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AMERICAN GUNNERS PROVE
THEY ARE GOOD NIARRSRIEN
Testing the Downward Roll Method of Firing
Heavy Guns at Sea —Experiment
Made at Malanzas,
BY ROBERT B. CRAHER.
Key West, Fla., May s.—(Special Staff Correspondence by Cable
to The Constitution.)— This city is today a nestplace of rumors concern
ing the mission of Sampson's fleet, in comparison to wlrch the talk
of a land invasion of Cuba pales into insignificance.
It is, in short, the consensus of opinion that the whole issue is
wrapped up in the shells which Sampson’s ships will send hissing end
crackling into the Spanish fleet as soon as it shows its nosi above the
height of water off Porto Rico.l
The First Ten Days of War.
Wh'le awaiting the Inevitable, interest tn felt in the short stay In port of the
the officers since the blockade began, and there was an mtet< h nge d ... s an
opinions among then. .ha. means much to those who appreciate ■ 0 ‘
of it What thev have bad to say about the iedmusness of blockade duty ab t
tadividimtexperiencca in chasing prizes, and about loss of sleep is no of much.
~ . .. .. upon one conclusion as a tesult ol tn. .un. .a
b'an'navy's''tirst'ten days <>f‘war, and 1' is that our boats can shoot better and
B,r; 'v ' ' . 'm'?m I'/ I '' ' ' ‘where’" "'b -dozen' of' Admiral Sampson’s
fleet had a chance to demonstrate their skill is marksmanship, they made nearly
every shot count. In both places the tiring was done under r.—ni ~r.l. -rs I rom th.
saHsfaDory when <mr< ffi.ie'et Is -be vessel ... HU enemy, all
boats be,ng especially vulnerable below watei.
Superior in Marksmanship.
Ono of the offi" rs of the flagship New York, which restless eraft was at both
bombardments ■ .Id to me a few minutes .ago:
■■The remit Os the tight of our \ I tic squadron off Mandi and of on. own
slight efi iris het have, own c -lush y that wo ■ in. mp rably ‘
Spain in marksmanship. Our gunm . are cool. w. II- raim d an.l teat 1..-. .
qualities which count in men who make u>a gu von • ■ ■ •' ’>
the tiling from the New Y.rk and th.. I’mltan and the < mcmim.i at Matanza
ami of th” N. w verb a’ I’-rt < ml 1 do MJ” 4W” J hat guns were ever
llrt d with mon true or » y alm t it " ’
counted and every gun w polll right If th-r< was an on
wasted, w- otileers who Wtel.ed the whole thing tea;!, potv.n.l gh.ss. 3 did
’’Tl mvoth. rs lux- '-ad the -mi- thing, and the guimem on all th.- ships are re
coicm--" eon-ratul n.or- ~n *.a from the admiral. They ire, nowevr. tau.ng
A . .■■ ... a: £;
AH in Splendid Trim.
After their tw<ntv-four >ui of brushing up in port here, tl
to be in simply 1 ' > * ■ ■ Th, >' " as I! ' J ° l : '
their sailors nt'e of ambit'<m. and .-.urn on< .arri. s all th- amtnun. i-n she has
r ,.,,m for. Uh.n t " smolo w.m .-, ,-n <-m< n in;; from the tops ~! their .all st iel:s
. . - ■■ ■ they rolled with a dignity thamc '■
station m Im- waters of the gulf. Tie- dispatch boat Mayflower shot a..out
front one to anoth-r <m otii, i>l errtnds. and th ever-resttvo torp.do boats w-. 0,
seen ... noting In . „1 out. far to ti. " - off Sand Key. th- Cut. mn -I. w . do
Ing patrol dntv. ..ml just at the horizon the gunboat Ma. mas was t -.bl- es<Ott
ing in another prizi a cheap little lumber t .'hoorn r.
... , .* , ... ~„,k ... th.- picture it seemed as though th -quad
ro those of us wan wet.- loot-mi . . p.’
ron mi st bi’ that neith.-r Spain s Cap. Vm fl< ' ,‘lt 'loot ed
■>u <" d ■■ ‘•■‘•o>n th. lit <.. I mg, to the T,£i"o.''’ i-.iF' wbieh
J : c ; -: ■ ' • "-S'
’ A m rowboat nd ™ th' ' ... '£. <amn
\ axne.ln :■> mul ’.run tu- Miuun b-.it. .-..i, b( ., n) . , m
,<-np ord. :, once i. fore, but t ils time they weir all <on..i<hi.t tb it ta
* - >rri£thing.
Dangers at Key West.
Within the P-. 'fewd blciitc.m.CC 11. Kim-fry. e.mnu .r.dan- H th-- 'rt
here, lias sunk . mm- -,..rpedo-.-, and sub-marine mines In Key \t-st >a. ■■■ .. U
... rules .c • b. en tied I / th. s< er " .r> of w ; '
rmvuratiou m th- „ . A gt.m - from -. on- of th. -ity who,vs s .owstlrn
nbsblute necessity for this, beeau - the harbor is so ,-rowded with ~,1 ■'
t,.at them is great danger in entering ami 1-avlng. even witl.ou ihe addd.on.l
co of tom ofdy. tm'.te and gun cotton bidden beneath the surface. Impera iye
tnstru.’tion i l,av- 1..- n served to ill ■ .plains that m. ve -Is wid b< permitted to
pc.- Kort Taylo. at the enlranee, I. -t w. ,-n t i.e hours of -1 p. m. and ■ ... >m
When we < in., in Mon lay night w-d id >ot know of th. ex t< ue ■- such an or-
- tnd wo. n d wb.ya'l t - I >f th. fl ot dialed to m ■
l.i . ■ ><l ■’■ W the fort I. pt. it ear.-h ght .-mistamly ■■ me .- o ■
Thi innm;’.!*’ I .i''U’<-iiant McKhoi.v • ini' ■’’! *h<l 1 ■ I
n 1 Ottr ..ver mine . m.l to
- . ■ n >. >rt -- > f " ; £ ; /
; ’ v "'7' \.£'F,r£'''i' ,: £m ■■ ■''' m ‘ : ' ‘ <> -m
"remit ■ . ■ ■ - t likely to forget It.
after this, one experience, and w<- told th- licmenanf s->.
The Alleged Cardenas Bombardment.
Newspapers from the north which r.rrlv- her- . .nfiuue to mem: m t„- b-mb ir-1-
ment o' t.'ardctms, whh a, m-ver bavin-; t.T.ei. ?, .■■. is ■ 11
trn-v • does not do,- -■- Tie )<.■■• 'hat is had b-. n '-mmar.l. .. . an-
.i .. ti, , • t. ’.i hv the <• n.k of -tiir v; 1 .;t .';fu ’ we •■.'irne ashore from
out. through Ihe ; t 0.,. - t .u n.l tn< - 1 .
the silencing of the coast batteries ai Port <’ bunas by the bam-.tp N w \oi l:
last I’ri.l v. Ml < : -an towns ar.- the -. to -nr k. .ndvi- nhe .les.-r b-d
the m ■■
hllt an-, a. Old forgpfo-11 :ne m. me of th- ph'-, and thr.-w in th.- lirst one
which <”.'ciirr<’ i hlr.i in «>r<b ' not to spoil st '
From th. .-mak’s ’-.er.ds rhe i.arrativ e dr.ft.-d to the front po eh of the Key
West hotel Wit. . - w. spend al mr It ■■ mot md ere the new p ;■ r men
pot hold of it. They prom >tl> pl: cod t tl wires, and a little ■ > ■
hold of u mo- all of : ... m <b- 'ed i-r t lie simple tan- of a ship a ■ o-1..
V . . , yet - -■:; I? •■- - ■ '
b-’t .! i!.-< Ih“ h.Tlor :’ h ' «'•« <•! "'r "‘‘ J.}
< an t.ike I’osc ssion of tl*e :i’\vu wh■ .lev . ■ we w;int io o? landing «i piize a in a
row boat.
The True Story of Yglesias.
A good deal hl- been sent from her-- to tb- newspapers about the .alleged
effort on th< [.art of a. m-mber f tin- crew of the monitor Puritan to blow I-i up,
-•<1 the aecn-ation i- <-f .-•> -kins . n.t that the ttetual f.aets in the- should
he told for what they are w -rth. The pcrstm concerned is a saffron-skinned young
man by . .- t >me o- <Trl. Ygb ias who is alor.t tw. nty-seven y. :rs old. who
was bo’,, -■ Havana of a. Spar.i-’h father and a Ciil.i.i, mother: and who, after
kn.i . i1.0i.l tn -. I lif cd in the Gmt. o Stat, s navy mr or
1P... . ais ago and lias been in it since, wltii :.-h to quit whenever he
wanted to.
\ W'-ek ai'O last Sunday Ygh-. 1i ’ was tb. a ting si -t' l.eepcr on tile. Puritan
wh’le the i.c ■ t was cruising T-at off M.:-1 a azas His rink is that of a . ond
c).., |-i-. i.. ul he li.is ~lw ... •« bad tl- ■ < .ml abm. <■ <•; i.;s superiors to the . xtelit
wai- i.ited by hA posit m. On .Sunday aft.moon lie was uiscov.-rcu by on.- of
t[ lC m<t:.tor’s m- s boys industriously burin; 10l a. the s’,..- of Ib,- forward
r-ata-m- with an auger, and the cxeeuii'. c-dmer. being notified, bad him ar
re.|.,|. t-i.- .if io; pockets was Iralging villi cotton w.st-. and the other con
tained s.-venty-tive 1- ; <-f v riou- i riotis ■ >rts Ho was In bls bare feet and
It is said that there wa ’ ,-videti. <• of an attempt on his part to sot tire to a
wooden grating w iiieb . onn-e’.-.i with t lie floor of the magazine. 'Die arresting
officer was Gunner's Mat- Finn.
Since then the half-bre-d lias been -antin'.l, heavily Ironed, in th- Puritan’s
brig and Captain H-rrington I. is sent . full i -port of the 0.-eurr'-n-e to Admiral
Sampson, t'p to tl:.- time ti'is is helm; written tin- latter has not ordered a court
martini, and I understaiid that th- .--.is.,u for th-delsy is th- evidence of insanity
shown i.e the prisoner .-in, - his incarceration. His scheme to blow up th.-. Puritan
dfsplaveil no svmptom of penius. .:i.d s.> far as Ids mates know, be had no motive
1n wrecking ilt,-shi|>. Tb- p: -s. :.t ,-.a t ~.i> simply means that if h- Is adjudged
a. lunatic by the court yet to l» a: - mb' d he will be sent to an asylum, and If
he is found to b< san- in- will I sho
.m< antim- he will -lay in Hie brig, a -I until Judgment Is passed on
him no man xvill know the • \ ■ ,i of hi. guilt. 'I her. are several other m. n will.
Spanish blood in their veins m our slues, but tli-ir pr.-s. nee Is not a. menace in
Slav sense of the word. 'Dr y ar- w-ll known to th.dr mates and their o.iili of
allegiance is taken for .-xuelly what it. is worth.
Will They Get There?
Rival klnetOf<?ope people are now h.-ro with fast yachts to photograph future
hostilities, but if they g-t their ph-tures they will run a risk tiiat is not demanded
of even the newspaper men. The will have Io get close up to the tiriing vessels.
SPANISH ARMY 40.000 STRONG IS
HOURLY EXPECTED AT PORTO RICO
Port au Prince Hayti, May 7-- It. is report.-d from Porto Rico that Hie Spanish
fleet from the Canary’ islands is expected then- hourly with 40,000 men.
'Die rumor current some days ago of the < ipture of an American vessel by
the Spaniard’s on April 30th off Mol St. Nicholas is confirmed by the American con
sul at I'ape Hay:<,m. 'Die w ss.-l s.-iz-dwas the schooner Atm Rouls'a Rockwood,
bml'r.d from Gonivas for Chester with logwood.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 9, 1898.
THE FIRST INVASION OF CUBA;
AN ENCOUNTER WITH CAVALRY
T7EY WEST, Fla., May s.—The government tug Leyden, Captain J. 11. Angus, steamed
into port this morning and those on board told the following story of a desperate encoun
ter with Spanish troops on the northern coaj-t of Cuba:
The Leyden left here Monday afternoon with a party of insurgents under General Baida
mere Acosta and including five Cuban scouts under the leadership of Captain J. 11. Dorst, oi the
United States cavalry. The Leyden carried a large quantity ot arms and ammunition. Ihe
tug landed four men with four boxes of ammunition and two horses. General Acosta also
landed and penetrated to the interior where lie joined the forces of the insurgents. The Ley
den lay to outside until 4 o’clock in the morning when, observing a troop of Spanish
passing, she put to sea and got safely away. The same night she proceeded to Matanzas and
Tuesday she landed another small part}’’ near there.
The tug then returned to the original landing place, reaching there early yesterday
morning. Here she was met by Acosta and about 200 Cubans, half of whom were armed with
rifles. They united with the men on the tug and an attempt was made to land the remaining
arms and men, when a troop of 200 of the \ illavoca cavalry swooped down on tnein, and after a
fierce engagement of a half hour s duration the Cubans finally repulsed the enemy, driving
them into the woods.
During the engagement several rifle bullets went through the Leyden’s smokestack, but
no one was injured. The plucky little tug then went in search of the flagship, found her lying
near Havana, and related the story. TLear Admiral Sampson sent the gunboat Wilmington bac*e
with the Leyden. The two vessels reached the scene of the landing yesterday afternoon and
found the Spanish cavalry in waiting to repel another invasion.
The Wilmington lost no time in preliminaries, but promptly opened fire on a number of
small house?, marking the entry to the place. The gunboat fired four shots, which immediately
drove back the Spaniards, and Captain Dorst with the ammunition landed safely last night, the
Leyden returning here.
BURGWYN COMMANDS IT.
Governor Russell Appoints Officers :
for the Second Regiment.
R.ilM.ti, N. I '., Muy 7. <Sp.-i-ial.) Gov r- j
nor Russ.il today eoinmissioned William II
S. bii.gwyn -olon-1 of til- S. < - ond r-i/un- ’t i
vol 1 1 n:. -r:’-. Gue of bls brothers, *
.1. 11. K. Iltitg-wyii. was killed in tile war j
with M- xi-o. and another, I larry’Hui'-, wj n,
al Getiyslairg. where ho was colon. I o.' thy ■
Twenty-llfth North Carolina infantry, whica ,
th.r- stiff-red »;r. nt.-r loss than any olher ,
r( giment on < Ith< r side during the civil war,
and afterwards was eolon-1 of the I’it'th J
Maryland i> yiin-nt. of Ualdmore.
The organization oi' the First r- gi:n. nt ;
volunteers was completed today. Tne li.->d ;
, ,; : tff ~tn -ers are Colonel Joseph I Vrm
Held Lieutenant Colonel Calvin ! I
. ; : ■ ' ■ ,I’! Il > . I!: '
Smith. George F. Jinizb-r and pcorge ... i
Butler; adjut mis L. L>. Alex.ind< i. •■ J •
I'atton. John .VI. Allis-m and l-.'ig-n.-- ■
sur 'ms. H. M- Wilder, Chari, s Jor.- .n
. , , m Arehcy; qua rtermaslet, 1-
Harreil; iplain, A A Fruden.
This r< glint m is mustered in. and 1-. oil i
f-r servi.ax soon as summer caxnpa gn |
clothing is issued.
SPANISH TROOPS CONCENTRATE, j
British Consul at Santiago de C.iha
Wires His Government He Is Sate.
Klngst. J M 5 S M 7
Carre a Manzanillo m-r. haut « -i" ■' ■'
there six day:' i.go and has nisi arriv.-d l>:
the ; .-hooner Covornor B. ike. . ->.- » '
M mza ' ■ ■ '
< ... - H Baud red all tin irrisons ot
t,-.. di.-tricts to cone.-nti.it- m
Santiago <ie Cuba. All oth< r pl£u • ha\e
been evacuated.
0- ,-r-d ( cargo of food —n: from Motllegro
b' a> . ..bled th- :.g' nl. Ki- !>a>.l T .-’mp-.n,
not to ship it. as it. was supposed t.iv tend
won .1 b" s-lz. <1 by the S:> >'■ ,
Ph,. R itwii e< ntill «t banuago no <uu.t
canb-.l that he a. -.-a f • and ■ •’
~- q-.ib-t H. M H. .Cert : itl’-d from tuts
p.x-t |..r Santiago do Cuba last n.ght.
HAVANA ON VERGE OF FAMINE. ■
Food Is Bringing Fabulous Prices and I
People Ave Starving.
Key West, Fin., May 4. —According
to Captain Little, of the fismng
schooner Antonio y Paco, captured by
the gunboat Newport a few days ago,
Havana is on the verge of famine.
Food is •bringing fabulous prices and.
the people tire consequently starving.
Department Store Expansion.
Th- -entralhzaiioii of industry ot tt -d.
nnd of ex- :-.:iiigC is tin- m;g:. - n . n.
pot. nti il fuel of oar age. The iw.iid
and spinning jenny have given v-G t«» •■
great w-avmg mill, and ' .ip one i.< ••
corn.r groe.-ry of out granulaU . .- d..
appears with the advent ul tne Mvtiopoll
tan Department Store.
The ostabilsann. nt that turn.s o\«- •
doll tr a I ■ and lim < day is m
i the 1
who is barely able to ’.urn it over hal. a
dozen times a day.
Here Is the potential secret oi tne
cel- that h;ut attended the great SUPP ,v
stores of Chicago. .
of th. giea: Departm. nt S ot'es t <
rs R - h . ■ . ■ ■
most conspicuous. It provides Its cus
tomers near and far v..ih every lab..- ■
article at uncha IhnMea tne r;UI .T. I ”‘‘ ‘•.
l‘s client.s are counted by ihe millions, an 1
as its clientele increasfs its supply
uro more and more reduce’.. 1 111.-- i- -
inillion-dollar -s.i.b'.lsinn. nt (in.-orpor led)
eotiueeted with al. the productive corninna
tlons of the east and west.
Sears. Roebuck <t Co have, we be In t‘ ,
site. ■ ssfully solved tins 1 pop
every fabric and article they place a re.a.l
price, which is never discounted.
indeed they issue forty dift.-ren and
sped t<
,«fnt gratis to any one on reevipi ol po.-'.’i
request. They guarantee to ddixe: eV' O
artldfi by mail, express or freight, or ’
1). subject t<» examination, the reel u- i'i
of’any package may return it H ds
do not please or do not tally uitn tm.
printed description
In this m Her Sears, Roebmk <V < ho
an inini' and ever increasing
On no article can tiny make i g»fH ;>r" ■'
The Income is necessarily derivea . :om tac.
easiness of their turn over.
Hy the enterpru e of Hears. !.<>ebuck < -
Co. its manifest b*'rie;its and odv.ini
are brought to ever./ farmer’.-; front gat ■.
to ( Very caClem in’s londy ran* h. t<> ey« r.v
miner’s mountain gulch. Io o\ ci\\ village,
town and h imlet throughout our great re
public. ,
Specialized c.italogues are maned ;iny
where on request, containing comp-’ac
llowii < is. a
titles and fabrics, with n-hers. b»- -i l' £
farming imph’iueiit.s ol all kinds, mining
iadi< s’ goods, tov</. organs and
pianos, guns, rill -s. r-V'i.v.-rs, powder and
shot, sporting goods, men and bays’ cloth
ing, musical instruments, books, s.-lio.d
supplies, stationery, talking machin-.’.s,
graiihop'l’Ones. jew-iry. liardwar.-. etc., ct -
•flnterprisirig ,--.ttb-r should not tail
to send a postal for such one of these < abi
logues as he may nee<i.« Why pay more for
your supplies than business principles com
mand?
! AGED BISBOP ASKS
; TO BE RELIEVED
I
Qnadrieiiiiial Session ci fl. E. Church
General Conference Held,
I
I REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED
! After Fifty-Six Years of Service Rev.
J. C. Keener Requests Retirement.
j ROUTINE BUSINESS FINISHED
I
J Growth of th.- Church in All Depart- [
ments Is Shown. To Have Been
Decidedly Satisfactory.
!
Baltimore, M.a M tlx- qu..d- ■ nmal I
-ii of tl-.- g-i’. i-d con: i'-i'<- of the.
M-tliodist I-;I1 church, south, which '
I - -tn this morning, fi- feature:, were the |
:!<ldl< . s of bi :ops ■ :id tile r<qil. t <’t j
j;; Jo. ,i ’I-.--U-. r. of N w orb- <ns, I
tile : -ntvr bishop, : < lie relieved Os Ills
<luti< s.
Bi. I.op K< is r i-.-il d the eonf'-ri-nvc to |
order. Opening <■:. -' Ises follow.-<i. 'I lie
R-\. J. .1. ' -I, of N.c livilb-. was elected
5,.-I-. ’II V a:..1 !.■ . ; (it. 1 the following
as.-u.-t.nits; Cross Alexander, of I.oui-’. ilie;
A. !•'. Watkii: . Mi is iiqe; J. M<F. Bar
lins, Texas, and C. ; .McClure, Mis-otiri.
I 'Di- 1111( ■ if t■ ■■ last < .liit'-rem - W' i” i
'adopt'd. The folh’v. i:ig were appointed j
| pages: J C Hut’ ison, 11. W. Havidson. I
| II B. Whal.ag, C. W. Cam- and i.dward I
Routine in;, a. was transacted and
I Bishop Keel.' I V. .: : u-i--''<-<i as ( liairma n
I iby Bishop Wilson, of Baltimore. The ad
dre- -of bishoj-:- <<. . /■ ~<l by Bishop I'.a--
grov. , of Nasavi- . and then came the
surprise of thi day in the requ-st ot
Bishop li. r to i-.- reiievid of ills duties.
Bisliop K-et < :• . a d in part:
-•j'- hour an.-. <me tor me to speak of .
: . t’ ■ 1- umy sei 11 i had
the honor of I? .'I an itinerant m n.sler
for lifty-.ix ji.'i:. .mi for half that time
have been on< - ' g< neral superintend
ents. ’: . demand some
ndii'f h, and
I r- i’ecti iilly r< :-r ih<- matter of my future
s. -u ■ 'div judgm-nt. In this
city, in I'l7. 'l thank God that lie heard my I
erv; ti.al lie I-: iv- my sins and called
Im into tb— m.i .’-try m the lai south.
Tlx re I ha\ '. l> ei: iiermitted io labor, build
ing up the -huii - '
Blsh< K'• n< i s voice broke a number
of tim-s, and im mb-rs of the confer -neo
were in tears. l:i :op Galloway responded,
li- paid a lilgii tribute to the retiring
1,.: imp on Ip'milf < I his colleagues. The
r< - J-n:i i io:i v. a:: I '-t-rred to the committee
Oil epls’-op.i'. ' .
In th- mid. . . of tile bishop tlx death of
Bishop Attieu ■ ■ liaygi’o.i was mentioned,
and tin re-omnieiid ilion was made as to
the election of additional m-mbers of the
■ ■ V.d think, e .d' r ail the conditions that
tim work ol idm tration can be efficient
ly done f-r tm- next quadt i-’mial by the
-lection ol two :■ d.iitiotr.il bishops at tins
S< ss:on of the coal'-rence.
•‘Tin it > show the net in
<-r-.-so in ;iiin-r:ini pre.ichors for the l\mr
years to be anu members 123.221. Tne
ii’-es-nl n imber of itinerant preachers is
m’-al prea-lwrs J.Gso; total II.Gi. The
I num r of mvniliers : ' i•: •
value of the i hin 'ii propel t.v is i.OCO.Ct'O,
a.i -iier-.m- :U -'otrf y ars of S2JKK)JkKI.
■■ . . Sunday s< hools, with
10-I.lG> t. .i.-ii*-r-, and s.’il. ly.-. pupils. This is
,11' m< , of . iioo's. S.-G.i t-acli' rs a'l4
5G.200 pupils. Th-re are l.sG l-qiwortii
I ' ague:- wild Ji'LvyJ members. 'Du- eliur-n
1,'., ." s-v-n: \-si du.i-.it ioiial institutions,
v’, 1 ’- - ■ ■ Het ti pupils, property I
v ' ; md <nd >\i men - amountin ; |
••jn tin- f":-i..n mi- ions so ld there b >s
been a li-; g- n of 2.177 ill. mb r , LIU »“'>■
dav school”’ att< ■d: ills. 1,22a Epworth
I ... j. ,’..1,-.,n ciiur-b Imibiinus and
n.m . ' it ■na ■'• I ■ '■ ' " ■' '’’
of $1! ‘•h l ’ is f«• ’h? ri• ■ il. Oil!' in..-moii I»*‘ !’■ .
- liureh -'' 1’ S!r.'.-'•?• < 7. i
, imoim pa ill to mi ions m I.:- lou .
x. n r W'.Ob7.‘.’‘-7’.'3 "
A ; to lay dclegati <, the following vm-
•q< not the vital i- l.itl’m- of the la' <b-l--
gnt’S of a diStr at <onfz r-m-e to these se-
In-tid lor th- annual and general center
,n i nt:'.’ i'-ti t r< .on to i'v a Uniterm I
iu n-:jile and meth".l for Ih'd' direction i
in ail ihe ninual conferences?"
Th- sf.Lj. -t of union lietv.-en th. northern ■
ami south’rn branches of I'm- church was i
spoil < n of as fol ion s.
-Tb- <or imirsion of fed'-ration provided '
,i- voitr 1. <t :'-ssion met a similar one I
from i ll- il' i ii-'H-'t Bpiseopal church in
Washington in January last, in joint ses- I
sion, wbi’-li proved harmonimis and was
clinra.ct’tiz< <1 by court-ay and h-arty good
will. A report will be made on the sub
ject."
—e
Conference Adopts Resolutions.
Baltimore. May E Th.- eonferene.- of the
Methodist Epls< iqtal church, south, at its
session today unanimously adopted r-solu
t Whs commending th- •.-ourso of l.’i i-.-idviit.
McKinley in huving earm '. eml’M'Atored to
prevent the present contli t wall Spain,
assuring han ami his advisers <>’ tm- sym
pathy ami moral suppot t ol the members
of the eonfi-1-" and • Xpoinn t lie ' l ".I”'
that tile war will eml spec L.iv. and tha< i s
results Will be such as will promote the
future peace ami w-lfarc of iKith nations
and of t he world at hit ge.
Th., balance < f the . ■ . - on w m devoted
to 'he pi', mutation of memorials and p--tl
ti.m.s ami their reference to appropriate
committees.
Petitions and Memorials Considered.
Balt more, May 7 Tod iy's ession of the
.... ~1 of the M-thodist
-'. ..was <l< voted 1
rm, t ( ntin ly to the presentation in ' ret
erence to appro >ri ■ ommlttc. petitions
and memorial.-, of a loutlne nature.
The resolutions adopted ’■ ■ <t-r<l ( v In
which President McKinley was commended
ami th- ni-:al . upport of th- -hur-'i
pledg.d io him ami his advisers, were cn
gr-s- ~1 nd forv. irded to th- pt' ’I-
M< mb-rs of th. .out', rear,, will fill all
the pulpits in this city and several m
Washington, Laurel and Anmipoiis tomor-
Bishop Wilson, of Baltimore, c illed the
bv Bi ■ Virgin!
Rev. It. H. Manon, of Memphis, read tne
scripture.--.
\ r. quo i 1 rec cd from ( 'engross
man -I. I'. Dolliver, -f town, that the re
ception of fraternal del< 1 ront the
Methodist llpisvopal church, of which he
Is ... b io:-' I ' i week
decided to ree< .ve the I'r.U-rn.H d-h-eat -s
1 from England and I'.iti.i In on May .i 11, at
I s o'clock p. in.
I Greetings wire -nr to t’.i- Sontli.rn
Baptist < onvention now 'ti '.on at Nor
folk
j'te'v Dr. W. '!' D..vid-on. fiTt-rn.l dele
gate from En ".Inii'l. i< ill at 1 '■ ’ arrol.ton
I hotel. Rev. S.i’il B. Jones has been tailed
home bi Him . in hi; family.
(in Monde m,;',it the first of the evening
lecrur, s W il I"' giV' n In th- armory by
Bi mp Gall of -I lekson, Miss. His
subject will b. “M-tlud:sm."
The retirement of B ho; K ner will
make Bi: Irnfi Wilson, of B.iitimorc, t ■
st bishop. vfis t l^ctv<l to the
episcopacy .sixteen x- .irs
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS MEET.
JUDGE HARALSON IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT.
Resolutions Presented Collins for
Equal Religious Rights in Settle
ment of Cuban Matter.
Norfolk, Va., May c. The Southern i’ap
tlst c-nv-nbon wu.'- calle! ord’"- by
President 1 lar.ilsou at 10 o'clock this morn
ing with a total of 71:i del-gat"-- present.
Judge Haralson was r.-<;«••-t1 pn : iuetit,
tliis being his tenth term of office, li. IL
11 : of Georgiia, was ciei ic<l vi :■ ■
i<L nt with .1 number ot ether vie< I'l’ ■
d< nts.
Six ips wcr«' d claret) vacant,
and as two of theso occurred In Ixcntu uxv
the Whitsitt and am -Whitsutt facuons had
a tilt gv. r the manm r of them election,
the antis askinpr that the vm ancies Id* filled
by the general bodies of tli ‘ states in
which vaciancics occiui. This was warmly
opposc’d by Doctors Jone,-. ITawth' inc and
H.atcber, of Virg 'd ! a, strong Whitsitt
friends. TT»- matter was laid on the table
on motion of Dr. Gambrell, of
Ex-Governor Noi hen. f G on i, pi
i s ntvd the resolutions of the (L orgia Ikip
| list convention asking th ’ pi*es d< nt of the
: I’n’r.ed States, and those in authority to
j urrango to secure <qua.)L\ of !’■ liglous
’ righls in the setilvinrii’t of ’he Cuban niat
i Lx. 'Hid I r. \V. Isl. Haleb., r. of tin- I’on n
• mlsi . m board, wa. ~;;poi::D d <• >nn” s. 'iin r
; to firy the to IT* , idt • t MeK.n-
! ley. Rev. Dr. Stephens, of Missouri, and
i < x-<Governor Northen wa re add' d, making
j a < onimission of throe
Addresses of w* k unn* were delivered by
Hon. Wyndham R. Mayo, and R< .. D 1 .
Wharton and Owtn, of this eity, ami re
sponded to by Rr\. (L W. Tru'it'i, of d’ex
as; lion. C. Slaughter, of Texas.
I Hon. Joshua Revering, of Maryland, and
I Dr. J. ’IL I'enders-m. ot Tt nn- ss< were
! announced advice president,*?.
I The request of the Kentucky Baptist con-
I vention on the matter of trustpp appo nt-
■ nu nts. was taken from tin table on mo
tion of Dr. Hatcher ami referr» <1 to a coni-
I inittee of one from each state.
I In the afternoon the report of Dr. .J M.
Notify Us Promptly
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The ConstitotfiOQo
Frost, secretary of the Sunday y lm”l board,
was i-i.-rd. Five hundred diill.irs v..is s> :
aside as the Matthew T. Y.’i-s pub,,sl>.i
fund, as a memorial of this great mission
ury and for education in mis i"’is.
’i'lm gross income was reported as ovi r
SG4,O<H>. Money expended 1>- ih< bi’inl t::--
: ast sev( n years in denoi • k,
?57,524.t;9.
Tl>'- business coninil't'c r-p-i't'd .1 ' !
$33,'126.98, I ibiliti-s $639.22. balance on car-I :
$32,757.7t>. Tim appropriatl >ns in -. ' i f;" 111
flic va.rbiiis state- foot, up sl2.1 I " l 'Di- ■
trea uret’s r<'pat
$66,77.:!, <1 isliursements S6J, 'jlli.lt). baDn-e oil
hand sllti 95.
Dr. R. J. Willingham, .-(•< ret;; ry <4 '
foreign mission l>. ir<i. iir-s-n:-<i th- rep ’G
of lhat department, which was ini' usi-ly in
teresting tn.l -hov.. <1 tli.i: w'dlc tin- 'i".ii'4
owed $31,91'0.71 in IN’i arid had )• du.- d tiia'
to $13,5:>2.7S in LS97. this year ihe bo.ir l v is
free from debt and had $2,975.96 in the
treasury
'Die contributions for this v.<’ik from tb". [
stalo is totalled In IC'G-'.i? at sl2s.'M.:■:>. mid
in 1X97-9S, $124,249.69. from a, memlw r ■> i> j
1, .1:: .18 in th( ■ ■ u 'lie . 701 i!aptisLs in
coiuicetion with work in foreign field ; w> ro j
reported and a number of cliurche.'. in for- |
eiyn work are s-'lf-sustaining.
'Die home mission board pres-nted j
through the Am-ri- iii mission b-md the I
resolutions of th- Georgia convention r<- .
ommending G'l" 1 year of thank.-'giviug ,
in th- Baptist churches.
'Die Gr--k nation's pavtnent this past
year of th- el.ilm of $3,000 to the board w i i I
commended iipoti-
The work in t’ub.-t kept tip Tiy the pastor- (
less churclu’.s since the war drove th- p is- |
tors to tills country f"r : > r - ' v was hi: l:'.x - I
spoken of anti th- work which has r-sult'<l .
in Tampa and Key W-st was shown to
li- in excellent condition
I loro were :72 mi. l on r port <1 In
the field last war b’ thl
l-ss than $100,0(10, owing l.irgely to the inct
that s2o.<.i:n wort it of supplies w-re sent by
tip- worn n’s missionary .-"< i<‘tl"s t.> fami
lies of frontier wrlo rs. The outlook wag
r( norted hop. ful for the future
Th.- i re::surer of th- lv>n>" mi ion report
ed. showing n tine condition of affairs.
Other r-ports were mail- ami rcferr-.| to
the usual committees.
Thi ’ I by
Rev. Dr. Williams, of Wa. hington.
Report of the Sunday School Work
N " Olk, May 7 The Sml er'i B. c'i ‘
conven iou met this morning at 'J:?''). Jud' ■■ <
Haralson presiding. A [>■■1:1:011 W's |
. ■ Ived fr >:a T. I'.uess-e .a I : ■ r th i' ’ a ■■ I
hotly r-finest th- home nr sion boat ! to ‘
lippoint mission.it.< I * follow our arniv
to Cuba, Inorder that our soldiers may :
have ample r> ligious serviei-s. and that the
president of the L'nilcd Stales b ■ r-qu- j
to a How ,-u< b misslona > to ic-ompa ty the
army. It was referred t-a th- -ommitt- • on '
G. W. Norton, of Kentu-ky, na. r- I
elect' d treasurer of the conferen-■- and ;
Dr. W. !' Harvey, of Ketitwkv. was r- j
elect-d auditor.
Rev. Dr. Broughton, of Ronti-ake, \ .i.. of- 1
fer-,1 .1 r-solution authoriz.ng t1- horn . ;
mission lioard to expend during th" next :
year s6.('>:<>. or as mu, l> as ma- b- lie d> u, *
f-r Cluiaiaii edti-itiaii in the re am liiii-ni
sections of Virgin 1. eta bii. li :i,;; . . bools i
and holding Bibb- ins! i. uh .1. Also au:::”t- i
Izhig the - ard to , mplo com- v ' -"-! ma s
to take < ’ vorl
< "i-i- on', of the ab-iv- am-’iin . It '• '' d.
Rev. Dr. Chanfi H, of Texas, offered a ,
resolution which re-allirms th-
tiie conlereiK fl on the liquor iratli- and mt- ■
Vises a forward movement, till it is entire-- '
ly aanihll it-'I. Adopted.
Rev. Dr. Justin Dewc. Fulton, - Ma-.-a- '
chusetts, was introduc'd and mad- a stir
ring addres.- on Cab ’. Di. J. L. Al. Curry,
ex-minister of the United .States to Sp a,
addressed the convention on th- same sub
ject.
Rev. Dr. Carroll, of Texas, read a r ..”1 1- j
tion to l”i offered at the mxt je.i ’• • ■ ■ 'U i
of the convention, looking to th- sepaa a :t-n
of the seminary from tin couventi”ti -:id |
putting the forme, --oL-ty under the man- (
eg -m nt -f .' own board of truste-
(>n motion of R-v. 1 'r. Haw'l::"i' ■ . t ’■•' 1
pi'-skient was directed '<> appoint a comm 1- |
from Lite to •
report al tb- next convention on the . 4-
visability of ( banging the r. I.ttion; of the
Cotivisili.m md s-mimiry. G.iriied.
This was offered so that ■ report •■oiild b- ■
Rov Dr. Tru-tt. of Texas, read a report
on Hie wot’)' <>: I." Sub'! ■' .’’hooi b '.mi.
reviewing its labor:’ at I’- tgth and c<m/iat
ul.iti’.i; it upon '.il- l.ir, " work a,-, ..tn- i
j lisl-cd.
Tin- report of the feundav si-’io "1 board ■
was tlu-n dL-ciis.-ed bv a numb' 1 of 1. i-I. rs i
in such v.'o'k.
Th- ’-onirnill > 0 O-I ov<b-r of b'■ ,
mapped the followin’.' wi rk for Monday: I
9:30 to 10 a. ni. Reports of regular com
mittees.
in a. tn. to 1 p. m.—Reports of committee
on home missions.
3:30 to 5:30 p. tn —Reports of -qiecial c >lll
mittees.
8 p m. Mass meeting at th- .A’-aocmy -r
Music. Subject. "Home Missions."
Tip’ r ception tendered dele:'..: !•■< -ml v :
tin:.’ this afternoon at t a' At'.an’ie hotel
w ■ delightful affair. \ > ■ dntior ~
adopted in wlii’ h the Assceia’. •’1 .T"- w-s
invit..l t.’ send a respond tu. 10 flic u-;t .
convention. |
I
The Episcopal Convention.
Macon, Ga., May 7 (Sii'clal ) |
d>: W' dn.’r.ia' . V ..V i' h, ta ■
sixth annual eonvei'ti-n "1 ill" "ant •
l-.'pi. c.ipa 1 ’-liui'eli of ill" d ■■’ < .' of G-oi'g .:
will convene in St. John's < liureh, Savan- ;
ni" l '
\inong th’' import.-.n: tt-ms o. b’lsimss
to <'on ,'' before til" .••mvmilion W'l! !>■ th.’
election of . l-rica! ami lay A-lepat' S the |
~ -i’, ra' ’ "iiveut'en to mei't in \\ asliington, I
'1 . , ill < let "l”'I : tie : . •[">: :..f ': ■ e.-mmii
(. <>n revision m’ th ■ rnl . ..f ■
order final action o'i :ie • ons'itutl-n
adopted at th- conveiitimi in Ma.'"a last 1
year, with amendment.’, and a r< p-r' fr-m :
the committee on 11>e division <>t' the dm. ;
cese.
■'■■;, flfth annual <l:o>''"'e council -f th- I
BrotlieGmo’l of St. Andi' ,v will li-ld its 1
nubif- religion service ! n St. John's ehur,.-h. I
Saintmah. on 'l’m ' lay "V-nii"- ,t s ~'<'l,„a . I
al >d ;ts buslness session on Wedneday af
ternoon.
Tim s'xth annua! meeting of t.m G 'rgi.i
branch of the Woman’s Auxiliary will I*' I
bold in Savannah at tint same time and I
place.
FRENCH VESSEL TAKEN
AND THEN RELEASED
Continued From 5 hard Page.
Frenchman, as the. stranger proved to be.
(>n b ird th- lin-r - crowd ot’ excited pa:-’-
s- ngi’i.i pr. sscd '.anxiously about tb-
vessel's si<l‘*. J'l'otit the south ' ’
wiekml gray hull of the Wii-
mington, with Ip rtm n at qu.irlei
ami t’l.a li< t-iy lined N< wport. "< -■
looming up t tpidly. A moment or ho
tlie three warsiiipa lav by till th- boat fi' in
tim Ann.' ""'.is start' d back from tm lln :'
to the gunboat. Then suddenly, tn the :
tonishment of all on board the warship, 'li’i
Frenelim n blew a long querulous wh: !•»
and put on full steam ahead, poin: ng
raight to the . nt rance ot Havana burbot.
A sharp word of command ran- on' • a
board the Annapolis, ami in less tim- . 1.1
It takes to pencil these words li-r cr-w
were at quarters and Um muzzl- of ’■ ■■■<:>
I gun of her starboard broadside w > ; p- 'it
| Ing in deadly earnest straight at. tin: run
away. 'l'he big after gun roared forth a
hoarse order, while the crews of tiic otlv-i
;;itii.j looked tip anxiously, eager to follow
, suit. Bu? the warning note it’ i Its 'f ■
The big liner again slopped her engim s
I and tin n put them going astern, whitn
I < olumns of stc tm from I er ( ■■ i>’s
tolling of the high pressure below pleading
The Wilmington and the Morrill bad .al
ready started a<ro:. the Lafayette's pat:i,
but their services were not necessary, for
tl.o P'renehman no longer dared to make a
run for It.
There was a long spell of wig-wagging
between the Annapolis and the Wilmington
in the dusk of the evening, the sun d'' 'P
ping behind the horizon and th- night fall
ing over the scene like a drop curtain, tor
there Is no twilight in these latltud 's.
Later electric signals succeeded I’m flags,
and there was a. nervous period "f rigging
and blinking r-d amt white questions .md
The signaling contini.md f"r almost an
hour, po.-s::>l,v longer, while the puzzh 1 dis
patch bouts gathered in the wi .ak moon
light, almost rolling their boiler - out in
the northeast swell as they iTupati- i ly
await'd the solution of the signal consuita
t ion.
A.t 7:15 o'clock p. tn. tlio Annapolis and
the offi
boarded the Frenchman.
The < ■•: imlna.tion of the liner .' is e-on
over, and after the boats had returned to
t .fir respective mips a prize <-ew f-om
tl’.-- Wilmington was put on bo.ird the La
fayette, and at S:ls o'clock last night
big Krone im.an w In -..1■ ,1 north and ■■■ -
eseorti-’i to ?< > v West under tim gut:-* of
ta- Wilmington. The prize tmehorid hero
' 0 f: I '. j ’
‘‘D Hi- -•xeiii'v' .tl'D H.ixiJia. li .r-
ly ■ l; S'-I ni. l !•!.- who .iv !'i*\ are
going to i ■ ' to ■;,.*: n i,u *.
suits. When surprise was di.-p’.i.'i ,*.| t
■*".'h v.a.*; U ir mi..-ion at tills tiim*. they
111 ' : : ■ 11 ' .**:,’:. l ,
st’.icd no ;urti,< i < ~olanation.
On ('iil.a a ,d),, ir ,j wil ,, vv , s return! *,
■ ■ ■ ■
Ibi wa. over *..•.■ tokl t l*i.'i tno would
I’’ tciien with the ri*;r*,i!,*i’* I'i;i;,.,| stat ;
I roop, when 'I; \ nov— l. I , ] ,<..|| j ( , ;r t
took him ni,''’. t ,. and he I- i. < > lor 'I. n
pa tonight.
1 ' ti'-d y't*i:>< autliorlti'w wlio(vnn-
i'*. .10" 1...'. . * * , . . ..
as th- !ii[.'s manif,*-: Gow < .*: . irri-:* no
contraband of war, but with suel: i m
mense car::.! it w;,.; mi-.i , ni'f * <.
t’mrough it pec ion Tin v saw nothing In
the nature of .*i’*nis ■’• iinmint'mi' on
board. Her .■ lense constitutes
d ial a-| GommO’lore \\ .taon in li* m z
■ -mnn.m’l Os tl, divi \.|mirj| S.mp,-
son s fleet. Hi nri'i\ .! on th’ ’_>!i v< 11 to
day and immediate;,* went on 1.,.ml t •>
cruiser Cineiimti, where he lioist -.< b's
flag. < 1 *■
The ships In th" harbor boom,.’,] ... com
modore's salute ,*,f eleven guns -'-i.. •iftor-
II T "" • " ■ 'Y ■ urt V to a
ne\v commamliiig offi. ,* : * ,|.| nr ,
'*" on tin 1,. . ■ *. ' ■ ...... r~»
I'e.l- ral oUieial... w r ■ dining w.th (.’apt.du
Uhapeta at* the tim amt suddenly fou.id
thvmselve* in the midst of a pan ■ Tha
yelled thatt he en :, <1 op 4
fir, an.l thm .-.-amperr.l m-oat th d, .ks
to find p.aces oi i)e t- r. Some if t e-m
burst frantically ini > th. . apt.iin’s .*.a'.:n,
wh'*ro la* ...is at d ::n r with lr v’*-:t,>r<.
Amerk
lives. cm.* M.'xlcm t. ima’i. v ,f. (>t ;l
■ ■ ■ w . . * * ■ n
w!mn tb* An..spoils hold up the I .fiv-tm
> rday, (lupli. ated the porformanc;’ w hen
t l *'* salute was :.r-d, ami for some tim. it
was ~are.l l-.-r Li- was in danger.
(•"trim, don- R-ia. y .-irr'. e.l on ;lio Mas
-I*ol'.' this allei'tioon. W-.1, :•... tblti i; . 111-
. ial o.i’i be b-*::**aed .is to wh. :li-r . ,*■ w.ll
take ’■.'m ii-tmi -f ‘ ■ me.,: .| .|i, ...■;.*, n ..- *'m
tle< t, it i
sumo control ol the naval stat ■■ .
1 '..ni'an and G, of ■ ,* Twenty-fifth
infantry o -ilot ■•l',, did not go to tin- Tortu-
* : I .. 11 * w,, i
1-avo (.might to join tip- other troops at
Tampa.
Til., t’ liorls from the blm-k.a.l.’ lip., today
tin that th,- sila-ition is un* i mg. d Tio
.'in'! r .rt'.': r- ::r. still I '■ ~, with
gunboat Xnnapo'.i.: acting a flagship.
It. i hi' twenty-three libmries of Berlin,
which an* elth."' public or b long t., oilj.-; ]
bodies, there are ov-r 2,o,'O.tio'j velum-s
I jri’Ztt I if li l.t’.’/s picture on I'nited states flag
I l”<’lc.*,round tl”’ n.itrl, I<• I uttun | ( >i southern
ers. bninps'H)c. <'. liiiuou ' ii., u O , "js Atlanta
