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MORRO'S SOMBER SIGNAL IS IT FOR HOBSON, Buzzard's Flying Thickly Around Wbilo the Spaniards Dig out Their Dead Nothing But a Patch of Rod Clay Where a Moment Before Were Guns and Men How a Brave Spanish Officer Met Annihilation Along With the Parapet Now Believed That a Shell From the Texas Blew Up a Spanish Ship. V Off Santiago, June 18, via King ston, Jamica, June 19. A careful inspection of the fortifications along the crest of the hills defending San tiago harbor since the bombardment Thursday morning, shows that American gunners spread wreck and rum everywhere. Some of the bat teries were demolished bejqnd repair. The vultures, which circled on level wings over the hills as thick as swal lows around the chimney, hours after the firing ceased, furnished gruesome evidence of the fatality among the Spanish soldiers. Hundreds of troops could be seen from the ships, digging in mounds of earth piled up by the explosion of the projectiles from the heavy guns for bodies, while their heads were fanned by the wingsof the black scavengers of thd battle field. There were two spots, one on he east and the other on the west of the harbor entrance, which were denuded of their foliage. The hill- ops seem literally blown away. These marked the places where the 200 pound charsres of srun-cotton thrown by the Vesuvious landed But most ominous token of death flew from Morro Castle. The saffron flag of Spain was half-masted on the keep for several hours. The signifi cance of this is not know. It is not customary to half-mast flags, but possibly some Spanish leader was killed by the heavy fife of our guns, though some officers of the squadron blieve that the flag was half-masted as a notification to the Americans that Lieutenant Hobson and. his brave men were dead. If such is the case, they must have been wantonly murdered. The Spanish might seek to lay their death to the bombard ment, but not a shot from the Amer ican ships struck the fortress. Neither Admiral Sampson nor commodore Schley- believe that Lieutenant Hobson and his paity have been killed. We have 17. prisoners vtaken at Guantaamo, .in cluding a lieutenant, besides , a num ber in the United States, for re prisals or exchange. There was evident demoralization among the Spanish troops during the bombard ment. Officers could be be seen, with drawn swords, driving the men to the guns, but even then they could not be forced to stay so long as our guns were directed at them. v The fifteen minutes' Tiight work of the Vesu vius had shattered their nerves. : It is believed by some that the j 13-inch projectile fired from the Texas, which was reported to have exploded the powder .maga zine in one of the western batteries, did not fall in the battery, but went beyond and blew np bne of the ships in the harbor, v ' : - ; ; - A, dramatic ihciden t of the bom bardment. was the act of a", Spanish officer, who bravely anj along ' the parapet under a heavy fire encourag- ing his men to stand by their guns. Shot and shell rained about him; and after one terrific explosion he was seen no more, and ' the parapet had disappeared. He. could not have escaped death. ! From the fore top of the Brooklyn, 2,900 yards distant, the men' on the grounds could be noticed, but a minute later dust and flying debris would take their places, and when the smoke cleared away only a spot of red earth could be seen guns and gunners having been swept away. v It was the most deadly and de- structive bombardment of the war thus far. Scarcely a shot from the guns of the squadron went : astray. The aim of our gunners was superb, and not only were ? the coast forts annihilated, but the batteries on Cayo Smith, up the harbor, were destroyed. Had all the ships used smokeless powder, as did the Net Orleans, tbere would remain no sign of guns or fortifications to indicate that there had ever been any defences there. There were no casualties jn the fleet, although the ships held a fixed position, as if inviting the Spaniards to fire upon them. The half stripped ship's gunners never worked withL more enthusiasm, i The words of Rear Admiral Samp son were: " "First silence the batteries on the shore and then continue firing until the fortifications are rednced." 9 i This order was strictly obeyed. It was the first time that such instruc- tions have been given, and the m6n responded with a will. In thirty- eight minutes the order was given to cease firing, and the message went to each ship from the Admiral: "Well done." Then the officers and men turned in for breakfast. Details of the engagement had been executed to the letter, from the opening of fire by the New York to the last shot from the Iowa. The Spaniards were evidently surprised ; while strengthening their fortifications The shot of the New York landed fell and fair on the top of the hills to theNeaat, where the gunners were already at work erecting new pieces. The .earth seemed to rise up in a cloud, and when the 12-inch shells of the Iowa and the 13-inch beauties of the Oregonlanded squar ly and fairly, a great cheer went up from the ships. v . The western squadron got into linev and began firing, before the eastern one did, and the effect of the shots could be plainly : seen. : Te Spanish gunners ' at the batteries could be noted and a quick fire was returned, but only for a brief time did they withstand tha terrible as sault of the fleet. - ' ..RANSOM FOR HOBSOtf. Kingston, Jamaica June 20. -3 p. m. Mr, F. : Wi Ramsden, . the British Consul at. Santiago de Cuba, who is acting for the United. , States in the negotiations with the - Span iards for -the 'exchange of lieutenant Hobson and his comrades ; of - the Merrimac expedition, has v suggested to the ofiicials' at - Washington that even a ransom might be paid . to , se cure the prompt release - ,'of the American prisoners.: That idea was undoubtedly expresssed in the cable dispatches i which : passed through the colonial f Uthorl ties here. r : But in wha form it ; washaped- is not clear.. - V '--" , ' WAR TARIFF AFFECT EVERYBODY i , : - ' FAR REACHING EFFECTS JUST; REALIZED. A War Stamp Must' be ; Had For Every' Business Transaotion-- Some of the Details of the Law Explained The war tariff act passed by Con gress is a subject of much discussion now. People are beginning to rea lize its effects. " - " - . " The Ealeigh banks will ' have j heavy burden to r bear. . v ,The new prescribes k tax if $50 on .the first $25,000 of their capital, and. $2 on each $1,0C0 additional.. On every bank check or draft or certificate of deposit a 2 cent stamp will have to be pasted. TELE TAX OH LEASES. Leases of property must bear a 25 cent stamp if it is for one year; 50 cents for three years, and $1 for leases for a larger term. So on every moHgage executed here for more than $1,000 arid less than $1,- 000 tax of 25 cents for each addi- . a ' v tionel $500. If a note comes due is not paid and it protested, a 25 cent stamp must go on the protest notice. So, if a check or bill of exchange is pro tested. - - - . - A power of attorney to sell or lease real estate also requires? a 25-cent stamp; and incorporated companies or associations 10 cents, v Thousands of telegraph messages pass through the officers each week and 'will amount to a goodly sum in the course of two months. One of the most disappointing fea tures of the bill is the tax on amuse ments. Every entertainment to which an admission fee is charged will be subject to a tax of $10, except where otherwise specified. This tax holds good for a year, so amusment mana gers may take out the licenes at the beginning of the season. ' Sales and agreements to sell secur ities of any kind, promissory notes foreign certificates issued by notaries and other law officers, all these carry their share of taxation. An inheritance tax is also claimed on all bequests of more than $10,000. ' Each .druggist who puts up a com pound of his own will have to buy stamps to put upon his bottles at the rate of one-quarter of 1 . cent on a 5 cent articles; one-half of a 1 cent on a 10 cent article; 1 cent on a 25 cent article; 2 cents on 50 cent articles, and so on. . . v The stock and share-brokers will pay $50 each as a license tax. Every time one of them sells 10 shares of stock of it means $2 more,ither out of his pocket or the pocket of - the man who owned the securities The money 'lenders f will probably come under this same tax. , t ' - Pawnbrokers : must pay. $200 a year tothe" war fund , V-' Billiard rooms must pay $5 for each and every table. . Y s : . It is when, business documents are considered that it is made apparent ho w thoroughly the work of . creating sources of revenue has been done by the Congressional committees. There is not any form :of business : paper that will not be subject to 'a stamp tax, ranging from 1 cent; up to $5." Every ti tne a bill of more than. $5 is rjaid the creditor must put a 1 cent stamp on it, under a penalty 'of a fine of $l,000i or five years at hard labor in the penitentiary. Raleigh .Post: ."-S V- ' ; ; Royal makes the food pure, v : -wholesome and dellclotu. Atsolutsly Puro ROYW. BAK1NO POWDER CO., NEW YORK. T . MORE SPANIARDS SEEN. Increased Activity Along the Shord : Lino Near Santiago? . r Off Santiago, Juue 17.-Tbatv there are more Spanish, troops' along the coast near Santiago han there were when the fleet first ; .arrived here - .tv ten days ago, is attested by the - fact that whenever one of the ships' small ' boats approach the shore it is pep- pered by a volley from Spanish rifle- men. These bullets from small arms have as yet resulted in . no fatalities to those oh - American ships, yet everybody on deck is in danger from. While the cutter of the Hew York' . under Naval Cadet Powell,; and the cutter of the Massachusetts, togeth er .with the Vixen,L were reconnoiter : ing along shore yesterday near San- -; tiago they were fired'upon from -:j a ' blockhouse. The men on the , cut ters returned the fire, and the Texas and Vixen, which was steaming not far off, opened fire on the enemy also; and the Spanish fire soon ceased. In , a " short engagement, ho weyerj the New York's cutter was hit several times, some of vine bullets striking. dangerously near to the marines .on board. - ' -s The -Yankee had an experince Mon-' " day off Cierifugos, when she met ;a' Spanish gunboat. TJie gunboat open- . ed fire on the Yankee, and' the latter" returned Jt with vigpr. Thergunboat ' took to her heels and got back ;' into ' the harbor, the Yankee ran . close . enough to the har bor to "draw, - the . : fire of the forts at the entranc, .a shell from one of which "burst over her. One of the pieces hit Solon P, Kendedy, of Kew York,'- wounding hm slightly, . ; . .How To Look Good. r Good looks are really more than skin deep, depending entirely Jon a, ? healthy condition !of all: the vital or gans. ; If the liyer bo inactive, yoii. have a bilious look; if your, stomach' be disordered, you have a dyspeptic . look"; if four kidneys be affected; you : have a pinched . look. ; Secure - good health, and you will surely have good looks. . '"Electric Bitters.", is a good Alterative and Tonic. " Acts directly on, the stomach, liver and . kidneys; Purifies the blood, ; cures pimples, ; blotches and boils, and gives a good . -complcxtion. " Every bottle guaran- : teedl Sold at J. De - Morris'- Drug Store. 50 cents per bottle. old by J. DM6rri3, Drnggist. : Bryan and His Regiment to be Ao- i ;. signed, to General Lee's . Corps, v WASHikoTOir, June 20. It is re- . garded as probable that Colonel Wil-' liam Jennings Bryan and the Ne-; braska regiment under his. command willbe assigned to the army corps commanded by Major General Fitzr hugh Le. There-is " excellent' an thority for the statement; : that the a::iTnnicnt will bo nr.clc :
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