North Carolina Newspapers

NO NAVAL BATTLE Official Denial of the Report of a Battle Off ! the Haytian Coast. , BUSY DAY IN k Tiui&uuuiguaaune Bureau oi navigation ana in tne war ueparx - ment Yesterday Officials Amused at the Threat to Cut the Gal veston Cable Recruits Arriving at Fort McPherson Ka waiian Annexation Resolution The Senate to Get Through With the War Revenue Bill This : ' Week Callers at the White House. Madrid, May. 22, 10 a. m. An official dispatch from Captain General Blanco says - some American warships shelled the forts guarding- the water approach to Nuevitas, province of 'Puerto Prin cipe, oh Thursday night last: Senor Leon y Castillo,' the Spanish ambassador to France who was re cently offered the portfolio of .'minis ter, for foreign affairs had a long con ference today with the premier, Senor 1 fcagasta. Absolute reticence is ob served as to the matters discussed. 6 p. m. It. is j reported that Senor Leon y fJastillo will return to his post at Paris. j ' ;' . Senor Capjdepon,. minister of the in terior, has denied, in the course of an j Interview, that the change in tie con j Btitution of jhe. ministry would involve any alteration. in the foreign policy of Spain, all the new ministers being in favor of prosecuting the war with the Utmost energy to the end. . "Spain," said; Senor Capdepon, "Went perilously near sacrificing her honor in the in terest -of pedee, only making a stand when, further concessions would have involved her -disgrace and effacement as" a nations This she wfll never dp, and in this! resolve the new cabinet entertains no illusions. It is . aware that weakness and poverty are op posed to strength and wealth, ! but Spain is in the position of a duellist 2ound to defend, his honor against the gross (insults of ; a more powerful an tagoni.j't, who, although he is con vinced that the result is almost cer tain death, yet feels the force of the -principle of noblesse oblige: Spain pre fers a possible defeat to a certain dis grace. Ministers5 know that the moral sympathies of the powers are; with Spain, and that, while hesitating to undertake the responsibility for action w.hich might lead to a greater; war, they -may eventually intervene I from motive" of self interest and public polity in behalf of Spain. j r MORE SPANISH WARSHIPS . jPQfe CUBA. ' r 1 i .. Gibraltar, May 22. An unconfirmed Tumor is in circulation here that the Spanish squadron at Cadiz is about to sail for Cuban 'waters. - ! I A Spanish battery of artillery ar rived this afternoon at San Roque, seven miles northeast of Gibraltar, and has' been placed in position. LtO ATTACK NQRT.H ATLANTIC V'. ' . CITrKS. ' St. Johns, :N." F.,' May 22. Captain Strong, of the brigantine Energy -which arrived here today with a cargo iof salt from Cadiz, reports that when Hie left Cadiz ' a ! . fortnight ago, the greatest activity prevailed in the naval arsenal l there. The two Hamburg American liners, Columbia and Nor imannla, purchased to be used as aux iliary cruisers 'and now named the Stapido and jthe jPatria, were being rapidly armdred,. and the warships refitting in the harbor were loading sstores and f ammunition. Captain Strong is convinced that at the time Vie was in Cadiz the Spanish govern raent fully intended to send, this fleet to attack American coast cities on the -riorVh Atlantic, preferably Boston. He eays the Spanish populace was biterly niLred aeainsti English and Ameri cans and "that his. crew dared not ven ture ashore. 4 i i f TRANQUILITY AMONG THE I '.-. j FLEETS. ( Copyrighted by Associated Prpss.) ; - - Key west., r,- -.ao-j t- ... The tranquility oi a iroyica.i ounuay . ihas been undisturbed by definite news tfrom any quarter:. . There are only one ior two shipsi in the harbor, and they are coaling With all haste to gV- away fto loin their (fellows in an action which rfeall are convinced is only a matter of Idays, perhaps hours. . Speculation, is still concentrated on jthe whereabouts of Admiral Cervera's issquadron, the general opinion favor ing some pojnt on the southern coast. As both. sides of the island are now pa trolled by United States warships the naval authorities will not admit the possibility of Cervera's escape without the most desperate cuumci m ."? x-o-lory of naval warfare. Reports firdm ! Admiral Sampson s squadron say that all is' quiet qff the Tiorthern coast of Cuba. Nothing from Commodore 1 Schley is expected before Monday or Tuesday. A rumor reacnea here that lour i American warships, Iwhile bombarding Santiago de Cuba, Imd beei? driven off by the Spanish fleet but tM story ; is general discred ited.' ' wher'tj'. it 4came from is a. mys tery. -'; -. bcttt to hT BOMBARDMENT OF . CARDENAS. 'H Senor Ernesto C?atiVv a well known lawyer, and! preside of the revolu tionary jurjta of t Cardenas, arrived hr tndav the United States gun- tioat Annapolis. During the .recent Taombardment at Cardenas5. Senor ;Cas-r-n -n'oa in tip hav in a small boat, try ing to reacrt,the American vessels and get transportation to the United 'fitotoo nn an imDortant mission. He was compelled to returni to . the - shore,. where he safw and heard: of tneresuus of the boinbardment. The Spanish '.nkAot. tWtot lured the United States torpedo boa. Window into the .death tti Antonio Lopez, Leaiana ii an " -t T KLONDIKE To m front again V-KT TliWift fTTY ahjc-i HAYU t Jfe mTTTITf TT 1 tTTI XV . MS T iV-' ' . to sprinkle he streets four timesaday to keep down tne tTw- i .a rnila otnnp U11I1U f. dust and get his eyes opeucu rnlngton Ih the morning, in Dawson iV."B La o nr of ice on yiuriqor yoT find a etand tiU for two dollars xMORAL: i. Stay at home and drink L1THIA. WATEB deliver fdr 25 cents per gai inn and guarantee satisfaction or re J?,nd the money- We have sold 80 bot S?s per day since last Monday. Cal and see us. - . . AETNA UTIIlA WATER CO., I Bunting's Pharmacy. R. E. WARD, Agent. WASHINGTON! j and Ligera. During the fight the two former retreated behind the wharves and the Ligera behind the key. - It was the Antonio Lopez that opened fire on the Winslow. and decoyed her into the channel. The Spanish troops formed on the public square, not daring to go to the wharves; all the . Spanish flags were lowered, as they furnished tar gets, and the families all fled to Jo vellanosli Senor Ctro says an Amer ican shell exploded in the very en trance to thfe Spanish casino, shatter ing the building and setting it on fire. The casino, which had been used as a" military headquarters afcd infantry barracks, . and ' which was i the largest structure In the town, .was utterly de stroyed.Other buildings were wrecked. Some of the' shots went so far as the Triente sugar plantation, two miles in the interior. The Spanish loss of life, Senor Castro believes, to have been very heavy. It was so reported. Af ter the bombardment ceased, the mili tary commander, pressed all able bodied men into the work of carrying sand to build new batteries, and the next, day 1,200 men were brought from Matanzas and Havana to continue the. work. . - ' , Senor Castro, after passing four days on the Piedras key, signalled the United States gunboat Wilmington and was' taken off. He says famine prevails everywhere In Cuba. In Car denas rice is 25 cents a pound, con densed milk sells at $1.50 per can and horse flesh brings 75 cents a pound. There is no beef or bread. The, insur gents are in dire distress. Formerly provisions were smuggled from the cities, but that relief is now impossible since the cities themselves are starv ing. The insurgents are trying to subsist on peppery wood and ' palm buds. Senor Castro tasted 'meat to day for the first time in five weeks " Gostavo Aranguren's brother of the ; late Cuban Insurgent general, Nestor Aranguren, . today received letters from Havana; - via Vera Cruz, dated May' 7th, stating that General Blan co's orders impressing all Cubans'lnto the Spanish army has had the effect of driving ; many into insurgents' ranks. ( A. Betapcourt, an American citizen, and Gonzales Arango.the letters state, have been arrested and confined in the Cabanas fortress on, charges of aiding the insurgents. ' - The destitution :in Havana is fright ful and is increasing. . The grocers, all of whom are Spaniards, refuse abso lutely to sell food to the Cubans, as if determined to starve them. The Cu- -bans, say the. Spaniards hate them more than they do the Americans, senor - ATahguren's""" correspondents declare that the Spaniards realize that Cuba is lost, but before yielding the island they will endeavo? to extermi nate the Cubans. ' SPANISH VESSELS, SEA. TO COAL AT (Copyrighted by Associated Press.) Pierre, Martinque, May 22. Admiral Cervera's squadron, it is reported on good authority, will return to these waters to coal. . It is known that a number of Spanish colliers are on their way to Fort del-France. The British steamer Twickenham having been re fused the privilige of coaling the Span ish torpedo boat destroyer Terror ani the hospital ship Alicanto in the Fort de France harbor, it is thought these vessels will coal from her at sea and that she will'theh'go to" meet Admiral Cervera's squadron for the same pur pose. The Twickenham carries 4,000 tons of coal. i . i : ' - 1 Late this ' afternoon an unknown1 man-of-war was sighted off'the south west coast 6f Martinique. The Ali cante has again changed her moorings ajd the departure of the Terror and the Ai?cante s momentarily expected. T,nnHnn .Tay 23. xne- maaria. corre- pondent of the PV. Mall Bays; "The government waits for resuiis irom aw miral Cervera before deciuJOS a to tne orders for the second squadron.1- VAIN ROASTING OF THE SfAN- : IARDS. . . London,- May 23 A dispatch j to the Daily Mail from Hong Kong says: "Spaniards In Hong Kong and at Manila openly boast that-, a fleet of warships is on the way out to tne Philippines, and the bishops have is sued pastorals to the effec that bpain and God are preparing to cut out these social excrescenses; from America: The 1 pa.t.ura.ia ui gc tiic pcutiic w & i quarter and they ascribe . Admiral Dewey's humanity in refusing to bom bard ; Manila as due to fear. At the same time .money is being spent m bribing the inferior leaders among the Insurgents. There is some anxiety here because of the non-arrival of . American troops and the American consulate is crowd ed - with volunteers. , United States Consul Wildam 'is on duty , night- and day. s An American miner from Manila by name of Doeur, has arrived here. For several years he managed a coai mine near Cebu, and the Spanish au thorities, fearing he would supply the American fleet expelled mm. lie re ports that food is scarce -at cebu. Flour Is very high and potatoes cannot be bought. The spamsn reserves m the city are responsible for the revolt of the cemians as tne later ijcii- them during the. recent insurrection, and were in return promised regular nay and that their families in their absenee should De carea iw. win also be exempted from tribute. After seven 'months absence during which they received no pay, tney re turned home to find their families Starving and to be , called upon for tribute. They haye risen against Spain," :.. r ' -. THE MON7?QRR!4T'S RETUIRN Madrid, May ' 22. 7 p. m. Captain Deschamps, of the Spanish auxtliary cruiser (Montserrat,; which arrived un expectedly" at Corunna Friday eyenmg from Cienfuegos, having escaped the American blockading ships, reached Madr'd this afternoon. - Immense crowds awaited his coming in the ap- ,,w, rt Mie. railway station. The station, f he palace and the prominent places were cordoned; by police, rnntain .Descnams handed' to Lieu- it nn,Tit General Correa. minister of .war, aispa'tcnes irom vjpentnn Wyf1"- rrhA -minister or nnance, nas suuwti; tA -to t-he chamber a bill temporarily reducing tt6 import duty on coa! to one a TMr ton. The conservative ,ircot ti . r i ' .,a Htipise the measure-as calcu- faied to Injure the native cogj Indus. 'a'v InaatillA will on arrLv ; a' Paris continue: his negotiations fionw Betances.l' the Cuban rep resentative, for the su'bmission of the insurgents. AMERICAN W&fiSSim f?W?? OFF. MadrM, May 22. official dlspateh Yrom Havana eays: i xwo American u;hiTv attempted to force an en trance t JsAibeia Sagua, near the mouth of the Sagua, river, Santa Clara prov ince, .on the north coast. The troops were .massed upon the shore and com pelled the 'American to retire. AflUL QUIET .ON TtHiH iBLOOKAiDE. . On Board the lAssociated Press Dis patch Boat ' 'Dauntless off Havana, May a, 10 p. m. . (via. Key West-TAt this hour everything is quiet on the blockade line. . K EDWARD DEAD . The Noted American Author Passes Away The Great Popularity of . His Books. ' "; Springfl-eld, Masa.,x!May 12.Eidward. Belamy, author and! 'humanitarian, died early this morning at his home in Ohioopee T'alls, in the 49 year of his age., Mr. iBellaniy had "been in feeble Ivealt'bjtever since he finished his i"JE3qual ity" eight months ago. Indeed, long before it was done he had! the most signi-flcant 'warnings that his vital en ergies were being undermined, although it was not until August his physiciaais definitely itold him that) one of his lungs was effected 'At the earnest so licitations of his physicians and family he resolved to try the effect of the Col orado climate and early in September last removed with his famlily lo. Den ver, Colorado, -where ihe was welcomed by a host of friends. He received, how ever, little or no .benefit) from the Change and since January 'failed rap Idly. .When re recognized that recov ery was impossible he 'became anxious to get iback to his old family homestead at Chicopee Falls, ' Mass., where 'He. was born and where he lived his entire life. iHis brothers went; to Denver n phelp him healize this wish and on April 26th brought (him, back, very weak, tout very .peaceful, to 'his old home. . i ' '. He was born1 at Chicopee (Falls, March 2fith, 1860 and, was the third son of Rev.: R. K. Bellamy,, for thirty-iftve year3 the pastor of the Baptist church at Chicopee Falls: ' Afte r finishing a course at Union college, he completed his education by a year of 'European travel and study. tAnd 'by the study of law, 'he was, at 21 years of age, ad mitted to the (bar of Hampden county, Massachusetts. From the legal profes sion he went into Journalism, finally in co-partnership with his brother, . C. J. Bellamy, starting The Jjpringifield Daily News. He 'published! "Six to One," a Nantucket Idyl, "iD. Heiden hoffs Process," "Miss Ludington's Sis ter," and other books.. It was in 1888 that his famous "book, "Looking Back ward". .was , published, the j sale of which,' up to the present time is over 450,000 'copies in tAmerica and probably over 500,000 copies "-we toeen sold in England and other foreign countries.: "Looking Backward" has been trans lated into German, French, Russian, Arabic, Bulgarian and several other languages. K ' - i It. is stated that Emperor i "William purchased 10,000 copies of "Looking Backward." which he distributed among the students and L working classes of Germany. -OHis reason for so doing, if this is really true, is appar ent to those convensant With German politics. On Decemtoer 30, 1891, Mr. being convinced that it was Bellamy, his duty to supplement his efforts in "Looking Backward"," toy educating the people toward reform ' in governmen t, issued the first number of The iNew Nation, a paper destined to (become the most quoted and influential political or evo lutionary journal in the world. An idea of its influence may be judged from the fact that since The ''New- Nation was started, . over 350 papers devoted to nationalism have been launched in the United atafl- oMU.j4CTrieffr and thousands of papers through the direct inspiration of The New iNdtion have started departments devoted hto ppolit ical reform, which are-conducted and edited from the writings of Mr. (Bel lamy, in The iNew Nation, and "Look ing Backward. , " He leaves a widow and two children, besides two torothers,, Charles J. Bel lamy, editor of The Springfield Daily News, and' Frederick Bellamy, of Brooklyn iNewjTork. "His funeral will: take place at his home in Chicopee Falls, and by his special request will be of the simplest possible character. Death and Destruction by Cyclone. . Fayetteville, Ark., May 22. The tor nado which passed through a portion of northwest Arkansas Friday night did immense damage to property and caused the death of at least seven per sons. Reports of the destruction are coming in .slowly and it is 'feared that late? details will add other names to the death list. The storm came from the southeast passing through the great fruit belt of th6 Ozark fruit re gion and through the southern end of Penton county, spending its tbrce in the White river valley, Everything in its path was destroyed, , the j greatest damage being orie near Elm I Springs, Lowell and Modtown, the last named place being entirely swept away. At ElmSprings houses were blown down, orchards destroyed and .stock killed. One man who had sought safety In a cellar was killed by falling timbers. The house blew away. a,nd the cellar was filled with debris, crushing the man to death. ,. .. Two miles east of , Elm Springs, a man named ! Killingsworth and his wife, were killed. Thei,r house was en tirely destroyed and- they were crushed to death in the debris. A mile away, a farm house, occupied by an Italian ramiiy was wrecneu ixiiu uic; iuiuo.i...o were instantly killed.) The residences 'of W. H. Holcomb and W. B. Pierson were destroyed. Twenty houses ; are reported blown away In the vicinity of Elm Springs,- but aetaus nave hpi been received. - The storm was less severe in craw- ford county, but one life being iosi near Fort Smith. A Mrs. Nesbltt died from fright while the gale was at its fiercest. i . The house of W. S. Klmbrougn, near Sprlngdale, was blown down and k.u brough was Instantly killed,! Several other farm houses were blown down npnr Snrinedale and six to eignt per sons more or less seriously injurea. Some damage was also done at im- gan, and galoam Springs. "': ' "Tn jl minute" one does of Hart's Es sence of Ginger wll relieve any ordi nary case of Colic,1 Cramps, or Nausea, An unexcelled remedy lor juiarrnoea, Cholera Morbus, Summer Complaints and all internal pains. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H L. en- tress. " -. .! :'- Gladstone memorial Sermon London.' May B2. Saturday May 28th has been fixed for the funeral of Mr, Gladstone. i . iMr. Gladstone's death was the oc casion of a tremendous outburst of pul pit" oratory today. In almost every church in the JCingdom a senmon was. preached in his memory, Teiegrams ot condolence; continue to pour- in-- to Ha warden from all parts or the world. The .queen ana Tne duke of .York have again writ ten 'Mrs., Gladstone, wno ntwndpd services at riawaraen church, where a memorial service will be held next Sat-urday, wnwe tne rujn eral service is being held at the iAb- hey. ' . . V i .', . ; Mr. Gladstone's remains win ue n Hawarden church all day Wednesday. ' . ' . . . . . .1 T I rv A Where tney wiuwe yieweu. 'urc and neighbors the number being lim ited to th.e oldest and, most 1 inumaie. From the church the body wm oe taken to the Broulghtoo nati station and carried to "London "by the train leavingr at 7:30 'o'clock p. m.'- The der ceased statesman will lie In state Hin der a catafalque lit Westminister hall' on Thursday and Friday iLate to ted and early to rise, Tire- pares a man ifor his home in the skies. Early to "pei) an(j a -Hwe iariy -wiser, the 5iU that makes life longer and toet- lter and "Wise. or saia vr v. w. ei- 11 The Troops on Their Way to Tampa. i ROUSING FAREWELL! - The Regiment ITIarelae Through Kal elg'h The . Band Plays "The Girl I Left Behind Me" The Soldiers In Good Spirits An Old Veterlan for the Third Tlme&Sees . tfie "First Iorth Carolina" Go To Tar The War Cor respondent. Messenger Bureau- i Raleigh,. iN. C.,-' May 22. The First regiment -was tinder orders to "break camp at 4:30 this morning', but so severe a storm of rain cthe jilp that it was after 7 o'clock (before this was done. The regiment marched into the city at 9:30 o'clock and in column of fours passed! by ithe capitol and then down Fayetteville. street, the band playing "The Girl I Left Behind Me-" There was a crowd estimated at 6,t000 people in and arounid the passenger .station. '' .. . The first section, left; at 10:05, the second at 10:42, the third at 11 o'clock. "On the first were 350 officers and men on the second 315 and on, the third S17i -A few men who. Were in the hospital were left. They were at once trans-; ferred to. the hospital of the Second regiment and as soon as they recover will be sent on 'to their regiment. During the embarkation of the troops the band played national airs and the familiar "Dixie" and there was a burst of cheers as each section pulled -out. The iFirst made a fine appearance looked well and marched well. iNearly every man was uniformed, thanks to the staite" arsenal supplies. ' . ' ' The color sergeants are V. C. Miller and C. A. Reynolds, both of Asne ville; color guard :L. S. Connor and D. H. Griffin, -both of Shelby; . i The route of the regiment is Raleigh to IColumibia oni the - Southern and thence to. Tampa via the Florida Cen tral and Peninsula railway. ' ; There was only one sad scene in the" Sitation. A laxiy whose "son - is in the Raleigh company faihtedJ; There were many tearful eyes. The soldiers sang and laughed. Veterans said they went away in very good shape indeed. One eteran was-present who saw the First North Carolina (Payne's) leave for Mexico and also the First North Caro lina (Hill's) 'leave for Virginia in 1861. AHl the supplies at Camp Grimes, the ( IMPORTANT EVENTS OF TH DAY. The Charleston is Well on Her Ten Thousand Troops. Are at port ation to the Philippines. v Edward Bellamy, the Orator, The Navy Department Makes of a Naval Engagement. xesieraay. was a rusy iay at Regular Army Recrutts to the riving at Fort McPherson, Atlanta. - , i ' ' ' . ' Colonel Bennehan Cameron of Raleigh; ' Presents General 5 Lee With the Magnificent Stalion Choctaw.The Horse Will Be M Sent to Tampa. s !' ' : ,vw-- It is Said the Cadiz Fleet, Nearly Ready' to ! Sail, Will Attack S. Seabort Cities on the North Atlantic. 1 i '. The House Will Consider the tion This Week. Up to 6:30 O'clock Last Night West. A Naval Battle is Expected in a Day or ;Two. -. An Insurgent Who Witnessed the Bombardment of Cardenas 10. Says Great Damage Was Done. " -''. !.! ; . V : Two Companies of the 8econd North Carolina Regiment Are Hi Uniformed From the State Arsenal. ' v ' s ! - ? If:; kitchens, etc'.,J were today transferred to Camp Russell. - Camp Grimes is now Jbut a memory. .. Fred 'L. Merritt, of The News and' Observer, has gone as "war corre; spondent" -wiit'h the First regiment. (Colum'bial. State, May 22nd.) There will njo doubt be a big crowd at the Blanding "- street station at 3 o'clock today jto see iand, cheer a regi ment of .southern boys as they pass through the cUy. The State received information! last night that at. that hour a special train on the Southern railway will1 reach Columbia, bearing' the First regiment of North Carolina volunteers, compris ing 1,000 onen . who are now, von the move and bound for the rendezvous, at Tampa, Fla-. j . I, Everybody -should go to the .station, and give the Tar Hpel boys -a rousing and warm-hearted reception, and one worthy ; of South Carolina. Load ; the boys dowh with flowers, and give them enthusiastic cheers as they go forward to fight the battles of the honor of their country. ' I : On to the depot! The North Caro linians are coming! (Brave, lads -and true, Bagley'i comrades, are off , for the. war. Give them a rouse! . - Tne Southern Biblical Assembly Washington J May 22 The officers of, society of religious edu-- the American cation, located in this city, have com pleted the ..programme of the southern biblical assembly,-whose fourth annual session will be held In KnOxvlllei' Tenn., June 16th-26th. Sixty eminent men. of the southern states are engagedi to speak. Honorable William fLiindsay, United States1 senator from Kentucky,; will open Chef lecture course, discuss ing the theme: "The Bible and Amer ican Institutions. Among other1 lec turers of national reputation are Bish ops Wilson, jRandolpher and Galloway. LVs. J. 'E. Gilbert, J. J. Tigert, T. S. Hamlin and IC T. Witherspoon, and General- John Eastoh The assembly will be 'divided into two schools each forenoon and into eight conferences each afternoon. The -Knox ville people are enthusiastically preparing for the occasion, expecting delegates irom all parts of the south- i . ' BIS Shells for tne Navy. . " -leading, Pa., May 22. On a rush teleeram from Washington the Carpen ter steel works late last nSght sent 150 13-inch . projectiles' destined for Samp son's fleet. These weigh 1,200 pounds each and will go through anything Spanish afloat. - Other eight ..(hundred nroiectiles of some what smaller size are on hand and they go tomorrow ttCU San Francisco lor Dewey at Manlla. The 13-inch projectiles are popularly known here as "MoKinley's peace-nwtk-ers." ' . 1 - '. ;:: - - . v.-'W; American Women Boy cot French St. Joseph, Mo., May 22. Seventy five women, all of prominent : families here; met this afternoon at the Coun try Club, where the freely voiced hos tility of France to the United ' States in the Spanishr American trouble was discussed, f The up-shot of the discus sion' was that 4ne women resolved to neither buy , nor wear Frenchmade goods and to discourage the merchants whom they patronize : from bandling French products . -j . (ITS-. .'.'V! : a 1 Given ip Him by Benrj p- '"'.hflii Cameron. -it n GAMP RUSSELL HOT! Health of the men Good more C .panles to; he mustered Ue uten nt White Detailed to go 'to FortMaq. Colonel Bnrgwvn Goes to Wahlng n In Interest of His Regiment Col i panles Uniformed From State Arsi'jf al The .Food Sapply'for theSold!;v rs. (Spedali to The Messenger,) Raleigh, N.' b., May 22.-Colonel (Be- han Cameron, ;of Raleigh4 who preseiij! General; Fitjihughi Lee. with the mag,fl cent etalllo Choctaw, today receivetfa telegram) frins General Lee asking $gat to ship ther 'norse to Tampa tomorrow. Choctaw i&i a j chestnut, the finest Mh North Carolina, is 9 -years, old and-ji- tle. ! . . - There were . many visitors- to Camp Eys- sell this afterhoon, though nothing ?.Hie the hundreds'! who used' to vist Ctp' Grimes. Youi correspondent spenti'n hour at the camp late this afternsf'W Surgeon Brevard sliid only four men te. in the hospital- One of these is a"--sf.i4st: regiment man and. has. measles. The tVc tor said ;he can -rejoin his regiment Ijp ' ten days. He'fs the only maA .who.'4'fi4.. not go Willi-, the; First regiment Wltijih, therefore, took; away 981 men, or wlyn only oneof itsfull strength. Dr. Brevd says Camp RifeseU is very ihealthy. fte water supply :jls good-; there re sft wellsv . ' - ! ; - Captain Cooer, of the Murphy. c n pany, says he 1 will -get nine men f." Burlington tomorrow and will be .musttr ed in tomorrow afternoon, as 'he iww..p8 seventy men: whp have passed ithe ex?f n inatlon-. Captain' Cooper says many i of his men -w'rej tijnder the influencepf whiskey a nJ had had, no sleep in jhiiSy six hours, and that this militated agat t'henii';7 I -. Colonel B-frgfwyn, 'Lieutenant Colgfei Cowles . and f Major Wilder were loog at the space insidev the race courseSA. crop of whet ;ts on part of it." -This if toe 'bought aiid the ground wii all be iS4d for drills an parades. . . - . . The adjutant general says the rhfi- inent wil be leompfeted Tuesday &"h- iorty to spare, ?as Jayetteyiue ana' ville -companies.jare each -required by a mustering oreicr to bring not iess-.tfcKn 100 men hera. 'h!He adds that if eifherlM Way to-Agahila. San Francisco, Awaiting Trans H ; ' '1 ' - ' - V. is Dead. . T j : -. . " ' . ti . Positive 'Denial of the Report -. , . -v ..;.4i'iv tne war jjepartment.- . p Number of 200 a Day Are Ar- k - Ilawaiianf Annexation Resolu- 1 " -s !- I it ;There WS'Ko News at KeyW 9 1 ' these fail CharJot.te and Waynesville lfe ready with 100 each. ' ' m The adjutant 'general assures me of : . ,t t ji - . . . . : "vo 'LFtrnet ' (imi in twenty aays xi will 'be another'yckll for volunteers by S!. KuveriiinieniA-. 'e DeneVes. the courct will ihave in the future a regular armyfif 100,000 at least, He also believes that p organization' of a large proportion, 'of i?1e vomnteer r reglnaents will, foe maintain,! T . i . . . ., -- .... - : uy me government. ' Captain Smith, of the Greenville colj- pany, says he has now sixty-eight miSp, and will make; up the required riumln ana oe mustered in oy "Tuesday noon., ? 'Lieutenant! White, of the Wilmlngg av Company, is detailed by Acting QuarJE,' master -and -Commissary Marshall to company him- to Fort Macon tomorrow'so- arary '1 ' arrange for quarters and rations for 4 e negro battalion; They: expect to be &- sent three day ff'l The- Greensboro company, - - CPe'r;l GTay's) and .:j'he Gastonia company (Df -J ham s), were; both uniformed today, ut 1- iorms navinfMoeen issued from the st ;' arsenal' tfetlher, comgany Is "as 'yet .arM,. ea. an tact, inr-the larooro, ureenv.iiK j, Wilmington .and Jjumper itsriage com nies of .the vghnent are armed. Colonel Birgwyb says he- will go rj. Washington ?jlay after tomorrow and Hi urge them t,-secu.re an interview for h, with the secretary of war so he can tjt. his regiment completely armed aj ;?ct eominned. afi once. ' . : . - '.V' Logan D, Howell, of Raleigh, Is pointed , quartermaster sergeant of , Second .regiment. S jf I . sr i'k-.- . ' .-' .' ' TV.: Statements having been made-by so;ie persons that the food supply at Ca-jp Russell- was poor,1 Captains Smith a ; d Durham : showed me the issue list l also the supplies In the commissary t( of each company. There are issued'-pa !. salt or fresh, beans, rice, tomatoes, frv' beef once :m. day, "baiter s breao once,;. day, fresh pnions and' cabbage, :;.bib. coffee, 'canned beef. Besides these, .Vi,; .gar, pepper, . salt, soap, and matches .-te issued.- 5 ' pen :,.;. ' ... ' ,; .' f Rev. W. Ji 3Evefet, of Dare county, yf clines the appointment as chaplain of' ,.je Second rgiMient. - - r One meitfb'jr jof Wihnington's comply (Dudley) is Wiethe hospital; his ailmenv,s -ii -Wfi' ' . trifling. a, 1L .Fred N UeRosset was a visitor to Wilmlngtoft Msoinpany today m a m Bioting In India Calcutta, .ay 22. About 3,000 pedjie hours at r-Bhowa-hipoor, nlnetyn$ milea west of Dynagepoor yestera y. Many of the rfoters were Injaredxi were, finally ) aispersed uy tne pob-je. Several attempts, to renew the rturhamces nyere also euppresed py ie authorities.! J l , if,i ily Qn Minute; Is not Jong, yet reti7jjs obtained trfj ialf thait time by theiie of One Minute Cough, Cure. It i vn.ta consomotion and quickly ctts colds, crofio.? bronchitis, pneumoBbfe. la grippe Sartd all throat and ftuig troU'Wes. xr saw oy . -xHiuanjyj 1 -1 M : A . n Attitude of the Powers; To ward the War. ' ' .1 : London, May ' 23. The ,Madrid corre spondent of The Dally Telegraph says: One point of interest inTthe reconstruc tion of the cabinet lies in the obstinate refusal, of Senor Leon y Castillo,- the Spanish ambassador to France, to accept the foreign, 'secretaryship. I. am enabled to state that the ambassador's motive for refusal was the following: Senor Sagasta's cabinet is by its own formal declarations determined to carry on the war with all possible vigor; whereas Senor Leon y Castillo is aware 'that Spain's .friends among the powers, France in partlcul-rr, ; are resolved to in .sist upon- her suing for peace at thi first favorable moment. France nossisses a. Ltwo-fold interest In having peace con- ciuaea nnancial and political. The for mer would be severely damaged if Spain were utterly ruined and the latter would suffer if the United States retained pos session of the Philippines. The leading idea whicti: actuates the statesmen responsible for the political scheme favored by Senor Leon' y Castillo Is that as Spain must be worsted in the long run. It is advlsible to save as much as possible from destruction! and that the sooner peace Is concluded the more toler ant will be the terms acquisced in by the United .Stages. The most important of these terms, in the eyes of- Spain's friends and protectors, is the possession of the Philippines, which can be utiliz ed for further political, combinations later on. ; To become a member rof a war cabinet, therefore, at the very moment when the friendly powers are resolved' to press upon Spain a speedy peace, appears im prudent to Senior Leon y Castillo, who is in possession of all the threads of the negotiations. Spain's importance as a "political ifaotor in the far east is now thoroughly . understood and everything possible will 'be done to gain time and profit by it. The first and most impor tant step at present, therefore, is to util ize the- most propitious moment for con cluding peace on the basis of Spain's re tention of- the Philippines; When that time has come and it is believed to be very near, now that the Spanish?- squad ron is at Sitiago Spain ' will be asked to propose 'pour parlers and friendly ef forts will be made to induce the United States to rest satisfied with Cuba's inde pendence or with annexation " and to .abandon the scheme of running perma nently or occupying temporarily the Phil ippines. These are the grave considera tions Which determine Senor Leon y Cas tillo, who is a. party "politician and usu ally submissive to the head of his party, to insist upon remaining as ambassador at Paris. - ' Happenings at Chlckamansa Camp Chickamauga National. Park, 'May 22. This has been -A quiet day at Camp Thomas. Twenty-five cars of provisions arrived today Cjwd were stored in the large warehoynffe now, completed on the park grounds "near the depot. . . (Fifty-one of the latest and most Im proved ambulances, built with a special view to adaptability in a hot climate, ar rived1 'from Soutttbend,1" Tnd., today," and will ibe distributed to the First corps. The park force of- men, under the direc tion of General Boynton was at work all day preparing' for the engine and. pumps to 'be used for piping' water from the Chickamauga river to the various camps. General J: S.,C. Bates, recently ordered to Mobile, left tonight at 8:30 o'clock to take command of a brigade at that point. General Lewis It. Carpenter, who arriv ed today and reported' to General Brooke; has been assigned t to the command of the First division of the Third corps. . The four members of 'the ' First Mis souri regiment injured in yesterday's ac cident and who were sent to St? Vincent infirmary, are doing well and will be out in a few days. -.:,.'' - v Charles E. .C. Eck, Company E, Third Wisoonsin, from Kau Claire, died 'today from convulsione superind'uced by ..over exertion and- nervous derangement. A n f I .... n .' J . J Expedition of Volunteers to Cuba. Chicago, May 22. .A special to The Rec ord from Macon, says:. Unless some accident has befa.lln U-h United States transport .Florida, there are wor- v"ten,-jta.s3' voiuxiiteer ciuuips on the island pf Cuba or they will be there within! a 'few hours. 'From accurate in formation obtained here it can be stated as a fact that the first expedition toward cu'han son 'has started and the outlook is for a successful trip. . "Wednesday,-May 18th, the transport Florida. left Port Tampa with, several hundred volunteer troops on board. The passengers belonged to the rearimen't of Cuban volunteers organized in the lower extremity or JTlorida some weeks ago. It X was tnougnt oest to send these men, as they speak Spanish and are more ac quainted with the tonography of the country which It is proposed , to invade. "it . cannot De learned! what United States officers. accompanied the regiment of volunteers IC'thia emeditlon . is a. success other troops will be rushed into "t'he island' as soon as possible.'' Senator mason's Home Burglarized . Washington, May 22. Last night the residence of Senator William Alaeon. of Illinois, (No. 1423 Chapin street, this city, was entered by burglars and jewelry to the value of nearly ?4,000 Was stolen. Not a clue to either "the burglars or the jew elry has .been obtained This . evening Senator Mason issued to the burglars a characteristic appeal which he hopes will be heeded. It is as follows; To the Gentlemen! who Robbed my House last Night: . '1 will pay in cash more than any'one else for the watch and -pin you took last night and give you my word and honor that , you Shall not be prosecuted "for the taking of them. -The pint has a. portrait of-my .Mttle son who died years ago, and it was, as was also the watch, a present to me. You can communicate witn me by mail or in pe?son end you can1 reiy abso lutely on myipromise not be prosecuted. . Tne Volunteers. Washington, May 22.-JMusterfni ring into the United States service of volunteers in the state camps was practically sus pended today to be resumed, of course, tomorrow. Reports received by Adju- tant General Corbin up to 11 o'clock to- night indicate that 106,000 volunteers have been mustered. -It was expected that the mustering would", be completed, by this Inadeouacv of the militia 'both in reum- hers and in equipment in several of the General Corbin is of opinion; that the quota called for will be filled during the present week, withim tnirty cays irom the time the orders were sent out to the governors. . - S. xl: Parker, Sharon, Wis., writes : 'I have ' tried DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve for itching piles and it aways ler IDeWStt's - Witch Hazel Salve the greatest pile cure on the market. For sale by R. .B. Bellamy. England and the Transvaal London. iMay The "Pretoria corre- Bpondent of The Times says: The Star publishes witnout xne snowieage or av nroval of the government the text of the reply Or xne SOUin Airiuaii. icpirum; tu Mr'. Chamberlain's disoatch. The note justifies the Transvaal's contention, that it cannot recognize any suzerainty sinew the- convention or 1884 and quotes a iei tAr from Lord Derby, written in. 1884, Which, it contends, shows that Lord Der bV intended to abandon the suzerainty. The note reiterates the charge that Brit ish officials countenanced the Jamieson 'raid and reaffirms the claim of the Transvaal's right to arbitration. Secretary- Lons Interviewed (Boston.. May. 22. Secretary John D. SJong, when asked by a reporter . today about the location or the neets, replied: "'Since leaving Washington on Satur day 1 have not been in touch with 'the denartment and know no more about Mt I than, do the newspapers. This is a day I Off."- - I -he reporter toio Mr. ing or tne re- ported "battle near Santiago de Cuba, and asked if it were probable, to which.- the secretary replied: "It is. probable,' that is au. Mr. Long returns directly to Washing ton tomorrow, ; r. "I don't know, there may-be others, he sad, "1ut I 'have; used SParteer's Tolu Cough, yrup - ia my family for years and would not 3be 'Without It." He knew (better than to ibuy: toe in ferior preparation thaJt wus ? being (urged upon him." Parker's Toau "Oorugh fSyrup" (has no qual.! It will ianmedlr l ately relieve any Cough or Cold, I .Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarse I ness, Croup Bronchitia and Wnderd all mpma Conta:i.ni xn iniurloua Ingredi ents, is pleasant to take and aff remedy for children.' For sale by J. C Shepard, J. H. Hardla and H. 1 ,f?n tress. ; .. t - OPPOSING FLEETS No Definite Information? Obtainable as to 1 -. . . - ; - - " - . .... . . , I Their Location' THR SECOND SPANISH SOTIADRON Rumored That it is About to Sail tack North Atlantic Qties All suit of. the Bombardment of Cardeas Spanish Waf ships to Coal at Sea The Monserrat Reaches Co runa Priests in Manila Urge Spaniards to Give No Quarter Washington,' May I 22. The rumors of 4 great naval ibattle, current last niight, were disposed of .by the navy de- jxartment early today, in the following ofpeial ibulletin: v - : "No truth in the published statement concerning an engagement off St Nich olas More, Hayti, int which twelve ships were sunk. (- s This was posited not only for general information, hut . also to quiet the alarm among relatives and friends of those,on board the American ships. As a rule the department adopts the cau tious phraseology of stating that no of-' ficial information has 'been received, but -to make assurance doubly sure in this case, the i deDartmnt IfwlatwJ there was no truth in' the reports. This indicates that the officials' inforrtiation is such as to tvarrajit the statement that the America andSpanish' squad rons have ot mt. ;i ' .'., The bureau of . navigation, was open throughout the day, ; but the officials were engaged on routine work and there was no evidence of that activity which would attend thereceipt of limportant. information, nor of that keen expec tancy which "would indicate the near approach of the two .fleets. In 'the ab sence ot exact information , as to the location of the fleets, this serenity in naval circles was a fair indication that the official advices did; not give prom ise of an immediate engagemen't. It 33 evidently the views of ; the war board that an engagement, if it cani be brought on, will be decisive of the whole -war, and there is no purpose to allow such momentous result to: go off on a fluke, or on-a too precipitious move in deference to public pressure for results, but to move Anally, yet cautiously and: insure a victory when there is a (fight. ' j BUSt OA?Y AT ACRMTT HIElAlDQIJAR- . TEtRS. . ...--; . Army headquarters iwas as busy as on week days, as the moving- of large bodies of men gives scant time for Sunday rest. An extended dispatch was received from Sao, 'Francisco, giv ing the "final details of the embarca tion of troops for. the iPhilippines naxt Tuesday. . It is stated -that the City of Pekin, the Sydney and the Australia, would sail on that; day with , the First regimenit of California volunteers, the First Oreirora volunteers, one.5 officer. and 'fifty men from the.heavy, artileryl or tne caiitonnia volunteers, making in 'all 125 officers and 2,400 men, under Brigadier "General Thomas Anderson. Although General Anderson' takes charge of this command, it i& under stood that General Otis, who Is in' San Francisco, will accompany the, expedi tioriv The Pekin was originally secur ed by the navy department, tout as she is so large and serviceable as a troop ship the army is using her in conjunction with thef,, navy. . Besides the troops, he will carry supplies and ammunition for the navy. - t General Miles spent the morning in his office. In answer to inquiries he .said there was nothing to announce as to his own plans or the, concentration of troops in the south. Secretary Alger called at the "White House at 10:30 o'clock and was with the president for fifteen i minutes, ater the president, accompanied by M. T.! Herrick, ;of Cleveland, who, with Mr. Sherrick," are guests . at the White house, went to church.' Up to this time the White house had received no war information of importance. ". Secretary (Day and ! Assistant Sec retary Crldler were at the state depart . ment part of the day,; hut It was said by those dn authority - that .no word1 of Importance had been received from .our consul officers in: : the West) Indies. They would be about 'the first, to report an engagement In. that locality. The report from Madrid that the offi cials there threaten to out the cable from 'Galveston if our ships isolate Blanco iby cutting the cables at San tiago are received with much amuse ment by officials 1 familiar with cable routes. The cable from Galveston Tuns to Vera Cruz and other Mexican ports. It is so far west that the Spanishr ad miral could not reach it without a phenomenal run, an if i he succeeded !n cutting, it there would be no strategic advantage against the United States, as the line is rarely used for govern ment business. ; ' ' ' . Atlanta, Ga., May 22. Abou't) 2,000 recruits have arrived at "Fort McPher son since that post was made the cen tralization point for the "branch of the army. : -Every recruiting sitation in the country from' Maine Jto California has sent some men and they are still arriv ing at a rate of 200 a day It was not intended to send any of the men away until they, were uniform,. ed and equipped but the need of the men for the Philippines hasu brought about the necessity of getting men In the regular army regiments in the. west- - '. : i i '- ".';. Colonel Cook, the' commandant, yes terday lined up the recruits at the post and asked for volunteers to go to the Philippines. . Nine hundred responded almost instantly, "but only 00 are wanted to make out-the third "battalion of, the two regiments. It is likely these men will go to New Orleans to Join the Eighteenth of Twenty-third regi ment of the regular army before the regiments whiclT have been assigned to go .with General Merritt, start for San Francisco. The Spanish prisoners who are to" be exchanged for- Correspondents Thrall and-' Jones, now. in Motto castle, tviu ;be started for Ciiba as soon as the de partment here is assured of connection at Miami with! p. jboat for Hayana, Colonel Cortijo and Surgeon Julian are -stilt In ignorance of the exchange L- ' HAiWAinAN ANEATlOiN'. - Washington, ' May j.22.-uring the present week the Hawaiian annexation resolutions are likely to be considered In the 'house. No 'positive assurance ..a. Kaon rivim t Via i a. soecial Tule -pro viding for thir oonsideratlonj will toe y.ZTr f ig generally ' under i???! -?U5 JL ent of the reverm, stood,-that, in the event of the revenoie hm ibein- wetl advanced in the senate, to SiS on rulea tha maiority demand in the house for ImmedS disposal of the Hawaii res- rnv, TroTt to accompany the gener- 1 iuc r . al banking and currency oui t mpwi- ed to be compretea oy vas wnwie w. io week and that win be given ,to the house- It wHl ot be debated, how ever; this week. Representative Sher , whi jMiii no the antl-scalplng bill. -h M -todav-lie thought it would I AiawoA vt durln the week. The r-trc , . naval personnel bui ana a numoer w. minor war measures will occupy some .tMAiL The enera deficiency ap- rinirtn biU may ibe reported lAte in the week and a comference report Westward Alleged Th-t it. Will At- Quiet , Along the Blockade- Re- to the ; Americans. upon the sundry civil or postofflce bill may be returned. ' - . . . j SENATE (FORECASTS. - . . .'- The presents week will be tsiveh al most entirely, to' the continuation ofj the debate on the 'war revenue bilf, and many of the best informed sena tors express the opinion that the con sideration of the bill will "be concluded! before the end of "the week. Senator Aldrich said today that the bill would, be a law (before next Saturday. Very few other senators take, so hopeful a views ani most . republicans confess that they will be abundantly satisfied if the senate concludes Its' work on the measure, by next Saturday. - If Senator Piatt, of New York, in sists upon pressing his amendment for the refunding of the outstanding green backs it will result in an extension of the debate to an almost unlimited ex tent. This would open up Ithe entire financial question,, and probaibly would cause the silver element in the senate to even resort to filibustering topre yeht , its passage. Upon the whole the chances are equal ma,; xne xni win roe oisposed or during the week-. There is more or less talk in the; senate about the final adjourn ment pf congress, but opinions differ very materiaLly as to the time it will occur, i Senator Hale expresseds tha opinion today that it might be reached, within -three" weeks, while Senator Teller put1 it as six. weeks. (With th war revenue bill out of the way and appropriation made for the conduct oC the war, there will Ibe very little in centive to remain unless It should, by that time, become apparent-that ' the war is drawing to - a close. In ihat event some senators express the desire that congress- should be in session In order that, the senate should have an' opportunity to pass upon any treaty of peace that 'might ibe negotiated. t' does not now appear probaJble, however. that congress wilt remain here, any, length j of time merely for that pur- Troop Start to Jacksonville. , Jacksonville,- Flai, May 22. The first of the. troops to be encamped-here arrived tonightj the Secomi regiment of Illinois reaching- here first followed bv the Sec ond Wisconsin. THey number, about 1.000 men. each. The regiments had expected to go to Tampa, but were diverted to Jacksonville en route, the government having :defeided upon this city .as a place of encampment. The camp is in com mand of Brigadier General H. W.- -Law- ton. The INorih Carolina regiment will reach here tomorrow--and others will . i i - - .- An Anglo-Japanese Agreement ' London, "May 23. The ienna corre-' spondent of the Daily Telegraph says:. connrmation is given in well informed quarters in 'Vienna to the. rumor- that' friendly advances made by England to Japan have already attained a tangible . result. It is believed that art- Anglo Japanese understandine- has been reach ed, which not only comprehends all even tualities wnien can occur-lr the east, but also contemplates all , the conse quences that might result in the course of the 'Hispano-American war.: The un derstanding establishes-. a sort of "Asiatics balance! of oower. j' French Election Paris, May 22.-2 a m. So far as known at this; hour the moderates have lost -twelve seats in the second ballotings -in the parliamentary general elections, 'the '" socialists gaining four and the monar chists six. One hundred and sixty-nine ' resulta fifty-nine radicals, thirty-four socialists and ten monarchists. : f l f ZU Uncle Sam's Gunners. viNew jcotk jviau ana idxpress.) "The ' grandest shot I ever saw or ever heard . of. You Americans are the deadliest gunners on earth." So said an English naval officer, by cour tesy on board' the mohitor Puritan; when a man at the guns planted a ten inch projectile plumb in the vitals of the Spanish rampart at Matanzas. - "In my opinion, if -Dewey, with his expert .gunners, had beeii in command of the Spanish squadron at Manila, he would have been the victor Just' the 1 i a. i i s j same, xor an ine woria Knows mat in ' marksmanship nothing - ever ' could . equal our boys." This was the remark of an officer -at the Brooklyn navy yard. He was referring especially to that superb shot from the. cruiser Bar leigh that struck the magazine of the Don Juan'de Austria and blew the Spanlshyarship into splinters. .r . The naval powers of the easth. are standing aghast at the havoc wrought . at Manila by the men at- our guns. It has placed us at one stride In the front rank of naval powers, demonstrating that with the. total transformation In methods ushered, in with the birth -of Ironclads the American . navy of 1898 has solved the problem with superior gunnery, ust as it solved the problem of our success In our earlier wars, when the grappling Iron and the hand-to-hand combat oh'deck called for su perior'; courage and "endurance. No matter what the test, the sailors of Uncle Sam are up to date.- ; . ' Largest Fire Engine In the Worlds The Holt (the engine of which the Liverpool fire brigade Is Justly proud) is the largest land .fire engine in the world, f Her total weight is five tons and her pumping capacity Is 1,800 gal lons' per minute and she can throw a enrar considerably over 120 feet: She js drawn by three and sometimes four horses. ' - Cost of Ironclads " In.' the leading navies of the-world the cost of building typical ironclads per ton Is as follows: united - Kingdom, . tw; United States. .78i France and Germa ny, 87 to 90. CornhMl Magazine. The Royal is the highest grade bakiag powdar lumwa. Act 1 1 ta ahaw h aaa a third farther ttaa mmy athar braaaV Absolutsly Pure ROVAl BAKIN4 POWDER CO.', ilEW TOWC ' ( - i -5