The Gastonia _ , _ .. Oovotoa to tikm Pnjtootlon ot Hon* »nd th» lntomat* of th County. Vo*. XIX. Gaatonla, N. C„ May 6, 1898. THE GAZETTE. YKIDAV, MAY A UOA ff. A MAUellAl.L..Billlorl F*i oyrlninr I- c was mm cvek r in u ubu a y »n mnts o EoUtvO ut aaalotha. 3. C. u avund-otaa mill mat tv r. *<» WiB SP.WK. We had hoped to give la to-day’s ex tra definite news from Dewey, but there Is absolutely none later than that already published. Iu Washington, men who ought to know assort that a brief cofesage from Dewey. sent before tbo cable was cut, Is In bonds of llte department, bnt the authorities deny it. Thd message was j to the effect that Uie stars and stripes were floattog over Manila. Up to this writing, noon Friday, the public has no late news from Sampson j or Dewey, or the Spanish duet If the . authorities know, they are keeping j their cousel for strategic reasous und wisely, we aappoee. This morning's dispatches tell that relief In the way of sxploeives, pro jectiles, supplies, and repair ship* will go to Dewey at once from San Fran cisco, wllh troops if ho needs them. This action of tbe govern men t would Indicate a possibility that Dewey's de struction of tbe Spanish fleet and poets was wrought at such fearful cost to himself that be Is now riding at an chor In distress or, If not In distress, practically helpless. Had a dispatch boat been sent to Hong Kong right after tbe battle, her news eon Id have reached us Wednes day morning. If Dewey can oooe es tablish cable connection at Manila tbe wires will pnt the iiuws in America witliiu 10 minutes afterwards. It IfcTOItlt: B*TTI.i;-I KI t» "Kemember the Maine,” tiie fleet signal of the Flying Hquadrou ik not the Gist watch-word o( the kind that has nerved Americans to resist!cm im pulse in battle. DurlDg the Texas laVOlatKm (1836—6), Col. W. B. Travis sad 140 men, Including Davie Crockett, were besieged in tho Alamo, a fortress near San Antonio, by a force of 4,000 men under Santa Anna. Tho handful of Texans fought bravely day by day awaiting reinforcements, but they re ceived none aave that of 32 men from Goliad who cut their wuy through to the fortress. Before an over whelming force the beleaguered Texan* dwindled uway a* ouo by one the heroes fell. Crockett was among tbe last to perish, hut he fell upon a heap of twenty Mexicans lying dead about him. Only three es caped. Tho bodies of tbe dead Texans were mutilated and buried. Surrounded by an overwhelming force, Fannin and bis men at Collto accepted honornhle term* of surrender. They were taken to Goliad, and under orders from Santa Anna were Siam to » man. (Jays the historian: All unanapeotlugly they were marched out upon n neighboring prai rie, and while the bright suo of a Palm Sunday morn abnne kindly upon them, they wero shot down In cold blood and tleetr bodies consigned to flames. Small wonder waa it ’bat these atrocities nerved the men of Houston’s army to deeds or prowess. At Sen Jacinto tli* battle cry wna, "yicstember (Ac Alor.io " Il/r»ctnl*i- tloliatl!" and when the Texsn onslaught scattered the Mexican forces, and pursuit of tiie retreating foe was entered into, many a Mexican, realising how little was his claim for mercy, would fall on his knees when overtaken, and tremblingly repeat. "Me no Alamo !" ‘-Me no «ol lad I" It Is painfully manifest, that J>ewey Ims not yet formod the letter writing habit. American gunner* are admitted to lie the beet in ttie world. The marks manship aod nerve In the peases so far had with Spanish guns do uot In th* least destroy their title to that great distinction. Ciyll war and general Internal de struction are Imminent In Spain. Tte feelings and pasaioas of the conflicting clement* are raging at flery heat. The Conservatives and Carlisle appear to be the great parttra of tbn future. C oeaay Ilea the. bead that wears a crown -and there are ■ it I Mr*. In the passions ut ttie iuipottious populace are powder and dynamite und dry gun cotton and matches—end rata among lbs matches. Tbs Invasion of Cuba l« not likely t>. lie mado before tli« great conflict ex pected between Hum peon’s squadron aad Spain’s fleet. The Spanish gov ernment la heilved to ba oombloing and saaaslog all Its naval powar In on* supreme effort to crash lha American fleet at Cota. Fail lag to win this battle, tbs foreign power will be prao tfeaily at Ibe end of bar row. IVtth our pomesaton of Cuban waters undls poled, our troops may I* safety trans ported aad sustained. MAP OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Thon on w Jawy iahjndu lu the Philippine* tliut the crook somber it unknown. There are uioe rary largo ouae—l>uaou, l'anay, Zafco, Imrte. Kohtl. Negroe, Pemar, Mindanao and Mindoro—with inure than 1,500 entailer i»a They hare an entire t«i of nrer 130,000 aqaare mile* ami a population ot ehoat T,000,000. And bera again la fonnd iba old alory—Spauiah n.Tluiala have ntled with a rod of iron, nn<! tbo worm has turned. Manilla, tbo capital of tbo Philippine*and tbacblct city of Lnaou, oosuina a popolntlun of 330,000, prl’i• oipelly Spanlah crtolai, Chtncae half breoda and tli3 original native* Tbo bay cf Manilla, tbe largact end flueel In tbe world, coaid offer uuebaruge to the united Haiti of Europe. THE CRUISER BOSTON. Tho Boatoo lM a protected trailer and wa» bail! hi 1Hf>3. oho itieplaoej 3.000 toon of water. Her horarpower li 4.08U and bor apoed 13.0 kuoL-. Sbe bar dx 0 inch and two R inch LreecblcndhiR riHoa two U pound, two 3 puoud and two 1 ponnd rapid fire gone, twu Hotrhkla* revolving cannon and two OttHap. THE GUNBOAT PETREL. Th« Ptktl wml bull* In 1BH7 H«r ilUplut'ium-uc In ton*. h*r hrvu. porwir 1,098, b*r tpc«d 11.7 knot*. 9h» ha« four n Inch brcochlnadl»K rlflu* CM t poasd rapid flra rod. rata ITotohlrlra raroWIng nutitmu huiI trrn Oatllng* VIEW OF MANILLA. K—nia, tba capital aa<l largMt oily uf tba Philippine liletuli, baa a pops latino of abaot MO,000, eoa«l>tlng of flpaaiah oranloa. (.blaawo bait Lnedt and nailra* Uf to within 35 y«ar* ago It wa» a city of liupnalog appMuaaae. tba hoBaaa batog mildly boll! of rtnoa, bat aa aarth jaahe abaok laoat of tboai to pitnaa, and wbaa tba Inhabitant! robollt thay mada low. lightly mantaaotad bdhaaa of wood tad baa boa ’ • m s • • • / ■ * * hjRwnms* —/ r COMMODORE GEORGE DEWEY. Tb* IdtUo agwadron of tbl CdII«1 Stator nary I* oomuiauded by Comma* **• a*arp* Dowry, a retaran of tba otrll war. Ho la 00 ycora old aad an °®o« of rip* azpariaooc. Ho took part in tba captor* of Haw Ortaana tba •N>|W*oU at Port Hndaon and DanUmrilla aad h* fought in tba two attaoka on Part Piabar, boinc on tbc ataam loaboal Apawaa. Ha caaa oat of tba war with tba rank of lioateaant oommandcr. THE CRUISER BALTIMORE lb* Baltin nr* la a pcotnctari enMt and waa built in iBAT. Bar dlipiaaa laaot U 4.418 ton*; honnpowcr, 10,004; apcad, 80.0 knot* &bo baa four a poond and two 3 pound rapid Or* giu two I pound rapid Ora cannon, four Hotohkia* rrroirlnr cannon uud two Gulling*. THE GUNBOAT CONCORDt The. Concord «u built In 1088. i>bn has six 0 loob brconbloadlm rifles, two 0 ponnd and two 8 pound rapid flu- rmu, two liotcUkia rerolvtug uuunoa u4 two ftatling*. Her displacement ie 1,710. ber horsepower 3,048 and bet spend 18.8 knots. I SHOOTING REBELS. Abaci two yen Me tbo Speetih ttM to tflwocmfe lb* wlilllw lb tbo Philippine* hf *oottc« to booth not ta aetlvr* who hut bane piilwl far paHMnol otToo*** There wow 46 elbow wbo wore ibot. bet cot killed, boon toUu woeM ooll It a mmoco The ttaewl wbo ertew* It nyertM II mi “pcblafemant ” THE FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA TIm Otjapia, tba flagiblp d tto A dalle iqgadrau, wm bollt la INI. So dbplacaueot It 4.870! aomepaatr. 17,81*; tprt d, ai.O knot*. BhglaMfaar t took brwohloadiag riflga, tm 4 lad) rapid lira gam fourteen 0 pound and *b: 1 pound rapid to rbbi and four Gatlings. tihe It a modem prntgstsd ml«n. __••• THE CRUISES RALEIGH. Tha Balalfb U a protacttd craiiar. 8b* w«< built iu JSW. and bar atatla* Ue« an the folio*in*: Di^wawi, 8,*IE; j nr taper*cr. 10,000; tpaad. m kaota Bba baa tan 8 look and one I tseb rapid Ore hum, eiitbt 8 poaod aad foot 1 pound rapid Or* maaon and two CtaOiogr. SEA VALL AND BATTERIES AT MANILLA. MtaUh, Philippine lalaoila. it very poorly protected k|tlnt attack. It bee e *no ate well extending aroand the barber, and above tbia we aomc bottwiw wbteh may look temidable to the civilian, bat are not The gut are of oIA a*la, entirely inadeqnato to cope agaloat the blR rlflea moaaicd by modern warafalpe. r ***** NATIVE INSURGENT Tko MtlTM at Ik* ntUfptM I kg to* fwMioo from Spot*, art * k mm. Tk* kat**o* a* >k* mm **« -;v«l

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