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KINSTON, N. tJ.i PEIDAY EVENING, MAY 6, 1898.
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That's What England Did to the Im
pertinent Would-be Interfere!.
Spaniards Intimating That Dewey Is En
trapped by Spanish Gunboats Outside
ofManmaVarbor. Thbiflftfr?
Delwdeih'e foolish Furious Spanish
Populace! Sampson to Attack the Ca
naries.
Br Cable to Thb Vbsi Pbbss.
London, May" 6.-rEngland this morn
ing snubbed the' powers 'advocating, in
tervention between th'etTnft"States and
Spain. Mf0 nrlou 'd
Madrid dispatches say that the Spanish
authorities are-intimating that Dewey is
entrapped-.toy1 Spanish" fgnjibdata!con
cealed outside of the harbor ol, Manilla.
This is believed here to .be 'a foolish "at
tempt on tbepartdf the Spanish govern
ment to delude the infuriated populace.
The British admiralty has been official! v
advised iromWasMDgtbnr tbteniive
British subjects from the Ciiia'ry: isbihds.
Commander Sampson's flt is-expected
to attack the' i Spanish' forces tfiereV
REPORT ABOUT DEWEY. "
That He Bombarded ManlllaVKllilng Many.
Notbi n ji: Prove It AwW'ntjtyA
By Catoleto Thb FbbbPbbm. . TTT . -
vXondoD,LMay 4-bmmodore Dewey
bombarded Manilla killmgany: fThi
v was reported this morning over the cable
from Sbanghl. There 1b 6thingp6ve
the authenticity tf this report.
-.-. , TWO ttOBt prizes. 11
-Spanish Schooners'Loaded Wtth Supplies
w for Blanco Captured.
By Cable to Tbi rH Pxxbs.
,Key We8C?Jlyx TT captnred
..schooners with supplies for Gen. Blanco
. were brought in here this morning. - ,
Submarine Mines.
By Telegraph to Thb Fbbb Pbkss. , ' s H
i : Portsmouth, N. H., May 6. The min
,ing of the b arbor was completed! tbW
morning. Thirty submarine mines each
i containing 150 pounds of gun cotton, are
, in position.
,' The Essex is docked at the navy yard.
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Schooner Stopped by Fort Hamilton.
By Telegraph to Thx Fbbb Pbbss.
; .Mew York, May 6. Fort Hamilton
fired a shot across the bow of a schoonei
i which tried to enter the harbor 'last
anight, bringing her to.
Cmall Untlitu fliilnlrlu GimiiMMtit f
WMIHI MtHftlllJ UIVKI Wfl. tO0u..?
Cable to Free Press. JI
, ;Key West, May 6.-A small mutiny was
quickly suppressed this morning, among
I firemen and coalers of Alimo, carrying
; West Pint engineers to Cuba.
Manilla's Capture By Dewey Confirmed
By Dispatches From Singapore."
By Cable to Thb Fbib Pbbss.
London," May 6.-Private dispatches
from Singapore confirm the report .'of
Dewey's capture of Manilla.
Newark Ordered Into Commission.
By Telegraph to The Free Press. " US J
v vNewport News," May 6.The Newark
nas been ordered into commission, under
.command of Captain Bakm- t; v
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1 Watson's Flag Over the Cincinnati.
By Cable to Thi Fbxb Pbbss.
' Key Wwt, May C Capt. Watson's
flag is hoisted over th cruier Cincinnati.
,: ' Spanish Gunboat Sails.
By Cable to The Free Press. ff
,-.-'Baeno'; Aye, f,Ma f - 6. Th Spanish
gunboat Temera rip stfiled this moi ning".
Killing Bread Rioters. ,
By Cable to ThbFbbb Pbbss. v. " 'rfi - T
, Bomp, May G Troops "itiia,1noriting
killed four bread rioters at St-eto.
ill III f I S LEES
FROM WASHINGTON. .
Fer Annexation of Hawaii. Dewey's Re
'pert to Be Published Soon as Received.
Gen. Lee Will Go" to Cuba. Porto Rico
Expected la. Btt Taken Tomorrew. -
By Telegraph to The Free Press. - -
Washimrton,,May 6. Congress is w ait
ing for Democratic, senators to frame a
revision of the Dingley revenue bilL
A joint rescjlatioff has been introduced
for the annexation of Hawaii.
) The cabinet assembled at 11 o'clock
tbia morning, aud ; decided to publish
Dewey's report as eoont as it is received,
no matter at what hour it arrives.
Sampson's movements are still an offi
cial secret.
.v It Is reported today from authoritative
circles that the cable to Manilla is work
ing all right. '.-i a'
Gen. E well will command the volun-.
teers that are mobilized at - Washington.
Gen. , Wheeler will command the volun
teers at another point; Gen. Lee will go
to Cuba. . .-
It is expected by the administration
that Porto Rico will be taken tomorrow.
A cabinet official said this afternoon that
Important news is coming, Sunday.
! " LaG R ANfiEN E WS. '
Insurance Paid. ' Mormon Elders Nuraer
. ous. Meeting Town Commissioners and
' Election of I Officers! - Death of. Mrs.
.iparkie. . ;.- j;.. v , r --v.
: io 'f ". Free Pbbss Bubkau,
LAGiti.NGK.ilay ,5 1808.
Mormon elders are .getting numerous
inxurtQwp. v .f (t : ; , , s
,.Dr, J. W. P. Smithwick is in attend
ance at the medical convention, at Char
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loiie. tie win returu ioiikjitow rn
Mrs."iTno, R. Peel, who for the past
eight weeks has been in a Richmond.hoe-
im
"Mk'an ilrs. li. W. Ball, whose schoo
at Mt. Oil ve hae closed, are here and wil
spend their vacation with Mr. and Mrs.
JosiahMrldttJ r'-S. Ti'HW
f IThrdogiM L. Hartey & Son's sub
WfatjMihT&ll. HBrperMrsJM.iAt
Croom jteceirjecL, a check lor $5Q0 for in.
snrance on her residence .recently de-
ftwWi . '1
The bew boardf of commiseioners met
Wednesday night and elected Mess. Aei
Sutton mayor, and Jno. Hughes chief of
police. Mr. O. Taylor resigned anLMrl
Cv W. Joyner was elected in Ins stead.
Key". B. H. Harper, colored, was elected
to fill the vacancy caused by the election
of Mr. Sutton (of the board) as mayor,,
jtAfj-s. Chloe Parks, of Seven Springs; ex
pressed a wish to accompany her eon;
Dr. MrW. Parks, to the old homestead
on Tuee'day, and after arriving there was
stricken with paralysis and would have
fallen bad she not been caught. She re
mained speechless until Thursday morn
ingwhen she died. She was a member
of the Presbyterian cnurch, and was
about 70 years old. She leaves two chil
dren; Dr. M. W. Parks and a son in FlOr-
idaVv' Her oft expressed desire to die, at
the old homestead was providentially
gratified. Her nearest neighbor told the
writer that too much could not be said
other many Christian attributes. Char
ity, the greatest of the Christian graces,
was dispensed by her to a degree equalled
by but few. iier trials are past, her un
alloyed joys just begun.
WAR NEWS NOTES.
r,Tbe reports that Senor Moret and Gen.
Campos had been assassinated in Madrid
turn out not to have been true.
. It is reported that 200 men were killed
or wounded on . the Baltimore, which
stood the heaviest shock of the battle at
Manilla: also that the Olympia with tor
pedoes destroyed the shore fortifications
and abutments. j '
$ It i fs said that the Australian and the
City of Pekiti steamships have been char
tered at San Francisco to go to Manilla
to .carry supplies and to bring back
Dewey'jS woundd men. It is 7,000 miles
from San Francisco to Manilla.
The navy department feels anxiety re
garding the whwrnibouts of the torpedo
boat kNOBon. If she does not return ;to
Kr-y West very shortly an attempt will
bf4nd to locate ber. There is some
fear that she went down in a storm. ""
A dini,ttfch"trom San FranciPco Vtates
thiit Admiral KirkTrfnd 'has acablems
Bdir tri'vinsr our loeeiikl be' Manilla fitrht
as 50 tilled "ni'id 100'wounded;"o.1so that
tbe Concord and Petrvl were badly dam
aired, wp-cially in their uuDt-r works:
also that JJtfWey ask-d that a hospital
ship, 2,000 uifu and nipjlue for thrte
niouilis bHeut l;im
rani
Over a Sand Pit at East Entrance
To Matanzas Harbor.' ' 1
Many Cane i Fires Between Matanzas and
Havana. Wearying Monotony; of the
Blockade, But . Much ' Rejoicing i Over
Dewfey's VI6tbryr The Hornet Will Stop
That Little Flag-Flying and Fortifying.
By Cable to THB FBBB PBB88.
Aboard DiBpatch Boat off Havana, via
Key West, May C The monotony of the
blockade is very wearying to the officers
and crews, but there is much rejoicing
among them over Dewey's victory.
. The Hornet reported seeing a Spanish
flag flying over a sand pit at the east
entrance of Matanzas, and two guns
being mounted there. The Hornet will
fire on thenv ajt sunrise to stop their
work offbrtifog. (. if
The e are many . pane fires between
Matanzas and Havana. v
BULL FIGHTERS ANO CATTLE THIEVES.
An American Citizen Arrives in New
York From Porto Rico and Reports the
Depredations of the. Spaniards.
By Telegraph to The Free Press.
New York, May 6.-A Porto Bico steam
ship, which sailed from St. John, Porto
Hico, .. on. Aprik 30tb, arrived here . this
morning. ' Among 'its passengers were
W. Borda, his wife and two sons, and
-aQaerr'his'felkt Bdrda is an
American citizeu.aiid. was obliged to flee
frouPrto Rico. He owusa.large stock
faroi and sugar plant, tro miles from St
John. The Spanish authoritiesquartered
a large- number of spldiers on him and
laughed at his demands for reimburse
ment. They killed all of his cattle, for
which he wants indemnity;
Japanese Account ef Manilla Battle.
By cabjeto.TBK Fbu PBBfla, r , f . .rfn
' jpohdpn May ' 6. A dispatch from
Shanghai published today purports to
give the Japanese report of the battle oi
Manilla, received via Formosa, it says
that Dewey, after thrashing the Spanish
fleet and silencing Cavite -guns', ,bom
ablaze everywhere, the work of the In
surgentsT That there were great fatalities
among the Spanish residents'1 J '
Communication With Manilla Still Closed
Bt Cable to.The. Free Pressiwia -
Hong-Kong, .May 6. Communication
wih Mamlla is still closed,
ii y
tn i The Spanish Throne lit Danger.
London,;' May. 5. A epeclaJU dispatch
from Vienna says the idea of .the resigna
tion of the regency by Maria Christina is
seriously considered, here in,, the hope it
may save the throne.
A special dispatch from Madrid says
the covernment would be content to
cede Cuba to America, but would not pay
an indemnity, because unable. , . , , ,
A special dispatch front Madrid: says
all the elements of a long civil war exist
in Spain: : Conservatives and Carlists are
the great parties of the future, i Tbe con-
Cienfuegos Bombarded.
New ldrF.'May A. X special to The
Press from Key West says:' Cienfueiros
has been: bombarded." Not ;only did - the
Marblehead silence, the battened of tbe
town on tbe afternoon of April 29th, but
sbellKi the town itself,1 playing 'havoc
with the buildings and driving thousands
of inhabitants to the interior, ? ' . r
The shooting at the forts, was at 4,000
yards. . As soon . ns the forts ,were dis
abled, Captain Manila ordered that tbe
HiiH'h gnns , be .'givi n nn elevation to
reach 8,000 ynniK. Firing, began -with
the starboard batteries, followed by the
port. ' .r ' -".
Tug Fuer Puxm has iunt received and
othr largi; lot of inr, both ruled and
on mind,': for'; lob .printing The FfiKK
Pbkss probably carrta th lareestsnp-
ly of papT, nvelopnf ftc. for printing
of miy t.tutili.-iliiii-iir ept 4 the W. & W.
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NEWBERN NEWS ITEMS.
Marine Notes. Signal Corps Sent to E.
" City. Assistant Surgeon on Nantucket.
Episcopal Sunday School Picnic' A
Sailing Party. , '
C. Whit Gas&lns, Manager Newbern Depart
ment. Newbebn, N. C, May C, 1898.
Mr. Leymau W. Hancock spenttheday
in Goldsboro. . t.
The Daily FuekPiikss is for Bale by
all newsdealers.
' The schooner Ida E. Conily is in port
with a cargo of steel rails for the A, & N.
C. H. 11.
. The schooner Ella R. Hill is in port
with a cargo of corn for J. A. Meadows,
from Baltimore.
The schooner Mary, Capt. Geddes,
cleared today for Washington, ' D. C,
with shingles from Ellis' mill. "
The schooner Harland W Huston,
Capt. Huston, is discharging a cargo of
steel rails at the A. & N. C. depot.1 ,:
Mr. C, K. Bailey returned to his 'home
In Kinston this raornbig. Mr. Bailey has
been here working 6u the Trent rrver
bridge. " - "( ' r;
Mr. U. S Mace is building a board
walk in front of his stores on lower
Middle street, whfch makes a big im
provement. u '.' ; '.',11,
Drl R. S.. Primrose left this morning tor
Wilmincton. where he Koes on? the Nan
tucket as assistant surseon of the North
'Carolina battalion of Naval .Reserves. : -
The steel draw has'beeri placed in Jposi
tion in the county r bridge across Trent
river, making It cbmplete.i Mr.- E; G.Hili
was the first to cross the bridge, going
across itf a' trMsfeV.1.' ' t ' ;
'Miss ; Annie;' Fowler; gaye ""a sail to a
party of 1 her 'yoiing friends yesterday
evening. Everyone' spoke 6f it as a high
ly enjoyable affair, land Misjs Fowler sus
tained hefrrpfitaticmas1 a" ryromoter of
i the pleasures other Wends. - iM ' f .
Mrj W. H.'lJaggs, quartermaster of the
Wilmington iNsYWiiBPferyesj ;left. Jast
night on the schooner Virginia Dare for
Hatteras, wbeTie will be wet by foilf
meri from'' the Elizabethdtdlvisioni
They will be stationed there us fi'sihal
corps,-, 1 vj-.rr ':!, tt l. "
The Episcopal Sunday scbool.had their
ano ual picnic yesterday, The steamer
Carolina tdok' "them up T'nt'HYerio
Fdy's mfll;"where th hatf diuueV'It
was"' 'beautiful Hay 'dnd everybody m
joyed themselves very much,' though jufti
before leaving for home' an occide'nt ha
ppned, , A little girl about to aboard. fN
steame rijppeltrpm' the gag. boord
farungin theriver. She was qun jily W
cued try Mf I'Mttrk" Dissway 'aii
018'' She w-asliothur't; !'! bddly
f h'ghtfendwMch'she soon overcome and
the start fdr home was made'He ral of
our ydurig pedple droVe up to' the' j lciiic
Gladstone. Steadily Declining.
London, May;5;The;DaU,r Chioiiicle
says' this morning;,; "Mr. Gladstone's
strength -SteadilyqecUnes, though there
is h o prospect of ap: , imined id te end. H e
is confined to his' rq'bm. Now and then
his !ninl reverts to critical p4ri6d. s in his
career and to the5 legislation which cdst
him the most anxiety, but the main tliirig
tbdt fills bis thought"i' teligiOnV aiid' he
sra.kH of death fti hlK'cWl.'j.. :.h i
To Capture Porto Rico. ' '
London, May 5. A! dispatch to the
Daily" Mail, from Key .West, sent by way
of Taulpa in order to escape ceneorshlp.
asserts of positive; knowledge.lhat Bear
Admiral Sampson's fleet will stam. at
full speed to Porto Rico,' either to destroy
or to'bccupy the" coa'iog station, ns a
navaf base before the Soanish souadroh
arrives, and "then put to; sea' and try to
euguge the Cope de Verde fleet.1 ,f: r & ;
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IT'S EC0QIj!lY 1 v-
to use ia;Remgerator' or Ice Chest. J
Keeps your meat' fresh; : . k
Your milkxoblj . ;i
Saves your eatables for tomorrow. " l
'E'eixigera&ra
cheapest because
sale at
If '.. K .f .t-' . , Tf.fv t !I
French Vessel Captured Trying to
Run the BiockadeJnternational
Tl'ft '.'. -it
.ill
The LaFayette, an Armed) Vessel, Had on
Board. 1 61 Spaniards and. ,12 Officers,
Arms aad Ammunition .for Blanco ? To
ft eka Ordered to Sail Tomorrow. r
By .Telegraph to The Free piressT
Washington, May G. It Is believed that
France will protest against the capture
of the French block ad v runner LaFayette
last night by ;,the.gunbdat A,nnapqlis.
The steamer carried Spaniards and
12, officers, and arras and ammunitioa
for QtUt Bianco. i , ; w lV ; ,
- The LaFayette is au armed vessel car
rying mounted guns , and .belongs to t the
French , Nayoi .Resery . Interaational
Complications ore feared, , :
... TheTopeka.has been ordered to sail
tomorrow. . ,
, TENDER ALLEGIANCE.
Consul WUdman Sends .First:, Dispatch.
' Leading Families of Manilla Petition for
Citizenship. : Dewey Is Safe. :
By Telegraph to The Free Press. i
i . Washington, May .O-r-Secretary. Long
received this morning ihe. first dispatch
from Consul Wildnian, at iHong; Kong,
since the battle of Manilla. t;The dispatch
irea4sj (''Cortes iBosario, Donzaga and
Basa, the wealthiest families of . Mauilla,
tender their allegiance and petition , for
dtizenship;";TJiewpe4; meooitig; of
Nfefrt Deweyja safe. ' ';tl
J r A Format Protest.
By Cable to Tni Fbbji Pf isst ' u
h3f Key WesMay.Oj-apt, Locbnpelain
formally protested n gainst the capture of
,the 'JUFayetteand.t Remands .that the .
prize crew be removed , ; , v , , ;
Denial That Oueen Will Abdicate.
By CabletoThe FtfeepeSsT H" - 11 .
London, May 6. The Spanish embassy
denies that tbe queen regent will abdicate.
Mrs. Alban Greaves Held in High Esteem.
Ata'meetirigof "the Daughters of the
King held Thursday evening, April 28,
189$, tbe following minute' was recorded
on I he secretary's book and ordered to
be published in The Mission Herald and
Thk Kinston Free Pkkbs: ' '
. .We the members of the "BUhop Wat
son' Chapter" of the Daughters of the
King, St; Mary's Parish, Kinston, N.,C,
desire to place on record the high1 esteem
we feel for our dear president, Mrs. Alban
Greaves, and the deep sorrow which fills
our hearts at losing her sweet council,
and the example of her untiring devotion
in the Sanday school, among. the sick
and in i very work ; of the parish for the
furtheruuee of Christ's kingdoni5 ,
May God give us grace to follow In the
WBy which she hath led, "For His sake."
Amen."- " " , ' ' -
Miss Nannie Moye, secretary.
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