North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XL NO. 143. WILMINGTON N. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1)98. PRICE 5 CENTS. SPANIARDS ROUTED. ' i ' :': ' Their Forts Silenced and Their Land Forces Repulsed at Santiago, A TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT. Our Fleet in Two Squadrons Attacks the Forts The Firing Fast and Furious---Shells from the Big Guns Demolish the Forts Two of ! Them Set on Fife American Troops Land at Aguadores. ' Attacked by a Spanish Column, Which is Repulsed ' and the Spaniards Driven from their Forti--i fications The Maria Theresa Sunk. (Copyright by Associated Press.) ' On Board the Associated Press Dis patch Boat Dandy, oft! Santiago de Cuba, Monday (noon), via Kingston, Jamaica, Tuesday, June 7. Noon. The American fleet this morning engaged the sSpanish batteries , defending the entrance to the harbor of Santiago de Cuba," .and after a three hours' .bom- , bardment, silenced nearly .all"' the forts, destroyed several earthworks and ren-. dered the Estrella and Cave batter ies, the "two principal fortifications, useless. ' i . - The fleet formed in double column! , six miles off Morro castle, at 6 o'clock in the morning and steamed slowly 3,000; yards off shore, the Brooklyn leading, followed by the Marblehead, the Texas and 'the Massachusetts, and turned-westward. I v The second line, the New York lead- ing;j with the New Orleans,! the Yan- fcee.i the Iowa, and the Oregon follow- ingturned westward. The FVixen and thietiwahee were far out on the left ; flank, watching the riflemen on shore. . The Dolphin and the Porter did similar , dutjLon the right flank. The line, head ed by the New York,' attacked the new earthworks near, Morro castle. The; Brooklyn took Sup a station opposite the j Estrella andCatalita batteries and ; the hew earthworks along the shore. The Spanish batteries remained si lent It is doubtful whether! the Span iards were able to determine the char acter of the movement, owing to the dense fog and heavy rain which were ; .the weather features this morning. Suddenly the Iowa fired a 12sinch shell which struck the base of Estrel la battery and tore up the works. Instantly, firing began from both Rear Admiral Sampson's and Commo dore Schley's columns, and! a torrent of shells from the ships fell upon the Spanish works. The Spaniards , replied promptly, ' tout their artillery was of a very poor quality, and most of their shots -went wide. Smoke settled around the .ships in dense clouds rendering accurate aiming difficult. : There was no ma neuvering of the fleet, the ships re maining at their original stations, fir ing steadily. ; . i The squadrons were so close in shore that it was difficult for the American gunners to reach the batteries on the hill tops, but their firing was excellent. Previous to the bombardment, or-;, ders were issued to prevent firing on Morro castle, as the American admiral had been informed that Lieutenant Hobson and the other prisoners of the Merrimac are confined there. In spite of this, however, several stray shots damaged Morro castle somewhat. Commodore Schley's line, moved closer in shore, firing -at shorter range. -The Brooklyn and Texas caused havoc among the Spanish shore batteries, quickly silencing them. While the larger ahips were engaging the heavy I batteries, the Suwanee and the Vixen ' closed in on the small in-shore bat ' tery opposite them, raining rapid-fire i phots upon.it and quickly placing the f fcattery but of the fight. . Tfc Rrnnklvn closed in to S00 yards i and! then the destruction caused by her guns and "those of-the Marblehead and Texas was really awful, Iln a few : minutes the woodwork of Estrella fort was burning and the battery was si: ' lenced, firing, no more during the en gagement. M Eastward, the New York and the Ney Orleans silenced the .Cave battery i in quick order, and then shelled the arthwors located higher up. ,1. Later, the practice was not so accurate, ow ing to the elevation of the guns. - Many : of the shells, however, landed and the Spanish gunners retired. - Shortly after 9 o'clock the firing ceased, the warships turning in; order to permit the use of the port batter ies.) The firing then became a long re verberating crash of thunder and the 'shells raked the Spanish batteries with terrible effect. Fire broke out in the Catalina fort and silenced the Fpanish guns. ,, ... - The fifihg of the fleet continued. until 50 o'cloclrwhen the Spanish fire ceased entirely and Rear Admiral Sampson 1 hoisted the "cease firing" signal. ! Generally, the firing of the fleet was very destructive. Many of the earth 7 works were knocked to pieces and -the 1 Estrella aVid Catalina fortifications were so damaged that it is question able whether they will ever be able to renew any effective work during the wnr 1 After the fleet had retired, the Span iards sent twelve shells after tne neet T?nt nn one was injured. One large shell fell close to the collier Justin .Thrniicrhnnt . the engagement no American ship was hit and no Ameri can was inlured. If the Spaniards ctiir-v tr. their euns. and all evidence is" to the contrary, their loss mi ... have been heavy. SANTIAGO FORTS IN RUINS. Cap Haytien, Haytl, June 7 9:05 a. mThe fighting before;and in the vi . dnity of Santiago de Cuba continued the greater part of yesterday. From r 7:45 o'clock a. m. until nearly 11 o clock I ten of the American warships main- A FRESH SUPPLY OF ! I JUST RECEIVED. t ' '- . 'I CALL. AND FIND OUT WHO ABE 'FUSING THIS WATER, AND YOU WILL BE CONVINCED THAT IT IS THE BEST LITHIA WATER THAT HAS EVER BEEN ON THIS MAR KET. GUARANTEE TO RELIEVE TROUBLE. DYSPEPSIA Vliii" ; AND STOMACH TROUBLE. R. E. WARD. - Agent, For Reinj Bunting's mm Pharmacy III men tained a steady and carefully directed fire against El Morro castle and the batteries at Punta Gorda, Socapa and Cihcoreales, in addition to bombard ing the Spanish fleet in the harbor. The percentage of effective projectiles was very large. . ' t It appears from the best information obtainable at this place, the cable sta tion connecting with Santiago de Cuba, that immense damage was inflicted km the enemy. The Spaniards admit tfcjat the b.ombardment from the American fleet was most destructive. About 1,600 projectiles are said to have been fired by the American warships, and jit seems that the responsive fire from the Spanish forts and ships wjis scarcely felt at all by the Americans. The Spanish batteries are understood to have been virtually silenced and El Morro and the fortifications at Socapa and Punta Gorda are reported to hayje been demolished by the three houifsf uninterrupted hammering of tjie American fleet. I j ! The American attack is next said to have been specially directed" against ta small coast town a lit Aguadores, tle to the east of the entrance of Sah- 'tiago bay. j' ...!'. . The idea j of the American 'admir al, It; appears, -was -to land troops and siege I guns 1 there, after reducing the defences of; the place and thenbe males a close assault iupon Santiago Which, in view of th& ip resent condition of .its fortifications, may. "be ex'pected rto yield very soon after the "beginning of such ah attack, j j Heavy Cannonading wijis opened upon Aguadores at aibout mid day yesterday, i ' The latest advices received here from Spanish sources i do not indicate the duration of the fire or "whether Ameri can rtroops and siege guns .were actual ly landed at Aguadores, but, from the information' j- obtainable, it cannot be' doubted thai the net result of Mon day's fighting was extremely disastrous to the Spanish defense. ' AN ATTACK FROM THE LAND It Is also: understood here that the Cuban troops maintained throughout the greater part of yesterday an attack by land on Santiago and the' Spanish reports-say the g-arrison lost heavily i-n killed arid wounded. - j The military commander of Santiago de Cuba acknowledges the following severely wounded among the land forces: Colonel Ordonez, Captain San chez, Lieutenant Yrizar of the artil lery, and Perez and Garcia, tooth Span ish officers, whose rank is not mention ed. The Spaniards also admit' the ldss of tweiity-one infantry soldiers severely wounded andisay one soldier yraJs killed. But it Is "believed that the losses of the Spaniards were much more heavy, j In the naval force, the Spaniards say that the officer who was second In com mand of the partly dismantled Spamish cruiser Reina Mercedes and five sail ors 'and an ensign were killed. The Spanish sailors wounded, it Is asserted, numlber sixteen men-. The loss on the American side, the Santiago reports say, is not knownJ The Spaniards acknowledge that a great deal of damage was inflicted on the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes and they say Morro castle shows great, gaping breaches In its walls. SPANIARDS DEFEATED BY OUR INFANTRY. Later in the day, it 'appeals, a landing of American troops was effected hear Daiquiri, some distance east of Agua dores and near the railroad station connecting with Santiago. Later an engagement took place lefrween .Ithe American forces and a column of Span ish troops which had been sent agajnst the landing party. The accounts of the battfe obtainable here, Toeing from Sipanish sources, do not set forth the result, and, " therfore, it. Js to beL in ferred that the Americans were victo rious, and thaf is the belief which tore vails here. . I There is aJ report current at Cape Haytien that the first class armored Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa wag siink yesterday by the fire of the American ships. . -1 It 'is said that only "five! hundred American troops were landed at Dai ouiri. or possibly at Aguadores, the two places being seemingly confused in; the renorts received nere. It seems -to foe admitted that the fire of the American soldiers was so, effective that the Span lards were compelled to flee fromithe. fortifications hey were defending. PROBABLE JUNCTION . WITH IN SURGENTS. (Copyright by Associated Pres3.) -Cape Haytien, Hayti, June 7. 10 p. m. According to the. latest advices from Santiago ue Cuba, dated Mondalr it midnig'tit, thf bombardment whi:h. bo gan at 7:43 a. m. yesterday andj con tinued until 10 o-'clock in the morning, ,was resumed again for a short time about midnight. It was then ijeuevea that the yAjnericans had effected a junc tion with the insurgents near Daiquiri, some distance east -of Aguadores and near the railway line to Santiago, j London, June 8. A dispatch to the Dally Mail from Cape Haytien (says: The American victory. ait Santiago de Cu'ba has cleared the way for the en trance of Admiral Sampson and the destruction of the Spanish .fleet. As" Santiago's land defenses are ,reportea weak, it is likely that the city wiu yield to a vigorous attacK. : ) It is reported that the commanaer oi Vii Ttpinm Mercedes, second in com mand in the Spanish fleet, under Cer- vera, was killed during the engagement. The combined American and insurgent forces are entrenched near Daiquiri, with guns mounted in preparation lor - n. ICI.am CS n 1 V & turpner . rn'Ovemi'L. iium sources comes a report that a party or Americans daadea at Aguaaores ut Wheteher it Is true or wnat pne resuu was is not known here. ( THE SPANISH VERSrONT MnflfHd. June 7.-7 o. m.-JThe (follow ing official dispatch nas ioeen iweiveu from Admiral Cervera: j x Six American vessels have icwmDara- ed the fortifications at Santiago anu nionsr the adjacent coast. Six were killed and seventeen wounded oil board the Reina Mercedes; three omcers yrere killed and an officer and seventeen men were wounded among ne troops, -a ne fifed 1.500 ehells of different calibre. The damage jnniccea upon.cne oitar-tAfl rf La Socapa and Morro cas tle was unimportant. The barracks at mri castle surrerea aamaee. ij.uc enemy had notable losses. . j ANOTHER "SPANISH VICTORY.' - wnrtvorisrhted. bv Associated Press.) Havana. June 6. 10 p; m. (Delayed J in transmission) Details frotn Spanish received here today f the 'bom bardment this (Monday) morning: of .the ri-ta of Santlasro de Otfba 'by tneiAmer fleet sav the warships of the United States fired about 1,500 iprojec iieiof all kinds. This fire, the; Suan lards add, was answered by! Morro castle and the -batteries at Socapa, an Tupta Gorda, lAX noon xt.js aoaeu, jui other Ibomfbardment " toegan against Aguadores, east of Santla'go de Cuba, the firing lasted one hour. Both at tacks the Spaniards assert , were re pulsed. Morro castle i admitted to have Jbeen damaged as was the "exterior head quarters, Ibullt during the time of peace at "Cayd Smith" and, in addition, the Spanish cruiser cReina- Mercedes is' ad mitted to have- (been "slightly dam aged." . The Spanish commander at Santiago reports that the American fire did not dismount one piece of artillery and he says, that nln of the 'American ships "disappeaned from, sight "before dark. The Spanish army losses, according to the official reports,, are one soldier killed and one chief; four officers and twenty one-soldiers wounded. The Spanish navy losses are" reported to be one chief and five soldiers killed and one officer and twelve sailors wounded. Finally the Spanish .version of the affair says: '"The American, losses are supposed to -be considerable." Captain -General Blanco has congrat ulated General Linares the Spanish military commander ' at Santiago de Cuba, and those who took part in the fighting, saying he will call the atten tion of the Spanish government to the "heroism exhibited by all the Spanish. forces in such an unequal combat." WORK ON HAVANA FORTS. Work on the fortifications aibout Ha vana Is 'being rushed without an hour's intermission. Even the civil governor of the city and all the employees of the government are at work on the forts or batteries andja.ll persons out of work jiare finding s'iniilair employment. The cultivation zones are turning out very successful and are a great relief to the poor, j . ' . . FROM HAVAJfA. A Wouuded Cuban Soldier la the City Yesterday The Helpleq Condition of Allaire in Cuba. Jose Mlarcellia, a Cuban patriot, arrived We're yestercHay from iNorolk, and left on the southern itraflni tor 'Key West, .Pla.;, wliere the Was la Blister and two young' brot1ier9 Who are refugees from Ouba, having left there rwhen the reooncentna tion (mahlfeslto Went totfo effec!t,: requiring all the mto-tkwriiba'tairft's to ldave the coun try and crowd into the cities irji Ithe Span ish lines. Mr. - 'Marcella (was in. IDh'e Cuiban army uintai "he was kitaabled! aibou't fcairteen mkmifhs ago. (He was (bajdly wounded In the -Mp land s a cripple for Jlife. He says he Was on a farm in Havana prov ince after 'his wourid healed iup, and was mlak'ing. a comfortable livinig until he was forced Ito go irito Havana. !AJt- Havana he got very little employment arid could hardly gelt enough 'tio- eat ito keep body and: soul ttogeither. When the reconicen trados were given leave to go batek to the country he ttef t (Havana, and when the American bTockaxiing fleeit c'ame off shorei Ihe amid four others went to their bbaits tn a, simall (boat and were sent on a vessel itto Norfolk. Through ithe kindness of some ' geritaehien he got passage to WMmfrngtioirk, and a couple of drummers msde up enough money here to take him !to Oharle&ton1. . ' Mr. !MlarceMa Baiys he Wais in Havana several timeis "after 'tihe blockade began to seM Wha)t vegetables he couM.take in. He golt good prices butt everything else was sO high th'ait ihffis money did him lit tQe igood, The IbToctoade maldet 'tihe roer dhWilts land everybody eise very careful in disposing of supplies and the pinkah waslseverely ifelt from the first week of the Ibllockade. The oiity, however, was relieved onlce or twilee (by. vessels that got ritO iSant'iago and 'Cierefuegos with sup plies. They kSid not relieve 'the stress long ait 'a ittaie and people Who are able to pay for isomltlhtng (tio eait vttsud oimrty as hard work as the poor people to get what they needed. iSome beef cattle are "brought in from 'the provinces, but 'they are high and according to the supply, beef sells aJt from 25 to 50 cents 'a pound; and flour is WontH $30 a (barrel. . As to the iSpanish army, Mr. IMarcettet says the army has1 been concentrated there and they claim Do have aibout 80,000 men, but he Idoes not believe .there is half that niumlber in Havana. The sol diers are poorly d'aO: and wretchedly fed, and Ihumdredis of them are d!iity and rag ged and fbarefolted. They are discontent ed and despair of ttlhe situa'tion. They would ithtow down 'their larms and desert, but if caught iby the tensurgents it goes hard With them and .when caught by the Sipanislh they are shot. They are afraid to eomipllaan. for fear ithait It Willi be taJcen' as evUdenoe that they are mot loyal and that would get thehi irito trouble. -They are, 'therefore, waiting-in desperation for the taeVifcaJMe, a they know it is coming. These idesperalte soldiers ore tlivinlg on promises, and 'Mr. Mjaa-celTa says 'tihey are ready and willing to fight, even in their deplorable condition. At ieast they- will make a show of fight luntW they see that the jig Is up. Havana, he says, isfweu f optified and the Spaniards seem to have plenty 'of guns and ammunition, . but nothing to eat ik amount to anything. (Als for ithe insurgents, they are ; also suffering for iclathliinlg arid something to eat, !but they fare Sbeitter thiam. the aver age ISpotai'sh teoidier. They have taken new courage, and1 if they h'ad a'nms,J am munition arid provistonis, a large and ef fective army could be raisfoicL - The earidditlon of thi- retooncentra)does Was improved since the were ai towed- to go (back t'o the country, but in rnlamy in staJnices they had no homes to go to and nothing 'to igo (wStlh. AJl 'JbOsie who stay around the cities are suffering ten-riMy and many are yet etarviing to deaths rMr. iMarcella says' taking tlhe Condition oif affadrs into coriideraition all round, everytbOViy n. iCuiba, Spaniards amid all, hope ithe horrors Wifll soon erid one way or another. (Mainy of -the insurgents long ago (became disheartened and quit fight ing tout aboUlt 16,000 .Or 20.000 men sittH st&y Iri the field ankl -ore determined to die orTcono.uer. Many men haid to quit the insurgent ranks because there were no arms-and ahiitniuinitioh for them oirid no supplies to keep the insurgent armies up. The plan lately 'Was been Ito keep the ar mies in the various provinces up to a limited strength, so they can be taken nor-o. in. iH tthp. imri are needed they come in to fill up ithe ranks. He sltaites t-hit- When the Aknericahs aTe able to get armis', kaonimuniition and, euppnes xo xne lrisurgenlrs, they wWl "find thousands of tin em ready tio fight 't!o the finish. t Whv allow yourself to, be 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 j Chill Tonic with Iron) is more effective than Quinine, and being combined with Iron is an excellent Tonic and .Nerve med icine. It is. pleasant to take, and is. sold under a positive guarantee to cure or money refunded. Aecept-no substi tutes. The "just as good" kind don't effect cures. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fentress. The Froduce Exchange. The board, of managers of (the Produce ExcWange (held- their regular meeting yes terday and !trainsa'ctlekl ithe regular rou tine !bus5ne8. A mdrloni was iadoplted reccnuneniQing to Whe (board of nealth that the sewers emptying alt Princess street dock be low ered so .their mouths will empty below the low ,Water onark, arid tha they be run out further Inlto he water bo as to obvi- aite the oiuttsance .which. Ihas come about from Ithe faldt thait the dock has filled in so that the discharge xtf the sewers Is not carried off by tfh'e tide. The dock gives omt a ibad1 odor and someithinig should: be "done aibout it. "One Minute Cough Cure Is the best preparation- I have ever sold or used and I can't say too much in its praise." L. M, Kennon, Merchant, Odell ua. For sale by R. R. Bellamy. , Princes Street Dock Opened, Chief ot Police John "R. Melton on yesterday had the log across 'Princess, street dock removed. In accordance with the action of the board of aldermen, on Monday night. The board of health condemned the dock, at its meeting last week", ; and had- it .closed by a spar reaching from ene side, of the dock to the other, at the earners of the wharves. When the spar was removed a couple of wood flats weat-lrito the dock. 2;: 8 ' 1- ;;" if-? ' Plan for 'Government of Philippines. INSURGENT 'VICTORIES. Agulnaldo'tt Accountvof His Style of Warfare- and His Recent Successes. Spanish Ay Fast Disappearing Be fore the Insurgents An Important Position Near Manila Captured For elgh Residents of the City Uneasy Railway Traffic Cat Off; London,. June 8. The Hong Kong cor respondent of The Times says: A .proc laana'tiron (issued by Agmhaldo, the fnsur-; gent Wh'ief, points itg a desire to set up a. native fminiatra)tii'on in the Philippines under ian. American protectorate. Aguln ald'o, with an advisory council, would hold tihe dtctator'sh'Sp until the conques.t of the rislarid 'and .wioulM then establish a repubiican assembly. AgtuiinlalMo has Issued orders tha.t the lives and property of Europeans, Chinese and all Spanish non-cohubataji&s are to be protedted and that all exieesses are to be avoided. . . ., . - - The Hong Kong oorresponident of The Daily 'Mail stays: United Statfas Consul Wildlham has received the following let ter from Alguinaldo, the insurgent leader in the Philippines: "Before opening: an attack upon any town I suniffnoned the SpariUsh officer In oommiand tio surrender. In one case, on of the officers so summoned replied by stating tlhalt the garrison .was not quite ready to fight, and he asked if I would defer the attack foX'Wree hours. I com plied. "The first 'engagement we hod with the &pariteh ocsaurreki on May 28th, When we captured nineteen with thetiir arms and ammuniltioni. Toward evening we hemmed them In. One hundred and ninety caza-. dJores . and seventy loyal natives partici pated.. We Host four Willed. The Span iards lost saxlteen. kiHed,' including one officer. The result of 'this engagement was that, fighting , became general throughout the privince of Oavire. After four days fighting over 2,000 Spaniards were captured, incluoVinig many officers and General Leopoldo Peno, governor of Cavi'te, who handed me Wis sWord, re volver and goaden belt arid ' f ormial let ter oif surrender." An AimenJcan noyal ioaiptain writes as fol'lows: . f "In my "opinion the rebels Wave under g'one a raJdicat change since the advent of Agtuinaldio. The Spaniards have lost aW dulring the time he has been here, and if our-people 'dion't hurry, there wont be any Spanish army left at the end of the fight." . ' . The American ships have taken no part in the fighting. Neither hoaits nor -men have been landed and statements to the contrary are false. Dispatches from 'Ma nila Say" thait Aguinaldlo is dohug splendid work. Monday, Tost week, he routed the iMPfffiTAirp rvrwTo Mf TDP , Our Fleet Attacks the Forts Several of the Forts and Batteries are Destrbf.f Troops Land at Aguadores, Repulse a Spanish Attack, and; jrve the Enemy From Their Fortifications. - - : --T-- u; The Maria Theresa is Reported Sunk ihMptiy's Bombard ment. " ; ' : J'lj-- --V The Cruiser Buffalo Reaches Newport New.'f ' Washington Duke Gives Trinity College Another $100,000. Goyernor Russell's, Petition for Reductjoli j of Passenger Rates Comes up Before the Railway Commission "today. ' The Belgic, Arrived at San Francisco, Brii News of the Charleston and the Troopships. Four of IIe 4ssengers, who were in the Battle of Manila, Give an Account pfjtfe Fight- The Monetery and the Brutus Sail for Malfe: - The Government Will Impress Pacific Stealers for Trans ports. -ll . ". .? . . ' Claims of American Citizens Against Spin fow on File iri4 the State Department, Amount to $16,000,00(1 1 ' , Troops at Tampa were Embarking Yesterflyl Commander E. W. Sturdy, of the Pomey, pfes at Sea. London Dispatches from Hong -Kong Cofh-rn the'Reports C W 4. -X Spaniards, (taking 400 prisoners, among them twenty -eight officers. On itlhe Wed nesday followinlg 'he Itook ftfty prisoners and. four neld pieces ttn a "ba'ttlle at a poinlt betlween. Oavite and Mlan'Ma. On Thuirsdlay, when 'tlbEs di'spah left Manila, . ne had Garnered 150 Sipaniards In .an old dhurch at Oavilte and not oaring to Ibomlblard1, he wiasi sltarv'mig t'hem. - He treat's his prisoners well. ; Four itowns are now in possession of the rebels. , It is reported' thait Dhe governor general of the Philiippines wanted to siurremder, but his officers prevailed uipon ihiim to hold out. The capitfal of the provtiniee of FaT t'angas (has toeen) taken' by tihe Insurgents and the governor talUtetmplted: to commit suicide. The governor Of Matalbar is also a tprdsoner. The Insurgents of he other provin'ces are advancing on Manila. 'AN IMPORTANT POINT GAINED. A d'ispaticSh to The Daily Telegraph from Manilla, lated June 4tJh, says the Span iard's inlthe dhurch' in Old Cavite are still holding out, ibu't he adjarenit town of Imiis hias (been captlured 'by the insur gents. Thte s an important point 'at the back of Oavtte, proper, arid its possession by itlhe rebels ds a serious m'atter for the Spaniards, Ibedause Wfls the outlet to the surrouriding country, and IthTough it sup pllies are brought to the ciity of Manila. It will also afford an a'dmtraible base of operations for a further advance toward the any. It has been found Impossible to con ceal from the inlWaibltants of Manila the fact 'that the Insurgents' Success fliave cast a deep igToom upon foreign residents, who are more anxious than ever to get away. For the most part the men re mlaan, but the women and idhiMren have been sent to 'Oavite, Where they are safe under the (Stars and' Stripes. The imosit friendly relations exist be 4Wni AnTtTtiral "Dewey and the consular . rPTrt-Pwentfitives of tihe 'Powers and 'tihe commanders of 'tlhe European warships in vhP. (bav. - The Sianii!sh soMlers Who hiave beetnj captured are a sorry Hooking lot. If they lare a fair sample, they Will be no .match for one American .mroops. RAILWAY TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. my. 'Mafiik TLaiilwav Comipany 'has re ceived the f oBowing dispatch f ron its superinltendenit at IManlia: "The line has been cut to the first section, the rails .a 1 a !wtt ; Tflmoved. and ichere is no mciotia wmimiink3ation between tlhe cotwnd .and third' sections. Traffic is eus pended. The rebels are surrounding Ma nila and an attack its enpeatea any cay. n. I. Jones. iMilesburg, Pa., writes "T have used De Witt's- Ldttle Early Risers ever since they were introduced here and must say I have never used nnv mils in my family during forty years of house keeping that haye such oatisfnrtnrv results as a laxative or cathartic. For Je .by R. R. Bellamy. Order to Recruit Second Heglment. (Special to The Messenger.) (Raleigh, NT. C, June 7. Oolonel Bur gwyntoday received an order from the war department dlrecting'hlm tov de tail a recruiting party comiposed j&f a carefully . selected) officer and four en listed ineh from each, battalion, to re cruit the same to the strength, of 106 enlisted men to " eadi company, the names of th officers detailed to he-re ported and also the sections of the state to which sent The order says that when- the regiment leaves for the field . the recruiting omcers should . remain' behind and continue recruiting unless. the regiment Is filled to the maximum Captain Hannah of the irirst regi ment at Jacksonville, lias typhoid f ever. 1 Mi I llll. Graphic! Recount of th Famous Fight TT GIVEN BY EYE-WITNESS. 5 The Rain ofSlaof and Shell Terrific KOnr Vessels ft ;peatedly Struck Fear ful Executls of 6ur Gunners The Victory Due to Superior Ships and Gunners Thrt Charleston at Hon' lain and th4 troopships Sighted Plot Far Off; ; 'i'Til'" '.- ' v San FrancieS, passengers ok'd :June 7. Among the e Belgic today from Hohg "Kong wta"e four men who par ticipated In tljjefijht of Manila oh4lay 1st. They arl amaster G, A. Loud, of the dispafciib'oat McCulloch: Dr. Charles P. ICiiidlteberger, surgeon of the Olvmnia'rii aljph Phelps, secretary to the captaili fJ the McCulloch. and J. C. Kvans, ikinner . of ! the Boston. 1.1 ft - 3 ; They left Maiia ori; May 5th. Dr KIndleberger aad Gunner Evans are going homeh jaccount of expiration of their sea tirei Paymaster Loud and Mr. PhefpSare here on business and will retuliil" the McCulloch. They all Jspedf the Valor and de- termination: oi '-fir opponents in the battle of Marlim They say that the Spaniards fojig bravely even after' the last vestige! of hope had gone and stayed by ;thirS guns as long. as. they could be used,j Dr. KIndleberger gives a graphic ac-' count of the mht. He was on the Olympia throyga it all. In the . first assault the fla'ghip took the lead, the other vessels fobwing in her wake at four ship-lentf,f The Spanish v fleet' was approachHjby laps, each turn bringing the feojltestants nearer to gether. By tpiii plan the American vessels -f requely;. poured broadsides into ; the enerybut were themselves' more exposed Jcfie, t - At one timS he smoke became so dense that It a necessary to drw aside, alJowln hf! tloud to lift." The vessels were lexamined and it was found" that tiey I Tiad sustained no ( damage.'! Bf erait was served to the men and in a f wfminutes they re-en-; tered the. nghwith the greatest en- ijthusiasm. Thleecond figh,t-was even Pmore fierce tlai ihe first; It was ih that that the ttltimore was struck. ' During thersf: fight the Spanish admiral's ship ut bravely out of . the line to meet th' lympia. The entire. American fleej'iepne'entrated - fire on; at Mouth of Santiago Harbor. - -..- H .ii- - her and she a fo badly injured that sne turned arcSund toi put back. . At this juncture fiies Olymnia let- flv -an 8-inch shell wftiijhi struck her-stern anri" pierced throu&hj. almost , her entire length, exploSirr flnally in the engine room, wrecki iher machinery. This shell killed vtejclptain and sixty men and set theLvs'el on fire. m the heatra-' the fight two torpedo boats movedi bra ti- to attack the fleet. They were "aloeja to come within 800 yards when aff sfllade from the'oiym- pia sent one? tS jthe : bottom with all on board ; anq liddled, the other. The second boa.t vaji later found turned up on tb4 beach,! covered with blood, t, In t,he secoi l; fcghf the Baltimore was stent to ailSnee the fort at Cavite. She plunged iito iji cloud of smoke and opened all hr.bitteries on the forti fications. In a f w. minutes a shell struck the aiaf$nitldli ,'and- tffe fart work of the prtfimore .was glorious. ' After the nrfnpal ships had been destroyed th(? pqneord, the Raleign and the Petr,bing of light draught, were sent inn goe-vto nanaie tne re maining vesjsjlsof the . . fleet. - They made auick oirkf of them. THE SPANISH . LOSS. In taking. tKs!SessiOn of the land, forts several hundjre wounded Spaniards fell into the fhinjis of the Americans" and nearly, -COra tlead were accounted for on the spptj ! Holes in which num bers had Dee nastily. Duriea-were found. The dMd fwere returned to rel atives so far tl3is could be done and the wounded tiver cared for in the best manner by the American surgeons. The Spanish' :lpes footed up 400 kill ed, 600 - wounjde a property loss of anywheref?A 56,000,000 to 110,000,- 000. -:fe,tr " ' " The day; of the; fight was clear, and hot. Not a breach of "air was stirring. After the first 'battle the Americans were 'greatly iagiged'. by heat and the rest and breakfast allowed them j by the , commoijdrej was of inestima(ble benefit. When the men were at brejak- fast a cohference of all the officers Was held on I board the Olympia when the plan of t!ji second battle was made by the commodore. Several shbta j struck the Olympia and she was perced a number of times. One jsBeili struck . the side ; of the ship against the hospital ward. The chaplain, anl. nurses were stunned by the concussion. r nixperts nave ; tngurea out mux me , i CI ue" uw inumber of sinking spells ana siowiy grew fighting volum jot the s guns of ,the re r f.QTsem i ten using Dr. Miles' Eesforative spectlve 8ldjsf the battle Was three --ervine ftn4 Kerve and Liver Pills. At first tor fTfwontftTtthS the medicine seemed tchave no effect, but sSerSrxlt nnWsS sS, I after taking a lew bottles I began to notice superiority wp jm me u y 4 a change; I rested better at night, my appe - tfiy-vm SIDES : ; ik3 n toP1079 andI rapidly grew t -SAMPTH Sipitb. : ; Abetter. tmtU now I am as nearly restored Paymaster liquid, who was on the Mc- to health as one of iny age may expect. God rsiiiwiV rinrSn he .battle, was a wit ness of even) both sides. ; From nla posmon ne acetua see every muvemci.v are sold by all drug- K'- sum'-V of the Amefi ships and could alsd Under a positive , K.'ff J see the oatM Ins of the Spaniards ntee, firk bottla . p-KerVine "For; two iurs.".said Jir. Loud, thJ mUta or money re- Restores ? steady thunr of carmon was kept up funded. Book on dls Thp mar waii i something terrible. Ati . . .i Ay.. Ksaitn jNv one timer I really thought we would bm beaten: Tbis:was after the fire had! been kept tip an hour, u tooisea use spyery gun on the Spanish ships had 4$irned .loose on' us all toeether and Phe shore, line was a veritable blaze of kaikciica. j. lie uiU'. was simply indescribable, iff shot fell over 'our Tons upon tons ships. There was fteel enough to -have sunk our. entire Jeet. .Oup salvation was in the bad rnarkmanship of. the Spaniards. Some 4(Sf the batteries, however, were better .jained. Nearly all of our ships were Struck by both large and small shot, . i i Whin . the troops arrive from San lrancisco Commodore Dewey will de l hand the immediate surrender of the ;ity and the troops stationed there. If refusal. is given fire at once will be gjjpened from the warships and forcible lssession will be taken. Ij "There will be no difficulty in hold- Wter Manila nnd the TVi1HTinine.a Om- 'orces In the group will be accomplish -f i vplthout trouble, and with very llt je danger to American life. The in Eyrgents are very friendly and at the ;mf we leit were. Deseging wie town M large force. They are acting under i .f ders of Commodore Dewey." . ,-:'5 THE TROOPSHIPS SIGHTED. 'I The Belgic reports sighting the- first feet of transports which left this city s ay 25th about 150 miles east of Hon iulu. The' Belgic had sailed from Hon- -"ulu on, June 1st. The Charleston had .'frived4at Honolulu two days- before ,fl& wafe reeoaled at the time of the partuTe of the, Belgic. ' i Preparations were' being made at J Honolulu for the reception of the troops, which were expected to arrive 4:here on the day the Belgic left. The $own was beautifully decorated and a public reception" was to be given , the men on. the troopships.. , When a man is suffering with an aphlng head, a sluggish body, when his ruscles are lax and lazy, his. brain dull, and .his stomach disdaining food, hjB will, if wise, heed these warnings afid resort to the right remedy, before f;i is too late "Parker's Sarsaparilla" !;JCing of Blood Purifiers' makes the appetite keen and - hearty invigorates 4e iiyer purifies the blood and fills i;with life-giving elements of the food. I-is k wonderful blood maker and flesh 1 illder. Sold by J. C. Sheperd, J. H. 3, ardin, and HjL. Fentress. - i 'TIIE FL.OWE11 PARTY." f armIng!Entertainmen t That Pleased ( many. P. charming entertainment and" one at afforded' hiuclt amusement was gg-en last night hy the young ladies of 'gyfith Street Methodist church, at the JesideQce of Capta'in James H. Wil yams,'. on Fourth street, between Nun and church It was .thoroughly unique in nature, and was enjoyed by a large. crowd. - The Interior of Captain Williams hos pitable home was richly and beautif ul jfy decorated, and the choicest of re freshments were elegantly served by nearly a steore vof charming young ladies. ' ' ' ' . a As . 'the name denotes the entertain ment was a "Flower Party," and its ?cnef feature was; working out a floral J-tove story. In other words to place the name of a flower, suitable of, course3, opposite the following qiestion: What.was her nationality and appear ance.', .wnat was-nis disposruon-and jiaHi'e? ? What was hi object in rtrntri .'mony? How djd he offer himself? To Hijiom did she refer hirn? What did her father ask: concerning his prospects.' .How long had Violet neen out in soci- my? My whom were they married? Howimany. attended the ceremony? Who were the bridesmaids? What Wcre the colors, of their gowns? What "did the bride wear oa her head.? What did "she resemble? (What did the bride groom wear for the last time?. What 0d lie resemble?- How was the house ecorated for the reception? What did Jiey throw afte r the carriage? Where fcid they go on their. Wedding trip? ,Vhat animals did they see on visiting menagerie?. What present did they f a-ke to her good little brother? At ffhat hour did h awaken them blowing How long djd he keep it "going? ivnom did they engage as cook? 'For rhat was a plumber called in? When MvTAU'a RinrfKoti?. Yrtma urlratt wrftTft jlis parting words? How did she salute 5'i jm when he returned? How did VIo 't M. rule her husband? Was their hap Hness enduring? - J. J " HMiss JCate Sholar answered, suitably ie largest number of -the Truest ions, jpd 'dhe was' presented With a handr ipme basket of flowers, as a remember- 'fice of ' the delightful affairl t ' ' Tlie Fire Yesterday Afternoon."' I The " fire yesterday 'afternoon,' about 6 .plock, Which, marked! Ithe happening of ' bad accident, was locateu on the roof a shed lat the works of the Oafplina Sooperage ICompany.' OnQy a small hole ras iburnei in Ithe Shed. The fire was jjaused by sparks from the smokestaick. r The alarm sounded (from box 14, "Nutt nd: IBrunsWick streets. I Reniember the Colored Soldiers. li'As a box is being gotten up, those who ft-lslh to confbrJbuite anytMnig for the sol i, ders at Fort Macon Will kindly send their j iontrJlbultiion before FrhSays noon. Contri 't Tuitions can be left 'ait No, .15 "Dock street ! vth Coroner David Jacobs and With W. . Outfar, at .the postoff ice j Suffered 20 Years, BS. liABY LS7I5, wife of a promi nent farmer, and well known by all old residents near Belmont, N. Y , rrites: "For twenty-seven years I had been J constant sufferer from nervous prostra- " , . t a .7 : : T - V . XOcs ana aaverijiaeu reiwuiea v.iiiiuuu ucuc it. : Three years ago my condition was farming; the least noise would startle and Lun nerve me.. I was tinablo to sleep, had a - s vviortr HTnTCetHna." pr't-.-L!?.-j!a'-'J" .. ' 9 Dlf, MUesVEemedies . Of nerves free. - SS. JilLES M EPICAL CO., eu&han, lnd. i eases Ol luetiear am l-f.y.., l Address, t '' i G-reatly Advanced by son's Fleet on Mondar7 LANDING OF TROOPS EFFECTED Sampson Cables the Silencing of the Spanish Forts-.-Little Difficulty anticipated in Landing More Troops Soldiers at Tampa Em barking The Cruiser Nictheroy Not Yet Accepted by Our Government Private Claims Against Spain '" Question of Transports for Pnilippine ; Troops Steamers to be impressed. Washington, June 7. Shortly after 7. o'clock!, i his evenlngi .information confirmatory of the Associated Press dispatches concerning the bombard ment of the fortifications "pi Santiago reached 'the navy department. It came in the form of a cablegram from Admiral Sampson, which was made public, in the folblwing bulletin: "Secretary of the Nevy: "Bombarded forts at Santiago from 7:30 to ,10 o'clock a. m. todayT June 6th. Silenced works quickly without injury of any kind, though within 2,000 yards. ' "SAMPSON." While the officials of the nayy de partment declined to say definitely whether the bulletin contained all the" information given in Admiral Samp son's cablegram there is reason to be lieve that it "did not. The officials' re fused to- discuss the subject or to vouchsafe further lnformatioh than was posted on the bulletin-board. Only one additional point was elicited by questioning. That was that the ca'ble gram contained no Information about the landing of either land .forces or marines. . - - The information received from ; Ad miral Sampson was evidently quite satisfactory to the naval authorities. While they declined to discuss either the reason for, or the probable conse quences of the bombardment, they were thoroughly satisfied -with the re sults accomplished. It is pretty Well understood that the bombardment was for the purpose of paying the way either for the landing of troops or ac tually to cover the landing of marines and the few troops preseumably al ready there. t L Dispatches received by the Associat ed Press from Spanish sources tonight indicate that a landing was effepted, either during or immediately after the bombardment. ' This is regarded by naval authorities as entirely reason able. It is not believed that Admiral Sampson, after having silenced the forts would leaye them to be rehabi tated by the enemy. It is deemed-iike-ly that he landed a' sufficient force of marines to hold the ground he had gained and to make preparations for the landing of the regular forces upon their arrivel, if, instead some of them are not already at hand. ' ; TTOOTS A T TJMPA -EMBARKING. It is not denied that every effort is making to put the troops into Cuba at the earliest possible moment and this afternoon, 'it is believed, although hp official advices-to that effect were at hand, that the troops . have actually been embarking at Tampa today, may get away tonight. The. reason for this belief is found in the admission by of ficials that the troops have been under orders to embark for some time past. Thg -difneutly; that presented itself was the absence of absolutely necessary supplies,' which inmost cases were stored away in some of the thousands of freight cars which blocked the rail road tracks many miles out from Tampa, The orders that went forward yesterday were of a character to cause a speedy breaking of the deadlock and if the troops now 'have their supplies, which is believed to be the case, there is no reason . why they should not sail at once for Santiago. By the newspaper reports ol the breach Sampson has made in the coast defenses there is every reason to be lieve very little difficulty will be found in the . actual .- debarkation of the 'troops, particularly if marines are al ready ashore to guard the landing. 'The extent of Sampson's attack on the Santiago defenses has. brought out one fact very clearly; namely, that , he has practically unlimited power as to the time and character of an attack and that he is unhampered by restric tions from-Washington. 1 THE NICTHEROY. The criuser Buffalo, lately the Nic theroy, of the Brazilian navy,, arrived in Hampton Roads today directly from Brazil. The vessel, it is learned, is not yet actually on 'the United States naval lists. She has been aqquired subject to certain conditions that doubtless will . be strictly fulfilled by the Brlzilian government, but which have not been met. They are that the ship must be turned over in good con dition as to hull and machinery. The ordnance will be supplied by the Unit ed States government in the shape of ten 6-inch rapid-fire .guns now ready to put in- the shtp. The machinery of the Buffalo is known to be i In bad shape, but just to what extent is not known here. The ship will' be inspect ed by a naval board when she is ready for delivery to the government. Mean while, the work of putting her in con dition will . go on at once at Newport News. The Buffalo was not obliged, like the Oregbn, to make a detour in reaching a home port to avoid a possi ble enemy, because,' being manned by a Brazilian crew and not yet the nrop- erty of the United States, she was not subject to attack. PRIVATE CLAIMS AGAINST SPAIN It will be good news for the -many persons Interested directly or indirect ly in claims against the Spanish gov ernment, growink out of . ill-treatment in Cuba, or losgj to property sustained there, to know 'that the .state depart ment has not lost sieht of them. These claims on file in the state department naw amount t0 an aggregate of lo,- 000.000 and it ia the Dumose, wnen treaty of peace is drawn, to proviae therein for thei- settlement, either dl- rectiv or tnrouern tne juuic ujum means of a joirit claims commission TO IMPRESS STEAMERS OR TRANSPORTS. Assitant Secretary of War Meikle- john is rapidly shaping the question of shins for transportation oi troops to the Philippines. It was definitely de cided tonight that the steamship Cen tennial will not be of the fleet, as "she has been found unsea worthy. It is probable that the war-depart ment will impress into government service the steamsMps Senator, City of Pueblo and Queen, of - the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. Assistant Secretary Meiklejohn today telegraphed- General Merritt to have these ves sels inspected with a view to "their use as troopships and If found suitable to Impress them into service. y In addition to these vessels, the .de partment has in view several ships of the Northern Pacific Steamship Com pany.' This .is .a British T corporation and the vessels are the Arizona, Vic toria. TaComa. Columbia and Olympia. Mr. Meiklejohn this" evening received a telegram from the company stating the Action of Samp that these vessels would be chartered to the government on condition of rer . ceiving American registry, at practl- cally the prices the '.war department had proposed to them. THE PASSENGER RATE CASE. . :. - . . " Governor. RusNell'a Complaint Filed Before tlie Railway CommlMlon. Case to be Heard Today Duke's Gift to Trinity Colldge. CSpeciail to. The Messenger.) . T&aleign, N. XU., June 7. Today Governor ' Russell's eompllatats were flled with the railway commission, in regard to the re duction of passenger fares to 2V cents flrst-olass and 2 cents feeconki-ohasa' per ' mttle. This matter comes iro tomorrow. There are three complaints, these berng againUst the North CSaroIlinja, tihe WikmLns- toii and "Weldon, a-nldi Jthe Raleigh and Oaston railways'. The " comiDlalnitB sav that tlhe roads thus selected, for. test cases are entirely within the stlate, are in its most populous "land! iroduc!t4ve boun ties, enjoy tihe ilargeslt dameetic or (local travel aimd have the larerest irnoom in. pnoportliort ito their vallue.- ' JSt sajias to the Raleigh and Caston railway, for ex ample, that, "wftlh a valulatlon for Taxa tion of $1,362,453, its net profit from Joper a'tiing expenses Was $a06,3S7, or 13 per cenlt. , any, was over 13 per cenitl 034 the eaipiJtkl stock. The govermor further says the; reduc tion Hn rate laffeots only t!he local pa- seniger- fares and Will amount to 23 per cent, of the 1 octal iplassenger receltfts. He oontehids tWat Ithe eSttdiS Oion of free passes I iV.T, rtniUvlimln .111 3 .1... I tlhe revenue of the railways, andjhe fur- - ther anitenid's thait redUotton. of farea has always been followed by increasedtravelv generally more t'haf counterbalancing the loss duredtly OauBed by the rediUidtlanv , The conilmenlcemen't exercises of Trin ity college, at Durham, began today. "Wtaishiragtorii Duke,: head of t)he great cigarette firm, presented Ithe college with jioo.ow. This miaKes 425,ow. he : has . given it. . ' - ' Late to bed and early to rise, pre pares a man for his home in the skies.1 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 lamy. - THE- MONETKKEY SAILS. The Tlilrd Philippine Expedition to Start Saturday The Government to Impress Steamers for Transports. San Francisco; June 7. The "principal event in 'the local, war situation today " was the departure of the Monitor Mon- - ti-ey and the collier Brutus' for Manila. The oraer to get under way was Issued . about 1. o'clock and shortly afterward the wharves- and' docks on. the water4 front were crowded "with people. anxi ous to witness the departure of the f or- midable . fighting machine and the col lier which is to accompany her. '. Every steam whistle on the water front blew a farewell and as the two.vesselsmoved down the harbor . toward the Golden Gate the crowds "on the wharves set up. a mighty cheer. - ; ; That the expedition to the' Philip pines will - not leave here before next, aaruraay seems almost certain at. tnia writing. Stores supplies' and 'ammu nition are. (being placed on (board, but the worlc will hardly be completed "be fore the end of this -week, though It is stated that the vessels Will get away on Friday". -V ... ; - Kf. - The troops which are to embark on the' Colon, and the China are ready for- service, the last equipment toeing .de- . livered todays High rates of charter and a scarcity . of ships 1b preventing the war depart ment from getting the third Manila ex pedition under way. The three trans ports, engaged, With the China,- Colon and Zealandia will' constitute the second expedition. Ship owners are demanding extravagant prices for steamers and they will, not toe met (by the war department. Unless some of them make more reasonable" proposi tions It is a foregone conclusion that a number of steamers will toe seized and drafted into service. . ThA Cuban question and political Is- - sues ?slnk' into insignificance -with the man who suffers from piles. What he most desires, is reliefs For sale by. R. R. Bellamy. - The Columbia Repaired. New York. June '7. The United State. cruiser "OoluanbSa was floated 'ttW'iy. New plates have entire'ly repaired the star board side of the vessel which -was stove - in by the Fosoolla and the cruiser is as ; sound" and well protected' jaB When she was first put into jomanission. Sale of the Pheonlx Mill. Columbus. Ga.. June 7. The property of the Eagle and Phoenix Mamifactur facturlng Comtoany, valued at $3,000,000 was sold today by Commissioner Mur phy. The plant was nrsc soia or $500,000. After the sale four parcels' of other property, real estate ano water - lots, were offered, ah were oougnx 'oy . the committee representing first mort- .... gage bond holders, Messrs. joei Hurt, P. Moore, Joe'H. Harrison, Jos King, Henry Buist and, John, G. Ruge. Ta the rem-e-anization C. Gunny, president of the Third national bank, of this city ,, and co-receiver . or tne mius, wm u. elected, general manager. - Thorn Mast s'uflTenDeath. Saratoga. N. T.,"June 7. The c6urt of appeals today affirmed (the conviction of murder In the nrso degree in tne case or Martin thoth, . w uum -mc Queen's county criminal court round guitty of the killing tf fWIHiam Gulden- puppe, a tath rubber, in Wopdslde, Dong island; in J uiy last. : - The Roral i th nigbest grd Uklag powdr kaow. Actaal test show it fm third farther thaa ay uW briMU Absolutely i-are. MOVAL MKIM PCWDCR CO.. MEW VORK.