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I TROOPS HAVEN’T LEFT TAMPA.
waiting to rally
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.HBihing stands out clearly, namely, that
Buie government, feeling strong in its yres
■eiit position and plan, is moving cautiously
B and with the deliberation which it be-
will secure success unattended with
Misasters.
"JB With this main purpose in view the army
- “Bind navy are co-operating toward the dis-
of the troops, some 25,000 in number,
Bunder escort of a strong fleet of naval con-
Wvoys made up of sixteen warships, headed
x>y the battleship Indiana.
Unattended by the strong fleet the troops
might have left lari Friday when a strong
naval convoy was ready for this service.
Since then, however, reports have come as
to the presence of Spanish ships in the
North Atlantic. Realizing that nothing
was to be gained by haste, and that the
war was progressing steadily forward, it
was‘determined not to take even the small
w chance of having our troop transports .
menaced by some scouting ship of the en
emy,
L As a result the troop transports have
B .-not proceeded to Cuba either yesterday or
fl the day before, as has been repeatedly as
*ertd.
fl They are In readiness to go, but will not
fp move until the naval convoy is ready, thus
assuring safe conduct from Florida to
B whatever point they desire to land.
Whether that will te to-day or to-mor-
B row the war department positively de
fl dines to say.
The administration feds that the time
B has come when It is of the utmost im
portance that the precise movements of
fl this invading fleet should not be pub-
BL iished in this country and thus heralded
■ W to the enemy.
•" f J The completeness with which the trans
i>orts of troops has been planned Is shown
1. 'in the official list of transport vessels
r > given out at the war department to-day.
' Os this list thirty-four large steamships,
varying from 4,100 tons down to WO tons,
are at Florida ports ready to carry our
troops to the point of invasion. There are
some fifteen other craft, Including vessels
nuitable for carrying fresh water, stores,
etc., and for lightering the troops and
L stores from the ships to the beach when
the debarkation begins. The *ntl** trans
port fleet of about fifty steamships, aug
mented by the fleet of naval convoys, six
teen in number, will make a formidable
marine processions, exceeding in magni
tude the notable spectacle of the naval re
view during the world's fair year.
The first official confirmation of the en
gagement at Guantanamo last Tuesday
• came to the navy department to-day and
• was mode th* subject of a bulletin.
The terras in Which Admirable Sampson
* described the affair tended strongly to
«t.a v - nw<y L-l 1 -' lmp.rrtan.ee that had been
fl*'' iji'vcn it it.’ Uie UiiJfUCt&r dispatches.
There was a notable failure on the part
of the admiral to mention anything like
n landing, although the statement tha(
Marblehead now hold/. the lower bay
~ Implication may carry with if the liUm
flkhat her marines are at tore.
fl. Elderly naval officers who have b< .>n In
fltuiinntiinamo bay .l.scilbe it as ndnilrabli
for the reception of trnnsiMtrts, with
?;■ plenty of water for the biggest of the
transports, and enough for the smaller
warships that might be used to
convoy them.
|||fl' The locality is one that would make a
/*'Sflg"'><l base for operations npalnst Santiago
3|||fl itself, should it tie decided to attack the
fl latter with the troops from the rear In
«||fl Oteuil of by the warshlixi.
■fl l *”’ coming from San Fran-
fl Cisco to the effect that the real object
flfl of the Charleston a voyage was the m-lz-
Igfl uro of the Spanish Ixidrone islands has
small basis of truth in it.
Eff When it was decided to send the monitors
isl Monterey and Monndnock clear across the
fl\ Pacific from Mare Island to Manila, it was
yfll known that this could not be done with
gjfll out sending along cottiers, because of the
fl Insufficient coal supply of the monitors.
jjffl It was not deemed practicable to tow the
flfl big ironclads the 4,Utk» miles of the voyage
iflH 'h* l * woulil have to be traversed by them
.■•*!sflxWtthout coal, ao it Iwcame necessary to
flfl find places in the Pacific when they could
replenish their bunkers. A study of the
gjflr charts showed that there were several
fl groups of Islands lying between Hawaii
fl anti the Philippines which might afford a
fl heritor In which the colliers could lay
fl alonstde the monitors and till up their coal
|fl bunkers.
fl The officials do not deem It prudent to
Hfl name the particular Islands chosen for the
purpose, but It la obvious, being barred by
®B neutrslity laws from the poa« s«|.,n of ncu
flfl' tral countries, the first recourse of the
fIH navy department would be to some of ths
•punish Islands, such nt* tho Ixidrones or
■fl Carolines.
fl Therefore It Is assumed that If the
M Charleston really goes to one of (he for
fl mer Islands It will bo with the purpose
of snouting in advance a suitable harbor
IHfl for th* use of the monitors,
flfl A orv substantial evidence of self n
gUB- ertfieo for the saka of their country is
|HK Afforded by the taking up of n military
SM nurse s duty by the daughter of Sectv-
lx»n<. Mlsa Margaret Long, with
e»rme of her chums at the Johns Hopkins
Medical H<bool at Baltlmotv. The youn'
fl ladles who go wttli Miss l ong are Horo
fly thy Held. Mabel Austin, daughter of ex
y Gov- Austin of Minnesota. an<l Mai., i
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J Hj^av««l hospital at Brooklyn to uurs,. the
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TAKING OF GUANTANAMO BAY.
Spanish Gunboat Takes Refuge in
the Inner Harbor.
Washington, June 10.—The navy depart
ment this mornlnig pasted the following
bulletin:
"On June 7, Admiral Sampson ordered
the Marblehead, Commander McCalla, and
the Yankee, Commander Brownson, to take
possession of the outer bay of Guantana
mo. These vessels entered the harbor at
daylight on the 7th, driving a Spanish gun
boat Into the Inner harbor and took pos
session of the lower bay, which is now held
by the Marblehead.”
SCAHE OVER FAKE SHIPS.
Fort Excited by Report of Spanish
Fleet Off Cape Henry.
Newport News, Va., June 11, 2 a. m.—A
dispatch has just been received from Fort
Monroe which says: "Intense excitement
was caused at Fort Monroe last night
shortly after 9 o’clock by a dispatch re
ceived from the signal station at Cape
Henry stating that Spanish warships were
lurking in that vicinity.
"A phort while later a message was re
ceived from Washington instructing the
commandant of the fort to be on the alert.
"Reports as to the number of ships seen
Conflict.
"A lieutenant, who was seen after mid
night, said he had been informed that a
Spanish battleship, two cruisers, and a
j torpedo boat had been caught under . the
search light at Cape Henry, steaming from
a northerly direction.
"As soon as it waij reported that the en
emy’s ships had been sighted there was
great activity at th« fort. The big search
light began to sweep the bay and signals
were flashed to the cruiser Minneapolis,
auxiliary cruiser Dixie and dynamite cruis
er Buffalo, which are anchored off Old
Point. ,
"Quarters were sounded, and the crews
hastily prepared the ships for action.
"The gunners took positions at their
posts, where they wore ordered to remain
during the night.
"The ships' searchlights were kept p*ay
ing on the walers every few' minutes.
"In the fort, ammunition was hurried
to the big guns, an<l the troops ordered
to their posts. Some of the officers were
with their families at the hotels and bug
ien» were dispatched for them.
"The men scurried out of the hotels
half dressed and hastened to the fort.
"In the camp of the Maryland troops,
orders were given for the men to sleep
in their clothes, with their guna close by.”
A dispatch that came from Washington
stating that one of the vessels seen was
probably a> German freighter had a ten
dency to allay the excitement among the
guests at the hotels, but the officers did
not relax their vigilance.
By some it is thought that the men-of
war said to have been seen are ships com
posing the reserve fleet, alleged to be at
Cadiz.' •
Fort Monroe is prepared, with the as
sistance of the warships, to resist any at
tack by the Spanish fleet.
The arrival of the Minneapolis at Old
Point on Thursday is now believed to have
been io anticipation by the navy depart
ment of a possible attack on this point by
the Spaniards..
YOUNG PEOPLE’S BAPTIST UNION.
Every Bnptlst Church In the State
Uracil to Organize a Union.
Macort, Ga., June 10.—The Young Peo
ple'a Baptist Union held a most important
session to-day.
Ther* were 3&7 delegates present, and
about 400 visitors.
Resolutions were adopted to have every
Baptist Church in Georgia organize a un
ion to further the work of the church. The
banner for the most progressive union was
awarded to Hawkinsville. The presenta
tion speech was made by Warren Grice of
Hawkinsville, and the banner was re
ceived by Miss Kate Lewis.
Dr. Wharton of Baltimore delivered an
excellent address to-night. Columbus Is
the next place of meeting, on June 15, 1899.
Adjourned.
COTTON PLANTING.
A Redaction of 1,0111,0H0 Acres as
Compared With Last Year.
Washington, June 10.—The Anal reports
of the agricultural department on cotton
planting make the area planted 22.4ti0.334
acre*, against 24.091,394 acres last year, a
reduction of 1,031,000 acres, or «.8 per cent.
The decrase in the different states, as
compared with Inst year, is as follows:
Virginia, 8; North Carolina, 7; South Car
olina, 8; Georgia. 6; Florida, 11; Alabama,
4; Mississippi, 4; Louisiana, 7; Texas, 8;
Arkansas, 7; Tennessee, 10; Missouri, 18;
, Oklahoma. 3; Indian Territory, 12.
The average condition on Jun* 1 was
89, compared with 83.5 at th© correspond
ing date last year, and with an average
general condition for the last ten years of
87.1. The comMUon by states Is as follows:
North Carolina, 86; South Caroline, 85;
Georgia, 89; Florida, 76; Alabama, s?;
Mibslaslppi, 91; Louisiana. 89; Texas. 89,
Arkansas. 96; Tennessee, 90; Missouri, 96;
Oklahoma. 82; Indian Territory, 80.
Th* condltkin In Texas, Georgia, Miss
issippi and Tennessee is 3 points above the
ten-year average; In Arkansas, 6 points;
In North Carolina, 2 points and in Louisi
ana, 1 point.
In Alabama the average Is exactly the
same as th* average far the pest ten years,
and In South Carolina there is a decline
of I point, as compared with that for the
ten years' period.
There is no stat* from which the usual
complaints of hail. Insects, poor stand,
etc., have not been received. The general
condition is highly favorable.
AVON A BUT FOR THK SOLDIEHJL
Young Lady’n Uaarr Added gff to the
Volunteer*' Fuad.
Numerous schemes have been invented
with the object of raising money for the
volunteer soldiers, but. perhaps, one that
was tried yesterday exceeds ail others in
its originality.
A young lady, who recently visited th*
military eamp*, is an enthusiast on the
subject of I Savannah s soldiers, and never
loses a chance to say something about
them. At a recent entertainment a gentle
man, who did not Volunteer, offered to
wager a dollar that the fair enthusiast
could not retrain from "talking camp”
I for an hour, the stipulation being that the
I winner should donate the stake to the vol
unteers. Several other gentlemen request
ed that they be allowed to make the same
bet. This was done, and for a solid hour
sot one word, not even a giggle was ut
tered by the young lady, who probably
feared that shoukl *he talk at all the con
versation might perchance drift toward
the military, and the bets be lost.
As a result of her enforced silence, sev
eral geot lemon an* being cotusderably
gtiyed. while a cheek (• r 85 is on Its way
to Tampa to help gladden lue soldier bo's
IK*
THE WEEKLY MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1898.
NAVY NOW AWAITS THE ARMY.
PATH BLAZED FOR THE TROOPS TO
LAND AT GUANTANAMO.
Scout Boat* Holding; Thirty-five
Mile* of the Coast East of Santi
n»<>— Eastern Cuba May Now Be
Safely Invested by Land and Sea.
Cervera's Fleet Must Fl»ht or Sur
render, as American Troops Will
Soon Man the Forts.
Copyright, 1898, by the Assocated Press.
On Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Wanda, Off Santiago de Cuba, June
9, 4 p. m., via Kingston, June 10, 7:40 a.
m.—The navy awaits the army.
The fighting ships of Rear Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley have bat
tered down the coast defenses of Southern
Cuba and have sealed up Admiral Cer
vera’s fleet in the harbor of Santiago de
Cuba by sinking the collier Merrimac in
the channel at its entrance, which the
guns of the fleet cover unceasingly.
Scout boats running under the shadows
of El Morro have cut the Haytien cable
and now hold thirty-five miles of the coast
east of Santiago de Cuba, including Guan
tanamo harbor.
Under the cover of the guns of the fleet
Eastern Cuba may be safely invested by
land and sea, Admiral Cervera’s fleet an
nihilated, and the entire province and its
towns and harbors seized and held after a
short campaign.
The harbor of Guantanamo is a fine base
for land and sea operations. The harbor
is capacious and has forty feet of water.
The land approaches are not so precipitous
as at Santiago de Cuba.
The low lying hills can be easily crossed
with trains of siege guns and there are
level roads to Sanitago, thirty-three miles
distant, where a few mountain batteries
beyond the reach of the fleet will be taken
to an eminence commanding the city and
the Spanish ships.
Guantanamo is an important place. It
has six miles of water harbor and will be
of great value to the United States as a
navy and army supply station, coaling de
pot and cable terminus.
The Spaniards made but slight defense.
Their batteries were silenced on Tuesday
by the Marblehead In a few minutes firing
at 4,000 yards. A small Spanish gunboat
ran away.
The Oregon, Marblehead and Yankee
hold the harbor, waiting the land marines.
The t navy’s work has been done well.
Dally and nightly ships patrol the thirty
miles of coast within easy gun range of
the shori.
The officers and men are ever ready, and
impatiently sav: “What more can we do?
We have opened the way. Where is the
army of invasion?”
The answer seems near at hand.
The Marblehead returned to Guan
tanamo on Wednesday, taking Capt Good
rell of tho marines, to survey landing
places.
This morning the New York, New Or
leans and Porter were close in shore, off
Daiquiri, east of Santiago, where there
are extensive Iron works. A large Iron
pier offers an excellent landing place. Pos
sibly one detachment of the army will
land there, another may land west of El
Morro and a tiiiid body of troops may
land at Guantnnamo. It is believed
city can be captured within a few days*,
and that Admiral Cervera will be com
’pelled to fight.
Th* destruction of th* shore batteries
now makes iwssibl* their occupation by
troops, giving the American fleet an op
portunity to enter the harbor, remove th*
mlnee at the entrance and effect a joint
blow of the army and navy, involving the
surrender of the Spanish troops in the
eastern provinces, now practically all con
centrated at Santiago de Cuba, and tho
eurrender or destruction of Admiral Cer
vera’s fine ships would necessarily have
an important, if not controlling bearing,
in cloning the war.
It Is in this view that such a close watch
is maintained to prevent the escape of
tho Spanish ships and necessarily, the
presence of the soldiers Is required to pre
vent the defeat of the work thus far ac
complished by the navy.
APPREHENSION ABOUT FEVER.
Step* Reina Taken to Prevent a
Spread of th* Disease.
Washington, June 10.—There is some ap
prehension here over the outbreak of seven
cases of yellow fever at McHenry, Mls«..
and steps have been taken, not only to
check the spread of th® fever from Mc-
Henry, but with a view to preventing any
possibility of an epidemic In the South.
Surgeon General Wyman of the marine
hospital service, has received a dispatch
from Surgeon Murray of that service, con
firming the Associated Press report.
Dr. It. D. Geddings of the marine hos
pital service, now stationed at Tampa, was
ordered to-day to proceed directly to Camp
McHenry and take charge of Camp Fon
tainebleau, th* yellow fever camp put in
operation during the fever last year, and
which is now In readiness for the present
cases.
Surgeon Murray telegraphed that he had
gone to McHenry and confirmed th* diag
nosis made by the state authorities. The
town is now guarded and Marine Hospital
Surgeon Carter la already there with Sur
geon Murray and the Federal state au
thorities are co-operating.
The danger la not so much feared at
McHenry, as in the probability of its
breaking out at other points. McHenry
is a small place, isolated, and there is lit
tl* danger of ita spreading outside the
limits there.
But the fever cases are officially be
lieved to be due to germs that have hiber
nated at McHenry from last season, when
the fever was much In evidence in that
section.
Throughout the spring, officials have
been keeping a lookout for the first signs
of fever, and in ten days more the hos
pital surgeons would have felt warranted
in th* belief that practically all danger of
a spread of fever was past.
Surgeon General Wyman said to-day:
“Ordinarily, if we had net been on the
lookout these oases might have been pro
gressing for a long period without being
recognised, and the diagnosis might have
been disputed. But there is hope now, in
view of their prompt discovery, that the
spread will be prevented. In several places
last summer the fever was quickly recog
nised. and It did not spread, attributable
to the prompt preventive measures adopt
ed. We are keeping a close watch, not
only at McHenry, but elsewhere.”
The appearance of >el)ow fever in Mis
sissippi caused some talk at the war de
partment to-day as bearing on the poesi
blllty of its spread to other places in the
South.
However, th* officials are not as yet giv
ing tnemselves any concern on the sub
ject.
Representatives Livingston and Adauv
son of Georgia were at the department
during the day and pointed out some ob
jectiorw ti» the locations of the army corps
sbouM yellow fever spread, and urging
other placer, which they say are proof
its
The ua*- dejMtriment now has a board at
officers Investigating the question of camo
*«ea in meral Soqthera states, and their
report will soon be submitted to the secre
tary.
Senator Bacon of Georgia had
a conference with the Presi
dent to-day concerning the re
ported yelow fever in the South and the
precautions that it vyill be necessary for
the government to take to protect the
troops from the disease.
Senator Bacon advised the President to
see to it at once that the United States
forces now in the South be removed from
the region of contagion either by sending
them to Cuba and Port q Rico or by remov
ing the permament camps from the low
lands to higher elevations.
The whole matter has been referred by
the President to Surgeon General Wyman
with instructions to make a report upon
it at the earliest possible moment.
Gen. Wyman’s report will, naturally, be
based upon an investigation of’ the sub
ject. The report will be made probably
in a few days.
FOUR COUNTIES QUARANTINED.
Executive Committee of tlie State
Board of Health Acts.
Jackson, Miss., June 10.—The executive
committee, of the state board of health
has issued notice to the people of the
state, railroad officials and other common
carriers, stating that yellow fever having
been announced at McHenry, in Har
rison county, Mississippi, and believing
the same is not an importation, and fear
ing an outbreak at other port towns w? ere
fever occurred last year, therefore, be it
“Ordained, That inspectors shall be
placed at once on the line of the railroads
running through Harrison, Hancock and
Jackson counties. Pending an investiga
tion, no person, baggage, freight or ex
press matter will be allowed to come into
any other county in this state from Har
rison, Hancock and Jackson counties.
PATIENTS DOING NICELY.
Miasisraii>i>i Quaratitine* Entire Gulf
Const. ’
Jackson, Miss., June 10.—Telegrams, re
ceived from McHenry to-day, say the sev
en cases of yellow’ fever there are pro
gressing nicely, and that Dr. Haralson,
the state health officer in charge, has
hopes to be able to stamp out the disease
quickly, or confine it to McHenry.
The state board of health has decided to
quarantine the entire Gulf coast, pending
an investigation, their action being the
same as that taken by the Louisiana au
thorities.
This season, in contrast to the last, finds
the state board of health fully able to*
meet all emergencies.
The board now has been given absolute
power in all cases of infection. Inspectors
have been placed at every point infected
last year, and Secretary Hunter and his
assistants are on duty here day and night.
When any suspicious sickness is report
ed to the board the secretary will be able
within an hour to declare that place in
rigid quarantine, and when this is done
no person or thing can leave that place.
Yellow fever In a mild form may break
out at those places infected last sum
mer, but it will b« confined there and it
is impossible for the fever to spread.
MOBILE CLOSES HER GATES.
Quarantine Declared Against the
While Gulf Coast.
Mobile, June 10.—The Mobile board of
heatrtr qua« aitiin**! agninjt the entire
Gulf coast pending an investigation. There
is no alarm felt here over the yellow fev
er at McHenry. Mobile is enjoying ex
cellent health.
CLIFTON’S CANDIDACY.
Formally Enters the Race fqr Pres
ident of tho Senate.
Atlanta, Ga., June 10.—Col. William Clif
ton, secretary of state, who has been nom
inated for the state Senate from Mclntosh
county, has formally entered the race for
president of the Senate.
He started his candidacy off to-day by
a batch of telegrams to each one of the
senatorial nominees. He declares that he
has seventeen senators out of the forty
four already on his list, and that there is
absolutely no doubt of his election.
Hon. W. A. Dodson of Sumter county
is the other candidate for president of the
Senate. He will pay a visit to all the nom
iness at their home* before the meeting
of the legislature, Col. Clifton says, but
the genial big Secretary of State does not
fear the result of these calls by his oppo
nent.
He says he ha* written to all his friends
to give Senator Dodson a hospitable re
ception, but to vote for him when the
time comes.
The contest for speakership of the
House will be between John W. Little of
Muscogee and Bud Blalock of Fayette, and
John M. Slaton of Fulton. Messrs. Bia.
lock and Little were both members of the
Blalock committee, each taking a different
view of everything they investigated. They
were spirited rivals on the floor and in the
committee rooms and their fight for th*
rpeakershkp will be watched with more
that* ordinary interest on this account.
STENOGR IPHER A SLIGIDE.
Shoots Himself With a Pistol While
tn a Fit of I>e»pon<lenejr,
Atlanta. Ga.. June 10.—Marcus Wood
ward, stenographer for the law firm of
Glenn, Slaton & Phillips, shot himself in
the head this afternoon at 3 o’clock and
died two hours later at the Grady Hospi
tal.
Woodward committed the deed in
Hentchhel's saloon, at the corner of Deca
tur and Ivy streets.
Just before he shot himself he walked
into the saloon asked to be shown a toilet
room. A man behind the bar pointed out
the place to him and Woodward disap
peared.
The bartender lost sight of him and
thought no more of him until he heard
tbe pistol shot.
Wooiward went to the rear of the saloon
and. sitting down upon top of a barrel,
placed the pistol against his head and
fired, the ball entering his brain. As
soon st the shot was fired he fell over
on his face.
An ambulance from the Grady Hospital
was called and the man was taken there.
Woodward had been tn the employ or
Glctm, Slaton & Phillips for five years,
and was considered one of the best
stenographers in the city. He resided in
Ormand Park. Only a few weeks ago his
father died, and since that time he had
been very despondent. He was in ill health
himself, and thia is the only cause that
can be assigned for his self-destruction.
Transports at Fernandina.
Fernandina, Fla., June 10.—Two govern
ment transports arrived here Wednesday.
They are the steamers Louisiana. Capt.
Kemble, from New York, and the steamer
Comanche, Capt. Pennington, from New
York. These vessels are loaded with coal
and cask water. The coal is for the fleet,
and tbe casks of water are to be used by
the troops en route. The Louisiana, with
her cargo, is now drawing ISfc feet. Troops
are expected here dally, aa well as two
more transport vessel*.
SPANISH FORCE AT SANTIAGO.
GARRISON ESTIMATED AT 20,000
MEN OF ALL ARMS.
Chief Part of the Troops Infantry,
With a Fair Contingent of Cavalry
and Field Artillery—The Com-
manders Preparing to Make a Des
perate Resistance—Five Thousand
Insurgents On a Mountain to the
Westward-Two Thousand of
Them Unarmed.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
On Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Wanda, Off Santiago de Cuba, Thurs
day Afternbon, June 9, via Kingston, June
10, 12:30 p. m.—ln Sanitago de Cuba there
are now about 20,000 Spanish soldiers,
chiefly infantry, with a fair contingent of
cavalry and field artillery drawn from the
surrounding country.
During the day the cavalry skirmish in
the vicinity of the city returning at night
to the barracks.
During the last few days the activity of
the Spaniards had been particularly notice
able.
Oxen have been continually making their
way to the batteries, detachments have
been working on emplacements, and there
have been other signs showing that the
Spaniards are preparing a desperate re
sistance.
Some guns from Admiral Cervera’s ships
may be removed to the forts.
The insurgents, about 5,000 strong, have
taken a position on a mountain to the
westward. Two thousand insurgents of
this gathering are unarmed.
Gen. Gomez, now about 150 miles inland,
is making his way toward the coast.
Arniral Sampson is actively co-operating
with the insurgents.
Yesterday Gen. Miniet of the insurgent
forces, and his staff went on board the
New York for a long consultation.
The naval officers have been doing splen
did and daring work in carrying communi
cations to the insurgents, landing arms
and making trips ashore for the purpose
of gaining information.
Upon the gunboats Suwanee and Vixen
this work has chiefly devolved. ■
Lieut. Sharp of the Vixen and Lieut.
Commander Delehanty of the Suwanee
have been daily entrusted with important
missions and have carried them out suc
cessfully.
The Vixen’s work has been chiefly con
fined to carrying messages to and from,
but the Suwanee has been occupied in a
more serious task. This little gunboat has
landed 300,000 rounds of small arms am
munition, 300 Springfield rifles, 100 car
bines, 2,000 machetes, with equipments and
provisions. These were handed over to 800
insurgents yesterday' (Wednesday), about
fifteen miles west of Santiago, the main
body remaining in the mountains.
The debarkation of supplies was tedious,
but uninterrupted. The insurgents report
ed that irregular engagements between'
their forces and the Spanish cavalry were
of daily occurrence. The Cubans were
hart! up for supplies and ammunition, and
were overjoyed at the sight of the Su
wanee’s cargo. Some, almost ravenous,
hacked at the dices of bacon and ate raw
bacon. They had been living on limes, co.
coanuts and potatoes.
Ensign- Gilpin of the Suwanee xyent
ashore and accompanied the Cubans to
their temporary camp Inland, where he
found ten or twelve wounded men badly
in need of surgical attendance. Bandages
for them were sent from the Suwanee.
The casualties were the results of a brush
on the previous night with Spanish cav
alry.
To the correspondent of the Associated
Press, on the dispatch boat Wanda, En
sign Gilpin, describing his experience at
the camp, which is about ten miles in
land, said: “I found the insurgents a
rough looking and mixed lot of boys and
old men, rigged out any way, carrying
arms of all sorts, and all anxious to bor
row anything I had, from my blouse to
my revolver. Spanish soldiers, In unifofm,
marched into camp carrying rifles, while
I was there, and said they wanted to join
the Insurgents. They were enrolled, but a
close watch was kept on them, as they
belonged to the civil guard. A Cuban of
ficer told me such additions were not in
frequent. The Spaniards had Mauser
rifles, which were in fairly good condi
tion.”
Conservative authorities say the United
States troops will have to carry out their
plans of campaign without placing much
reliance upon the insurgents.
Several plucky young officers like En
sign Gilpin have made trips ashore and
taken observations of the interior harbor
and the fortifications, locating the exact
positions of Admiral Cervera’s four ships.
It is hardly likely, however, that the
Spanish admiral keeps them moored at
the same place both day and night. More
than once the officers engaged in this
shore duty have had narrow escapes from
falling in with the enemy’s cavalry.
TWO MORE BRIGADIER GENERALS.
C. F. Roe of New York and T. L. Ros-
ser of Virginia Nominated.
Washington, June 10.—The President to
day sent the following nominations to the
Senate:
To Be Brigadier Generals—Charles F.
Roe of New York, Thomas L. Rosser of
Virginia.
Fourth Regiment United States Volun
teer Infantry: To Be Captain—John D.
Treadwell of Virginia-
Fifth Regiment United States Volunteer
Infantry: To Be Second Lieutenants—Ru
dolph Bumgardner of Virginia, Langhord
D. Lewis of Virginia.
The Senate in executive session to-day
confirmed the following nominations;
Additional Paymaster—Hiram L. Grant
of North Carolina.
First Regiment United States Volunteer
Engineers—Captain, Charles Parker Breese
of Virginia.
WATER FOR THE WARSHIPS,
Savannah Will Send a Couple of Mil
lion Gallons.
The tank steamship Maverick. Capt.
Rubelli. arrived last night from Key West
with a large tank barge in tow. The ves
sels were docked at Dixon’s coal wharf,
where they will be filled with water to
be taken to supply the warships at Key
West. The Maverick will also take on a
supply of coal.
The two vessels will carry about 2.W.000
gallons of water. The water will be sup
plied from the regular city mains to-day.
The steamer's hoee lines will be attacned
to near-by fire plugs and the pressure from
the water works will be ample to meet all
requirements. It is thought that it will
take some hours to fill the tanks, it was
supposed that the work would be done Ust
night, but at the water works, at mid
night, it was stated that no instructions
had been received to that effect.
—Hicks—“l notice that Charley’s wife
hasn't touched the piano since she was
married.” Wicks—"Xo; the fact is she
thinks the world of ffun.”—Boston Traa
iffcrtßt,
TWO KILLED BY A TOHPEDO.
Terrible Accident in the St. Johns
River.
Jacksonville, Fla., June 10.—A terrible
distressing accident occurred this morn
ing about 9 o’clock, at St. John’s bluff,
in which J. J. O’Rourke and Ed. Hous
ton, two well known young citizens of
Jacksonville, were instantly killed, nnd
Lieut. Harts of the United States Engin
eering Corps, was seriously injured and
a stenographer named Barnham and a
negro were also painfully hurt.
For several weeks Lieut. Harts has been
engaged in laying mines in the river at
St. John’s bluff. He has been assisted in
this work by J. J. O’Rourke, who for a
number of years has been line foreman
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany.
This morning Mr. O’Rourke and Mr.
Houston were near the cable house on
the bluff, and w’ere testing a torpedo.
Lieut. Harts was about fifteen feet away
and the stenographer and negro were a
few yards distant.
Mr. O’Rourke had the testing wires in
his hands, and Mr. Houston was bending
over the deadly explosive. By some unac
countable reason, Mr. O’Rourke connected
the battery wire with the firing plug, in
stead of the testing plug, and in a moment
a terrific .explosion took place.
Mr. Houston was blown to atoms, the
only part of his body recovered was a leg.
Mr. O’Rourke was instantly killed, but
was not very badly mutilated, and Lieut.
Harts was struck In the small of the back
and in the head with pieces of shell.
The stenographer and negro, too, were
struck by flying pieces of the torpedo.
By a strange coincidence, Mr. O’Rourke’s
father was also killed by the premature
explosion of a shell. After the war he
was digging the ground at Fort Sumter,
when his pick struck a shell lying em
bedded in the earth, and it exploded, kill
ing him instantly.
CLAY "SCORES * CHURCHMEN.
THINKS THE SOUTHERN SENATORS
WERE BADLY TREATED.
The Charge That Maj. Stahlman Re
ceived $.100,000 for His Services in
Getting' the Bill Through Congress
Now Looked Upon as Well Found
ed—The Book Agents Denied That
Any One Was to Be Paid a Fee for
Getting; the Bill Through.
Washington, June 10.—Mrs. Felton’s ex
pose of the way the Southern Methodist
claim was put through Congress has made
it a national issue.
Her declarations that Maj. Stahlman re
ceived nearly, if not quite SIOO,OOO for lobby
ing the bill, has been supplemented by
highly corroborative evidence which will
lead to an investigation by Congress.
Incidentally the charges show up some
of the church officials who were urging the
passage of the bill in anything but a fa
vorable light, and the senators and repre
sentatives who were particularly promi
nent in support of the measure find it diffi
cult to restrain their indignation at the
treatment they have received.
One of the most active supporters of the
claim was Senator Clay, who, as member
of the Senate committee on claims, was of
great value in securing Ihe committee’s
approval, and afterwards was largely in
strumental in passing the measure through
the Senate.
Senator Clay supported the biJi, as other
Southern senators did, because he knew
the claim to be a meritorious one, and
because the beneficiary is one of the great
religious denominations of Georgia and the
South. During the progress of the fight
over the measure it was suggested by some
of its enemies that the reason Maj. Stahu
man, who was here, was so active in its
support, lay in a big contingent fee.
Immediately the Southern senators de
manded the truth of Messrs. Barbee &
Smith, the book agents of the church, who
represented it in this matter, and on their
positive disclaimed the friends of the
measure promptly denounced the charge
as a slander.
Later developments have, however, indi
cated that the charge was not a slander.
To-day Senator Clay took the matter up
in the Senate and in no uncertain way
expressed his views on the treatment the
Southern senators and representatives
had received at the hands of the men
representing the church.
COLVIN’S COURSE CONDEMNED.
Col. Ray Refuses to Have Him in His
Regiment.
Atlanta, Ga., June 10.—Col. Patrick Hen
ry Ray, in command of the immune regi-
7
ment now being raised in Georgia, came up
from Macon to-day and while here he held
consultations with all the recruiting offi
cers now working in this field.
Col. Ray also took occasion to put the
seal of his condemnation upon the “forty
acre and a mule” scheme promulgated by
Capt. Wilbur Colvin for obtaining recruits
for the company which he was billed to
command in Col. Ray’s regiment.
Capt. Colvin had inserted an advertise
ment in a local paper saying that soldiers
who went with the invading army would
be given homestead options In rich govern
ment land there. In response to this a
flock of recruits reported to him, and were
enrolled.
The fake was soon exposed,however, and
then there was a great rqw among the re
cruits, some of them going off with other
officers.
When the matter was brought to the at
tention of Col. Ray, he promptly an
nounced that he could nor accept Capt.
Colvln’a company under the circum
stances.
To-day Capt. Colvin called upon Col. Ray
at the Kimball House and undertook to
square himself, but Col. Ray emphatical
ly informed him that he would not accept
him or his men. The men, he said, would
have to ehlist upon a new roll, and with
other officers, if they desired to enlist at
all, as upon the old roll prepared by Capt.
Colvin, their enlistment would be fraudu
lent. It would amount practically to no
enlistment at all, as the men could obtain
their discharge upon the ground of fraud
at any time, and if they should desert
there would be no way to punish them
in the face of the misrepresentations made
to them to get them to enlist.
Capt. Colvin undertook to explain hia ad
vertisement, and to exculpate himself, but
Col. Ray would not hear to it, and now
the woukJ-iie captain stands no showing
at all to get a commission in the army.
Col. Ray said that he would take no ex
cuse from Colvin, that a man who would
adopt his tactics was not fit to be an of
ficer in the army. He was old enough to
have better sense, Col. Ray said, and his
excuse that he had been misled about the
homestead offers, would npt go down with
the colonel.
Colvin’s story was that P. H. Haraben
of this city had told him that Congress
had passed a bill providing for these home
steads in Cuba, and that acting upon hia
tay so, he put the advertisement tn the
paper, which brought the recruits flocking
v±o him. * *■ —.
BRITAIN’S FOREIGN POLICY.
SIH CHARLES DILKE CENSURES
LORD SALISBURY.
Alliance of Hearts Will Be Wel
comed, Rut No Alliance Conld Be
a War Alliance—Sir William Ver
non Harcourt Criticises the Recent
Speech of Mr. Chamberlain and the
Latter Makes n Spirited Reply.
London, June 10.—Sir Charles Dllke, in
the House of Commons to-day, In haoving
a reduction in the foreign office vote, at
tacked the Marquis of Salisbury’s foreign
policy of concession.
Referring to the United States, he said:
“Our better relations with the United
States are mainly due to the good influence
of her majesty’s ambassador at Washing
ton (Sir Julian Pauncefote), for the gov
ernment policy has been rash and feeble.
Every one will welcome an alliance of
hearts with America, but no alliance could
be a war alliance.”
Continuing, Sir Charles said he did not
believe in the possibility, mooted by tho
secretary of state for the colonies (Mr.
Chamberlain), of an alliance with Ger
many.”
The parliamentary secretary for the for
eign office, George N. Curzon, gave credit
to the good influence of the British am
bassador at Washington. But he asserted
that credit was due not merely to the am
bassador, or to the exigencies of the mo
ment, but to “Lord Salisbury’s friendly,
calm and dispassionate attitude during
the discussion of difficult matters with
America two years ago.”
Mr. Curzon added: “An arbitration
treaty will some day be accepted.” This
statement was greeted with cheering.
Answering a question Mr. Curzon said
the subjects to be referred to the arbi
tration commission all relate to questions
between Canada and the United States,
but, he added, some of them are of im
perial interest.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, Liberal
leader, in asking information as to the
foreign policy of the government, criticised
at length the recent speech of Mr. Cham
berlain, secretary of state, for the colo
nies, at Birmingham. He referred ironi
cally to the “pitiful spectacle of the sec
retary of state for the colonies standing
cap in hand before the Powers and seek
ing an alliance,” remarking: “The Chin
ese question must be settled in friend
ship and concert with Russia.”
He asked whether it would not have
been bettei- for Mr. Chamberlain to “post
pone his insults to Russia” until the talk
ed-of alliance had been secured.
Mr. Chamberlain, who, on rising to reply,
was received with government cheers and
Irish Nationalist hisses, denied that there
were any discrepancy between himself and
other members of the cabinet. “I believe,’’ 1
he said, "that our interests are much more
closely allied to the interests of Germany,
than those of Russia.
“The cabinet is not responsible for every
single word uttered by its members, but lb
is responsible for every declaration of pol
icy and every important statement of fact.
“If there had been a difference of opin
ion between Lord Salisbury and myself, it
would have been my duty to resign.
Is my nnswer to 1 all these charges. I
not resigned and I have not been rejected’
by the prime minister.”
Mr. Chamberlain declared that the ob
ject of his Birmingham speech was “nob
to lay down a policy, but to state facts
to the country as to what I conceive to bo
the conditions and problems we are called
on to face.”
The speech, he continued, had been made
and there was not one word of it that
he intended to withdraw. Great Britain
could stand alone, but in that case sho
could not exercise the controlling influ
ences she had hitherto exercised in China.
“So long as we are without alliances,"
he said, "it will be impossible to preserver
the independence of China against in
roads.” ,
Repeating the leading features of hl#
Birmingham speech, Mr. Chamberlain de
clared: "If it became known that we were
willing to consider alliances, it is not un
likely that advances would be made io
us. A mutual understanding with one of
the great Powers would save a very largo
addition to the navy.”
Tn concluding, he referred to the Import-,
ance of a close understanding with Amere!
ica,” adding: “In my opinion on such ar
matter the United States would not listen*
to the Irish vote.”
But whether England or America wers
menaced, he said, he hoped it would be
found that blood is thicker than water,
and without desiring to force either nation
to enter into an alliance with which a
majority of both peoples did not thorough
ly sympathize, he would repeat his convic
tion that the closer, the more defined and
the clearer the alliance between the Unit
ed Slates and England, the better it would
be for both nations and for civilization.
Mr. Chamberlain's speech ended amid
loud cheers from the government benches.
John Dillon, the Irish Nationalist leader,
protested against Mr. Chamberlain’s in
sults to the Irish in America.
Sir Charles Dilke's motion for a reduc
tion in the foreign office vote as a rebuke
to the government's foreign policy was
injected by the House by a vote of 254
against 128.
A. J. Balfour, first lord of the treasury
and government leader, replying to a ques
tion as to whether “In view of the condi
tion of tho population of Cuba and the
sufferings and evils arising from the Span
ish-American war, her majesty’s govern
ment or any of the European Powers
have any intention of intervening to se
cure a o-ssation of hostilities by induc
ing one or both belligerents to negotiate
terms of peace,” said: “Her majesty’ ■
governmerit will gladly take any favorable
opportunity for promoting a cessation of
hostilities and negotiations for peace, but
any action upon their part for this pur
pose can only be undertaken if there I#
reasonable prospect that it will be well
received by both parties, and of its being
likely to lead to an agreement between
them.
“Unfortunately there is not sufficient
ground lor believing this condition exists.’ 4
UNIV E RSIT Y’S CH AN CELLOHB HIP.
Hon. N. J. H»mmo«d Refuses to Al
low His Name to Be Used.
Athens, Ga., June 10.—The suggestion In
the Athens Banner to-day that Hon. N*
J. Hammond of Atlanta be elected chan
cellor of the University of Georgia xas
discussed unions/ the” citizens, as well as
the trustee.
It is understood that Col. Hammond
would Ise unanimously elected if he would
only agree to consider the proposition, but
he firmly refuses to even consider it for
a moment.
One of the trustees said to-day that it
was only the question of securing the man
proper for the
It is gericrally believed that the subject
of the chancellorship will bring up somtj
very InUifesting talk at this commence
ment.
It also believed that the professorship
of agriculture,' filled now by Prof. J. W.
Hunnicutt. wilij afford a subject for con
siderable discussion.
The session of the board of trustees
ImajF not be without a sensation,