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VOL. 1.
The Morning Post
RALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1898.
THIRD EDITION.
5.00 A. M.
No. 151
TO-DAY'S WAR STORY
DID THEY CUT THE CABLE?
WITH VARIATIONS
Uncle Sam lias Gotten Down to Real Business in Dead
No Definite Details Yet of the Bom
bardment of Santiago.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
Havana, May 19.—No definite details
have • yet been received here of the
bombardment by three American war-
ships of Morro Castle at Santiago de
Cuba yesterday.
Only slight damage is said to have
been done.
The Jamaica and Hayti sub-marine
cable lines have landings at Santiago'
de Cuba. If these lines are cut, Cuba
will have no telegraphic communication
with the outside world.
■ HRO i^ mK MT 1HM
Who Are Accustomed to Hot
By the Wholesale, as the War
Department Alleges.
Weather and Hard Worl
Earnest, as These Developments Show.
IO HOED WHO TOES
THOSE MYSTERIOUS SHIPS.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
Halifax, N. S., May 19.—The latest
story of strange warships-on this coast
comes from Bridgewater, about seven
ty-five miles west. The inhabitants
there saw nine large vessels under
steam, heading in a southerly direc
tion. It was impossible to discern their
nationality.
To Arrive at Havana Any Night Now, and He Keeps the Lights
on Morro Castle for the First Time and Flashes His
Searchlights Over the Harbor, and Our Folks Think
These Are Good Clues to go by—But Maybe
Blanco, the Sly Dog, is Fooling Them.
Lit
AS TO THE OREGON’S, “SAFETY.”
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Washington, May 19.—The announce
ment that the Oregon and presumably
the Marietta were safe, is based on a
direct communication from Captain
Clark of the Oregon from some port
in the West Indies.
EIGHTY THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS ARE AT CHICKAMAUGA
IMPROVED HAVANA DEFENCES.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Key West, May 19.—The run along
the coast of Cuba near Havana shows
that the Spaniards have utilized every
moment of time since the declaration
of wax’ in strengthening the defenses of
that city. Twelve new batteries have
been constructed, making the shore for
miles almost a continuous line of earth
works. 1
And Live Under a Fierce Sun, In
hale Miasmatic Air and Enjoy
Other Such Privileges in Cuba
While Doing Garrison Service,
While Occupying and Definding
Territory Which the White Regu
lars and Volunteers Wrest From
the Spaniards—Military Experts
Say They Would do Valuable Ser
vice and the Government Must
Have Them Included in the5 econd
Call Soon to be Issued for Volun
teers.
Published to the World that the Governor
Will Have to Issue a “Draft Call” in
Order t« Fill the State’s Quota—*
A Slander on the State “Bulletire '
by the Washington Post in Let-
tere Twelve Inches High,” etc.
War Department Furnished
tbe “ Information."
Is To-day Even Greater in Infill
ence Than When Alive.
NO MODS Mt 100 MEN
The Invasion of Cuba is to Go Forward Now, Irrespective of Cervera’s
Movements,it is Stated, and a Large Army of Regulars Are Now Pre
paring to Leave Tampa for the Cuban Landing Place, While a Large
Percentage of the Volunteers will be Rushed to Tampa to Fill the
Camp Vacated by the Regulars, There to be Equipped and Sent to
Follow the Regulars to Cuba—These Developments Are for the Imme
diate Futu e—General Merritt Starts on His Trip to the Philippines, of
For the English People to Pay to
His Memory— Universal Esteem
and Love of all Classes of People
tor the Man Who Reflected so
Much Honor on the Nation—Great
est Briton of Them All—America
Sends its Condolence and Ambas
sador Hay Telegraphs Sympathy
to Hon. Hubert Gladstone, Son of
the Dead ex-Premier, etc.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
London, May 19.—Gladstone dead has
suddenly become a greater power than
Gladstone living.
Never in all his marvellous career
did the influence of the great statesman
so dominate the minds and hearts of
his countrymen as does it at present,
now that he has been taken from them.
His death is already a profound reve
lation to the nation. The reserve and
conservatism of the English characaer
have for once been broken down in the
expression of honor, veneration and
love which Great Britain bears for him
who was “the greatest Briton of them
all.
First of all comes the universal de
mand that every word, every incident of
the last hours of the sad tragedy shall
be made public.
The voice of the nation is unanimous
in declaring that no honors are too
great which the country can pay in
memory of Gladstone’s matchless ser
vices.
This determination has already found
expression in Parliament, where to
morrow it will take definite form.
The press is filled with suggestions
Having the same object in view.
Special Telegram to The Morning Post.
Washington, May 19.—The Washing
ton Post tonight on its bulletin board,
in firming letters, twelve inches high,
announces:
“Owing to the large number of men
deserting in North Carolina from the
regiments, the Governor will have to
issue a draft call in order to fill the
regiments and furnish the quota of
troops allotted the State to furnish.”
Similar information was telegraphed
to leading Northern newspapers to-
night.
The information, came from the War
Department, and it places the Tar
Heels in a most unenviable light.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
New York, May 19.—The Washing
ton correspondents of the New York
Commercial Advertiser and the Even
ing Post in their letters today especial
ly dwell upon the fact that the ad
ministration and War Depaxtment are
anxious and determined to' secure a
number of “acclimated” Southern ne
groes to do duty as soldiers in Cuba—
not “Northern negroes,” but “hard
ened Southern field hands who can
stand a fierce sun and breathe mias
matic air and grow fat on it” etc.
It is proposed to secure about 10,000
of this class of volunteers under the
next call of the President for volun
teers, -which he wall probably issue as
soon as empowered by Congress to do
so, and through special requests of the
Governors of Southern States to pro
vide especially fox’ their ‘ enlistments
etc.
Spanish. 1 I The following extracts from the des-
They were about halt way between . tches more fuMy explain the plan:
Cuba and Jamaica, and were sailing,
westward in two lines, the vessel most "Troops will be huraed to the South
distant being ten milesfrom the Adula. I more rapidly 'than eve^ and every en-
, They made no attempt to stop the e rgy will be bent t equipping them
jAdula. [and organizing them in brigade forma-
THE CAPE VERDE FLEET.
Spanish Despatch “Locates” It,Especially
for Our Benefit No Doubt.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
Madrid, May 19.—The Cape de Verde
fleet fox’ which the Americans have
been searching in vain, has arrived at
Santiago de Cuba, it is announced here.
WERE THESE CERVERA’S SHIPS?
Kingston. Jamaica, May 19.—The
[Of course the people of Raleigh and
of the State generally know that the
above charge is false. As will be seen
by reference to the article in our local
columns, headed “Great Cro v o At
Camp;” the only excuse for the propa
gation of such a story is explained by
officers interviewed by The Post’s city
edintor.—Post.
ANGLO-SAXON ALLIANCE.
Which He is to Become Military Governor-The Washington Author! ^^ Ceuta wTrtwn^
ties Had no Knowledge up to Midnlgnt of the Spanish Fleet’s Where ¬
abouts.
A strict censorship of all news mat-
xter concerning the movements of the
American fleets or squadrons or even
individual vessels, and of the plans of
the United States army, with regard
to the invasion of Cuba or otherwise,
offered for transmission over the wires,
is still maintained by the United Stales
government.
. However, the newspaper correspond-
ents manage to secure and transmit
much valuable news to the anxious
newspaper readers of the country, and
.as usual The Post prints it this morn
ing.
The pacific character of the blockade
of the island of Cuba has been lost
in the tightening of the lines around
Captain General Blanco.
tics for the purpose of annoying
harassing the naval experts
government. Under all the
of
and
this
circum-
stances it does not seem possible that
an engagement will occur for some
days at least.
WILL LET CERVERA SLIDE.
The policy of letting the Spanish
fleet severely alone seems to ha -e been
definitely determined u^pn. The block
ade of Cienfuegos, on the .southern,
coast of Cuba, has been practically
abandoned, and the entire naval force
of the United States will be concen
trated on the north side of the island.
It is quite probable that if the moni
tors have been brought back from San
Juan they will be left to guard the en
trance to Havana haroor, while Samp
son and Schley devote themselves to
co-operating with the military in the
proposed invasion of Cuba. Secretary
. Alger is a strong advocate of the im-
The bombardment of
mediate despatch of troops to Cuba.
Santiago de an( j ^^g Navy Department -will assist
Cuba, as noted in yesterday’s Post, is in every possible way. Gen. Miles, who
believed to have resulted in the suc
cessful cutting of the cable at that
has never been enthusiastic in sup
port of the present expedition to Cuba,
point (the main object of the bombard- continues to look with disfavor on the
ment) and the isolating of Blanco. Of aggressive opeiations which were fully
the desirability of cutting off the Cap- ' detailed yesterday morning. The day
tain General of Cuba from Madrid in the War Department was devoted
government it is unnecessary to dwell, j entirely to hastening the preparations
The forced evacuation of the Span-;
ish troops is near at hand. Embolden
ed by partial successes in driving off
insignificant, ill-advised expeditions,
the fighting spirit of Blanco’s soldiers
is perhaps thoroughly aroused; but
now, instead of meeting frail craft, with
small guns and few men, the Spaniards
are to be confronted by gigantic iron-
for the transportation of the army into
Cuba, and great progress was made.
THE PHILIPPINE EXPEDITION.
The expedition to Manila is rapidly
assuming complete shape, and promi-
clads that will blaze the way for
• army and signal the approach of
ban independence.
El Morro and other fortifications
our
Cu-
will
day afternon, has arived here, bring
ing a. number of refugees.
She reports that shortly after mid
night last night she passed astern of
seven warships, which, it is said, were
NO NEWS OF CEVERA’S FLEET IN , tion. It is hoped that within a fort-
WASHINGTON. [ night it will .be possible to throw 50,-
Washington, May 19.—Your reporter' 000 men into Cuba, arc others will be
was assured thk e vening that not a line . sent if necessary ?v.- L 4 . c0 0n as they
to indicate the position of the Spanish'
fleet has yet been received by the State ,
or Navy Departments.
can be obtained;
“It is understood that the President’s
reat many officers of the adminis- reason for this is a desire to send as
tration believe that the enemy’s ships
intend to keep moving about out of
reach of the American naval forces, in
the hope that no military expedition
will be sent to Cuba while they are in
the West Indies.
Few persons attach any importance
to the rumors that Cervera's vessels
will go to Nova Scotia or Newfound
land to prepare for attacks on Ameri
can coast cities.
Some officials adhere to the idea that
Cervera will attempt to convoy sup
plies to Havana or Cienfuegos.
The first cannot be carried out with
the squadron of Schley, Sampson and
Watson in Cuban waters, and it is like
ly that equal risk attaches to his mak
ing for Cienfuegos.
I Some strong American ships are now
probably on the way to the southern
'coast of the island, while others are
watching the windward passage.
many negro troops as possible, because
it is believed that negro troops will be
less susceptible th '^ others to the
harmful influences fee Cuban cli
mate. Probably at^™st 10,000 of the
new volunteers will l, >f this class. It
may be necessary to’secure additional
legislation before making this kind of
a call, which shall-have no regard to
State quotas, and if so Congress will
be asked to supply the needed legisla
tion at once.
nent War Department officials con
tinue to assert that at least 14,000 men
will be sent out. The indications are,
however, that Gen. Merritt will not get
5.000 regulars. The latest assignments
of regular infantry include only about
3,000 men. and some of these will be
Some experts think the
Spaniards
will go to San Juan, where they can
get coal and provisions and communi
cate with Madrid.”
******
“In spite of all attempts to discredit
it, gossip at army headquarters still
has it that we shall soon hear .an
other call fox’ volunteers, this tin-e for
100,000 men. It is positively known to
be the President’s desire to make use
of the services of a large number of
negroes. Under the call of issues, he
obtained only ore company from Mas
sachusetts ard +hroe from Ohio, both
England's Chief Justice Says Good Feeling
Between the English-Speaking Nations
Should be Encouraged.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
London, May 19.—The London corre
spondent of one of the leading New
York papers cables.his paper today the
following:
With Austria and France urging the
British government with desperate
earnestness to join the proposed com
bination of the great powers of Europe
to bring pressure to bear oh the United
States and Spain; ti'itfe Lord Salisbury
and Mr. Balfour xa 'using to entex- the
concert of nations; with Michael Dav-
itt savagely attacking the Anglo-Amer
ican idea in the London Times; with
the whole British press and public
singing the song of union of the Anglo-
Saxon peoples, and with the press and
politicians of the rest of Europe raging
against Mr. Chamberlain, the great
Anglo-Saxon moral alliance still con
tinues to burgeon out, and on the face
of it whatever Spanish influence re
mained in London has withered and
died.
I have positive knowledge that witb
in a week Spain has made a desperate
effort to raise a large war fund in Lon
don, pledging as security the Spanish
taxes on alcohol and petroleum, and
has failed so miserably that her agents
are not likely to make another effort
in England.
WHAT BARON RUSSEL SAYS.
Baron Russell, of Killoween, Lord
Chief Justice of England, was asked
today to send a message to the Amer
ican people on the subject of the pro
posed alliance, and what he said in
spite of the guarded language made
necessary by his exceedingly delicate
position shows clearly the sort of alli
ance which British leaders are aiming
AMERICA’S SYMPATHY.
3y Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Washington, May 19.—The following
telegram was sent by the Secretary of
State today:
•Hay, Ambassador, London:
“Through the appropriate channel ex
press to Mr. Gladstone’s family the
sympathy and sorrow of the American
people at the passing away in,the ripe
ness of years and fullness of honors of
one of the most notable figures of mod-
em statesmanship.”
AMBASSADOR HAY’S DESPATCH.
London, May 19.—United States Am
bassador Hay telegraphed the follow
ing this morning:
“Rt. Hon. Herbert Gladstone, Ha
warden Castle:
I beg to present to all of your fam
ily my heart-felt sympathy in your loss,
and at the same time reverentially to
congratulate you and the English race
everywhere upon the glorious comple-
tion of
life filled with splendid
achievements and consecrated to the
noblest purposes.
(Signed)
JOHN HAY.”
GEN. LEE’S MOVEMENTS.
the, transported from points in the East,
be razed, if necessary, to insure , L1 ai jo pv*t^ x±t _
carrying out of the program. Action ; nice Tampa, a condition
no less decisive than Admiral Dewey’s tend to material delay.
which will
Volunteers
brilliant attack at Manila is the order , from the East will also be sent to San
of the hour. Meanwhile, Blanco is to : Francisco. The order yesterday which
be completely isolated by the destruc- I assigned the Tenth Pennsylvania to
tion of every method of communictaion
between the island and the outside
world, if this has not already been ac
complished.
THE VERDE FLEET.
the Philippines being probably the first
of a number of similar commands.
AT CAMP THOMAS.
The only thing certain which can be.
said of Admiral Cervera’s erratic fleet i
is that destruction awaits it. There are
no misgivings as to the outcome of the
great naval engagement now impend
ing. The American ships are eager for?
battle and are amply prepared for it,
and unless the Spaniards keep in hid
ing or run away, the news of the most
momentous naval conflict in modern
times will shortly be flashed over the
wires.
The location of the Spanish fleet is
still a matter of mystery. The Board
of Strategy may have some informa
tion, but it is doubtful, as all the news
of the movements of the fleet which
they were previously able to obtain
came from newspaper sources, and this
avenue of information has been cut off
by the rigid censorship which has been
established.
If the fleet has reached San Juan,
Admiral Cervera must have learned at
Curacoa of the departure of Admiral
Sampson, a fact of comparative ease
before the present stringent cable reg
ulations went into effect. The harbor
of San Juan would offer the fl.eet a
most hospitable welcome, Admiral
Sampson having failed not only to si
lence its batteries, but to destroy its
supplies.
The fleet was known to be in the Gulf
of Venezuela last Monday, but the dis
tance from that point to Porto Rico is
only 470 miles, which could have easily
been made by the cruisers in twenty-
five or twenty-six hours.
From San Juan it is 1,600 miles to
Havana, or four days’ sail. The future
destination of the fleet is absolutely
unknown, and naval officers can do
nothing but speculate, as to whether
it will go directly north toward New
England or west toward Havana. The
impression still prevails that the fleet
will keep out of the way of the Amer
ican squadron if possible.
It is not believed that it intends to
meet our naval forces in battle, but to
pursue its mysterious and elusive tac-
Nearly 80,000 Troops Already Mobilized
at Chicamauga.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 19.—The big
volunteer camp at Camp Thomas con
tinues to grows and with today’s ar
rivals nearly 80,000 troops are here.
FLEET NOW SAID TO BE AT SAN
TIAGO.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
Madrid, May 19.—General elation has
been caused here by the receipt of news
that Cervera's squadron had eluded the
vigilance of the Americans and safely
entered Santiago de Cuba.
It is announced that the fleet will coal
i at Santiago de Cuba and then proceed
[immediately to Havana.
I An official despatch from Havana
says that two American vessels began
to bombard the forts at Guantanamo
today, but that the Spanish gunboat
I “Sandoval,” assisted by infantry
! ashore, compelled the Americans to
■tire.
re-
Pennsylvania leads the
States in
FIRING AT SANTIAGO.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
Kingston, Jamaica, May 19.—While
the Adula was at Santiago de Cuba she
iheard, just after noon, cannonading fee-
numbers, the forces from that State , tween the forts at the entrance of the
being augmented today by the Fourth, [ harbor, several miles away, and ships
Fifth, Ninth and part of the First, outside,
regiments.
The reports were those of rapid-firing
guns, not the tremendous detonations
The Eighteenth Massachusetts, k
Twelfth, New York, First Illinois, and,°f heavy rifles.
First Kansas regiments were the other'. The firing lasted fox’ an hour.
regiments arriving today.
BLANCO EXPECTING CERVERA.
After
it was over, the Spanish authorities an-
nounced that the forts had driven away
two American warships.
When the Adula sailed no warships
were in sight.
Northern States. What he would like
would be to draw upon the great mass
of sturdy, muscular Southern field-
hands, men who have spent their lives
in the maishes and river bottoms, and
thrived on it, and whose power to work
hard under a fierce sun, and to inhale
miasmatic air without injury, especial
ly fits them for service in Cuba. It is
not expected to make them of much
use in the aggressive campaigning, but
for garrison service, to follow the ad
vance body and occupy and defend the
captured points, ‘t is considered by
mili ary experts that they would be
invaluable.
“It would be a simple enough matter
to get all the Northern negroes, both
as privates and officers, who felt dis
posed to go to war, but in the South
it ’' c different, and it is not negroes as
negroes, but Southern negroes as dis-
tingulshed frem Northern negroes, who
are wanted in this emergency.
“It was the recognized need, and the
difficulty of meeting it with the ma
chinery now at h's disposal, which
started the story that _special legisla
tion for an increase of tbe volunteer
army by from 25,000 to 40,000 men, was
in course of preparation.
“The persistence, however, of the un
derstanding in well-informed quarters
that 100,000 men will be called our, sug
gests that a plan may be on foot for
making the large call, and at tbe same
time privately notifying the Govern
ors, North and South, of just what will
be expected of them. The Northern
at.
Lord Russel’s statement was correct
ed in his own handwriting. It is the
opinion of the one man in England next
to the Pxime Minister, who must weigh
his words most carefully.
“I am sorry it is beyond my power to
send ary message to the American peo
ple on the subject of war,” he said.
“You will understand that America be
ing at wax’ with another country, we
have to preserve the strictest neutral
ity. I, as Lord Chief Justice of Eng
land cannot in my official capacity
give utterance to a single word, nor
can I in my private position act freely.
It may be that I have to adjudicate
upon questions arising out of this un
fortunate war, as to the relations be
tween these islands and the United
States.
‘ I do not see how people speaking
the same tongue, sharing in like ideals,
and having no substantial antagonistic
interests, can fail to be on amicable
Don’t Know Yet, Exactly When He Will Go
to the Front—Has a Young Cuban Gallant
Added to His Staff—//no He is.
Special Telegram to the Morning Post.
..Washington, May 19.—Gen. Lee will
leave for Richmond tomorrow, remain
ing there several days. He expects then
to go direct to Tampa, but may
switched off to Chicamauga.
His staff is not yet complete.
be
His
three aides are Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., Al
gernon Sartoris, Carlos Carbonnel.
The later is the son of a prominent
Havana banker and assisted in the res- -
cue of Miss Cisneros from Havana jail,
driving her to a place of safety after
she escaped from the jail,
GEN. LEE’S CHARGED “CHOCTAW”
tsrms and
I think that this feeling
hould be promulgated,
not by any
contracts cf alliance, but as a result of
those natural feelings which stir two
nations situated as we are.”
PRIZE MONEY FOR DEWEY’S MEN
Col. Benehan Cameron Presents a Fine
Horse to the General to Ride in His Cuban
Campaign.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post. ^
Richmond, Va., May 19.—Colonel Ben
ehan Cameron, the popular horseman
of North Carolina, has presented Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee with a splendid black
horse to ride in his Cuban campaign.
The name of the animal is ‘‘Choc
taw,” and he is of the purest blood.
Indications Which Cause Our Folks to
Think So. SPANISH TERROR’S WHEREABOUTS
By Telegraph to The Morning Post. j
Key West, Fla., May 19.—Havana is
evidently expecting
Spanish fleet.
Sunday night the
Castle was burning
stince the blockade.
the arrival of the
light on Morro
for the first time
On Tuesday and
Wednesday nights two large search
lights appeared on the castle, and were
kept sweeping the sea.
These are taken to indicate that
Blanco has received information which
leads him to expect the Verde Spanish
fleet nightly.
Additional reports of the cutting of
the cable at Cienfuegos show that 300
Spaniards were killed out of the 1,500
Spanish soldiers engaged.
The German steamer Polaria, which
Still Coaling at Fort De France—Three
Strange and Uncivil Warships.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
St. Pierre, Martinique, May 19.—The
Spanish war vessels Terror and Ali
cante are still at Fort de France. The
vessels are now coaling.
It is understood that the Terror will
shortly go north, but the Alicante will
remain in port for the present.
Three unidentified ships passed Mar
tinique today, bound northwest. They
displayed no flags, and did not signal
in passing, even.
Governors might very properly be told
to get ready, although their men may
not be needed right away; the South
ern Governors might in the meanwhile
be informed that they would confer
a great favor on the President and ma
terially assist in the vigorous prosecu
tion of the war by seeing to it that a
sufficient contingent of negroes are en
listed and officered by men of their own
race.
This would spare the need of spe-
Tiey Will Get Som- t 'Ing More Substantial
Than a Medal After All.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Washington, May 19.—It will be good
news to the families and friends of the
men on Dewey’s fleet to know that
they have not been altogether de
barred from naval prize money, and
that they are to have something more
substantial than a medal and the praise
of their countrymen for the destruc
tion of the Spanish fleet at Manila on
May 1st. The officers of the Navy De
partment have discovered that sec-
4635 of the Revised Statutes authorizes
the payment of a bounty of $100 for
each man on an enemy’s ship of war
that is destroyed in action.
The reports from Manila are that the
THE NEW SPANISH CABINET.
Preliminary Council Held and Energetic
Prosecution of the War Decided Upon.
By Cable to the Morning Post.
Madrid, May 19.—A council of the re
constructed cabinet was held previous
to the swearing in of ministers last
evening, at which there were some dif
ferences which Premier Sagasta con-
ciliatingly removed.
It was decided that the only policy
the ministry could possibly adopt in
the interest of the nation was the ener
getic prosecution of the war.
PHILIPPINES EXPEDITION.
Third District Cadetship.
Special Telegram to The Morning Post.
Washington, May 19.—Geo. R. Kirby,
of Turkey, third Congressional dis-
was to have been sent to Havana, has trict of North Carolina, was appointed
sailed for New York, orders for her a cadet at West Point today, and
to run the blockade having been re- Walter T. Patterson, of Clinton, was
voked.
.■«A fl * j*i-i I appointed alternate.
[Spanish fleet was double manned, in
I the expectation of conquering the
cial legislation, and would be quite i n ' Ameri c an , T ^ eet a nd ,
accordance with the precedent estab- crew ^ f . or J he captured vessels. In this
lished by President Lincoln, of confi- case It is likely that there were not less
dential conferences with the war ^ov-l than 2,000 men in the Spanish fleet,
ernors of the several States regardless' w hich would mean an aggregat . pre-
of partisan differences.
mium of $200,000 to be divided between 1
the American sailors. The naval offi-1
Two Ship Loads of Troops and Supplies
to Start Today or Tomorrow to Dewey’s
Aid.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Washington, May 19—Unless the offi
cial program is changed within the
next twenty-foui’ hours, two ship loads
of troops and military supplies will
leave San Francisco tomorrow or Sat-
New North Carolina Postmasters.
Special Telegram to The Morning Post.
Washington, May 19.—Fourth class
postmasters were appointed in North
Carolina today as follows: James A-
Upchurch, Centerville, Franklin coun
ty, vice Alston, removed; Josephine
Wood, Woodville, Perquimans county,
▼ice Wilson, removed.
urday for the Philippines.
cials are taking steps to ascertain the urday for the Philippines.
exact number of Spaniards on the ves-| The City, of Pekin and the City^of
seis destroyed as a basis for the pay- ~ 3 x m ’”'
Sydney will be used as transports. The
cruiser Charleston having been delayed
ments to be made. iuxuxsei k>hch ic^wu uav*xx& mc^x ^xo,.,^
The Secretary of the Navy yesterday ( by the accident to its machinery, will
designated Rear Admiral John Irwin, probably act as convoy.
prize commis-[ It is expected that Maj. Gen. Otis
Charleston, S. I will accompany the expedition, delay
retired, as United States prize commis-
sioer to be stationed s
C. He is to act in conj
other commissioners
by the courts.
ction with two in sending the expedition has been
be appointed necessary by the fact that the Pacific
troops lacked the proper equipments.