NUMBER 8622
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 13, 1898. .
3.00 PER YEAR
OFFICIALS CLASH
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
HUNDRED
Surveyor Blake .Withdraws
HU Charges
Dusty Travelers From Dusty
Trains.
FIVE
DERED
The War. Department Adopts
Stringent Measures to Pre
vent its Spread.
EXTENT OF DISEASE
KEPT CLOSE SECRET.
Siboney, the Scene of Fever,
Burned by Order of Sur
geons Immune Sur-
geons and Nurses
Needed.
ATTACKED BY DISEASE.
By Telegraph to The, Tirrtes-Visitor.
Washington .July 13. Dispatches
conveying the information that yel
low fever has broken out among
our troops in the vicinity of San
tiago were received at the War De
partment .today. President Mc
Kinley, Secretary Alger, Adjutant
General Corbin and Surgeon Gen-
" era Sternberg are now in confer
ence over the matter. Every pre
caution is being taken to prevent
the spread of the dread disease.
Hospitals and a special quarantine
camp will be established and im
mune doctors and nurses will be
ordered to Santiago. Stringent
measures will be adopted to pre
vent the refugees from Santiago
coming in contact with the troops.
. Information as to the extent of the
fever Is refused by the War Depart-
ment. As near as can be learned
the disease broke out in the vicinity
' of Siboney, which was ordered
burned by General Miles.
Signal Officer Sawyer at Key
West reports to the War Depart
ment that the ship San Dominga
. was wrecked off Isle of Pines, Cuba,
while trying to run the blockade.
Her nationality is unknown, but
she is believed to be a Spanish ves
sel carrying supplies to Blanco.
PROM SHAFTER.
WASHINGTON, JULY 13. THE
FOLLOWING HAS BEEN RE
CEIVED AND IS SENT OUT
OVER THE STOCK EXCHANGE
WIRES: PLAY A DEL ESTE,
JULY 13. YOUR TELEGRAM
.SAYING NO MODIFICATION OF
ORDERS ALLOWED JUST RE
CEIVED. HAVE HAD AN IN
TERVIEW OF AN HOUR AND
A HALF WITH GEN. TORAL
AND HAVE EXTENDED TRUCE
UNTIL NOON TOMORROW. TOLD
HIM THAT HIS SURRENDER
ONLY WILL BE CONSIDERED
AND THAT HE WAS WITHOUT
HOPE OF ESCAPE AND HAD NO
RIGHT TO CONTIUUE THE
FIGHT. I THINK IT MADE A
STRONG IMPRESSION ON HIM
AND HOPE FOR HIS SURREN
DER. ' IF HE REFUSES I WILL
OP3N ON HIM AT 12 O'CLOCK
TOMORROW WITH EVERY GUN.
. I HAVE THE ASSISTANCE OF
THE NAVY. AM READY - TO
BOMBARD THE CITY WITH 13
INCH SHELLS.
, (Signed) .. SHAFTER.
. TO JOIN SHAFTER.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
' Chattanooogaj Tenn., July 13.-,
,' First Ohio broke camp this morn
ing and marched to Ringold to
' await transportation to Tampa. The,
troops are splendidly equipped and ,
" will be started to' reinforce Shatter
. Immediately; Large quantities of .,
supplies are arriving hourly.
THE SPIES SAIL. ;
' By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor. '
i Montreal, July . 13. Dubose and
Carranza, heads of the Spanlsh.spy
, system, sailed . this morning on the
"Ottoman" ' for -Liverpool. They
- were ordered out of Canada.
CAMARA. SIGHTED! V
By Cable to The Times-Visitor.
Port Said, July 13.-The Spanish
fleet under Camara was sighted off .
Cape Burlos at midnight, heading
for Spain.
SIBONEY BURNED.
By Cable to The Times-Visitor.
Off Juragua; July 13. All negotia
tions for a peaceful surrender end
ed In an utter failure tonight, when
General Toral definitely refused an
unconditional surrender. The city
must fail by assault. The army
awaits only the word of its General
to begin the filial struggle. When
the attack will be made depends
upon how much time easues before
we get all our batteries to the
front, as It has been definitely set
tled not to begin the final attack
until the heavy batteries are pro
perly placed. The roadbeds are in
bad shape, making the moving
of artillery next to impos
sible. It will , probably be
twenty-four hoursrf before the
Americans will open '.the engage
ment. Siboney lies in ashes to
night. Thje town was burned by
order of the health authorities for
the purpose of ridding the hospi
tal and camp of unhealthful and
dirty buildings and driving away
scores of Cuban fololwers, whose
presence is a serious inconvenience
jsouiiv -suodSjns sq) O)
building was fired. The occupants,
mostly Cubans, flying to caves in
the overhanging hills.
FROM SPANISH SOURCES.
By Cable to The Times-Visitor.
Madrid, July 13. A dispatch says
the Americans attempted to land
at Tayabocoa and were repulsed.
They took refuge to a warship
which fired over two hundred shots.
One Spaniard wa8 wounded. The
dispatch reports an American
transport aground at Punta Caney.
WILL ERECT A PEST HOUSE.
Thig morning's Durham Herald says:
Small-pox has been all the talk since
the health officer pronounced the case
on Shanty row a genuine case of the
loathsome disease. The place In which
the colored man Craig was found and
the homes of those who are known to
have been near him have also been
watched to see that no one came In or
went out. There has been no new de
velopment since Monday except the
little wrangle between the superintend
ent of the county home and the city
authorities. Superintendent Perry
strenuously objected to the afflicted
man being brought there..
It is said that the superintendent
came down town yesterday and talked
wildly of sueing some one for having
Jt . .
put the man there, . but we guess he
could not figure out the right party
and gave it up as a bad Job. .Mr. Perry
may be sincere in his devotion to the
county home, but when he talks of sue-
lng any one he is talking through his
hau He ought to remember that he is
a servant of the county and not Its
supreme dictator. The county and
jSTIl! UtbulVi Purchaf? ' lte irm:
- , . . The case that will probably come up
forty acres, yesterday and will et,for Ff t g
a pest house at an early day for the, .., t. .
pccommodatlen of patients suffering
with' contagious diseases.
THE PAYMASTER HERE
Major Louis Knapp Arrived This After
noon and Began Paying.
On the 3:40 train from Washington ,s thought will -be hastened on the
this afUrnoajoXouls Knapp - --ded -Foy Hor
paymaster, U, S. A arrived and went;off tne stolen property, and Elisa Tur
at once to camp Dan Russell '.to begin 'ner, who received the goods, will prob
paylng the men for the past month.' (ably be used as witnesses and not
mkA k- j (hA prosecuted as accomplices In the crime.
The. amount to be paid to th men, Tne man Adamg m proDaDly
at this time la a little over 120,000. The tried for house-breaking and not burg
field and staff officers will now, get a'lary, as was at first thought. A good
little relief, as it will be remembered J61- f.abiut "ee or twenty years
, . - , ... . -in States prison would satisfy-the peo
they received pay for only six days -ple wno have most carefully examined
when Major Muhlenburg was here, w (into the case. . . i v -. .
MATTER DISCIIULGED
But After the Investigation Fnded Mr.
Blake I'scd ' rofanitv in the Conrt
Room-Open Breech Betweon Chief
of folic and City Surveyor
At the meeting of ths Board of Al
dermen on the. evening of July 2nd,
Mr,: W. Z. , Blake, the city surveyor
was "understood to make certain
charges against .the police force and
failing to specify any special member
against whom the charges were made
the entire force as a body demanded
an Investigation into the charges.
This morning the matter was brought
up before Mayor Russ and the de
mand for investigation read before the
distinguished aggregation o witnesses
comprising a number of the city fath
ers. The paper was signed by Officers
Thompson, Mullen, Beasley, Woodall,
Alderson, Cates, Belvin. Conrad, Elli
son, Haynes, Buck and Rogers, and
repeated the charges alleged to have
been made by Surveyor Blake at the
recent meeting of the Board of Alder
men, when the surveyor, it was alleged,
charged that members of the force had
failed to perform their duties, namely
that of ctearing pumps of children who
were playing thereabout and who were
throwing different articles down into
the water.
Among those who had been sum
moned to the investigation were Alder
men Drewry, Boushall, McDonald,
Powell and Potter, City Attorney Per
rin Busbee and Clerk Ham F. Smith
and Surveyor Blake.
Each member of the Board present
this mornfng stated the affair as he
understood it and then Surveyor Blake
was placed on the stand that he might
make a statement.
Mr. Blake denied making the charges
attributed to him, put in a total dis
claimer of intending to leave the im
pression that members of the police
force had failed to perform their .duties.
The matter awaited the decision of
the mayor, who, after receiving the
testimony of the witnesses and the
statement of Mr. Blake, said the entire
matter from the evidence before him
seemed to indicate a misunderstanding
and since Mr. Blake had denied the
charge and affirmed that he had no in
tention of doing an injustice to mem
bers of the force he would discharge
the matter.
The investigation was then brought
to a close, court adjourned, the wit
nesses retired, but Mr. Blake remained
and began to talk the situation over.
From the investigation it was thought
that Mr. Blake had best let the matter
drop and be content with the mayor's
verdict, but in discussing the condition
of affairs he said unpleasant words to
those present, and used language which
the Chief of Police resented. The af
fair was a most unfortunate one and
leaves a breach which can only be
closed by an apology from the city
surveyor.
The police force is satisfied with the
denial and total disclaimer made by
Mr. Blake when placed on the stand
during the investigation.
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
Case In Which the People of Raleigh
i are Interested.
i The criminal term of Wake Superior
Court is progressing well and a number
of cases of minor importance were dis
patched this morning. The grand Jury
has been in session all the morning,
but has made reports on only a few
cases.
The two trials set for this term that
are of greatest local interest will be
i brought up tomorrow and Friday.
I Browniag, who is to be tried for his
life, charged with the murder of his
, . A , . . . ' ,
brought Into court tomorrow morning
and a new Jury will be drawn from a
special venire of 60 men. In thts case
there has been much interest manifested
anfl it ls entirely proDable tb&t the
court room will be over-crowded on this
occa8lon Tne work rawl the
jury baD, consume about tw0
and a half hours, though, it is not
thought- there will be much trouble
finding good men.
., . ' . .
the house of Mr. Maxwell Gorman, on
Lenoir and Salisbury streets, and when
discovered by Mrs. Gorman, threaten
ed her with a knife in hand.: This case
lis now before the grand Jury, and it
SHORT STATEMENTS
Those Who arj In the Public Eye--Movement
of People who Have or Have
Not Gone to the WarNews
in Little Hpace,
J. Zeb.' Waller, of Burlington, is a
visitor to'. he city.
Dr. John C. Kilgo, president of
Trinity College, is In the city.
Mr. P. B. Manning, of Wilmington,
is here registered at the Yai borough.
U. S. Marshal Henry C. Dockery re
turned this morning from Rockingham.
Mrs. W. C. Kimball and children left
yesterday for Haywood, Chatham coun
ty to visit relatives.
Tuesday, July 19th, is the time ap
pointed for the delightful picnic at
Littleton.. Every one is going.
If you want to see a list of wonderful
bargains read the announcement of the
Lyon Racket Store in this issue.
Don't fail to go to Littleton on the
excursion given by the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers on July 19th.
Mr. R. L. Vernon, of Charlotte, the
popular travelling passenger agent of
the Southern Railway, is in Raleigh to
day. The woi'k of removing the Church of
the Good Shepherd, preparatory to the
construction of the new building, has
begun.
At the Union Depot a new flooring
of heavy two inch planking is being
placed under the shed at the Harring
ton street crossing.
Dr. Hutton, of the First Regiment,
who has been here as examining officer
tor the First liniment's recruits, left
this morning for Washington.
At Central Methodist parsonage to
morrow evening the young ladies of the
church will give a lawn party. Re
freshments will be served and a pleas
ant evening is in store for those who
attend. Public invited.
The meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce set for last night was not
held on account of lack of a quorum.
The report of the committee on army
post was to have been submitted. The
repprt will sh6w that the amoutn ne
cessary for the establishment of a post
is assured.
Don't fail to attend the Basket pic
nic 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 pavillion at the springs. If
you think Its too much trouble to pre
pare a basket for the occasion Just
go right along, the man In the refresh
ment car will make ample arrange
ments for you and yours.
Mr. J. Frank Maddry, of Durham,
formerly editor' of the Durham Herald,
a popular newspaper man, is in the
city. Mr.. Maddry came to Raleigh
to enlist in the First Regiment N. C.
Volunteers. He will join the next re
cruits sent to Jacksonville by Lieuten
ant Christian and will doubtless make
a faithful soldier. He gives up much
to go to the war and enlists as a pri
vate, thus adding another name to the
long list of journalists who have ten
dered their services to the government
He is a splendid fellow and his friends
wish him well.
OUR ACADEMY.
The announcement of the opening of
the twenty-first session of the Ral
eigh Male Academy, on September 5th,
is contained in this issue. This is an
institution of which Raleigh is Justly
proud. The parents of this city can
not do better, If indeed they can do as
well, than to commit their sons to Mr.
Hugh Morson's care. In the past Mr.
Morson has not only succeeded in
bringing out what there ls In a boy, but
he never falls to make a personal
friend of his pupils. If a Raleigh boy
contemplates a business career let him
first fit himself for his work by at
tending the Raleigh Male Academy. If
a boy intends to pursue higher literary
or scientific studies no greater mistake
can be made than, rushing off to col
lege when he is fourteen or fifteen years
old before he has laid a thorough
foundaOwj for his studies at such, an
academy as Raleigh possesses.
. FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON.
This afternoon at 6 o'clock the fun
eral services over the remains of the
ate Mrs... Ann S. Ward, the sad news
of whose death was announced in the
Times-Visitor yesterday, will be con
ducted at Christ Episcopal church,.
Rev. M. M. Marshall officiating. ; '
The pall-bearers are: Messrs Chas.
Root, Chas. McKlmmon, C. B. Hart,
B. S. Skinner, Jno. C Drewry, Julius
Lewis, -W. B. Grimes and Dr. K. P.
Battle. . . - ,j ..&.
German Battleship in the Philip
pines Attempted to Prevent
Attack.
THE RALEIGH SHELLEO
THE SPANISH FORTS.
Shatter Cables No News from
Santiago General Assault
Delayed Awaiting the
Heavy Batteries
Camara Sighted.
FIGHT IN PHILIPPINES.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
Manila, via Hong Kong, July 13.
The insurgents on July 6th reported
that the German gunboat "Irene"
in Subig bay refused to permit them
to attack the Spanish at Grand
Island. Admiral Dewey promptly
dispatched the cruisers "Raleigh"
and "Concord" to investigate. On
entering the bay the Raleigh open
ed fire on the forts, whereupon the
German warship slipped her cable
and steamed out by another chan
nel. In response to the fire of the
Americans the Spaniards surren
dered everything, including 600
prisoners. The "Irene" explained
her action saying that she inter
fered in the cause of humanity and
offered to hand over a number of
refugees aboard. Admiral Dewey
refused to accept them.
FIGHTING FOR TOMMORROW.
By Cable to The Times-Visitor.
Madrid, July 13. A German
cruiser brings the report that all
Luzon is in revolt against Spanish
rule. She brought a letter from
Augustine, which says all is quiet.
Expects an attack by the Ameri
cans on July 14th, when the rein
forcements are to arrive.
SOLDIERS SLEEP LATE.
The Asheville Negroes Didn't Like the
Early Morning Train.
It was expected that one hundred
and twenty-five negroes composing the
Asheville company for the Third Regi
ment at Fort Macon would pass
through Raleigh at noon today, but
to the surprise of many the negroes
were not aboard and it was learned
that they will not arrive on the 3:40
train this afternoon.
Upon inquiry as to-the cause of their
delay in leaving Asheville it was learn
ed that the men kicked against rising
early enough to catch the 6 o'clock train
out of Asheville, which would land
them at Fort Macon this afternoon. In
stead they desired to parade the streets
of Asheville during the day time and
will leave the mountain city this after
noon, arriving in Raleigh at 1:40 to
night. The train that brings the negro vol
unteers at that hour does not go to
Goldsboro and this will necessitate the
company's stopping over In Raleigh or
Selma until afternon tomorrow, unless
the railroads decide to run a special
train from Selma to Goldsboro and
from Goldsboro to Morehead City, in
which event the men will arrive at the
point of mobilization tomorrow morn
ing about 8 o'clock.
BACK FROM SANTIAGO.
A North Carolinian Returns Who Wit
nessed the First Land Attack
There was a man in Raleigh last
night who has Just arrived from San
tiago, Cuba, and witnessed the first
land fight directed by General Shatter
against the Spanish forces. His name
is Caton and his home is in Washing
ton, N. C. Mr. Caton has Just retired
from the United States army. He em
harked from Tampa with the-army of
invasion, but after his arrival in Cuba
his term of enlistment expired and he
was granted honorable discharge. Mr.
Caton enlisted with the artillery three
years ago and he did not care to re-
enlist, so he returned home. - Mr. Caton
has his discharge papers with. him. -
He belonged to the detachment that
nrarned the heavy siege gun a These
were sot In position when the first at
tack began, so he did not take part
in it - -v-
Mr. Caton talks interestingly of bis
trip to Cuba and the Cubans. He hasn't
a very higa opinion ot the Cuban sol-
DEWEY ACTS ALONE.
By Cable to The Times-Visitor.
Manila. July 7th, via Hong Kong,
July 13. The insurgents made a
vigorous attack yesterday with lit
tle results. They shelled the Span
ish entrenchments and captured
many guns. Over one hundred men
were killed on each side. The
Americans and insurgents are act
ing independently. Both are Con
ducting their own operations, hop
ing to evolve tin agreement after
ward. Aguinaldo's influence it is
believed will not prove to be of any
great extent or duration. After the
Spanish are expelled it is believed
there would be a state of chaos un
less the Americans assume control
of the islands in force. The Ameri
cans are postponing operations un
til they are fully prepared for any
contingency. Thirty thousand re
inforcements are expected soon and
will enable Admiral Dewey to ef
fectively control the whole of the
Philippines.
SHAFTER IS DUMB.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
Washington, July 13. The ad
ministration is awaiting anxiously
with some show of patience, for
news from General Shafter. The
dispatches received to date serve
only to add uncertainty to the ac
tions at Santiago. It is reported
that Shafter cabled this morning
that the bombardment by Samp
son's ships waa Ineffectual. It ls
known that Secretary Alger wired
General Shafter for immediate de
tails of actions and situation, but
no reply had been received at 1
o'clock. General Miles in his re
ports confines himself strictly rou
tine, and no reflection on Shatter's
operations have been received yet.
It is believed by some that, the
grand general assault took place
this morning, but this Is discredited
by officials.
RAILROAD COMMISSION.
No Decision Yet Rendered on the Pas
senger Question.
The Railroad Commission met again
this morning at 10 o'clock, and was
addressed by Judge Leigh Watts, of
Portsmouth, in a strong and forceful
argument against the Governor's com
plaint. After the conclusion of Judge Watt's
address the commission took up the
matter of assessment of railroad prop
erty and heard Mr. Shaw, of the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley.
The commission took a recess at 1
o'clock and will probably render its
decision on the passenger rate. question
late this afternoon, though they have
given no notice of their intentions to
do so today.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
Monday night at Capital Lodge, No.
147, I .O. O. F., District Deputy Grand
Master Glenn, assisted by E. L. Harris,
E. S. Cheek and Perrin Busbee Install
ed the following officers elect for the
ensuing term:
Past Grand, H. F. Smith: Noble
Grand, W, E. Faison: Vice Grand, C
a., xioitoway; tiec secretary, u. v.
Lumsden; Per. Secretary, J. J. Ber
nard; Treasurer, Irwin T. Jones.
After the Insulation the Noble
Grand-elect made a very happy and
vigorous speech, on which he solicited
the hearty co-operation of both offi
cers apd members la carrylag forward
a lodge whicA has ever striven, tor th
good of humanity, and for the eissenv
tnatlon of rrtet)dshlp Iore and. TtuUu
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