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THE DAILY FR PRESS, PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUN DRY, Vol. I-No. 41. KINSTON, N; C., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1898. Price Two Cents. Hi3 Departure Was as Peaceful as Could Be Imagined. .Spread the News of Gladstone's Death Quickly Throughout England. - His Fay orite Little Granddaughthr the Only Member of His Family Absent at His Last Moments. Telegrams of Condol ence From Important Personages Pour - In From All Over the Civilized World. Cahleto Free Press. ' , V- '' v ' Hawarden. Mar 19. The news of Gladstone's death was spread rapidly throughout the country by the tolling of church belle. The only member of the family absent from hilbedeide during: his last moments was little Dorothy Drom,. his favorite " grandchild. , , The end came in the most peaceful man ner imaginable. - , ,,. - ) , Dr. Dabie took leave of Mrs. Gladstone at 9 o'clock. She bore up bravely. Dr. Bliss, Henry Gladstone and Dr. Dabie are Dreparincr a statement of his last hours. ' Members of the family attended early communion at Hawarden church, con ducted by Bev. Stephen) Gladstone. The ordinary service was prefaced with select ed prayers frdm the burial service. J Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales - and Ambassador Hay sent expressions of condolenceto the widow. Telegrams of condolence are coming continually from important personages ..throughout vtb . .civilized world. ' V ' ' BIG NAVAL BATTLE ' tv.antiil I. Anna. Thl. Uottlr Cftuth lit riM RallAuaif tha rimlnltrtlnn I Winking at Unfounded Rumors In Order ' To Mislead Spanish Spies. , v ' By Telegraph to Tbi Fbbb Pbbss. ; ' y Washington, May 19. A ; big naval battle south of the Florida peninsula is expected to occur this week. : Great see recy is observed as to the movements of Sampson and Schley's squadrons. It is believed that the administration is wink- ing at the unfounded rumors for the pur pose of misleading the Spanish spies. A LITTLE,SKIRM1SH. A, Spanish Cruiser Chased Into Harbor by ' the Montgomery. Spanish Vessel Dis abled. 4 . By Cable to Thb Fbbb Pekss. . . Key West, May 19. The Montgomery had a skirmish with a Spanish cruiser off NuevilaS lighthouse, and chased the Spanish vessel into harbor. The Spanish vessel was crippled. . Monitor for New York Reserves. , By Telegraph to The Free Press. Philadelphia. May 19. The monitor i Jason started for New York this morn- ing, m anned by Ne w York Naval Reserves, and intended for the defense of the har-: bor. . Arriving at Chicamauga. ' By Telegraph to The Free Press. ' Chicamauga, May 19. The first Illinois, first Kansas and fifth Pennsylvania regi-j ments of volunteers arrived this morning. Bismarck 111. By Cahle to Tift Fbib Pbbss. ' Berlin, Germany, May 19. Prince Bis marck is ill Dr. Schweiniger has been hastily summoned to his bedside. The Harvard Leaves the French Pert. Ey Cable to The Free Press. St. Pierre, Martinique, May 19. The , United States scout ship Harvard sailed lor Hayti this morning. ei::i f.tovlna Cn tD Tamsa. Then fcr Cat a. Ey Telegraph to Ths Frkb PKE38. ' New York, May 19. Battery M heavy crtillery Lft Fort Haucock tlh morcir; , crTaiDfa. PERHAPS FROM SAMPSON. Secretary Long Received a Cipher Tele 1 gram, Supposed to Be From Sampson. By Telegraph to The Free Press. v ' Washington, May 19. Secretary Long this morning received a cipher telegram supposed to be from Commodore Samp eon, but the government is very cautious now about giving but news of the move ments of our war vessels. BRITISH SOLDIER SHOT By Spanish Sentry. The English Were Out Boating and ' Tried to Land On Spanish Soil. ; r By Cable to Tb Fbxi Pbbss. -Gibraltar, May 19. Several British soldiers while boating yesterday after noon attempted to land on Spanish soil The sentry shot and wounded one of the English Boldiers. r'r :-,: REPORTOFSPANISH COALING STATION Being Secured on the Coast of a British Possession. Of Course the Report Is Only Another Spanish Lie. By Cable to Thb Fbbb Pbbss. Key West, May 19. But little credence is given the story that Minister Polo y Bernabe has secured a Spanish' coaling station at Miguel, on the coast of New Foundland. 4 SPANISH FLEET. Colon Newspapers Say the Elusive Span Ish Fleet Is Near Costa Rica. Br Cable to The Free Press. ; Colon, May 19. Newspapers here say that the Spanish fleet is near Costa Rica. Colon is. a city on the Atlantic side of the isthmus of Panama. Costa Rica is republic of Central America. . . SANTIAGO DE CUBA BOMBARDED. Spanish Report Not Even a Mule By Cahleto Thb Fbbb Pbbss. Madrid, May 19. A dispatch from Ha vana says that Santiago dej Cuba has been bombarded, but with only slight damages Not So Bad, as t Joke. As citizen of Kinston was reading Thb Free Press yesterday, when he came across the article regai ding the failure of the Gussie to land supplies for the insurgents feeing due to the newspa- pers publishing the news of such move ments, he was beard to remark: "Yes, doggone that Fbee Press, ? I've been thinking the same way all the tiro. The Fbee Pbess had no business oublishine sucn news . As a result oi the bad conduct of The Fbee Press in this particular we shall not send a correspondent to tuba. , To the Judicial Convention. . The following delegates from1 Lenoir county left today to attend the judicial convention, which meets at ' Wallace, Duplin county, tomorrow: Mess.-Y. T. Ormond, T. C. Wooten Plato Collins, J. Jb". Taylor, T. JLJ. Ashford and J. B. Tern pie. Aleps. V. w.. Urmond. Jno. F. Hooker and P. S. B. Harper, of Greene county, and Mr. T. C. Whitaker, of Jones county, also took the cars here to attend the con vention. ' . . Tomorrow's Fbee Press will contain a telegraphic report of the convention. 'Changes in A. &, N. C. R. R. OSces. TheNewbern Journal says W R. War- tera is to be removed as master mechanic, and the place filled by W. H.. Smith, of tanada, a ropulist, now engaged m the truck business In Craven county, Who says ha was once division superintendent oi a northern railroad. x. The Journal also says that Josenh W. Watson is to be removed as auditor and succeeded by G. L. Hardison, who was Populist representative from Craven . In the last legislature. : MethoSist Cishops Elected. Baltimore, May 17. Rev. Dr. Warren A. Candler, of Oxford, Ga., and Rev. Dr. li. V. Morrison, of ashVllIe1 Tenn.. were elected bishops of the Methodist Episcoi P&1 church, south, today by the general conference in session here. I hate to bother you, pa,", said the small boy home for the holidays, "bat really I'd like to know" "Well, what?" How it h that babv fish don't cet drowr-Hefore they've learned to swim." Sutscrll-e to.Tus Daily Fees Fcrss. Report Confirmed of Bombardment Of Santiago do Cuba. II A Rush Order for 30.000,000 More Car trldges. Second Cablegram From the Oregon. M Res' Wants 130,000 Rifles . Quick. Men Ordered to Man the Hoi- land Submarine Boat. By Telegraph to The Free Press. v Washington; May 19. Semi-official ad vices confirm the reportof the bombard ment of Santiago do Cuba. These advices state that the Puritan, Amphitrite and Minneapolis attempted to cut the cable, and were fired on by the forts. The American vessels responded with only slight results. v on oaa (uv)-mM tAlu order for 30,000,000 more cartridges. morning from Capt., Clark, commander of tne oatciesnip uregon, our .xne .wnere- abouts of the Oregon, Marietta and Buf falo ' Is still kept secret. -The Oregon touched at Barbadoes yesterday, and was ordered to hurry to her secret desti nation. vV r ' Ge.-t Miles wants 180,000 Kfag-Jor- genson rifles immediately. Officers and men have been ordered to man the Holland Submarine boat. It is believed that this "boat has been, pur- chHed by the government. 'n - DEWEY BEATEN BY SPAIN.'- HliUnil Id Love, a Cashing Young Span Ish Diplomat. A Washington dispatch to The Herald says: uiud chatter among intimates oi Commodore Dewey revives the fact of a previous encounter with Spain, in which lie did not come out first. Love, not war, was the source of the original trouble. The devotion of Com modore Dewey to Miss Virginia .Lowery, the .handsome daughter , oi Archibald Lowery, one of the most prominent and wealthy of the "residental set" in Wash- ntrton. is well known here. JmssLowery was beautiful and when very young be came engaged to a dashing, impecunious i secretary of the Spanish legation, Count j Jack" Jiurnetti. Her father refused to sanction the af 'air. but Miss Lowery kept d urine: 20 i years ber plighted troth. - Three seasons i 8R0, with the consent of ber latuer, shei became the wiieoi toe imiie U'Artos, her devoted and loyal admirer, who not only inherited a title and estate, but represent ed his country as minister to Mexico. They say Dewey resented bitterly his defect by a foreigner, and it is probable that be sent hot shots at Manilla with added vim, recalling the horrid day when Cupid set Spain's flag above the stars and stripes on the trim craltof his heart s desire. How Dewey Got Plans of Manilla. Cincinnati, May 17. Mr. : William Do- herty.an ornithologist and entomologist has just returned from the r hilippine is- ands via Hone: JsTong and San Francisco, He succeeded in passing the Spanish cus toms officers - at Manilla with complete plans of the city, the harbor, the fortifi cations and minute details of their arma ment, from Consul General Williams to Admiral lieorge Dewey, l he plans ana j drawines were concealed in a newly laun- V dried shirt, which was folded, pinned up and banded in the usual style and put with other clothing in his trunk. Arriv ing at Honor Eons early in April hedeliv- ered the supremely important papers to Admiral Dewey on the Olmpia. Urging European Alliance. . London. Mav 18. The Madrid corre spondent of The Standard, telegraphing Tuesday, says: "xne opanisn papers resolutely discuss the expediency of con tinental alliances, which they affect to consider one of the principal objects of the future cabinet. The rep ubhcaa papers i-n . mi r- I II urge an alliance wun x ranee ana xuussia, at the same time agreeing with the mon- rehial papers in expectior much from e attituua of Umperor i;;iam. 'lhe miaiaterial papers are equally keen and tter for alliances against ligianq. NEWBERN NEWS ITEMS. Diocesan Council. M. E. Sunday School Plcnlo Today. Baptists Picnic Friday C. Whit Gasklns, Manager Newborn Depart- Nkwbkbk, N. C, May 19, 1808. The Tabernacle Baptist Sunday school picnic at Morehead City Friday. Price of tickets $1, dinner not included. A lanre number of deWatM nrrivori last night to attend the annual council oi tne aiocese ot astern Laronna, which convened today at 10 o'clock. , The annual nicnic nf Cpntennrv XfAtTin. dist Sunday school was held today. The steamers Jrearue May and Carolina con veyed the party up Neuse river. It was noticeable that thera wan n nirnio frnm the scarcity of young people on the streets. WAR NEWS NOTES. Later reports show the little torpedo boat Winslow in much worse fix than was supposed. It will probably be neces sary to take her to Norfolk for repairs. The navy department has issued a cir cular iuvithur bids for three battleships. sixteen torpedo boat destroyers, twelve torpedo boats and four harbor defense monitors. Every indication is that the Spanish fleet is avoiding a battle with the Ameri- ean ee and ne S government has determined to push the war to as speedy a conclusion as possible. It is believed that the admiral of the fast flying Spanish squadron will attempt to break the, Cuban blockade and relieve Gen. Blanco, whose forces are reported to be sunenog lor want oi supplies. ' Admiral Dewey save orders to the Con cord and Boston to proceed to Hollo and re-capture the American bark Haranac, which was recently seized by the -Span iards there. It is expected tbey will also compel the town to surrender. , Spain is preparing to resist the power of the United States to the utmost. To retrain ber lost colony of the Philippines is among the projects. Through English reports irom Uibraltarlt is reported that fourteen warships are getting ready for the Philippines and on the ships will be 11,000 troops. ' . f . , , , The Spaniards claim that Sampson bombarded San Juan without havincr given the customary notice. ; It is pn the other hand stated that the Spaniards fired on Sampson's flag of truce, which alone was cause enough td have caused the bombardment.' The forts were badly damaged but not silenced. ', - ' 7 The minister of ,k the Dutch government says the Hutch authorities at Curacao did not give either aid or comfort to the Spanish fleet. As the state department at Washington bad no positive proof by which it could convict the Dutch govern ment of unfriendly action, the matter was dropped, without the filing of a formal protest. v , - ' . ' A Gigantic Tobacco Trust. , St. Louis, May 17. The Bepublic will say tomorrow: "Indications point to an early consumption of the deal for the or ganization of the gigantic Continental Tobacco company. It is understood that the capital stock of the new corporation win be fixed at $50,000,000 and that it will take in all of the bitr plnir tobacco factories in the United States." - 'Destructive Fire. Attleboro, Mass.. "May 18. Fire this morning destroyed the business section of the town. Fourteen factories, occupied chiefly by jewelers, a dozen dwelling houses, and numerous storehouses andi barns were burned. Loss is estimated at $1,000,000, partially covered by insu rance, live thousand people are thrown out of employment, - J Linen and Crash Sicilian and Alpaca Coats and Vests. EXTRA PANTS in linen, Crash and Duck. A largo lot just received sizes 33 to 46. ' . . y 1.1' ' ! ' I . J I ef -Jf "SI! 9 ' 3 j j k. -j L Li '" V "j Spanlards Derive Some Comfort Qut Of a Report lira II In Failing to Salute American Blockad ing Squadron. But With Anglo-Saxon Alliance the Only Satisfaction Other ') Nations Could Get Would Be From Con temptible Little Acts of DIscourtesy.and That Sort of Thing "Cuts No Ice." Br Cahle to Tbi Pais Pbbss. Madrid, May 19. A dispatch from Ha vana says that the German warship Geier pointedly neglected to salute the American squadron on her arrival at Ha vana, but saluted the Spanish forts. The commander oi tne uerman vessel .visited Captain General Blanco. ' To Be Exchanged For the Captured Cor respondents. By Telegraph to The Free Press. Washington, May 19, Arrangements have been completed for the exchange of the New York World's newspaper corres pondents, Thrall and Jones, for Col. Cor tijo and Surgeon Julian. The latter aie imprisoned at Fort McPherson. uerrasn nepun oi opanisn rieei. By Cable to Tbi Fbbb Pbxss. Key West, May 19. The Gtrman steamer Venetia reports having seen the -Spanish fleet cooling at Martinique on the 16th. -y --v. f -- : i - . -; 3,000 Troops to Manilla Tomorrow. v By Telegraph to The Free Press. 1 San Francisco, Cal., May 19. It is re ported that the City of Peklo leaves f morrow with 8,000 troops for Maiiiltn. The Markets. By TelegTaph to Thb Fbbb Pbbss. , New York, May 19. Cotton less active than Yesterday; owing to a majority ot the local shorts being driven in by talk of the impending manipulation. July opeii' d 6.40; August 6.46. , Wheat opened, July $1.13, advanced to $1.13X and eased to $1.185i. ; Pork opened irregular July' opened at $12.20, went to $12.30 and declined U $12.15' : v wauu sui wucn yuu uo whui 5 something that is neat, clean, t?? i ) right-up-to-date, printed on good f j C-i paper,, with fine ink, from type :J s that 13 new and of latest face, set I V.J J il-Aj J .. J .... . . I rj in an artistic and intelligent man- r5 ner in short, when vou want a r."5 Vs strictly first-class job, ,v r p just send your orders to 71 THE KINSTON FREE PRESS. I ) . Our Prices Arc Low. tJ 3 W Satisfy Our Cuttomen. (H r ,,y '(njuiiv'ui, ... ii"iiii")tiiiVif.Ciii:t: '' laV.W.W.WnW.W.WiiWiW.VaWawU't ' r is i R 0 ,H: !r V L L V... J u (: There's only one kind of print- ) 5: 2 ig we don't do. That's the poor C?3 kind. That's the kind vou don't Suiis. 'V ''V' 'W'
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