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KITCHIN & EITCHIN, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ... .Roxboro, N. C..'. . . Practice wherever services are re quired. : - C.S. WINSTEAD W. T. BBaDSHER Winstead & Bradsher, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, .... .Roxboro, N. C. . .. Special attention given to Federal practice, both in the State ai?d at Washington. Attend regularly the Courts of Person and Caswell. All business intrusted to ' our care will receive prompt attention. BOONE & BRYANT, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, ; . . Durham, N. C. . . . ': Always attend the Superior Court of Fcrson county," aud will go there jlt mich other times as the business of nts demand. ' a . v ; HOTEL , DOWDY, . . Roxboro, N.C: : 4 R.'H. POWDY, Proprietor. The best Hotel on the border of N. C. or Va. Table supplied with-the best. : Your- every want supplied it in the power "The Old Man.'' . .V ' INVADING ARMY - WELL ON THE WAY Transport Left Sunday at Daybreak. . HURRYING PREPARATIONS FOR ANOTHER EXPEDITION. The United States Regular Troops 1 Make up the Greater Part of the. Force Which left Key West. v A NIGHT ATTACK AT GUANr TANAMO IN WHICH FOUR -AMERICANS ARE HILLED. - Assailed, by a Large Force of the Spanish After Midnight, the First Batalion of Marines, Under Lieu tenant Huntington Behaved with Usual American Intrepidity Driving the Spaniards Back With Heavy Loss. Washington", June 13. The first rmy-ornyasion Jv;to- .Oab " is - -now well on its way, thirty-two trans port steamships bearing over 13,000 officers and men convoyed by .battle ships and auxiliary craft, sixteen in number, having actually sailed from Key West this morning. An author, itative statement to this effect was made at the War Department today setting at rest all reports that the expedition was on its way or had landed last week. The authorities made the announcement for the rea son that the time for secrecy was now past, as the scout boats had made sure that the path was clear before it, and that now no possible menance could come from the Spanish: ships or troops, even should the enemy know our forces were now advancing against them. With that expedition off; officials here feel that there 'will be a period of comparative inac tion for a few days. By Thursday at the latest the transports will be off Santiago, and a large American army will make its landing on Cuban soil. Admiral Sampson has cleared the way for this undertaking, and. little danger is apprehended in getting asbore. It will be after that when the advance is made, that the actual dramatic developments may be ex pected. By that time it is likely4the Ainerican commanders will be in direct cable communication with' the authorities here. ; Admiral Sampson has taken to shore the end of ( cable landing at Guautanamo and a force of cable experts are rapidly restoring the line to working order. The progress of this work has s been so satisfactory that one of the ?; leading officials of the State -Department said tonight. that it was hoped this direct cable communication would be established ; by .Thursday. It will put an end to the dearth of official communication concerning movemets and will enable the v authorities to keep in close touch with; those executing strategic moves.,J , v The , troops making up. the expedi- tion which j started - today are as follows: : ; ' - v:r Infantry: regiments : Sixthj Six- teenth, Seventy:First, New - York j volu nteere; Ten Vh, T wenty-First, Second, Thirteenth, Ninth," Twenty Fourth, Twenty-Second; Massachu setts volunteers; First, Twenty-Fifth Twelfth, Seventh; Seventeenth, Third Twentieth, Pennsylvania -volunteers. Total Infantry, 561 officers and 10, 709 enlisted men.- Cavalry : Two dismounted quad-tof rons of four troops each from Third, Sixth, Nineteenth, First and Tenth cavalry, and two dismounted squad rons of four .troops .each from the First United States volunteer cavalry. TVfa.l rlismnnnforJ aTTalTTr 1 G rvflR: nrtra - 2.875 enlisted men? mnnr, cavalry one squadron of . the Sec ond, nine officers and 280 enlisted men. J Artillery : Lightf battery E and K, First artillery, 14 officers and 324 enlisted men; batteries G and H Fourth artillery, four officers and 132 enlisted men. - Engsneers: Companies 'C and E, nine officers and 200 enlisted men. Signal Corps: One detachment, two officers and 45 enlisted men. Hospital detachments are included in the foregoing figures. The; staff corps number 14 officers. The total of the expedition,, 773 officers and 14,564 enlisted men. The United States troops make up the greater - part of the force, there being but three volunteer or ganizations oh; the ships. These are the 71st New. York Infantry volun teers, the 2nd Massachusetts Infan try volunteers and two .' dismounted squadrons of , four troops each' from the First United- States, volunteer cavalry, the regiment which Colonel Wood : commands and of which Theodore Roosevel t is lieutenant colonel. t Whether either of these, officers is with the two squadrons named is not yet known at the. War Depart ment. Aside from the men and officers making up the expedition, the boats carried a vast quantity of supplies, ammunition and war equipments, necessary to maintain, an organiza tion of this size for at, least sixty days. Every detail for the landing. of this party has been worked out by the engineer corps of the army. It will be a laborious process at best, and will take a full day or more. The point of 'landing has . been so chosen, that there is little danger - of an interruption from the Spanish forces, but should they attempt to make trouble Admiral Sampson's ships will insure ample protection until the troops can care for them selves. . The -Spanish Cadiz fleet is most as ;much mystery to the naval officers here as was AdmiraLCervera's flying squadron during the two weeks im mediately preceeding its inglorious- bottling up at Santiago. To-day a report came that the squadron - was unfit for sea- -That would havebeen credited except that the ; department has had information as late ' a3 Sat urdayto the effect that the squadron was already at sea ; and was J about to depart. About a week before- it had been told that: the Cadiz fleet had sailed. Having in mind these conflicting reports the War Board scarcely knows where to ive -J cred- ence and though it would seem - to bo an extraordinary circumstences that the least doubt could exist as. to" the presence about the harbor , of a popular city such as Cadiz of aVhole squadron of war ; . ships. However, the weight of opinion seems -to in- j cline to" the presence of - thefleet . at Cadiz owing to the had condition of the ships.- "It -is-noted, however, that although acting upon this be lief, as shown by the.oegining of the military invasion of Cuba, ,the War Board , is takin'g no - unnecessary chances of a surprize and by means scouts has provided for securing timely warning of the 1 approach of any hostile vessels to the" seat of wan ' ' ' - FIRST CUBAN BATTLE. On Board the Aissociated Press Dispatch Boat Dauntless, off; Guan tanamo, S nnday J une 12. Lieu t. Colonel R. W. Huntington's , battal ion at marines, which landed from the transport Panther,- on Friday and encamped on the hill guarding the abandoned cable station " at . the entrance to the outer harbor of Guantanamo, has been' engaged. in beating off. a bush attack by Spanish guerillas and regulars since 3 oclock Saturday afternoon The fighting was almost continuous for thirteen hours, until 6 o'clock this mornings when re-enforcements were landed from the marblehead. - - ,7 Four, of our men werev killed and ona wounded. . The advance picket, under Lieutenants'Neville and Shaw, are unaccounted for. LATER SHAW AND NEVILLE FOUND. To the great delight of the marines micampjQeutenants ,NevilJe and Shaw, tfitb thirty men of - Company D, returnedin good shape, but much exhausted, by eighteen . hours of picket duty. One man, Sergeant Smith, of Compan K; had been shot through the abdomen and instantly killed. For most of thef day "and night Neville and" Shaw had been surrounded by a much superior force, but men and officers behaved4 splendidly and, al though the" firing of the Spaniards was constani and heavy. Neville's detachment held its own its :own inflicting much more damage than it sustained. At least fiye Spaniaads are known to haee been killed, and ' as ' Neville's men kept up a steady fire throughout the night and the enemy was not at a great distance, it is 'believed that the Spaniards' v casualties were con siderable. . . An Infamous Slander., , The correspondent of the Raleigh News & Observer, at Jacksonville, Fla., under date June 11th, says: There was indignation among the North v-Carolina troops yesterday morning The cause of it ' was a published order, purporting to come from Gen. Arnold, commanding Second division, Seventh army 'corps, and containing the ; following re markable statements: -"Numerous complaints have. cpme to the division commander concern ing depredations committed by men of the first North Carolina : : upon booths, gardens and other pri vate property belonging to citizens oi this city. Complaints have t also been made that "enlisted men are begging on the streets, and "are : con sorting with disreputable t charac ter s. . - - i " -f , ' , This . aroused the - fighting blood of North Carolina" like a flpsh. Col. Armheld always jealous 01 nis men and the good.natne of his State, at once, sent a letter demanding names and particulars upon , which : the charges against his regiment - are based. 1 .' . v v , . ; , -; Indignation at .Raleigh. A Special dispat9h: from Raleigh Royal makes th food pare,'- : wholesome and delicious mi m mm r Absolutely Pure R0YAL -8AKINQ POWDER CO.; NEW YORK. says: - ; - , r ; Men in camp here are incensed at- Gcneral Arnold s ; slander of Norta Carolina troops. They refrain from : speaking.' North Carolina -Con-' gressnien have been telegraphed, to see the Secretary of war and de- npld from command of North Caro lina troops and give , them a man wnuux mey ; uau 'respect, anu wno wont slander j them, x Congressman Ki tchin will see ? Secre tairy Alger to morrow morning." . " r Yellow Jaundice Cured. , , ' .. - Suffering humanity: should be sup plied, with every - means possible - for ' its relief. Jt is with pleasure we publish the following :; :AThis is to, Certify that was a terrible suffererC Irom Yellow Jaundice for 't over six months, and was treated by some of' the best physicians in- our city and all to no avail, Dr. Bell, : our drug-: gist, recoaimended yElectricf Bittere ; and after taking two bottles. I was entirely cured. I now take great pleasure in recommending them to any person sunering irom tnis tern ble malady. I am gratefully yours. AT ; A Unnaiifw T.flvinnt'An u w Ruse Did not Work. Madrid, June 11.- Captain. Gen eral Blanco has sent a dispatch to Correa, Minister of War, stating that a ship of the enemy was observed lately approaching Bacuanao,' taking soundings.'- . Friday morning the gunboats Conde de .Venadito, Nueva Espana, Ybanez and Pinzon, accomv panied by the launchFlecha advanced' towards the A merican vessel, hoping to coax., her; within .range of the shore batteries,but the plan did not succeed, ; ' ' -r' . ' - Washington, June, 13. -Within the past twenty-four hours an im- nnrfan . p.li an cro h Viaati m n.rl a i n .h A J. .. . . - :. ,ir .. ..... t ... , ....... I . military and naval program in ;Wes t Indian Waters. - The intention; to postpone" the Porto Ricah campaign' till 1 Santiago had 'beeh :. captured, with Cevera's fleet, has been ' practi-( cally abandoned, and. efforts are now being made to huffy transportations of the corps which will occupy the island. r - , ; ' ' ; . Bar Room Fracas in Durham. ! , Durham, June 11. In a drunken row in;a saloon on Mahgum street hero to-night, at 7:30 o'clock, a cut ting scrape occurred, in - which' Hal Crabtree and Wiley . Whitfiel d were both serpusly injuredwCrabtree w&3 cut about the arm .; and body ? and necki and Whitfield was cut in w the stomach. - Both were carried . to Watts' Hospital... The cause of the row is not known. Whitfield is not expected to live. , " : " Nat Bornm went to sleep on the railroad near Reidsville Friday niht and was inn over "and kill by n tr?.in: . "
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