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GEORGIA Royal make* Ike food pure, wholesome aad doilaioam. from ban liuscisco ro THE AID Of DEWEY. Santiago Again Bombarded. (•DTUHat May Be Compellixl to li pica Bwhuwi lata Service Owing to Hick Mata. flemnmliMl. ' VOLUMB — XVI. DALLAS. The Merrimac Is Blown Up Her Gallant Crew of Eight Men, Led by Lieutenant Hobson. Are Made Prisoners By the Spaniards. OINKING OF THE MERRIMAC IN SANTIAGO HARBOR DESCRIBED. Associated Press dispatches via Kingston state that Rear Admiral Sampson daring Friday morning de cided to doses the nary*#, harjbdr en trance of Santiago de Cuba by sinking the collier Merrimac, loaded with ooal, in the harbor. He called for volun teers to go to almost certain death and forty-seven men offered themselves. Lieutenant Hobson and seven men were chosen, and at 8 o’clock a. m. Friday morning the Merrimao, under her own steam, entered the ohannel under a terrible Spanish fire. The, ves sel was riddled With projectiles, but she anchored and swung around. Lieutenant Hobson then set off an interns|l' torpedo with an eleotrio at tachment. There was an explosion, the Merrimao sank, the ohannel was closed and apparently Admiral Oervera will be unable to escape. Hobson and the hero crew of the Merrimao were saved in the following manner: Unable after the sinking of their Tessel to make their way back through the storm of shot and shell, they rode into the harbor to the Spanish flagship and were taken on board nnharmed. The Spanish admiral under a flag of truce sent word to the American ad miral to the effect offering to change the prisoners, adding that in the meanwhile he and his party would be trentedavith the greatest consideration. The inly Hobson in the list of offi cers in she naval register is Riohmond P. Hobson, a naval constructor, who is a lieutenant of the junior grade. He was appointed an assistant naval con structor' in 1891. He entered the navy from Alabama. . A bulletin was received at the white house Saturday corroborating the re port that the Merrimao was snnk in Santiago ohannel, and by orders from the department. It was stated positively that this aotion on the part of Admiral Samp son was a part of the program for at tacking ' Santiago, and that it was known that he was going to call for a volunteer crew. “The cork is driven in the bottle,” was the comment of the naval officers at the navy department upon the news of the sinking of the collier Merrimao. Cemra Notifies Sampson. Additional advices received at Hayti state that all the members of the Mer rimac Expedition are safe. Only two of them were slightly injured. Lieu tenant Hobson was not hnrt. All of the Merrimae's men are held as pris oners of war. The news of their won derful escape was sent to Rear Admiral SampBon by Admiral Oervera, the Spanish admiral, who, being so struck with the courage of the Merrimae’s erew,th(fight Admiral Sampson should know that they had not ost their lives. Admiral Cerveva’s chief of staff, Captain Oviedo, boarded the New York un ler a flag of truce bearing the announcement of the safety of the Merrimao's men and returned with a supply of provisions and money for the prisoners. Lientenant Hobson’s name is on every lip in Washington. He is well known at the navy department, as he served in the bureau of construction for several years. GUNBOAT^MARIETTA SAFE. Reach*. Key West After an Uneventful Trip of Three Months. The dJ&ited States gunboat Marietta, Commander Simmons, arrived at Key West early Saturday morning from Sau Jose Cal., which port she left on the 16th of March. The trip was unevent ful and there was not even a' case of sickness aboard. Much of the voynge was made in company with the battle ship Oregon, and the first question of the Marietta’s officers was as to the Oregon’s whereabouts. The Marietta left Rio Janeiro on May 3. The men on board bad heard no war news later lhau the bulletin of Rear Admiral Dewey’s victory bt Manilla. 1E PERSONNEL OF THE BRIEVE CREW. THE E. & P. Ml 1,1,8 SOLD, Commendable Con rage of Launch Men Who Ware Waiting to Keaene Hoto- ivh nod HU Companion*. The Associated Pray givea the fol lowing detailed story of the act of heroism performed by Lieutenant Richmond P. Hobson and his seven companions in sinking the collier Mer rimao aeross the ohannel leading into the harbor of Santiago de Cnba: The narrow channel leading into the harbor was. completely blocked early Friday morning when the United States collier Merrimac was sunk across its entrance. It is now impos sible for the Spaniards to get out, and it is equally impossible for any \essels to get into the harbor, therefore, the Spanish first-class armored cruisers Maria Teresa,Cristobal Colon, Vizcoya and Almironte Oquendo, with the two topedo boat destroyers Furor and Plu- ton, are no longer any use to Spain. Lieutennnt Hobson started on bis daring errand at 8 o’clock Friday morning. The Merrimao was lying to the westward, and under cover of the clouds over the moon, she stole in toward the coast, making her way to the eastward, followed by a launch. From the crowded decks of the New York nothing could be Been of the Merrimao after she had got under the shadow of the hills. For half an hoar officers and men strained their eyes peering into the gloom, when, sad- denly, the flash of a gun streamed out from Morro castle and then nil on board the New York knew the Merri- w&s nearing her end. The guns from the Spanish battery opposite Morro castle answered quickly with more flashes, and for about twenty minutes flashes of fire seemed to leap across the harbor entrance. The flagship was too far away to hear the reports, and when the firing ceased it was judged that Hobsort had blown up the Merrimac. For an hour the anxious watchers on the steam launch Bent aloug to rescue the Merri mae’s crew, waited for daylight. Rear Admiral Snmpson and Captain Chad wick remaining on the bridge of the New York throughout the night. Then Cadet Powell, who was in command of the steam yacht, return ing, reported that he had clearly seen the Merrimae’s mastB sticking up jnst where Hobson hoped to sink her— north of the Estrella battery and well past the guns of Morro. But of the heroes who had penned the Spaniards in there was not a sound or sign. Rear Admiral Sampegn said: “I am pretty sure the attempt was quite suc cessful. I hope ail those brave fellows are not oaptured. ” Cadet Powell, in making his report, ■aid he believed the torpedoes pre viously fixed about the Merrimac were exploded as planned. What aetuully happened on board the Merrimac will not be known until Hobson tells it himself. Great admiration is expressed at the department at the coolness and discre tion shown by the young cadet, Geo. W. Powell, who took command of the New York’s steam launch and lay un der the batteries until be was satisfied, from his own observation, that the Merrimao had gone down before he returned to the flagship. The men Hobson selected to go with him were Daniel Montague, George Charette, J.C. Murphy,Oscar Deignan, John P. Phillips, John Kelly and H. Clausen. The latter, a coxswain of the New York, took part in the expedition against orders. Daniel Montague is chief master at arms of the New York. George Charette is a gunner’s mate on board the New York. J. C. Murphy is a coxswain of the Iowa. Oscar Deignan is a coxswain of the Merrimac. . John P. Phillips is a machinist of the first class, belonging to the Merri mac. John Kelly is a water tender. H. Clausen, who slipped on boa d the Merrimac without permission to take part in the expedition , is a cox swain of the N ew York. Valunhlo Property at Columbna, flu • ltought In Ity Bondholder*. Tiie properly of the Eagle aud Plie- nix Manufacturing company, at Co lumbus, Ga., valued at about $8,000,- 000, was sold at public ontpry Tues day by Commissioner J. W. Morphy. The plant was first sold, bringiug $500,000, the only bid. After the sale of the plant font par cels of other property, real estate and water lots, were offered. On the real estate there were several bids, bat all was bonght by the committee repre senting the first mortgage bondhold ers—Messrs. Joel Hurt, P. Honiara, George P. Harrison, Joseph King, Henry Buist and'John G. Huge. The sale was more of a formality than anything else, it having been un derstood for some time that the bond holders would be the purchasers. The now owners of the property met Tues day afternoon and organized into the Engle and Phenix mills. By-laws were adopted aud a charter accepted. The following directors were elected: Jael Hurt, Paul Romnre, George P. Harri son, Joseph King, JameB U. Jackson, Henry Buist, John G. Pngh, George W. Woodruff and G. Gunby Jordan. The directors subsequently met and elected the following officers: Presi dent, G. Gunby Jordan; temporary secretary -and treasurer, James U. Jackson; counsel, Goetchius A Chap pell. GEORGIA DELEGATION HAPPY. to Hl|k (KRVEKA A HERO Washington Contingent Pleased at Ke*utt of fttate Primary. A Washington dispatob says: Thsre is great rejoicing among the members of the Georgia delegation over the re sult of Monday’s election at .home. The renomiuation of the entire dele gation is a compliment to the sitting members and the further mnrk of con fidence and esteem on the part of their respective constituencies will inspire the delegation to greater efforts in be half of the state. Several of the delegation are serv ing their first term in congress and they will be more valuable to the peo ple they represent with increased ex perience in Washingsou ways. Indi vidually the members of the delegation ore pleased beyond expression and they will endeavor by their future notions to merit the confidence imposed in them. DIED ON HIS SHIP. A San FranoifM’ ipecinl says: ’ principal event in the local war situa tion Tuesday was the departure of tlfc ’ monitor Monterey and the collier Bru tus for Manila. The order to get un der way was issued about 1 o’clock, and shortly afterwards the wharves and docks on the water front were orowded with people anxious to wit- the departure of the formid able fighting machine. Every steam whistle on the water front blew a fare well as the two vessels moved down the harbor toward the Golden Gate. The Monterey has always been a Advioes from Kingston, Jamaioa, great local favorite, but the prospects f state the American Host engaged the are that she will never again cuter the : Spanish batteries defending the en- San Francisco harbor, an she ir to be 1 . . a .. .. , , permanently stationed in the vicin- | lra,,oe to San,la «° a,,d a,ter ity of Uncle Sam’s colonies in the three hours’ bombardment silonced east. : nearly all the forts, destroyed several The second expedition to the Phil- earthworks and rendered the Estrella Both Sampson and Schley Poor a Storm of Shot and Shell Into the Harhor Defenses With Fearful Effect. in the morning aud steamed in slowly 8,000 yards off shore, the Brooklyn Colllttr Key Wait with Her Com* ninnder Head on Hoard. The United States collier Pompeii, formerly British Hleamor Harlech, ar rived at Key West Tuesday from Nor folk, Vb., with her commander, E. W. Sturdy, dead on board, aud lieutenant K. O. Norton in charge of the ship. Oommauder Sturdy was not feeling well when the Pompeii sailed on last Friday evening. He was taken sick off Cape Henry soon afterwards, became unconscious and died Monday. There was no physician on board. He was a native of Maine, fifty-one years of age and had been in the service thirty-six years. The family of the deceased live at Annapolis. Commander Sturdy was lmried at Key West Tnesday afternoon with military honors. ALABAMA REPUBLICANS MEET. iRnlih Admiral, Save Ba Haeaaod Ih* Merrlmar** Craw. Great enthusiasm prevails lit: Madrid dVer the Spanish reports of the recent engagement nt Santiago de Cuba . - .... I i Premier Sagastaand Captain Atinoit, ippines will hardly health) to leave Bn ,l Cayo batteries, the two principal the minister of marlue, upon leaving a?=sjrs; ■ ----- , s^jssusrtsa board. The troops are ready for sor- The fleet formed in double.column ^ ■* vice. | six miles off Morro castle at 0 o’clock High rates of charter and a scarcity of shipB is preventing the war depart ment from getting the third expedi tion under way. The throe transports j leading. engaged, tho China, the Colon and j The Iowa fired first, sending in a Zealandia, will constitute the second ; twelve-inch shell, which struck the expedition. i base of Estralla battery and tore up Snip owners are demanding extrava- * 1 gant prices for steamers and they will j Inst „ ntly flri , fr()ln both not be met by the war department. | Adm f ral Bampsou’e and Comma-, Unless some of them make more rea- { d an( , „ t rrent of | by, entered a small boat and “person- sonable proposition. it is a foregone , „ fro ' th , sUj fo „ u the ally saved the survivors, who were con insion that a number of steamers s - h wor t,. swimming in ths water.” will be seized ami drafted into ' TUe Spaniards replied promptly,but service Ihe Pacific Ma i ^““er | their H hot« went wiSe. Smoke settled City of Tara and the San Bias may be ,, tUo „ hi in dellBa ran . chartered for reason.b e rates and the & B , mlugdiffloul t. There government will probably secureboth ul , llauTering 0 B f fleet, the ships approba- I -niainingat their original stations and tion and may be chartered. The Mor-; T^ Brooklyn and Texas caused ^ havoc among tbs Spanish shore bat- rspresentatives of the newspapers tlmt the object of the Americana was net to force, bnt to block the entire entrance to the ohannel. Admiral Oervera, they alleged, was aware of the inteutipu of the Americans, and ordered parf of hie squadron outside to defend the en trance. The offioial dispatch from Saul lego de Cuba alio said that when the Mer rimac sank, Admiral Oervera, who was, on board of a Spanish warship hear TROOPS LEAVE FORT X’PHEItSON. ALL DISABILITIES REMOVED. All Importiiut Mennui'o Signed By Me* Klnley mid I* Now a Law. A Washington special says: The bill for the removal of all political disa bilities arising from the civil war is The Alabama republican state con vention in session at Montgomery re solved not to place a ticket in the field, leaving members of that party free to act as they see fit in the state election; indorsed President McKinley and No- tional Committeeman Youngblood,aud passed a resolution requesting the president to appoint Lieutenant Hob son captain of the Alabama, now being built; and expressed admiration for Admiral Dewey’s victory at Mauila; opposed a constitutional convention and advised republicans to do ail in their, power to defeat the present gov ernor for re-election. but the quibble is over the charter price. M»y Impre** Ti'»n*|»nrt*. A Washington spocial says: Assist ant Secretary of War Moiklejohn is rapidly shaping the question of ships for transportation of troops to the Philippines. Instructions were telegraphed Gen eral Merritt Tuesday to impress into government service the steamships Senator, City of Puebla and Queen, of the Pacific Coast Stoamship Company if found suitable for transport serviee. In addition to these vessels the war department has in view several ships of the Northern Steamship Company. This is a British corporation and the vessels are the Arizona, Tacoma and Olympia. Mr. Meiklejohn received a telegram from the company stating these vessels would be chartered to the government on condition of receiving American registry nt practically the prices the war department had proposed to them. WERE IN MANILLA RATTLE. RECEIVER FOR JUDGE. Arkell and sludge PublUliIng Coinpsnle* Go Into Liquidation. The board of directors of the Arkell Publishing company and Judge Pub lishing company, of New York, have decided to go into voluntary liquida tion and have applied for temporary receivers. The proceedings will not interfere with the regular issue of the Arkell publications and there is no doubt that existing complications will be speedily adjusted. REPORT FROM DEWEY Announcing Decisive Victories of In.nr- ■» In Phlllpplm**. The navy department Monday re- nowTlawVPrMident McKinley having I ceived a report from Admiral Dewey formallv anm-oved it. Representative °f important success achieved by the insurgents at Manila. It rea l: Admiral Dewey reports that the Four M«m Who Were With Admiral Dewey ICennh Han Fruiiclico. Among the passengers on the Beigic, which arrived at Ban Francisco Tues day from Hong Kong, were four men who participated in thff fight off Ma nilla May 1, They are Payma ter Loud, of the dispatch boat McCul loch; Dr. Kindelberger, surgeon of the Olympia; Ralph Phillip*, secre tary to the oaptain of the McCulloch, and J. O. Evans, gunner of the Bos ton. They left Manilla on May 5. Dr. Kindelberger and Gunner Ev ans are going home on nccotint of ex piration of their sea time. Paymaster Load and Mr. Phillips came over on business and will return to the Mc Culloch. They all speak of the valor and de termination of their opponents in the battle of Manila. They say the Span iards fought bravely after the last ves tige of hope had gone and stood by their guns as long as they conld be used. BRYAN SLATED FOR PHILIPPINES. formally approved it. Representative Jenkins, of Wisconsin, is its author. The law, declares that the disabilities imposed by section 3, fourteenth amendment of the constitution, here tofore incurred, arc hereby removed. Columbia Again Ready for Sea. The United States cruiser Columbia, which has been in dry dock at the na vy yard at New York since Decoration Dny, was floated Tnesday. insurgents have been actively engaged within the province of Cavite during the past week. They have won sev eral victories, taken prisoners about 1,800 men, fifty- uflicers of the Spanish troops, not native. The ar senal of Cavite ha been prepared for occupation by United States troops upon their arrival on transports.” teries, quickly silencing them. While the larger ships were engaging the heavy batteries the Snwauee and Vixen closed with the small inshore battery opposite them, raining rapid-fire shots upon it and quickly placing tho battery out of tho fight. The Brooklyn closed to 800 yards and then the destruction caused by her guns and those of the Marblehead and Texas was really awfnl. In a few minutes the woodwork of Estrella fort was burning aud the bat tery was silenced, firing no mor* dur ing the' engagement. Shortly after 0 o’clock tho firing ceased, the warships turning in order to permit the use of port batteries. The firing then beoame a long reverberating crash of thnnder and the shells raked the Spanish bat teries with terrible effect. Fire broke out in the Catalina fort and silenced the Spanish guns. The firing of the fleet continued un til 10 o’clock, when the Spanish fire ceased entirely and Rear Admiral Sampson hoisted the “cease firing” signal. The military oommauder of Santia go acknowledges the following were seriously wounded: Colonel Ordonez, Captain Sauohez, Lieutenant Yrezar, of th" artillery, and Perez and Garcia, both Spanish officers whose rank is not mentioned. The Spaniards admit the loss of ^wenty-one infantry soldierH severely wounded and say one soldier was killed, bnt it is believed the losses of the Spaniards were much more heavy, The Spaniards acknowledge that a great deal of damage was inflicted on the Spanish erniser Reina Mereedes, and they say the forts show great gap ing breaches in their walls. Later in the day, it appears, a land ing of 500 American troops was ef fected near Diaquiri, some distance east of Agnadores and near the rail road station connecting with Santiago. Later an engagement took place be tween the American forces and a col umn of Spanish troops which bad been sent at the landing party, it is almost certain ttiat toe Jlrst- class armored Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa was sunk. It seems to be ad mitted that the fire of the American soldiers near Diaquiri was so effective that the Spaniards were compelled to flee. Hnni|»*on CmlilOH Department. Shortly after 7 o’clock Tuesday even- Ther Go to Assist Hewer la HoMlas Ilia . Philippi a*.. Eight hundred and forty-niue sold iers left Fort McPherson, Ga., Satur day afternoon for San Francisco, where they will go aboard the big transports which will oarry them to Manila. Three long trains were required to carry the men with their equipment. Two well-known Georgia surgeon.-' accompanied the troops to Mauila Dr. J. W. Rhudy, <ff Carrollton, anf Dr. Garlingtou, of Rome, want as as sistant surgedns. Major J. W. Bubl was in oiisrge of the men end was so ■isted by four minor officers. AH of the men who went away wer well uniformed end equipped for long campaign in the Philippines. They will re-enforce Dewey end take possession of the isles which the brave American commander has cap tured. Rural Free Delivery. The conference on the appropriation hill as reported to the senate Tuesday and agreed on by that body, carries a provision for the appropriation of $150,000 for rural free delivery. jwc. ; Future comfort for pt*« ; seeming economy, but j uy :bt. ’ ; sewing machine with aaesfcib- jlished reputation, that guar- > antces you long and sattafac- * tory service* j* J 1 ^ > > ■Is Nebraska Company Will On With General M«rrltt. A Lincoln, Neb., dispatch soys: Ad jutant General Barry has received a telegram from Secretary Alger saying the Third infantry volunteers, organ ized byJJTillioin J. Bryan, has been oo- j j„g information confirmatory ef the cepted by the government and that it j bombardment of the fortifications of would lie added to tho contingent go ing to the Philippines. When this uews v.as receivod Mr. Bryan was notified and went to his of fice and had a conference. The out come, although it has not yet been publicly announced, was that Bryan was appointed colonel of the regiment and given his commission. Santiago reached the navy department. It came in the form of a cablegram from Admiral Sampson, which was made pnblic by the following bulletin: “Secretary of the Navy—Bombarded forts at Santiago 7:40 to 10 a. m. today, June 6th. Silenced works qnickly without injury of any kind, thongh within 2,000 yards. Sampson.” [ITS PINCH TENSION . , AND . . TENSION INDICATOR, , (devices for regulating and > showing the exact tension) are la few of the features that [ emphasize the high grade character of the White. Send for our elegant K. T. catalog. 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