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THE CITY
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with the ?x|> ?llilotl.
Not since the siirrring days of the
sixties, when the Nortli was fighting:
under the stars and Stripes Co the tune
of Star Spangled Banner ami the
South under the Stars and Bars to the
strains of Dixie, have there been as
many troops in Newport News or tins
vicinity as are now in camp beyond the
works of the Newport News Shipbuild?
ing and Dry Dock Company waiting
to go aboard transports to he taken
to the Gem of the Antilles?Porto Ri?
co?where they will strike one of
Spain's richest possessions in the west?
ern hemisphere in order that !l may be?
come A free and independent republic
or a part of the United States, or be
Indd as a guarantee of a war indemnity.
Incoming trains during the last thir?
ty-six hours have brought nearly six
thousand troops to this city. This in?
cludes the second brigade of the fust
army corps, in command of Brigadier
General Haines, from Chickaniauga
Park. Tenn., and live troops of cavalry
from Camp Alger.
The first train reached the city Sun?
day at noon, and from that lime on till
late yesterday afternoon, section fol?
lowed section. The trains stopped
within a few hundred yards of the
camp grounds, and as fast as the troops
arrived they were marched to the site,
where they pitched "dog" tents and
made themselves comfortable.
General Haines' brigade is composed
of tl-,e Third Illinois, Colonel Bennett:
Fourth Ohio, Colonel Coit, and Fourth
Pennsylvania, Colonel Case, which ar?
rived in the order named. The regi?
ments arrived in battalions of three
trains each. The first battalion of the
Third Illinois regiment reached the
city Sunday shortly alter 12 o'clock, but
it was not till 2 o'clock yesterday af?
ternoon that the third battalion of the
Pennsylvania regiment brought_up the
rear. Meantime Hie five troops of cav?
alry arrived from Camp Alger. troops
A and C, of New York, reaching the
city Sunday afternoon, followed yester?
day by troops A. I! and C. of Pennsyl?
vania. All of these went into camp.
.Major General Brooke's special train,
which left Ohiekaiiiaugn Sunday aftei
noon with the commander of the llrst
army corps and his staff, pulled in at
2:110 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
General Brooke immediately repaired
to the Warwick Hotel, where- he will
remain until he sails for Porto Rico on
the auxiliary cruiser St. Louis. The
general was enthusiastically received
when he put foot in the city. The last
train to reach the city that had troops
on board was the one bringing the
brigade, hospital corps from ClilckaTS
">nB'?J.2rr.-'i-'Wr?> 'ry-du?'eO: "rvO nii?ji:J>udr>the;:
ambulance wagons!' No more- troops
will come in till daylight, when the sig?
nal corps will arrive. Tomorrow morn?
ing at 11 o'clock four batteries of light
artillery will arrive from Chiekamauga.
They are battery A. Illinois; battery
B. Pennsylvania: battery A. Missouri,
and the Twenty-seventh Indiana bat?
tery.
Orders wore received at Camp War
burlon yesterday afternoon ordering
batteries A and C, Pennsylvania Na?
tional Guard, to be ready t.i leave with
this expedition. These 1 wo batteries
have been stationed here since the 6th
of May, having been ordered to New?
port News to protect the battleships j
Illinois, ICearsarge and Kentucky, now,
under course of construction. Balte
A is in command of Captain Barclay H. ]
Warbiirlon. of Philadelphia, son-in-law
eif .lohn Wanamakcr. It is probable
that all seven of the batteries will leave |
on Hie same transport.
WILL EMBARK TODAY.
General Haines' brigade will begin to |
embark this morning. The trans?
ports Massachusetts, Roumanian and
City of Washington have been at the
piers taking on provisions lor the last
thirty-six hours and they are ready to
take on board the troops and horses.
It was expected lhaiv troops would
embark yesterday, but it was impos?
sible to get the transports ready in
time, as there was a huge quantity of
provisions to be put on board.
The auxiliary cruiser St. Louis is ex?
pected to come up from Hampton Roads
this morning, and it is probable that
the vessel will sail in the afternoon
with General Brooke and his staff and
1,300 troops.
The St. Paul is expected to steam in?
to port today frtTm New York. She will
take on troops and provisions.
GENERAL BROOKE'S STAFF.
GVneral Brooke's staff is made up of
the following officers, all of whom ac?
company him:
General Sheridan, chief of staff.
Major Dean, chief aide de camp.
Lieutenant McKenna. aide do camp.
Lieutenant Castlte, acting aide de
camp!
Lieutenant CVdonel Richards, adju?
tant general.
Lieutenant Colonel Vioom, inspector
general
Lieutenant Colonel Goethals, chief
engineer officer.
Lieutenant Colonel IIuidekoper. chief
surgeon.
Lieutenant Colonel Rockwell, chief
ordnance officer.
Lieutenant Colonel Sharp, chief com?
missary.
Lieutenant Colonel Carson. chief
quartermaster.
Lieutenant Colonel I-TunJer, judge ad?
vocate. %
Lieutenant Colonel Glassford, chief
signal officer1.
Captain Williams, assistant quarter?
master.
Captain Campbell, assistant quarter?
master.
Major Mason, medical inspector.
ROSTE R O FFIC E RS.
Following ies the list of?the regiment?
al staff officers with the troops:
FOURTH PENNSYLVANIA.
Colonel Case.
Lieutenant Colonel O'Neill, acting
major First Rattnli'an.
Major Ernst, commanding Second
Battalion.
Major Mickley, commanding Third
Battalion.
Regimental Adjutant Kckinann.
Regimental Quartermaster Holber
standt.
Regimenini Surgeon Major Cavvley.
FOURTH OHIO.
Colonel A. B. Coit.
Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Adams.
Major J. C. Sparks, First Battalion.
Major John L. Sellers, Second Batta'
lon.
Major Charles V. Baker, Third Bat?
talion.
Regimental Adjutant MacLee Wilson.
Regimentai Quartermaster, Captain
George B. Donovan.
Regimental Chaplain, Rev. 3. C.
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Schindell.
Commissary Officer, Lieutenant Wm.
B. MeLeod. ? ?
Regimental Surgeon, Edmund M
Seainens.
THIRD ILLINOIS.
Colonel Fred Dennett.
Lieutenant Cidonel Fisher.
Major Jackson. First Battalion.
Major Shand, Second Battalion.
Major Caughey, Third Battalion.
Regimental Adjutant. E. G. Bowen.
Regimental Quartermaster. H. B.
Smith.
> Surgeon Major. J. B. Shaw.
CAVALRY.
Captain Clayton, acting major, first
squadron. New York cavalry.
Captain Jones, acting major, com?
manding second squadron. Pennsylva?
nia cavalry.
Colonel Huidekeper, hospital carps.
Colonel Glassford. signal corns.
PEACE COMMISSION.
The expedition which will sail to Por?
to Rico will be accompanied by a peace
commission, in charge of ex-Consul
General to Mexico, W. P. Sutten, of
M-chican, and eight influential Porto
i In commissioners arrived here Sun
il.-.y from Washington. They are Mr.
W. I". Sutten. General Antonio Mattei
l.luvcras. Matco Fajardo. Jose Budet,
Rni'uel Marseuach, Domingo Collazo,
Rafael Munoz, Emilio Gouzalex and P.
J. Besdsa.
In explaining the object of their visit
to Porto Rico, one of the natives of
that island said:
"We are going to Porto Rico to keep
the natives from bearing arms against
the United States. "We will tell them j
that Porto Ric;o will be annexed to this
great country and they will be given
freedom that they never dreamed of.
1 don't think we will have any trouble
in keeping the natives from fighting
the United States, as the most of them
sympathize with the Cubans."'
, Mr. Sutten is going to Porto Rico at
'the earnest solicitation of General
Nelson A. Miles, lie is an internation?
al lawyer, and for a number of years
has been located in Washington. For
ten years Mr. Sutten was consul gene?
ral of nunrtbern Mexico. He speaks
the Spanish language fluently, has vis?
ited San Juan, and is acquainted with
the ways of the Porto Ricans. While
in the city Mr. Sutten is stopping at
the Powhatan on West avenue.
General Antonio Mattei Lluveras is
a native of Porto Rico, and was at
the head of the insurrection on the
Island against Spanish tyranny, hut
was compelled to flee to the United
States in order to save his life. A
large bounty has been offered for his
capture by the Spanish government,
and should he fall into-the hands of the
linns he will be put to death. Fre?
quently his home In Porto Rico Is
searched by Spanish soldiers.
The? other commissioners are Porto
Ricans who have been living in New
York for the last six months. Some of
them speak the English language.
The Porto Riean commissioners will
sail directly from Newport News to
Cape San Juan, where they will join
General Miles. They will carry with
them HO.DOO rifles which arrived here
yesterday morning and a corresponding
amount of ammunition, furnished by
the War Department and designed for
native Porto Ricans.
General Lluveras has been in com?
munication with prominent Porto Rie?
kaus on the island since he has been In
'!?ls_<:uun,ti'y niitLkis revolved inform?
ation that several thousand Porto Ric?
ans have volunteered to aid the Ameri?
cans and onlyneed arms to make them
formidable fighters.
It was upon bis recommendation that
the rifles and ammunition were furn?
ished, and. In fact, that the necessity
for the commission was realized.
There is no fear that the expedition
will be inteiffered with, according to
General Lluveras, as there are
nt present only one cruiser untl
four gunboats in Cuban waters.
These are the Isabel II, the Terror,
the Fernando Catolico. the Conoha and
the Castillo.
AFFECTING SCENES:
Many were the affecting scenes wit?
nessed at camp and on the streets yes?
terday.
Wives, mothers, daughters or sweet?
hearts were either greeting, or taking
leave of boys who will soon be on the
trackless deep bound for the paradise
of the AirWles. Porto Rico, perhaps
never to return, but if so. on a stretch?
er or in a casket. This thought dims
many an eye to the glitter of the shoul?
der strap or polished sword, for ihere
is a difference between dress parade
and the struggle on the field of con?
quest. Many of the ladies who came
yesterday had not seen their dear ones
since they bade them farewell when
they left to go to the front. Camp life
had changed their appearance. The
sun had browned their faces, the once
clean shaven faces were covered with
a stubby beard and their hair was un?
kempt. Wherever the'boy-s were met
these ladies threw their arms around
them and kissed them. Frequently
this occurred on some street corner.
Some or the ladles took leave of their
sons at the corner of Washington av?
enue and Twenty-eighth street, and
affecting indeed were some of the
scenes enacted there. The boys were
brave, though sometimes they could
not keep back the tears, but they were
manly tears , that coursed down those
rugged checks.
STAR SPANGLED BANNER.
A pretty custom prevails in the Third
Illinois Regiment, and Sunday evening
it was witnessed and applauded byhun
ilreds of people of this city. A great
crowd thronged the camp and its en?
virons when the bugle sounded the call
for guard mount, and refused to leave
until the last squad of soldiers in the
line or 100 that were inspected, marched
away to the music of Dixie. Then the
band turned about and proceeded to I
the headquarters of ?'Colonel Bennett. I
who stood in front of his tent attired |
in a plain drab suit without any thing j
whatever n? indicate his tank." He is
just that kind of a man, the boys say,
and there arc those among them who
declare that there is no celling how big
bis heart is. And yet. they add. there
never was :t man who possessed a larg?
er fund of gentlemanly dignity. A
moment after the musicians took their
places Colonel Bennett arrose from, a
camp chair and advanced a pace or
two. Then there was a flash of light
from a.sword that swished in the gath?
ering twilight, followed by the first
notes if the Star Spangled Banner. In?
stantly throughout the camp more than
a thousand bats were lifted and the
Third stood bareheaded and silent un?
til the music had been finished. The
soldiers then replaced their hats anil
the -people began to disperse. Before
they had lime to do so, however, Gol?
eme! Bennett delivered a brief address.
"It is the custom of the Third Illi?
nois regiment,'?, said he, "to uncover
their heads every evening while the
band plays the Star Spangled Banner,
1 desire, therefore to,announce to all ci?
vilians that they will bei required to
comply with that custom when attend?
ing dress parade and guard mount."
Those who go to the camp hereafter
will bear his remarks in mind.
WASHED IN THE JAMES.
A blacker and dirtier body of men
were never seen than those who arriv?
ed from Camp Thomas. -They had
been .on the train for three days and
nights having been delayed on ?he
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NEWPORT NEW
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road on account of the heat which
made it necessary to stop the trains
and water their horses. As soon us
the men in a company had finished
pitching their- tents they were given
permission .to go bathing in the James
river, which is but a few hundred yards
fronVthe camp, and at times yesterday
there were several hundred men pad?
dling in the historic stream.
WERE NOT KILLED.
For a while yesterday morning it was
thought that the fin", sergeant and
.hree privates belonging to company L.
Fourth Ohio, had been killed in ihe
lens; tvnnel which runs through. the
Clue Hidge mountains one mile this
side of Basic City.
There is a steep grade leading up to
the tunnel and just before it was
reached the men were seen standing on
the platform of one of the car-;, but
when the train emerged on the other
side the men were missing It was
supposed they had been killed, and
their comrades were agreeably sur?
prised when they arrived in camp
several hours later.
The men had jumped off the train to
look through the tunnel and failed to
get aboard. They walked back to
Basic City and caught the next train.
OFFICERS UNDER ARREST.
One company in the Ohio regiment
was in command of the first sergeant
yesterday, the captain, first and second
lieutenants being placed under arrest
for an Infraction of the rules.
it seems that shortly after arriving
the commissioned officers left their
command and came down town with?
out the permission of Colonel Coighf.
When they returned they were placed
under arrest and put in charge of a
corporal. The incident created consid-:
erable amusement in camp, but the
men in the captain's command were
"hot in the collar." as it is necessary
for them to have a permit from their
captain before they can pass through
the lines, and being under arrest that
ollicer could not issue passes.
NEARLY ALL LAND LUBBERS.
Nearly all the men in General Haines'
brigade are land lubbers. They never
were as close to the sea as they are
now. Of course it is natural for some
of the men to ask foolish and ridiculous
questions. Yesterday a squad went
fishing. Some of them had good luck,
but when they caught any crabs, they
had something they did not know what
to do with. Several were seen carry?
ing crabs around in the streets show?
ing them to the other landsmen.
To the western troops the cruiser
Minneapolis was a wonder, and they In ?
sisted on calling the vessel a battleship.
A number of Jack tars visited the
camp yesterday and they were received
with outstretched arms. On different
streets a jackey might be seen spin?
ning yarns to the soldiers of his ex?
perience in southern waters.
POSTAL CLERKS BUSY.
The clerks in the postofflee were nev?
er busier than they are now. Since
the arrival of the troops letters have,
been coming in from Chickamauga
Bark, having been forwarded from that
point to this city. It is estimated that
over 10,000 letters were handled for
the troops alone yesterday.- The reg?
istered letter and money order depart?
ments were also kept busy, as many
of the soldiers received money sent to j
them from their homes.
The telegraph wires of the Western
Union and Postal companies were kept
hot receiving money sent to the sol?
diers by wire.
... SAID HE WrAS A COOK.
? Air uid~ colored man applied at the
headquarters of one of the companies
yesterday morning for a position as
cook. *
"Boss, said the old negro, addressing
the first sergeant, "I hears yer want a
eook an' I'se cum to 'ply for de job." j
"Are you a cook?" asked one of the |
fellows who was half starved, as he j
had been living on canned beef and
hard tack.
"Yes. sah: but I ain't much o hand ]
at makin' pastries an' sich things, hut
kin cook the substantial eatings," re?
plied the son of Ham.
"Get to h?1 out of here then;" shout?
ed the lean and lank private. "We
want a man who can make cream
puffs and cookies out of air. What do
you suppose we eat?"
And the old negro moved on.
CAUSED HIM TO CLOSE.
A squad of ten soldiers made Arthur
Chrysson. the Greek who keeps a fruit
stand next door to the Daily Press of?
fice "shut up shop" yesterday after?
noon. Two. men went up and engaged
the Greek's attention by asking him the \
price of bananas, apples and other fruit
while the eight filled their pockets
and shirts with anything they could
get their hands on. Chrysson jabber?
ed in broken English, but it had no ef?
fect on the hungry men. Fearing that
other soldiers might take possession of
his place the Greek carried his fruit
inside and closed up.
CARRIED TESTAMENTS. '
Nearly every man in the brigade
carries a small testament and a plug
of tobacco in one of the pockets of his
blouse. Some of them have the pic- I
tures of their wives. mothers and
sweethearts, which were taken on but?
tons, and they wear them on their
shirts.
PRAISE THE C. & O. OFFICIALS.
The officers and men are loud In their
praise of the Chesapeake & Ohio rail- j
way officials for the prompt and sys?
tematic way in which the> were trans?
ported from Chickamauga Park to
Newport News.
Not a man was injured on the trip,
and there were no accidents.
The troops and trains were handled
with dispatch when they reached this
city. General Yardmaster E. 1. Ford,
who, by the way, is the youngest mas?
ter in the employ of the company and
is in charge of the largest yard outside
of Cincinnati, was in charge of the
trains, and they were skilfully handled
by him.
HAS TYPHOID FEVER.
Private Mansfield. of company C,
Fourth Ohio regiment, was taken sick
en route from Chickamauga Park, and
his case was diagnosed as typhoid fe?
ver. He was placed in the hospital
tent. He will be sent to the hospital at
Fort Monroe.
RABBIT AS A MASCOT.
The boys of company C, Fourth
Ohio, have a young white rabbit as a
mascot. "Rubber Neck" is the hare's
name, and it knows every man in the
company. Rubber Neck makes his
home in the first sergeant's tent. He
gambols in company C's street, bur
cannot be induced to go outside of the
limits. Other companies have dogs as
mascots.
WILL REMAIN IN PORTO RICO.
Some of the men in General Haines*
division announce their intention of.
remaining in Porto Rico after the war
is over. The island has been pictured
to them as a sort of paradise and
they believe they will amass a fortune
there in a fej/r* years. '
AN OLD TROOP.
Probably the oldest troop of cavalry
In the United States is the famous City
Troop, of Philadelphia. This troop's
origin dates back to 1774. The men are
good horsemen and present a magnifi?
cent appearance. When they passed
Camp Warburtxvn yesterday they were
ftheered to the echo.
DRESS PARADE.
General Haines ordered his brigade
out for dress parade last, evening at ft
o'clock, and the' manouvres of thu
troops were witnessed by a large
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'S, VA.. TUESDAY
TRI AI* UKUIN? TODAY.
Oue of the CtiHctt of tue Stute va. L.. Iii. Stur
| gl* Will Ii? Called This Moni Inc.
The trial of L. M. Sturgis, attorney
at law, will begin in the Corporation
? Court this morning before Judge J. T.
Durham.
There are live indictments against
I Sturgis. one for forgery and four for
embezzlement. It is probable that the
case of forgery will be taken up first.
i A venire has been summoned from
Hampton, a.nd if the jurors have not
??previously made up their minds and
can give Sturgis a fair and impartial
I trial." twelve men will be selected to
I try the wily lawyer.
Sturgis will be represented by Attor
ney A- C- Barrett, of this city, and
' Judge Burroughs, of Norfolk.
<:<mp 1 Meeting? This Week.
I The gospel tent of the Union Mission.
i Superintendent Uedding in charge, was
opened Sunday for the first thin. it
is situated on Elevator Square facing
I on Twenty-ninth stieet. It is a large
i bouse of warship under canvas, capa?
ble of seating several hundred persons.
Sunday's services wen- conducted
by Superintendent Redding. During
I the week, however, the city divines will
j lead tin- nightly meetings.
I The program for the week is as fol?
lows:
Tuesday ? Rev. C. C. i'ox. pastor of
[ the Newport News Baptist church.
I Wednesday--Rev. . IS. T. Wellford,
pastor of the First- Presbyterian church.
Thursday?Rev. F.:!j. Ribble, rector
of St. Paul's Episcopal church.
Friday?Itev. P.. F- l.ipscomb. pas?
tor of the Washington Avenue Metho?
dist church. -
Saturday?Rev. W. R. Motley r-pust >r
of the Thirtieth Street Christian
church.
Police Court.
Justice J. D. G. Brown disposed of the
following cases in tin' Police Court
yesterday morning:
-lames Robinson,; petit larceny;
continued until tomorrow morning.
Eugene S. Ware, drunk; lined $2 and
costs.
J. Broadley, drunk; fined $2 and
costs.
Jennie Pettiford. Soliciting on the
street; rquired to give security in the
sum of two for three months.
Cud Tony, drunk;.-fined $2 and costs.
Martin Knee, drunk: fined $2 and
costs.
George Bennett, drunk: fined t- and
costs.
Edward Powers, accidental shooting;
dismissed..
BKIKt'S.
, Lieutenant W. L. iHillyer, of the
Huntington Rifles, recruiting officer
here for the Fourth Virginia Regiment,
received notice Soii'iday of the death
of Private Jos. McGiraw. a member i-f
the Hunaington Rifles. McGraw's re?
mains were sent To Richmond, where
his brother resides. J
Musician J. W. Speele. Light Bat?
tery A. Pennsylvania.1 .Volunteer Artil?
lery, now at Newparlt News, will be dis
ehai c., d from the tjervlee or the Uui
tcd States by the commanding officer
of his station. .']f;v
The police have their" possession a
brace, inch bit and a chisel, all high
grade, which they have reasons'to be?
lieve" were stolen from the owner.
The?e articles are now at police head?
quarters and the owner can have same
by identifying them.
IimpiIi Rpi-iiriml.
The following deeds of bargain and
sale have been recorded in the clerk's
office or the Corporation Court.
S. G. Camming et ux to W. Lee Pow?
ell: consideration. $$1.50.
Newport News Land and Develop?
ment Company to 12. M. Holt; consid?
eration, $1.250.
Old Dominion Land Company to John
August; consideration. $t;r,i).
Hti?r? Wmmib cl Soblterrt Arrive.
F.loven wounded, principally officers,
arrived on the.steamer Hudson at Old
Point yesterday, in charge of Assistant
Surgeon Shannon. Among them was
Private Stanley Hollister, of the Rough
Riders. He was a famous foot ball
player at Harvard. He sustained a
shell wound in the right in-east and a
gunshot wound in the left hip joint.
The wounded were transferred to the
field hospital.
Uealh of h Yimi-g Man
Mr. Edward Ethlen. aged 2C years,
died at the residence of his father. Mr.
C D. Ethlen. at No. 1)22 Twenty-fifth
street, last evening after a brief ill?
ness of typhiod fever. The funeral will
take place from the residence this af?
ternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. Ethlan was
an employee of the shipyard.
Ilessih in Kant l?uft
Mr. E. R. Hackett. son of Mr. O. B.
Hackett. of East End, died at the fam?
ily residence yesterday morning of ty?
phoid fever. Funeral will take place
this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the
residence and the interment will be in
Greenlawn cemetery.
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.
WASHINGTON. July 25.?As soon as
the transports arrive from Santiago all
the remaining troops at Tampa will Vie
embarked for Porto Rico. Orders ha\e
been issued for the First Florida, Sec?
ond Georgia and Fifth Maryland vol?
unteers to prepare for embarkation.
NEXT PHILIPPINE EXPEDITION.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.?General
King will be in command of tin- next
Manila expedition. General Miller will
remain here for the present at the re?
quest of General Mcrritt. Active
preparations for moving, troops to cm
bark on the Presidio began this morn?
ing. Sickness among the soldiers is
increasing.
BOND DELIVER BEGINS.
- WASHINGTON. July 25.?The first
bond? of the new issue were sent out
today by express. About 2,000 were
forwarded and the shipments will rap
Idly Increase in number until all are
forwarded. ? It is not thought that any
of the $.1,000 subscription can be allot?
ted, though it will be some days yet be?
fore the exact limit can be known.
RTOTOUS DEMONSTRATION.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., July 2r,.~
Four batteries of -artillery have de?
parted for Newport News to embark
for Porto Rio... They weite Battery
A, Illinois; Twenty-seventh, Indiana;
Battery B. Pennsylvania, and Battery
A. St.* Louis. The Second Division,
First Corps is not expected to leave for
at least a week. The Third Brigade is
still at Camp Thomas, but. expects to
leave for Newport News by Wednes?
day.
THE O'HIGGINS.
!R.V Telegraph.)
VALPARAISO, CHILI, July 25.?The
Chilian cruiser Almlrante O'Hlgglns ar?
rived here today.
JULY 20, 181)8.
0 SIGN OP PEACE YET
WarWi 11 Continue Until Spain
Suffers More Losses
UPRISING OF CARLISTS
(?ovurnuieut datum To lie Fully InrnrniiMl
as ToTnolr Intention* ami illovi iiiciuh.
Authorities In tin- Monarchical I'urly
Tliluk Tin-re Ir. No Danger.
LONDON, July IT..? The Madrid cor?
respondent of the Standard says:
? "There is still an endeavor t.. keep
alive the impression thai soiiiotiiiijc; is
going ..ii behind the scenes in the di?
rection of peace, but the prevalent idea
is thai the war will continue until the
fall of Manila and the invasion of Por?
to Rico. A cabinet crisis has been
averted for the time being.
'?Those who suet.d the present cab?
inet will certainly be obliged ,-re long
to ask the country to submit to terms
profoundly repugnant to the national
pride. The prospect of intermediary
cabinets is' marred by th. loyal and
correct attitude of General Polavieja.
who declines u. become the instrument
of politicians eager to create a third
party."
CARL1STS' DO I Ni l S.
MADRID. July 2?.?M iduight?The
government pcd'.vjses to have full in?
formation as to all the Carlists' doings
and is acting accordingly. The Carlist
leaders, it is believed, left Madrid be?
cause they fear.d arrest rather than
with any idea of preparing a rising.
The authorities assert that the agita?
tion has been effectively suppressed.
The exodus of Curlisls from the
northern provinces of Spain int..
France is extremely active.
CARLIST EXODUS.
LONDON. July 2fi.?The Paris corres?
pondent of lhv Daily News says:
"The prefect id the lower i'yreenes
reports "a Carl 1st exodus from Spain.
Saint Juan do Luz. Cayenne and Biar?
ritz are alive with Carlisls. The pre
f.ets of the I'yreenes have been order?
ed to place eei-iain Carlists chiefs un?
der surveillance and to notify the
French government, if any organiza
is discovered.
NO DANGER OF AN UPRISING.
LONDON. July 2?.?The Madrid cor?
respondent "I" thl 'rim.-.-. inning the
great Increase in Carlist activity, says:
"All Hie leading members of the par?
ty have left Madrid, on the other
hand, some influential Carlists i.-pu
diate any illegal tuition and the best
authorities in the monarehial party are
also of thc opinlan that there is no dan?
ger of n. rising at present, since few
Spaniards are willing to increase the
nation's calamities by plunging her into
the horrors of civil war.
MISS SCH LEY IN MADRID.
LONDON. July 26.?The Madrid cor- ?
respondent of the Daily Telegraph ]
says:.
"An American lady, said to be Com?
modore Schley's daughter, has arrived
here, hut the Queen Regent nor any
responsible personage will receive her.
She will probably be requested to de
1 part at the earliest possible date."
Pro's urn ably the American lady refer?
red to is Miss Jesse Schb-y. daughter of
I Mr. Charit? Sehloy, of Milwaukee, a
cousin of Commodore Schley.
THE ARANSAS AT TAMPA.
T.. P.e Held at Quarantine on Account
of yellow Fever.
(By Telegraph.?
TAMPA. FLA., July 2fi.?The trans?
port Aransas arrived at quarantine to?
day ami will be held. The Aransas has
on board sixty-four people and on Ihn
-trip from Santiago several cases of yel?
low f.-ver developed. . She was held ill
the quarantine station at Mullet Key
and Or. Glennan, of the marine hospit?
al service, who is in charge here, went
down at once and ordered that the boai
be held indefinitely.
Colonel Asti.ii" is one of the parties on
board the Aransas and he bus import?
ant dispatches for the secretary of wai,
which he lias orders to deliver in per?
son, but he will be held until all dan?
ger is over. Dr. Flennnn says he has
orders to hold anything that comes
from an infected port and expects to
carry out his orders to the letter.
ALABAMA POPULISTS.
(By Telegraph.)
BIRMINGHAM. ALA.. July 2?.?in
response to a call issued some time ago
by Chairman J. B. Crowe, of the State
Executive Committee of the Populist
party, a number of party leaders met
in state campaign headquarters today
in this city to discuss and devise pian-i
for the closing week of the campaign.
The circular issued by Chairman
Crowe in regard to the establishment - f
! a dual government in event of frauds
was discussed in executive session. Af
t ter a conference lasting several hours
the meeting adjourned, but the result
was not made known.
CORE AN KING TO ABDICATE.
(By Telegraph.)
LONDON, July 2?.?A dispatch to
the Daily Chronicle from Shanghai
says:
"Langi Hanki, the king of Coroa. de?
sires to abdicate and to take refuge
at the British consulate at Seoule.
"The British consul declines, however,
to see hi in."
TWENTY-FIVE ROUND DRAW.
Kid McPartland and Jack Everhardt
Break Even.
NEW YORK. July 25.?Kid McPart?
land. of New York, and Jack Ever?
hardt. of New Orleans, fought twenty
live rounds tonight at the Greater New
York Athletic Club, Coney Island, and
at the end of the fight both men were
well able to go several rounds more.
Referee Sam Utsin satislied every one
by declaring the bout a drew. This is
the third time these men have met. and
tonight's contest leaves the question of
supremacy between the two men to be
.settled at some future time.
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If it is nicely cleaned and pressed'.'
What is the use of throwing a good
pair of trousers aside when we can
make them look like new? We can re-n
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cost and pfobnbly save you a good hill
at your clothier's. Virginia Steam
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Washington avenue. jy 2?-tf
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sizes. E. W. OA DW ELL, Hardware
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Special sale In chocolate tan. men',
shoes, at $1.65. The O-lobe.
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TERRIBLE PLOT F?ILKD.
Attempt Made to Blow Up the Supply
Ship Port Victor.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. July 25.? In a letter to
a prominent officer here by Captain
William (\ Briekley. of the refrigerat?
ing and supply ship Port Victor, he
says that an attempt was made to blow
up" the ship when she was throe days
out. He said that a box containing
thirty pounds oC dynamite and gun
cotton, was found without nny address
on the main deck of the steamer. A
clock-like mechanism had been arrang?
ed bv which the explosives were to be
set off. The Port Victor left New
York July 14. The box was made of
2 1-2 inch lumber and was joined and
grooved. It was eighteen Inches high,
twenty inches wide, nine feet long.
When the box was opened another
box made of the same kind of lumber
and nearly as large was found inside.
This was opened and inside was found
the guncotton. The upper side or the
inside box was lined with numerous
wires connected with a clock-like mech?
anism, as described by tile captain's
letter, though the letter did not state
what the mechanism had been set to
explode. Captain Briekley wrote that
he and the steward threw the box over
hoard. They did not Inform any one
.rise on tie- whip with the exception of
an expert officer who managed the ma?
chine f.ir Captain Briekley. The letter
contains very few details, and the de?
scription of the machine dues not give
the army officer who received the let?
ter a definite idea of what the machine
was or how it was to bv; exploded.
The Port Victor Is known as trans?
port No. 2. She carried eight hundred
tons of Bed Cross stores, ns well as a
large quantity of supplies from the
i United Slates Commissary Department,
j At Tampa she was to have taken on
I 4.500 pounds of butter.
STARVING CUBANS.
People of Clentuegos Address a Pitiful
Appeal to Admiral Sampson.
(Copyright. ISOS. bv- Associated Proas.)
GUANTANAMO BAY July 2!..?11 A.
M.?The following pitiful appeal has
been addressed by the starving people
of Cienfuegos to Admiral Sampson:
"Honorable Sir: The Cubans, old
men, women and children, resident -in
the town of Clefuegos and this neigh?
borhood are all dying of hunger. The
young men are all in Che die Id with the
Cuban troops ami have not shoes neith?
er food. All of the provisions in this
?own nil in the hands of '.be Span
lards. Cubans .-annot obtain a piece of
bread, as it Is necessary to send ev?
erything to the II.-ll. The Weyler
system is the way. The situation Is
terrible, if you. honorable sir, do not
come quick with your-squadrjn to our
I'.elp and take possession of this town
we shall be lost. IVe beg you -o pro
clpitate your operation. About 5,000
? ild men, women and children shall die
of hunger in this town. Some of tin si?
eh! men have four or rlva sons fight?
ing for his freedom. If ilio great peo?
ple of the United States do not come
quick to our help we are. lost. For God's
sake come quick.
I Signed.) "SOMK CUBANS."
Nothing can bo done for the people of
Cienfuegos until that pluco is captured.
This will not be for ?onte time.
FIRED ON A GERMAN STEAMER.
Cruiser New Orleans Blazes Vway at
the Crotla.
(Bv Telegraph.)
ST. THOMAS. D. W. I.. July 2!7.?
Captain L?tz, of the German steamer
Crotta, which arrived here yesterday
and reported having been fired upon
three times off San Jutta de Porto Ri?
co on Sunday night bv an American
warship, understood to lie the United
States cruiser New Orleans, was
quoted In an interview today as say?
ing the first solid shot fell within twen?
ty yards of the vessel. The- steamer
was immediately stopped, but. her cap?
tain adds, two more shots were fired
over the Crotia's bows from close range.
Later an officer from the New Orleans
boat-tied the Crotla and asked If the
ship was injured. Captain L?tz was
highly Indignant at being fired upon,
as lie considered the slap was out of
the blockading zone. Be says be saw
nothing of the invading fleet. The
French gunboat Fulton arrived here to?
day. She is going in search of the
French line steamer Rodriguez, which
was captured by a United States war?
ship and taken to Charleston. S. C.
while on a voyage from Hayti to St.
Thomas with passengers, mail. etc.
(SETTING READY TO MOVE.
More Troops to Leave Chickamauga for
Porto RIeo.
(By Telegraph.)
CHTCKAMAUGA, July 'It,.?The ex?
pected move of the Third Brigade, first
division, first corps did not take place
today. It looks tonight as though the
First Kentucky will get out tomorrow
afternoon and the Fifth Iilllnois and
the Third Kentucky will break camp
Wednesday morning. This brigade will
go to the front uiid%r command of Gen?
eral Fred Grant, who was recently
transferred to Its command from a bri?
gade in tin; third corps.
The Third Battalion of the Sixteenth
Pennsylvania infantry, which was re?
cruited and sent here after the regi?
ment left for Charleston, will go to
Porto Rico attached lo the Fifth Illi?
nois.
Major General Wade, now in. com?
mand at Camp Thomas, issued an or?
der today designating the members v?f
his staff. In addition to those hen'to
fore published are named: J. N. C.
Lee, first quartermaster, to be chief,
quartermaster: Lieutenant Colonel
Hai-tsuff, deputy surgeon, to be chief
surgeon; Major Henry 1!. Osgood, to bo
commissary of subsistence.
Frequent showers at Camp Thomas
today caused drill work to be practi?
cally abandoned.
The First South Carolina of the first
corps will not be included m the Porto
Rico expedition, and it is the hope of
Colonel Wilder, of the Fourteenth New
York, and his men that the Fourteenth
will be assigned in the place of the
South Carolina regiment.
TO GO TO PORTO RICO.
WASHINGTON. Jttlv 25.?The War
Department has decided lo send the
First Florida. Second Georgia and Fifth
Maryland regiments, now a; Tampa, to
Porto Rico.
Fleap. Kllea anil Bedbug*.
Are positively driven out by the use
of Calvert's Insect Powder. The pat?
ent sift, top box makes Its own death
dealing dust. Different from all oth?
ers, i inly 10c. Ask for Calvi/t's and
take no other. jti25-eod-lrn.
How to-KcrpCnitl.
Visit our Soda Fountain frequently,
where you get the nicest iced drinks
made. ?
Plenty of chairs nnd tables assigned
for the comfort of our lady customers.
Swiss Frappe Is delicious, and our
dr?nge Phosphates cannot be improved
on. FRED P. ALLEN & CO.
jy 22-tf.
The new lot. of fever preventive wa?
ter filters have arrived at Adams'
Adams* Racket Store. Jull-l-tf
THE
fLARGEST
f CIRCULATION
SINGLE COPY, TWO CENTS
ONE WEEK. TEN CENTS.
More Troops Coming to New?
port News.
GEN. GRANT'S BRIGADE
I Colonel Uetker Kupons to the Wax Depart?
ment TiiHt Thin City Ih Eminently
Suitable Tor the Shipment
of ttoldtei*.
a*
(liy Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, July 25.?The War
Department was busied today In har?
rying the disoatch of the icumlnder
I of Miles' expedition against Porto Rico.
Sueli progress has been made that It
! is hoped that all of the troops will be
Porto Kican soil in a week at the
atest. General Miles Is not expected to
" ?ter his landing until that time, but
I presumably will pick out a suitable
j place for encamping his tnnp3 and es
ablisli himself ashore, awaiting the ar
rival of tbc other detachments now on.
their way.
Department officials expect that.
I the news received from General Mile*
I will come through the press dispatches,
the general has not with him, so
us is known, any dispatch boats,
vill be at least Saturday before ca
| bio communication can be established
i with him, and in the meantime reliance
I must be had on the dispatch boats run?
ning across to St. Thomas. distant
about four hours' run. It was expected
[at the department that General Brooka
and General Haines would sail from
Newport News today to join Miles, and
that most of Brooke's command would..
I be embarked by Wednesday.
The work of embarkation at Newport
News is being conducted with much
ess difficulty and delay than was ex?
pected. Colonel Hecker, In charge of
the transportation of the ward post?
master, who has Just returned from
that place, has reported to Secretary
Alger that it Is eminently suitable for
the shipment of the troops. Conse?
quently the secretary ordered all of
General Grant's brigade, 3,000 men,
from Chickamauga to Newport News.
It is not expected that all of the trans
I ports required for their ae-ommodatlon *
1 will have arrived there by the time the
ioldiers get in, but they camp on sult
| able grounds there and Lt Is 'jelieved
ie benefited by the change from
Chickamauga.
signal service has succeeded In
claiming the tubes from the battletleid
if Chickamauga, which supplied the
military balloon with pure water.
It was announced today at the Navy,
Department that Secretary Long ex
| pet ted a report from Admiral Sampson
on the destruction of Cervera's fleet. It
j is supposed to have been brought by
I Captain Sigsbee 'on the St. Paul, which
arrived al New York last Friday, and
have been sent by mall by Captain
|Sigsbee. lt Is the Intention of the Na?
vy Department .to give the report to -
the public in its entirety. It wilt
; be given out for publication Wednes- .
I day morning.
Secretary Long today forwarded to
I Admiral Dewey the joint resolution ex
I tending the thanks of Congress for the
victory achieved at Oavtte. The res
ilutlnn was beautifully engrossed and
I prefaced by a forma! attestation of Its
iiilhc-ntielty by Secretary of Slate Day.
Die whole being enclosed in highly gilt
|and ornamented Russia leathers. Il ls
e remarked that Secretary Long In
letter of transmittal makes rer
ee to a letter from tin; secretary of
? complimenting Admiral Dewey
upon his direction of affairs since the
cat victory. The letter of Secretary
>ng is as follows:'
Jnvy Department, Washington, July
2:1. l.x'JS.
Sir: The department has received
(from the secretary of state an on-.,
grossed ami certified copy of a joint
solution of Congress tendering the
thanks of congress to you and the of
icers and men of the squadron under
our command for transmission to you,?
and 1 herewith enclose the tame to.
I you.
"Accompanying the copy of the joint
esolution the department received a
j letter from the secretary of state re?
questing that there be conveyed to you
his appreciation and his Impression of
your character as a naval officer, and .
good judgment and prudence you have,
(shown In directing the affairs since
j your great achievement in destroying;
the Spanish tleet.
"This 1 take pleasure in doing, both,
in behalf of the navy as well as per
Isonallv. Very respectfully,
"JOHN D. LONG.
Secretary of the Navy.
?Rear Admiral George Dewey, com?
mander-in-chief."
GENERAL SHAFTER'S ARMY.
j No Conclusion Yet Reached as to Its:
Disposition.
WASHINGTON, July 25.?Rumors of ~
riotis kinds have been In circulation
to the disposition of General Shaf?
t's army, but the Wur Department
is nol come to any conclusion as yet
i the matter. A sutlicient force Is
be kept at Santiago to maintain the
position tlie United States has taken and
i preserve order. While there is yellow
?ver infection in the army no attempt .
. ill be made to bring the troops to the |
United Stativs. The army department,||
jit may be stated, is now bending every,
effort to secure for General Shatter's
army an ample supply of nutritious
I food and also will see that the soldiers
have a rest and careful attention, so
they may get in the very best condl-';
lion. The medical corps is making a-'
?areful examination of the army, with'
i view of advising the department aa
to the best methotls of restoring the
sick to health and preventing any
I further spread of disease. It Is not be?
lieved at the department that any
I large number of troops will be neces
y at Santiago after the Spanish
I prisoners have been deported.
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION.
j Spa nish Prisoners at Camp Long Cheer
a United Slates Gunboat.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. July 2"..?If.
?as learned today that a remarkable.'"
demonstration occurred Saturday even-;:
ling at Camp Long, on Seavy'3 Island,
I where the captured soldiers of Adml-:?
Cervera's licet are confined. As the '
United States gunboat Frolic passed
the Island on her way to Cuba hun?
dreds of prisoners greeted the v?ssel
I with cheers and waving of hands. Thay
I took the Americans by surprise. The>'
outburst was regarded by those in
charge of the camp as a result of good
I treatment received here by the Span
lards who took this method of express-.,
ing their gratitude.
Surgeon McPherson said today that
the condition of the prisoner* In th?.
hospital showed a marked Improve?
ment.
A young man walking along Wash
, Ington avenue discovered that the
Olnbt Is selling Crash Suits at one dol
1 lur nr.d a half.