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PROTECTION I INDUSTRY ! ENTERPRISE! PROSPERITY!
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, ,1898.
KUHBEK
VOLUME 30. . .
Art
II1B14W
WANTS HIS SO.V3 BODY.
the
TH E VESSELS PROVI DED
COMMODORE WATSON IN CHARGE
TO GET AWAY BY JULY 4.
TfcFiaraf ttamlltao FlH CU as
Secretary tfssfiavy.
Washington, Jane 28, Nicholas
Fish, the father of Hamilton Fish, Jr.,
the brave younjf officer killed in the
battle of La Quasina, in the charge of
Roosevelt's ? Rough RideiVand who
has been for years prominent in New
York society, called on- the secretary
of the Davy at noon today and re
quested that the side arms and body
of his son be sent north for buriau
The request will, without doubc, be
complied with. 'f
Oar Boys la Oood i pe.
The Jacksonville Citizen says: "The
boys of the First rortn Uarolina are
in good shape, with only a few ill; two
are down with typhoid fever of a mild
ADVANCE POSTS
CLOSETOGETHER
GREAT BATTLE IMMINENT
Can Sec Each Others Ejres.
cross over the end of Mauer ballef
so that it mushrooms on striking with
a similar result.
RKAT I1ATTLK AT I! 2TI1.
The outlook here is threatening.
Everybody believe a great battle I
1'imilnent, With the Spanish and
American advance posts almost cloe
enough to fee the whites of each oth
er's eyes, a collosion may occur at any
iuoment.
Asrerressive Movement type.
Bold and
, - . a m-ww :m m 'l l 1.4 ,..: UUtttU I Hilt VCSScI lOSb UIKUk Willi It "-"-
-Finally Decided Upon by i the tt?&Eg large?"!r ?a8 Tt S
; , : mi it i . presented to him for landing the first nguretl a
SPANIARDS USE POtSC.NEO BULLETS
Cuba Patriots Pro a t b a Lair a4 . Um
lett Lot Americans Work tax Uk
(Copyright, 180$. by Associated Press.)
Off Santiago de Cuba, June 26,' via
Kingston, Jamaica, June 27, 8:30 a.
m. Naval Cadet John Halligan,: Jr..
of the flagship Brooklyn returned on
ooara mat vessel last nignt wttn a
PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL ftlESSACE.
Ask Ur RecofTBttla at Bra vary at Hofcsaa,, .
PowHI. Neweenib rwd Hade.
Washington, June 27. The Presi
dent today fent two peial messages
to congress, providing for therecog
tlon of the services of Lieutenant
Ilobson and his crew of Newoom the.
crew of tlie revenue cutter UudKm
which rescued the ''Window" at Car
denas; of Captain Hodgesdcn. of the
boat "McCullough," which
Washington Administration.
Washington, June 27 The ad
ministration to-day finally came to a
decision to send an American squadron
to the Spanish coast and into the
Mediterranean. Several times since
the war broke out rumors to this ef
.feet have been circulated but the
project had not matured. It required
the Spanish movement toward the
Philippines by Camara squadron to
decide the Navy Department to adopt
this bold stroke. The first announce
ment to day through a bulletin posted
at the Navy Department of the gov
ernments intention was received with his flagship.
and that pay will then be given up to
datewhich includes about one month
and 15 days. I . '
points of vantage on the heights sur-1 f'Col. Armfield, of the First North
roundiug Santiago. His army is not I Carolina, said yesterday that the See-
to cive" battle until everv nrecaution I ond recriment of North Carolina vol-
that prudence can suggest has been
taken t assure the success of the
movement, for no one better than
Genernl Shaffer appreciates the tre
mendous moral advantage that would
unteera had made application to the
Secretary of War to come to this city.
The Second is very anxious to come
here to camp, having received great
repoits of this city as ft camp ground
landing the first I figured at the battle of Manila, and of
soldiers in the invading I Cadet Powell for bravery under fire.
Authority is asked from the senate
for the transfer of Lieutenant Hobson
from the Construction Corps to the
line of the Navy.
The message in mentioning Hobson
cites the fact that his "crew have al
ready been promoted.
iucrejlulity. There was a suspicion
that the story was being floated to de
-eive the Spanish government. How-
tsVer, later ln.vue uay, wucu uio ucian
of the vessels selected to constitute
Commodore Watson's Eastern squad
ron was announced and official orders
were giveu to provision the fleet for
four month!, it became apparent to
the last doifbter that the gavernment
r.. In puniest in this nurnose to 'dis-
patch the ileet to Europe. The three
Vessels seleotel as colliers have started
already on their way to Newport
'ewn to take on a large supply of
coal. It will require about a week to
get this down to Sampson's fleet, so if
the start U 'to be made frotii that point
it will bo impossible for pomiuodore
Watson to get "a' way before the 4th of
July. This wouldjjem to be an ati'
npicious date for the beginning of an
expedition, that .will, for the first time
in the world's history, start from the
, iiew world to attack continental Eu-
rojH. o nueuijji "v..
that the government is influenced in
. ordering this movement by a desire to
check the progress eastward of the
Cadii fleet. It was not believed that
the Spauish admiral could be guilty
of the folly of uncovering his home
norts iii this fsishion, but inasmuch as
he seems determlneti to do so,, the
naval strategists could not do less than
take advantage of the magnificent op
portunlty thus alTonled to strike a
c-ushing blow at Spain' and thereby
lerhaps sav4 much time and loss of
I life and money in the couduct of the
teilious camiaign in Cuba.
The EasUrn squadron, wliich the
United States will now! send against
Spain, far outranks the Spanish
squadron. The United States vessels
are far superior, ship for ship, to those
of the Spanish squadron, with the
tlon of two Spanish tor-
IkhIo boat destroyers.
When the A"erican !eet galIs or
Nuinit will take with it complete
' iutortuation as to the entire stretch of
lnish coast, with detail maps ot
rvry harbor' and its fortifications.
TheVar boanl hss a mass of this in
foriaation before it to day, and spent
h gi,,i 1 of the day studying Spau
ih i li irt and fortifications with a
vit-vr jo outlining the series of blows
h ich are to be dt ii vered Spain at
.. . .lionif. . . . ' ; ...
ne short telegram received from
ieri-r:l tirelpv from one of his signal
rps omcers wua xne army uuu
Mtafter, was all that eaine to the War
: IVtiMrtment last night or to day.
That related entirely to the maiiage-
lut-ut of telegraph and contained no
'!i'.wa as to the movements of the mill
ii ry. Therefore it is assumed at the
l partme!it that General. .Shatter is
:illy carrying forward his plans of
! ringing forward his troops from the
ueoit and ccnccutiating t'.iviii' at
accrue to Spain from even a teinpor- (from manv of its friends who are in the
ary check of American arms at this First regiment now encamped hereT
time. Fourteen recruits arrived yesterday
There is no intention of weakenincr from Charlotte. N. C, for the First
the Havana blockade by the with-1 North Carolina. They were re exam
drawal of Commodore Watson with I ined, and all having passed, were mus-
To prevent this Secre- tered in at once. Of the 2. recruits
that arrived yesterday, 11 were from
Raleigh, 1 1 from Asheville, and three
from Florida, N. C. All passed ex-
vntted hv I centinsr two from Asheville and one
i -
Commodore 1 from Raleigh, who were dropped."
tary Long has ordered Coimnoddre
Howell to proceed immediately to the
American fleet off Havana to take
command of the post
Commodore Watson.
Howell is at present in command of
the coast patrol fleet and he will take
the entire fleet with him, that is, all
of the larger vessels, to re enforce the
blockade of the Cuban coast. He is
already on his way south from the
New England coast and should reach
PRESIDENT WILL NOT LEAVE.
Likely to Remain at White Honsa All Sum-
mer, a His Health 0f d.
Some annoyance has -been caused
the President by statements concern-
C.vban waters by the end of the week. I ing his plans for the summer: Secre
A story was afloat to-day to the ef-1 tary Porter announced last night that
feet that the big double turret moni
tors Puritan and Miantonomoh had
been struck and seriously injvred by
Spanish shells off Havana. Inquiry
at theNavy Department, backed by a
few anxious messages from friends of
the people aboard, developed the fact
the President not only .had no plans
as yet for the summer, but had not
even considered any.
So long as the situation in Cqba
continues critical it is said to be the
President's intention to remain in
Washington, where he can direct bet-
that both of the monitors are at Key ter the operations of the war than lie
West, where they have' been at anchor I could at any other point.
for some .time past. The officials
know of no firing upon American
blockading vessels from the Morro or
other forts, at tne entrance of Havana
harbor.
TheTliIrd Fleet Hails Away.
San Francisco, June 27. This af
ternoon the third fleet of vessels load
eii with soldiers and supplies 'for the
Philippines hoisted anchor and, amid
the schreeching of a hundred whistles
and the clanging of bells ; and the
booming of cannon, proceeded down
the bay toward the ocean, and by
Despite the tremendous strain which
he is undergoing, the President is in
excellent health. The construction of
the Executive Mansion renders it a
pleasant residence, even in the hottest
of weather, and President McKinlev
has announced his purpose to remain
presented
boat load of
army.
t Commodore Schley and Captain
Cook are both vastly pleased at the
fact that the flagships' boats and men
accomplished the first landing. Cadet
Halligan also reported that five of the
St. Louis boats and one boat of; the
Brooklyn were damaged. '
When it is considered that 17,000
men and a large number of horses and
mules in addition to supplies for the
army have been landed, the record
made is remarkable, both for speed
and absence of disaster. The first
launch of the Brooklyn, in charge of
Cadet Halligan, with three boats in
tow, reached the shore at the head of
the fleet or small craft, and the Cu
bans, who were already in charge of
the landing place, handed the flag to
the cadet and he gave them the
launch's flag in return.
Commodore Schley, commenting to
night on the landing, said: i
"It is the breaking of all records in
modern history to land such a number
of men. fully provided' with all neces
saries, in a hostile country. 1 cannot
fathom the lack of Spanish opposi
tion.' jr..- j
Commodore Schley thinks the Span
ish naval officers will, as a last resort,
destroy their ships by blowing them
I. ' ; , ; j
Santiago tkrror stkickkx. ,
A Cuban spy who was recently in
Santiago de Cuba says a reign of: ter
ror exists among all classes there,; ow
ing to the nightly attacks of the Vesu
vius with the terrible explosion of her
dynamite shells. A week ago tonight
THE ROUGH RIDERS SHOT.
10 Killed. 37 Wounded, but ther
Routed the Enemy.
CHARQB
ON
TUB
SPANIARDS.
The Severe FIjsM Oceorrad Taarsday Mai a .
hut SpavUhTroopsWera Hldaea lathe
Tall drassoa the Road to Santlaga
and tha Roosh Klders Were -
Id the Adaocr.
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Aui ADORKS. June 24, via Playa del
Este. Ten of Roosevelt's rough riders
were killed in an engagement this
morning with a Spanish force that
ambushed them. These troops had
requested that they be sent to the
front at once, and th'ey were ordered
to march over the foothills from Bai
vulri last night.
After a forced march the troopers
dismounted. They were then eight
miles distant from. Santiago. They
heard the Spaniards felling trees a
short distance from them, and they
were ordered to advance upon the-
enemy.
The country about is covered with-
one of her shells, striking .Cay Smith. 1 hif;h cra,and chaparel, and liii this a
strong force of the Spaniards wa
demolished several warehouses and a
fort there, besides dismounting several
guns. Windows, it also appears, were
broken in the city, and-thc general ef
fect was similar to that I of an earth-
daM itimnnliAiif t?it stiTtittior If Vila
official du ties can better be performed Huake &mouK the Mldl? And cltUen
1 - w a a- a-t-rT ?crc? rftS ft I? I
here than elsewhere. Washington
Post.
way
to the
carried
night were well on their
Philippines.
The ships which left to-day
about 4.000 men. under command of
General Arthur McArthur, who has
made the steamer Indiana bis flagship.
The City of Para, the Ohio and the
Morgan City were the other vessels to
sail with the Indiana. The steamer
Valencia was not ready for sea o day,
and will probably sail with the steamer
Newport, on Wednesday. General
Merritt and his staff will proceed to
theilslands in the Newport, which has
been esiecially prepared for tne ser
vice.
AM(br "nelClaleyUed" CratU
Boston Journal.
it mar be remarked that the Ore
gon is another home-made "McKin
leyiiedn craft, built In a shipyard de
veloped under our odious "navigation
laws," and by mechanics who owe
their livelihood .to.rotectinUxn..
Doesn't it begin to dawu upon some
of our free-trade friend t ha tj' there
tis v w reason why American built
Tha Flrat Re;tmat Paid OCT.
Raleigh Post
The North Carolina troops were to
day paid off, and to-night they are
happy. It took $21,000 to pay off the
entire regiment from the time of .m us
tering in to June 1st. , ;
Uncle
Hrw Passetsioiis.
LAZT. L'SKLKSS CCUASS..
The problem now. confronting the
army is the transportation of supplies.
for the roads to the front are still Imr
passable for the wagons, but are be
ing improved. In the meantime the
pack train is being used. The firttof
these left Juragua last night and oth
ers left today. The officers and men
were completely out of rations vester
day. The Seventh received half ra
Hons and today they received nothing.
xne ooys are cuiujtuuiug uiw.:j.
t .t waaI v.0 Unnto of nAnrnf,. I but are Dacified with the assurance
tives passed the NewUnds resolution I that the pack train wilt be here to
rnth...nn.T.tinn tuii hr m. I nlcht. Should a night attack occur
vote of 209 to 91, Associated Press
hidden. As the Americans moved -forward
they were met by a withering
fire. CoL Ieonard Wood and Ueut.-CoL.
Revelt led the charge with great
bravery. They scorned to hide them
selves in the grass or undf rbruih as
the euemy did, and ultimately they
drorethe enemy back toward San
tiago, inflicting heavy losseV upon
them. I
The rough riders were supported by
the Second Massachusetts Volunteer!
and the First regular cavalry. New
York Sun. .
War Nat. w
A Spanish shell struck the warship
Texas while she was helping to cover
the landing of the troops at :Baiqulri
ship cost more that they are
more:
worth
'Correct
v Thce who are so impatient! with
the President for not forcing
more vi-roroxi'.v jaigtit
bv eulii4iii.
tne war
natters
BiViical Recorder.
help
. - a. a a
dispatches say: I tne marines at uuanianamo, as om
The debate which has continued attacking force nere wouui not oe at
without interruption since Saturday, I the disadvantage of having to charge
has hri on of th most notable of I UP UllL
the. Congress, the proposet! annexa
Uon being considered 'or great com
mercial and strategic importance by
its advocates, and being looked upon
by its opponents as involving a radi
cal departure from tbe long-established
policy of the country, and like
ly to be folio wedby the inauguration
of a pronounced policy of colonitation.
the abandonment of the Monroe doc
trine and participation in internation
al wrang!es. More than half a hun
dred members participated in the de
bate.?'
Thoe voting for annexation we find
the names of Skinner, Pearson, White
and Linney from this Slate.
The North Carolina representatives
voting against annexation were: Shu-
ford Strwd. Kitchen. Martin and
Fowler.
Cuba, killing IL P. BUkely, an ap-
our soldiers would fare worse than did j pntlce, and wounded six others.
The Cubans with the advance forces.
in spite of the good behavior of their
comrades at Guantanaxno, seem to be
utterlr worthless, all day they sit in
the shade of their palm thatched
camps and at night tbey smoke cigar
ettes and gorge on Uncle Sam s rations.
while in sight of them Uncle Sams
boys with empty stomachi and not a
bit cf tobacco for their pipes, build
roads all day under the blazing !sun
and sleep on their rifles under itae
starlit ky at night. S
SMK HOHRIBLK BfLLKTS fiKD.
The Spantards are u!ng brass
sheathed lead bullets, and the bra s
rips on touching and tears the Cesh
horribly, while the small brass tphor
ters cans blood j)olonf-ng, Practk
mixr iTnlAire ballets are uied In tLe
UemiDgtons. They also cut a
Tlie auxiliary cruiser Yale, with
COO Michigan troops; In command of
General Duffield, sailed from Old
Point, Va.. Thursday evening at 6
o'clock for Santiago. The Michigan
soldiers compose the Thirty-third Re
giment and a battalion of the Thirty
fourth infantry, under command of
rvi rv c. lvnton and Major WJ-
nans.
Two nephews of President McKln
ley have enliited in the volunteer ar
my as private soldiers. They are John
DeWalt Barber and James Fuller Me
Kinley, both of whoa have hern hi
guests at the W hit J louse Tor some
time. The President was urged by
some of thtlr friendj to appoint them
second lieutenants In the army, bit
declined to exercise his prerogative in
thii matter. They both ealitted in the
Eighth lVg-niat, OUIa Volunteer In-
fajutry, Xiow tu cau.p nr u:i
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