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'RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 11, im. $3.00 FEU YEAR OlfiEB SflVS THE S SAD DAY AT CAIIP FROM THE CAPITAL CRIMINAL COURT. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS ATTMI IS I Services Over the Two Dead Soldiers Word from Oil;- Wash rgroii Dnly One Capi'al Case on ?jV iHty Travelers From Dusty Trains. Con es, oiid'-nt Docket. NUMBER ' 8620. Will LICIIIVI 1 m v m r w J v n a am . J. J'.-..'1'.. -, ' m . I Without a General Assault. SADPSOf AND SCHLEY C1UST HAVE CLASHED The Acting Rear Admiral Pre vented Schley Cabling to the Home Government -Colon to be Raised "WASHINGTON, July 11. While nothing definite has been received ihere giving: account of today's bombardment there is a feeling of . certainty among War Department Officials that the attack on the city of Santiago is taking place. On. this point there is but one opin ' Ion and every one is anxiously -awaiting details of the engagement or some definite word from Gen eral Shatter or Admiral Sampson. Secretary .Alger announced this morning that it was not the in tention of the' army to make an as sault but to bombard the city and try in that way to force General Toral to surrender. The plan Is to have a continuous firing kept up all day. The guns are to send as great an amount of -Shot and shell as possible Into the' city and scatter it in the manner that will prove most disastrous ana accomplish the desired surrender earliest During the Bring the . American"lines are to be greatly strengthened, so as to plrevent Any attempt by sorties by General Toral. Such a course as that map ped out will prevent the large loss of life that would utlmately follow an assaut. Secretary Alger states that it is absolutely certain that the bombardment will takep lace. MORRO'S DANGER FLAG. AQTJADORES, July 10, via Playa del Bate, July 11. Admiarl Samp son's ships threw shells into San tiago all the afternoon. It had been 9 .arranged ior simultaneous nnng uy the ships and also land artillery beginning at 4 o'clock, but heavy storm interefered with the tale phone, and signal work between the army and navy. However, at 4:45 the rumble of artillery on the Amer ican lines was heard and followed by the Brooklyn opening Are, fol lowed by the Texas and Indiana. The firing iasted an hour. It is Impossible to estimate the damage M the hills obstructed the view. Shortly after Brooklyn opened fire a danger flag was displayed above Morro Castle. American loss Is slight, Spanish unknown! The gen- era! fight is expected tomorrow. "The . Norwegian freighter "Brat ton" was captured this morning ' laden with supplies for General - Linares. .. .: CAMARA COALING. . PORT SAID, July It The Span ' Ish cruiser Carlos V. and ten Spanish transports remalnned outside the " -port this inoxnlng waiting for Ad ' triiral Camara,..whOi with the bat tleship Pelayo, was expected ' to . "leave within a few hours. Cajnara -was allowed to- transship six bun ' '"4red tons of coal from the San -, Augustin -on a written guarantee - that the Pelayo needed It and also that the entire squadron was re turning to Spain. - GOLD ON HIS HIP. V r;NEW YORK. July 11. A thief caught in the Essay office here wtth'a lump of gold weighing one ,'" hundred and ninety-eight : peny- heights in his pocket. ; He was ar f ra.srTeft no minnlclon of larceny, but " the charge could not be proved. V HOSPITAL TRAIN WRECKED. v: WASHINGTON, July ' ,11. The Hospital train en route from Tampa to Atlanta, bearing the wounded troops from Santlage, was. wrecked At the, highlands thU morning In a, rear end collision. No Injuries are --orted. . . X -' Ji.-W'',' r a ' m m-m m 1 Jl V- Wl 1 VllMUt ! SIBONEY, July 8, via PORT AN TONIO, JULY 11. FRICTION BE TWEEN ACTINC REAR ADMIR AL SAMPSON AND COMMODORE SCHLEY IS BREWING MORE IN TENSE DAILY. IT REACHED THE CLIMAX ON THE DAY OF THE NAVAL BATTLE OFF SAN TIAGO. AS SOON AS THE COLON HAD BEEN BEACHED, COMMO DORE SCHLEY SIGNALLED TO THE FLAGSHIP: "I CLAIM THE CAPTURE." ON THE SAME EVENING HE SENT AN OF FICER ASHORE TO CABLE THE HOME GOVERNMENT A RE PORT OF THE CAPTURE. SAMP SON HEARING OF THIS SENT AN OFFICER ASHORE AND AB SOLUTELY PROHITED THE SENDING OF ANY MESSAGE SAVE HIS OWN. SAMPSON HAS CABLED FOR WRECKERS TO RAISE THE COLON. THE NUISANCE. At Little Yates' Pond Can be Abated by County Superintendent of Health. Much comment has been made about danger to Raleigh's water supply by the pond on Walnut creek, known as Little Yates' pond. The property is not owned by the water company and said company does not use it and has no control over it; but said pond and dam Is supposed to be owned and malntain- tA hv 1LT T. Tl PootlaKamr T U danger exists and if aid pond is a nuisance, the law makes Up Iain that It ifl ttlA fllltV'ftf thft fVilinfv Rnnorintan1. eat of Health to abate the nuisance by having the dam torn down. The "act to police and protect the water shed of Walnut creek, etc' T.onra'dier, inn ooav II.. xooi, uiiapLer oou; piuviuco as luiiuwa; "Section 2. That it shall be unlaw- m oot toK1lDh or maintain upon the water shed of Walnut creek or any tributary thereof .hnvp thA Bai,l RHiPiirh nnrt fvvoHp- vllle road, any establishment, contriv- ance or works, the effect of which in its operations or use shall be deleterious to the water of said Walnut creek or tributaries above the point named, and any such establishment, contrivance and works Is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. "Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Health of Wake county to exercise due surveillance over the water shed mentioned in the pre- ceding section, and to abate the nuis- ance therein declared and forbidden in the manner provided by existing laws." An the ''act relating to the Board of Health (Laws 1885, chapter 237,' sec tion 10, and public Laws 1893, chapter 214, section 22) prescribes: ' "Whenever and wherever a nuisance upon premises shall exist, which, in the opinion of the County Superintend ent of Health Is dangerous to the public health, .it shall be his duty to ndtify in writing the parties " occupying the premises (or the owner if the premises are not occupied) of its existence, its character nad the means, of abating it. Upon this notification the parties shall proceed to abate the nuisance; but falling to . do this shall be adjudged guilty of a mlsedmeanor and shall pay a fine of $1.00 a day, dating from 24 hours after the notification has been served, -The amounts so collected to be turned over to the county treasurer." ' The ' foregoing . statutes provide a remedy, and if the evil exists let the remedy, be applied by the County Su perintendent of Health, whose duty is plain in such cases. ; In the list of men who have been con spicuous for their daring in the present war, the name of Lieutenant-Commander Wainwrlght must bold a conspicu ous place. Atlanta Journal. : , ; ' The army post, which it. was hoped would be established in Raleigh.' seems held in the reading room of the Capital to have, been driven In the : ground.) Club Monday night, July 11th," 1898,, at Here's hoping its firmly planted and 8:30 o'clock,- All memhers are requested nill do to tie to, ' 'to be Prewrt- ' ' a . m mm Lm mm, -t a i w iu ai Captain Osborne' Talk Before the Ashe ville Company as their Dead Comrade Mas Borne Away A Good Man and Fine Soldier. Today has ben a sad day at Camp Russell and the white flag over the hospital and the regimental flag of th post were both at half mast. The camp was restless last night. The news of the deaths of two com rades cast a gloom over the little white tented city, and those who had known the men most intimately told of the lives led since they tendered their ser vices to the nation. Early in the morning, long before dawn came, Captain Cooper's moun taineers broke camp, and under his command, kept step to the beat of the muffled drums 8S they marched to Floral Hall for the remains of their departed comrade. Then the march to town began and leading the procession the soldier boys sadly wended their way to town. Two soliers lay dead in the Floral Hall and both were from the west Both were true hearted fellows, with records and their friends were numerous. Private Abel, of Co. L, Nantahala, had been sick for several weeks and had been given all the medical atten tion possible. He had a brother in the hospital corp and another had come from home to be at his bedsida, so . pvprv tninir naa Deen uone iui m comfort. He Sled from meningitis. On the early train at 4 o'clock the boys put their comrade's body on the train and then silently and with sad dened hearts turned backward. The morning passed with no commo tion at camp and not until 10 o'clock was there sign of further life at the camp. Captain Wagner's men from Ashe- ville, were ordered out. They were soon gathered in the cold, bare hall where Chaplain Os borne stood before the casket In which were the remains of Private Roper. In single file Captain Wagner's men had entered the building from the east entrance and the men took seats on the railings before the Fair display ap partments. ffhere was no sign of com fort and the bleak bareness of the room made the scene the sadder- and was like the life of dreariness and rough ness th the S'dler There were present at the funeral services Major Cotten and Mr. Van Horn' of tne Y' M C' A' and Chaplain addressed to usDorne s wuiua wwc friends and comrades of the dead sol- The casnet was uia.ni, uui uu u V, i . . E000- women, who, through that best - of organizations, the acnes' ootaieis Aid Society, have done much for the comfort of the men at camp, had placed a handsome norai oaeriii8. v,..... Osborne talked of the Private's life as he had learned It irom otners ana ' exhorted with his men to Improve their talents and make themselves better by their daily acts. He paid a high tribute to the dead soldier, saying that though in the position of a private he j held the respect and confidence of every man a good man a fine soldier. I At 2:30 the company again assembled and for the escond time the depot was crowded with heavy hearted men bear- mg the Dooy or a aeparxeu ir.cuu. MONEY FROM THE WRECK. OFF SANTIAGO, July 11. Noth ing has been done with the Span ish killed in the naval battle. Some are floating In the currents, others beached and some are on board hulks of Cervera's ships. The bodies of the gunners stil lie In their own ashes. Much coin has been recovered from the wreck of the Teresa, the Spanish flagship. There has been turned over to Admiral Sampson over- thirty thousand silver pese tas which have been found.. AMERICAN SHIP DAMAGED. WASHINGTON, July 11. A cable gram " from General Shatter was received this morning stating that the bombardment at Santiago would , begin today. Yesterday's attack only a preliminary artillery skirm ish. Other messages have been received, undoubtedly containing the details of yesterday's skirmish, but nothing has been given out by the department. It is reported on good "authority, however, that an ; American, ship was badly damaged by a shot from a-Spanish' battery. ' CAPITAL CLUB. There will be an adjourned meeting PROM KENS OF I HE W.iR he Adjournment of . o.g'CSs and What that Bodv !i J--Aftiniuih of the Ke cord Making htssion Just lostd Forecast of Wur i laiitt. Washington, July 11, It must have been noticed by all ovservant readers of war news that the victories scheduled for in advance have invariably failed to be pulled off on schedule time, and that our greatest victories, such as the destruction of the Spanish fleets at Santiago and at Ma nila, have not been handicapped by advance notices. This was especially true of the Santiago affair. That the postponements in taking that . town were caused by orders resulting from Spanish trickery is more than proba ble, although it is constantly too con stantly, in fact reiterated by those attached to the administration, that Mr. McKinley has issued no orders about the movement on Santiago, since it was begun, except that instructing Gen. Shatter not to accept the surren der of the Spaniards except uncondi tionally. The Spaniards across the Atlantic are trv ing to create the im pression that thev are on the eve of sueing for peace, and they are suc ceeding too, with some persons high in authority, and thereby hangs some of the delays which have so aggravated those who believed that the quickest way to secure peace was to lick the Spaniards as fast as we could get at them. Although that bluff about sensing a fleet to Spain has accomplished its puroose and turned Camara's fleet back towards home, it is still being kept up, and the departure of the fleet promised in a few days. Still, know1 ing ones would be glad te make wagers on big odds that the fleet never starts. Gen. Miles has gone to Santiago. He did not carry his private car with its porcelain bath tub, but has his head quarters on a floating palace, the ele gant passeng-r steamer Grande Duch esse, which has been stocked with a large supply of the choicest and best eatables and drinkables. His head quarters will remain on the steamer during the campaign against Porto Rico, of which he will take personal command. Very few Senators and Representa tives remain In Washington. The most of the latter have gone to their districts to look after their "fences, while the former, as a rule, have gone in search of cooler places. The Sen ate left auite a number of small mili tary nominations mostly captains and lieutenants unacted upon, as well as a lot of nominations to civil offices. Some were not acted upon because of lack of time, but most of them were hung up because of objection to them by some Senator. The announcement of the Democratic Senators that their constitutional ob lections to the House bill allowing vol unteer soldiers in camp to vote for Congressmen were such that they would feel justified in resorting to any sort of tactics to prevent the bill being passed by the Senate, was sufficient to prevent any serious attempt being made to take the bill up previous to adjournment. Just to And out wheth er the Democrats meant business. Sen ator Burrows asked for unanimous consent to vote upon the bill, a few minutes b3fore adjournment, and the storm of objections at once raised, con vinced him that they did. The Demo crats objected to the bill because, like the old Force Bill, it recognized Feder al control of Congresional elections which the Democratic party does not. Leavine war appropriations out en tirely, the other appropriations at the session of Congress Just closed, exceed the total of any previous session. The folowlng statement is made by Rep resentative Sayers of, Texas, the rank ing Democratic member of the House Committee on Appropriations: "The to tal appropriations at the present ses sion amount to ?ssa,MY,ai. xnis in eludes $117,836,220 permanent appropri ations, and $361,788,095 for war ex penses. Deducting the war expenses from the sum total, we have $530,739,896, to be chareed against the civil and or dinary expenses of the government. It should be borne In mind that no river and harbor bill has been passed, Considering this fact, the appropria tions foF civil and ordinary expenses of the government,-at this sessi- excluding war expenses, exceed that of any previous session. Congress was too anxious to adjourn after the Hawaiian annexation reso lution was adopted, to heed Senator Morgan when he said: "There Is ab solutely no necessity for an adjourn ment at this time; it is hastv, im rjrovident and a dangerous step," but, unless many are mistaken, the wisdom of those words will be seen later. The truth of his other words, "The very moment that the treaty of peace is sinned by the President and the gov ernment of Spain, the military power of the President will cease, and the legislative branch of the government must provide a government for any territory we may acquire by the war," is undisputed;. yet the legislative body cannot meet again until next Decem ber, unless called -together by Mr. Mc Kinley, In extra session. 1 The report of the Senate Committee on claims, which investigated by In structions -of a - Senate resolution, the disposition of the money paid to the Southern Methodist Book Concern for a war claim, was not intended to be a humorous document,! but many have (Continued on foutrh page.) - JUDGE BRYAN PRESIDES Solicitor I ou I'rosecnting ourt Con vened Promptly this Morning--Mm ty. Nine Cases on the Pockets-llrown-ings Case to be Tried this week. Wake Superior Court, in its July term for the trial of criminal actions convened at 10.30 o'clock this morning. His Honor Henry R. Bryan, Judge, presiding. Solicitor Ed. W. Pou, Sheriff H. T. Jones and Clerk George L. Tonnoffskl were at their posts of duty. There are ninety-nine cases on the docket to be disposed of, and Judging from the usual manner in which Soli citor Pou is prepared and the vigor with which he pushes business this ses sion of the court will no doubt be closed this week. There is but one capital case on the docket, that of W. S. Browning, charged with murder. GRAND JURY. Mr. Ivan M. Proctor as foreman and J. N. N. Smith, W. H. Strother, Sr., W. E. Forrest, Henry Turner, D. M. Keith, Winfred Scott, W. T. Rochell, R. J. Franks, S. F. Bailey, B. H. Fer rell, T. L. Jones, Ira Blalock, J. J. Al lien, Geo. W. Jones, Alfred Jones, John Hinton and N. G. Sanderford were drawn as the grand jury fur the term. They were sworn and charged by Judge Bryan, in a lengthy and well worded charge. Dudly Peed, Esq., was sworn as bailiff Wi the grand jury, and escorted ihe jury to their room. Blair Woodlief, J. C. Baugh, D. S. Hamilton, John Sanderfr r d, J. S. Phil lips. W. S. Mann, R. L. Rand, Wesley Whitaker. Julius Heller, W. E. King, .1. P. Peebles, W. H. Passmore, Abel Williams are the petit jurors for this week. C. J. Hunter, A. H. Adams and E. H. Vaughn were excused from Jury service at this term. CALENDAR. State vs. Walter Fann. Defendant en ters nole contendre. Defendant to pay cost. State vs. Guion Perry. Bastardy nol pros. State vs. Alfred McDuffy. False pre tense; nol pros. State vs. Alfred McDuffy. Sci. fa.; nol pros. Steele vs. A. C. Hales, c. c.w. State vs. Isaac Baker. Injury to pro perty; nol pros. State vs. Jas. Cadesle. Larceny; nol pros. Stae vs. Wm. Jones. False pretense; sci fa. State vs. Robt. Jones. Larceny; nol pros. State vs. Pink Love. Larceny; nol pros. State vs. George Davis. Larceny; sci fa., n. p. 1. State vs. Miles Nisey. Assault with deadly weapons; sci fa., n. p. 1. State vs. James Bruce. Assault with deadly weapons; pleads guilty. Fined $5.00 and costs. State vs. Dave Gower. Assault with deadly weapons; continued. State vs. Allie Johnson. Assault with deadly weapons; plead guilty; judg ment suspended upon payment of costs and costs of sci fa. State vs. John Jones. Perjury; capias and continued. State vs. Bose Upchurch, retailing withoutl lcense; four cases; capias State vs. Jas. J. Jones. Larceny; nol pros. State vs. Jas. Beckwith, carry con cealed weapons; capias and continued. State vs. Eldridge Smith. Called for; nl sci; capias. State vs. J. C. Langdon, false pre tense; not a true bill. State vs. Ruffin Holderfield. Assault with deadly weapons; nol pros. H. G. EWART Commissioned Federal Judge and Will Take Oath Today, The news reaches Raleigh from Washington that the President has re appointed Judge H. G. Ewart Federal Judee for the Western District of North Carolina to succeed Judge Dick, resigned. It is also stated that Judge Ewart will take the oath In Washing ton this afternoon and will go at once to Asheville where he will sit . with Judge Purnell, who is now holding that court " , , . , APPOINTED SIIW STATEMENTS Those Who arj in the PuMic-Eye Move mtfot of People who Have or Have Nol Gone to the War News in Little Mpace. The many friends of Miss Maud Denton, who has leen very sick, will be glad to know th.att she is convalescent. For the secon-J time in twelve months a Monflay moening passed without an offender in mayor's court. Not even a drunk left ever from Saturday night. Miss Charlotte Bush is visiting her mother, Mrs. F. L. Bjush, on the corner of North and North Person streets. Major W. A. Guthrie in Raleigh to- day. Mr. F. H. Busbee returned home this morning. Mrs. R. C. McNeill, who has been visit ing relatives in the city, left today for her home at Linden. Master Charles Troy McDonald left this morning for a visit to friends in Fayetteville. The work of macadamizing Fayette ville street was continued today. The crusher is putting in good work and probably some early clay will see the work completed. Mrs. F. L. Bush and family leave Friday to spend the summer at Pied mont Springs. Mr. and Mrs. W. ri. White, of Ox ford, have moved to Raleigh and will make their home at the Burwell resi dence on Blount and Peace streets. Mr. J. Crawford Biggs and Miss Lula Biggs are here with their mother, Mrs. White, and will also make Raleigh their home. Mr. Biggs will go to the University shortly to assume his duties as assist ant to Dr. John Manning In the Law Department. Raleigh welcomes Mr. .and Mrs. White and their family. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Woodard, of Alli son, who have been in Raleigh several xldMSj returned home this mornujg, Mr. Henry T&. London, of Pitteboro, is in the city visiting relatives. The Governor has returned from a trip to his plantation near Wilming ton. The Secretary of State today incor porated the "Penn Lumber Company to do business at Aberdeen, N. C, with capital stock of $25,000. The business to be conducted is that of buying and selling timber lands, running trans- ways and conducting any other busi ness necessary in handling timebr. The incorporators are Reinhart A Wagner, Alexander Scott, of Frackville, Perm.; John P. Maurer, William A. Marr, of Ashland, Penn.; George Burchill and William W. Maurer, of Aberdeen, N. C. Solicitor E. W. Tou is registered at the Yarboro. Miss Daisy Moringl eft this afternoon to visit friends at Carthage. Misses Pearl Rogers and Ada Baker, of Georgia, who have been in Ral eigh the guests of the Misses Moring, left this afternoon to visit friends at several points in this State. Miss Pattie Falkner has been quite sick at her home, 412 West South street. Lieutenant and Mrs. Holmes Conrad returned today from Wrightsville, where they spent Sunday. Lieutenant Conrad is one of the Second Regi ment's most efficient officers and Mrs. Conrad has made many friends in Ral eigh socieyt since her arrival here. Misses Kitty and Eliza Wynne left today for Chapel Hill to visit their aunt, Mrs. Frank Tilley. Mr. S. Vance Scott, of Mebane, was in Raleigh today. The Centennial School Library will be open tomorrow (Tuesday) morning from 9 until 11 o'clock. The meting of the Watauga Club will be postponed until next month, when it is expected that Prof. J. A. Holmes, State Geologist, will be present and make an address. THE RALEIGH'S YELL. Today's Washington Post contains an account of the battle of Manila as seen by an officer on the cruiser Raleigh. The yell given by the men on our city's namesake Is given as follows: One, two, three, ; 'Who are we? ; We are the boys of the new navee, Are we tn It? '-v " Yes we are! , i Raleigh, Raleigh, rah, rah,: rahl ,1
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