Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 6, Petersburg, Pike County, 17 June 1898 — Page 2

States Should Make a Maeal Demonstration Some, where ea the Spanish Coast. imu. mum hot necessary. Kmrj CmM Not Driw OTf«MT tbs Ate. TiOnmx, itae U.—The St. James Qt publishes a lour editorial point oat the hopelessness of any further resistance, and suggests that seeks settlement of the C» in Spain. It says: Fhere la no need of an invasion, the mere presence of a strong arm* which the Spanish navy could U on the const would pro a trnmeadons effect, and there are unfortified anchorages, the Americans could recoal with “Of course, there are powers in Eu* .rape who would witness the operation ■with great disgust, but if the Ameri* are going to he frightened by the hshrnCkiou called Europe, they X ha very timid. Let them consult sultan, and remember that En* id in their Russia for the time be SPANISH WAR SHIPS AROUND. Nswronr News, Va.. June 11, Sin. —A dispatch just received from Fort fifonroe says: “Intense excitement was caused at Vbrt Monroe last night shortly after -n!m o'clock by a dispatch received ■from the signal station at Cape Henry, -stating that Spanish war ships were lurking in that vicinity. “A short while later a message was eeseised from Washington instructing Che commandant of the fort to he on the alert as to the number of ships conflicting A lieutenant who was seen after midmtlght said he had been informed that a battleship, two crnisers and a boat had been caught under the searchlight of Cape Henry, steaming from a northerly direction. “As noon an it was reported that the enemy's war ships had been sighted there was great activity at the fort The big searchlight began to sweep •mcroas the bay and s‘gnals were Sashed to the cruiser Minneapolis, - auxiliary cruiser Dixie an-i dynamite -miser Buffalo, which are anchored off Old PointQuarters were sounded am* the crews hastily prepared the ships Toe action. The gunners took positions at their • pasta where they were ordered to re* • main daring the night. The ships - ae—uhlights were kept playing on the “In the fort auunuuition was hurried to She big gnns and troops ordered pasts. Some of the officers their families at the hotels. buglers were dispatched for Ike men scurried out of the ho•tdt, half dressed, and hastened to the fort. Hs the camp of the Maryland were given *or the men in their clothe*, with their by” A dispatch that came frtXU Washing* "Ana atnting that, one of the vessels , probably a (termsa freighter. I a tendency to allay the excitement among the gvests at the hotels, but the officers did not relax their vigil

THE FINAL COTTON REPORTS. Deereioeed Acionptrvd ■HU* UM T«*r Tk* A»«age Coadi. Um B»k*r Tku for Tea Ymn. vr uxstox. June l.l—The final re of the agricultural department •a ooUon planting make the area * {tinted acres, agpiust ^4,091.3N acres last rear, a reduction of 1,« 421,960 acres, or 6.8 per cent. The decrease in the di^srent states, as compared with last year, is as follows: Virginia. S per ceat.; Nona Carollaa. ? , Carolina.« Georgia.*: Florida. It. Ala- «; Mississippi.!; Texas. 8. Arkeasa*. 7 W Missouri. HI; Oklahoma S; la12: Lottislui 7. The atenp > oa June I was m. compared with ML! at the corresponding date last rear, and wilt as seeeace feeorti eooditioo tor the last tt ItantfAL The eoadition by states la as follows: Watt Carol la*. «•: South Carolina. *. <Kac«*n.»: Florida T. Alabama. s9: MissisLouisiana. «9. Texas. 9. Arkansas. W: Missouri. ». Oklahoma. Si. The condition la Texas. Uwjia Mississippi •aseee US points above the tea years la Arkansas • points. la North OaroUaat points sad ia Louisiana l pout. la Alahams the averse* is exactly the same as aha assess* (or the past tea years, aad 9a Sooth Carolina . there is a hiHt si • point os compared with that of the too years There is so wale (root which the usual ^ at had. Insects, poor stand, etc. haw I. The geaerai coadlttua it POST OFFICE STATEMENT Fuatmi teral Miocy of the Malle I WIU Hot ho far Mot jtox, June 11—Postmaster Emory Smith authorizes the _tt that nil reports indicating tkat'&he post ofiee inspectors or other hare hees detailed or authorletters within the mails _»and misleading. The privacy of the mails at no tin*, r under any circumstances any whore* nII las inradod duruur tbs war

[CopjTiffii. MB. by tteAnoeiaMd Pull] On Boakd the Divjmm, orr Go* antan amo, Sunday June 13, via Mole SI. Nicholas, June 18.—Lieut-CoL R. W. Huntington's battalion of marines, which landed from the transport Panther on Friday and encamped on the hill guarding the abandoned cable station at the entrance to the outer harbor of Guantanamo, has been engaged in heading off a rush attack by Spanish guerrillas and regulars since three o’clock Saturday afternoon. The fighting was almost continuous for thirteen hours, until 6 o’clock this morning, when reinforcements were landed from the Marblehead. Four of our men were killed and one wounded. The advance pickets, unde* Lieutenants Neville and Shaw, are unaccounted for. Among the killed is Assistant Surgeon John Blair Gibbs, son of Maj. Gibbs, of the regular army, who fell in the Custer massacre. His home was at Richmond, Va.. but he has been practicing in New York, and he entered the service since the war began. He was a very popular officer. The others killed are: Sergeant Charles H. Smith, of Smallwood, Md. Private William Dunphy, of Gloucester, Mass. Private James McColgan, of Stoneham, Mass. Corporal Glass was accidentally wounded in the head. The Spanish loss is unknown, but it was probably considerable. The splashes of blood found at daylight at the positions the Spaniards occupied Indicate fatalities, bat their comrades carried off the killed and wounded. The engagement began with desultory firing at the pickets, a thousand yards inland from the camp. Capt. Spicer's company was doing guard duty and was driven in, finally rallying on the camp and repulsing the enemy at five o'clock. The bodies of Privates McColgan and Dunphy were found, both shot in th< head. The large cavities caused by the bullets, which inside a range of 500 yards have a rotary motion, indicate that the victims were killed at close range.

GEN. AUGUSTI SURRENDERS. Tbe Ml at Maelto Aawwd. Wit Wkatkw to 1>**»7 or Agalaakto to Not Know a. Washington. June 13.—Manila has surrendered, but the officials here are still without information as to whether it ..has surrendered to Admiral Dewey or to the insurgent forces. This news comes from Ambassadoi Hay. in London, who cabled the state department last night that advices had been received there from Hong Kong saying that Manilla had fallen. As Ambassador Hay gave no detail* of the surrender, it is supposed that the dispatches received in London from Hong-Kong merely announced the fall of the city and did not say whether the surrender was to Admiral Dewey or to Gen. Aguinaldo. It is regarded as probable that the surrender has been brought about by the activity of the insurgents, rather than by the American fleet, as it has been-Admiral Dewey's policy to remain inactive while awaiting the troops which have been started out to reinforce him. It may be, however, that Gen. Augusti surrendered to Admiral Dewey rather than to the insurgent chieftain, so he could be more assured that order would be preserved and Spanish life and property protected under the American admiral than under Gen. Aguinaldo. Owing to the lateness of the hour when the cablegram from Ambassador Hay was received, and its indefinite character, it was not communicated to the members of the cabinet last night. THE CHARGE AGAINST BET^T. told to Haw raratetod the laltad Malat with Valuable lafanuttoa A boat tbe War. St. Thomas. D. W. L, June 13.—Mr Walter Bett, who is said to have been a secretary of Mr. Crawford, the British consul at San Juan de Porto Rico, the latter now acting for the United States, arrived here Saturday. Mr. Bett was accused of communicating information to the United States authorities, concerning the mines and fortifications of San Joan, and he was therefore ordered to leave Porto Rico. The Spaniards claim this is a flagrant breach of neutrality, and dangerous for Mr. Crawford, unless it can be proved that the latter was not the employer of Mr. Bett and that the expelled secretary is not answerable for his actions to the British government. Mr. Bett denies having supplied the United States authorities with the information referred to. Thirty-one Porto Rican refugees, mostly women, also arrived here Saturday. The newspapers say that two months of the existing conditions will bring Porto Rico to the verge of starvation. Tbs atottato at Cabs-Tbe People ef Madrid, June 13—The following dispatch has been received here from Capl-Gen. Blanco: •'One American cruiser and two gun* boats are before Havana: two are before Mariel. one at Cardenas, two at Sun Caisarioo, none at Matanxas and Cienfuegoa and IS American aen-of-war are off Santiago de Cuba. We have no news from La Caioaanero." A private dispatch received here front Manila, dated June 8, represent* the situation there as improved aad the people determined to resist.

Information of the Movement of Troops Absolutely Unattainable by Press or Public. UYSTEMQtfS VESSELS SEEN OFF CUBA. Hot CMMldmd of lay teportue. kf to* Nary OtfUUMat, tat Canala* Comot to tta Amy to Vtaw of tUo liilpliM Condition of Crwwdod Troop snip* to Trooott. Washixotok, June 10.—It became apparent yesterday afternoon, that the war department, through the energetic offices of its censors has succeeded entirely in its purpose to keep the inurements of the United States troops a secret. For beyond question at the close of the day it was impossible to learn where are the United States troops which had been for weeks fathered under command of Gen. Shatter in Florida Stories of the appearance of four mysterious war ship in Cuban waters floated through the navy department during the day. The officers quickly condemned them, declaring that if tht boats were Spanish they were nothing more than armed launches, and not tc be feared by any number of transports convoyed by such fine gunboats as th< Helena and the Bancroft. But, when these stories reached th« ear of the war department they we** received with a different spirit. Nothing is more helpless in warfare that an unarmed troop transport full oi soldiers. She would fall an easy vio time to the smallest gunboat, and the soldiers, knowing their weakness ii this respect, are loath to undertake tc cross the Florida straits until these disagreeable visitors have been removed from the pathway. Without respect to the character ol the strange craft that are said to b< dodging the blockadersat Havana, they will be removed from the scene of action in short notice, as it is understood that Sampson has been made acquainted with the situation and will be expected to redeem bis promise tc provide safe conduct to the army when called upon. He has ample force tc conduct the operations at Santiago tc a successful issue, and still spare vessels of any power desirable for use ie the Florida straits. It was pointed out yesterday by s naval officer that the admiral, since the arrival of the marine battalion on the Panther, has had at his disposal what he may regard as a sufficient force of men to capture Santiago, even before the troops arrive. The 800 marines on the Panther added to the marines already with the fleet would make a total of about 1,500 men. Without impairing the efficiency of his ships, Admiral Sampson could spar* 1,000 blue jackets for a landing party, and with this total force of 2,500 men. if the insurgents, who have been armed by the United States government, dc their share, it seems posstble for Samp son to capture Santiago at short notiee. There seemed to be a very decided amount of expectation among the officials who are acquainted with the government plans in the campaign that almost warranted a conclusion that an engagement of some kind waa expected yesterday.

SCHLEY’S TRIBUTE TO HOBSON UUtttrjr Dow N*t Record m Act of Tom liwroUta than that of Theca Mao. On Board thk Dauntless. Orr Santiago i»k Cuba, Sunday. June 5. 4 p m., via Kingston, Jamaica. Monday June &—Commodore Schley paid a beautiful tribute to the valor of Lieut. Hobson and the gallant crew of th« collier Merrimae, as he sat out on the after deck of the flagship Brooklyu. lying tire miles off Santiago de Cuba, on Sunday afternoon, talking with a correspondent of the press. Pointing toward the gray walls of Morro castle, where Lieut. Hobson and his brave men were said to be incarcerated, th« commodore spoke as follows: “History does not record an act o: finer heroism than that of the gallant men who are prisoners over there. 1 watched the Merrimae aa she made her way to the entrance of the harbor and my heart sank as 1 saw the perfect hail of fire that fell upon those devoted men. 1 did not think it possible that one of them could hav« gone through it alive. They went inU ’ the jaws of death. It was ltalaklava over again without the means of de fense which the Light Brigade had Hobson had a forlorn hope, without the power to cut his way out. But for tune once more favored the brave, am I hope he will have the rccognitior and promotion he deserves. His nam* will Uveas long as the heroes of tht world are remembered.” Notts* of Kxpatstoa. Montreal. June R—Word has beet received here from Ottawa that a mea senger nas left the*e with the notice a* expulsion from Canada of Lieut. Car ranxa and Sc nor Dubose, recently at tached to the Spanish legation at Wash ington. GERMAN Bio GUNS USELESS tie** wut n»w Hard W Tit Wasajsoton, June 10.— It is said that Samps m has dismantled every gen in the forts to the right and left of the Santiago channel sea entrance. “A Krupp gun once dismantled by violence is badlv damaged,” remarked Bear-Admiral Ramsey. United States navy, former chief of ordnance. "It will he difficult work to ever ndt i them useful or effective again.”

Acstin, Tex.. June 11.—The through ■call and express train of the Santa Fe railroad was held up by four bandits Thursday night, near Coleman June* lion, on the Lampasas division, and it is believed that considerable booty eras secured. The fireman offered re* sistance, and was seriously if not fatally shot. Yesterday afternoon Gov. Culberson received a telegram from General Manager Fol of the Santa Fe, informing him that the train carrying through mail and express had been held up near Coleman Junction and robbed, that the fireman had been badly wounded by the robbers, and asking tor state rangers to pursue the bandits. The governor answered that there were no rangers in the interior of the state at this time, all doing Mexican border duty, and that the local authorities would have to look after the matter. Nothing further could be learned about the robbery from the state officers, but from other sources it was learned that the hold-up was well planned and executed. The place where the train was robbed is very lonely, and isolated to that degree that it afforded safety to the robbers and left the train crew and passengers almost at the mercy of the bandits. It is said that considerable money was taken from the passengers. The express car was entered, but I there are conflicting statements , as to whether there was any money secured or not, one story being that several thousand dollars were taken and another that a small amount was secured, but it is generally believed that the j bandits got some money from the car. It is known that while considerable money was secured, none of the passengers were hurt and the fireman was the only one of the train crew injured.

A DIAMOND AND REVOLVER WmtIox a Fatal Wab Arwud tbs Jobs Italy Colllaa. Cbargtd with Mar* darlac HU ntbar. Kansas Crrr, M<x, June 11.—A special to the Star from Lawrence. Kas., says: “Detective Dell Harbaugh. who has been working up the Collins murder case, and at whose instance the arrest of the negroes Jordon and ilarper was made at Topeka, and subsequent arrest of John Henry Collins, rharged with killing h is father, has returned here and secu red, at a pawnbroker shop, the diamond and revolver which young Collins had given Harper. The revolver is supposed to be the f sissing weapon that disappeared from the Collins residence on the day of tho murder. Both articles are alleged to tave'been given to Jordan by Collins in an effort to get him to murder the elde r Collins. THE UPRISING IN FERGHANA Report ot Slaughter of Kmln Soldier Confirmed — The Ou tbreak of Retlglotte Origin. St. Petersburg. Junji 11.—The report of an unexpected attack by l.OOt natives on a Russian pest, garrisoned by 300 infantry, at Andijan, Ferghana province, Turkestan, is tonfirmed. The uprising, in which 30 soldiers were killed and as many more wounded, was of purely religious origin and due to the intrigues >f the Mussulman priesthood, who. excited by Turkey's victory over Greece, promoted the outbreak, with the most serious reverse to the Russian arms sustained in central Asia in many years. The leader of the band, a high Mussulman priest, confess^ t.o a secret understanding with high circles at Constantinople. and admits that the uprising was intended to be general in the province of ijfrghana. THE IMPORTS OF DIAMONDS. A Remarkable Show lag a* Compared wt»» 189? Reduction of Duty Make* Smuggling l'nprofitable. VY. swing TON, June 11.—A report front the collector of customs at New York shows that the imports of diamonds at that port during the period from January 1 to April 30. 1698, amounted to ^,003.433 as compared with 1341. ITS for the same period in 1897. This enormous increase of nearly 9C0 per cent, is said to be almost entirely due to the reduction of the cun toms duty, which has operated to prevent smuggling. tak AogaUi Uft t* Bis Owe Disc ratios aad Kssoarcm la Basils. Maprid. June 11.—In the chamber of deputies yesterday Senor Romeo Girou. minister for the colonies, in reply to a question, aa to whether Capt.GB. Augusti had been given instructions in the event of being obliged to surrender and as to whether the instructions directed him to treat with Admiral Dewey, the American commander, or Aguinaldo, the iusargent chief, said the government had given no instructions on this subject. Took Tbs AfibJkr Costy. Nxw York. Jane 11—The dead bodj of Mrs. Andrew Hunt, of Jersey City, was found hanging to the transom of a door by her husband when he arose. He cut the body down and placed it in bed. Them be prepared breakfast for himself aad three children, and after eating the morning meal, took the children to a neighbor telling the latter that bis wife bad killed herself. He din not report the suicide to the police, bat went to bin place of bosinesw Subsequently he was called to police headquarters to rusks an ev.pibnatioa.

Great Fleet of Fifty Transports Ready to Sail from Key West for Cuba. THE 60VEMME*T WILL TUE ID MSB. Oflktol CmShmUm of tk* Eat*C****t mt tiwtoMiBo Bagr-flM Rwl Uh]Mt •t lira OariMtoa*! Vojr»t* to Swm aCokllac Station to ikt PaeUte bjr to* 8*Utar* of to* Ladroata Washutotox, Jane 11.—From the maze of doubt and contradiction as to tire dispatch of the first army of invasion to Cuba one thing stands oat clearly—namely: That the government, feeling strong in its present position and plan, is moving cautiously and with the deliberation which it believes will secure success unattended with disaster. With this main purpose in view, the army and navy are co-operating toward the dispatch of the troops, some 25,000 in number, under escort of a strong fleet of naval convoys, made up of 16 war ships, headed by the battleship Indiana. Unattended by this strong fleet, the troops might have left last Friday, when one strong naval convoy was ready for this service. Since then, however, reports have come as to the presence of Spanish ships in the north Atlantic. Realizing that nothing was to be gained by haste, and that the war was progressing steadily toward success, it was determined not to take the one small chance of having our troop transports menaced by some scouting ship of the enemy. As a result the troop transports have not proceeded to Cuba, either yesterday or the day before, as has been repeatedly asserted. They are in readiness to go, but will not move until the naval convoy is ready to accompany them, assuring safe conduct from Florida to the point of destination. Whether that will be to-day or to-mor-row the war department declines positively to say, and there is authority for the statement that any reports purporting to give the day or hour when I this formidable flotilla of invasion will start is not only unwarranted, but meets with the most vigorous official condemnation.

The administration feels that the time has come when it is of the utmost importance that the precise movements of this invading fleet should not be published in this country» and thus heralded to the enemy. The completeness with which the transport of troops has been planned is shown in the official list of transport vessels given out at the war department yesterday. Of this list 34 large steamships, varying from 4.100 tons down to 600 tons, are ready to carry our troops to the point of invasion. There are some 13 other craft, including vessels suitable for conveying fresh water, stores, etc., and for lightering the troops and stores. The entire transport fleet of about fifty steamships, augmented by the fleet of naval convoys, 16 in number, will make an imposing marine procession, exceeding in magnitude the notable spectacle of the naval review during the World's fair year. The first official confirmation of the engagement at Uuanatanamo last Tuesday came to the navy department yesterday, and was made the subject o.* a bulletin. The terms in which Admiral Sampson described the affair j tended strongly to take away the large j importance that had been given it in ths unofficial dispatches. There was a notable failure on the part of the admiral to mention anything like a landing, although a statement that the Marblehead now holds the lower bay. by implication may carry with it the idea that her marines are ashore. The statement coming from San Francisco to the effect that the real object of the Charleston's voyage was the seizure of the Spanish Ladrooe islands has small oasis of truth in it. When it was decided to send the monitors Monterey and Monad nock clear across the Pacific from Mare Island to Manila, it was well known that this could not I be done without sending along rod- I liers, because of the- insufficient coau I supply of the monitors. It was not j deemed practicable to tow the big iron- j dads the 4.000 miles of the voyage that would have to be traversed by them J without coal, so it became necessary to j find places in the Pacific where they j could replenish their bunkers. A study of the charts showed that there were j several groups lying between Hawaii I and the Philippines which might afford a harbor iu which the colliers could lay along side the monitors and fill np their eoal bunkers. The officials do not deem it prudent to name the particular islands chosen for the purpose, but it is obvious that being barred by neutrality laws from the possessions of natural countries, the first reconrse of the navy department would be some of the Spanish islands, such aa the Ladroaes or the Carolines. Therefore, it is assumed that if the Charleston really goes to one of the former islands, it will bo with the purpose ©( securing in advance a suitable harbor for the use of the monitors. fismpsia*! Campaign Hm. Ox Boabo tub Waxoa.off Santiago oat Cuba, Thursday, June ft, Ip u, via Kingston, Jamaica. June 1L—-It is believed the navy will follow the landing of troops by forcing the passage of the narrow channel leading to the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, fishing up the sunken mines and compelling Admiral Cervera to make a stand. If the destruction of the Spanish fleet is successfully curried oat it will end the last vestige of Spanish dominion in Eastern Cuba. The harbor of Guantanamo is completely under the control of the American fleet.

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