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-ft I Tl,'- n ' I"! ' i l-r-.;! , - I i .1 J k :'' :-: " rn 1 I - : i-M - - ? ? - .... 1 cu :r'-k- h 1 : m MKN TURN; DEMONS. 3?6rful Loss of Life at -. Two Steamers. THE -STEAMER' BOURGOGNE I, f I 4 - ) - I . ! :- ' V J r. -: i !r ( Dense Tog She and the Cromartyshire Collide The Former Foun In u era and binks, Carrying to Death . 'Ill :.i ' M ' I '--''I"- : I s - i-'t " -M J : ' ': li: it: ft Kers"Onlvi One W oman Among One Ilundjred and Sixty- r it: I M-tnree Persons ravcu--Desperate l ighting of the : ,! ti I I i (Vew With the-Passeneers fn the Sltrmrol , ; I i I ;! i 1 i- : jt-rr T" : : 7 for Kscape in, the Ia)tfax,,'.S., July lC, The French isteainer La JBourgogne, i of the Ianghie m Generate! ; TrariHatlantique line with ' 725 souls ion board was run down by the iron nailing ship: , Cro- "mam-shire, sixty Viiilf-s south: of Sable Islam kl : during the early -morning -of Juiy hour 4th land sunk .u within . rhalf an Carrying with her over 00 of her : passengers any crew. The bal-J ance, who .were not drawn down ,by the . i - r "T . : 'i 1 i i - 'i fearf llj filiation . struggled andifoughi for 1 fd until Tfi3.were at length . resi- cuedJ f ronu deaJji by the crew of the Croni attyshire. whicn..i snip survived the. ollision. thick fog prevailed at'th time or tne disaster. 7 j e story of the fearful accident of; 1 1 Th -the-d fficers, and -crew who . were, saved 2 i jf-.iv iasesngers A who H.were- dragged abbafd tthe Cromartyshire and, later, ! h lroa ght into this portibjt the steamer !: flTPCisui are to bfe .believed . the 1, last I few Wnutus on board! the Hourgogne h: .. ! 1 ' i r ' . j u. l s-. : t n i f JWlipossed I smie.tir .1 mie hujsl uernuie jtJottl;4e history of a civilbsed: racei rsft.ead . of the disiipline wliica na of tenf Jieeri the-tturei of such lawfuir momenta j trie .....crew- oi me sLeamc fought like i demons; ror ;tne rew; juh ilfo boats and rafta, battering the helples : passepgerti 'away frotti f their '- onL5f meanb of salvation, with the result that the i.trong overcame the weate and the list of 1C3 save contained ith jMimfl.or hut one woman.; v i Tht . Bourgogrre had .left : New, i oi k j. laounfl fof. s- Havre, bn SaturdayJulj 29th while tne ciromartysnjres wasxpn her way trom' Glasgow I with a'" crew of jwniy-oii nwii. : v , !f Although the trans-Aiianii sieani7 om fiHi have, a definite course, the Y Bourfogtod was to allvjaccountsj jnllesT or more to the, north of fokyf these) .jinesj Th fog :was very "depse and the big iron iihip ; was. saiii:ng along -wim rei ! I rtiifpd i51 IBS aim mvi6.-. hhnml Suddenly 4oiir; of jthe.'f oikushn guddenly?oiir; of .the fog, jgreat Btea.met and in; a moment; there was! a rearrui crasn, : xne iro nmn nf tile BrilD uiuniiiug - iiii . port Jside of I T . ' .r i : ii.tr , wcauici - uii.vj4 ; , hridefe. : r , I lf ' Th4 -shock was '(errlfic - and tore, aj tremdnuous npie in mts sit-auifi . s thA:Phtlre 'bow of, the, snip was aeraon Jsfied! sTlersteameiF: plunged' on Into the fhg agahia-iier whistle crying for help arid, ; her i rockets signalling her dire iystress. ; Th4.log iof the Cromartyshire, sign -d- bjr Capta n uenuersoii is as ! tOH i lows -'Oi JuIVs 4th afirp., densefog,i)OJ .... T7. ! f :-' ' I Kitloh jof shiD sixty mites south of SableJ headijng "about W,. N. ;W. through Jiri-i der iwduced icanvasj going about touri j: r five knks pr 'houfe. Our, fog horni i was: being! kept eoinepregularly, j every -ttihuleAt'ittei tim dieard a Bteam-t er's; Kvhistlgton our weather swe. -om port peairti whicti seemed jto oe; near-j j fng ; yer4-3asi. v-ei MiJ?i " m were answered 4 oy; ! au, svcauici whistlejwhen all bfi ! a sudden . she) ! loomed through the fog on out portj ow fend crashed;- mto us, going i, . ! itefrificsped. ' ; Qurf-oi etopmast, and! mainj topgallant .mast came uowii.i bringing with-it yafdg aind everything - attacnea.:-; 1 liiiHieuicin? ij w hoatsi out; and wr-nt jto examine tne uamage, tx. -ujuuui;i.ua.i. comiileteiycut .ofi!l and ihat the plates! . ' . .. : J .1 n.7nf-Jn.' weri4 twisted: into every1 tuutcnnuic ehane The other r'ihlp- disappeared K hfAdrh iho frt? . -'ofwever. our ghint : tattn ..iiop AiTiaion ;nn Kreeaa there ; seemed- no immeajatei qan--, LmUdikteiy to cleartihe wreckage and .,.lv,i;i. otorhAnKi anrhhr which ' UIMU P'1 ' " : 7 ; Changing over ;ihe starboard bow !4i danger of punching holes In the ! and & aa, Kei VV1"1"! X,. i W whistle n coming back and we,.' answerea wm ; . , fog nrY-TT- I I1M fiOTrshb! We alsq threw up some! f ?2X HI Bred sSal siots hut ; we eany ;."e l r.. itj I 5 . in il l 1 v m 1 f b . 111 Ltm ul r . w v - -- "k . log lifted.-somhat and we .aw , rw " r j . , 1Wq poais puuiug uTa.u - v:l H- rncn nag u,.us. -ci '6. .V thpmt to come alongside and rouna mat llt ' the JBourgogne : ine eam , ' rmm Now York for iiavre, ana wai fche had gone down. We laid to L ji r,r. 'hciarrt about ZOO ililV E1I1U. vi - - I " survivors iioux: avuuu6i. "-" x- -- in all eers ana crew, reponeu uj, uc engers about -600. : Several Df these pass were! on life rafts without, oarsj and I cailejd for- volunteers from among my crewj and the surviving j-Tenca sen-: K4ep YourEye onftliis dpace and see what Others will,teli:you R. M. -VVescott -writes: : , "Wilmington; N.,C, July 2.' j o Wnrd. E?a.i U'.: . : -v 1-": i f' I Dear Sir: I have: been troubled with " I IndiWestion: aid a: Kidney affection K' . -which gave me at times much pain. I j havfe used Aetna-Wthla Wate- short while, and find grekt relief.; Xt I has proved helping to me. hope oth- .rs who are suffering; wlti similar trouble 'will ' try . the watery and get euch results as nav iuiub uu Try it. ; ' , j4'i I I R. M. WESCOT.t, t - . - ;i South! Fourth Stitet.' .-! -:' , : .: ! 1 J 1 r j , j Dbn't forget tTiat we are established at-W: H. iG-een's' Pharmacy, aaid that "we j are - ready to 1 serve you , all the lime at 25 cents pert Ballon Tor ture Aetna !Lithia Water i from Virginia Mineral Springs Company, Roanoke, Virgin. ! . 1 .--liiili. 14- Sea From Collision of SUNK l ive Uandred of Her Passe n. ' 0 i T 7" if rr. '-i Life Ikats, 1 . i men to bring' those raltX . alongside the fchlp Hornet of the passengers and seamen from the sunken steadier as-i sisted us and We Jettisoned sorixe thir-ty-jdx ions of cargo from oui! forehold' in order to lighten th teiup. i At about 3 o'clock p. m j another steamer hove: in sight bound westward.- We! put up: our signal ."N.j C." (want assistance.) Shortly, after a steamer: bore , down toward us. Shje proved "tonbeithe Grecian bound j from Glascow to New York, j The captain of the i Grecian agreed; to ' take , the v passengers on board and lso agreed to tow my ship I to Halifax. Owing to th$: condi-. tion i of mysbJp I accepted the offer . .Jr-. if l xi t. "At (i o'clock p. ra. we had Smade "a connection and! proceeded ia. flow of the! GreMan 'toward Halifax, having purj a sail over the broken bow sto taked narhnf the Htrnin . rfT.. tho ffnlHoirtn bulkbead. There was at that time fourteen feet Of -water In, thei forei- pealk." v ' i , j - i : : i !. Some of the aeenes enacted on board the' LaBourgoghe just after the, colli "siofi were terrible to witness Men fought i for positions in the boats like ravingl maniacsi, women: were j forced .bficik: from the boats and trampled by Trtph I wiio 1 TTi!iflftRplf nrwiprvatiifin fitat object.'-i On board were la larg. mifcbef of the lower class of iTfalia ari(j father foreigners, who. id their , freh?yj stopped at nothing that! prom iHe,Wis-ifetv for themselves, Ih a boat waf jaijj)afty off. forty women, butj, 86 great was the pahie that not a hand, was raised to' alssist in Its lauhchingl' The occupants, jso near savei, ; wer drowned like-rats when the ship, with an' faiwf ul hissings sound, wents dowtni So 'flesperajte -was the, situation" that an Italian I passenger' drew his kh fe and madesi direct at brie who like timseif-1 as endeavoring to' reach! the! boats Immediately hisi action - was imitated fh eVejry1 direcjtioni Knives; were flourished , and ( used : with f effecti Women .and children ; were ;driven back to inevitable death at th point bf weaponsxthe fawners of which! werei prnftrta usev According ;vtjo) ; jtorles survivors, women ; were stabbed like so rhany sheep ! The vorKe. scene on tne .waters was even Many oil the unfortunate who wer: struggling pin the water attempt- ed- drag themselves Into the boats or n rafts.?" .These were- pushed back Int a fwatejfy grve. Here, too, jknives werfe Ifised IfreeJV Not all: of th .deal jraet djeathj by drownjmg.) jjCbris- the lopaep itsrunon bw a sauur uoibws to the -Las Botrrgbgne strike a passen ger lover1 the head with a bar aid kijl; himiThejbodsi! dropped- intb 'the wnttrl 3 . The TiftaWsnErers- iabbeu the! L'-lH B ill. -, ' "-!- Mj.-" ; T7 t.niitprt trfj - Ket-J fan board.;' -With the vPohtion nf twfi nasesnaers' Professor igse and his wife; all the! passen-1 : the JBourgogne aire aboard the stUaniei loreciani at the Ounard wharf. rJ.i - w,., - also dn boards Ithat steanier.- All .the crew are collected by themselves in the (foiiwartl part; of the.ldtk, and arfe anythihg but.pleas- ant, lobklhg; , tThf omcer ox tne gang-, Wat looked at thipm wun a scowt anu sai jfiha had his way they woild all ihave Wehilfangefl tOrthe yard arm Jong - 0r j;r ; i , i i Hi ThelcOrrespondfent interv; )wed near- iy au iie passengers who . Auld ; spealc :-rarglisl-T One pa$senger sid jthe; off-! cera and; crew 01 '.J-a rsourgogue " giected!the passenger entirely.; (iTSmBRAVE OFFICER. J1 I , - -r-? . le ssecond onieerTvas tne ouiy juaxx m uic ijiiiu uiu"".. 7,. ine i iernmeu,. aim uwm .. all I the boats he could 1 - . - . xo lulixwoo ui w w;ii f m 4 M""-f . rv ' "7, 1 were 1 launched j by the re l Second fflcer. Ilej wa last eeit sUndiikg onr the deck1 with ,11 hanp orj j to death. and 04 the,ngg ng going resignedly R vUUB- was eager J .td give your: correspondent an account pi ms Uboit .hklf.u.hflir.-wi attempted to 'FAUCI ICll Ki. v I ' uu- -v r get kntb boak. ifie was seized when he managed to ge half in and thro n savagesi who, managed it were peter- . ; . tp out. tie managed. to stay In. Cling- ,i IWfifa liiJe of a boat! hot far T-W 1 -fcia w,hpr I nnd kiii Mf his ix r trial were not enough, hp was farced ;0tA i mn ibnve her deea into r-.rrrr.1-7--i l ftW;WWin oar, sne, : wag He "said! the man was saved . uixrwixeu. Othetf tails Of I horror were; tqld by . surTivors J ;ii ' i Th Surrender of the Clirlstobol Colon icouvright by Asociated Press.! j Off Santiago de (Cuba, Monday jly 4, p. m., Per the. Associated ;Pless Di4ath Boat Ctnthia ML. - via' Port Antonio, Ja-i I Tuesday Morning,! July 5," by-lway of Kingston,. Ja., July 5, 2. pi. m. (Delayed In transmissian.) During; the' pursuit of the Spanish fleet oh "Monday,' the Brooklyn -! waa sti-uck lhalf a dozen times, but no in jury vi as done to any s of -the lather American iships. '- i ' ' 1 J M ! The Spanish fisig was hauled down frotti the Infantai Maria? Teresa; while; thei Vtecaya's mn. were swimming nshbre! at Aserradbres. After the flag; had been hauled aown cuoan soiaiers in ithep bush fired at the spaniaras; -arojusirtfir the indignation of the Amer lean sailors wr,p wiinesseu iue act. The i tChrtstobal Colon's-crew ,were toWen! Lboard th Oregon. ' 1 ( Severa.1 hours after the Colon .went siHnre head.on. she- floated and 'was becrinnine to i sink and the New York then rammed' her- several times; using t eriders. 1 and; pushed her up On t the beichj !vrit6out injury to either VfeSsed, It lis hoped eh$ win pe savea to be come part of the! United gates nay 'amara' Fleet Ordered Home VHtKMtitn:rL' -tiil v i 6.4-Accordine Itol dis natchek received 1 hfere from - Madrid. the Spanish trovernpient nas oraerea Admir.l Camara jto-return to Spain. General Ochasae has arrived! at Al geciras to Inspect the sites of the new JOHN D. -BELLAMY.; " NomJBAtea for CongreM by the Irmo democraticr: contention ' of th feixth congressional district, which met n jthejeourt house in Jlhia j.city last night, after a I sitting i of less han. Htwo hours. on Lhe. fin balfot notninated our tojsrnsman, llonj John Dj-Beliamyi as theiparty'a candi-t fat : fojj congress in t'hil district.', Thei homination was s very httrty i and was a high icomphmejit to' Mjr. .BelLamyL ! The cionvention was largely attend-: H by Relegates; from al of the nine counties in the district, j It was truly a qpnvintion of representative men, andi in Jt were samcof the most intel ligent and substantial citizens of the most important x:ongre$sionai district in the state. At; least 90 1 perl cent, of the ideiegates were farmers of the very best i of i their classL I and Mr., Bellamy has ievery reason tdifeel gratirted' at thebearty support they save: him. He Inteno ito makeai thorough and vig orous canvass of his district;, aiwl he feels confront that he will be elected n Novembers i. -i. it n . f .1 ' i ! THE ! SKE I : John : CH OF NOMINEE. Beliajny, the democratic 1 nominee!; iof. congress in the; Sixth dis- ttict, was born jn Wilmington, N. C jviarcn zi.i 184, ilHe was educated at the Tcele;bratedi fa.pe- Pear-'l MUitary . Academy, j presided -over' by! General ftaleighlE. j Colsfoni; at Davidson col lege, ' wiere ht gradnatt-d witli tlie idtegTee'i;MA. B.jr ih 1873; and at the University Of Virginia, graduating 'in several j)f its schools,: in 1874, and with the dt gri-e of Bachelor of Law, in:1875. i lie : has j practiced his prof essioiv for ithe i) last twenty-three I years witli ;marked success, fjipw ; hiving one o the i largosl .4ind most liapr;ative.law practices in this state; he is a married man, with a charming and delightful fain fly. lie possesses .marked litera.V talents, kndi is the author of a num ber of essays and! of the "Life o Gen eral itooert iiowe: a biograDhical sketch liread before- and 'published by w- .lv ,LVr lj JX If llilllg lull. jne-rraKi elected in 1890 state senator from New Hanover and Pender. coun ties ana was the ifirst democratic ; sen-r ator for nearly twenty years from New ; Hanover I bounty; and the first having 4; majority of the popular , vote since the. war.! j Since arriving at manhood he has AlWavs taken an nMVf iart ih jpolitiqsj has. bfeehlchairman 0 the uemocraiic ; executive committee or Newl Hanover county 'and has "served on the- congressional district executive committee; and oh the state executive! eiommittee: ! He, J was one df- !l the delegate at : large i from - Torth Carolina to - the national demo .which met at cratic : Convention Chicago in" 1892- He is regarded as one of ' t he most progressi ve and en terprisr ing icitizens of Wilmington. Ho wag the founder ! of ! trie: jWilmihgtbn Street Railway . Company! land; one! off the! principal . founders of "the building and; lcsan; associations 1 of W'ilrhingtonri and; SI'eralfTther iipublic institutions He ; also largely j Mentinedl witrvj the tnucking iand faritiirig intlrests in thls-inin-iediate. section and . knows practi cally the. farmers heeds He is ! a prominenti member i of the Iddepend erat Order of i Odd 1 FelloWsJ cXtie of ilhe 1 largest i fraternal and benevlnt organizations iinthe world,, having been Grand Master of the ' stat? of. North Carolina, and repi-esentative to the Sovereign Grand; Lodge.'.He is also a 1 prominent ; Knight of Pythias land takes : a lively interest ift order. He is regarded tas bneMf itheihlest and: most progressive busEiness men in the stafe, ia hne debater and. canvassi ert: always bold and fearless ia the ex pfession 01 nis convictions, and nix n4me in-everything in lifft that he un dertakes Is the: SYnonynj - of success. In! all rt.his district there? is no man who carries, more : eminently a level head and who would do more signal iihdf serviceable Vork foK his constit-s lirnei -thani i he. 1 iHa hasj hadxteh- sive: ! KUKopeany 1 travel, rwhicn . adds mnae'h : to jhis generaji equipment' as a public man, and lis a most; 'versatile man 1 in all capacities. is a demo crat devoted to the principles and.' tra ditions' of jhis partyj. and is; ini tliorough accord with it. As a member of the state! senate of he was an earnest advocate iof the 5 railroad! om mission and the originator of many of its most paiutary provisions,:, and the iauthor of lali large number of new ilawV tending to.-! the betterment of .society. p :l . The . Raleigh News anu Observer jjaid of him at the close of the legisla ture 01 lsyx: . xnat ne naa maue more -reputation than any man Jn the-'body." His distinguished career "gin ' the sen ate,! where he was a leader in all mat ters lor. :the publics gooc, la a true guaranty of what he wil do in con- gress when ! he is elected s oyr nis pep-. S FAINS fcASTi CRltSER i M-i ' ' ( H is! In i Santiago; !' Harbor Destroyed The -'.;' Relna Mercedes Stxnk, J (Copyright by 'Associated 'Press.) Headquarters of ! General Shafter, Tuesday. Uuly 5, ! by thes Associated Press Dispatch Boat Dandy, via Port Antonio; ana tungsion, jwmaica, juiy 6, 5 p., m. The; I destruction; of j the Spanish - cruiser keina Mercedes' last night ' (Monday) faccounts for the last phtp of Admiral CCr:era9 oncie, splen did squadron. . ..it : !vv ;.- ','': -! 1, A- f j She lies; today in plain 'View?,; her bow testing on the base Of; theleaqh under El Moro. ifart o the huiisis apove wa ter and her masts and; two stacks are entirely out of-. water. It -is inot yet known whether she attempted to es cape from the harbor or. whether the Spaniards! tried 1 jto sink her ! near the ihnll of the Merrimac and ifiiUs block the entrance to prevent the' Americans irom getting. ln,;j ; :j i ;.. Her sinKing was most dramatic. a.ust after midnight she was Seen drifting slowly out of "the: narrow ' entrance j by ione of. the; American ' scouts, in I a moment the fleet, was ablaze! with sig nals and . almost.; instantly an - awful hail of shells was' pouring down upon her.. It is not known whether she re turned th Are, but; the shore batlfer ies opened and one 6-Inch, shell fell on the Indiana's forward deck, exploding below. The explosion occurred in jthe mens' sleeping rooms, but all were at quarters and no . one was hurt. No other j American "ship was hit .during the f engagement,! ; pr incident, ' which lasted only 4 few minutes ;m; 1 4 - '1- F:: 1:... 'I , ! t Th Kate spencer wrecked :';. Jacksonville. Fla.. July 8. Informa tion wasf retelved here todayxof the foundering on Sapalo bar,- Georgia, of the steam tug. Kate Spencer, of this port. Th;e crew; was saved.' ; but the vessel is said to be. a total wreck. She was owned by George W.M)ecottes of - j ; of ib iixtb Ittrleiu 'i-.v'i :i-.:" fee: . t:.'. . '!; - J . - ' ' t (. ; 1 ..... ,,. ' I ' f. . r t -" . t i-:7tt:J 4 ' j The ' tnis city, anr waa snot insured. 4 -.1-. 4 h l. 4 .. :c -:-; 4 ;-. -J.F Hllllllill! :- . (w - li ' !: ' ' i 1 - i !- h" I vi:,!l'. 1, ; ..!'!, :: T- mI'-':. ' The , Senate Passes the ii il. :- t! i! : ii-'H?1' -ri v - I. House Resolution, t m MAJORITY LARGE i Iii Favor of the Annexatlonj of. h I lauds The Vote Reached I nupeet- ; 4 L ' ' :: ' ." i -.-!'. j j t- ; .' 1 rdly The Opponent Ttake no Cap- '' IL J ' :i 1 V I ! ;: . : l-.'i - ' - -t tiouw i Oppoiiltlou Il)v lslon I' -of tne . 'Li c: - .1 . J . ... ; ; Fartl on the Qneatlon Lat of the Appropriation Hills Agreed to Rev olution of TUanka to Ashley. :-: -:; , I j SENATE! . r j , ; Washington,! July 6.4-The 1 annexa tion of .Hawaii is acconlplished: so fair aai .he legislative branch of the govr ernxnent is concerned. Quite 1 anex pectedly the' resolutions' providing for the; anti xation -of the j islands were brought to a vote in the senate lat4 thiial afternoon and i ther - were' passed by the decisive vote of 2 to 21 v Iorril, of Vermont was the;only re-j publican who voted against the resO-s luUons, jalthough Senatqr Thurstoii, of Nebraska,, and Senator! Spooner, . of against ithemj Gorman, o Wisconsin j were paired Six r democrats Messrs. Maryland, McLaurin; d 3outh Caro lina,! Money of i Mississippi, Morgan and Pettua, of Alabama and Sullivan qf .Mississippi voted in. favor of annex art ion,. i it . On the face 1 of the vote cast for the jresolutions the! treaty of an nexation! might have ! een ratified, th resolutions having J a; two-th'irdg majority; but as the ! twelve p.airs would have been arranged on a basis of ,two votes for one! if i the treaty had been under consideration the vote of .,' ! - ... - .- i f . - ! : -. thj full senate on the; treaty, on the; basig of today's: vote l wjbbld have been" ,; not a; sumciejit; number of favor of . the tj-eaty to have votes in ratified Early in today's session conferences 01 he : iejaders on both tfbides J of i the;1 chamber; were held and k tacit agreed mept was reached that jp. . vote should be jtakeni tomorrow 1 br uffridayi. at 'the; latest. I The opponents! pt annexation?! pracriqany nad conclude their argu-; mefits j and; as; they had no desire; toly actK ; iti ; auqiLv &c;aAui4 ujf. purely;; dilatory tactics,; they anhqunced their; willingness that a vote should be taken as soon as Senators White,' Pettigrew and; Allen! had jfinished their speeches, y Pettigrew' spoke , at greajt length, but Senator Allen, thought When he began tha his speech might jo -cupy the ;re maitlder jolf the day and apart bi'tp morrow. r j However, h ; concluded,rto elintinatd part pf the In after he - had preparedi and af 4:15. o'c ock p, m., he completefl his! speech, i ".l-'Hj !' f i It was 'evident instantl r that a vote Was at, hand, j The word was ! passed swiftly!: through the jeprridors ' and committee roqms and in; a few, minute's every sepaior at tne capmoi was m rws seat. Te galleries filled ra,pidly and members of the house iof representa tives learning that a vote; was, to be taken, f came hurriedly - the "senate side of the great marhle pile to witness . .The teit vote came upoh 'an amend m en t offered by Senator White of Cal ifornia, substituting the treaty for the resolutions. It was off ejrid; ' with no expectlon. that it would jbe .' adopted but merely to place thkidajs and opin ions ij of the dpponents vi annexation on recbrdi . It was' rejected ; by a vote df -O to 20,' indicating thai the annex ationists jwere j strongly iin the major- Wt H. Wi .'j - -If :- '- Amendment after amendment was offered, but the advocates iof , the reso lutions stood -solidly: together, gaining rather 1 than j losing oh the successive te4 ;K:1:1.-,.'" -'! : " i j . , !"'!.. ". Finally jat 5 o'cIock tho jresolutions themselves in precisely the form In which they jvere received! 'fromjuthe house -of Srepresentativesj-Were ! reports ed to the senate and the roll call be gan. if Intense interest was manifested by every spectator. Not 4 ;sound was to be heard ih; the chamhej except the call of ihe clerkand the Responses of senatjors. l;Whh ,the (VvVca president announced the; jvote by whjich. the res olutions were j jpassedj a 4 i tremendous wave; of applause swept 'through the gallefies iwhich the ; vlc' president madej no jeffort to check.'- Those who had adtocated the resoluti4ns express ed their pleasure by shaking hands with one .lanojther and on? all sides 1 evident "belief was showh; t iat the end had jcom. : For a few r linutes .' "so much good natured confusion existed that !the dignify , of 1 the sjenate was threatened but; Vide President Hobart quietly, -reminded Senators that the session was not ' yet at an end. ! -I . Early in' the session Ser ator Petti grew! 6ffered ; ja.' resolution tendering the thanks of congress to ' Commodore Schley '( and ; the men . undtr him j for gallant conduct in the destructidn ; of the Spanish fleet at Santiago. i i ! It occasioned some debate, senator Hale said 1 no one anew woo was en- titled ; to the credit of the great vic tory Senator jPettigred, said he introduced the resolution to remove inl a measure the eronous impression : that Samp son had won the most t remarkable naval? baule Of -the world, f 1 The resolution! went to the commitT tee on ' naval affairs.. ;.-. . :.j ' : A : j' ' j -.f The senate!! concurred in the I house ajnendment to i the general! deficiency bill, thus ! passing the last of the ap DroDriation measures.) I : m : . ! Conference ! reports 11 were ; presented on' a bill for the protection bf the har bor and coast defences and on a bill to Increase the force In. the ordnance department In j the army. ; They were agreed to. 1 .. . - I At 5:50 o'clock ;p. m. the senate went Into i exefiiitive i session, and! at 1 8:15 o'clock p. : m, ! adjourned.) . j ... j ; j li HOUSE !, OF REPRESENTATIVES jl'- The house today, after aj debate of four hours concurred ; In the -"i senate amendment to the general . deficiency bill,! authorixing ; the secretary of the interior, the attorney ; general and : the secretary of i-the ! treasury I to settle. with, the approval of the president, the indebtedness bt the 1 Central ' and Western. Pacl3c' roads to the goyern taent.!;-;-i'j1::v''-f'-t-:.'t J'ihi- --4 -I The conference reports- ! upon the bilis to increase the force of the ord nance department and to protect har hor defenses and" fortifications against inlurv were adoDtedV- At 4:5a o'clock the hStfSe &d4ourneL -! ;.vs:.i-,; , iir - K--- :ri;r-; .?a: SllllB -1 x,- 1 Suddenly Attacks : the ! 1 :; - .-1 ! - -,"! ; ; ; -; : Colorea Volunteers, i THEY FAIL TO REPORT. m II . T .; : .. ...f:i Whole Sqaad of Volunteers Ordered to Report at jport Jlacon Fall to Show X'p The Adjntan General Hlsnsted jWitlt Their !BackDown-Otbr Vol jnnieerw CaHied l pon to Supply the riaeee To .tloHlize all' the Colored Troops at Fort TIaeon. I : .. -I in -'. -. H,' : f . -;: if (Special to The Messenger.) " Raleigh, ,N. IG., ; July ' 6. Preside Patrick, of tlie Atlantic and i 1 " " NorUji Carolina- railw ay, telegraphs :Adjutart Gteneral Cowl4s that - General Brooke commanding this military department j a k Lieutenant Harlowe at Fort Ma- herei is sufficient ,room apdwater there to permit mobilisation of three to four thousand -troops. The adjutant general says there f is ' room and water. nd this encanxpment will pe. for negro- jtroops w hom it 4s-de- sired i to isolate. He aays that Gen eral Brooke's desire- evidently is to concentrated there all the negro troops in his; district including those: fron? Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and, r perhaps, 1 Virj- North ; Carolina, ginia; The; adjutant general1' is tonight deeply disgusijed at telegranty 'w.hicJi ten nim a lumper or negro iroops or. dered to FjDrt Macon today failed ehpwiiup. J3!ei the Goldsboro men iSave ten said: r Ureen- Kverltt, o pontingent; says all his ibacked out. Hackney'g fnen from i Raleigh I failed to appear; He came in alnd said it w.as because he was not tg be !captain'.'He says they will go tomorrow,, but I fear xthey have -caught -1 tie" "Santiago fever;" in other;: words, sire afraid. The frank-, lington company 'sent i- only eleven -men. j The He idersoax- company failed, ? entirely.' I thi ik it is cowardice,; pure' ahd simPie- iThey have; heaid Of. the! TentWI regimen t of Icavalry- .colord) of its gallantr; y and sits heavy;- loss 'at Santiago.' A'ow; while I am xfulil of adi miration arid praise: for : the' 'gallant Tenth' I have Jh contrast, the deadly parallel between those .brave men and th.ese. cowards who fear , to stand be fore.! the foe. ' I am t tOld many; men- sent i last week: to Fort Macon to fill the Third reginient, swore falsely, they -were-- i under IB yeaHf' -. of . age. ' J ' am heartily ashampd .of , those contingents Whichij have thus shawri .the ! white feather,, butf I ptill haVe confidence ' iri the "pat.riotism.U)f the ,race to fill j the kThirdlireginienti - after Ihearing of 1 the iailur of o manyj of ! . their - black nrethrifen to! sts ind. u'p tq their . enlist-; menf :jjand fa helr j,duty as ;citizensi Thei negroes do ' hot i realize their. Stfitusa! I dej not know liow many havjej flinched. I Nam disgusted. Telegrams frbmttendepsoA openly State" that the contingent wnion was 10 go rrom tnerjei? failed jbe'eause It had caught the Sari-1 ty-fouf menj. Ai telegrafi. from PresiUa dent!. Patrick says forty ; rejected , neh-d crrtes itwere 1 "brdusrht mto (ton hiis roa'W as far as G4ldspof 5, havfmg no moneya and that eight itvalked. one of the latMi ter being Carev Smyre, i-o says hejl rwrtf tin! q r n m rfJrtir frrtm'jAf npcranfriTi si? wJH fi 1 the rfekimentTi I telegrapheda this a ternoon; fco Golonttl P.: H.i -Ly brook, at Winston, inquiring .whether that town furnish a full, com pahy 1 bf three officers and 106 mehi He) rebliedij 'T immediately. A CRISIS IN MADRID -i Jaimlnent Over; Revulsion of Feeling at Correct New from SanttaEo Spa 11- lli Fleet Orderled to Leave Suez. : 1 ;. li 1 -; H - i ii ';- ; . Madrid, Tuesday ; Evening, July, 5, via th Frontiettj Ju4y e.-The. enthiisi asm aroused by the mislead tag dis .. il . il- " ' 1. 1 patches to the Spanish government fson. (jhiba is cjhanged .today, into , th wamngs- or tne iammes toi raie ;yic tinjs and lamentations ! 0ver the-1' na tion-al -dlsaflterj The, rninisters are crest-fallen "and arc Lstill cbpcealin4i the wcfrst.'''.'-,85 .! . ;;:j - i: y.' ,r:', 1 The utmort extremity of despair and raige prevails -among the popula tion and the ! a'JIthorities are adopting Strong precautions, ; fearing I nreeautiOns. i f earine ! DODulair outbursts. ' 1 rt -r ' "-' 'M i . Marshal Martinez Campos has been foremost, in the I endeavors to. prevent! disturbances. l :. ' i1'! ...' ! A GOVERNMENT CRISIS IMMI- ' 1 i: ' WrTT'XTiT ' . Li i.-- . .' ' A gorvernmenij ; crisis i ,s : lmmineno and It is regarded as probablie thao Senor Silvela pr Marshal! Martinez de Cainpos will succeed Sehor Sagasta) as . premier and propose peace m order; to . prevent the jAmeriCan; from atrj? tacking! seahoarjd cities of ' the penin?f sula and ruihlngij Spain. !T: V The palact Is i fetrongly guarded . and) the queen-rgentl who is I described as being inconj blabie, ! is receiving the! sympathy ol thei sensible ; portion ! ok the popnlatlt n. Tbere Is jtio dis&ul3ina the i fact that grave forebodings Aarei heard as toathel future of Spain. Thei tone of - thH eeheral publiic may i nej summed up ;in the remafk frequently heard;: I "GoM alone Knows what wull happen;" ; : f "' .TH - y: . CAMARA ipRpERED TO LEAVE " :! :-',T. -'.Sj J kUEZ. '':::; . " i-'i.' Suez, July ;6 3 :3 p. nr. The Span- ash neet con roan ded by Admiral Ca-i ImaraVhas asrivefl- here!; arid has beeni hotifiedj by tj.e officials of ;the Egyptian: government U.hat it"must leave this -pvri. wlxxiix twiiijiuur iiuuis . iiir - . . k.1.1. v. . , m . T-i. jgpvernlnent has also notified Admiral Camara that he will riot be allowed to! coal here. Madrid, July 6 niidnight.-The cabl-j net is how sittiri g and' its resignations an,ay b$ regarded as threatened. ' The! sequel will. probably be a military cab inet under Marshal Martinez uampos. e. most likely, ia sus pension of the . constitutional guaran-. tees. At this hour It he appearance of the; city is pomewhatl quieter. The Durham Rail and' the Star and ! i :; . Mtrtpe..' 1!) :-, .-::,!;.-: u. ' (Special to, Durham, N. C The Meenger.) , July fl. The United States government has ordered ship-i ned a .car loads of Bull Turham to! Santiago. Immediately after tbe cap ture of the PhiltoDines by" Dewey the ' n.n.mAnf AAr-oA a n.A Ttiii P rr i Durham sent to Manila. . Thus is ap pears the Amejfican eagle, the stars; and stripes and the Bull Durham to- bacco go band ; in haWL-i- Where one lights the otheri is'-likely i to .follow! pretty rpromptly, i ! i NomlnaUonp by the President ; ! Washirfton,. July 6. The president, sent these nominations to "the senate .todays i .1 t ! i JohniW. DanSel. Jr.. of Virginia,-to be' first; lieUtenint, .Third - regiment,' volunteer armyJ - ;, i "i -Postmasters North - Carolina, :. Alex- amder M." Lohg,' Rockingham; John B.i Respess. Washlington. ; South Caro-; lina, George G.' Alexander, Camden "l . ! : -. . i ELEGANT AFFAIR OF FASHION J Rrllllant rmpltaentary HeeepUon Vmmt Evenlns at WrlhUTllle Aeaek- Pleasures In this life are many and vartedT but can; the imagination pic ture with ; morel cenuint .delight - any vast-timi as delightful aa an; evening; at the eashore An evening at the seashore fafone r of over r a hundred faahtinable young Jadie !and gentler men, 'all on pleasure bent,; In sight of the bounding deep; a ; broad expanse of beach, glittering under the j aoft bright light of the moon, upon which t-o-atrollj an airy, brilliantly; lighted balP room tito indulge your , terpeicho rean fancy;' and with a serving qf re freshments' l'eau en vient a la bouqhe, that j would-: compare with any of Alexis Soyers finest dishes.: i " i i Is there anything more enjoyable In the category, of endless pleasure; that abound the: year round? I i M ' -. i This description; v while ; decidedly rought . in phraseology, will convey to the mind -the- true elegance .of .an entertainment given last i night at Wrightsville Beach1 by ; Miss Mabel Powers the accomplished daughter of Mr. E.i J. i POw.ersi . in, honor of tfet friend. Miss Virginia Clark, of iTar boro, -)'''( jj ,.t--!.- i . i ' ?.:--.!'"' There were over a-hundred in, at tendance i upon. :the divertissement, and ? they! left! jthe- iclty i for the beach yesterday' evening- at 7:15 o'clock in a special; coach i at tached t,o . the; l regular. I Seacoast train.' Itlwas a merry party; anu dur ing the enure downward' trip the car echoed- and; resounded !with gleeful peals of laughter and incessant. Jolly conversation. -. - i i : , t : i 1 Upon reaching rhe beach the party disembarkjed at MrJ Powers' attractive cottage, wrflQh presented a i rare I pic ture of. magnificence, ablaze with, light and With artistically figured Chinese lanterns strung here and ; there, shed ding.; colored -lights upon gay decora tions prominently being i displayed the national colors;-. The guests were roy ally welcomed; .by '. Miss Powers I and Miss' Clark, .assisted by Miss Pearl Clarkston.' of ! Charlotte, I and Misses Tallullah ! DeRosset and Leonora Cant well; -of this city.! i .!, i-'i' ; -After wraps had been discarded the merry'trowd repaired to' the imposing and .brilliantly lighted Jlanllc Yacht Club, and made, the polished floor fair ly hum under the: touCKj of their feet, keeping time to the !joliy; two-step and dreamy waltz, While ' .a large string band furnished the. music, : In dancing, fascinating chatting and enjoyable strolls n the' beach t the time was' spient. until about mid-night. when the jttagej. J was once : more sought an deJiclqUs refreshments setyed. The) terpsicliorean art was af terwards indulged .In! for abiut an hour 'afiTd then "a special train conveyed the thoroughly pleased crowd back to the city. :'. ; r; -,y.i, V. '.-;" , ...j:,-. Those iri attendance from 1 (he. city were Misses jl.ina ! Wiggins, Jeanie? Peck, Anna -'Peck, May, Treat Peck, .Augusta :. Wiggins, Emma West, Katie " Harlowe, : Eliza Bellamy, Katie Mafft,' BettieDeRos set, Olive i Armstrong, Alice Boat- wfright, Rosa McPherson, Florrie' Maf- ntt, jviary iasn, i-iiiza trench, Louise Bunting,' Mary Borden, Ajllce Borden,' Anna Gause.j Katie Harriss, Mary Jen nings Bellamy, ; Jane Meares, Lucy Eatham, Annie Kidder, Fannie Green, XAzAe Cotchett, Lizzie. May Northrop, Mary L, McKoy, Eliza Metts, ' Mary Calder,,. Marie Baldwin, Elliott -,Emejf son, Nellie Emerson, Lola Martin; Car rie Harriss, 1 Marie iPeschau, Nestle Cotchett, Oct'avia Boatwright, Frances Chadbourn, Bettie 'Johnsonj Annie De-. Rosset, Mrs. W. A.l Dick arid Mrs. Jno D. Bellamy, and Messrs. Geo, D, Crow, Ed. Wood,- Creth 1 Angel, Cowan, vGeo.j P. Jamje, T. James ; Black) , Warren. S, James. H. M. ; Green, Johnson Clayton Giles, iFabius Haywood, Wll c. Crow. jsrorwood Giles, Jr., Keith Calder, Reid;. Frenchl Willie Martin, Eeofi Southerfand,: Ronnie Souther land, Nsh DeRosset, Robert Nash, John H Buntlngi j ".HenryiMcMillan, Harry CrSssweH,j t:Thos. Myers,' ' Ted Brown. S.R: VicK, Ed. Brown, Steven son. Brown. James iCotchett, O.' A. Wiggins, Jr., Bellamy Harriss; S. P. Collier, Jr.. R. G. Rankin, J, Thos. C DeRpsset, 'Marsden BjellamyJ. Jr.. Wal- ter, Daggett, Chas iClilptt, I A. B. i El- liott, Geo.; Ghadbourn, C. E. Taylor, Ed. ; Taylor, Clarence French. George Davis,- Morgan j Turrentine. E. A. Metts, N. D.j Emerson. Fred; Bodes; Dr. O. Kirby Collier And Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Grainger and Mr. and i Mrs,' S. H. Fishblatej The visitors 'present-;, were Miss Hanes, of WJnston; Miss Tayloe.' of Washington; Missl Burbanks, of Wash ington; Miss iStevenson. of New Bern; Mss Taylor, ! of Oxford; Miss Foy, of iew Bern; Miss Hawley. of Fayette- vi!le; Miss Phillitosi. bf Tarborb: Mr. of Rawls, of Tarboro; Mr. Young, Winston; Dunn;; of Newl Bern; 'Mr;. " Eckle. of wpoawara, pii wiison; Mr. Richmond,; Va. i.i Mr. Miller; , , : 1 1 ; t of Wiris- ton. and Mr.' Millar!' nf "Vnrlr i Mr. and Mrsi Pow;ers -maide a most charmirig host . and Hostess.' and were lavish. in -dispensing ihosDitalityu ' ;.'"! .; ; . ; . .j ,. j ';. j : HY THE PB ESI DENT ' v- - -,' i k r .. i ' ' - i'"l ! ;: ., '- -- I ' ;. .' A Proclamation Enjoining;" Thankia giving for the Two Naval Victories . and Prayer Tor the Protection of Sol a'lor.in i,.mLi i : ; " l - Washington uuly ,6. Presideat Mc Kinley at 11 40; o'clock tonight issued the followinEr' iTrfwlntnn tliifi' ' in "UhiiN LTo the Peoble- of United States ,nf. America "At this time when t6the yet fresh remembrance pf the unprecedented; success which 4ttenaed thei operations of the United States, fleet Jn the bay of Alanila onithe flrs.f day of May last, are added ' tae (tidings of '.the1, . no less glorious achievements of jthe M naval and .militaryi arms t , of our beloved country at Santiago de Cuba, it Is flt-r iing tnat we snouia pause; ana, stay wgr tne -reeling ?oi exultations that, too naturally attends great deeds Wrought by our countrymen, in ' our country' cause, should j. reverently bow before the; throne of Divine Grace and give nations in the hollow of His hand and worketh upon them the marvels bf His high will, and who has thus far Vouch" safed to us the light of His face and led- pjur. bra v soldiers land seamen to victory.- . f ', :. j . : ': 1 "I. therefore, askf thepepple of the United States upon next ' assembling for; divine . worship in their respective places;r. of meeting : to offer, thanksgiv ing to Almightly Gbd,1wha in $kainr, scrutable ways, ndw leading our hosts upon the waters to : unscathed triumph, .. now. , guiding them in ;- a strange land.ithrough the dread shad ows of death' to success,' even though at a fearful i cost, now) bearing, them without accident- or ' loss to far "dis tant climes,!.' ! has 'watched over our ; cause and brought "nearer ; the success of i the right and Jhe attainment of Just and honorable peace. ; . i " ' : ; "With the nation's thank. that there mingle, the nation's prayersthat tour gallant soldiers I may be shielded from i harm alike on f the battlefield and in J tneciasn or neeis ana oe snarea me V srrtiircr of RMfTprlnff and diseaseX While they are striving- to uphold their eoun try's honor; and with all, let thexna tion's heart bet stilled with holy awe at the thought, iof the noble men who have perished as heroes die. and oe filled with i compassionate; sympathy for all those who suffer bereavement or endure sickness, wounds and bonds by reason oft the awful! struggle. And above alL let us pray with (earnest fervor, that : He, the Dispenser of all good, may speedily remove : fromrus thft untold afflictions of war and bring. to our dear land the blessings of re stored peace and to all the domain now ravaged by the cruel ; strife tthe priceless boon Of 'security and. tran quiUtyi 4 ' :-! : M;, -: ' r 'y k "WJLLIAM McKINLEY." TO HASTEN SL In the Future , in Making Invasion of thte j Territory of OUR SOLDIERS From the UuprcparcvHicss of trie Commissary part rnentNo Late News From the Front of Watson's Fleet Movement . " - -.1. i : i j . Capture of th iAHotuo XII , Spanish AVarship-rMutint iof l "4 : -; .'s.:.:.l.f ;'f -'; f- j . . -.: J - :- :. II . ,,. ... I r f . , i ' Spanish Prisoners. ' ! Washington July S.--By oompart.ion with what has gone before, today ws. very quiet at the war and, navy de partments. There were bulletins Ipost ed in the former department, but there Were none of more recent .date. 4han yesterday and so far from indicating an impending? battle, the general' ten dency! of .these bulletlnaivjjl ri . Mhow that no forward movement T? in .lm mediati contemplation. - Deep, concern is felt '"here at the 'deprlyatlonH and sufferings of our troops' ! ilylng : in trenchrjs and in held hospitals sur rounding Santiago and there is 'every where a disposition to insist that' here after haste 8 hall be made, slowly and fhat jthe equipments of our: siildiers, their commissary and quartermasters' supplies containing ammunition and their hospital stores shall be; complete In; every respect before tlfey:" advance further. This Is likely to be; the rule even: at the expense of ;time' and"! in face of the criticism of an element that has been vehemently insisting ;! upn pushing. the campaign without regard toi cost in blood and money. ' j l -Confidence Is felt that there will be no friction betVeen the army; and -navy commanders v&nd that the tonfer- ,ence about to -take .place betweea them Joint; plan? for ethe prosecutlori df 'the campaign.' In the' event that thlb'be lief should be notl well fqundedj -'the president is prepared tor act; rdmself by orders "from first hand. There , la much of force in the: haivtaL-argjument that 'if Sampson' is obliged to enter Santiago harbor) before the forts are captured Jiewill Jeorpardlze jthe j safe ty of the whole of the irpncladj fleet under his command, since by the'sink ing of one of the ships in the narrow channel sthrough Spanish mine or shetl the fieel would be Bef t .helpless and exposed to! destructton . under- the guns of the forts,- to.- which they-: could make: no reply,! owing to the elevation of the latter, v,;;: n ; f "!;:,,! ! -1 On (the other hand, the- arm officers seem j to be Justified in avoiding ' I the tremendous sacrifice of lives ; that would be involved. In again throwing our soldiers upon the Spanish -defences until they haVe been materially rein forced in numbers 'l and strengthened by artillery. ,j ' ' " ,-!- .' Sampson did hot report today at the navy (department, but the war) depart-'! meui peiii. over a very.: agreea Die mes sage pom-Shafter annountjjt'g .; the readiness of the -Spaniards 6 exchange Hobson JuAJr'men. . rt', is .believed thSTlhia' wasi accomplished some- time during the,, day though notice I of : it has not tbeen received. r ; i j j VATSON'S "DEPARTURE DELAYED : Theifict ithat!' several) of 'j the! -yesseis'. selected for Watson's fleet were i! in the thick of tlie engagement of July 3rd, proriiises t delay somewhat 1 the departure"of thf "eastern squadron for the shores of Spain. ' The vessels have consumed a good deal of coal ; and without, doubt haVe expended a r-lage quantity of their highest grade; of - am munition in th furious attack! n the steel warships of the Spaniards, -fit will be necessary to. replenish! (these stores before the' long European voy age is j begun. ) However, j Secretary Long has given rush-orders for the preparations of this squadron : and it certainly will be. oft- in the couirse iiof a" few) days.! - .4 ,: ! ;..;- :, ' . j j; -!':i J' The j rnovemerils 'at the " Cadiz! fleet are . very : puzzling to our experts here. Weakened as it is by the sanding bafk of the torpedo boat destroyers, the Spanish squadron bounjd for the Phi lippines seems aeatmea tp go toBure destruction as did! Cervera's unlucky ships wherj they headed westward from the Cape Verde islands; The Spaniards, without doubt, -are fully aware of the inferiority of their fleet and why; iey persist in sending it to be. sunk in the Philippines is a) mys-. tery. ! The navy department was ad vised today that- . the .squadron was passirigr through the. Suez eanal and as the vessels must have paid the heavy toll required in advance" the in dications are-now regarded , as conclu sive that the ships! are actually1 bound for the Philippines: This belief: stim ulates the preparations here for! Wat son's sailing. He will "strike straight after Camara, Who in the end Is doom ed to bS j caught between i Watson and Dewey1., i V--?' t !, j ' --J. ' I h;- v : The, report that the fine ship Yankee, lying at TompklnsTille, Just from Cu- ba, has yellow fever aboard caused a "good deal of worry at the department until Captain Brownsbn telegraphed duringJ the day that there was' abso lutely ' ho fever on the j ship and that she was ihot In quarantine. ,f: : i CAPTURE OP THE AjLPp&SJO Xlt. ; Secretary Long regarded- the! report that the Alfonso XII had been destroy ed whilej trying to . run the Havana blockade as, the best news of the day It had hot- come to hint In any direct official way. but through a report from General Greely, chief signal officer.who had received a cipner message piaung briefly that the Spanish sh'ip had been overhauled : neat -Mariei.' jwhile ; trying to ret throueh the blockade, and was a total loss as a result pf Ithe fireinpon her. Both the Secretary and General Greely regarded. the report as authen tic, but there was a desire .to get more details, as this has been something of a. spectral ilship. j - The Alfonso XII' Is an iron gunboatj with one screw, one funnel andj one military! mast; bsft-que rigged, 280 feet long, 43 feet, beam -and 13 feet sraiight, She his a. displace ment of 3,090 tons. -i She has. a speed of 17 knots " at -shoft distances, and an average spped of 14 knots. She car-, ried eighteen large; guhsi five machine guns i and five torpedoi tubes, j -Her officers and; erew numbered 370 Jnen. aecretarys Long is quite hopeful that several of the Spanish ships pf the Cervera squadron . can be saved, :i In part at least. -and possibly las a Iwhol. Secretary Allen shares in this belief and- thinks! that the ; Cristobal Colon canbe gotten off the rocks as an en tirety and the hulL upperrworks and guns ! madia available. ' Shewas th? best armored cruiser.. In ! the 1? Spanish navy,! and if she can be floated; and repaired will make a valuable acqul sition' to tne American navy.; -Mr. Ali len fs hopeful also that ithe "Vlzcaya and Oquendo can be saved" in part.' In formation has reached th department that the hulls are not badly damaged. The contract with the MerrittWrec king Cpmpany Js by the day? and may ? be cancelled' at any - time If j the- govern-' ment Iflnds the salvage is not progress ing satisfactory- Two large? wrecking vessels left Norfolk today to begin work -upon the Colon, Vizpaya! ; and Oauehdoc- :'-s .kf!'. arterniaster General;iLiaingtQh Is going;: to sell the. first 'oale of cotton grown in the United States this" year for the benefit of the United. States !H' U V L I 4 I l: ,i r the EnerAy j f NOW SUFFERING; i i 1 1 ltd Quart erjnasUr's D I, ' 1' -' ' - 'S i !iitenin(; Departure i a . ; ,i . r. of the Cadix FIcjet.u IPuulc. - Tlo Raise; hosptital rvlte niw everly uxx by the war. A dajy or two aga Pret4j dentj McKlnii y rvCk-lved from If. A llj Betf f Nvv OrieanjT th folhwln; lettei: ': : ': !i:!!. V!J'!- !:.'' l.--.l-' ;' tj ' X '"Ve exprtfjsi tiHlay tijx you th flrS balelof cuitii of the' imu' crop, to l4 dip!ed of In! aurh a fetaitner a yot see St,, for Che bepeflt iMf,he , Unite Statt fioat.itju -fuhd.'M!.' .t-i 1 it , i Tlfc prv-tildat snt this notfttto th- warid!artni!nt with- Inatruclions accept the bftVr,. an J 1 Ouartertnasu'd General Turlngtort was. charge ,wltlf -the sale of the balk H la forwarding it Ui . Newj York tjo the priduiie e-I hanfee, where! It will! b bidV lt auc4 tlon toward the end of ithe week, :Th expeetationi Is that the Cotton wll, brin,a fancy Hgure In vlew-;or the u for which the; motiey la dentlned. . j' , A MCTINY OF PRISONERS. " A ipeclal to iThe Evening Star date off Santiago jvia Prt Antonio, Jamal ca July 6,:says: . .- .. ! .. .-, -,i ' . Afer the destruction: of the Span 4 Uh ;tl3et soirt'-i 450 of thc -men on th4l MarliajTereiJ Mere! placed as prisoner l ere( M-erel placeU as prisonerif Harfasra. Por some reason, no rtalndj these jSmen-Trujined lcr 4iHd cfew ot th t V" yet a-c- rm. L' II ..il . . ne ituju--er .ana cfew ot weiel lfcoe unprepared, 'however fT the fliutineers j werl1 -flivdUpon"'lylj twelve wounHed, This 1 I tughlK i Spaniards a ijesaon! and restored il r Sahitni; been dlrecwl to X his itiHiners jto the United States li 8ltlyitheHaevard Iwlll bring some? The) Stl Louis l filled", wt wriedsbltflers and cannot b. tifi to vciwjvty iitnp: spanisn -4 sailors.; i fufistK-dl men I and non-icommissiop offreirs.. lamonW; --th setft o i'Drtufnouth, N. H., where the W i !e lcohfld on Sea vyi island. ' ii th .liiarbon1; p.';;orler ffffr,.tbelr rerep tion Immediate urenarationa of tha p.laicejl Tot the reception i of the prison-' ernt are ro'nf?t ityrwaro. ne : commia- slohed officer,! ! frotn Admiral Cerver' nimseir, (dowit to the ensigns, will sent to Port Warilen. Boston, hairbo wherf .they fwjOtihd turned !.kwer;t0n?,S ai ijji 3 1 1U1 ,. Bttl-ytCIHIJti i i, ,1 4 ! :.V - . - r; roi rxi t tr -m k IIovlOu SSii Celebrated the Dir liifwer to Iemaud for nrJ render-ltetjui for Tltne Front For .;7.q..yrjght -iiy A sociated; lYesll",)'!. efpreSah : a-go'f de"! Ctibk. Mopda Jujjr ji.'per j't i'As loclatid WressdtsV patihjbpat DsuliitJefrf vla port Anttnl, Jal TjuesdayJ, jly 5 via Kingston; Ja., 6.-4lvt a; air gje s lot has " been ex-changed- between the opposing 'armies since yesterday , noon. . At thei request! of th foreign sonsuls5 Jh Santiago de Cuba ; General Shafter extended fatl rfjsiU.:;: pertodll ih which. General f Lhlares may agre to surrender his! forces... under the threat that Jthe .townf will Ibe bombarded. The Spanfch geneara dbclsioij is doubtful.!; ii. is unquestionaoiy true r that s. the anmhilitation bf Admiril 'Cerv'e5a' fleet was a isfaggeiTlng , blow to, him; . butMr. Ramtden, the British iconsuL says peneral iPandO has j reinforced General Linarei: with 5,000 trpops and that the Spaniards hre bitterly dter-? mined ko flgbtj lt out. He said that so Intensei was;.t)ie 1 feeling. among : the Spanilthi abatrn' bfneers jthati len eral Xinare iMould I ptohably be hol.; if'he tucrenaarpd. Their attitude iwas-'- expressed .in General Linares' reply ta -Generjat Shaftiet: '-rmM:---'-'--.'- "t f . "This garrison d lips' but never ur.- " rendes.-.ff Hirfi :,r . .,V;i; 'V.;.. I ; , Antong.some ,tbe soldiers, a dlffetent; feeling prevails. They, have -ascertain-' tained frornthe; etperlenc'e of the In-; inhabitantsfoii SIbonejy that Americaxt: soldiers lo ho't1 ravish women, luiti. re spect property iand; Relieve prisotiers f. of . distress. ; Many, ofi thej Spaniards, therefore, are now utterly, indifferent if fujrther j rtisfortihe , befalls the' Spanish arJhyf : Thej armistice' Is rficoraciallyrecdg nized and oursboys have been caution ed to keep! out of sight; as a stray. shot at any; time ' may precipitate, gen eral firing along thvline. " ; CELEBRATING THE FOURTH . '';':.; . THB TRENCliES. IN . The Fourth! of July was. celebrated at nooti todaft fey ;thTAmerteansV each regiment reading G neral Miles' .congratulatory-tejegram to General S'baf-;' ter, after whl?h the regimental bands in thef'rear bf the linj played patriotic airs, .!-. - i-'p - i j 4 General ' Miles' an n$uncemeut that he would be here w thin a! week with reinfofcemehti was' received with wild cheering. -. mU y- ' t i.:.. In! spite of the' reports brought the consuls of the determination hy of the Spaniards to continue .the contest; there 'It a, strong hope here that Gen- ) eral Linares will -capitulate. No other constraction can oe piacea upon cjs dispositions; ,'.tbjf neg'ptdat. j;, :; ;; j'.;4-V ,. : Ml - I ( ,rj. ". ' ;" ..Fast Time to Tampa -" ; .f J j.' Aflamfn;' Via!" Jlulv S 4The l!rt train in the; CCncJnnati ani iFiorida" (limited-" service over the Southern Railway, the Queen land Orescent; and t - the ; Florida Central and! peninsular, pass ed through Atlanta tonight!. The time between Cincinnati j and Tampa j has been Reduced jtwelVe hours, between Chattanooga and TampaJ six hours, and Atlanta and Tampa tour hours. - niUaltotaaaiofcrtaraaahaalaiwa fc wa, . Act 1 1 ttrtu' It aM tWrri farttor tkM my kraai. Absoluts! Kuro : ' t oval awoM km eo., ur yams ill: i ME!CHE, Rj ' .'i ; f5 11 is !i f. 1 t : I i 3 t ! i jj i i' i ... 5. I 1 ' , . ;--;. V V 'i r ii til : vl V! A i .1- 1-. r 4 A, : ',
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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July 7, 1898, edition 1
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