The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 13, 1898, Image 1
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lJewey* Breaks the Silence and
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Dispels the Anxiety.
ELEVEN SPANISH BOATS WENT DOWN-THREE HUNDRED SPAN
IARDS KILLED AND FOUR HUNDRED WOUNDED,
.
- THE AMERICAN SQUADRON UNINJURED, ONLY A FEW WOUNDED.
'I'bo Story of Ilow tho IJig liattlo Was KoiiBlit--llo Has Taken t!io
Fortifications and Landed Marines at Cavlte, and Holds Two Hun
dred and Fifty Wounded Spaniards a? I,rlsoners-->Iaulll?4 !a at Ills
Mcrt-y and Ho f)ocs Not Neod Anything at Present.
Washington.? (Speoial,) ? Common l
doro Dewey 'b official report reada as !
follows:
Manila, via Hong Kong? Our Squad- I
ron arrived at daybreak Bumlay, May
J at. Wo immediately engaged the:
enemy and doHtroyed tho following ;
ships:
( 'misers: REINA CHRISTINA, ISLA
DE CUJiA, CABTILLA, DON AN
TON LO, DE ULTOA, DON JUAN,
DE AUSTRIA.
. < lun boats: GENERALLESO, MAR- j
Ql'JS, DEL SUER, and the armed !
transport, ISLA DE MINDANO.
Buffered the most of an3' of the Ameri
can ships. Five of ton shots struck her,
but none of her ollicoia or crew mum
soriouslj' hurt.
Oulv a fow slight injuries woro r.uf
ferod by the Amorionn licet, the worst
of which resulted from an explosion of
atr munition on the deck of the I > n 1 1 i -
inoie. The other shipsiofihe fleet were
practioally unhurt.
Ouo hundred and fifty Spaniards
were killed and many were wounded.
The cruisor Hsina Christina was t!io
worst damaged of tho Spanish Khips
and it is behoved that she w.tft sunk.
The other ships of tho Spaniards wcro
quickly riddled by tho Americans' lire.
Two torpedo boats from Civile wr-ro
quickly made to return to that place lwr
MAP SHOWING THE SCENE OF COMMODORE DEWEY'S NAVAL' OPE RATIONS
Tlio Amorican Squadron was unin
jured. A fow men were slightly
wounded.
The only moans of tolegraphiug is
through tho American, consul at Hong
Kong. J shall coinmnnicato with him
immediately. (Signed) Dbwky,
Muiiillu at Dewoy'g Mercy.
A pocdnd dispatch from Commodore
Dewey announces that he has takqu
the fortifications and has landed ma
rines 14 Cavite. lie holds 250 wound
ed Spaniards as prisoners, and that
Manila is at his mercy. Dewey statdft
positively that ho does not need auy
thiug at present.
Ilow the lluttlo Was Fought.
[Copyright, 1898, l?y Assoclatod Press. J
Hong Ijong. ?(By ('able) ? The order
of ba^Me asf^umed by tho (Spanish was
(with all tho\ small craft inside Cavite ,
harbor, behiud stonoand timber break
waters, and the larger ships cruising off
Cnvite and Manilu. No patrol was es
tablished, nor Was any searoblight
placed at the ontiifnee of the bay.
Jf On Saturday night the American
** ehips crept inside tho bay without be
ing seen until the McCulloch's funnel
emittod u spark. Then a few shots
wero exchanged withCorregidor Island,
but the lleet never stopped or Blowed
down until opposite tho oity, at dawn.
' The Spanish ships then opened fire,
supported by the Cavite forts. The
McCulloch remained at some distance
and the enemy's sholls passed, but did
not touch her. The cruiser Baltimore
The Unfitness Situation.
Bradfttreol's commercial report for
the past week says in part: "Evidences
accumulate that the corner haa finally
boen turned in the trad* situation, and
that circumstances which hava hither
o been regarded as disquieting
liave begun to give way to more
cheerful conditions, or are begin
ning to be recognized in m truer
and more reasfctafbla light ' A
new aenae of national etrength endH
energy seems unquestionably to have J
developed since the news of the Ameri
can victory at Manila, and the business
community generally, with fa# exeep- J
tions, would appear to hare oome to 1
the conclusion that tha possible oflfceta
of the present war have peen already
discounted.-"
.JC,
Aa the News c omes Krom 8las?laL
Lordon.? (By Cablet. )? A special dis
patch from flhaughai, purports -that
Japeaeee reports a# tho ightfag at
Manila, rsceiied rim ttoi'lalmd of
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-?rt-i
shelter.
When the fleet wan gointr into Manila
harbor, a sudden upheaval of thewateia
I occurred a little distance in front of tlio
leading ship, and Quickly following
this a socond waterspout, denoted that
the Spaniards had lirod a con pin oi
mines or torpedoes, but their efforts
to biow up the nhips wero unsuccess
ful.
The Cavite areennl explodod ?fid forty
Spaniards wcro killed. The forl& inado
a nominal resistance. The buttery Inn
never capitulated and the Spaniards
ashoro are still deiinnt.
Long's lipply to Dewey.
Washington? (Special. )? Formal nu
nouncement of the brilliant nchiovo
meut at Manila was made to the I'rosi
dent by Secretary of tlio Navy Long.
Hecretary Long, by direction of tiio
President, sent the following reply to
Do we j*:
Washington, May 7, 1808.
[tDewey, Manila:
Tho President, ia the nnmo of tho
American poople, thanks yon anil your
officers a|d men for your splondid
achievement and overwhelmiug victory.
In recognition he hos appointed you
acting admiral, and will recommend
a rot? of thanks to 30 u by Cougross.
LoN'G.
Spanish Ijimh Still Grows.
A London cablegram of the Dili soya
all the Spanish vessels are destroyed
with 2,000 men. Tho Spanish estimato
gives their loss at 1,000 killed and
wounded. In tho Heinn Marin Christ
tina 200 men are believed to havo been
killed or drowned.
Dewey's forces at Manila.
The force undor Commodore Dowoy
at Manila was 1,755 oflicers and men.
These wero divided as follows: Olyin
pia, 400 officers and niou, Jialiiiuore, :K?
officers and 850 nion; Concord, i;i otTt
cera and ldO nieiji; Hostoo; 10 otiicei-H
and 265 man: Petrtol, 10 officers and 122
man; Italeigb, 20 officeirfi and 202 men;
McCuUoch, 10 officers and 120 men.
1 Ih> Ph 1 1 tppln C pedlt Ion.
It ia said that 5.000 t Aops aoon
to be sent to toe rhilippiW -Islands by
Unele 8am. Ya addition to tho regular
eoldiere, the Notional Guards of Cali
fornia. Idaho, Oregon and Washington
maj ba (loUilad. Thexo are plenty
?eaaela available for transportation. . T |
A Charm to 8*v*. "Flihtloa Bob.'#
Captain Barkadalo abd W. R. Terrill,
of Yirgiaia, hare seat VFighting Bob"
Etui, of the a Patrick county
IWr
illy moantod in gold,
1 lead the flfliter a
-?C3?
tui:si!u\s i n \ r wkxi' (h?\vn !
I^ist (jHho lioiii'', Destroyed li^ Dewey
or u?o i >i* \ astatioii.
\\ aahington (Spooial. As soju aa
tho Navy 1 'epait nioiit had t.'ix) complete
oiiiiMitl list of tiio Spanish bhipu de
stroyed I <v ('oiuiuodoie Dewey, thuy
tui POil tu tli* ii data show ing tho char
net of of those ships, us it gavo ft full i
idea of tho extent of tho dovafctat ion
Caused by tho American ileal. Taking
iu tho l(a>t order reported by Coiniuo
dor?? Puwoy, tiio i.lups doatroyod aro as
follow*:
It in. i Christina, cruiser, hinylo ao.row, i>ar- (
que rff.'gM ! i ! j ?. wlifi oti't* funnel; displaeo
lllont, tun.'; length 2KU f ? 1 *>t { beaill 4'h
in"a!i uraugl.t K. fci.'t; aruiuiuent 1U Huutwria
(I i.^>h and l ii.cli guns, two miohlno guns,
ami flvo torpoilo tubes; complement, U70
men.
('alalia, built at OiidlK !?? |Hs? t tduglo j
bnrqno rigged, one funnel, orui*ori j
displacement, J tont<; length 2lt> feot, ar
mament, tou Krti|ip nu ha ami four revolving 1
cannon, two torpedo tube*; complement, "H>0
mou. <
Doh Autonlo do Ulloa, built at omoca in
1**7, Iron orulser, aingles.'rew. barque rigged,
?>n< funnel; displacement, 1,1 M tons; length,
2 10 rout | armament, ft Itonturia guns, oun
machine gun, 2 torpedo tubes; complement,
I T J inoa.
Ida do Cuba, built flt Klawlck In 1890;
slot" I cruiser, double aorow, two-iaastpil,
wl tli military tops; b'liglh. 1H5 foot; displace
ment, 1,010 ions; armament. 12 gun;'!, :ltor
ptido tul<oi< ; Complement, lilt man.
. tlom-ral l\v.-,v>n, built in (.'Hrllittgenn in
iron gun-boaf , double aorew, ??-?*>? >oikm'
ri'^n?.li length, J ~?s feet ; displacement, f>.'5
to s; armament, Hgim*, :i inu.diiue ({litis and
) t..>rpo''?> tul???t gun; complement i>s men.
Marques del l?uero, built.at Lit Heyeno In
1S75, Iron gun-boat, double aerew; achoouer
rlgge.l; displacement, 501 tons; armament, 3
K" ?> -, I inachiue; complement, D8 men.
Tho Kl Correo Is anppo^od to bo tlio
l.i t'auo, tb.it boiun tho uamo givon In
tlio data <>f tlm Navy Dupai tinout, Kbo
is an irnu ^un-bont of &'J5 tints, doublo
j?oi't"kV, soboiuior rhry?'il, \vltli 8 gunn, it
maoSiiio1 i?u tin and 1 torpoJo tubo| ootnplo
monl, I'S men.
\#!a^oo, iron cruiser, barque rigged, 210
foot I'm,-;, 1 , 1.3'.l tons lisplacoinont vyrmamont.
2 maoblio'guns; outnplomout, lTsiiion.
I -.la d" .Mindanao, trausport, built in 1881;
length, 37ti b i t; digplaooinont, 4,li?5 tons.
'J'lto navul byoka Ht tho I ?opartmont
(lo not show a Spanish ship of tho muno
of lsla Dulloa. Tho noaroat to that
name is l>on Antonio do IJlloa. Ah
tho latter i? in Coiumodoro Dowcy'n
liat, it ih probable that in irnnsferrinK
tho dispatch two names liavo been
mado out of thi? length}' wingle name.
l'AV SOLI>IKU8 lilOT.
Privates <ipt $lo.CK> Now Instead of
$i:i Per Month.
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Under tho now law just mado Uy Con
gross, tho soldiers will bo boiler puiil
(luring t It o war than they bavo boon
I aid in tiniOs of pftaco. InsloWd of o I -
t iii^C l;i l-or month tho private^ will bo
paid &15.0U per month, aiul tho pay of
othur ranks bus boeu'^iucrealed. Tho
increase was just about 20 psr cent. of
tho obi pay.
Thirty-seven dollars por month is tho
estimated amount of money which tho
government will pay otd for cach pri
valo. This includes tho oost of food,
lodging, clothing modictd attention and
pay. The onlistod strength and scalo
of pay for thu dilYcront grades aro ok
follows 011 present war footing:
Coinpauy of Infantry ^-'Monthly
V l>fty
First Sergeant &8Q. 00
(Juartermastor Sergeant... 21.00
Sergeants 21.(10 oaoh
Corporals iy. 00 each
'L'wo Musicians 15.00 each
Ouo Artificer..., 18. (>0
Ono Wagorucr 10. HO
Privates 15.00 each
These men are supplied with uni
forms and all othor necessary clothing,
including shirts, drawers, undershirts,
stockings, shoes, hats, caps, blaukolH,
etc., and aro well fod. When all this
is considered the scale of pay amounts
to much moro than if first seems. At
a reasonable estimafo of the' cost of
tho articles furnished, together with
tho pay, it will bo found that in tho
lowest grade, that of a private, tho j
money value of what tho volunteer re- j
ceives is about S37f^or month, ranging I
upward to I hat of 1'^hI Borgeaat, which j
is more than 8">U. In addition to the |
above, tho sbldior receives medical at
tention free of charge, and when stck
there is no loss of pay. In casodio is
disabled physically while in tho service
ho is entitled to bo ponsioned. The
term of service is for two years, nuless
sooner discharged.
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Di'slre a Sliurl War.
There is a goneral desiro in Kill ope
for a short war. Talk of intervention ie
ronewedj
To Strengthen Kort- Moproe.
Tho Petersburg (Va. ) Iron Works
have made a largo shipment of large
iron bolts uud bands to Fort Monroo,
to be used in strengthening tho fort.
This company has a largo contract for
furnishiug tho United Slates uovorn
ment with projectiles, and in order that
tho contract may bo tilled as soon as j
possible, the company is working day j
and night shifts. ^
Tlie Tobacco Tux Increase.
Washington? (Special.)? An increase
in tho tobacco tax from 12 to 10 centt
por pound, and striking out tho rotro
active feature, is tho latest plan ol
the Senate Finance Committee. Large
manufacturers favor au increase as an
ofleet to tho concession to tho elimina
tion of the retroactive clattao. Small
dealers are opposing an lucroase.
<;*!?. w?t<le In (Jommnm
Major General Jamas F. ^n^non
in command of the army w invatjon,
by his right as senior officer, diapli
s*fajor General W. R. Shatter, h<
ffecein command.
Pope's A4*lee t? tl leQeeen. - -
A Rome special asserts thai the Pops
has sent * telegram to iheOeee* Reg
ent of Spain aarnaaily advising ap im
mediate appeal to the European power*
for mediation in the war with America.
Hia^Hbiftteae it i s?td to hari promised
hie anpffort and thai of the pewsea to
obtAik an honorable aslaiiea of tho
^ngKgnyr- ? >
Wise as4 Otherwise
;_MU^atisatilaaaatoeliataL#es?#iy
^The? iSdSSSaTbee is a stan's bona* J
! llllli Jill fORGtS.
rr
Elaborate Scheme Planned to Get
tiio Men Together,
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i when Ihey will be sent.
?
Om North Carolina Itcy linen t Will
j Ho Sent to I'hlfliiHt'i.itijgii, iinii
M, Olio Itfttultlon tit' 1 ii I (i ii 1 1' \ .
!
Washington -(Special. ) ? With a \ u \s
to HystoniHtixing the great work of
uiobilii&inu tho furoon and putting; tliom
. in . ftorvice, tlto War Pepartmoet ha-<
i planned a sohomo \\ hieh, it is believed,
will very much hasten tho work of
, getting tho meu together uud equipping
; thorn, whilo availing any congestion of
1 tho rail road tifl^HSJ suoh us is always
I to bo appr ohondod io oasoa of war. lu
! stead of allowing all tho troops called
? for from a particular Stato to bo as
| aemblod and hrokou in at thorendc/
j vovis, tho Department is inatruct
I ing its mustering oil! i*or;s to com
i ploto tho organization of regiment ? ;<.s
! rapidly as possible, and as soon as
? ono in organized to report tho hiv-l to
-tho Dopartmout, when tho regiment
j will ho ordered ut vneo to tho point so
looted for concentration. In thi.* wu\
; butuptiou. this thud division will con* !
j -i into tiio second re^ery^ to ho drawn
! u, <11 to: i>' ciiiorcouiyiita whenever I
1 ?>!? d, I it i-% potinfido that tho nfyn
ih> \ ? , will ho i hI led upon to leave their 1
<> vn Slide-*, nnli1 tho plans yf the W'ai
I >epai luienl mi.-nuit y.
It may t > o icuiniked, by the way, that j
of the ih.'t class will coniri tho
\t5hi?'h ill ho sent in the Phil
i i; l ino Ls'imdv tit'iii'i al M ilos has pro
I o o- 1 ii -heme (dumping the boundaries
; i ? i t ho present I fopai t inon ts to facilitate
j tho working out of thin plan and it is
ii n luv 'i o > oci i tai\\ Vigor foi endorse
? juout. t he responses so far received
J from tiio mustoring otlioors continue to
, he \ cr> eucovuagiuii.
i In nnswoi to ropeuted requests from
! nil sections of the country, for informa
tion as to where the various organizu
lio'is d( St ito ti v-'ps, which are being
; mustered int > tho f'nited States sei'
? vice aio to Ki sent, Secretary Alger
torni-died the \ssociato Press with a
'itiitouioiii showing tho, .destination of
i lu> \ o'nutoor troops. 9'he list is tutb
je 'Mo correct ion. It Hvtll bo uotieod
go:iei:idy speaking, three points
j are i?> receive the initiator number of
'troops. I'he olli.oal list contains tho
, following :
, A mono the troops assigned to Wash
1 1 ? ^ I ? ? ii i.s ono regiment of Virginia in* |
fan try.
l -i i ivnp II Thomas, t'hiekamauga;
j\ !t I '.iro* ma, one regiment of infiin
; ti y ; South < ' u o' ina, one hattalion of
i infantry; Yn^iim, one regiment of in
fan 1 1 y.
i I'o I'liuipi. I'la. : (leorgiu, one regi
j iin-iil of infantry.
I io department commanders for count
V1KW 0F tampa. ri.onii.^Ni, iHK IM 11:11 #tateh akmv en.
NANKING FO It c'f; , 1 0 A D 1 K 11 * C< 1: N ^ 1 ' hHAFl'lin, ruKI AHATOHl' TO JiAl
i the government will lie greatly relieved
in the distribution of storos, which will
bo called for only as fust as thoy are
needed. The niou al8o will bo mnro
amenable to discipline when quickly !
transferred to tlio concentration points
outside of thoir owu States, ltisthoox
pcctuliou that the first logiinonts or
ganized will bo sent to Chattanooga,
-thence to Cuba, via Mobile, Tampa,
New Orleans ami Gttlveston, for expo
| dition will lie dispatched from cnoli of
these points. The Governor of a State
will have no hand in tho designation of
I tile roffimonts to go to pATlMlSTcoir
ccnltaliou cauips; tno destination will
?dopoud upon the promptness with
! which tho volunteers aro organized and
ready for transportation.
Thoso troops will recoive Ihoir^quip
j men I when they are organized, equip
[ ped and concentrated. The govern
j iueut will then bo toady to equip tho
[ second contingent, namely, tho forces,
about equal to another third of tho to
't nl call, which Will bo assigned to tho
dofoncos of the coast and harbors, re
placing tho regular Unitod Ststes
troops withdrawn from thoso ports.
When thoso are equipped tho govern
ment will turn its attention to tho
third class, comprising the last third of
tho 1 '?}?*>, 000 volunteers called for. It is
tho sincere hope of the War Depart
ment that it will not be callod upon to
fully equip theso troops before hostili
ties at an end, but the work of prepara
tion is proceeding on the coutrary as
J'roopH for Dewey.
Washington.? (Spooial. ) ? At the cab
inet meeting on the Uth it was decided
that .1,000 troops would bo sent to ro
enforco Admiral Dewey on the City of
I'ekin, and tho other transports. Tho
Charleston will act as convoy. /tis not
probable that Dewoy'a squadron will
bombard Manila or ongago in any ac
tive work against tho fortifications
thcro except such as tho admiral may
find necessary in order to retain con
trol of point.:* now in his possession.
The Spanish Armaria.
The power of Spain was at its highost
in lAi'-J when J'hiliplf, tho King, fitted
out tho Armada to crush the English
and French i'rotestants. It was an
armed licet of l.lOships, 10, 31K? soldiers,
2,421 cannons and 8,400 officers when
assembled in tho British channel and
thought to bo invinciblp. But storms
i\roso and shattered the ships, and tho
English fleet, tinder the great Admiral
Drake, pursued and ruined- it in 1580.
Philip, who was a. Spaniard of Span
iarda, first established, it he Spanish
capital at Madrid in li)d0. After tho
destruction of tho Armada, he said: "I
sent my ships against men, not against
billows. Thank God, I can raise another
fleets. " But the power of Spain declined
from thai day.
Oca. Lm'i Pletsr* Veil,
? The bM^fal picture of Oen. Lee,
after Mr surrender at Appomattox,
which wae painted bj Oerbardar, tho
artist, who is now enraged in the in1
terior decoration of the National I*i~
brar/ Uild.isf at - Washington, and
whlsh *s? plased in I#ee Cs?p,rt
fiiehmoad. Va.ysome months age bj a
brother of QA Jfutsa Mayre. fell and
m beaattfnl fleee of work,
ieralaedat^W, .
I dofcnco and reserve: Florida, otio rog
: iment of infantry; Oeorgia, ouo rog i
: mont of infant vy and two biUttorioa of
! light artillery; North Caro/ina, one
! battalion and 0110 regiment ?f infantry;
' Smith Carolinia, one regiment and one
j battery of heavy artillory; Virginia,
1 ono regiment of infantry.
KIKSr KXPKDITION.
? Ship IjOikI of Arm?, Ammunition unci
Supplies fur Cubans. 0
; Tampa, Fhi. --(Spcoinl. ) -The atoam
? tin: ( huvsje, ono of the Mai lory J.ine of
: boats, chartered by the government for
I tine as a transport, mailed for Cuba on
: tiio ilth, loaded with arms, ammunition
[ and nnpplies furnished by tliu United
| States government fur tiio use of the
i (.11 bun insurgents. A company of 100
! U. S. troops from the Fit* a I Kegimout
j of infantry accompanied tho expedition
] to aid m guarding the landing of the
| valuable cargo on the consL^of Cuba,
and will, if necessary, ponorrnto into
the interior far onough to placo tho
supplies in the hands of the insurg
ents. Tho oxnoditiou was iiY charge of
Captain J. II. Dorst, general mili
tary aide, who has just returned from
Cuba.
Tho (tnsaio had on board hot ween
0,000 and 7,000 Springfield titles, about
200.000 rounds of ammunition nnd sev
eral hundrctrtioxes of provisions, con
sisting principally of oanndkl meats and
hard tack. 1
I/Pl' (lets Ills Ortlej-s.
Major Generals Fit/hugl Leo and
i Joseph Wheeler have bop?-'ordorod to
roport to Maj. (Jon. IjfOoko, at Cliicka
mauga. ft is expected that these
Southern generals will bo givon com
mand of troops from Sonthorn anil
Southwestern States, which will be
sent to Chickamauga as soon an thoy
are equipped nnd formed into regiments
at the Ststo camps.
w nr Itcvcmio Hill.
Tho Senato finance committee has
docidod to place a licouuo upon banks
at the rate of 8100 a year, and brokers
$?0. The rato of life insurance com
panies has been increased fivefold,
being 10 cents on every jflOO, and it ia
estimated that this increase will add
about 61,000,000 in revenue. Tho pro
vision for an iufceritAnce tax and for a
tux on bills of lading were both
adopted, ps were the provisions f?r
taxing all dealings in futures, includ
ing bucket shop operations.
Ivntclmitl Will Rsok the United Stat#*,
Ji the Uuited States should decide to
keep tho Philippine* Engltod will
bock her.
K?4 ?>?? R?H*f ??fni^ttte?.
Tho American National Red Croat
(telitft committee hma been orgtojAd,
with Bishop Potter, of New York, as j
chairmen, thoDnrpoao being to take in
every auxiliary ofgtfiMtiuo in IF"
eountry, whiek ot|uiM^QL.
ntront to OT^antz?, for thepurpooe of|
r?lteviog Buffering ettuwd bjr war, dis
-ease or CTtataity *ae?d*?t wa '
| contributions front tits snstrj. wkalk' I
1 er in money or ^fUeeof nn/ ki#*
inimfiiniwfiifl!
i
! Thai is the Idea of Undo Syim at j
Pivsont
?
!1 HOOPS WILL CiO (0 CUBA '
l ImhIpiM of Ohlt'Uiiiii.iu^it - ( ho Span- !
I h 1 1 S<|ittt>l hi ii May <i?? through
the Sue/. Canal ami Allacli . I
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j \\ u.nIiiu^Ioii, jSjifv'ial. i I ho M.tMi) :
t volitated ? oidri oil to l hu'luintuil^ti \\ ill j
$;u tdruinht to lampa instead, Thin j
| menus I In* imniod into invasion of (Ubi).
l iou. Miles' stall' iiivoiu |Miiy i im hun i
will consist of ( 'olonol M?h?, ^'olouol j
M tchelor, Major Om^oiuI ? | >oi'lor ( h'eon- j
I on I , Captain In SI obeu, l olonol till- )
Kioto, ( aptiuii Scott aw. I ( lout'ial Mile.- I
ami Uotioinl I il/hn^h I .Oc?. **
I ft eon foronco i louoi'itl '.Mioandii. j
I Motion t od (Jonernl Miles \>illi ilis j
, patches from tlonernl (iouio/. of K'ont ]
. importance, ^i\ in^ dolnds of tlio plan* I
of tlio i lib uracil Is who will moot anil
00 operate immediately ill the invasion. I
j (louoriil Miion imparted thoinforniiition
I t?> tho I i ok id out n t once.
StcaniiMH I 'niter Charter.
Tho (,>ttfti let uiii8lov-< letionil Inn it t
ready tfotton under charter twenty- j
seven moiehaot steamem for llio trnns-j
port of troops, ami roughly Bpenkin^,
t Ii oho should entry about 'JO, 000 nion. |
( > t hoi H are heing procured iih nipiilly ua i
poauihle. Tlio plan of tlio War Depart
ment in to have tlioyo vessels assemble
lit tlio ilirtoront (Jiilf portii ? Taiupa, j
Mobile, New Orleans and < hilvoston
to take ou troops which will I ?o rout
1 hero.
Hunt l'|i t lio Spanish MUp*.
It is thought Unit no enduring peuco
can- l?o aec-iired until the Spann- \
uiivv liuu boon .l..?tr?.ye.l, a"
U,i, .1 m?v ?l'l*?r?
must make up their mnuJaJo K? H"?'
r K" rk- r ;
, nick ??"..go into <h? ! 'nt'iilo till uuiili !
Sun/. (.anal, and attack Dcwe.v at Ma
; a i h aaid that, contrary o the
;:^mon understanding, thoHuo* U-;
in upon to the warships of helli^oHin j
powers, ho Unit iflho Spanish cIioobo to |
ake thin course Ihey 11 lol,K.|J t
ofunypmHuiuu Meet fr o.n J-iJ ? ?f
i ha Atlantic. It i? Hcareoly holio^cn,
howevor, that the Spanish arc willing
to lake the great rink of ox1=^o o r
?tt?oU their owu home porta tjy uie
withdrawal of bo considerable a l,(Jrtlou
of their naval strength aa would be
quired to overmatch Daw***.?
Spanlsh Trcm'lit'ry.
1 1 mill Koiik. -(i?y cable. )-l'riosts
BiBtei'R -.1 ob.nl, of V'lvi'? 'r.Cc.
formed in " procession, boaring crosses
njnl petitiouodj Admiral Dowev no to
nuiHHaoro tho'a ok and wounded asthoj
ZZht Le would. Admiral n ewey
replied that Americana would not .in
rehivalidH. -The Spanish thanked
j,, ' Ann.VicMU for their uuoxpoctod
humanity. The rotdioncrfi oirorod lo
runny hy informing Admiral Dowey
that the nai'rowchanncl was safe, while
as ft matter of fact tUocUuun.
with torpedoes. Admiral Dewey cx
ploded the iihuoh in the narrow chan
nel.
Want Spain to Sue tor Peace.
Washington --(Special) Ah a result
of the .Spaniah revorao at Manila, lent -
in ir members of Uio diplomatic corps,
representing boi\o of the moat inlluen.
tial of the great pSweraof Europe, have
unofficially cxchutiKO I views c >n the op
portunciicaa of a movement, > >>
the moat friendly spirit and in tho iu
t er?i3t of peace, totnmb hi ?i"K "P?n
Spain tho futility of furtl^V proaOcuting
the war, and inducing her to nuo for
puaco on the ha?iBof the lelinqmBhment
of Cuba, the promi?oofa war indemnity,
and the occupation of Manila by Ad
miral Dewey until tho war iudemuity ??
paid.
Over JI4, <><>(> Mustered In.
Ucporta roceivcd at AdjutantOeneral
( orb'n fl oMco .ko? that :M.?M
bovo been munlotoil iutti^tho volniiteor
army of tho United States.
Ilattcry CM.oImk to Fort Caswell.
Uatter y <\ of tho Sixth Artillery,
which is now at the agonal >n W?"h
ington, will be stationed ftt I ort C ns*
well, near Wilmington, N. t>.
|,co anil Wlieder Keport lor Duly.
< ionoiala I .eo, Wilson and NVhooler
have reported to Chattanooga for duty
under C.oneral llrooko, who will un
doubtedly command ono of tho army
i
Here and There.
n F Havemeyer, a son of tho sugar
kinir killed hira.elf at his residence in
Orleans baa a thoroughfare!
Dewajr air? t. *
Klavator la Aaf"?l?? Va?*
The Georgia railroad
wir*ko?M, ?*p*eity 130,00(^?hela of
grain, oeeepied by
W?tb?C ?A ^eeSw* b?* l>e*? barn
Ti.t affirm drlgiB A*L
5^?.^iyriwil of fi?in |n'iiv?^
Hiwww* M?l*a for tk?
<(M
str -Si
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
Tlio 8on*h,
Alabama Populists mot at !\'ohileau4
noininntod a full Mtntp tiokrt
Tho J-'outhoru Jhiptist Convention
mot at Norfolk.^TM . with nearly BOO
aeloguton in atteutlnucp.
Jmry \V?at and Kouhou Philips op.pu<
?it liut on ouch othor at a baptizing at
Alny, Ton it. Doth men uoro kiliod.
I ho annual convention of tho Mouth
ern Cotton Spinnors' Association will
)io hold in Charlotte, \. C.*' on May
PvMli.
Tlio Pickoua luillottd bust boou ?0
coptod by thorailroad commission and
la ready for business. Tho lino runs
from Kuftloy to Pickens Court House,
H. C.
Senator Pritchard, of North Carolina,
has mado art anuoinonta with tho Prosi
doni an?l Secretary of War to provide
/or tho raising and equipping of uogro
roKiuiouta in tho Southorn Statos.
Itev. A. )>iaz, the nutivo Puptist
missionary who did mo much work in
Cuba, will volunteer an a burgeon and
go with iho Amor loan army to iuvado
en ha. 1 1 o will on lint with Georgia's
troops.
Tlio North
The Ohio Sliito Senate has adopted
i? resolution, which Buys Hun. Hauna
attempted ti> bribe members of the
Legislature to procuro hi:? oloction.
'Messrs. Oliver Hazard, Worry Bel
mont and t*i\ ullu'i' prominent Now
York em visited Secretary Long and of
forad to proHout u tlrat cIurh l>attlo chip
to the government.
The police of Ohioogo nro Hearehiug
for ( lahriol Kibiue and Theophile
I'r/ilouski, who nro said to ho fugitives
from St. Petersburg, Kussia. Kibiue
is accused of embezzling $uoo,0(fo from
u Russian c ?t ut? while he was employ
od in the Russian Court, of Wards.
Vrzilouski in charged with stoaliug
375,000 from tho Russian government
in l Hit;. Both mon aro known to be iu
tho United States. Rewurds of $15,000
are olleredjor thoir arrest.
Miscellaneous.
A California bootblack lays claim to
WOO, 000 acres in tho State of Sonora,
Mexico.
The Holgian Uovornmont has offered
a pri/.o of #10,000 to tho person whooau
invent a Htinfaotory chemical to replace
phosphorous in the making of lucifer
matches.
!t in oxpoctod at Dawson City, Yu
kon Territory, that navigation of the
Yukon river will bo begun about June
Int.
Within tho Annrctio cirelo there has
novcr boon found a llowering plant. In
the Arctic rogioiia there aro 70SJ diflor
ent. species of (lowers.
'I ho late Charles A. I hum rocoivod
?10,000 for hiB "Iteminiscencos of the
Civil War," now running in an Kastoru
magazine *
Spncial dispatohes from Madrid to
London says the governmont would be
content to cede Cuba to America, but
would not pay indemnity, becuusa un
able.
A^lispotch from-Aihcntf-rnyjr th<rtwo
mon who attempted to assassinate
King Ooorgo of (Iredce nomo months
ago, havo boon oxecutod.
Tho Ameriosu women missionaries
and tho husband of one of thorn tferq..
massacred in tho uprisings of natiVes
of Sierra Leone.
Brigadler-Oonoral J. F. Wade will
command tho Uuitod States Army in
tho Held in Cuba. ? 4.
Two women, a baby and a inAu was
killed by a cyclone at Moboetie; Texas.
All tho county buildings were wrecked.
Tho property Iobs ib #13,000.
The Spanish oHicers at Havana, Cuba,
are drilling every man they can press
into service. Havana, says a British
pea captain, will give ouk. spldiers all
the lighting they want when they
laud.
The Inter-Stuto Commerce Coulmis- _
sion holds that tho passcngor rates on
tho Charleston aud'Savaunah Kail road,
in South Carolina, aro not uiilnwful.
Hat tic lie[d Notes.
Minister to Spain Stuart L Wood
ford has arrived vn Washington from
Madrid, Spain.- J
The Peftartmqft of tho Gulf has or
dered twd companies of the Twenty
fifth Infantry (the negro rogiment)
from Key West to Dry Tortugas.
A Madrid paper hints at an invasion,
of the United States. Well, an invading _
army will surely liud something nice
and warm.
Kussia has given tho Cramp j*ards?
in I'liiladelphia, a contract to build a
battleship of Um60 tous displacement
and a cruiser of (1, 100 tons. .
The harbor of Key West, Fla., is
again empty, Rear Admiral Sampson'#
fleet has sailed, and the situation is
one of rene^ld expectancy. There is
a strong impression prevailing that the
next news from tho fleet will tell of im
portant engagements, of the samoohar
actor as tho Asiatio s<|uad*on's Manila
victory. v
As True a<t Gospel.
Tho most important thing about char
actor it is that is forever.
Oho soul may have a decided influ
ence upon another merely by means of
its silont prosenco.
Anger ventilated often hurries to
wards forgiveness; anger concealed of
ten hardens towards revenge.
Beware of the Irian who sea ilea whan
ho'* angry; he's dangerous. And b*
ware also of tho man who look* glow*
when he's glad; he's probably a humor
ist. *J'
Adversity exasperates funis, dsiaats
towards, draws out the faalths ?lUww,
wise and industrious, .puts tbs MSMitV
to tn* aaoasait j of I
awea the opulent and
teduitriw: ^
.May lasvs Ipstspsl^ytHi^ "" . f"?
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