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VOL. XI. SALISBURY. N. C.. WEDNESDAY, A tJGUST 10, 1898. NO. 41. SHBSIIIIISIII . . ' , .". . PEACE SOT TO BE , ATTAINED SO EARLY AS EXPECTED. DOUBTFUL POINTS CAUSE DELRY. Head of Sparlsh CJovernment Amloai toJlnrm Things Accomplished ' In Order) Maoncr... . A cable "dispatch of Thursday from Kdrid.aaya; Though peace is regard- aguickly as Is generally expected .Senor Sagasta objects to being hustled and insists upon everything being i done in a quiet, orderly and dignified have full and satisfactory explanations as to all doubtful points in order io ' enable him best to protect the national . interests against the aggtcssivo ten dencies of the Washingn-cabinet. He has aleo to examine very minutely i the exigencies of thejinternal situation and home politics, po as to avoid popular disnatisfaction and political unrest. , The Spanish people, .though sin cerely desirous of peace, are disposed : to admire this hesitancy and tenacious holding out until .the last, although . uxikd that- it implies greater sacrifices. ?;jU.n illustration of this feeling, whifa, General Toral is blaraod for ;.;i k c , ; n ij r era! Augusti, continuing a hopeless .. resistance at Manila, bids fair to be a popular hero. ' It would be premature to suppose that"tho political consulta tions now proceeding foreshadow the resignation of tho liberal cabinet when fcaee is concluded? iTheV conserva tive have no constantly ami- loyally supported Sagasta throughout the war that no factious opposition may be feared from them.,- . ' The consultation between tho pre ,nwr, tho presidents of the chambers Juud othor prominent persons are de scribed as being really of a national character, -with a view of ascertaining . the opinions of parties. The gov ernment has not yet outered upou any ngn.ement regRrttfng" tormtr.f or con.- viufuag ine wav -T'iiu jao - uuneu. Btatos. TUo caTitiiet will follow the Cl.il I'fPA rkf 41ia norir 'Ifin 1 ma on1 i 1 I leave to the crown the liberty of choosing new adusors. All the leaders consulted thus far have observed tho strictest reserve ; vith the exception f Senor Romero y Robledo, the leader of tho Weylerito party, who declares himself in favor of continuing war. . The queen regent has summoned several generals for consultation. Tho censorship of tho papers is now , roudnctcd with the utmost severity. The military censor has excised all the leading papers, including the mil itary journals. Everything having tho remotest reference to peace negotia tions is suppressed and the censorship . is especially severe upon criticisms of the American government's preten tions. These excised articles are re placed by pocnisj tales and literary matter. OFFICERS RESIGNED.' Gave Up Their Commissions In tiio race of the Knnnr. A special cablegram to -the Boston Journal from Police, Porto Rico, says: A tremendous sensation has oc curred iu the Sixth Massachusetts regiment, which is a part of General Garretson's. brigade. The friction be tween tho line officers of the regiment and the officers of the brigade, which has been growing ever since tho brigade left Cuba, reached its climax last Monday w hen Colonel Woodward, Lieutenant Colonel Chaflln, Major T.iy lor. Chaplain Dousseault and Captain Godell, of company K, resigned their commissions. rTho exact reason which prompted tliem to take this action is not at pres ent known. The cause must have been serious indeed. The resignations leave Major Chas. K. Darling in command of the regi ment. The matter has been fully re ported to General Miles anil a rigid in vestigation has boen ordered. By military law, to resign in faeo of the enemy, mcanB a courtmartial. MICIAS tiETS OUDEUS. Captain General of I'orto IClro Advised Not to lteslut Mllen. A dispatch to tho New York Herald from Madrid says: The government has given '"orders that the minister of war shall not forco resistance in Porto Rico to the utmost. This is at the instigation of Premier Sagasta, who deplores any unnecessary loss of life, knowing that Porto Rico will inevitably fall into the hands of the Americaus. Captain General Macias has been instructed to obtain terms like those obtained by General Toral, or better, so as to save Spanish honor as much as possible. WAS STAR ATTRACTION. Hobson Fills Oil Engagement at Opera House and la Cheered. The benefit for the Soldiers and Sailors Families' Protective Associa tion held Thursday night at the Met ropolitan opera houso in New York was more in the nature of a reception to Lieutenant Hobson, Minister to Spain' Woodford and Captain Phillip, of the Texas, than a benefit. The opera house was jammed with people, almost 5,000 being present. - XO ENFORCE SA3IT AR Y LAWS. V People of Santiago. Befuse to Obey Firs , . Kulea of II r dene. An Associated Press dispatch says: The dirty condition of Santiago, the heap; or foul refuse that encumber the-streets, tho miiladorotts alleys and byways, the lack of sanitary arrange ments and drainage of any descrip tion are all matters that will require remedying if the. place is to become an American i city.. It should be re membered that the weeks of blockade, the fear of bombardment, the scarcity of food and the general demoraliza tion existing., in a besieged town have done much q add to the conditions of filth' Rnij' poor sanitation that-normally prevait;.-' v : - yj For generations the people have lived regardlesal-of th'.firsji rule of hygfene,.tb low'er classes Are ignorant of all prfcautiopry-jnaasnres, and it is nt 6upri8inFhen our American cfilcers iasno An Vrder through the civil governor of Santiago stating that all houses must at once be thoroughly clennel, inside andi out, the order is disregarded. -T ; l Orders are constantly issued to the people to report at once the death of any one in their household and threats of fine and enforced labor as a punish ment carry little .weight. Extreme measures will have to be taken to bring about a proper condition of af fairs in this respect aird.' it will take teftf.y months of. example and strin gent enforcement of regulations to bring the people toan observRnceof what is clearly best for ther, health. . SOUHEUS OX THE MARCH. 'Milen lieglnn General Advance ThrongB Porto Kleo." A special cable dispntch from Ponce," Porto Rico, states that a generM ad- vauco of the American force began Sunday morning, Tho remainder of General Ernst's brigade, constitu ting th-'. advance center, supported by two batteries, moved at 6 o'clock and a part of tho Eleventh infantry, of Genernl Henry's division, started to tho left toward Adjtintas. - Troop A, of New York, the Phila delphia city troop and troop II, of the Sixth regulars, are convoying General Urooke's transportation column along the coast road through Silnas to Ar .royo. . ... Wire communication with General lirooke, on tho right, has not yet been Co'nno) Kiee, of GeueraV Mjl'fcraff, iv n prouuojv no uswRneti roiue com mahA of lliq Sixth Massachusetts. Oeneral Mile's has moved the head quarters of his division from Ponce to 7 nana Diaz. General Schwan, with the Eleventh regular infantry and two batteries, moved Sunday through Yauco toward Mayaguez. AL ARAM I A MS INVITE CERYERA. fnptlvo Spaiilfili Admiral Ashed to Vial Hubsmi'B llotne. In response to an invitation extend ed in the name of the people of Jreennboro, Ala., to visit Lieutenant llobson's home, Admiral Cervera writes, saying: "1 thank you very much and also the citizens of Greensboro for the kind expressions contained in your letter, and yon will allow me to say that it is I who should render thauks, which I do with ihc greatest pleasure, for the kind and generous treatment which I am receiving at the hands of the Amer ican poople. "it would be gratifying to me to accept your invitation to visit Greens boro, where was born tho brave Lieu tenant Richmond Pearson Ilobson.but it will.be impossible for me to do so, for as; soon as the war is ended, it will be obligatory upou me to return im mediately to Spain to account for my conduct, which must be judged as pro vided for by the law. Nevertheless, I shall not fail to carry through all my life the remembrance of such "brave oflicers as Lieutenant Hobson and also the flattering invitation tendered me by the city of his birth. I subscribe myse f, etc. Paschal Cerveba.' TKOOPS START HOME. Trans port Gate City Sails From Santlac- AVIth Detachment of Cavalry. The United States transport Gato City sailed from Santiago Saturday af ternoon for Long Island loaded with cavaltymen. It was stated that the transports Miami aud Matteawau would also leave at once. Each vessel sails individually. MANY SPANISH PRISONERS SICK. Hundreds of Toral' Men Down and Deaths Average Twelve Dally. General Toral, the commander of the Spanish troops, has sent a letter to General Shatter advising the latter that the camp of the surrendered Span ish troops is in an unhealthy condi tion. The Spanish officer also report el that thereVwere several hundred sick in the hopit!s, and that there was an average of twelve deaths daily. Thej transports expected at Santiago to cary the Spanish troops back to Spain Shave not yet been heard from. General Shaft er will take action at once in order to improve the sanitary condition of the Spanish soldiers. APPOINTMENTS BY PRESIDENT. Several Weitern Office Are Filled. Br Chief Executive. :- The President, Friday, made the following appointments: Register of the land office of San Francjsco, Cal., Aaron B. Hnnt. Receiver of public moneys at San Francbco, Sargent S. Morton. Receiver of public moneys at Mar shall, Minn., C. F. Case of Minne- apolisJ IT IS CABLED TO WASHINGTON 1 31 CIPHER FROM PARIS. THE DOCUMENT IS ft LONG ONE. , . i f i an f Work of Declnhertna- Its Contenta W r4t xlnmedlately Taken Up bj - the KmUay fttaff. . The reply of the Spanish .govern ment to the jeace condition laid down by thtrltJnited States was rjJ ceivect. at Washington, by the French ambassador, Si. Cambon, shortly be fore 3 o'clock Monday afternoon: ; ' The CDticlttding portion of the Span ish r reply 1ras received - during the eyehlhgbtit it was not until a. lato. hour that ii trfts deciphered, as a vhole and gone overby thB Ambassador. V No effort Was made lo comniunicate it to the United States government at etveh a late hour, beypnd a note to Sec retary Day advising him that the doer ument had been received but hot die cloaing its contents," - . - " ' Thef was complete reticence in -.all quarters as' to -the tex.U'of he. reply; ' The reply came in sections, the dis-" patch first received giving only; the opening passages of the" Spanish re ply.- A few minutes latet Another die- patch brought a second section" an4 thele kept coming uninterruptedly by & procession; of messengers until 6fiVr eral sections of the SpanisU reply had been received ai 3:50 o'clock, wlferi the Ujst part was still to arrive. , ! :In.tho meantime the cipher experts wre at work and at 4:30 o'clock they were abreast of all that portion of the yeply rceejved up -- to. that time :f And there was & lull of some time pending the arriva) of the concluding portionSi , It wai; thought a terrific ain stdtm which swept over Washington about 4 o'clock might i have 'occasioned the delay of the remainder. . C Pending1 the receipt bf the complete replyj no steps were takm to fix a time for a conference with it he presi- largely TijfJii-SomB'f the features' of the reply and .also- upon the exphfeit instructions concerning the delivery of the answer which usually accompa nies a document of this solemn Char acter. Neither at the white house not at tfSe stAte department was thero any official knowledge that the reply had reached Washington and the usual office hours closed with .no appoint ment made for a conference. ' Pending the official delivery of the answer speculation was rifo as to its contents. There was little further doubt that the lefigth of the reply meant that Spain had not given simple and direct affirmative to the American conditions. It was evident that if the reply was an acceptance, it was accompanied by extended discus sion and probably by conditions. This caused considerable apprehen sion in official circles here, for while it was felt last week that Spain Would yield in every particular, it began to be felt that possibly there might be another period of discussion and pos sibly an indirect attempt to open up a diplomatic exchange on the nature of the terms. l ue prevailing view, nowever, was that the reply was on its face an ac ceptance, although not such a one as precluded all possibility of future dis cussion. 'All vital points were believed to be concluded the abandonment of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Ladrones, and the establishment of a commission to pass upon questions relating to the Philip pines. In the carrying out ofrhis programme it was believed that Spain, would Eeek to secure an understanding on many incidental points involved, some of them of considerable importance. For instance, some doubt was raised as to whether Spain's acceptance would be operative until referred to and ratified by the Spanish cortes, and it wa un derstood that the reply might call at tention to this condition. The same condition, it was pointed out, exists as io. me unitea otates, lor a peace treaty requires the ratification of the senate to become operative. LIGHTXIXG KILLS OUTLAWS. Father and Son Were Credited With Long List of Murder. A special to the St. Louis Republic from Red Sulphur Springs, W. Va says on Sunday, in Roane connty, the bodies of Wade Counts, the leader of the notorious "Consolidated band" of outlaws, and his son were found under a tree where they had been struck by lightning. Every bone in the elder "Gofrnts body was broken, bnt there was no abrasion of the skin excepting wherp the bolt entered his head. The two were credited with a long list of murders, but had never, been brought to justice. WHAT DAY WILL DO. Will Realga Portfolio After Service i Peace Commissioner. A special to The New York Jlerald from Washington says in connection with the probable selection of Secre tary Day as one of the peace commis sioners, it is stated that he will at an early date retire from the office of sec retary of state and after concluding his labors as a m-mber of the com mission, resume the practice of law in Canton. WILL 5EED.A mi- DUnandment Will Wot fiw Sroagbt About 4 Washington, specht says- As suming that Spain has decided to ac cept our terms for the negotiations of peace, it is expected h&l hostilities jrill be suspended at once.. . This wilt- not - be followed at any earlier 4ato. by the 'dkbanding of the armyvbut on the, contrary-, " the period befor the sfgnin g of the! formal peace irery ;ana us rauncanon oy me sen- e will bo devoted ta perfecting a compacf and 2ectivl anizatiok of me army;; ana cieuniiu repairing all.tho wves&els of the navy; The sick and irouuded of the-rmy who are re eardeti as ilncaoacitaVecl-s for further AeryicS'wlll pf obablf tp giteH their dtspharge at aii early dale.- - The nleri who lire good condition 6t ate suf fering only ; temporary disability will be held together aiid la tlie best possible shape for serriCe. A part of the forces sent 'td 'Prtti Rico will be kept there and other f seat to Havana and : other Cuban cities for - garrison duty. . It Is regarddss- quite proba ble that some of fazl" bf Shaf ter's army now recuperating in the United -States " may- h.3ve tQF.Lt;4!ent again to Cuba. . ' ''TS:i'.:. ' The so-called immufips who will take the place of : General Shaffer's forces at Santiago are" in many cases, it is be lievedi really fmmuucj ahd it is therEi f oreaprobable,that some of tnem will not fall yirtims- to ; thilimate. The protest of Senator Bacon against send ing the Georgia, "immunes" to Santi ago indioate lack, of. confidence in the THE VKW PT5TSr;tSJtAaCi : ; To nrbethttajtTri rt i . , V iMlsoentle(3- the tittswf - Jits Itlnsirloua father and the estate ef Frledffijbsrtth. 4 locality from which the-so-cailed im munes come in their ability to with standvthe heat, tlommunicatioris to the department from friends of some other "immunes" shows the feeling of anxiety which exists. The depart ment, however, while anticipating that there will be sickness among the immunes and that some of them will have to be brought back incapacitated, does not feel that the great anxiety expected is warranted. The regiments sent to relieve Shafter's, whether actu ally immune of riot, will land there under much better conditions than General Shafter's army and will be provided with every comfort possible. "IMUUNES" GET OFF. Transport Sails From Savannah Bound . For Santiago de Cnba. ; : The transport Rio Grande sailed frpi Savannah, Ga., Monday with two battalions, the first and third, of the Fifth United States volunteer regi ment, from Columbus, Miss., for San tiago de Cuba. The only member of tho regiment who' refused to go to Cuba with the troops was the chaplain of the regi ment. About an hour and half before the time first arranged for sailing the chaplain, Rev. R. D. Wear of Bir mingham, announced to Col. H. H Sergeant, in command of the regi ment, that he had decided not to make the trip. The colonel was surprised and told the chaplain that he was a commissioned officer. That did not make any difference to the minister. MARKETS BENEFITED. Peace News Engenders Strength In the London Stock Exchange. A London cable dispatch saysi Al though there are fears of possible complications, the - acceptance of the peace terms by Spain strengthened prices all around on the stock ex change Monday, especially in the case of American and Spanish securities, though the business done was not ex tensive in view of the settlement. CONDITIONS SATISFACTORY, But Spain Cannot Ode Territory With out Consent of Cortes. A Madrid cable dispatch of Monday says: The government accepts the United State's conditions ad refer en dum, believing that it is not authorized to cede territory without the vote of the cortes. If McKinley objects the cortes will be convoked this month. A fresh note from President McKin ley, replying to Spain's reply is ex pected during the course of the week. The promptitude with which the cabinet accepted the terms on receipt of the American explanations, shows that it does aot desire to waste time in dilatory procedure. HOBSON TISITS CERYERA. Spanish Admiral Bet'elves Tonnf XJeuten- ant With Great Pleasure. A dispatch from- "Annapolis, Md states that Assistant Naval Constructor Richmafnd P. Hobson, arrived in that city Monday morning at 8:40 o'clock and at once called on Admiral Cervera and was received with the greatest manifestations of joy and pleasure Hobson also visited the quarters at the naval academy which he still re tains. a IlllOISElI'lLI STRONG . PETITION TR0!I . orriCERsix cubjl- ARMY "MUST BE i 1MB-OR PERISH " Fever Tlireatena the AanlnJlatlom of Shaf r's Army The Mtaatloa a i . - Trichtful On. An Associated dispatch says: Summoned- by Major General Shaf ter, a meeting was held at Santiago Thurs day morning at headquarters and iu the presence of every commanding and medical officer of the Fifth army corps, General Shatter read a cable message from Secretary Algej, order ing him at the recommendation of Surgeon General Sternberg, to move the atmy into the interior, to San Luis, vrhtre it is bealtiiief. As a result of the conference Gen eral Shaf ter .will insist upon the im mediate withdrawal of the army north within two weeks. I - As an explanation of the situation, the following letter from CoL Theo dore Roosevelt, commanding the First volunteer cavalry, to General Shaf ter, was handed by the latter to the correspondent of the Associated Press f 6f publication "Major General Shaf ter Sir i In A meeting of the general and medical officers called by you at the palace this morning, we were ail, as you :Know, ftflanimpus iri view of what should be done witn th8 army. : To keep Us here, in Jthe, opinion of . every officer fotii jnanding a division or brigade, will simply involve the destruction of thoa sands. , . 1 " - . , " "There is no possible reason for not Shipping practically the entire ; com mand 'north jdl:n68. -Yelldvf; fet cases are few. in the cavalry-divisida where I command one of the two brigades, find hot one true case of yel low fever has occurred in. this division, except among the men snt to the hos pital at Siboney, where they hflvCi I believed contracted it.' t But in this di vision there have been 1,500 cases of malarial fTr.' Kntir. irom it, put tne wnoia commaixi-s no weakened and shattered as to be" Tripe for dying like rotten sheep when a real yellow plater "epideniic instead of A fake epidemic, like the present, strikes us, as it is bound to do if we stay here at the height of the sickness season, August and the beginning of Septeni ber. : . ; . "Quarantine against malarial fever is much like quarantining against the toothaohei All of us are certain, as soon as the authorities at Washington fully appreciate the conditions of the army, to be sent home. If we are kept here it will in all human proba bility riieftti an appalling disaster, for the surgeons here estimate that over half the army, if kept here during the sickly season, will dio. This is not only terrible from the standpoint of the individual lives, but it means ruin from the standpoint of the military efficiency of the flower of the Ameri can army, for the great bulk of the regulars are here vith 'you. - "The sick, large though it is, ex ceeding 4,000, affords but a faint, idea b! the debilitation of the army. Ifot ten per cent, are fit for rctive work. Six weeks on the north Maine coast, for instance, or elsewhere, where the yellow fever germ cannot possibly propagate, would make us all as fit as fighting cocks, able as we are eager, to take a"; leading part in th great campaign against Havana in the fall, even if we are not allowed to try Porto Rico. '""'We can be moved north, if moved at once, with absolute 6afetv to tho country, although, of course, it would have been infinitely better if we had been moved north or to Porto Rico two weeks ago. If there were any object in keeping us here, we could face yellow fever with as much indif ference as we faced bullets, but there is no object in it The four immune regiments ordered here are sufficient to garrison the city and surrounding towns, and there is absolutely nothing for us to do here and there has not bean 6ince the city surrendered. It is impossible to move into the interior. Every shifting of camp doubles the sick rate in our present weakened con ditien, and anyhow the interior is rather werse than the coast, as I have found by actual reconnoinsance. Our present camps are as healthy as any camps at this end of the island can be. "I write because I cannot see our men who have fought so bravely and who have endured extreme hardships and danger so uncomplainingly, go to destruction without striving, so far as lies in me, to avert a doom as fearful as it is unnecessary and undeserved. Theodore Roosbveit, Colonel Commanding First Brigade. After Colonel Roosevelt had taken the initiative, all the American general officers united in a round robin ad dressed to General Shaf ter, LYNCHING 15 GRIFFIN". Mob Was Composed of Men From Three Counties. John Meadows, a mulatto negro, was lynched at GriiSn, Ga., Mondsy afternoon by a mob of over 500 citi zens of Meriwether, Pike and Spald ing counties. The crime for which Meadows was hanged was attempted rape and his victim was Nora Camp, the seven-year-old daughter of Captain Benson Camp, one of the most highly respected citi zens of Meriwether county. ALGER TERStS nOCSETELT. Bough. Klder Colonol Booelvoa lafgMUv .-.. Iteply From Secretanr. v A Washington dispatch says: The following correponderce has passed between Colonel Roosevelt and Secre tary Alger: . - ; -v . S AKTiioo, July 23, 1898. My Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing with the knowledge - and approval of General Shaf ter.-5 We earnestly hope that Jon will send us most of the regulars, and at any rate, the cavalry division, including the Rough Riders, who are as good as any regulars and three times as good as any state troops to Porto Rico. There are 1,800 effective men in the division. If those who were left behind were joined to them, we could land at Porto Rico, in this cavalry division, close to 4,000, who would be worth easily any 10, 000 national guards armed with black powder Springfields or other archaic weapons. Very respectfully, , "THEODOBI ROOSJEVELT." The following reply was cabled to Colonel Roosevelt Thursday: "Your letter of the 23d is received. The regular army, the volunteer army and the Rough Riders hare done well, bttt I suggest that unless you want to spoil the effects and glory of your vic tory you make no invidious compari sons. The Rough Riders are no bet ter than other volunteers. They had an advantage in their arms, for which they ought to be very grateful. "R. A. Algeb, Secretary of War. The report is current in Washington that Secretary Alger is attempting to shield Shatter. It is thought that de livering the stinging rebuke to Colonel Roosevelt has further complicated mat ters and at present the Alger-Roosevelt war is rivaling the Spanish-American. Roosevelt's friends clai m that the let ter was private and that its publication was treacherous and underhanded. Tho secretary's friends say that it was a re buke for a long list of offenses com mitted by the Rough Riders. . CERVERA At KORFOUU Admiral Visits Spanish Brother Prisoner . at Hospital. . Admiral Cervera and'his son, Lieu- tenant Cervera, amvea at xi orioia, leTtTLnhapoiiv where,iheyJaa Iiami nriflonersof war for several weeks on parole, Thursday afternoon, having been granted special permission to visit Captftlu Concha, commander of the admiral's flagship, Maria Teresa, anil the other Spanish sick and founded at the naval hospital. 'The steamer rlw her bunting in honor of the admiral and a launch lay at the pier to receive the distinguished prisoners. Lieutenant Commander R. M. G. Brown, retired, met the admi ral tnd him arm as thev steooed off the steamer, and it was with difficulty that ... i I. . J they pnsned tnrougn tne crowa. At the naval hospital the Spanish a-1tnlral -was received bv a guard of honor and at once was conducted to flantoin Concha's fooffl. This was the first time they had met since that fatal day out of Santiago harbor. The meeting was a pathetic Otiei the admiral and captain emorac inrr rma orintVifif like children: The admiral then visited Lieutenant Noval of the Pluton, who lost a leg; Urs. Nicoli and Aujnlsto of the Vizcaya, and the scenes were equally affecting whfin their former chief, entered me the Snanish sailors are. Their faces lit up and they embraced him as best they could, their joy being plainly visible. SHIP REPORTED SUNK. Orean Liner Said To Have- Oone Down With All On Board. A dispatch from St. Johns, N. F. states that the mail steamer Virginia Lake arrived at Tilt Cve, on West Bav, 230 miles from St. Johns at day lignt bringing certain corroboration of the reported loss of an ocean liner in the Straits of Belle Isle. A fisherman at Noddy bay reported that he saw a steamer collide with an iceberpr and sank soon after. The fisherman said that the steamer looked like, a passenger ship and he could see the people trying to launch boats, but she sank before they could do any thing. The French cruiser Manche has sailed fer the straits to investigate the report TWO CAPTAIN RESIGN. Their Regiment Was On Era of Departure For Santiago. Two captains of Colonel Ray's im mune regiment resigned Friday and their resignations caused a great sen sation in Macon. The resignations coming on the eve of departure for Santiago at a time when there is said to be much anxiety on the part of offi cers and privates, from the fact that the regiment is ordered to the Cuban city which is in the midst of a yellow fever plague, has increased the sense tion and excitement caused by the de termination on the part of the officers to return borne. WRECKING OTTFIT READY. win Proceed to Cuba and Bala Sunken Cristobal Colon. tho A New. York dispatch says: The Merritt-Chapman wrecking tag Wif- liam TL Chapman and th Centra Railroad of New Jersey's ocean-going tug 1'iymoutn, wnicn nas been char tered, are at the Stapleton dock of the wrecking company ready to proceed to Cuba with the pontoons from Boston, which are - to be used in an effort to save the Cristobal colon. MIES' in not OPPOSED ( OUR IXYASIOX OF PORTO RICO A VERITABLE WALK OYER V ' TROOPS MARCHING ON SAN JIM Eastern t "End of .the Island Haa Beeu Taken Possession of Without Any Serious Itesistance. S . Advices received Friday from Ponce, Forto Rico, state, that General Miles is proceeding without regard to peace negotiations. Krag-Jorgensens are being issued. -.The Second and Third" Wisconsin were moving np to the Six teenth Pennsylvania. Colonel Rulings has captured -&00 pounds of rice. Thus far the enemy has not molested him. General Brooke's landing at Arroyo was successful. The troops from the Roumanian, four batteries from the Twenty-eight Indiana, the First Mis souri, the First Pennsylvania and the Third Illinqi disembarked at that point The Mofgan troops of the Fifth cavalry and the Mississippi com missaries also arrived. General Roy Stone is repairing the road to Arecibo, but a -.inovement on lhat place is improbable; The Americans hare taken peaceful possession of the eastern portion of the island. Small parties of marines hava been landed, who have lighted lamps in the lighthouse at Cape San iuan and other lighthouses along the coast.. They met with no resistance. Indeed, at Cape San Juan deputations ol citi zens went out to meet them." The warships now in the vicinity are he Montgomery, the Annapolis, the Puritan and the Amphitrite. The wo former are.looking for. the trans ports with frjoops, . whish left the United States kud have scattered all -about, the inknd. - The Annapolis rounded up . the Whitney the Florid and the Rafeigh Thursday," -and they are now at Cape San Jnan. "" There seems to have been a serious mistake as . to the rendezvous, for no two ships go to the same place, and it will tako them several days to locate them and get them to Ponce, where General Miles is waiting. s5sae"sWJssSjfisssBij?- "de.. The city is grim and silent, but bacw of her yellowwalls there will be found! plenty oi aeierminaiion anu ugutwucu the Americans open fire. TJaptam oen- eral Macias has issued a proclamation. in the course of which he says: "Spain has not sued for peace, ana I can drive off tho American boats now as I did on Sampson's attempt be fore." . The daughter of the captain general is helping to drill tho gunners in the forts. Altogether there are V,50O Spanish regulars in --the . city. The troops of the enemy, who are retreat ing from Ponce and the other towns on the iKuth coast occupied by tne Americans, have not yet arrived. The German . steamer Polynesia, Wlin a cargo oi rnm, can ueu mrsm n . i & and tobacco, tried to run the blockade Friday morning, but -was stopped by the New Orleans. At Descalabrode river, six miles be yond Juana Diaz, on the road to San Juan, the Sixteenth Pennsylvania, of Ernst's brigade, seized and now holds the bridge. The seizure of the bridge insures control of the road to Cosmo. Pickets are being pushed out and they may collide with the Spanish outposts.- ; 1 TWELYE .SEAMEN" LOST. Dredge. Two Scows and Tug Wrecked by Storm. . A dispatch from Apalachicolfl, Fla., says: The Nimrod,. towing the dredge Thomas H. Herndon and two scows, were totally wrecked off Cape St. Bias in Tueaday. night's storm. The Nim rod, with her entire crew, consisting ffirtv miles V VT1;VW M-AM. VUf rm m-a m - j at sea and nothing has since been heard of them. The dredge, witji her two scows, is ashore on Cape St. Bias, the dredge being a total loss. The Nimrod, dredge and scows be long to Rittenhouse Moore, of Mobile, and are valued as follows: Nimrod $10,000, dredge 575,000, scows tK(uuv. George Randolph, purser of the Nimrod, and two shipmate arrived at Apalacheola Friday afternoon, report ing the loss. EXPRESS COMPANY WILL PAY. 1 Agrees To Abide Ity lHlnn ofHwfls Ball road Commission. A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga., says: The Southern Express -Company will abide by the decision of the state rail road commission and will pay for the revenue stamps affixed to the receipts for packages to be sent to points in the state of Georgia. On interstate business the patron will have to pay for the stamps as neretoiore, as iue comfttnj nw m presume that the state railroad com mission has jurisdiction ' over intr stato bnsiness. MEXICANS AID INSURGENTS. Revolutionary Movement In finatemala -Assuming Large Proportions. - Ad vices received at Washington from Cocos, Guatemala, show that the revo lutionary movement there has assumed a phase which, while not jeopardizing the existing government, promises to involve foreign resident in jrreat dif ficulty. The insurgents under Morales are believed to have received considerable aupport from the Mexicans on the frontier, who are said to be chargeable at least with failing to observe neutral ity. ' . :
Salisbury Globe (Salisbury, N.C.)
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