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,. rf s . - i . . . V i . f - ' ' ; -" vK--W. V: '"'V'-.T;; v. ,-;:..; - --j.;.:;: . (!7.: ; :V4 ;: a. . :;; V--t;:,i ! " - 1 ' t - ' ', ' I: ; -j. umm -i! 4 ' Ij' VOL. XI. No. 155. Our Naval Force val ofi the iHF()RIE SANTIAGO ' THE TRAMSPOMS SIGHTED. They Pass Through the Windward Cubans About Santiago- Spanish Troops to be landed jit (juantanlnio Bay Removing Tor. pedoes from the Ilarbor New York 'I 1 MoJc of Her Kingston, Ja., Juiw 20. The stjeamers v - r Bowtltn, Jamaica and I'.rookl ne ar having rived here today ami report; passed, in the Windward passage last night, twenty-four American ! vessel headt-d southWard. j S Tlie 'British tteamer Kthvlwcod ar rived at Porf"-Antonio this itjorning und reported panning yesterda even in near Cape" Maysl, the exlrentje ; east ern point of Cuba, an America! gun Joat, an auxiliary cruiKer; two trans ports ami a schooner," in. tow. Iater, hJie paused another steamer withi troops im board. The JOthelwood was sti)ied by tjunboat with "troops by a blank shot and was questioned as to her 1 entity. ..WAITING FOK 'SI I A FT ICR'S ARMY. i)t Board the As'socfated PreflH Dis patch Btat launtlesH, Off Havtifiko de Cuba, Sunday i'Jth, 6- p. in.,; via wton,, J"a.," 3ghe ' 2Uth, 4;2D j). i. The United Statl-s troops under, tieneral Hhafter havilr not yet arrived. T ihe ,de- lay is inexplicable;'. According' to the latest Inforjnation in possession lf Ad- jriiral Sampson, the transports last Wednesday (June ISth) an Hhould have reached here this sailed 1 they rn6rn- Ing. Valuable titne and favorable weather are lost by the dealy. ' The Cubans are extremely active and "n. cordon has been drawn arounfi San tiago de C'uba, General Garcial I with 4.000 troupH, coining by forced murc-hes from Banes, is now nearing Santiago. 14 Is .troops are within forty miles of ithe city. lie left 3,000 men atjfolguin lo prevent the Spaniards J,hene seffect ing a juncture with General ;T6ral at Kanrtiago. The Spanish troops ax Gui jialtanamo, under Genera-1 MasH'o, are also , out off from General ; TorI and sire badly pinched for food.' They -Wildly appealed for provisions and re inforcements, but the only reply they got was that both were impossible, j General Masso said his men iwere pyen on half rations and that the sup ply won only sufficient to last; during ithe present fnonth. ;" li 1 .GARCIA ON THE FLAGSHIP. J 5ei.ieral Garcia and his personal! staff vere picked up at General Stabi's camp, eighteen miles west of Sfeintia o, and brought to the flagshijj "this iifternoon. hy the gunboat Vixen. (There the grizzleo" and wounded patriot, had a long consultation with Admiral .Sampson regarding ihe operations for the investment nf Santiago 'Anil the o-operation of the American arid Cu ban troops. I L ' General Garcia is very enthusiastic. TTp savs the Spaniards are starving and cannot hold but long, ami that tViw war 'In the island will enl In, a few months. 'J The regiments of troops will be land- t-rt 'at Guantanamo hay, which yi ill he falls. liel.l as a ; base until Santiago There has been no sigh of Sp anun "trfeops in the neighborhood of Cariip TvtCniin ' for several days. It is eli- snated that over 300 have been ,or wounded since the landing.) eight bodies were found yesterda Snani.jrds seem satiafled that k tiled Fifty- The tliey 'and fanmft dislodge the Americans have Jw ithdrawn. REMOVING TORPEDOES " .'T'he upper bay is to be occupied im vre.i 'ately. Lieufenant Delehanty nedition. is nightly at wortk re- III - , I ,m,i mines from the river cort neci- in the .upper and lower bays When -v.?.. i 'uar the ships will.mov e ur ,i,MnU and take "the tow h or ,-,! hose forts- were d mol ivoA y.v thP Te-N-as last Friday. m.viiurv .Hiuspr St. Loui ls cut the Kingston cable fO"st night u mile of el Merro. ithin THE VESUVIUS AT 'OHI t nat n!-Vit thf ilvnnmite crui.r e" iic,-ii.'iri-ed three -more suk "f- i.lfir. linrrv'ir followed the SlPOOri - ..- ruin), ui.v... . - .... explosion and it is thought a nhaga- Kiue was Diown up. GARCIA TO THE AMERICAN PEO- plio; A correspondent of the Assoc) iated Press, has been afforded an opportunity .f interviewing Uenerai Calixto Gar- who. with his staff, was brought fo Admiral Sampson's flagship nnorning on the gunboat Vjxen. this The white haired general was lying jn ihe cabin of Captain Chadwic mm under of the New Vork. H the ; was neral -senl-k. This is the message G iiarcia sent to the American peo pie: "1 am greatly obliged for thje forts of the American people iti 'urine- the ' independence of Cubat ef- .se and S nhall do all I can to defeat thepan-l-artis quickly." Speaking of the march from Banes, -. here-Tie went to receive the muni tions "iof tli '"Florida expedition " he rtaid: " ''" "We had a hard march over the Toutrlv roads. Engagements witB the Spaniards? No. because therp jwere 310 Spaniard.-;. My. 4,000 men are in good condition, except for the j flight j'atigu of -the long march. 'We I found --iiough fyod. though the 'Spaniards .ur starving- The patriots are not suf- seiintr from the blockade. They can f GOOD HEALTH JS EVERYTHING TO. YOU, oest way to have good health clritix good Lithia Water. to The A?tna Lithia water is the1. best on the market today. The- analysis Wi.ll shov -more Lithia and less Lime ithan any water you ran buy. Your !ootor will tell you that ibt analysis its just all one could ask for. ouj!fs sire larger today than at any i tinw pjuice introduction which is proofj that ihe Aetna is 'griving perfect satisfac- Dont be miled by bein made id believe j that the Aetna's "rep has hun- HOI tt."". ..- - ..- ...TV. tlrerfs of testimonials, n-d can give you- Che names of plenty of people in . IVilmi.igton wno wm ten you th Aetna is doing for them in rwnPT trouble. Stomach trouble, tndieesiio.n, Dyspepsia, Uric Aclaid in the blood. Torpid Liver,' Female! De- bUitv. Etc. ' Nothing wi'Jil iWfte the place of Aetna T.ithin Waterf per gauon. -vour 5-erallon ju'X .dow and get i e& for $1.00. Carbonated ;.h quarts 15c per bottle, $1.50 dozu. I r: e. ward. Agent, W, H. CREES'S PHABM4CY. Telephone .Z ' I-!1': r-Y.m: - -f ' - I : :,i ""1 i ! i I Anxiously Awaiting Arri Troopships.! t I ill -4 .Ml! Passage Sunday Js'ight Cordon Ti-oops1 onilalf Rations' 1 General Garcia on the he Vesuvius Gets in Sortie Wort. alwjaya get food. ! at is the Spanlarfl wh wil i pays, the price. j 1 think ;;tlie over in a fc month. Ypu cah beit the; Spaniard I easily, but it very hard to drive them out.' C&neral, Garcia aHked Admiral fedmp sons . ,wnof: sat ueHide mm, . wnat . naa hamened. to the other Spanish ship: the Pelayo and thej rest, and penei his ma ;eyes M ide, with a muiterea fexciai- ion of surprises When 'he heard jthatt Adihiral amara was still at;i mrae : : '. . . ... I ' I ! ! I Ak Uolkuin. ; General Garcia I Saijci, thete-are 10,000 Spanish troops, but bttlfeven he i 3,000 men he left ther wilt t rTectually pi event the pnew from reaching Sant lago from th guih sld IF-" Gr'neral Garcia and his staff! werf putt ashore later jn the day after th preliminary details; pf co-operatiin M American jtri ;be twejf-ri thi Cuban airi rjqpf had) been; fully discussed. ;;j '-,) :l ANl I M PRO V EM KNT ON. SPAN1SI OtTNNJERS.1'!' ; !- ' ill fey. Wst, J une 'KM.-t-a gpyernrnen vessel whfch arrived (here this rnprnin reports that Morrq dastle keeps; flrin heavy shells at the blockading; squad ron. and i t is not bHieved. such iacc rat shots can bet hired : hy Simni gnnj On Frid Ay a 12-inch p sh exploded : dangerous close to j one the American warships, raising COl uhran jnf : water, ah i smokef 10 feetihlgh. B V II BA Hl(. UA It FA It E. Spaniards lu Cuba Recognize No Fla of TmeehWIlI No Kxcliauge l'rl4 !! 1!i OIlfTN. Vhshlngton, June 20. The secretarjj of the navy today lfecelved this teleJ gram from Key W?st: ' :. "Blanco' 'refuses to exchange Wrison-j ers. 1 ' .; (Signed) f WATSON," Trie prisoners referred to .are hHoo son knd his companiqns. - - ; MidFid, June 20, 4 A. m. Premier Sa- gast&, Then questioned on the siibjefttj today, saiti nothing; had been debicjed "in spite of the AmeHcan reporta.p', re-j carding the exchange of Naval Con-i struitor Hobson ani his companions who I werej captured by the Spa; ilards aftert they. sank the collier Merrlr iao in the aiarrow- channel leading , into) the fiarbbr of -Santiago de-Cuba.; WllL FtREON FtjAG OF TRfTCK. Kely West, Fla., June 20. 11: !0 i' a. m. i t iss learned frbm naval Officers here! that Captain Gl-neral Blancirj has) notified Ithe American blockading! fleeti thatlhe vlll hereafier recognizcif loo) flag fof trute, adding that every KtesseH within six miles rahge will be tfiredl upoii whether flying;; the. stars ! and! stripfes or a White flag. : i ' ;i I j 8:46 p. rri. It seemh that the Events which led; up to General Blanco's! let terttegan.rvitli the seaiding of, the Ala pie, tinder charge of Captain l,ualov of thF. mon itor Terrorj to open! negjotji tions! for i he exchalnge of Lieutenant Hobfloh and the other MerrimaC toris- onerfj ' v b N 1 General Blanco's letter was address ed tolthe monitor's captain. , : After r i fusinfe to iiegotiatei for the exchange of the prisoners, he delivered the fulti matulm as to boats wfth flags of truce. kDVISED TO TKT GOLO Kingston Jamaica June 20, 3 p. m. Mr. If. W. Ramsden.fthe British consul at. Santiago de Cuba'; who is acting tor the ifnited States in the negotiations with the Spaniards i sor the exchange of Liieutenant Hobson and his1 Cora- radest of the Merriihac, ' expedition has suggested to the; Afflcials at Wash ington that even a rajnsom might. paid ;to sebure the prompt, release the' American prisoners.-' That idea was undoubtedly expressed in .the caJ ble d"ispajhes whichl passed through the riolonial offices here, but ;in What form tit was shaped lis not; clean -- .When a man is suffering with an aehink heap, a sluggish body, when his j mus4,es arte lax. and; lazy, j his j braijn dull, jand m stomach) disdaining ood, he will, if wise,-heed these warnings and resort to the right remedy, before i la !fnn lito "'Porlreit'a Haroonarl Ih" I "King of Blood Pufiflers" makes the appetfite k(en and hearty lnvigo -atos the ljlver purifies thei blood . and fills it wifih life giving elements of the food. It is a wonderful blood maker and Hesh builder. Sold by J. d. Sheperd, J. H. Hardin, arid H. L. Fetatress, Camer Appointed Judge Special to The Messenger, RaJeigh, N. C. June eo.-This : even ing TEugenfe D. Carte . was ; comply sione iudge vice Norwood and the oath wis - administer d by Justice VaUer Cldrk. It wad anndunced that the ftositidn was firsi4 tendered jiV, -a i usk whd declined i airi- 1 then. to Car- ter, .4-hoj accepted. 31 4 holds hii first r Ano-iisf ?nri ' i i court; in Northampton Cook to be Brigadier General Special to The Messenger.) ; RaUeigh, K. C, JUne 20.-f Advices were received here this afternoon Stating positively that f.he president had brofnised to appoint Cpa. , Cookl of; Warren, briigadier gaivral, and (that the ' appointment will be gazected in a few day s. Cook was for Several years a priyitel in the War- je&Jtpri . company or; and fe inspector khe state guard general of small arms pr-ctu'v. , ; V :'l :ii .'. Win your, battles againstf 45s?5se bv acting promptly. One i Mmute Cough. Cure produces immeuiate re sults4 '"When taken early it prevents iEsiimrtion. Lnd in later stages It furmshs? yrompt relief, R. 3. Bel.- la my. mure ripo i'rj, , Thef artesian well; scheme is going downL that is to say the pipe as ; being rapidly r,:forced down through! the earthT Already half the last lot f 12-incih "casing has been used, and an order! placed for more of the same size. The tvellj is now down "o a dpth of tui teet. ; ,i . . ; - .a ! ! ; Dog Shot Yesterday AflerooB I Policenan W. D. George yesterday filled ia canine, full of shot, which na turally terminated in death.' i n i j During the latter part of last week Mail jcarrier Toomer IDixon, while de- Jjvjerfnlg mail at a house on St. James'j Avenife, between Doick and ; Orange streets.' waV hltuen on the leg by a dog. He shot at the aninui twice with ! a pistol but did' not succeed i kiluiig him. Complaint wast lodged 'With the police), and Policeman George yester day killed the dog with a gun. v ! i ji THE TBCCKEBS . - The Eastern Carolina Tniekr' and Fruit Grower Aitorladon Wll JIet Ilere Today The OQeera, Dlreetora and Exeentlre Committee net Y terdar." The annual meeting of th,e Eastern Carolina OTuckers' and Fruit Growers' Association will be held in this city today at noon at the county court house. The officers of the association, the board of directors and the executive committee met yesterday at 10 o'clock at The Orton' to prepare the various reports and get the business of the past season in shape for the associa tion.; ; The following: were in attendance: Mayor W, L. Hill, of Warsaw, presi- dent of the association, and Mr. D. H Harnly, of Chadbourn, secretary of the association, ex-officio members of the executive committee: Mr. J. A. Brown, of Chadbourn, chairman of the executive committee, and Mr. C. M. Steinmetz, of Rose Hill, secretary of the executive committee: Mr, j; S. We'ajtbrook. of Faison, chairman of the board of directors, and Mr. J. II. Moore, secretary of the board of direc tors, ex-offlcio members of the execu tive committee; Mr. O. p., Midfrleton, of Warsaw, and Mr. G. W. West brook, of Wrightsville, members of the executive committee and the board of directors; and Messrs. T. J. Arms- strong, of Rocky Point; Dr. Geo. ; F. Lucas, of Currie; Mr. J. C. McMillan, of Teacheys, and Mr. J. II. Westbrook, of Wallace, members of the board of directors, and Mr. H. T. Bauman, shipping master of the . association. Mr. J.; .A. Brown, chairman of the executive committee, ? presided, and Mr. C. Jll- Steinmetz. secretary, made the minutes. . The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. .Mr. J. A- Brown, as chairman of the committee. on finance, made the report for that committee, showing that the affairs of the association are in good condition, the obligations of the as sociation haying been settled. There port was accepted. Shipping -Master Bauman presented a lengthly, complete 'and comprehen sive report of the shipment and dis tribution . of strawberries during the season recently closed. The report was read and accepted. The auditing committee, consisting of Messrs. T. J. Armstrong, G. W. Westbrook and S. H. Strange, began its report, and will finish it this morn ing. . The executive committee is also en gaged in making up its report to the general asosciation and w ill present it at the meeting of the assfiation to day. Their report will cove in general the' reports made to the directors. - In accomplishing its work yesterday, the officers, executive "committee and directors sat from 10 o'clock a. m. un til 2 o'clock p. m., and from 3 o'clock till 5 o'clock p. m. They took a recess till 9 o'clock this morning, when they will complete their work. "I thing DeWitt's iWtch Hazel Salve is the finest preparation on -the mar ket for piles." So writes John C. Dunn, of Wheeling W." Va. Try it and. you will tWng the same. . It .; also cur eczema and all skin diseases. 31. R. Bellamy. -. ; Stricken with Paralysis ' (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Goldsboro, N. C, June 20. ' Mr. John Powell, one of Goldsboro's oldest and most prominent citizens, was ' stricken with paralysis while at the idinner table: today and wit is thought that, he can not live. 41 Dr. Barron Leaves I k. We had the pleasure yesterday of meeting: the Rev. A. C. Barron, D. D.; pastor of the lamented Dr. Pritchard's church, jTryon Street Baptist church, Charlotte. Dr. Barron came to . Wil mington ten! days ago and has preach ed morning and night the past two Sundays at the First Baiptist church: He also conducted the Thursday night prayer meeting. During his sliort stay in -our city, he made a fine impression and won many warm friends and ad mirers. He is a preacher of great, force and is. eloquent and engaging in the pulpit. All who head him were much pelased with him, and t is hoped he may soon come back to; see us. , i Dr. Barron returned yesterday to Charlotte. While here he spent some 'days at the Seashore Hotel, and he is hiuch pleased -with his sojourn on Wrightsville Beach. " The Chief Burgess of Milesfourg, Pa., says DeWitt's Little lEarly Risers are the best ipllls he ever-used in his fam ily duxing forty years of lioMe keep ing. They cure constipation, sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size 'but great in results. R.R. Bellamy. Ordered to the Nantucket. i Lieutenant George L. Morton, of the United States navy, who has been de tached on shore duty connected with the establishment of the signal sta tions on the North Carolina coast, feceived orders from thej. navy depart ment yesterday to report on board, the United States monitor Nantucket im mediately for duty. He leflast even ing at ?7:15 o'clock by way of the At lantic Coast Line, to oin the Nantucket at Port Royal, S. C. ITIarrtage Next Tuesday Nlgbt There will be a happy wedding in this city next Tuesday evening . Mr. William Tienken, one pf our clever young townsmen, will lead to the mar ijiage altar Miss Annie Seibel, a charm ing young lady of Brooklyn, N. Y. The celebration will take place at 8 o'clock 4t the residence of4 Mr. M. F. Tiencken.. dn Castle street," between Fourth and Fifth. . Tn. a minute" one dose of Hart's Es sence of Ginger, t will relieve any ordi nary case of colic. Cramps, or Nausea, an unexcelled remedy for Diarrhea, Cholera Morbus, Summer complaints and all internal pains. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fen tress. HOBSON'S PRpnOTIOX To be loomed fa tely IWadfe liieutenant ; Commander Washington, June 20. Lieutenant Hobson, the hero of the Merimac, will be transferred from the construction corps to the line of the navy and rais ed to tfie - grade of lieutenant com mander, probably this week. This ac tion was definitely decided by the ad ministration today and legislation em powering this action will , be pressed in both houses. It had been proposed to wait Hobson's personal expression as to his choice between the transfer to the line or, promotion within the corns where future advancement is limited. " - 'I I The final decision todav to eive subr- itahtial recognition without further delay, save for legislative authority which is to be imediateJy granted, fol lowed the formal refusal of exchange py tjie Spanish government. The mat ter was.taiten up by both the gresjdent and secretary Long, and it was an ppunced privately that the aijminigi tration is anxious fpr lmmetu&te legis. lation to permit the president to act,' and that promotion to the fuH extent Authorized would immediately follow. LThis determinaOon was reached af- ier a short Informal consultation as to the Spanish attitude on the ex - change of prisoners and the likelihood that there will be no early jelease of the gallant lieutenant and nis crew.' WILMINGTON N. a, TUESDAY', JUNE 21, 1898. III i Given by Two Cubans Who Visit the City. THE SCARCITY OF FOOD. No Provisions Received From Other Seaport No Traffle on the Streets People Not Allowed to Loiter In Croups New Coast Defenses Erected. Warship In the Harbor Cardenas Effective! y Sesleged hy Sea and Land No Coal Supply. Key West, June 20.-8:15 a. m. A vessel arrived here from the blockade this morning and - reported all quiet along the-line. She brought art officer of the Cuban army and a pilot, who' are carrying important dispatches to Senor Estrada Palma, of the Cuban junta, from General Alexandro Rod?!- guez, the in urgent commander of Havana proy :nce. " The 'Cubaii is were taken on board on Saturday last from an auxiliary gunboat whileh had picked ' them up. The messengers of General Rodriguez give a very interesting account of their experiences. After leaving the' insur gent camp' they made their way into the city" of Havana,-, spent several days there, proceeded to one of the small inlets in . the neighborhood, stole a small boat and rowed out to sea in the hope of coming across an Ameri can vessel.!. They were three days in the boat before they were picked up. HAVANA'S SHORT FOOD SUPPLY. The Cubans report that there are no supplies of rice, maize, potatoes or eggs -in Havana. Flour they say costs 50 cents per pound and the -army has been placed on half rations. The mes sengers class as false that vessels have succeeded in entering Havana with supplies. They assert that since the blockade began only three small fish ing vessels have entered the harbor and that' no food whatever is received from Cienfuegos. The Cubans confirm the reports that work on the defenses of Havana " is proceeding steadily. Two lines of torpedoes, extend across tin; mouth of the harbor, which is said to be further protected by the' two automobile tor pedoes, one at each side, dischargable by pressing a button. The Spanish vessels in Havana har bor are the Conde de Venadito, Neuva Espana, .Vincente Yanez Pin-son and Alfonso XII, the .last named being used as a hospital ship". No other gun boats or converted tugs are in port. CARDENAS EFFECTIVELY BE-. ' ' ' SIEGED. , . I .An auxiliary -gunboat off . Cardenas IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE I DAY. , Chilippine Insurgents Have Captured 5,Qb(J Prisoners. The Baltimore Goes to Meet the Troopshtp Squadron. J?Ianco Refuses to Exchange Prisoners and Will Fire on Any Flag of Truce Sent to Shore. 1 ' . . ' As a War Measure Several Lighthouses oji the Spanish Coast Have Been Darkened. .. -. . if"' j - Sentinels at Camp Russell Fire on MemAVho Try to Break Through the Guard Lines. Two Cubans Reach Key West Havana. They Say the Food is Effectively Besieged. Secretary Long Yesterday Warships. One of the Torpedo Boats is Named' After the Late Worth Bagley. " ' General Garcia Visits Commodore Sampson on the Flag' ship. . ','. . -' The British Consul at Santiago Advises Our (Government to Try Gold in Securing the Release of Hobson. -j There, are' Two New Cases of Yellow feyer at McIIenry, Miss. -.- j 4 r.' i . m The Troopships were Sighted Sunday Niglif Jn the Windward Passage. u " j has been visited by a Cuban officer from" the shore.who reported that place to be effectively besieged by the in surgents on land and "by the warships m front. He made the sta'tement that' in two weeks' time the whole popula tion of Cardenas will be. s'tarving. He described the people as living on palm .buds and dog meat, which, he claim .ed, is considered a delicacy. The Cubans also report that lard is selling at 50 cents, rice at 20 cents, beans at 25 cents and meat at .75 cents per pound and all are scarce, and they say that all horses of private families stores and livery stables, have been confiscated by order of General Aro las, the military governor of Havana, for the use of the troops. mere Is hardly any . traffic in . the streets of Havana and groups of more than two .persons are riot allowed to loiter on street corners. -The 'street railway company, whose -cars are drawn- by horses, are obliged to run a car every hour instead of every- five minutes as heretofore, as the 'horses of the company have been taken by thr government. - The troeha from Guanabacoa, 'Paula, Vivora and -Managua to Puerto de Leechrrera, thickly studded with forts and round houses, protects the ap proaches to Havana. , NEW COAST DEFENSES. ,- The new1 batteries which have been built just east of Morro castle are known as No. 1 and No. 2, tbe latter being closest to Morro. No. 4 has three Ordonez 11-inch guns, unmount ed, and No. 1 has one mounted and other guns ready to be placed in po sition, ui me same can pre. two otner new -batteries have been constructed oiii either side. Of the mouth of the river Almendarez, west of Santa -Clara, and the Reina batteries are also pro vided -with heavy ordnance. It is also reported that there are 3,600 armed Cubans in Havana pro vince pitted - against .50,000 well equip ped Spaniards. Theisiealth 'of the Cu bans in Havana province is excellent. Their camp is situated at Zenea, . The vessel, which arrived here to day, has been patrolftig a regular beat off the Cuban coast just like a police man," going bacjt and forth during the aay ana nignt. risometimes she saw Spanish troops- moving- about, but, on the whole, the blockade was unevent ful. ' The tug M. Moran arrived this morn ing from Progresso. She belongs I to the Ward Line ancl reports that the rumor to the effect that cargoes are leaving Progresso for the Isle of Pines in' untrue. But she admits that schoon ers arrive there witfi Cubans aboard. The coal in Isla de Mujeres. the cap tain of the Moran says, belongs to the Mexican Colonization Company, and he adds that there are only 400 tons there. He discredits the report of its being a Spanish coal station. . The Hospital Train 'Tampa, Fla., June 20. The hospital train rf t-arckl-tra iara Toff Va- 4- : V t- 7 , WTl ge .of Charles Richard, surgeon, agisted by Captain H. P. stiles, and 1 twenty-nve nurses. The train carried .f1 at ihIs pl e general hosp U J at Fert McPherson. p III I WI U r Terms ifvn Which Spain '. Willljlave Peace I t GABINEt? DISSENSIONS Denied By!,. Spanish Ministers-Lighthouses os Spanish Coast Darkened for Fear o Amerieaar Warships The Idea of German Intervention at Ma nila Abandoned-Excuse for Not Ex ehangingVisoners Troops at Tam pa PoUoned'by Bad Food. . Madrid, Jue 20. 2 p. m. The news papers aayf.tJ cabinet at its meeting yesterday destroyed the "peace ten dencies obsrvable . in the United States and t'fi" certain personages in Spain," , but said that Spain will "unanlmQ.usl- repudiate unworthy con ditions," Boiling that peace is only possible, "f tieW conditions are honorable- and include the Retention of the coIonies'."vl'';'; ' ' The minijstfra ; deny . the renewed- rumors of cabinet dissensions and the reported Resignation of the minister of finance Sesor Puigcerver. It is un derstood, tha- in, any case, there will be no changes in the ministry until the cortes' sSends its sittings, which will .depend! -ipon the voting of the- Dudget, probably by the end of this week. ' In trlelfljeanwhile the cabinet will refuse ;tw enter into any dis cussion of war or the interna tional situation, as being likely to im pair the goyjerjaments. liberty of action. Governmcffl circles affect satisfac tion at thj situation in Cuba, but in regard tolanjilai, the belief is express ed -that Captainv General Augusti will ask the foreign1 warships to land . de tachments ,io 'Occupy Manila, oh the ground thatih i no longer able to re sist the iinstirgens. .' , SPANISH! - LIGHTHOUSE DARK. Washington, ' June 20. Consul Sprague, at Gibraltar, has reported to the department of state that official notice has fceen received by the au thorities ther that Malaga and Tor roc, Nelez; fErtpona, and Motril dis trict, Carthggena and Esconbrera light houses have T: been- extinguished, by Spain until further , notice. This is a war niieasufthe purpose of which1 is to embarrass any American warships aproaching the- Spanish coast. who HayJ Recently Been in Short. Cardenas ?s .i - ' Supply is Vert' Gave Names b Thirty-five New TROOPS POISONED BY CANNED i GOODS. Jacksonville, f Fla-., June 20. From twenty to thirty members of company E. first Wisconsin regiment,- were taken seriouslyi ill late , tonight. At a late hour tonightj none of them have recovered- There is; everyt indication that the. men ares suffering 1 from the effects of poisonine'eaused by eating unwholesome) foodr at dinner and 'sup per. jLate lnj the afternoon, several complained of being ill with ciafeips in the stomapff, "but nothing serious was thought" bp- the mater. Late at night they began to vomit incessantly. Major Evans, ; surgeon of the regiment, was canea. tie prescriDea iw tne sick men and partly relieved their suf fering. The food is .the only causo that can be attributed tot the illness. The men ate canned beans, bread and potatoes. An analysis wfll be made tomorrow to determine if the food was affected. No sick in any of, the other camps report ed. . i Y London, June; 21.: The Madrid cor respondent o the Times says: Spain's refusal to exchang1 Lieutenant Hob son and his companions of the Merri mact is easily explained and justified. Without any j intention .of acting as spies they fiiut i have: seen many things In . or abound Santiago about wnich the American naval and miil tary authoritieswould gladly have in formation. . " . The idea thai Germany wiljl inter fere to prevent the storming of Ma nila is now abandoned but speculation is active as to her political designs. El Eppoca' suggests that Germany may negotiateWith. the Philippine re public and lease a portion of the prov ince of Cagayan, including the port of Aparri, in the. jsland of Luzon. It forgets, howesversthat thia would re quire the sanction: of the United States as the suzerain; j Sick headaoh, biii-otisiiess, constipa tion ajid all live- and stomach troubles can be quickly eured by. using those famous little pSls, known as DeWitt's LTttle Early Rirs. They are pleasant to take and ijteyer gripe. R. R. Bel- ,my j -"" - Appolutedby the President Washington, June 20. The' presi dent today sent these nominations to the senate: j F Postmasters, Virginia John T. Dav enport, i Gordonsville; South Carolina, John W. Dunovant, Chester. Volunteer .army: To-' be additional paymasters S,1 Heth Tyler, . Virginia. To be assistantl'qnartermasters with rank of captain,' Wililam I Cowling and Edward ;BJ Harrison, of Virginia. The editor? of ithe Evans Ciry. Pa. Glotoe, wreS t'One (Mlnuite . Cough. Cure is rightly , named- It Vurett my, children after all other amedies fail ed." It cures ;lroughs, colds 'And all throat' and lung troubles. - R. .R. Bel- lamr THE HAWAIIAN RESOI Taken up In th Senate kr I "oas Consent Ths Opponent Avoid ,a Test Vote on; Question f of Consider-Hon-Conference Report In the House. SENATE, Washington. June 1 20.-fDlscsslon by the senate of th-e .question of! the Hawaiian annexation was begun ttxfty in open session. At the very opening of the question the opponents ti an nexation quite unexpectedly; scored a point by preventing, a yea jand. nay vgte on taking up the r tesolu tions. When Senator Davis, chairman of the committee on foreign reactions, :alled up the resolutions, the vice president, as usual, announced that withoi t ob jection, the resolutions 'would be con coiisidered. No objection? being ter edi' he declared the resolutions to be Delore the senate. A minute or two later Senator Frye, of Maine, detiand df the yeas and nays upon the request to take up the resolutions. Senator Wite, of California,; instantly mads tii point of order that the. yeV and Sa- vote could not be had dii 4 dead jpije that the resolutions ifert al rdy before the senate by unanimous ciorisent. Of course, the point was sus- tA&ed. k . ': I, . r ' .iyphe opponents of annexation were d.idedly pleased at preventir g a shp;w of strerlgth. but at 4130 o:lock ti$ afternoon, Senator White afforded tf friends of annexation; tjhje oJpor ttiaity they had been waiting. He ni'l'ed to adjourn and, like a :lash, Stjator Davis demanded the jyeas and njiys. The vote which was 4 test iof srngth between the friends anc the opponents of annexation, was1 decisive -4f to 15. f- j llfaving gained bis point; in develop im; the numerical weakness pi tho op position, Senator Davis readily as;reed tyjifcnter motion for an . exec itive itie proceedings of the day Indicate cfearly that there is to W no dsbate uon the Hawaiian question n th $ or dinary -acceptation of that term. It-is tje purpose of the friends of anr exa tBirt. to consume no time in making spches. Believing that .-jthej senate hsr already, in executfye ; session, thoroughly , discussed thi question, thej will permit opponents; of the pro- jecti to occupy all the time. This plan of;-Campaign "is not satisfactory to th-latter and during the sessjoin of the dyj consideTable bitterness was inan- iretea at times. . ;The speakers today, were Senator Moiirill, the venerable senator from Vermont and one of the republican op . . o .. . vi 1 -cil. Senator Btcpn, democrat, of Georgia Senator Morili covered the generai question, wfiiie Senator Bacon disqussed the pejaier of congress to annex territory bsf legislative act, maintaihlng that sufh annexation was unconstitutional. Whe senate at 5:35 o'clock p. m. went inao executive session and! at 5:45 o'ock p. m. adjourned. SOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. tjhe house today passed the general deficiency bill, carrying ? $224,000 000 T bill occasioned little' debate and i.tfpassed' practically as, reported to tb house from ttie comitteei,on apbro prjations. The conference Report upon thj District of Columbia appropria tim bill, as well ag a number of other conference reports upon legislation af feAing the District of Columbia, were difcsosed of and consideration then was gi'ilen to the conference report upon tint bill to open to settlement the Iri- diin territory", alot the - lands; therein. Art J provide for; the protection or tne pegple, . Without any debate? the re- pof t; was adopted. After the passage of the general de ficiency bill, the house at 5 37 o'clock p.'iri. adjourned, fll don't know, there may be others' hegsaid, but I have used '-'Parker's Tolii Cdbgh Syrup in my family j for years aril would not be without! lt." He krffw better than tb buy the Inferior preparation that was being urged upon hii. Parker's Tolu Cough Syrup has noKeqiial. It will Immediately relieve an Cough or Cold, Whooping Cough, Sore throat, Hoarseness, Croup, j Brpn chftis and kindfed ailments.! Contains noilnjurious ingredients; ispleasanti to talce and a safe remedy for children. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and H.sL. Fentress. Currie Is Comlug tor Messenger: his section has developed ihlo qtate a trucK and Derry growing coun trv. There Was shinned from this Be ne this season 2,381 crates of straw berries, of which 1,684 were shipped b refrigerator cars and 733 by jex prlss; This' was a large incijease over k last year, rand while prices ruled low thf shippers have made-some money Ttie service renaerea py tne. raiiroau cojnpany has been very satisfactory arM altogether our people are happy. S R. H. P ADDISON $gice president, and acting ; secretary of jthe truckers and Fruit GrowCTs Cb. iTwo New Cases of Y'ellow; Fever Washington, June 20, Two new cafes of yellow fever have broken out at&McHenry, Miss., tne quaranunea town, and were reported, to; Surgeon General Wyman of the marine hosp I tat service today. The official dls- palches located the new cases in :he saCie houses where the first seven oc culred. Camp Fontainebleau, just outside the little town 'has been pre pared in anticipation of further le- veopments and the federal and state ;horities nave laKen tne prtauLiyu regard as necessary. I THE DOMINICAN BEVOtT Quiet Now A New Revolution Brewing. i,1. f:; CoDvright by Associated Press.) ole St. Nicholas, Hayti, June 20, Al is quiet, according to the latest ad vices from Puerto Plata, in the Domin ican republic. Nevertheless it I is kn6wn that another revolfitioniry conspiracy is on foot '3 in It this moment the Olivia;! a small sIIpp, is.; passing along ' the j northfern coast of Hayti picking up Dominicans foi the purpose, it is understood, of a negr aescent upon, aiouio -non j"1 ": . . -w ,a . ! rf Pip?rtG Plata, with a view to tne over-v thfiow of President Heureaux. n cabled here yesterday. i 3 Revolutionary emissaries V- are t at wfirk in the southern part of the dqm iniian republic ;tq enlist prominent num. In the movement., i . t : ",- '." "' ''"-' . iSryan to .be Assigned to Lee' Corps Washington, June 20. It Is regarded I asMprbbable that- Colonel William Jen- r Tr 1 1 1 . , . Siigs tsryan ana, me neuniwa mint, 4mdef" his command, will be a$r sijoied to the army corps commanded by Major General Fit2hugn Lees, Tbpre s S excellent authority for the staito- jnijint that the assignment will tie . I ' " 1 ' ' ! ! PI : "II -!- ! ""X I - - ' - ' 1 '. . " ' .nnoji a TNTmmTt m rrm TTiTTmr - ! ! A m I I I I I I ! I Ivf I K I ! U sal-1 fA III I I VI i 1 I . I V I I 111 I i I ' I'-li ; .nl:-r'iv -1 -pv - -r- f ,. :.? :t. To the Memory of Ensign Wiorth Bagley the Navy TORPEDO BOAT Secretary' Ixng Gives Out the Names for Th Anxiously AwaitiiiR News of Arrival ol thel tTroofshlr Effect of Spain's Refusal lo Exchange Priioiri -siXw from the Cadiz Fleet.More Troops to be Mli it to Cubi- : Question of Obtaining I i : I : t aciiic samnson Washington, June , CO. Public t at tention here today Vas divided almost evenly between; three subjects: j The movements ot General Shafter's army; the probability of reinforce ments having reached Dewey, .and; the status of Hobson,; the naval hero. Up to a late hour in the afternoon neither of the anxiously ! - awaited -messages w;hlch were to announce the arrival of the transports at Santiago and Ma nila had reached either the ; war j or navy department. I It was not doubted, however.that our: Vessels: are. off San tiago.; Nor Is It' doubted 1 : that just about the timej Shatter appeared, off Santiago the Charleston ' appeared , in Manila bay, leading the J three trans ports which bring nearly ;3,000 soldiers to Dewey's aslstance. ; That fact will not be known, however, .officially for two or three days,: owing to the dis tance from there to-Hong Kong, ithe nearest cable point. j - ; j ; .) It Is questioned here, whether, with this' force to back him, Dewey will feel justified . in i assaulting Manila or even in accepting its surrender. Either course would' involve heavy responsi bilities for the admiral, and it is 'ex tremely desirable that no pretext be afforded Jealous 1 European powers for intervention at Manila under the gulse of protecting ; the interests of ; their subjects. Therefore, it ; may S be Jhat 'the admiral will! wait for .another ten days until the second Installment of troops reaches Cavite. In this casej he .probably will land the troops I that ar rive in the town ! of Cavite, which j is now completely under the control of himself and the! insurgents,; and: em ploy; the time inl accustoming! themj to -Mfyilla methods and climate.' - j PRISONERS. - 7 ! During the day dispatches announc ing that General h Blanco had refused to exchange Hobson , and his fellow prisoners created ; some indignation, .which was modified later; by Madrid advices quoting Sagasta as saying jno decision had been reached. Should Spain adopt the f cruel and unusual course of refusing an exchange. the regulations of. the war department are sufficient .to meet jthe case. The fol lowing principle, is lakl down in its regulations:;- "'j' ' , -. 'Retaliation Will never -be resorted to as a measure of mere reyenge, but ojhly as a measure of protective retri bution, and moreover, cautiously ' and vifiavoidably; that is to- ay,- retalia tion -shall only ;be resorted to after careful Inquiry intdi the real occurence, and the character of the deeds that may; demand retribution. Unjust lor inconsiderate retaliation removes "the belligerents further and further from the mitigating rules of regular war, and by rapid strides leads thenf to the internecine wars of savages." -! ; j " It was pointed out today by a lead ing officer of the army that the Span ish had most to lose by a course pt cruelty which would call for retalia tion;, as the number of Spanish pris oners is far greater than that of Amer ican prisoners, i i NAMES FOR THIRTY-FIVE NEW ' - WARSHIPS. There was a wholesale christenfng kt, the navy department today when Sec retary Long supplied haines for no less than thirty-five was craft. AH of these were provided for in the last naval appropriation bill, -apd while contracts for their construction have -not '; yet been let the advertisements have been issued, except in the case of the mon itors, and all the boats will be under -way-before cold weather. Firrft in the list of the big battleships Is the Maine, for congress has provided that that name shall be continued in the naval list. The other two big batleshlps will be called the Missouri and the Ohio. The first of the torpedo boats bear the name ' of brave young Ensign Bagley, who was killed on the, deck of the Winslow under the, guns-of Cardenas, the first American naval officer to lose his life )n the war. ;Four states have the privilege of . giving their names to monitors Arkansas, Connecticut, Flor ida and Wyoming.: The names given to the sixteen torpedo boat destroyers are those of America's famous naval heroes Balnbridge Barry, Chauhcey, Dale, Decatur, Hopkins, Hill, Law rence, MacDonough, Paul Jones, Per ry, Peoble, Stewart, Truxton, Whipple and Worden. The names applied to the torpedo boats are those of lesser fame, but still of glorious memory. Besides Bagley's, they are: Barney, Biddie , Blakley, DeLong. Nicholson, O'Brien, Shubrick, Stockton, Thornton, Tlngey and Wilkes. There is now only one vessel, I either building or autho rized, left without a name, a! gunboat officially known at No. 16. , i ' ; ' THE CADIZ, FLEET. -1 :' ",. Word; went around the war depart ment this afterfioon j that the Cadlz fleet hail made another spectacular appearance, this time returning to the home port. The source of Information is not disclosed, so that it is lm-Donlhle to tell how much credence to attach to tne report. The navy department was promptly informed of the receipt of me t message. j . . s. j.j-. y . RUMOR OF TROOP- MOVEMENTS xcumui a oi troop movements con tinue to emanate. from Camn Atc-er. This time it is stated on ijvbat appears to be better authority than" usual that one brigade, composed of the three most perfectly equlDDed regiments the First Rhode Island and Sixteenth Massachusetts re a be sent from this camp to SafflagoT:-. The Sixth II linois, the Eighth Ohk).j the Third and Bixty-flfth New York-v and ! Thirty third and Thlrty-fourt Michigan are said -to be slated fori - Porto Jtico, : and tie quartermaster-in-chief of ' the corps is. supposed to i be arranging for the transportation of! these troops who win, it is reported, be sent by sea d!4 rectly from Newport News on the two big liners, Yale and Harvard, late the New York and the Paris., Secretary Alger said late this ( afternoon .that hone of these orders ! had i been ; issued! so that the rumors are more or i less speculative. It was announced at the war depart ment today mat no adldtional trans ports for troops other than the New4 port,'' which has been Impressed: on the Pacific coast, has been secured. The officials, however, have been busily en gaged during the day In conferring with the agents, of steamship compan ies, as wen as inaiviauai owners, with a view to securing additional ; vessels: The. department is decidedly averse to resorting to impressment, for, various reasons, and only , does it when all ether efforts to obtain the shipi fail. REINFORCEMENTS FOR , GEN , ERAL SHAFTER. -- , - Of .. the eleven transports available oy:uie aepartment tn the east, ; ar PRI$E 5 CENTS. hy V j ent. Departht I ' if D BAGLEY- Five Nw Vrhir. IS ;Transrvrti or the i.J 1 ' ' "! JJU . '. : secures a Moe, rangements j are tlftr' mad ti , hav half a doxen br niore , rendemvods ,t Tampa for purpose.! presutnably, of carrying! ftkwitional reinforcements! to General Shafter. The fouri ships) which were! Wt FeroandUut last w1 have been lvn orders to go, to it 1 1 ! , ! fi: i R ! 111 JllfXI II" M 111 - 6 8 IrtS to fcimp; -., f dyj"U?e-. mfter'ti v. and one from Mobile is atread Just what portion! of General reinforcements ,are to be taken! front Tumpa has : ti t yet been announced, but with a .hat t doien ships f. its com mand, the df 'artment ought 1 to b able to trans orti approximately 5,000( men! with the r equipments, and ub sistence strif. Most of ! the remain- der. 'it is exp 'tedj will be taken from? Camp Alger i Virginia, amounting, i iC ts said, to a brigade, but this his noc yet been defbljltalyj settled, i J in ' Secretary! A'ser j was asked thsi af-i temoon Just how many relnforeeimetit would be sent to General SHaftek', but hei declined to state . definitely I th number, saying, however, In a general' way there wosild be between 6,000 ami 10;00 men, i f I ?. j i i r :-;, . Thb lack, of suitable vessels for car rying nuplies tf fresh refrigerate beet for the artnyipn Cuba as well as for the starving: -ieopie there Is proving verytembarriBsing! to the! officials : of" the commissary general's office. Nearly a week, ago General- Eagan opened bids rori supplying Jhla necessary art Dele of tne soldiers! diet and -is would have awarded the contracts before this, but ror;tne reason that; there are no Ishlps available to rarry ithe supplies. I The shlpsj when stjeured will : have lo be. fitted! with refHgerating apparatus In. orderj to preserve the meat fresh and this will take some little time. 1 The general is anxlbus that the work hhall be , iro; t ten under way. not bedause there Is a lack; of rations, but for the ract that American soldiers like ihelr fresh beef whenever thev ko. and th aim of-the offifcialsi is to keep them supplied as fgkr as; practical, ! : f ' 'the improvements at Femsnnins Fla.. with a viefw to making that fclace suitable tfor the comforts bf anv lar- body of men! Which may! be ordered therer-are beihj: completed by tfteT war department, i Stp to! this time, how ever, jit is stated that no troops $iave been iordered M1 rendezvous therell ; A CABLE. SECURED. , ' The war department todav rec,.lv i information Indjcatlng that its officials' ; had been abltf to secure an end ot one of th cables jrbnnlng out from Cuba ana wnicn, whjen properly connected, will give Adrhlral Sampson: I direct communication with the department at Washington Secretary Alger de' :iiueu 10 lay iui wmen cahi had been secured. but he exDreased tlw Jiope that word -over it from the ad- mlral would be. I celved In Wasalnk-ton : tonight. It Is elleved here tliatrtheT French ,cable! which Iworks via Hayltl (s the onei the officials have been abl' to grapple and seclure. KECrtHTSi8TH,t, ABRIVING. ' , ii : i ' U-"' h - i-i ..- The Seeondi Hesiment Nearlr Com. plete-Vaccination f Interferes- With. , Drills-men PI red on by Sentinels, - I (Special The Messenger.) ; Raleigh, Ni C., June 20.f-RecrultInr of the Second fregiment is DrogreBsin. at such a ratej as to please Cojonel ' Burgwyn. Th4 Strength of the various. Compaq es -p fd this evening 'is aa fol- lowaf A 89, B 7, C lvl, D 104, E 10fc P 89, G 109, H !l09. I 94, K 98. L 101. M 109. Thus it ii seen that four com panies are entirely full, j There ar seventeen traits -today. Company B win be run tomorrow as it has twelve men coming, j I The morning"; report showed 1,246 prsent; There will per- - naps De thirty rpcrulta for other com-' panies. Colonel Burgwyn says that as soon, as the regjmeni recovers from vaccination he will ! march jit Into Ra leTgh, so that the people can see It and. as a mark of appreciation of the thou sand j acts of kindness by the citizens of Raleigh.. i i There were sd many sore arms to day that there .was no drilt dress pa rade or inspectic n. Out of ninety-four men in companj B .only four were lit for duty, besides six ion guard. Guards last night fired twice at men who tried tb break through the guard line. No one wis hit. The shooting was done by mm from Murphy and Nantahala companies, and was in ac- cordance with ,c rders. I ! ;) " ! The, Y. M. C. A. tent was . put up to- day by. B. VaAHorne, of; Asheville, It is n a good location, near the main entrance to the camp and within the guard line. ' In it are tables for writ ing, free wrijfrg materials, maga zines land -newspapers,1 ' Vj uih Yt. Chief Musician Guthj of the. Second reginienti band, i today enlisted four . morej bandsmen; and says he will to- . morrow get four more, one each from Durham, Statesville, (Greensboro, and Wadesboro. ' W i . !"' ' : ; : ": The band played an hour this : af- -' terpobn in front of Colonel Burgwyn'g quarters." It ' has learned "The Old North-State.'! ' -- V ! A U. .1: '-' Lieutenant Chijistian, one of the re cruiting officers Af. the First regiment. says So far the; -egiment has enlisted . seventy-five recr tits, i There are large areas' of the state where no recruiting has been done. i I i Tbs Koysl Is Um aioWst rs4s mUmq to wis. Acts tesusasw it mm tMrs fartker Um eay tW WsssY . ASswjjits! mro . ' ' . J ... ' V, - . - ' - - i i! .- I -1 !' -", I . . ( sovki smoso owets tx. hpw vomc - : '-i t- ." ' '. - H 1 .1 I. .1 mde, ' f - : vi.--:ft'-H.' . ': r . '.- l s - "' 1 ' V
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