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WILMINGTON N; C., MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1898. ,
PRICE 5 CENTS.
FIERCE
FIGHTING
Spanish Make a Vicious Attack on the Ma
rines at Ghiantanamo. .
FIGHTING FOR THIRTEEN HOURS
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Attacked by Spanish Troops Saturday Afternoon, They Sustained a
Bush Fight Until Sunday Morning Four Marines Killed Their
Bodies Mutilated Our Men Show Great Nerve Under
the Night Attack 'Americans Dragging for Mines
in the Harbor To Re-establish the Cable. T 4
- Under Spanish Batteries. "
the point, that the
and two torpedo boat
(Copyright by Associated Press.)
On "Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Wanda, off Santiago de
Cuba, June 11.-4 p. m., via Kingston,
Jamaica, June 1,2. Noon. For three
days the scene of the ; chief military
and naval operations has been Calma
nera and Guantanamo bay. The
American flag is: flying on the shore in
the harbor, first planted on Cuban soil
by United States marines from the
transport Panther, under Lieutenant
Colonel R. W. Huntington, covered
by the guns of the cruiser Marblehead,
commanded by Commodore McCalla,
whose name is a synanym for activity
and fighting.
The battleship Oregon has already
coaled in the smooth waters of. the
harbor and has sailed away. The bat
tleship Texas is coaling today, to be
followed by other ships.
The squadrons , of , Rear Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley are
still off Santiago, maintaining a strict
watch day and night to prevent the
possibility of the escape of Admiral
Cervera. . From men who have landed
to take observations of the harbor, it
is learned definitely, all agreeing on
Spanish cruisers
destroyers are
there, - but ,4hese vessels are regarded
by naval experts, ater all, -as "men in
As a naval officer remarked today:
; "Spain throughout her whole history
has never sought a naval fight and
never, will, j She has always dodged
and is dodging now. Cervera never in
tended to fight. He intended to dodge
and he has -succeeded. Spain will
never send another fleet to these wa
ters during the present war."
Severe storms prevail in the channel
between Santiago de Cuba and Jama
ica. The. press dispatch boats have en
. countered these storms .for the last
ten days, making the :. voyages very
difficult. -
The heat adds to
but a daily service is
' Tfl RR.FSTART.TSH
On. Board the Associated Press Dis
patch Boat Dauntless, off Guantanamo
Bay, Saturday Noon. By the Associ
ated Press Dispatch Boat Wanda via
Kingston, Jamaica, June. 12.-1:30 p.
m.. In controlling the duter harbor of
Guantanamo, where Lieutenant. Col
onel Huntington's battalion of marines
landed on Friday Rear Admiral Samp-
son secures possession ui imr v-uuxn
'trm)nn of the French cable to Haytl.
The apparatus in the office at the har
bor mouth. was wrecked by a shell, but
the cable steamer Adria has instru-
aboard and "direct
communication with Washington will
soon be established,- The distance
overland to Santiago, around the bay,
Is about sixty miles, and the roads
lAre been rendered impassible by the
Cubans under Pedro Perez.
The first division of the Cuban army,
claims to have 4.000 men, but these fig-,
m m A! X J FfSl-
urs are prooaDiy over esumaieu, me
Cubans believe that there are about
3,500 soldiers in the vicinity of Caima
nera, whieh lies at the entrance to the
inner harbor. Guantanamo city is in
- land about fifteen miles. The two har
-, or connected bv a narrow chan
nel, with a dumbbeireffect. It is the
outer harbor which Admiral Sampson
."now holds with the Marblehead, the
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losemue anu. uic i.vti, .......
battalion of marines on the crest of a
-Mnnt toDoed eminence commanding
' the entrance on the western side, in
harbor are two small Spanish
jrunboats ana at caimanera. uiye "
battery. ,
An expedition
the discomfort,
maintained.
THE CABLE.
of three steam
launches, officered by Lieutenant Nor
man. Ensign Eustis, son oi air. ju
D. Eustls, formerly United States am
, j - Prom'p and Cadet G. an
Orden, under the general command of
Lieutenant Anderson, of the cruiser
Marblehead. last night dragged for
mines, but found none, tenant
ndeFson, who distinguished himself at
Cienfuegos. pulled a in Yith"J"y
vards of the fort without being .disco -"-red
He found the fort to consist of
masonry,- with three guns mounted
seaward. . .' v.
Judging from the panic in which the
Spaniards fled from the vUIage at Sh
erman's Point, they w U scatter at the
firt approach. They left at Fisher
man's Point three antiquated how.tz-
,ers several cases of ammunition, shell
d cannister. some Mauser rifles and
u? regimental flag of the Infantoria del
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST DISEASE
general cargo from Halifax, steamed
into the harbor. Her commander' was
greatly surprised at the presence of
the Americans, but - hr retained
enough composure to dip his flag three
times and then started to put about.
A shot across his bows from the Mar
blehead stopped him 'and the vessel
was boarded, her papers showing that
she was bound for Jamaica. The cap
tain explained that he had put In to
see if he could get a return cargo of
sugar. He was informed that he could
not and was then allowed to proceed.
THIRTEEN HOURS CONTINUOUS
FIGHTING.
On board the Associated Press Dis
patch boat Dauntless, off Guantana
mOi Sunday June 12, via Mole St. Nic
olas, Hayti, June 12. Lieutenant Col
onel R. W. Huntington's battalion, of
marines, which landed from the trans
port Panther on Friday and encamped
on the hill guarding the abandoned ca
ble station at the entrance to the outer
harbor of Guantanamo, j has been en
gaged in beating off a bush attack by
Spanish guerillas and regulars since 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon. The fight
ing was almost continuous for thirteen
hours until 6 o'clock this morning
when Veinforcem'ents were landed from
the Marblehead. ,
FOUR MARINES KILLED. "
Four of our men were killed and one
wounded. The advance pickets under
Lieutenants Neville and Shaw are un
accounted for. I '
- Among the killed is Assistant Sur
geon John Blair Gibbbs, son of Major
ibbs, of the regular army, who fell in
the Custer massacre. His home was
at Richmond, Va,, but he . had been
practicing in New York and he entered
the service since the war begun. He
was a very popular officer. The others-
killed are Sergeant Charles-, H.
Smith of Smallwood; Private William
Dunphy of Gloucester, Mass.. and Pri
vate James McCollegan, of Stonham,
Mass. ' Corporal Glass was accident
ally wounded in the head.
The Spanish loss is unknown, but it
was probably considerable. The
splashes of blood found a,t day 'light at
the positions the Spaniards occupied
indicate fatalities, but their comrades
carried, off the killed and wounded.
The engagement began with desul
tory firing at the pickets, 1,000 yards
inland from camp. Captain Spicer's
company was doing guard duty and
was driven in, finally rallying on the
camp and repulsing the enemy at 5
o'clock. . r ' -
The bodies of Privates McColgan and
Dunphy were found, both shot" in the
head. The large -cavities caused by
the bullets, which, inside a range of
5.00 yards, have a rotary motion. Indi
cate that the victims 'were killed at
close range. ,
BODIES OF THE DEAD MUTILATED
The bodies were stripped of shoes,
hats and cartridge 'belts nd horribly
mutilated with machetessi When -they
were brought In the whsae battalion
formed three sides of a hollow square
about the camp on the hill top. Be
low in the "bay -were -the warships at
anchor. Inland from the hfll camp is
a deep ravine , and beyond this are
high hills. The. adjacent country is
heavy with a thicket gro!wth. .'
The sky was blanketed with cloud?,
and when the sun set a gale was blow
ing seaward. Night fell, thick and im-
oenetraJble. The Spanish squads eon
cealed In the chapparel cover naa tne
advantage: the Americans on th'e ridge
furnishing fine targets against the sky
and the white tents. The bpaniaras
foment from cover till midnight, discov
'erable onlv by flashes, at which the
marines fired volleys. The 'repeaters
sounded like crackers in a barrel.
The Marblehead launch, a. colt ma
chine gun in her bow, pushed up the
bay enfilading the "Spaniards, and it is
thought that some were killed. The
marines trailed much blood, to the wa
ter's edge and there lost It. Sharks are
numerous In the vicinity.
The ships threw their' seachlights
ashore, the powerful - electric eyes
sweeping the deep tropic foliage and
disclosing occasionally skulking parties
of Spaniards. It aH resembles a. trans
formation scene at the harbvjr.
Each discovery of the enemy was
greeted by cracks of carbine fire along
the edge of the camp ridge "or by the
long roll of ithe launch's gun, search
ing the thickets with a leaden stream.
engagement was a (baptism of fire for
a large majority. Thp men. were in
darkness and . In a strangle land, but
they stood to their posts with courage
and fortitude and there was no symp
tom of a panjjc
The marines, though, exhausted, were
eager, for more flghittog, promising to
inflict heavy (punishment. They com
plimented the daring1 of the Spaniards
with characteristic camp profanity
A STOTSMY TIME EXPECTED.
Today the amplest preeauttqiis have
been taken, and, as the Dauntless was
leaving, reinforcements- were landing
from the. Marblehead A stormy time
was expected. -
Estimates vary as to the. attacking
force, some say 200 and the figures run
as high as 1,000. Colonel Campina, the
Cuban guide, saSd the Spaniards were
mostly irnegulars, but the reports of
the discharge of Mauser rifles would in
dicate that they were regulars, as most
of the guerillas carry Remingtons. The
Ctrban gueaHlas, as a rule, have more
dash and courage than the regulars.
The new campaign, uniforms . prove
satisfactory and are, almost Invisible at
a distance of 200 yards. The Lee grins
caused several accidents In drawing
"cartridges. ; Corporal glass shattered
his hand.
Despite the loss of the men, -wh are
keenly regretted, the marines rejoice
that they have been engaged In their
flrst fight on Cuban soil. They sailed
from New York the day war was de
clared and expected to land within a
week at Havana. Since then until they
landed on the shore of Guantanamo
bay, they had been cooped up on the
Panther, and they had begun to fear
that the troops would be there before
them after all. "
. When a man is suffering with an
aching head, a sluggish body, when his
muscles are lax and lazy, his brain
dull, and his stomach disdaining food,
he will, If wise, heed these warnings
and resort to the right remedy, before
It is too latej"Parkers Sarsaparilla"
"'King of Blood Purifiers" makes the
appetite keen1 and hearty invigorates
the liver purifies the blood and fills
it with life-giving elements of the food.
It is a wonderful blood maker and flesh
builder. Sold by J. C Sheperd, J. H.
Hardin, and H. L. Fentress.
TROUBLE IN THE CAMP.
Ar How Between a Wbisky Seller and
a Soldier at Camp Thomas Soldiers
Loot tne Premises Soldiers Dragged
from a Train by Telegraph wire.
Chicgamauga, June 12. A much needed
rain fell today, cooling the atmpspher
and laying the dust. The men in camp
were relieved this . morning from iany
duties and hundreds were given leave, to
visit the city, Lookout mountain jand he
"ridge." T
An &accident occurred this morning at
Lyttle, the camp station, that will prob
ably terminate the existence - of the
whisky shops and gambling dens which
have up to this time been .permitted to
ply their business by the Georgia author
ities without let or hindrance. A private
of Twenty-first Kansas regiment, who had
been drinking at the whiskey dive of one
Joe Baker, became involved in a diffi
culty with the barkeeper. Blows follow
ed and Baker drew a revolver, firing point
blank at the soldier, the . bullet, rt is
claimed by tthe soldier, striking him
above the eye inflicting a wound which
may cause the loss of an eye.
A crowd of . soldiers rttshed in, but
Baker, fearing further trouble, had got
ten out of the way. A large body of
soldiers formed with the purpose of handl
ing him severely and avenging the injury
to their comrade, and for a while it look
ed as if there, would be serious trouble.
lAn armed, guard, however, was quickly
detailed by order of General Brooke; who
took charge of 'Baker and his plac ana
order was soon-restored. The soldier was
taken to the division hospital, where the
surgeon found a wound as indicated; but
thought the injury had been caused by
a "bit of broken glass and not by a bullet.
After the shooting a number of sol
diers discovered the gambling den .was
running a brace game "and that the dif
ficulty between the soldier and Baker
had resulted from ,the fact that the lat
ter had been playing the former with
loaded -dice. It took the soldiers only a
few minutes to demolish the place. They
broke up the furniture, scattered the
gambling paraphernalia in the street and
were only detered from pulling down the
house by the arrival of the officers.
It is stated this evening that a number
of good citizens in the vicinity.ywill. be
cause . of failure of the Georgia officers
to enforce the law, petition that the por
tion of Walker bounty in the vicinity
of the park - to be put under mar
tial law so that General Brooke can
administer the law on the lawless ele
ment now doing a thriving business there
One of the trains frqm the pane was
crowded to suffocation this morning and
a number of soldiers mounted the top of
the-coaches." At a point about three miles
from Chattanooga a number of telegraph
wires across the track of the .railroad
over which the soldier exeuriin train
was- passing. When tne irac.v reacneu
this point. T. H- Ames. Third Illinois;
Thomas Barrett. Fourteenth New York,
and "Judd" Sharp. Sixteenth Pennsyl
vania", were standing on top of a car and
nrvt .ha vine- a. knowledge of the wires.
Sharp was. caught under the chin and
around the neck by one of them and
dragged off the car: pulling with him
Ames and Barrett who had attempted to
catch him- The train was running at the
rate of twenty miles an hour but as soon
as the accident became known it was
stopped, the three men picked up, carried
ba'ck to Lyttle and placed in the Leiter
hospital. None of the men was fatally
injured.
Troops Reviewed by the
Governor.
RflPJD IMPROVEMENT.
The Regiuent Uniformed and Armed.
More Recruits Enlisted- Several Com
panies Have Full Complement Tne
Tarboro Company Feasted by friends
from Home The Soldiers Anxious to
i move to the Front Little Sickness In
Camp.
(Special to The Messenger.)
. Raleigh, N. C," June 12. More persons
than ever before were at Camp Russell to
day. Jn ..the' morning the weather was
extremely hot, but in the af ternoon there
was a shower iand then delightful temper-
-ature. r
Twenly-five people ' came from Tarboro
and brought twenty pigs, which they bar
becued" for their company.. Captain Jef
freys and his lieutenants bad" as their
guests at dinner all the commissioned of
ficers of the regiment and gave them a
fine dinner, thanks to the liberal kindness
of their home people.. A barrel of beer
was one of the concomitants of the din
ner. . .
Governor Russell was tendered a re
view. Hefi was present during dress pa
rade. IAI1 f the' regiment was In uniform,
save hats and leggings and "cartridge
belffs, and all the men had rifles, which
were issuea today. There were 175 re
cruits in the ranks. These had been
armed and uniformed also. Seventytwo
recruits- -came ..from Asheville this morning.-
They were examined by surgeons
and only six failed to pass.
v Colonel ;Burgwyn escorted Governor
Russell to the reviewing point. The govern
or -was in a carriage and accompanied
by Auditor yer and JudgerWalter Clark.
He witnessed the dress parade. All the
officers were mounted save .the surgeons.
The band played better than ever before.
The marching was far and away the best
the regiment has ever done. It was in'
company front. It - was noticeable that
several of the companies had their full
complement of men, recruits who came
in yesterday and 'today having all been
assigned. The march pass the governor
was in column of companies. Aligments
were- well maintained and salutes -were
in "most cases excellent. The governor
acknowledged the salutes of battalion
commanders and of each bf the twelve
companies. 0
At the end of thej. review the Tarboro
company gave a skirmish drill in fine
style. 1
Captain Cobb' is officer of the day to
rrforrow, Lieutenant McAfee senior officer
of the guard, Lieutenant Cowan junior
officer of the guard.
Among the visitors to 'the camp today
was Dr. Wertenbaker, of the marine
hospital service, on his way to'AVilmlng
ton from Statesville.
The surgeons had a busy day today
Description of the Bom-tiardment.
DEMORALIZING EFFECT
Of tne Bis Shells on the Spaniards In
the Forts The Flee from the FortI-;
ficatlons wth the Gnns Still Stand
ingThe Warships Move. Forward lot
Two Columns ' Difficulties Under
"Which pur Vesels Fight Their Be4
structlve Wprki .
(Copyrighted, by Associated Press.) !
Off Santiagp - 4e Cuba June, 6. via
Kingston, Ja4 Jine 7. 11 a. m (De
layed irt i trnsnjission).-r4The Spanish
water battersK dlef ending Santiago de
Cuba were badly wrecked today by : the
American fleet In ;a bombardment last
ing from shortly after 7 o'clock until
some time after iO o'do'ck this morn
ing. Orders for ttie" attack, were issued
on Sunday night.! All the . men were
warned to retire early, and preparations
tswere maae xor laraniasi at o.av o -ciock
inat xne nrv irm. tne apanisn ions
would Ibe seviye"Tas generally tonced
ed, but snatchjes of sqnsg.and the strum
ming of guitars and mandolins from the
ships gave anything but an Impression
of deadly warfare! . J
Early on tji'e morrow the officers
gathered on t6e ,; (uarterdecks and dis-.
cussed the sifuatk)n and the pbssile
effect of the sipts5 It was agreed that
the earth wor3i would be hard to de
stroy and tha a pre'a.t deal of ammu
nition would be wasted, especially as,
the forts 'W.ereis'itu'ated on high ground.
The fact, thit the ships were not to
move and were 1 to stand in at 3,000
yards made tljjem ia good target and it
was judged that; tlje drop t shots from
the forts woujd tie disastroiuk. ih case
of hits. .. I ." ' ' j
The distanc? ; fug"htJ at, made, the
secondary batter is of .rapid fire guns
useless and tlseyi prere silenced. "
THE LtNEl OF BRATTLE.
The line of Uatle -planned was the
same as in 01 movement of Saturday
afternoon. The big1 t battleships Texas,
Massachusetts! Oregon ani Iwa moved
In on a straie?it; line from the south.
The Brooklyn lrblehead and Vixen
moved In a lii ojji a slight angle, the
Vixen close, inlsho. and the Brooklyn
next to the Teiras,iin the most danger
ous place on tl- liae, because, both she
and the Texas jt aeed up the harbor,
which rounds ' pocftieast. On the other
ang-le to the wjart ere tne isew iofk,
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IMPORTAHT EVENTS OF THE .
4 - The Army of Invasion Left Tampa Saturday and Key West
5 Last night, the Transports Being Joined by the Worships at the V
-. The Troop Ships are Expected to Reaeh Santiago Wednes
day Night. . ' t. : Im n
The Military Expedition to Porto Rico fstart. in Ten
uays. - - ,- s.t'-i
Jn an Uprising in Sierra Leone 1,000 Persdns are Killed by
the Africans.- ; -: 1
;" Porto Rico is on the Vergeof Starvation. . ,
Smallpox is Declared Epidemic at Statesville, Ij. C.
Our Warships are Still in Guantanamo larbor nd the
American Flag Floats on Shore. ' , ' f ' . .''':
Americans, Under Command of Lieutenant Anderson, Drag
the Harbor of Guantanamo for Mines, but Find Jfone. Anderson
Rows Within Fifty Yards of a Fort.
" THE MAIN ATTACK.
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Shortly after midnight came the
main attack. The Spaniards imade a
gallant charge up the southwest slope,
but were fnet by repeated volleys from
the main body and broke before they
were one-third of "the wayup the hill;
but they came so close that at points
there was almost a hand to hand
struggle, the officers used their revol
vers. Three Spaniards -got through
hP Awn formation to the edge f the
Colonel J oae ja.muiua, uc
Kver, P.cau.un, j been U a"
The human machine starts but once
and stops but once. Tou can keep it
going longest and most regularly by
using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little "pills for constipation and
all stomach and liver troubles. For
sale by R. R-, Bellamy.
mr f mm disease. All tne
huts in the locality have been razed
large casks of Spanish wine have been
' smashed, two wells have been boarded
I up and all the drinking water used is
supplied fronV the fleet. The camp will
probably be named Canip -McCalla. af
1 ter the commander of the. Marblehead,
who is indefatigable and has not re
" moved hia clothing since the bombard-
ThVs miming the British steamer
ew Foundland. of Montreal, with a
A FRE8H SUPPLY OF
JUST RECEIVED.
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CALL AND FIND. OUT WHO ARE
USING THIS WATER, AND YOU
iWILL BE CONVINCED THAT IT 13
and they, turning ana nnamg mau
selves without support, ran helter
skelter "down the reverse side of the
hill ,It was during this assault that
Assistant Surgeon Gibbs was killed..
He was shor In the head In front of his
own tent, the far best point of attack.
He fell into the arms of Private Sulli
van and both dropped.. A second bullet
threw dust in their faces. Surgeon
Gibbs lived .ten minutes, tout did not
regain consciousness.
The surgeons of the hospital corps
then removed theih quarters about the
old Spanish stockade north, of the
camp. The attacss were cuutiuue. -;ntnk.
throughout the rest of the
night, with firing from small squads
in various directions.
Toward morning the fire slackened.
Dawn 13 he favorite time for attack,
and as the east paled, the marines,
-i,-4t,V t.t their eruns. -were aroused.
Some were actually asleep, as they had
v r,r r-Mt for forty-eight hours, and
tired nature could no longer stand, the
strain. But no attacK came.
1 , SHELLING THE BRUSH.
I Three neW 12-pound field guns, which
could no be used during the night, for
Ffar of hittine our own. men, sneuea
Smallpox Epidemic at Statesville.
(Special to The Messenger.) .
Raleigh, "N. C, June 12. Dr. -Werten
baker, of the "United States marine hos
nital service arrived here this afternoon
from Statesville. where he examined the
smallnni cases. He reports that there
are eleven cases, all true smallpox, and
that these are all of negroes in the sub
urb of town. He pronounces the di
ease epidemic and thinks 'the germs may
be lurkinsr in that section. Tuesday a
large quantity of vaccine matter wilrbe
sent there and there will be thorough
vaccination.
Little Interest in Jthe War by Spanish
Populace., .
Wilmington, Del., June 12. Captain
Davis, of the British steamer Le Coq,
which reached this port yesterday
from Santander. Spain.. - says that
while in that country he was impress
ed with the fact that the common peo
pie apparently are taking very little
interest in .the war with the United,
States. Captain Davis was also of the
opinion that the Spaniards thought the
United States was wasting its money,
appropriated to wage war; as it w as
intimated to him Spain did not place
a high financial estimate upon Cuba,
Porto Rico or the Philippines .
Expedition. t t c
There is a Case of Yellow Fever at Euiutta; Miss.
Spaniards Attacked Our 3Iarines at Guantanamo Saturday
,T ., .,,1 T?irrV.Hnx T oct.-il All Vioht Thp2Snflniar?s were
UUU -M. lf,IUiu uuivw -"O"" W " '
Rupelsed. Our Loss was tour Killed. . . ,
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examining seventy-two recruits irum
Asheville.
There are twenty-three patients in tne
hospital; no cases at air serious, mere
are ten cases or measles,, eignt oi meso
members of the Lumber Bridge company.
Recruits pitched their tents today ana
settled down jo work.
Memoers or tne regiment are very aui-
ious to leave nere ana go to tne ironi.
They say they want to see service.
T don't know, there may be others"
he said, but I have used "Parker's Tolu
Cough Syrup in my family for years
and would not be without it." He
knew better than tb buy the inferior
preparation that was being urged upon
him. Parkers Tolu Cougn syrup nas
no equal.. It will immediately relieve
any Cough or Cold, Whooping Cough,
Sore throat. Hoarseness, Croup, Uron
chitls and kindred aliments. Contains
no injurious .Ingredients; is pleasant to
take and a safe remedy for children.
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H. L. Fentress.
Base Ball.
Cleveland 1, Pittsburg 3.
Cleveland. June 12. The first Sunday
ball game here this season was played
this afternoon at Eudid Beach park, nine
miles from the city. A crowd of 6,000 was
nrownt A severe thunder storm inter-
ruoted the game, 4ut there -was no inter
ference by the authorities.
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New Orleans and Yankee. These faeed
the earthwork battery opposite Monro
cactle, while th' Brooklyn, Marblehead
and Vixen faced" the Estrella battery,
Motto castle, the sQatalina battery and
two earthwork batteries on the west
ern bank 5 and 4 couple of new shore
batteries. - j i
The morning; opened with heavy
showers and no -breeze, not a favora
ble outlooki'; because the dense smoke
from the big guns, would hang over the
ships like a pall? and disarrange the
aim of the gunners, , while the shore
batteries, having , snokeless powder
would be able -tp ftre at the ipatdies. of
smoke with little Inconvenience.
Toward 6:30 the skies lightened and
a good breeze came along. At 6:32
o'clock the orderito move m to land was
given and as i he i columns formed a
beautiful and inspiring sight was wit
hessed. . t. I
Forming In two- columns at a distance
m . ' -1 A 1 V.S J. rv.A.. Mnronl Ilia
entrance of the! harbor, ithe Brooklyn
leading one column and the New York,
the other.. Slowly they moved up un
til within four miles :of the forts. Then
they turned,; the; -Brooklyn to the west
fforo miles. west of (Morro castle opened
ym tne auwanee unaer tne command or
Lieutenant Commander Delehantyt and
ne vixen, m command of Lieutenant
?harp, and they moved In iand with a
lot fire from their small "guns soon si
enced them. : .
yPANJSH SHEJLX.S COMING CLOSE.
The great earthworks on the hill
near the flying squadron's end of the
iihe then (began , puttinig shells In so
close to the Brooklyn and Massachu
setts that it Was determined to silence
'them if possible- It was a - difficult
lob, because the earthworks were 180
feet above the waterline and It required
great elevation ox the guns. At 8:22,
"after three quarters of an hour of fir
ing, Commodore .Schley ordered "cease
firing and the ships on the west moved
farther in until, they had a good 1,800
yards range.
Eight minutes later the command to
open fire was given and the guns be-'
gan to crash away. '
Following the whistle of the 8-sinch
shell from the Brooklyn's after turret,
in charge of Lieutenant Rush, there
was a burst of fire from! the-block
house near the battery and a great
cheer from the men. Ten seconds later
the Massachusetts landed two 10-infch
.shells, almost in the same, spot and
signalled that the battery was silenced.
Big guns could still be seen on the hill,
but there were no gunners around
them.
in the meantime, shells from what
few Ibatteries of the enemy which were
keeping up a desultory firing were fall
ing either very short or just over the
ships.. One1, burst .oyer the Brooklyn
and two others went dangerously close
to her, tut only a few sky lights 'were
Injured.
In the meantime the four (big battle
ships were -pounding away at the Es
trella battery and the Inside harbor
defenses and the explosion of the great
shells could be seen causing terrible
havoc.
Down at the eastern end of the line
the New York and . the r "New Orleans
put the Cave batteries' out of action in
fifteen minutes and then devoted the
fire of their guns to the ibatteries on
th.e fcOl, there being two new masked
batteries west of Morro that were very
nasity "in their firel The guns of the
New " Orleans did deadly work there
and the fire from the Spaniards grew
more and more fitful.
V' BATTERIES ON FIRE.
. The Estrella. anJ Catallna (batteries
w,ere on fire and the "blockhouse on the
eastern endwere burning. .
At 9:19 o'flock the ships turned so as
to bring their1 unused port batteries
into play and opened a still more dis
astrous" fire. ..
-By 9:30 o'clock the fitful fire f rom one
or two gunson the fortifications showed
that the Spaniards h'ad -practically de
serted their batteries and would not
return . the fire,
j Lieutenant Doyle's' 8-inch 'guns In the
starboard tnrretrof the Brooklyn and
Lflejitenant Simpson's forward 8-inch
landed rights in the midde of the earth
works several times with evident dis
astrous effect. .
The flagship stgnaled.at 9:37 o'clo'ck
"that the batteries were evidently , si
lenced; but it was not until 10:05 that
-the firing was stopped. At that time it
was known that not a single shot of
the enemy had taken effect on our
ships. ' . . . .
jWhen ilie firing finally stopped the
varships moved slowly away and a
psjiot struck near the flying squadron' s
eijdortne nne.gmng evidence xnat tne
Spaniards had not been altogether
djven awayfrom their guns, but had
irn. away from them only to come back
"Wfien the opportunity offered. '
Jlpne or two stray shots struck Morro
cftle, ,b"ut it was only slightly damag
et,; about the upper works. - .
is believed that both the -Catallna
&a the Estrella batteries are finally
out f action while a great -portion of
fh.e earthworks was knocked doTn.
:It was rumored that the Spaniards
had hauled' down their flag, but it was
probably shot down, as it was aispiay
d aeain by nbon, and the firin'g of the
"guns after the retirement of the squad
ron was not indicative or surrenaer.
" Late to bed and early to rise, pre
pares a man for his home -In the skies.
Earlv to bed and a idttie n;any itiser,.
the pill that makes life longer and bet-
y - . . n 1 1 1- T- T 1
ter ana wise. or saie iy iw xv. uei-
lamy.
Affiln inPoto Bico.
;St. Thomas, D. W. I. June 12. Mr.
Walter Bett, who is said to have been
a secretary of Mr. Crawford, the Brit
ish consul at San Juan de Porto Rico,
the latter now acting for the United
States, arrived here yesterday. Mr.
Bett. it appears, was accused of com-
inunicating information to the United i
states authorities concerning the
mines and fortifications, of San Juan,
SAIL.
The First Division of the Army of Invasion
on Its Way to Cuba. .
THE PORTO Rl'CAN EXPEDITION.
The Second Divisipn'to Start for SaijL Juan in Ten Days The San
tiago Fleet Embraces Thirty Transports with Seventeen Thou-
sand Soldiers and Sixteen yarsbJps---The One to Porto '
Rico to Include Heavy Battleships for Bombard
ment of the Forts War . Preparations by
the War Department.
Washington, Jun 12. Under com
mand of Major General Shafter, the
first diviskm of the United States army
win sail tomgnt-frtmT-exWestfor
Santiago de Cuba to besiege and cap
ture that . town. The 'army, transports,
thirty in number, left Port Tampa yes
terday and are at Key West. The con
voying warships,' believed to number
between sixteen and nineteen, willjbe
ready for the! voyage toy nightfall, and
With this powerful force there is no
longer reason for apprehension, that the
transports can be attacked successful
ly by any '.Spanish, warships, even if
such, should have escaped the vigilant
.search of the naval commanders at
Key West and off Havana.
It is believed here that the sally out
of Havana of the three Spanish gun
boats was Intended to create the im
pression that they were prepard to go
out to attack the transports. .If so jthe,
plan miscarried for the craft were de
tected Immediately - (by Commodore
Watson's cruisers and driven back
pellmell into Havana harbor under. the
protection of the guns of the shore bat
teries. Even if these boats had escap
ed they eould nave , done no damage
for the size of the convoy furnished for
the troopships, is sufficient to wararnt
belief that they would have been speed
ily destroyed should they have had the
courage to make an attack upon the
fleet of American ships. The Spanish
gunboats are not of formidable charac
ter, not one of them being the equal in
power "of the smallest of the American
cruisers, or even of such gunboats as
the little Bancroft, which may be used
as General Shaf ter's flagship.
Every precaution has been, taken by
the government to ensure the safety of
the troops en route to Cuba. The naval
war board was in session today, making
the final preparations for the disposi
tion of the guardships- '
The transports will be kept as close
ly together as safe navigation will per
mit and the warships will (be disposed
ahead, astern and j on either flank.
The fleetest seoutiri g vessels will be
thrown far out mj advance of the
transports and in order to ensure
against an attack from the rear some
of these vessels, such as the St, Louis,
perhaps, will linger far astern -reaay
to signal the heavy ; armed cruisers at
the first sign of an approaching foe.
The stately battleship Indiana, it is ex
pected, will lead the procession of ships.
which will be the most numerous garn
ered In American waters since the civil
war. The troops snouia arrive on oan-
tiaeo 'by Wednesday night, supposing
the fleet proceeds at eight knots speed,
and. landing operationa should bCgin by
Thursday, for General Shatter win not
keep! his men cooped on shipboard a
moment longer, than necessary. It is
not believed jthat they will foe landed
atCaimanerar, the point on Guantana
mo bay where- the American flag now
merce and it is not easy to Induce prl- ,.
vate manufacturers to take up their
manufacture, Involving, as it does', the
Installation of new. machines and tools,
and the" eaucatHm " or workmen in
special lines.' Still, 'the deliveries from ,
the contractors have been steadily in- ',
creasing and are now, about sufficient -to
meet the demands. ":
Prior to 'April 21st, in -anticipation of .
the present emergency, this department -had
been accummulatirig small arms
cartridges for some time and had about
20,000,000 of all" kinds oh hand. There
have been procured many millions -more
by manufacture and "purchase
since April 21st. and the manufacture ;
and delivery of small arms cartridges
win soon reach 700,000 per day. There
have been issuetl'to the army small ,
arms of all kinds and the supply is
sufficient for antfcinipated wants.
Since-April 21st "the old regular bat-
teries have had .their armament : In
creased from four guns androaissons td ' ,
six guns and caissons. .The new reg- -ular
batteries have been supplied with , .
six guns and caissons and 'battery wag
ons and forges. "Heavy field guns with
their caissons and harness khave also
been issued Sixteen volunteer bat
teries have been supplied either in -whole-
or in part. i
Since the beginning of the war, the -department
has sent to the field a large
number of 5-lnch siege guns and 7-inch,
sieg howitzers, with, their carriages,
limbers, platforms, implements, .equip- t
ments and tools complete.. 1A11 of this
siege material is- of the latest (pattern '.
and newly made. Three 6-inch field
mortars' which had been distributed for
practice have been collected - and. sent , -to
Tampa- These are supplied with an ,
ample quantity of ammunltkm.
There have tbeen shkpfped to the for
tifications since April 21st, many sea.-!
coast carriages, guns for which are al-y
ready provided. iRalpid fire guns and
an amp?e supply of ammunltioni cart-
ridges, shell, shrapnel fuses, and smoke
less powder for the same, have beett
puTChased,-and a portion of them has
already been Installed at permanent
works.
The' transportation - branch of the
quartermasters department took .ad
vanced precautions to secure steamers
to carry troops to cuoa. an
t.j a rVv BPnt tO New
York to consult with the steamship
companies and rasbect the vessels.
His work was so complete that when ,
the call came he deipartment wasln
position to secure from the companies ;
the ships that were needed. The policy
was to divide the call among the vari- -ous
coastwise lines with a view of not.
interfering seriously with thelr com
mercial interest. Consequently, the de
partment has been able without friction ,
to secure the most reasonable charters
that the government has ever made.
Up to this date there have been, char
tered forty-one first elass. steams hius
for transports on the Atlantic coast,
four water vessels, one tug, three light
ers. All these had to- -be toted for
vice. All thes had to. be fitted for
troops, animals, and frefeht iby erec-
ings bunks, 'puiiaing wuubu .
file over the heads of Sampson's ma
rines, as the .place, while well adapted J putting in extca tanks for the-water,
to serve as a navai ioase anu a a ua.i
boir of Tefuge for the American war
ships,, is not particularly w'ell suited f or
the beginning of military operations.
THE PpRTO RIt?AI "EXPEDITION.
In ten day's time, unless unforeseen
obstacles are encountered, the move
ment upon Porto Rico will foegin. -The
war department has been In close com
munication by telegraph with General
Miles at Tampa and all of the necessary
Instructions" have been given to the
commanding general for the campaign.
General Miles In turn has been con
sulting Generals Coppinger and Lee at
Jacksonville, giving the necessary de
tailed instructions, and all is so near
Hart's Emulsion of Cod' Llver OU
with Creosote and the Hypophosphites
if ralthfrly used; is a specific in the
treatment of weak lungs. Consumption,
Bronchitis, etc. Leadin . physicians
recommend It. Sold by J. C Shepard,
j, h. Hardin and H. L.Fentrei
arid he "was, therefore,; ordered to jVeady that were some essential supplies
leave Porto Rico. The bpaniaris i on hand the expedition couia siart
claim this Is a flagrant' breach of Bill- -within twenty four hours, rme navy
iShT neutrality and dangerous foi air. .department has been advisea or xne
Crawford, unless it can be proved that purpose of the army and the war board
the latter was not the employer of Mr. today ! was making arrangements to
Bett" and, that the expelled secretary is supply the convoying neei. uu i"
rot answ erablei for his actions to the be of a more formidable character than
British government, Mr. Bett denies that which goes with. th Santiago ex
haling supplied! the United States auS pedition, . for the plans Contemplate a
Choditles with the information referred joint attack upon the SanuanJn;
ranons idv une aiuii nuv j
to. ' . " - -i ......
.Thirty-one Porto Rican refugees,
mostly women, also arrived here yes-
ter day-' '
-The newspapers say tnat iwo monms
of the existing conditions will bring
Porto Rico to. the verge of starvation.
The government of the Island has es
tablished a few public kitchens . tor
the- relief of those who are suffering
most, . -
i The spamsn wrpeuo uuai unuu
Terror is now regarded as being, use
or ner
these fortifications are so ?owerful that
heavily armored ships only can oe
sent against them, at the (beginning.
Therefore, it is believed that Sampson, s
tiat'tieKhins will head thls fleet, -
Now that' Sampson bas taken up a
it. ooiinro In Guantanamo bay, ft
jvoit-avu ww-
is expected at the navy department that
he will soon (be in direct communica
tion' with the department, which will
greatly facilitate the combined opera
tions of the navy and army. The cable:
which he cut Just Derore lanaing iue
marines was buoyed ana as soon uj
loss mrints to the breakdown
boilers and the lack of means to repair J caiible operators and instruments can be
Tiom Sh la still at San Juan de Por- I rtM(in Ver from Haytl the cable will
HhoTT 4imoH rlitf &imrlrlvrf in thp wPftt I .. ... wv-r t i 1 I .
ai5.uiijc. um --" i l-nc wwp an tnere
when the refugees left San Juan..
light. They dived into tne srosnes ruse
docs into burrows as the shells
THE BEST LITHIA WATER THAT cver them In the gray dawn.; r -
iHb. um. . i.nrrnandit of the Associat-
HAS ER BEEN orutiia
Depression In Madrid
' London, June-: 12. The Madrid cor
respondent of - The Daily Mail tele
graphing Sunday, says: An extreme
ly bad depression Is current tonight as
"-r. "j! c .noFiUv i to the outcome or events. Business
several u i. -- . v, h.,, that hp
II It II LTC 1UCUUCU w ,JV-4V-i
war will be short, probably only last
ing another-ionth. Military , men hold
JCET. GUARAN'li -t-yj j.
KIDNEY TROUBLE, xjiariirw.
AND STOMACH TROUBLE.
R; E. WARD. - Agent,
bfciieiMlila mm
Bunting's :; Pharmacy.
ed Press talked with Major Oockrell,
who was in charge of the outposts,
n-ord came of the finding of the body
of Sergeant Smith. He -was reported
as having been killed at 5 o'clock on the
nrevious day- but it appears that he
C vpn alive at 10 o'clock In the
Evening When and how he was killed
t hia writing. Neither
a un Tnnntered nor had the
of Tutenant -Neville and
Lleutenatn Colonel Huntington and
Major Cockrell gaVe high praise to the,
nerve and steadiness of fScers an?
men, especially the young ones, a tke
tv nnnnsitp' view. considering that
Stvain can nut much reliance on the el
ont- . wiiilF- the American landing
in Cuba is officially denied, the author
ities assert that even If it were true
it would be unimportant, as tne tpan
would eive a good account
of Itself. "
Tellow tfeTer at Kueutta, miss.
Tjuircl. Miss.. -June 12. News from
"Riirntla. anonunces that J. McNeiL
ot McHenry, who was quaranunea at
the residence of his brother, ur. aic
Neil, last Friday, is sick with fever.
McNeil left McHenry five days ago.
to the east followed by the New Or
leans. Yankee;; , Iowa and Oregon.
When the ships had ail turned Jnto tnis
new formation, -t hey moved in natue
line to within 2,000 yards of the bat
teries In (the positions .originally de
tailed. S, ' ' ' "
The "Vixen amd the Sutwanee went on
the left flank to look out for riflemen
or rifle pits and the DoJphin and the
torpedo boat Poriteridid similar duty on
the right flank.
THE 1TRST GUN.
The forts remained silent but at pre-
r. h. E. I cisely 7:41 o'clock a; 2-inch gun on the
...0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 02 10 1 1 Iowa shattered tthe silence and from
one end of he tine., to the other there
was an instant jrspons'e to the firing.
Through clouds ? smoke the 12-lnch
shell of the Iowa ould ! be seen strnong,
on the base of the? Estrella battery.
Some of the ittattenes on tne nuis
The score.
R. H. E.
Oleveland ........... 0001 01 4 0
Pittsburg 0 0 0 3 0-3 5 0
Batteries Powell and Criger; Gardner
and. Schriver. Umpires Snyder and Con
nolly. Time 1:10.
fhifas- 2 ' St. Louis 4.
Chicago," June 12. The Browns dfeated
Chicago today m one or me preinesi
eames of the season. Attendance 11,400.
The score
St Louis .. -0 04000000-4 14 1
pottirii.5 r'aiiahan and Donohue: Tay-
inr nn ' Srivder. Umnires Emslie and
Curry. Time 2.20.
Why allow yourself to be slowly 'tor
tured, at thestake of disease? Chills
oiirt uvwm will undermine, ana event-
THE TROOPS WHICH LEFT TAMPA
Tampa, Fla., June 12. The expedtion
that sailed from here to js.ey wesi
prior to goin ro "Saaitlago Was made up
of nearly twenty regiments of regular
Infantry, of from 500. to 550 men each.
laermine, ana ev. - th, raiments of the
ually break; downthe strongest consu- -""ro5, four regiments of in-
tutionV, "Febri-cura" i&weei; v.mu lhaV hppn in camfo at Mo-
ut. t-, to mAM offpctlve than I n"11 J jr. . , .
XOfUU WXUli livu .w w
Report of Landing Troops in Cuba
- (Copyright by Associated Press.)
Port Au Prince, Haytl, June 12.--8 p.
m. The latest advices received f rom
Port de Paix says that the British
steamer Ravensdale, . from Guantana
mo, whence the American warships
Oregon arid Marblehead compelled her
to put out, reports that the Americans
were evidently planning a debarkation-
of troops on the shore of Guantanamo
bay. ' . ."
.Washington, June 13. Up to 12:30
o'clock this morning, no news -had
reached the officialahere concerning the
fight at Guantanamo, The report that
.8,000 American troops had been landed
near-Santago cannot be confirmed;
German Interferenee t Blanlla
London. Uune 1?. A - dispatch to Th'e
ally Mall from Kagasaki. Japan. says:
I have trustworthy information that Ger
many is determined to prevent a bom
bardment of Manila. ' " ' -
Gnardlng the Water Supply .
Tampa, Fla., June 12. The company
of the Illinois regiment of volunteers
has been detailed to guard the, water
supply at St, Petersburg.- The com-nany-guard
theriake : furnishing; the
supply and the two tanks connected
with it. It is believed that the Span
lards who have been noticed in that lo
cality during . the latter pact of last
week, contemplated poisoning the wa
ter. The security of the supply at this
place has' also been closery enquired
into, but when .General Coppinger
learned that the water works were
built over a spot where a subterranean
stream issues from the grouna ne De-
Quinine, and being combined with Iron j
is-van excellent Tonic ana ierve mcu
iclne. It Is pleasant to take, and Is
sold under a positive guarantee to cure
rr- monpv refunded. Accent no sudsu-
tntes. The "just as good" Kin a aoni
effect cures. Sold by J. C'Shepara, j.
H. Hardm and H. L. Fentress.
bilVand whijeh formed part of Major I came satisfied that there was nodan
rsneral OooDinger's command at that I ger. . - . - - . : :f iSL L.MU
rendezvous. The total force of regular
Tiutsville 5. Cincinnati 4.
Wa?Tipr'a home run
UJVUtS I lilt, W 0 - m
with a man on base won the game for I nnpn(.d at once. bait' their good aim or
. . . i 1 . a , v. Ato-hfli inning At- I . iloaiWivf . frw thp
last WWMX. . I! VJ j
shower of the shells; f rom: the fleet, for
Massacred by Africans. y
sTJveroooL June 12. Steamers which
v. n-n--crcA trnm Siprra. Leone.
West Africa, report that, 1,000 persons iery 300 men and 16 guns; .r;'
infantry was about. 1L000 men. There
were also two regiments or voiuniwi
Infantry, about 2,000 men altogether,
the Second regiment of cavalry from
Mobile, 500 men, ana two sqau'"
each from the "First , Third, Sixth,
Ninth and Tenth cavalry, .aibout z.ow
men; eight troops or volunteer
taken from Roosevelt's rough riders,
U9 men; four batteries ox "s1-
(undanr-o 4 OrtO. Thfi SCOre 11- J.
Ii.ivillft 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Z X . 4
Oinrinnati ..020020000-4 7 1
RattM-ies Cnnmneham ana rowers.
Breitenstein and Wood, empires otari-
wood and Wood.- Time 1:45.
-
London Money Market.
London, June 12. The money mar
ket has collapsed, owing to the release
of the Japanese balances. Cheap mon
ey and low discount rates seem to De
the prospect until tne ena oi ine suiu-
- On the stock exchange there was lit
tle business done last -week ana it was
mostly of a speculative nature. Ameri
can securities had a strong tone, but
business in them was moderate and
chiefly on New York account.
- There-was little business done in
the foreign market. Spanish 4s were
points lower, and all South Ameri
can securities were in bad favor.
S. MJ Geary, Pierson,1 Mich., writes:
"Dewitt's Witch Hazel Sa&e Is cur
Ing more piles here today than all oth
r remedies combined. It cures ec
icmn And all other skin diseases." For
: sale by R. R. Bellamy. : , .
wen?
ha rtiati-iot- One hundred and twen
tv Inhabitants of Freetown, most of
7 t W? fl far from the them -traders, are known to nave oeeu
Vi. . . . . nlATI Ctl
The great difficulty seemea, so tar as
killed in the recent uprising in Vf heavy armiery. 200 men and guns.
the American. shSf s were concerned, to
be the dense clouds of moke which
obscured the gunners' and range nna
ers aim, but ever! with that great dim-
miltv. the sbootraff was spienOid.
Thi 13-inch, stieits rrom meiaiassa-
chusetts, and Oregon strUKik into the
hiiii near the irtatteries ana inrew up
mountains -of enh. Even when they
fen a trifle shocrt the moral eneti ox
their, terrible parer must have been
great, for battery xier,u.iery
k totm Hti two . 12-inch guns.
Y.a. inwi. with, her four big guns.
Brooklyn and theNew York poured in
a heavy fire troo iik" uraui.u.v -
headed In further with
her squadron. O Tigniera .wa
smoke ibecame 3, dense and then, ob
taining a new raig, the ships poured
la a deadly rain ot 8-inch and 5-lnch
shells.. . !i ' I .
In the meantiEW the shells from a nt-
were.
carried into the bush by tne war
boys and undoubtedly met a worse
fate. Three hundred frtenory natives
wore tilled and beside the white mis
sion ariesr six colored missionaries or
va retort "Rrpthren of Christ were.
VJ - -
nonui at Mannhbareru. The n.ng-
auv w- -
Ush missionaries are at tne mercy oi
the war boys, but have not been mo
lested.
ine iimiMifvu v. . A
Slguoj o."v - ' -Kit 17 000
300 men; .a grani . totai ; -
I""" , f"T; .ingle recruit was
picseu - - - tn
taken, the regimen i '
old seasoned, troops- . ata.k
On the sides ana "Z
mhTtrente
numbers and by numbers
Siamebdiscar: This
original p1" fQciirfatlne sie-
Tor tne xr
Given Choice of Being Hanged or Snot
Natchez, Miss., June . 12. At Oak,
Ridge, La., a negro go full of liquor
and when an officer undertook, to ar
rest him he secured the latter club
and pistol and assaulted him. . A poss 1
was organized and the negro captured.
He was given the alternative of being
hanged, or shot. He chose the latter
and was told to run. Forty or fifty,
shots were fired Into his .body, result
ing In instant death. L . v '
was
niiTi- ttierweeu
other boats of the fleeL-0tWh1tOn-
June 12. Secretary lAl-
-wav ve out for -DUbllcation a
statement showing with exactness Just
what has been aone oy xne -wm
JTlnst Hare Health Certtfleates.
t Jackson," Miss., June 1L The board
t health ? today issuea xne ioituw-
... .r I " " . : x ! .;
V'Be it ordamea oy tne eiecuue j ment up to this momenv iu vcv""
committee of the Mississippi the United states army ror .
v.ot i,c!ftr oarties I n,A mrM mn into vast amounts
. j a;.,- TTarrison. 1 - .win? tltat it his since May
. j tt mfiM must I ikw -fvrfAvt solid males oi ireigm
jftCHon anu .- I 7 TTflpl Sam's
m - . itA .a -ntm rrAm rrta nmi:ir mre '.wit n iruvisii7rra .ws
iiAiu ueruuusi-cs . v w - t
that
and
rkar?P of Camo Foutalnbleau ;
dlsinfecUon has been pracuceu
detention of ten ,;days enforced.
J. W. HUKTJSK. m. v..
"Secretary.
fPMa W hided 19.123,945 rations
for the regular and; voluriteer troops.
The ordnance departiient worked
under peculiar difficulties, as the sup
pUes required are hot articles of com-
thir fartfcar tfcaa mmy stker hftdi.
Absolutsty Pure
oval smom rewotM co., nrw vote
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