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t ' - - .-t -1 - t-vv - i v - - - .--'7 " ;- :N . . - f - - - i' I-: V..-V :-;rr: .: , ,u. "M. .,.'".'" : . '.--.,' ..:'! t , i " 1 VOIi.XXV. NO. 11. RALEIGrU, NOKTH CAHOlilA, THURSDAY, JUJS E 2, 1 1898. PRICE 1 .00 A YEAR. . TROOPS LftllDJII COBS TROOPS WAJSIT H70 OO TT70 OT fT77T 1 U UU 1 U UUD4 j - ' i - , - . . SCHLEY ATTACKS t m SPANISH FLEET Havana Advices, via Cape Hatien, State that the American Fleet at 2 o'clock Yester day Began to Bombard Moro Castle at the Entrance of Santiago de Cuba Harbor. FORCED THE FORTS AND ENGAGED THE SHIPS At 3 : 45 the Cannonading Became Less Heavy Against the Fortifications but was More Accentuated at the Lo cality Where the Fleets were Engaged At 5:15 Advices Came that the American Fleet had Forced the Entrance to the Harbor and had Engaged the Spanish Fleet. WITH THE FIGHTERS Real Scene of Action Changed from Washington. CONFIDENCE IN LEADERS NAVY AND ARMY WILL NOT UtZ VlVrVEUKD BY .DEPARTMENT. Lacret Expedition En tirely Successful. AN WILL GIVE ONLY GENERAL DIRECTIONS . i .-i riirl.t 1MS .y Asso iatitl Prt-ss.1 ":ijv. ll:ivti-n. H:iyti, May HI. r:15 i. in. AilvWfs ju?t r"MVitl from lla .(iia ?;iy lh:it int 11 VI"K"k this nftcr n.- n tin Auirricnn ilt't :it S;intiap tie ha Ikh'ii faniionailin flu liatteriH ( Mrn Castle, Ii Zt-nia ami Punta ..ir.l.i. At tin same tinit. it is aMrl. rln AmiTifan shi. havt ltfii tnauHl v. ;tli i hi- Spanish warhips. Tlio firing xtn'fiifly laavy. At il:45 p.m. Ih .iiiM'in.iilin? lnoann less heavy iijrainsf ih,' ftirtitimtions, hut was nire neeentti .iifl in the locality where the tle-t.s were ri.i-e!. Mi.rro fatle is at the entraiite of th . rl.r of Santiago tK' Tulia. Ii Zecajwi. how ii on th maps as Ii Zecnpa '.i-tle. is a short ilhtanee inside the fiirr entrance, nnl Punt (I.nnla is -iti;.ii.-l in a oiiit well insMt the har-i- r ..f S:ntia? h f'uha. showing that ! Aiiiirican tuHt has enteretl tin liar-l- r a-cnlins to the Havana advices. . r.i tai liaytien. ami has eiiasel the .S;!!!!!! Ilect ill thst waters. ri.i:i-rrs ani forts i:xlu;ei. 'j'vriuht 1MS hy Associated Press.) .!! Harlien. Ilayti. May .11. r:l." j. 10. - Te Havana :ul vices indicate that h.- American tlect ha forctil the en f the harlor of Santbffo h Cu i aii.l has encaffetl the Spanish Itee. 1 1 HA V Y r A N N ) NAD I Nf S. t '..j.vriht 1MS hy Associate! Press.) liaytien. Ilayti. May .11. i. n. AIvi-es rrii Havana say a heavy u. iu. iim nt is taking pl.ict at Santiago "ula. ;- Haytien. Ilayti. May .11. The rri vpondent of the Assin iatcl Press. was at the signal station alwint the u.- linn, also heard sound reseinMi'ijr o.n..ii:dc. The wind was in the risht r ii..ii t. carry the detonations to him. 1 1 -.. n:s certain that the tlect the Hay ' ? :miiU:i saw passing 'ae Mays!. . lii' northwaril. fund its op'nirtuniiy t jriiiiiir backward ncrss the fr nt of . " Min force. RP.PORT DISCREDITED. U .i..ii.-ton. D. r.. Ma.v No a 1- i . .- of ;n nsnireincnt at Santiago tie n!m have reai he-1 the navy lepartnient. ! fi.-ials tlhcretlit the rtiort. Msilih to jnde as to the merits of (he encounter. SHIPS S IK I IT EI) OFF HAYTI. The Fleet Seemed to Re Making Nnrih ward Willi All Speed. (Copyright 1M),H hy Associated Press.) Cain Haytien, Hayti. May 31. 11:31 a. in. The Haytien dispatch, irunhoaf l;i Mort. which arrivel here from Port an Prince at S oclK'k this morning', hav ing the minister of public works on loard. seems to have sighted five Amer ican warships, while passing the Mole St. Nicholas yesterday afternoon.- The corrcsWmdent here of the Associated Press has just interviewed the officers if the ('jijM.is la Mort. and learns that at alout '2 ociH-k yesterday afternoon, when the gunloat was alout abreast of the Mole columns of black smoke were espied on the horizon east by north from her bridges. The ships were alout tliir ten miles distant and there hulls could not le fairly seen, but all appearances indicate that several vessels were of great tonnage. .The fleet scented to br Making northward with all speed, past the eastern end of Cuba, and while the ofTieers of the Capois la Mort were ob serving the vessels they were gradually lost to view Itchind the protruding out lines of CajH Maysi. It is hardly to be dotibtd, that the ships sighted were American war vessels. The Depart-nent Realizes that Battles Cannot be Fought In Advance on Pcper Help for the Insurgents and Reconceniradoes. Yashington. May 31. When tlw cabi net meeting adjourned to-day it was auiioumed that the matters under 1 is- cussion were not of vital imnortance. nor was there anything that could given to the public. It is intimated' from high sources that the hind e.edii ion now embarking at Key est may be divided, and one di vision sent to co-operate with Sampson againwt Porto Rico. It is believed that the government ha a sr.fTif ient number of regulars and sea soned volunteers to carry out both of these plans to a successful issue. Transports in sufficient numbers and capaity. already have been secured, and it is the opinion of high officials that one or both of these plans are now being carried into execution. ( General Miles, who left here last night to take command of the military font's, is known to have the entire confidence of the president, who in the course of to day's cabinet nut ting, said that he had the utmost confidence in Oeueral Miles' ability as a soldier,' and fully e.ected that he would prove entirely worthy of his trust. Members of the administra tion are agreed that the Avar from thin time will be prosecuted at all points with the utmost vigor. The president has lcgiin to prepare to help the families of the insurgents, and the reconcen trades, who still drag out n miserable existence. The comniisc sary general of the army- has prepare.! an estimate of $5.00.00) for the pur chase of sufficient supplies to feed ."().- 000 reconcentnidos for six months. independent move DESCRIPTION OF A FLORIDA THUN DER STORM ITS WETTING f QUALITIES WONDERFUL COMPOSED ,OF CUBANS AMERICANS. AND NO TROUBLE IN EFFECTING A LANDING The Canteen 13 The Expedition Consisted of 3Q0 Cubans and 100 Americans -Welcomed by lusugents Brass Band Played Patriotic Airs--Elation Over Success of Expedition. (Copyright 1808 by Associated. Press.) Key West, Fla.. May 31. Over four hundred men with a pack train; and a larse quantity of arms and ammunition, sailed for Cuba on the Plant Line steam er Florida, on the night of May -1 These men and the equipment constituted an expedition: able to operate independ ently and to defend itself against any body of Spanish troops which might op pose it. The expedition was under the com mand of Col. James Lacret, formerly in surgent commander, in Matanzas pro vince. He assumed the direction, of af fairs immediately on the landing of the expedition. ' Until then General Jcaqum Castillo was in control. i In the landing of the expedition the United States army was represented by Captain J. A. Dorst and Thomas Estrada Palma w;is represented by J. i E. Cart ay a, who has been the landing agent of many lilibustering expeditions for more than a year. Messrs. Castillo. Cartaya and Dorst will return to Key West. General Julio Sanguilly, hn the way to report' to General Maximo Gomez, was also. on. the boat. This i is the most nowerful anti-Spanish expedi tion ever sent to (.Tuba. About' three hundred of the men are Cubans; the others are Americans. The engimer corps of the vxpedition is composed en tirelv of Americans. under Aurelian Eadd. vlCiiefnen were dressed, in canvas uni forms furnished by the United States government, and the commissary depart ment had rations enough to last fifteen in Full Operation- Officers Question of Seniority Among Date of Commission Colored -The "' J Determines Seniority ML Troop Will be Given a Chance ! -! . . -: i.. i ' j (Special War Correspondent.) i j Jacksonville. Kla., Meay fll.. . Toe Xorth Carolina 'troops are now armed with guns and ammunition. When- they get uniforms and otheri equipment, which' is daily ' expected, they will Ik ready j to go 'to Cuba and put jip a sharp light." Nine hundred guns and one hundred thousand rounds of ball cartridge's arrived to-day. The gnus were im mediately issued to the men. They are ''Springfield rifles, 4. calibre, same as. those used by the State guahls, hnjt they have seen less service, 'and are in goml . condition. As rapidly as the exchange can : he made, all those-now in hand will lie turned back to the State for use by the honle companies. Had Nrth Carolina troops received arms and equipments sooner, they would' now In iindir orders: to be ready to start at an hour's notice.' .Such orders were received tilt afternoon by the Second Illinois ami First Wisconsin regiments in cnuip here.. These! regiments were selected leeause they are. equipix-d. General Lee arrived at :4o o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was nu t" at the depot j by a committee of prominent citizens.. Thousands' walked the line of . march! from the depot to the Windsor hotel, where he is stopping. I,aist night while a detail from the Queen- City guards was iruardimr the water works. Private Phillipip saw a man clitnb to 'i he -'top of the fence., and as he was jn the act-of throwing something into the reservoir, Phillips command ed him to halt. He jumped down and ran. Phillips firing on him. This morn ing a white man answering tin description given by Phillips, was arrested, ami is in jail awaiting developments, it is the man whom the oi!ce have leen shad owing! for some time. It is -jbelieved he was trying to poison the wafer. . ' ia ilw iiwiiiTtr .1 ,1 1 1 v- iiiilii in 'uittt. In.. 1..,,. ... i ... lint on one point everybody seems agreil, and m:w yokkkhs sick at tampa. Several Menders of the Seventy-first Ilegiment Are Seriously 111. Hhen are we gooig to (..una it is one that 'nobody can answer. i thaTt that, being under General. Lms te ill go wlfli thofjr tro7ps that are sent. : Jhe prosiect encourages the men in their drillinir. and mhkes licrhter the routing of camp life. ';' ' ' ' It jis certain that the ..troops will not be sent away until they are armed mid equipiK'd. This cannot be done uinler two we'ks. .Many arc of the opinion that they will be kept here all. summer. Others think Unit if all depends mou the result -of the naval battle! lefween Schley and Cervera. ! A DON davs after the landing. The pack train tor the time being it is felt that the consisted of seventv-five mules- and real field of ration is removed from j twenty-five bourses. The expedition car Washington and is centered with the rhd 7,0O rifles and li,(KMl,(MK rounds of troops, now advancing under ordirs from I ammunition for General Calixto Garcia here, and with our' ships. The time of I The expedition is composed of .hardy preparation has gone by, and it remains I young fellows who looked fight enough only for preparations to be carried into! for anything. The expedition was con- actual effect. , There will continue to be voyed by the cruiser ALai-blehead. the much routine detail in the mainteiiaiK-oLtorpedo boat destroyer Eagle and. other of the large military and naval force, warships. but this is now in well established chan- Two younger brothers of the late Gen- nels. The inoYo vital feature of tholeral Nester Araguren are with the e-- iiii-i i"it it.lr li'iu lu.iTi fullv HTjfiiriwl I IttMMtlon. 1 To a certain extent tho military and 1 fie expedition was landed on tlu; i coast imc me government auvanragc oi any (lenniu mioriuain n naval operations wid be directed fnun of Cuba on Thursday morning, .May j Washington, and yet with General Miles in the south, and Admiral Sampson ami Commodore Schley in Cuban ' waters, they will have most to do with the time and circumstances of attacks. The commander. General Miles and naval commanders, have been given wide lati tude, as the authorities hen fully appre- Tampa. Fla.. May 31. There is con- considerable sickness among the soldiers f the seventy-first volunteers, and al- j thoii-'h onlv one fatalitr has occurred so far. several memlKrs of the regiment are ) i;ti' ."nt hatlles cannot scriouslv ill. Seventeen of them are now . advance on paper. under the care of the regimental phy-1 sM-ian. Most of the sickness is due to! the change of weather, although long neutrality, this time from Itni7.il. Japan. h.nii-M of drilling in the intense heat to liritish Guinea. St. Jmeia, and Gibrnftai which the northerners are unaecustom- It is noticeable that both Brazil and Ja pan go out of the way of the usual formal preamble to express regret at the outbreak of hostilities between the Unit- be fought in The consular reports issued to-day con tain some additional declarations ofj cd. have caused prcstration. gf.x. nt'Ti.rcirs command. SANTIAGO HOMHAKI)i:i. 1MS by Aociated I'rcss.i Prints. Hnyti. May ol. I vri.-ht I" rr Ail : - .M. k this re .in Miuadnii of ' eil States and Spain. Itermuda modi'ies Will Have Charge of First Division of her original proclamation of April ;J3rd. 's..iiM.l Amir Corrs. I so as to make the rule relative to sup- plying provisions, subsistence ami coal Washington. ..i. .Major ncn- . belligerent ships conform closely to cral Itutler. Fnitdl States volunteers. jho vtJ.v sov,.rt. rui,.s 0n that subject. will be assigned to the cointmuui or the TjH, j. ,,ri lamation is rather re First division of the Second armv corns. ,,.,.i..li1i,, from the great exactness with ihw in camp near Falls Church. Va. whi-h it prscribes the rules that aie afteniMn an roil ri ecu war-j t . ..f whirh the cruiser .cw ijtk : la.-.d the tlag of llenf Admiral :in.l a number of tv',', 1M,',' in i U.mkirdmeiit with heavy gnus I forts and the h.irln.r of Sautiago , . ! America n fire was dirn till pnn against the forts ami the har- I forts f Morro Castle. Un Zooaiwi f Punta Gorda suffered csiNcia!ly. ' ;uuioiiading was very persistent ! aniioi have faih-l to 1h very de-fi- It lastitl until 3:43 P- ivn. which is situated near I ho . r . ...I l.-irlx.r SC aiMI dam- is at his home in South Carolina, and is jn j,ov,rn Japanese subjects in their do.il xiei-til to-mormw or next lay to -u with the belligerents and the -tre.it- qfilify and n-'ive his orders. ni,.nt that will be accorded belligerent Priiradier General Oatcs. ex-Governor ; sfjpS 'ilo proclamation evidently was of Alabama, will le assigned to iiutj with one of the nrmv corps at Camp ... Gcirge II. Thomas. Chickamauga. A ."::4."i p. in. I.- the cannonade dim- v :: oVo, k caunon dicnargej t-i I ;t a distance t presumably nt scab 'ting fr S4me time, when the nr - ,t,plctcly. The Spanish au- ' - maintain strict silence as U r of victims, win were apparently "ot. . . r bn- to ndvices from a Spanisn ronrtm-n American warship ami rorji,. lniats were onjraged in tnc ! !-t at Santiago. . , ry t artful fire vrn directed the hattrric of Morro Castle un- F. p. ,., when discharges of can Ugan to be heard at sea. oil the "if ..,. discharges contlnned nntil 4 and then entirely consotl. . 1 i-m ihe Sianish account, it Is inv OKDFIIKD T04 LKAVK MANILA as a model for the guidance of diplomat of all nations. The board or naval hureau chiefs is trving to hasten the work of construc tion of the battleships authorized hy the ..-...... r Hritish Shin R.ceivcd Cable ..resent liMval appropriation lull. I hv w " .;.t.,r..l That Dewey' Illinois type, upon which the new vessels ju.m--. - ---- jm fo ho (.ollstrm.f,, will m-cupy thr.v Contcinjdates Some Action. vji.irs jn ,nstriM.tion. After a omfer t ... f ..t- ".1 The owners of the t'-m-e to-day the bureau chiefs preruma io.ii i...b .... - ..... . . i,iv with know edge of the constrnetrre 1;tiii hiiiii lieiiisia. n n - - ,ntih V'MU. .. i :ri nl.ilitv of the American shipyards - i...i.iiii7 at .iauua . - i . . . .1. .l..f,Ml Mar 24th. saying pam CIH'ie ill--!'.'' , .... .lmir:il DeweT has tnai i , . v.ssels to leave the in.rt. When the Florida, escorted by the Osceola, drew up close to the shore at the place selected for the landing, she sent scouts to see if all was clear. These scouts were greeted by Generals Feria and Hojas, with 1,."00 armed insurgents. Consequently, far from there being any hostile demonstration upon the part of the Spaniards, the landing of the expe dition was in the nature of a triumphal invasion. The Cubans who wen in wait ing for the party had a brass band am welcomed the' new comers with nation.-d airs. The work of unloading the cargo of tin Florida was promptly begun and car ried on by the 432 men comprising tlu expedition. There was nothing in tlu1 nature of an interrunaion. The work was finished on Friday. While the cargo was being" unloadcv the Osceola, an auxiliary gunboat, witn her guns ready for action, scouted about the vicinity looking for an enemy, but the Spaniards apparently had no suspi cion of what was taking place. So easily was flie dangerous mission accomplished that while some members of the party were getting the supplies n shore others were providing themselves with fruit. sugar and other products of the landing nlirA 'l lortrn cfr.-lr tf tx-1i tA t-.-i 1 .tr.ii rl preparou mi.i pmn can, am. h uj ,)U.k foJp Key Wosf Nevertheless, no precautionary meas- lt is ron- i ,.. mericau commander JCClUrCU luai ;-- contemplated some action. of undertaking this work, resolv- or.Iored el to reduce the time allowel for hniM- inn- the new shins to a maximum oi three months. The navy department bought another yacht to-day, . the In quirer, for. use in the auxiliary fleet,' by terms the mosquito fleet will he TI TiiniNTMETS " He terms the mosquito neet win he PKKSIDKNTIAL A I I OIN 1 i . . , . tH, in accordance with the terms . . a 1. -....iwlv nn(irtoi1 not rn th culv- I Washington. May -TZ tul t-,l:i.v nt these nominations to the New York, to be o f the recently ject. tire was negfeeted. and when the work was concluded, the Florida; and thv cjsceoia snppeci away leaving the in surgents to convey their reinforcements into the interior, which, it is 'confidentlv expected, was done, withou any casual ty. Ihe returning mem Iters of the Flor ida party brought with them several hundred private' letters, which, it is. un derstood, give a complete insight into the present conditions prevailing in the blockaded island. ; The local Cuban colony is elated over the astonishing success, of the expedi tion. V Later information raises a strong pre sumption that the landing was effected as originally planned, not for from Ouantanamo, nrovince of Santiago de Cuba. Senate: v Clr.HKC llf wscar ....v; h ntfnnnt ,n,?T' 1 " . ;.;.;.r infantry, to lte, I niteti jihic " . ,ir.r SI i" Tt1 : H I,:,rl of major-KolK-rt 1 Ingstreet. or rotnrv FOR IIAllItOK DEFENSE. . Recommendation Sent to the House. $ir0.0o0 for Defense of .Manila Harbor." Georgia. WAR BALLOON READY. r 1 General Greely. Washington. May ..1. C one ,nfonnl of' the arrival at Tjimpa diington. D. C May .31. The sec- of war sent to the house today a recommendation for funds for harltor de fense and other work in carrying on the war. ' Among other items was a significant brief one recommending $ir0.000 for tor- . THE ST. PAUL CUTS CABLE. Key West. May 31.-12:40 p. ra. News received here to-day from Santia go de Cuba, says that the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul has cut the; cable off that port. LEAVE FOR TAMPA. Atlanta. Ga.. May 31. Two hundred recruits left Atlanta today over the At lanta and West Point railroad for Mo- ncdn defense of Manila harbor. Philh- bile. They are in charge of Lieutenant j QUIXOTIC CAMPAIGN. ' The report that the Spanish fleet, is at Santiago is accepted here with a "great deal of salt. "To -begin with, it is not Iteiieved that Cervera would have been so foolish: as to have taken his ships into sue h a trap,' and in the next place, it i thought that if Commodore Schley were sure of his gaine he would proceed to bag it. instead, of hovering around tin entrance to the nort. Certainlv he would h may have. The "naval war board' or j board of strategy, as it is' called has become a-'- standing joke here, both in camp and imthc cily. Army officers are espef-iay fond of criticising it. "'It woiild be ridiculous, were it nof so serious these 'men sitting in Washington and trying to conduct.' a campaign in Cuba." said a proml-i nent officer yesterday. "There was never anything truer than the charge that Spain gave us Don Quixote in fiction, and we have enacted it :uto a reality. So! far the campaign may be truthfully styled a Don Quixote campaign. ' "In saying this though," continued the officer. "I do not mean to say that the j board is not' composed of men of proved' ability, but' if is just simply imjtoswi- i hie for them to sit at one end of a cable ami direc t a campaign at the dther, j no matter what sources of information they may have." .' 1- At the head of this board, it will be remembered, is Admiral Sicanl. who was S Admiral Sampspn's predecessor as commander of the North, Atlantic squadron, j and reliievel a few weeks ago. on account of ill health; ('apt. Alfred T. Malian, 1 acknovyh'dged by all the world as tlu. .highest authority 'upon naval topics; ('apt. 1 Arant S. Crowninshiehl. chief of the bureau of navigation., and the SccrctaryMf j the Navy. ' - i I LAR(!E .CAM I AT MIAMI. ' i ! t . ; ' i General Lawton -reachelMianii Sunday, and early yesterday the iprepara- j tion of !a large encampment ground for volunteer troops belonging lt the Seventh I army corps iCif-n. Lee's) began. It is (Jeneral Le's deirejto have his forces all j notice, to Cuba. To Augustine and Palm largest camps, how- of a balloon pine Islands, to 1k available, until ex :iy!for,ein...opro,en.w.-.r. ponded. . Heavy and are assigned to the eleventh ' infantry. ; ' . I 1 in line along the coast, so that he may move them, on short this end it is thought camps will also be. established at St. Reach. !and jterhhps at other itoints along the cast. Th. ever, will be those hre and at Miami. ' t GLAD TO GET HOME PAPERS All jNorth Carf.liiia. pajwrs are eagerly .read in camp, ami passel from tent to tent 'until they are worn out. Of course the News and Observer is the fu-J vorite. and the enterprising news.) dealers have been quick to find j it out. .They have on sale big stacks of them daily, and usually dis-msc of the entire stock, . Many other State pajters though, are sent here for distribution among the boys. These thoughtful editors may be assured that their kindness is most highly jnppneiatcd. and the -soldiers request me, through the News and OI server, to thank them. : ! : A NORTH CAROLINIAN PROMOTED. ' j Dr. j McKnight, hospital steward for the North Carolina regiment, has leen letai!ed- as steward for the Division hospital. Though this carries' -with it ho increase in pay, it is a position 'of .more importance and dignity. Dr. Hunter, assistant steward for the regiment, succeeds Dr. McKnight, as steward., Park King, of the Concord company, Itecomes assistant steward. He has hereto- t , fore been an' orderly in the hospital. ; ' I THEY ARE AS GOOD AS THE REST. v Tliej type Sunday make me ,put -Captain 'Hill down as captain of "the col- orel coftqiany,' instead of. the Concord -company, as it should have lieeil. The members of that company, however, knowing that it is'one'of thei Ust in every respect n the whole camp, and headed by one of the most efficient .oung officers, . were good natnnl enough to laugh at the mistaHie. ; j : VACCINATING THE SOLDI ERS.i i Adjutant Alexander is a very busy man these 'days making up his nionthlyj reports, the most Important of which is : the imy roll. 5 Requisition' has leen made for twenty-four bugler, the f nil nnmltcr allowed s softnias they arrive the drum corps will U done away with, and a bugle , i - j t corps will Ik organized in its stead. - . i . ,. The vaccination of the North Carolina troops is going forward rapidlj." (Continued on Second rage.) ' I.
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