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t . nfc- -a. - ' , . . . ' . . VOL. XI. NO. Ml. WILMINGTON N. C, MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1898- PRICE 5 GENTS. SANTIAGO HEROES The Merrimac Incident of, the HOBSOfTS HEROIC ADVENTURE How It WaCoolly Planned to Take the Harbor and Sink ifer in the Face of a Storm of Shells From the Spanish Batteries Thrilling Detail of the Glorious JDeeds of Hobson and Powell No News From Our Fleet Off Santiago Yesterday The Spanish Fleet Shut up in the Harbor. New York. June 5. The Journal has the following copyrighted special: Cape Haytien, June 5. The torpedo "boat destroyer (Mayflower arrived at Mole St. Nicholas today conveying the troop fchip "Resolute formerly ttie York town. As soort as Commander Mac kenzie had forwarded' dispatches to Washington, the Mayflower left with her consort. j As the Mayflower Is the most heavily armed, as well as the seediest of the large yachts bough t byjthe govern ment, it is supposed that "the expedition In her charge is bound; for Santiago, and that Its Importance made it neces sary to furnish "a protector able to cope with any Spanish gunboat that might be tempited" to try to capture the rich prize Tni addition to the troops the Yorktpwn, is known, to have on board vast qua'ntitlea of ammunition for the fleet.- ..' i HEROES OF THE MERRIMAC. ' I Copyrigh ted y Associat ed Press.) t- DCf SaraLiago de Cuha, June 3. 7 a. m. via. Port Antonio, Jatoaica June 4., per The Assofeia'tea 'tress despatch "boat Dauntless-Delayed in transmission). The Spanish fleet is now helpless, being held captive in SantlaJgo de Cuiba har bor. The narrow channel leading into the toinbor was completely s!blocked . early this morning, when ther United St4es collier Merrtmaa was1 sunk across the erttrahce. It Is now im possible for the Spaniards to get out, and -it is equally imposSilble for any ressel to ge into the harbor. There Tore the Spanish! first! class armored cruisers Maria Terseat, Cristobal Colon, rVizcaya, andvAlmlrante Oquexido, with the t'wo torpedo (boat desitroyers, Furor and jPhrton, "are no longer of any use icf Spain., This result was accomplished throughHthe1 heroism of lieutenant Richmond Pearson Hotoaon, aaslstant' naval constructor, and aniel Monta gue, 'George1 Charette, J. C. Murphy, Oscar 'Deignan. John P. Phillips, John Kelly and H. Clausen. The latter, a coxswain of "the New York," took part in the expedition against orders. -Montague iju chief master at arjns'of Che "New York. He has served four years in the navy, is 29 years of age , land his home Is in Brooklyn. . George Charette Is a gunner'a-jnate yt. the first class on fboardi the New YorkHeJiaa served fourteen years in the iavy, is31 years old and resides at Lowell, Mass. . J,!C. 'Murphy Is a coxswan of the Jow4. ' . S Oscar Deignan Is a coxswain of the Mertoac and 1s about 24 years: old- John P. Phillips is a machlnftt of the firsti class, belonging to the -Merrimiac-He is 36 years "oX,age and his home is In (Boston. John Kelly Is a. water, tender, ' about 35 years old. His home U near Glas--gowj Scotland. - ' H Clausen, who slipped on board the Merrimac without permission, in order Ito take part in the expedition, Is a cox ewVin of the New York. The three men from the Merrimac's crew were all green hands and shipped recently for the war. y The Merrimac" had on board six hun dred tons of coal when she was scut tled across the channel. (DETAILS OF HOBSON'S 'ACHTEVE , - : MENTS. Lit 2 tenant Hobson. started on his aaring errand at 3 o'clock this morning. TheMeri5niac "was lying to the westward.- Under cover of clouds over the moon, she stole in toward the cast and frnade her way to the eastward, fol lowed by a steam launch from the New Yorkv-wlth the following on board: Naval Cadet J. W. Powell. tfOswego, N. Y., P. K. Peterson, coxs vain, H. Handf ord, apprentice of the fitst class. J. Mullings, coal passer, G. L. Russell, machinist of the second class. In the launch were bandages, and ap lioces for the wounded. , From the crowded decks of the New York nothing could' be seen of the Me'rkmac after she had got under the shadow of the hills. For half an hour ofli'cfers and men! strained their eyes .eering into the gloom, when, sudden ly, the flash of a gun streamed out from Mort-o castle, and then all on board the vowf Vni Vnew the Merrimac was neafin'gi the end. The guns rcwn the Spa iish battery opposite Morro castle B nswered With more flashes "and for i.wt twenty minutes, flashes of Are tmkd no leap across the harbor en- rar ce. . .- i. Tlie flagship was too far away to hear Vthe reports, and when the firing ceased !;Jt was Judged that Hobson. had blown " up the Merrimac, For nn hour the anx ous watchers waited for daylight, liear Admiral Sampson and Captain Chaidwlck were on the bridge of the Nevf York throughout. ' A! 5 o'clock thin streams of smoke m ere seen against the western shore quite close to the Spanish - batteries, and strong glasses made but the-launch of the" New York returning to the flag ship. Scarcely h'ad the small craft been sighted before a puff of smoke issued from a battery on the western arm of ithe harbor and a shot fell far over the launch. Then for fifteen minutes, the Os guns ashore kept up an irregular ira on the little launcn. vuc. Stl without hitting the object they were imtJnded for, the men n board the Sif Ykieec& at the Spanish marks- 'liriiii ii. The people all over this city are re porting that the Aetna Litha Water Is the finest water they have ever used. Everv many ,who has been, using ItH freely is today- advising his friends to try it because he is getting such relief from, H. People who use one . bottle end quit have nothing to say ; for "It Jbecause that one botltle did not make sl final cure. This Is not justice. TJrink freely of Aetna Llthia Water and we will guarantee It will relieve you of all we claim for itt or youx money will be jefunded. , ' v - v' : L1IU1U B. E. WARD. Agent, BuIfflllu'S PHARUACY. the Absorbing Topic Hour. the Jlerrimac Into the Mouth of mansh'ip and cheered their shipmates. At 6:lff a. on., the launch came along side the flagshiip; fbut, she did not have on board any x,t the crew Of the Mer rimac: Cadet Powell reported that he had been unable to see. signs of the Merrimac's crewJ : t developed tha t, with great bravery4the cadet had gone right under, the batteries and only re turned when all hope of taking on board the crew of the Merrimac had to be alndoned. - Cadet PoWell also reported that he had clearly seen the Mean mac's masis sticking up just where bbson hoped ito sink her, north of the Estrella bat tery and well past the guns of Morro castle. But .of the heroes who had penned the Spaniards in there was not a isoUnd or a sign. ;Rear Admiral Sahnpson said i "I am pretty sure the attempt was' quite suc cessful. 1 hope all those brave fellows are not captured." . Cadet Powell believes the torpedoes previously fixed about ' the Merrimac were 1 exploded as planned, as Lieuten ant Hobson was, well up the harbor be fore the Spaniards opened fire on the Meri'mac. , What actually happened on board the Merrimac can be best" judged from what Lieutenant Hobson said just be fore leaving the flagshiip. Sitting in his catbinet, his face browned toy the sun and his .eyes flashing with excite ment, he remarked: J'I shall go .right into the harbor un til about 400 yards past the Estrella battery, which is behind Morro Cas tle. I do not think they can sink me before I reach , somewhere near that point. The Merrimac has 7,000 .tons buoyancy and -I shall keep her full speed ahead. She can make about ten knots. When the narrowest part of the channel is reached I shall put hef helm hard aport, stop the! engines, 'drop the anchors, open the sea con nections, touch off-the torpedoes and leave the ; Merrimac a wreck, lying across the channel, which is not as broad as the Merrimac is long. There are ten-inch improvised torpedoes below the water line, on the Merri mac's port side. They are. placed . on her side . against the bulkheads and vital spots, connected with each other by a .wire under the ship's keel. Each torpedo contains eighty-two pounds of gunpowder. Each torpedo is also con nected with the bridge, and they should do their work in a minute, and it will be quick work, even if done in a minute and a quarter. "On deck there will be-four men and myself. In the engine room there will be two other men. This is the, total crew and all or us will be m pur un derclothing, with! revolvers and am munition in water-tight pattkin'g strap ped around our waists. Forward there will be a man on deck and around his waist will be a line, the other end of the line being made fast to the bridge on which I will stand. By that man's side will be. an axe. When I stop the. engine? I shall jerk this cord and he will thus" get the signal to cut the lash ing which will be holding the forward anchor. He will then jump overboard and swim to the four-oared dingy, which we shall tow astern. The dingy is full of life buoys and is unsinkable. In it are rifles. It is to be hfeld o two ropes, one made fast at her bow and one at her stern. The first man te reach her will haul in the two line and pul the dingy out to starboard. The next' to leave the ship are the rest of the crew. The quartermaster at the wheel will not leave until after' having put it -hard aport and lashed it so; he will then jump oveboard. "Down below, the man at the revers ing gear will stop the engines, scram ble upon - deck and get over, the side as quickly as possible. . - I "The man in the engine room will break open the sea connections with a sledge hammer ancKWill follow his .leader into the water. This last step insures the sinking of . the Merrimac, whether ; the torpedoes work or not. il "By this time I calculatethe six men Will be in the dingy and the Merrimac -infill have swung athwart the channel to the length of her 300 yards of cable, which will have been paid out bef oce the anchors were cut loose. Then all that is left for me is to touch the but ton. I shall.aetand on the: starboard side of the bridge. The explosion will throw the Merrimac on her starboard side. Nothiner on this side of New York city will be able to raise her af ter that ; . "And you expect to come out of this alive?" asked a companion of he lieu tenant. - . "Ah! That is another thing," "said the lieutenant. He was so interested in the mechan ical details of the scheme that he scarcely stopped to talk of life and death. But, in reply to frequent ques tions. Hobson said: "I suDDose the Estrella battery will fire down onus a. bit, but the "ships will throw their search lights in the gunners' faces and they wont see much of us. If we are torpedoed we should even then be able to make the desired position in the channel. It won't be so easy to hit us, and I think the men should be able to swim to the dingy. I may jump before J. am Diown up. But I don't see that It makes much difference what I do. I have a fair phanpe of life either way. If our dinerv eets shot to pieces we shall then try to Iswim for the beach right under Morro castle. We shall keep to gether at all hazards. Then we may be able to make, our way back to the ship. We shall fight the sentries or a sftuad until the last, and we shall only surrender to overwhelming numbers, and our surrender will only take place as a last and as a raosi uneunteuiyiai. -Lieutenant tiopson mism t lecturing to a Class or caaem V" theory of how to duuo snips, u . KWnto was hu manner, tie was ia,e ly at Annapolis, in charge of- the post graduate course in mvai c"vuu" anil 9 accounted one OI ine uesi most able naval constructors in the service, being entirely wrappea up m The oriliminary tok oi uua u , , . perate undertaking was a strain upon the officers and men. On Wednesday ; inr directly after Rear Admiral 11"0 - Sampson's arrival, ana as wu t,in the Soanlsh fleet was in hrior. the preparations to scuttle the Merrimae in the channel were commenced. AH day long the crews -iJIrV.,. -waw Ynrk and Brooklyn were on board the colUer, never resting in ,(- .rn.ts n nwanare her. one . lay discharg ing coal when the work was first ue- The news of the intended expedition tio niiicklv. throuehout the fleet and it soon became known that"Yolup- teers were needed for. a "desperate un dertaking. From the Iowa's signal yard quickly fluttered the announce ment that she had 140 volunteers and the other ships were not far, behind. On the New York the-enthusiasm was intense. Over 290 members of thecrew volunteered to go into that narrow har bor and face death. The Junior offi cers literally jumped over each other in their eagerness to get their names on the volunteer list. j Commander Miller, who had charge of the Merrimac, pleaded with the ad miral to let him go, but the latter thought he had better not. j When it was learned that only six -men and Lieutenant Hobson were to go; there was considerable disappoint ment on all sides, and when the New York's contingent went over the side late on Wednesday -nght, some of those who were left werfe almost! ready, brave and strong as they were, to sit down and cry. f All Wednesday night the crews work ed on board the Merrimac,. which then lay close to the New York and the other ships, they passed the collier, before sundown, cheered her with the same spirit that the British men-of-war cheered the American sailors' he-, roism at Samoa. - j Lieutenant Hobson paid a brief visit to the flagship shortly before midnight and then returned to the Merrimac, on board of which craft he had been all day. As he started' down; the sea lad der there were many hands stretched out to grasp his and many quiet-spoken, earnest wishes, for hi's success, as it was thought then that Hobson would take the Merrimac in early yes terday morning." . v At 3 o'clock the, admiral and Flag Lieutenant Staunton got into the launch to make an inspection of the Merrimac. The Working; gangs were still on board of her, and'on board the New York the officers of the flagship stood on the quarter deck, their glasses f ocussed on ' the big, black hull that was to form an impassible obstacle for Spain's best ships. j The minutes slipped by and the crews had not completed their wcirk on the Merrimac- But, at last, a boat load of men, black and tired out; cahie over to the flagship. Last of all, at 4:30 o'clock, came the admiral. He had been delayed by a breakdown of the steam launch. ' !, j Dawn was breaking over Santiasro. de Cuba and nearly everybody thought' It was too late for the attempt! to be made that morning. Then somebody cried: "She's going In!" ' ; Surely - enough, i the seemingly de- sertea collier was seen j heading The torpedo boat Porter was lying near the flagship and, at the admiral's order,! Lieutenant Staunton J snatched up the megaphone and hailed the Por ter, saying: .j "Porter, there! "Tell the Merrimac to return' immediately!" ' j Smoke quickly poured from the Por ter's smokestacks, and the dark litle crafj. darted toward the shore, i By that time, darkness had quite disappeared and quickly as the fast torpedo boat tore through' the Water, it seemed as if she would never head off ..the Merrimac. i At last, when within range of the guns of the Spaniards, the Porter crossed the Merrimac's . bows and a sigh of relief went up from the eager watchers, for they thought it sure death for Hobson to venture in at thSt hour. - .' ". . "1 - Sometime' after 5 o'clock the POrter came tearing baCk and the Merrimac, to every one's surprise, kept her por sition. I Admiral Sampson,. Captain iChad- wick and . Lieutenant Staunton could not understand until rLieutenant Fre mont, from the deck of the torpedo boat, shouted: . ! - V- "Lieutenant Hobson asks permission to continue on his course. He thinks he can make it." ! J But in stern tones the admiral sent Hobson a messasre to the effect that he Merrimac .must return at. once. and, in-due course of time, the doomed cOllier slowly steamed back, het com- jnander evidently disappointed ! with the order received from the admiral through the commander of the Porter, Hobson's figure standing out vividly on the lonely bridge of the Merrimac. All day yesterday the collier lay near the flagship and more elaborate prep arations" were made to carry out the mission , of the Merrimac , successfully. During tjifese preparations Hobson was tireless, cool ana connaent, supervis ing personally every little detail When finally Hobson went on board the -Merrimac last night, hehad been without sleep since Wednesday morn ing. His uniform was begrimmed, his hands Were -black and he looked like a man Who had been hard at work in and about" an engine room for a. long time. As he said good bye, the -lieu tenant remarked that his only regret Was that all of the New York's volun teers 'could not go with him. Read Admiral Sampson, speaking of i of the expedition, said: "I think he will, have-a fair chance to get' out. Yes, it is plucky, i - Very plucky." ! When the Merrimae . started yester day morning on the trip she had on board of her two men who had - no right to be there. They were Assist ant Engineer Crank, of the Merrimac, and Boatswain Mullen, of the j New York, who had been working on the collier all day. These two men refused to leave the ship, and as their diso bedience was of the nature which pro duced Cushings and Farraguts for the American navy it was not officially recognized. The spirit shown by the men and of ficers of the fleet in connection! with 4he Merrimac expedition is i really grand i and beyond being merely ex pressed in words. Under these circum stances one can imagine the i immense feeling of satisfaction experienced when it became known that Hobson and the " crew of the "Merrimac were safe. Later in the day a boat with a white flag put out from the harbor and Captain Iviedo. the chief of staff of Admiral Cervera, boarded the j New York and, informed the admiral that the whole of the party had been cap tured and that only two of the! heroes had. been Injured. Lieutenant Hobson had not been injured. It appears that. the Spanish admiral was so i struck With the courage . of the Merrimac's crew that he decided to inform Ad miral" Sam fsan that they had not lost their lives! but were-prisoners of war and could be exchanged. The dingy portion of the programme does not appear to have been carried out, which leads to the belief that she may have been smashed by a snot, fnr it sems Hobson and.nis men drifted - ashore on an old catamaran, which had been slung over the Merri mac's side at the last moment, as an extra precaution. . They were capturea and sent to Santiago unaer guaru. previous Jto being transferred to Mor ro castle, wnere tney are now, unuer stood to be confined. - - i The fleet tonight is in a state of ae- liehted enthusiasm and the admiral is 4,7 hanW ...th vouneesf sailor. J- . . The general opinion is tnat no man aver rtosorved recoenition for personal hravefv more than does ueutenanv Lieutenant Hobson's cniei anxieiy ro ht in th -dark he might miss the narrow cut and run onto the shoals of 'ths wpst of the entrance, io pre- xrt tho r.ossibility of this, the plan of allowing the Merrimac to run in unaer the Spanish flag with the. fleet in feigned pursuit, firing blank cartridges and blazing the patn to me namor n: trance with searchlight, was consia (Contlmrfdoa Fourth Page.) P. Firsthand Second Regi' ments to Recruit. COMPANIES OF 106 MEN. Officers and Men to be Sent to tbe Home n, ' . . i . ' Mriucem oi we companies to pet JTwen ty-Slx More Men for Each Company The Second i Regiment Now Un4 formed-Tlilrd Call fer Volunteers to Be Made, j Messenger Bureau, fRalei&h, N. C, June 5. it is itnought that the orders for re- 'cTuiting the Second regiment will be is sued tomorrow. The various points from which the companies' came should see that the recruits are ready twenty-six for each compaaiy -picked men. fv The improvement In theapjearance of the regiment since it. has received cloth ing is very marked. ' The very newest companies have so far progressed that their marching-"is fairj and hence their appearance even without armte, is made impressive" by means of the uniforms. The odds are that the Second will go to Jacksonyi'lle or Chickamauga, It seems that Camp Alger, ,near Washington, is to be -abanidoned. The regiment would have fbeen possibly sent to damp Alger, though, as stated, Tybee, Ga., was named as its destination. . It is rather odd that no North Caro 'Tinian save James M. .Moody, has re ceived a staff appointment by the presi dent. Of course, Virginia and South Carolina get major generate "land briga dier generals nice military - "pie"" as a populist would say. - But the North Car olinians may be counted on to do, th fighting. They are famous for furnishing fighters and will keep up their glorious record. , , It is said that John N. Harrell. of this city, is to go -to JacksonviUe, enlisting In rine inrst xsortn varoiina regiment. He is waiting tor an officer to arrive here to muster him in. Jufst now there is no army officer in Raleigh. 'v. H. Smuth, the telegraph operator who goes from -here to the Phfiiooineis- lands, will get $125 a month as military telegrapher. This government will, of course, have charge of the telegraphs. malls and railways there, just as it will have in cuiba and Porto Rico. Each of these islands will be great outlets for the develtupmem or American industries. Events are marching on. Who. six months ago, would have dreamed of the United States hojd'ing the Philippines, or Porto Rico or Cuba? Now it appears quite nat ural. Go into a crowd of people and ask how many think that either of these is lands ought to pass out from United Staites control. Not one man in a hundred will say that this government ought not to hold on to them. , Your correspondent has the stamps of the" islands. All bear the portrait of Spain's puny little boy king. The Philip-: ill wf WfwTwf II11 JVHtlf IVSf If Bf PfVtVtVf WVV TMPflBTAlffT PVPWT9 HV ' TUP 1UV t '" A Battle is Rumored, to Have Taken Place Between Three Spanish Cruisers and Four-American Ships Off Hayti. . t It is Said the President Will ijVIake a Third Call for Volun teers. Jr ' ' ; . ' m . .. ;j-f !. .:- Spain is Said to be on the Eve of Making Overtures for Peace. . : ' . ; . .-t ; : -, . c, , j Colored Troops Only are to be Taken Under the Second Call for Volunteers In North Carolina. The First and Second Regiments N. C. Volunteers to Recruit the Companies up to 106 Men, ''"."''. I A Russian Paper Denounces the War as Senseless and Crim inal and Talks of Foreign Intervention. i Another Spanish Squadron Seen at Sea. ,'' I Further Details i"of the Merrimac Affair Tell How it Was Planned and Carried Out. , The Republican Conyention to Snub the Populists. I . V The" Navy Department is Informed of the Death of Captain Gridley, of the Cruiser Olympia. , -' I A Spanish Fleet is Reported Off Martinique,; ; K It is Rumored that the Americans Have Sunk a Spanish Tor pedo Boat at Santiago. ' : ' j L A British Steamer Clears for oooooooooooooo pines are in Spanish, "Isflas. Filipinas," while Cutoa is "Isla. de'Cuba," and Porto Rico "Isla de Puerto Rico." The coins also bear the-efflgyjof the little king and la local slang in Havana a Spanish dol lar is called a "squealer." because of the likeness of the little boy, and in ref erence to nis squalling:.- It may be that' the railway from here into Harnett county via Cary and Holly Springs, imay extend turther. Its officials iretiinate as much. They say the purvey vi uin xy-iivts ninths is very sausraccory. One or them said: "It will be a full- fledged road." POPULISTS TO BE SNUBBED BY RE- PUBLICA'NS. . Major H. L. Grant; of G-oldsboro. was here today on his return home from Washington. He Says the statement that he had filed an application-for a lieuten ant colonelcy in the regular army is in accurate. He was telegraphed to go -to "Washington and was tendered a commis sion as lieutenant colonel of a regiment of regulars, hut declined it because : he knew he could not pass the physical ex amination. His reasons were? satisfactory to the president and to Senator Pritch- ard. Then he was tendered a position In 'the Tay department, with the rank of major certainty and possibly lieutenant eolowe-1. This he has under consideration. Major Grant is so close politically to Senator Pritchard" that his political views are or interest, ae says: - hit republi can state committee meets next Thurs rtav T know" that our convent ton will make no proposition to the populists for co-operation. 1 l ox not see now tne popu lists can iniake a proposition to us, after the developments of the past thirty days. I -do not believe tney win raaxer-us a proposition and that one would be ac cepted. There will be no coercion by Our committee or convention, out any matters to the line of co-operation will ibe lef t to the districts' and counties xo settle. Butler and hie crowd can't come hera aiM make . deal with us. I do not see how they would have the cheek to make the attempt- There must be some decency left ire -politics. There may toe co-operation- Of populists and republicans,! but as they may wcaiiy agree. THE NEW STATE QUOTA TO BE NEGRO TROOPS. The adjutant general a day or two ago cave officially a statement that the two battalions of troops under the 'last caal othiM r white. This he said. was the gov ernor's purpose. But today J. C L. tiar r is. who was ' sent oy ine governor- iy Washinsrtton to see'the secretary of war. returned here and makes a statement w'hir-h knocks, out the two white atiai- ions. Hams says he secretary oi war seated : that the two battalions, a total of Revei comDanies. would toe of negroes, and would he added to the negro battal ion now at Fort Macon; tnat orders were Issued Thursday for this negro battalion p-rt tft Tamna. but the orders axe meia up until the -other seven companies are ra t mak , tt a ten-company regiment, with a colored lleuteuamVcolo- ncA .iut iva rwators. fUl negrwas. viuh. toe the recruiting to a strength of l,3o0 1 each of trie Frst ana eecono reguneva .n vntMi tomorrow, lliairrla says ine umMnrT of war said the order requiring all the egiments undethe first call to be Ibfous'ht to tnat stren?n was Tigiti uiu would on no account oe moxunea. Ulen for the Navy. .;. rvVaShlngfon, June -Commodore Haw- 3ey has just returned tto the . navy de partment to consult officiate before pro ceeding on. another tour f-the lake ports in Mmh nr aauora lor xneimvi. iuo mmmaiwkr Itaa ibeten remarkably Success? ful in hte. quest and has Just left ISO men at isonout wnom ne mui vk-vi Chicago and vicinity, mostly oavai re serve men.. m in 8V Spain Anxious to Make Overtures. " . i 1 -3 HER DESPERATESTRfllTS It Is believed She Is on the Eve of Ask ing for Favorable'?' Terms The Pow ers will not Interfere The Spanish Armies In Havana and. Slanlla In Bad Condition The United. States Will Dictate the Terms for Feaee. ' Washington1, Juntl . S. The belief is g.owing in best informed government circles that Spaire is sincerely anxious to it-rake ipeabe, and $hafeven now she Is seeking a favorable ' opiiori unity to make overtures? in r that direction, Numerous evideno!sjof this have come to the attention of the authorities here, but up to this tfirif no actual move has eeen maae aowarar -ascertaining on what basis the! ignited States Avould consider peace. ?- i It is said that the' first step should be toward havin'g t.sonie disinterested power make inquiry of this government as .tc what terms would be accep-ted, af .er. which, the terms- being stated, it would toe Ifor Spain to form a commis sion and make a formal tender of peace. The authorities here think that Spain is feeling her way; toward a movement of this kind. One "evidence of it is tha utterance of .the Spanish ambassador at Uondon, urgingjth'at a peace move ment is opportune' at this time. It is thought tto be hifebTy improbable that a Spanish; omciat of his rank would make a statamentvof tthis.kind unless it voiced the view entertained by the authorities at MadTid. (Another evi dence is the sending of. Senor Castillo to Paris, his prlrtc$pal mission being to enlist sympatny tnere ana tto encourage a movement toward securing peace On a basis honorable to .Spain. With this comes the reporc . of the serious embarrassment of the' Bank of Spain, on which) the g-overnment relies h for funds to carry on the war. rrhe desperate condition! of the Spanish forces at Manila, Santiago and Havana are jo,OKed upon as added reasons why Spain should be solicitous at this time for peace. . . i , But while Spain Is thought to be an xious to seteuxe peace, she appears to be unable to secure; the services of a dlsniiterested power to 'take the Initia tion in a peace movement. This was the view expressed today toy a leading member of the diplomatic corps. He said that much' ' surprise had been caused - foreign ; capitals by the re sentment in the United States against 1 Action at the Canary Islands, the kindly representations of the great powers, made'. to President 'Aiciviniey some' weeks ago which had been treat ed by the Amxerican press and by public opinion throughout; this country as an entruslon on the part of the powers. For that reason' the- efforts since made by Spain tto induce the 'European powers tto intervene had met with flat failure, (because none of the powers Wish . to arouse the enmity or the United States. TFor the same rea son, this official pointed out, the Euro pean powers were1 loth to befriend apain at xne present uhmj, evtru iu iu extent of making inquiry, as to what basis of peace would be acceptable to the United States," i "Nct one y power would undertake suchs inquiries," he said, "as it would subject, that power to the possibillty'bf. being snubbed." He thought that a snub quite lmeiy in view of the manner In which the kind ly representation of the powers had been received some weeks ago. 'And while no power was-willing to act alone, neither could the powers be brought to gether lor united action along tthat line. Fbr this reason, it Is pointed out that Spain's isolation! at the present time made it extremely difficult for her to secure any intermediary by I which she could conduct initial steps toward securing peace. , 1 i : The Soldiers at Chickamauga. Chickamauga' park; June 5. This has 1 been the quietest": day since the i volun teer army arrfvedinere. ; A pleasant breeze, blew throughout the park the entire day. fThere were co drills and parades of any kind, and large detachments of men were given short leave of absence to visit Look out mountain. Religious services were held in those- refgtoehtal catotrps i having chaplains, and H was in a. iwordj a typ ical Sunday withr. all at its observances.- It was stated on pretty good author ity today, though; no official confirma tion could be secuTed, that the govern? merit would at -once erect a permanent bulldirig at iLytle", the park post office, to be used lor offices for heads of de- Dartments and Xor at postomce. ane mall matter 'being handled Is enormous. Two members of the Alatiama signal corps reported here today for duty with Captain, Glassford in commana ox m corps at this point." - ' . Two troops of ; jhe. fir Kentucky cavalry arrived tbls xnorning and went Immediately into camp. nne regiment, was without uniforms, guns ow horses. K has been raised -since the can ior i volunteers and the men have so far had no experience in the service. 1 There are now In. the nospixais vi tue four divisions 150 men, very few being serkrusry -ill. (Pneumonia, whfch waa confined almost 'entirely to the TUinois regiments, hasjafoout spent uscii. there is nowt . notning . more wus (aside from tne sew oase ' i ur ease still remaining) thari measles, and a few cases of malarial Chief Sur geon Hartsuff reports 4he health of the camp as "exceedingly rrattfying. Six Hotdhklss iguns, iwlth carriages arid caissons, freshi from tthe Rock Is land arsenal, axrtved,thi3 afternoon for the first volunteer artillery and -will be given out totogrrow. . t - THE SPANISH SPIES. 1 elr Leaders are to be Driven ut of . vanada if They Don't Leave r eat .,liritatn Act Promptly In the Matter. Washington, June ' 5.7 Steps have f jeeh taken by which it ' is expected at J-iieutenant Carranza, who has inducted - the- Spanish" spy system 4?om Montreal, with his associate, Se )r DuBosc, former first secretary of j e Spanish legation here, will be ex tUed from Canada within the next ijw days unless they adopt their own eans to leave before an international c.aestion ls raised as to their presence 5 cie. . o.ne jarranza iet.ter, detailing 4S spy system, was communicated, to t ae .British ambassador, ' Sir Julian 1 5auncefote, together with all other in irmatlon bearing on the operations of t .e Spanish oflicials in Canada. The .nbassador was quick to act in the i; fatter, and without the slow processes ii mail, cabled the entire matter , the foreign office. No doubt is en tertained as to the speedy action of the 6 thorities at London now that a spe- ;fie case has been made out against tB opapisn omciais in Canada.. ThoF ;uia nave taken the . initiative ere t. Is had there been anything more in suspicion as to the oprations of rranza and DuBosc. . The Carranza ijter was proof positive, and the ifish offlcials moved quickly and on "tfplr own volition toward securing ad- &. uate redress. Is expected that Lord Salisbury vJl call the attention of the Spanish gfvernment to the undesirability of having Messrs. Carranza and DuBoso r main in' Canada longer, . as their op erations are so obviously hostile to 'the Ignited States. This, however, - may bcome unnecessary, if the Spanish ductals "Withdraw from Canada at o,,ee, as there appears to be no dispo sition to prosecutethem, , or to give tm an enforced expulsion so long as t y are willing to close their opera te -ns and depart. .The British statutes, a . well as those of Canada, have spe cr4!C provision against the use of Brit :ii or- Canadian territory by foreigners temporarily seeking asylum" there, as tl base of hostile operations against cagintries with which - Great Britain a d her colonial are at peace . ,.bout a weeK ago an effort was V Xde by the Spanish officials to enlist t sympathy of the British embassy hj'e with an alleged subject imprison ed; at Tampa, wro, it Is now believed, is Jthe, Spanish spy alluded to In Lieu tCjant xCarranza's letter. A Canadian UTvyer arrived here, last Suiday and feide a personal appeal to Sir Julian runeefote to intervene in behalf of t.'t man imprisoned at Tampa. There y-tre- suspicious circumstances con "hV'Jted with the case, and before ac t fr",the ambassador asked for a spe-; cfc recital of all the facts. These vre not forthcoming, and the case Ws not pushed, jSyJvhen the 'Carranza letter appeared, s ,ting.that one of his spies had been c;ight at, Tampa, it became apparent f the first time that the efforts to w4d intervention were designed tb.se cie the release of this spy. ' . iJA.side from the official action of 'the B ritish government, it is quite likely t'ft the Canadian officials will take s rne action against Carranza and ru Hi'sc. under the' Canadian statutes. ' "Vtrjien 'Sir Louis Davies, minister of niirjne' of the Canadian cabinet, was Jttf are recently, he spoke of the deter nflnation .of the Canadian authorities maintain the strictest , neutrality a;' d to' see that, the Carranza party- did nt, use Canada as a base of any hos tye operations against the United Spates.- - ' ' ' : -.;..-- - . VOne Minute Cough Cure is the best p-jeparation I have ever sold or used sf'A I can't say too much in its praise." L-M. Kennon, Merchant, Odell,' Ga. tfr sale by R. R. Bellamy. - ' . ' Finances in London. 3 vindon, June 5.-Money is plentrful'and d count easy. But the latter is expected t Iremain steady at the present level in vw ct the Russian and Japanese gold drtnand. k poulative business on. the stock ex c'Vnge is stagnant, but Investment busi ness - is increasing in consequence of ctaper money, and all high class secur i()s have improved., The best markets hve been1 American "and Canadian rail-ri'lds,- which show all round substantial U, 'peases, mainly influenced by Wall S 'eet buying, hut there has also been a fir provincial demand. - : s -Third Calt for Volunteers j (Special to The Messenger.) laleigh, IN. C, June 5. J. C. L. Har r'U says he learned, while in Washington wn some "prominent persons, that a trd call for volunteers was expected by Ay 11th. ' ; ' ; :. , . h The Mohican Sails for Hawaii. j5an Francisco, Cal., June ' 5 The taiited' States sloop of war Mohican c'me down from the Mare island na vi'r yard this morning and after a brief 'diay sailed at 12:30 o'clock p. m. for nolulu. It- is understood that she remain on duty at that port, re r1icing the Bennington, ordered to jin Admiral Dewey's fleet at Manila, qeicoast defense vessel Mohterey and tU'e big collier Brutus, which is to tow Kr,r from the Hawaiian- islands to the ljiilippins, will probably sail tomor row evening. 'fevTiy, allow yourself to be slowly tor t yed at the stake of disease? .Chills aldFever will undermine, and event ually break down the strongest consti tution. "Febri-Cura" Sweet Chill nic with Iron) 1s more effective than binlne. and being combined with Iron ian excellent Tonic and Nerve med iine. 'It is -pleasant to take, and is Pld under a positive 'guarantee to cure cl money refunded. Accept no substi tutes. The "just as good" kind aon t ?iect cures. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. Hardin and H. L. Fentress. 4 i : y'The Becrultlns of. the Regiments. f, (Special to TheMessenger.) jRafeigK N. C.,- June 5. Adjutant Ge,n 5:b1 Cowles said this afternoon that Bun inSbe Jounty is the Ibaimer county for llunteering. No fewer than seven com nies there have volunteered. Mecklen y4rg comes next. . jat he dress, parade of the Second reg- jfent this Afternoon all the enlisted men Speared in uniform and nearly all the rcers also. The trousers of the new t-pfform are as dark as the coats. Both HFe of flannel, light weight andwell fia.de, the material being excellent. While fie dress parade was In progress a long f.etion of the train carrying- the Fourth Wir&mia regiment to Tampa passed in ,jJain view; After the dress parade the Wpanies marched Off 3ie grounds in VVmpany front, passing In review before Sjotonel Burgwyn. The inarching of he Wilmington, Tarbtww, Greensboro and "astonia companies- was particularly live. Alrese excel in; the order Darned. . ;'smL. 1i.iit tvnrwrraw will Captain Oooper, and the officer or the T .iditenan t - Jenkins. . i" irvtiAiiol TnrerwvT is, anxiously awaiting irdera from the war oepanmeia lo re ait 5ii rejrtrrrentfl and he says as soon 3s it is received he win send an, officer fed men from each company home after Ttoe people of each county should see f "hat TtS:n iirosnur furnisBea. ';tapid recruiting-to- the strength of three rimrm nn UK enusreo mem m eacu "l. -nrtn w wrUt Mrkiciice ff enthusiasm , y&a. Interest in tne regnneny. fj One minute is not long, yet relief is Obtained in hail tnat 'time Dy we use nf One Minute Cougn tmre. it pre -ents consumption and quickly cures fpfilAt' erouD. bronchitis, pneumonia. la (rrisne and all throat and lung troubles. . - For sale by R. R, Bellamy. A M ( W V l k A- - v T u Three Spanish Cruisers and Four Amerinan Vessels Have a Pight. ' . RUMORS OF SQUADRONS. 1 , Spanish Ships Reported Off Martini ported that the Americans Sank a Torpedo Boat at Santiago-i-There is Again Talk of Foreign Intervention A British ; Ship Clears for Action at the Canaries A Russian - Paper Denounces the War as Sense- s i less and Washington, June 5.Thls Was the quietest Sunday at the navy depart ment since the outbreak of the war. No dispatches had, come overnight and it Tvaa aWid tlnt nne -wais dpect- ea. The situation at Santiago is such, in ith'e opinion of the officials, that no startling developments are to be ex pected Immediately and the next news that was to be looked for from that quarter Is of the arrival of troops. As far as can be gathered in .spite of " all reports to the contrary, (these troops have not yet started and the naval of ficials' are Impatiently awaiting for the movement. It is possible that a Small advance attachment has gone forward but-it is felt here that even that, com posed of an engineer battalion with a seige train, is lying off Key West. In army circles it seems tol be expected that Sampson is Ito furnish a sufficient force to convoy the'" troop" transports uul it is not Known whether he is to supply this force from his own squad ron onw off 'Santlnauro. oV' whfhAr ho will call Upon- "Commodore Watson 'off Havana to perform, this work. lie omciais dongt .credit the cable. re port that troops Jiave landed at point vjaiurera,- nan a dozen miles west of Santiago bay, and they are inclined to the opinion that if there has been any landing in itnat vicinity, it was confined to the supply, of arms and food to the insurgents abounding province. secretary Long is still confined to his room, and passed a restless night with his sprained leg. which now shows sign of . Inflammatory rheumatism or some kindred ailment. PLENTY OF SPANISH 'PRISONERS TO EXCHAGE. - The war department was ooen for business in a limited Way for half the day and Adjutant General Coiribin was in te".egra)phio .communication' withe army officers in all parts of the coun try, particularly regarding the Spanish military prisoners from which selec tions will be made, for exchange of the gallant little tand that sunk the Mer rimac. The commanding officer at Fort MoPherson, Georgia, has furnish ed the department) a full list of the captives to facilitate the work Of ex change. This is likely to occupy more time than was originally expected be cause of the difficulty of communicat ing with the Spanish Admiral at San tiago. The exchange effected at Ha vana was conducted through the Brrt- loK a-mfbajjsa.dor' "here,' Sir . Julian Paunceforte, and the BrltisJi. consul general at Havana, Mr. Gollan, with the aid of the existing cable but It is not likely that (there is now any cable fcormmunication' - with! Santiago, so the preliminaries must 'be arranger direct ly through Admiral Sampson, a time consuming operation,, as he. can be reached only through the agency of dis patch boats from Jamaica or Hayti. ' The war department: officials were themselves surprised, at the nuber pf Spanish, officers ; held captive at Fort MdPheerson, and it will be seen that there is no lack of material, as was at first feared, for equal exchange. Two officers have already been exchanged namely: Colonel "Vincente de 'Cortijo, of the 3rd cavalry, TMncljpe, and Sur geon 'Major Tsidro Garcia Julian, sani tary corps. The listl -"remaining: is as follows: - First : Lieutenant -Lucas Saenz Gas taminza, lower paninsula. ' : ' Second L'ieuteanJt Luis Giner Fomi--' nya, Chasseuer battalion, Porto TRico. i. Second Lieutenant Emllio Mate Ca bezU, Third cavalry, iPrincJpe. Second Lieutenant Baldomero Apari c.io Zambrana, Fifthattalion, Chilena. Second Lieutenant Juan Jiminez, Ninjth battalion, Soria. . Second Lieutenant Pedro1 'Lapido, Third battalion, Tarcio, paymaster. Second Lieutenant Juan Gonzales Vargas, Twenty-second battalion, Cas sodores. 1 : ' Sergeant Enrique Almos Olie, Third cavalry, 'Principe. Privates' Juan Caballero, Twenty second Cadiz, Carolas Ovlivan, Third cavalry, Principe; Jose Bages, Twenty second Dominguez; Antonid Emillo .Esporito Matallonez, Tenth navas; Jose Nuner, Tenth navas; Igancio Sava, Second regiment;- Heina Valen tine Martiner, Gaurdia, civil; Andres Gomez, Third cavalry ef . Principe; Gaustino Albert, Third cavalry,. Prln c UNITED STATES; TROOPSHIP AT THE MOLE. r Cape Haytien, . Hayti, June. 5. 7:40 p. m. The United States troopship Reso lute, formerly the, Yorktown, under convoy of the torpedo boat ..destroyer Mavflower. the converted Oeden. Go elet yacht of the same name, arrived at Mole St. Nicholas yesterday and departed shortly after. Advices from Mole St. Nicolas, say that yesterday (Saturday) some'dis tance off Jean Rabel, a seaport on the northwest coast of Haptl, half way be tween Port de P&ix and Mole SU Nico las, a combat took ploceTetween three- Spanish and four American warships. The American ships are said to have withdrawn from the combat. One of the Spanish warships entered the har bor of Jean Rabel for water. The offi cers of the ships lying at Mole St Nicolas were extremely reticent. Jean Rabel is an insignificant . sea port and there is no telegraphic sta tion there. It is thought possible that the Spanish ships encountered were the vanguard of the Cadiz fleet. The names of the American ships are not aaortalnml. hilt ft In helieved here that they were probably scouts. EUROPEAN INTERVENTION. St. Petersbure. June 5. The Novosti, commenting today on the supposed In tention of the Spanish government w anneal to the nowers -to l intervene a o ire ? "J"- , " , ' J "Tt la full tim to enQ a seneies aim criminal war. Spain's appeal is a sort .T.tti,iatirtn but. on the otner nana. America must voluntarily submit her pretensions to a. triDunai oi ine pow "America cannot avoid doing this, as nnaitlon. with two long ana ex toi coast lines, is not such as could withstand the combined fleets .of two or three European powers.. Let Europe raise her mierhty voice and. restore that peace to which mankind looks for the only peaceful expansion and for the triumph, of civilization. -. GETTING MORE CAUTIOUS. , Madrid. June 5.-2 p. m. Captain Aunon. minister of marine, has order ed every one connected -with the ad miralty throughout - the country ; to agstain from giving information of uiT kind as to preparations for naval movements, and, also to be on guard one and Other P1ace...iTis p- Criminal. ' . - j against persons visiting the depart-. mn am nm . ... ... '"v1" "."u uii juuie or less legitimate pretexts" seeking information. ' STILU ANOTHRI? t4TMTCTT SQUADRON. Madrid, June 5. 4 p. m. A dispatch from Barcelona sava . wcii.irnnn,n merchant there has received a dispatch to the effect that on May 27th a Span--ish squadron, - consisting of three cruisers and three . - w - f & VVVVCU vessels, was seen off the Island of, Madagascar, proceeding northward. ' , Two members of the Lyceum club today made a wager of $50,000 as to the whereabouts of Admiral Cervera's squadron, one betting that it is in Cu ban waters and the other that it Is en route for thePhilippInes., The money is to go to the national subscription for the navy. THE SPANISH CABINET CONSID ERING EVENTS. Madrid. June 5. 11 p. m. The. cabi net council terminated at a late hour fhi ovoninir nft.., 1 , . . . , .. ' "'" UIs uouHiueratioii of the present nositton of tha it was aeciared that the situation nf the American squadrons and of the In-surgents-at Manila, were "unsatisfac tory, owing to disease:" that the mln. sion of Aguinaldo had failed, and that tne native troops were favorable to fepain. Duke Almodovar .de Rio. the forele-n minister, read a note to be sent to the powers complaining of America's- in fractions of international law.- ' ; Lieutenant General Correa, minister of war, announced that he had sent a dispatch to Manila to inquire if it were true that the cruiser Baltimore had been destroyed by an ' explosion . THE TERROR REPORTED SUNK. " ("Copyrighted by Associated Press.) !TS'i rJ X. t TT .J t. . AiilKQLUIl. V OLUIZLUSH. l.UIie X -IK III. . A dispatch from Port Antonio says: ; . ' A vessel that has arrived here from Santiago de . Cuba! reports that the Americans sank on. Friday night the Spanish torpedo, boatt destroyer Terror." The assumption; bassed upon dis patches from Madrid, has been receiv ed that the destroyer Terror -after leav-. ing Fort de France, went to Porto Rico waters, and It ia probable that the Port - Antonio dispatch' ' confuses her with her sister, destroyer, the Furor as has several times ibeen the case in dis- patches from other points. THE TTCKENHAM LEAVES FORT , DE FRANCE.- " - , - (Copj-rrghted by Associated Press.) St. Perre, Martinnique, June 5. 8. p. m. -The British steamr TwWcenham, having iremainedi at 'Fort1 de France several weeks without .gating. permls- sion to land .her cargo of 4,000 tons, of coal consigned to the Spanish "consul, ii mere are numerous reports that a i fleet was seen off the northwest of the $ island yesterday, and Tt maybe that the Twickenham goes to coil the ships. A BRITISH CRUISER CLEARS FOR ACTION. " Madrid, June 5. 5 p. m. Letters re ceived from San Juan, Porto Rico, re assert that Admiral Sampson bom barded the town without notice, firing - 7Q0 shells. The Spanish losses . are am iij uave ueeii seven Kiuea ana sev enty wounded. The governor general's : residence, the barracks and a number of houses were damaged. Mall advlrps frnm flran'ranarla AaiaA May 2oth, Says that three Spanish tor- . pedo boats were still in the harbor. A military signal station has been estab lished on the lighthouse island and a keen watch is kept for suspicious ves sels. Additional fortifications at va rious points were almost completed, at the time the mail left. - It appears that when the British second-class cruiser Chary B. Dis ar-' rived at Gran Canaria, in response to alarming news as to the condition of- the island, she had' her decks cleared for action, and expected to be fired on. on entering the harbor. Her officers understood that the wife of the British consul had been murdered and that the Spaniards had risen against the English. These reports arose from the facts, that shots were fired while the consul's wife was passing and that an American flag had been burned in front of an Englishman's house. The United States consul, Mr. Thomas Mil ler who is an Englishman; and was born on the island, has resigned. , The Carranza lietter. Montreal, Quebec, June 5. Tonight r Lieutenant Carranza admitted that he was the author of the letter made pub lic yesterday by Chief- Wilkie of the secret service- and that It was the one . stolen a week ago yesterday from his residence. v : ' 'It is a translation," said he, "of the letter I wrote to my . cousin, but it is not as I wrote it. Words have been. changed and even whole sentences, -yes. even paragraphs Inserted to make . it suit the ends of the United States gov ernment." "What paragraphs?" he was asked. '.'For instance, that "TMloulou- para graph about the spy system. That is nosense. I am not. tne neaa or tne spy systenr and 1 do not know and never knew more about the two men", cap tured than you did yourself from read ing the newspapers. v r : "Then, again, I have haa no com munication with General Blanco or Don Pasquale. There has been no ne cessity for- my " communicating with them. It was simply a irienaiy letter to my cousin expressing- my senti ments and. even these have oeen dis torted in the translation." Tfce Krl I te highest ra4e bakiag fmwit hMwm. AcUMl tMUabow U mn third farthM- Um r stkw braa. Absclutsty Pure ftOVM. MKIM POWDER 60., HEW VOMC' mm