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THE DABLY FR. PUBLISHED EVERY jEJZBNINO EXCEPT SUNDKV. PRESS' Vol. I No. 29. KINSTON, N. C,, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1898. Price Two Cents. iff n Is Growing. Long Says His Report Has Not Been Received. 18 IT BEING WITHHELD Impression Growing That Dewey's Report la In McKinlev's Hands and Being With held for Reasons of State. Porto Rico Ti r the Next Point of Attack. To Go To Dewey's Aid. By telegraph to The Free Press. ' Washington, May 5. Anxiety is grow ing in regard to Commodore Dewey. Secretary Long announces that nothing has been received from him. The impression prevails to some extent, and is increasing, that a message from Dewey is in the hands of President Mc Kinley, and is fceing withheld from the public for reasons of state. A boat leaving Manilla Monday sight ehouW have reached Honglvorig yester day. It 1h serai-etfficially intimated that Porto Rico is to be the next pewit of attack. . . , . .' Senator Burrows, upon leaving the. executive mansion today, said: ""We, ought to have Porto Rico tomorrow or Saturday." This remark is bettered to have been inspired by his conference with: President Me'Kinley. TO 60 TO AID DEWEY. Admiral Kirklaad Receives Orders to Pre pare Supplies for 2,000 Troops. Prona bfv EauiD Charleston and Consorts to Relieve Deweyv By TeSegrrapn to The Free Pm : : Vallejd, Cal.j May 5. Admiral Kirk land has received orders by telegraph to prepare supplies for 2,000 troops for four months. He will probably equip the Charleston and her consorts to go to the relief of Dewey. TO CUBA AS AN ARMY NURSE. Daughter of the Woman Who Established the Hospital Service of the Confederacy and Gave $100,000 to Its Support. By Telegraph to The Free Press. New York, May 5. MrH. Juliet Opie Ayres, of Montclair, N. J., is here prepar ing to go to Cuba as an army nurse. She is the widow of Gen. Romeyn B. Ayres. Her husband distinguished himself in the army of the Potomac, and was breveted major-general of volunteers for gallantry In the Appomatox campaign. She-is a daoghter of the late Mrs. A. F. Hopkins, of Mobile, Ala., better known as the "Florence Nightingale" of the Con federacy. Mrs. Hopkins established the army hospital wervice of the Confederacy, and gave to its support $100,000. She wa in charge of hospital work in Lee's army. Mrs. Ayres has lived in the South and is not afraid of the Cuban climate nr the hardships of nrmy Hie. She tspen t several years on frontier posts with her husband. , Tj.,.;j,r.,,,;vj . ... ' In the Spanish Cortes, andBermejo Censured. How tbe Spanish Defeated Hapoteon. The Spawsh preBB has been indulging ia much glib talk a boat how "we de feated , Napoleon" and bow "wo drove tbe French out of Spain." One unac quainted with the facts might infer that ihe emperor met his Waterloo iu Spain at the hands of tbe Spaniards iastead of urBelgium at the hands of theEnglish. It is trie that the popular uprising in Spain fcegiuniog ia 1808 was the inception of the popular, revolution against ffapoleon wbich ultimately spread all over Europ and lad to the great commander's final overthow. It is not true that the Spanish defeat- L l. - Mt.'i. r n " ii, a a.-Tl o-.. conference with Minister Gullon Napoleokmas never driven out of Spain, and hia armies were not driven oat un til Wellington's fourth successive at tempt, alter five years in the peninsula. In the Jfirat popular revolt a Spanish jtrmy under Oastanos fcasieged General Dupont with 20,000 men at Eaylon; nd finally starved him inti surrender, flnt pnnifihmeiit for this defiance of the emperor was Sadden and awful. Napo leon .himself entered Spain in 1808, and NOMORESOLDIERSORMONEY u To Support Spanish Government's Plan of Autonomy In Cabal Camara to Com mand Cadiz Fleet. Hasty Conference With British Ambassador. Army Will Not Support Repressive Measures. Car lists and Republicans Openly Inciting Garrisons to Revolt. Rioting In Many Cities. Fall of Dynasty; Imminent. 8,000 Miners Fighting Spanish Troops. Mob Repulsed, and Many Killed and Wounded. Mob frying to Burn the Railroad and Public. Buildings. By Cable to Tb Fbbb Pbbss. Madrid, May 5. There is an enormous run on the banks, j; Thecortes censurqd Minister Bermejo for the Manilla disaster. Robledo de nounced autonomy, and declared that the Spanish government will not be given another soldier nor another peseta to support its plans of autonomy for Cuba. Admiral Camara has been ordered to take command of tbe Cadiz fleet. The British ambassador held a hasty Favors Annexing Hawaii. Washington, May 5. The sentiment of a majority of the house committee favors the annexation of Hawaii. The vote on this question will take place next Tues day. ' , SPANISH WARSHIPS Reported Off New Foundland. Being Vessel Reports Spaniard. By Telegraph to The Free Press. Philadelphia, May 5. An German Chased by a I made short work of the English and Spanish. In four days Marshal Lefevre dispersed Blake's army and Lannes overwhelmingly defeated Castanos at Tudela. On Deo. 2 Napoleon appeared before .Madrid in person, and on the 4th the city surrendered. The emperor forthwith abolished feudalism and swept the hoary inquisition oat of ex istence. The Spanish patriots were soon crushedexcept for guerrilla bands, and Sir John Moore, before the combined advance of Napoleon and Soult. fell back into Portugal and embarked his troops, losing his own life in the stub born battle of Cortina. Compelled to leave Spain by the menaoing attitude of Austria, which was preparing itself for -"The army will not support repressive measures. ; mi v-i ' i . V -w-v . . ine . ornate ana . Republicans are openly incitingtbe garrisons tq revolt. Rioting in reported.in many cities. "u Tbe fall of tbe dy-uity big considered imminent. Eight thousand miners In the province of Murcia, thirty miles from Cartbagena, its capital, are in conflict with troops, SPANIARDS STILL LYING. Distributing Circulars In England Filled With a Parcel of False Statements. By Cable to Thb Fbbb Press. London, May 5. Spanish agents are distributing circulars every where, headed "Why America is Warring Against Spain." Thecircular quotes ex-Minister Phelps to prove that the warjis unjusti fied legally. The circular also asserts that America menaces England. The cir cular denounces everything American. Protecting the Aqueduct. By Telegraph to The Free Press. New York, May 5. One hundred special guards are protecting the aqueduct. M0REHEAD CITY NOTES. and the battle is raging. Martial law has been proclaimed at Cartbagena. The mdb in Murcia province, headed toward Carthagena, was repulsed by me troops, many or toe rioters were killed and wounded. The rioting is ex tending rapidly. The mob is trying to burn the railroad and public buildings. ST. PAUL ABOUT READY. Our Traveling Representative Gives An Interesting Account of Today's Sunday School Picnic. Had Been on N. Y. Journal's Dispatch Boat. Morebead City, May 5. The Baptist Sunday school of this place gave a picnic at Newport today. At 7:30 this morn ing " the conductor shouted out "all aboard," and the crowd with beaming faces filled the cars brought down tbe nhzht before for the occasion. When the train reached Newport,-all got off and proceeded to ramble through the woods and enjoy themselves in different ways, till the dinner "hour, when the baskets were opened, and the many delicacies and good things were spread .upon the long tables made for the purpose. Home in quiry was made lor ueorge Dill, and when found he was gnawing the leg of a nice fat hen, and singing "The thickens Roost so High.?' They returned at night, with smiling laces, and each one with a story of the day's pleasure to tell to their friends. And thus another pleasant af- lair ended, though long to be remember ed by those who attended. .. .. .r . ,' Rev. G. B Webster, of Beaufort, and Rev. R.D. Carroll, of Smyrna, left, this roorning to attend the Southern Baptist convention at Norfolk.' ' . - ', , Mr. E. D. Willis, of this place, returned home Tuesday nbtht from Florida. V? Mr. Willis has been away from home, about h w u jrfa r. nn o a s recently oeen engaged on the steamer Albert .N Dewey, ope ,oi Tbe New York Journal's, dispatch boats, and gives some glowing accounts of the Maine wreck. . : . ' I I 111 1 Sixteen Spaniards Killed and Sixty Wounded. I EXPEDITIONS LANDED Will Take On Ammunition and Coal and Scout Off the Middle Atlantic Coast. By Telegraph to The Free Press. Philadelphia; Mar 5. The St. Paul left bacco. LQUSIN SWAMP ITEMS. .... . ,,;Mb'4.:1808...' Mr. W. 0. Moaelv is buildino- a nin u-in . " a r? house. , Mrs. S. E. and Mrs. P. A. Hodires Tuesday in this vicinity. , The annual nicnic at Faulkner's union peacn win be held Saturday. Capt. W. W. Carrawav is buildmir a j Aa .T - moaern topacco Darn, caned a Know barn The farmers have almost finished nlmir ing cotton and are now setting out to- In Cuba From Our Shores. The First Hur ried Into Interior With Dispatches to Gomez. Second Expedition's Landing Was Opposed and a Fight Resulted. The Insurgents Fought Furiously. The Span lards Retreated Towards Havana. By Cable to Tbs Fill Pbiss. . Key West, May 5. The tug Leyden re turned this morning, after landing two expeditions in Cuba. The first expedition was landed on the coast of Santa Clara province and hur ried to the interior with dispatches t( Gen. Gomez. The second expedition disembarked be tween Havana and Mariel.tbecruispr Wil mington protecting them by shelling the Spanish cavalry. The American and Cuban flags were un furled together. The insurgent Infantry, under Gen. Baldomero Acosta, charged tbe Spaniards furiously, and the Span iards retreated towards Havana with 60 wounded, leaving 10 dead. A large con signment of arms for the Cubans was landed. , ... -,. Cramp's ship yard this mornintr and Tfae Sunday school , from Airy Grove Allen line At,Btriarwhich was nrenarin itself far teamed to League Island navy yard and Wi" n,fcnlc,fiil.Alb.r!,tton'8 SP? Afoainer renorrs seeincr four Snanish ves-l onMhor rhr,n;n v.nniann ai I dronnnd anr.hnr. IRha twi'II aWMn: I . i" are invited to come o T . uu.uuu iv.H uuiijv I " u ft.. . awiuulil" I gnn DrlnCr ITIII nABfrAtfl T1 At Ad J , I JTTI.i J i .1 A.! I m. il.,J 1 v . ' ... - :. I " w,,uO u" 1q.DB.ClB. uuu tvws tu preserve uruur iu opaia. I v iuo uu,yy yara ana Will COal at And they did for the most part until Bombay Hook. Then she will scout off Wellington's victory at Victoria in 1813 the middle Atlantic coast. sels off New Foundland Sunday. A German vessel has reported being chased by a Spanish warship. ANGLO-SAXONS FOREVER. Reported in Paris That England and United States Are Negotiating for England's - Support In the Event of European In terference. Br Cable to The Free Press. ' . Paris, May 5. It is reported that ne gotiations are pending between England and the United States, the object of which is to secure England's support in the event of continental interference. Reports Nothing Heard From Dewey. By Cable to Thi Fbh Pbkss. . London, May 5. The Eastern Tele graph compauy reports nothing yet heard from Dewey. ' : 'S J COL. LAWT0N SH AFTER Has Sailed With Plans to Invade Cuba, By Telegraph1 to The Free Press. , Tampa, May 5.-:-Col. Lawton Shatter has sailed for Key West with plans for the invabion of Cuba, ' ,v ' , Riots In Porto Rico? By Cable to Thi Fibs Pbbss."" . Kingston, Jamaica, May 5. The gov ernor of Porto Rico has appealed to Spain for blp to quell riots. v Any kind of pnntmg at Tmc Fekk gave him control of the peninsula. That is the way the Spanish defeated Napoleon. Minneapolis Journal. , '. The Court of Peter the Great. With all his grossness and his vio lence, Peter had the foresight to see that without liberty for women there is no civilization. As a young man. before he assumed the imperial crown, his fa vorite diversion was to frequent the for eign quarter in Moscow, in which the cleanliness and elegancies of western life .were to be found in the houses of German and English merchants and engineers, and where 1 he met ladies in Bocial Ufa; .One of the great czar's first innovations was to have evening parties at court, at which Russian ladies were ordered to appear in fall dress. These entertainments seemed a little stiff at first, for the Russian nobleman's idea of enjoying himself in the seventeenth century was to get intoxicated, and he was possibly balked by the presence of his female relations, but stay at homes were punished, and gradually9 a party without women would have seemed in complete.. It js curious, however, to re member that the ladies were not allow ed to be abstemious, and that Peter tbe Great's ideal Court lady was she who could drink the hardest and longest. And the favorite beverage in those days was brandy 1 Ella H. Dixon in Phila dlphia Ledger. The Sunday school held at Airv ft rnv every ounaay aiternoon ,Js doing well. An organ has recentlv been uriven hv thu m !iT-' . . . " . -w - uununan . cnurcn oi . ivmston tr tha church at Airy Grove. This will greatly aaa to ine services iu Doth Sunday school and churcb. , Rev S. W. Sumreil filled his reirular ar pointment at .Airy Grove Sunday after noon. He was accompanied by Mr. F. F. Dawson, correspondine secretary ot th Christian convention, who solicited funds by the Wilmington division and part of ojFwmiBsiona. wver ?ia wasdonated St. Paul Ordered to Sail. By Telegraph to Thi Fbb Pbbss. , . Camden, May 5. The St. Paul has been ordered to sail immediately. The Naval Reserves. We learn from the Wilmioflrton Messen ger that the Nantucket is to be manned the soutbport division, and A taken to Port Royal, S. C, under command of Lieut. C. B. T. Moore, of the navy vessel will probably leave. rriday. Lieut. Morton informs The Messenger tnat besides toe men on the Nantucket, he will have about 300 men of tbe North Carolina naval battalion left. These are to be placed on three auxiliary inruisers that are to patrol the North Carolina coast. . Lirut. Morton is to command one of these cruisers. . ,.v . J Patriot of the Right Stamp. Burlington, N.C., April 80. Mr. Robert L. Holt, of Alamance count.r,is a patriot oftherutht tmp. lie controls a large numcer oi mm lu .tne cotton anils, in wmcn he is inti ested, and this week be made them an offer that means business. To any man in bis employ who enlists in the army, he offers to pay tbe wages now , : v u . vj- i nnjivcu uy uku iiidii luum mmiiy uur nig . tbe coninuanc of the war with Spam, to. rtMiiatate birn ia his position when be returns, or in cbsm of deatb, . to provide lor nis Tamiiv until a pension xhatl hare been granted. MOVING ON CUBA. Troops Leave On the Olivette. Other Transports Hastily Coaling. Reported That Sahipson's Orders Are to Capture Matanzas Immediately. By Telegraph to The Free Press. , Tampa, May 5. The Olivette sailed this morning with troops for Cuba, Wat son commanding. Other transports are hastily coaling. . Key West, May 5. It is reported that Sampson's orders are to capture Matan- as immediately. !f ? ,,,f) . . CLASS COMMANDS RELIEF EXPEDITION! To Go to the Relief of Commodore Dewey in the Philippines. By Telegraph to The Free Press. . Washington, May , 5. Captain Henry Class has been ordered from Pensaco!a to command the cruiser Charleston, to go to the relief of Dewey. Lfcut.-Comman-der Blacklinger is, appointed executive' omcer of the Charleston. Another Spanish Spy Captured. By Telegraph to ThbFbbi Pbbss. ! Camden, N. J.; May 5. A Spaniard has been arrested at the ship yards making plans of t he gunboat Princeton. Fine Printing, The Fit EE Pbess office printa elei?nnt stock certificates, bonds. dinlnmn. hnnt- cbeckd, etc.; in fact almost anvthinsr in the printing line in the verv limt mvlo and at moderate prices. Anything from a viHiiing. card ; to a newsnamr- pond work send your orders to The Frkr Piiess, Kinston, N. C. he MessenirPP IT'C IT O Kl K l l IT'SECOWOMY to use a Refrigerator or Ice Chest. , Keeps your meat fresh; Your milk cool; - Saves your eatables for tomorrow. THE PARSON Refrigerators and Ice Chests are the cheapest because they are the best: On sale at - - EmrjoER ones'. s; . f-' r Tj ' v
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