
of the democrats throughout the state
are due the speakers! for the masterly
maiMier in which they discussed demo
cratic principles hi' this, j the fiFSt grand
rally of 1898 campaign.! The firing of the
little "Zeb" (cannon, a horse'iback pa
rade and music hy ,; tjhe iMcCall, S. C,
hand "before and after Ithe speakingwere
features Qf the -gran4 rally at Laurin-
iburg today. There swas an immense
crowd and Laurinburg !.. covered- itself
with glory.
! (By Associated -Press.)
Raleigh, N. C, 'May 12. The death of
Ensign Worth Bagley, who wafe killed
in the battle at Cardenas,, and who was
the first American to fall in the war with
Spain, was a shock tofthis city, of which
"he was a .native, Almost upon receipt
of the news. Captain N. W.- West, the
head of the Julius Lewis Hardware Com
pany, proposed- the ejection or a monu
ment to the gallants ensign,-; tne nrst
martvr for Cuban freedom, and started
a subscription with th gift of $100. It will
be a -DODulan subscription fund and citi
zens of this and other states win te
asked to contribute, f Subscription are
already coming in- It will, 'be known as
tne W uini Ja.gnt?y mviiiuucin j: uuu. a
committee will be announced later; and
subscriptions will f be acknowledged
through the press.
'In. a minute" one "dose of Hart's Es
sence of Oineer will relieve any ordi
nary case of Colic, "Cramps, or JMausea(
An unexcelled remedy for iDiarrnoea,
Cholera Morousj "Summer Complaints
and! all internal pains. Sold by J. C.
Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. iJ'en-
tressv .' . .'!-.. '! i : ' i
The State Dental Association
V (Special to The Messenger,)
Fayetteville, VN". C, May 12. The
meeting of the State Dental Society is
full! of interest. I The welcome address
of Honoraible G. M. Rose was eloquent.
The response of; Dr. Jj H. Durham, of
Wilmington was a gem of classic find
poetic- diction. iPresdent tflorton's ad'
dress was masterlyi A (flne', essay by
Dr. Hilllard, ofl'Rooky Mount, on the
subject Dental Education, was discuss
ed iby Drs. Llverman. E. L. Hunter
and iRbmenger;! Operative Dentistry
Lhy Drg, Durham, Hunter, and Wright
Dr. Lawrence, of Georgia, was elected
an i honorary imem'ber. . Dr. J. Holly
Smith, of Balti was called uTon
and responded happily. , uhe morning
session was devoted to clines. . In- the
afternoon Dr. G. Patterson, of Fay.
istry. ; QOr. Jewett, rf the Atjanta Den-
etteville read a paper on .frospeuc aen-
tal i college, one on! Mistrobed Rubber
Plate Work, receiving a .vote of. thanks
Hart "to XSmuasHonii oC Qod Liver Oil
with Creosote and Ore Hypophosphftes,
tf faithfully used. Is a specific ia the
treatment of weak lungs, Consunrxp.
tkn, BrondhltJs, etc.! Leading physi
cians creOOmmend tt. ; Bold hy J. C.
Shpard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fen-
Nominated , by Popallste and Hepnb
i r i lieans
' r (Special to The 'Messenger.)
'Hamlet, N. May 12. The republican
convention of the 1 Seventh Judicial dis
trict met here today amd endorsed Solic-
I ltor H
"
F. SeawelK for judge and nomi-
John P. Cameron, of Rockingham,
for solicitor. : ( :
At. Maxton. the populists in convention
nominated Sea well: for judge and endors
ea cameron ior soncuor, .
Little Effort Macte
Return the Fire.
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THE FORT SILENGEDi
The Iowa Fires the First Shot, Wkicirf
Is Effective The Yale Captures a
. Spanish Steamer An Ensllshma n on
Board a British Warship Writes of
the Battle of Manila Officer of Oar
Fleet) Complimented Spaniards for
their Vaillant Defense.
i (Copyright by Associated Press.)
iPort au Prince, May 12.-,The American
fleet under Rear Admiral Sampson, bom
barded San Juan de Porto Rico today.
The following; are Jhe details Of the bom
bardment thus far received i
The bomibardiment began this morning.
Rear Admiral' Sampson, with nine war
ships, arrived 'before San Juan just be
fore sun rise. At a signal the battleship
Iowa fired the first shot, which took ef
fect.'' ' .IS : "
Then the battleship Indiana ooened fire
and in a few minutes Minro tnrt woo
duced to a heap of! ruins. 'The fort made
little effort to respond and1 was silenced
almost immediately.
The Spanish steamer Rita was captured
by the United States . auxiliary cruiser
Yale, which took her crew, on board.
Thousands of j the population and the
foreign consuls 'have sought refuge in
the interior of the island, i '
1-ondon, May 13. The Honsr KVme- cor
respondent of The Times' who arrived
there on board the British gunboat L.in-
net.
rrom Manila, says:
nad a conversation with. Admiral
Montejo, Who. recoernizinar t.hfc
ny oi. me American squadron, admitted
tha t his chief - object was to seek the
protection of the Cavite forts. He f on eh t
in the iReina Maria Christina till she was
on hre tore and aft and had fifty-two kill
ea. un the advice of his flatr lieutpnjint
he transferred 'his flag to th J.la. Ac
CuDa. After two and a half hours' fight
lnff ne Save the signal to scuttle and
abandon her. Commodore Dewey-ceased
nre aiw asKea oermission of -the frrf tn
destroy the burning ships. Admiral (MOn-
tejo replied: The ships are at your mer
cy; do as .you like.' The American fire
was then resumed till the Spapish squad
ron was completely annihilated.
r'The captain of the Boston, who car-
nea tne nag or truce, said: You com-
ibatted us with four very bad ships, not
warships. We -have never seen- before
'braver fighting under such unequal con
ditions, sit is a great pity you exposed
your lives on vessels not fit for fighting
commodore- JJewe.y sent a message to
Admiral Montejo as follows: 'I have
pleasure in clasping your hand and offer
ing my congra tulations on the gallant
manner ,i in whrch you fought.' Admiral
Montejo attributes the responsibility of
his defeat to the government in Madrid.
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Aiiierican Vessels Made an Attack on Cardenas Wednesday;
The Winslow Was Disabled and Ensign Bagley and Four of Her
Crew Were Killed. ' ' . f-
The Sewanee Fires Across the Bow of the Seniinole Oflt Cape
Lookout to Cause Her to Heave-to. . ' n
Republicans and Populists of the Seventh District Nominate
Same Men for Judge and Solicitor. ' , ;
Admiral Sampson's Fleet Bombards San Juan de Porto Rico
and Silences Morro'Fort in a Few Minutes.
The Spanish Fleet is Now Sard to Be on the Coast of Mar
tinique. r- d ... ' .
Spanish Dispatches Report Repulse of Americans in an Ef
fort o Make a Landing at Cienfuegos. . ' ,' i
The United States Will Establish a Temporary Government ;
Over the Philippine Islands. , . ' l, ,l-
An Eyewitness of the Battle of Manila, An English Corre
spondent, Gives an Account of Affairs in Manila.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee Will Favorably Report
the Resolution for Annexation of Hawaii.
Four of the Men Killed on the Winslow Were Buried at Key
West Yesterday. ': ' '
i
iiroops at xampa win LmbarK toy Aomorrow JNignt. : -m
He had only obsolete vessels, though he
nad requasitloned' the government for
ships. He had no torpedoes except some
which he -himself constructed out of in
effective material. His original intention
was-to remain at Subic and offer battle;
but he i returned to Cavite because the
SuHjic forts were inadequate.
During the bombardiment of the Cavite
arsenal, m Commodore- Dewey suspended
lire at -the request of the Spaniards to
allow the women and children to be re
moved to a place of safety, I witnessed
the second bombardment. The American
vessels were admirably handled. The
rebels looted Cavite immediately, the
Spaniards flying to Manila' and encoun
ters 'with the rebels were frequept in the
su&urDs, i vvnen ii landed' on may 2nd, I
found the '.city panic-stricken. ,and the
shops remained closed for three days.
i Jnnding that an armistice had been
agreed upon many civilians returned.
The run on the Spanish bank was. check
ed, by the Hong iiiong chartered bank
opening to negotiate Spanish notes. The
position i of the British section of the
community was precarious, owing, to the
scattered position i of their houses. Food
was scarce and at famine prices; the
soldiers had remained unpaid for several
weeks and looting was feared. .
"On Friday . before the bombardment
the steamer Gulfof Martiban left for"
Singapore and London .with Spanish and
English women- and children on hoard;
hut many English familiesstill remain.
ashore.! The Spaniards are not expected
to capitulate. Commodore Dewey has Ma-
nila at his mercyi but it would be use
less to hom'bard fhe city without a suffi
cient force to hold it."
SPAIN LOSES: ANOTHER SHIP
The Concord Sinks one of Spains Thrc
Remaining r Warships on Asiatic
Squadron t j
'New ! York, May 12. A Hong 'Kong
special of this date says that a trad
ing vessel from the Philippines reports
having1 i.witnesed ' the destruction of a
Spanish -warship' by the 'United States
gunboat Concord; The fight is said to
have lasted two ! hours, at the end of
which i time the (Spaniard went down
with colorg flying. There were no cas
ualties on 'board the Concord and no
damage was, idone the gunboat. -".!
! There are, ib is alleged, only . two
other Spanish war vesels. . in Asiatic
waters. One of these is m drydock at
Hong Kong, while the cruiser Boston
is searching for the other, under orders
to engage and sink it.
Late to bed and early , to rise, pre- j j uk br to recruit his com-f' : men'ts. Contains no Injurious ingredl
ires a man tfor his home in the skfes. : F T ft: j t.v. w r
pares a man tfor his home in the skfes.
Early" to. bed and a Ottle 'Early Riser,
the ipill that makes life longer and et-
Iter and wise. (For sale by R. (R. Bel
lamy. ,,
To Annex Hawaii
Wa&hincton. .May 12. The house com
mittee on foreign affairs, by a vote of
10 to 4 today,! 'agreed on thd Kewlands
resolution for the immediat annexation
of the 'Hawaiian ; islands. An order was
adopted limiting the time within which
the views or tne maontjr and minor
ity are to be submitted to the house to
next Wednesday. - .,
Ton need. Cod Liver Oil, you Bay, but
think you "can't -take It? Try "Mor-rhuvto"-a
rected "WJn of Cod Ltvr
M . asm ouif 1V 4iha nrl-l'.ilAa ,tfHA
oll W;hout ;!the disagreeable effects.
- j Sold by J-C. Shepard,, J. Har-i
' I and H. L. yer.tre" . - - , . ,
Volunteers; Needed lor
Second Regiment.
SKELETON GOMPflNIES.
The Deserters vFrbm the Goldsboro
Company Not Tfet Captured Specula
tions as to majors of 'Second Regi
ment Adjutants Appointed" Only
Five Men lnflie Hospital A Flag
. Presented to the Second Regiment
No Quartermaster's Stores Received.
- (Specitl to The Mesenger.) t
'Raleighr iN. C, May 12. Captain Bain
and (First ergeant Lewis, of the Golds--
horb company,- of the: First" regiment
returned this afternoon after a long,
tiresome and I if vain search after two
tnen of that , company - who deserted.
It is ttelieved 'the . deserters are being
harbored? by some people dn the sec
tion of Wayne county from which they
came. ' 1 '
There, was ; considerable 'talk last
night arid today aibout John W. Gotten
of Tartooro, as one . of the majCjrs of
Second regiment. J. W. Oriffltht of.
Greejisboro, is i appointed hy. (Colonel
Burgwytr chief musician of the Second
regiment and will form a' hand1- of
twenty-four pieces from enlisted men.
iDavid Clark, , son of. ".Judge Walter
Clark, is appointed adjutant of Maior
B. F. Dixon's battalion of the Second
regiment. r
The tents did; twt arrive today, and,
in fact, no quartermasters stores came,
tout greiat- quariti'ties of commissary
supplies did.
The Wilmington company of the Sec
snd regiment yft lacks two men of its
required complement. It , was on drill
this afternoon,- Inainly skirmishing, and
did very creditable work.
.: The. Washington ' .company of the
Second "regiment .claims to now -have
seventy-four mety having received to-;i
day- twenty-one, ; seven teen ; of them
from (Roanoke Rapids. The Burlington
company has only forty-eight. There
is a sharp sera mtble for recruits, j
t Companies of .the Second regiment
from Gastoniatcaptain Iurharn,f arid
of Tarboro, Cap'tain. Coitten, were tie
fore the surgeons today for examina
tion. . " " :
No com panjes were mustered in to-
m u am m . - x
day. The mustering officer says he is
dissatisfied with ithe shortness of men
In most companies of ther regiment.
The adjutant general declares that
there - will be : enough by- Saturday
morning to fill the regiment.- .
R. G. Loves company from Waynes-
ville today telegraphed its readiness-to
come with 100 men and its desire to get
in the Second regiment, rrtie adjuitant
general replied; 'with, thanks for its pat-'
riotism, that It must , wait for the sec-i
ond call. - f ' ,
At telegraml -to 'Mustering1 Officer
Gresham say.slthat the hospital corps
of seventy-three called for from North
Carolina will 'be lin 'U-nited IStates ser- y snips. -Ji'ney ae ai pmmn, , f
vice and not the volunteer Th'e r! Sdsr'troop, from
state will .present the men and thej jhickamauga are" expected to arrive
mustering officer' and surgeons are to"i-Jver the Plant system before mornins
accept them.' There are many applica-i -a-nd others wil( follow rapidly- tomor
tions and theUt belng-prepared.rP- One
The adjutantr general says 'he has notsi ii the cavalry . regiments to come
"know when theys will be examined and.; from Chickamauga, the Second, Third
mnshPTMl in I ? ' t'and' Sixth will encamp in West Tampa,
mustered Jn.- . - . -oi :The-plane selected is fully three miles
Surgeon Wilder says, that only five. h-fl,-p Port Tarnna than the present
men from the (Firjst and the Second reg-i camping grounds of the infantry. No
iments f?e sick "n -the hospital, all of,Vplace for the Chickamauga infantry
f-i!ai Jimafl i - 1 . ' ' - '-'has yet been ' selected, although it is
trivial pments. J , - ? 3 probable ithat -they : will be
AteM ram, was:- sent the, secretary of 1",, n.- the cavalry. The ex ami n-
war bfhe governor today, saying he'
1 . . . ..
desired nieutsnanr Wilder,, u. . a-
who, is ajpo-inted. major of the first
battalion, JSeconJ" regiment, sent teTeiiover sirty cattains and lieuterianta
at once for dutiu " were examined.- . The findings of the
i . .. '. : ; 1 . . . .. . .4 hv win Vw jannounopd later bv the
u-ne roiaowin aP9Poiramenis 01 jsecona'. -- 7"; 7 Z;a-tr.r,
t - rr . 4 war department at Washington,
regiment .officers, are announced to-,.--: PntAm jr. Ef Thompson, chief of the
night:
Assistant surgeons, E. ' -M.v.r,signal corps, ho has been ordered to
MaoRae,. David Clark. ahd-Bradley T.;'nerf 'ron's j - .
Wooten. : The last Is a raduate of the?:'
where he was! cWmador. anT wasTOougb Syrn
specially named for military proficien- . He ,knew. -better than to buy the ln
cy, his name, being on the Army .regis-j ; ferior preparation that . .was being
tert (Mustering Officer Orestoam, who' ' urged-upon hSm." Parker's Tola Oougb
urged Wooten's ; appototment, . y
Oanhain Holt of Burfineton is WOrk--
pany of the; Second regimemt 'by to-;
morrow: afternoonv Such work de-;
serves Siuccess,
W-en V, A. "Ham. of Sh'elhv. todav
r,r tthe iWond reriment of
volunteers a. (United States flag 25 b
35 feet in size.; It appears very prob-j,
able tonight .that John W. Cotten wUted in port this morning from Norfolk, and
be one pi therma4ors of (the Second
regiment. - - t 1 - v-- i
, ; ?
-r nri.-i .t j-'t.
..lf-;f; w:rJ
Risers' ever since they were introduce
ed here and must say I have nevej ,
used any pills ' in my family during
forty years of Jiouse keeping that gav
such satisfactory results' as a laxaxiv?
or cathartic iFor sale by R. TL Belv
RAI.KIGH MOURNS .
The Death of HeV Gallant Young Nav
ti al Officer Subscription Frind for a
' Monument to Worth Basle v Suicide
H ' of A. . Bauer. I
j - f Messenger Bureau,!
Raleigh,'. N. C, iMay 12. .
; Mayor Rus3 today received the follow
ing telegram f rom." Connmander ' John B.
;ernadou. of the! torpedo boat Winslow.
i dated Key West, iMay 11: "Please break
hews to Mrs. Bagley that her ston. Worth,
was instantly killed .In an action " off
. Cardenas yesterday." The news was
i. auickly bulletined-and caused- great grief
here. Bagley was executive officer of the
t Winslow and was a gallant and risins
young officer. The news of ' his death
,"has crushed his pother, who Is an inva
lid. - Mayor Russi telegraphed Bernadou
for particulars and; also desired him; if
possible, to have the body embalmed and
sent 'here at oncel
' As soon as Governor Russell was in
formed of. ch$ sad news, he directed the
national and state flags on the capitol
o be half mastedl Collector Duncan half
tnasted the flag oa the govemment build
ing. Mourning was placed on the-front
of several - store. ' President Holllday
will tomorrow haif-mast the flag at the
..Agricultural and sMecbanieal college and
'fill make some remarks to the students
n Ensign Bagey'js life; and death. Henry
JSagley left this- afteinoon' to meet his
brother's body at Jacksonville. It is ex
pected to arrive hjere by Sunday and that.
? there will be a, jmllitary funeral. Deep
.regard felt for Ensign Bagley here is
i shown on all sides. Raleigh, which a
Hew days ago rsioiced' at 'the rloriou:
news, from the cruiser Raleigh at Ma-
raUant youmg Barley. There Is proposed
i popular subscription' to erect a mon'u
snient to' his memory. . :
i'f Lieutenant Remey, of the tlnited. States
pavy, telegraphs j from Key. West . to
jiMayor Russ thats Ensign IBagley's body
will be shipped from there at 7 o'clock p.
'tn. Friday, after being embalmed, and
;hould arrive at fJaCksomvllle in thirty
six hours after leaving here. .:.
iLreu tenant Beramrdou telegraphs from
r-Key West to Mrs. Bagley: "The navy
jpnites in grief for the loss of so gallant
officer." . ;
(-'The fund for tW erection , of ' a . monu
: (nent over .Ensign! Bagley's grave is rap-
Idly being increased. This movement
. originated here. "tu't it is hoped, the peo-
ole; of. the entlrej state will show their
- ippreciaion of Bagley's gallantry aha
' !f North CarolinA's 'first sacrifice in the
' rar with Spain, i
i Mrs. Bagley.' vho, was so completely
' -"prostrated todays at ' th news of her
j.on's death, isaueter tonight. News was
!.;iot broken to hier- until her physiciin
had been summonsed, and he was with her
f-'ill day. " t 5.
i-'f Augustus G3?uer, well known as an
hVrfchitect, wpjfound dead to his room
r,iere at 9 o'(x:krt?his morning. -He had
?iOt 'been seen sinjee yesterday. The win
!low of his room! was forced by some'
riends. Bauer ws found undressed, and
f in bed, with a bullet hole in his right
i temple. Near hii left hand was a hand
Wirror and also st revolver. He naa Bern
he mirror in- one band and with the muz-
4f Ohio and almost 36 years old-. He had
. (raveled all oveRthe country and was
well Jniormeu. ,,iirie was a. grew., i cauti
. f hd near his. body was a handsome vol-
jime oi enaicespsare, ins; lavwue au
thor. It is thought he took his life early
jast evening. as his body -wa? stiff and
the blood' had coagulated as it- flowed in
fet reams down hts face. He - had been
prinking hard f dr several days.' Fre
quently he - had spoken of suicide, and
. said that would be his end. Two years.
jLgO 'lit? itsctJivcvL tacac utuitcs . ui . turj
head in a railway accident arid was for
4, while in an asyjum. In his pocket was
, found a note saying he wanted- to be
(juried by his wKe here. He was an
avowed atheist. ,
V The officers of fthe grand lodge, I. O.
"p. F., were installed this, morning as fol
ws: Bi S. Royster, grand master; J. A.
ftevens, deputy grand master; M. W. Ja
obi. grand wardefi; B. H. Woodell, grand
fftcretary; R. J. Jones, grand treasurer;
K- 'N. Hatchett, Tgrand marshal; L. L.
.firinkley, grand ' conductor; O.-'A. fage,
randi chaplain;' pi. H. Cranmer, grand
juardian; P. W. "aughan; grand herald;
fames P. Sawyef, grand representative.
it The human machine starts but once
; ind stops itilt once. Tou can keepi it
iolng longest and most regularly by
islng De)WStt's 'Lttte iElarly iRTisers, the
Jamous llttla rills for constipation and
nil stomach andi liver troubles. For
p (ale. by R. iR. Bellamy. J
inal Preparations of Cuban Invasion
I Tampa, Fla., May 12.-Before Satur
day night it is 'probable that the entire
jjoay or troops at -xampa anoj x-oiu
pampa will ibe loaded on the big trans
iiorte lying at the - wharves at. Port
ffampa and all will be in readiness for
fhe nnai word. , JSJvery one or tne eieven
fegiments 'of lnf$.nitry, the Ninth cav
alry and .the TeA light 'batteries of ar
jllllery received brders this afternoon
o be ready to break camp at a mo
ment's notice. .Tonight rthese orders
iwere supplemented by orders 'to pack
everything ekceplt the Itents. 1
t- (for !t' - firs time restridtions were
today placed on (Various camps. Guards
Jvere thrown out jand no one was allow
ed to pass the. Iline unless on urgent
business. The utmost activity -prevailed
around the docks where the big fleet
pi transpor'ts ari being prepared.- Car
load af ter arloid of stores, ammuni
tion, rifles' and Sarmy5 supplies of all
kind was switched .on to the tracks
along the edge of the wharf and hastily
iinloaded by a small army " of steve
dores. " l ;--. - '
iBy nig-htfall ,'six . of the transports
had been loaded?and were ready for the
troops and horses. - Besides the .sup
plies for the United States troops,
S-bou't 0.5,000 Springfield rifles and 'im
mense quantity? oi aranBimwu tc
1&Ouipment . f fhe " an insurgents
i have'!been taken on board the various
ifingi Aboard for the promotion of infa,ntry
Vvji nam ijmw ieoifirani
rU' fnt
pasfc week. conceded its labors.
'Francisco o the 'Philippine islands left
H...IIII. I Ht.ll V -
t don't know. tHiere may oe others,
, wbooptog Congb, Sore Throat, Hoarae-
'. nM ftmim. Rroncbitis and kindred all-
ents, is pleasant to take and a safe
MmBriv ftr WhHrikwn. Far sale OV J. u.
shepard, J. H. HanLn. add H. I. Fen
tress.
Probably Wnat Frtehtened tbe Bean.
'? Tf J Ta ,
jat Sewanee.f Ourtain Delhanty. axriv
-rhe Sewanee 'oyerhauled the Clyde liner
J Seminole off Cape looKOut and? fired two
i shots across her "bow before she hove-to.
i The Sewanee has orders Jta etoo all mer-
! chant vessels met with en route to Key
, S. M. Geary. Pierson, iMlch., writes:
-"DeW1tt's Witch Hazel Salve is cur
tag more piles here today than all other
remedies combined, at cures eczema
and all other skin diseases," For sale
by. R. R. Bellamy, -. : :
A SOBERING: EFFECT
I - a " L '1 - . j. t . - :7
The Fate of the Winslow. Causes Those Cry- -!
ind for Hasty. Action to Pause.
ESCAPE 5 FROM GREATER LOSS:
If -t-t r . ; f. -
Difficulties in Hearing From Admiral Sampson's Fleet The Location
of the Spamh; Squadron Still in Doubt Another . Cablegram "
' .From Admiral Dewey No Concerted Action by European . . -Powers
as. to the Philippines Their Warships
Sint to Manila To Form a Temporary " '"
j: Government Over the Philippines.
Washington, (Mayk 12. The' setback
received by, the ierican blockading
squadron in the .eriagement in Car
denas harbor yestef day - and the loss
of five lives) on board the torpedo boat
W4niskw,',hiid a sSberlntg effect on the
element of 4 the navy which . is cryipg
for rapid action and efforts at destroy
ing batteries withf unarmored ships.
There probably wifj be some sort of In
quiry instituted itof Juscertaiw the : re
sponsibility 1 for sending' such, unpro
tected shells as th Winslow against
fortified ports. It fsfmtraoulous. in the
opinion of. the oldej'pfficers "at the de
partment, that the, amage and loss of
life were, confined to the Winslow, for
the o'ther boats' wither were very'ilit-
tie better'off in the matter of protec
tion and scarcely ahy of tthemi could
resist the fire of jaj srnarll rifle. It. is
likely that if suchj work "as was at
tempted at Cardenasc is to be done here
after the task will. ibai assigned to more
formidable craf t'. i . - -Notwithstkndingp
tfie multitude of
Tumors that came fim. all parts of the
West Indie as to JtKe bombardment of
San. Juan de Porto" Rico, and' other
sanguinaryi ; engagements between
Sampson's battles hi is and. the Spanish
forces, the navy department was in of
ficial Ignorance of atiy such event. At
the close of office gours it was said
that nothing had befejn heard from Ad
miral Sampson. Itia 'believed that
there will be difficulty intlfe admiral's
communicatdii'g wit th. department
by cable from St. j 'Thomas, and " there
are (suggestions tha,tthe newspapers dis
patch! boats accorh'pahy r Sampson's
fleet will be; deprive of the use of .the
cable also on the pretext that neutral
ity is thereby violat&d and St. Thomas
made a bas0 of operations. : In this case
it would be necessaiy f6r both the ad
miral and the newspaper men to have
recourse to the direct cable at Hayti
about 250 or 300 mili distan t - from San
Juan, involving a dy of a day and a
half or two: days in jfeommundcating in
formation to the Dotted States.
DOUBTS (AS- TO LOCATION OF, v
. " SPAJN'lStH UlABDIPJON.
Just where the Spanish flying squad
ron is still, remains; in, doubt and no
word of official confirmation has come
to the navy department of the: Cadiz
report of day before jjyesterday that the
squadron Is theref.1 "Still there - are
enough lAmerio-an Vflssels coverinfr the
approaches J to t he (West India channel
to spot any! approachable Spanish ship
in sihort order. f -'
The people' on-the lUew England coast
have had their apprehensions aroused
again lest the &panj$h appear in force
off their lcoast and proceed to destroy
the 'summer resorts and' small craft
there. Mr. Allen, t-e newly inducted
assistant secretary of the navy, a
Massachusetts rhang had to bear the
brunt of a score of Implications of pro
tection that came) s'io the- department
from all. points onj the coast irom
Maine to Connectimit; jphe depart
ment has done -whfad it regards as ne
cessary in assigning the monitofs arid
and some vessels offt'e ;mosxiui fleet
to the patrol or tnisrtcoas't ana in noia
ihg Commodorei S4iley's magnificent
squadron at Hampfjin ROads ready to
fly at twenty knotsfspeed to any point
on the coas-t theyjigay be threatened.
. -NEWS IFiR'.DtEWlEjr.;.v.:';.
A dispatch came p:bday to the navy
department from Admiral- Dewey at
Manila, It ' was daftd'lHonr Kong today,-
was evidently! 4- few days old and
does not show .that fpewey has possess
ed himself at Manila; Probably he re-
guards his original ferders as not broad,
enough to justify j at action without
further directions id as his dispatch
was sent lat Mond; he could not have
received. the. last dipers of the depart
ment." Thei nature lof these orders Is
indicated: byi the signment of two
such officers as XSenerals 'Mer-
rltt and Otis to o&iimand the troops
that are to be hurri'to the Philippines
when the, jquartef roaster baa provis
ioned the ships at Jih tFrandsco. Gen
eral iMerritt Is the nior major general
in the United tate1 service af ter Gen
eral ttTiles, and in badinary case is en
titled "to the xnosfc important com-,
mands, so ibis dispatch for this work
may be taken as; n evidence or tne
president's estimatti of the importance
nf thi . -rrwp-di-tion.i '.
NO ACTIVTTY 1 ' CONTENIENTAL
S PO
In all official quifters-state depart
ment and diploma!tw the reports com
ing from London tolhe effect that some
of the continental! Mawers, particularly
Germany and Frajioe, have made pro
tests against Amiepcian occupation of
the- Philippines, arg met with fiat de
nial. Ther haes bgen no recent .con
certed action- amop: - the conti-nenital
powers toward intervention, nor; have
the representativesiof those powers in
Washington eroharged any views late
ly touching1 ; on intervention. Thij
statement is madf Sn the most specific
manner by FrenfQ German offi
cials. They are bylnnlng to feel con
siderable anrioyarto at these oft re
peated reports anjiare included to at
tach some &ignfficssiee to the fact that
all of them em in awe from London. In'
at least one emsbay of a continental
power 'this tendency-i-at "London ,.has re
ceived official attention and the notice
of the state' department has been
drawn to it. during j.n official interview.
FOREIGN WAiP jSHIFS IN " THE
" BABT.
There is ho dollbt that Germany
France and 'Greaftjpritian are sending
their warships toghe Philippines, but
this Is said to be S "neutral movement,
for the piotectkof the citizens and
property of thesl countries and not
with any , purposetof aggressive -or Interrupting-
the p&ns of "the vnuea
States. The Fre&h government na.9
the cruiset BruiRt Manila, tfaB"t;:
lsh goverriment 3$wo Wlirshi
Germany will sotff have TZl 62?Z?
there. These are! ftr romf
erf ti I. wiuadrons European pow-
frs mSm fitle -e
German fleet in ose water t
of eight hips r Admiral 1 Hoffman
with Prince Hen.r as. second In com
mand The 'Britij fleet consists of
ffirty-one! ships Sder Admiral Sir E,
H Seymour. The auisans toaive twenty-two
ships, and phe French eleven
ships in Asiatic j Graters. Wi th these
formidable squadatlns near the' Philip
pines, it is not a $Jbject of surprise or
apprehension thaeome of the ships
should Ibe - cmtereij at Manila, when i t
Is the seat of "tbl (greatest naval en
gagement of receng years. . . -TO
BSTAJBL1SH iiEaCPOfeAIRT GOV
EJRNMENT US PHSTLIPPTNES-
The United Stjaiea-wlll establish a
temporary government over the Phil
ippine ' tslanda. pyiets have been is-
- ' - i -ii . : , - .
-.. - - , - - .i'l. ' - . -
sued for Major General (Wesley Mer-
ritt, now commanding the department -of
the east at New, York, to proceed to - '
Manila with the least possible-delay . '
f or; the purpose of assuming the office .
Of military governor of the Philippines. .
Similar: orders to proceed to ithe Phil- '.
ippines were sent to fMajor General IE. I
S. Otis,! commanding the department "
of the Colorado, at Denver, who has" ''
recently been ..released from duty as -ptresident
lot .the court-martial which
.tried Captain O. M, Carter, of the en-' -gineer
corps. The. orders to General -Otis
direct I him to report to General
Merrltt for fduty under his direction In
the Philippine; , islands. General Otis "
will be second in command and will act
as .miUtaryj governor of the (islands tn
case of the absence or disability of
General Merritt; ' . . -
Orders were also issued for the or-
ganization of an army corps of ajbout
12,000 men ifbr immediate duty in 4he
Philippine islands. This orps will be
.made up of regulars and Volunteer or-
ganizations stationed . on' the? Pacific
coast and in the far western states.
Prompt action will be had in the mat.
ter witft a view to having the troops -make
an early start oh their lonu voy-'
age across! the Pacific. " .'
The Cuban question and political Is-,
sues sink into-lnsigniflcance -with the
man who. suffers from piles. AVbat he ;
most desires, is relief. (DeWitt's Wiibch -Hazel
Salve cures piles. 'For sale by
R. R. (Bellamy. - j
AMERICANS REPVLSED. I
In an Effort to Land at Cienfuegos
Spanish Fleet at Iffartiniqne. ;
Madrid, May 13, 8 p. m.The follow-
ing dispatch has been received from
Havana; "Eariy yesterday morning,"
four American warships fired repeated
cannon shots at- Cienfuegos. In the!
meanwhile several steamboats ttfwing
eight large iboats loaded with arms .
and ammunition for the rebels, ap-f '
proached the shore. - Several batallons" .
of infantry drown upon the seashore, -' '
fired upon jthe boats, which speedily.'. -retreated,
I At, the same time the bat
teries of the fort and others along the . ,
coast fired upon the Americans who re
treated, but again attempted to make -a
landing i ion the banks of the river
Tremao.1 The Spaniards again repulsed - '
them by hot volleys, inflictihg. heavy .
losses, i Fourteen Spaniards were -wounded.
! , : -
A- second' dispatch from Havana
says: ii At 8 o'clock yesterday morning
three large; and three Small American -ships
appeared off Cardenas. A small
boat was detached with - some ma-4'
rlries who landed . near the fort and
seized it.i They also" seized the Sema
phore station, takingHhe coast-guards
.prisoners." "
SPANISH FLEET AT MARTINIQUE. .
London, May 13. The Madrid corre
spondent ot the Daily Mall telegraph
ing latel .Thursday night says : A4ml-
ral Berrhejo admitted. tonight that the,
Cape Verde squadron Is now at Fort ' J
de France on the west coast of Mar-;'y
tinique, French West'Indies. - ' ' '
Madrid, May 12. 6 .p. . m. The senate 1
adopted j the financial proposals of the
government.
; 7 p. mj This evening, the whole town .-".'
is bedecked with the national' colore. ,
The bull ring today was packed to suff o
cation. "The boxes were fined with the
'highest jsociety and the most beautiful
women m 'Juaaria. n ne proceeus xu.
the national fund. ' "
11:30 pi m. It turns out that Admiral ; .
Bermejo on learning of the X3avte dis
aster, .told Senor Sagasta 'that he m-ust -resign,
owing to the delieacy of his po
sftion though he felt that he was not: '
responlsble for the state of defences
of Manila.' v -
Official dispatches from Havana con- .
firm -'the reports of an. American re
pulse at Cienfugos. They assert tnat
the firing lasted eignt nour -ana xma-t
the 'American losses were heavy. Ac
cording to these-dispatches, great en- ;
thusiasxja prevails in Cuba, :
S, ai. Parker, Sharon, Wis. writes: .
"I have tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel : .
Rulve for itchine piles and Jt aways -.
stops -them in two minutes. 'L consid- :
ler awwut s wncn naiei " -
greatest pile cure on the market. (For
sale by I R-R. Bellamy. ' .. - &
Suicide of the Spanish Spy."
Washington, May 12.-rleorge Downing, -alias
RawHngs, the man arrested .last
Sunday under suspicion, of being a spy -in.
the service of Spain, hanged himself,
at the Washington barracks today short
ly after 9 o'clock. A towel and a silk
handkerchief were used .as the instru
ments of death. . ' -
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