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WATSON'S SQUADRON
DISBANDED TO-DAY.
Idea of Bombardment of Spain
is Officially Announced as
Abandoned Shafter's
Nexjt Move.
GARCIA WRITES TO SHAFTER.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
Santiago, July 21. General Garcia
has written a letter to General Shaf
ter declaring disgust at the treatment
received at the hands of the Americans
and stating that he will consequently
withdraw his forces to the hills, being
no longer willing to submit to the in
dignities to which he has been sub
jected. Among the things of which
Oarcia complains is the failure of
General Shafter to officially notify him
of the surrender of Santiago. He is
also incensed on the fact that he re
ceived no invitation to the ceremony
"ttending the formal surrender. An
other grievance is the action of General
Shatter in retaining the Spanish civil
horities in administration or tneir
'(Hons at Santiago. General Garcia
.res that for these reasons he will
o lunger co-operate wim njiaiiers
forceffihut will act independently, as he
did IWfore the advent of the Americans.
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IE MAYFLOWER'S PRIZE.
By Tflegraph to The Times-Visitor.
Key West, Fla., July 21. The gun
boat 'iMayflower" arrived from the
blockade this morning. She reports
having captured the British steamer
"New Foundland" from Nova Scotia,
bound inward, with a cargo of muni
tions and supplies for Blanco, the
army and Havana merchants. The
prize was sighted off Cienfuegos night
before last and chased by the May
flower for over an hour. A solid shot
finally caused her to heave to. She
was sent to Charleston in charge of a
prise crew. The Mayflower brought in
a number of Spanish deserters ,from
the gunboat "Aquilla."
SHAFTER'S PLANS.
By Cable to The Times-Visitor.
SANTIAGO, July 21. General Shaf
ter's plans contemplate marching his
army northward into the mountains
with a view of preserving the health of
the troops. The campaign against
Holguin, which is occupied by ten
thousand Spanish under General Lugue
may result from this movement. San
tiago is gradually resuming the normal
aspect and signs of business activity
are seen everywhere. The public mar
ket was opened yesterday, and the city
ds quiet. The Spanish are well behaved
and have made no attempt to create
trouble. They voluntarily assist the
Americans in every way required.
Lieut. Delehanty, commander of the
Suwanee, acting captain of the port,
is removing the mines and torpedoes
and other obstructions in the harbor.
The locations are being indicated by
Spanish officers and engineers. The
mines were found to be useless, as they
are covered with marine growth of
barnacles. In some of them the ex
plosives are Saturated with water. The
plungers on all contact mines were ob
structed thus rendering them useless.
A number of valuable charts and
.signal codes were found on the wreck
. i the Reina Mercedes.
Lieut. Miley left yesterday to receive
the surrender of Spaniards included in
the conquered district. His trip. will
occupy four days. Over ten thousand
Spaniards will lay down the arms. The
Spanish in the city predict willing sub
mission. The 'Spanish vessels sur
rendered at the fall of Santiago have
started for the United States with prize
crew aboard each.. A number of. trans
- ports and the ' hospital ship "Relief '
will Boon start for the United States.
A large number of refugees are being
' cared for by the Red Cross Society.
PORTO fUCO TO BE HELD.
By Telegraph to the Times-Visitor.
WASHINGTON. July 2L The au-
inoruauvB bvclicuicui wan maae loaay
the Island of Porto Rico Is to be held
. -as a permanent, possession of this
v country as a price of war. It is assert
: ,: ed that the Philippines' future is a
. matter of development It is Intimated
that the Ladrones might follow the fate
, of Porto Rico and become a permanent
possession, being valuable as a coaling
supply station, .
Disgusted With
NOT BOMBARD SPAIN.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
WASHINGTON, July 21 The raid
ing sauadron under Commodore Wat
son has been disbanded.
Some of the vessels will come north
to be docked and others will go on the
Porto Rican expedition. This was the
result of this morning's meeting of
the War Board. All idea of sending
American warships across the water,
either to the Canaries or to the coast
of Spain has been definitely abandoned
and official announcement made of
of same.
It is expected to remove a serious
obstacle in the way of peace and give
Spain an opportunity to seek an honor
able settlement.
HOT WORDS FOR SAMPSON.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
WASHINGTON, July 21. The Presi
dent is thoroughly aroused through the
delay of the departure of General
Miles' expedition to Porto Rico. He
has sent an imperative message to
Admiral Sampson to sail immediately.
The orders are susceptable to no mis
constructions. They are imperative to
a degree seldom used except in cases
of extreme emergency. Officials con
fidentially assert that if General Miles'
expedition has not already started
there will be no more delay.
ARRIVED AT MANILA.
By Cable to the Times-Visitor.
Honk Kong, July 21. The second
Manila expedition from San Francisco
hag arrived at Manila. It was com
posed of thirty-five hundred troops
under General Greene. On the way
from Honolulu the troops were landed
at Wake Island, midway between
Hawaii and the Philippines and the
American flag raised on the island
which was a Spanish possession. The
expedition consisted of the armed
transports China, Zealander, Colon and
Senator. There were only five deaths
on the voyage. The health of the
troops is excellent. The troops com
posing the expedition are the Tenth
Pennsylvania, First Colorado, First
Nebraska Volunteers and a number of
regulars. This brings" up Dewey's re
inforcements to six thousand.
TROOPS FOR PORTO RICO.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
New York, July 21. The transports
Massachusetts, Roumania and Michi
gan sailed this morning. The two
former for Newport News, the latter
for Tampa, where they will take aboard
troops for Porto Rico. They all carried
large stores of forage lumber. The
Norwegian steamship Uto sails this
afternoon for Jacksonville to load lum
ber for the defenses of Porto- Rico.
HER SIX INCH GUNS PLACED.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
New York, July 21. The St. Louis
cleared this morning for Hampton
Roads. She has a number of new six
inch guns placed and will join the fleet
and assist in the bombardment of San
Juan, de Porto Rico. She will prob
ably ship a number of troops at New
port News.
SAMPSON CABLES.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
WASHINGTON, July 21. Admiral
Sampson cables today that he expects
to raise the wrecked Spanish cruiser
Maria Teresa by Sunday and also
hopes to save the Reina Mercedes
which was sunk in the channel.
VOLUNTEERS FOR PORTO RICO.
By Telegraph to The Times-Visitor.
Washington, July 21. General Wib
son commanding the first division of the
nrst army corps, wires me announce
ment of the departure of himself also
Earnst s brigade from Charleston for
Porto Rico via Guantanamo, He also
said that the transport -was delayed
till today owing to the obstinacy of
the mules. The troops, consists of the
Second and Third Wisconsin and Six
teenth Pennsylvania volunteers.
WILLIAMSON-SAUNDERS.
Engagement of Two Young People
Popularly Known In Raleigh.
The Richmond Times of vesterday
contained the following announcement
of the engagement of two young peo
ple who are well known In Raleigh so
cial circles:
"The engagement of Miss Mary Ar
cher Saunders, of Richmond, and Mr.
James N. Williamson, of North Caro
lina, is announced, the wedding to take
place earlv in the fall. Yesterday, as
for several days past ,the announce
ment was the principal topic of inter
est in fashionable circles. Miss Saun
ders is the enly daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Saunders, and a charming
girl.
"Her fiance is prominent in the best
social life of North Carolina and is
one of the foremost business men in
that State, possessing the
sterling
friends. He i3 the proprietor of the
large cotton manufactory at Graham,
N. C, and has business interests else-
where. He has made many friends people take deep interest in the sol
upon his frequent visits to Richmond ' diers of the Second Regiment and in
and is always warmly welcomed here, the name of humanity they have ap-
"Owing to the illness of her father,
Miss Saunders is spending the summer
at home. In former seasons she has , First Regiment's camp ground is near
enjeyed the unquestioned belleshlp at by the present post of the Second Regi
several of the Virginia springs." I ment and there are many other camp
Mr. Williamson is a brother of Presi-
dent W. H. Williamson of the Pilot
Cotton Mills in this city, and the'
bride-elect has many friends in Ral-
eigh. During the past winter Miss
Saunders visited in Raleigh as the
guest of her friend, Miss Minnie Fitch '
Tucker.
THE FIGHT IS ON.
The Three Religious Journals Begin
the Second Round.
The North Carolina Christian Advo
cate this week makes answer to the
North Carolina Presbyterian's attack
on the Biblical Recorder's position on
State Higher Educational Institutions.
The Advocate says:
The North Carolina Presbyterian
says editorially in its last issue: "We
have no desire to question the sinceri
ty of the leaders of opinion of the op-
posite party. But the Recorder refers
to President Taylor among the Bap-
tists, and we know the position of
President Kilgo among the Methodists,
It is unfortunate for their cause that
their positions should preclude the uni-
versal acceptance of their disinterest-
edness. And we shall not be surprised
to learn that the Methodist and Bap-
tist preachers do not represent the peo-
ple of their denomination on this ques-
tion."
The editor of the North Carolina
PreahvteriHn is writine n thP snhWt
of Christian education in reply to an
editorial in the Biblical Recorder on
the same subject. Whatever may be
the opinion of the editor of the Pres
byterian as to the sincerity of the gen
tlemen named, one thing is clear: He
intimates that the people at large be
lieve that the views of these gentlemen
on the educational question are selfish,
being shaped by the circumstances of
their position. Thev are Presidents
and must therefore look out for number
one!
Of course we cannot afford to de
bate such an absurd question. But
this we say: It comes with bad grace
from the North Carolina Presbyterian
to give publicity to such a statement
when we could with equal justness say
that it is unfortunate that the de
nominational complexion of the Presi
dents of the State institutions men
tioned and lauded by the Presbyterian
precludes the universal acceptance of
the disinterestedness of our esteemed
contemporary in seemingly giving pre -
cedence over his denominational in
stitutions to these State institutions.
"People who live in glass houses should
not htrow stones."
And this also, we say: We have noth
ing to say about the views of the Re
corder or President Taylor. But if an(1 St,e for yourselves. The tent marks
resolutions passed almost unanimous- nd hng pen marks are there,,.easily to
ly by Districtand Annual Conferences be seen; and yet citizens in this vicin
mean anything it is evident that the ity sit idiy Dy and sayi "j wonder what
Methodist preachers of the North Car- makes those soldiers sick?" There
ollna Conference are with President must De a remedy and one applied
Kilgo in his educational views and aujckly, else you will have quartered
Policy- - j in your midst several hundred sick
AN INTERESTING EXHIBIT.
American Armour Plate Today Sent to
State Museum.
Among the interesting collections of
war-like specimens in the State Muse-
urn, it has received today the most in -
teresting one of all.
It is a thousand pound armor piercing
shot, which was obtained from the U.
S. Proving Grounds, at Sandy Hook,
N. J. The weight of this shot is 998
pounds and has been fired through
1U4 inches of steel armor plating,
The shot is 12 inches thick and about
3 fleet in length. This shot was fired
with a comparatively small charge of:
powder, only 320 poundB; the regular j
charge of powder in actual warfare:
is 620 pounds. The gun that carries 1
this shot Is used for coast defence, it
is 40 feet long and the weight is 63tt' Tne Stae Board of Agriculture met
... . this morning at the Agricultural De-
tons. It was secured through the ef- partment and discussed fertilizers,
forts of Senator Pritchard and Col. F. : The matter of giving an approprla
A. Olds. jtion to the Agricultural Society for the
' f State Fair was brought up and its
The visitors to the Metropolitan Mu-. consideration postponed until this af-
seum of Art In New York Citv dur-'ternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The probabll
lng the vear 1897 amounted approxl-ities are that the Board will reconsider
matelv to 6b5, 000 a greater number the action taken at the last meeting,
than ever before.
SOME ONE AT FADLT
Sanitary Arrangements at
the Omp ('ocdemtie l.
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
A Well Informed Gentleman Writes
fttrong Card stating the Causvs
tfomeone isat Fault Investigation
Should b Made at Onco.
The condition of affairs at Camp Dan
Russell has caused much comment re-
, cently and those who have the welfare
and good reputation of Raleigh at
' heart fear lest the unusual amount of
sickness at the camp may reflect upon
the record of this city. These same
pealed to the authorities to remove the
vile causes of disease at the camp. The
sites near here that will prove healthier
and in many ways more desirable than
Camp Dan Russell,
The Times-Vivitor does not propose
to assume command of the Second
Regiment, but with due regard for all
concerned, both soldiers at camp and
residents of Raleigh, it has suggested
the necessity of investigating the
sanitary arrangements and the re
moval of all unnecessary filth, and
j whoever is in charge should be awake
to the situation.
The following from "Pro Bono Pub
lico" is to the point and shows that the
r author knows of what he speaks and
has a deal of other information to
furnish if it is needed to obtain an in-
vestigation:
Raleigh, X. C, July 21, 181)8.
Editor Times-Visitor:
I Dear Sir: It is very refreshing; it
certainly is to me, to see that you have
' the manhood, backed by the neeessapy
courage, to advocate an investigation
as to the sanitary conditions of Camp
Russell.
H is one of the wonders of the age,
how so many of the troops quartered
there have escaped a malignent type of
typhoid fever, as for sickness, not
many have escaped; at this very mo-
ment quite near one-fifth of the men
; on pay-roll are on sick list. One com-
Pany (E) left in camp lb men on sick
list. Here is food for rellection: Nine-
teeen out of one hundred sick. There
must be a cause. My own idea, it is
the inhaling of sewer gas and odors
arising from hog pens. If the inhaling
of these noxious-effluvia wont pro
duce sickness, pray tell me what will?
Of all the odors inhaled by any hu
man beings, Company A and Company
H must have gotten an over-dose. The
former company was encamped within
two hundred feet of four vile sinks,
from which the odor of sewer gas was
unbearable. Yet this company slept
there for two weeks, with their tent
walls up, inhaling this odor, with the
result that Captain Huske was down
sick, more than half of his company
sick. All on account of want of pro
per management on the part of some
one. I am told that Captain Huske
entered a protest resulting in those
sinks being closed.
Now we come to the hog pens. Would
you think, or can you realize that in
thiu dav of progressive civilization,
mpn were forced t0 s,eep on the ground
hin six eet of tne flIthiest hog Den
ever seen in America. A large percent
age of Company H did. The whole
company ate three meals a day for
' weeks within twenty-five feet of those
very pens. Do you or any of your
readers doubt this statement? Go there
, soldiers
who
are deserving better
I
treatment at your hands.
There are many places In this vicinity
.better adapted to camp usages. Men
cannot be huddled together like "sheep
in a pen," without detrimental results,
! We want the soldiers quartered here,
bst in the name of common reason, let
them receive decent treatment. Let
the grounds be condemned as being
I totally unfit for the purpose it is being
used. Let a committee be appointed to
devise plans tat will redound to the
jgood of those patriotic fellows who are
sacrificing home comforts in answer to
their country's call.
Yours,
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
APPROPRIATION FOR FAIR.
'.and will grant the appropriation.
THE CAPITOL SQUARE
Ma cad mizius: Surroundti
Str ets Hn8 Begun.
3,200 FOR
IHEW LKs.
Contract Let for Plating Nin .- 1 c ide
(iranolithic . iivcinent t n t i MJt-walks-The
Outside Herd -r
Will b.- Tnrfcd
The work of macadamiai lg the
streets around the capitol f- uare l.na
begun and the Street Committee in
tends to rush this part of the street
improvement with all possible haste.
Morgan street from Fayettevllle to
Wilmington Is about completed and
within two days the macadam will be
in good shape on Fayetteville street
immediately in front of the capitol
building.
Since the erection of the iron fence
around the city cemetery the Street
Committee had no opportunity to at
tend to the work on the capital square
until this week, and now they are look
ing after this matter in earnest.
Salisbury street will next receive the
attention of the Street Committee. It
has already been lowered and graded
and the streut car tracks are in condi
tion ready to receive the macadam be
tween the rails.
Edenton street needs working the
least of the four streets surrounding
the square, and the macadam will pro
bably be placed there last.
The contract for paving the sidewalks
to the capital square has been let and
the walks around the beautiful park
will out-class the brick pavements on
the pathways in the square. The con
tract calls for granolithic pavement of
the first quality, and instead of being
the regulation five feet wide the paving
will extend nine feet from the turf
ing, and the margin remaning will be
well turfed. A large force of hands
will begin terracing the square as soon
as the season will allow.
At the bottom of the terrace will be
a rock foundation, and this will com
pletely surround the square.
The sidewalks alone will cost $3,200,
but thev will be permanent amd there
is no doubt but that every North Caro
linian will be proud of the appearance
of the park as arranged by the author
ities of the city of Raleigh.
The granolithic pavement that is to
be placed on the sidewalks that sur
round the square is similar to the pav
ing on North Blount street, and is ex
actly the same as that which has
proved so durable around the Jefferson
monument in Richmond.
Tlie pavement is made in five layers
of durable substances.
The first layer is of a heavy grade of
crushed granite and on this is placed
cement, cinders, fine grade of crushed
rock and then the indented cement and
sand top, which makes a handsome ap
pearance.
The work of paving the sidewalks
really began several days ago when the
contract was let, but today a force of
experts from the company receiving the
contract began pushing the work.
It will take manv davs hard labor
to complete the work, but the contrac
tors have promised the city to do the
work in the quickest possible time
and insure good pavement.
On Morgan street to the left of Fay
etteville as vou approach the capitol
the first sections of the granolithic
were placed this morning. The ap
pearance is quite different from the
ordinary brick or vitrified brick, and
is guaranteed to remain level. It is
almost durable as cobble stone.
FUNERAL OF MR. J. fi. TAYLOR.
The funeral services of the late Mr.
John B. Taylor, of Florida, were held
this morning at 10 o'clodk from the
Church of the Good Shepherd, the Rev.
I. McK. Pittinger and Dr. M. M. Mar
shall officiating. A large number of
friends were present to pav loving
tribute to the dtiad. The services were
beautiful in their simplicity.
Mrs. McKimmon sang "One Swe'etlv
Solemn Thought," and the choir sang
two favorite hymns. The services were
concluded at Oakwood Cemetery where
Dr. Marshall pronounced the Benedic
tion.
The pall-bearers were Messrs. Chas.
Root, Sr., Wm. Boylan, Sr., Ben. Ba
ker, J. K. Marshall, H. W. Miller, F. M.
Stronach, John Andrews and John
Stronach.
SAGASTA RESIGNS.
By Cable to The Times-Visitor.
LONDON, July 21 Advices from
Madrid says Sagasta has again resign
ed and has been counselled by the
Queen to advise with other political
leaders relative to his future course.
It' is also reported that a chanse is
imminent in th ministry and that
Weyler will form the cabinet In which
Polavlja will be minister of war. This
combination It is asserted will support
the dynasty and repel . suspenslom of
the constitutional rights , and continue
the war to the utmost limit.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Du4y Trav 1 is Frm Dus'y
Trains
SHORT st 'ATKMEXTN.
i
Those Mho are in the l-ublic I-ye Move
ment of People XV ho Have or Have
Not Gone to the War Big News
in Little Space.
Mr. A. E. Holton left this afternoon
for Winston.'
Miss Lizzie Briggs left this morning
for Oxford to visit friends.
The Central Market and Cold Storage
Company yesterday assigned.
Miss Beulah Sanderlin has returned
from a Hying trip to Washington.
Read ti announcement of desirable
places for rent by J. M. Broughton &
Co.
Miss Kate Denson, of Raleigh, is
visiting Miss Mary Adney. Chatham
Citizen.
Mr. W. B. Whitaker, of Roanoke
Rapids is in the city visiting 213 West
Martin street.
Miss Beulah Sanderlin has returned
from Neuse where she visited the fam
ily of Mr. Dunn.
Mr. J. Spencer Blackburn is remain
ing over in Raleigh on business. He is
stopping at the Carrollton.
Misses Means and White, who have
been visiting Miss Loula Purnell, left
this morning for Virginia.
Mrs. W. A. Turk, of Washington,
who has been in Raleigh for several
weeks returned home today.
Judge Henry Brvan, who has been
here holding court for the past ten days
returned to his home in Newbern to
day.
Both Seaboard and Southern trains
today carried away the remaining dele
gates to the State Republican Conven
tion. Miss Sadie Upchurch and Miss Helen
Moring have returned from Greensboro
where they were the guests of Mrs. S.
B. Norris.
Miss Frances MacRae, of Favette-
ville. who has been visiting her cousin,
Miss Nell Hinsdale returned home to
day accompanied by Miss Hinsdale.
Yesterday at Camp Dan Russell Pri
vate J. B. Martin, of Company M, now
at Fort McPherson, died at the camp
hospital. This is the fifth man in the
Second Regiment to die of natural
causes.
Dr. W. C. Norman left this morning
for Smithfield to attend the regular
quarterly conference of the Methodist
Church. He expects to return Satur
day, and will occupy his pulpit as usu
al Sunday morning-.
Miss Lottie and Miss Bertha Klup
pelburg, accompanied by their brother,
have returned to the city from a
northern trip Including Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, At
lantic City and other popular water
ing points.
DEATH OF MR. A. W. PRICE.
The Petersburg correspondence of the
Norfolk Ledger writes as follows of the
death of a brother of Mrs. Mt A. Har
die, of Raleigh:
Mr. Albert W. Price died of lock
jaw about 6 o'clock this morning at his
residence on Jefferson street. The case
was a peculiarly sad one. About two
weeks ago Mr. Price submitted to a
slight operation, common in occurrence,
and regarded as attended with little'
or no danger. He was able to attend
to his duties up to several days ago,
but on Sunday evening Symptoms of
tetanias were developed. Everything
that medical skill could do for his re
lief was done, but without avail, and
death resulted this morning. Mr.
Price was one of our most honored and
substantial citizens, and for many years
was a successful grocery merchant. He
was a christian gentleman, a promi
nent and active member of the First
Baptist church, generous-hearted In
disposition, bore a high character In
the community and was very popular.
He leaves a widow and two children.
Mr. Price was a Mason and Knight
Templar, and a member of the Royal
Arcanum. His death makes the sixth
that has occurred among the members
of the last named order in this sec
tion since the beginning of this year.
10,000 SPOKES FOR LIVERPOOL.
The Mills Manufacturing Company
yesterday shipped ten thousand wagon
spokes to Liverpool. Nearly 700,000
spokes have been shipped from Ral
eigh to England during the past six
months.
CRAWFORD SHOE IN THE MUD.
By Telegraph to The TimesVisitor.
BOSTON, July 21. The Crawford
Shoe Company, one of the oldest and
best known shoe concerns in this coun
try assigned today , ; , ;
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