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VOL JM). 100.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA., SUNDAY, MAY 1, 181)8.
PRTflF SINGLE CQPY.TWO CEN
T XVL<UJEL* ONE WEEK -TEN CENTS
RushsOrdessJeceived at the
Shipyard'YesJerday. *
the Artillery Company!
Adjutant (J'encnil AdviB". ? That the Men |
Jolixtbe tusijutry. However, It Will
i'robubly tie Orffiiuizetl tu
- . Hie Scar Jfuiure.
Special orders were received at the
shiijj'ur&tii yest??iuay-?-reuuesuiiK uiat
Hie ?uM-wn - Ute -auxiliary -ciumers
Dixie and "lusemite be rusued to com?
pletion u*-,trie earliest ? possiuie uio
lueiit, as ihe^vafsdv-'p" are ii<-.-o,-,i, .
us a redltlu u tun lone ui tin... ?. i.i
empiojecj.-"uX the yaru louay. ,? .
iimukoi tKat both vessels will
reaay to-ie"uve the plant Tnursduy.
Yesterday was pay-day at the ship?
yard and-the employees received over
?40,000 Ior>their week s work.
WONDERFUL, HAM.
A nav^U-officer on board the ram
Katahdin7\which was in Hamilton
Roads recently and which will proba?
bly be auached to the Hying squadron
stationed -In these waters, gives the
folIowing>#description of. the fighting
machine: y"
"We have In our itavy one boat
which, alone could light the whole
much-vaunted, overA-alued, self-con?
fident Spanish navy, yr his veseh.buat.
warship, ram, or whale'VeT y?u may
call it, is fhe deadliest weapon ever in?
vented, it, is absolutely impregnable
to fire, arid, even dynamite glances off
It as it would oil a lady's hatpin.
When striped for action it lies almost
on the wafer line and its entire top
rigging can, be removed. Positively
the only point visible is one solitary
turret, which must be hit squarely like
a bull's ey.e or else the people inside
would not* know they have been
struck. Anywhere else the shell and
shot would roll off like pebbles oft a
slojOuig root.
-"^This wonderful ship Is the ram
Katahdin, .and now that the war is
actually bp this wonderful piece of
marine architecture, which has hith?
erto been kept so silent by the govern?
ment, in fact, has never a full crew
upon her?can be mentioned. I would
rather havejjthe ram-, Katahdin to
fight a war-fleet than the whole flying
squadron. ?"Pjut me in command of the
ram Katahdin/and I will sink every
vessel in the"-white'.squadron without
trouble, jus.t as. the . ilerrimac came
near sinking the whole Union fleet.
"This warabip^wo^ks, as its name in?
dicates, byj ramming. It is a literal
steel arrow- which jaes its way into
'>e side ofs,a crtji^ert
almoif 1? deadl* in Its work that it Is
at on- Dt*:barous. The British navy
hostile ,?1 refused to accept such a
n?t allow 2????? of battle and would
however it u ,? be buiIt- Finally.
Britfsh i^o^4, i' and turned'but the
w8" **--(,-- Camperdown, which
CLAJe same shape, although
Watchme/*" ?? lhe works of the
the snipyap Camperdown came In
cious-iooki?"6 Kteel sides of the
lieved to / lP "Victoria, with the re
Victoria was instantly
amperdown received a
ent lier into ilrydock JCor
so the test was not con
ssful.
hdin. like the Cam;- r
ilivor a blow that will iult
.but, superior to the Onni
jy-ill not injure itself. Thn'
jnonstrated by experiments-':
ihdin. The Katahdin bus
'to docks of solid wood: it
i.mnifil against steel eover
.^Bas been driven into steel
subjected in every way to
Spanii st tests known to the navy
that q 3 without injury to herself,
lacked*. sn? naval official, commcnt
furthei Katahdin. said that she was
that B?1 the building, even though
Cubanjd destroy herself, 'for.' said
symptiKatahdin cost only $1,000.00
Bravo?'serVosts?4.000.000. It is worth
said hr' mathematical computation.
Attain the week to destroy a
Ing Bfuiser with a $1.000.000 ram.'
In tirKatabdin works as the Britons
tel sought?face to face and at
Aftefenge. ?i It sights a cruiser, ap
retir/s it until within striking dis
ror/fnd then.strikes. .She is clothed
7 i-mor sufficiently strong to do?
of ny projectile which would be
if to strike her massive steel sides
I approaches. She has high speed
jch manoeuvring powers that, as
ishes at an enemy, she can turn
/ fto avoid the shell.
/ le Katahdin was designed by Ad
',1 / Ammen. of the United States
i who had such faith in her that
fade no provision for a battery of
/description. Since building, how
i she has been mounted with four
fd-flre six-pounders. These are in
ied, however, only for defense.
Che vessel measures now 250 feet 9
lies in length and has an extreme
fadth of beam of 45 feet 5 inches,
nen coaled and commissioned fur
H'ice her'mean draft will be 15 feet.,
h engines, which are of the vertical
-.pie-expansion type, are expected to
ve an indicated horse.-powcr of 4.R00.
id to develop a speed of 17 knots an
our."
PARIS MAT NOT COME.
It is not expected that the American
liner City of Paris, which arrived at
New Tork yesterday from Southamp?
ton, will come here to be fitted out a?
an auxiliary cruiser, as it is not
thought the vessel will be armored,
and in that event she will be sent to
Cramps* yard, Philadelnhia.
THE FY1NG SQUADRON.
Active Work Done by Patrol Boats in
Hampton Roads.
ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP
BROOKLYN, OFF FORT MONROE.
VA? April 30.?The patrol boats of the
flying squadron did-active work last
night at the entrance of Hampton
Roads, and no vessels were allowed to
approach the squadron after dark. The
patrol from the Texas stopped a tug
with a tow trying to run in about 9
o'clock. It proved to be the lightship
from Cape Charles, which broke from
her anchorage in the two days' storm
and drifted out to'Sen. Permission
was secured from the army officials to
pass the boats through the lines of
torpedoes. The lightship people re?
ported having had a vefy rough time,
but the vessel is not very badly dam?
aged. It is improbable that she will
be anchored again near the Capos, for
the reason that the government has
decided that after May 1, several of
the lightships shall be removed, so ns
not to be of use to an enemy.
The collier Merrimaci; arrived last
night from Newport News" and report?
ed to Flag Lieutenant Sears that htr
orders were 'to proceed to Key West.
She was given the necessary permis?
sion and this mornirsg passed out to
sit. ftl&'t
t {Continued on Fourth Page.)
RE J URNS FROM THE PRIMARY.
democratic Executive Committee Canvass
the Vote.
The city Democratic executive com?
mittee last evening canvassed the re?
turns of the legalized primary held.
Tuesday to nominate candidates for the
municipal offices. The oommittee met ta
the city treasurers office and went over
the- Woks and .ballots. Several errors
were found, but the result was not
affected. The following ia the official
vote:
FOR MAYOR.
A. A. Moss .'.. 688
Carter Perkins . SOU
Moss' majority, ITS.
FOR COMMONWEALTH'S ATT'T.
J. K. M. Newton . 617
C. W. Robinson . 576
Newton's majority, 41.
FOR CITY SERGEANT.
E. W. Milstead. 653
C. C. Smith. 55f.
Milstead's majoritv, 9S.
FOR CONSTABLE.
R. S. Shield . 417
William Haley . 228
<!. W. Crow . 171
W. W. Uowell . 147
U. W. Norment . 56
? Shields plurality. Si).
The official vote for councllmen was
as follows:
FIRST WARD.
J. J. Gloven . 67
T. J. Furlong . 40
R. II. Harvey . 8
Gloven's majority, 19.
THIRD WARD.
J. A. Caffee . 95
N. F. Kctchum . GO
CafTee's majority. 35.
FOURTH WARD.
E. T. Ford . 109
H. M. Smith . SI
O. E. Via . 81
Ford's plurality. 2S.
FIFTH WARD.
A. L. Powell . 104
E: W. Robinson . qn
J. 53. Stone . S8
Powell's plurality. 14.
SIXTH WARD.
.1. F. Hughes . U7
M. A. Hickey. 84
Hughes' majoritv. 33.
SEVENTH WARD.
Mark McLaughlin . lir.
The committee decided to hold anoth?
er meeting Tuesday night, when the
applications for recount, should any
be filed before 6 o'clock tomorrow ev?
ening, will be considered. It was re?
ported that a petition would be filed
ai-'klng that the vote cast in the sixth
ward be recanvassed,''but whether this
will be done remains to 'be seen. iNo
direct charges of irregularities' were
made, but it was intimated that a re?
count might affect the result as be?
tween M-ssrs. J. IC. M. Newton and C.
W. Robinson, the candidates for com?
monwealth's attorney, showing perhaps,
a larger vote for the Catter. There
was another report that a recount in all
seven of the wards- wouid be asked for
and that an. effort would be made to
throw out the fourth .precinct entirely,
but this rumor does not seem to be
Well founded. On the other hand, it Is
said the candidates are satisfied with
the result and do not charge any ir?
regularities. -
BRIEF ITEMS.
Mr. J. T:. Blankenshlp left yesterday
afternoon for his home in Richmond,
where he will spend several days. Mr.
Blankenship, who is a member of the
government staff of draughtsmen
here, will probably be assigned to duty
on a naval vessel. He is a graduate of
tin- naval academy, but was compelled
to quit tile sea several years ago on
account of ill health.
Mrs. Chas. H?ge and daughter re?
turned home Friday from Everets,
where they had been in attendance to
the illness and deatli of Mrs. Hoge's
father. Mr. Jonathan Godwin.
Mr. 1.. A. Carrot and wire, of Ports?
mouth, are visiting relatives and
friends in East End.
Dr. B. R. Gary wil Heave tomorrow
morning for King William county to
visit relatives. He will be absent from
the city till Saturday.
The common council will meet in
regular session Tuesday night, and as
it will be the first session in the month
there will be considerable business to
transact besides auditing and allowing
tile accounts against the city.
The shipments of grain from this
port last week were heavier than they
have been for some time, consisting of
3S3.152 bushels of wheat. 103.205 bushels
of oats and 259.527 bushels of corn.
LYfr. and Mrs. J. C. Will, of Hazleton,
r*.!.. are the guests of relatives in this
city.
Mr. A. H. Faster left Friday to at?
tend the funeral of his mother, who
."tied in Troy. N. Y.
Treasurer J. M. Curtis has thus far
received on new licenses $13,612.10. Of
this $5.723.50 is city license and J7.8SS.60
its State.
?Mr. Chris. 'Bent has resigned his po?
sition with the Chesapeake & Ohio
railway to enlist in the government
service. He has been appointed quar?
termaster on tooard the transport
Berkshire.
'Mr. R. E. Mar.Vble yesterday severed
his connection with the clerk's office
of the Corporation Court as deputy
Clerk to resume the practice of law. Mr.
Charles Hargrave, of Surry C. H? will
will take charge of Mr. Marable's
branch of the work tomorrow.
President Orcutt a Ilnsy Van.
C. 'B. Orcutt, president of the New?
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company, has been one of the busiest
men recently that we have among us.
Mr. Orcutt has contracted for the
Chesa.peake & Ohio Coal Company to
furnish coal for the naval fleet at New?
port News, as 'well as the sir.ps that
ecme to his yard for repairs. The pay
roll of his large concern for last week
amounted to $46,000. This is distrib?
uting 'money pretty lively among all
classes of trade through the wage earn?
ers in this big shipyard.?New York
Marine Journal.
Will Bnlld ill ThlsCity.
Mr. H. M. Mugler, of Hampton, a
brother of Messrs. P. J. and C. W. Mug?
ler, of this city, has awarded a con?
tract to Mr. J. H. Brinson, for the erec?
tion of a large building on the corner
of Twenty-fourth street and Washing?
ton avenue, in New.port iNews.
The structure will be three stories high
and will have all modern improvements.
The first floor will 'be used for store
rooms, while the other two will be used
for living apartments.
He is All Right.
Mr. QEwell Scott, formerly of this city,
who tvas been in the Philippines for sev?
eral years, connected with one of the
largest commercial houses in Manilla,
has cabled his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
B. S. Scott, who reside near Richmond,
that he is safe and under the protection
of the British Hag.
Much uneasiness 'had been felt It
'Wllliamshurg, hfe old home, and Rich?
mond, in regard to Mr. Scott. He Is e
grandson of the late Colonel Benjamlr
? E>well, who was for a number oi
years president of William and Marj
College."_
j Stone filter that makes city tvatei
I like lythia. Adams' Racket Store, tf
WAR BULLETINS.
Latest Developments of the
Situation in Brief Form.
(By Telegraph.}
LONDON, May -1.?It is reported
from Berlin that the Queen Regent ot
Spain has appealed to the Czar tor as?
sistance. The Czar, it is said, replied
that he does not consider time yet ripe i
for Russian interference, but at the1
proper time he will do whatever is j
possible.
KEY WEST, FLA., April 30.?It is
reported by Cubans tonight that Blan?
co is burning towns In the interior of
Cuba.
MADRID, April 30.?It Js reported
that the Spanish government has pur?
chased two foreign warships.
ST. LOUIS, MO., April 30.?Local
representatives of powder manufac?
turing concerns were warned today
that two-Spanish spies were in town,
and -were planning to blow up powder
mills and magazines near St. Louis.
The informant is Cant. Alfred H. J.
Bayles. of the Cuban insurgent army,
who has been In St. Louis about a
month. His statements are positive.
DULL DAY AT KEY WEST.
Firing at Cabanas the Only News of
the Fleet.
(By Telegraph.)
KEY WEST, FLA., April 30.?This
has been the dullest day Key West
has known since the beginning or the
war. The only news of the fleet was
the firing at Fort Cabanas. which was
exaggerated In the fashion peculiar to
this community. The 'Puritan treason
story was another subject for discus?
sion.
The latest phase of the Incident, ac?
cording no these reports, is that the
eccentric sailor ha? confessed to an
attempt to blow up the big monitor.
The offl-:ers of the ship. Including Cap?
tain Harrington, still maintain, how?
ever, that Yglesias. is kept under re?
straint because it is unwise to allow
irresponsible persons to 'be at large on
a mon-of-war, and that, the treason
story is entirely baseless.
Todays only prize w% the little fish?
ing smack Lola, loaded with fish for
Havana, 'which was captured off the
Cuban coast by the dispatch boat Dol?
phin, who sent her in with a prize crew
a board.
The captain of the Lola hove to when
a bla.nk shot was .put across her bows,
declaring that he would rather be cap?
tured by the Americans than enter
General Blanco's service, which he
would be compelled to do if he went into
Havana.
Lieutenant Gleaives, In command of
the torpedo boat Gushing, Is annoyed
at the storiea sent from here that the
blowing out of the boat's receiver a
few days ago was due to negligence.
He says the 'boat has been in service
for a number of years and that the
receiver was too old to beer high steam
pressure. The Gushing is not inca.pl
rated for service'and ' wtll^be "ready"
for action- on ehont -notice.
The Cubans here are highly excited
over the following telegram received
from T. Estrada Palma, of the New
York Junta:
"Assemble and send to Tampa im?
mediately all young, unmarried, heal?
thy Cubans disposed to go to Cuba:
also all officers of our army. Delega?
tion will not sustain families of enlist?
ed."
Tampa Is made the general rendez?
vous of th* Cuban forces. Enlistments
will begin here tomorow morning.
SPA.NI'SH ATROCITIES.
Cuban Men May be Butchered and
Women Outraged.
(Copyright, 1S9S. by Associated Press.)
SANTIAGO. DE CUBA. April 27.,
via steamer Remus." filed Port Antonio,
Jamaica. April, 28.?Dan Arseniso Li?
nares Pombo. commandante general of
this division of Cuba, proclaimed four
days ago that every men between fif?
teen and fifty years of age must enroll
that night with the volunteers for (mil?
itary Service, under penalty of artest
and' military trial and death. Senor
Chucho Manduley. magistrate of the
high court of Santiago, and known as
an Intense Spani.-h sympathizer, one of
the most prominent men in the city,
left for the camp of the Cuban brigadier
general, Cavallos. He was accompa?
nied by sveroil kinsmen. and his going
produced a vivid impression. The ex?
odus from the city has continued by
night, the Spaniards making no oppo?
sition, except that a few man have been
arrested as examples. Five thousand
persons have left for the country since
the proclamation, four-fifths being wo?
men and children.
The Spanish soldiery now aissume a
bullying attitude and threaten to kill
every Cuban man and to outrage every
Cuban woman left in the city when the
.blockade begins. When the American
fleet appears, as it is expected daily to
do. all the non-combatrants will be
expelled. Though the governor of the
city, Enrique Ca.priles, has seized for
the government all the large stores of
food in private hands, .many shops still
do business with small stocks, the
prices doubling day by day. Monday
meat was forty cents a pound? Tues?
day seventy cents, and today it is a
dollar a pound. Other prices in gold
today are: Rice. 24cents a pound;
beans,21: flour, 19; "Sara, 32. Chickens
are $2.50 apiece.
The governor announced today to
quiet public alarm that a ship loaded
with provisions was expected; but when,
where from and what her name is
nobody knows. The story is not be?
lieved
The Spanish soldiers, especially the
sick, are abominably feJ.
A battery has been erected a4 tthe
west harbor entrance, with four rapid
fire guns and, this correspondent hears, !
ten or twelve mf/re rapid fire, small
calibre guns will he .mounted on Morro,
and the east side battery. The Morro,
fort has at least fifty ancient brass
cannon marked 1764. There are re?
ports about toroedoes In the channel
and harbor, but they are confusing.
Preparations have certainly been made
to lay torpedoes, but whetber it has
been actually done is not known.
Strong floating mines are ready to be
placed. . . _
The military authorities seem to have
Mittle control of 'the soldiers and the
disorderly elements. Spe^sh silver is
at 45 per cent, premium. The bank
notes issued by the government bank
at Havana are practically worthless,
and sometimes pass for three to five
cents- on the dollar.
POWDER WORKS EXPLODE.
(By Telegraph.)
SCREMENTO..CAL., April 30.?A
bolt of lightning struck one of tne
buildings of the Clipper Gap (I lacer
county) Powder Company. There were
two explosions, one that blew up the
glass and the other a wheel or grind?
ing mill. One man was killed. No
further details of the accident have
? been received. The Clipper Gap mill
' makes only blasting powder for min?
ers' use.
Crab nets, lines, hooks and- fSsfhlts*
supplies. Adams' (Racket Store. ti
'. ? \.'- .' V .. ...V" '
Preparations for Building
More War Ships
NEW ERA FOR t HE NAVY
Thlrly-nlx V. HselB 10 lie Mured Uiulcr Cou
Slruciiou Soon. Advi>V? b'roui tliu
Kortli AllunMc Squadron. A
l>till U?y ul K.ej, West.
(By Tkejegrnph.) t
WASHINGTON, April Uu.?All inter?
est today was concentrated on tlie
Fhillippines, though Ityseemod almost
hopeless to expect any. news directly
from there, which is fot the present, at
least, the critical point jol naval opera?
tions. Indeed, one high oliiLdal, well
versed in the plans of the strategic
board, declared that tujon the result
of the engagement wfuch Commodore
Dewey is expected to have had with
the Spanish fleet today, or within a
day or two at least, might depend to
an extent the outcome of the war?
When Secretary Long?, left the Navy
Department he had received no word
from Commodore Dewey, rar from
any point in the east.
Secretary Long received a dispatch
form Captain Satopsou relative to the
shelling of the M&anzas batteries, but
had no informaUol whatever as to the
attack upon Cardiiias yesterday. The
impression prevail! at the department
among those whohre not taken into
the secrets of thA naval war - board
that these moves a\ Captain Sampson
are of a strategic ttiaracter and not
accidental happening), as might bo
supposed from theirhpparently spon?
taneous character. \
Key West is eVtently to be
made a base of tlie fiVt order of im?
portance, so far as tl> fleet is con?
cerned. Otherwise StVetary Long
never would have callc! upon an offi?
cer of such high rank L Commodore
Ramey to command theWation. The
commodore has been iiieved' at the
Portsmouth navy yard; Wew Hamp?
shire, bjr a
rank. Two
Jitgh? T- -c-i
into active service Mund:
sons of Naval Constructor
navy yard. Wew 1 lamp
retired oflieeV of cciuai
more roth "IWi-nrs of a
?'?"??f ?w V'V oiled
art!
Steele and \V. 1.. Mintonye. The 1:
of bureau chiefs is now engaged in
preparing the advertisements cuing
for the construction of torpedo 1: ats
and destroyers. By special prnv ion
of the naval bill thes> advertisemVits
will run only three v.'eeks instead of
three months, as Is usuil. The dep.Vt
ment will describe ony uie general
characteristics of the torpedo bo-is
leaving to the bidders ho submissiui
of plans for their constueUon. Chk-f
Constructor Hichborn s:d today tliu
when the department Uli placed the
contracts for tlie vessels Hthorized bv
tlie ponding naval npproyal ion bill
the government will havi mule con?
struction at one time a giVter num?
ber of vessels than it evA has had
building since the war and! greater
tonnage in the aggregate thij ;il an..
time during the civil conflict
There will be no less than \irty-six
vessels altogether thus tilaci" un(jeV
construction, throe battleship six?
teen torpedo boat destroyers.'twelve
torpedo boats, four coast ifefeni mon
itors and one gunboat on the Ii;es.
The honor of being ileea engiber of
the mosquito fleet, wlii/hj is exacted
to he one of the mains*?*? in tt> de?
fense of the Atlantic ejist cities has
fallen to a retired oflic*. Chief Fhgi
neer Alexander Hendemn, who is
now a prosperous busbess mat in
New York, but who hat consented to
sacrifice his personal inn-osts lo fiiht
in the navy. More elelricians vre
wanted in tlie navy andjhe secretary
today directed that a stela"! roerui
ing station be opened at he Washing?
ton navy yard at 1 o'clol Monday t.
recruit these electricians|
The Chinese minister. Jr. Wu Ting
Fang, called at the StatjDepartment
today and had a talk ij.h officials
concerning the war situajm. He did
not bring a notice of tJiiV's neutral?
ity, nor has he received \t,-d thus far
from his government tluyjhina will
declare her neutrality, e authori?
ties here would not be tpleased if
China withheld her deereh]together,
as such a course might bbf distinct
advantage to the United Sles in case
Commodore Dewey's licet \jis to ef?
fect a landing on the Phl&ines and
is obliged to seek some bn port.
With an American fleet in iatic wa?
ters the situation becie haz?
ardous unless a belligerent u is cap?
tured, or a neutral port rehps open.
Up to today all countries ipupying
western Asiatic territory hrt^eclared
neutrality except China n\0. The
notice of Korea was given ro days
ago, thus closing the port otbem,,].
i po. Japan gave notice tot-, thus j
closing all Japanese ports, Unding j
I Yokohoma, which is tlie mosirfvan
tageous harbor in Asiatic wat an(i !
nearer the Philippines than al other
port. The British and Frencl\.erees
closed Hong Kong and ports (Brit?
ish India and of French Tonql
The authorities here feel tt the
United States would have Ifited
much by securing a coaling Vtion
from China during the recent hro
versies. which led to fii>rmany'<(,ur.
ing Kiao Chow bay a' a coalifeta
tinn. Russia securing Port Arthjand
F.ngland securing Wei-Hai-Wei.\erc
is good reason to believe thatthc
friendlv spirit of China towaibe
United States would have made l1s.
sible for the ITniterl States to hate, i
I cured the harbor of Mirs Bay nrW |
other advantageous point on thq,i
ne=e coast. At the present time.W.
ever, It is said that China rouli-,t
voluntarily grant such a coalincV
tlon without assuming a distiW
hostile attitude toward Snain. U
possible that China's neutrality dk
may be issued any day and yetfc
delay is no way exerci-teg iv<o aut^.
Ities here, owing to the feeling th*
leaves China's ports open to Oomj
eVve Pewey's ftet.
The Portuguese mlnifl er. Vliwiuiit
Santo-Thyrso. called at the Staff
pirtment today and araye oflicia
tlce of Portugal's neutrnlltv. Aff(
ward the Viscount eyprecserl rorrrot'.si
tlie published .reports nttrlhntincr in
lav to Portugal and a d'onosition 1?
fnvor Spain as nrrainsit the TTnlfiT
States. The minister pays that. su\
reports are unwarranted.. aji^^
OREGON AT RIO.
Battleship Out of.uReach of
the Temario.
RIO JANEIRO, April 110.?G P. M.?
7he Ulliled SlutfS .. itleship Oregon
las Just arrived.
WASHINGTON, April 30.?There
vas a feeling of relief among officials
tonight over the safe arrival ot the
Oregon at ltio, well to the north and
out of possible reach of the Spanish
torpedo cruiser Temario, which' has
been lying around the vicinity of Bue?
nos Ayers. The keenest interest is
taken m her future movements, but on
account of the extreme reticence of
cue naval authorities the nature ot" the
instructions which have: awaited her
Kio are unknown. The prevalent
belief, however, is that her orders are
to proceed to join Admiral Sampson's
Meet without delay.
SPANISH Pl.t >T AT TAMPA.
A Woman Says "Something Will Hap?
pel, Soon."
(By Telegraph.)
JACKSONVILLE, FLA., April 30.?
A special to the Times-Union und Cit?
izen from Tampa, Fla., says:
'Chief of Police Burke, of the Tam
. force, and General Wade held a
lengthy consultation a few evenings
ago, the subject of which has just
come to light. Spanish Consul Soils
left here about ten days ago and Vice
Consul Burgis left about two days
ago. The vice consul said he was go?
ing to Jamaica by way of New York
and on the evening prior to his depart?
ure he was given a farewell party by
his Spanish friends. A few evenings
?0 a Spanish woman living on An?
derson street told two of her American
jirl friends that something would hap?
pen soon. Her significant remark in
connection with the many rumors of
Spanish plots in circulation aroused
suspicion. On Thursday night as
Chief Burke was returning from Var
be City, he was surprised to see
Bruguls, who he supposed was on his
way to Jamaica, at the Spanish wo?
man's house. Bruguls is a young man
twenty-four years of age, and has sev?
eral peculiarities of dress and action
well known to the chief of police and
in telling the story to several news?
paper correspondents this evening he
said that there was not the least bit of
doubt about the man's identity.
Major Connolly, of the Florida State
troops, has also been informed by a
Cuban resident that Bruguis is in
town. It is also reported - that the
Spaniard has been seen at nlp-ht dis?
guised. The Spanish boarding house
on Anderson street and another house
owned by Solis, where Bruguis is sup?
posed to visit are being watched by
the police tonight and if Burguls is
seen lie will lie arrested.
"Another plot is in course of devel?
opment that will be nipped. It Is to
the elTect that there is a soldier here
with the regulnrs who speaks Spanish
whose term will soon expire."
J.'.nCSONVn,LR, FLA.. April 20.?
A special to the Times-Union and Cit?
izen from Tampa, Fla., says:
"An attempt was made hist night to
explode the magazine of Knight and
Wall, wholesale hardware men."
A DIFFICULT TASK.
Admiral Dewey May Not Attempt to
Enter Manila.
(By Telegraph.)
HONG KONG. April 30.-2:30 P. M.?
It the reports which are current here
are correct, the United States fleet has
? difficult task to necompl'sb. I: is
-.lid that the entrance of Manila Bay
is commanded by from tlftv no sixty
navy guns. Well placed, and "it is added
bat it will he impossible for the Amer
rtvn warships to enter the bay without
he co-operation of a strong land force.
Therefore, it is believed. Commodore
">ewey will not attempt to force the en
rance into the harbor, hut will block
ide the port until the insurgents move
m Manila.
Agents of the insurgents here are
tying to charter a steamer in expec
ntion of being able to transport a
'. roe of insurgents to the vicinity of
Hani la Boy.
The cable to Manila is still intact, but
he transmission of news regarding mil
tory or naval movements in the Phl!
ppine Islands is barred.
The British warships and torpedo
lOats ot 'Hong Kong have been forbld
L-n to commence fresh repairs, which
rotlid seem to indicate the possibility of
l movement in the near future upon
he part ot the British fleet.
2.30 P. M.?The Britten steamer,
.lemon, which has just arrived here
rorn Manilla, capital of the Philip
.ine islands, reports "having seen the
Ipanlsh fleet cruising outside Manila,
he did not see any of the United States
eet. The latter is supposed to be clnse
n shore, trying to communicate with
he insurgents, preparatory to contin
ing on to Manila.
EXPECTANCY AT CHATTANOOGA
Jvery Regiment Looking for Imme?
diate Orders to Move South.
(By Telegraph.)
CHATTANOOGA, TRNN., April 30.?
Ixpectancy is the situation .at Chiek
m?ugua Park today among the offl
rrs and men, every regiment looking
if immediate orders to move south,
he .Ninth Cavalry and the Twenty
>urth Infantry left today and the
enth Cavalry and Twenty-fifth Irifan
?y are under orders to move. They
ill leave tomorrow or Monday. The
-eiing that there would come an order
ir all to move was accentuated to
ight when it was stated that the Third
nd .Sixth Cavalry had also received
rders to be ready to move at a mo
ler.ts notice.
The 'Sixteenth Infantry, from Fort
hcrman, Idaho, and Rainbow, Was ti?
lg ton, reached Chickamauga today and
eht into camp on the Keliey field.
Captain 'E. E. Hardin. Seventh In
irftry, was granted an indefinite leave
' absence today to accept the cononelcy
f a regiment of New York volunteers,
list Lieutenant Albert S. Froi-t was
ranted leave to accept the colonelcy
t a South Dakota regiment of volun
?er3.
?Captain Jack Richter, troop A, First
avalry, was thrown from a new horse
e was breaking into service this a-f
?rrioon and his leg was -mashed and
jrained. The surgeon states that he
ill be confined for six weeks.
Ml the newspaper correspondents,
ii army of which have been here for
week or more, have left under ordern
,r Tampa and Mobile, a .straw that
idicates to the soldiers here that they
re soon to follow.
Excursion to Richmond.
Sunday May 8th, 1808. Round trip,
I 50 Special train will leave Old
'oint N:45 A. M., Phoebus 8:48 A. M.,
lampion 8:50 A. M., Newport News
?assenger Depot 0:10 A. M. Relnrn
lg, leave Richmond 8:15 P. M. Train
tops only at Williamsburg. Round
rip to historic old Williamsburg $1.00.
pedal coach for colored people.
runks and bicycles carried free.
J. F. HERMAN, Manager,
apr 29-8t". . i
SPECIAL ISSUE TOMORROW.
In view of the extraordinary condi?
tions prevailing at this time, a special
edition o fthe Daily Press will be pub?
lished tomorrow morning, so that the
people of Newport News may be kept
informed us to the developments of
the war. The anxiety of the public for
news at a lime when a naval engage?
ment is imminent is regarded by the
Daily Press as sufficient ground for
breaking the established custom of
suspending publication on Monday
morning. Copies of tomorrow's edi?
tion will not be delivered by the regu?
lar carriers, but will be for sale on the
streets and at news stands at the usu?
al hour.
SPAIN'S WAR FUND.
Frantic Efforts Made Throughout the
Kingdom to Increase lu
(13y Telegraph.?
MAOUIO, April 30.?Noon?The great?
est efforts are being made here and
throughout the country to increase the
national wait- fund. It is proposed, for
instance, to have tobies ornamented
wit'h the national colors, at all the
Madrid churches throughout the month
of May. These tables will 'be attended
by society ladles, whose names and
the amounts they collect for the fund
will be published in the newspapers.
The traditional festival of May 2, in
honor of Doaiz Velarede, ?will be cele?
brated by a procession of volunteers
to the monument in the Frado, where
open air -masses will be celebrated, ac?
companied by artillery satlutes. -
'Phe Spanish colony in Mexico tele?
graphs that, besides contributing a war?
ship, a subscription in aid of the na?
tional fund to increase the strength of
the Spanish navy 'has been opened In
Mexico and that 1,000,000 pesetas have
already been collected. It is pointed out ,
here that isince Germany 'has made no
declaration of neutrality, German fac- 1
lories are not precluded from supplying]
Spain with wur materials.
It is re-ported that the Spanish gov
em-menu han purchased two foreign
warships, but no detailsregard ing the
newly acquired vessels are obtainable, j
10 P. M.?Up to this hour no news
has been received from Manila.
RUSSIA MAY AID SPAIN.
Emperor Nicholas Assures the Queen
Regent of His Sympathy.
(Sy Telegraph.)
LONDON, May 1.?The Berlin cor?
respondent of the Sunday Special as?
serts that the Queen Regent of Spain
has appealed to the Czar, through Em?
peror Francis Joseph, of Austria, to
assist Spain in her conflict with the
United States. Emperor Nicholas re?
plied direct to the Queen Regent, as?
suring her of his sympathy withSpain.
on which country the United States
hast forced war. stating, however, that
he does not consider matters yet ripe
for Russian diplomatic or military in?
tervention, but that he will do what?
ever is possible nt the proper time.
SUPPOSED TO RE LOST.
(By Telegraph.!
WILMINGTON, iN. C. April 30.?The
tug .Tohnl Harlan, towing the barge
3arrie L. Taylor, with a cargo of phos
ihate rock, encountered a gale oft Cape
Lookout on the 27th. The barge be
?ame unman.vgable, and with five .men
>r\ board was abandoned by the tug,
which filled with water and dragged
ishore at Lookout Light. The crew of
the tug was rescued, but it is feared
the men on the barge were lost. The
.rs-.i was bound from Charleston to
Norfolk.
Th-e fishing schooner 'Mat tie. which
eft Beaufort Tuesday afternoon, for
'ape Lookout, is uilso supposed to be
BLANCO BURNING TOWNS.
tBy Telegraph.)
KEY WEST, FLA., April 30.?Tt is
jnofficially stated by Cubans tonight
hat Blanco is burning interior towns
n tlv> island of Cuba, and it is believ
;d that the truth of the statement is
?stiiblished by the great volumes of
smoke which were noticed rising from
he interior of the island yesterday.
I'hc-se tires were noticed between Ma
anzas and Havana by persons on the
vssociuted Press dispatch boat Daunt
ess, and throughout the night the
irlght glow of fires was reflected on
he sky. In places fierce forest fires
vere seen burning.
Police Conrt.
Justice Brown disposed of the follow
tig cases in the Police Court yester
ay -morning:
Henry Barrett (colored), disorderly;
ned $10 and costs.
Henry Barrett (colored), drunk; fined
! and costs.
Edward Overly, heating hoard bill;
;.?charged on paying the amount.
Annie Wilson (colored), larceny; oon
nued.
C. E. Bradi'hicw, riding bicycle on
idewalk; fined $1 and costs. Fine was
tier remitted.
Will Wed Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. FE. W. Maynard. of Isle
f Wight county, have Issued invita
ons for the marriage of their daugh
t. Miss iSallie V. Maynard, to Mr. J.
ugh Oaffee, of 'Wils city.
The ct-remony will take place Wed
-sday. May 11, at Benn's church, Isle
" Wight county.
miMnioimry Servicei* Today.
The Misiso-nary Society of the Wash
tgton Avenue Methodist church will
old a special 'meeting this afternoon
: 4 o'clock.
The program will be as follows:
Song?"Hark! There's a Call."
'Pr.i-yer?Rev. B. F. Lipseomb.
Minutes of last meeting.
Chorus?"When the Roll is Called."
Roll call.
Quartet?Misses Davis and .Messrs.
"hitley and Howard. "
Address?Rev. -M. S. Colonnn, Jr.
Solo?Miss Blanche Vaughan.
Collection.
Song?"The Sainls in Glory."
Benediction
'HERE SHE WOULD BE STRONG.
(Chicago Post.)
"I will admit." he said at last, when
e discussion was beginning to become
eso'tne to him, "that there 1* one
'uneh of legal practice in which a wo
an ought to be a brilliant success."
"More successful than a man?" she
ked.
"Oh, much more so."
"And what branch is that?" she in
tired.
"Cross examination," he replied.
"And why should she be more suc
ssful at that?" she demanded.
"Because," he answered, "when you
mbine knowledge of iuw with \vo
i,n's natural curiosity you have a
<m'bhiation that positively cannot be
:aten for getting at facts."
She wasn't quite sure whether she
ould consider it a compliment or not,
it she said he was Teal mean, anyway.
Good screen doors, complete, ?L0O.
lame' Racket Store. <i
Spanish Cavalry Fire
the New York, ^ij
The shots returned
Cantata Chadwick Personally Trains a. Bat
r ???
? tery and Plumps Tiro Balls in Uta jfcS.
Alldat of tlie Spaniards. Seenca-, Vl|
Along the Cuban Coast*
- ? UL.
iCopyrlght, 1S98, by Associated Press.)
OiN LnjAKU 'tin; r'i^AU?nlP JNt?vV
JfUKK, April 2*.?11 A. M.?VIA;
Wlil?T, KLA, April 30.?The blockade
continues us bet?re. The flagship lies
to itie westward of Havana. . " '
Tne torpedo boat Porter, while, close
into shOre last night, reported having
oeeu tired upon oy the Cbjlmar batW,
tery; which is to the eastward of Mor-V
ro castle. The -.plucky little Porter,ear"
caped unscathed. ? ....
The coast of Cuba is being carefully
patrolled by the Spanish cavalry.
Captain Taylor, of the Indiana, came
on board the liagship today and had a.
long consultation with Rear Admiral,
Sampson.
News of the movements of the Uni- \
ted States army is eagerly awaited by
the lleet, and there la much specula;^
lion us to when the troops will bo
ready. ?
While the Dauntless, the dispatch'
boat of the Associated Press, was'
making her way from Key West early
this morning she was sighted by the
liagship. The lookouts on the 'New','
York were unable to make out her.;
identity, owing to the mist and the"
distance which separated her from the^,
liagship, and a four-inch shell was'
tired in her direction. It was aimed at.,
the Dauntless, but was only sent near!)
enough to make her heave to..? Tnej
Dauntless, thinking she was fired at
by a Spaniard, promptly put about
and steamed away. Then she was-reo-,
ognized and a few minutes later, the
recognition became mutual and the
Dauntless ran alongside the. New,..
York. Later she proceeded to Matan
zas.
Learning that mines and earth?
works were being placed and built at* -
Mariel, in the province of Pinar del '
Rio, not far from Havana, the flag-"
ship moved in that direction, accom?
panied by three torpedo boats, but ?
there was no sign of movement at ?
Mareil, and the flagship proceeded to 5
a point twenty-five miles west of Ha?
vana and about ten miles beyond Mar?
iel. There suspicious movements were
observed as here, probably work on,.!
fortifications. Consequently the flag?
ship fired three shots in that direction
from one of her big guns. The firing,
however, brought no response and the
liagship returned to her station.
A strict watch against a possible
torpedo attack is being kept on board
the flagship. All the available officers
take deck watches at night. Including
the chaplain, paymaster's clerk and
the assistant surgeon.
The small craft captured by the Wil?
mington yesterday was only taken to
Key West because her crew were
members of the second Spanish naval
reserve. It was thought also that they
might be members of the crew of one
r>f the torpedo gunboats for which
vessels a very sharp lookout is being
kept.
The full detalU of the Cabanas af?
fair are that the New York was lying
luletly outside the picturesque harbor
if Cabanas, about two miles off shore,
in inspection trip of the coast having
lust been completed. The flagship was
accompanied by the torpedo boats
Porter and Ericcson. A return to the
station or Morro Castle, Havana, was
contemplated, the band playing Its
usual dinner music, when from a hiU
to the eastward of Cabanas harbor
lame the sound of volley firing. It
ft-as plainly a small arms attack,
ihough no smoke was seen. The ene
ny was thought to be hidden close to
he beach and in front of a ruined
vvhite building which sloped as if it
lad once been the hacienda of a tobac
?o plantation. Now and again indi?
vidual firing was heard and well regu
ated volleys continued at Intervals,
t was conjectured that one troop of
lavalry, dismounted, was doing the
Iring. The officers of the flagship
rood on her deck trying to ascertain
lefinltely the exact location of the
nemy, more amused than annoyed at
his novel method of attacking an
rmored cruiser.
However, Rear Admiral Sampson
nd Captain Chadwick decided that
he lesson taught at Matanzas must
ie taught again at Cabanas.
"Man the port battery," was the or
er.
At a few minutes past 6 o'clock the
our-lnch guns in the afterport bat
ery sent a shot flying over the water
nto Cuba's soil, raising a little cloud
f dust about one hundred yards in
ront of the hacienda, and just above
,'here the Spanish cavalry stood. Be
ure the hills, growing dim in the ev- .
ning mist, had ceased echoing and
everberating the first report, the
ther four-inch gun. in the after bat
ery had landed its projectile. A few
note shots from this battery were
red, but the. ground was evidently
amp, no dust arose, and it was hard
a tell where the shell fell. They were
red at 3,400 yards range. The Span
trds were not heard from after the
rst shot.
The New York then turned her bow
astward. The target practice was
pparently over for the evening. Her
tarboard batteries now bore on the
jast.
A moment or so later Captain Chad
ick saw the Spanish cavalry, then
lounted, ascending a hillside toward
ie hacienda and he-personally train
I a four-inch gun and planted two
lots, the second one plumping right
mong the Spaniards, who scattered
all directions.
The New York then steamed ahead
ward Morro Castle and the band of
ie flagship continued its musical pro
?am.
Most of the crew were on deck
Olching this little lesson given to the
laniards, but there was no exclte
ent.
The trip, which ended in the target
actlce at Cabanas, commenced about
ion, when the flagship, with the Er
cson and Porter, started westward.
The admiral was anxious to person
ly investigate the blockaded harbors.
Upon this occasion the first good
ew of the city of Havana was ob
ined. the New York steaming within
.nge of her batteries.
When out of range of the Santa
lara batteries, after passing the
?wa. Detroit. Mangrove and May
>wer. the flagship proceeded west
ard, steaming about two miles dlst
ice from the shore.
When Mariel. twenty-five miles from
avana, was reached the flagship
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