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The Gastonia _ _Darotud to tha Protection nt Ilnma and tha IstOMata •< tH CotaatT* V»l. XIX._Gastonia, N. C., Juno 23, 18W8. ANOTHER BOMBARDMENT. the rnt vin sutiv in a«ti»x. Tka Third Uteri. •« the Nrta at Saa “rite by tki riaata—El Karra Alaar "a* Ifarwl-Tkbi Tlou iba Sbrlllaa Waa lm PtHr«rUir,ll«'AnMriatu ■•vine Krai avail Tfeair teaaalrr Ibiu. ■aa uri Clnunl lErir Uan<—EKrrl of a Aboil fra la IE* U<M Drapka* late a Paaibr M>{Hl«a-t Nba4 trant tka Haw Ortraaa Tkria . a Aron, bk Uaa lata tka Air. Amociaiialol Proa to Cbartntle utaoraai. Orr Santiaoo, iik Cciia, June 10. Ilaur Admiral Sampson's fleet Inra barded tbe batteries at Santiago for tbe third time at daylight, this morn ing. For hours the ships poundad the batteries at the right and left of the entrance, only sparing El Horro, where l.loulermut Ilobion and hie companions of the Adervimac ere In prison. The western butteries, against which tbe main assault was directed, were badly wrecked. One was utterly destroyed. In others many guns were dismounted. At Drat the Spaniards replied passionately and wildly, hut Impotently. Then moat of the guns were deserted. Not s ship was struck nor a man Injured on the American aide. It is believed that the enemy's loss Of Ills was beery. Ai s preliminary to the hammering given the butteries, the dyuamits crui ser Vesuvius last ulghi at midnight was given another chance. Three 2d0* pound chargee of guu-cotton were sunt over the furtlHcalious at the en trance. The design was to drop them In the bay, around tbe angle, back nf the emlneuoe on which El Mnrro is el Ins ted, where it was known that the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers wore lying. Two cbsrgue wunt true, as no reports were beard—a peculiarity of the explosion of gun-oottou In water. Whether the destroyer* ware demol ished Is not known, hut tbe destruct ive area of gun-oottous Is large and It would not bn sorprieiug if it le subse quently ascertained that one nr both were destroyed. The third charge ex ploded. Tbe third charge exploded with terrific vlolenoe on Csyo Smith, from where the fleet lay tbe entrance to the harbor looked, in ths black night, liko a doer opening Into the vivid Oro Of a 'titanic furnace.” Admiral Sampson Issued tbe orders for tbs bomhsrumeol last night. Cof fee was served to the men at 3:3(1 o'clock Ibis morning, and with the bras blush of dswu they weie called quietly to Ibell quarters. The ships steamed iu live-knot speed to a 3,000 yard range, when lltey closed up, broadside on, until a distance of three oabl* lengths separated them. They were strong out lo the form of s cres cent, the heavy lighting ships lo tbe centre, tbe dsgiblp on the right flank and tbe Massachusetts ou the l«rt flank. The Hue remained stationary throughout tbe bombardment. Tb« Vixen sod Scorpion look np posltloun on opposite Hanks close In shore, for tlio purpose of enfilading auy infantry that might Ore upon tbe shlpe. When tbe ships got In position It was still too dark for sny firing, Tbe admiral signalled the ships not to lire nntll tbs muzzles of tbe enemy's guns in tbe embrasures could be seen by the gun captains. Fifteen minutes later at 6rJd a. m., the Xew York openen with a broadside from her main battery, at tlia works ou tbe east of tbe entrance to tbe harbor. All the ships followed In red streak* of flame. Tlie fleet enveloped lo smoke, pelted the bills, end kicked up dirt and ma sonry. It was s magnificent spectacle from where the Dauutlest lay. Though tbe gnn captains bad been cautioned nut to waste ammunition, but to Ore with deliberation, the Are was so rapid that there was eu almost continuous report. A strong laud breese off the shore carried the smoko of tbe ships seaward, while it let down a thick curtain in front of Uis Spanish gun UNI 1m Dooi responded apTrliedly at first, but their frenzied, half-erax*d lira could not matoh the cool nor to and trained eye of the American gun ners. Our Are was much more effect ive than In preceding bombardments. The admiral’s ordnance expert bad given explicit directions to redueo the powder charges and to elevate the guoa, to sa to shorten Hie trajectory aod thus to secure a plaugiiif Ore. As the shells in the preceding bombard menu dropped with the almost straight trajectories of projeotilei with fall ehargee. It waa utmost impossible to pUnt them. They would ahuot Into the air. encircling (be batteries owing to the high elevation and fall far over the fortifications. The effect of re duced charges was marvelous. In fif teen minutes one western buttery was completely wrecked. The Maaaaehu ■etts tore e gaping bole la the em placement wuh a 1.000-pound pcojeo tlla and the Texas dropped a shell into the powder magazine. The explosion wrought terrible havoc. The frame waa lifted, the aides were blown oat and a sbownr of debris Bow In every direction. One limber, carried out aide of the battery, went tumbling down the bill. The loss of life must have bean great. roe batteries on Uia east, of Id or ro wora harder 10 got at, hot tho Sow Orhreot crossed tho bows of Um Kew York to within 80U yards of shore and played a tattoo with her long g-laeh rlfloa, hitting then repeatedly, striking a gnn SQaarety muxxle on, lining It off ite iruntoao and seeding It In aomet •anils high In ths air. Baeoral times Admiral Haropson sig nalled the Ships temporarily to esaso firing, In order to allow tho tiooke to eleor from Uio batteries. When tho order oamo at 0:10 to oeasa Bring erery gun of the enemy had booo aileeood log ton mlaotao, bat as the ships drew off some of Um dps nidi ooerngo re turned end a half dona shot* were Bred spitefully at the Maaoschnaotta and Oregon, falling in Uetr wake. Throughout the bombardment the dyeamlta eralsor Vsoaviaa and tho l*ortor, by dlrsotlon of tho admiral. hey uuteido of the right flunk. The •teem launch of the flagship scurried among tbe ships carrying messages. At tne close of tho action a stream of inulll-aolored hags floated from tbe Mow York generally complimenting tho ships ami especially ooin mend lug tlie work of tbo Texas and New Or teana. Tbs moo of the New Orleans raised a cheer which eras passed quick ly ou from ship to ship, until every Jackey in the licet was bowllug himself hoarse. The destruction and death at tbe western batteries must have been apimlllug. Maoy of the guns bad been mounted during tbe last two days. From tills It is inferred that Adinlini Oorvera had glveu up ell hope of extri cating himself from Uie trap In which he Is naught sod bad removed the guns from some of his ships to strengthen the land defsnova. Admiral Sampson li highly gratified with the results of the booiharduieul. He thinks the western batteries practically demol ished. At some of the guns on tbe eastern ball*lies did out llrn be thinks It nossible they were only dummies. The only regret expensed is that Lieutenant Hobson arid Ills men by their pretence in K1 Morro made It sacrBd. Otherwise It would now be a pile of ruins. The number of allots fired la not known when tUU dispatch is sent. Judged Irom a posltloo near tlie flagship which during tbe bom bardmout with several Interruptions, fired 2S0 shots, 35 from her clgbt-luoh guns, 134 from her four-inch guns and ■4U from her G-poandert, probably uo fewer than 5 000 projectiles were fired, nf a total weight of half u million pounds. _ AUAIK ATTAI'HKh *T (lllltlUAD. Martuea at Vueumw K«»l Diwj — k|Maluei t'lalkail la Palaa law* Saiak Ttirouh Ua# Vattr, braalk — «"iit Hum In tup Cam. paisa af Maras* Warfare. A aax-lau.il Fivii (a Charlnct* Ohaprvor. Orr Chan rax a no Hay, Juoa 14.— Tilt re waa nu reuewul of Hi* attack ou Ure murines l*»t uifbl. They slept In the trenohei with tlielr rlilsa braids tliern. protected by a Ussvy picket linn or mturgeuia and manure, under the command ol Lieutenant* Lenoisnnd duittli. The pickets bad strict orders not to Ore unless commanded lo do *u. There were aavurai alarm*. but no bring during the Might. In conse quence lbs Bleu were much refreshed after tour days and nights of continu ous work and Oglitlng. It was sup posed the enemy bad retired in the otglit lo the windmill, on the south cuattUie only remainingaonres of water supply. Tb« windmill was shelled al interval* all day yesterday by the Dol piitu, but the Spaniards wore still there this morning. At 8 o'clock tba enemy made so unexpected, sharp attack oo the American roar and left Hank. Wtieu the picket* earn« in for relief the Spanish guerillas crept along be bind thrtn auu got within u bundled yard* when tb* accidental disoharge of a ride led them to belleye tiioy were discovered sod they opened dre with a volley which whistled tuirmlraalv over head- They had shot too high, ns us ual. Tbe mannas then scrambled from their steaming coffee and “hard tack” hack to the trendies and met the guerillas with a ragged, but well di rected rliie dre. In addition, live field pieces, mounted at angles In tbe treuebea, and tbe machine guus poured a hall of bullets Into tbe cbapparel, scattering tiw main body of the Span iards in nil directions, shells were dropped Into their midst as they ran. A few of the enemy stood their ground desperately, on the left flank, and lire crack of tbe Mauser rifto and the “ping" of tbslr bullets were beard tor an hour. The smokeless powder used by the Spaniards made their loca tion In tire dense underbrush almost Impossible to detect. The Panther fired six-pounder* at the Spaniard* while the marine* were engaged In beating oil tbe attack. On ly one man was wounded and he sus tained a alight Injnry to bla hand. Tb* Cubans, who acted well laat night, were with dldieulty forced out of the skirmish line ible morning. Souse of them refused to be even drlvao even when strack by tbeir oBeer* with tba flat of their machetes, bet they were not censured. They try to wort out their knowl edge of tho methods of the Spanish guerillas, and as gold's they are inval uable. Our meo are at a great disad vantage with the guerillas, who an past grand maatera of this peculiar plan of aampaign of savage, rather than elviliead, warfare. The men dink through the tropical undergrowth as nolaelasely aashadews, soma with thslr naked hod lee ooncealed with palm leavee, eo that they are oellher aaen nor heard. Oar oeeo are uot familiar with these tact toe. and awkwardly oraali through the bath Capt. Rlllott says the eoomy oould not stand a minute In the open, but ho admits that they ere dangerous anteg onlata at this tort of work. Tha mar ines are Masoning rapidly. The hos pital ship Solace la In GaanUaarao Bay. with the wounded on board. Aa the Dauntless left Uia bay the smoke uC two Spanish gnu-boats In the Inner harbor oould be awn and the Dolphin stood up the olianoel to meet the at tack, If the Spaniards bad the andaoltv to makr one. When ten mile* off ebon*, the booming of gone 'oould be heard and Km harbor was <MM In amoks. _ 1 terlonily afflioted with a ouugli for aaveral rear*, and laat fall had o mo ra eavere dough than ever before. I hat* uaad many turned lea without roeatrlog muoh relief, and be lug tee orumended to try a bottle of Cliamber lalo’i Cough Romedy, by a friend, who, knowing me to lai a poor widow, gaee It to ma, I trlod It, and with lha meet gratifying rami I u. Tha Ur at bot tle relieved me very meeh and tlw aeo ond bottle bae abeolutely eared m* I have not had aa gt>ed livaltli for twenty Ci. Heapeeifally, Mr*. Mary A. rd, Oarernot*. Ark. Hold by X. K. Carry St Oo. I HRS. ARP JAU BIRTHDAY ARP PRGMK.Vn SIR WITH XINMKM. RONIW ARB MOL*. ■ ra. Arp *a4 Ik* Yraakfia-taii Hull kppXallai kMlktta Man IIm* Mot Reeeaelle II.'r They NaM Apwleaten. Ikll Ary »u Ali mH.1 Conti II utioa. Old Anno lYjmlul keeps rolling on. It Mem* but a little while slnoe my wife had • birthday, but here ie an other and we bad lu dine out sod cel ebrate It with a least nnd thank the good Lord for Uli mcrclee. Not alnce the last one hae any aflllollan nr cal amity befallen her or those who are near and dear to hor by lit* ties of kiudred or affeetion. 8be bos good heal la and strength and her hstr itlll shines wltb its ntvan flues sod still speaks to her numerous and lovely off springs and one, too, with ths suns queenly tono of voloe; reminding us of the centurion who said: "1 say unto this one go and he couth, sud to that non come and hs ouraetb.” Sometimes she Is sad because of her absent child ren and says she feels like this will be her UU birthday and she wishes they could all gather at the l.ome.te*d once enure before sbe dies. But I don’t see any such signs sod sorely expect to leave her a widow some of tbne days and have Iter grieve for me m little while—only a little while—and then corns oo; "We've txvi. lo*i|r (opvtiter Tlituueh pie—«a« *t>i utrooch eluudv wceihcr. Tl» hard tn parr when friend* «r* Uca*. INweat* ‘iwitlwaM a Urk. a tier, ear DOC ROod m*bl, hot la aunw brlxMer CSWM’ LUd far rewtd raoi uintf. I waited tliti morolug till al>« took ber accustomed Mat at lha break feat Labia and then gave bar a klaa on bar classic forehead aod plaoed a while roue to ber hair and a gold pioce on h«r plate. It was a good mixture she aau of klsftns mid roso* aod gold. Tho rooct will fado and U>« klswu may bn forgotten. but tbe gold, ob the gold, how moch comfort It anil give. How many a little present ahe will buy for the grandchildren, tilxly-eix years intensifies a mother's love for her posterity, but It doea uot paralyse ber lova for ornament and beautiful tbluga My wifa still lova* to look at pretty good! and price them sad talks guth ingly about tliem aod bow wonderfully ebrap they are, but abo won’t wear common b-oods lierself. She aaya ahe never did and she never will, and 1 say so too. Aod abe want* the best of everything that la iu the heavens abovo or tho oarth beneath. The ’>eat fralta. the heat coffer and tea and Ice cream and ailver cake ever and anon. Her good UeU- aud appetite show no weak owe or dec ty and her aollcitude about tlie poor heatbeu In foreign lauds grows stronger at every roiaaiouary meeting, a be takes hat little interest iu tbe war, for alie aaya it is made up of big head liuee and nobody knows whether there la any war going on or not. Wbeu ahe chii hear tho cminon I roar and have to get up in the night and refugee from tlie fowl invader ahe will lie *ure there la another war. "Why." save she, "the newspapers have had the insurgent urmy up to thirty, forty and fifty thousand all the time for six months, and now it has dwindled dewn to 3.001) or less and one account aaya 300. and they have never had any inora except at the jnuta In Now Turk, aod It may be that all Uili starvation business la another take and the whole tblug Is a scheme to make money for aomelK>dy.,’ "Aod 1 said In mine haste all men are liars," tilth the psalmist. If he hid lived until now he might have said it at hit leisure. I try very bard to reconstruct Mrs. Arp and to reconcile her to tbe situa tion. "My dear," said I. "McKiulev >**» appointed General Lee aod Ueoar al Wheeler and Colonel Gordon and Governor Oates and other rebels to high pjtitiMS and It does look 111m the yankeee were trying to make friends with us." That la all very well," laid she, "but they have never apolo gixsd," and ahe drawx tlie thread of her u«edle with a quicker and more defiant strain. "If a gentleman doea auoiber an Injury, he repents of It and apologises," says she. That remindi me of Bill Glean'e di vorce case. Ills client waa a darky named Jack, and Jack had aoad Itla wife, Mandy, for a divorce became ihd left him and Ink up with another nig gew. Glean bad Jack on the witness •Und and proved hie cnee. There waa no defense. Jim Brown waa the Judge, and he always takes a hand when the defendant li absent and not represented. Jack was about to eome down from the stand when Judge Drown eald: "Stop, Jack, a minute. Where 1* yonr wife now 1>” -She’s at home, Jodgo,” said Jack "At yifar house naked the Judge, “l ee. Jedgs, she’s at my house, Mandy Is." "Are you living with her now t" “°b- »“■ Jedie.me and Msody have done made up. You iso. Jedge, how It Is. Mandy got sor ry ’bout her conduct, und she eome beck one night und pnloglsed, and whstoould a poor nigger like me do but take her back.” Of course Olena dismissed his cues and t expect lost bis fee, but our mends, me yankees bavs n*ver>polo gtxMl .rod Mr*. Arp's opinion is that the divoroa esse should not be dis missed until they do. The other day 1 received a clipping from a Charlotte paper urrainglug me for a look of Americanism and oafllng me a eespeet about the war. 'rite friend who sent It says It was written by a ublcolh.ua penny a liner who hat tee cackleethe* serlbn.idlbua and will writ* all day la the shade sod can change hi# polities or hi* religion to suit the paper bs writer for and have no strains of consoleoor. Why he does not rttah frantically to the rroot, he does not disclose. And I received a war-llke latter from another mao on the same line. In which he seeks to Uunh me a lease . of patriotism ahuot what lie cells this Just nstd holy war. ( replied In three Unas, saving that 1 was surprised to lean, that be was etlll at hie peaceful boose and hoped that Uio next letter lie wrote me would be dated In Cuba or the Philippine Island*. Xn, 1 am not an enthusiast about tha war, lor some of our brave boy* are going to be hart and eoae body will be to blame for It. If It was a war of defense. like oura waa In 1801, th* caae would b* T*ry different. Thon mother* and sister* and sweet heart* smiled through their tears aa they beds thn boys goodly, bat they don't now. The quo*lion still oome* trp and will not down. ''What <ue we lighting for ?*» Hut there is one answer, and that ll manifest riastiny. I’erbapa the god of nations hia willed that a new and hotter civilisation shall eoutrol th* Islands of the sea and thereby advance the cause nr Christianity all aloag the missionary line. This is th* broad and philosophic view of th* war and the only view In which there is comfort to the thoughtful minds of and people. History Is repeating Itself. Th* otd are serious nod doubtful. The young are enthused with patriotic ardor sod wish to OgliL One of my soon and one of my grandsons am getting ready for ll>* oamp. and just so It wa# In 1801. Experience Is Hi* beet schoolmaster, and so lrt the boys learn what war la and what It means just aa Uiatr father* did, and thirty year* from now thoy. too, will l« la the cautious state. Then lot the procession proceed. But it is all over now. and tha lov ing family la broken up. If sybe they will all go home and atay them. 1 reckon they won't b* about Atlanta in July when lira vetordus tatet. tEMr or tmk varnm T*«» tkrw MA.II. ThW -WA..A iha ■hip. of I A. IttoeAad# IJm Tm Hum Awar**-Tb. AS* Pull •! brlk Md Wa>kf. Amo dated Vixm m*o«U;h, 141k. The United HUtet cruiser New Ur leen*. having bean ordered by Wear Admiral Hampton to destroy tbe new emplacement* half a mil# oast of El Korn, on which * Large number uf SpuQiards had been working, took up a position at f> o’clock tills morning aboot 800 yards from aljore and 2,000 yard* from cbs Mnrro battery. She opened upon the emplaoemeou with her raptd-flie gun*. Bed clouds uf sand rose ou tbe bill-top where the amplsoeruente ware building. Follow ing the nftUKiith .bat Hi* Motto h.t Unos replied with ou* shell that full nuer tbe Stem uf Hi* flagship New York. After 20 minute*’ gun practice I Admiral Sampson signalled the New I Orleans to ceure flrlng. Then, as ahe 1 retired, the Uorro iwUerles lent ten . shell, efler her, but without damn#* Admiral Sampson liuisled the signal ‘'bring well done,” tbe Am couipll- ! meat of tb* kind from the admiral. Tbe dynamite cruiser Vesuvius joint-d tbs fleet yesterday and wa* put [ to work Immediately. Ensign Palmer, of the New York, went r.o board the Vesuvius with Lieutenant Commander PiitoDiiry, to explain tbe loeatlou of the batterie*. A tow minute* from midnight the Vesuvius wea about half a mil* rroin tbe beach west nt El Jlor ro. The Oregon** search light played on tbe battery while the black no** uf tbe cruiser pointed at tli* westward batteries. Lieutenant Commauder Pillabury gave tli* word to Are, end Lieutenant Qulroby opened tbe air vnnt. There was a alight hissing, a sort of coughing noise, but no flame, no report, no waning to the Uvan lards who were hiding iu the darkness. Thirty seconds later a dull roar broke tbe silanes of the tropical night. Two] hundred pound* of gun-cotton had ex-1 nloded on the hillside below the bwt-! tery. The ship* oo the blockade line] two miles away shook with the explo sion. Tbe firing of a thlrteen-lacb { shell I* a mere rifle crack compared to; the deep and night roar. Clouds of | earth thrown up from tlie hilts naomed to aland out- against the black sky. Another package of gonuoUon was dropped on thn other stdn of tlie bat tery and may pomibly have struck the torpedo host* anchored below. Before the echoes of the second died awey tlie Veanvln* sent a third charge hiding out. It fell right oo the brow of the hill, where the battery teemed to lie. Tbe air was full of earth and tlie smoke covered the land for half a mile. Tlie Vesuvius retired at a Jit knot rate. It Is regarded as highly satisfactory and there U Interest la tbe first trie) of tbe dyne mite cruiser. *»«• IhM'i Bin U«ln< tUMah Km uni UtoiMver, 1Mb. Auditor Ayer, Governor Kami and other Bute officials were Uuey yeetrr day figuring oat Uie amount due by Uiu United metre government to Um HUte of North Caroline fur rxpeusaa Incorrod lu cal I lug out and mobilizing the North Carolina troop*. One liUle reminder of tbegovernmeot’e Indebted oeae to the State bee heretofore been rendered, but It w«* respectfolly re turned wltb the eUUment that the amount «i> unauthorized. Tide was a bill for MfSO. for eervleae rendered by AdjnUnt General Oowlae In mobilizing the troop*. Tide official reoelvee only MOO a year eatery ff®« Um Bute and when Ida eurvleue wave asked far In mobilizing the »o*uute*r« tbe under* ■ tending wee that he would be paid, but Um bill wue returned all tbe •*nx). Now Ooveroor lluatell baa tub milted e bill wltb voeobere duly audi ted for ezpeoaaa incurred—telegram*, eervloto of lb* Adjutant General and other expenditure* amounting to a lit* tie more than 13*10. Thl* bill wa* •ant to Waefungtofl yaetenUy and It remetae to be aeeu wbaUior or aot It wilt be allowed. nr Mllrtllr Mrwlitfai. Corporal M*»tar; Harpaaat Oaatori Captain Drfllop; Colon(M FlMup; Caolain »ootar; Qaoaral Haootar; ColooaU Sbortar And Klrrntar, Briaadlar Drlaalt— (Wot <m pfi**ta ’) IARINESON TBB AGGRESSIVE attack axi> nvai a wtaxmn (ART. rifUM »M4 N|nuIw4» tnlltnl Thranarh ike Imah-Tk* Catna. Wka “*<re4 la lb* ri*kt Were MMr 1'nrserw (kaa MMolen. bat Tbrlr AMWaAwmlawA-IV Windmill Wall Tilled i> AaaonUlcJ Kress to C liar lotto Otoarrw. TTmitxu Status Camp, k.vjT-emx ok Extuaxi.x to Ooaxtamako Bat Judo 14—Tbo United Hcatee mar Inez nutter Lieutenant Colonel Hubert W. Huntington, made tbeir tret eggree- r elre movement against 3pautab gueril las to-day, and completely rooted the ' enemy. The combined furore razed a Spanish camp about five mile* from the American position and about forty Spaniard* eat killed. (July une ma rine was slightly wounded. Two Cu ban* were killed and tour wounded. It is Impossible to estimate tbo num ber uf Spaa lards engaged owing to tbeir guerilla methods of fighting, but it is believed Users were at least 400. Tbo marines behaved splendidly, tbeir marksmanship being excellent, even under the severe lire of tbe enemy. The captured camp lie* about flvt mile* southeast of tbo ride pits nf the I marines and trae an Important bam for the enemy, as It contained the only well within sin or Raven miles. Lieu tenant Colonel Huntington decided on die attack early In tbo day.nod at about 3 o'clock toe Cures* started across the mooutuin. Tbe march up and down tlie steep hillside uuder the glaring tropical sun was a severe teat of euduruooe for the marines, and be fore tbs battle-ground was r sac bed. U mea bad received medical attention. All were able, however, to reach tbe position before tbe lighting ceased, Tim marines were com pel ltd to march in single (Me, following tbe mountain tralL Meanwlille Uie Co liene darted backward and forward, to right and left, on the scout It was uooo when, froiu a bill-top, Urn Amor lcaos ought aishl of the Spanish camp lying on a ridge below them. It consisted of one large bouse, the officer*’ quartan surrounded by nnm- . *roua "snacks"' sod hula, all dueler- . log about tbepreciims wall. The Am-1 eriiaaus negan a oantluus advance and were within 200 yard* of tlie enemy before Urn crack of a rlfta frtuii Um Mpinlth line* announced that U* Span iard i bad discovered them. The troops quickly mortal iolo Hue of bat tle, witn tbe Cubans on tlie loft flank. Tbo enemy's millets wese wlilrllni viciously over tbe Americans, but lb# marines settled down to their work as unconcernedly a* though at target practise. Very lew Spaniards were Hi sight. Thujr were in tlie brush, but puff* of ■m«ke revealed their potltboa and so allied tiio Atu art cans u> do effective w»tk. For twenty minutes IkiUi rides tiiatntslned a terrific arc. Tbe Span ish tliou were generally wild and spas modic, while tbe Americans coolly fired away, almtcz carefully aDd shoot ing to kill. For Umi moat part tlw Americans' flriog was dona individual ly. but al times the officers could di rect firing by squadt, always with tell i Mg effect. It was beginning to look ea though a Uiyuuet cbaigadowu the alopv would be uccrssary to dislodge the enemy wbeu suddenly the Utter began to break for a thicket, a Irjudred yard farther on. Little groups coaid be seen Aiming from tbe camp, eeparailog darting through tits brush sod aig-zag glag to escape tbe ballets It wee than tbe Amertoan firs became most deadly. Man after man could be seen to fall In a vain rush for shelter; and the firs from the Spanish became scat tering and almost ceased. The CubiQB lev dead end four ware wounded. and Private Waltar, ol Com pany D. lied to limp to Uie rear wltb a slight wound Id lilt ankle. The easy victory put the command l«. high spirits. The little black Coban warriors waved tlielr machetes and bowled curves at tbe Spanish in sav age fuabloti. Tbelr firing had been wild throughout, bnt they all displayed tbe utmost contempt fog the Spanish ballets, apparently b»tog absolutely without fear. Aatheooemy began breaking from the camp, the Dolphin, which lay oat at ■**, waa signalled aid began pitch ing ahrtli toward the thicket for whled Um Spaniard# were- making. Mean while Lieutenant Magill wan sees corn log with 40 men an re-enfut cement* and Captain Jieboaey was on the way with a hundred more, but before either eoald reach tbe eoeoe the trouble eras over. Tbe Spanish retreated, the Am criosna moved aiewly forward, Sri eg as they went and by tbe lime tee comp wee reached, tbe coney bed all gotten away, taking tbelr wounded ai d prob ably usaey of tbelr deed. Fifteen bodlee were foend scattered through tbe brush, but the Amcrlcenl were as abto to reamloe the apot where tbelr bring had been most deadly. No lime was lost la burning the beddings and flHIng the well with esrih sad stone*. The Dolphin leaded water ead am monition. at ao atteok area expected oa tea rat ora march, but uoae wta made. Kvldcolly the Spaniards ware too thoroughly beaten to attempt fur ther flghUeg. The aarlnea Old not reaoh Um American camp onUI after nightfall, and aa they bad been with out food alucw Um early mornleg they ware tboronghly eshanateil. Ool. Huntington believes the de Mruetlaa of the oamp and wall wilt eerloaMv cripple tfaw bethwhasklng operations of Um enemy. IhIiIm'i AMm Halva. Tub Bbbt salve la tho world lot Cat*. Bruit**. Bonn, mom Balt KHoow, K«r*r Bom T*U*r, OUappoB Uan4o, Chilblain*, Corn*. *o4 all Bkla Kraptloat, an4 potUlrely ear** Pilot, or no pay r*qui.**d. It I* guanatMil W air* inrfeot •aUaOottoe, *r money raf<md*d. Pile* M oral* i>*r lv>r r*r Ml* by J. R. Ourry * Gv '■■■' I .. A New fnrfctfua. Among the many tetters that r-‘ received ynatanlay In the ~ Stales from nfflsara and m Admiral Dewey's dart there wee < from Pan Aesistont Eugtaeei £. 1,. I Heart, of the endear Bait!mere, nadir j dale of May Ktb. addressed to a frteud lo this oily. U sums up what in the I opinion of,many naval 0B0era era ralu ’ able lessons of the If anile flght, tad ie addition gives severat details, especial ly as to tb* experiences of raea below deeks during Um light, that have net appeared in print thus far. ThatetUr, although written not for poMteaUoaL. Is of suer, a nature that thsaa extracts cao he gives from it without violating propriety . •‘We foal tliat w* hare lied*grant victory, whlcb wo aaerlbe to aeveral uuscs. Tim, lUe Spaniard is always behind the times, its knew that an American fleet was expected and waa so sun of Uis tremendous superiority that ha took absolutely no pretan don. The night we ran by Urn forts (In the surly morning of the eugegemi) tbs Spanish officers were ell eta grand hull. The entrance to the harbor was ptnnted with torpednt; ha thought that waa enough, and bnd na patrol, picket bouts or torpedo boats on watch. The result la that we na by thair msg e latent guns guarding the entrance to Manila Day, end were oat of nags In side before tbs dpanlurds knew it. “Another reason for our success was due to Cemmodora Duwty’e orders. Xoteasoftbe ship* had any intima tion that we would ran by the forts as w* did until thirty mites away, whan Uie commodore gave the order. We were by Um Spanish forts sad at the fleet br *:30 a. m. on Sunday, May 1st. They ware ten ehlpe strong, eerryiag llfl modem guns, to wbioh wa opposed' a superior fleet of sic ships carrying 130 gust. Two of Utelr ehlpe were 3.900 lone displacement, end the net writ modern gun-boats. This fleet was assisted by hatter las an short armed with modem guns, which made their guns superior in u umber to om*. lii Dumber of men engaged they warn undoubtedly far superior to ni. Tba Spaniard* war* absolutely confident of victory. Hu other outcome waa anticipated hr thana, uo preparation waa made furs different result. 1 think that their ships, oombluad with their forts, Bead* tlwm equal us. ao 1ar a* power* «f ot faoc* aud defence ware oonorrnod. They bad a* many modern goo* ap proximately to Mm same alt:i as w* had and more men to dm them. Tbay should have bean shin to luiva Arad as much weight of stint la a iqa-elBad time a* we did. “Tbe whole thing, la other wonts, lay In Cite fact that it waa Uut Atnerl ouo against tba Spaniard; the Anglo Sitxaa agalust the Latia. Kycry shot died from our Brat was must dellber ataly. coolly and pitilessly aimed. The Spaniard* Bred an enormous number of times, with apparently the most Im practicable aim. SbaUi dropped all around our abip; we were in action fur over four hours; hundred* of shot* aud shell felt dose to us. Only Ova or six pliwoad us, and they did no damage. “The damage dona by our ships waa frightful. 1 have visited allot tbe sunken Spanish ships, aod bad I not aeeu tba sffeeu uf American marfca tuaiu’blp, I would hardly give credit to re pur:* of IL Ooe smokestack of tbe Castilla, a 3,300-tou Spanish ship, waa struck eight tlmaa, and the shells through th* hull ware ao mauy aod so eloae that It is impossible that a Span iard could have lived on har deck. The other large ship, the Kaiaa (Matins, waa perforated In the asms way. We did not employ much tactic* because there wasn't moob need for them. There were tba enemy, aod wa west went for them builbaadadly mad mad* thorn exeaadlogly sick. “The lesson I draw from tbs fight it the great utility of target practice. Th* Spaniard has none; wa have it every throe month*. Strengths of na vies are compared generally ship far ■hip; th* personei la just aa Imparted. I am confident that, bad wo manned the S|iaulab ships and had th* Span lords manned our Heat, the A mar lean aid* would bavobewuaa vletoriou* aa It wax Tbe Spaniard oertalnly area brave, for he ataok to his gnus to the leak. “My panooal part to tbo Bgbt «u in Ui» •opine room. Th* hard part af tha WMiMt m at) right, tat It *m gaittag ready for It. I w 3d hour* without relief or not lo the Oo gino room of tho Ualtlaoro, the too pontare varying from 1#J to 100 de Ktttm. Him* tbo 0«iit wo bare eoasd down on work nod aro taking It doey. •aotat for a otriot watch. But it lo Intoaooly uuooraforubtiL Tbo boat U terrlOo, standing steadily Indow docks at 03 degrees and on deck monk high er la the daytime. “Another tblag that caused as muon inconvenience during the light ■uid after waa that all our laundry wan being washed at Hoag Koag and wo were shorter nooeooary ondcrwoar. Wo aro at nnoomfortoWo aa Amorteou oouid bo. The rood lo, of oouroa, good, tat U ia oil salt fowl. Wo ore living on regular asUermen's fare, hot wo dun ’t hick at that. ” Bad management keep* mare people la poor eieumtianom than my other one anaan To ba auooeaafnl ana meat look a Need and plan ahead aa that wltan a fa ruble opportuatlp prot-nu Iteelf lie la ready to taka ad rentage of K» A llttla forethought will alao tare moot) espeoae add valuable tlaaa. A Cedant autl carat a) man wNI heap a Uleof Chamberlela*B Uolie, Cholera and IHarrhoea lUawlf la Urn Itottea, Uia ahtfUaae fallow will writ uaUl na ceealtf eompeta U aad then rale hia beet harm golag fur n doe tor and ham a big doctor bin to pap. tiierim^ aaa papa oat *5 adeu, Um other la oat a hood red Ooltara aad tbaa wnadara whp ku neighbor la getting richer while be bj|dfla^peiiw. For aria bp JT. S. ■•MivmimuMm. 1 1*1 Tbe*Omts«t uw guerrilla mtkoC oC'Warfiuojruaowed fiyitoMittflMkiaA the camp bo moored walMoapeaoi grsaJajaixrglaSr; frit sad partlaaaltp woo, aad t»wtgM the tMtitwa era encamped la a aped where Uuy will o*A faralsb sa*k tar* gate for t be Malay, it 8 o’okwktbis afternoon tbo Sous aad Stripe* «we ralaed orec the Dew oamp by Heoten ec t Jcnklni mod Ertsigo A tat worth, SC the oolller Abareada, after « bet dey’s aam^Smt «aSS5LjlSjl5to M*d eUMooodUheii'mp. bwWJ* ?,o terrele tb* o)r wee mot by mam from Uw Marblehead sod Sttas «• Urey', poorwd their Am lata tfcecbkptwnl*# ' eoaliag Uw tmmt. aad bowitaere barked so Uw bllllldl. tmpied to aaaawr the Croat tgbfcmi tarda eecmdaaaltr, aad ooe# u> bory burgeoo Olbbs end Friratw MeCtogea aad UuDphy. Sergeant Barth's bady baa aot been recovered. Oram* were dag oa the edge of tlw hill to tbAaMtb> •oaw of tbo maziam took tbebodlmto tlw grave*, other* prCanada! With the mala work of moving the earwp aad lookiag oat Cer tha enemy. A stretcher bearing the bedi*s had ion bam lifted to lUptaee. nod Chap pUia.Jaasa, ad the Text*, was about to bagia reading tboborial s*rrloa, wbao Uw Bpaeiards, wba oo*M aaa. what tbo moa bad gathered far. gave a Sea eahlbtttea ettSefcr baaatad oblral nod escort, wbo stood still. Volleys from (Joke, howUJWre aad rifle* wars poured late Uw ebappnml. making U bell far the dastardly Bpeatacda. taaa, to add to Uw f nallado, fat boaac. AlMM. It aaoawd. of Uw dead Intern, other Spaniard* across tbo bay begs* Bring at your dispatch boat, which abaWeage was aoswarad by tbo Tom wHb atr pouoders. The Spaoiarde wrrs drive* from that 0M0 for the teat of the day. Shortly tbo firing oeeaad »ed Uw foaoral wm roe* mad. Chapter* Joaon bed aaeriy Baiehad loading tb* service whoa tbo seamy** rides creaked to Uw •oat, hot tbo ebaplalo kept da, aad when he flalshld, the men again took their rifle* aad resowed Uw stork of watching. Meanwhile tlw I’aoUwr *1 ml led Uw brosli to Uw seat had for half ao boar, aad from that tlm* oa lew trouble wm experienced. In the aftacnooo tents ware all struck aad carried down agar Uw beach, but ware not again pitched. The Bpenlatde Brad «m toa flag when It was raised, but were euoo elleooed. The Feather aad Marblabaad tsaaasad Bring at 5 o’clock, aud then all tb* Spaniards disappeared. Little u known of the enemy'* dead, but basxarda are gathering over Uw bill to aigbt. TktWwM CMifct MnUMt N. V. «or. *iiU«Klllo LMiarl. It becomes daily more aaldfot Uiai Um only reliable am Of tb« war la from the dlopatebao of (ha AefOcUtel Preaa. Tha so-callad “diapatob boat*" of tbo yellow journals an entirely worthless aa sources of infofmsiteu. Its aooM InaUocea those boots horn promo to bo aura oral loot ot tha Imagination, phantom mips ilka tha Hpaatali man-of-war that ha«* “ap peared" at mrtoua times off tho Now England oooat. AamlajoM j* • oertalo dispatch from tbo wirW* boo* “Throe Frtoada." Now York taatffl laogklag omr that. It aaoma that the JcMrwU, desiring to prom that tha World waa steelier Mo war adwa, de cided to “pot up a jabr on it* yellow oon temporary. It took tbo word* “Wo pilfer tbo now*” and mads of them tho name Refllpe W. Than tw it dabbed thla tmmFnanr dmraeter “oolooei.” aad prtatod a duootoh toy ing that CM. Bafllpt W. Tbooos had hul bam killed in oae oftbpaeUeoa which oar ships bam bad With tbo Spanish fort* lu Cuba, iblM **■* be wea an Asatrian aftlliery odtaar at renown. Thla It did la IM omalag edition. Wall, Um WarW rote to tbo bait aad gal pad tt dew*. fha tarr neat morning 1* printed quite aa Inter- • eating “•pedal” from It* dluydtab koat "Tbne Friend*,” at tha met of Cabo, stating that among tbo aamat Ltaa #a the Spanish Uaa-te waa Ike cm.tittV „ra*iS»JKSd%? triaa artillery ooicar. “wtooTm* alam died." Of eeam tbo Jtmrnml wee pet (boUy delighted aad baetaaed te petal ead lay tha whole matter bo*W tte appraaiatim randan. The ebagria of Um Wertd’s staff of Han eaahalmag load. After soeh a -•haw «P" aa that, anybody who pots any f»ith la a dispatch from uoe of tho WWW’s dim pa toll boat* la might* oradutoa*. Of oourae. howemr, the Jen mail* note*, tor than the Wirhl and win ffobablg baocaabt attaaesem gam* hag bm fora tha war la am._
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
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June 23, 1898, edition 1
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