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J V' : OFFICIAL REPORTS ' 1 Of Commanding Officers of the jNayy During theSSpanish Var UNKNOWN IJERO Kniim II. II. Waii:iH a Volunteer Country "DisKMilei, He; Takes II is thv: Navy Department Posted r" the Spanish Navy-Admiral Montejo's Report to His Covernment of the Battle of 3Ianila. Dewey's Importance t " Vuhi n'gtont r--'-iri ber 21. The joflW reports of all commanding oificera of. the" navy .d'uring'the "war"; .have been eompilcd and published by! the navy K-part ftidiit: : : -.White treating events that havv" already figured in official re ports that' 'have ra.ohf d the public the document still contain;- many minor r ports thai throw side fights ;n. iti- ej.. sting phases of the war. Almost in the beginning-- in the brief, record of x-Uf proceeding's .of the naval war board." aii unknown , he'ro'is brought to Hght . in th.- p.'rioiif. KnxiKn If, .11. Ward, who ut th'(r,'lViruirnnK'.i' lhff.wa'r. .n duty iii f iii-' ri;iviaiion' bureau with "U'u't"iiaiit Vhit)-.sy on -th- lu avy du ll, .s--of- :i.s.siatjt ('tii-f of .tht? bureau. ill;.- voiuiir.eit-d for .-iTt'L .service duty iif'i.l liis expioit.i,' jibout' ivhieh ijothirif; - h-M ' -n aitf.in "the past, will Ve plac-i-.-oii r.-(;ol!l benld- .tlljri-of IieUten- - -jut liow an, in (nba, "arid . lyit-utefiariL WhiliieyJ .in"-o.H J'tU-q- Within a hw alti'-r tlii- lr;aration.of war, Kn Mfri Ward di.urs-d himself .and Avent iuht - into . Hi.-, Ii.nh i t,r the; enetnv's . r.uritrv- niaktiiK .ins .Jieao'iuai : 4'adiZ ilhe priti4pal Spai -ftoii!i mid i'liformiiiK' tii. navy, ll-part- i " nif'nl h re '.if tln- ac.tuai streji,st'j f-the : Spanish iia'v.tlves.sri.s and theft- lii.jve . .ffi-iilx' Thvu h.- -went; to thi. 'Wwl Jn ilies and reported t-verylhiio? that was H(jinn on then- of iih'portaiK j- lo . the ' Anrerieari ruiVjfV Xext, he w.'-njt airatfi into th- -enemys country in isKuise thin -t hut-' to i'orio Rico, whertjhe: was arresteij as -a suspicious rnaniun anu :c suv. Uy" adroit niss- h iininilged V f -j.-riire his irb'ase and, t'Scaijtiii from; San Juan cabled the navy Ha.rtment i fuM Htafttneiit ofuhe defenses there, and tin- preparations nakiriK ' tur th'e i,.cepi..ii ..f thepanish -ftiiadronun'-,. c, i ?ra. All this tAne tire 'officials ..f the nav' depart ihejrit, wvre und.T the impression that .Mr. ,Ya'rd w';is engaged in' -installing a sy.srteni of coast signals mi the New Kngland coast, j i While Wafil was, in I'orto Hit;o T.ri- - Um'ckV'-'.nhothVr" attac-jiVe .jof . the jiivigatioii bureau, was ' on file shores ,.,f the Mediterranean , ins uisguist- ivtitcltititr -'every movement jf the . rni:idron'. of Admiral i'amahi. which -tart.el l'or tlv. Philippines, j buj; turn.- -back. ' h Of the. strategy bo;yd ps(!J"1 it is said that it Tas part of its dity'fo keep in formed of all of the movenjients and plma f vine Spanish' naal - forces Mrit 'the navy- was ' thus informed of . ' jili- important movements. At times.' ihowfver.- information w;asJ,confl'ictinpf ' t, r,,i He-ii.ins had to -he ma!de as to ihiih report. was true. . j- " , I - The reports f the famous Inaval bat -tl.i of Cavite include one from United SL it"s Consul: Williams, a j-'ither un-" usual thing in a 'report of a i:v..'...l:ehar f,..t..,v i.ut fullv justified byi its pictu- ieiiu; 'and umechnical ' description of Oewey's great; victory. psFolt,i)Wing it is .i -t report to Bis governmenL on inesaiue tTig'ageinent by the coiiun.nd.er-in-chief " of the ill-fated Spanish .fleet.. Montejo. The admiral depicts .the bad condition of the Spanish lleet. He.saijd that the -ruiser OastilW -was Incapable of ma neuvering ori account of hef bad con Uition, wtiile (the detenses at the en- ' f ranee to Subig. bay. were very back vrard: With much disgust .; he found that the guns which should have: been njjujried were delayed a month and a H i U" and -h was no less disgusted to And'tthat reliance as had fjor the de fense of the port upon a fewi torpedoes, W properly placed. Finding Subig )ay defenceless. th.j! Spanish squadron -repaired to the bay of SIanijla to meet battle under less unfavorable condi timis; The admiral avoidetj the citv, not wishing -to draw .lire' upim-it, and preiian-d his fleet for action, painting his vessels a dark gray and liaving the r.es spread anA-7Hrings on the cables. jj says that the force of l4w;e"y's ves t4els leaving out transports, amounted tj ,21410- tons, i'.K2'J0 horse power,1 lt3 'n-uns'-tmany. rapid-tire), 1,74 men and 'ln average of seventeen milk' Against 1 this the'poaer of h.is only fife effective 4hiivs was 10,110 tt.ns, 11,200 horse pow '71; guns wy short of rapid-fire). I vVrf'V and a maximum! speed of s'welve miks- , Tlve admiral escribes in mmJ. lunguae the terrjble the Anicrican cmslaught vn y.sh vessels. -He. s'.iys- "The . lired mbst rapidly.- There i the Spah Aniericans : upon -fhe -three us nutrverouS; projevi-nt-. to ihe end of the 'lljne, de.voted .cruisers - themselves almost entirely t Cltnstinia' ,niy tliigshfpfc. A '" -A'ftt' tlve 'action; cojonie);c'ei to light the short time one shell :raS. all of uVXwholeTvW ; the four rapl.l-rire cannons; mntiiw- an- hher shell exploded (in' the-; orlop, ,.s?t- -tintr tfre to V hti-Views' , bag. Aty..7;3! 1 . . . : , 1 .w.,.1;t.ifU-..iji,1 Till T til T 11 1. lock one ,k-H ilstroyed completr-ly the; steering-' .Awotheir destroyed the mizzen, -onnKu u ".': enigru Another sl?, ,xpl,,ded on the ..,.00 nnd nut tint: of sicJloil. nine: men. 1 , fresli sneil ext'loueu-m iip'uim-t-io tv)in. covering the hivspital wilti Mood. let.'roying the wounded who were iL-' ing treated there. An?.therjexpl6ded m the an -"munition room. I had to Hood j he magazines w hen the cartrUges be-' hj e - - . (. trateI,the rJXanUfmenA titinone master gunner anu iweie inen. (. "an to explode., vme iarge,?ijei peuc .i.rHnT ih4 iin!i. AllOiner -raiuereu- Useless -the - taKtWrii w jru'n, and ,vihile the fire incrl-ased asterit another tnrt stared forward from .ther ?helh The .broadside guns.ontjinue nrin ,s.intn ,;iere e f,. f -'Vs' ;ving th" The sbV .outTf Liroi the -hii. Kmokepide and matt riddled with shot, lilf of the crew out of acilfm, a-fnong whom jtte seven of fi's. I. gave the -.order id lnk and abandon theshlp (before the ii.aK'sJi.nes hould explode." , i The story of the loss-of ! the CastiHo -a-a,-, subsequently 'the story of the loss elf piV the other Spanish ships. ind" Ad miral ?S-"onteJo- sums up his actioft syith , ..... O I H I. L "The: in'r :J"be VronS iH mr firtla onnn "iron. vln.,.co??,. 8,. sses of the personnel. Xilfiv master Wersjand seamen thinantitude oi.some or the otnonal. macninists, in..- , fire .cannon, the Strong' crews sremy and the itinpeneci-sru the greater part 01 our, ontributed to ,maKe nmcu the sacrifice wnien- we counti-v and to prevent vol the horrors of fif bom- .city of Manila, with :hat with the scarcity Linst the superior ene- tng' to certain deatn. a loss of all our lies, including-, Jthose ounted to 3Si men i , j suggestion i of flying squadron. imiral Camara s age to "Manila dispatch of Made Public. OP THE NAVY (Joes Into the Heart of the Enemy's Station at Cadiz and Keeps as to the Movements of if of Philippines. ludgmert I June 25th. he eays: "In myj with the coast of Spain threatened, thfe quadron of the enemy will haye toJ turn." And that was exactly what happentd. 'i A month-- later the admiral pays a high compliment to the British cOnsu! at Manila. Mr. Jtawson Wilker, who for three rnonths had been discharging th duties; of United States consul in Manila and rendering thje admiral great assistance.. The adhiirars esti mate of the importance of the Philip pine island Is- given out in (Lhe follow ing telegram sent In answer to the government: v '"Ileferring to the departrnentls tel egram of August 12th, irrn)Ortant Is lands are; Colon; Luzon, PaJiay, Cebu, N'egros, Ley te. Others, owilng to the nature of the' inhabitants hve a small- amount of civriization and want of cul tivation. They may be neglected, es pecially, the isles of tht? southern group. Luzon is in' all., respects the most desirable to retain; eofttains most important commercial ports. ' Manila is farthest north.. Produce a3l of the good tobacco, with friendly natives and civilization somewhat advanced. Ipt yet "developed. Possible rich minerals. Population S25,00ur Subig bii.v best har bor for coaling purposes-arid .military-; water deep; land -'locked- easily de fended strategically, jpomuwind of bay and city, of Manila, "with arsenal at ("ayite; most valuable, l'anay, Cebu, .Negros fhicTtly populatetl, mist civiliz ed anil well cultivated. Isoilo seeOnd comHierciaP iMrt ; center of sugar, good Viabor, strategic point, gojid defense. Cebu third commercial porf: good har bor, very desirable. ' -No 4'on of good quality can be procured in Philippine iclniiitd S5oitii .hf , been minpd on Cebu. Knglish ci.m'pany...; f I- trust it may not he ni'ccws.ry to ioruer me to Washington. Should regret Vrery. much to leave here while matters remain in present critical condition. '! fSigned.l "iDEWl't." Naturally the report of tie operations of the Nortri Atlantic fleet comprises the larger part of the pjrinted body. Must of the facts haVe1 already appear ed, but in the very beginning' there is most' intu-esting exchange- of letters between Secretary Long (and Admiral Sampson, JThowing that eVenr before the I - . i j i v i . outDreaK oi me war ine aunnra.i na.u worked Out" a complete (plan for the immediate-reduction" of Havana with his Qvn squadron unsupported, and was only prevented from carrying out that' plan by orders from the depart ment' which wMshed to protect 'the .big iromdads. 4 . : '"j . ' 1 "'.-'. An untublished.report up to this time is one by Admiral . Schley, dated June 1st giving" an account oi the bombard ment by his fleet of the fortifications of Santiago, the day before Sampson ar rived on the. scene, the admiral says in part: f'None, of oui- .vessels was struck, although the shojts fell over and around them. I have learned from in surgent "sourcesthat the Reina' Mer cedes was struck by a jshell and eight men were killed; also jthat a number of shots struck the Morro. The recon naissance developed the fact that the Spanish vessels are in the .harbor and that the fortifications are well' provided with lone range guns ofi large calibre, "When you ask for DeWitfs "Witch Hazet Salve don't accept a counter feit' or Imitation. There are more cases of Piles being "cured by" this, than ail others combined. R. R. Bellamy. THE CABINET IIS SESSION it decides I pou the Inlriictlou to Toe Sent ' Oeueral Otis MOre' Voluoteerw tobelTlnsteredbnt ! Washington, Pecember 21. The cab - inet today discussed the instructions to be sent to General Otis', at- Manila, which will be promulgated, there as a proclamation by the president. These instructions are similar in import to -those sent to Tulrr officers at Santiago upon the occupation of that city by United States-- troops. They assure the Philippinos. that the United States asj gumes military -eonfol. of the Philip pine islands in asj)irit; of peace and friendship and thatill civil rights and piivileges that they have hitherto en joyed will be continued, and that it is ; the purpose of this government tp relieve- in'. all possible ways the" unjust burdens ' - have borne,, and asks for be' co-operation- of all good citizens m : inaiatAining'order to the end that peace ! and pros verify may be', restored. So far as is; practicable, all: efficient officers ' will be retained in the official positions . jthey now occupy and. fair.and impartial justice vviH .be administered to all. It .has been decided not to give, out the : JtSwj . nf tne instructions to General Otis ijjj' yt the time of their arrival at Manila, vitUk JviU be-a montn. hence, tpmnrar The instructions ali?o niake temporary arramgements for coas! fug J:.rade, such as in the case of Cuba.- The cabinet also decided that exist? i-ur conditions justified: a further re ductiou of the military, forces of the United States , and ttye secretary of war was' instructed to. arrange for the im- was instructed to arrange ror tne 1m- niate muster out of 5000( volunteers . -. .. . iruj. -. .i -. Nothing deQnifB' lias been decided by , tne wir departmeiit RS tfr the regiments whicri 'wflj be included Ju the 50,000 , . rotunteers; to be mustered out. It is sa.iri- however, that they will be dis l buted.as equitably as possible among 1 the creral states and in a general way the ' first .. .cgiments mustered in win be uie nrst to t't. Threatened wltli Lyuclilug; tor Vrso Charleston, S. C, Deqembe'r 21. Tiae entire property of Mr, Lanham, in. the republican section of pdgfield county. '.as just been destroyed by .xy." . This is iiear scene -and in the immediate VlciBity o as&inatipn -of Mr. At 'klnsl fMM V&iPS 9? j,., ea Wift ttte crim. Mr. : Lanham armiPn "i l&e ijuhs p f1? "SUfa . .eroesr , --- . j,-,, " iwia tuai uie nre ., j jo-cuumiy origin, ir tne guilty parties .re caught a lynching will follow. Late to bed and early to rfge, pre pares a main for his home in the skies. But early to bedand a Little Early Riser, the pill that makes life longer and better-and wiser. R. R. Bellamy Killed by Falling From a Window: Concord, Mass., December 21.' Col onel Edward S.- Barrett, national pres ident of the Sons of the American Rev olution, ivas killed by falling from a window rof his home here today. - He was abott 60. years of 'age. " . CEVEK4L TIILESi Appears Before tHe War InTettsaUop ommlMloo-lleTIU AlHat Otbent , liortcmlus In the Kantlagu (ra- palgu . AVashingtOn, D?fnb-r 21, General, Nielson .A.i Miles, commanding the Un ed States- army, and General Wesl Merritt, Commander of the American forces at the capture of Manila, were the principal figures before the war ii-Vestigration.-commiesifm today. General Miies responded to the summons f the committee only after several das' consideration : He was accompanied by his own Ftenugrapher. His examination was cotiiparatlvely brief and. not s 1 sational.; ";-..- '. ' "Are youwilt to be sworn?" he Was asked. . " '. ' ; ! '''I think," was the reply, "ihat-1 can ay vkhatI have to say without beiiii; sworn." ". . General Miles gave his evideacfetjnl a clear, unhesitating way an'd wtnt 'ju tu deaila Regarding bith the Santiajgo and Porto ltico expeditions, lie open ed by describing the raflroad' conf usijon In getting the war munitions to Tamipa and pointed jut the lack of governrnvna storehouse facilities there. lie slid when the ' transports were -loaded) it was found Impossible to put more t'rtan 15.1XXI men aboard and they were equip ped as well as possibleuhder the-Jir cums'tances. "it was most furtuiiaJ he said, "that; the trahsixjrts had-good weainer. hi cney nau encouniereai a severe-storm tht-loss, of life, of the. suf fering at least, must have been fearful. As it was fair weather, the men below- crowded in with the mules and slio- plies, could get on deck, which wJuld have been impossible otherwise.' .The commissary stores. taken, he siid were sumcrent, but the medical .sjuu plies, were inadequate. .He had 'left the loading . excelit for 'gvnertl dire- ihjiib, 10 nie .coipa couimaiioer, ien era! Shafter. He - found just before- sailing that there were a number! of pontoon boats being taken which w uld be iitterly .useless for the purpose ind .he . himself had .secured two bai ges from the owners therand had taken other steps, but thesupply of sluch boats taken was very inadequate. "The expedition," he continued. "should na ve"""t)ityi furnished with laUnehe iiapina or steam, or lUgSj lor lowing barges, from, the shi-ps to the shJiv lie relied largely on. the engineer TeVs-and the engineer department these. , In the second exoedition to MH- for to ltico these were furnished, but ihey or arrived too late to render much assist ance." At'. Santiago the, supply of tentage and 'food was very limited. '. "Were the medical supplies at that time sufficient for the needs of t-h.- command?" he was asked. " In reply he read:, a dispatch from General Shafter on lAugust 4th, wlhich referred to a "chronic scarcity of med icines," an'd said that four men had just died from lack.-of medicines, here was at no time, said General Miles, sufficient medicines for the troops. He remembered seeing ,one traiin for! the sick in a drenching rain, with no cov ering over the w.agons. General V "Beaver "Prom what I von learned and observed while ther, d iel tp? neh you think , there was at anv sufficient medical supply?' general Miles "Ut medical men and materials? General- Beaver "Yes." General Miles "No, sir." The.: witness stated that the hi ispital accommodations were only of a tem- porary character. He said thiir the shelter tents did not shelter. Que tione-1 as to tne,chatacter:of the facilities for transporting the wounded, hei said "that they were, taken in wagons General- Beaver "Do yon kri mv . T any of. the wounded were lying e x posed to tne weather?" General Miles "Some were 0xnos,lj' iri being sent down to the .host uais. 1 sdw one train of wounded men Idriivin along m the dr.o-nching rain' with noth insri.to shelter them." I (: He had taken measures personally to correct matters and on July 121th; hnd telegraphed, for a well equipped corns of pier and bridge builders, etie. -anl had ordered places, burned.. General Miles said the transportation" facilities were Used to carry . supplies tii siimc 15,00a to -20,000 refugees fronxuSantiago and about 5,000 Coban troops, f'This." he stated in answer to a question, "was not expected, because -I had cautioned General Shafter to keep his merj but of the Spanish buildings ofeverv charac ter, and to keep the men away from the natives. Had.; he not doneas he did ..117 cii juj n uunt ua t- oeen uiui n ue- ter sunplied." His army in Porto Rico, 'he. said, had been supplied in ia wav w;ith quartermaster's and commissary stores, out not in , the best way. Af Porto Rico he had. asked that) ;'fixed rations be sent, but instead thfl'y were sent down in bulk without invoices. General Miles characterized the re frigerator beefof which, there were 327 tons Sent; as '. "embalmed beef." and said the. canned fresh- beef - : of which U-98,000; pounds, had been shipped theref, was condemned by officer whose commands used it. ' ;' - I ' "W'ho! fixed the beef as an a rtnv ra tion?1 i . Yxm. will have to ask some one here in Washington., you had; bettfr ask the secretary of war or the commis sary general. It was sent as fijod. If they had not taken that they j would hav'e"had to go hungry. If they had sent"payTnasters down there, as ji ask ed, we: could have .bought fojd, but they did nWt do"that." General Miles suggested' that th food was sent to his large arrmj under pretense of an experiment. Hej called attention to tne fact that good fresh beef could be bought in -Porto Rica for 6 cents a pound.) American money, and ne suggesiea innt u mignx De anteres:- ing 'to compare-thls with the cost; of the refrigerator beef together with fhe ex pense of transportation. He said he did not know but what the chemicals: used in treating the beef were responsible for thf great sickness in the American ar-my. ; Reports which he 'had r?ceived, concerning it were to- the effect that this beef had an odor like an embalmed dead body. ."'"',' I ; . - Captain Howeit "Were these reports ever brought to the attention of the commissary general?" General Miles "Reports wert' fre quently sent to him. --but he seemed to insist the' beef be used." I - Captain .Howell "Was the matter ever broogh't to the attention bf the .secretary of war?". ' General Miles T requested that no more -of it be sent. If .a supply of it were enl to the men in this dountrv I wouid prohibit their use of it I am having an Investigation made how of the matter. I thought that ydu gen ttemen would get on to it. He said he had, never compla the secretary of war as to the ined to condi tion of - the beef, but had askid that the-' supply be stopped. General .Miles stated, the firs t plans for sending troops to; Cuba, were not r hie aa he : woa - " tr h .. .1 . - .... . . . t i ' ' - . ... . . . 11.1 1 1 1 1 troops to Cuba until Cervera"s fleet ii-as located. The question at tie out set va a-aval problem; and the dis patch of troop, ou his judgment), there binged on whicb : fleet should destroy the other. If the Spanish, he thought, iiad destroyed the. United States fleet the JJnuc4 States would havi? been blocked lor jnuti;er of years, t'lf we ha had a force in Cuba 4hen wej would "t QS it as it &dvA(L have been Uo -Wwgf it back here.'-' He was possible.! njjjng ft jarge force also opposed to . "i. Matanias be to places 'like Havana or 'i-ZM ca.se oi me large percentage ot fevei deaths there. Th Pope Writes to Bon Carlos . London, ' December 21. Tlze i Rome correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says : "In ; response to another iappeal from the queen regent of Spain, the pope has confidentially written to Don Carlos, asking him. to stop . the carlist agitation. ' . , -: 1 IMIIIII! No Doubt of Ratification bv the Senate. THE CONTEST TO GOME, Over the Form of Ooverumeut to be E- tablUlied lor the I'bllippliie After tbe (elou by Spain flan 'Been Ac cepted An Eltbrt tobe "Hade toAppir to Thl Territory the Irtuttple "ou talued lu the Kesolution of Lat April Itesardlu our AttitudeToivard Cuba New York. December , 21. Clark Howell, a member uf the democrat na tional committee from Georgia, and editor"of the Atlanta "Ccmstitution. -a.f-ter .cohsuttina wlththe leaders of both of the political "parties at Washington telegraphed ;jts follows to his paper to night; .. ' "With the - adjournment of tvoiigTs;s for the holidays the final' decision -:,oii theS peace treaty is as .clear as 1 w ilt be after -a vole-has been taken .in tier senate. Two Weeks ago the matter vvasfin doubt. Today it is-certain that th'ireaty will be ratified. "Mri-Bryan has been in Washington for severaidays and has conferred fre'juently with the democratic leaders in both the senate and the house. lie has advised ratification of the treaty and he is outspoken in the opinion that aside from the question of national ob ligation it is a matter of party policy for the d.-mocrats to throw no 'obstacle in the Mny of ' ratification. -'' There are leading democrats in. both The senate and house, who, less than a veek ago were in doubt a s to wnetner or, not ilenmcrats should assist in ratifying Uie treaty: more than that, some of them were outspoken in the opinion that it was perhaps better to reject it. Today many of these democratic leaders take open position that the treaty should be ratified. No one who had studied lhe situation from the in side can have a reasonable doubt-.'- It must not be understood that the rati fication of the treaty will carry with it the assumiption that all those w hW vote atlirm.'sti vely are in favor of national expansion across the Pacific. . ' Of the senators w ho will vote in favor of the treaty there will.be republicans as wfll as democrats who are opposed in prin ciple as well as in theory to trans oceanic expansion of our national do main. They take, however, and Very properly, the view. that the question of expansion, per se, is not involved in the consideration of the peace treaty, and that after the treaty :has been ratified and Spain has. been eliminated as a factor in the Philippine problem, it will be time enough to consider ,trnf' policy to be pursued in dealing vslitn the Philippines and just here will cotne.the real contest on the question of expan sicin." Mr. Howell then says that -after the treaty has been finally disposed of a resolution will be introduced -making declaration of the proposed policy of this's government m., dealing with the Philippines and that this resolution will be framed very much ori the basis of the "Cuban .resolution adopted co ineuient with the declaration of war. in which it was declared that the policy if this government would be to .give rne people of Cuba a free and indepen dent government of their own. . Mr. Howell says: "It is the deter mination to put forward a. resolution of this kind as a rallying point for the expansion and anti-expansion elements, both democratic and republican that takes .from the consideration of th'e peace treaty such doubt as might have existed as to the outcomeand which makes its ratification a forgone con? elusion." - FEDERAL. TBOOPS IN CI HA The Ilaiaiug of the Stars aud Stripes by the First Nortli Carolina a Surprise to Both iSides Spanish ITroops Be tirins , Havana, December 21. The United. States transport Chester, which sailed from Savannah on December 18th, with the Fourth Virginia on board, arrived here, yesterday. The regiment march ed to'Quemados ramp today. ' Effigies of 'General Weyler were hung this afternoon in Cerro, the suburln, surrounded by jeering crowds, wtyle small" processions marched and coun termarched along the streets, shouting constantly. "Business is virtually sus pended in consequence of the rejoic ings oyer the evacuation. In some in stances bands of Cubans have visited Spanish shop keepers andrcompelled them to shout "Vive Cuba Libre" and to wave Cuban flags. Printed papers insulting to the Span iards and threatening to kill them after January 1st continue to he circulated in various parts of the island. ,It now appears that the raising of the Stars and Stripes over Fort Afares yes terday by Major Russell IB. Harrison, was a surprise to both the United States and the Spanish- military commission--ers.r The American commissioners had agreed that jio American flags should'! be j-aised -until January 1st. Major Harrison did not know this and' was told to occupy the fort with a detach ment of the First North Carolina,-reg-iment. He. promptly raised the flag, nevertheless.. Though it flies iri full sight: of the harbor and city the Span ia ds have not complained and it has not been ordeced down . . , Major General Ludlow, military gov ernor of the city Havana, arrived frojn the United States today and has had a. long1 conference with' General Greene.- . The Spanish troops withdrew tonight from the strip of Havana that lies west of Chaves creek, the' American, guards being immediately moved up. The sentries of "both, forces are now on the bridge, but amicable relations are maintained. - . !, . f Constipation prevents the body from ridding itself of waste matter, j De Witt's Little. Early Risers will remove the trouble and cure Sick Headache, Billiousness, Inactive Liver and cter the complexion. Small, sugar cocl-d, . don't gripe or cause niusea. R. R. Bel lamy. " ' ' ' : j.-. ' . - " ' ' 1 " ; The 7Ietliodist Book Concern Claim'. Washington, December 21. The sen ate committee on claims at its mjeet jng oday took cognisance of the reqjiest of t!)e bishops of the Southern Metho aist it'burch for a further expression to fie responsibility of the church in pe t, deception alleged to have been fttt?td In connection wi .a, 'iqdi; " r- tha.eiaiiu the book .'agents lectio Oi. . at the last pes, of thf church, allo-w - -. - , . sion tf congress. The committee au thorized 'the preparation of a resolu tion absolving the church as such from blame for- misrepresentation in prose cuting: the claim and expressing tne opihi that as the beneficiaries only in the payment of lobby fees suffer! the se ate should take no f urther. ac- Ld tlon matter, SIIB1IH Annual Report of State Gedloist the TWO IMPORTANT WORKS Two Important Vorb; -Carried on by the State l.eoloj;lt The Question of Public Boadi ; Improveuient-fBad Weather lor ihritma"IoouhlnIne ' on the lurreae Ex- ougresatuau UradF' Hlntorpul the I alte'd State New Ballwa) t South potrt. '. Messenger Bureau ' , ' Raleigh. N; C . UiiL'f.mber 21. . . Extremely bad veaiher, with spring temperature and' showers aud drizzles for two days -and nights; has knocked the bottom o.at of the, holiday trade. Revenue deputies-, doubt of a great jm say -there is .no ease . in uioon asa the higher t he-re is an iu- shining. For some rj authorities deny t'fuii crease, . '. Ex-Congressmau-' B F. ' Grady has completed a history! States, which": he". wiill of the - United sooii publish. Associate .'lustice Lknighlass, of the supreme court, says Lit will adjourn -a Friday. ;- . Quite- a lot of the iftisi. n officers are. getting ready, to' stejp dowii and out. They will get. quite a 'next -sixty or -ninety shaking up in the idays. Asnill Baker, ot Harnea county, was sentenced-In the United Staes district court lie re to ri year's imprisonment for moonshining.- 'His wife went in person to see. Judge -I'urnell and made so piti- ful an appeal that the 'sentence was reduced to UiirtS' day; .. The Bust. ill base bull team -will prob- ablv do its priictice Kvork next season on. -the Trinity college ground , at Dur ham. ' A member of the G! pldsboro .company t (iitt'd in camp at of the First regimen Mariariao'dn the 13th Th,e Andrews QperitjCompany appear ed at the Academy of Music this even ing in ""Martha." -The audience was large and fashionable. There is general pleasure here at the -election of W, C. Mi Mack in 'as Wake county's supervisor o:' roads. The fus ionists ouster hfm ovin a year ago. ' Southport people? iirei interested in the n.evsi:hat the Cap ? Fear arid North ern railway" will go to that point or' to Wilmington. Quite a: large force is. now at work on this line between Apex, in thSs county, and the Harnett county line. The-road at Apex will join the Seaboard Air Line and over the latter's tracks trains will get into Raleigh. The .annual report Of State Geologist Holmes was made yesterday afternoon at the meeting of thf state geological board. It says: ' The work oi the survey during the year ending November 30. 1898, has been carried forward in accordance with plans submitted and discus'sed at tne meeting -or this board a year ago. Subsequent to that time an opportunity was presented for our undertaking two new'lines of work: 1) the establish ment of, magnetic meridian posts and the beginning of.'a "rdagnetic survey of the state; and (2) the-investigation as to the r&tf of growth niider different conditions of thevshOrt leaf pine," the principal timber, trees of eastern North Carolina. The extent and nature of the investigation in connection with both of these subjects are described be low. It is encouraging to note that in many portions of the' fetate there has been during the past few months a greater interest and Activity manifest ed in Connection with mining, water power and timber development than at any time for several -ears, a condition which it may be fairly claimed is in part a result of the ijvork done by the survey, and which .it is believed the re sults of this work wil continue to en courage along lines- which give most promise of, success., The United States (geological survey has continued to co-ojperate with us in J the making of a great topographic and geologic map of the state' and the work along this linehas. been carried .on dur ing the year in some portions . of the area, west of the Blue Ridge, especially in the region; lying to the north and west of Asheville. The question, as to the. best and most economic methods- 0f improving the public roads of the. state, -the character and distribution of tjhe best materials for macadamizing roads, have attract ed an increasing. amount of attention in all portions, of the state. The survey has. not; only carried on investigations concerning the road tnaterials ,but has also given a large amount, of informa tion concerning the methods of road building and: we have now nearly ready for publication a repbrt giving a large amounttof information concerning these subjects: ' Already more than thirty 'counties in the' state have adopt ed in part at least,' the policy of work ing roads by taxation and there' is every reason to believe thajtat the approach ing session of the .general assembly a still largernumber of eofinties will ask to be added to the list. ' A cotigh is not -like a fever. It does r not have -to run a certain course. Cure it quickly and effectually with One Minute Cough Cure, the best' remedy for all ages, and Xb- the most severe cases. We recommend it because it's good.' R. R. Bellamy The Hawaiian Auueiatluq BUI Washington, December' 21. The sen ate committee qn foreign relations to Uday concluded its revision pf the bill providing a territorial government for Hawaii, , and Senator Cullom reported the. changes to the senate. There were numerous changes, the most important being as follows: The -section defining' citizenship was amended by. striking out the word "white" and also thej . explicit reference to Portuguese and left to read as fol lows: "That ail persons who were cit izens of the republic of Hawaii on Au gust 12, 1898, are hereby declared to be citizens of the United States." J The folldwing restjrictioa on the is suaace o( "uond-j i "inserted: "Nor shall any bond 6r other instrument 'of any indebtedness be issued unless made redeemable in not mcjlre tian live' years and. payable in not more than fifteen years from the date jof issue, thereof;" Section 193 in . regafcl. tQ . CJo' lands was changed 4d as to eliminate the C-lan.se confirming ail valifl leases now in existence. There are many technical changas, and in all cases where Hawaii is rfe ferred to as ".the government of Ha waii" it is changed so as to make"it thje terrjtory oi nawaiw I1PORTAST BAIL WAV LIK: A Boad to be Built frm Ihe Craaberrr yt lne-u a Polnt vn the Carolina Cen tral Ballrvad Tne .: Advantages ? to . M llmlnston of tbla New Kuld - '; ' ; ; . ' . ' . ' 1 j oi" erai to I ne iiessengvr.j, M liak-igh, N. C, ' tvcemlK-r 21. Your correspondent this afternoon bad a spe-'L-ia.ity ifsteresting-interview with le-n-eral Robert F. Hoke. The latter said: " I will apply to the legislarure for a charter fvr a radw ;y fri.m the Cnt.n berry in-n jr.!n.f y Liirclnton or. lo Some otht-r p,.nrt on the Carol. na Cen tral r way- near Lincointur,. It will W an extension of the East Ttntu--e and Wvst-rn - North .Carolina ruilway, which n ..- ;.iv.tinects Cranberry wuR" Johnston- .( 'ity, Tenn. 1; wUS be an -iiniKirtant .'l.nk and particularly u k'ha'ri.iit'.- aii,d: WilmiiiKton. It 1 will give Charlotte a direct l,tie to the- near est greul coal detscit. that at -Hig Slone t;.tp. 1 L w ; ;.. make Wih'.ii fign.n a.t oUling sta;:.i.n, ni'U'.ili nearer oil r ne w IH.ssessjo'ns aha at w"hk-h ships ciir cal without passing llatteras. :i'!n Sione coal is-tbe most southern- deposit of the best steaming uo'Si. . "Ti-re is now a" road from Cranberry t." ttje l'.ig Slolie- lap imnes Activ'e Work is ui p.rogress ut the Cranberry-liiiiK-s .now'. The ore is'bt-iritf. stiipp.-d to Joiinstou City and there "snieited , , - : . . I are .now ruling a o,wu i.ui vird foe" the sniellersi at Carnegie. plaet?v near Joluston City, . i ttijrnt l say tliaf 1 Consider.! the t.'ranberry orie the "best- in "the country for ihe manufacture of .the cast, steel cannon which Dr. Galling hits iint-ru-e'd. The war department .tests show the average t-n.u tiy of Cranberry iron .to be" VJ.U'MJ p.hUIlds to the square in.h. white the goveinnieiit requuvmciir as tu stcti is .mly fiToeo ji'ounds." j M; NKCBE I AItV OKI VI' K It I O It ; The I'resldent Appoint-, .lion, t-.thau .A. !!( Iikock to -Succeed Sriirlar) - itiu ' ; Wash-iiiKtou, iH-tember 21. Th idont today rioininateil Ktliiin A." cock, uf Missouri. t. be secretary of the interior. The nomination was- im niedUleiy, confirmed bv the senate. Mr. Hitciicock is at. jireseni anFrjas-sadoj- to Kussia. 'lle , was apintcd minister" more, tlian a year ago and when tie- rank was raised to .aii' 'em bassy lie was appointed ambassador-. 1 Mr. .Hitchcock is a business man of St. Louis and was for soiiie time an extensive jlate glass manufacturer. He is a great-Kiandson wf Kjthan' Allen, of revoltttioiiary fame. His ancestors' were- from Vermont, but his father moved: south and Ml-. Hitchcock was born a .Mobile, Ala. lie is a brother ht Henry Hitchcock, a lawyer, of note. ' Senator 1'roctor, wlio vvas in Si. Pe tersburg .during the past summer, says he is rvery poular in ' the diplomatic3 corps and among tie acquaintances he had made abroad. Mr. Hitchcock. is expected here in February; Secretary ' Bliss in an intervje with -tlle today:'." 'ft for", -some be my. wish Associated. Press jjaid has been ;' understood time. that it would to retire from .Public . lift on the conclusion, of the war.. Now that the. treaty of peacejias been sign-, ed, my repuest to be relieved Will . be granted, but- I 'shailawait the arrival of my . successor ' beftire -severing my connei tioti wioh .the interior depart ment. I .have been in most hearty .ac cord '.with the president in his policy through the trying ' days, in w hich he sought tjX avoid war,, and while as commaniler-in-chief, he was conducting the waY that came,, notwithstanding his effort to prevent it. 1 believe most tnorougniy in tne course:., ne is now pursuing for maintaining the honor of the country. by securing the just results of a successful War and I shall leave my associates of the cabinet, of the de partment and nijf- many friends in Washington with great regret, but pri vate and personal reasons make my retirement a necessity." Overcome evil with good .Overcome your coughs and colds, with One Min ute Cough Cure. It is so .good children cry for it". It cures croup, bronchitis, pneumonia, grippe and all throat and lung diseases. R. R. Bellamy. The BotkiU'Dun ulujj Murder Trial San FYefciicisco. Cab, 'December 21. The pro.secut'1 n in the case of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin." charged with the mur der of Mrs. John 1'. Dimming, and her sister, Mrs. Dearie, closed its casip . to day. . . . "i ..' John 1. Dunning, who has been in charge of the sheriff for two days for refusing to answer certain pointed questions put to him by the defense, was released from, custody, the at torney for the defense wi.thdra Vying the objectionable question. : Mr. Dunning wis the principal wit ness today. He was' hauled over the" coals by the attorneys for -the defense, who persisted in trying tb introduce ev ery disgusting detail of the case, in spite of the protests of the .witness who clothed ' his language as. well as cir cumstances would permit, but leaving no one in doubt 'as. to its mftaning; nev ertheless, the Rot-kin attorneys persist ed in asking pointed questions"; and in sisting on answers being given in ab solutely 'unmistakable language the language of the street, j ;.. Carl Eisenschatnmel; a writing expert, was the first witness 'tHis! testimony was necessarily of arj Expert nature and showed almost conclusively that Mrs. Botkin was the writer of the anonymous letters, the addresser of 'the candy box and the writer of the note sent with the candy. ' Dunning's testimony referred to the letters he had received and' written from and to Mrs. Botkin atfier he left San Francisco for Culm, where he was a newspaf- uion in the field. He ex plained mat hostility toward Mrs. Bo: kin commenced on his receipt of the news of the means used in causing his wife's death. He said that ?drj d-vtKrn was the first person he thought of ijiio" would have committed the. crime. j3 other testimony, referred to bis ' rela tions with Mrs. Botkin. He exonerated Mrs. " Corbeilly and Mrs. Callmberg of any wrong in the case and loKl Of their friendly .acts to hnn and his family. -Theodore-Kytka, another writing .'ex pert, was called arid gave practically the same testimony as his . fellows, Ames and Eisenschimmel. The defense will open, tomorrow. Made from pure cream of tarta?, 4 Alum bakin? powder are A moM menacers to health of tfc Wntdav. MOTAl BAKINO POWOT ' 'H6W VOBK. --rfiTevs r : -t- Baking Powder 1 1 When People enthusiastically of something tliey li chased m these days AMOUNT TO SOMETHING-. Our s been overcrowded far did they buy here? -This is a prbbleitv. solved because .THE FISHBBATE CQ IN G POMPANY gayQ the people the beV gains for the l'eat money. But last M wonderful selling must eep up, theref have again this week marked down s our finest and best clothins: at the sari. figures. The past week men bought ah; their triends and their soon. Here is lie Reason -Money M i n MInuie il You Vlsn y Wright's SSe Undcrwea ori. the hygienic v- temperature, whether the body is at rest r during cxJ - The w-(Ki is w-ovcn'liUhe outer fabric iii tiny l.Mips, xh inter-air-spaccl This method represents the scicntilic con! 1 a genuine health i-nrracnt. . . ' - , 7 1- We were the v.Mitntors of this " - ' -' ' The above ill m facsimile ot our o fi i il 2r garment ot the Ueoulne WRIGHTS HEALTH USDCRWEAR. , You will find these for sale. at the FispmiteTiiW Ai DAVID & C0., inc sss; Front St. -STORE OPEN EVENINGS UffTIL to O'CLOCK. ElIlEiO Brings results. It isn't -thej me re 'assert ion its proving. Gifts galore for;all Wilmiiigtonv And prices are so reasonable ure of gift making. Men's Suits and Overcoats at reduced prices; No tricks or humbuggery but. good solid, values for your money. iWoney refunded if goods do not prove sat isfactory as guaranteed. The largest variety of Shirts and SWaters in the TOYS I TOYS ! TOYS ! DOLf.S - Dolls of evttry idescription at 5c to $l.W). Our lOr; Size, is V) inches "' long Tea sets af tc to $l;0o. JJ1 . Furinture Sideloar-ds, Jiu'rea us, ,. Bedsteads, Tablfp Pianos;- Ktc. ",. Ioll Carriages anf Games. Kxarii ine our ae, 10c anu 2.V counters. y have everything I,-on ".want in ib ' Toy Line. XMAS TREE OR A MENTS.- Ve: y large assortment b select from -.' MUSICAL INSXRUJ1 ENTS.-Guitars, Etc.,. Mand,oln. A UMBRELLAS AND 'ANER rmhrel U at Sc, 7oc $1.4 and J2.25. Walk- mg S-t'rcks, 10c. z.tf-, Mr- al-."U.2, HANDKERCHlKFs i-Memstitc-hed at 1 oc to, 25c, SUk at 15c 2.r.c, 48c and 1 7tjc. Pocketbooks - at Combs and Brushes. 5c t-9 JEWELRY, A large rstOCV -to. ;select from': Solid Gold st Rings &9c. ' I UNDERWEAR AND; HOSIERY. Un- derw;ear for men, women -and enil- dri t cut prices. Fast , Black 4 Iose, all sizes,- 9c, Hose 23c. 40c. Quality of; . V- , . " j SHOES AND. SLrPPERS. Ladies HouseSUpper 50c, $1.25 fend 11.45. ,Mep' Velvet Embroidered.'Slippers ! SOc, 75c, 98c, $2.25 and $1.48-. FANCY CROCK ERT.-Cups and Sau cers at 5c to 73ej Fancy Baskets, Vases, Mugs, i beautiful Glass k Dishes. 1 EVERYTHING FOR FANCY WORK. rZephyr 4c oz. Embroidery Silk10c doz. Crochet Silk 5s spool. Crochet cotiDn, siampea: uooas, wool r H, REHDER &CO, NearFourtli Talk of bargains I tlietast w friends botrght principle ot -ni;itntainintJy' process ot mr.ufactUr ' - .-' label trademark, which 7 "w-a oj "A NEGK. TIED Looks well if ine of our swell As eots, I'liifs. Imperials or Bow8"bi used. ,Ve show in reckless profusion a l)eW! lin-.jif -NeckweaV for the HoiU'tya in'. Daint y Silks w hich Vannof fall to vfM-f tivate and r.lease ail rvcu. Th fitt,r harmonize and -blend so expresisvely tney sin on sigtLt. A fellow .doesn't! .usually like to get the mitten fror ins im si gin I'xt-fpt when it comes il the shape of White, 'or Colored; K41 .i'ies. i ney are- handy, aril lea. am thoroughly appreciated. A tdlk Um brella affoj-ds i'iote tion -ii nder certain -.-.ttinosjdterle conditions, whllJ a nobby '' In cod thUii? to carry along I when, the clouds roll by.. Dress, Shirts, C(5ilars. Cuffs, Sirspeilersure very de-i : si ruble and useful presents. A". tiorty i Suit ( or Reefer, for the little, fellow" I migli't interest you. Let's get together and see if you Oijn't find here Just ex-i actiy.what youhave been looking f of J I J that all can enjoy the pleasJ - , J - ..- . Nobby Neckwear; Faricy city. v Soles, Etc Gf-rmantown and Sax- on v ool. ' - ' SILVERWARE. A splendid af-'-. .'.. " variety! CELLULOID ARTICLES.- PictuW . J Frames and Looking! Glasses, Cotf lar andtJufT lioxes. FTkncy Baskets EtC. i- . - . - -i ' . i PERFUMERY. All sizes- Fancy Bot4l PICTURES AND MEDALIONS. ! ,A splendid assortment. lowest' -i i prices, MedalionS'lOo to $2.00 CLOCKS AMD WATCHF.K AUrm Clocks c,-"A gfod Stiem- Winder! Watch, 11.00. Toilet Sets $1.2.r ;-CLOAKS., CAPES -ANri SHAWLS 4 j Capes 50c, $1.00, ' $2.25 fcindl $3.93. Plusli Capes at $1.75 to $10.00, Jack: ets $3.50 to $9.00 CARPETS. RUGS. ETC. Rugs, beau tiful patterns, lowest prices. Mat tings- 10c, 12'-ic, 15c. 20c and 25c Trunks - and- Valises. Window "Shades. , -' . - . . j CLOTHING AND1 HATS Men's Suits.1 ' Boy's and -Children's . Suits, large sioci or iiats and Caps, .Over-: coatp, Men's and Boy's Maekin- losnes ji.ati apd up t DRESS GOODS All the latest Noy- TABLE CLOTH AND DOYLIES. ' Special Xmas prices. Table Cov ers and Portlerea. ' Our stock is very large, well selec ted and prices low enough to suit any! ' one. Car fare paid on purchases of Ji. v ana upwaras. 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