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PUBLISHED EyERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY,
Vol. J-No. 31.
KLNSTON, N. O., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1898.
Price Two Cents.
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Received This Morning in Washing
ton at 9:40 O'clock.
lT IS SHORT BUT SO SWEET.
'Spanish Fleet Destroyed. Americas
Squadron Uninjured. Few Men Slightly
Wounded. He Cut the Cable Himself.
Hat Insufficient Troopi to Occupy Man
ilia. Dewey Has Landed Marines and
Holds 256 Wounded Spaniards as Pris
oners. - Manilla at Dewey's Mercy and
He Needs Nothing at Present. McKlnley
Cables to Dewey Appointing Him Acting
Admiral and Thanking Him In the Nantt
of the American People.
By Telegraph to The Free Press.
Washington, May 7. Secretary Long
received Commodore Dewey's report at
9:40 o'clock this morning, and at once
delivered it to President M6Ktnley.v
. ' Dewey informs the government that no
heavy projectile hit the American ships.
-' The' bureau of navigation ' is locked in
deciphering the message. The only opes
word in the "message is Manilla, all ' the
other being in cipher. The report con
sists of five lines in cipher. ;
Later The official, report from DeWejr
reads: ; "Manilla, via Hong Kong. TB
squadron arrived at Manilla at daybreak
Sunday, and immediately engaged faj
enemy and destroyed thefollowing ships; '
Cruisers Reina Christinay Isla ds Cuba,;
Castilla, Don Antonio de Ulloa.Don Juart
de Austria; gunboats Gen. Leeo, Mary
quis Del Suer, and armed transport Isla
de Mindano. American squdron unin
jured. Few men slightly woimded. Only
means of telegraphing is through Ameri
can consul at Hong Kong. Shall com
municate with him Immediately. (Signed)
Dewey." " ' .'
Dewey reports that he cut the cable
himself, and that he has insufficient
troops to occupy Manilla.
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Second Dispatch From Dewey.
.v Washington; May . 7.-A second dis
patch from Dewey announces that he has
taken the fortifications and landed mar
ines at Cavite; that he holds 256 wounded
Spaniards as prisoners; that Manilla is
: at his mercy; that he needs nothing at
present. . , '
THE NEWS FROM DEWEY.
Official news has now been
received from Dewey 's en
gagement with the Spanish
fleet at Manilla. This report
tallies exactly with the report
published by The Free Press
several days ago, but which
' was discredited by the morn
ing papers on the next day.
This shows that we either
received correct news, which
was later suppressed for state
reasons, or somebody did some
mighty accurate guessing.
NORTH CAROLINA IN IT.
Our Capital ' Comes "In for Part of the
Gloty.
Special to The Free Press.
NEWBERN NEWS ITEMS.
HURRAH I
Not An American Was Killed.
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Marine Notes. , The Wind at Newborn.
Fire Department Fooled. -Dr. Ward
Left to Go On the Nantucket. Enolisb
Steamship Blown Ashore.
C. Whit Gsttln-irtcNelrBldrn Depart
ment. NEWBSRNivNrCV May "7, 1898.
. The tug Cahill. cleared 'today "with the
barges W. I;;piadjesahd;E.-E. Dale,
laden with Iumbe?for northern markets.
Dr. E. F. Early It ft this morging to at
tend the aunual convention pf the North
Carolina Dental association, which meets
at Favettevflle.
Mr. F. II. Alphin, the traveling sales
man for the wholesale dry goods houseof
H. B. Duffy, came up yesterday fro.m
Morehead and Beaufort.
A heavy wind swept over the city yes
terday. Many trees vere blown, and the
smoke stack at Cooper's mill was blown
down. The wind lasted about two
hours.
The tuir W. S. Cahill. Capt. Cherry, ar
rived yesterday with the barges Edward
uuwiiioinvi-Rm. fnatuBii' JtMAHuillaliMirMii ..j nvea yesieraay wun me purges rAiwuru
Baleigb, N. C, May 7.-Mayor Russ. of "BWey S ACC0mpM3hBient Grand and aBd Magnolia The Edward is light to
Raleigh, today received the following
telegram: 'Cruiser Raleigh, to the city
of Raleigh, through the New York Her
ald: sends news of victory."
I Mayor Russ replied with heartiest con
gratulations.
"tnanlarda Surrendered. All Is Well '
By Csble to Ti Fssi Pssss. , '
Rochester. N.Y., May 7. Consul Gen
eral Williams telegraphs from Hong Kong
to uis wue nere; "Spanisn surrendered.
All is well."" .......... .. f . ,
T Jersey Reserves On Their Way.
By Telegraph to tub Tree Press.
. .Lteagu. island. Way
uoDtauK, manned
Reserves, sailed this morning for Port
land.
Almost fuiraculous.
h nminni
KILLED
Only Six Wounded. Wonderfol I Wonder-
load lumber, the Magnolia is loaded with
barrels for Mr. J. A. Meadows.
Mr. John Lucas, now of Kinston, but
formerly of this city, is here superintend
ing the unloading of a cargo of steel rails
for the Hines Bros.' Lumber company,
and the Clay Lumber company, of Kins
ton.
Dr. J. M. Ward left this morning to go
ful ! I ' And Grand and Glorious I M on the monitor Nantucket , at Wilming-
A Full small hours of tbis morning, and were
singing sad, sweet songs. . ,
The fire department was badly fooled
yesterday. Though no alarm of fire was
oame our ana
finding no Are.
ffitynyw-mnm&mQTMm outdo revenue ucj wu "o iwhi, i
small fire in the store ol Big
Front street, but it was
extinguished With buckets.
Not an American Boa! Injured.
Aecount of the Battle.
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JBy Cable to Ths fbbi Punas.
lay 7. The monitor ifHopg Kdng.Iay 7.-rLeut. Brundy,of gounded by!the bell. thfey oame
by the Jersey Naval ommodoW Dewey's flagship Olympia, ran to Cooper's mill, but flsdii
S morning IOr FUt .I'SiJt'JL-fi. v 1"? 'i I'l ti. :h..l (ha 4nb nn thsi. hnaa anrt mi
.7rrr H". -. ,ntterHugliMcCflllougb,witb details of i""u' '
?b SPM DeweyVicUry at Manilla.- There were' SSAS
.r.tniJ.'' ' " ' no-'Americans kiffed,' and only eleven soon extingnia
CnYA? Mav tJIa - man JtiftnaA Tn 1 wounded. Of the Spaniards 300 ' were
ben imprisoued for telegraphing the killed .an.d, iOO jujure'd. ; The' Spanish
McKlnley's Message to Dewey. '
- Washington. May 7. y direction of
President McKlnley, Secretary Long this
afternoon , sent ; the following cable:
"Dewey, Manilla:- The president in the
- name of the 1 American peoplehanksyou,
your officers and your men foyour splen
did achievement and overwhelming vic
tory. In recognitidn thereof he has to
day appointed you acting admiral, and
will recommend thai a vote of thanks be
tendered you by congress. (Signed)
The Spanish Fleet Seems to Be Approach
. J r" ina Danger. ' , .y
By Cable to Thi Fast Pbiss.
-. Kingston, Jamaica, May C The Span-
i8bAtlautic fleet is near Martinique, 500
, miles southeast of Porto Rico. '
. Artillerymen to Chicamauga.
- By Telegraph to Tbe Free Press. '
New York, May 7.Fifty new members
of the seventh artillery left Fort Slocumb
this morning for Chicamauga. . .' -
Sampson Dae at Porto Rico This Cornlnj.
By TelegTspa to Tbe me Press. ". ,
Washington, - May 7. Commander
Sampson was due at ' Porto Rico this
moruing. .' V ; '., - .
, Another Spanish Prize..' .
By Cable to Ths Fan Pa ess. ; -
Key Ver, II My 7. The Montgomery
has bronghtj'n The Spanish brig Frai-
quita. ' ;
movements of the Spanish warships.
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Bt Cable to 1ni Fssi ti asa-i ' - .
: Sydney, Nov Scotia; "Mat ; 7.v-The
British steamer Maitland. and OS lives
are reporfed lost; : , .
Brsa Riot and UartlaJ Law.
By Cable to The Free Press.' -
Rome; May i-rOwintr to bread riots i
martial law has been proclaimed through
out xuscany.
British Advise Us to Occcupy the Philip-
pines.
Bt Cable to Tne Free Press.
. London, - May 7.-The Spectator this
roorninor urges the United States to oecn-
pjr iui x uiuppiaes. ,. '
What Difference Does It Make Anyway?.
By cable to Tne Free Press, y:-.'
Rome. May 7.The vatician offlciallv
m XK in flames, and Admiral Montija
O JT O O"
fleets VoseBn1iUfdhe American
fleet was Bnfitart.Mvv JL , '
: Lieut, ttruhdy is-clbling a complete ire-
uui i w TTHauiuuivu.T-uiv hix American
sailors were wounded, instead ot eleven,
as first rerjorte&iijfo Americans were distress nd went tq her assistanw.
mL- . A.' i V.I1L. . -. .-tj J
1 xoe capuiiu 01 ue pure tA waru,
which arrived here yesterday, reports that
an English tteanwup was blown asnore
lun fka Wll Trin I irrK f knna. In riMia.'
peake bay, to the gale of April SSth.'Sbft
was laden wun corn irom jjnjtimore and
bound to Hamburg. The itng W. S. Ca
hill with ths barges Edward and Mag
nolia in tow, in passing saw the ship in
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Sampson's Fleet So Divided. Samp
son to Convoy Troops to Cuba.
II
Ft H BESS
We Would Sooa Be Getting a Big Indem-.
nity, Bigger Than China Paid Japan. ,
China Pays Japan $55,000,000 Bal
ance of War Indemnity. Moving on
Cuba.
By Cable to Thi Fail Paiss.
Key West, Aboard Dispatch Boat, May
7.- Sampson's fleet has been divided into
four squadrons. .
Watson, Commands the blockaders.
Reniy commands the Florida patrol.
The mosquito fleet is as yet unassigned.
Sampson commands the convoys for the
army transports to convey troops to
Cuba. . y
Hamilton brought in the Spanish prize
Francisca.
Tampa, May 7. The first infantry is
ordered tb embark for Cnbaimmediately
Other troops will follow today.
CHINA PAYS JAPAN.
killed.' - . .;v: :.-m
The battle began, at daybreak Sunday,
Dewey having taken the fleet through
the mine fields past Corregedore, and
without disaster. ,
The challenge for battle was ' flung
from theSpaniahflagshipReinaChristina.
The Olympia replied, and immediately
afterward the en tire American fleet began
firing. The Spanish fleet replied heavily
Cavite fort opened with a murderous,
raking fire on the American fleet.
Soon the Spanish flagship Reina Chris-
WAR NEWS NOTES.
Pope Leo' has written "the queen of
Spain that it is impossible for Spain to
defeat the United States. Ha blessed the
king and queen regent, but dicTnot bless
tne spanisn arms.. ,
The Parian correspondent of The DaDv
Mail says: . I, hear on indisputable 'au
thority that five of theSpanish warships;
including tne nattlesnip relayo and the
fine cruiser Aironzo AllI have not yet
been supplied with ammunition. This
was the cause bl the delay in the sailing
of the Cape de Verde fleet and wiHproba-
01.V compel iMo recura xo uuaiz. .
, Brazil has declared neutrality. That
country, has acted friendly towards us.
by k withholding such declaration until
our warships bad safely gotten past her
coasts, and 10 now closing ner : ports to
the Spanish. fleet if it should be headed in
tnat direction. It is now believed, how
ever, that the Spanish rWfc that left Cape
Verde has gone to consolidate with tne
fleet at Cadiz. . " ' -
The navy department has authorized
the statement that the militia organiza
tion in California and other states, west
of ths Rockie, will form a main part of
the military force to be sent to the Phil
ippines. . A force of ship carpenters.
wrecker and other workmen will be sent
-to Manilla: on the City of Pekin to v at
tempt to raim the Spanish ships sunk bv
lxmmftoiv liewey s squadron.
Ttif nary department willebip200.000
pound of powner to Commodore Dewev
to add to tbt etock he now has left. This,
with tli largiiumbrof eight inch armor
piercinar projectiles, shells and six-inch
and iflve-iiich rifle bal.'s. will make the
shipment of smruunitionaverIargebne.
Th powder and nhor toother will give
500 rounds for the bisr gnn, and several
thousand louuds for the rapid fire riflVs.
transferred his flag by. transport to the
Islade Cuba. , '.
Ten minutes later the Spanish cruiser
Castilla waa in flames, ' i .
Dewey,' while still fighting the- Spanish
fleet, attacked Cavite fortifications Slav
agely; repeatedly driving the crews away
from the heavy guns of the fort byhis
well directed shots.
The Cavite's bomb proofs afforded but
slight resistance to the terrible and ac
curate American gunnery. 7- ,
x Dewey's- battle line was led by the
Olympia, the, Raleigh following a cable
length behind, followed by theBaltimore,
Concord, Petrel and McCullough;
Enough of her cargo was lightened off
by the barges to enable the tug to pull
ner on.
THE AUTONOMIST CONGRESS.
Opened hy B!aricho With Great Flourish
f Trumpets.
Havana, May 6.Witb trreat or mony
the first congrets of Cuba, elected under
the autonomous form of governmetit,was
formally opened yesterday by Cujtain
General Blanco. Svery effort Was mude
by the Spanisn OtHcials to give brilliancy
to the occasion. rThere wasaprocsioii.
an imposing military display, the streets
were decorated with flags and banners.
and the captain general made what was
intended to be an impressive speech, in
the course of which he said that if the de
claration of the united States bad been
sincere its'guns today ought to be salut
ing the first Cuban parliament, inbtead of
tbreatening tne lives or its member. '
A meeting held at the city hall in Union
de Revs adopted a resolution, the anb.
stance of which was sent to Senor Catre,
president of the secretaries, and to Presi
dent McKinley, protesting against "the
proposals to impose upon the island a
government contrary to its aspirations."
The new colonial congress held its first
session at noon today, t Former civil
Governor Jose Bruzon was elected presi
dent of the senate, and Senor Jose Manuel
de Cueto, president of the lower house.
Representatives Meet at Bank of England
. and Pay Balance of $55,000,000 War
Indemnity. ... , j
By Cable to Ths Fait Paisa.
London May . 7, Representatives' of
China paid representatives' of Japan' at
the. Bank of England this afternoon
eleven million pounds (nearly $35,000,-
000), balance due on the war indemnity.
The Japanese will evacuate Wei Hal Wei
immediately. The date of British occu
pation of that port is not yet settled
STATE flEWS.
Intereitlno North Carolina Items la
Condensed Form.
The pay of the volunteers in camp at
Rh ligh dates from April 27th.
It is thought the monitor Nantucket
will leave Wilmington Sunday
The depot, freight w arehouse and tele
graph office of the Seaboard Air Line at
Franklintonere burned Thursday. ;
It is said that orders have been given
the railways to be ready to move the
other ten companies of the second regi
ment to Raleigh next Mouday.
The Cleveland Star says Mr. John I If.
Smith, of Cleveland county, was bitten
by a mad dog nine months ago, but suf
fered no ill effect from the bite until lBf
Sunday, wbea he became perfectly wild
and had several convulsions. Drs. W; A.
Goode Jt-F. Beam and T. Evens Mc
Brayer wero called to see him and thov nil
agree that it is a case of pure hydropho
bia. The sight of water brines oh mn.
volslona. He has to be tied in bed. Atr
intervals, when he is clothed in his right
mind, he tells his family to keen nnt, nf
his way, that he doesn't know wht-n th .
pell will come on. The physicians say
He can live but a short time. H
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Under 'easy manajuvring? Dewey ap- vAfVy
V, ananiBy. fluof v.. . j j : : : -m. ....n t h , t , m r
Montijo's Spanish ships were drawn up
in two lines, flanking the Reina Chris-
tina. : , ;'' )
During the entire action the American
warships were under way, manoeuvring
about the enemy. " '.
One after another th Spanish vessels
were burned or grouuana to siv tne
crews. . - ,
The eleven Spamn!: vessels destroyed
were: tieiua unrlsUHS, st-i cruiser; cas
tilla, wooden cruiser; :r Valaco, iron
cruiser: Don Anrouio oe tuoa, iron
cruiser;' Don Juan de Austria, iron cruiser;
Islft de Cuba, steel protected cruiser: lla
de Luzon, stel protected cruiser. Quiros,
ellobos. E Cano and Jluvno: steel gun
boats.
. Dewey fought until the lat Spanish
thip was destroyed.
The shore batteries were rrdncwJ. and
then Dewey dispatched the McCullough
with news of the victory.
IT'S ECONOMY
- to use a BefHgerator or Ice Chest.
Keeps your meat fresh; . ...
: .Your milk cool; 1 , : " . " -.
J Saves your eatables for tomorrow.
THE FARSON
Refrigerators and Ice Chests are the
. cheapest because they are the best. On
sale at '7-
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