The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 9, 1898, Page 6

5 STD TRS RUNS The American Fleet Bombarded the Batteries at the Harbor with Most Destructive E ffect. CUBAN TROOPS MAKE A LAND ATTACK. An Engagement Also Reported Between a Colamn of Spanish Troops and an Amer- fean Force Jast Landed—The Spanish Cruiser Maria Teresa Sunk by the Fire | of the American Vessels. Care Hayttes, Ha Santiago de Cuba continued th er part of yesterday, from 7:45 7 until nearly 11 o’clock. Ten of the American warships maintained a steady and carefully directed fire against El Moro castle and the bat- teries at Punta Gorda, Socapa and Cin- coreales, in addition to bombarding the Spanish fleet in the harbor. The percentage of effective projectiles was | very large. It appears, from the best information obtainable at this place, the cable station connecting with San- | tiago, that immense damage was in- flicted on the enemy. mit that the bombardment from the American fleet was most destructive. About 1,600 projectiles were said to have been fired by the American war- ships and it seems the responsive fire from the Spanish forts and ships wz searcely felt at all by the Americans. The fortifications near the entrance of the harbor are described as being rid- dled with solid shot and shattered by the explosion of the immense shells fired by the American battleships. The Spanish batteries are understood to have been virtually silenced and El Moro and the fortifications at Socapa and Punta Gorda are reported to have been demolished by the three hours’ uninterrupted hammering of the American fleet. The American attack is next said to have been specially directed against Aguadores, a small coast town a little to the east of the entrance of Santiago bay. The idea of the American admi- ral, it appears, was to land troops and siege guns there, after reducing the defenses of the place, and thence make a close assault upon Santiago, which, in view of the present condition of its fortifications, may be expected to yield very soon after the beginning of such anattack. The latest advices received here from Spanish sources do not indi- cate the duration of the fire or whether American troops and siege guns were actually landed at Aguadores, but, from the information obtainable, it cannot be doubted that the net result of Monday’s fighting was extremely disastrous to the Spanish defenses. itis also understood here that the Cuban troops maintained throughout the greater part of yesterday an at- tack by land upon Santiago, and the Spanish reports say the garrison lost heavily in killed and wounded. Inthe naval force, the Spaniards say that the officer who was second in command of the partly dismantled Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes and five sailors and an ensign were killed. The Spanish sail- ors wounded, it is asserted, number 16 men. The loss on the American side, the Santiago report says, isnot known. Later.in the day, it appears, a land- ing of American troops was effected near Daiquiri, some distance east of Aguadores and near the railroad sta- tion connecting with Santiago de Cuba. Later an engagement took place between the American forces and a column of Spanish troops which had been sent against the landing party. The accounts of the battle ob- tainable here, being from Spanish sources, do not set forth the result, and, therefore, it is to be inferred that the Americans were victorious and that 1s the belief which prevails here. There is a report current at Cape Haytien that the first-class armored Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa was sunk yesterday by fire of the American ships. It is said that only 500 American troops were landed at Daiquiri, or possibly at Aguadores, the two places being confused inthe reports reaching here. It seems to be admitted that the fire of the American soldiers was so accurate that the Spaniards were com- pelled to tlee from the fortifications they were defending. The Americans are row said to be entrenched near Daiquiri and landing heavy guns preparatory to moving them toward Santiago and laying siege tothecity. There is a panic in Santia- go. The residents who can are fleeing to the country, joining the insurgents or doing anything to get away from the certain destruction that now awaits Cervera’s fleet and the forces of Pando and Linares. LARGE REPUBLICAN GAINS. Geer Elected Governor of Oregon by a Plurality of 10,000—Hoth Congress- men and Legislature Republican. Porttanp, Ora, June 7%.—Late re turns from yesterday's election show large republican gains in every county of the state over the vote in 189%. Par tial returns from 25 out of the 32 coun- ties of the state show that Geer (rep), for governor will have about 10.000 plurality. Moody (rep.), for con gress in the Second district, will have a plurality approaching 5,000 Tongue (rep.) is re-elected to con- gress tn the First district by more than 2,000 plurality. The legislature is overwhelmingly republican, being made up as follows: Senate, republic- ans, 23; opposition, 7. House, repub leans, 44; opposition, 16 Went Insane in Cuda. Reapine, Pa, June 7.—Advices ree ceived by friends of J. H. Edwards, | secretary of the Y. M. C. A. of this | city, who went to Cuba last March, | say that he has been arrested as a spy and has become insane. No*other de tails have been received, The Spaniards | THE ONLY PEGE TRS The Conditions Which the President and Senate Will Consent to for Stopping the War. | Lhe Advisability of Seizing the Canary Is- lands Informally Discussed at Washing- ton—The Quartermaster General's Of- | fiee—Concerning State Troops—Pay from Enlistment—Engineer Corps. | New York, June 7.—A Washington | special to the Commercial Advertiser says that the terms of peace upon which the ad nistration has deter- mined already nsist are as follow: Cuba must be delivered to the United | States in trust until a stable govern- ment can be established there by its inhabitants, or some other disposition | of Cuba must be accepted which will | insure ultimate independence; Porto Rico must be ceded absolutely | to the United States; the United Sta | must retain a naval base and a port in ilippines, and the United States ve a naval base in the Ladrone line islands. its | islands and one in the Car These conditions are the last which administration will accept, and the least which the senate have embodied in a are consent to will treaty, which must come to the senate for ratification. Shafter’s Expedition Nearly Ready. Cuicaco, June 7.—A Tampa dispatch from a reliable correspondent of the Chicago Daily News says the work of loading troops, horses, guns, ammuni- tion, stores, equipment and medical supplies for the first great invasion of the Spanish West Indies is almost completed and before many hours Gen. Shafter’s corps, the Fifth, is expected to sail aw The destination is known only toa few and may not be given out until the fleet of transports with its convoy of war vessels is well on its way to Cuba. Canary Island Expedition. WasuinGcron, June 7.-—-The military and naval authorities are discussing informally the advisability of sending an expedition to seize the Canary is- lands. The plan proposed, it is under- stood, is to be contingent on the fail- ure of Spain to sue for peace after the fall of Santiago and the successful in- vasion of Vorto Rico by our forces. While no definite arrangements Jook- ing to the perfection of the movement have been made, there ts quite an un- dercurrent of influence in favor of it. The Quartermaster General's Office. WASHINGTON, June 7.— eretary Al- ger has sent to congress a proposed bill for the better organization of the quartermaster general's oflice in the army, its depots of supplies, ete. The sudden collection of the force of volun- teers and the increase of the volunteer army has imposed an immense work on this branch of the service and the bill gives officers found best qualified for diflicult and important duties a temporary increase in rank and pay. Concerning State Troops. WASHINGTON, June 7.—Representa- tive Olmsted, of Pennsylvania, has in- troduced a bill providing that officers and enlisted men of military organiza- tions who were furnished by any state ander call by the president or govern- or, and which rendered actual mili- tary service under command of United States offic shall be considered to have been in the military service of the United States during the period that said organizations were in actual Pay from Date of Enlistment. WasuInGron, June 7.—It has finally been determined that the government will pay all state troops from the day of enlistment, and not from the time of mustering in Adjt. Gen Corbin said late last night this plan had been definitely decided upon, but payments would not begin until July 1, as the paymasters recently appointed have been slow in quafifying. The Engineer Corps of the Army. WASHINGTON, June 7.—Senator Haw- ley has introduced a bill for the recog- nition of the engineer corps of the army. It provides that the corps shall consist of one chief, with the rank of brigadier-generai, seven colonels, 14 lieutenant colonels, 28 majors and 33 tains. It provides for promotion ; Brooklyn & Baltimore & n& Louisvi ie chs, At New York At Boston—I NATION New York 1 velund 5-2 20 nSas Cit a Premiam tn Kansas. June 7.—The wheat Kansas will be so enor- on of rto perform Men are being offered r $1.50 to $2.50 per day and in some cases $3, which includes board and washing, and scores of farmers are buying headers, fearing that when the time comes they will be unable to secure any labor. Harvest I mous th how t Bicyclist to Race Against Patchen Haktronr, Conn., June 7.—Joe Patchen. the great pacer, record O1+y, and C. R. Coulter, of Mansfield, 0., holder of the unpaced record on a cycle of 1 i face here in July. SHAFTER'S EXPEDITION NEARLY READY. | | The Seldier Boy For Me. san who wears the shoulder straps ord in hand, les alon m front nd brave and grand; ranks sumewhere— w 1 at back there im th b I cannot fk wh houlder, is e man who wears the shoulder = 2 and tr other brave ones, too! nere are heights that must be the air, officer alone ¢ danger there won, When Whil Tis nu Who the orBVe way, Us his dread in the fray; Sut there, behind him in the ranks, And mo zlike a part Of some machine, is many a mar With just as brave a heart. Th who wears the shoulder straps 1 es the people's praise I honor and applaud him for The noble part he plays; But back there in the ranks somewhere, Stout-hearted, brave is he— 1o and nerve to dare— for me? Prepared & The soldier boy 8.8 Cleveland Leader Kise To Home Folks. CHICKAMAUGA, GA., 6-4 "98. J.T. Graves, Bur ter, Mo. Dean Farurn:—Ree'd your letter along with boxes of eatables. The gang are living fat at present. The aforesaid boxes are about out of sight, but you may rest assured that the people of Butler will always be remembered by the crack Co. of the 2nd regiment, which is also best in first army corps, so the headquarter oflicers say. All we have to do now is to drill 24 hours in the forenoon and sometimes 3 or 4 hoursin the evening. Some of our boys have a pain right where Uncle Sam’s brass belt plate ought to be, I guess ‘twas caused by eating too much cake and not regu- lating their belts accordingly. As for myself I took off my belt and shoes, being rather slim of build I have suflicient room to expand or contract, as the yankees say ‘‘can’t you see,”’ Well, we have cake enough fortwo or three days yet, and are saving our canned goods to top out on. Am glad Proctordidn’t send the gall, for we have no use for an arti- cle of that kind at this place. There are no ladies to speak of here, so we will have an abundance till we get back home again. Therefore, in be- half of the boys, thank Mr. Proctor for his kind favor and ask him if the bologna was bird dog or bull dog. We think it was the former for our mascot, which is a bird purp, seemed to recognize an old friend and we had to tie it, (the bologna), The boys whistled for more in two min- utes after opening the boxes it was so welcome. Talk abeut good things! Maybe that jam, jelly, cow butter, pickles, ete., didn’t get out of sight in short order. If you get a chance wish you would send my banjo. We have no music of any kind and I think we could stir upa stag dance some night. My tools have not arrived yet, so I have as good a time asanyone. Well, taps is being sounded so I will quit fer to-night. More anon. Yeurs affectionately, MARK. Virginia Items. We write what we hear the Virginians say is true; Dear Reader, don’t blame us if we hear ’em say What happens you. Miss Leona Flesher visiting relatives around this week The Virginia carriage works turn- ed out a fine carriage last week. The band supper Wednesday night of last week was a success, E D Kipp and wife, Chas Fisk and wife, Joe Meyer, Robt. Deacon and wife of Butler, were present. The strawberry supper at Hot- water Friday night was well attend- ed. Aaron received a letter from Mrs Jno Campbell of Milton, Oregon, She sent money to have the Timms con- tinued and said it would be a mi link to do without it. She closed her school in Idaho and went to Oregon and commenced one near Milton, eh will last until August. She has a warm feeling for Bates county people, Aaron listened to the pops had say about fusion. This township appears to be against bugs, as they call of Butler, is Virginia what some of to fusion with jthem. Some think it does not do well to 1t goldbugs and then turn jaround and endorse them. Some think actions speak louder than ilver and then go the ballot box, the only place where a person expresses his trae conviction. We are glad that the convention nor ted R F Harper for representative. Mr Harper is among our best farmers and a few years ago was onthe prohibition ticket for the same office and a can- vass against the saloon, this time it will be against gold bugs. Childrens day at the Christian church Sabbath was attended. The exercises were bat good. There were three new married cou- ples present. Mrs Israel Nestlerode, words to ialk free to well ort who has i-5, have been matched to | heen visiting her son James in south ing} Missouri, for some home Friday of last w Chris Metiuire jurday and rej Was in i rted the rood ar | neighborhood was had corn a foot Lh Mi May and also Chas and Jim Co Li tian churcl ter, Misses Grace Cx | Riley of Drexel Miss Ella W better Sabbath. her; it is thought she will not to go back to her home in I : iat r and aus reported f Her fath AARON, allard Items brane on a rampage again Saturday Elmo Asberry and Ned Col Saturday for the harvest fields in Oklahoma, and their many friends here wish them health, wealth and success and safe retur Fr Patrick wt You and | Mr Shelton from sont! to , were over trading Saturday. Chas Price and wife of Butler, vis- ited relatives near here Saturday and Sunday. The boys all had long faces w it was raining S rday evenir afraid they would not get to take their girls to Bethel Sunday. Miss Emma Bowden of ElDorado Springs, was visiting relatives here. She attended the closi her sister’s schoo! last Friday. Lee Hendricks plumb out of town, Sold his crop to Will Hooper, and en- gaged inthe old time chilling busi- exercises of ness. Several on our sick list the past week. Our friend George Hut? of Cniver, wae down Friday and t some of Spearman's “high patent,” along heme. Our fishermen failed to bring us any fish Saturday. Some talk of a new mail carrier on this route, and a reversalin thet leaving here mornir instead of evenings, Last week was one of rush with the farmers till when the rain stooped al and myself could not work. T H Lynch announces himself as candidate for justice. D V Brown, public administrator, was in thisand Maysburg neighbor- hoed on business. Hon J N Ballard was evening last week; he did not tell us, but guess he will get her vote. We attended childrens days serv- ices last Sunday at Bethel where we must say the children and all did well. Too much credit cannot be given to Frank Chambers, superin- tendent. Par. Saturday morning, eyen Reed here one Pay for Missourt Volunteers, Chickamauga Park, Ga, June 3.— Hilarious joy took possession of the Sth Regiment, Missouri Volunteers, today, when it was learned that Goy Stephens had made arrange- ments to furnish the money re- quired to pay the troops, the Goy ernor to be re-imbursed by the Legislature next winter. The state ows the troops about $100,000, and the men are greatly in need of the money. Other states have bsen pay- ing their soldiers, Okic yesterday paying out $125,000. The men feared they were not to be paid, as it was reported here that Adjt. Gen. Bell had fixed things soas to save the state this $100,000 Before the regiments were recruited, the Goy ernor said something about pledg- ing his personal credit, if neceszary to protect the troops. and it is pre sumed that this is a redemption of his promise. Serious Bridge Accident, | Kansas City, Mo, June 3.—An } unknown man was instantly killed tort four boys were seriously, per- | haps fatally, injured on the Missouri | Pacitic bridge acrozs the Kaw River jat Kansas City, Kan., this afternoon. The man and six beys were sitting jin the shade of several box ears. which were standing on the bridge, watching some men swimming in the river. Anengine pushed the cars foward. Tie man fell with his neck across the rail and was decapitated. Albert Dight sustained a fracture of theleg) Hugh Hannen’s leg was fractured and crushed. Charles Lynch's leg was broken and his |bandcrushed. Two of the boys es- eap2d by jump’ng into the river, a eictance of 15 feei. Flour ia getting down so we can begin to eat white bread again. We keep the best in the market and the kind you cught to buy because it Eeeps the money at home. Frank Smith & Sor. “|that the third regin has received a Alger say Nebraske dby W the eral Barry Secretary | volunteer infantry, orga | J. Bryan, bas been accepted b |government and that it would be jadded te the contingeat going to | the Philippines | When this news was | Bryan was so notified, and went to Governor Holeomb's office and a conference wa: ld, the outcome of it has not yet been received Mr. fi uu although which publicly announced, was that Bryan | Was appointed colonel of the regi ment and given bis comission Adjutant General I at once jissued the first geversl order in the history of the new regiment. It was jaddressed to the member; and |ficers, urging them to drill, perfect their organization and be ready for the call to mobilize in this city. | Later news to the effect that m would be sent hece inthe jand the regiment sworn in ordered to San Francisco, where the tirst of city, Colonel Bratt, is already located from Washington was near future and this under Special Navy Supplement. The subject of our Navy is one which is ali engrossing at the pres ent time, and the desire for accurate and reliable information concerning ur vessels has icdaced the Scientific American to pubiish a Special Navy Supplement illustrations. Every effort he made to explain what the Navy is. Comparisons hz been drawn, not only between the various types of vessels, but also between different vessels of the same clus: The de scriptions are couched in untechnical s been ive language, and after a careful reading of this number any one can discuss the merits the very much as he would talk of the good and bid points of a horse. The clear diagrams showing the dift ences between these modern fighting machines render analyses of this kind easy. It is beautifully illus trated by half-tone engravings and woodcuts showing not only the naval vessels themselves, but gune, gun turrets, conning towers, steer- ing apparatus, ete. This bes a colored cover and colored wap ef Cuba Price Munn & Company, 361 Broadwey, New York, are the publishers of various vessels number 25 cents. Big Fisg tor Morro Castle, | New York, June 3—The Stars and ‘stripes in the shape of the larg- est flag inthe world will float over Morro castle, Havana, when Blanco surrenders. The immenso igned for this duty is alr. ady pre- pered and may be seen draped at the front of an empty storeroom at 147 Fulton strect A patriotic Wall Street man haz had the great flag made. It measures 120 fect in length and forty three and onethird feet in witdth, an it is believed that it breaks the record for sizs. It is so big that special bunting was made for jitin Boston. The bunting measured | forty-two inches across in the rough. fiag de jeach stripe measures inches It took a full p jyards for each stripe | they run into the jack | The jack forty feet in }length, and covers the space of seven forty-two of forty measures |stripee. The stars are not very large. From point to point each star measures fourtect: inches They are arranged ia a'ternatin gZ eccording Russtan Garrison Attacked Petersburg, June senea tion has been ereated in cfficial cir- cles here by the news of an unex pected attack of 1000 natives ona Russian post gerrisoned by 300 in fantry, at the town of An Jijen, Prov ince of Ferghana, Turkestan. It is said twenty of the eoldiers were kil ed and that eighteen were wour ded. No such reverse to the Pussian arms bas oceured in Cestre] Asia for many years. of. i * stering oflicers | | Made up, the flag, allowing for seams | Camp Om ‘ 1 by Fates 2 Food and Mealenegs * of the Volunteers, ‘ ) the fo er + cases « the men no ‘ wances n abunda Delmoni ey are ge the best a soldier's digg ‘ i ry in chi pot of subsistence, in Cha cient for the that is the reason ‘the rly fed.” Con artermasters know wttend to it, cre issued yester ts in camp to pre to reeruit their companies strength of 106 mem The for one recruiting offices ilisted men to each battal details were made out ina number of regiments and the work of at once. FOR A BLOODLESS victory, ner ler was | | President MeKinley Seeks Triamphant | Peace with as Little Sacrifice of Hae ‘oastble. | man Life as Wasunerton, Jun -Since the war between the United States and Spain has progressed so far without the loss of many lives on either side, Tresident MeKinley is more than ever convinged that we will come very near ach a bloodless victory. He stated yester day that he expected the six Spanish ships in the harbor of Santiago tobe taken without sacrificing o great amount of American blood, and that Blanco would doubtless be instructed by his government to surrender and acuate Cuba by the time an Amer jean arm of occupation had tm vaded Porto Rico. On most excellent authority it can be stated that the president is determined upon the rapid war from this time forward, but that he is cherishing the hope that the moral effect of our great strength will induce Spain, in her hopeless and almost pitiable condition, to throw her “honor” to the winds and do the sensible thing—give up. SPIES UNDER “ARREST. Senor Du Bose and Lieut. Carranza ta Trot 1 for Fa! y Acous- Ing Joneph Kellert. “HAL, Que., June 7.—Senor Da ds Lieut ranzn, the Span- iards who have been making Montreal the head center of Spanish intrigue against the United States, were placed under arrest yesterday and later re L The warrant for thelr arrest sworn out by Detective Joseph Kellert, wh they accused of having stolen a letter whith Carranza had written, and who now has begun a civil suit against them jointly and severally for $25,000 dam ages for false arrest. Kellert hasbeen acquitted and honorably discharged. Spanish Outposts Being Driven in MANILA, via Hong Kong, June t= The Spanish outposts have been drives in along the line simultancously and with great It iss that ,000 have been killed. There has hand to hand fighting for slaughte re 70 hours, despite the typhoon which fs raging. The violent winds and tor rents of rain render the rifles of the Spanish availing. The na» troops u tives easily + their slashin at ery step with nives. To Kecrutt Thetr Companies. Camp Avorn, Va., June Orders were yesterday issued to the colonels commanding the regiments in camp | here instructing them to recruit their | to 106 enlisted men each | ling the Third ly in accordance , immediately de joned icer and four battalion to return wo establish recruiting and Fanston Leaves for } Tamra Kegiment. Col. Fred Pur y evening for | regiment, t He | bas been her ference jwith Gen. Mi Cuban atters. Ilis inform of great g po : intelligence | ng affairs in Cuba. } Has Fitz Agreed to Fight? | 3 J —The Press says: promised to meet vattle for “ ELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. |