;.. NUMBER 8618.
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00D0DUE IU
At Noon Saturday Shatter and
Sampson will Bombard
Santiago.
ADVICE FROr.l
' ABOUT
Shatter Sends Telegraphers
Linares and Home Govern
ment's Advice is Asked
The Plans of Attack
Complete.
THE ATTACK TOMORROW.
Washington, July 8v-General
Shatter and Admiral Sampson
nave reached an understanding.
At noon tomorrow Sampson be
gins the bombardment from the
outer harbor on the city. Simul
taneously Shatter will attack from
the land. The Truce Armistice
' was extended until noon Saturday
in order to allow General Linares
time to cable to his home govern
ment. There has been no firing
recently on either side. Our posi
tions have been greatly strengths
ened during the last .two days now
and we are no within four hun
dred yards of the . city. Samp
cos's plan is to bombard the forts
at the- mouth of the harbor, driv
ing the men away from the guns
and then land one thousand troops
to occupy the forts while the
launches with grappling irons
countermine the harbor. Samp
son will then enter the harbor and
bombard the city In co-operation
with Shatter's attack. Sampson
says he Can bombard the city from
the sea at a distance of over eight
: miles.
ORDERED TO LEAVE.
Caney, via Kingston, July 8.
"There is a perfect exodus from
Santiago to avoid the bombard
ment by Americans. It is an im
pressive sight, as large numbers
of men, women and children are
continually streaming into the
American lines. On the walls of
the" city and prominent places
throughout Santiago the following
f placards are posted:
: -e- NOTICE!
-
- Having received no further
- word from the Americans and
being: anxious to save the lives
nf wnrrion. children and all non-
rnmhatnnN uhn cannot carry i
arms, by order, of the authorities
you shall leave the city between
five and nine o'clock tomorrow
1 morning. ": Leave for Caney by
any of the city gates,. No pass
ports will be necessary.
jm:, " '
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AU of the refugees state tha the
, city Ur greatly In want of food
' and the suffering intense.
TO ARREST WETLER.
By Cableja the Times-Visitor.
v London, - July 8. A dispatch frem
Madrid says the press Is exhorting
r -citizens against" Internal disturbances.
The public . is iuiiy lnrormeo. ot -ine
antlajro disaster, and much uneasi
ness Is noticeable' among party fac
-tlons. There Is great fear . of. civil
strife. Calls have been issued for ad
ditional home troops, cavalry and bat
teries. . . Both are beln rapidly -augmented.
It la believed '.iiie government
wants- to arrest weyier. iearing ui u
tempt to. overcnrow ine mrom v.
ficlala at the Spanish Embassy say
they have no knowledge ef peace aego
tlagtlona with the United states.
EXTERNAL EXPLOSION.
By Cable to The Times-Visitor.
: Off Santiago, .July 8. Examination
of the hulls of the Spanish vessels of
Cervera's fleet have given abundant
i proof that the Maine was - destroyed
by external explosion. Experts find
the " effects of the explosion ' of the
Spanish vessels made the plates bulge
: outward,? creating' . great'1 havoc ., and
ay the same symptoms are- absent in
the Maine wreck .which therefore was
caused - by external explosion. - ' ,
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ADRIO
SURRENDER
to
DEWEY AWAITS MERRITT.
Boston, July 7. The steamer
Halifax arrived this morning with
one hundred and sixty two sur
vivors of the Bourgogne accident.
Revised passenger list shows that
of- seven hundred and fourteen
persons aboard only one hundred
and sixty four were saved.
RELIEF ARRIVES.
Washington, July 8. A dispatch
from Playa Del Este says the hos
pital ship "Relief" has arrived
and will proceed immediately to
Santiago to care for the wounded.
TO RAISE OLD GLORY.
San Francisco, July 8. Admiral
Miller today received instructions
to prepare to be sent to Hawaii
on a special mission in connection
with annexation. Instructions will
be given him this week. The
cruisers Philadelphia and Ben- --nlngton
are ordered to prepare for
sea. It is probable that one of the
two will convey the official news
of annexation of Hawaii and for
mally raise the American flag in
the name of the United States.
CONGRESS ADJOURNED.
Washington, The Senate has
agreed to the House resolutions of
yesterday. Congress adjourned at
2 o'clock this afternoon until Sep
tember. SPAIN WILL YIELD.
Rome, July 8. The Journal says
that the Spanish 'Ambassador to
Italy states that Spain will yield
on invitation of powers to con
clude peace.
AMMUNITION FOR BLANCO.
By Telegram to The Times-Visitor.
Key West, Fla... July 8. According
to the reports of officers- the vessel
destroyed while trying to run Havana
blockade was the Spanish trans-Atlantic
liner. She was loaded with am
munition for Blanca,
THANKSGIVING SUNDAY.
RALEIGH CHURCHES WILL RE
. ; SPECT PROCLAMATION.
The Central Mbthodlst church was
the first in this city to announce Its
Intention of complying with the re
quest of the President In his procla
mation issued this week asking that
every church in the country at Us
next service hold services of thanks
giving and prayer.
The other churches of this City are
now considering the matter and It Is
probable that the announcements from
the other ministers will be made , to
morrow., ' "...
At the Presbyterian church. Sunday
Communion service will be held and
prayer for the defender ot our nation
will be offered. .;
At the j:pscopal churches the ser
vice will probably be In conformity
with the President's request. .
MAT YET SURRENDER.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
Washington, July ' dispatch
from General Shatter say he has sent
English operators' to the city to tele
graph Madrid as to the surrender of
Santlag at the request of the Spanish
General. He reports all quiet and the
men la good spirits. 1 -,
RALEIGH, N. 0., FRIDAY
ONLY 110 MEN NEEDED
The Negro Kpgiment i9
Nearly ComiMed
WORD FRO VI HARLOW
Ninety Men Were Mustered In Todav
Forty Leave Chapel Hill Tomorrow
and the Remaining Numb er Neces
sary May all go from Raleigh '
Though many negroes showed the
white feather and flunked when the
time came to go to Fort Macon, others
from smaller towns, where possibly
so much ado was not made over the
fight at Santiago, have tendered their
services and it looks as though the
Third Regiment will soon be com
plete. '
General Cowles, said today that the
matter of getting men to . take the
place of the cowards who backed out
was easily attended to and even Ha!
elghi negroes show a disposition to
put some to shame. It is not a mat
ter of searching for men, but selecting
from the many, now offering services,
those to fill the few vacancies.
This morning the following message
was received from Lieutenant Har
low, who Is at the Atlantic Hotel,
Morehead City:
A. D. Cowles, Adjutant General, Ral
eigh, N. C.
6S5 men accepted to and including
July 7th. One hundred and seventy
eight more required. Railroad au
thorities report 116 to have arrived
last night. From these about ninety
will be accepted today. I believe that
about 110 mope should be sent.
HARLOW,
Mustering Officer.
The WO men are turning up in many
unexpected places.
Forty are to leave Cbapel Hill under
H. B. Jones tomorrow.
Ashevllle offers over 100 men.
Winston and Salem are anxious for
position. They wish to send sufficient
number to let them select their own
complement of officers.
Raleigh, yea even the city that fur
nished backouts, wishes to send men
in earnest. This city has already fur
nished about 150 men to the negro reg
iment and forty of Hackney's men
went down yesterday. Now there are
others who want to go. They are
anxious to enlist and would prefer to
make up a full company and have
Hackney as captain.
It is thought that the necessary men
will reach Fort Macon Saturday or
Monday and the Regiment will then
be ready for muster in as a body.
HALL ALTERATIONS
DECIDED IMPROVEMENTS TO BE
MADE IN THE METROPOLITAN.
Messrs. Rivers and Barnes, lessees
of the Metfepolitan Opera House, have
started out on the right line. They
have decided to make some much
needed improvements in the hall. The
first thing done will be remodeling
the stage. The work will be in charge
of Mr. O. M. Gates, who is here rep
resenting Architect Millburn, of Char
lotte, in the construction of the Capi
tal Club building. Mr. Gates has
kindly consented to draw the plans for
making the improvements in the hall
and asks no compensation. The work
will be begun as soon as the plans
are complete.
Some of the alterations are as fol
'lows: The boxes on both sides of the
stage will Be torn away so that the
audience can have a clear view from
every portion of . the hall; the foot
lights will he lowered and the un
sightly In which surrounds them re
moved so as not to obstruct the view;
the curtain will be moved ten feet fur
ther to the f ront.thus giving more stage
room and abolishing the inconvenience
which actors are subjected to in hav
ing to crowd to the rear when the cur
tain fails aftd finally several handsome
pieces of new scenery will be purchased
and the old scenery properly repaired.
; The people of Raleigh feel indebted
to Messrs. Rivers and Barnes for
making the Improvements which will
add greatly to the appearance of the
hall and the comfort of the audience
and the performers. ' ...
THE FIRST FALLEN HERO.
Today advance copies were received
here of a peculiarly interesting publi
cation. The title of the book' Is "The
First , Fallen ; Hero," and it tells In
a -way both pleasing and instructive
of the" life and. services of the gallant
young Ensign Worth Bagley, V. S.
Navy, Who grave his life for his coun
try on the totpedo boat Wlnshm In
Cardenas bay, Cuba, Mar 1L 1898. The
book was prepared by Mr. Josephua
Daniels in response to a request made
to the family for a sketch of Ensign
Bagley's life, fer publication. There
is no attempt to write ; an elaborate
biography, but merely to put in en
during form the . record of the short
and brilliant career of the first Ameri
can officer to die In battle In the war
between the United States and Spain.
The illustrations are ' In ! S1 handsome
style, all being; from photographs, and
the cover Is beautiful, with! a litho
graph of the dead ensign on the na
tional flag and also the flags ot Cuba
and , of North Carolina and ' the tor
pedo boat Wlnslow.
EVENING, JULY 8 1893.
MERRITT IS FREE
The Woollen Burglar Es
caped L st Night
SI00 REWARD OFFER E!
This Criminal and Ills Fellow Convict
Who Escaped Cut the Bars with a Saw
Made From a Table
Knife.
The famous, or rather infamous, fel
low, with a dozen aliases, who bur
glarized the residence of Mr. William
Woollcott and was sentenced to the
State prison for life, made his escape
this morning. Ttis; report cauped
much comment throughout the city.
George F. Merrltt, of Newark. N. J.,
committed one of the boldest and most
daring burglaries known in the crimi
nal annals of Raleigh. On the night
of February 22 last he entered the
residence of Mr. William Woollcott by
a rear window and with pistol and
candle in hand, ramsacked the house
and carried away all the jewelry,
watches, etc., he could find. The bur
glar disposed of some of these articles
to Mr. Fred Mahler next morning and
this act furnished the clew which led
to his arrest and positive Identifica
tion. No sooner was he arrested than
it was found that a noted criminal had
been captured. He had committed
burglaries in .Norfolk, Washington,
Richmond and Petersburg and had
fired three times at a detective in the
latter city.
April 1st George Merrltt, for this
was afterwards found to be the crimi
nal's real name, although he register
ed as Gettings here, as Hayes Jn
Petersburg, etc., began to serve" his
term of imprisonment for life in the
State prison here, this being the sen
tence imposed by Judge Timberlake,
instead of hanging, when the
Solicitor prayed the mercy of the
court.
Merrltt was placed in the shirt fac
tory in the prison. Ever since his ar
rival there he has given trouble. War
den Thomas Russell says that he has
had Merrltt searched once every week
to see if he had files or other tools.
Articles of this character were repeat
edly found on his person and he was
always punished. Last week he was
stripped and carefully searched and
when a small hand 'made saw was
found In his clothing Merrltt received
a good thrashing.
Warden Russell has given strict In
structions that none of the convicts
should be allowed to sleep togethef.
His orders are that only one man shall
occupy a cell. Last night a green
mofuntain fellow named Cox from
Western Carolina, who is serving a
four year sentence for making moon
shine whiskey, appealed to a new over
seer in charge, who did not know the
warden's orders, to allow Merrltt
to mspend the night with him
so that he could get a letter
written to his family. His request
was granted and, contrary to the or
ders of the warden, Merritt and Cox
were locked In the same cell. This
cell is located in the upper tier, fifth
row, at the end. The night guard is
below and has never been allowed to
enter the securely fastened corridors.
During the night the guard heard a
noise, but as he cannot go in the up
per corridors he could not locate the
noise. However, an officer was called
and he made his rounds.starting in the
hospital. When the last cell in the
upper row was reached it was found
empty. This was about 4 o'clock.
Warden Russell was called and he im
mediately summoned all the convicts
and ascertained that Merritt and Cox
were the two missing.
HOW THEY ESCAPED.
An examination easily revealed the
method Merritt used in making his
escape. He had converted a knife
which he stole from the dinner table
into a saw and with this filed two
bars of his cell window in two. Then
he made Cox, who is a powerful man,
prize the bars apart. The staple which
secures . the trap door, which leads
to the roof, was then filed and drawn
in the most skillful manner. Barefoot
ed the two convicts glided across the
roof with their, blankets, tore them in
shreads, twisted a rope and lowered
themselves to the ground, over 100
feet below. Merritt did the planning
while he. evidently used Cox for the
work which his weakness would not
permit him to execute. Warden Rus
sell says that Merritt used exactly the
same method that Avery Butler did
in making his escape some six years
ago. Mr. Russell says that this dem
onstrates the wisdom of what he has
advocated for months, namely a guard
in the upper corridor and a night sen
try on the Walls. This precaution has
hitherto been refused by the authori
ties on the ground Of economy.
$100 REWARD.
When It was known that Merritt had
escaped Warden Russell immediately
offered $100 reward for his capture.
A detailed description of the fellow has
been telegraphed to many points. No
stone will be left unturned to recap
ture the criminal. .-
It is thought that Merrltt and Cox
secured citizens' clothes when they
left. Two shirts were missed today
from 'the shirt factory and some men's
clothing are said to have been stolen
from a clothes line at the house of an
employee of the Institution who lives
not far from the prison. It is report-!
ed that Merrltt was seen . six miles
from Raleigh this morning.
Merritt appeared at the trial to be
about Ave feet five and a half or six
inches tall, had black hair and eyes
and was rather good looking. He al
ways kept his coat collar turned up to
conceal a scar. .
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. -
Services preparatory to the Commun
ion will be held in the Presbyterian
church this evening, commencing
promptly at a quartar past eight
o'clock. "-
FROM THE CAPITOL
Santiago a iMstrucriot: f
the Fleet
R.MY ANT' XAVY DISPUTE
tdmi'nl Samp-on Criticised in Congress
on Account of Mis Fai u c to Mention
?chlev's Name in Dispute i An
nouncing the Victor)'.
Washington, Julv 8, (Special corres
pondence of the Times-Visitor.) Good
news and lots" of it has been the most
striking features ot the present wek.
But the rejoicing over the destruction
of Cet'vera's fleet was somewhat les
sened by the news that was not so
satisfactory from Santiago. Gen. Gar
cia, who was expected with his J.C00
Cubansto keep the Spanish reinforce
ments out of Santiago, was not eqja.
to the occasion, and consequently the
Spanish army in San'iago is now mors
than twice as strong as it was, and
with the reinforcements went provis
visions and ammunition. The storms
which have been raging there for sev
eral days have added much to the dis
comfort of Gen. Sharker's army as
well as interferring with the forward
ing of needed supplies, and it is feared
will have a bad effect on the men. But
vorse than all was the news that
Shatter and Sampson were pulling
against each other, instead of pulling
together. Of course, nobody has any
dcubt of our taking Santiago, but that
does not lessen the aggravation of mis
management that add unnecessarily
to the danger of our bovs there. By
the fust of next week Shatter will have
received reinforcements enough to ena
ble him to take the town whether
Sampson helps him or not, but It could
be done at once if Sampson would take
his tleet in the harbor.
Mr. McKinlpj- is constantly called
upon to decide disputes between the
two fighting branches of the govern
ment. Gen. Shatter telegraphed to
Washington that Admiral Sampson
had positively refused his suggestion,
that his fleet should be taken into San-
iago harbor sn as to co-operate with
the armv in bombarding and attack
ing the city. Mr. iucKinley ' wired
Sampson to act in concert with Shatter
whenever and wherever possible to do
so. There was another squabble as to
which branch of the service should
take charge of the 1,600 Spanish pris
oners taken with Admiral Cervera,
when his tleet was destroyed. Arrange
ments had been made by the War De
partment to take care of the Spanish
captured by the army in Cuba, and it
put in a claim for these naval prison
ers, but it was resisted bv the Navy
Department, and Mr. McKinley stood
by the latter, which will keep the pris
ers, now on their way to the Ports
mouth (N. H.) navy yard.
Admiral Sampson has been much
criticized in Congress because of his
failure to even mention Commodore
Schley's name in his dispatch announc
ing the destruction of Cervera's fleet,
when It was well known that Schley
was in command and directed the fight
that resulted in the destruction of the
Spanish fleet, and that it was to Schley
that Cervera surrendered. As a result
of this criticism a resolution was of
fered in the Senate by Senator Petti-
grew and in the House by Representa
tive Berry, of Kentucky, extending the
thanks of Congress to Commodore
Schley and the officers and men under
him for destroying the Spanish fleet.
Mr. Berry said of this resolution: I
propose that the officer to whom the
glory is due shall be recognized. Schley
Is the real hero of the incident. He and
the brave band of officers and men un
der his immediate direction are the
ones who achieved the victory, and all
honor should be given them."
Everybody was delighted when the
news came that Ben. Shafter's offer to
exchange some of the Spanish pris
oners for Lieutenant Hobson and his
men had, after being once refused,
been accepted by the Spanish com
mandant at Santiago. It was espe
cially desired that Hobson and his men
should be out ot the town before we
started to bombard it.
The opposition grew tired of the one
sided contest in the Senate and the
annexation resolution was voted upon
and adopted, as everybody knew it
would be whenever a vote was
reached.
Senator's Hoar's protest against the
adoption of an Imperial colonial policy
by this government made in a speecn
favoring the annexation of Hawaii it
seems a little paradoxical to favor the
annexation of some particular islands
and oppose taking of any others, but
that is Mr. Hoar s position-raused a
sensation in the Senate, especially on
the Republican side. Of the annexa
tion of Hawaii he said: "If this is to
be the first step In a policy of domin
ion over barbarous archipelagos; if we
are to join with Europe In the plun
der of China and the pillage of Afri
ca; If we are to be governed in part by
people to whom the Declaration of In
dependence Is a stranger, or, if we are
to govern people with whom lire ana
oroDerty are not sacred, then we
should shun this proposition." He thus
spoke of a colonial policy: I believe
that If we come out of this war with
out entering upon the fatal folly of
retaining far distant possessions, the
world will be so Impressed with our
strength that no nation will attack us
for a hundred years." He declared
that this country did not want the
enormous debt and increased, .taxes
that large standing army and a great
navy would bring, and that 'The star
ry flag Is no emblem of dominion! In
time of peace let it not fly -over con
quered territory. It hi the emblem of
peace and freedom!"
JR. O. U. A. M.
Regular meeting of Capital City
Council, No. 69, this evening at 8:30.
o'clock. Installation of officers, Initi
ation and other important business.
Every member urged to be present.
B. Q. NICHOLS. C.
Tomorrow aomlncr the examination
for applicants to fill the vacancies in
til MimB nf tMIhaM ,Ka t7 1 Af rvfe
schools wtll be held. JTof. Moses Is
expeciea noma tooigni.
$3.00 PhH mR
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Dusty Travelers From Dinty
Trains.
SHORT STATEMENTS
Those Who ar.- in the Public Eye Move
raent of People who Have or Hav
Not Gone to the War-News
in Little fpace.
Mrs. Bennett Smedes returned home
today.
Mr. John Carr, of Durham, is in Ral
eigh today.
Mr. Clement Manly, of Winston, is
in the city today.
Mr. George P. Hardy left this morn
ing for Henderson.
Miss Ell Greene, of Wilson, is the
guest of the Misses Kirby.
Attorney General Z. V. Walser ar
rived today from Lexington.
Mr. Frank O. Landis, of Oxford, is
stopping at the Yarborough.
Mr. Watkins Robards is confined to
his room with a sprained ankle.
State Geologist J. A. Holmes came
down from Chapel Hill this morning.
Mrs. Emma Swindell and Master
Charlie Swindell left this morning for
Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Moseley are ex
pected home from their bridal tour
to Canada tomorrow.
The Boston Photograph Company are
making a reputation in Raleigh. They
are making good pictures for little
money.
Misses Olivia and Blanche Bur
roughs, of Nelson, are visiting the
Misses Broughton on North Person
street.
Miss Mary Palmer Mills returned
today from Chapel Hill, where she has
been attending the University Summer
School.
Miss Fannie Lougee. daughter of E.
S. Lougee, Esq., of Philadelphia, is
the guest of the family of Mr. N. B.
Broughton.
Mr. John C. Miller, formerly of this
city, but now of the faculty of the
State Institution for the Deaf and the
Dumb at Morganton, is in the city.
Mrs. G. S. Waters and daughter,
from Newbern, are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. John Waters and sister, Mrs. W.
P. Johnson, corner Polk and East
It is good news to the many friends
of Mrs. Dr. Carter to har of her
great improvement. Mr. Will Carter
who is sick at Rex Hospital, is also
Improving.
Mr. Willis Pearce, who is the cadet
at West Point from the Fifth Dis
trict, left today for the home of his
parents in Oxford, after having spent
several days in Raleigh.
Mr. Melville Troy, of the Greens
boro Record, was in Raleigh today.
He is one of the journalists who will
join the hospital corps of the Seventh
Army Corps at Jacksonville.
Regular meeting of Capital City
Council, No. 59, Jr. O. U. A. M., to night
at 8 o'clock. Every member earnestly
requested to bep resent as the instal
lation of officers will take place.
The foKmal order assigning Major
Charles T.. Davis, ixth Infantry, here
as Acting Assistant Adjutant General
has been issut-d. Maj. Davis says he
Is going to get the Stata Guard ituo
good shape.
The news of the desertion of John
T. Munds, i if Wilmington from the
pharmacy corps at Jacksonville con
tinues to vex his friends. News from
Jacksonville says if apprehended he
will be severely punished.
There will be a thanksgiving ser
vice in Central Methodist church next
Sunday at 11 o'clock in -accordance
with the President's proclamation.
Let us thank God for victories gained
and ask Him for ethers to follow.
Superintendent William Moncure, of
the Carolina Central division of the
Seaboard, is a Charlotte visitor today.
Miss Loula Holden, of Raleigh, is a
guest of her sister, Mrs. W. R. Henry,
on North Graham street. Charlotte
News.
Col. W. J. Hicks returned to Ral
eigh today from Oxford, where last
week he took charge of the Odd Fel
lows Orphan Home. Raleigh deeply
regrets losing Col. Hicks and his fam
ily .but congratulates Oxford and the
Orphanage upon their new acquisition.
Mr. W. W. Ashe, of the Geological
Survey, left this morning for Washing- .
ton, where for several days he will
be engaged In research work at the
Smithsonian Institute. From Wash
ington be goes to New York State and
for three months will be connected
with the survey in the Aairondacks.
He recently received orders transfer
ring him from this State to New York
for a short period.
General Cowles received from Gen
eral Greely, at Washington, sufficient
number of manuel of arms, Instruc
tions, etc. for the three regiments
from North Carolina. ' The Second
Regiment bora will get supply from
the Adjutant General's office and the
supplies for CoL Armfleld will be ship
pea tnis week, as soon as the Thlrar
Regiment la mustered ' In' complete -their
volumes will be furnished upon
application. .
Don't fall to attend the Basket sic
nlc given by the Engineers at Little
ton, July 19th, and remember that all
who go will have full access to all the
mineral waters they want and also a '
privilege of participating In the dance
on the pavllllon at the sprlnjra , If -
you think tts too much trouble to pre
pare a DMKftt ror ma occasion lusl
go right along, the man In the refresh'
ment car , will make amsle anwurev -
meat for yo and yours,.