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Vol.I-No.62.
KINSTON, N. O;, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 13, 1898.
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Said to Be Showing Definite Shape
and Forming
Porto Rico Campaign Goes Forward On
the Heels of the Santiago Movement
No Attention Paid to Peace Talk.
. By Telegraph to The Free Press. .
Washington, Jun 13. The plans of
the administration are now showing
definite shape and forming for the inva
sion of Cuba.
The Porto Rico campaign goes forward
upon the heels of the Sentiago movement
if not simultaneously.
The third expedition to Manilla will
sail probably Wednesday.
If overtures for peace have been made
by foreign representatives abroad, none
have been received by .the representatives
of foreign powers here, and no" attention
is paid to peace talk.
The Guantanamo skirmish is being dis
cussed here. . .
Despite the report to the contrary, one
cable to Cuba remains uncut.
When the administration is assured
that troops are landed in Cuba and that
three expeditions are en route to Manilla,
" the army will be ready to capture San
Juan, the capital of Porto Kico.
General Grant's Charaetrltlcs.
He was possessed of a moral and phys
ical courage which was equal to every
' emergency in which he was placed. He
was calm amid excitement, patient on-
der trials, sure in . judgment, clear, in
foresight, never depressed by reverses
or unduly elated by success. He was
fruitful in expedients and had a facility
of resource and a faculty of adapting
the means at hand to the accomplish
ment of an end which never failed him.
He possessed an intuitive knowledge ef
topography, which prevented him from
ever becoming confused as to locality
or direction in conducting even the most
complicated movements in the field.
.His singular self reliance enabled him
- at critical junctures to decide instantly
questions of vital moment without dan
. gerous delay in seeking advice from oth
ers and to assume the gravest responsi
bilities' without asking any one to share
them.
His habits of life were simple, and
he enjoyed a physical constitution
which enabled him - to endure every
. form of fatigue and privation incident
to military service in the field. His sol
diers always knew that he was ready
to rough it with them and share their
hardships on the march He wore no
better .. clothes than they, and often ate
no better food. There was nothing in
his manner to suggest that there was
any gulf between him and the men who
were winning his victories. He never
tired of giving unstinted praise to his
subordinates. He was at all times loyal
to them. His fidejity produced a recip
rocal effect and is one of the chief rea-
sons why they became so loyally at
tached to. him. He was never betrayed
by success into boasting of his triumphs.
He never underrated himself In a bat
tle ; he never overrated himself in a re
port.- General Horace Porter in Cen
tury. - ,
About .Telegraph Pole.
The number q poles used for tele
graph wires per mile varies from 20 to
22 on minor lines to 26 to SO on main
lines. These poles are of regulation
height, in order that the lowest wire
shall not be less than 12 feet from the
ground, and as the poles are set into the
ground from 4 to 6 feet they measure
from 20 to 22 feet in length. The sag, or
dip, varies of course with the number
of poles per mile and the condition of
the atraoFphere, but the average i3 about
. 14 feet ' , .
la France it is a punishable offense
for any one to give infants under oue
year any form cf solid food unlesSTiea
te crdcral ty written prescription sign
c 1 t.y a legally qv.alif.;d medical man.
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San Francisco Ashore.
By Telegraph to The Free Press.
Highland Light, Mass., June 13. Dis
patches report that the San Francisco
rajr ashore during a dense fog this morn
ing half a mile from High Head life sav
ing station.
Aid Sent the San Francisco.
By Telegraph to The Free Press.
Boston, June 13. -Two tugs have been
sent to aid the San Francisco. ' - .
First Bid for Bonds.
By Telegraph to Thi Fb Pbkbs.
Washington, June 13.--The first bid
for issuing $200,000,000 under the new
war revenue bill comes from a syndicate
composed of the National City Bank,
Central Trust Company, and Verinulze &
Co., of New York, for all or only part of
the amount.
German Reichsrath to be Prorogued.
By Cable to The Free Press. .
Vienna, June .18. -Premier, von Thun
Hohensteiri informed the presidents of
both houses of the reichsrath today that
the reichsrath will be prorogued by im
perial decree.
Ten Buildings Burned.
By Telegraph to The Free Press." " "
Titusville, Pa.. June 13. Ten buildings
were burned at Spartansburg early this
morning, causing heavy loss to the vil
lage. '
Prairie Goes to Sea.
By Telegraph to The Free Press. .
Philadelphia, June, 13. -The cruiser
Prairie went to sea at 11 o'clock this
morning.
I.!' PROBABLE NAVAL SERVICE. .
North Carolina Naval Militia Likely to Be
Mustered Into Service at Once. Partlc
. ulars Regarding the Matter. .
A special from Raleigh Saturday to the
New bern Journal says: Adjutant Ueneral
towles today received a telegram from
Secretary Long, of the navy, saying that
he had referred General Cowles's telegram
concerning the North Carolina Naval
Reserves to Rear Admiral Erben, of New
York, who has the command of them. '
This afternoon Adjutant General towles
received the following letter from Lieu
tenant C. H. Arnold, of the United States
navy, at Charleston, S. C.
"I have been directed to enlist the
members of the Naval Militia of North
Carolina, into the service of the United
States as an auxiliary naval force. -
"Members presenting themselves will be
required to pass, physical and profes
sional examinations, and will be given
ratings for which they maybe best found
qualified.
"Toe officers and men will be notified
that while the intention of the depart
ment is that their services shall be used
as far as practicable for necessary coast
defenses, they must be prepared to serve
wherever the department deems their
service necessary.
"Enlistments will be. for one year s
general service, unless discharged. '
"A discharge will be granted upon re
quest, providing the exigencies of the ser
vice will permit.
"Officers will be examined for grades
to which they may be appointed, for
one year if successful, and according to
the duties they will be expected to per
form." Immediatelv UDon the receipt of this
letter Adjutant General Cowles . wired
Lieut. Arnold to know where he wished
to muster the men into service, and sug
gested Wilmington, N. C, as the-best
point.
The Fop and Borne.
The ' Osservatore Eomano thus ex
plains why the pope does not appear on
the streets of Home : "If the pope went
about in Borne, he would inevitably be
made the object of demonstrations of re
spectful enthusiasm on the part of the
faithful, and by a natural reaction these
demonstrations would be followed, by
others of a hostile character. The'pope
would be simaltaneouslyapplauded and
hissed and surrounded by tumults and
faction fights. The government would
render military honors to- him, but it
could not long tolerate in the streets of
Home demonstrations in favor of the
pope, who, after all, is a dispossessed
6overei,Ta. "
"Does your wife do much fancy work?"
Fancy work? She won't even let a
porous plaster come into the hocsa with
out crocheting a red border 'round it
and irnni-T a TillowriUon thror-rh the
olc3."-Tit-r::s.
First Expedition Sailed at Daybreak
' This Morning.
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No Official Report Yet of the Engagement
Or Marines at Guantanomo, Where Our
Side Lost Several Lives, Among Them
Being John Blairi-Gibbs, of Virginia.
Our Troops Expected Off Santiago
Thursday. -
By Telegraph to TBI Fbxb Paisa. '
Washington, June 13. There is no of
ficial report of the engagement of marines
at Guantanomo harbor; when Assistant
Surgeon John Blair Gibbs, of Richmond,
Ya.; Sergeant Chas. Smith, of Small wood;
Private Wm. Dumphy, of Gloucester;
Private James McKolgan, of Stoneharn,
Mass., were killed after thirteen hours
fighting.
A dispatch says the army of invasion
sailed atdaybreak from Key West, 15,000
strong. .
Today Crowninshield said be bad no
advices that Manilla hag fallen.
The first troops which sailed from Key
West today comprised 773 officers and
14,564 privates.
Expected Off Santiago Thursday.
By Cable to Ttae'Free Press. .
Mole St. Nioholas, June 13. The expe
dition under Shafter will land near
Zachara bay, nine miles west of Santiago.
Operations against' Santiago will begin
immediately upon . their ' arrival. The
26,000 infantry t.threequadrons of cav
alry and a regiment of artillery are ex
pected off Santiago Thursday. -
GERMANY DENIES.
Denial That She Intends Holding a Con
ference Regarding the Philippines. -
By Cable to The Free Press. .
- London, June 13. All dispatches from
Berlin this morning deny that Germany
has any intention of calling a conference
regarding the Philippines. .
Hay Not Responsible for the Report.
By Cable to Thi Fbki Pbibs.
! London, June 13. Ambassador .Hay
says that be is not responsible for the re
port that Manilla had fallen to the Amer
icans or insurgents.
Curfew...
N. C. Baptist.
The curfew, ordinance is growing.
About 400 towns and cities in this coun
try have already adopted it with univer
sal approbation. It is working admirably.
Of course there was at first a great deal
of ranting and kicking and injunction
suits, but it was only a short time before
all was quiet and the boys were going
home when the curfew rang. The law is
eight or eight-thirty in the , winter and
nine in the summer.
Some think these laws are infringement
of personal liberty. They are for ihe
general well-being of society and are
justifiable. - The bo; who is out at night
is the boy out of which the criminal is
made and the State has the right to pro
tect itself against this class. Col. Alexan
der Hoagland, of Kentucky, has spent 15
years in tbis work and with marvelous
success. He says the following ordinance
has met the situation in a wonderful
degree: '
1. Compelling officers of cities and
towns to apprehend and restore to their
homes all tramping and truant boys and
girls., 2. To prevent imprisoning youths
in station houses, jails and workhouses
with old criminals. , 3. To protect chil
dren in dissipated and immoral homes.
4. That county commissioners open at
their county seats and larjjer towns an
intelligence office where boys and girls
can register for homes or employment
free of expense. 5. Through State law
Or municipal ordinances compel all
youths, unless accompanied by parents
or guardians, or absent on iave.ta De at
their own homes after late hours of the
nicrht (usually nine oclock).
The adtation of this question is com-
iv.. You should be prepared to do your
Christian duty concerning it. We want
to see it tried in North Carc'.Isa. .
OM papers for eala at this cMlce.
TROOPS Oil THE
NEWBERN NEWS ITEMS.
Prospects Bright for Thomas. Reserves
- Will Probably Receive Orders Wednes
u day. A Letter From Key West. A Small
Fire.
0. Whit Gaslclns, Manager Newbern Depart
ment. Newbern, N. C, June 13, 1898.
A letter received Saturday night by
Lieut. Daniels, from Commander Geo. L.
Morton, states that th Reserves ,w ill
probably receive orders Wednesday. '
It is gratifying to the friends of Hon.
Charles II. Thomas, the Democratic
candidate for congress from tbis district
to know that be is gaining strength
every day, and that the prospects for bis
nomination are very bright.
? Sunday morning at 3:15 the fire alarm
sounded from box 54. The fire was
located on West street, aud proved to be
a dwelling house occupied by colored
people. The fire was inside the house,
and burned thawhole interior.
A letter from Mr. Haywood Howerton,
one of the crew of the auxiliary cruiser
Manning, from Key West, stated that
they were to leave that place to transfer
the marines from the Panther to the bay
of Guantanamo. He said he had seen
Henry Rhodes and Will Credle. Will
Credle was among the 900 marines on
board the Panther, and were taken from
Brooklyn. He stys they were bo th look
ing well and in1 good health. Haywood
goes on to say that he is well and has
only been sick oncH and that was caused
from rating too many pineapples.
GEN. HOKE'S vTeWS.
He Thinks the Philippine' Islands Should
Be Sold to Japan.
Col. F. A. Olds writes to the Wilming
ton Messenger: ,
"The ablest ex-Confederate general now
living in this State said to me today:
'My idea is sell the Philippines to Japan
and thus pay the cost, of the .war and
make a firm friend and ally of that coun
try; then take and bold Cuba and Porto
Rico. They are naturally ours. Then
build quicklj . the Nicaragua Canal.', -.'He
went on to say, and what he says
is always worth the reading: .'The
Spanish army is already crushed. Our
navy in magnificent in morale. Rut the
Spanish army will fight. Ton will see
that. I look for desperate fighting at
Havana. But it will have to be taken
and it will be taken. Of that there is no
doubt.'"
' This is General Hoke,, o course.
Of One Overmastering Idea.
Hardware Trade.
The giants of the raoe have been men
of concentration, who havestruck sledge
hammer blows in one place until they
have accomplished their purpose. The
successful men of today are men of one
overmastering idea, one unwavering aim,
men of single aud intense purpose. "Scat
teration" is the curse of American busi
ness life. Too many are like Douglas
Jerrold's friend, who could converse in
twenty-four languages, but had no ideas
to express in anyone of them.
YOUR AMBMtflOM
h is called to the fact that we have always in stock '
SOMETHING NICE FOR YOU TO EAT !
! . Oar stock is full up with Fine Canned Goods, Mason's Cakes
and Crackers, and all kinds of Groceries that are kept in a firsU
class grocery store.
Our prices are as low as anybody's. Goods delivered free to
Next to L. Harvey & Son's
Office.
The True Fit
and
The Gleam,
one a regular made, the other a ventilating corset.
Either at "
50 cents.
Two best values offered. ; ;
0ETTIMGER BfiO
lrA few more sizes of Zieglef Bros.' $2 and $3 Low
quartered Shoes at $1.
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But Probably Be a Long Time
Hence. " '
Hard Work at Chattanooga. Vigorously
Equipping Soldiers, So It Is Stated.
20,000 Soldiers Could Be Sent From
Camp Thomas In an Emergency.
By Telegraph to The Free Press.
Tampa, June 13. Gen. Coppinger Is in
command of the troops left here. It is
believed that he will take the next expedl
tion, its destination being Porto Rico.
Gen. Lee's corps is not likely to be sent
to Porto Rico but will go to Cuba when
the time comes to strike Havana.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 13. For the
first ti imrin many days the atmosphere
IB cuoi auu uenguuui ui vuuip iuuiuub.
The hot spell is broken and the soldiers
will devote the entire week to hard
work. : The equipment of the soldiers is
being vigorously, prosecuted. Today
20,000 men could be sent iu an emer
gency. '-, ,
COTTON MARKET.
Reported by W. A. Potterfield & Co., Ral
eigh, N.C.
By Telegraph to The Free Press.
Raleigh, N.C., June 13. New York cot
ton futures showed some strength atthe
opening but later lost it on reports of
better crop conditions." The close was
steady. '
Juneopened 6.52 and closed 0.51. July
opened at 6.57 and closed 6.54.
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