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SPAIN REPELS
FRIENDLY HAND
Government Declares It Has No Idea of
Suing for Peace.
RELIANCE IN YELLOW FEVER
It Is Asserted in Madrid That the
Disease Is Killing Sampson’s Men.
STARVATION RIOTS BREAK OUT
Cabinet Crisis Predicted, and Silvela
Is Named as the Man Who W ill
Form a New One.
Madrid, June 11.—The campaign inaugu
rated by some of the foreign newspapers
in favor of peace between Spain and the
United Stans is not approved here. Ac
cording to the opinions of several generals,
Spain is capable of continuing the war in
Cuba for two years, even under the most
unfavorable circumstances. Therefore,
they add, it is useless to talk of peace
unless it implies a return to the status quo
ante-bellum.
The government, it is added, has not re
ceived any .suggestions of peace from the
powers, ami in political circles it is de
clared that if such a suggestion were re
ceived tile government would politely de
cline to entertain it on the ground that
Spain has decided to pursue tho war to
the bitter end.
Disnat'hes received here from Cuba
annoUi.ce that yellow fever is ravag
ing Rear Admiral Sampson's fleet, the
province of Santiago being’, it is claim
ed, the hotbed of the disease.
An official dispatch from Havana today
says:
“The Spanish warships Conde de t ena
dlto. Nueva ilspena and Liger.i li.vi’ made
n sortie from Havana for the purpos • o.
attacking the blockading ■•■'pi '»it on. ait
the Americans n fused to fii’ht and retired.
The same dispatch continuing ays:
“Eleven American merchantmen have ar
rived before Santiago de t üb'. Il I'- re
lieved they are transports convoying troops
which it is jilt* tided to disemoaie. ■ ■
cautions are being taken to prevent them
from effecting a landing.”
Sagasta Losing’ His Grasp.
Senor Sagasta has so far succeeded In
staving off any further cn.-is, Senor
Gamazo patriotically th lining to make
mischief by urging his financial views in
opposition to those of th? mint, ter of
finance. Senor I’lligcei ver, but th. re is a
strong feeling that the present cabinet will
crumble away at tile first bad news.
Everything points to Senor Sitvela
as the coming man, though a military
cabinet may be necessary first to sup
press the elements cf disorder which
are sure to break out.
Catalonia is near starvation. The inde
fatigable Senor Romero y Robledo con
tinues attacking the government. He aas
given notice in conjunction with Senor
Manuel Uria that lie will move that “eon-
Bldering tl xlra rd ry u*d difiicult
state of affairs pit v.< di g in the Philip
pines, he will ur? tile gov. rnment to adopt
urgent means to s. ttle the conflict arisen
in those islands.”
So far S mor Sagasta has been a bl? to
keep the peace betw. ■ I s ministers of
public w? . . .nd liaaii-■ .:? 1 ' ring out
What he 4tid i tie ■: lew air? 'dy -ent
some days ago, mil ..o ono <■<■:. iders the
present , ii "?t n ? . i.istin- pow-r. The
silver question is likely to give it a lur
ther shako.
Starvation riots have again broken
out in the province of Murcia, and by
all accounts, they must soon occur on
a large scale in Catalonia.
Everything p"ints to a d.sturbod state of
affairs at no distant date when the only
government that ran keep even the sem
blance of law and order here will be a mili
tary dictatorship.
The Puerto Rico delegates have had a
meeting to call attention to .ho fact that
tho promised autonomy has not been in
force in that isle and steps will be taken
to press on the government tile fulfillment
of Its proml: s to an Hand which hn.s al
ways been remarkable fcr its fidelity to
Spain.
The number cf poor daily fed at
the Santa Cristini asylum, Senor Agui
leras’s pet institution, now reaches
8,000.
In tho chamber of deputies today the
government was Interrogated as to whether
the United States had notified the powers
of the blockade of Cuba and whether the
powers recognized the blockade a.i effective
Duke Almodovar do Rio, the foreign min
ister, replied that since the Paris confer
ence conditions had r id'cally changed and
the powers had not yet decided whether the
blockade ts (•ffiativ? 1 . The government, he
said, was resolved Io uphold Spain’s rights
and ho added that he lid not believe it was
legitimate for the United St.iti s to en-
'the early day,
Kl of the settlement of
■'■’l t’“' \ tue Dakotas, the
VI r -'*''<• * newspapers fre-
) J " quently contained
// stories of the hard-
I it ships and sufferings
IW' i ]&**•*- i apd sometimes the
Z i / FW?-’ dealh of the nc ' v
*'\..d , J \ \ J . I settlers who were
I y I lost in the blizzards.
,! I Tim man or woman
‘A-J, i£— ~ ( who is frozen to
death in a winter’s ■
' storm undergoes
great sufferings, but they are mild com
pared with those daily b( . ne by thousands
of victims of that dread disease con
sumption.
For centuries this relentless disease was
considered incurable. It is now known to
be distinctly curable. Dr. Pierce’s Golden
Medical Discovery cures 98 per cent of all
cases of consumption, bronchitis, asthma,
laryngitis and diseases of the air-passages.
It has stood the tv-1 for thirty years. It
acts directly on the blood, nourishing it
with the lif giving qualities of the food.
It tears down old, half dead tissues and
builds up new ones in al! part s of the body.
Through the blood it acts directly on the
lungs, driving out all impurities and dis
ease germs. it soothes tile cough, but
facilitates expectoration. It deepens the
breathing, supplying th- system with life
giving oxygen. it stimukiti s the appetite,
facilitates the flow of dig -live juices, in
vigorates the liver and tones ; nd builds up
the n- rves. it is the grt at blood maker
and flesh-builder. It doe-- not make flabby
flesh like cod liver oil, but firm, muscular,
healthy tis ties.
** I had been troubled with bronchitis for
several ■ ars,” writ s Mrs. Orlin O'Hara. Box
ii.t, Fergus -11-, Ottertail Co., Mitin. "111 the
first p' e I had sore thi I <l<..*.»*• d with
n loctors an 1 too', various medicines,
ba* »l no r• ii -f. I raised fc-e.i my throat a
stick mb ' ' . ■. :he vhite of in ' Could
not deep, old bad made up lily mind that 1
would nut liv throu -ii the winter. I took Dr.
pier . Gold n ” :di d Dis ve y and ‘ Eav >r
ite Prc-cription ' alternately. and in a few days
began to see that 1 was better. I took eight bot
tles. I have not felt as well m j ars.”
The quick constipation - cure Doctor
Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. Never gripe.
Accept no substitutes or imitations.
tourage the Philippine Insurgents as a
belligerent power.
Many of the newspapers advocate
the keeping at home of Admiral Cam
era's fleet for the purpose of defend
ing the coast.
Captain Aunon, the minister of marine,
has made arrangements with the Spanish
Trans- Atlantic Steamship Company for tho
transportation of munitions and supplies
to tho Antilles. _
PAPERS ARE QUITE ABUSIVE
Same Absurd Stories Madrid Prints
Are Used in Berlin Newspapers.
Berlin June 11.-There Is no material
change In the feeling in Germany In re
gard to the war between Spain and the
United States. The government avoids ex
pressing its views on the subject ami a few
of the German newspapers persist in their
attitude of little short of open hostility to
ward tho United States. Throughout the
week they have vehemently maintained
that the occurrences at Santiago do Cuba
amounted to “another defeat of the yan
kces” and have gleefully printed the lying
Madrid dispatches supporting this conten
tion.
These newspapers also continue to charge
the Americans with cowardice for not at
tacking the Spaniards, “whom until recent
ly tile Americans regarded as unworthy of
their steel.” A member of the general staff
here, in an interview with the correspond
ent of the Associated Press, says:
"it is hard for a trained soldier of tho
European m Id to suppress a sentiment
akin to contempt, when reading the ac
counts of what, have thus far been done
or rather left undone by the American at
my against the Spanish troops in Cuba.
“With no Spanish fleet to worry them,
monev and transportat? n in abundance,
all tile men needed it their command, they
have been unable thus tar to even effect
a landing of troops. This fatt speaks for
itself. And after the enormous boasting of
the American press and people who sys
tematically belittled the Spaniards for
months before the outbreak of hostilities,
this inglorious falliare is doubly conspicu
ous and if striking proof of the great su
periority of ‘lie European system of a
s. ending army was needed the Americans
have furnished it."
BRITONS, LIKE AMERICAN TROOPS
English 'Correspondents Compliment
the United States Soldiers.
London. June H.—Some interesting Im
pressions and criticisms of the American
soldiers have appeared this week from the
pens <>f English war errespondents with
the army of invasion. The opinions are,
on the whole, favorable and the corre
spondent of The Times, who was on board
tho transport Gussie, seems particulai ly
Impressed with the workmanlike “kit” and
businesslike intelligence of the American
regulars. Ho said:
“For fighting purposes, then, the United
States private lias nothing to k ■ p clean
excepting his rille and bayonet, lie eaitn'S
no contrivanc. s for polishing buttons,
boots or the dozens of bits of accouter
ment deemed essential to a good solute
in Europe."
As to discipline the correspondent writes:
“The firing d scipline during the three
days wo have be. n under lire lias been
excellent, the obedience of soldiers to tiielr
officers has be. n as prompt and intelligent
as anything I liuvi seen in Europe and
In coolness under lire and accuracy ot
alm, they are most satisfactory. The men
evidently r, yard their ollicer.s as soldiers
of equal courage ami superior technical
knowledge. To the yankee private ‘West
Pointer’ means what to the soldier of
Prussia is conveyed by noble rank. Dur
ing the engagement of Cabanas, the.orders
were issued as quietly as at any other
time, the men went about their work as
steadily as blue jackets on a man of war."
Tho Times is very severe on the dress
uniform of the American arms, which it
declares, was designed by the politicians
ami tailors of Washington, it says:
“Today at every Eurupe in army maneu
ver one can p < k out the American military
attache by merely pointing to the most ini
soldierly uniform on the Held. On the bat
tlefield, however, t In re are no political tail
ors and tlie Washington dress regulations
are ruthlessly disregarded.”
Mr. Charles Hands, corn-spondent of The
Daily? Mail, writes Hom Tampa concerning
tho Cubans:
“Tho o<ld thing about It Is that, the Amer
icans do not think very mtn h of these
Cubans personally. Perhaps that is because
when we come to look at them we are
struck by the circiumstances that they? are
wry much like Spaniards.
"Here at the hotel in the evening, when
tile band begins to play and the broad
chested, frank-faced, jovial giants of
American officers come—those who can he
spared from their regimental duties—to
lounge and smoke and swap remlniscene s
•with old comrades long parted, there ap
pear also a number of elegant, little milita
ry men In dandy? brown canvas uniforms.
Tiny wear elegant, close-fitting boots and
the brims i f their hats are turned up with
such a dandy curl and their thick, black
moustache are twisted up ever so cunning
ly. anil on the swarthy? faces, as they look
around, there Is a haughty, supercilious,
almost c mtemptuous expression. They are
officers of tin Cuban insurgents and offi
eers cf tli" contingent of Cuban volunteers
which the American government has fitted
out to accompany the expeditions.
“You would expect them to be filled with
an enthusiasm of gratltud ■ toward the sol
diers who are hero ' ■ redress thcii wrongs,
but they? do not show it."
SHOWS FRIENDSHIP FOR U. S.
Pioceedings in Parliament Develop a
Decidedly Kind Feeling.
Ixtndon, June 11.—Last evening’s proc'-cd
ings In parliament contained repeated illus
trations of the high favor in which Ameri
ca is held hero just notv. Every allusion
of Sir 'William Vernon Harcourt. Mr. Cur
zon or Mr. Chamberlain to the suggested
alliance or understanding was loudly cheer
ed. the Irish alone dissenting.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, the liberal
leader, said:
“No ono is more anxious or more eager
for closer relations with tho United States
than myself. Ever since I have had any
thing to do with public life my foremost
object has been the cultivation of good re
lations with the United States. There have
been m!ii l.ievous attempts to r present
that there are dif'fences between the two
pollti ... parties on this subject. There is
no sueii difference. There is no member of
Hie liberal party any? more than of the
unionist party who does not place friend
ship, alliance if you < boose th? word, in the
sense of cordial friendship, with the United
States in the Very forefront ol English for
eign policy."
.’dr. Jcieph Chamberlain, at the end of a
long defense of his policy as secretary? of
state for the colonies, made an eloquent
reiteration of his desire for “closer, cor
dial and intimate relations with the United
St .: es,” adding, “and the more close, the
more intimate and the more definite they
are the bolter I shall be satislied.”
At one point of his spec .h .Mi. Ch imber
-1; ■ was I. peat< dly interi pl by the
1:1.h. and 'i’l: Daily < .iioni- k says it
thinks i'.e will rue tne "bitter" words wall
v.lik’h he li.mlly answered teem. Mr. Cham
berlain’s wetiis .. re; “The Irish, will have
something to gay to it, but 1. am thankful
to .ay tii.. Aim ri.'ans won’t listen. I know
more of America than Mr. Morley, and I
say C. ■ Irish vole would nta’id between
us and America wl."ii tli? re is real cause
for unity."
MISS CISNEROS IS MARRIED,
Cuban Girl Rescued from Prison by
American Weds a Countryman.
Baltimore, June h.—'Mis Evangelise C's
neros, whose rom intic escape from a Span
ish prison in Havana several months ago,
is recalled, was married today? to Carolos
]•'. c'.iri■' 1 el, who ass sted in her rescue.
The ceremony? took place at. the Hotel Ren
nert at noon, and the h.ipay couple left
for Washington an hour later.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1898,
AMERICAN FLEET BOMBARDS
SAffiASO FKTS ONCE MORE
Sampson Opens Fire on the Cuban Defenses and After De
molishing the Fortifications and Silencing the
Batteries Withdraws—Spanish Loss
Was Very Heavy.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 7.—The American fleet engaged the Spanish batteries defending the entrance to Santiago
Monday, and after three hours’ bombardment silenced nearly all the forts, destroyed several earthworks and rendered
tlie Estrella and Cayo batteries, the t wo principal fortifications, useless.
The fleet formed in double column six miles off Mono castle at 6 o’clock in the morning and steamed In slowly 3,000
yards off shore, the Brooklyn leading, followed by tho Marblehead, Texas and Massachusetts, and turned westward.
The second line, the New York leading, with the New Orleans, Yankee, lowa and Oregon following, turned east
ward. The Vixen and Suwanee were far out on the left flank watching the riflejpen on shore. The Dolphin and Porter
did similar duty on the right flank. The line headed by tho 'sew York attacked the new earthworks near Morro castle.
The Brooklyn column took up a station opposite the Estrella and Catalina batteries and the earthworks along the shore.
The Spanish batteries remained silent. It Is doubtful whether the Spaniards were able to determine the character of
the movoni' iit. owing to tho dense fog and heavy rain which were the weather features Monday morning. Suddenly the lowa
fired a. twelve-inch shell, which struck tho base of Estrella battery and tore up the works.
Instantly firing - began from both Rear Admiral Sampson’s and Commodore Schley s columns and a tor
rent of shells from the ships fell u pon the Spanish, works.
TJia Sp.uiiar<>; replied promptly, but their shots went wide. Smoke settled around tlie ships In dense clouds, ren
dering accurate aiming difficult. There was no maneuvering of fleet, the ships remaining at their original stations and
firing .steadily.
SHIPS WERE CLOSE IN SHORE.
The squadrons wre so close in Shore that it was difficult for the American gunners to reach the batteries on the
hilltops, but their firing was excellent.
Previous to tlie bombardment orders were issu d to prevent firing on Morro castle, as tho American admiral had
been informed that. Lieutenant Hob: on and the other prisoners of the Merrimac arc eoniiii <1 th< re. In spite of this, how
ever, several stray shots damaged Morro castle somewhat.
The Brooklyn and Texas caused havoc among the Spanish shore batteries, quickly silencing them. While the larger
ships wire engaging the heavy batteries tho Suwanee and the Vixen closed with the spiall inshore battery? opposite
them, raining rapid fire shots upon it and quickly placing the battery out of the tight.
The Brooklyn closed to 800 yards and then tho destruction caused by her guns and those of the Mar
blehead and Texas was really awful.
In a few minutt s the woodwork of Estrella fort was burning and the battery was silenced, firing no more during
the engagement. Shortly afte r 9 o'clock the firing ccas. d, the v. irslili?. turning in order to permit the use of port bat
teries. Tlie firing thi n became a long rev. rberating crush of thundci and the shells raked tl.e Si anish batteries with terri
ble effect. Eire broke ouf In the C.itallna fort and silcm: >1 th<‘ Spanish guns.
The firing of the fleet continued until 10 o'clock, when the Spanish fire ceased entirely and Rear Admiral Sampson
hosited tho “cease firing" signal.
Generally th? firing of the fl'-et was very d struetlve. Many of t'io • irthworks were knocked to pieces and the Es
trella and Gatallna forti'ications w re so damaged that it is <pi :.>a.ii>!e whether they will ever be able to do any
effective work during the i»ar. After the fleet had r-.. I tl. Sparii.rds r- turned to other guns and .er t twelve I. Ils
after the fl.-et. But no one w.i - injured. On/? large Mi'lf I cl? to the <?.>:lier Justin.
Throughout the engagement no American ship was hit and no American was injured.
If the Spaniards, stuck to their guns, and all evidence IS to the cointrary, their loss must have been heavy.
Ten of the American warships maintained a steady and < ireful y directed tire against tho bat
teries at Punta Gorda, Socapa : -d Cincorea, in addition to bombarding the Spanish fleet In the harbor. The p ■”on: igo
of effective projectiles was very large. It appears from the best information obtainable at this place that immense damage
w<ts Inflicted on the enemy. *
The Spaniards admit that thebombardment from the American fleet was most destructive. About 1,600
projectiles are said to have been fired by the American warships, and it seems that the responsive fire from
the Spanish forts and ships was scarcely felt at all by the Americans.
The fortifications near the entrance of the harbor were riddled with solid shot amd shattered by the explosion of im
mense shells fired by the American battleships. The Spanish batteries were virtually silenced and tho forti
fications at Socapa and Punta Gorda were demolished by the three hours uninterrupted hammering of the American fleet.
The American fleet’s movement was specially directed against. Aguadores, a small coast town a little to the east of the
entrance of Santiago bay. The idea of the American admiral was to land troops and siege guns there after reducing the de
fenses of the place. Heavy cannonading was opened upon Aguadores at about midday yesterday.
It cannot be doubted that the net result of Monday's fighting was extremely disastrous to the Spanish
defenses, and it is understood on the fleet that the Cuban troops maintained throughout the greater part of
yesterday an attack by land on Santiago, and the Spanish reports say the garrison lost heavily in killed and
wounded. I
The military commander of Santiago acknowledges the following wi re seriously wounded:
Colonel Ordonez, Captain Sarichez. Lieutenant Yrc/ar, of the artilb-ry, and Perez and Garcia, both Spanish < ffleers
whose rank is not mentioned.
The Spaniards admit the loss of twenty-one infantry soldiers severely wounded and say one soldier was
killed, but it is believed the looses of the Spaniards were much more heavy.
In the naval force the Spaniards say that the officer who was second In command of tho partly dismantled Spanish
cruiser lb ina .Mercedes and fiv c sailors and an ensign were killed. The Spanisli sailors wounded, it is asserted, number six
teen men.
The Spaniards acknowledge that a great deal of damage was inflicted on the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, and
they soy the forts show great gaping breaches in their walls
Later in the day, it appears, a landing of 500 American troops was effected near Diaquiri, some dis
tance east of Aguadores and near the railroad station connecting with Santiago. Later an engagement took
place between the American forces and a column of Spanish troops which had been sent at the landing patty.
It is almost certain that Ute first class armored Spanish crdlscr Maria Teresa was sunk. It seems to be admitted
that the tire of th? Ameri'.-an soldiers near Diaquiri was so effective that the Spaniards were compelled to flee.
CERVERA ADMITS LOSS IN THE ASSAULT.
Madrid, Jane 7,7 p. m.—The following official dispatch lias been received from Admiral Cervera:
“Six American vessels have bombarded the fortifications at Santiago and along the adjacent coast. Six were killed
end seventeen were wounded on board the Reina Mercedes; three officers w. re killed and an officer and seventeen pwn
were wounded among the troops.
“The Americans tired 1,500 shills of different caliber. The damage inflicted upon the batteries of La Socapa and Morro
castle was unimportant. The barracks at Morro castle suffered damage. The enemy had noticeable losses.”
SAMPSON BEGINS THE BOMBARDMENT.
Washington, June 7.—Shortly after 7 o'clock this evening information confirmatory of the bombardment of tho fortlfi
catlo-.’.s of Santiago reached the navy department. It came In the form of a cablegram from Admiral Sampson, which
was made public by the following dui lotin:
“Secretary of the Navy-Bombard? q forts at Santiago 7:10 to 10 a. m. today, June (Ith. Silenced works quickly without
injury of :r:iy kind, though within 2,000 yards. Sampson.”
While tin? officials of the navy department declined to sav definitely whether the bulletin contained all tho informa
tion giv nin Admiral Sampson’s cablegram, there is reason to believe it did not. Tin? officials refused to discuss the
' subject or to vouchsafe further information than was posted on the bulletin board.
Only ono additional point was elicited by queMlons. That was that tin cablegram contained no information about
tlie landing of cither land forces or marines.
The information received from Admiral Sampson was evidently quite satisfactory to the naval authorities. While
thev declined to discuss either the reasons for or the probable consequences of thebombardment, they were thoroughly sat
isfied with the results accompli dud.
it is pretty well understood tli.at tin bombardment was forth?? purpose of paving the way either for the landing cf
troops or actually to cover the landing of marines.
Dispatches received by the Associated Press from Spanish sources tonight indicate that a landing was effected, cither
during or immediately after the bombardment. This is regarded by naval authorities as entirely reason ible.
FIRST LAND BATTLE
HAS BEEN FOUGHT
Spanish Giierrilas and Regulars Attack
American Invading Troops.
FOUGHT FOR THIRTEEN HOURS
Remarkable Bravery Was Shown by
Soldiers of Both Sides.
FOUR AMERICANS WERE KILLED
The Advance Pickets Arc Unaccounted
for—Southern Surgeon Is One
of the Dead.
On Board The Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Dauntless, off Guantanamo, Sunday,
June 12th, via Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti,
June 12.—Lieutenant Colonel It. W. Hunt
ington’s battalion of marines, which landed
from the transport Panther on FTiday and
encamped on the hill guarding the aban
doned cable station at the entrance to the
harbor of Guantanamo, has been engag <1
In beating off a bush attack by Spanish
guerrillas and Spanish regul tits? since 3
o’clock Saturday afternoon.
Tho fighting was almost continuous for
thirteen hours until this morning when re
enforcements were land? d from the Mar
blehead.
Eour of our men were killed and one
wounded. The advance pickets under Id??u
--tenants Neville and Shaw are unaccounted
for and fears are entertained for their
safety.
List of Americans Killed.
ASSISTANT SURGEON JOHN BEAIR
GIBBS was among the killed. Surgeon
Gibbs is a son of Major Gibbs, of the regu
lar army, who fell in the t'uister massacre.
His home was at Richmond, Va.. but he has
been practicing in New York, and he en
tered the service since the war began. He
was a very popular officer.
The others killed are:
SERGEANT <'. H. SMITH, of Smallwood.
PRIVATE WILLIAM DUNPHY, of Glou
cester, Mass.
PRIVATE JAMES M» COLGAN, of Stone
ham, Mass.
Corporal Glass was accidentally wounded
In the head.
The Spanish loss Is unknown, but It wins
probably considerable. Tho splashes of
blood found at daylight nt the position the
Spaniards occupied Indhato fatalities, but
their comrades carried off the killed and
wounded.
The engagement began with desultory
firing at the pickets a thousand yards inland
from the camp. Captain Spicer's company
was doing guard duty, and was driven in,
finally rallying and repulsing tlie enemy at
5 o’clock. The bodies of Privates MeColgan
and Dunphy were found, both shot in the
head. Tlie large cavities caused by the
bullets, which Inside a range of 500 yards
have a rotary motion. Indicate the victims
were killed at < lose range. The bodies were
stripped of shoes, hats and cartridge belts
and horribly mutilated with machetes.
When they were brought In the whole? bat
talion formed three sld?e of a hollow square
about the camp on tl.< hilltop. Below In
the bay were the warships at anchor. In
le.nd from the hill camp is a deep ravine,
and beyond this are high hills. The ad
jacent country is heavy with a thicket
g-rowth. The sliy was blanketed v.ilJi clouds
and when the sun set a gab? was blowing
seaward. Night fell thiol? and Impenetrable.
The Spanish squ ids <oi ? l< d in tl ?• chap
parral cover had the advantag??, the Ameri
cans on the rldf?; ■ furnishing fine targets
against the sky and the y.hlte tents. The
Spaniards fought from cover until midnight,
d :over< ble ■t ly bj flames, at which the
marines tired volleys. The repeaters sound
ed like crackers in a barrel. The Marble
head launched a Colt machine gun in her
bow. pushed up the I'iiy, enfilading the
Spaniards, and, it is thought, allied s; verul
of them. Th?? marines trailed much biood
to the water's edg ■ and there lost it.
Surgeon Gibbs Killed.
Shortly after midnight eame the main at
tack. The. Spaniards made a gallant charge
up the southwest slope, but wi re met by
repeated veil ys from the main body and
broke. They Were then one-third the way
up the hill, but they came s?> ■ lose that at
points there was almost a hand to hand
struggle. The ollie rs used their revolvers.
Three Spaniard.-' :?,ot through the open form
ation to the edg" of the camp and then
turning and finding themselv?.? wiiliout sup
port, ran helter-skelter down the reverse
side of the? b.lll.
It was during this assault that Assistant
Surgeon Gibbs was killed. Hi? was shot In
the head In front of his own tent, the
farthest point of attack. He fell into tho
arms of Private Sullivan, and both drop
p ■ot ?! bulk . > ■■■ du :
faces. Surgvon Gibbs liven t??n minutes,
but did not regain console,usn< ss.
Pleased With His Men.
As tho correspondent of Tlie Associated
Press t.dked with Major Cockrell, who was
In charge of the outposts, word cam ■ of the
finding of the body of Sergeant Smith. He
was reported as having been killed at t>
o’clock on the previous day. but It appears
that he had been seen alive at 10 o'clock la
the evening. When and how he was killed
no one knows at this writing. Neither had
the men been mustered nor had the out
posts of Lieutenants Neville and Shaw been
relieved. Lieutenant Colonel Huntington
and Major Cockrell gave hglh praise to Ihe
nerve and steadiness of officers and men,
especially the young ones, as the engage
ment wtiis a baptism of fire tor a large ma
jarlty. The men were in darkness and in a
strange land, but they stood to their posts
with courage and fortitude, and there was
no symptom of panic.
Estimates vary as to tire attacking force,
some say 200, and tho figures run its high
as 1,000. Colonel campina. the f.liiban guide,
said the Spaniards were mostly Irregulars,
but the r< ports of tl e di; ?harge of Mausi r
rifles would Indicat? that they were r<’gu
lars, as most of tho guerrll! is carry Rem
ingtons. The Cuban guerrillas, as a rub?,
have more dash and courage than rcgulais.
The new campaign uniforms prove salls
fa dory, and are alm.xst invisible at a dis
tait<’<? of tv- n;v yards. 1 lie I- 1 < guns
caused several aoeblenffi in drawing cart
ridges. Corporal Glass sirittered his hand.
Report Lacks Confirmation.
Washington. June 1:1.- Up to this hour.
1 o'clock a. m., no news has r< neb? d the
officials here concerning the fi.ilit said to
have tak< n place atG . ; • ' tm >.
CHIP WITH SMALLPOX ON BOARD
Steamer Belgic Sent to Quarantine at
San Francisco for Jumigaticn.
San Francisco, Jutl ’ 7.- Tl’.c steamer I’.el
fr'c arrived from the or ? nt via Honolulu to
day but was sent into quar.’inliue, three,
cases of sm.iilpox having ph veloped on
board since her departure from Heng
Kong.
Cm? cn.se was land'd at Nagasaki, anoth
er at Kobe and th. third at Honolulu. No
new cases have de\ elop? d since th,’ steam
er left Honolulu and it is thought that the
dis? ise has b< i n stamped out.'
The vessel and cargo will be thoroughly
fiimi.- it<d ami it is possible the mails and
pa.-sengers may be landed tonight.
Ruhlin and Sharkey To Fight,
New York, June <l.—Articles h iv>? been
signed by Tom Sharkey and Gus Rnhlin to
fight twenty-five rounds before the Greater
New York Athletic Club it Coney Island on
June 22d. Arrangements will be completed
v> 11,11 Sharkey arrives here tomorrow.
UNABLEJO MOVE
Completely Prostrated by Severe
Attack of Rheumatism.
Wonderfully and Permanently
Cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
"I wm afflicted with rheumatism and
gradually grow worse until at times I win
unable to move myself without help. I be
came completely proutrat<-?d. and although
I tried many different remedies, I received
no permanent relief and began to despair
of ever, being cured. After spending a great
deal of’money without avail I began taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla, as I had seen it hisn
ly recommenced. After taking a few bit
ties I can nay without any exaggeration
that I was completely cured, and I have
nover had any serious symptom of rheuma
tism since. 1 am now In good health r.nd
perfectly free from rheumatism. I earneat
ly recommend llo'd'H Sarsaparilla, to
every ono who Is afflicted with this
ease.” Charles C. Elliott, Pace, Ga.
HoOCFS '■’pariHa
Is America’s Greatest Medicine. Sold by
till
ww 1 n I 1 1 , act h.trtnnnlously wlto
Hood S Pl! IS Jh.od’s S.fHapiriha 25h
MiIRPvITT WANTS 20,000 MEN.
General Wires Washington That He
Must Have Full Quota.
San Francisco, June 11.—Major General
Merritt wiants more troop.’- Hi is now In
communication with Washington on tho
subject, and hopes to receive word wit Ida
a few hours that additional fori i I ve
been granted him.
Genital Merritt contemplates leaving han
Franck co for Manila two w< <k s f rom to -
day. and is desirous that hl
forces shall precede him to .*■ I i
With the troops that ari’A ■il ?
and today he I, ts a force of 11
It Is said 'that during the forty-clcht
hours the governor gemr.'l hw
constant lommimicatli with toe war ue
partment, ami has fltm.iy .t. m:. n?led 11 . t
the full quota of 20,000 spei .In d bj mm be
filled.
Tennesseeans Leave for Manila.
Nashville, Tenn., June 10.-The b'lrat fi en
nc see volunteers, Colom I W • • • hni th
commanding, left tonight for San Fraim h
co In four trains over the Louuw 1 i? and
Nashville, via St. Louis. An imm .'.so
crowd witnes ed the d??parture. , ■ gl
ment la :ks only a few men to mike up tn*
| maximum strength, and tli’-y will .i iiau In
a few days.
Transports for Manila Secured.
Washington, June 11.-The war dep.iTt
ment finall’. <-io■<! the cfiiirtir- telly 1 ?.r
tbo steamships V I’turia. (ilymp.i .m l - tl
znii i. which are to be iis' ,1 in to ' trans
porlntlon of troops to Manila. ’! :.■■ < ir
tearing - of thc.se ships bus been
soma time. __ _
"WANT AMERICAN PROTECTION.
Philippine Residents in Singapore Ser
enade Consul General Pratt.
London, June 9- The Singapore corre
spondent of The Times, telegraphing lucs
day, says:’
“The local Philippine Insurgent < mtt
tce received today a dlspati h from Agu.-
I '■ '\Ve tinvo taken all In the province of
Cavite and several t”wn- in th?- provinea
of Bata ? We have captured t
600 rifle ? ?
togethi r with 800 Philippine Spaniards, Ki.i
church there 390 Sp.imard.s ar - entienched
who must surrender :-oun A., Im.u t..ac
the governor general proposes to capitu-
he Filipinos In Singapore r< ’ided
. , , „U. ,| Btn-tcs consul general, !■•. Hl* n -
cerM-: At, tonight.
“Before tin- serenade thev present'll him
with an address thanking him for sending
Aguinaldo to Admiral I >?'vey. congratulat
ing Admlra 1 I lew ey find ex pr .sslt g a do
sir,> for the. establishment of n native gov
’t - . n • Amerii m prot ■tl in.
“ The spokesman, continuing, deprecated
a r, : 'oration es t! e Islands tn Spain or
their transfcr to any p w< r ind expro; cd
his confidence that the nath s would prove
their alility t> govern themselv.s, Tho
t ro.’.il then gave chr< rs for America, Eng
land ami Admiral Dewey.
"Mr. I’ratt r? : ponded and presented the
spokesman with an American flag ■amid
great enthusiasm."
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SHAKERS COMING TO GEORGIA.
Have Purchase 1 Large Tract of Land
fcr Their Colony.
•■tm ■ '? Ga., June 11. (Special.) Ths
Shaker Society of Union Village, 0., to
day, tlJrough BrCljston, Eendig A? Co.,
closed a transaction by which they pur
cl > ?1 SI.OOO acres of land, situated in one
b dy in Pierce. Ware ami Charlton coun
t:i-.i. About 35,000 arc tn Pierce, and the
remainder in Charlton and Ware. Ho
boken, a town on the Brunswick and
Wi’Hk’i’n division of tho Plant system, is
tlie point at which a town will probably
be built. Titles have just been p.isstd
wit:, payments made thereon.
The deal involves about $125,000. Tho
purpose of the purchase Is to develop n
part of the land for stock and sheep
raising, and to dispose of the remainder
to a de.’lrable class of northwestern farm
ers. it is understood that the Shakers
will devote their personal attention to de
veloping this land. They have already In
l vested over $30,000 in Glynn county farms,
j and It ts their purpose to eventually move
j the entire Ohio Shaker colony to Georgl i
' They have over a half million dollars in
vested In Ohio, and the bringing of this
m , 1 : . ■ will prove . . ly 1 ■ tl
to the state. So far they have invi. ted
heavily, and their repre.?, ntatives think
Georgia Is the best place In the union to
settle in.
GERALD ACQUITTED OF MURDER
Slayer of the Harris Brothers Is Given
a Verdict by Jury.
St. Louis. June 11.—A special to The Post
Dispatch from Dallas, Tex?., says Judge
G. B. Gerald was acquitted by a ju>’y nt
Waco this evening of the charge of murder
for having killed W. A. and J. W. Harris,
brothers, who were publishers of The W.u O
Tines’-Herald in November last.
Iho traj. ?dy wa- one of several gr ?w!ng
out of W. C. Brann’s warfare on Baylor
Baptist university In Brann’s Iconocla.-t.
O.t tin? announe.ment of the Verdict of
nequ ttal today. Judge Gerald, who s now
the editor of Hr inn’s leonoclast, Brann
having been kil'.d recently in a street:
duel, was given an ovation by a largo
number <.f his friends and, former partisans
of Brann’s.
Texas Murderer Hanged.
Wharton. Tex., June 11.-Frauk Martin
. '• " 11 "’-"I yesterday for l,: s si,:,;?®
ni i 1- iniiri.tr oi tin (’rovkor f.-ini.ly,
’ Y ■’ , !lt ‘ :,l< » M.irtin’s p< uk < an-in.*
'’"'"•’ J" •-mn i in .■ torrent fr.?rn the uu -h.
A lai ge crowd wtm j the exe< ut lon.
Social Democracy Meets.
Chicago. Jun?. 7- The opening session of
tr.e nr»«t national convention of the social
d tnoeracy of Anuriea. was held tc-Lv in
V bll D<?b?’ ‘’'‘b T^ tio Vi l1 l ’ r, ' s l ill ” nt llugeno
; • 1 ■ Haute. In,| , m lUe A
1 w r marks, welcoming the del?.?;;.;■, s
the c'Uiveniion. About thlrtv si:u -- wero
represented by 125 delegates, ■ m . „, .
weie wi .? .. n. Among thus. pr. nt w.i;.
?e>, ,'rei "„!??■ ‘ l ’’ ifk Tv an.
Ihl todott tug Were eleete,l nie’.nb, ?’S , f th,.
I *’ di l ill committee: J c De
Celor.nle. < hairm ,n; W. T. John m. Kan
sas, and J. !• . l?i,rn, of Illinois.
Gave His Winning to Paris Poor,
f” on
Grand I’rix de B n-is with I.e Ros Sol'cll it
Ite.