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- - - . - - : .... - ...... ^ LARGEST * CIRCULATION. $ VOL III, NO. 1)8. NEWPORT NEWS' VA., FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1898. i Associated Press s. PPTfl? single copy,two cen r IvJAjJCj one week -ten cents MILSTE AD1_N E WTO N Two Incumbents Win byj Small Majorities. SHESLDS FOR CONSTABLE! TliAHe Are the Camlidatt-* Nullltliatecl hy the Democrats at llie Primary II? hi Yesterday nail Last Night. Nearly I ,200 Voten foiled. The Democrats have selected theli candidates for the municipal oliices tc be voted for at the election which will be held Thursda, May 26. The legalized primary was held y< terday, the polls opening at noon and closing at 9 o'clock last night. It w nut a propitious day lor holding an election, but notwithstanding this fact there was a large vote polled. It was a momentous time for the candidates and they hustled, braving the ele? ments and ploughing through tie- mud to get the voters to the polls. All of ine candidates put up a good light. They kept in hailing distance of each other. Early in the evening it became evident that Mr. A. A. Moss would be the nominee fur mayor, but it was not till after 1 o'clock this morning, when the returns came in from the Sixth ward, that the names of the successful candidates for commonwealth's attor ney. city sergeant and constable were known. Up to that time the candidate. were running neck and neck and ii was a loss up as lo who would be th* successful aspirants for these oliices Hut the Sixth told the tale. It named J. K. M. Newton fur commonwealth'* attorney, E. \V. Milslead for city ser geant and R. Saunders Shield for con? stable. Considerable interest was manifest ed in the primary and several times during the day the police were call to quell rows. At the Sixth ward vi ing precinct one man let loose several swings and upper cuts which landed three men on torn firma. Candidates Shield and Haley had a fistic encount? er at the Fourth ward precinct and there was some scrapping over on the "Acre," but no one was seriously hurt. Mr. A. A. Moss, the candidate for | mayor, led the ticket in all but two wards, receiving the largest vote of | the candidates. The vote for mayor was as follow; FOR MAYOR. Precincts. First Ward... Pc.vp.J Ward. ? Third Ward.. Fourth Ward. (Fifth Ward... Sixth Ward... Seventh Ward. Totals .! Ci'.T ! r.'J Moss' Majority.| 1-16 COMiM'?NWlIOA L.TH S A To I I N E Y. Mr. J. K. M. Newton, the Candida for commonwealth's attorney, had close call, having the narrow marg of forty-seven votes over it's opponei Mr. C. W Robinson. The followit table shows the vote: Precincts. : Robinson, i New:, First Ward.! 57 j 'Second Ward. '_'?: ' Third Ward.! 60 | Fourth Word.1 111 | Fi fill Ward.I 15.'! | Sixth Ward. 7:' ] Seventh Ward.I Oil ] Totals.i 076 | 613 Newton's imajori'ty?17. FOR CITY SERO KANT. Mr. E. W. Milstead is tin- candidatt for city sergeant, hut he defeated Mr Smith by a small vole. For a while it looked as If Sergeant Milstead "ha. gone up the spout." but the Fifth ant Sixth wards came to his rescue. Hen is the table showing the vote: Precinets." 1 Mil-Mead. ! Smith 'First Ward.j 51 j 7s Second Ward. 23 \ 22 Third Word.[ 57 ! 94 Fourth Ward...j 133 i 14:; Fifth Ward.I 196 90 Sixth Ward. 12S , 84 Seventh Ward.t 55 i 54 Totals .I 64:'. i 565 iMils)te-ad"s majority?7S. FOR CONSTBLE. There was a "nip and tuck" fight over the office of constable. There were five candidates In all and they were on the hurry-up all day. Mr. It. S. Shield was the victor. The vote fid lows: I :fi I : S ! 9"\ 5 First Ward.... 13 j 64 | . 1 j Second Ward.' 13 17 | 1 Third Ward... 65 13 I 8 'Fourth Ward..I 102 01 BS I Fifth Ward....) 166 j 27 ill Sixth Ward.... 53 i 66 j 9 Seventh'Ward.. 6 j SO 2 Totals '.] -US I 328 i 57 | 170 1 142 j Shields' plurality?SO FOR COMMON COUNCIL. With the exception of the Second and Seventh wards lively fights wen made for councilmanic honors. In tin Second ward there was no candidate and Councilman McLaughlin was nominated without opposition in the Seventh. The vote in the different precincts was as follows: The vote for the Common Council resulted as .follows: FIRST WARD. J. J. Clover....71 IFurlong .40 R. Hunter Harvey. S THIRD WARD. J. 03. Caffoe..95 ?N. F. Ketch urn.60 FOURTH WARD ?E. I. Ford.109 !Dr. ?. iM. Smith. SI G. E. Via. 81 FIFTH WARD. '"oweli.101 .90 V.., . 80 SIXTH WARD. J. F. Hughes.S? M. A. Hickev.47 SEVENTH AVAIID. 'Mark (McLaughlin without opposition. No interest was taken in the offices of justices of the peace. In the Fourth ward Mr. B. B. Senirnes was nominat? ed. Mr. Harris I,. Moss in the Fifth and Mr. W. T. Moss in the Sixth. LAUNCH WILL. Jtli fttlVATK. There m ill lie No Deiuunextratioit When the IIIiiioIh i.tuveK tile Ways. The shipyard will not he thrown open to tite public on the occasion of the launching of the battleship Illinois, sometime this summer, if all reports to that effect be true. This is a war measure taken to aviod any ppsisbie accident, and to prevent the admission of Spanish spies or per? sons who may wish to collect informa? tion for the Spanish government. From the publication of the Presi? dent's message admittance _to all ship? building eslablishmeatae'"" has been greatly reslrlctcal^luid since th, inauguratioiiVjUi^var preparations the precautions of private watch have been doubled, and the river front of the works is watched closely at all hours. This is a necessary measure in view of the large- and important naval work in progress, and is in deference to the wishes of the government, inti? mated in a manner indicating that if the suggestions were not at once car? ried out it might be followed by a pe? remptory command. For the same reasons the public will not be admitted on the occasion of the launching of the Illinois. i;ki lit' vi k.ms. Scranton, (Pa.). Times: Mr. James Muioney. of .Newport News, \'a., ls in town, e.ilied hither by the serious ill? ness of his steter, IMrs. -u'Harra, who died this morning. .Mr. iMakmey is w. il known In these parts. His boy? hood days wi re .spent in Duaino: Eater 'tie tvat a merchant at Avoca and about nen years ago ihe removed (Newport News, where he has achiev muc'h success us a merchant. He is one of la-.- foremost citizens of this most prosiperous of southern towns. The funeral cd' Ev? Post was postponed on account of bad weather j until this morning at 10 o'clock, from the residence. Rev. Bernard j F. Lipscomb will officiate. Mr. George M. Blakemore, who su? perintended ;hc construction of th" Citizens' Telephone system left 'ast evening for his home in Staunton. Va. The Western Union Telegraph Com? pany has established a. branch ollice at the shipyard in order to handle the large amount of business there. Mrs. W. Cal Brown left yesterday afternoon for Alberquerque, X. M? to visit her mother and brother. Mr. Henry Pearson. ..f X-w York. Ivas enlisted in th.. United Stales navy and :s on the collier Saturn, with the Hying squadron, at Old 'Point. .Mr. Pearson is .veil known in this city, ha ving come here on the- American [ Einer Paris when she was here for re-| pair.?, a-ie spent some time in New? port X.-ws before he returned to New York, where he enlisted. Funeral of Mrs. O'llnrra. The ?funeral of Mis. Brian O'Harra. mother of patrolman .1. B. O'Harra. ir.d sister of Mr. James Maloney. of this rli'v. who d.-d tit her home in Scranton,! Pa". Tue.-.lav. took place yesterday | ftwm 'St. Patrick's Catholic church of Deiilb of .His. SJmiiia ISollse. Mrs. Emma Rouse, aged about SO vetu-s. died at her residence in tic: cor? ner of Warwick avenue and Twenty ninth sir.-et. early yesterday morning. She is survived bv a son and daughter. Tile remains will be taken to New Kent county ibis morning for inter? ment. The remains of Mis. Minnie Gus ovenus. age 63 v.-ars. who die.', at Xo. -.il Twentv-seventh street Wednesday | of Plight's disease, wer,- taken to Bal? timore yesterday for interment. Consul for Newport News. Mr. Fr.,1 G. Kipper, manager of the Sown irt News IJievc-le Company, and a m.-mh. r ..?' ib.- League of American W-h elmen. has been appointed I.. A. \V. consul for Newport X.-ws. The announcement will be read .villi Interest by the local members of ?in: famous organization. l'olice Court. Onlv two eases were disp.ved of by Justice Brown in the Police Court yes? terday morning: Charlotte Thornton, disorderly: bond | of $100 lor six months required. Mamie C.r, keeping house of ill tame; lined $tu and costs. POWDER WORKS EXPLODE. Six Workmen Killed and Four Others Seriously Injured. (By Telegraph.? EASTOX, PA., April 2s.?A number of explosions occurred this afternoon in the Atlantic Powder Company's works and the plant is now in a mass of ruins. Six workmen were killed and four others were seriously injured, some probably fatally. The works were situated in an isolated spot, seven miles out in a rough country from Dover. There were ten buildings in the group and all have been des? troyed. The first explosion occurred in one of the packing houses, caused, it is thought, by a spark from the pipe of a smoker. The concussion set off the explosives in a packing house near by. Debris und burning timbers of the wrecked building were carried high | into the air and fell in a shower o\ the remaining buildings, setting lire the main factory and the other ti packing houses and the two shell houses. In a brief time, the explosive in these buildings were set off. The works" bad been running night and day turning out rush orders for the govert.nt and a large amount of ammunition ready for shipment was stored in the packing house. This, with all ojjK-r explosives, was destroy? ed. The few men in the buildings managed to escape and they ran about the country bewildered. They could j give no intelligent account of the | cause of the explosion. The bodies of the dead were horribly jna ngled. All the killed were married and leave families. Excnrglnn to Itlrhmomt. Sunday May 8th, I89S. Round trip. $1.50. Special train will leave Old Point 8:-1? A. M? Phoebus S:4S A. M? Hampton S:f.O A. M? Newport News Passenger Depot 0:10 A. M. Return? ing, leave Richmond 8:1? P. M. Train1 stops only at Williamsburg. Round trip to historic old Williamsburg $1.00. Special coach for colored people. Trunks and bicycles carried free. ,T. F. HERMAN, Manager. apr 29-St*. Negligee shirts guaranteed o.fter washing to fit vou?and not the baby Woodward & Womble. tf PII^ST ff FEK OP fi its End Marked by the Arrival ot a Bio Prize at Key West. THE BOMBARDMENT OF MATANZAS EAGERLY DISCUSSED. Army of Occupation on the Way to Tampa. Eight Large Steamships Chartered by the Government to Transport Troops to Cuba. Orders Form ing the Virginia Militia Into a Proversonal Re giment Issued by Adjutant Gciv eral Nalle. (By Telegraph.) VVASHINux?jJS, .-iprn 2s.?The shell? ing ot ine Matunzas oauenes was me lupic ul ausorumg interest liirougiiuui uu,ai ana utliciui circles geueruuj to? day. 11 was uiscuaseu un me uasis ui Hie press reports from Ivey \\ est., as me i>avy Department receiveu uu in rorination wnaiever un me subject, secretary Lung said ai 4 o'clock this aileriioou. as lie clused up his office work oi the day, thai no report hau been received trom Admiral ?uinpsuii nor was the Xavy Department advisee m any way of the snelling of Matun? zas. Mr. Long added that he fell no disposition to keep from the public any news concerning such an Import? ant event as a naval engagement or a battle. The secretary saiu lliat in the absence of all official information In was inclined to believe thai the shell? ing was confined to the exchange of :. few shots and did not assume the pro? portions of a regular bombardment. When his attention was directed t< reports that the shelling was the re? sult of direct orders from the Presi? dent, the secretary said this was not so, as the President was giving no di? rect orders on any of these move? ments. The Navy Department has ceased its purchase of ships for conversion Into war vessels, owing to the exhaustion of the $50.000.000 war fund. Tt is confl dently expected that Congress will come to the relief, as the department Is still in need of auxiliary vessels. Tie- Port Royal dry dock, according to welcome official Information, will be accessible to our warships, even the biggest of the fleet, should they meet with accident during the campaign. The report from the constructor in charge shows that the entrance to the dock is now dredged and clear. The work of dredging the basin is still in progress and. while this is not abso? lutely necessary. It is extremely desir? able in order to Insure the safety of the ships in docking and the depart? ment is endeavoring to hasten the contractors in their work. They esti? mate thai about 15 days more will suf riee to complete it. The hoard of bureau chiefs met to? day to begin tin- consideration of the plans for the three new battleships authorized by the naval appropriation bill and progressed so fur that circu? lars will be sent out tomorrow Inviting bids from the shipbuilders. The ves? sels will be in the main very similar to the battleship Illinois now building at N.-wport News. They will be of about 12.500 tons displacement, 75 feet beam, j:>l-2 feet depth. 1C knots speed, will be covered with heavy armor and armed with 13 and C-inch guns in ad? dition to numerous secondary bat? teries. It can be stated authoritatively that there is no present prospect of a change in the bead of the navigation bureau. A rather striking sign of the immi? nence of the invasion or Cuba was contained in the chartering today by the War Department of eight large steamers of an average capacity of about 2.000 tons and able to carry from 500 to 1,200 passengers each. These arc to be used as transports for the con? veyance of the first military expedi? tion to Cuba. The names of the boats are the Olivette and the Florida, of the Plant Line, now in the gulf: the Southern Pacific Company's steamer Aranzas: the New York and Texas Company's vessel Comal, now at New York, and the Malamo, now en route to the gulf, and three fine ships of the Boston Merchants and Miner's Line, in Baltimore: the Alleghany, the Berk? shire and the Decatur Miller. The price paid for these vessels is from $10.000 to $15,000 for the thirty days in which they are engaged. They will be taken charge of by the quartermas? ter's department at the earliest possi? ble moment. General Shafter, In command of the United States troops now concentrated at New Orleans, has been in consulta? tion with the officials today us to the execution of plans of the campaign. Out the orders given to him cannot be made public. ' The President and cnblnet will con? sider tomorrow the large number oi applications that have been inailc for appointment to the posts of major general and brigadier-general and there is some expectation that he will be able to nominate a few of these of? ficers tomorrow. General Fitzhugh Lee arrived bore late today, after a ten days' visit to his family in Virginia. The general shared the keen public interest in tin report of the shelling of Matanzas. He had visited that city frequently and was familiar with the lay of the land and the defences, lie said the butter? ies were antiquated and were not like? ly to offer any formidable resistance. General Lee will call at the State De? partment tomorrow morning. Being still an official he asked to be excused from discussing the war situation, and was very reticent concerning his pros pectlve appointment as major general ?The French embassy has received a cable dispatch from the foreign office at Paris announcing that a decree of neutrality between tho United States ami Spain lias been issued and that a ueiuiiecl copy will be lorwurued by mall. The cable nunc?' i;, bnet, .scaling only that the ueeree follows lue treaty oi fans hi ls?ti. Tile Stale Lepurl ineni was advised. The department has also been advised that Mexico, Ar gei.tuic Republic, lyurca and Belgium nave proclaimed neutrality. Korea s neutrality is considered important, owing' to her proximity to the Philip pines. The State Department has heard nothing; from Germany, but this causes no apprehension, owing to the strong assurances Germany lias given thai she will observe strict neutrality be? tween the two belligerent.-. Germany. Austria and Portugal are the last of che important European nations to de? clare their altitude. The apprehension as lo ftortugal's .-ours,- was considerably removed to lay by the call of Viscount De Santo rhyrso, who gave strong assurances o the Slate Depart merit., that Portu? gal would remain strictly, .neutral. The Portugese minister t-x.?>-<s Hie otli cial declaration almost hourly. Al? though Portugal explains her delay on the ground that the declaration of wat was mit made until tin- 2-itli insl., yet Great r.ritain declared neutrality with unusual promptness. The effect of Great Britain's sj.eo.lv action was to force th.- United Slates lleet to leave Hong Kong, while tie- effect of Por? tugal's delay has been to permit the Spanish Heel to remain at Ihc Cape Verde Islands. Thus speedy action in til., first case was harmful to Ameri? can interests, while d,-laved action in the second case was equally harmful to American interests. Attention is now being centered on the course of Austria. Her delay in declaring neutrality causes no mate? rial inconveniences, as Austria has no ports at which Spanish ships can take refuge, but it discloses that Austria's strong tendencies are with Spain, ow? ing to the dynastic relations between the thrones of Austria and Spain. Foreign governments, through their representatives in Washington, are beginning to show much concern over thai feature of the war tariff bill now before Congress which incieases the tonnage tax on triins-ntlantie shipping to 20c per ion. It is said that this in? crease is about San per cent., the pres? ent rale being about thr.mts per t..n. ami that nearly tli.tire burden of the SOO per cent. Increases fall-- on lite trnns-ntlantlc shipping of Great Britain. Germany. Frame and one or two other commercial nations. Tims far, however, no official action has been taken on the subject by foreign nations and it does not se.in likely thai such official action is possible, as the heavy tonnage tax Is considered :. war expedient, which foreign shipping must bear so long as they us.- Ameri? can ports. There are intimations, how? ever, that it may hnve the effect of di? verting shipping away from American noils to Halifax. Montreal and other Canadian ports. A DISASTER FEARED. No News Received From the Panther und the 'Montgomery. (By Teiesraph.^ NORFOLK. VA.. April 2S.?No news of the transport Panther and the cruis? er Montgomery has been received here. Officials of tin- navy yard fear disaster if the ships were delayed on -the liatte ram coast, but the mast experienced navigators unite in saying that they -..tight to have gotten well out to sea 'before meeting -.lie storm. The 'mosquito tleet at the navy yard is being provisioned and otherwise made ready for departure. Outdoor work was sus-pended 'there yesterday and to? day on account of th-- jflorm, und for the first time in several -months no night fo-tee was employed tonight or last night. WADE HAMPTON WOULD GO. The Old Warrior Creates the Wildest Enthusiasm. (By Telegraph.) j CHARLESTON, S. ('.. April 2S.?At a meeting of Confederate veterans ol South Carolina, in annual convention here, General Wade Hampton spoke and caused the wildest enthusiasm by -.he following reference to war with Spain: "My obi comrades, we know what tvar is. I do not hesitate to say that 1 regret the one upon which we are now entering. Hut you are South Caro? linians: you are sons of the men who have shed immortal glory on the Pal? metto Hag in the past, and I would rather die than think that South Caro? lina would not respond to the call made upon her for volunteers. And. old as I am. I can still ride on horse? back and wield a sword, and if her quota is not filled, if there is one name lacking to make It full, I myself will volunteer. This is ' ur country, and it is ohr duty to make it the champion if freedom, for all time and to come." All "S. K." (sp.irglir.ff) tickets art ?ood at my fountain. Bring them In W. G. Burgess. 28-21 CAPTUHED AFTER A CHASE. L'error Fires Two Shots Through the Pilot House ol the Guido. (Hey Telegraph.; KEY WEST, KU., Ai'iil 2$.?Asid. from this news 01 the ilaiiuans bom? bardment, which set'Hie town woo willi joy. the event ol today, practi? cally marking the end o? the lust week of the war. was the arrival .'1 the big prize, the steamer Guido. She was captured by the- Terror and the gunboat Ma..-bias ten miles off Carde? nas at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, but not until alter a stern chase. Fi\e shuts were bred, lour by the moniloi and one by the gunboat, though the shot from the Mathias did not lake ef? fect. Tw o of the Terror's shots \< ? i.t through the pilot house and one struck a long boat and the upper works. Manuel Picas, a sailor, was in the Piled house ot the Guido and the Hy? ing splinters penetrated his breast, in? dicting wounds which may cause ills death. He was brought ashore and taken to the hospital this afternoon. Captain Kiehiondo received a flesh wound In the wrist from a splinter wb. n the shot went through the pilot bouse. The Guido was bound from f'orun'nn to Havana, with a cargo of provisions and money thought to be for tie Spanish Hoops. Tie- Terror first sight led her and began I he pursuit be send? ing a blank shot across her bows. The Spaniards promptly put out all of hei j lights ami started in -tw.desperate at j The monitor then brought her six pounders into play and sent three more shots directly at her. all finding ' the mark. She also trained her bin twelve-inch gnus on tin- Guido, pre? pared lo sink her if the Spaniard did not heave to. Meanwhile the Machlas had come up and sent a shot from a four-Inch rille al the fugitive. Captain Kiehion? do. seeing thai he had two such pow? erful enemies to combat, surrendered, j Lieutenant E. F. Qualtlrough. Ensign i .!. F. Hubbard and two marines were { put aboard as a prize crew and brought the steamer into K. v West. As soon as- Captain ICichiondo and his .-r.-w learned Hie conditions existing I in Cuba, th.-v asked to bo landed there, j The Guido is n stool screw steamer .of 3.1"" tonn gross am! 2.S72 net. She I was built by Harlan,1 and Wolff. ,.f I Pel fust, and Is registered bv Lloyd's j as Al. She is owned bv "En Flecha." I is mi f.-.-t boo-. I! reel wide and has a I depth of "f, fe.-t. Her port of registry Ms Pill.on. The vessel and cargo are I said to be vnlued :it $-100.000. j She carried a crew of thirty-six. j All of tin- prizes slid lie in the har? bor and. according to instructions re? ceived by I'ailed States District At? torney Stripling today from the de? partment of justice, will remain there Indefinitely. These instructions were to the effect Hint the crew- and passen? gers of the Panama. which carried four 1-1-pouhd guns and which was captured by the Mangrove, should be held as a prisoner of war. The crews of the other prizes arc also to be de? tailed nhnnrd until further orders and will bo allowed no communication with the shore. It is conceded that whatever the re? sult of the President's proclamation may be it will not affect the Panama, which was an auxiliary cruiser. It is reported today that a box thought to l.o from one of the maga? zines of the Maine had been found off Southeast Point. twenty-six miles from here, but nothing Is known of the circumstances at the naval station. The Indiana arrived this afternoon from the Tortugas, where she has been coal in g. J. p. Patterson, an attorney of Kcv W.st. recently appointed bv United Siat.-s District Judge T.ke chief priz.- commissioner to ndjudieatf the eas.-s of ships captured from the Span? iards, has resigned. He will represent the owners ..f the cargoes and various I diips in the prize rases. .Indite Phipps. I if Key West, lias been appointed lo sue. e.-d him. The Red Cross Society's ship. Ptate if T. xas. with nurses and medicine, ?irrlved !hi>: afternoon from New York I She will proceed to Sagu.-i la Grand.-. I,ME AXD WHEELER. Pres'.d nt has Decided lo Appoint Th m Major Generals. (I!v Telegraph.) WASHING-Tl.iX. April 28.?Represen? tatives Lamb and Rixey. of Virginia, ?alh d .,n the President today and pre? sented the r. inie of William Nalle. tdjutant general of Virginia, for brig id:.-r x< n. ra!, who is endorsed by Gov? ernor Tyler. During the interview president Mc Kinlev intimated thai he had practically lefidi-d upon th,- appointment of G.-n ral Fitzhugh I.-e and General Wheel? er, of Alabama, as adjutant generals. (Continued on Fourth Page.) Potent, wood and atone chums, wood ware supplies. Adams' Racket Store. PLOT OF SPANISH SPIES. They Intend to Blow Up Trains Car? rying' Soldiers. (By Telegraph.) ATLANTA. GA., April 2S.?Governor Atkinson today received a letter from Dr. Long, -of Good'hope, Ga.. saying that Spanish spies were planning to wreck bridges and blow up trains bear ing troops to Key West. Dr. Long is a prominent physician of Good'hope, in Walton county, and is known to the governor. The letter reads: "I write jo inform you'that two Spun ish spies passed through this vicinity ytwterday. going south. Their inten? tions are to blow up the bridges and trains' loaded with United Stales sol? diers when en route to Key West, and other piaces south. "1 hope you will not let this go un? noticed, as they blew up our battleship. Please inform the department olilclals. It has also been ascertained that they inter..! to employ negroes to work in front." TROOPS GOING TO TAMPA. Advance Guard of the Occupation Army on the Move. (By Telegraph.) NEW ORLKA'NS. April IIS.?The three regiments of infantry here will probably move for Tampa under ru?h orders. The first regiment will leave in the morning. Paymaster E. W. Hal ford arrived here today. Governor Foster 'tonight called out the national guard battalions who have ! volunteered their services-and they will probably be mobilized here by Satur? day to the full quota asked for by the President. Colonel Stephens will com? mand the first regiment and Col E. E. 'We.id. of the 'Fourth Battalion, this i ity. the second. They will go Into ? ?atup at the race 'track with the regu? lars if any of the latter are left. MO ULLAS. A LA., April 2S.?A train mov.-.i out from camp near Mobile this morning for Tampa, via the Louisville and Nashville railroad carrying quarter? masters' .supplies, fifteen escort wag? ons, twenty-one ambulances, seventy live mules, with harness tor all and hostlers and teamsters, due to arrive in Tampa. May 3rd. It Is reported here that this is the llrst at a move? ment that v. .11 concentrate all troops r ow a: Tampa and also those at New ? -litIi:?', so as to form with the troops at Tampa a force of 8,000 to be the ad? vance guard of the army of occupation of Cuba, plans of landing in Cuba to tie L-vlectetl 'by the commander of the tleet after observation. The tenth and a.- u-wenly-second infantry regiments received orders this afternoon to leave lor Tampa tomorrow at noon. Colonel raison, iff the tenth, has 1k-.ii ordered to je.n til.- fifth regiment, which is at T-a iiipa. Routine in camp was varied this morning by practice in charging. The ibriga.l s joined :ti a grand charge, be gi;o.oiff ? ?? the uis: end of the parade grounds, aioi going into the woods with i rush, cres.eing the railroad track surrounding the quarteiimocster's quar? ter.", ami finishing tit tile old breast? works erected here by General Dabney Maury, toward the close of the last war. i i. neral Coppinger received today a letter o'f thanks from the Confederate veterans for his courtesy in attending the memorial services Thursday at the Confederate burial grounds, und replied in lifting and patriotic words, greatly .1.-lighting tlie veterans. C H IC tv.A'M. A UG A .NAT ION A L PA UK, April 28.?The ninth cavalry, the twen? ty-fourth infantry and entire eight batteries of artillery, now centered at t'nickaiuaiiga. will leave for the south as soon as t'iiey can be loaded onto til.- ears which are in readiness. By tutinurow night it is thought all of the trains will be on their way to Tampa. Chickani'uuga Park as now one vast re? cruiting camp. Tlie War Department orders xo lib every regiment in camp up :., its maximum strength received by General .Brooke today will, as far as possible, i'e carried into effect at once. Judging from tlie number of appli ?aiiuris already received it is believed that uhe different regiments at this lit,iiit will s.ton lie placed on a war The'sixteenth infantry from Washing ...n aiel Idaho arrived in Ohickonmuga ...a.gin. General orders were issued to aayt" forming the artillery into a brr 4.ote of two battalions, to be com? manded by Lieutenant Colonel W. F. Randolph, of tile third infantry. THE VIRGINIA TROOPS. Adjutant General Nalle Issues an Or? der for a Provisional Regiment. RICHMOND, VA-. April 28?The adjutant general late tonight issued general order No. lu. which says: "Tiie following designated infantry companies, having signified their in? tention to volunteer, will be formed as follows into regiments for the purpose ol being mustered into the United Mates service, each company retain? ing its present company organization: "Second Regiment, Col. J. C. Baker, commanding. Company A, Woodstock: Company B, Richmond; Company C. Harrisonburg; Company D, Toms Brook; Company E, Lynchburg; Com? pany F, Roanoke; Company G, Roa noke; Company H, Salem; Company I, Richmond; Company K, Staunton; Company L, Portsmouth; Company M. Richmond. "Third Regiment, Col. Granville Gaines, commanding. Company A. Danville: Company B, Culpeper: Com? pany C. Farmville; Company D, Char lottestvllle; Company E, Lynchburg", Company F, Alexandria; Company G, Petersburg; Company H, Danville; Company I. Fairfax; Company K. fredericksburg; Company L. Lynch burg. Company M, Richmond. "Fourth Regiment. Col. H. Hodges, commanding. Company A. Norfolk. Company I!, Norfolk; Company C, Newport News; Company D, Hamp? ton: Company E, Norfolk; Company F. Suffolk; Company (1. Suffolk; Com? pany Ii. Itichmotid; Company 1. Rich-i morid: company IC, Petersburg; Com-' pany L. Portsmouth; Company M to I..- designated." Tin- eoinpaiiies composing the three regiments us designated are detached from the first brigade and are formed into a provisional brigade. Brigadier General Nalle, adjutant general, is as? signed to thi" command of the provis? ional brigade. Surgeons and assistant surgeons of tie- three regiments will hohl them? selves in readiness to report In this city for medical examination as soon as ordered by telegraph. Tin- order for mobilization will not be issue,! until necessary eamp equip? age has been obtained an.! arrange? ments made for quartering and sub? sisting the men. If possible, informa? tion will be given at least three days in advance of the date fixed, upon for assembling in Riehmond, which will probably not be earlier than May 10. Whiskey and beer .glasses, blown or :hr.nd decanters, brambur trays. Ad? ams' Racket Store. tf Fashion demands large checks for suits. We are satisfied with very small ones. Woodward & Womble. If. Good screen doors, complete, $1.00. Adams' Racket Store. tf STOOD ATTHEIR POST Men on the Warships Stare Danger in the Face. WILL SOON GO INTO CAMP Virginia Troops Will lie Ordered to Rich, mom! Next Wenk, When They Will lie Muntered Into Service. A Muscot for the Dixie. .m-V^w-P^V110 ?E FLAGSHIP BHWIvlLTN, OFF FORT MONROE, -?ipru -v-l'or thirty-.-ix hours the fly? ing squadron was unable no communi? cate with the shore. The storm struck the oast Tuesday night and came up Hampton Roads like a fury. It whis? tled ninety 'miles an hour through the |greu:t superstructure of the flagship Brooklyn, and whipped up the eea so that the white foam broke in huge masses over the decks of the Massa? chusetts and Texas. The heavy draft of tin:- 'big war vessels made it impossi? ble for them ito get into smooth water, and they had to stand the brunt of the storm. Toward morning the storm ceased in violence and as the tide turn? ed Hood, the lookout on the forward bridge of the 'Brooklyn announced that the ship was dragging its anchor. The officer or the deck simultaneously re Ported ih.it the Brooklyn was getting tn dangerous proximity to the battle? ship Massachusetts. Captain Cook and Executive Officer Mason went to the bridge iimimed'iately and ordered the; second anchor du.wn. At this time the wind was blowing so fiercely the men could hardly keep their feet on deck. The .second anchor ran out about twen? ty fathoms of chain and stuck, and ithe big ship stopped, and for a short time breasted the wind and tide. But in a, few minutes she began to back slowly .tad it was evident that there was no hold for the anchors. The signal was immediately given to prepare to get under way. (Faster and faster she went back, iher big broadside swinging toward the diingerous ram on the prow of the Massachusetts. The latter was signalled to pay out her cable, and drop away and she did so. In the meantime on the Brooklyn the men in charge of the forward comiiartiments went to their stations, closing che water tight compartments and preparing without any outward evidence of ex? citement for the expected collision. The Massachusetts cleared away her big 'booms and prepared for the col? lision, not daring to ship the anchor for fear of running herself on the sund bar in close proximity, or drifting into the Texas. Faster and faster went the Brooklyn toward the battleship and fhe men at the stations on both the vessels stood urriliurhingly. ready to perform the special duties assigned them, in case of collision. There was no confusion. On the bridge with cool heads, sharp eyes' and active 'brains were Captain Cook and his executive officer, while on the after bridge, not Interfering with the 'management of the officers of the ship, stood Commodore Schiley and bis flag lieutenant. Scars, watching with Interest but with, as lit? tle excitement as they would a prac? tice cruise, the big ships coming to? gether. A conflict of orders would, have meant great disaster, but litre was none. lAn order from the captain and one of the big anchors comes rattling up and the ship drifts on a little faster toward its evident fate. Then, In obe? dience to the helm, the slern, now al? most scraping t'he Massachusetts' bow, swings out and the head partly con? trolled .by the 'anchors swings in as it to take tlie blow. Captain Cook looks over the port side of the bridge, and then says sharply, '"Full speed astern." There is a clang of bells, a shiver as the big engines turn, and then the cruis? er slides rapidly clear of the Massachu? setts with barely u hand to spare. "Cleverly done," says Commodore Sehley, as 'he goes down to breakfast. Clever seamanship, perfect discipline and cool headed judgement had avert? ed the disaster. "This ship obeys her engines perfectly," said Captain. Cook modestly, after he had anchored fur? ther out. Toward afternoon the storm cleared off. and the heavy sea quietly sub? sided. Boats began running from the .hips and communication with shore was resumed. The steamers of the Boston and Providence line and the Old Dominion Steamship Company, which were detained yesterday evening left, as usual tonight. 'Anxiety is felt as to a large schooner, three masted, disabled by loss of maintop mast, part of fore? mast and rails and anchored near Chicomico life saving station, which is ninety miles south of Virginia Beach, and twenty miles north of Cape Hat teras. The schooner, .whose name was .lot known, was anchored two miles north of the station, and was though: to be in danger if the wind continued strong from the northeast, this last intelligence coming early yesterday .morning. > Telegraph and telephone wires troni Virginia Beach to the south are, many of them, down as only -Cape Henry and Virginia Ibach were heard from last night. A section of the Virginia navai reserves, acting as a signal corps, is stationed at Cape Henry, and are having a taste of rough weather. A NARROW ESCAPE. A schooner which entered Hampton Roads during the storm on Wednesday iiad a narrow escape from being blown up 'by one of the submarine mines The vessel was coming in before the wind with terrible velocity and, not knowing of the torpedoes, the captain was head? ing directly for the torpedo ground and before he could be warned he had run his ship directly over one of the mines. Owing to tile very high tide and the light draft of the vessei it passed over saifely, but it would certainly have 'been blown up had tha tide been low. VIRGINIA TROOPS. The Virginia troops will certainly be mobilized at Rishmond next week. The governor and his advisers went over the list of companies, but did not com? plete the work of selecting those that will be ordered out. There are thirty-six white infantry (Continued on Fourth Page.)