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THE VIS JE7 NUMBER 8606 RALEIGH, NC FRIDAY EVEMNU JUNK 21 I. '.'-8 !'?' K YEAR A BLOODY FIGHT TOGO TO OMAHA GET PAY TOMORROW! DIED IN THE ASYLUM LOCAL NEWS ITEMS is mi State Republican lvalue Representatives The Pavin ister Airiwd Ti is V. P. Nrtwv r, of Hortfort, Lost I! is Life. luiity 'Iravelit.-rs irom Dusty I );( us olTHllg, SSflRV. Spaniards Must be Annihilated Before Santiago Will Surrender. MORE TROOPS LEAVE FOR BATTLE SCENE. Two Torpedo Boats Sent to Key West Cadiz Squadron in the Mediterranean Bound East. LEAVING FOR SANTIAGO. By Telegram to The Times-Visitor. Washington, June 24. Orders were issued for the lemainder ot the thirty fourth Michigan and the Ninth Mass achusetts now at camp Alger to pro ceed immediately to New Pork News to embark on board the Harvard fnr Saniingti. Two thousand cases of cartridges haw been shipped to Camp Algir fur I lit' use of the troops ordered to Santiago. BLOODY VJOHTING NECESSA I! Y. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Washington, Jam- 2 1. Adjutant Cen tral Gorbin expects news of a gnat battle at any moment. It is known that fierce skirmishing is going on day and night, but a decisive battle is yet to come. The reports from .Madrid that the American army was repulsed are not credited. Secretary Alger states that he expects the capture of San tiago will be a bloody victory. The Spaniards will make a desperate stand and it will be practically netessary to annihilate them bef. ie they surrender TORPEDO BOATS SAIL. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. New Port. June 24. The torpedo beats Gwin and Talbot sailed this morning for Key West. THE CADIZ FLEET. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitar. Washington. June 24. The State de partment has received advices from the agent of the department at Al giers stating that the Cadiz squadron in the Mediterranean off Pampelleria and is moving eastward. MADRID ALARMED. By Cable to The Times-Visitor. Madrid, June 24. The news from Santiago alarms all Madrid. A cabinet crisis is reported. THE "NORSE KING." By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Baltimore. June 24. The British steamer "Norse King" purchased by the government as a water boat clear ed for Norfolk this morning. EXPLORING SHIP. By Cable to The Times-Visitor. Christiana, June 24. The Artie ex ploring ship Fram with Sverdrup's expedition to the Arctic regions, sailed this morning. TO QUELL RIOTS. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Milwaukee, June 24. Governor Scho rfield has ordered the remaining troops in the State to quell riots among "woodworkers at Oshkosh. MOVE ON SANTIAGO FIGHT IN 48 HOURS. By Telegra.ih to The Times-Visitor. Washington, D. C, June 24. The great battle is near at hand and it is the almost universal opinion here that news of a decisive victory after a desperate conflict will be received within forty eight hours. Everything in dicates that the troops sent to Cuba are to- have a iloody encounter soon' and that the city will eurrender after a severe fight. The War Department today received fficial aivices from General Shat ter stating that the army will be ready to march tomorrow. All the heavy artillery has been landod and today will be spent in putting it Into shape to be transported to Santiago. The troops are well and are in the best of spirits. j Severe fighting between Cubans and Spaniards Is reported to have occur red In the Hills back of Daiquiri, west - "say the Cubans are forcing the enemy A SURPRISE EXPECTED. By Cable to The Times-Visitor. Off Juragua, Thursday night, June 24. The advance American army reached the edge of the tableland In which the harbor of Santiago lies seven miles from the Morro. The main body of troops has united. The Span iards are In full retreat toward San-! tiago. A suiprise may be attempted but a decisive engagement not ex- I ptcled lor several days. Lawton's ' brigade which rested last niglr.t at Demajayho, resumed the march with . delight at noon. It noisted the Am erican llag here: The Spaniards re- ; tiled before the advance, burning blockhouses, but Juragua was aban don! d by ihe Spanish General Linares' in such haste that he had no time to' bum the tow n. There were sharp brushes during the day by several de-j tuchments. Last evening the remain- ing iioop-ships attempted to land j troops but it was impossible owing to! the heavy mi. TO AS K PEACE DIRECT. By Cable to The Times-Visitor. Madrid, June 24. The debate in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday was marked by great disorder, scenes of the greatest confusion prevailed, Kouieiio auvocateu peace negotiations to be opened direct with the United States and also severely criticised var ious officials and the press. There are open rumors of a rupture in the cab inet. OFF FOR MIAMI. Mobile, June 24. The First Louisiana regiment has left for Miami, Florida. The First Alabama leaves this after noon; Governor Johnson has issued a call for four companies of colored vol unteers. A SHAM BATTLE. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Chattanooga, June 24. General Grunt has issued orders tw officers in com - mand relating to a sham battle In which the entire division will partici pate tomorrow. ANNEXATION DISCUSSED. By Telegraph to 1 he Times-Visitor. Washington. June 24.-The Senate resumed discussion on the annexation of Hawaii. Senator McEnery speak ing against the proposition. THE BANKRUPTCY BILL. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. Washington, June 24. The confer ence committee report on the bank- ruptcy bill is now before the Senate Consideration will be brief. north - west of Santiago. Late reports, back toward the city. NAMINtt DELEGATES President M arrcn V. Kail Gives out the List of those Who arc to Attend the July Meeting in Omaha Nebraska The Republican League of North Carolina has selected the following gentlemen to represent her organiza tion in the councils of the National Republican League at Omaha, Neb.: At Large. Hon. A. E. Holton, Hon. II. C. Dockery, Maj. H. L. Grant, War ren V. Hall, T. S. Rollins and J. C. Dancey. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. First. Hon. E. C. Duncan, Hon. D. H. Abbott, I. M. Meekins and Starkey Hare. Second. Hon. Chas. A. Cook, Hon. Geo. E. White, John Fields, Jr., and S. Harris. Third. A. M. Clark, Oscar Speers, Paul Slocumb and A. B. Middelton. Fourth. Hon. J. M .Millikan, C. T. Bailey, J. W. Hardin and E. A. John son. Fifth. R. D. Douglass, Tyre Glen, W. E. White and J. E. Shepherd. Sixth. Claudius Dockery, J. D. Maultsby, J. T. Howe and Hon. W. S. Clanton. Seventh. Hon. 7,. V. Walser, Gen. A. D. Cowles, J. R. McCrary and G. L. I Patterson. Eight h.-M. I. Stewart. !!. J. MeCor 'rigan. J. E. Alexander, lion. E. Spen cer Blackburn. Ninth. lion. C. J. Harris, lion. 11. S. Ilarkii.s. lion. W. S. Ilyaius and 11. S. Anderson. i In witness of the credentials of tin? ; delegates named, ue have hereunto ; affixed our signatures this tile huh day of June. ls:i I WARREN V. HALL, i President State League, j THOMAS S. ROLLINS. ! Secretary. W. S. II YAMS. National Committee. ANOTHER CAROLINA HERO. Lieut. Cainer-'ii McRae Winslow Be longs lo us as Wei! as Hobson. Another Ninth Carolina young naval hi ro is said to be Lieutenant Cameron MacRae Winslow. says the Wilming- - ,,,,, Messenger: He commanded the ',.,,1,1,1,. t utting expedition. His mother j jt, SililI ,,, luiVl. U(.H ,l n in VYilming- ,,, ...,. ., Mius MrUae before marriage. Such is tile statement of a correspondent of the Asheville Citi zi it. who writes as follows of the hazards attending the service in w hich Lieutenant Winslow is engaged: "Let us not lose sight of the fact that Winslow left the ship, in com mand of three cutters, under orders to sever the three cables leading from Cienfuegos, and that as he neared shore it was easily perceived that Spanish infantry occupied it. protect ed by rille-pits and armed with that 'deadliest of weapons, the Mauserrille; that he proceeded under their very muzzles until he could see the whites pf their eyes, and for forty minutes. within a hundred yards of the enemy. ! occupied with his men in tishing up the cable, he sustained a galling tire until his work was completed and the two cables cut. TO DOUBLE TAXKf Tax collectors are going to make ex- . tra t'fforts tu have a 'I'1'"' of taxes tnis year aml lhe-v arv sivi"K fair warning to the public on the sub jeet. The time for listing taxss expires on the hirst of July and it is announced that those failing to list by that tune will be returned as "unlisted" and charged with a double tax, which will jJL, nforced. FOOL HARDY RA DE. By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor, j New link, June 21. The Brig Arcot, I arrived from San Domingo, says il j was at the Canal y Islands when the j war broke out. At the Jiminea expe j dkioH. Captain Gates characterizes 1 Rti the fool hardy raid of a ciay Dutchman. FOR USE AS TRANSPORTS. By Telegraph to Tne Times-Visitor. New York, June 24. offers will be made soon at Washington of a large numbeii of steamships for use as transports by the various steamship companies. THE THIRD DISTRICT. Populist Convention Nominated John E. Fowler for Congress. (Special Star Telegram.) Warsaw, N. C, June 2:i. The Popu list met in convention today at Clinton for the purpose of nominating a Con gressman for th Third Congressional district. John B. Fowler, the present Incumbent, was nominated by accla mation. Nothing was said in the con vention about fusion with either the Democrats or Republicans. KEVIEW1XG PAY LULL Men Mill Knew lo-nilit for hot length of Time I hey W ill heccive Money 11 iihlcnbnrg n Welcome Visitor. The men of the Second Regiment are anxious for the sun to set and rise again and the sooner this is done the better it will suit the soldier boys. Paymaster J. C. Muhletiburg and hi? private secretary, M. D. Nicholson, ar rived on the Southern Railway noon train from Washington and went at once to the Yarborough House, where, by order of Col. W. II. S. Burgvvyn, Adjutant Gray reported to the pay master and furnished him with a copy of pay and muster rolls that the work might be quickly dispatched. Mr. Muhlenburg, with his private secretary, has spent t lie day comparing the two rolls and it is not known when he will complete the work. How ever it is thought that by ten o'clock tomorrow he will have completed the woik and will be ready to pay the men off. For just what length of time the men will receive pay is not known. The Firm ini:!!.!ii!) ., as tausier, ,1 in ,,n the :nh ,1' M:, cud lb,- !rc ,, 27,1). ii is probable dial the u, n will iiceive pay fi.-m tin- ihiie ,,r il:, : r- nr- I IV ll llelV. -ri;.-M'l.'i'i-;i:s 'i'jSKR : ADVER- Tlie Tillies-Visitor now lia-- a larger c't dilation lb; 11 any paper has ever ployed in Ral-iuh. Fur local adver tising space ill this paper should be worth twiie ay much as in any other im il mm. The pl'iee of The it within teach of lir.ioii now: about public of Raleigh. Times-Visitor places all and our cirou cowrs tic reading However, we chii- not uii to a subscriber four or livi limes to get his quarter, so the man i-'oir,enl has adopted this rule. A col lector will wait upon a subscriber and if he has not the money will return on a designated day. and if the money is not paid then the amount must be sent to die office or the paper will be stopped. We have been orced to adopt this rule. Don't imagine, how ever, if you do not receive your paper that il has been stopped by the man ager for it is probably the fault, of the boy. Notify the office every time you miss a paper. HARPING ON THE BLOCKADE. Senor Rodrigo's Plaintive Wail About a Crime Against Humanity. Madrid, June 2:1. In the Senate today Aunon. Minister of Marine, announced that the cruiser Beina Cristina had easily entered Cienfuegos, and cited this as proof that the blockade is ineffect ive. After official dispatches had been read, Senor Fabris made a patriotic speech, invoking the God of armies in behalf of the defenders of Spain's honor and rights. Senor Rodrigo declared that Europe and the world were committing the most horrible of crimes against human ity in allow ing Spain to be vanquished, not by justice, but by brutal force of numbers. A grave danger, he added, would threaten Latin arid Slav races if Europe told... ted Anglo-Sajon pre dominance. MAKES HAD I M PRESS ION. Madrid Wants to Know How Ameri cans Succeeded in Landing. London, June 2::. The Mail's Madrid correspondent telegraphs that official dispatches from Cuba have created a bad impression. Poople are asking how the Americans succeeded in disem barking and seizing on a position in view of tiie special preparations the Spaniards had made to repel them. On the other hand many experts declare that Spanish tactics Is to withdraw from the coast, drawing the enemy in land where they can be surprised and annihilated. SPECIALLY 1NTK II ESTING. The elegant new Seashore Hotel nt Ocean View has kindly giv,n the use of their pavillion, hotel office, verandas ami ice water free to th Tabernacle Sunday School and friends on Tues day. June 2Sth. Also a rpecial rate of !iO rents for dinner, 3 cents for children. The train will be side tracked at the hotel and every comfort and luxury can be had free. This will be a clwiuee of a l!time for a day on the ocean, ' Remember train leaves at 6 o'clock sharp, and will make a very quick; run through to the ocean. KitAOTUUEI) HIS SKULL. Fe I Idle Run ling ilupijl) in a Paltny and P. cd a l-.w Hems Later from f-:ffct of I'rBctm'ed Skull. It was learned this morning that on Sunday a terrible accident occurred to one of the inmates at the Central Hospital for the Insane outside of this city. W. P. Sawyer, an inmate, who came her from lliitford county, has always been afflicted in such a way as to cause him to stumble along as be walks and on Sunday white in his ward he ran along the hall way and stum bled by tripping himself. As he fell his head struck a ben. n fracturing his skull. All possible attention was given him and the best medieat skill was render ed attempting to save the life of the unfortunate man. He lived a few hours ;.nd passed away quietly Sun day night. His only known relative, a cousin, was notified, hut there was no request to haw his body sent from this eily. so on Monde.'.- ::l'I.T::iinn with the usuel ier ices ttie remains were inlerrcd in Ihe asylum e-.m.'ter. Mr. Sawyer had In "ii an inieate of the c-ntrnl Ho.-pitni fe: scan , iy e.-r a war and during ".h.U t l'ie !l.:d made i,;!le . ilnpnue rot lit. hi.-. . as- in ilig a ilifia nil one to Teat S'lei v.-.s:'nli. . A TALI: cF TU 1 1 Rl ;a WA V: They w uz coic.iiiLr dev. 11 thir rof.dw ay At a fairly liv'ely gait. Thcr horse wuz kinder lopi ig And the g.! sal so sedat". That they hardiy could be lovers Ez were lleein- from her I 'a. Er looking fur a preacher To git married then and thar: No, It warn't t;:el kind uv runuvay! But ther fellow in th. r buggy With his double-deck. 'red grin Ez u; peir.i.'d with terror Thet wuz paralyzing him. Must hev Iho'sfht thet spavin'.! ani mule, What wuz mostly bone and skin. Wuz the most rambunctious broncho. Thet ever had or bin: But it warn't tin t kind uv runaway! But ther fellow thought it wuz. Anil Gosh! Vou ought lo hear'd him cry To the people on the side-walks: "Stop him! For God's sake don't let him by!" When Aunt Mandy waddling home ward With her washing on her head Grunted: "Whoa horse!" And bless Gnd, sir, The animule stopped "dead!" Golly! It war'nt no kind uv runaway! You ought to hear'd the old folks laff When ther news wuz noised round! Since then that fellow's never yet Got a single gal in town To go a'driving with him; The other gal. you see. Wuz bedeviled and hell-hackled so There's none thet want's to be In another sieh a kind uv runaway! He ain't been driving since And it's been a batch uv years ago; And he'd never went with this one 'Xcept 'cause she didn't know His 'snerience with horses. Ez she wuz a stranger here. And had never heard about thet drive, And hed no cause to fear, Jist another sich a kind uv runaway! Well, he went agin ther to'other day, And what do you suppose? Made ther gal jump out ther buggy And muddy up her clothes! While thcr horse lie thought rampag ing .Tlst stopped and looked er 'round Te see why in the name uv God The gal wuz 011 ther ground! It's Hell, sich k'nd uv runawaw' PERRIN BUSBEE. SAMPSON CABLES HOBSON IS ALRIGHT. Wr Wii8ri.;, to The TVuos-Yisilor. Yraiifcinf.ton, p. C, June Si. The nothw lthstanding Blanco's reported order Admiral Sampson has again com municated with Admiral Cervci-.t by means of the while flag. The stories of the danger of llub.on and his crew wer ended today by the official da-patch to Secretary Long from Admiral Sampson, dated "Off iiflti4j." Tt fiispatch states that under a flajr of truce today it was learriod that Naval Constructor Hi bf.ioti und Inn tlx companions are all well and are confined within the city of Snutiago. This is four miles out of the line of fire and attacks on the forts by oub vesne'. ill not subject Hobson and his men to any danger. Samp!on's dispatch was sent in answer to tne from Secretary Bong, by order of the Senate Resolution callingfor information on the subject. The rejolaUe was passed by the Senate on Wednesday. . SHOUT STATEMENTS ! Tbose VV bo are in the I'nhiic Fye -Movement of t topi '- ho Lave or Have Not (iuile to the War Hig News in I. title Pieces. Mr. G. Rosenthal returned tu the city this morning. Miss Maggie morning from Apex. Harris returned this a visit lo friends In Miss Lottie Peyton, of Greensboro, arrived this morning and is a guest at the Yarborough. Mrs. B. L. Perry, Miss Annie Dun can and Master Lee Duncan left this morning for a pleasure trip in Eastern Ca rolina. Mr. W. H. Men res, .Miss Mary E. Meai.s and Master William Meares, of Wilmington are guests at the Yar be rough. Miss Kalherine Griftin, of Newbern, who has been the guest of Miss Lena Vernon Powell, returned home this morning. H. Irby has moved his Agricultural Implement arid Seed Store around to No. 12 -Martin street, where he will be glad to welcome ail of his friends. Mis Helen --i hci e ' r: a n . Iei; ter, Mrs. I 1. MeC.-i lo r,: r ho . 11; er, ho has been ' visit !o hf r sis .' by. has ret uriied 'oi.'iislcjifr. Va. 1', 1 1 U. ... eM'i hi.- pfiVal" Is. i. a rr v - .i fr.or ;ir:.i'r..i,.:li. - :::ry . '. Nich- iiininulon tills 1 : ;,-i.-ter, d at t lie ry I, Il last night 11.! a week's vaca h.is been unwell Vr. r r I I 'e prm. s lo s; in n. .Mr. 1 lock, iy for ,-. Ml v. e-ks and -f: ri to r'oui.e.-ati to a sum- na r re- Kogular meeting of Capital City Council No. Jr. 11. U. A. M., to :.iKht at s o'clock. E-wry member -a piest ,y requested to ho present by ord.-r of Councilor. Miss Sailie Kirby has returned home to spend the holidays. She was ac companied home by her friend Miss May (I'Hrien, of Rock Hill, S. C, who will be her guest for several weeks. Dr. Ernest P. Bynuni. Adjunct Pro fessor of History, at the University of North Carolina, was here today en route for N w York where he will sail for Germany. He has accepted a pro fessorship in the University of Arkan sas. The authorities announce that those failing to list their taxes by July 1st, will bo returned as "unlisted" and charged with double tax. This Is con sidered wise and proper and it should be no bluff. The law should be en forced. Dr. Edwin Anderson Alderman, pres ident of the Slate University, arrived this morning from Chapel Hill. This is Dr. Alderman's first visit to Raleigh since his return from Europe. He re ports a good attendance and success ful opening of the summer school. Surgeon Brooks, assisted by two phy sicians today took the plaster cast from General A. D. Cowles' injured limb and replaced it with a new and small er one. General Cowles will probably be on hts crutches within two weeks, it is pleasant to watch his rapid im provement. This morning there was a change made in the management of the hos pital at Camp Dan Russell. The sur geons got rid of Strtvard Thrash and requested that Dr. Cieene. who has b. " detailed as c.eneral Cowles' nurse, be sen I to Ih.-m. It is a. promotion and a desei vi d one for Dr. Greene. flag of time lias again beon used and
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