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HR0NI0LE. VOLUME IX. CAMDEN. S. ('., Fill DAY, MAY (i, I8!?S. NO. IT. oewet mm in. Plans for the Invasion of Cuba Are i - w t Being Developed. NUftTIAL LAW IN MADRID, If AOmira) Dewoy Wants Troops to 4 Jl lloh^, tlio Philippine* They Will lie 8,0 ut Vvom Sau Kruucisoo From t be S^ite Volunteers. 4 Hong Ivoug ? (By . Cable. ).? From a 60uroe that is absolutely/reliable, it is 1 earned that Com modore <fi oorgo Dowey, coxmnaudor of the American squadron jn Asiatic waters has captured Manila ?ud in conjuuotion with thp insurgents is now organizing a provisional Kovem mont. The stars and strides are wav ing ovor Manila and the Phllipinuos. j Waiting on Olllcial News. Washington? (Special)? Not a singlo wotd has boon reoeived from the fleet iu the Philippines, and in view of the long continued interruptions iu cable o^mmuaication's the ollioials are be giuning to resign themselves to the boliuf that they must wait for their otti 1 If Admiral lJowey wants troopV to i hohl (ho Fhilippmes lie will bo nout\a? j uiuuy as ho needs directly from Sihi j Francisco, and it is very likaly that ! State volunteers will uitiko up the quoin j The cabinet b?H talked about thi*, , uud is ouly waiting to hour wltftt Cum wodore 1) owoy wants. Meanwhile, t ho : plans of the Cuban campaigu are beiu^' j steadily developed and there ifl no m j dicatiou of a change of purpose on tho ] part of tho military authorities who : are expected to land an expeditionary force in Cuba in a very short time I Admiral Sampson, so far as tho ' ' Navy Department Knows, is steadily, ! maintaining tho blockade oi tho ( ut.au j coast, aud this is not likely to be abau douod far the present, though two or throo ships may bo stmt away tempera rily to meet tLe Oregon on her way to Cuba from Kio Janeiro. While tho of ficials of tho Nuvv Department nat urally fool a warm iutorost in this raco of tho battleship aronud tho Cv<u tiueut, they profess to fool littlo anxie ty as to the outcome, notwithstanding the current talk of an effort OQ tho part of the Spanish flying uquadron to cut oil' tho Orogou. J'ho vessel sailed from Kio on a course known only to tho cap tain, and the chnncos of boiug over taken ou tho high sotts aro very small. Fveu should tho Spanish voxels fall to with hor it is by no moans certain, not withstanding their numbers, thut the would bo dofeatod by tho combined Spanish force, as hor magazine, armor and orduanco are superior in every ro Bjioct, sizoand quality, to thoso of the Spanish ships. Onictnl Details Tho French ambassador, M. Jules Oanibon, has received a dispatch from the Foroigu Olfieo at Palis, stating that tho Frouch ambassador at Madrid, M. Fatouotro, has forwarded tho oiUcial details of tho Spanish roverso at HARBOIt, SEA WALL /L\D BATTERIES OF MANILA, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. (Manila Bay shown la thewftlng, where Commodore Dowoy. commanding tho United States Asiutio Squadron, jwon on Sunday, May 1, 1898, a signal victory over Admiral Montjjo, known as Spa lira "flgbtiug Admiral," in command of a numerous licet of Spanish war vessels.) A cial uows until a boat arrives at Hong Kong. This will not uecessarily bo a naval vessel, for it is not believed that ?C'ouimodcre Dewey, who will be Ad miral as Boon as he can bo reached by cable, could have spared uny of his ft hip 8, even the MoCullooh. to carry dispatches before the bombardment. COMMODORE OEOROE PEWET. (Fearless Commander of our Asiatic Squad ron, who wont under the Runs of Spain ' into Manila Bay and destroyed the fleet under Admiral Montijo.) In ordinary times there is plenty of communication by steamers as well as bv native vessels between the Philip plpos and the main land, and the offi cials will be rather surprised if some nows is not coming in a day or two. Millions Wanted for the Jiax'x. The Sediotary of the Navy has sent to the Secretary of the Treasury for trans mission to Con^i-oss, to be included in the urgont deficiency bill, estimates of appropriations required b^ the navy department to complete the service of the current fiscal ycaf, end ing Juno 80, 1801), amounting to $18, 470,000. This is in addition to the $34,010,008 askod for by the Secretary . of War. - Will Make ti Supreme Kftort. ? London. ? (By Cable. )? It is an nounced in a special dispatch from Ma drid that there is no idea of surrender there, either in ministerial circles or Among the populace. On the contra ry, it is added, the war is to be par sited with greater vigor. This special _ dispatch adds that it is even stated at Madrid, by those who are responsible for the naval movement* that it has ? been determined to avoid ieolated com bats on ufc equal terms and with a en - . . perior enemy, and they now intend to 1Z71 v throw tbo whole naval strength of Spain into one enprema effort to ertwh )g.:- U ?? American eqna%on in Ottawa r : waters. Continuing, thespeclal r Until this engagement is foajrht n< mi) for intervention wiiibe J : - - y cv - ^ Manila M. Putouotro's report was based on the latest Spanish olliciul ad vices, It states that the Spanish criiisers Reina Maria Christiana uu<jl Cnstil^ wore totally burned up, arter boing sot on fire by bombs, Tvo smaller ship# wore sunk in order to avoid falling Into the hands of the euerav. The other Spanish ships were half destroyed and had takon refuge in Baker's Bay. < Promotion of Capt. Dowcy. Washington ? (Special) ? Secretary Loug has announced that as soon as tho Doparlment received oji official ro port from Commodore Dewey, confirm ing tho press aecouuts of liis victory in tho battle of Manila, u cablegram wotild bo sent to the officer, congratulating him upon tho splendid not formauccs oi the American llect under his direction. Moreover, said the Secniefyftfy, as soon as the necessary confirmation is at baud, Commodore Dewe.v M ill bo made an udmiral in recognition of his valor. This will bo accomplished immediately by an exocutivo order designating him acting admiral, just as was dono in the caso of Captain Sampson. Later on ho probably will be nominated to the Senate ijx the usual coui%e for promo tion to tho rank of admiral. ? Madrid Under Martial Lniv, Madrid? (By Cable. )? iTho cabinet in consequence of the intense excitement and public indignation, has officially proclaimed Madrid under martial law Constitutional rights aro not to be sus pended. Pigeons for the Navy. The United States Navy Department has accepted an oft'er of Jill. Edwin F. Baker, of Baltimore, prosident of the National Association of Haming-Pigeon Fauci urn to supply war rind ffcout ves sels jnTh homing pigoons. Mr. Baker savs/at least 1 0, DUO pigeou.s can l^sup plied, principally from Baltimore, Philadelphia, Trenton, Fall ltivor and Boston. About 1,000 birds are now being traiuod in Baltimore. Army Ollloera' Pay. It will bo interesting just now to know what imnyoilicers and privates get for . their services. Private S 13 00 Corporal... 15 00 Sergeant 17 00 First sergeant 20 00 8ergeant*major CO Hospital steward, . 45 00 Second lieutenant 1 10 07 First lieutenant 125 00 Regimental quartermaster 150 00 Regimental adjutant...... 150 00 Chaplain ,v 125 00 Captain "150 00 Lieutenant-colonel 250 03 Major 208 tW Colonel ^.29187. Brigadier-genera! 458 88 Mojor gaaeral . . .... . .fc. . /. . . mrw.OG | gssrsstlMlsKflcet. The quarantine on elleoaatwise porta I -went into efltot on the fat. On and af ter tUs date end an til Nor. 1st, ell ??* eele turn MestVke porU Sooth of Cape \ Hfljitn weHi te M jiirei la step el the \MimJbA . gwarantijjfr. atatioa for in- | ^ Blooh is fee in- , *?ngg f9 he aged ns SIM WHIPPED II FBI lit -? Many Ships Burned, Blown Upj i and Sunk, \ v DEWEY ANNIHILATES THE SPANISH FLEET, A Oood Many Spaniards Killed, !u cludliiK Commander of tlio Maria Kelim .Maria Clirlstana - - Spnnlsh ? Accounts Tell of No American j Ships Suffering, Mail rid, May 1, 0:30 p. m. ? Advices from Muniln suv that tho American I sqnadrou, under Coinmodoro Dowoy j appeared off the Hay of Manila at ft o'clock thin morning, aud oponod a slroug cannonade against tho Spuuish squadron aud forts protecting tbo har bor. '1 ho Spanish socond-olass cruiscr, Don .J uuu do Austria, was severely damaged, and her commander was killed. Anothor Spanish vessel was burned. Tho American squadron retired, having also sustained severe damage. A second naval ongagomou.t followed, in which tho American squadron again suffered considerable loss and tho Spanish warships Mindano and Ulloa wero slightly damaged. Tho Spanish warships Miudano and Ulloa wore slightly damagod. During this engagement the Cayito forts main tained a steadier aud stronger fire upon Iho American squadron than in tho first engagement. Admiral Bormejo, the Minister of Marine, has expressed himself as highly pleased with tho heroism of the Spauish ru^uos, and has tolegraphed congratu lations to Admiral Afontejo ami the valorous crows of tUo Spanish squadron for their good conduct under lire on tho superior warBhips. oniclal Spanish Iieport. Madrid, May 1, 8 p. m. ? Tho follow lowiuK is the text of the official dispatch from tho Governor General of tho Philip pines to the Ministof of War, Lieuten ant-Geuoral Correa, as to the engage ment of Manila: "Last night, April liO, the batteries at the ontrance to the fort announced tho arrival of the enemy's squadron, forcing a passago under tho obscurity of tho night. At daybroak the enemy took up positions, opeuing with a strong lire against Fort Cavito and tho arsenal. "Our fieot engaged the enemy in a brilliant combat, protected by the Cav ito and Manila forts. They obligod the enemy, with heavy loss, to mauoeuvro repcatodly. At 9 o'clock the American squadron took refuge behind the for oigu merchant shipping on tho east side of tho bay. "Our Hoot, considering the enemy's superiority, naturally suffered a severe loss. Tho Muria Christiana iB on tiro and anothor boat, believed to be the Sau Junn Costra, was blown up. , "There, was considerable loss of life. Captain Curdarazo, cominundiuer tho Maria Christiana, is among tho killed. 1 cannot now give further dotails. Tho spirit of tho army, navy and volunteora is excellent. " Spain's Crushing lJefcat, London May 1. ? While it is clear thut tho Spanish squadron has suffered a crushing defeat, tho dispatches leave unclear the intensely interesting ques tion whether the American squadron has suffered material damage. All news thus far comes from Spanish sources; but it seems evident that Commodore Dewey has not captured Manilla. Un less ho is able to make" another attack and capture the town, he will be in un awkward position, with no base upon whioh to retire aud to refit. ? Probably, too, the United States squadrour will be obliged to make for San i'raicinco, as the entrance to Ma nila Bay wo* heavily mined with tor pedoes.* .4?ommodore Dewey displayed great pluck and daring in making for the inner harbor. According to private advises received from Madrid, the United States cruisers Olympia, Rnl cigli aud two other vessels, the namgs ot which are not givf?n, entered tho harbor. No dispatches give details as to the vessels actually engaged on either side. It appears to be iucorreot that the American ships finally anchored behind The Qoetil Appeal? to ilte fzttr. Loudon, May I. ? It is reported from Borliu that tho Queen Regent of Spain has appealed to the Czar for assist ance. The Czar replied that he docs not consider it time yet for Russian interference, but at the proper time ho will do whatever is possible. Another "PowdoT^Forks Kxplosion. The Clipper Powder Works, seven miles from Auburn, Cal.r baa been blown u?? It -is Apposed that light ning ca&tol tbo Zfcsploaum. Tbese works resumed operations n few days ago, after several mpnths of idleness. The Price of Provisions. At Santiago de Cob* men* is soiling at SI n pound, rioe M enter btass 3Jt esnts, flour 19 eeate and lord tt eents. Chicken* nrn ffc 90 upfeM. ? ? jnjj fko Troepa at Taaipa. Eleven racamsnts of infantry, one of eavalrj and ten liftt bettwiee of nrkil? lery are now eon sen tru led n I Tnaspn the UK'i chuuWuou 011 tho ?a*>t ?ulo i f j l ho buy. it should bo tho wont aide. l'i obubilitio* point m the diroctiou of tho m?cv{u1 ongauomont having occur led through tho Spaniards trying to pro von t tho landing of the American wouuded. , | Slilpn ( tiuiplotcly Dtiriitd nml iiUnli. Madrid, May 1. ? Midnight. ? An Ol)i? oiul telogrum received at a Into hoiu* from tho (Jovernor (Ion oral of thol'hil- , ippiuoH, says; "Admiral Montejo has transferred his llftg to tho crni?cr ltd ndo Cuba from tho cruiser lleina Maria Christina, Tho itoina Maria Christina was completely bnruoil, as was also tho 1 orumer (.'aatilla, the other ship* having to rotiro from tho combat, ami some being (.unk to avoid their falling into I tiio bauds of tho oneiuy, " OKWEV'S VftJTOilY Monns Probably an Knrly Kntl to tho War. Washington, May l. ? Au opinion, j frcoly expressed by naval officers, is J that t Ik; very dooisivo victory of Ad j luiral Dowoy's tloot will mean probably | an early end to the war without future J naval battloa of importance. Iho Amor- j iean Hoot is suggested now an supreme in tlie waters of Spain's possessions, j especially in the Philippines. It was stud that only by quickly yielding tt> J our demands in Cuba could this loss; possibly bo avortod. Slain, it was ar gued, was confronted with tho titua ? tion which promised naught save ' disaster in caso slio elected to force more lighting. Tho superiority ; ef a superior tloot lias htfeu demon titrated in the Paoillo and tlko sumo, it j is contended, would bo inevitable in the Atlantic in case tho clash eoipes. From wliatovor point of view considered, tho policy of 111010 lightiug upon tho part of Spain, promised nothing but moro Spanish misfortuue. Navy officers think this view must provail with the Hpan ish government and be the end of tho ' war, upon tho basis of Cuban inde pendence to follow soon, and that, too, without further notable opportu nity of tho Aiuoricati navy to provo its powers and distinguish itself. In tho .dispntches from Madrid* tho j statement was made that Admiral | Dewey oflectod a landing 011 tho west side of Manila bay for tho men of his fleet, who were wounded in tho engage ments. It was Buggesitid in official cir cles that this landing had a two fold purpose. It was not only that t!io ? wounded might have better care than ? tliey could rocoivo on ship board, in the ! face of other probable engagements, but j also of carrying out what was known to j be Adyiiral Dewey's purpose to cileet a^ junction with the insurgents as soo n as possible. Tho inBurgont forces surround Manila on tho land sides of tho city, and with tho in tention of securing control of Manila an soon as possible. As soon an tho junction of tho American aud insurgent forces, the one on sea and the other on land, is effected, a demand is likoly to bo tuado for tho surrouder of the city, and in the ovont of a refusal, u com bined attack would be mado upon it. Tho rosult of such an attack in the ab senco of a Spanish fleet and effective shore battery, seems a foregone con clusion. No news of a definite character is given concerning tho loss sustained by Admiral Dewey s squadron, and it is scarcely likely, in the opinion of ex perts of the navy, that authentio infor mation will be received until Adtftiral Dewoy has opportunity to communi cato officially with the Department. It is regarded probable that today Ad miral Dewey sent tho tovonue cutter McCulloch back to Hong Kong, with dispatches, aud that tho first informa tion will como from that point. Tho distance from Manila to Hong Kong is a trifle over ?il)0 miles and it will take tho McCulloch about two dsys to make the trip. No Protest. by Germany Or Krunce. Washington, April SO. ? It is semi officially stated in tho highest diploma tic quartors representing France and Germany, that no protest or roprosenta tiou of any character respecting the operations of the Amorican fleet at the Philippine Islands, have beon made, or are likely to be mado. Blanco Burning Towns. Key West, April 80. ? It is reported by Cubans tonight that Blanco is burn ing towns in the interior of Cuba. Captured by Itobbers. El Paso, Tex., May 1? The west bound Southern Paoifio passenger train No. 20, was takon in charge by four masked men two miles west of Corn stock, Tex. The express car and en giuo were dot ached and run a short distanco. The robbers wrecked the through safo aud took thoontire money coutoutfl, amounting to $&),000. The express car was badly wrecked by tho* explosion. No one was injured, -rind tho passengers were notdisturbed.' Tho robbers^itarted southward toward the Mexican border. Killed Two Men Without Cause. Paris Sints, a desperado of tho coal mines near Coeburn, Va. , shot and killed a white man and a negro, without apparent provocation. He attempted to make his oscape, bat the murders so incensed the bystanders that they shot Sints down, riddling his body ..with bullets. y*. Hart to Be PsrdmMd. The President has determined to par don Captain John D. Hart, of the LanrMUr now in prison in Fbllndel- 1 .phi*, for filibustering, and wtoee libe^r .a tion has bnon asked by about every member of tbn Senate.'??* _ Original Obeefrvnttons. Don't lot the Spanish needle* stick yon when yon get to Gnbn. This government will now give to ev ery man uniform treatment. ~l?ail4liia land vt IbitrmnA (Be freo, there's no man mere beloved than Gen. Fitsbngh Lea The "bine and tbe grity" in uniforms of brown will win a vtetory every day witbontnfoar fr frowp. dajdm s nltnf ??n^ifi^iffniiil J UPLOf VI6I0RY 1 ilif SI. At Manila Spanish Warships Wore Badly Outclassed BY THE AMERICAN MEN - OF - WAR. t'?t?!net At Miidrhl C'ouooile* Defoal Hut l>o Nut Lose Hourt --Spain's llouot* Must l!o I'roli'cted, They j Suy-?3Iiiy lloUl the i'lillllpluo 1?; lands. Washington, Special. ?-Tho latost nous from Manila, while nnoMcial, i* generally from trustworthy sources. The bombardment of tho city begun on tho Sd. Thoro whs such activity that tho British Consul oaino out to tho flag ship to interview Cupt. Dewey aud to soo what tonus could l>o made for a sur render, It i? assumed that ho was taoitly otn poworod to do this by tho Spanish au thorities, though ho was aoting osten sibly in the intortftt of the forcigu ele ment whoso personal safety aud busi ness operatious were put in sorious jeopardy during tho attack on tho oitj'. Such an errand, it is thpught, would bo more likely to bo deputed to a repre sentative of England than auyone else, on tho theory of tho friendship of Eng land aud tho United States and would luivo a powerful inlluenco in procuring conclusions to sparo Spanish dignity, \ It is reported that tho administration twill hold tho Philippine &?tandH as security for war indemnity, which will bo demanded from Spam on cessation uf hostilities. Washington. -?(Special.) ? Persons in tho confidence of tho President say 1 that the battle off Manila occurrod pruo- ! tically an tho administration expected. Prosidout McKiuloy is greatly iutorest ed in tho movement of tho Spanish squadron from Capo Vordo. Ho doeB not fear an invasiou of our ports. Thoro hasboon no olllcial advices from Manila. Madrid, Spain, (By Cable. )? The Spanish are furious over the Manila de feat aud are beginning to show discon tent. Martial law will be proolaimod if hostile aots ocour. Dispatches confirm the report that not oueof the American vessels were destroyed. London, (By Cable. )? A dispatoh to the Daily News on the 3d from Madrid says that it is believed that Manila will be oaptureid in tho next twenty-four hours. The dispatch klso confirms tho report of the complete destruction of the Spanish fleet aud the esoapo of the Amorican warships lrom any serious damage. Tho (ministers at Madrid ad mit pofcat. |British ambassadors in the East have orders to report til develop ments to tho foreign oflico hero. A later dispatoh from Admiral Mon* tojo to Madrid, Spain, suys the war ship Roina Christiana caught fire in the fore part and that an explosion caused tho ruin of tho flagship. The other ships retirod- to Baucor Creole, whoro several run ushore to pravout cupturo, Tho admiral says that Spanish losses are extremely heavy. Madrid, Spain. ? (By Cable. ) ?Tho cabinet discussed tho Manilla dofeat for four hours ou tho 2d. It is detor ltiiued to continue the strugglo to up hold. Spanish honor. A dispatch from Jiapg ;Kong says the Spanish sail orly. refused to leave the sinking shfrw ^ 1 Pewey'i Fleet Again at It The London Daily Mail has a dis patoh from Hong Kong, saying that Dewey'e fleet is off Corregidor Island, hotly engaged with the fort there. Electrical experiments show that the enable is cut at or near Manila. Spanish Loss Kstlinated at 400 A dispatoh from Madrid to thfe Paris Temps says: "No Spanish warship surrendered, and tho majority porished. The Spanish commanders wero killed while resisting to the last moment. Th? Spanish losses are ostimatod at 400 men killed, inoluding many nativos. The American squadron attacked furiously both tho Spanish squadron and C'avito, whero it caused great damage." A11 Matters Well Under Way. Washington. ? (Special. ) ? The War Department-is bending all its energies to the mustering in of the volunteers and the recruiting of the rogular army to its full war strength of 61,000 men. These matters are well under way, and the officials feel confident that within a reasonable time both the volunteers and the regular armies will be ready far practical military- duty. In a few 4njeall tho troops that hare dered to Tampa are expected ty reach that plane, and night large transports which are to eon duet the first expedi tion to Cuba hare been ordered to pro ceed to Tampa. Thn offloiala, however, decline to make public anV infnrma pi >0# lA vftoi Wotrt i? 11 m ilia. ? Csbssa Knitted" fee War. ? Two hundred Cubans, who have bnea ? '? citr by wrrtna in Tampa. They will be formed into a enmity regiment nnd under the lender YAl.TAHIiK IX KOli >1 A ? ION. Imciit Ion of Torpedo >1 lues uml l'ow or % oi Oiiiih at ( uli, m I'm tit A^ccrtulueu. I >? . W'. T. iminner, formerly I'nited Htrttos Pituitary inspector a t llabauu, hu* just returnod from \\ ushingtou, says a Savannah, (la. , special, whore ho wont to place valuable information in the hands of tho tmrgoon-gonoral a d of lionoral Milos and tho war depart meut. I>r. liruuner, while in llabaua, for tho sum of $5.80 a month, obtained tho original reports from all the Spanish military hospital* These reports are now in tho possession of Surueou Gen eral Wj'iUttii, They show, l?r. lirini" tier states, that there woio in tho Span itdl hospitals daily out of tho artny of 110,000 men, front 80,000 to 88,000 sol diors. Tho unsanitary oonditions sui round ing tho men and the msiithoiont atten tion given them, togothor with u lack of good fond, are responsible for these facts, he states, Dr. liruuner also se emed in tho-paniH way information about all of lheoo.it formications around llabauu, and personally saw planted eight of the submarine minos now in tho harbor there. TIiomo plans luivo boon placed in the possession of tho war departments With them he had data allowing the number, size and description of all the gun*, system of measurements, length of ihoir base lines ami a full deaorip t mil of all thoir aiumuuitiou niul high explosives. Dr. liruuner doqn not think an army of invasion should bo sent to Cuba un til fall on account of tho likelihood of a groat mortality from yellow fovor and other fevoiB. Ho .says with tho volun I teers and regulars, tlio Spaniards will probably soon assemblo an ariuy of about HO, 000 men in llabana. THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. Tli? South. C. II. Phinizey, for Beventoon years president of tlio (loorgia Railroad and Ranking Company, and of tho Atlauta and West l'oiut Railway is dead. At Louisburg, N. C. , Mr. Joseph Hart rocofvod a verdict in Fraukliu county curt for $1,000. riamagOB against tho lialoigh and Gaston Huilroad. frJovou peoplo woro killed and four seriously injured by an explosion at tho California Coaliug Powder Works, at Santa Cruz, Cal. Tho e\ plosion wan duo to an accidental* Tho Carter court-martial at Savannah, Gu,, linn been concluded and tho de cision of tho court will ho at onco for warded to tho J 'resident, whoso decision is final. Tho result will not ho nmdo public for Bovoiftl days. Mrs. Ralph ProBton, of Richmond, Vs., left a heqnost of $10,000 to Johu Farrell, barkoopor in a Now York res taurant, who found a certificate of hor maniugo, which had been mislaid in the old Now York Hotel some years ago. A Winston, N. C. , special says the 0-year-old son of Eugene Bhore, a Forsyth farmer, was thrown from a horse end killod. ills feet caught in the harness and ho was dragtrod some distance. His head struck a stump with great forco, knocking him sense less. April has been the biggest month in the history of tho Winston, N. C. , in ternal revenue ofilce. Tho stamp sales Aggregate 8104, 608; 88. The shipments of manufactured tobacco amounted to ?, 100,431* pounds. Winston sold 1, 122,570 pounds of leof tobacco during April for $82,090.81), an average of $7. HO per hundred pounds. The North. A Hash of lightning severed the right foot of Joseph Boelunan, of Westbainp ton, N. Y. 10. IT. Myers, prosidontof tho Water town^N. Y. , Bank, absconded. Ilois short $10, 000 and tho bank is broke. George Mile# shot and killod his swoothenrt, Hirdio Fox, at Oshkosh, Wis., and thon killod himself. At Chicago, May wheat has roaohed tho 81. 25 per bushel price, the con tinued rise boing chiefly attributable to the war prospeots. The Ohio State Senate has adopted | a resolution, which says Sen. Hanna attempted to bribe members of the Legislature^to prooure his election. W. D. Reeve's saw mill plant and ? large quantity of lumber at Hebena, Ark. .has been burned. The loss is 8100,000; insurance 000. A quarrel over the ownership of *gan stChioago, 111., resulted in the mur der of Joseph Mancinoski by William Smith. While playing "war" at Counoil Bluffs, Ia., a boy named Patterson shot aud killod his brother. Jacob Gramma, a small shop-kooper, 00 years old, living on Morton street, in New York, murdered two of his chil dren, aged ft aud 1 1A- years; mortally wounded a rtiird and inflicted fatal wounds on himsolf. Anoto written by Grainum indicated that his act was caused by jealousy of his wife. Galona, 111,, tho home of General U. 8. (iiant, on the ^7tb, celebrated tho soventy-seventy anniversary of the groat leador's birth. Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, accouipaniod by her daughter, Vivian, represented tho Grant family. Judge Finery Speor, a Confederate veteran of Macon, Go., was the orator of the day. ?> . i MtoetltoiMui. All the BMMmar pig iron fnrnaeaa in Ike Central Wa?t will b? ibatd?Vfi" for thirty days during M?y, Jane and Jnljr. ** <fh*SMi)iah?flMn?tH?T?uk Cob% ere drilling every man th?y can wrm ifitoaerriqe. H?m?, nji a BiHMk aee captain, will gin Mi iel4iflCUtlL ?freighting thfy want whan tb?j A nutoag tr?a of tha Largaat aiaa will jmdlMM ttOM (btt iM pauia?l antaaga. 9 Governor Black, .ef New Tork, baa Tba Balgiaa CkmrMNt baa ogbrad ON IS 10 H HP. - ? Eight Largo Steamers Chartered !o Convey Troops, ? r~ NEW RATT I. FSHI PS AUTHORIZED Troop# I)oIi>k Mobilised at Tampa May lie Urdorod ot Once to Cuba. 8,000 Men to Compose the Advaues Ounrd. Washington, April 28. ? The shelliog of tho Matunzas butteries was tho topio of abao^bi'ig interest throughout uaval niul oOlcial circles uonorally, today. 1* was dianiHsod on tho basis of tlio pres? reports from Key West, us tlio Navy l>opuitmeut rooeivml uu information whatever mi the subject. KccreturyLoug eutd that no report hud l?oon received / from Admit al Sampson, nor was tho Navy Department advised iu auy wuyof tho shelling of Muluuzua. Mr. Long ad dud that ho felt no disposition to keep from the publio any news ooneorping such an important event as a naval en gugemeut, or a butt lo. TboSoorotary said that in the abaeuee of alt ollluiul infor mation, he wae incliuod to believe that tho sholliug van confined to the ex ehungo of a fow shots, and did not as suiuo the proportions of a regular bom bardment. Whon his attention was direoted to rQports that th^shelliug was the result of direot ordera from tho President, tho tSeoretary paid this wan not so, uh tho PreBideut has given no direct orders on auy of these move Dents. Will Move on Cuba. Jacksonville. Flo., April 28. ? A special to tho Timcd'Uuion and Citizen from Tampa, Fin., says: The nows of ' tho bombardment of Alatanzas forts bv ' Admiral tiumpaou roachod here tills af ternoon, ami aoon after Col. Melville A. Cochran, commanding tho First Fro visional Brigade of Tauipn Division, received a tologram from Washington instructing him to held his command ' in renditions for immediate departure, with rations for thirty days. The or der from Wnshingtou rolating to tba movement* tho First Brigade, above roferred to, is boing wbispored about among /the officeis in the rotuuda of tho'notol . this eveuing. Although no definite orders have as yet boeu ro [ coiv<wl it is expected IhoTweuty-second Brigade will receive a similar messago frofn Washington withfn a few hours, (/flicers here oxpect that all the troops now stationed at Chicksunaug# will fce here fn a few days. "The troopB consist of a, COO cavalry, ten batteries of artil lery of 500 men and 2,000 infautrj', or a total of 0,000 men. On the Arrival of theno troops it is quite likely that they will be organized into brigades ana regiments for transfer to Cuba. The Spanish Fleet. j . London, April 2t>. ?The mystery re garding the movements of tlid Spanish mon-of-wur is still unexplained. The -4 secretaries at the Spanish embassy, in ter viewed on the subject, _iidiOUlft ttu) statement that the squadron at Cape Verdo is dcliyed by lack of ooal. Ac cording to advices via. Bayonn6. the battleship I'olayo, fully equipped/ hae . goiio to Cadiz. Reports thai she has been cruising in the company of other vc.^Kuls probably moans that she hat been trying her boilers. It is believad that the squadron at Caj>e Vorde Islands has really bcou waitiug the arrival of the i'elayo aud the Alphoueo XIII, and other mou-of'War. Now that Portugal has deolared neutrality, the float wilt be compelled to sail without delay whether ve-enforced or not. Ordered to March.1' The Governor of North Carolina has issued orders for tba volunteers to to mobilize at Raleigh on tba 2d. The reeeipt of tba telegrams was tba aignal for renewed enthusiasm on tba part of tba troops of tba various oommAads. Tba volunteers ware given aavaral. hours of drilling; nniforroa ware ' secured, business arrangements made by man of affisira, and everything per taining to military life quiokened. ? >. a Steamers Chartered. A rather striking sign of tba immi nence of tba ihvaalon of Cuba wasu?<>*~ tained in the chartering? today, bytfc^ War Department, of eight large ataAm era of an average capacity of about 2, 000 tons, and able to carry from 000 to 1,200 passengers each. These ara to ba used as trausi>orts for the conveyance ? of tho first military expedition to Qnba. The Navy Department baa ceifsed ite purchaso of ships for convaraioo into ? - war vessels, owing to the exhauationof the $50,000,000 war fund. It ia oosd dently expected that Congress will como to the relief as tba Department ia still in need of auxiliary yessela. lluttieshlps Authorised, The board o( bureau chief* mat ft o- - day, to begin tbo consideration of plant for too thro# now bettieabip* a?*.;' tb orient by the naral appropriation bill, and programed ao fat that oiroo Jr . .. * .apbhr ? ? -?? mU will be in Hie main rty to the battleehip Sttim at Ifnrpott N?#a abost2