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PROTECTION I INDUSTRY I ENTERPRISE I PROSPERITY I
vULUME 30.
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1898.
KIIUBEH
SK VENT V HOUUS FIGHTING.
fThe Spaniards believe that they are
short on atnmaoition. i f j
The Governor has Issued a proclam
ation offering the natives great con
cessions and declaring that the Amer
icans will be powerless on' the land.
Meanwhile, the insunrents are steadily
advancing along the coast Supported
by the United States" go n-boat Petrel,
and are driving the Spaniards into
Manila. They have captured five im
portant positions nine miles! from the
clfyvand! over 400 Spaniards have been
tvmcu. rour inouana spanisn re
enforceruents have been sent, bat it is
asserted that Aguinaldo will enter the
city by June 12. A bombardment will
H0B30N THE HEltO. OD ot the chief officials of the Dept
ment that Hobson was a man wht
held naval regulations concertiiug
j,ij0 n J Va.i. r,.K. matters of fonu in contempt and
Sheds Glory on North Carolina. ohlirlmi,.-m..rii.
devil characteristic were offset, how
ever, by his recognized ability ia all
branches of naval science iarticilarly
naval architecture. Although the
youngest mnn in his claM at the Naval
Academy, he graduated at the head ot
the class, a hignat honor, which led to
his being eut by th govruiuct fnr
a cruise in the naval bchool of Lu
rope. Here he gained new honors.
On retorning to this country, he
served with the Department and aUo
t -
Nfcw M?a. service, anu aooat a year ago
POUTO RICO AY ILL BE HELD.
TME I5LAM CCfiTAlN TO BECOME lART
OP TtIC UN1TFO 3TA1E5
THE SINKI.NQ OP THE MERRIMAC IN
SANTI AQO HAKBOR AN EXAMPLE OP
AHEKICAN HEllOISM THAT WILL;
' UVEt
Hoton Orcat Nephew of ' Governor litre
hra4 and Qrimdion of Chief Justice
rearton Ranks Hlsb In Naval
J " Circles. 1
Washisotox, June 4. From early
morning, when the first newspaper
Uue Thousand Spjinisirds Slaiigh
I tcrcd. I
be avoided, if possible.
! The foreigners have held a public appeared on the street containing the became instructor in naval architec
adv at unet statement ot tne sinking of ti e ture at the Naval Academy at Au-
meetidg a!nd two steaiuers are ready at
a moment's notice to take them to the
protection of their own warships or
the Americans.
lEKItlllLE FIQIIT BETWEEN IN5UKGENTS
AND SPANIARDS.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
panlh (luni Alnde Uselens by the Ralft and
th Insurgents Use Knives Now Hold
i
v r the Suburbs of Tlanll.
Manila, via Hong Kong, June G -
The Spanish outposts have been driv
en in all along the line, simultaneous
ly and with great- slaughter. It is
hid that over 1,000 have been killed.
There has been fierce hand-to-hand
lighting for seventy hours, despite the
typoon which is raging', j The violent
winds and torrents of rain render the
rilles of the Spanish troops unavailing.
The natives easily. win at every step
with their slashing knives.
Today the insurgents hold Malabbn,
larlaa aca liacoor. lney are now
attacking Santa Mesa - and Molite, the
uuburbs of the city, which is complete
ly encircled for a distance of seven
, miles. A native regiment under Col
onel Aguinaldo, cpusiu of the insur
gent leader, yesterday joined the in
surgents. The iovernor has issued a
despairing proclamation, ! begging the
insurgents to come to I terms,' and
meanwhile he is arranging to remove
nil the SpMiifh population inside the
oid walled city. He; is filling the
moats, testing the draw bridges and
placing strong guards in the principal
htreets and artillery along the walls.
All the other troops are 'camping in
the suburbs. Tlio weather is terrific.
1 visited Cavito without the Simniards
knowing It,- and found tjhere 5G pris
oners, among them six Spanish offi
cers, the others natives. All were well
treated.
Chief Aguinaldo, in the course of an
interview, has wild that the insurgents
are eager to rush upon Manila forth
with, but that Admiral Dewey refuses
to allow "hordes of passionate semi-.-avages
to storm a civilizeil metropo
is. Admiral Dewey intends to await the
arrival of "the' American; troops. In
the ''meantime the insurgents have
leen forbidden to ' cross the Malote
river, teven miUs south! of Manila;
otherwise the Petrel will be stationed
there to bombard them. !
The volunteers smelt powder yes
terday. An officer was killed and three
others .wounded. The rest retired
r.'pidly. One Oeruian
nlisted, with the volunteers.
Many natives will try to secure the
Urge reward the goverriment has of
fered for the capture of the Insurgent
t hief, Aguinaldo, dead or alive. Al
ready several of th insurgent officers
'have been assassinated, j it Is officially
Sent to the Bottom by an American Warship
Tncertain About the Identity of the
,i ; . Lost Craft 1 .
Copyright, 189S, by Associated Press.
Kingston, Jamaica, June j C New$
has been . received here to-day from
Port Antonio, confirming the report
brought there yesterday by a vessel
from Santiago de Cuba saying the
Spanish torpedo boat destroyer Terror,
(Furor) had been sunk by an American
warship. It appears that the battleship
Oregon saw a long craft skulkingclose
to the shore and headed toward the
harbor. She signalled the craft to
turn and the signals were improperly
answered, whereupon the Oregon op
ened fire on her. A 13 inch shell struck
the torpedo boat, amidships and she
sunk with all hands.
The vessel is supposed to have been
the Spanish torpedo boat destroyer
Terror, trying to make her way from
Porto Rico into the harbor of Santiago
de Cuba, toj rejoin the fleet of Admiral
Gervera, with which she arrived at Fort
de France, island of Martinique. The
Terror was i compelled to remain at
Fort de France, owing to her boilers
beingout of order. On the other hand,
it is believed the torpedo boat destroy
er sunk may have been the Furor,, of
Admiral Cervera's tleet, as the latest
repdrts concerning the Terror seem to
show that her boilers were still out of
order. '
Merrimac in Santiago harbor, the offi
cials of the "avy Department awaited
with intense interest official confirma
tion and explanation trom Admiral
Sampson. In the afternoon the story
came, lacking in detail, it is true, but
giving in rough outlines a sketch of
American heroism that will live
through generations to come. (There
is no dohbt that the name of Ilobson
is destined to be bracketed with that
of Cushing among America's . naval
heroes, and indeed, it was the opinion
of the majority of officers who scanned
the Associated Press account of the
sinking of the Merrimac, that the ex
ploit surpassed in brilliancy and as an
exhibition of cool daring, even Cusb
ingV famous attack upon the ram
Albemarle. lie ward sure and ade
quate is awaiting these heroes, and
Acting Secretary Allen has so pledged
himself after consultation with Secre
tary Long, who is still confined to his
room by a lame leg. Medals and pro.'
motion are the least they can expect
at the hands of a grateful people.
Moreover, they wii not languish long
in a Spanish prisoni if the authorities
here can bring about their release, for appointed to the aval Academy on
half iin hour after Sampson's bulletin I competitive examination in Ma v. 1895.
was displayed on the walb of the Navy and although the youngest xaan of his-
Academy
napolis.
AVhen the war broke out he asked
for active service, and at the mine
time insisted on taking the thr
naval cadets of his class with him. in
order that they might gain the advan
tage of practical j experience on ship
board during the war. As a result he
and histhree cadets were assigned for
service on Admiral Sampson's flag
ship. It was the prevaihngexpression
at the Department tonight that Hob
son was just the character to take the
lead in such a hazardous feat as that
of sinking the Merrimac j It is pre
sumed that Admiral Sampson chose
him fjom among many volunteers
owing to the fact that his expert
knowledge of naval construction
would permit him to sink the Merri
mac in such position as to prove most
effective in blockading the channel.
From naval sources a full sketch of
Constructor Hobson was secured, as
follows: Richmond Pearson Hobson
was born August 17, 1870, at Greens
boro, Hail county, Ala , where he also
graduated from.the Southern Univer
sity at the head of his class. , He was
DEWEY'S INSURGENTS
flood Work Being Done In the Philippines
j Capture of 1.S00 Soldiers and siiOttlcers.
Washington, June C The Xa y De
partment at 2 o'clock posted .the folT
lowing: "Admiral Dewey reports that
the insurgents have been actively en
gaged in t ha province of Cavite (luring
the past week. They have won Sever
al victories, taken prisoners about 1,
800 men, and 50 officers, of the Spanish
troops, not native. The arsenal of
Cavite has been prepared for occupa
tion by the United States, troops upon
the arrival on the transports; .
J "Admiral SAwpson is engaged' in ar
ranging wih Admiral Cervera for the
exchange of 2 aval Constructor Hob
son and the men who are now prison-
Department, Col. Carter, assistant
adjutant general, bad taken the pre
liminary steps to arrange for an ex
change of prisoners, and was learning
just how many Spanish officersj and
enlisted men were still held in captiv
ity at Fort McPherson, Ga., where
they had been taken from the prizes
captured by the American naval ves
sels. In addition to these the navy
has just turned over to military au
thorities at Fort Monroe for safe keep
ing another Spanish officer supposed
to be of high rank, but who has so far
managed to conceal his identity. The
officials are confident that they have
more than enough Spanish officers to
offer as ransom for the one American
officer and seven enlisted men held by
class, graduated at the head, in 18S3.
His first cruise was in the squadron of
It Will lie Takta sva Ia Sesnaltj for tWe Ct el
the Wai Will YletJ a Aaiple Re
The dull Will Be Wtl
Oaarjvd.
The statement made some time ago
in The Pot to the elect that the
United States would not accept any
negotiations for peace which did not
include the entire surrender of Porta
Rico and Cuba to the United States
can now be positively con firmed.
It is the purpose of the adtiiinitra-'
tion, it can be authoritively, stated, to
hold the Island of Porto Rico for in
demnity for the expense of the war.
Whether the Philippines will be per
manently retained is a question which
is aid to be ,yet undetermined, not
withstanding the statement made in
Secretary Algei's letter to Speaker
Reed. The island will, of course, be
kept until the close of the war, and it
is not likely that they will, under any
circumstances, be returned to Spain,
which for many year has misgoverned
them and paralyzed their capacity for
production. It is certain that no
treaty of peace could be ratified by
the Senate which proposed to deliver
them back .to Spain. The United
States, however, may not desire to re
tain more than a coaling and supply
station there, in which case some
method will be found for their trans
fer to some other nation. Porto Rico,
however, will be a part of the perman
ent possessions of this country. On
this point there does not seem to be
any doubt whatever
With Haiti and Cuba as Independent
republics, with Great Britain controll
ing Bermuda and Jamaica, and with
the United State owning Porto Rico,
the entire West Indies, with the ex
ception of a few smaller islands, would
be in safe hands, and the gateway to
the Gulf would le well guarded.
This view of the situation has been
thoroughly dUced In ndmlnl.tr-
viiu vuuiirui tvaiKer, in me aieuuer
ranean. Later he made a cruise to
Brazil when tha flag of the new Bra
zilian republic was recognized. April
17th last he was assigned to duty -as
constructor for the lleet at Key West.
Mr. Hobson is the author of a politi-cial-naval-military
paper ' on The
Situation and Outlook in I Europe"
which has received considerable atten
tion abroid. During the , China
Japan war he .was selected as the
American naval observer, but his se
lection waa revoked owing to opposi
tion of line officers to those in the
construction service. His expert
Cervera. The officers, one and all, knowledge was recognized by the
took note of the generous recognition
by the Spanish admiral of the bravery
of the Americans and his kinflly treat
ment of the prisoners, and it .can be
guaranteed that the admiral's lines
will fall in as pleasant places as any
captive has a right to expect, should
he be overcome in the end and forced
to surrender to Sampson. j
The naval situation is believed to
be entirely satisfactory. Notwith
standing the Spanish report of the
Mexican government, which designat
ed him, in l&DC, to conduct trials upon
the Mexican dispatch vessel, Donato
Guerra, built at Philadelphia.
Constructor Hobson is a great neph
ew of Governor John M. Moreoead, of
North Carolina. His father was a
well known lawyer and judge of that
State. On the maternal line he is a
grandson of Chief Justice Pearson, of
North Carolina, and a nephew of
Representative Richmond Pearson, cf
resident has e",at 8an'?f fr om! "V T of the Merrimac It Is not hat ,Me. Kret-grandD ot
Z. ?d.meP"bylllelmted believed (or an in.tant that, Bampion former Senator WiUUunilfiTenne.-
tion circle, and meet with favor.
Whether it is necessary to actually
occupy Porto Rico in order to secure
its possession is another question that
has been cons Idered. It is generally
understood, however, that this would
not be absolutely essential. The sur
render of Porto Rico to the United
States could be made one of the terms
of peace without actual occupation,
but it is believed that Spain will not
regard the war as over until Porto
Rico has been wrested, from her con
trol; so that the military expedition
against the island Is probably a ne
cessity. In view of the fact that Porto Rico
will eventually become a part of the
United States, In payment of indem
nity. It is Interesting to know that the
commerce of the Island amounts to
abeut $0,000,000 a year. The coffee
trade alone reached 9,000,000. With
these resource under Spanish rule, it
Is expected that Porto Rico will easily
pay within a few years the entire cost
oLthewar.
BOLD BURGLAR.
States at Fort McPherson.
Patriotic Favmillts la Norta Careilaa.
To the Editor of the Sun Sir: Speak
ing of brotherly patriotism, ftis wor
thy of note that among the members
of the Asheville Light Infantry, now
!rclared that four armored cruisers, I Company F. First North Carolina Re-
itu colliers, torpeao ooats ana trans- ment, are James and Frank Turner,
l-rts carrying 10,000 troops have left brothers natives jof England, who
Kiin for eastern waters. The 8pan- wcre prompt to respond to tne call for
iards. are utterly unimpressed by the voiunteers. First Lien t. Stewart, his
naval defeat here. They explain that Drother-in-law Second Lieut. Cunning-
theif squadronwas vastly! outclassed, bam and their nephew,1 Private Ray,
arid are confident of a victory on shore, Dreent one family " In Company F.
They are determined to fight to the There are In this company tereral in-
as the ships did. ETidentiy they
uever learn common i sense until
Manila is annihilated by street and
hoUri f!i?htini? iii th otitr citv. and
h a bombardment of the watleU
:.uiel. : . : .
The iusursrents raided a railway
nation to the north of Manila and
lulled three priests and' an officer.
There has also been a pitched battle
it a Siuuish post south j of Manila,
li-ar Cavit th rnlfe hln - that the
insurgents retired. The Spanish
ualties were 150. . ;
At Manila the work of constructing
''.t-fetiSfs goes oc; and there are sand
bag breastworks in all directions.
stances of brothers enlUting ior Cuba
Libre.
WII
Asheville, N. C. June 3.
Aiken.
YMias Uafcart mak Yoaaff ttsrrlsoa oa Lea's
"( sutr. ' I- ;-
Jackso!svie.Lk, Flal, June 4. Major
General Fitxhugh Lee, In command of
the Seventh Aruiy Con, headquar
ters for 4hichj have been definitely
establisheii In this city, has appointed
on his staff RaUll llarrifod, son of
ex-President Harrison, and a on of
would submit to lose this so dearly
purchased adventure, and he can be
relied upon to prevent the removal of
the obstruction. With the Spanish
fleet caged inside the .harbor, there to
remain until they are starved out, or
surrender. Sampson will be free to
detach most of his powerful squadron
for service elsewhere. This mtans,
according to common belief, imme
diate attack upon San Juan.
Peace signs have been multiplying;
there has been a notable change of
tone, and although up to this moment
no advices have been made to the
State Department by any of the Eu
ropean powers, there is an indefinable
(suggestion in the air that any moment
may. bring fresh overture of this kind.
For this reason the campaign against
Porto Rico probably will be hurried
in order to insure its possession by the
sec
Taejr May B Saat. ,
Fred Merritt writes to the New and
Observer: 'RIley Thomas and Wal
ter King, two. members of the Got-
ernor's. Guard, have been absent sev
eral days without leave. King has
been found, but Thomas is still at
large, Goldsboro also lost three men
by desertion: Oscar V. WIggs, Willie
Wiggs . and Murray . Holland. The
man who deserted at Raleigh, H. P.
Carteret, is still at Urge. . The penalty
for desertion in time of war is death.
The Goldsboro men are believed to be
walking home."
Fare's Eatraaea at ta Ofica at Gaarrt F.
Scatt A Ca.
Aburglar is evidently abroad in the
land and his operations Lfcsl night
show that he is a bold worker, as be
selected for his base of operations
balldlng only a short stone throw
from police headquarters. .Tbeplaco
visited was Geo. F. Scott L Co.. on.
College street, and the burglar first
tried to effect an entrance through ooe
of the east windows. After bo rice
half a doxen bole la the sash without
result, the burglar turned bis atten
tion to the rear door, and with better
success. From the burnt matches and
otnr evidence it was seen that tb
burglar had tampered with tb safe.
known as the Chick a manga Park Ho
tel, which was rectrotiy purchased by
initea states neiore peace is attained I Mrs. JL. Z. J-eiter, or Chicago, wno ox-
Naval Constructor Hobson. whose "rs it free of expense to the govern-
name is on every Hp in Washington I n:ent, it will accoramcxiate v pa-
tonight. U well known at the arr I tlent.
Department, as he served in the
He was nnable to open it. however.
The War Department will establish I finsijy Ured without dolnff
general hospital m tne oaiwmg farther than a temporary de
rangement of the combination.
Asberille citizen.
Vice President
Hobart. Mr. Hobart
will be assistant general, jand Mr,
Harrison probably aUtant inspector
general. j '; - I
bureau of construction for several
years, ill associates regarded him as
combining great ability as a student
with the eccentricity often aceom
panying genius. It was remarked by
The country is proud of Richmond
Pearson Hobson as an American, and
the North is iarticulaxly glad that the
hero of the Merrimac happens to be a
k Southerner. New ork Sun.
. Attartr4 SmichU la Hartao.
Mamos. June i. Mr. Percy Martin
made an attempt to commit suicide to
day by taking corrosive sublimate.
He lipprU into the LaeK way or nr.
J, W. r?tre!cian's drug store and took
the drug while Mr. Strretman was In
the front of the itoie. Dr. Kirby
and Morphrw were ralll in and by
prompt work uu liie was tavea.
Charlotte Observer.