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VOL III, NO. 14().
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 181)8
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I LVIVjUi ONE WEEK. TEN CENT5.
HE IS EMPHAAT1C
M. J. Eastman Says He
Never Offered a Bribe.
"IT IS A DIABOLICAL LIE"
WIIDU8 JlKkra 1 in, Ai,nwiir lo ; In- [<} uir
11.,n f ropuuutUtl lotituilty iheAi
lurii ytt Tor Iii?; Dereu*?f.
O Jirr Tentluiouy.
The hearing: of the suit of Walter G.
Eastman's aumiuisiraiur vs. ?'. K. and
Martha A. Finch lor the recovery of
SIU.OUU continues to engage the atten?
tion of the coiporaliou court.
As yet counsel tor the plaintiff" have
not linlsiied putting in their testimony,
but it is quite probable that the evi?
dence in chief will he in when, court
takes a recess for dinner today, as Col.
R. E. Boykiu, one of the attorneys for
the plaintiff, stated just before coui t
adjourned yesterday afternoon that
his side was nearly ready to rest.
Counsel for the defendants have
summoned a number of witnesses and
it will require at least two days, it is
thought, to take their testimony, Ii
is not thought the case will be g.vtn
to the jury bet?re the middle of next
week, as there will lie rebuttal testi?
mony besides extended arguments by
counsel.
The most interesting development In
yesterday s proceedings was the at?
tempt made by the defense to break
down the testimony of Mr. M. J. East?
man by cailoig him to the stand for the
purpose of impeaching lum by showing
later that he attempted to brioe a wit?
ness named i;. U. Brickley. Mr. East
timii was very emphatic in his denials,
>.- i ouncing the matter a:; a -'diabolical
1 ? and branding Brickley as a man
v no was "as crooked as the old buy
him: elf." Counsel for the plaintiff laid
t) e foundation for "backing up" Mr.
I isii.iaii in He alleged bribery affair,
and this testimony will piob.bly b.
brought oui iii rebuttal.
The hearing of the case has aroused
considerable interest. The afternoon
session of the court yesterday was a -
tended by a large crowd.
Before calling a witness to the stand
when court convened yesterday morn?
ing Colonel Buykin read the deposition
of J. C. Mall.
J. c. Arlington was then put on the
star.d. Witness said lie knew Waller
G. Eastman; that In- saw him at work
on the Finch building on De; ember S
1896; that he (witness.) asked who was
the ? Posa'- of the job and was toid thai
Finch was; that he then applied ?l
Finch for employment: that Finch a?5?^
ed him if" lie was a plumber by trade
and he (witness) said he was not; thai
Finch told him he did not need any
more laborers, as the scaffolding w?.s
nearly completed; that he saw Finch
and several negroes on the scaffolding
and Judging by Finch's conduct he sup?
posed be was superintending the erec?
tion of the scaffolding, and that he
never saw Eastman fixing the scaflToltf
ing.
On cross examination witness stated
that he was the same man who gave
a deposition Saturday night: that he
did leave the city on Sunday, going a?
far as Richmond: that he came back
to Newport News Wednesday morning
on a "bolter express and side-door
sleeper;" that be had been "out with
the boys and was pretty full." and that
he might have told Mr. N. B. Clements
not to tell ah"y one lie bad returned to
the city.
M. J. EASTMAN RECALLED.
Attorney A. C. Garrett. of counsel for
the defendants, asked to have Mr. M.
J. Eastman recalled, mating that he
wished to contradict him.
When he took '.lie sia- d Mr. Eastman
was askeil if he ha.I stated lo ('. B.
Brickl. y on the night of the accident
that he (Eastman) had warned Walter
Eastman on the morning of the acci?
dent to stlengthen the scaffold.
Counsel lor the plaintiff objected to
the question, but the objection was
overruled and an exception noted.
In answer to the question Mr. East?
man said he did not remember any
such conversation.
Then Mr. Garrett put these ques?
tions:
Q. Do you remember having had a
conversation with Brickley in Mr.
Lett's office.
A. I do.
Q. Did you not.offer Brickley. aftei
you went out of Mr. Lett's office, the
sum of $'jf>0 to testify in your favor?
A. That is a diabolical lie!
Q. Did you offer Ben. Goodman $2f>
to testify in your favor, telling him
you would give him $25 more If you won
the case?
A. I don't even know- the man. 1
never made any such otter.
Q. Did you not have Brickley's name
on your list as a witness?
A. I did give ills name to my cotin
sei.
Attorney BIckford then took the wit?
ness, asking him the following ques?
tion:
Q. Why did you not have Brickley
summoned, Mr. Eastman?
A. Because I considered Brickley as
crooked as the old boy himself. He was
playing loose and fast all the time. Af
wards I learned he had some transac?
tions with Finch. On the way to Mr.
Lett's office Brickley threw down the
gauntlet by asking me If I would pay
him to testify ,in the case. 1 told him
I had no money with which to b"-lbe
witnesses. Afterwards I beard that
Brickley said that he was in this ease
for what he could get out of it, as he
was building a house, and needed
money.
During the examination of the wit?
ness a number of objections were in?
terposed by counsel on botli sides and
the stenographer was kept busy noting
exceptions.
G. E. OONNEI-L.
The next witness called was archi?
tect George E. Connell, who testified a?
an expert, stating that he had casual
supervision of the building, but wi-n?ss
did not know who snneri"tenf'?.d twf
work. On cross examination he said
that there was plenty of timber lying
around from which l.e thought a strong
scaffolding might have been made;
that it was the rule with brick con?
tractors to build the scaftolding; that
in the absence of a contract it is done
by other parties, generally laborers
who understand building scaffolds; that
it was the brick-layers' right to in?
spect a scaffold, but that they general?
ly took it for granted that the scaf?
fold was strong enough, and that he
saw one of the Eastman's working on
the first tier of the scaffold.
GUS ELLIOTT.
The next witness sworn was Gus El?
liott (colored). Witness stated that he
was at work on the day of the acci?
dent; that Mr. Finch told him on the
evening before to help Mr. Bartlett to
build the scaffold: that Finch sent him
to get a.couple pieces of putlock; that
the scaffolding was not finished before
the day of the accident: that Mr. Fi :ch
"bossed" tile building of the section of
the scaffolding that fell: that Mr.
Finch asked him (witness) whether 1 e
was a witness for Mr. Eastman and ai
terwards gave him employment.
Here court took a recess for dinner.
L. W. GARNER.
The Hist witness called when court
reconvened in the afternoon was Mr.
L. W. Garner, who stated that" Mr.
Finch told him that the breaking of a
puClock was the cause of the fulling of
i he scaffold.
WINSTON TAYLOR.
This witness was called, but failed
to respond. Colonel Boykln stated to
Hie Judge that the witness had been a
regular attendant upon the court, but
when sent for in the morning it was
found that he had gone to Richmond,
having been called thither by the ill?
ness of his mother. Colonel Boykln
asked for a rule against Taylor, stat?
ing that he was an important witness
and that the plaintiff could not go on
with the case until he returned.
Court then adj lurni d out ? tii s morn?
ing at 10 o'clock.
COI.I.KUU Allll.KIK HUM IIS.
TwrlllI.Y-S1X Wrll Known \oioi? M<!u Join
Hit- Pei>i,?ylvi?ula IIhi *<>
Twenty-six recruits for Battery A,
National Guard of Pennsylvania, arriv?
ed yesterday in charge of Corporal
Thomas p. Stokes, to Join Captain
Warburton's command at the ship?
yard.
The recruits are all college atletes of |
more or less note from Yale. Prince?
ton, Cornell. Lehigh, Lafayette and
the University of Pennsylvania. They
w,ero enrolled in pursuance of orders
from the War Department to raise the
quota of Battery A to the full
strength specified by army regula?
tions.
The recruits are: John M. Lone
acre, ex-member of the Yale crew j
aod foot ball team; John M. Itougen- |
b rg, Jr.. ex-captain and stroke of the
University of Pennsylvania crew and
a<l-round athlete: William B. Duncan, !
e> -member of the State College foot
ball team; Charles C. Bacon, ex-mem
hor of the University of Pennsylvania
track team; William L. Moorehouse,
University of Pennsylvania and Ger?
man town cricket clubs; William
K. Kent, member of the Harvard
crew of '93 and the Crimson's track
'earn: Meredith Hanna, University of
Pennsylvania; Byron W. Palmer, ex
member of the University of Pennsyl?
vania water polo team: Thomas A.
Ukkey. ex-member of the Lafayette
College foot ball and track teams; Hen?
ry Lyman Sayen. engineers' depart?
ment. University of Pennsylvania,
ex-member of the scrub foot ball team;
Parker Ross Grubb. nephew of Gen
P.. nurd Grubb, ex-captain of the First
City Troop: J. J. Scoff, ex-member of
the University of Pennsylvania foot
ball team; Miffiin W. Huey. ex-member
^thi' University of Pennsylvania base
^ull t?am; Harris L. Bright. Universl
<" of Pennsylvania student: Hiram
M'lio.r. Jr.. ex-member of track team.
T eliiwtiNUniversity: Granvllle D. Mont?
gomery, ex-men^her of the foot ball
?earn <<nd crew, Yale University: Fred
erict- TCernochpn. ex-member of the
(??elr foam of Yale and all-round ath?
lete: John M. Hedman. ex-member of
tve foot ball Imti ,->"d er-ew. Cornell
t'nlversltv: Charles M. TV.laod. TTnl
e?v?sitv of Pennsylvania foot ball scrub
Edward R. Ear'. Georir? W. Mc
rj-eth. ex-member of t*>" University
?r Pennsylvania water pol > te?m: John
W. Lo'T.m. ex-member of the foot ball.
>ei-e i.-iii nnd track teams of Lafavette
^olletre; Hiram E. Dewlne- nresident
?f Ih.. "Cloister" club of Yale TTnlversl
'v nnd ev-member of the foot ball
?aim nod crew: BetMnmlo Hart,
rqtnoete" I'nlf-.rttv foot hill team:
-!.,v.ort F TTinkln University of Penn
=vl'*nT?ia water nolo team.
Tlilrtv more men are reonlred to
brtn" the hitterv membershln up to 100
Tf is ei-neeted to recruit these at Yal?
mil Princeton. Tln-c r"n>-e squad!"
,-;q ot*rtve here today, tomorrow and
Monday.
* KKI?! A PATROL ? AflllN.
IJIty Sln.oi'l "???>.'inrrv I'..- Cart tn
||.,,.l t4I,r?.,f.b*. .? .1 II
The city of Newport News is in dire
need of a patrol wa.guii. ai.u alle the
Common Council is purchasing mules
and carls to be useil in nauluis garbage
an appropriation should be made for a
team to be used In carting "drunks" to
the city Jail.
The need of a "hurry up" wagon has
been felt frequently this week. A num?
ber of fellows who fell by the way?
side "dead to the world" had to be
towed to Jailor Dan Curtis' dry dock
by two policemen, and in several cases
it was necessary for the '"coppers" to
charter a dray in order to get the
"drunk" to Jail.
Ta keep a patrol wagon would cost
the city very little. There is ample
room in the jail yard for a stable, and
the driver, besides attending to the
horse and answering calls, could re?
ceive the prisoners and "olate 'em up."
At present the city has no one at the
jail to receive prisoners and enter up
charges against them. This work is
being done by Turnkey Dan Curtis and,
he claims, without compensation. It 13
unly a matter of time when it will be
necessary to have a statiop-house
keeper, and there is no reason why the
city should not have a patrol wagon.
The "hurry up" cart could be made
self-supporting by adding to the costs
when a man is convicted twenty-five
of-nts for "cart fare."
Several members of the Common
Council are Interesting themselves In
the matter and it will probably receive
early consideration.
5S- H gNlcthcroyiit N.wYork.
The steamship Nictheroy, formerly a
Brazilian dynamite cruiser, originally
the Morgan Liner El Cid, and soon to
be the United States cruiser Buffalo,
arrived at New York Thursday. The
Morgan Iron Works will refit her with
new boiler tubes, and she will then
come to Newport News, where Naval
Constructor Woodward will superin?
tend her transformation. She will have
I an armor belt of two and a half inches
to protect her vital parts, and will be
aimed with ten 5-ineh rapid fire guns
and a secondary battery of automatic
machine guns. Her boiler tubes will
be in within a week. Her engines need
I no repairs, being in excellent condition.
Cartridge for SatupKiu.
Half a million six-milimetre car?
tridges for the use of the landing par?
ty now at Guantanamo are to be taken
to that place by the auxiliary cruiser
Yale when she leaves Newport News.
The Yale will also take a quantity of
light-weight clothing for the members
of Admiral Sampson's command.
The cartridges which the Yale will
take to Guantanamo will be used to
replace those used by the marine bat?
talion now on shore. They fit the Lee
rifles and machine guns, so that they
can be used for both.
New line of Pictures, Photo Frames.
Wall Pockets and Ornaments at
ADAMS' RACKET SVCR*".. my23-tf
For Erecting and Heating the
High School Building,
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE
fauers Will 1'robably be Signed aiuudny or
aa Suuu us the Dumls Are Deposited,
i'lyt! MoulIlB AlluwtU lo
Complete the VI ork.
After a session lasting until 11 o'clock
lust night the Hoard of .school Trustees
finally lei the contract for the erection
and heating of the High School build?
ing, but the papers will not be signed
until next week, when the contractors
will deposit their bonds.
For a while it looked as If there
would be no meeting. At S o'clock, the
time for the board to convene, there
were but three members present?Dr.
W. F. Cooper, Mr. J. G. Livezey and
Mr. J. J. O'Donnell. Fifteen minutes
later Mr. E. S. Kobinson arrived, ana
he was followed by Mr. John S. Jones,
who was thirty minutes late, having
had to attend another rneet.ng. These
members constituted a quorum.
The object of the meeting was to pass
on the contracts of Peddicord & Co.
and Moyer & Shepherd, the former for
creeling the building and the latter for
putting in the beating system. Peddi?
cord & Company's contract was taken
up first and discussed, 't he firm's con?
tract price is $19,815, and it was decidco
to divide the payments into eight in?
stallments, the board to pay the con?
tractors eighty per cent, of each eightii
of the work as It is completed until the
last payment, when the per centage
held back is to be paid over. According
to the form of 0>e contract it is to be a
turnkey job, with the building ready
for occupancy five months front the
dutu of the signing of the contrucfe
Until the contract was agreed tipon
and submitted to the bonding company
Peddicord & Co. could not procure Ihr
required bond, which is $10.000, ano
therefore the contract was not signed
but the president and clerk of the b..:ud
were empowered to sign the papers a&
soon as the bond was received. Mr
Peddicord will apply for his bond today
and it will probably be received Mon?
day; but work on the building will not
be commenced till later in the week,
for the reason that the lots purchased
of Mr. F. F. Finch have not been paio
for and the deal cannot be closed till
the money is derived from the sale of
the bonds.
The next matter taken up was the
contract for heating the building. It
seems that the board had decided ti.
adopt the Peck-Hammond indirect hot
air system, but recently circulars wen
sent to the members purporting t<,
show that the system was not giving
satisfaction in other- school buildings.
Mr. Theodore Meinhardt, a representa?
tive of the Peck-Hammond Co., was
uresent and addressed the board, dis?
proving the statements made deroga?
tory to his system. He also produced
testimonials from sUDerlntendents of
schools In this State in which it was
stated that the system had given sat?
isfaction. The system was adopted
ami Moyer & Shepherd, the contract?
ors, will have their contract ready for
tiie signatures of the president ane,
elerk some time next week. They will
give bond in the sum of $1,500.
No other business was transacted by
the board.
THURSDAY, JUNK 30, THE DAY.
Time Fixed by the City Executive Commit?
tee for Fleeting Delegates.
Thursday. June 30th, is the datc'fixed
by the City Democratic Executive Com?
mittee for holding ward meetings In
this city to elect delegates to the con?
gressional convention, which will be
held at Ocean View July 6. The city is
entitled to seven delegates?one from
each ward.
Mr. C. L. Barham lias been elected to
succeed Mr. E. J. Hogan. one of the
members from the First ward, who ha*
left the city.
It is probable that the delegate
elected from this city will be instruct?
ed to vote for the Hon. W. A. Young
as that gentleman has no opposition,
it is understood that an effort has been
made to induce Colonel R. E. Boyktn.
of this city, to become a candidate for
the nomination, but that gentleman
has declined to enter the field. Colone;
Boykin is at present a member of the
! State Senate and his friends believe he
would make a strong candidate if he
would enter the contest.
tutor NO FOK COLOKKU TROOPS.
Uuvernor Tyler May be Aaked to Send the
Soldiers lo Newport News.
Considerable difficulty has been expe?
rienced by the state authorities in se?
curing suitable camping grounds for
the colored troops which will be mus?
tered Into service in Virginia under
President McKinley's last call for vol?
unteers, but if the plans of Councilman
elect William Washington. Major D.
Wright. C. H. Robinson and other col?
ored people of this city materialize the
troops will be camped near Bloodtleld.
These colored men have interested
themselves to the extent of
making application to the Old
Dominion Land Company for
the use of a tract of land
lying in Hampton Roads near Blood
field, and if the request is granted
Governor J. H?ge Tyler will be asked
to designate this site as the place for
mobilizing colored troops.
Found Counterfeiter's Tools.
After a diligent search Chief W. C
Boatwright yesterday succeeded In
finding a set of counterfeiter's tools li.
the room occupied by Dempsey Evans,
the negro who. with his wife and S
y^ar-old son. were arrested Thursday
afternoon on a charge of passing coun?
terfeit money. Among the implement!
found were three files, besides some
babbit metal, of which the spurioui
coins were made, a piece of emory
cloth and some shavings of the meta!
The alleged counterfeiters will probably
bo given a hearing before Justice Jones
in Bloodfield this morning.
Moesta's Cream.
The Ideal Pharmacy will deliver
Moesta's cream in time for your din?
ner Sunday packed in freezers of one,
two, three or four quarts. Please let
U9 have your order before 12 o'clock
tonight. THE IDEAL PHARMACY.
jul8-lt
Big run on paints; try me. How?
Why, come and Get my prices. W. H.
K. HOLT. Twenty-seventh street and
Roanoke avenue. Jun-16-tf
MKS. KATE HUGHES' STORY.
She Tells of the Att. n>pt Mmle by ? Negro
to Assault Her.
Mrs. Kate Hughes, the white lady
residing on Bloodfield road, on whom
Henry Smith, a 19-year-old negro, at?
tempted to commit criminal assault in
her bedroom last Tuesday morning,
yesterday told a Daily Press reporter of
the attempt to outrage her.
"I was asleep in my bedroom with
my small children," she began, "ana
was awakened early in the morning by
sonic one putting his hands on me. I
had left a lamp burning, but it had
been turned down and I could not re?
cognize the person. I screamed for
help and then the man tied. In order
to see how to get out ho turned up
the light. Then it was that I recogniz?
ed the negro Henry Smith. I said to
him. 'Tou may run. but I know who
you are.' He broke in It side window
in entering the room."
There Is no clue to Smith's where?
abouts, but it Is thought he has gone
to Charles City county. However, the
county police officials have not aban?
doned the chase and they hope yet to
capture the brute.
Mrs. Hughes said her husband was
a blacksmith by trade, and had gone
to Philadelphia in the hope of securing
better wages than he was getting here.
WAS not UKsTKOVKII.
Hull of I lie Schooner Mieuumiolili Picked
Up mid Towed lo lb.. Whnrf
The tugboat Wanderer yesterday
morning picked up and towed lo tue
passenger pier the burned hull of the
three-masted British schooner Slicnan
doah, which put into Hampton Roads
on lire, and which was reported to have
been destroyed near Fort Monroe last
Tuesday afternoon by a sub-marine
mine.
The steamer Louise barely escaped a
colli*ieM with the derelict, yesterday
morning on her trip from Norfolk, and
when be arrived here Captain Warren
reported to Captain Cooksey bis nar?
row escape. Later the Wanderer was
sent out to pick up the hull and tow
it In, and it is now lying inside the
breakwater, the property of the Ches?
apeake & Ohio Railway Company.
An effort was made to blow up the
derelict by the authorities at Fort Mon?
roe on Thursday evening and it was
reported that the hulk had been blown
to atoms, but judging from the appear?
ance of the hull the mine had very lit?
tle effect on the old schooner, as lin?
ked seemed to be intact. To have al?
lowed the derelicl to drift away is re?
garded by mariners as gross negligence
on the part of somebody, and the mat?
ter will probably be investigated.
ItltlEt-' items
Dr. J. Thompson Hume, recently of
Hinton, W. Va.. has located in the city
ami opened tin ollice in the Citizens' &
Marine bank building. He is a physi?
cian and surgeon of wide experience.
Dr. Hume is originally from Culpeper,
Va. While at lllnton he was a mem?
ber of the West Virginia Legislature.
Captain P. Thornton Marye, com?
manding the Huntingtnn Rifles, in
camp at Jacksonville, Tuad * 'a. " pretty
compliment paid him Thursday, when
he was selected to command the pro?
visional company from the Fourth
Battalion of the Fourth Regiment In
the parade attendant on the unveiling
of the Confederate monument in that
city.
Special Agent Edward Stokes, from
El Paso. Texas, has reported at the
Baltimore custom bouse. With Special
Agent Hanlon. Mr. Stokes will conduct
a thorough investigation of all depart?
ments in the custom houses of Nor?
folk, Baltimore. Newport News. Rich?
mond. Petersburg and Washington, all
of which are in one district.?Balti?
more Sun.
United States Circuit Judge Edmund
Waddill. who is now holding court at
Norfolk, was in the city for a feu
hours yesterday on a visit to his
daughter, who is a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Elliott, on Twenty-fifth street. Tt
has been some time since Judge Wad
dill was last here, and he was sur?
prised with the signs of progress and
prosperity evidenced on all sides.
ON THE DIAMOND.
Results of Yesterday's Games in the
National and Atlantic Leagues.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. 16: PHILADELPHIA. 4.
NEW YORK. June 17.?Donohue and
Dunkle were easy marks today, while
Meekin was in good form. Attend?
ance. 1,500. Score:
R.H.E.
New York . . .2 0 3 1 5 0 4 3 x?If. 12 1
Philadelphia. .1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0? 4 11 G
Batteries?Meekin and Warner. Don?
ahue. Dunkle and Fisher. Umpires?
Cushman and Heydler. Time, 2:15.
CHICAGA, 1: CINCINNATI, 2.
CHICAGO. June 17.?The leaders and
Orphans struggled through fourteen
long innings today the visitors finally
winning out in the most exciting game
of the year. In the fourteenth. Ir?
win doubled and tallied on Hill's hit.
Attendance, 5,300. Score:
R.H.E
Chicago . .1 000000000000 0?1 6 5
CIncill'ti. .1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1? 2 10 2
Batteries?Woods and Donohue. Hill
and Wood. Umpires?Emslie and Cur?
ry. Time, 2:40.
BROOKLYN, 8; BALTIMORE. 0.
NEW YORK, Jur.e 17.?Both Brook?
lyn and Baltimore played poorly today.
Brodie, having resigned with Balti?
more, played center. Attendance, 1.500.
Score:
R.TI.E.
Brooklyn. . ..2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 x? S 10 4
Baltimore. . . .2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3? fi S 3
Batteries?Dunn and Ryan. Hughes
and Robinson. Umpires?O'Day and
McDonald. Time. 1:38.
BOSTON. 3; WASHINGTON. 4.
Boston, June 17.?Washington won
out today In a close, hard fought and
interesting game. Attendance, G.000.
Score:
R.TI.E.
Roston.n o l n ri i o o 1? 3 12 i
Washington. .2 0000101 0? 4 S 3
Batteries?Willis and Bergen. Mercer
and Farrell. Umpires?Lynch and
Anderson. Time. 2:08.
ST. LOUIS. 8: LOl'IKVTLLE. 3.
ST. LOUIS. June 17.?The Browns
won today's game by bitting the ball
it opportune times. Attendance, -
Score: .
R.H.E
tt. Louis. . ..3 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 x? 8 7 1
Louisville. . . .0 0201 000 0? 3 ft 5
Batteries?Taylor and Snyder. Cun?
ningham and Powers. Umpires?Swart
wood and Wood. Time. 1:30.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
At Lancaster?
R.H.E
Lancaster. . .01210450 0? 12 10 3
Reading. . .. .0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 2? 9 14 f,
Batteries?Sprogel and Wente, New?
ton and Hevdon.
At Hartford?
R.H.E.
Mlentown. ...0 0000200 0? 2 4 1
Hartford. . . .0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0? 1 7 2
Batteries?Keener and Foster, Mur?
phy and and Roach.
At Norfolk?
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Norfolk. . . .0 0000000 0? 0 2 4
Paterson. . . .2 0000020 x? 4 11 2
Batteries?Bishop and Fox, Viau and
Bemis. j
THE CADIZ SQUADRON
It Has Undoubtedly Sailed
at Last.
DESTINATION A MYSTEFtt
.Vei-onllug to iliii! lieport the Fleel Im
11 <-?<U?l Tor ll.mtun. While Another
S;iJ* Ii Is Itulllltl lor
lutj rtillii?|?liie?.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON June 17.-The Slate
Department has received the following
dispatch li.i its agent at u.uruitui:
"Charles V. Pelayo, Kapiolo, Putrioia.
Andaz. Prosperina, Giralda, Prelujo.
Colon, with the minister on board.
Alfonso Doee, Canadoiigii, Antonia 1m
|.ez. Isla Panos. I'.uenos Ay res and San
Francisco, iota Cadiz yesterday. First
eleven pUSSOd tile UocU, bound f.if f;|f
lliagena for orders, last three troops
on board."
This is Admiral Camara's Cadiz
squadron and appears t.i be in the Med?
iterranean, bound for African shores.
A THIRD SPAX1STI SQUADRON.
It Will be Organized by Captain Auuon,
Minister of Marine,
titv Telogrn on..
MADRID. June 17.?Great secrecy is
maintained here in regard to the des?
tination of Admiral Camara's Meet.
The Spanish newspapers say that work
is being actively continued on the for?
tifications in the Canary and Balearic
Islands.
The Liberal reiterates the declaration
that "it" Spain has nothing to hope
from the powers, she is still able lo
defend herself."
'Before the departure of the Span,
ish warships a Hag of honor, embroid?
ered by the ladies of Cadiz, was pre?
sented to the ollicers .jf the Charles V.
II was a solemn ceremony. The flag
was blessed by a priest on'the deck of
the vessel, and the minister oljjnarine
made a patriotic speech.
Captain Aunon subsequently held a
council of war with the commanders of
all the ships of the squadron on board
the battleship Pelayo.
Captain Aunon. after the departure
of Admiral Camarn. wired the premier
the following message:
"The reserve squadron and the troops
of the expeditionary corps, on leaving
Spanish waters, send greetings to the
government ami the fatherland and af?
firm their desire to right for them."
The minister of marine also tele?
graphed to the Queen Regent enthusi?
astic greetings from the squadron and
the announcement of the determina?
tion to fight to the last for the national
honor.
It was announced that Captain Au?
non, after inspecting the arsenal at
Carthagena. will return to this city
and organize a third squadron of war
rhips- lie- s?nt...a rr.essn^o te .the pre?
mier that he was much satisfied with"
the condition of the squadron of Ad?
miral Camara.
Premier Sagasta. it is said, hopes to
prorogue the chamber of deputies next
week.
OFF Till" AFRICAN COAST.
(P.y Telegraph. 1
GIBRALTAR. June 17.?The captain
of a German steamer which arrived
here this morning reports having sight?
ed the Spanish Cadiz Meet off Ceuta.
north coast of Africa, about opposite
reventecn miles southeast of Gi?
braltar, iasl evening. The warships,
it :s added, were going in an easterly
direction. The fleet consisted of two
battleships, four large cruisers and four
torpedo boat destroyers.
LEVEL OCEAN BOTTOM.
(By Telegraph.)
The bottom of the Pacific, between
Hawaii and California, is said to be as
level as a railroad could be laid for
fiOn miles without grading anywhere.
This fact was discovered by the Uni?
ted States surveying vessel engaged in
making soundings with the view of lay?
ing a cable.
RASTWARD FROM GIBRALTAR.
(Bv Telegraph.)
GIBRALTAR, June 17.?The Cadiz
fleet, which was sighted off Centn last
evening, passed here today going east?
ward.
It consisted of two battleships, four
auxiliary cruisers and four torpedo
boat desl rovers.
THE STAMPEDE AT TAMPA.
(By Telegraph.)
TAMPA. FLA., .Hille 17.?The story
of the stampede last night has resulted
in many telegrams being received at
the camp of the District of Columbia.
Maryland and Second New York reg?
iments today. Distressed relatives in?
quired for the facts. Colonels Maries.
Coale and Hard In have replied assur?
ing those inquiring that there were no
dead nor injured.
HOSPITAL TRAIN*.
Thirteen Cars. Fully Equipped for the
Service. Bound South.
WASHINGTON, June 17.?The hos?
pital train for tin? removal of wound?
ed and invalid soldiers leH here today
over the Southern Railroad. The train j
consists of ten Pullman sleeping cars
one dining car. one cooking car and a
combination coach. It is fully equipped
for hospital service, with medicines,
surgical instruments and apparatus as
complete as a first-class hospital. The
parly, which is under the command of
Major Richard.-, consists or two com
missioned officers, two non-eommis'
sioned officers, twenty-two privates and
three cooks. The train goes via thi
Southern Railroad to Columbia. S. C.
and thence over the Florida Central
and Peninsula t.i Tampa. From lim.
to time, as it becomes necessary, one
j or more conches will return northward
I with sick and wounded soldiers, sail
j irs and' marines, who will be taken to
Fori Meyer. Va.: Fori McFherson. Ga .
and oilier points where there tire armv
hospitals, and (hose whose eondill m
rb r a a. left v altitude w ill be re
moved to Asbville, N. C. The coaches,
.vliieh remain at Tampa, will It i si d as
i roi eiving hospital.
TURKS BURNING VILLAGES.
CFTTIN.TE. MONTENEGRO, June
17.?The earlier reports thai the Turk
had resumed the work of burning vil?
lages are fully confirmed.
In the Barane district of Albaina. '()?
onuses belonging to Servian Christians
have been burned.
The Turks are committing horribl?
llrocttles nnd two Servian women have
been barbarously murdered.
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ADVICES FROM DEWEY.
The Admiral Says Spanish Prisoners
are Treated Humanely by Insurgents.
(By Telegraph.;
WASHINGTON, June 17.?The
Navy Department has received tho
following from Admiral Dewey:
"Cavite, June 12, via Hong Kong,
June 17.?There is little change in the
situation since my last telegram ot
June 3. Insurgents continue hostilities
and have practically surrounded Ma?
nila. They have taken 2.500 Spanish
prisoners, whom they treat humanely.
They do not intend to take the city at
the present time. Twelve merchant
vessels are anchored in the bay with
refugees on board under guard of neu?
tral men-of-war; this with my permis?
sion.
"The health of the squadron con?
tinues excellent. The German com?
mander in chief arrived today. Three
German,' two British, one French and
one Japanese men-of-war in port.
Another German man-of-war Is expect?
ed. The following is a correct list of
the Spanish vessels captured or de?
stroyed:
"Destroyed?Two protected cruisers,
live unprotected cruisers, one trans?
port, tine serving vessel, both armed.
"The following were captured?The
transport Manila and the gunboat Cal
luo."
FIVE MEN LYNCHED.
Alabama Murderers Hung Near the
Scene oC-^Tlioir Crime.
(By Telegraph.1
MONTGOMERY. ALA.. June 17.?The
men who murdered Mr. Garden and bis
wife and an old man named Carlee. last
week, m ar Wclunika, were lynched at
'J o'clock today. Last night Governor
Johnston received a message from the
sheriff that a mob was assembling and
he feared hi.* prisoners would be taken
from him, and asked for troops. The
governor soon got together about 90
men of the local militia and sent them
in Wetumpka on a special train. Be?
fore they reached there, however, the
mob had secured the prisoners?five in
number?and took them to the scene of
the murder. Four of the negroes con?
fessed to having participated in the
crime ami one of them told where he
had bid the money. Me was compelled
lo lind it ami in a few minutes, near
:lie scene of the crime, all live wen:
swung up and their bodies riddled with
bullets. The militia was unable to fol?
low the mob last night, as they were al!
well mounted and no means of convey?
ance was at hand to take the soldiers
tfter them. This morning efforts were
made to (lud the negroes and about II
I'clock news came over the telephone
from Wetumpka that they had been
round swinging from a limb.
Their names are unknown.
EXCHANGE NOT AUTHORIZED.
Hobson and His Men May Languish
In Prison.
(By Telegraph.'?
HAVANA, June 17.?The Spanish
government, it is said at the palace,
has not authorized the exchange of
the prisoners of the Merrlmac.
The gunboat Yanez Plnzon exchang?
ed communications yesterday afterijoon
with an--Arnet-ioan "warship,, under a
Hag of truce, and the commander of
the latter was informed that Captain
General Blanco has no authority to ex?
change Naval Constructor Hobson and
his men for Spaniards who are now
held prisoners in the United States.
The Spanish authorities here abso?
lutely deny that the armored cruiser
Vlzcaya has been destroyed or even
damaged by the fire of the Vesuvius.
WASHINGTON. June 17.?The fol?
lowing telegram has been received from
Commodore Watson:
"On the 14th T sent Captain Ludlow,
m the Maple, under flaljtarif truce, with
full power to negotiate exchange of
Hobson and the seven petty officers.
Chief of staff answered by letter that
after reference to Madrid the captain
general will communicate by flag of
truce. Captain Ludlow will. If possi?
ble, have exchange made as desired,
it ml soon.
(Signed.) "WATSON."
THANKS TO HOBSON.
Resolution Expressing Gratitude In?
troduced by Representative Bunder
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, June 17.?Represen?
tative Underwood, of Alabama. in
whose district belongs Assistant Naval
Constructor Hobson. has introduced a
joint resolution tendering the thanks
of Congress to Hobson and authorizing
his transfer from the construction corps
to the line of the navy with the rank
of lieutenant commander.
The resolution Is now before the na?
val affairs committee for action. It
followed conferences with the President
and the secretary of the navy. Senator
Morgan introduced a duplicate of the
Underwood resolution in the Senate.
He said the provision for the transfer
of Mr. Hobson to the line of the navy
was inserted at the request of Mr.
Hobson's father.
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION.
Encouraging News Received from Mo
Henry, Miss.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. June 17.? The most
encouraging news about the yellow fe ,
vor situation in the South yet received
?unit in official dispatches to the ma
-ine hospital service today. Surgeon
Murray, one of the experts at Milien
?y. Miss., wired tin official report toda>
hat lie believed the yellow fever is
lonlined to the town of Mcllenry. Sur
<eon Carter, who has been' making a
horough investigation In that field, re
oortcd that he had nearly completed
be investigation of the places und
houses along the lines running into
Mcllenry south of Hattiesburg anil
hat there is no fever at any of them
I'llf? reports also show that the peopl
.f Mcllenry are co-operating in the
vork and there Is a daily house to
louse inspection.
The authorities' today are very hope
ul. though by no means confident that
he danger is past.
CADET POWELL'S REWARD,
t By Telegraph, i
WASHINGTON. June 17.?The sec?
retary of the navy hns decided on the
netbod of recognizing the services of
Maval Cadet Joseph Wright Powell,
who held a. steam launch under the
duffs at the entrance to Santiago har
hor under the continuous fire of the
Spanish batteries on both shores while
searching for the crew of the Merri
oae. The papers already have been
node out advancing Powell one year
to take the rang of ensign and three
lumbers in the list. Powell's promo
Ion will be immediately put In the
'anils of the President, who will for?
ward it to Congress simultaneously
vlth that of Naval Constructor Hob
ion, the hero of the Merrlmac.
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Spanish Soldiers Without
Food for Two Days.
IN A PITIABLE PLIGHT
Insurgent* In the Philippine* (ialniug
('round Everywhere. Saw i- irinK on.
Manila It ?elf and Waiting for
ilie Mfuul toAdvance.
(Copyright, ls'js, by Associated Press.)
MANILA, June 5. VIA HONG KUNO
Juno 17.?It is now otllcially admitted
here that the lack of food supplies nan
become a serious matter. Gunboats
conveying volunteers, sent into tha
Lagoon to search lor loud for the city
on Friday, June 3, returned here today,
Sunday, ami reported the total failure
of their mission.
It has been ullicially admitted that
the Hoops have been thirty-six houra
without food. The insurgents are gain?
ing everywhere and are now tiring into
Manila itself.
In the northern sections the Insur?
gents have united near Passing, on the
Passing river, driving the Spantnsh
gunboats to Doa. There were a few
casualties.
Whole companies or Spaniards have
had nothing to eat for two days and
some of them are literally crying. It
Is a pitiable sight. The native peas?
antry charitably assist the starving
soldiers without compulsion ana some
Kiigllshmen yesterday gave a treat lo
the soldiers guarding an outpost. Tney
bought a wandering hawker's stock of
eatables for a tew shillings and save
the food to the soldiers, who said It
was the first food they had tasted for
3ti hours.
There Is no doubt, as one persin re?
marked, that somebody deserves lynch?
ing for the state of affairs existing.
Scores of bloated officers of the Spanish
forces are to be seen daily loafing about
the beer shops and cafes along the bou?
levards, reviling the English, while the
men under their charge are starving.
The insurgents yesterday rushed tho
passage of the Zapota river and also
descended from the Lagoon, took the
Spaniards in llank and captured sev?
eral guns. The Spanish soldiers made
a good stand until they were ordered
to retreat. Probably their ammunition
was Inadequate.
It Is almost Impossible to understand
how such magnificent positions can be
abandoned without a struggle.
The Insurgents today captured Lan
Plnas. Paranague, Tutigalo. Mall Bay
and Pineda, all on the coast line. The
Spaniards lost ninety men killed and
wounded and seven thousand returned
here unhurt.
The Insurgents are now firing Into
Nalate, the southermost quarter of
Manila and a mile and a half from the
center place containing the fort, mag?
azine?-telegraph office, and clubhouse...;,
The horse cars are running and ladies '
are visiting within rifle shot of the en?
emy, apparently unconcerned.
The insurgents are also In every out?
lying quarter of Manila, awaiting the
signal to advance.
At Caloocan, a suburban railroad sta?
tion, there are still a few Spanish
troops in ridiculous little entrench?
ments. The village Is full of insurgents
and the railroad line Is broken outside
the station. The ties have been care?
fully removed by the Insurgents who
promised to replace them after the
wa r.
Many of the native troops make little
secret of their Intention to desert to?
night. There is a frantic scramble for
refuge inside the old walled cathedral,
by the governor's orders, of all tho
towns people.
The captain general had held a coun?
cil of war. at which it was proposed
to surrender beeuuse resistance is
?learly useless and a deplorable expen?
diture of blood and heroic efforts would
h.' rendered futile by lack of training,
insufficient supplies and the smallness
of the force.
The council was furious at this "hu?
miliation by mere natives." and Cap?
tain General August! resigned his mil?
itary command and was superseded by
his second in command, who counter?
manded the withdrawal of the troops
from the field.
SPANISH POWER CRUMBLING.
Insurgents In the Philippines Marohing j
to Victory.
(Copyright. lSllS. tiy Associated Press.)
MANILA. June ?. VIA HONG KONG.
June 17.? In short, Spanish power is
crumbling in the Philippines.
General Penand and a thousand
Spanish soldiers have surrendered at
Santa Cruz, similar surrenders have
tuken place at Laguna and at Pampa
tnga. and in each case hardly anybody
was killed.
It is reported that Rear Admiral
Dewey is unable to restrain the insur?
gents, but their conduct Is satisfactory.
Tbeie is no necessity for interference,
us no excesses whatever have been
committed. This is partly due to the
merely nominal assistance furnished
ilie insurgents. The latter proposed to
form a republic under Anglo-American
tutelage and threatened to visit with
severe penalties the insurgents who
have become turncoats, especially In
the case of Paterno, a prominent na?
tive protege of the Spaniards.
There was desultory firing today In
every quarter on the outskirts of the
own, with no material result, although
?-here were several artillery accidents
lhd one explosion, which killed six
Spaniards and wounded many others,
'.'he ammunition of the Spaniards is ab?
solutely untrustworthy, because it is
dd, rotten, and has never been tested.
The Spaniards are impotent with
rage, bewilderment and despair.
The cafes tonight are crowded with
ifflcers. with their hands in their pock
?ts, gaping vacantly, while an intermit
ent fusilade is audible in all directions.
Cart loads of food have been stored
nslde the walled citadel, with the in
leiition of standing a siege and defy
ng the Aemrican warships. . But . the
dea is ridiculously preposterous, for
he citadel, so called, is totally unten
ible against the lire of a modern fleet
? if warships.
There was a concerted attack last
evening. In every direction. The
Spaniards were Informed of the insur?
gents' intention to capture two maga?
zines outside the fortifications at Ma
late and Santa Mesa, southward and
westward of the city. Therefore they
they concentrated their forces for a su
oreme effort in their defense and bom
?iarded the jungle all night long. In
I he "meantime the insurgents captured
Malabon and Caloocan, In the northern
suburbs. The Spaniards were thus
outwitted, out-generaled and harrassed
to death.
During the previous night, owing to
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