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MARION. N.C., FRIDAY. JULY sj8s.
Virion, N. G
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44
Site
iit
1 ffl.
f" S Lives Lost In a Col -i
at Sea.
VHUiJ ACCOMPLISHED.
-. -i '.al I. nl ry Into Manila
.1 - - -..ir;Mi Soldiers Tried to
to Ilo,tun.
, N..viu Scotia ( liy Cable. )
! ... li N.tii'er, La I'ourgogue,
( ienende Trans-At-
l:.--, wi'h ;.'." Souls ua board,
' -:'",g shi,'
miles eolith of Sable
i ji!: tin; early morning of
I nil within half un hour,
v.i'i:i.:..i over of Lei- pttB-
alilc.'ew. The baliiurc, Who
li .iv. u dow u by tho fearful
1 :.'-) ' I fought for life,
' 1 ' i K t i i rescued fl Oin
. t;! ...'.. of tli- ( lomarthy
. !:!! :!;. survived the roll isioii.
l'tr;iilt.. :.t the tllno of the
I - id mii nt .in, it in Paris.
'v-i (I t!;i catastrophe to the
lit throw u the rity of
'-. . , :,, tt S rri:tl ei i 1 -
' 1 new- j a; el s, giving do
':... iiU; Hi!, J fi! ...
. :j;i'IV 1 .( . OM Iv I Cei (.( 1 11 (llM
'l il.nr; tli,. collision and tho
'i I i iiuiM,hal 1-In try Mxtrcl.
Hon,; K,)Ni; ( Lilja ,,.y ( 'atle.
ILe triumphal entry of tho American
transports into Manila Hay was maned
Ly an unj leasant incident, for which
Hie Germans were oiiaihlo. As Ihe
f h: c;Uilcj up the hay they were close
ly followed bv tin; German r-r.ur
Kuistrm August,,. The impiession of
everybody watching tii- vts; el
til it f-he wm r!oc!r ohstrin- the
Ainvrican fu,,-; ami that t-he was aNo
iyiu' to show tho Americans au-.i
-amsl. that hhe represente l a nation
which mist bo reckoned with iu the
present crisis.
Lamentations in Spain.
M a or; i i, Spain (l!y Cable.) - Jfie tu
thusiasm aroused hy the uiisleudin-dinpuU-hes
to the Hj-ayish Kwverniuent
fro-u Cuba is rhiiifed u;to the
wailing i,f the faiiiilj.'s , f i:,.. victims
tuid h-.i.ieiiUii..,,., u.,cl tl,:' national
disa .ter. Tho j:ni:ist(.rB an; crestfitlleu
and are .still roii'.iaiinv the worst. TiiO
utmost extremity of despair, of ru-e
und reci iminatioiis jrrovtttl amoar the
population and thu authorities" aro
udnntin Ftru- piecauttous, feanut,'
popuiar outhurstrt.
I w ciity-c i n lli'i! Cr,),s Nurses.
'J'a.mi-a, Fin, (Special). A party of
J7 Ited Cioss nurses arrived here,
Ijouud for the i.atth field to succor the
wounded and heal tho sick. These
hravo and self saciiliriuy: womeii are
eagerly awaiting the most, rapid trans
portutioli to the sci nee of duty.
reru ones to Mo.-ton Ilai l.or.
Wamiinokin, I), r. (Special. ) Ad
miral Sampson ha; been directed to
send his prisom.is to tho Cuitcd States.
1 ho enlisted men and lion commis-
If s--..
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' f v i u '.T1.-
, 'v .t? PORTS t. A
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1.!-
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1 5 1. V,' 0,5 -y :
lii" --a c I. I '1 csi-icitt Fuiiru
1 ' ! w i ! 1 4 tclci am to the toin
ii:t 1 it; o'l I v d 1st t rssed ever
c in-ws and I feci very keenly
1 that has plunged so many
.id tut 1 icau families iut
I ',ivm' , I lie Senate
1 1: i'i'.it ion of Hawaii is now
i-hc l mi l:.r us tho legislative
t tht -oNciniiient is concerned,
n in 1 t i t, il I y tho Josolutions
"I the annexation of the
' I 1 ": 1; hi to a vote ia the
! 1'iiy r. and they were passed
- ! 1 vc Vote of I'J to '.'1.
ti 1 "ii . 4 11c 1! I las 4 ;ipt ill cl.
' '. i 1 ' Near Santiago, do
: ( 'a' !," Seven of the Span
nlia-, wholuive been shoiitiiii,'
in'.i. passing ambulances ntid
v tiaois, have been raptured
l i.i' i' hravy uaid attienerul
!:c;nhiiartci s. It lists nut
decided what to do with them,
M'.toiuiit likely they will be
simied ciliccrs v.iil be sent to IVi ts
mouth, N. il. The commissioned ot
lii'cis. from Adtuiia! Ccrveia himstdf
down to tho ensigns, will bo sent to
1'oit Wan en, ilo.ti'ii liaibor, where
they will be turned over to the tinny
for safe keeping.
.1 w-.ieiisimi of Hostilities
- 1 - it 1 11 ! Iy Cahlei -There are
1 uiiioi s heir that I Mike Al
iii 1. Forciu Minister, and
1 lama.o, tho Minister c
:!!:. tioii and Public Works,
' i tuil powers to propose a
t ho-t ilitics as a preiimi-
' negotiation. Tho min
'"i 1 :l"i in nor deny the
1 t In- p.inis!i I'risoners.
.vtesy wa extended to
1 ' "! i:iih admiral, Cervera.
' Through (Jeueral
' v!:t;al i tlicer, permission
1 ' ei ei a to communicate
i':::iv in Spain by cable.
i:a; a!o granted toother
-' t :-. to use the cable to
ie;.-oual messages to
l Mil.
'i's id-. 1.11 1 orcemeii t s .
';r.:M oits have sailed from
1 .1 within the last week,
; e l i.mtities of war mater
luht artillery anil about
' e enforce Uencral Shatter
it Will luva.le Spain.
Ite oiiii'iiil ViMinrt rnnpliinT
11 t
it tho Spanish lleet had
Sue. Canal has made no
the plans of the Navy Po
- to sendiujr Commodore
i'ia lion to the coast of
!',;: iy lion' t-aid it would
earliest possible moment.
Mil Destroyed.
" l. C. (Special. ) News
I W;i Imiton that the Al-
I I :! destroyed while try
In' i'lockudo at Havana.
Spani .li Sold in s S ricd to Kscape.
IviM.sroN, .lamaica n 'able. ) --About
.".Oof the b'i Spanish prisoners on tho
b nited States si ;i x i I i.iry- ci uiser 1 1 iirvard
attempted to escape. In some wiiv a
number of them secured mius and
made a wilil dah for libeitv fmm the
steeraee, vhere. they were confined.
Their rush wa - met bv the deadly bul
lets of tho guards. Six w ere killed und
fifteen wounded. I he firing ended the
mutiny. No Amrican was hurt.
President 's I roc I a ma t iot .
W MiiNoroN, D. C. (Special;. - -The
Fresideiit has issued a proclamation
asking tho Americau peoj lo upon their
next a--sembliii for divine worship m
ijivo thanks to Almighty iod for
jruidiutf our artnies to victory iu strtiuo
lands.
Arming lor fivil War.
The Madri.l correspondent of the
bomlon I'aily Telerath savs: "Pis
onler is spteadiiii; anions the military;
tho crowds in the city are ettm
riotous and everywhere sins are aj
parcnt that t!ie o uiatioti is armini;
for civil war. Marshal Martinez
Campos and the ca; tain treiietal of
Madrid have held lornr cousultationa as
to ways and means of preserving
order."
August i' Family Mscapes.
The Spanish consul ut Siujrapoie
w ires the follow iu,' message frotn l len
eral Auusti to the Madrid government :
"I he situation is unchanged. My
family Iih-: -succeeded iu miraculously
escaping from ?Iavibra in a boat and
having piif?ed thionuTi the American
veseels, all arrive I safely at Manila,
(ieneral Monet's column is besieged
uud attacked at Maeabora. "
( aiuara -leiol to Keturn.
According to dispatches received at
(iibra'.ter from Madrid, the Spanish
government has ordered Admiral Cain
ara to return to Spain. Uencral
Oehando has arrived at Algcciras to iti
siiect the sites of the n-.w I atteries.
1 I'.Ieven Persons Now 1'ioler Arrest.
The following named persons have
been arrested charged with being iiu
j plicated in the Lake City, S. C. , post
i muster murder case : Alexander Koirers.
Oscar Kelly, Mai ion Clark, F.dmuud
Kogers and Charles Leiner. Kleveu
I'ersons suspected of complicity in this
crime have up to this time been
arrested.
Sons of the American devolution
presented President McKinley with
resolutions indorsing Lis action in
blotting out sectionalism by his war
appointments.
jSllIllira'SfiSESB.
I Outer Fortifications Captured by j
j tlb"! Americans. j
1 - !
j SHAFTER DEMANDS SURRENDER j
j I Ioss In Ura'l ami W ounlel to the j
j Ari'.ci i, .ins Over ai 'I liousa m! One
j oinp iny Almost Swept Away by a
S IJui st itig Shell.
1 1. addition to tho splendid work ac
complished by Admiral Sampson. Ceu
:' 'mit-T iy r r-,im.in,i of tho iai' i
forces before Santiago, ini I eo far pro
gressed 111 tho carrying out of his plans
for the 1 eduction of tha city that ho de
rounded the immediate sui lender of tho
Sp.'iuu h foi cej, which is expected short-
iy-
l iMay's Hattle.
An Associated I'ress J)ispatch from
Juraua, Friday, 4 p. m. , via l'ort
Antonio, Saturday, July , says: The
geneial order for an advance was isfsued
by (leneiul Shaffer at dark last niht.
At 1 o'clock hundreds of bugles rang
out the reveille and before tho sun had
risen th; great line was complete. To
the extreme left wan (Jeueral Pulliehl,
with the Thirty third Michigan, his
command having reached tho Agua
doies bridge by train. Next to the
northeast was (loneral Kent'a division,
a mile and a half from se i, and held as
u reserve force. The centre of the Hue
whs iiu'd by a cavalry division, which
until ieneral Wheeler arrived at noon,
was commanded by (ieneral Sumuer.
Owinn to (Jeneral Young's illness, Col.
Wood, of the Kotmh Ui'ters, commanded
his bii.;:i'.o, w hich consisted of t ho First
beijuhtrs. the First Volunteeis and tha
Tenth ilegulars and one battaliou of
the Ninth Regular Cavalry, all dis
mounted with the exception of two
trooi.s oil the extreme right, under
Cenerals i.awton and Chall'eo, fully
live miles from the nca. It. hud been
arianged that (ieneral Pullield should
innko a f;int of attnekiug Aguadores in
01 del 1o draw attention from the main
movement, aud at " o'clock (ienerul
huivt'.'n'R troops moved forwanl, lei
bv a iiattery of the First Artillery uu
iler command of Captain Allyu Capron.
I ho lirst shot was liied from the bat
tery At '': by Captain Capron, whoso
eon, Captain Allyu K. Cajron,
of the ilough Hiders wan killed
in the battle ai Sevilhi. The hhot
was directed nt Canoy, where tho
Spaniards were in force and it fell in
the heart of tho town. Tee tiring con
tinued for L1" minutes without response.
Meantime the cavalry division had
moved forward on tho main Santiago
trail, headed by a light battery of the
Second Artillery under ('aid. (iriuios.
The movement of this battery was a
heai t bt oakiug task, owing to the steep
hi!!. Under the musketry tire of the
cavalrymen the Spaniards in the little
town of id Paso retreated. After tho
enemy had been driven from Til Paso,
J 1 shots weiO Tired by ('apt. Crime
and ( apt. Caj iuu from that position
into the outer fortilu atious of Santiago
before a re.ipoiit'.o enme. When it did
come, however, it came with unexpect
ed accuracy, the shots being fiom three
and live-inch rat i i lire rifles, evident ly
tui en from Admit al Corvera'H war
ships, and mounted behind thu
fortifications. The Spauish guuneis
raked the hill on whirls 1.!
Paso f-tands and which, meantime,
had been made the headquarters of
I ieneral Sumner and the Cuban jzeii
ends, (iarcia. Castillo, Capote and
Uabi. uo shell struck a large funr
store house on tho red roriugated roof
of which stood ten Cubans viewing the
tU'hi. The roof fell and the Cubans
were ntnded aud three of them will
die lechnient of v;i ( 'ubans went
forward from !il Paso and then Col.
Wood with the Pvough Miders, tho First
iu .1 len'h t'avalry, started ilowuthe
hi!I.-ides, sti aight for the enemy's for
tif;;iiions. Col. Wood's command
hehaed with greut bravery, iiriiii:
stea iv and deadly volleys, with tho
eticmv's shells screeching aul bursting
over their heads. Twenty minutes
i of iiaib'.Ily hot work silenced the
! S) .irr.si.Jo.ittcries.
Av :: to tho left (ieneral Law ton's
1 diwsi. p. with ( bailee's men and Ca
j jnon's battery were lighting liereely
I w it'n the enemy entrenched in and about
Cii'if v. 1 lie Spaniards contested every
I nicii ' :' troutid bitterly, and fought
with ected coolness and courage,
; but the iiicsf tib'.e onward movement
j i f the Anieiicaus rdowly forced them
! back upon and bcyoud t'aney. About
i 11 o'rl.'ck the terrible tire fmnit uptaiu
Hca
el
i CaMou s nuus and tho muskets ot the
I ! ie!i broke the Spanish line and a re
i treat be;:an towaid the line of outer
foi ti!ic: tiol:s.
Ail this time (ieneral Sumner had
' commanded the ceutro, owing to (len
I era! Wheeler's illness, but about 11 Sid
IticJieial. Wheeler started on the two
miles joutnev to the front in an ambu-
lance About half way to the front he
met ,i number of litters bearing the
jwou;i :e l. The veteran, under protest
by tin- surgeon, immediately ordered
his l . i -e. and after personally assist
ing i wounded into tho run bulance,
! iinii:. .' i a". I rode onward. J he men
j bins; frau tic cheers, whicli fo'iow-
td the je:.riAl rdl along the line. My
j noon. ;;!titiiu: h cldl very ill, (Ieneral
' Wheeler 1'A I estabiibhed headquai tcis
' at the extreme front sid centre of the
j line.
I The haj dest f.ghtin of the day seem.
; to have be-a ou the light ihiuk anl
' heavy casualties a'-e re; orted from
' there. The advance there was more
i rapid than at other points on the hr.e,
' and (ieneral ( 'bailee's biigade was the
j first to cross the Little Sau Juan river
I close to the line of outer fortifications,
i Mhiiv dramatic incidents occuned
j dtirinj the day. with uuseioua evi
' deuces of splendid peisor.al I r:very ci
the American otlicers uud ia their
work of continuous and intense i hysi
I i ... .i..il,..l,;U. .,, 1 ..
Cal si ra i ii uiii iwiucuihj '
and the tierce tropical sun which ham
mered upon them the greater part of
the day. The Cubans behaved with
skill mid valor and rendered valuable
aid. (ieneral (iarcia. and the other
Cuban generals led th troops in per
son and showed sreat coolness ia tight
s. The Spa.) i- fought stubborn- j
oiighoui. an. I tiie rem a', though i
V. Was slowly and Colly conduct- j
ihey idesti- i everv inch of the
way and f-jughi w'.in miexjected skill,
their tVicei s handling 'the tioops with
in'.eiy and go -i jr. tgmeat'
Pi the !:arge o:. an.Miau Heights a
bid. -ting : hell aln:et annihilated aa
entile com pan v- of our troops.
'..' t iiiiii .ili rinii Willi II.i'l mii5.
'The miiitaiy b: !!oons uaed bv the
Mgmtl corps for the purpose of obtain
ing accuiate itifonijation ..f the location
of the euem uud ti e character of their
defence, proved oT inestimable service
iu yestei day's eug;.renient. The bal
loon sent up yeste: iuy rloated just over
the tiee tops and was easily guided
aloni three miles .f the roa 1 toward
the lines of the ei emv. Whenever it 1
halted for tho purpose of taking a
td ; . : ! " ' -'.'i, ' '.;tt ions below,
in.. .;pu.ii:ii n , st'ied tUe occasion tor
taking pop shots at the mi I air monster.
At o:i'j tnuo t!ie big balloon hung over
San .Juan, not over ") yards fivm the
enemy, uud to; live minutes the Span
iards below tried in vain to puncture it.
spaiiisti Loss Heavy.
The American army is not alone feel
ing the eli'ect of the three days' shock
of arm. hetiuite, positive informa
tion is at hand, that Santiago has been
literaiiy torn to pieces, and that in the
wreck and ruin of demolished build
ings the Spauish casualties numbered
fully l.onii. This is a titling offset
to any ipialms raised by the reports
fiom the American lines. This in
formation enmo from one of tho foreign
consuls stationed at Santiago, who re
ported to tiie representative of his
coiiutiv in Washington the fearful
havoc within the city wrought by the
Am-rican army aud thy licet. The
I'ur.-tiiig shells fiom our lleet done the
viea! est damage inside of tho city.
Muihliujis were riddled with rille shot
uud mown down with the huge shells
and solid projectiles from the ships.
Most serious of all, the Spanish com
mander, (Ieneral Linares, occupying a
place similar to that of (ieneral Shatter
in the A me? icau army', was seriously
wounded. This last fact hud been
grudgingly admitted from Madrid.
Sato: t,i 's Iiattle.
l our batteries of artillery, which
were placed in position this morning,
began the day with bombarding the
Sh.Juau ptai ter of Santiago and the
Spanish po.-.itiou in trout of our right.
After ii ipiarttr of an hour's shelling,
(ieneral Lawton'i! troops, who had
been unenforced, pressed forward
upon the eatmy'b left llauk, pouring in
un ex- oodiugiy hot tire, which was con
tinued during tho greater part of the
afternoon.
A Night Attack.
On the night of .July i tho Spanish
liimlii a despei ate attack upon our left
shortly before Pi o'clock. The assault
was directed ut the position that had
been carried by ( ieneral Kent's meu.
The Spaniards left tho trenches and
charged across tho open, striking
heavily upon ieneral WikolT's Mrigade.
Ihey were re-enforced by a heavy lire
a;l along I heir line of guns and bat
teries u:d succeeded in driving some
ci: our men from the trenches, but the
heavy lire the Americans in turn
poured in staggered the Spanish lino
and i,eut it reeling backward, with
heavy lo'.s. The Americans had ad
vanced from the trendies for the lirst
lime and while the Spaniards were in
the 'ip.j j some of our (iutlins on tho
extreme left did terrible execution,
i ho casualties among our men were
not heavy.
Our Losses.
Tho righting has cost the American
my l,.ii) men. Tins estimate is
minis by the surgeons at division head
ppiiters, inter caieful figuring bv the
-uigeoiis at tiie hospitals. The list of
wounded, as made up at the division
hetidiuarters, is very huge in propor
tion to the list of those killed outright.
Pi. babiy less than 1'iu, all told, of the
number of wounded have died, making
the total number of deaths in the
neighborhood of b'i'. Tho remainder
of die wounded will probably recover.
! idrid lireatly IMstui led.
The Madrid correspondent of The
London Standard says: "I he ofiicial
dispatch w;th lefeieuee to the fighting
ut Santiago has caused u paiuful sensa
tion. The , ueeu Megent has sent an
expi essior. of her sympathy to Stnora
Linares, wife of (leu. Linares, vho is
residing :n Madrid The greatest
anxiety is felt by all classes. Tho
press of all sections is angry because
no pioper measures have been taken to
re-enforce ieneral Linares. The C'ueeii
Megent is deeply concerned aud has re-
p'.ested her ministers to send her a!l
Ipputehes, no matter at what hour
they uriive. ":
Loud o ii ( oiu iiieiit .
'! he editorials in the Iui!y (iraphie
and Times fairly represent the oph' ion
of the London newspapers. 1 here i
in word of blame, but rather unstinted
admiration for (ieneral Shatter':
bravery, A all ! eiuai k that America
finds Santiago a tougher task thuu she
anticipated. Spain, it is suggested,
might now sue for peace on honorable
terms, but it is not thought the is likely
to do so.
I i. iii-pot Is Arrive at Manila.
A special dispatch from Hong Ko2g,
duly -i, savs: i he I'uited States un
latch boat Xafito, which left Cavite,
Manila La: bor, on duly I. has arrived
here, she report- that the Amei icaa
troops iu the transports City of Sidney,
City of Peking and Australia, convoyed
by the Charleston, arrived at ("avite" on
.1 i:lo o-.-th. h iTiiig taken tho Ladrone
islai.ds o : the v. ay, and having loft
men there. The Spanish (iovtrnor an 1
other orhciaN ca; mred were brought
to ( 'avite t he L'nite I States troops
commenced tj disembark at Cavito on
Julv lit.
Tried to Run the Blockade, But In
Vain.
ADMIRAL CERVERA CAPTURED.
- -
American Los Only Oile Killed and
One Wounded. 1,4'J( Prisoners Ta
ken. Many Killed and Wounded.
The New York llernhl Las received
the following details of the destruction
of Admiral Cervera's lleet: Three of
the Spanish cruisers that weie bottled
up in Santiago barber mid the two tor
pedo boat destroyers weie pounded into
helpless hulks by the guns of Admiral
Sampson's fleet, on Sunday, duly;!, in
a vain attempt to escape from the har
bor. The vessels were beached to save
as many of the lives of tho crews as
possible.
Admiral Cerveia, on board the Cris
tobal Coiou, headed the lleet in uu at
tempt to get away at about ;;:!0 o'clock.
So little were the Americans expecting
the dash that the -lagship New Vork !
was cruisiug up the coast to the cast
auel lelurued only iu time to ece the
finish of tho light, and lire a shot or
two at the torpedo boat destroyers.
The Iowa, Indiana, Oiegou, Massa
chusetts, Texas, Prookly aud the con
verted yacht Gloucester, formerly the
Corsair, formed iu position to give bat
tle as soeu us the Colon was sighted
rounding the wreck of the Merriinae.
The Americau vessels did not open tire
at once; they waited until Cervera's
thips were out of the range of Moiro's
guns before giving battle. Cervera
Loaded to the west, the Colon in the
lead, followed by tho Vizeaya and the
Oipieudo and tho destroyers, all thing
rapidly.
All of the American battleships open
ed lire at once aud tho Spanish weie
toon in a hurricane of shot and shell.
Time in I.i::tl.i.
Liborl.-i 1- th- httid win r- :. are
alm-'s' entirely !i-;- !- -1 with. Ti e
sun risi e.ai r.'y at '" a. m. an 1 -:- at
, p. !(.. t ::'.''...!! t:;c year, ail', ii
vertically overhead at !':!.
pe:';'d': '. !:!;. ha a V.' wslsjy mu ichm
'.v'r. ; ;.i - .- 1 ti'-n?. grave ;n.d gay. on
a .r.i-l w - i n a crowd has gather-
i j uils his iron- ukr 1U bvx
nd 6lLo thei alb
AlIIHAr. I MKVl.KA.
but Colon kept on bravely until, who t
about ten miies to the westward of
Mono Castle, Admiial ('erveia turned
his vessel to the shore and beached her,
She was blazing iu a score of places,
but her guns kept at woi k and th-j
white flag never showed until she wie
completely disabled.
'1 he iienelo an 1 Viraya wee op
posed by tho Iowa, 'Texas and Indiana
and went down to defeat with fearful
swiftness, covering only about half the
distance made by ihe Colon before
their captains run them ashore-. Their
crews fought with desperate bravery,
but their courage vv ts no match to the
courage of our meu, added to their s-i-perb
gunnery. 1 heir shells went wild,
but the American gun lire was marl-ud
by merciless precision. Ihe two cruis
ers, both tui lire, were beached not
more than a quarter of a mile apart.
The most dramatic feature of tho 1 lit
tle was tho contest bet w eeu Ihe torpedo
boat destroyers and the Jioucester. The
latter was struck sevvitil limes, and is
the only American ve.-sel leported dam
aged. At first the Ohmcc-der tired no
on them with her six-pounders, but
they ran past her and engaged the bat
tleships. Finding tho tiie too Lot.
they turned and attacked the donees
ter again until both destroyers were
on firo and had to bo beached. Their
crew threw themselves in surf to save
their lives. Just before this, the New
Voik came up and assisted iu giving
the finishing blow to the destroyers.
There was explosion, after explosion
fiom the Leached vessels.
None of our officers or men weie in
jured, except on board tho Mrookh u.
Chief Yeoman Lllis was killol and one
man wounded. Admiral Cervera, all
commanding o!licers, excepting three of
the ( )juenlo. about To other cilice! s and
1,1.00 men taken prisoners. About :'i
killed or drow ned aud bin w ounded, the
latter being cared for on the Solace and
l rlivette.
Wounded at Fort Macon.
At Fort Macon, in tiring the annual
national Fourth of duly salute of forty
six guns, the eighth shot exploded
prematurely , uud seiiously, if not fa
tally, wounded Artilleryman Charles
Hosier. His eyesight is destroyed,
and his face, arms and chest baity
burned.
Struck l.y Lightning.
The excursion steamer Surfity, ply
ing between Salem and Maker Island,
Mss , wa? struck by lightning on duly
i. It is not known how many were on
the steamer, but it is said there were
over '.',). Many, however, were res
cued by Teats from the shore.
Latest From Shafter.
The W ar I epar tmcnt gve out the
followin?: "Hca-Lpiii ters Fifth Army
Corps, Near Santiago, Juiy TomiLt
my lines completely surround the town
from the bay on the i.orth of the city
to a I o:nt on the San luan rher, on the
south. I Le enemy holds from the wed
bend cf Stu Juan river, at its mouth,
up the railroal to the city. General
l'audo, I find to night, is some dis
tance away, and will not get into
Santiago. "(Sijnelj aim-rEa."
I XI I K I STATK3 COMiKKSS.
Preceding of Senate and Ilou6
From Hay to I?y
THE SKNATK.
Ji nk :10th. 1 he Spat cleared the
legislative de.'ks lor what may the
final action upou the Hawaiian annex;,
lion l violations. 'J L last of the appro
priation bills that bus bfon ending in
Coiifeieure was disjo-ed cf, aud wa a
law before midntjtht. At :ii I p. ci. tb
Seuate went into ce'-uti3 session aud
at i:'i? a Ijourned.
J' nv 1st. For nearly six Louio the
Seuate had ander discussion the Ha
waiian aunexatiou r esol"li(-i.s. The
first formal apeecL iu favor ot Iks reso
lutions was made by Pettus, Peuiucrat,
o! A!''Rii'n. His address was strong
and patrictk. MaHofy. lnuocrut, of
Florida, prekouttd constitfttional ar
gument agaiust the ace'i'''it'n 01 terri
tory by j-int res. -it i. i of I 'i'ii:"-s
Hawley preseuted the coiifei once agree
ment on the bill providing for tho i un
ishment of persons w ho trespass upon
or destroy harbor defene-e works and
fortiricaUous of the I'uited State. The
Senate thn went into executive ses
sion aud at."i:"o p. m., adjoiirhcd.
Jpi.y t,'i. 'Ihe Senate was devoted
chiefly to the Hawaiian debate. Senator
Pettigrew, Silver Mepublicau, of South
Pakota, occupying live hours. The fol
lowing House bills were passed: Fixing
the pay of volunteer soldiers from the
date of enrolment for service; tochauge
the time for holding courts in the Fast
em district of North Carolina. Also
the Senate bill amending the la vs i;
latiug to Ainericuu seamen for their
protection and to promote commerce.
The chief features of the latter are the
elimination of all imprisonment pro
visions in the eoa.stwise trade, includ
ing Mexican aud West Indian, the re
duction of penalties in tho foreign
trade; tho imiiruving of tho provision
settles, and the reduction of allotments
to cue month. At "ns p. m. tho Sen
ale adjour ned to Mouday.
Jpi.y Int. - In the Senate Mr. Allen
(Neb. (began Lis speech in opposition
to the Hawaiiau annexation. At noon
Senator Turpio (hid.) read tho declara
tion of independence. Puriug the ses
sion a laiiio number of pension bills
weie ascd. 'The Associated Press
disiatch cotiveviug Admiral Sampson's
cablegram telling cf tho capture of the
Spanish lleet was read by the clerk. At
the conclusion of the good uews all
Senators and occupants of tho galleties
joined in applause w Inch whs prolonged.
The chair refrained for once from any
effort to check a demonstration of ap
proval in tho Senate chamber. At -1:;V
o'clock the Senate went into executive
session and at o:l l p. m , adjourned.
The debate upon tho Hawaiian reso
lutions was continued iu tho Senate.
Three speeches were made. Hoar, of
Massachusetts, in advocating annexa
tion made a notable appeal against
any policy of general territorial ex
pansion as a sequence of war. Shortly
before o'clock the Senate went into
executive session and at a: 11 p. m. ad
journed. Ji i.Vj t ; iii. 'Ihe Senate pus od the
resolutions of annexation of Hawaii Ly
a vote of ii to 21. Pettigrevv ollered a
lcsolutiou tendering tho thanks of Con
gress to Commodore Schley and the
men under him for their gallant con
duct in the destruction of the Spanish
lleet; referred to committee on naval
a'hihs. Seriate concur red in the House
amendment to the general deficiency
bill, thus passing tho last of tho appro
priation measures. Conference reports
were presented on a bill for protect ion of
harbor and coast defences and on a bill lo
increase tho force in the ordnance de
partment in the army; both agreed to.
At TiioO p. m. the Senate went into ex
eeutive session, and nt :h"p. m. ad
jourued.
THE HOCSn.
.1 1 i. v 1st. Today's ses ion of the
House was of little legislative interest.
A few private bill were parsed and
some conference rei.orta of minor lm
portauce were adopted.
Ji I.Y "(TH. - The lloiioe devoted four
hours to a debate on the PaciJir i aib
roads issue, brought out by the Senate
amendment to the geneial deficiency
bill. 'The partial conference r epoi t o'i
the general deficiency bill covering all
items but this, was adopted. The do
bate was led by ('Million, of Illinois,
and Powers, of Vermont, for; and
Muguir. of California, against the
amendment. Tho House adjourned at
1:."T p. m
Jt LV'.iii The Hons after a debate
of four hours concurred in the Senate
amendment to the general deficiency
hill authorizing tho necietarv of the
Interior, the Attorney ieneral and the
Secretary of the Treasurv to nettle,
with the Approval of the President, tn
indebtedness of the Central and
Western roads to the gove; rnuent. An
amendment was ollered and adopted lo
the Pacific read amendment providing
that uuless settlement was reach': I
w ithiu one year tLe President aLould
begiii foreclosure proceedings. 'I he
conference report upon the bills to
inerea-e force ofirlnai c; department
and j rotect harbor and -oat defouc
v. ere a loptod At 1 :"' the House a i-journed.
How l.'aMgli f lid. rated
Ihe 1th was observed at Maieigh :n
t military .-iyle. Ailduytheie ui the
j hanging 'd cannon and the. explosion of
i firecracker-, particularly the large
I dy namite kind, in the afterncon tho
entire city turned out to sei the i urade
j cf the Second Hcgimeut, A great
! ia::v country peoj le came ia The
duv was hot, but was tempered by a J
j steady breeze. Governor Mussed.
j through the Adjutant General, invited
quit- a Lumber f i imminent per ion a
I to wituen the tevi-w of tL dreis
j jaraie of tho regimeyt from the execu
tive mansion.
j
j llruri'l KalJy t Ui vrr I.id.
Preparations Lav be:i completed
i for holding the grentert rally in tho Lis
1 torv t-f Mivtr Mcj I. Gaston county, tj
I be Lc-ld August :',rd u-d -tth. In addi
tion 'o tho other features arrai-gotueuts
Lave 1 ten maic fcr the 1 1 euin of the
Seventh Pistrict Cojgrteaional cam-I-aign.
- - -
NfH Illrn P.r Flrct-d.
At a recent meetigg in Hickory of tL
atockLo! lers of the Piedmont vVagoti
Company, Mr. H. (. Spring- wa
elected a director in place of Pr. J. 11.
McAdec, who Lad diip-ose-1 of nil Lia
etock.
.V C. liOP III I.LF.I IN.
Weather and Acf Farm
Work.
f S. r. irtM.-t.ti: :,t Aurb-ultur-. 1
i ln:n!. -r r. p D't 1 -l W- a'.rir r.urau
?.tU fareima . f. r Week Kndiu: I
Jul 1st. l..
Paring the week ending Monday.
Ial.th. l 'S ti- temp rature a-i
?oUtlUUO'id abo.o t! e noriual, tho
lxcoss avtragw-tg ti.e ce.itral j-ortiou
afthe state about bgues daily.
Maiiiuiliu toi.i-..eittl: r ceding '.
leg rtt-s occurred oil cery day t tho
week 1 he .ce-.-iv - iirat as tti
u r.t u r nl j.vo in pirn i m ' :i if the J'?evail-
ing clc-.r "k v :! co:it..'U suushla?.'
I.orfvt shower" i-rcurfe'.i er a few
rc'tnttej in tiie interior a'id aloug the
.oat. b't gfiieiuliy the ; k w
extremely dry. ad nt ihe end drought
was prevailing ot rTf where Acttru
ri'ltivation, however, l-s pieveuteil
UM. ii d.,,1,, 'Olli Vet. :.J CTof. COU-
tiiiuo to d f. i ly we..'. i :.c uathwr
was cel!rd for fut oi w..ri., laving by
crops, threshing and buying
( oru has made some piogie.-s, though
it is now- needing rain very much; lay
ing by old corn is in j rone- in tho
west, and is r.M.stly completed t'Ue
where; though t.:.hiig Ijw it
thought the crop wiilbi .r well Cotton
is standing the drought betlcr than any
other ciop. Iu fact tho war in irratuer
toilovTing the local showers and low
temperatures of lust week caiued cetn
Mdcrahte improvetnoat in r.dton during'
the early purt t-f thi- w ek.aiul iu tuauy
fields lice have nearly iIimh peared. but
the long continuation o the dry weatb
ei is 1 c'.-omiiig injurious. I !i general
condition of tho cotton crop is beloW
the average; a good many holds art
still MilVering fiom !n which hau
caused irregular stands in soino ac
tions. Thi crop i clean and sutall,
but blooming more freely.
Tobacco uedrs rain mme than any
other crops now ; cultivation will ouly
help a few days longer, und already u
few reports of tiling have been re
ceived, ihe plants have becorno irreg
ular iu sie; some topping has been
done.
Wheat is all housed oi stacked; cut
ting spring oats and rye is beiutr com
plcted; thieshiug i pr ogi cismg rapid
Iv; tho yield of all small graiua is
slightly better thuu expected, and in
some ruAtauco is unu-ioilly heavy.
Mice is growing well, Lut is a littb
grassy. Peanut i need lain; they aro
blooming. Some hay ing has been dotiu.
Sweet potatoes and gardens ore suffer
ing from drought Mains early in tlm
corn it) i week would place crops in x
cellent condition, but a much longer
continuation of tho prciit drought
will bo tliarniu
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The Norma! and
Collegiate Institute
FOR YOUNG WOMEN,
ASHLYILLL, N.
Fall Term Ibgini ing S. pt. W.
Olh ri to the Stud-r..
1. A norniil course for the
(ugh trainrn
f
The middle .-.'.-'.e of a thurcii is often
n,-fd ai a bridal built.
thor-
tearhers under in
structors from th- b-t normal hchools,
e-mbrii'-ing careful im-truction in the
most in. prove 1 mtl.ols of LacLiug,
with practice ia the model school.
1. A felly organi'.-d commercial
course for the preparation of young
women lor oihe; work, t -mbraring
Sten- graphy, Type-Aiitiug. Look -ke
ping, f-'ingleaul doublo e ntry)
Penmanship, Commercial Arithmetio
and Corrt spotde-r.ee.
.'. A course in Pom stic Science,
(h) in whuh the pupil n taught to
diauj-Lt, c-it, lit, n.Ae garments and
millinery, ) 'I prepare a meal
uhich should bo healthful, conornio
and r.j petiing. The te-acLe-ra in tLeae
departments are from Pratt Institute,
Jixooklyn, N. Y.
Hrftc-mitic study of the P-ible iu all
depaitriK nts.
A sj ciulty i- m ie of Health Cul
ture under or. e of the best teachers ia
the South.
My speci d enactment of tho Legis
lature of North Carolina, graduates
from the Normal Department are tx
empte.l from exatniuatiou when ap
plying f-.r pofitio'is iu tLe Public
ScLooIs of the State.
Cot of Hoard and Tuition ia any ot
the Pepnrtme-nt ?" p-r term, or $H0
for the school year. No extra except
riiusi. Ft r Catalogue, address
Rev. Thos. Lawrence, D. D.,
ASULYILLi; N. 'J.