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American v r t Is Effectually
Cut Ofl 1 * y Source of
Outsit distance.
T0W.N AT LAST ISOLATED
Position of the .*-j>.:nish Warships a v
Shown on Maps Furnished by United
States Spy—Collier Tierriinac Blocks
the (haunch
Kingston, Jamaica, June 15.—Ac¬
cording to news brought here by the
Associated Press dispatch boat Wanda,
Rear Admiral Sampson and Commo¬
dore Schley, with their combined forces,
are slowly but surely placing such a
network about Santiago de Cuba and
are cutting off so effectually every source
of outside aid, that within a short time
starvation’s tapping will give way to
death’s solid knock for admittance
the doors of the iilfated place. Within
three days three separate sources of sup
piy and reinforcements have .been cut
off and Santiago de Cuba is now isolated
from the world and is down to famine
rations.
When Admiral Cervera arrived at
Santiago de Cuba with his fleet the peo
pie there welcomed him for the relief
jTu"ht
men to feed. The only aid he had to
offer was the tons of ammunition in his
ships’ magazines.
A map of the harbor, furnished today
by spies, shows that after the bombard
ment of the harbor forts by Commodore
Schlev on Tuesday, May 31, the Spanish
cruiser Rein a Mercedes, which was dis
abled, was towed into the bay behind
the Socapa battery, where she lies, with
two torpedo boats. Half a mile further
under the lee nf is^ Cav tL Smith -rnd the
mottar batteries Viscava com
man ding with her broad side the two
narrow entrances to the east and west
of Cay Smith.
Half a mile north and at the gate of
the third narrow entrance lies the Al
inarante Oquenda and half a mile to the
northeast, are the Cristobal Colon and
the Maria Teresa.
The ships are about 1G miles from
the city proper, shallow water forbid¬
ding them to go much closer.
The sunken collier Merrimac is di¬
rectly in the narrow part of the chan¬
nel.
Since the establishment of the block
ade several interesting and daring ex
peditions have been made into the ene¬
my’s country to discover the actual con¬
dition of affairs in Santiago de Cuba. It
is no easy matter to get near the city
these days. About 8,000 Spanish sol¬
diers and 2,000 home guard troops cover
every roadway about the place, and
General Pando, the Spanish military
commander, is very active, although the
operations are limited by the mountains
surrounding the place, which are full of
insurgents.
On Saturday, June 4, the converted
lighthouso boat Suwanee, commanded
by Lieutenant Commander Daniel Del
ehanty, arrived off Santiago de Cuba.
She had on board about 70,000 rounds of
ammunition, 5,000 rifles, 1,000 carbines,
2,000 machetes and hundreds of pounds
of bread, bacon and other provisions.
With the aid of a Gubau pilot, picked
up by Commodore Schley, she landed
this stuff in two days, besides taking an
active part in the bombardment of the
forts at. Santiago de Cuba. .
1U U1IAXAX, IIAIv VLSOX COUNTY, GUOUCI V, THURSDAY, JI NK 1(5. !s;is.
The lauding was effected about 12
miles to the westward of Santiago and
in the presence of 500 insurgents. About
100 more insurgents were on guard oil
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the mountains and in the passes. Th-.
ammunition and food, with the arms,
have, therefore, put the insurgents in
excellent shape to prevent the Spaniards)
from getting provisions from the out
side through the island itself.
It is believed that the arming of a
force of insurgents has assisted in cut
iug off one part of the Spanish armv
from the other.
OLIVETTE AT PORT TAMPA.
The llospitiil Ship Coals and Receives
Coat of White Paint.
Tampa, Fla., June 16.—The hospital
ship Olivette returned to Port Tampa
last nighr, remaining here until 1
o . clock , , coaling , and , receiving, . . a coat , of
white paint, symbolic of her peaceful
mission.
The warlike equipments of all the
correspondents on board were collected
and put on another vessel, the rules of
war not permitting arms on hospital
ships.
The Olivette went to sea. at daylight.
The idea of stopping at Key West has
been abandoned.
Linares If hr Strong Force.
London, June 16.—The Madrid cor
respondent of The Standard says: “The
army corps under General Pando in
eastern Cuba is composed of tour di
visions, under Generals Linares, Liiqne,
Aldaze and March, stationed res pee
lively at Santiago, Holguin, Manzanillo
and Puerto Principe. General Linares
8,000 men, with the 2,575 under Ad
niiral Cervera, are considered by the
government sufficient to repel invasion.”
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>q More Vever c *w* s -
Washington, June 15. — The dis
patches received at the marine hospital
8erVlCe today show no new oases of yel
l°\v lever in the suspected region. The
secretary of the Mississippi state board
ot^ health has wired Surgeon General
VV yman denying the reports of yellow
fever at knows Hattiesburg and Shubuta and
says he of no eases there.
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British , . . Prize at Key West. .
Key West, June 15.—The British
steamer Twickenham iwicKennam, capturea captured off oil
Kin 8 sto * on 10 the auxiliary
cruiser St. Louis, arrived here today in
charge of a prize crew. She has on
board 3,000 tons of coal and one passe*;
ger who is supposed to bean employe
ot the Spanish government.
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Mi,vrie . ‘ K
Mr. G. R. Mize and Miss Racia l Vt i -
nor were married last Sunday eveninir a
the residence of Rev. ,i. S. Edwards, he
performing the ceremony.
Mr. Mize is a son of Rev. M. V. Mize.
of near Poplar Springs, and is one of • he
most promising young men of the conn -
ty
> liss V,,™,. I, the only Httnehu.,
Mis. Nannie Yerncr, of near Weslev
She is indeed a pretty and accomplish!:,
young lady, and Mi. Mize lias W on
prize worthy of his efforts. Miss Veniev
is a cousin to Mcsst s. Price and J. S. Ed
wards.
The Banner-Messenger extends coil
gratulations and wishes the happy cou
plea long and prosperous life.
Mr. Editor: —Please tell your readers
that the Quaker Valley Manufacturing
Co., 319 and 321 South Canai Street. Chi¬
sell a full line of high-grade house¬
hold furniture direct from the factory at
to 50 per cent lower thin retail prices,
will send asyone a -copy of their cat
free.-.
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Major General Fitzhugh Lee
to iffove on Capital With
Forty Thousand Men.
NOW PREPARING AN ARMY
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1 ,an 1,eci< ‘©'l on at \\ ashington Sahl
to Contemplate an Assault by Land
and Sea—The Cavalry Division lii
der Wheeler to (Jo.
New York, June 15.— A dispatch to
itie orkl from \\ asnington says:
Havana is to be attacked as soon as au
army can be brought together. Today
Major General Fitzhugh l^ee,
mander of the Seventh army corps, with
headquarters at Jacksonville, received
orders to prepare an army of 40,000 men
to move on the Cuban capital. It is
believed in . M days this army will be
re ^ Leneial Lee wiA _ draw , on several ,
camps ior 11 s army, (xemeral Wheeler’s
cavali v division will compose part of
the lomnuuid. I no reason the war de
part-meat selected General Lee to lead
this t.nny is because of his knowledge
of ,“° c 'S, um 7 about the Cuban capital
\‘ u,l \, teal ma ' r '--'' :ls been captured ami
r, i ^
W
iest of his warships from Santiago and
ia°\e < n Ila\ana. lie will be joined
there by fJm monitors. An attack on
^ thought ie tmts tli.u a* iii t m be »oriideations commenced. u ill It be is
1(, ( u. ed in 2 i t.'.»uis. then Generai Leo
"* ! n ime 011 tt:t! < u v lrolu , ^ ie rear.
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A pam , is now on to drive every bpan
ish so.ner out of Cut-a. Large forces
'R je kindotl m all the ports of the
haV* , m< v>ll “T*. 0 ^ J uuctl0u an< ^
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battle i from one coast to the other.
President McKinley believes with the
Philippines captured, Cuba and Porto
m the possession ot the L nited
‘ -“'tes and Cervera s fleet either
turn! or destroyed, Spain will be com
l^: , TT ro tu sue a lor P® llt a ^- hostilities jf , s ho cease is not
-7, a
iia\a t eet will be sent to Spam to
UlCK hor coast clt ies.
NEW GARRISON AT TYBEE.
Barracks to Be Erected For (lie Ac¬
commodation of Troops.
Savannah, June 15.— Colonel Tilley
0 f the United States army is at Tybee,
whore he has opened permanent head
be quartered there.
A force of hands has been put to
work clearing 8 acres of ground to make
room will for the buildings, of which there
be 11, including a hospital. The
contract for the building, it is under¬
stood, has been let to a man named
Churchill of Buffalo, N. Y. The plans
are now in Colonel Tilley’s possession.
The new garrison will be designed to
accommodate as many as 2,000 men.
There will be a permanent garrison on
Tybee, but it will not, of course, be as
large as that.
PORTO RICO NEXT ON LIST.
Coppinger Preparing Soldiers For the
Second Invasion.
Washington, June 15.—Major Gen¬
eral Coppinger, commanding the Fourth
army corps, is now rapidly preparing
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an army at Pa mm for the invasion of
Porto K CO. The army v ill consist of
about 12,000 regulars nr l v< lunteevs.
Jt cannot be made ready o r two weeks.
The transports which arc conveying the
army to Sanriago will return after (lib- '
embarking the troops . n f ; bun soil and
take on the army for Porto Rico.
Oommod re Schley will leave San¬
tiago after f li¬ ’ fail of that city and move
on to San ,]ua n wii h a formidable fleer
to reduce the fort vacations there, Hv
the time tais -s dune General Cop.
pingcr’s army will be moving toward
San Juan.
Women Conduct. is Employed.
Cmu.icoTitK, O., .Tune I N.—The elec
trie street car lino of th lty adopted a
new method of conducting business to
day by placing women conductors on all
its cars. !U ret.,* ore tb. ar leal been
j n charge u f the inortorman and the
fare deposited in the h i\< s. Mow (he
passengers will be. looked after by hnnd
some fine young women, as only those of
personal appearance have any op¬
portunity of getting a job. Each woman
wears a ribbon on her. hat with the
word “conductor” inscribed on it.
Third Philippine expedition.
San Francisco, June 15. It is stated
semiofficially at Camp Merritt, that the
rhmi '";^' diru ' u lor ' mi!a vv,!1 ;ul
f™" ‘ 1 {"'* mli'liXimill’■ General'King, mRo "c
co mma „d Brigadier
Tlie makeup of the exi>e lit <>n will, in
all probability, consist ol the two Idaho
battalions;, the Kn tvMirst h \va. rogimetit,
remaining detachment of the corps of
engine* rs, First Montana regiment. Sev
euth Ca fortiia regiment and the First
Teenessco regiment.
Russian Bear t.o Step In.
London, June I ■'>. A. special dispa ten,
P-WWhsI .his afternoon, purports to
give the substance of an interview
an with Seuor Sugasta, the Span
i 8 h premier, who is quoted assaying
that yesterday's ri«e on the bourse was
due to telegrams advising leading tinan
eiers that Russia has taken steps to iu
tern ne shortly in the settlement of the
Philippine question.
Immunes Leave For Camp.
Montgomery, Ala., June 15.—The
brst detachment of 35 members of the
company of immunes to be recruited
here left fm- Columbus, MGs., this
morning under command of Lieutenant
Robert Prague. H.ey will j ,m C-.-louel
H. Sargent’s regiment c . inununes at
that point.
M arrital.
I» tin* city of T.ion, Mav 22nd, at the
(uide’s paients, Mr. and Mis. J. L. Rm.d,
Mr. W. A. Chandler and Miss Luflie
Hood, N. li. Coker, Esq., officialing.
The bride is one of Trimi's most chai n*—
ing young ladies, just, tin ning into her
2J yeal , M)e is a nativo , )f Chattooga
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The groom was a native of Haralson
county. He moved to Trion about four
n > 0Dths He »» a bright young man,
just turning into his 22 year,
We wish them much joy and aimcfts.
A Friend.
Trion, 6a.
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