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W-'vriLj ,- ;: 1: y . Y...A. ;, -4i- i: ' .X . A A I! I '4'ti ?4 "ru V I ' i rr r 1---. ''ru-v.-rt-i Kt-:'- : . - AV 1 iM mr, 1 s -; i v i r-j ; ,; 4 ' - - y : ' - - -, , , ; - , ; . . 4 M .I - -: i i i , ' ' . - ' ' -4 i -i . ' ! J' ' ) 11 "l h- 1 ' !' j J tc I ' i ! ?! i if AkAV; -- &Zr-.-S f --A A- :Mlj's v x 1 I :v:4.V-; :'! fTf !; U U : I i i . j - ! . , . . i . i . i i I - lii I ' i A , " , 1 i A . . i , ! i;' . ; I , -' -.' 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 i -. T, imr v t xfv 5i o . v,: --i. . . : -. ;A- - ;.r a " i J I' ' i -: Af A ; - VOL. Xi: NO. 168. WILMINGTON K C, TUESDAY, JULY; 5, 1898i PRICE 5 CENTS. 1. J, i v 'If.-- .V f CM 1. r- $ Itis i Heroic IDasHI in ,J4 i Destruction. 44: ii ONE OF THE Desperate Fighting of .--VT 'i CityThe Demand, for Surren-, - der-j-The Bombardment ? to Begin Today, k; "Sibotit-y.: July 3 i;:To the, KetrftarJl of the! Navy i "The HWt under Kiy corpmand cUffe.i the. na44ih as -a Fourth ofja July prt-s-ent ihei jdestrutilu -ot (the While of Cervera's! fleet. It attempted to 'escape at i : 30 crock a p. in. th4 last, the run ashore sixty rn. and at 2: (clock Vrlstobaljxlon;' hajd rules west Of 'hantl- fSantl- si.THe mgd and has let tluwn heri colors infant u I iU u pi " T'tifpRa:: the Oauenilo and V izcaya were occea aanor.e, oui ii d and)oSvn uj5;! within twenty' mils i of. Santiago. The Furor and th.Plu 1 ton .werej- distroyed wftHlh ' tour mll3 j )f! the pOrt. Our loss was onekilfed : nd two ' wounded. The :cnemy'-S loss j Is ! probaUly Several hundred from gun- .-' 'fire, e,xpJ6slons and .drownings. About a,300 riionefs, rifc-lUdirig-jA.dmiral per-: rvera -were tKkerjji The man; killed was .. Oeprre ,H. E?HS, : chief v yoeman or the Brooklyn. Y 1 i; ; ,rSAMESQN" DESTRUCTION UF Ty E SPANISH -r - . ' FLEET. f iCbDyTimedTOs'Associatea Press.) i .-.Ten miles west of therrntrance of the ' iiarbbr ot ; Santiago de . Cuba Sunday ! July 3. 'A : i,- m. Hy the - Associated J'resa dlspauh boat Wanda to Port f -Antonio -Jamacia Monday N morning ; July .4,' via. Krsgstori, Jamaela. July 4, -1-4:45 a. iui. AdtnlraF Cervefa's fleetr '"consisting of the armed cruisers. Cris- ' lobar Colon Almirante uquenuo nian ! ia Teresa and .Vizcaya ; 4nd twb toif i jpeio boat destroyers, r the Furwr anid 'i he: Pluton, which had beeiiNhfeld i'n the harbor.- ot Santiago de Cuba or six 'weeks oast by 1 6 combined qu.ad- " rons of. Rear Admiral I; Sampson and : Commodore Schley, lies; today at the Jiottom fi the Caribbean sea, off the southern coast of Cuba. The Spanish, admiral i Is a. pflsoner of war of the auxiliary !gunboat Gloucester t formerly I; JL Pleruont JMorgan's- yacht t Corsair) and 1,000 to J,0l)0 others Spahlshf-offl- , cers andisauois au Avno escapea me frightfukjcarriage .caused by the shells ' .from thei AniericariSAvarship, are, also Sield. as itfriscmers of war by the Uhit- States. navy. The American ytetopr. J4 eompietevand.! according; to the best information oUtalnable at j this time the American'? vessel were; practically .untouched andjonly one'iftSU was kill red, though the ships were tuijected to J the heavy fire of the-Spaniards all Ihe , CERYipKA'S BbLD BABflfOR LTB- ! Admiral tVrvera niade as gallant, a dash for liberty and for: the preserva-s t4on ot his fshJia 4:his morning as has I'-ver occurred- ill! the hfstoryi of naval M'ariarej Bin int-! oi uvctiviiciiiiiiig 4idt3a, iwlth h?thtig before htm but inv ttablej destruction r surrender If he remalnedta-n; longer in the - trap In i :.vhich the American fleet held turn he X rhade a 'hold dah from the haFbar at " he tim4 the Americans least expected him to ui so jirnd. fighting every inch i bt his 'Vyevn, when his ship was 1 vnbiaze- tid "sinking ahja.-trled to es- J .vape the jdoQirlwhieir was: written on the muazzle of levery American, gun ft trained- iuponT hiis Vessels. "I'hv Amert- flails BUW j;lllll :txir--jiiviiic3iiv:riic- i-ui. 4i arbor ,iftd romniencedi their work! of 'Sestruction imrnediattly; For an hour . or two they followed the Spaniards' to the westward aloJig the ; tstiora ;line, 1 riendinff ish"kft?n-4hot intp. theip-t)laa-Ijng' huirsj'teariiigr'great; hdles iij thflr teel siesi and 'fovering their decks tvith the i blood 1 of the killed and the - wr.Aa IS ! '' Ii - - I i i- i. i-i . ' . I-' At no iiijne did the Spaniards show ! .- iinlV indication that they ."Intended to ho othCwse than fight to the last. ! 'They shflWd no signals to surrender eyen ' whein ielr tjhitos commenced to ?jfeink and: th4' ireat clouds of smoke L- pouring1 from their sides showed they iwere ; oo jfire. ', But;, tiiPY s turned their i Vessel's toward the shore" less than a 1 tnile away, and; ran them on the, beach fend rocks, where thelir destruction as :: soon completed. . The 6fncersTand men on board then escaped to the shore ae - jwell as they could, with the assistance j . of boats sent from the American men : -r W-war and threw themselves upon the ' j- ynercy of their captors who not only; ' J ' ,?xtendfd ; to them the gracious hand . ;; of . American chivalry, but sent them a guard; to protect them "from the muH ' derous pands of Cuban soldiers' hiding -f in the bush on the hillside, ; eagr, to. - rush down and attack the unarmed,' . defeated! i but valorous foe; -r: ii : ' .AWFUIJ;, RAIN V OF ?JIOT AND .j;-t''-: v'JX:-l;iSHfELli : '- i , One after another the Spiiftlsji. ships ' 1 -became : the victim? of. the- ajrful rain i 4f shells j Which the Ajnericsn .bale V -ships, "cruisers and g-.nvoat9; Eoured 'Keep Your Eye on U space Lnd see lwh,at 1 t others will tell you C about lA!etha ; f i- 'f I i ; j. -; i-. ,- t-,; ;; --.;;; ' ivi ; Mr.; RuMi Wescott, writef C 4 r. - - i i Wilmington.. N. a., July 2; K. E. Ward. Esq.: j ; . ;, j . Dear Sir: "I have- been troubled with Indigestion and a Kidney affection which .gave me. at' times much pain. I ; tiave used Aetna Lithia Water for a f ehor;t whHe. and find great relief. It has proved helping to. nie. I hope oth- : era who tare ; .trouble 'will f y k such-' results J: Try it. 1 V: suffering' wiih similar try' the water.. and get as have come to j me. R. ' M. WESCOTT, '; 11 - South Fourth Street. 1 :: i't ; v-i- Don't forget-that we are established m - at W. H; G.riens- Pharmacy, . and: that we arel-eady to serve you all the .time at, 25 cents r)eriaHon" for-pu-re -i --- Aetna -Lithia Water? Tronrr""Virginia ' jt Mineral' Springs C6mjiany. Roanoke, u-i i mA-. letc "'t-(,:i h 'f r-il" V1"- -.! .Mr J 1. .:; AFLOAT VESSELS the Laiia. Forces Around Our Lines Closing in on the upon; them, and twoj hours after the first of the I fleet had started out of Santiago harbor," their cruisers and two torpedo: boat ' destroyers were '.ly ing on the shore, ten to fifteen ijrilles Lwset of Mofro castle, pounding j -to pieces,;, smoke and iflame pouring ifrom 'every part of them and covering rt he 'entire coast; Jine with a mist which could be-:aeen for miles. -A-t l- I fj l-l- ! Hevy explosions of 4 ajumunitionttoc curred every few tninutes, sending curls of -dense white 'smoke 100 feet in '. the air and causing a shower of broken iron and teel to fall I in the wateK'dn every side. ;- . ' -i' .'-Iflf-i'! I.. iThe bluff :son the coast echoed ! With the roar of every explosion." and the Spanish vessels sank deeper andi deep er into- the sand or i-else . the rocks ground their hulls to-.; pieces;, as l they rolle'd or pitched forward or aideways with every. wave that washed t (upon thir frnm 'the nnpn HPfl.l s -'.-f ! -I ;., CERVERA'S CAPTURE Admiral1 Cervera escaped r to ! the : shore in a' boat sent by the Glo.ucpSter !"to ' the assistance of, Infanta Maria Teresa and as soon as he. touched ithe ; beach he surrendered himself, and 1 his command of Lieutenant1 Mortons and and : asked to be taken, on board 'the .Gloucester, !; which was the Only Ajniw- leap vessel near him at the time; :with several of ht officers,! i includingjl lthe captain of the flagship. The SpaLnish admiral, who was wounded 7h thelaTmt; was taken tol the Gloucester and. was -received at- tlie gangway by hetupm-. mander, Richard W amwrightfj j who' grasped the hand of the gray-bearded, admiral and.saldtp.-hjm: VI: congrat-j ulate you, eir, upon having made asi gallant; a fight' as ever; was witnessed on the sea. - uieuxenant : uommwiijer, Wainwright their placed his cabinkat: the disposal of the Spanish officers THE TRACE OF f THE CRISTOBAL j , - ; 'COLON ;' t that : time the Spanish flagship: and four Other sparusn vessels had fteh aground and burning for twd lours, and the onl one Of the fgcamng ;eet w;hich could!, not be seen, at this jjoint; wasihe Cristobal Colon.; 1 Bu half a dozen curls of smoke far dowi on tho western horizon snoweatn fate that, was awaitine her. The ; Crls tobal Colon was th; fastest, of! the Spanish ships! apa:sh soon ODtainea a le;l over the Others after leaving the harbor .and escaped the effect of th shots which desfroyedi' the; other yesi- sels. She steamed away at great speed with the" Oregon, NeW 1 York, iBrodklyh and ise-Veral 1 other fshJpfK. n pursuij:, all of them firing at her c&nmtantlyi iind receiving fire themselves irqm, her . af lor; cilrts. There wis , ll no ! DicfesiMitx' whatever for her escape and WhilJIher fateUs not dcfipitely known at j;1this hour, , it can ; be feadily jimaiilned fr&m'the words of Captain Evans,!-of the Igwa, who returned from ithe -west? iih 340 crlsoners from the Viz f-nv.a lust as the Associated Press dis patch boat j was . leaving . the- Spanish flagship.; ; - - - ;; . ' j1. In answer, to an inquiry, he shouted "throueh the: maphone: i "I ' leffi jthe Cristobal Colon far to the w.esttvard' an hour ago; and the Oregonwas giv ing her. hell. She - has undoubtedly i e-one" ; down ; with the lothers and I we will have a Fourth of July celehrktlon in-Saintlaero i tomorrow.!' J i K f Captain Eyans, who had been iA jthe think ' f,f the eneracement : up to ithe lme i he took-, the; Vizcaya's ofpders md Crvv from the shore, said thM to t an the best of-his kngW'ffedge t not one American ship had been struck. The torpedo boat Ericsson, which also returned from the' 'westward i at abbut- the same' time, made a siftiilar report saythglt w as believed no man -was injutijrpn board the American shins: thoueh "anothir report had I it that one man was killed on boarjjl ithe nrooklvn' which could : not be Svprt- .fled as 'this 'dispatch- "wias tserit. jlr J SPANISH 1 VERY; HEAVY. ; There is no means of , telling now what the Spanish- losscwas, but it . is hoiuvpit tn have been Very heavy, as -the prisoners; jn custody report ; their decks strewn witn ,aeaa ana wouppeu in-great numbers, and beside thi,H is a statement i thatXmariy bodies 4d been seen fastenedjto pieces of wteck aee floatUiK' i.i the sea after the .Sight waSover. A; large umber olj. jthe SDanlsh wounded were mho'ved ti ;the American ships. I ' i -.-.There cafi-bejnij (Joubt. that; Adijnlral Curvera's plan o escape f ronKSahtia- go harbor wa; entirely unexpected Admiral Sampson apd the best dence of this is the fact that wheh Snanlsh vesseRi were seen; coming of the harbor the flagship Ner fork was seven miles away steaming to ; the eastward toward Juragua, the !mlll tary bas. nine miles east of Morro. The Nev? York was out of the sfight lto?ether at every stage, but gh4 Im mediately Dut about and followed the rthr'-- 4 .:-;-'.;-i j j . '- s :! Commodore Schley's flagship, jthe Brooklyn, had her ; usual ; p'esiitos 1 at the extreme western end of . the line. tn railes-frbni the New: York ana 1 the TJTasL . It h a. peculiar ; fact thit he should havei bees in prbper positibh to direct ! the movement of hj? : flying squadron againstV -! thef SnaaJsh fleet, which he hM4 bottted up . in Saritiago harbor six weeks before.?, t-v. ! I As a matter ' of fact, the Entire American: fleet was much further off shore .than- jjsual when the Spaniards made their appearance this morning. With the exceptioni of the bombard ment yesterday f morning, Which result in knocking down the flag on Morro castle and the: -supposed silencing of the batteries, which opened fire again thisi morning as usual, the. havjf had done little recently to attraet interest here and the officers and crews them selves were watching the developments of the operations being conducted, by the anhy which had succeeded In reaching the'Tery gates of. Santiago after an enormous loss in killed! j and woundsdL in : the fiehtine of ithe 1 oasl two day It -as not believed 11 that miti--Cfervera-iiKOld attentpt: to eseape from his perilous peitlo -at this late day, bul it wis suppose'd that' he would keep his ships- tn the harbor to shell the advsscing Amen can army and that if; Santiago f; fell he would blow i up or sink them be fore permitting them to , be captured y1 the fleet l lying- wtsiue. J- "7. CERVERA'S- FLANS, 1 i vJThe Spanish admiral's real jplans, however, were piamiy.not anticipated. 1 J !T II cctoted th ohe chance ooehi to I him that of ruinnih the gauntlet of the -jpoWerful i h.eh-f-war lying i in front of the harbor Jand jsaving his ship foh futurie Arlce by dashing lout ot-thie -trjap! iin;! jwlhlchhe found himself and goihg toj sme therl field of operations. ; H' j .-f: . ":,1 ; j : i unere seemjea (to ids dui ione cnance !lh a ! hundred jthitjie would he able to make: the ! mpvfe;"Uc:essfuliy, butt n he piles i;i of .; navSal I Architecture i now ground' ijQ pifeceis oh ) the -rocks a few mileal from Mhefe he! started tt-ll; the mournful st-dry t off hisj failure, .there are nxmti who, applaud his conduct more' than the (American officers and seamen who Uent his ishjpslto destruc- It was '.9 o clock this mofsnng when the flagship Infanta MaHa Teresa passed uhderj the wall of Morro ifastle and steamed jout Jo! seaJ She:wai fol lowed by the; CrlfetobalJColdn, Vlzcaya and Oquendo; and last by the torpedo 'I boat destroyers Furor and Pluton, The lookout on the American vessels Which were Ave or ten: miles orr tnf entraoce to the harbor, sighted them Immedi ately. Most of the) American' cruisers were at the usual j Sunday morning quarters without thought of anything as surprisingi as! jth Spanish fleet get ting past the sunken 1 collier Merrimac Which they had Ibeeni deluded into be- lievlng effectuaHy , blockaded the exit iThere w-as.. great excitement -at once and very activity along the American lines. The signal fori full speed dhead was rung from bridge to engine irom of every, ship; and, thel entire fleet co mi - !J imenced to move jini shore toward -the ispamsn ana ( tne great iz ana la-incn guns of the battleships and the small er batteries on the i other vessels fired shot after shot at long range. As-the ships ran in j towards the shore it be came evldenlf that Spaniards had not come out to s r.s an 'aggressive fight; for; they turned i to the westwaird as soon as they! had iclearad the. har bor and started pn their race for Isafe- ty, at -the satne I time i sending answer ing shots at the American , ships: as fast as the men couldiload and fire the guns, i The Br6tklyn,i Massachusetts, Texas. Oregon and I Iowa w ere nearer the" sSpaniards than! any others of ithe American vessels, but jstill most: of them were too far ! away . to get i an effective! range. They crowded On ! all steanti howeVer,! in Ipreparatloni for the chase, sever stopping their fire for one 'moment.: .;. . i , THE, GLOUCESTER'S FINE WORK- j The Gloucester, 4 jfast -little yacht that icannot bo.as.t ot any neavierrDat tery j than several i 6-pounders T and 3-pounders; f Waa . lying off Aguadores, three miles east fl Mojto whea the Spanish ships came; outj . At firsjt she jjQlped iri the) attackiupon a large! ves-. sel and theii hfeld jofK some. Captain Wainwright, iconcludingto reserve his efforts for: the two! torpedo boat de stroyers 1 in the iireaj-. j The Gloucester Steamed after them when they ap peared .and chased them to a point Aye- .miles ' west of Morro, pouring shot aner mem an tne timet .Her. j. efforts borei; abundant fruijLfof t her be- the 'destruction) of both of the .destroyers. She fired .Shots during. the chase and it was not iohg before the destroyers were, on fire and disabled. Notwithstanding this they both - returned j the' Gloucester's Are and a rain of smaH shells fJl all around the yacht. The. urdr evidently. determined that she would . not stand the nre any longer- and she put "about and headed hack for 'Santiago. Then the Gloucester simply' smothered her With1; shotsrs.f rom her ; rapid-fire guns, and running! like' the wind, force! her to turn around and again head west ward. Smoke commenced to rise froim jthe Furror'si ,sidfes andshe put'in tp- Wards the shore. Betore she had ' left j of her crew gone far what was abandoned her and took to - the boats, reaching the; shore later. By that timH she was; a mass of ; flames and was drifting' about helpless. ThePlutonj was in; the same distress ed condition and w;as, also headend for jthsr' shore, runningiup; alongside of-, a low bluff, where she soon pounded to pieces, and finally broke ini two com pletely.; i j V- j" n --;.. i r ' It vva$ a most dangerous landing place for her crewl and 4 , but ; about half I a dozen reached the i hore ialive." :The I Gloucester i didj not ;gb any f ur- theri west, l ilt toy off shore and sent ;in4 a ; boat; to the I assistance bt the Icrews of. 'the destrovefsl. It did not take the flange's liong to reach Ihej Fur or s.i magazihes j! and there ;were two. (terrific iexpldsioris probably' Of thfe gun teottn, -ir bbard of her, i which blew I jholes ihi her bottom. : Her .stern j sunk I immediately and a$ it settled in the Lwater hr bow roue straight into the ,air and. she went jtoi the bottom! in perpetual ablivion, .giving out a i hiss ing, iscalding sound las she disappeared below the bUrface. i j i . f i In the meantime t the larger Ameri can, fships were is gaining; on the Span ish eriusers iandi a storm Of shots was, passing between; the pursuers and the pursued. The American fire was i so snips were enveloped of smoke and it was impossible to tell at a distance vhlch vessels ; were doing the greater exe cution, i ;The Brooklyn and the five battleships were keeping up an inces- isantiiflre upon the Jfnfanta Marlaf Ter- jusa, me jvjzcaya au ine Aimirane j ir .1 TI I L Jl 11 A1 2 A 1 I Oquendo and the latter were returning tt bravely, though with io success. The I Spanish gunners seemed unable to get the proper range arid many: of their shots iwere very wildt ; though a number of fhem fell dangerously near to the marki' The guns of the battery jusi : east -vi Jijrroj aio iook part r in tne game ana , tneiPj shells ren -around the Amertc&n hips.' f Many of them struck the tipper works of .the fleeing Spaniards and must have resulted in killing ; and j wounding; many of j their menJ The I Spanish ships ?had 1 now reached j a ; point &$out seVen -miles west of Mofro and a mile or two be yond the place where the Turor was burning and the Pluton broken in two against a. cfliff, j Thfe flagship and . the Oquendo were the J first to show sig nals; of I distress, i Two 13-!nch shells from one of ; the i battleships had struck the, Maria; Teresa at I the - Stvateri line, tearing great -holes ift-i-her; side and causing hen to fill rapidly. $he Oquei- do suffered i about thefsame fate and both ships j headed! for ; a small i cove and ; went aground 200 yards from" the shore, nampg scooting from them in every direction. ANOTHER: ACCOUNT OF THE iBAT- v. I ! TLE I NewiiYork, July 4.-The New Ypr Herald has received ) from its corre spondent at Santiago the fallowing : de tails of the destruction sf . Admiral Cervera's fleet: s i. ; ii -;..' . t! ' : 1 I Three of ? the t Spanish cruisers that Were bottled - op in : Santiago harbor and, two torpedo boatrdestrOyersi were pounoea into helpless nuiKs by the gunB of : Admiral. Sampson's fleet on Sunday in ! a vain attempt to escape from the harhjaor.) The vessels were beached iri a 'last effort to save as many lives: of the crews as possible, Admiral Cervera on; board the lehris- tobal .Colon, ! beaded hia fleet In the attempt !tO- get away at . about 9:30 o'clock. So little' were the Americans expecting the dash that the flagship Hew-: lorKi was; eruisinsr un thAL rnmt to the. east and returned Only In time jo eee me nmsn ngnt ana to l nre a shot or two i at the i torpedo boat de stroyers.- , r- t . The Iowa, ilndlanaj. Oregon.- Massa- ichusetts, Texas, Brooklyc v and the lconverted'iyacht Gloucester., formerly the- Corsair, formed r in position to give battle as soon as: the Colon was signtea rounamg tne wrecj ui i Merrimac. i The American vessels - did not open fire at! once; they waited urU rervera's shfs were; out of the range of Monro s guns, before giving battle, Cervera headed to the west, jthe Colon in the lead sfoUowed by the VUcaya and Oquendo and the; j destroyers ; all firing rapidly.- ; : I . Ii All of ithe American . battleships opened fire at 'we soon I i'n a bncr an(i I the Spanish hurricane of shot and shell, but the Colonj Jklep : or bravfely till when about ten miles westward of Jtorro castle.i Admiral Qervejra turned his vessel to the shore- and beached her. She; was blazing in score of places, but her guns kept at work arid the white flag never shoved until "She was completely disabled. The; Oquendo and the Vizcaya were' apposed to the Iiowa, Texas and Indiana, and went down to defeat iwith fearful swiftness, half ithe distance" covering ;only about belfpre their! cap- tivt'8 ran them ashore.f! Their crews fought with desperate pralveryi but their .courage, was no match for the courage or our. men, added! to their superb . gunnery, The :.Sanish . shells went wild for the most part, ; but the American gun-fire was jl marked ! by merciless precision. Tfcel 'twcT crulserft both on fire, were beached .(not mbre than one-quarter of a mile apart.. I i The most dramatic featare,; of the battle was the; contest jbetween the torpedo boat, destroyers; ahd the Glou cester. : The latter was; struck several times -and- is the only j American ves sel; reported y damaged, j lAt first the Gloucester flried; upon them writh her 6f pounders, hot they ran past her and engaged the battleships. I Finding the lire too hot; they turned and th4 Gloucester (again until attacked both de- stroyers' were afire jpndi'had to. be beached. Thlelt- crew .threw "them selves into the surf to save tjieirlives. Just before this the ;Newi York came up and assisted in givjinff the finish ing blow to thel destroyers. There was explosion , after Texplpsionj. fom v. the beached vessels, j .;. . j.-; ' TIE PRESIDENT'S COJf GRATL'LA- r-.-jll-UiiON-;-!.,' Washington, j , IjFuly 4:-T;He! if ohowing message was sent to Adrrflralj Sampson by the president: . lU- . ...4" I "To AdmiVa'l f ampsqn. Playe del I "You have "the gratitude .and . con7 gratulationsof 1 the whole Amerk- people. ; Convey to your noble officers and crews through whose valor new honors have' been added to the Xmer .icans, the grateful; thanka andappre ciation of the;i batlon.'- -j i V'i . .' j i ; ; - , WILLIAM McKLEY." REJOICING AMONfO TI33 TROOPS, i I The war dupartment has posted the following fromlGeneralShjaftfer; i . jPlaya, July if Headquarters Fifth army corps, near Saritiagoi When the inews f of . the disaster to jthe Spanish fleet reached the front whijeh was dur ing the trucesthe regimental band that had managed" to keep jits ir stru ments on the line.j played i'The Star Spangled Kfinnef ; and '"There'll be a ;IIot Timein the Old ( Town Tonight."' Men cheering j from one (end ot the line to tne oxner. urriceiisi ana men without shelter; tents .have) been ing .for, live days in tHfl !' afternoon rains, but alliaTe happy. . , 1 ; ( I -SjHAFTSR, r, IrjTSPATPWldS PROM SHiFTRB. ; Washington, "July 4. Gejneral Miles has . received the following j telegram from General Shatter: J i -i j "Playa del Este, -July 4.4rlfeadquar- ters i"'irtn ; Army vorpsi-Htuiiea a Spanish general in affair, at .: Caney M and a large number of officers, i Gen eral Linares' ; arm broken. My. demand for surrender Santiago! sftill being considered Uy the Spantsh author! ties j Pandp i has i arrfyed Wear break In f railroad i with his advance think Iei will be stopped." j-' -? 1 1 Also ; the - following f rorrt Adjutant General Wagner at the aime place and time: ! ;- If ;' I- j "Pjindo ; six ji miles hofthj With 5,000. Garcia opposes with 3,000. awton can suppert Garcia and p;rever the rune- - tloh," ii!;,' -;- 'SHAFTEK DEMANDS SU RENDER (Copyright ;by Associate Press.) Off Jufagua, on Board t Assoeiat- e.d ! Press Dispatch Boat 'Dundy, Sun day, July 3, 10' p. m.; 1 via Pprt Anto- hiO. JsE., and Kingston; July &-12;54 pj in.) General Shaffer today: aemartdeq an instantand uitconditio-naa surren der 'Of Santiago 46 Cuii. ti r ; i The Spanisn commander emphatically refused. I The-; American. general in sending his demand warned all; foreign residents ' opt Of the city before 12 o'ctock tomorrow mofniftgv fJuly 4th) at I which hourj the j bom-t i bardment Would, he said, begin. Th only notice 3eneral Llnarestook Was: that no Cubans, w70uld be permitted; to leave tomorrow. x , - -1 p ; 3 Tonight the men are anxiiousifor a general engagement .1 bn the 4th of Jujy, ' but thej officers 'do ljot ' expect; it. j The general belief! is, that the Crushing of A"dmiral C'efa-' fa's j fleet ; entirely changes the s)uaiton, ijiow that Admiral h'ampso'r can sent? r the hatbor and ittie' atmy and' hav can make a combined attack oni hecity. , It 1 is not belieVedthat jGenipral Shaf-; tef will makej .decisive move until, Uhat question lis; definitely Jsettlod.' ; !; Admiral Sanpson and General Shaf- fteir had arranged for a oonfrencp this morning arid an es:ort of ca,yalry was 9,V the jdock here awaiting; Admiral Sampson and Jiis Starr. Admiral Cer veta'sr dash for i liberty I compelled the Nw York toj leave the harbor and rueh to the scene of connictssThe con ference was interrupted toil wipe out Kthe Spanish fleet, I but. i will doubtless Dei resumeqj .. if . PAN DO REACHES SANTIAGO. General Pando with B.000 k-einforce? ments,. reached, Santiago, at j noon to day. General Calixto Garciaj refusing 10 make) an effort t sttfp hihi, saying hat the Spanish force was j'too large for him to engage.j ' ' ! i S The army is half mad with delight over the crushing of the Spamish fleet. ,WqMQRE; SPANISH SIflPS DE- I i !: stroYed. j! . - t (Copyright ; by Associated ' Press.) tcingston, Ja., 11:55 .pi tn., Jujly i On the i mornih ef y- July 1 1st j the Hist, Hornet and Vi ampatuck destroyed, a Spanish gunboat near Cape Cru.' On jthe :af ternooM of the same I day these members of the mosquito j fleet : de stroyed anotaer ; war vessel pat ; Aiap zanillo-: At j te latter; pjlacej a hot en gagement ensued : between the j three small American - craft and nine. Span- l?h vessels supported by larj batteries i 1 .! 1, . : . and ti oops ashore, 'i One large 'Spanish corpedio boat was disabled, three: Spanish gunboats were seriously injured i and pontoon full Of Spanish troops was surik, the ene my escaping in boats. The Mojrnet was temporarily disabled, but the Only cas- iialtie on ;the Amertc$.n side .were tnree men sugntiy ; scaioeo Dy escap ing; stjam. The Spanish lojss ,toi troops is Deuevea to. oe. iarge. ft ne msr nor not and WaTAnatuck returned; trt San. tiago and Fere sent, to Guantanamo "togajritor repairs. . ,. i j . , . THE BOMBARDMENT 3P SANTIA . .;- - V..,-1ao. , I .! ?,).. :t-.; ; (Cppyriglft .by Associated Press.) . I On the Hill,- Near El Pasoj, Before Santiago deiCuba, Saturday July 2, 5 p. m.; yia, ; Port ; Antonio, Jamaica, per . the Associated 'Press - Dispatch Boat Dauntless.Four Watteries Of ar tillery, which were place- in position "this morninr. i betan- the''dlav with bombarding the San Juan : qUf ter of Santiago and the Spanish Dosfion in f font of our right. After j a q.uaV.er'of an hour's shelling, General Lawvm's troops wnich Jhad been enforced. ; prt'rs- DOUrine in , an exceedinelv :hot fire. Which' was continued during the great- er part of the afternoons I It is not .intended to force the fight ing before tomorrow, the! present plan being to turnthe Spanish left, taking ithe whole 11', e In enfilade arid -thus obtain a spec- y entrance in the uppe.r ena or tne cii r. j '"':' -:K ii ' ; Admiral Simpson's heavy . guns thunderied ti intervals ail: the fore--'noon, and; th American shells fvere seen to iexplof e with tremendous force and loud, det nations beyond the San Juan barrack i, over whtchi numerous I Red Cross fl ffs. were flying. hjThe, concent a tion; of the- American batteries I' on ' what . Is now dubbed Grimes'Vhill, i e.ajr our left centre was the result of blunder made las.t night O posting ou ,ghns so near the Span ish infantry 4 acrenchments -that . they. w-ould not be ; trbperly supported. j-The iqea or lancro I artillery fire was r- force abandon fd, but the position- oc cupied by thi: batteries on; ourtight was notj relink Uinshed. 1 r -U I ii i IThe rSfle flrt iig at that -paint al l one time was ai ; heavy as an where I MThe" Bpsinlar is kept uo vollev firing for fully an our; but the ; deliberate jspacing jof out :owo shots showed that jour 'meifjas t Sual. were.cobl and ef jfectlve toii theii work ' Later, Admiral ;Cervera1s flee ? in fhe harbor suceed ied : In : getting : an approximate ' range of j our advan e On the left: and i sent in many heavS shells-,; which exploded ;close to ithe entrenchments. 1 !- i ' -1 1 was: real led late yesterday (that there might lp hard flghtlhg . I today in order i to m htain this advanced po sition atound i fre large blockhouse, or so-called If ort.H. -Strong entrenchments were thrown h up. there .! ; during theH iiukui. i. rii' f :..,;-, yi i-1; tThus far todty the Spanish Infantry have let .thest i , works severely : alone. Near this posit Ion 200 Spanlslh soldiers and sixty-two'i officers Rthls morning. Both thesend- the! 2,000 JVrisoners taketj yesterday on? the tight we marcnea to tnerear diuring the forenoon). The expression on all their faces was excf edina-ly sullen, jAj LIE tTENNT TABBED BY A ; U j j. hu.-nk. ; .;.- ;- ; I i The rdmor tiat one prisoner turmxi upon-a llieutenipt of the Tenth caval ry wno inau j it turned him over to the guard' and' stabbed him, the guard taking framed ate venerea nre for- the dastardly , deed by felling the! Spaniard wun,a bunet, : s not confirmed i ! '") BARBA? JOUS WARFAReI: j' here are f iany evidences of KdiaJ iioyaj method ,;of ; warfare;; upon the pan. ui sik oji iniaras yesterday; ynej Of their batties j Was masked by: ai blockhouse ov r which thel Red Cross nag; was; nyi f arvd- the road leading from Qeineral Shafter's quarters,. ; on the nio gevyil ; to the front has been for twosdays J fested,at various points by sharpshoot" ts who flred deliberate ly upon our wt anded. It was :su boosed they have stol h through our lines on tals. ..;-' in thel trer ;hes captured' bv L us many shells t )d explosKe cartridges have been fou 3d. ' ' , i- A -a ii -I . ' 1 - ! I : SPANISH CORPSES iTHREfl - DEEP j ; IN; TRENCHESwi. , The. impress on- appears Jtor be well founded .jthatj ; ;he Spanish r losses' will probably; iamoj nt to 3.000 killed and jwoundedi j Tblosse.s. of the Spaniards j.re iiiucui neai,;ier ma n ours. ; in .some of the trencher the:.corpseS lay in un broken lihes, i id occasionally two or three, deep. : . " j -" i'.. r It was-jnot Ueneral Shafter's inten tion to .acpSmpI a general atssault on tne Spaniards ;'oday, unless our bom- bahdment: ar d General iLawton's Oblique fire on our rlght'develOped an .exceptional opportunity. The. morning ; Orders wierej confine our principal operations to ('he defence of f the: posi!- tions : wej. hav- taken and reinforce ments fr j.tle whole line were sent fortn.eary in ane. rorenoonj. JThe :sec- onu regular 1 cantry was sent to rightj thi Nint h Massachusetts toi leflj, knd th4 3 rty-third. and Th fourth Alichfgih to the centre, about z.uao ire ih troops. f Th foirmati h of thj line -today is as tqllowp: CJ meral. Lawtort on the right Geheral Kent on theright cen tre! General '(Theeler on the centre, and General B ites on tb4 left General Garcia's mait i I insurgent i i force is thrown out tOrhe right.' General Law ton sient a message to General Shafter later!-In the afternoon,- saying hennas in possession; fjf. everal fine positions for planting bt eries to dominate both the city and he outer fortifications of the' -part- -: i PANDO fs'OT ARRIVED. '-;-"" Generaitshai 4er says General Pando has notyet a -rived at Santiago il -de Cuba, And tha t General Garcia is ex pected to" istoui ihim and has been ask. ea to oo so at all hazards. y THE j SPKISH FLANKED, i AS the oorrelDondent Is nhonM tn leave, 'wltli-tht -dispatch for i the Sisea coast, heavy flfcb ting has been resum ed on bur rig) 't; The sharp cracking of the J Spinisr: -Volleys alternate with the steadyj bus ihess-like discharges of our mianify. v is understood that have i gained i here a substantial ; afl'1-vantage,-fj commanding the i Spanish flanks. a fi it:- fj. A. German - fiwspaper correspondent? named'Hiiig Jis arrested bv; order of Oeneral Shaf t ir last evening orjHthe Charge : of ben g a spy in the pay of the Spaniards.'; v ' ; l ';,'.;; 'i . ' H The safett e? 'Imate of the killed and wounded in ye iterday's fight places it ai nearisr; iluw i ourteen men: died n the hospital last night and this morning. i- .-(,;: , ; - y ,- Jt,-A. 1 - . FOREIGN MILITARY ATTACHEES. ! i.ucic : ib um jijr lu oe a. Bi eat-ueai paiu about the triiatment of thei foreign iiilitar'y &tact !ees during I this cam paign. Sbtne lit. them have hot. bee sapplied wfth Uounts, tents of attend ants, iContraryf to the usage; of the Eu opean militaf f authoritlesL THE SI tANISH . LOSSES. Washington,; July 4.-At 11:25 o'clock onight the ha try department ibosted a translation Oft a. cipher-cablegram I re- ceived from fj mmodore Watson, It is imiiar to thao - received today from Admiral ISamrsoni but, -contains the additional linff-tmation that. 30 Span 'iards weH lied or drOwtjied, ; 160 wounded i and !,600 captured. . ; :! I SANTIAO b SURROUNDED ! :"' i - 9 - 1 s ." - " 1 :--! The war! dep trtment today gave lout the followlngql v . i - j ' ,, "Headquarters Fifth -Army Corps, Near; SaijUagtf j July 3rd. Tonight imy lines completi y. surround ,: the-r town from; thesbay -i m the north of the city cb fviiii viir, tjai j uaii i i v a i iiiw south. The ( emy holds from the west ; end: lof an Juan- river.' at , its mouth ut I t e railroad tothe city. General Paridf I I flfuT Nnight,; is some distance : awal and will not get into Santiago.! I H f i ; . SHAFTERL" I 'H-: - (!),- ' -f i rue uovenii IrRevlewa tne Seeond . tcglment. :' j O The Messenger.) f -b., July 4. The Second (Special Raleighj N. Tegimentljwas!; iertainly given an ovaj tion ;by the I? Weigh people this after noonL Fbr treee miles i it marched through icheer Jbg crowds and. flutter ing flagsjj wh, 1,100 men in line i-returned the ch jers "with interest. The -1 : " - !: f - i - 'i marching waij excellent. ; The men were sunburnt j and hearty. The regir ment came ;dwn Hillsboro street in- plantoon froa( and up Fayettevllle streeet in the ? lame .way . - On arrival a I the Executive mansion , 1 . . .. i the regiment f 'as halted. Dress parade was dispens I with . and "the troops were bountif jly: served with lemon ade provided ; by Mrs. RusselL V The ront U porticfj of Athe mansion :was beautifully dt orated rwlth large . iand 'smalt, nations i and; state flags. The regiment pas A In; review in; column of fnnni : Imr wHt1v iri frnnf fnf tKja' forticoj The reather was cloiudy and cooler, land e e boys greatly ' enjoyed the-inarch,-"0 fa,.. -" ':"::-'. I - - . i ! Tonight tho I nds" of people went to Pullen .frk e the fire- works. tfUAFTER DEniKDS SIRBEXDER In ; . .Tr . ;; ;.:m " !.' d-A- 1 ';;V ,---iJ j )Vashlngto.j Julyj 4. Following,! correspondence - of General Shatter Jjje'mandilhg thi surrender of Santiago: f f Vt'Pia'dei Estei July "4;lS98. Hon. R, A. Alger. Secretary yfef War; ivashingtoij. ' j i A " The following is my demand for the purrender f the city of Santiago: j tHeadquarters, Man Juan ;.Hiler, U. ; 8 forces.; "Near Cbi,;;; July ; JlSSSi a. m., tol the commanding general npfpsr ; ant lavri i-l the Spanish forces',' uba: - 'li'A' I. j , ' ; k f WSir: I shall- b$ obliged, unlesa, yoti girrender; tcj fchell Santiago de! Cuba). Please lnf oriW the cJUzens of foreign countries and all women and children thit, itheylshoiild ieave the city before io ;o'ciock morning. eryriespedtfully. your obedient 'Very respectfully,' - I; "Your obedient servant. '' I' J. "W. R, SHAFTER. "Major General, U. S. A. fi.' f , I- . r . r . Oolonel iDorsk has Just ' returned at 6;30 p. m.'. . ' ;.: ;;..;.. ' ;;'.-; j "Santiago q6 Cubai 2 p. m., July' 3. j "pis Excellf r cy. the General Com manding: Forces of V, S., San Juan fRiver:, -j'! i .' . , ;"Slr: I jhayt the honor to reply toi ypur- commuibi 2ationof today written ai 8:30 O'clocjk a. m:, and received at lp'clock p. n)., .demanding the surren dr of this city; on the contrary case 4ainouncing tbjme that you will bom- Dara inis ,cijy,, and that i advise the foreigners. Women and, shildren that tfiey must-'; lfeave the city before 10 orcIodk tomotrDw morning. It is 4my dSity to say . to you that this city will n;it be surrendered j that I will inform tfee foreign consuls' and Inhabitants of tjfe contents of your message. - j ; '.Very respectfully, I f . : ' l-i t ";i -' "JOS TOR.AL, i ("Commander-in-Chief, Hpurth Corpsi" A The British, -! Portugi?6se. Chinese land Norwegian consults have 'come to .my line with Colonel Dors?.. They ask ifaTi non-conib intants can neouhv the tffln of CaheMjand railroad points and a liA until Ifi AfAlsvtl A etw:' t..i4. bffpre the iclty is fired on. Ai ; i They Claim' ihat there : areAbetween :l0j00 and 20,000 peoples-many I of them o$a who will leave.; They ask if we c&n supply; thfrn with food, which I cannot do, fot want of transportation si wvJU.. t. i puM:, flun.ii b uiwxM mum UUHl n?y landing. (The following is my r "The -Commahding General, ; forces, Santiago de Cuba Spant if bir: in; consideration of the re quest of the j consuls , and officers In y sur ci,ty fo?1 delay, in carrying out ni intention j t jo fl'rej on thecity, and irJl the interest jof the, poor women and children who (will syffer yVery greatly by their hast and enforced departure from the City, I f have the honor , to announce thajt Iwllldelay ;such ac tion solely in their interest until noon ofi.the 5th, prfyidipg during the inter val your f orqes ihiake no demohstra- tOn w'hateverj on those of my own. ( i"I am, wltH reat ixespect, . i !, iv- "You obedient servant, ; -:f: : "WR. SHAFTER "Major G enaj, U. S. A., Conimand- ,tng." . Xlie FoarfU In the Senate shiiigtoni Jirfy-4.-r-In the senate taaiy Senator! Allenj of ."-Nebraska be- an his speech ih opposition to Ha waiian, annexation. At noon. Senator Turpie, of Indiana, jreadthe oeclafaA tlbii' of independence. During the session, a large number of pension bills were i paissedA The Associated Ptess dispatch conveying , Admiral Sampson's cablegram telling i of th capture of .the Spanish fleet was read bf the clerk. it the conclusion of the gpoo news, au tne senators ana occu pants of tho galleries joined in ap pfatise, which was prolonged. . The chair refraineds lory: oncq from any eidrt to check a-demonstration of ad- Pfovai -m ine senate, cnamuer, 4t 4:55 o'clock the senate went into executive session and at 5:14 p. m. ad- journed. j . Vi .V f-A - I r Spaniard Rejjolclug Over Cervera's ;. J -ape ? - . . !i;-;;i f ! iMadrid, ' J"uly 4. There . is great reioicine over Admiral Cervera's a.ui t- tfng the harboij of Santiago, but ther is' ajx. under current of great anxiety ks to his fate, t ' . - : "' S1' ;-! f It is considered preferable that he should even . jsuccumb to Admiral Sampson's superior forces than remain to be sunk by heneral Shafter's artil lery. General Blanco, cables as fol lows: . ' , " ' ' A No details have been received as to the naval fight; but it is rumored that Admiral Cervera i reached a port of southern' Cuba. . t .. 1.Ar:iin ill It is officially announced tnat the last vessels . qf Admiral Camara's squadron have i passed, the Suezi canal. a rr- r i . 1 . . ; Hi Tarboro Wins Another Game r,;A (Special, to Thei'jMeS3eriger; JfTarbOro, N.I Cj July 4. Tarboro won ii , i t6day's game. !Htting both Robertson, sjnd Lawson, i Ttrboro's former ipitch ieV, hard. Withers pitched good ball. ibjut his support in i two innings ; in which the visitors ! Bcored all their ji-hn5, was poor", jhjttlng were the McKfe's; fielding and features )oT the game. He made two and single, four home runs, a -double times up. Score:1 ; N R. H. E. Tarboro: .....J..... Lf.. ...... .15.l 15-10 Wilson ...... . . 11 9 4 Batteries: Withers and Accorsmi; Robertson, Lawson' and i LeGrande. . The Old Demoeratle Ring j (Special to Smithfleld, N. The Messenger.) O., July Ex-Sena tor Thos. J. Jaryf s and the Hon. Cv B. Jycock . addressed a large numberof SPjeople here toda-y on -political issue j. making able speeches and . arousing such an interest in politics as has not been known, . for Unhampered; by dr displeasing a Jong time. Being any combine, fusion entanglements, i the speeches had the jold democratic sound T - r , T .: .- i , ano tne speaKersi were tree to; present tearleSsly i and bloldfy the old idemo- jiatie doctrine. With music,) good 'Speaking and a larsre crowd the eood pebple of Johnson county grandly cel ebrated i the Fouirth of Julv and It is to be hoped-that much good ; will be" the result., i , - , Spanish Atcount of the Battle ;g Madrid, July i4j 6 p.m. Aa official gispatch from 'Santiago de Cuba says: if. Admiral Cervera's fleet sustained for an hnnr the firo Af tho Amorleon float It; then dlsappearied westward, follow-f h tt, i- imM,rn.. Wo? ed; by the? American" squadron. . We lost two torpedo! boat' destroy era. i 'The "dispatch then announces as fol lows: i1 I I A: f ;":;-.. To General Shafter's demand for the surrender of theq city,- expiring at 10 morning, . the Span o'clock the - next ish .commander; replied: - ! "It is my duty that orders me to de-, fend the place to, the end." L ;- The ministers bn : leaving the cabi net council said they know nothing of Admiral . Cervera'js squadron further than; the dispatches revealed, I '? : Lieutenant Correa, minister of war, said1 he believed Admiral Cervera had tgone. to Havana, i n - ; --- -.- si 'p- AGL0RT0US FOURTH 4 a a: t-- m:r-W ' '-myifet . -i' ; ; . '. - . - - -v . , , i . ' , ;;:'- 1 ,-:-?-,- - . 1 : 1. . : - - '- ' 1 , , : 1 I - - I : - I I News Received 'V ' From Cuba :l- il-.:-- '-i-- - - I SUCCESS CROWNS .: -V':-i: m-: it-' r. Hhe Spanish Agatnst eaptured-irhe FIrsr ipjeet of iTransporta Reol MHila.Cei4 vcra"$ rict A.uniiiiiateu...niiagourTouncicsi ftnaianca onto Surrendt.Qtt Refusal, Dombanlnicnt of tlic ty tcj Begin Todavl.Rtishing!prUon4 1 "' ta riimrtlie Wr nto B Dai 11. . ' H i" July ? -4, The Lcomlete Washington, annihilllatlon of rthe Spanish squadron ai Santiago and theAcapture of the Spanish admiral; Cerirera, with - tjWQ prlsonera;!;; the demand - by GenerAl Shafter for the surrender of Santiago by 12 o'clock tdmorroW on t pa Ih of bombardment; I word from Admlrat 1 : . : i. . v . ... . . . -'. J, vewey; inai me i.utaronc isisnas nsa ,ben j captured j thata!panlah jr&n boat had surrenderfd; thst. 100 or,niore Spanish officers .and men ; Were taken, and that ,'our first Philippine expedi tion hadlandedbthis j Is ipart off the thriTifng record jof such a Fdurth of July as has no been known Bnce the bells of independence; hail rang'otfV the. tidings of jAmerlcan j f reeddml It was a day; when br momentous .vent followed another tn; constant :arid rip-id-; succession, aci Aot;. '.j.-i. brititlnlfc forth sprjie ney feature mOre'starthhg t'han-whki 'h4 gon before. j .The" cf max canieat l pio'clocki when, amijd tjhe wildest cheering, VwhlchA fairly shook, the great Iwarstite and navy building f to "its foundation, J Admiral S,ampson'S dispatch T announcing hs glootous victory and, the entire . ' de struction of the; Spanish fleet! was glvf- retr' to, the public. I "j rul. .t -t.L fbcal point, of the enthusiasm and stir ring activity which marked official Washington. It was; the busiest day the president has had since the war began,: Conference followed v eonfer tmce. with i the j heads of the mllljtary and naval: departments; high 'officers of the ; service jefime i and went In a constant and .- steady - stream and as each hour1 brought Its' added ' lustre tb the American arms the crowd, pf of flicialS; increased. . The president had not a; moment's ; respite. : Telegrams clame and: went .without cessation and tiie historic old mansion presented, a scene such as has not been . paralleled since-the -momentous hours' of thej-clv-II war. - i. . : ; j : . '-,..;: ' f ' Y The sfpry Of) the day is best' told Un theJ series of offtcial dispatches, . each bearing date of July 4th, from tSamp sotv from. Shafter; and , from Dewey. Stirring as they all are, that of Samp son was'recorded the honor or chief importance, hot only for the Immedi ate results, secured, but also from the effects of this crushing defeat'inweak enlpg the defences of the city of San tiago, , and in dealing Spain such a staggering" blow that she is left prac tleally without) a-navy.:-!acvv ' yf dispatch- tTd" the: mJtjfcmTSe- structlon., it hotyrfed the tremendous, piwessV1, American fleet. but it i againX'ay-ed the strange j immunity WhiwJe Ameri can i sailors have in the mid sjt of death artd carnage, i That .but one of our sailors, a yeoman on': the . Brooklyn, should have' been killed In an engage ment of this magnitude, is without parallel '! ini naval annals, save that othdr; parallel: record which -JJewey made at- Manila. With the Spanish fleet destroyed, ' the way in partly cleared for the advance of the Ameri can squadron into the harbor of San tiago. If Cervera's armored cruisers could cross the mine field and clear the Merrimac, at the entrance of the, har-: bor, the American ships can follow the same course. There are' the inner for tifications and) island.' fOrts still to be reduced j but they have passed 'through baptism of fire recently and are little more than ruins. , Thus, with Shafter's -guns -thundering on Santiago on land and ' Sampson ion. the.hafhor, the : fall of I the city IsAassuredf beyond further question. ' Theh authorities ) here; mili-J tary and naval, say that Santiago has already made its best, fight, and that its occupation Is only a question of time and Very brief time. IA k i iJeneral : Shafter's strdng position was . shown In a series - of dispatches giving his ; demand on the Spanish General and Shafter's ultinjatuni Gen eral Shafter breathed thd same , air of:; confidence hnc". j determlnatijon . ; as shown in his demand on he Spanish ,commapder. The first I nfade! - public during the day, stated that his lines completely I surrounded the! town from the bay ontthe north to Safc Juan river op the south, leavihR-the qjty, thus en veloped! by a stretch of water oh . one side and a stretch-of frowhing Amer ican guns ion the-) other. In: another dispatch: General Shafteri epitomized the strength of his position: ."I feel that I am master of the s tuationxand can hold the eneny at any length qi time.." ;( J- j j : -.; - ,j i -r ;In another- dispatch General Shafter states that hisj demand tyr the . sur render of Santiago: is still being' con sidered, by. the' Spanish j authorities which' indicates that the refusal of the Spanish commander to capitulate was not final. ' an any event, Z o'clock on -Tuesday - marks the limit of. Shafter's ( . J ' . M c . I 1 , I. uuiH-CDOiun, : iiiu ii joauiia.fU aits j Jipi capitulated at that -hour, j the great siege guns now brought to the front and in position; backed hi the batter ies, of lighter -field piecea, will . begin their work of destruct)oii j PRESSING NEfipv REMOVED. The pressing negeJ - ot reinforcing Shafter is no k lbngji- felt- now ' that the Spanish fleet is out of the way. 'A considerable number; of tneh, "howevi er. are already on the way and others will follows- . .j i.r ;;.;'. ; i TO CARRTT THE" WAR ITQ, SPAN'S. I iuc i vuaiiBii htbi Buuauon ' ; will bring no abatement jln the activity of the authorities; hertj' In barrying the war directly, home to Spain; : There is renewed determination , -toj get Commo dore Watson's eastern isqbadron away at the earliest moment for the double purpose of striking lal bloKt at the coast towns of Spain aiid 4t pursuing Ad miral Camara's; fleetj which has halted at the entrance of Ithe , j Suez canal. Secretary Long made the 'official state ment today that the fleet would sail the earnest possible j morhent and al though he;, did ! not go into, details as to its i purpose, " It is. well understood that it will devote ita attention to the spanisn coast, ana to uamara. ine "ifJbe Santiago relieves Admiral Sampson rrom surveinance or tnis squadron, ana he can -readily spared the 'ships intend ed for the attack on the Spanish coast. SAMPSON AN ADMIRAL. It has been Acting Admiral Sampson for some time, but that it will be Ad miral Sampson in fact as well as Jn name is the prevailing feeling in naval circles, as a result jof the victory re ported by l' the i A-tneriean . admiraL Shortly after. the war broke out-Cap tain Sampson was made.; acting admi ral in order to give htm fa rank. Jit ting bis command although his actual na val rank, remained jat captain., By a singular colncldenceh is :rank was ad vanced. today to that of Commodore. owing , to"; the -retirement of Admiral Kirkland. : In .the event - of his now p. Washington : and IManila. ,A i OUR in WothAlInibphjr...Th L4tjom Iklnml : iT-n "being mde n adml :-f I .- i . mtral.i lt would . ad- vane Utn over the ttn oommodor making iap the list of ; that grade and would- place him fust below that 'very famous h?ro of the waf. Admirar Dew ey It U of course purely conjectural or far. but it is a teonJectUre which re elvea uch- comknoa i 4cextano In naval Quartera' thit It U tat likely lo be Medy,.ii-Hyij'v; f ! ;jAV , J. IWBSON'S RELEASE' ASSURED. The release of Hobstw and. the other heroes 6t th Merrlmaic Incident la llkety t4 .be f another! (result of ,th4 events transptrtng today.b It may aof come about either i by ihej surrender of the cttyj which; iould Include the re lease Of jHobson and tie other. Amerl can prisoners there, joHelM by -the ex change of Hobaon far-Admiral Cervera of some otheri high ranking general or navai: optciajui i - f ,, it -. h" ;t .M-:4- .- NEWS FROM ,DEWET The; nivy j departf.ient tin public the folBowmg cbl 'grail Admiralf.Dewyi . 4 . ,j:,' 11 -4." - ",- -.. j, Hong Koni-JuWll. ba to. Ju, $i, i Chan. arrived j yesterday. TaJj captured Guam, LAdrone Charlei I Islands. Juner,21at,rl.Naf , reslstanc Brqgh SpanlsnqofncWs-; from the lal w ian. 1 omcera nd nnyvrour metr u Manila rn iiin: oaii, .ik. : a . '. r J .!.,... ryic-- come, uui oi a flVjffry-.near xhs rdla and surrendered Jto IiiAi j haVin exhausted their ammunition? ahd food iin reDelline attacks ' hv litmiinronra 'ShVhadion board fifty-two oi-eriand iiiiirijr-iuur ihivm ana fiwiiiiiary. IHVgnea) . h i -1 , ,;I .HPRryET.' caaualtlea a Fort ItTacoa (Special td The ltesseng l r.) Beaufort. IN. C July ' 4.-i-Alt i Port Macon n flrihg the annual .tlittonal Fourth Of Jul bajdte Uf tfee; folWaix guns, the eighth hof eipbWl maturely Vndjy seriouslylAiay Iv. WundWM !Artinopm " K Rosier.' His e. - artnjs and. c chest badly burbed. coloired volunteer )xCord combanyi who varrived SkYTT?3 was drojnednnior'ning In the sort Dytrai undertowJ, J ! ! V ; y -Baa If Italic Theftores resterdars games were as foilows: ' CQltagK 2, Cleveland 11. Chicago 4, Cleveland i. PittBhurg 9, St. Loiidsil.! Piftqhjrg 7 St. Lou'lal Cincinbatl ., 9,,jLoulsvll)e 4. Cincinhati j liouisvllle Washington 31 Brookljm Washiiigton 9, Bfooktn Baltimore 12. t Philadelphia Raltlmni-o Q ThTlo!rlrvlvt. I N'ew York iG. Boeton 6L ivvw l iui k. ), JDU81UU iiy, 1 "' it il ff TrniitKlrrliail Hong jKongl -uly 4.Mdhe Uniteoi States dispatch, boat Zafirq which ar-1 rived here earlyllhls . rnotnine" from v Cavite With fthQiyepotts tiat this , Americans arrived Op the 3pth repprta also that Admiral pewey when.: the Zafirorfle on; July, tWaa! planniag to . attack Manila ' with, the fleet an troops oo July 4th. ' ! i i ' ; V - In addition to the Spanisi governorX Sf i the j Ladrbnes, jthe0iarle8too brought ,flfty sold erB, as nr'iBoners of . war .to.iCayite. " f . fj. - :V '' The gtnboat 'Hugh : McCaSoIch cap tured the Spanish gunboat teyte. Admiral- Dewey j offered to parole i the Crew, bujt they kdiclijied fbecause they feared to.i be; court-martlalled " land A Pno, I ' r;' ;! ' : J j -:; ; .paptaii .CoDjcnaJ'Jaw, chmtnahder of ' tie Spanish J third "class- unprotected , cruiser Don Anto;iio I de Ulloa, which' was suni at the battles v f:!. CaViteij---commands'', it j, MallatO: f4r4 iwith 4UQ sallora. ;& thousand mixed troopa ir campea aooui nait ?a;mue uoum. ice lhBurgentB apnareWly, toe Zaflro: ri ports, feg to leave1 tpe Iveif. re?' r. . !; r i . '-1 - 'l.i r i i i '; - :. . Tranaporta Orderedi to Sea New-York, July 4 --The Tribune tomorrow-, print - the , following; i Will "TheJ irst ! tjwo hf the Uevn troepp. ships setiuredjay the government from the Atlantic Transport Company, : the ; MohawkKand the Mlsslswrppl have re A celved their sailing orders after bay ing beenj equipped; for their new work. " They will go directly to Savannah ana there tke oru board' several thousand j men ordered to that city from Tamua. I who will be carried directly to Sarin;- 4 tiago ae eubja.- to reinforce General L- Shafter. ; . : j . ;' h ..f-: J - : i :M . ; I ' . ' ; 1 ' JV: Volanteera.OrderedtoIiarieaten Atlanta, j Ga., Jikly 4 -The Weiterts f and Atlantic , and! the Southern jraii- j 'ways have received orders to Mans-. port sixj regiment of Infantry ; from i Chlckantauga.to Charleston, C. The ' flr.st' train is scheduled ..to leiave from the nearest : station to , Camp Thomas I at 11 o caock. tomorrow morning, i : .: : . - . -, ! : v. i .' Thej Fenrth al tH CnlTeriiy ' .11 ., t Chapel Hill, N a.L Jvar ill. Intef- esting Fourth of Julyj eiereise were" held here today, addresses were dellv erea oyiur.H jaanie, z-fotessor joynes, of Columbia, Superintendent r Graham; Superintendent' Coghlin, j of j5 Arekes- barre, Pa,, and President Aldeiiman. laa layal la tW Ufheat ra4a kaUaa kaowa. Artaal toata afcaw it aaaa - tMrtffwtWtfcMaaratkarsraaa; ::-A.y.l;;yvt- ::.V? onu. awtma Mjwec co.,,xew tomC "- -'AifliRApr, a i mill : -' 'i . t e 8 i.l.ir.f ' pi1 - J it.: iaA t't : if ;' AAA;! I ir f . , -. j ' V aVa! v :. i 1. 1 ..r - A 7 4, - 4 . -
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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July 5, 1898, edition 1
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