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- •— I I I —■■ — I, ■■—■■■■■ 1.1 jqg—■_ — ;> A'*jns*:v The Gastonia _ _____ l>«vot«rt to ibv rrotootlon o« Hon* »i»«t th* IntiiMtr* «l th co«BT]r. Vol. XIX. _GuHtonlo, N. c., July 21, 1898. SANTIAGO SURRENDERED. . Til K COXAIKKKII TIUMirN ft) HI. NRXT IUOR IlHirr TO orAVX. Akovl IMN Mmi Arc PHwcn-Wt il*l NmUmv* roHlIfnllttM a»4 d.JHHI fqniiN Mile* nt TmImui T*rri tury. m Well n« TtnU'ii Annj F«rlo IU«i R**1 to H* T*ken nm4 Tkoa WUI Ik* K*%* OM IInvahk. ('aim iv«ff i;aaa*«-Cxi*ni of Ik* Itibaii TarrlUry N«rr*«0*r*0 lo ik* l adcil A4*Uh* ^Arm»<finrni- for Ik* drool Ik* rovvtAlHclifn. CluHoU* OlMrvt'r. WMilimraN, July 14.—The Orel chapter Id the land campaign of the United States agatuat Spain closed to day whsn the Siwniah colors gave place over Santiago to the American <Ug. Next will follow the trsusportatfon of troops back to their native laud aod the capture of the Island of Torto Illcu, unless Deace soou intervene*. The siege of Sautiago had lasted taro weeks nnd was remarkable in many respect* —In none more than the heavy per centage ot lose through death, wound! or sickness of the soldiers aud sailor* engaged oo both sides. Looking back over tbe record ot these two weeks it is seen that a groat Ironclad squadron lias been destroyed, and that nearly a thousand Spanish soldiers have died In tbe trenches of Santiago. On the othar hand about 3u0 Americana have been killed and In round number*-2,000 lave been sent to the hospitals from wounds, fevers and other ailments. Our deal had a remarkable exemption from dis aster la tbo many engagement* It bed with the forts at the entrance of the harbor and with ttic Spanish squsdroo ■Next is Vurto Itioo,'’ said Secre tary Alger, after receiving the news of Santiago's formal surander, "and then, if need be, Havana.” The Secretary was In excellent spirits, lie haa beau more anxious than he darnd show as to tbe condition of oor sick soldier* sml looked with apprehension upou the iwasibilicy of a prolougatiou uf the struggle in the unhealthy valley of Santiago. Tbe Secretary said that tbe I'orto liican expedition would go for ward immediately. It will compilm uew men entirely. The warrior* in tbr treuebss before Santiago liavr die tingulsbed themselves aod It is uot deemed prndenl to hr|ng there In un necessary onutset with the new troops, to rtew of the danger of spreading oon taglon. Tbe sick soldiers will be nursed hock to health aud brought U> U»e United States as soon as they can be safely removed. Immune regiments will hr ordered to Santiago to garrison the town, aod an stated in these dis patcher yesterday, two of these regi ments are already order ordure to pro ceed. The Porto llloun expedition will Im commanded liv General Miles tu pet son. though General lirooke, now in command at damn Thomas, is expected to be bis main dependence. The sine of the crpeditiou will depend on Gen eral MUee' wish, although It Is believed that‘JA,000 men will be sufficient for Ompurpose. At San Juan the navy will be of grenter assistance than it was at Hantlago. owing to tho possi bility of approaching the town more cloeoly witiiont risking contact with mines. General Urooko Is now on Ms way to Wasblogtop by direction of Secretary Alger, so that be wilt be to a position to make hie views known to the De partment. The experience gained In dispatching Shatter’* expedition, It Is expected, will aid the officials in their determination to make short work of tbe Porto Rican affair. There will bo idecty of transports available for the expedition, as the government has de vised other mean* of removing tbe Spaniards captured at Santiago to Spain, than by carrylag thorn nn these transports. That tks navy is r*Hd.v to do Its share at ehor*notion goes with out saying. Porto Rico la not expect ed to offor a very formidable resist ance. It Is believed that tbe moral effect of to-day'a surrender of Santiago will be to discourage the defenders of Snn Juan. There Is, however, always the prospect that poaoe may ensue be fore hoetllltle* have prog reused against Spain's easier a most West India island. Rumors wars afloat this afternoon to the effect that tbs Spanish government at last bad muds overtures In that di rection, but their basis probably was tbe ourrent belief that one more re veraoto tbe Spanish erras would b* sufficient to compel the Spanish gov ernmsot to sue for paaco, and tills re verse was furnished by tbe surrender of Torsi's army. Tbe Navy Depart ment haa not been affected by these minors to the extent of relaxing any of lu precaution* or aliondonlog any of its plans, for Secretary Long stated unequivocally to-day that Commodore Watson's Hasteni squadron would cer tainly go to Spain as soon aa It oould sail. Tho territory surrendered to us by General Torsi makes about 5,000 square tulles. The Spanish soldiers to •jo sent to Spain «ro estimated at 10,000 soon. Major Hopkins, tb# military aid* to 8eer*Ury Algar, thti afternoon haa »pread before him a bege map of Uuba. ahowln* tha surrendered rone turned over to the American troop*. The lln* begin* at Aaarradaro. about 15 ml)** weal of Manila go liarbor, and thon run* ilu* north about 15 ml)** to Palma So riana. llad tba Has ooutlnuad due north ft would hare passed *«•( of jrolgala, tbu* taking In the gpaalth gurrlaon at that point. Evidently fleneral Total wished to arold tho ln eluaton of nolguin, to tha line torn* abruptly to tho northeast at Palma, and rant to tha coast town of Boca dal Sagna, on Ui* coaat Tim extreme length of thla aarrandared tract la ahoct 110 miles and the extreme width about CO mil**, taper lug to a lea* width and making In nil a boot S.OUD square ml lea. ft la a rugged, mnuataioooa country* with T*rf *»w town* of any atari. Mantlego, with Its flea harbor, la lb* main point, while llnantaaarao la aeoond la laaportonoa. H. J. Allan, of Kneoas Oily, who had just coma tram Santiago ns with Secretary Alger storing the afternoon, nod ftavo him some Interest!tig details ua to tlte char acter of the country now surrendered to our tmnps. lie esld the country waa oo wiki and rocky that It a Horded practically no camping ground Tor a considerable body and in his opinion there wae not a point In tble sweep of oonntry soluble aa a base of operation* for an army. Except tho Spanish force at Santiago, numbering about 10.000, Ur. Allen says thorn are no Span la.h troop# within tho aurreudortd tone aa it has been overrun by Garcia's fnroe*. The Spanish garrisons are at Mansi ntllo and Holguin, to the west of tbe surreodernd zona Mr, Alien aaya these Spanish garrison* do not exceed 0,000 man Thia, he saye. ia Geooral Garcia’s estimate. Mr. Alleu loft San tiago only last Saturday. At that time he aaya them were two susplolous naaea, thought u tie yellow fever, In the hospital at Sibuney. Tho Navy Department bad not beard up tot ha close ot office lioore to what extant tlie American flset was partrcl patlnx In tbe Spanish surrender. With Santiago in our hsnds^thc way will be clear Tor Admiral Sampson'* fleet to enter the batftor and proceed up to Ilia wharves, aa soon as llie torpedoes and mines at tho harbor entrance are re moved. The fortlfloallons ot Morro Castle. Socapa, Cayo Smith aud oth ers. am Included Its the surrendered tone. The possession of Ureas Bne fortresses, particularly Morro Castle, will afford valuable garrison palate for a large number of men. Tho terms under which these strongholds am sur rendered are not yet known In detail, but it it regarded as likely that her big guns post with the surrender. While the fleet will soon be free to move up to Santiago oily, some doubt la entertained In naval circles whether any good could bn accomplished by Such a move, as it might subject some of our sailors to tbe coutaglon existing within the city. In the mallei' of trausports tbn L>». purLment la fully prepared fur the next move. The acquisition recently of a number of Trans-Atlantic linen, capa ble of carrying several times an uiany men as (tie smaller transports, has put It on an excellent footing, and It was announced to-rtsy that no more shtpe were being liought for tbn Atlantic coast. Many v( the transports which carried soldiers in Cubs are now bslog used for other purpose*, chief atnoog which 1* that of bringing the sick and wounded to tbs United Slates. Thu ships available by the Department are distributed ahuut as follows: Twenty five at Santiago; lk at Tampa, .‘l at Charleston; 4 at New York, 4 at Key West aid others en route to and from different ports. The plan of the War Department lor returning Ui» surrendered army of (ieneral Tors] to tip*In will act neens ultaie the use of American vessels. It Is the purpoee of the Department to ask for proposals from all steamship companies which desire to compute for transporting the Spanish troops to Spsiu and the meat advantageous bid will be sooupted. The udvlces of Gen erul Shatter state that the number ol Spanish prtsniwrs will between 1-3,000 and 10,000. Groat attention will now be given to lire earn of oor sick and fever-stricken soldiers on the Island. In the opinion of tbs Artsy surgeons, the sick oan lie best treated by removal to tliB high ground back of the southern coast, where the beat ia leas severe, and where recovery oould proneed without the fear of communicating disease to the rest of the army. Secretary Alger is auxious to bring the entire artsy bank as soon a* It can be dons with safely to the men themselves, and without Jeopardy tn the other troops In Florida and to the general public. The active preparations made to deal with the emergency are such that it ia fell thn question of disease cen he roped with 1 successfully, now that the ministry sit- I nation hut been slmplhied. TMI iFRRCSl»RR. iMHodm All •reurtfrn Cnkn mil All Um» NpfuttaU Tfo>|rt h( RimUri*, OkmiiUiimmi. r«lmui m<I n**m, (^ayrtalnt ir0 r»artli €ory« »r tu+ NpMiUk Army. AuoiUlod T*rvm lo UMrlotin UJwvcr. Tlaya DKr, Ksrx, Cob*, July 14. 2 P- General Tore!, commanding the Spanish forcer In Santiago da Cuba, thla morning tent a coramunlostioo to General Sbafler, Indicating hla will lngnea* to aeoept tbe terras ol surren der proposed yesterday, and asking the American commander to appoint ooo mtealonera to meet tbe Spanish com missioners to arrange to send the Spanish troop* luck to Spain. This will be promptly dons. The surrender of General Toml not only means tbs fall of Santiago l>ot by the terms of surreoder the whole east ern end of the island falls into tbe bands of tbe United Slates without a shot being Bred. The surrender la to Inolodo all the Spanish troops st Santiago, Guanta namo, Cetmanera Hague, composing the Fourth Corps Ilf the Spanish army. Tbe portion of tbs province of Santiago de Cob* that lies east of the line from Sagua, via Ism l‘alms*, to Assrradero, I* surrendered to the United States. Persona trooblad with diarrhoea will bo Into mated la tbw sjtparlanoa of Mr. W. M. Huaii, clerk of Hotel, Pp.v Idence, It. I. He soya.- “For am-eral yearn I huva baaa almost a oonatant •uffarar from diarrhoea, the frequent attack* oowpletly prostrating me attd rendering me on fit for my dallaa at thW houl. About two ymra ago a traruling aalaaman kindly gave roc a •mall bottle of CbaiaUerlain.a Colic, Cholera and Plarrtioaa Remedy. Mitch to roy ttirprlaa and (Wight ttr affect a warn tin mediate Whenever I fait aymptoaaa of (lie dlacaaa I would fortify myaeir agalnat Uva attack wlUi a few donna nf thta valuable rcoaady. The mao It late bear mry satisfactory and a l SB oat oe«n|4«U rallef from the a HI lotion”. For sale by 1. K. Curry * Co. ARRANGING THE TERMS. i_ KIVN HlttiatKM COXI'fiNHfwx IX XKKISTIATIOX. *»rttai Wills lleasntl Tnral — II. Or rlirwl M• A'iu Xtrrly Afanl ..4 •m I'mapallMl la Da a* Via Uavara aieai OaaniMi9il-tMtrlraa<An«fl IS* SnrraHlrr l>«i Trm Aeralnl la iMlalitr - Oar VMS 1* ha r.m rawp«lanlS< IKIlSl.Ara.nl Ha.. Uaco-U.M a Thlrrt nf Ike Vaa In Hoa»* BMtar.to Halil fur Italy . Chailutbe oia.1 rrr, Gxxiial Wituui*a:B'.ft Ubai> gvAnrXBB. Ubtoiik Hantiaoo, July 13.—White flags allll hotter over the oppoalag lino*. The truoe Iibi bseo extend od until to-morrow noon aod ne gotiation* look in g to tlx surrender of Hantlago aro prooeodlng. Both sides have yielded somewhat. General Tor *1. the Spanish commander, realises tlx’hoiwlerneas of further resistance, and llm American commanding gener al. Shafter, |B inclined to modify tbw harshoeM of tbe terms which ho at Orst to impose upon the enemy. It appears that on Muuday General Shsf • ter did not again demand tlx uuoondl llunal surrender which Gera! Total bad refused on Sunday, but offered, as on alternative proposition, to eccspt tlit capitulation of tbo enemy aud to trans port the Spanish oflloera and troop* to Spain, they leave all their aims behind and be to accept thiUr parole. It waa this proposition wliloh General Toral declined yeaterday. xnu morning it was decided to hold a personal interview with General Tor al. Geueral Ml lee aud hit stair, who got no further than General Shatter's headquarter! lost nlgbt. accompanied by General Shatter sad lit* rude oat to tl'i front shortly Iwfor* 8 o’clock under a flag of truce. A request for a [lersoaal Interview with the 8p»nl«h oummauder-lii-elitef we* made and ac ceded to, aod at alxiut 0 o’clock Gener al Miles, Geueral Shatter, General Wheeler, General GilsJour. Colonel Morse, Captain Wiley ana Colonel Maui rods up, psMwl our entrench menu and went down Into the valley jisyood. They were met by General Toral and hi* chief of staff, tinder a spreading mango tree, at tho bottom of the valley about Imlf way between tlie lines. The Interview that followed lasted an hour. The situation was placed frankly before Geueral Toral, and he waa offered tho alternative of being sent home witli his garrison ur leaving Santiago province, the only condition Imposed being that heihould not destroy the existing fortifications and should leave ills aim* behind. TbU latter condition tho Spanish gen eral, who does not speak English, ex plained through Ins Interpreter, was Impossible, tin said tbs laws of Spain gave a general no discretion. He tulgbt abandon u place wbeu be found it ii otcnnble. but Ire could uot leave hls arms behtod without subjecting hlmselt to tbe penalty of being court martialed and shot. Ili* government, be said, had granted him permission to evacuate Santiago, that was all. Fur ther than that, be was powerless. Without saying to In words. Gener al Miles said tbs tenor of Geneva) Tor nl’s remarks all betrayed his realization tbat be could nut bold out long. When General Shatter explained tbat our re enforements were coming up, that lie was completely sarrouudud and that now batteries were being poated, Gen eral Toral simply shrugged hie sbonld- I era. "I am but u subordinate,” Ira mid ‘•nud I obey my government. If His necaeaaiy we can die at nor posts.” General Toral is a mail of 00 years of age. wltU a strong, ragged fneo and fine soldierly touring. His brave words inspired a feeling of respect and admt ration In the hearts of bis adversaries Nevertheless, tue .Spanish general’s anxiety to avoid further aacriflee of Ufa In bis command was manifest and be did not hesitate to ask for time to communicate the situation to Madrid, although he dubiously shook his head when ho spoke of the protwbte response III the course of an Interview General Tom! said the bombardment of Sunday and Mooday bad done little damage. Readmitted that shells from the gnos of tbs flett had destroyed four honaes bnt he asaertsd that only half a dozen soldiers of the garrison bad been ln Jursd. Its also TMnnteersd Uis In formation when General Miles gallant ly Inquired after General Linares' wound, thst the latter would probably necessitate the amputation of bis left arm at tha shoulder. General Miles at the interview did not attempt to sesiimo Urn direction of the negotia tions, bal sa general of the United 8tst*s army he vouched for the condi tions General Shatter offered. Upon the return of our commanders to the American lines ao Important consultation was held at General iV heeler’s headquarter!. Generals Garcia and Castillo, with their suits hud ridden sronud from the extreme right to see General Miles. It was a noUble group, gathered under Die pro tecting awnlos of General Wheeler* tent. General Mites, In bluo fatigue uniform, with the double star on hie shoulders sad HI* campaign but encir cled by a siglo at rand of gold braid, looking tho Ideal soldier, sat on an empty smiaunlUou box nn J formed lira centre of the party. On the right of General Milos sat General Shatter sad on his left was General Garota. In mod spoiled white uniform with heavy rid ing hoots snd Jingling spurt. The Cuban gonernI wore a large weather worn Panama hat. and «l lile side was a silver tooonuvl machete. General 1 Garcia has a strong, swarthy race with a deep bullet soar In his forehead. In a general way lie Is oot unlike a Cuban edition of General Miles. Owueral Wheats* with grlnled brurd, email of Mature, and in a brown campaign uol fovia, faced the threeofkoen mentioned while about there eat tha rides 1* tour generals. Asalat.nl Ksval Const meter Robson, the boro of the Merries at, who bad eoaw to head quartan with msssagaa from Rear Ad miral Baapaoo, waa akw prraauL Tho situstlou *u dies sued with the ■Id of a profusion of maps and at tha conclusion of ths conference. lanoticoo *** served. U couslttsd of tsisus. hard lack and ooSet. After Hilt meal, (tanaral Miles, (ieneral Shatter and General Gamia, with their atafls, rode oil to inspect tbs position on the right Jlauk. They all a cited that General rornl wee securely wedged In and that escape was Impossible, bnt owing to delays and tbo Incidental lost of Ilfs which waa oertalo to result from an attempt to carry tbe town by assault, the danger of our troop* from fovnrand disease, ami ubove all. the fsot that the Speolah fleet was destroyed, whleb has been the real object of tlw campaign, it seemed to be tbs gnoeral disposition to allow General Torul to ormeuate Santiago. This would give oa a mlli tary aud naval base, permit Gie starv ing refagree to return to their homes and would allow the immediate em barkation of the bulk of our army for Powto Bloo campaign. Tbc rain now falls In sbeete every day, drenching the soldier*, washing out the road* and swelling the streams into torrents. In fact our huso of sup plies U actually threatened by the mountain streams. Tiro bridge# were carried away this afternoon after a downfall In wlilcb ao loch aud a half of rain fell. The Agaadons river is Uupassable and tha water, shoulder docp, Is miming like a small Niagara. A mule ambulance, filled with rofagee* to Ganey, which attempted to cross tbe river, waa carried J00 yards down tin stream where tbe passengers weew res cued with difficulty. Col Theodore Booievsll It one of those who behove tbe aray is tbreac lenod with a great disaster, unless General Torsi uud his troop* are al lowed to depart. The situation has been communicated to Wasniugton and It is oousidered probable that tbs conditions impowsd iu tbe American propositions for turteuder will be niodlttsd. Two of General Randolph'* batter let reached the front to-day and wore pound In tho centre of General J-aw ton’e Division. ou the extreme right, where they command He) town beyond our Ilona and over the oliurche*. boa pilots and olboi puhlio Guiding* dying the Red Grom flag at the saileru edge of tbs city. " The belief lg common among our nMeere tbat Uie wd It clots at hand and that Santiago will be our* liwfoie next Monday, without farther fight ing. Already the movements of the aruiy for tin; future as outlined arc based on the fall of the city. The idans of the generals are not to ellow our troops, rxcept a gaiTieoo of Immunes which will remain here, proof against tlis yellow fever, to enter tbe city. Until ready for embarkation on the Irausporca at lha city> piers, our men will ho camped on the height surround ing Santiago, where the water Is good. Strict Instructions have lawn Issued to the soldiers to boil their drinkiug wa ter. tut owing to the poverty of llielr equipments, this almost ini pot si his. Tue rtiny weather has aoeeleraled the spread ot malarial and other fevers, in sotnoof the regiments over a third of the men are unfit for duty. Gener al Cbailee, in addition tv General Dtitheld, Is suffering from fever. General Miles was received with great enthusiasm nil along the line and was greeted with cheers on all aides The general expressed himself us being exceedingly gratified at tlm strength or our position and nt the chsntcur of the works thrown up. lie comptunen led many ot the oommadli'g officers personally on the work accomplished. To a correspondent of the Associated Tress General Miles said lie was proud to command any army which had car rlsd the lines of hills on which our con tra rests, lie added that there was no prouder page in OUr military annals than that written on July 1. In con clusion General Miles remarked that lie felt satisfied from General Torsi’s manner nod words tlmt lie was anx ious to surrender. UBN. UU.ES’ OmClAL HJEFOUT. WAanixo-rox, July M_Xbe War Department ha» received the following dlipatch from General Mile*, written apparently before the final aurrender of Santiago at II o’clock: "Maya, July 14, Uaforo Hantmgo. July '•To Secretary of War, Waahlnwtou. •'Goneral Total baa formally Htirren* tiered tlx troupe of liii army—troope ■hall be returned to Spain. (Meerut Shaftar win appoint oomuiteDoert to draw up the ooodltiona of arruuge meuti for oa trying out the ter mi of eurreoder. Thla I* y«ry gratifying and Geoeral Shafter and Ux officer* and men of thla oommaud are entitled to great credit for their ainoerlle and fortitude In overcoming Uie almost in •tipcraUle obataclea wbloli they en countered. A portion of the army Itaa been Infected with yellow fever and efforta will be cnede to ee pa rate tlioee who are infected and tboen free trvm It, and to keep thoee who are atlll on board ahlp aeparated from thoae on eliore. Arrangement* will l« imme diately made for carrying out further Iratrnotloui of tb« Preeldent and your »«lf. rsiguedj "lUrwOX A, Mir.ua.’' '•Major General.” «MM *»• Vmi. llrMtai fuel. t'engrraa Iwe mt too rapid a puce for th« voting of tbaoM end the confer ring of dlgalllM for ter now in u,« prvaaet war. There are going to bt a fowl mtny ir.o»e heron before it la all om, and allbo»«h tim ovvrrrowdtng of the floor of tlw omale and bnote with theta privileged ptraou* it not to bo feared, at waa eeggciud to a nwetil debate, there I* • real danger that the diet! net Ion will hue It* valor end moreover, that Jvetoualvt win be amiietd even If inj attic* la not doee _ . 1 ••I have need Chamberlain** Dough Remedr id my family fur yaare and al ways with good iwuKt," aayt Mr. W. n, r:nopet of 81 Rl«i Cel. Vor truall oMUren we ind It eepoetally affective. For aalo by J. R. Oerry A (fc. i ARP MAKES AX APOLOGY. *»IB *OT IMTKXB Til WM’IR «xy. M«r* wuntt. ttalMla* TtMU VuUMMn iMwvH ■HkrTIuu Becttlar Ana/ *>Mlrr» i xiimUm eritae raanb. nm Atv In Atlnara UmMlimton. i a|iologlis. Of count I do. When a man doe* lujottloe to another, either by word or pea and it convicted of hit error, )i« ihould apologize. From vsr : font letter* reotlred from gtoUemen (Y don’t mean Qrtgg) 1 bar* become astliUed that however bad tbe material out of which tbe arrrago regular it intde be cao and doea in tlma becotne dlaclpllned aod makes a good tuldler. Of coune no yoaog man who tuwCprUle or umbltion or plsassnt do me* tie rets lion* or iorae a pretty girl would will. I ugly offer lilmtelf to be eoelared aa a private In tbe regular army. Tbe rea *on» for doing tai* must be ptcollar aud extraordinary. It U limply an ea cape—a refngc from a worm condition that I* impending. I bare known a few of tboto who enlisted and they did well. I know some wbo ought to. It I* fortunate that there it a regular army fur tbit clam of uafortunatei to Join. A genttanao write* me from Macon aod says: 'Too ere too herd a poo the PeruIjui end 1 doubt If you have bad moch experience with lbam. •• jfo, 1 hato not, for but few have ever been made down South, especially in tbe in terior, wliere there are no porta of en try and no hooting population. Oar only expetieoee woe daring the civil witr i»lieu we were uuabte to distin guish regulan from voluuteer* to far aa conduct waa onooented on tbel] aarob to the eta. Tbit Ifaooo gonUamau any* that Uia only big camp row that Us* uncut red io tfai* war waa lu • camp of Georgia rolnuteera, aud lie begt me not to write to thoughtlessly, aod addi: ‘•Von would dinurle every deooot man from joining the •land I hr army and we would bare only aa army of toughs aud brutes who would diagram) Christendom. Ko camp of regular* win ever guilty of •nch bestiality aa uecarrad at Cbloka maega.” Well, tbrro it now a good chance for a moral light bitween Dm regular! and tl«e rnluoteer* and 1 nope the discos tinii will do good, sad ruise tbe stand ard of our soldiers. Hundreds of them have dl•graced their oalllng and spread terror lu their march to in* gulf aod IMrslyzad tbe patriotism of our people. My Macon friend says: “I traveled with a ftw regulars not long ago who bad juat repudiated tor another five year*, and 1 talked to oaa who waa mors than ordinarily intelligent, and when I expressed surprise that lie eliould re-colist be said there waa a fascination about army Ufe and it operated alike on Urn private and tin e|iaulet. and Hint it offered a ftoe op portunity for aelf-culture and tbe nc qnisltlou of book learulng. lie gave me new views upon tbe subject and i was glad to see him.” Well, of course there Is a light to every shadow and there are many men ot many minds, dome mau turn hermits from disap pointed hope* or for coutempi*.Ion; and I suppose that a private lu Die regular army who draw* tlu a month sod la fed and clothed aod has do re sponsibility and then) is no prospect of war can pass self-aalisftad existence. Self-setlefled ! but who else does be live for f My Ideal of the patriot soldi nr In the volnnterr—the meo who In the revolu tion of 1770 left the plows and Uielr •hops, and seising their gune nod knapsacks rushed to meet the Invaders. Those are the triad that fought tor ttie South in the late civil war, fought against the odds of four to one and put n million on the pension rolls. Can It be )K>as1bls tnat the eons of thuse vet erans are the soldiers who ate disgrac ing Uielr fathers nod their uniforms *ud their State by their shamafnl con duct. No I My Macon frleod Is mis taken. Tbn rtutor* were not Georgia volunteer*. I’ll bet oo It. The Con ntiurtton telle of some Iowa soldier*, the Twenty-ninth regiment, who went down on the Southern tbe other night and broke all the lamps and window glass in tbe oars, and at a station where tbe train stopped awhile they went out and ran the people out of their houses in the dead of night. Uul a thoughtful Atlanta friend says “My friend, It Is useless and Impolite t) criticise the army daring Uie war. We mnet suffer In ailerwe and endure what we cannot help.” I reckon Uiet Is good advice, and l eta reminded of the old woman whose lit tle dog barked incessantly at the sol diet* »a they passed, sad she said : ’‘flush, Kldo liuati, you’ll hark your little self to death. Von can’t bite an army.” And *01 will bush and lat the pro ocaalon proceed, but I am pleased to see that Captain Dsvfta. of Atlanta, la drawing tba lines and rejects aU tramps end vagabonds and lawless roan who apply to joiu his command. Bvery veteran of the army of Xotltcin Virginia remasnbera how aanoh trouble the Louisiana Tlgvra gees the oflloasa. They ware the wharf raU of Maw Or* leans—dartla Incarnate who feared not Mod nor regarded man, but they roaght like tlgera and fell with their faces U the foe. Tble la their best •Pital»li. Just to avail tba worst of : our soldiers X reckon will flgbt the Spaniards. Sum* of that* have al ready fought and fallen, and as ’.bey are all now at the Trout aud in cun* aUnt peril. I«t ne draw tha uurtaln over the past aud ear, ‘’Allah la merci ful-great la /.tteb.” Amt the I‘rasa aura the army la going b> aelabraie the Fourth by attacking aud taking Santiago. 11 will be aa lu •Firing day fur Amerlonui to light aud a glorious way of celebrating the do* ! elaratloo of Independence. It ought to ba mpeeUliv loeplnng to tba troops from the Southern States, for that de puration was emphatically Southern hi Me conception and exeunt!nr. It waa lntrodnoed In nibaUnce on U* 7th day of June, 1771 by lliehnrd lleary Las and Its conaMenlioa deferred un til Congress maid bear frasa Mow T°ric. Now Jaraeg, Xew Hatapahlre, rwtMjrivwDlo end Delaware, whleb colonise beaUUted and wen Mo# to Mt. They did not ton to wait to hear from Virginia or the Caretlnaa or Georgia. On tto Ant day at July the reecdutloo waa pawed and a ooaa ™ It tea appointed to draft tto ■*—1— tioo of tnilepindeaer. Xhonaa Jeffer ■on drew Hand tto bonne where to did It la etill eUodlng. a fraud old mansion In Virginia, tto are party of the race family, the lineal aaoaatera of Tboraa* Neiaon Page, oar much lend southern author. With a Lea to write It aad Washington and tto Im to debt for It, we aiiould celebrate ft m often u it* aeairecaary retards. Me are going to eeUbrate it ton la oar paaotfal Utile city and try to beep allre tbooe woUawote of true patriot* leu that wato good citizens in peso# aad good to Id ten in war. The dele ***** from Georgia were the lot to sign aod Brltoa end Uwtanette head* the Hat nod Lyman llaU and Oeorga Waltoa ooiae next In order. Our fnlh ere cased three oouaUea for Lbeee three patriots and tUnthem Urnor stand ■Ida by ride In brotherly touch and both In war and pceoe bare bouored the noble nataee that wan given then. PBUsUtOekU Kueor.f. As an offensive eegtue la naval war far* tbs torpedo, whether launched from a gun or of the automobile clast. Is still an unknown qeiutlty. Whoa oar sblgs of war were drat eel In battle array against them of Spain then was soiao apparent trepidation in Federal naval circle* over the assumed superi ority of the enemy In this regard. It was believed that Urn throe thirty-knot torpedo boat destroyer* with Ostvara'i fleet might create havoc almost eg will among oar eretasrs aad battlesblpe, aad even snake e deeh at oar seaports and navy yards. Costly manatee of defense against these daegeroua sea raiders were adopted, a mosquito coast datama Aset organised, submarine 1 miiMO sow* thickly in our chief har bors and iiear (Aa Govern meet ducks, sod naval Ingenuity well-nigh exhaust ed id efforts to minimize the effects of dreaded torpedo stteeka Within e few brief weeks, however, our naval offleers aad crews learned to Mgard tbe torpedo from an altogether different point of view from tf«t jn. euleated by mete theoretical aes flgbters. The limited tenge of the automobile missile, its alow rate of apred wben launched and the extrema vulnerability of the vesooU depended upon wo send forth the floating pro jectile* were handicaps in ntvul action reudsrrd torpedoes of little or no ac count. They are effective only at from 500 to 800 yard* range; nayel bat tles are fought with a far greater dia tom* Intervening between tbe conten ding fleets. Admiral Dewey destroyed Montoju's squadron In Manila Bay at from -2000 to 3000 yards distance, while the closest range of actual flriog off bantlago waa 10UU yards. At this latter dteueoe the imxlk-il guns of lbs war thlps' secondary batteries could be used with deadly effect ; and, a* a matter of fact, tbe two torpedo boot destroyers which emerged Item 8*o tlago harbor on Chet eventful July morning were rendered helpless sod sat on Are long before oomlnjr within tbs range at which an automobile tor pedo might have bean used. For all purpose* of offense or de fense, then the torpedo tubes and tor pedoes on board the Spanish ship* might be regarded a* non-exlsteot. The alogle evidence ef the presence of torpedoes In the Santiago tight la la report that a shell from the Texas struck a torpedo in tbe bow of the Vltoaya, exploding It aod killing twen ty-three of her crew. If this story be true, torpedoes on board ef war ships must be regarded as Increasing Us danger to tho vessel and crew is motion, rather ttiao aa vslaable adjunct* of offensive naval warfare. The effect Ive rang* of high power cans, as shown lu Uie operations ef the Ameriean fleet, is so greet that tbe torpedo be comes unavailable la settee. There ton be oo doubt that In a night attack epea a squadron of arm ocud ships by a Urge fleet of torpedo boats the condition* would be mere nearly equalized. One torpedo, going straight to tbe mark, weald make ship Junk of the stoutest battleship afloat. The difficulty Is in securing an opportunity to Are this single shot. Torpedo boete evidently eon perform their designed task only under eover of darkness, while the torpedoes these ml vs* seem to be but useieee toeuss braooee on lighting ebtp*. If these mini!** ars to become to*tore In the novel ooeteete of Urn future they must be given the range and deadly accuracy of modem high poser goes, which as yet they do net posse—. Inentallau art kmaiMr, Irnwm maMirl, If Urn United tttatee booomoe no em pire br proclaiming tba auoexaUoc of tbo PfalfUpplooe v * protectorate, than it ben been an empire from tbe founda tion- Then, too. Knglaad, In eome raapecta the fraaet nation on tba rlobr, it an empire. Thar* la a BrtUeh eia plm. bat England ie not aa umpire, aad bar moot adraooed colon lea, like Canada, are fie* ntatoa. Tba raeeae* of omptto la aa autocratic oanlral authority, and the withholding of political printer* to tbo Interact of tbe gomaaeot, not of tbe gowned. The United buten withhold. eueb privilege* iu her terrteoriee oaly auUI ‘boar who come under lie eetbutitr ere Otted (o exerola* them. The UawaUaat and the IsbeUteaU of tbe Philippine* wilt no more be nubMete of an empire Ulua tbe Xortb American Indian*, or Ut* Men loan population of l*nw Mexico aad Arlxoua. Tba maid ootoalnatloa <4 tboa* Made by Ameri can* Will laeur* tbeir pollUctl advance meet aad tbeir Baal adoption Into tbo Federal republic. «SS?i^»S«au2R5|! MwnM ibotM b* tmu of Um » itawtf fort*, 1 % ^zs\£'%gnis'£z Mowlu* ou Schley ben oauaad much inquiry a* to the reeeoa that operated Ui fir# Cupula ooaaaBtf mt the fleet ore* Pomtiodow) Schley. rent Schley baric* ] oat treatment. autd pat aoee of them liavr Indicated tba tree reeona. la* way not to he dlaelomdthe ttory hae ooom to ui and In brief it la aa follow* When SeUey waa an ee »i*o orltooteeaat, he waa oa bawd yhip with a fellow officer, new a Beer Admiral, who ahetl be uUMlaw her*, and a dlffioolty occurred I el a as* them xsJSarjsgUf that ho hae bad the leflueaas to nr*. Judiot the re parlor affiorra awalnat sehley. Ttmatory la that eeedey the Baer Admiral, the* a ln«t—aiif_ miaaad eorae banaaaa which ha had bang up la aMa to ripen. Be was very much pet m at the loas of hit fruit end tried to flod the thief. Fla ally he earn# to the OoocJurioc that a ewtaln maria* waa the tnw. sent for ' him. aud aoeeaad him of task* Ida banana*. The marina replied fodlg. nastlr that he had not aeen the baone maud was on thief. TWa lofarfated the officer who amid. “I wW poatah mertoeaa I mown** darn ef. iMea*. At that time Hehlay-—"" Tiff upon his return saw the marine safer |n« f«nvfoHy e«d enquired of the ofllcar. who had admlaieterad the darn, whet imdoaamd the aaffiariDg of tS tailor. The future Baer Admiral tohl him the whole Incident. The In I art loo aad haanlaaaoass of H oyer powered Schley, and in a passional indignation, ho tamed to bis brother olflcar mad mid: “Xo eantlimar would treat a poor marine Uut way ” aud alaptwd the offieerln the face. A xiTzti nai-jsar ■mbMuiMMUm. Ml of nwi ad him that it waa agatast regulation* for navel offleaea to resolve or sand challenges, bat added, “That, a**d not prevent poor getting mtlafaotloa. Wo ou both raffiga to-day aad flght it oat. The mac who had beaa atraek did not rtwigo.did not seek aattateetioa, aad the matter dropped tears. Bat tee ■align influent* ef the man who waa quickly puotahed for Ida lujutUoa has bean ahto to make Schley feel the weight of hts wrath la a meaner that make* Um Incident one of national la mm, Tito American people whan aroused are a joat people. Tbny will alv* hon or to whom heoor la due. The naval authorities m»y door Schley tee oom mending position to which bleability aud male entitle him, Coogram may adjourn without giving him a vote of tbauks, bat in tea heart of the Ameri can people he Is tee hero of Santiago lust aa Dewey M the hero of Manllm ■ pm ——— IIawaII. ▲Kauu journal. Everything pertaining to Hawaii la intermtiug to tha people of tMaoouu y. aioao tt has becotno part of tho toltud 8UtM, tVe hue* for a long Umr bed a far larger commercial Internet la tboaa I*. luMla tbao nay oilier nation. In IHftl nwtrly all tha exports from Hawaii. !».(* per wot,, came to the United 8UUNL Of all the Imports Into Ha waii 7(J 37 per cent, went from this country. It la practically certain that our exporta to Hawaii wfll lncreaso sad that wo will asli much mom of oar product# there, for coder oar dag the development «f Hawaii wlM surety program rapidly. The oamnoy of Ha waii la already of tha seam unit calm aaotiia. The gold thorn la ad af Aat ortoaa mintage, and Uatted Atatm Mirer and paper money to la dreeU tloo and paaam at per. The Hawaiian meaty la paper, Uis paper bttog se cured by silver held la reserve. „ Every beak keeps two aeeeoaU with Itodepomtom, dinar and gold. Cbm ha am ae worded that tha depositor may specify the eeoeaot trees whtah the ebook Is to be paM; though la earn tbs oheek dues not euta la wbat oarrooey It to to be paid the law provide#that the bolder may demand cold It tha aoMoat to over *10. The Hawaiian atlvor money emooata to Sl.000,000. of wbtab kwe.UOO is haM by the govern moot to mean a ilka amoant of neper. okaaga to 11-4 par cent. on eastern ortsee of the United Mateo, and 1 per oeot on tha Pnoldoooodt. Ooldtaeta premium of I pm mt. The oanaal Internal taxes average *0 46 pgr mpNa, the total ravenne from all ana ram fd.kM.07® in 18M, expmrtltwm 88.U7 100. and Uio puMio Sobs, H.101,174 tearing interval at S aadO per oeot. ^Tbematolioeoftravel betweene > w I ja?fee flrt**olaw cable pnmhgd Hawaii offer* fine opportaoum for A mar lean antorpnm mi wo have no doobt that Uniw win aooaho a roah fromthta country to them ptaamat
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
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July 21, 1898, edition 1
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