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, a- ..... ... . ' . .'.'. " . .:'- .. '-.'-. ' - - , -. - . -, - - - . - -f-f- . , ' - - -- J- , . . ' , . y n. . .fcf i . , i : ; VOL.XI. NO- 136. WILMINGTON N. C, WEDNESDMY, JUNE 1, P98. PRICE 5 CENTS. LX1L 1 K lvAJiY - , i j. . All the Plans of Jthe Government Completed For Cuban Invasion. if OBJECTIVE A Sufficient Number of Regulars and Seasoned "Volunteers Assembled for the Purpose Preparations to Feed Families of Destitute Cubans More Neutrality Declarations Hastening Work on the New Battleships To Put Mines in Manila . " Harbor GeneralsJ Butler and Oates Assigned to Their Commands. ' rVVshingtcm, aiay 21,-nWlien. -the cab 8'it meeting adjourned today it was announced that the anatfers under dis cussion were not of vital im.xtontanc, nor was there anything oif interesit that -j - couM ibe g-iven to the public. ' The 'best , information.' -obtainable "from other " sooirces, however, strongly indicates . that, the imiportant military movement (now in progress -will be directed against Santiago and in eo-operation with the fleet under Commodore Schley, and the allied insurgent forces. Our forces are expected to speed'ily capture the city of Santiago and the: fleet or destroy both. It is;also intimated from high sources that the land expedition now embark -Sag at Key West im ay be divided and one division to co-operate 'With Admiral Fampson against Porto- Rico. i , It is believed that the government has a sufficient number of- regulars and fseasoneid volunteers to carry but both of these iplans to a successful is-. . Isue. Troops ih -sufficient, numbers and capacity already" have been: secured and it is the opinion of hLgb officials that one or both of these jplans are now lein'g carried into execution. General . (Miles, w.ho left -here, last night to take i command of the , military forces, is i known to have the entire confidence of the president, who, in the course, bf to iday's cabinet meeting, said in . feffect 4hat he bad the utmost confidence in icleneral (Miles' albility as a soldier' and and fully expected that he would prove entirely worthy of his trust. -Members df the administration are agreedtthat the war from this time -will be prose iicuted at all tpoints with, the. utmost vigor. . v- The president has ibe'gun to prepare iJo.iielp the families of. the insurgents j end the reconcontrados who still drag' Lieut a miserable existence in the interi or. iThel commissary 'general of the jarmy has prepared an estimate of $5, 000,000 for the, 'purchase of sufficient teupplies bo feed 150,000 ireconcehtrado3 ' If or six months. For the timebeing it is felt-that the -real (field of action, is removed from (Washington and 'is centered with1 the itrodps,' now advancing under orders from 'here, and with our ships. The Kime oif;ipreparation.has gone by, and il remains "only for (preparations to be parried into actual effect. There1 will continue to be muoh rou tine detail in the maintenance of the Barge military and naval force, (but ltbis is now in we'll established cban mels. The more vital feature of the: campaign itself has been fully matured. To' a certain extent the military and maval operations will be directed from. Washington and yet with General Miles Bn, the soutb and lAdmiral Sampson and tOommod.ore' (Schley in Cuban: waters Ithey will have most to do with the time1 and circumstances of attack. The commanders, military and naval, have ibeen given wide latitude; as the fcoithorities here fully aippreciate that fcattIe-can'not be'f ought in advance on paper. -. MORB JJEOmLITT DBODARA- The consular rejportW issued today contain isomer additional declarations tof neutrality, this time from Brazil, Japan, British Guiana, St.- 'Lucia and (Gibraltar., ilt is noticable that both IBrazil and Jaan. go out "of the way of tfhe usual formal .preamble to express re feret at the outbreak of hostilities be lt ween the United States ' and Spain. D3ermuda-modifies, hea' original. procla imation of "April 23rd so as to make the o-ule) rejlative to supplying (provisions, subsistence, and coal to belligeo-ent hips conform closely to the very severe English rules on that subject. The Japanese (proclamation; is rather re markable train the " great exactness Rvith which it prescribes the rules that tire to govern - Japanese subjects in I heir dealings with the belligerents and Uhe treatment that will 'be accorded ! tellige'rent ships. The iproclamation I evidently was pretpared with great irare and may serve as a model for the guidance of diplomats of all nations." D (IVTENLN'O WORK ON BATTLE- SHIPS. The iboard of naval ibureiau chiefs-Is Hi-ving to hasten the work, of consbruc ition of the battleships authorized by 's the present naval., apipiropriatiom1 bill. fThe Illinois type, upon which the new vessels-are to be constructed, will oc cupy tiVlri?e years in construction. Af ier a conferences today the bureau fchiefs presumably with knowledge of the constructive ability of the American tKhipyard capable Oi undertaking this (work, resolved to reduce the ime al - loweil for building "the new ships to a (maximum of thirty-two months. The navy department busbt another vacht . -today the Inquirer at 'New iYork for use in the auxiliary-fleet by (which te'rm the m'osquito fleet will lle designated in accordance; with t'Ke terms of the recently enacted act on (the subject. : 'vl frhesenate in executive session today rt-n(vl the following nominations: To. be brigadier gene railFred D. Orant, of Wew York. A . Oeorffia. To be set' on d V. Gordon. lieutenant- LAlbert ,J. Dillon, Floriu.a Oacflf Straus, syf Nw York, to be minister to Turkey. . . " To be commissaries of . subsistence with Tank oif major Robert JLee.kong f oi llose U'i.th indigestion, Dyspepsia, ICidney or lther similar affections Drink freely of tVetna Lithia Water and be relieved. Kve can show you from our books the names --or 'some of he most reliable people in the city, who drinking Ithis water ifreely; and, who bSlH you that i hey are being beneftted by ' )t. Ask your doctor if he prescribes. JAiM Water, If so .try , i . AF,UNTA LITIIIA WATER. i suliering ! , J1.B0 per case, 25 cts per gallon. R. E. WARD. Agent, JMIIG'S PHAHIIACY. FOR ACTION. POINT OF ATTACK. street, ot Georgia; EvyUn Garnet, of Arkansas. j FOR rxEFEiNSE OF JMA2OTL1A; HACR- ; .- . . BOR. ,J; The seoretary of wajn sent -to the house today a recommendation for funds for harbor defense iand other work in carrying -on the war aggregat ing; many millions of dollars. Among other Items was a significant jbrlef one recommending anl appTOpriatiori of $150,000 for torped'o! defense of 'Manila harbor, Philippine islands, to 'be avail ble until expended. WA!R (BAiliLOONS. General Greeley, chief signal officer, has been informed of the - arrival at Tampa of a balloon designed for use In the present war. . - Major General Butler, United States Volunteers, will be assigned to the command of the. First division of,, the Second' army corps now in camp dear Falls Church," Va. He is" at his hkne in South Carolina, and is'exipected 'here tomorrow or next day to qualify and receive his orders. " Brigadier General Oates, ex-governor of Alabama will be' assigned to duty with one of thearmy corps at Camp George H. Thotrias, Chickamaug'a. When a mak is suffering with an aching head, a sluggish body, when his muscles are lax and lazy, his brain dull, and his stomach disdaining food, he will, if wise, Weed these 'warnings and resort to the right remeiy, before it is too Late "Parker's Saraparilla" "King of Blood Pntifier's" makes the appetite keen and - hearty invigorates the liver purifies the blood and fills it with life-giving elements of the food. It is a wonderful blood maker. and flesh builder. Sold by J. C. Sheperd, J. H. Hardin, and H. JL. Fentress. - , ltalelgli's New Postmaster. ,- i (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, iMay 31. This evening C. T. Bailey was sworn in as .postmas ter by 'C. 'M. Busbee, the -retiring post master. Bailey appoints Phil. H. An drews assistant postmaster. . The Impl.oyees, of the office this evening presented the retiring postimas ter With a handsome de'slc and ohalr. Phil Andraws mad ef the presentatio'n speech and Busbee g'racefully (replied. "In a minute" one dose of Hart's Es sence of Ginger, will relieve, any' ordi nary case of Colic, Cramps, or lausea. an unexcelled remedy for Diarrhea, Cholera Morbus, Summer complaints and all internal pains. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fen tress. . - ; Agricultural College Alumni AsocIa V'tiou. (Special to The Messenger.) t Raleigh, 'N. C," May 31.-rTh is morn ing the alumni association of the Agri cultural and Mechanical college elect ed the following officers for the ensuing .year: President, C B. Williams; 'vice president, Sidney Kennedy; secretary and treasurer, Hugh Primrose;. orator, S. E. Asbury; toast master, C E. Gold; chairman of the. executive committee, Chas Pearson; banquet committee, D. Cox and Hugh Primrose. Walter ' Bell, : formerly editor of the Elkins Times, has arrived here to be come city editor of the News and Ob server. - Hart's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Creosote and the Hypophosphites if faithfully used, is a specific in the treatment of weak lungs, Consumption, Bronchitis, etc. Leading physicians recommend it. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fentress. To Enlist Colored Immunes. (Special to The Messenger.) t Raleigh,' N. C, May - 31. Captain J. M: Lee, IT. S. A;, telegraphs. Governor Rus sell from Washington: "Yout telegram is referred to the adjutant -general for re ply;" that. under -ithe "imanune" act life is deslgntuted to raise regiments -of .immune negroes in North Carolina and, Virgindai and desireis t'o know haJt are the facil ities at Raleigh for rendezvous of such troops1. : : ij The adjutant general replies: that the Second regiment is here and that itfhe fa cdiiiit"S -are limited and that the governor b as; refused! to mobolize his own negro battalion at Raleigh for fear of race con flict. The' adjutant' general advises 'that the immunes be mobolized at Port Mason, with the negro contingent; In the federal court here W. H. Robin son., was at 5 o'clock this afternoon Con victed of swindling and using mails fraudulently im his, "green' goods" business The case against the three safe crackers who were captured at Winton, Hertford nmiv vnd w?io are .believed to be part of a daring gang of postoffice robbers;! goes over to December, 'rne men are ia jail nere. j Why allow yourself to te slowly tor tured at the stake of disease? Chills and Fever will undermine, and event ually break down the strongest consti tution. "Febri-Cura" (Sweet Chill Tonic with Iron) is more effective than Quinine, and being combined with Iron is an excellent xonic aim ixevc med icine. It is pleasant to talce, "and is sold under a positive guarantee to cure or money refunded. Accept no, substi tutes. The "just as good" kind don't effect cures. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H, L. Fentress. Letter's Wlteat Deal Closed. Chicago, May 31. Letter's famous wheat deal was formally closed today. The last moments were lively and Jo seph Letter, to all appearances, was master of the situation. As if to em phasize his command of the market, Letter sent May wheat doVn from $1 75 to $1.25. This move was plainly for the purpose of evading the big receipts and to circumvent the "tail ors'" Who wanted to "rjng in" a lot of Wheat on Letter at fancy prices. Liter fooled- them by Pitting the Ttfevertheless. he had to take on T board another 500 000 bushels ir, o,nfinn to the..plle or 6,000, ooo or 6,000,000 bushels, which he still has on his hands. All attempts to nio.a T.oitor ro far as his Droll ts ana loeca ore fnn corned, at the culmina- tvifl jrio-nntirt 'deaL are widely at variance. Some claim that ne will r.rot a nrnfit of 14.000 J)00. While Ottt era Insfst with, knowing glances that he wUl-be fortunate if hfc comes out without iost .. - . - , .:. SPECIAL SESSION. The Board of COnnty Commissioners net Lut Nieht and Transaeted ; Var ious blatters of Business. 'A special meeting of the board of coun ty commJlssdonieirs was held last; evening at 7:15 o'clock. Chairman. F. W. Foster presided, while the clerical duties were attended to by Hlhe assistant register of deeds, P. S. Leboo.' Ctommtesioniers Demp sey and Nixon: were also present. '' At the oornrntenceniient of he meeting Chairman: Foster stated that- Mrs. L. H. Ray, stewardess at the city and county hospital, made application for a 600 pound platform scaHe, and that t had been pur chased! for $8.50, seven dollars below the regular price on. account of t!he scales having been! used a short tune previous to (being- purchased by the county. Ooh (tlnrtitag' he said: "In (this conm-eotion, I aim pleased to state that there is not an ar ticle that goes to the hospital without first being" weighed, or measured, the quattty exaitnlned and the price charged verified with .the 'bill, whjch roust always accompany the article. 'Kifen cugain, ; every article ia weighed or measured When giv en out by Mrs. Ray." Next, Chairman Foster reported! that all the rooms and hallways at the county home and all the celts of thie (house1 of oorreotioni had been whitewashed, four coats applied; and that every comfort was granted, the inmates that could be stood by the tax payers. '; ; The followtng iresalutloni was introduced and) adopted : "Whereas, The state law creating the oity and' county hospital states definitely that the city shall pay two-fifths and the county three-fifths ..of the expenses of Uhe said hospital, therefore it Is here hy ordered that the commissioners . keep strictly ..within said proportiorts." ' 'Ohadrriiani Foster called attention to the fact that the six months'- contract for supplying 'the hospital ended the 1st day of J'U.ie, and (that he, unless otherwise ordered, Would make purchases just Whenever necessary and at the cheapest cost, owing to the now fluctuating prices. Commissioner Dempsey notified the iboard that the Iron bridge across Smith's creek was very rusty and needed paint ing badly. ' The halr informedi the commissioner that he would ' call for bids and -submit them at the regular meeting. Commissioners Dempsey and Nixon' both caMed attention to the fact thafr the roofs of buildings t the ' hospital and county home had not been payrted, as they had understood -was to Jhave Jeeh. done. Chairman. Foster- replied by saying that the county had purchased 200 gallons of Dixon-Graphite paint for doing this work which- would be done within the next ten days. - ' Chairman, Foster requested! permission to have itwo blank form books printed for the 'assooia'fced charities, which will have space for entry of the names, resi dence, etc.; of those helped, and the amount of money or article's given them, the hooks to he subject to inspection, ait any time. At the request bf Ttx W. D. McMillan, superintendent of health,, $3.00 was allow ed Mrs. Ketchum, ,whose family is now under quarantine on the" sound. ' Commissioner- Dempsey Introduced a resolution, .which was passed, providing for all the county official advertisement matter to be printed in the one morning and the; one af ternoon paper passessmg the aargest circulation. . There being no. other business to trans act, the meeting adjourned. Shipping Blackberries from Fay etterille. "We learn that large quantities of black berries are now being shipped from Fay ettteviaie. Messrs. S. H. Strange and Fit zell Bros, are the principal shippers. Blackberries are now selling in' the north ern, market at 10 to 12 cents per quart. ' T ' ' - ' Beans and Potatoes Moving. ' The strawberry season, is about at an eJnd and' our truckers are now shipping great quantities of Irish potatoes and beans. The quotations from the north ern markets yesterday were $1.75 to $2.2a .per crate for beans and $3.00 to $4.00 per .barrel for Irish potatoes. !. - -. Graduates as a Fnll Fledged Journalist Mr. Lee Solomon, son of our esteem ed townsman, Mr. S. Solomon, this year graduates as a journalist at the University of Pennsylvania. He is ex pected home next. week. Mr. Charles Mendelsohn, also of this city,: who " attends the same college, will return, too, next week. Tlie Coroner Viewed the Body Coroner Jacobs yesterday morning went to the jail and viewed the body of - the colored iprisonef , Amos Jones, who died (suddenly a few hours earlier. An inquest was deemed unnecessary. T.a.ter In the day the remains were carried t'o Oak Grove .cemetery and in terred. . i Fires During; the Month of May. During last month the fire 'alarm sounded eleven times. The fires were caused by defective flues, 2; rats, 2; sparks from chimneys, 3,; incendiary, 2; lightning, 1; unknown, 1. A F1NANOAL CRASH. The Heaviest Failure Atlanta Has Ev er Suffered The Moody and Brewster Company Goes to the Wall Liabili ties Far inxcess of Assets. - Atlanti, Ga., May 31. Judge Lump kin at 10 o'clbck tonight : appointed Henry Wellhouse temporary receiver for the Moody & Brewster Company. The firm failed during " the day for $160,000 and mortgages amounting to $105,432 were filed in the clerk's office ; against the company. As a result or the failure of Moody & Brewster, Smil- ley & Company, 153 Decatur street, also failed for $7,500. ' . 5 Gary S. Brewster, the junior member of the firm, has left Atlanta, leaving nothing behind but a note to his part ner, MrJ John T. Mpody, saying on ac count of great losses, he will remain out of town for a short while. The assets of the company are esti mated at about $100,000, while the lia bilities will reacn $itu,uuu, accoraing io the statement of Mr. Moody. It is said on reliable authority, however, that the concern owes money to the amojint of $350,000., It is said the firm owes $150,000 in Georgia alone. The failure was caused by speculation ih cotton, wheat, stocks and bonds. Mr. Brews ter in the note he left Mr. Moody stat ed that he Tost $52,000 in speculation ih Atlanta and $20,000 in New York. Mr. Moody said today that the firm alone has lost $60,000 in speculation in cotton and wheat. ' The firm had been in business but three months and, while engaged in the wholesale dry goods business, op erated under the firm names of Moody & Brewster, The Southern Pacific Gu ano Company, The Moody Loan and Banking Company, and F. A. Smiley & Co. Mr. Smiley, who has also failed, is a brother-in-law of Mr. Moody. The failure is the (largest that has ever occurred in Atlanta. , The assets are hardly one-third j what the liabili ties are said to be 9-nd the creditors include, people in all parts of the Unit ed States, east of the Rocky moun tains.,: i I The bill for receiver which has been filed makes many allegations and an amendment will be filed tomorrow morning .which is said to be of a sen- 1 sational character. - - The senior partner said tonight: "I do not belieyivfhat Mr! Brewster " is far away. He left, ! in my opinion, solely because he could not bear to face what he knew was looming. He left here Saturday night, although I knew nothing of the condition of affairs un til Monday morning." ' Pour Beglmsntf o Leave CUckamuga Chickamaug'a Natiowal Park, May 31. Much to th.ctiisappotnitment of a number bf .volunteer regiments who ' ttlhink they are ready to go to the front, no orders were reoeivecK for 'the moveanenit of any commands edditt tonal fco those mentioned yesterday. Ths Southern- and tiier West ern, and Atlantic railroads were instruct- d today to move four regiments tomor- I row morning. r HI! HI A Successful Landing on Cuban Soil. AID FOR THE CUBANS. Four Hundred Soldiers, with. 7,000 Rifles and 2,000,000 Cartridges land ed by the Steamer Florida Met by a Large Body of Cubans, Whom they Join No Spanish Troops Seen Cu bans Elated Over the Succjess of the Expedition. j . I (Copyright by Associated s Press.) Key West, Fla., May 31. Over 400 men,- with a pack train an$ a large quantity of arms and ammunition, sailed for; Cuba on the Plant Line steamer Florida, on the night of May 21st. These men and the equipment constituted an expedition . able to op erate -independently and to defend it self against any body of troops which might oppose it. The .expedition was under the command of Colorie Jose Laeret, formerly insurgent command er in Matanzas province. He assumed the direction of affairs immediately on the landing of the expedition. .Until then General Joaquin Castillo was in control. In the landing of the expedition the United States army was represented by Captain J. A. Dorst, and Thomas Estrada Palma was represented by J. H. Cartaya, who has been the land ing agent of nearly every filibustering expedition for more than a year. Messrs. Castillo, Cartaya and . Dorst will return to Key West. General Julio. Sanguilly, on the way t report to General Maximo Gomez, was also oh the boat. This is the most powerful anti-Spanish expedition . ever " .sent to Cuba. About 300 of the men are Cubans, tfce others are Americans.- The engineer corps of the expedition is composed entirely of Americans, under Aurelian Ladd. . . The men were dressed in canvass uniforms furnished by the United States government and the commis sary department had rations enough ;to last fifteen -days after landing. The pack train consisted of seventy-five mules and twenty -five horses. The ex pedition carried 7,000 rifles and 2,000, 000 rounds of ammunition for General' Calixto Garcia. The expedition is com posed of hardy ; young fellows, who looked fit for anything. ' The expedition was convoyed by the IMPORTABIT EVENTS OF THE DJ The Federal Supreme . Court North Carolina Fertilizer Tax. " The Steamer Florida Lands and 2,000,000 Cartridges on Cuban Soil, fj Coast Signal Stations from Maine to Mexicfeire now in Ope ration, all Connected by Telegraph with the Naffy Department! The St. Paul-Cuts Another Cable at SantiagE -A Spanish Bark, Coal Laden, is Captured OmSan Juan, Porto Rico. ' . , , " f . . d It is thought the. American tiago. V The American Fleet Last Afternoon Attached the Forts at ' Santiago. The Dispatches also Indicate that fidere was; a Naval Battle. ig , '" f- . The Moody & Brewster Company, of Atlita, fail, Assets $100,000; Liabilities Said to be $300,000. ' : . General Lee Reaches Jacksonville, wherS he is Given an Ovation. -S Extremely Rigid Censorship will be Enfced as to News About the Movement of Troops. 'I 1 4 Encouraging News Comes from the In Jin-gent Army in Cuba. - cruiser Marblehead, the torpedo boat destroyer Eagle and other warships. Two younger brothers of the late Gen eral Ne(stor Aranguren are with the expedition. . . The expedition was. landed on the coast of Cuba on Thursday morning, May 26th. When the Florida, escort ed by .the Osceola, drew up close to the shore at the place., selected for the landing, she sent scouts to see if all was clear. These scouts were greeted by Generals Feria and Rojas, with some 1,500 armed insurgents. Conse quently, far from there being any hos tile demonstration upon the part of the Spaniards, the landing of the ex pedition was in the nature of a tri umphal mvasion. The Cubans who were in waiting for the party had a brass band and welcomed the new comers with national airs. The work of unloading the cargo of the Florida was promptly begun and carried on by the 432 men composing the expedition. There was nothing in the nature, of an interruption. The work was finished on Friday. While the. cargo was being unloaded the Osceola, an auxilary gunboat, with her guns ready for a fight, scout ed about the vicinity, looking for an jenemy, but the Spaniards apparently had no suspicion of what was taking place. So easily was the dangerous mission accomplished that while some members of the party were getting the supplies ashore, others were providing themselves with fruit, sugar and other products of the landing place, a large stock of which was brought back for Key West friends. Nevertheless, no- precautionary meas ure was neglected and the moment the work was concluded, the Florida and the Osceola slipped away, leaving the insurgents to convoy their reinforce ments into the interior, which, it is confidently expected, was done with out any casualty. The returning members of the Flori da party brought with them several hundred private letters, which, it is understood, give a complete insight in to the present conditions prevailing in the blockaded island. The local Cuban colony is elated over the astonishing success of the ex pedition. , uw At the Cuban landing place people crowded about) trying! to exchange fruit clothes and. teboes," of which they stand to gTeat heea. When the iFlorid'a "arrived a.t Key West she had a Ijarge 'Cuban flag hang ing over the railing of her lumper deck and a. yellow flag flying. Tine health officer delayed the. landing of Captain iDorst and General Castillo -and' others for several hours. - The expedition landed a large Quan tity of 'bacon as well as army rations. (Midnight) The war department ab solutely forbids correspondents tele grapmng .the name' of the landing place of General Uaere't's expedition, mater information raises a, strong presum tlon that the landing was effected, as osniginially planned, not faxtfrom Guon tanamo, province 'of Santiago de Cuba. Late to bed and early to. rise, pre pares a map for his home in the skies. Early to bed and a Little . Early Riser, the pill that makes life longer and bet? ter and wise. For sale by R. R. Bel .apiyv . .- - 4 -n vi rV Ills' "' H 5.3 i ... . i I LU 1 IUUW ULllUU UUUII r- lA'M' ..--. 1 ! To be Established OverHaving the. past few years Ibeeii a all War News. NO GIPHiR MESSAGES Cen.or.Wp prided to Private Tele grams Another Cuban Cable Cut A ,-: Spanisli Bar, Coal Laden, is Cap-Hf1: 7eaT ,,ae' volunteering,- while J?' i , , . others, and this a large per' cent., .were tared. Near .Verto Rico-Ceneral Ie;.;, rejected for Dhvsical defects. Aw .whtiA Reaches Jaclonville Clven a GrandV'yStrong enough to play soldiers, they Ovatlon-I asultatlon with Genfi- eral Miles. Tampa1, Fla.gMay 31. Captain J. EaB.y ".e nt zeaious captain . tr:L.- . . . 4-to increase his roll to eighty-four pri 3rady, of thfj signal service depart-tteg and the necessary commissioned ment at Washington, who has been ap-jj' arrived in Taipa. today and ,at oneek pointed censoidr the state of Flori-1!at? tflerf naalso been another ob j, v., 1 i: 0 t, .'m . PjStacie. .01 don't know iwho is to blame; da. with thef deptton of Key West, perhaps no one is! as it mav be ned assumed: hispMwr: duties. CapWtiation being hurriedly rushed into war, tiraxry wiir miM h& headquarters atjlut aat.t,ne condition in which " WYl 1.540 i our troops are 111 camp is enough to Tampa,. The hSorship hereafter willst a damper and deter others from be extremely ipgid. and any news ;per .desiring to rush, into, the ranks to meet taining to'theSnpvement of troops to'he sajme shameful fate. Although the - w ff iL'i -'ft'Svar has r&een declared over a month, or from Tampot information of anytk visit to Camp Russell, where are en I kind that miggft.jbe;. of service to theeamped the Second regiment of North Spanish government will not be per.i-btCarolina ''volunteers,, will make the mitted to be sitout. The censorship has been extended to. private - tele grams also,' Njbi fcipher messages will; he nllowpd im J,-, . Every memb f of the ' Thirty-second Michigan voluiffers will . be presented with a pair oM heavy . tan shoes by Governor Pingsfee! of Michigan. The governor telegrkplied to the command S", ing officer of t2e jregiment today "ask ing for infdrntipn as to the sizes, needed and aslMobn as the shoes can be manufacture Ithey will be -shipped . Key West, Ftttl.l May 31. 12:40 p.- m; News receive here todays from off Santiago de iba says the" auxiliary cruiser' St, Pai has cut the cable of that port. . ; ; ANOf ER PRIZE. Key, West,' &: May 31. Another" Ksiptured. She is the BLrla Dolores, of Bilboa. prize has" beer Spanish bark S She was overt bled . by one of the Americsh cruis ti six miles off Porto Rico, tie wi bound from Rio Ja-.. neiro toiSan Jfiaii de Porto Rico with coal. Somecags, j supposed to contain ammunition, VvArej found under -the coal. . - fj I ' The Maria ffjolores was 1 captured about 6 o'clock n! the morning of May 21st.' A prize rew was put on board and the vessel fr as sent to Charleston. The report of capture was brought by a cruiser wOch arrived here today. Sustains th Validity of the " 400 Soldiers, With 7,000 Rifles Troops will YM Landed at San- - JacksonvilleMFIa...-Mav 31.-Genera.l' t Fitzhugh Lee &riyed in this city from Tampa arly tjffl evening and his wel- enme a.-mniintpif in an nv.tinn tt.,v. Hun- dreds crowded - the station - "-. v i k .y tA, v 11 as hiS'f train " rolled fai and cheer upon .cheer it . i i t siee-eu nim, ,sx ne steppea iron. Mr. Plant's- brivatH car,- which had been placed at his dppsal. A committee of prominent citjns met him and he was escorted m to the Seminole club. where he was gntertained-for an hour, by his old "frjends here. No formal demonstrationjwas attempted; as he had expressedhis strong '.aversion to such a welcoige. - He was driven la- ter to the Windsor hotel, which will be his headquarters in this city.: He was accompanied V four members of his staff, Captain tl. E. L. Michie, assist ant adjutant $neral Lieutenant .Col onel Curtis Gunjd, Jr., inspector, gener al; LieutenanL: Mt Maus, chief sur geon, and Lieiijenant Colonel Oliver E.: Wood, chief o4icommissary. The aides of the personfal - staff Lieutenant A1-" gernon Sartorfe, Lieutenant Fitzhugh- J-.ee, Jr., an Carlos. Carbonnell are expected to ive from Washington tomorrow. Later in th evening, accompanied by several m bers of his staff and other militar; mcers at present Xo- cated here; -T eralLee went . to theaiea xq passing vessels in At terminal statig.it .a!ri -.h.!. r. a spects to Genal Jililes and his -party Sfttations of this service will De iurmsn diiring their ay in the city en route H!ed on applidation, but they are at all to Tampa. Tije two' generals enjoyed !V prominent joints on the coast and half an hourconversation in Generalemay be known by the following dis Miles' privatSfcar, but nothing wasitin&uishins sin1 hoisted on a ninety given out.fSS.y.publlcUott-GeneraJ-Moot-'SJsna1 mast,. viz.:.. - . Miles was slSwri the' latest dispatches Quiet days-Six foot drumshape regarding w4 news by an Associated h Breezy days International letter Press correpndent and vxpresse&t'E:!'. A T' ' ' . gratifications fit what was shown him C 4 Night Lanterns white red, white in -y -" . j- g. vertical hoist. - - Colonel B.i g , n In WasWnon. , iMost;1 of l"inet, U"""uses' .neHaifeo 'ry, mrayZV ias well as the life-saving stations, m.nJJrS f r We telephonic connection with the Rafleigh, N.C-, May 31.-Colonel Bur,VCnBt irSfl.i ,ttt4.T. . anil .r .Hlt- u...- u-v.v. : 111V.11 1 1 v- ,.v mc.i gwyn, mmading the Seconki regimehped ivith the international code, flags of volunteers, 'who fs now at Washingtokand book. . . ; to secure arms., uniforms and equipmenttrf -i'. All correspondence relatingl to this for his .regimteht, ; telegraphs that he -weniti service should be addressed to the su with Senators, felitler and Pritdharfl fl.ni'lterintendent of the coast signal ser Consrressman- iSfkinnter ' to see tth. sA.r.1 tary of war id the adjutant general, and hat he fla oonftdeht he will get what he derir.Tansd that (the regimenal, will ibe oomalWefly eourtmeki before -: It'? leaves here. ' (If will also secure instru-S ments for theegtmental band. The regmentwiil begin battalion drills.?' ajs eoon as itj companies from CVlurphy. ana Nantahay learn company move-ft ments. : -u . . ; ri 1 A Bis U.nd Case Decided. Washington" Ckiay 31. The Unitecl'i States nipreii court, through J"ustlC j -Harlan today i -endered an opinion In a?J . . ... j .. " ..'A case involvings; tract otc aw.uw acres or i land 4n'"V'irgil a'nxi West Virginia, j The land wastaterated Ty the state o' Virginia to -Rt.'Jert Morris in 1795. The ' case was 'brotf jht iby Henry C. King " against vario .laimaits to the l-and, King claiming through transfer fronf j Morris and th; defendants resisting on . the ground tr it the Morris grant ha 5 been forfeite) The l?ase'twas. decide,.; by the n(iJcitfOTltlidisW oj. West Virgin4.;a&aiiist King'sr conjten; : ftrm-eki toy tol ly's -d-eoiaion. Oal tha , OOTtiaQ of ttiifetlEuat lyinff la West y Jo -r gima was nir;ipy.ixvui.vcuL wure vpu ion, but It a. affecta jthe yirghq f Ian4. ' North Carolina Troops. .. ' (Washington Post.) fThe southern, people willthank you 5r yur ale and just Editorial of May - 126 entitled "The iSmith anA "W - J'TO-ember of tie State Ouaird, I Know wundex what trials and difficulties they ( labor and . how unfit .they are to .re ispond (promptly to A call to arms. The (companies are lusually formed in pur cities,, and for .the most part" are com j posed of young men. The active men Lon the roll rarely exceed forty or forty .nye.-ano: some of them are totally (unfit ;for service. When ordered out, tbere- nyTrJt. thel; boys, only seventeen yeafs and eigh- jships. and deprivations of a camtaiern. i ft) or tnese and other reasons at was not 'and hoii-commissioned officers. In our essarily the consequences of a peaceful ehthusiastic volunteers think twice be- Ffore joining. Mst of the boys are clad in the same oio. airty ciotines wnicn khey had on wheni they" ! Jeft home. :i(theTS are almost- without shoes on jtheir feet, but few have any uniforms, .feMie - 'only one company -when I was ran camp had arms, and they of very in ferior make. A gTeat many complain- ked of their rations, and one sent out the cwarniwg whea he said to a friend visit- iing ham: "Tell the boys, rjim, they had better stav away from here. 'for if Pthis is the way they treat "us in camp, :l?a mJ opr fate when we are on :ihe march? p chj scenes as I have just given, ;'fore they are accepted, cause fche-'seern- Mng slowness with which we furnish our traota. It is no lack of bravery- that U Keeps our ranks thin, ' (for the sons of 1 ; i : 1 . 1 . V.ni.rt mi- J livstaiMr, who -ougTit to the finish in Kfte Wilderness, and died in the itfr.encnes around Jnicnrponu can newer pe branded with-cowardice. Neither is Kt:a-lack of patriotism,' for the Stars tnd Stripes are jus,t as dear. to us as ffjhe north and the honor of our nation M'lll iDe OJiTOieciea wrtn .ine la-si- urmiJ oi- ;rur,bl6od. For the reasons above given may just now be a little slow, but )pait until we march to' the front .wait Jr A ll 111 'W C JUCCl , LllT uacuij A wh. ih v., r '. ... . -j. xi. . - -i.v, ijrith our elbows touching the elbows of ;;ur brave f ellow-soldieT3 cf the north. r'ie yell, once iknown as the "rebel yell," 1 , ;0U 'Will see our- boys ready to die in nr. . . .... 3 a i : -w-rA T k,ur counxry s cause aim .uy nicn uui ive the Taisenooa to tne peny ciiEmgcs mW '.made against them. Again thank- yin'g you in the name of my people for r'your' defense of as brave and true pa- tnots ' as ever iiveu, j. nun, wuu- vhj-ii.- i,-Mlniuea wishes for the success of your : ' , . Very truly. . "- " . R.-iB: CliEN. i : ' . . ; You need Cod Liver Oil, you say but llhink you can't take it? Try "Mor- iyhuvin" a perfected "Wine of Cod frljiver Qil." You get all the virtue or 'J&he'Oil, without the disagreeable ,ef- ffects. Sold by J. a ShepardT J. H. larain ana it. rentress. Encouraging News Cfrom Cuba. TCev WBt- Fl.a . Mav 31.-Oouriers from iCuba' tod'ay brought highly encouraging ieports from General Calixto Garcia's "fermy." Garcia alone, it Is said, has 10,000 nen. better equipped than ever 'before. Ir'pxeept in the matter of clothing, and . Vivo thousand men., it Is saM. occupy f Iterritory along the northern coast near lixfafnati. The Spanish troops have with- f"5rawn to Santiago, Hokrain and . Manzan- fJlV lji IVA V J ... 111.1 11,1 VI ii- Li Aea'dquarters ait' BayaJno. f Genera l vMario Monooal Was been ohlig- 'Am Halauin. province, of Santiago de tWia, General Lugue, .of the Spanish ar Jny having thrown .10,000 mien into the Mp - t-. '..Ty.f1.nir! 'clptain Cardenas ; left Banes in a Smalil boat 'recently, for, 'Nitssau, bearing l.jj! - nfr..Vi. fmm fiAnTi;l Garcia to the feispatches from General Garcia to the sunitwa wraxes i.u;uii-uiili.. COAST SIGNAL SERVICE. U Vstem'Complete f roiu Maine to Mexico i Connected by Telegrapn n un i JVavy Department.1 i -Washington, May - 31. The following jiotiee to mariners was issued today: .Headquarters Coast Signal Service, Washington, D: C, May 31, 1898. '' -nt. a -ri iro-n tVint this service has v X ( J iJ t 1 V. 1 . - tiow in operation a system of 'signal stations extending, from West Quoddy 'ilead, Me., to the Mexican border, all connected, oy wire witn ine navy ue 'partment. It also has the co-opera- I tion of. the lighthouse service, life- faving service and weather bureau. Vressels passing any of the stations of he above services are requested to -jgignal by international code any hews -It may have of sighting suspicious igs'raft or fleets at sea. Any cautionary inews such as the "knowledge oi an en- fj? ln thefee Waters will De'commum- :siw - tn in signal aistance. a iisi oj. me . . . , 1 vice . navy department, Washington, , xQi-,. TfiTiM n -r at?tt ptt A?lgned) JOHN K. BAKTLM1, v Superintendent. - The Royal is the highest grade baking powder -kaowa. Actaal testa mow it goes oae- . - third farther thaa aay other bread. Afcscl-itsly Pure OVAL BAKItM POWOCB CO., HEW YORK. ATTACKS SANTIAGO -. ' . - . ' - .... , A Furious (Battle Between Spanish Fleet and Forts and Our Warships, NO NEWS AS TO The Cannonading at Entrance to the Harbor Lasting for Nearly Two Hours and Continued at Sea None. But Spanish Reports of the Battle Received The Damage to the Forts Severe Re port of the Battle Discredited in Official Circles. , The News in London Spain's Last Depen- ' -dence in Camara's Fleet (Copyrighted iby . ssociated Press.) Cape Hytien, Hayti, (May 31. 11:20 a, ni The EHaytlen! dispatch gunboat Oapois La. CVIoa.t, wh.ch' arriived here iCrom 3?ort au 'Prince at 8 o'clock this morning, having the minister of public works on board, seems to have sighted" five American 'warships, while . passing Mole St. Nicholas .yesterday afternoon.' The correspond ent here of the Associa ted. Press has just interviewed the of ficers of the Capois La Mort,. and learns, that 'about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon when the gunboat was about abreast of the Mole-columns of black smoke wee espied'on the horizon east by north, from her bridges. The Ship3 were about thirteen, miles distant and their hulls could not be fairly '.made, out, but, all appearances, indicated that several of the vessels were of great tonnage. The tieet seemed to Ibe mak ing northward .wixn'ii "speed, past the eastern end of Cuba, and while the officers of the Capois sLa Mort were ob serving the vessels they (were gradually lost to view behind the protruding out-, lines of Cape IMaysi. It is hardly to be doubted that the shops sighted .were American war vessels. It seehi's. certain that the fleet the Haytien gunboat) saw passing Cape Maysi, going northiwaird, found iits op portunity, of turning' backward across the front of an opposng force. FTG-HTIXG IAT SANT!IlAJGO DB CUBA 5:15 p; m.-riAdvices just received from Havana say that since 2 o'clock this afternoon, the American fleet at San tiago d.e Cuba has beera cannonading the batteries of iMorrb Castle, Lazcapa and Punta Oorda. At the same time it as added the American ships have been engaged1 with the Spanish war ships. The firing was extremely heavy. At 3:45. o'clock p. m., the cannonading became less heavy against the fortifi cations, but was more aocAituated) in the -ocaaty where the fleets were en gaged. : . !... Morrb Castle is at the enitranoe of the harbor of Santiago de Cmba,. Lazcapa, also shown on the maps as Iazecapa castle, is a short distance inside the haxribor entrance, and Ptinta Go.rda ds situated on a, point well inside the har- iboa- of Santiago de Oulba. The Havana advices indicate that th? American fleet has forced the entrance or the harbor of Santiago, de Cuba, and has engaged the fleet. 6:40 p. im.-HAt this hour the Santiago cable - is still working from Santiago. .Private messages intimate that there has been a severe fight' between the American fleet and the outer fortifica ti'ons and the Spanish fleet. The fight lasted the greater part of. the after noon. . , . Persons who climbed Tjookbut rhoun tain at' the entrance of Cape Haytien harbor this afternoon declare that they heard' cannonadinc-. low. .hm .iti-nn'. to the west and to the! north beyond Tortuga Island. The correspondent of the Associated. Press who was at' the signal station about the same time, also iheard sounds resembling a can nonade.' The wind was in the right direction to carry the detonations to him. '.-,', (Copyirighted foq. Associated Press.) 'Port aui Prince, Hayti. May 31. About 2 o'clock this afternoon an American sojuadroni composed of four teen warships, of which the -cruiser New York displayed the flag of Kear Admiral Sampson, (and a number of torpedo -boiats, began a bomibardment with heavy guns of the forts and the harbor of Santiago de Cuba.' I - The American fire was directed prin cipally against the forts and the har bor. The forts of Morro Castle. La Zocaipa and Punta Oorda suffered es pecially. The cannonading was very persistent and cannot haVe failed to be destructive. It lasted until 3:45 o'clock p. m. The town, which is situated near the inner end of the! harbor, 'escaped damage. ' ; 'At S-A5 o'clock p. m., the cannonade diminished. About three o'clock can non discharges were heard at a. distance (presumably at sea) continuing for sometime, when the firing ceased com pletely. - i -1 -i - The Spanish authorities. ' maintain j strict silence as to the number of 'Vic-1 ,tims',who were apparently numerous. According to advices from a Spanish source, fourteen 'American warships and. two torpedo boats were engaged in the ctomlbat at Santiago. A very careful fire was directed against the batteries of; Morro Castle until 3:45 o'clock p. m., iwhen discharges of can non began to be. heard at sea, off the port. These discharges continued until 4 "o'clock and then entlreTy ceased. From the Spanish account it is im possible to judge as to the exact merits of the encounter. 1NIE3W,S OF THiB BATTOjEJ IN 'LOiNTXJN London, June 1. The news - of the fighting at Santiago de Cuba haa re vived the dwindling interest. In the war. It is suggested that! the Americans may be !bvmbarding the 'forts in order to cover the) .laying of mines or the sinking of hulks to block the channel. Credence- is given to the report that Admiral Cervera tried to run the block ade ibefore! the arrival' of General Shaf ter"s expedition. It is not believed 1 that Commodore Schley would venture to imitate Dewey's feat at Manila. Everything so far as Spain is' con cerned, is now "held to depend on Ad miral Camara's movements and unless, as is unlikely, he is alble to display masterly skill, it is evident that the bold strategy of the Sipaniards will only result in the destruction of their fleet in detail. 'A second reserve squadron could not be prepared rr months, as the vessela recently . mentioned by th4 Madrid press are all In a backward state at Ferrol. Cadiz, and Carthagena, except the Numancia, the Vittorta and the Dona Maria de Molina, which 'could .be ready' in a few weeks. Mail advices from (Barcelcmia to the Daily Chronicle- says: Alongside the iron clad Numancia, orders to hurry the preparations- on which nave Just been received, lies-- the Oovadongo, of the Compania Trans -Atlantica line. Her foremast and! tWd funnels have been painted, black and he is ready to go to Cadiz for her armament. The Isla der Panay, whichi is unloading, will be the next prepared, and. after her will come the Jova Serra. As additional defences at IBaPcelona, the Spaniards are hastily erecting six large guns, dated 1881 which have Just - been mounted., at 'Barcelbnita. Three hundred engineers are constructing new batteries at Badalont, jus tender Mbnt Juich fortress in. a come, nnxibservabla from the, Jmilbor.. ' Platforms for three enbmttus are ibelng erected ' with all speed. The guns will cover the 'hatfbor mou jfb, with a range of 200 yards, DAMAGE DONE SPANIARDS TIRED OF THE WAR. All Barcelona is heartily sick of the war. The people regard it as merely a continuation of the Cuban- war, which has paralyzed business for three years. - ' ' Recently the government called upon ! the manufacturers of Barcelona vol untararily to' contribute,, 12,000 . ($60, 00) for the defense of the town. They repliedt that they had ajready- paid most, of the expenses of the govern ment and of the. defense of Spain, ad ding: "If the yankee admiral comes here, we shall invite him to dinner." A dispatbh to The Daily Mail from Kingston dated Tuesday says: A large American squadron, supposed to be Rear Admiral Sampson's, was seen to day off Port Antonio, on the north coast of Jamaica, twenty-five miles northwest of Morant point, the east ern extremity of the island, steaming westward. . . REPORT OF' A BATTLE DISCRED-. .. ITED. V - . Washington, May 31. Naval officials absolutely discredit- the news .from Cape Haytien to the effect that Com modore Schley forced the. entrance to Santiago bay and engaged the. Span ish fleet in the harbor. "V The latest official advices received from Commodore Schley were. contain ed in a cablegram which , came , late this afternoon, and in that, the commo dore gives no indications of an inten- . tion to try to enter "the harbor of San tiago. While the contents of the dis patch were, not made public, the bulle tin issued upon it by the navy depart ment -indicated that Commodore Schley is still endeavoring to deter mine just what Spanish vessels' are in the harbor.' The bulletin follows: ', "Comodore Schley's fleet has sighted another vessel of the Vizcaya's .class in Santiago harbor."- The naval officers declare that Schley would not endeavor to -force his way into the harbor in view of the great -difficulties of navigation which would have to be surmounted in the effort. . . - ' - Yesterday ' in Congress. ' - SENATE. ; .. Washington, May 31. Another day has been passe&Nty the senate in fruit less discussion of the war revenue measure. Not the slightest material progress was made at today's session toward disposing of the bill. Speeches were made by Senators' Mason, Lodge, Elkins. ' . - . .1 ; - Senator Mason strongly advocated an amenameht to the bill placing a tax upon wheat-flour adulterated either withclay or with -cornflour and pre sented a long statement by the Nation al Association of American Millers in support of his contention. i Senator Lodge had intended to de fend his action in offering thejHawai ian annexation resolution as an amend ment to the pending bill, butjrefraln ed. because, he said, a secret, session would be demanded if that discussion was started. After commentig somne what severely upon the arrogance of the minority which prevented action1' upon a question which the administra tion and a majority in both branches of congress desired to dispose of, he began a discussion , of some of the questions arising out' of the present war. Evidently believing this not a proper subject for public discussion. -Senator Turpie, democrat,. of Indiana, forced a secret legislative session. In the open session, that followed, . Senator Elkins discussed the general features of the pending bill, opposing the corporation tax," the tax on bank deposits and the issue, of greenbacks, and strongly, advocating the issue . of bonds. . - Soon after the opening of the session Senator Sullivan was sworn in as a senator from Mississippi to fill the va cancy caused by the death of Senator Walthall. . The senate went into executive - ses sion at 5:50 o'clock p. m. and after ward adjourned. . ' . The house was in session one hour and thirty-five minutes today. A num- v ber of private bills were passed and the house in committee of the whole considered a bill authorizing the sec retary of the treasury to keep open " during June and July,: this year, such life-saving stations on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as he might reem ad visable. .r After some desultory discussion the bill was amended to carry $70,000 in- stead of $125,000,. land passed. The house at 1:33 o'clock p. m. ad journed. , ' . . ;'- Gfironic Dyspepsia Cunsd. 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The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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