Richmond Planet.(Richmond, VA) 1898-05-07. · Negroa, Sax-oar, Mindanaoand Mindoro.with moro than...
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Ube ©nl^ /Ifcebium jF or HU Rbvertteers IDeeirfng Colorefc peoples' XCrabe* Circulation (Suarantccfc, Special (Quotation-* lapon Xaroc Boverti-xment*. Ev>er^ Colored /Ran Sboulb t>ave Ubte 3oumal in lois Ifoome. Verms in "advance: $1.50 per ©car. Sent to an. part ot "United States ant> Canada. VOL. XV. NO ai RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, MAY 7. 1898- PRICE, 5 CENTS MAP OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS* There are so many islands In the Philippines that tbe exact number li unknown. There are nine very large ones.Lnzon, Panay, Zebu, Leyte, Bohol, Negroa, Sax-oar, Mindanao and Mindoro.with moro than 1,300 smaller ones. Thoy haye an entire area of over 120,000 Minaro miles and a population of about 7,600,000. And here again ls found tbe old story.Spanish officials have ruled with a rod of iron, and the worm has turned. Manilla, the capital of tbe Philippines and tbe chief city of Luzon, contains a population of 330,000, prin¬ cipally Spanish creoles, Chinese half creeds aud tbe original natives. Tbe bay of Manilla, tho largest and finest in the world, could offer anchorage to tba nnited fleets of Europe. DEWEY'S VICTOHY. Defeat of the Spanish Fleet at Philippine Islands. TWO SPANISH SHIPS SUNK. Our Commodore Has Sent in an Ultimatum, AND SPAIN'S CABINET YIELDS. Has Cabled the Captain General to Comply With the Victorious American's Demands. Tha Disturbed Spanish Capital Has Been Placed Under Martial Law.Com¬ modore Dewey, Owing to Insufficient Forces, Will Probably Combine With the Philippine Insurgents to Have the Latter Garrison the Island. London, May 3..Tba Madrid corre¬ spondent of the Times, describing Sun¬ day's engagement at Manila, says: The Olympia, the Boston, the Raleigh, the Concord, the Petrel and the Monoc;uy, entered tha bay under cover of dark¬ ness by the smaller and safer Bo- cacblca channel. T-i_ loris of Cor¬ regidor Island gave the alarm by firing on the intruders, but they seem to have inflicted no serious damage. Tbe American squadron moved up the bay, and at 3 o'clock in the morning ap¬ peared before Cavite. Here, lying under the shelter of the forts, was the Spanish squadron. Admiral Montejo, a few days before, went to Subic bay to look for the enemy, but learning that they wera COMMODORE DEWEY. vastly superior In force had prudentl: returned and placed his ships unde the protection of the forts. This wa his only chance of meeting the enem; on something like equal terms, and i did not suffice. Soon the Americans opened fire The Spaniards replied vigorously, an the combat continued without inter ruption for four hours, during whir tha Don Antonio de Ullea was sun* ths Castilla and Mindanao were set o firs, and the Reina Maria Christin and the Don Juan de Austria wer seriously damaged. One or two of th smaller craft were scuttled by thei crews to escape capture. Others too refuge in a small neighboring cree] empting into Baker bay, whero pr< sumably the American ships were ui able to follow them. But not one au; rendered. Captain Cadarso, of the cruiser Rein Maria Christina, who waa killed o tha bridge of his vessel, was one of tl most brilliant officers in the Spani_ navy. An unconfirmed dispatch from Ma* rid places the Spanish loss In the ba tis of Manila at 400 killed and a larc number wounded. The American lot la not stated, though lt ls asserted tha tha American ships were badly dan aced. Littlt additional news has. arrive from Manila, but UM -.annual ract ls that Commander Dewey is now in pos¬ session of Manila bay, and can cer¬ tainly take possession of Corregidor I-land, even if he linda difficulty in effectually capturing Manila itself, owing to the absence of a neeeaaary landing force. Having thus _.«*.< ured a naval base-, lu: will have no difficulty iu -securing supplies of coal. This la a mero question of money and or¬ ganization. The 1 l who ia strong in oat-tain waters will generally in securing supplies of coal. Commodore I .< cording to a eh from Madrid, gave General Augusti 24 boura to comply with an ultimatum which demanded all warlik. stores and the entire stock of coal in charge of the government officials. Tho ultimatum asserted that no money levy would be made on Manila. The dis¬ patch says it is believed in Madrid that tbe government has already cabled the captain geueral authority to comply with the demand, no other course being open. Ths cabinet ministers admit that the naval battle off Cavite ended in utter rout, but they are resolved to spare no efforts in the defense of their country. It is noticeable amon_r all claasea, especially among politicians, that there is a strong hope of an intervention by continental powers, especially Ger- many and Russia. Tue Madrid correspondent of th< Standard telegraphing at midnight says: "Senor Aguilera, the civil gov¬ ernor of Madrid, has Just posted on th< walla of the home office the customary proclamation, intimating that the clvl authorities consider the circumstance: Justify their handing over to the mill j tary authorities the mission of keepinj I order. id THE FLAG! The Olympia, the flagship of th displacement is 5,870; horsepower, inch breeohloading rifles, ten 5 inch 1 pound rapid fire guns and four Ga Promntness Again Acknowledged To the People's Relief Association Virginia; 1 hereby acknowledge the proa- payment of $30, the amount of dea claim of my little grandson, Robe Jeff arson; Mrs. Fannie Brown, 900 31st Street. The following; named members hei bj af arno wi ed ge th-*"* prompt payme of birth claims paid them this ween: Mrs Mary Jones, 1825 "William 8 Sidney, $9 00; Mrs. Rosetta Bass. Bast Duval St., $9 00; Mrs. Am Price, Q St., $P -v) "SeventT-8eTen (77)." "77" is Dr. Humphrey's Fame Specific for the cure of Grip and Col and the prevention of Pneumonia, t druggists, 25a. MAGNO'S MESSAGE. Our Churches on Sunday. PYTHIAH8 AHD OALAHTHE8 AT THE 5 TH ST. OHUBOfl. An Eleotric Oar Runs Over ona of Our Residents.Women Tattlers.Solasb- es Here and There. Last Sunday being the first Suruay in May was an exceedingly fine day. Many delighted to honor the church of God with their preserce, while others preferred strolling to the suburbs of tbe city. Most of our churches held their reg* ular services. The music at them set med to have been ou a high order. On last Sunday evening, the Fifth Street Baptist Church waa packed to its utmost capacity. The occasion be¬ ing the Anniversary of the Court« of Ga anthe, about seven hundred sisters responded so the call, and occupied seats in the basement of the church, awaiting the arrival of the Sir Knights who served as their guests. After all had assembled in the main auditorium of tbe church. Rev. W F Graham, D. l>., delivered a most excellent sanson, lie was followed by Kev. James H. Holmes, who declared the nothingness >f any organization without th* tender '..are of a « oman A collection of near¬ ly twenty -five dollar*. Quite a numb >r of our friends are still on the sick list, and tome are be¬ ing hurried to tbe Git? of the Dead. May bees are still afloat, and maybe they will marry soon now. In f&ct, they say so. O.i last luesday Mrs. Martha Allen was run over by an electric car. she is now being treated at tbe alms¬ house Tbe motorman ia now under $500 bond. We have advised our women from time to time to bridle their tongues, and stop tattling. We learn that here are yet some who employ their rime g mg to young married mn's home-, trying _o break up the peuce ii d quietude- therein. Rev. W L. Taylor seems to bethe only man for tho next Grand Master of the True Reformers. They say lhere will be a dark horse in the field,bul the people don't know it. Friendship is a precious jewel, but how few they be arba pots.essit. Be on the alert, watch both frienu and foe. His wife said she will have to leave him if lied >eeti'i reform. R^membfr, yuun_r man, the code of Yirgiiiiator- b.d* poligamy. Well. ' A j .x,M we are glad to have it thought thai we have a helpmate * ho .rill tignt our ha'ties. Now. we may be able to get by. 0-BeWS, no fight,*' is right,and U.ght the day will wiu. We'll watt me change. Young men, do that which tend- to tha advancement of our race. Patron¬ ize race enterprises whenever and wherever it is in your power so to do. Some of our girls, and young in :i, too, have L>. guii to Visit the ertune tellers Thyy saJTT to ssct-rain their future destiny. We say, the future is whai you maae it. Some people forget that "Lying lips are au abomination unto G_ad," a d daily incur His frowns With Home the Ward politics are as hot aa the midsummer's sun. We hope ita rays will dann a n_w day in the political world. VS e, as soldier boys are read; for war, if we are to have <. flicers wi tu the ranks of Colonels and MajoiS, other¬ wise our swords need rubbing auu our guns cleaning. lt is rumored that the Opera": y- jcoon," will be repeated soon with I changes in its caste. They will go to 1 Maicntbtcr. ' j Some folks marry for money and " | some folk- marry fur love, 'lho.a with »! the former id. a generally make amii - ' take which is only remedieu at death Some women put the bit in theil J husband's mouin al the wedding, an. - pull the reina uuiil a -separation comes -1 C. ut_ a number of our girls whohav< j been teaching in tbe various countiei SHIP OLYMPIA. a Asiatic squadron, was built in 1891. He 17,818; speed, 21.6 knots. She has four ! i rapid fire guns, fourteen 6 pound and si: tlings. Sbe is a modern protected cruiser ¦<¦. J have returned home. We bid the -j welcome for the summer. Rev. Scott C. Burrell is improvit pt -»»*»t'J- th MaonoUno >rt N. Vestibule. The Vestibue Social Glub is fast coi ing to the front as the leading soc club in the oity. Their success ia d to the good material the club is ma up of, and the excellent method which they conduct their assemblagi i e , with instruction and sobrie Special meeting Sunday 4 p. m. Th* books are open for enrollment of t riKht kind of young men. Robert Nelson, pres dent, Rufus M. Brea i.e-president, A. R. Jones, secrets* SCENE ON BOARD THE MONITOR TERROR HU Khr*UKl l-KUM UtWfcY. Troops Will I*i-on.|'.!-. !!< laBtoaHli ftoqi. hingtnn. ll assed j Without a single word from the Ameri¬ can fleet in the Philippi nam, and in view of the lons Continued interruption jin callie communication lhe officials 'are _ta_gttu_.ni gn themselves to tha ballal that tiny must await for lr "tilt lal news until a boat arrives .it ll. rag K>ng. If Admiral Dewey wants troops he will ba went as many as he needs di¬ rectly from San 1 anil it is very likely that state volunteers will make up tha quota. The < :d.: only waiting to "hear what Commodore Dewey wanta. Muan willis the plana al the Cupan campaign are bains steadily developed, mid there ls no indication of a change of purpose on the part of the. military authorities, who are ex; to land an expeditionary force in Cuba in a very short time. Admiral Sampson is steadily main¬ taining the blockade of the Cuban coast, and thia ls not likely to be aban¬ doned for the present, though two or three of his ships may be sent away temporarily to meet the Oregon on her way to Cuba from Rio Janeiro. While the officials of tha navy depai naturally feel a warm interest in this race of the magnificent battleship around the continent, they profess to feel little anxiety as to the outcome. Isa should the Spanish vessels fall in with her lt is by no means certain, not- . withstanding their numbers, that sbe would be defeated. China issued her neutrality procla¬ mation yesterday, so there ls now no j place left on the Asiatic coast open to the free use of the war vessels of either Spain or the United States. China has never before issued a neutrality proc¬ lamation, and the naval officers are duly grateful for the consideration shown by the Chinese government in withholding the issue of the decree un¬ til informed that the Americans had acquired a base in the Philippine Islands. The nominations of major generals and brigadier generals will be sent to the senate today. Ir ls understood to have been decided to name General Shafter, who has been designated to lead the army of Invasion into Cuba- General Fitzhugh Lee and General Joe Wheeler, of confederate cavalry fame, as three of the major generals, president may also nominate General Woodford, former minister to Spain, tc be a major general. CUBANS ENLISTING. Many Americans Also Wi-Hh to Fight "With General Gomez. Tampa, Fla-, May 4..It is now almosl certain that Brigadier General J. F Wade will have a cover comm.i United States troops in the field rt Cuba. Both Generals Wade and Shaf ter will, lt ls said, accompany the ex¬ pedition when it sails, but the latter although having command with head quarters, as he ls ranking general, wll not direct the movement of the troopi in the field. Arrangements for the em barkatlon of the troops are 'oeir_g push ed with the utmost vigor. The Florid) and Olivetta are being put in snap for the reception of the soldiers, am the Mascotte, which came in yesterday will ba taken In hand today and pre pared for service as a transport. Nearly every regiment In camp had rigid inspection too*ay, and instruction were given to have everything in shap for breaking camp on short runic* The entire Twenty-second regiment c Infantry was vaccinated yesterday. ls hardly possible that the Unite Statea forces will be actually en rout for Cuba before the first of next wee! The enlistment of Cubans for th regiments which are being forme hera la aasming large proportion Yesterday there ware over 500 apis-n.} tiona for service, moat of which wi be accepted, and work in several of tl big tobacco factories waa practically a \l' [ a stand still. Besides the native Ci bans, many young Americans are ei Hating for service under Gomes. Carlist Outbreak Feared. London, May 4..The Madrid corn spondent of The Daily Mail says: Tl governors of the various provinces ha** been authorised to resign their powe *' U>to tha hands of tha uUUlacy » :;i mey mun. ii conveni¬ ent, without walting to consult th** gb varnman-, This precaution shows ral movement is fi throughout Spain. Already symptoms of popnlar aad political agitation begin to show thatoaelves in the provli Valencia, the hot bed of the Carllsts. Greeta w :« .: Jo P-ghl 1 <>r Um, OonatantiBopI A..Tha porte has notified l*n..d St:ites minister An¬ geli that Turkey will maintain strict neutrality in the war batar) and the United States. The American legation has received more than 2,000 offers of volunteers for the American My of Greeks, some of whom declare themselves ready to pay their fares to the United States in grateful rememberance of America's aid in the Greek war of independence. SEA WALL AND BA1 Manilla, Philippine islands, is ver; a fine sea wall extending around the 1 which may look formidable to the civ style, entirely inadequate to cope ag; warships. A VI oat in tc D*_a_pttal For Cnaa. Washington, May 4..The war de¬ partment has chartered the steel ship Vigilancia to be used for the purpose of a floating hospital to accompany the army when lt undertakes the occupa¬ tion of Cuba. The Vigilanlca will also serve as a supply depot, from which requisitions for medicines for use of the troops in the field will ba filled. She will also carry a large quantity of ice. Torpedo Boat Fired On. Key West, Fla!, May 4..The torpedo boat Ericsson reports that while re¬ connoitering near the shore about three mil-* west of Havana she was fired on by a body of soldiers, both cavalry and Infantry. She reported to the ships of the fleet ard was promptly signaled to get out of the line of fire. The gunboat Wilmington then opened fire and sent in several shots, witt what effect it la, of course, as vet un- knowp . Manilla, the capital and largest lation of about 830, OOO, consisting o natives. Up to within 25 years ago houses being solidly built of stone, pieces, and when the Inhabitants r< boost* of wood -and bamboa All Etoaad. for t_a« I Mi l lippi nea. San Francisco. May 4..The an¬ nouncement that thc government would probably send Pacific coast troops to the Philippines as soon as possibl' after Commodore ivwey's report has received mslderable ex¬ citement in this city. The officials ar* fully | Lah the requisltt number of men as soon as the demand is made for them. They will be read, and fully equipped for the journey t< the Philippines or anywhere else withlr 48 hours after being so notified. Ih,- Pope ri-o-ii-atid. P.ome, May 3..His holiness ls quit) prostrated bv the news from Manila He has expressed his horror at the ter rlble loss of life, and repeatedly sale that he could wish to have died befon seeing such a war. Both the pope am rTERIES AT MANILLA, y poorly protected against attack. It ha tarbor, and above thia are some batterie ilian, but are not. The guns are of oli linst the big rifles mounted by moder- I Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary ¦tate, have refused to consider any li terference, declaring that the attltu* of the Vatican ia one of strict neutra lty. Powers Will Not Intervene. Vienna, May S..In well Informed ci clea it ls positively denied that ti powers will Intervene at the prese Juncture, nors has any agreement be< arrived at for mediation at any futu time. The disparity of views 1b co slderable enough to render highly ii probable the co-operation of all t? powers In any diplomatic step, elth at Madrid or Washington. Three German Wni-shlpt. for Mnnli Berlin. May 3..The German warsh Kormoran (third class cruiser) li Kiao-Chau Sunday for Manila. Th with the Irene (second class cruise now en route to Manila from Nagasa Japan, will make three warships Germany in tha Philippines. Accordl to tbe last official statistics thara a anly about 100 Germans in Manila." l¥ffi__£T,&. city of the Philippine islands, has a po ,f Spanish oreolea, Chinese half breeds i it was a city of imposing appearance, but an earthquake shook moat of then .built they made low, lightly oonatruc SHOOTINC About two years ago tbe Spanish Philippines by shooting to death somt political offenses. There wore 46 other, folks would call it a massacre. The g< "pu nish in en. '' WAR NfcWS^THF VEE*. _The Cable Cut ¦¦¦*£ Commodore Dew- ej*» Xlr,,f!ct Ih 1»< Washington. May 4..On Wednesday of last week the monitor Terror captured a rich prize off Key West and towed lt Into Key West, lt ls the little coasting schooner Ambrosio Bolivar. Sue was bound for Havana, and car¬ ried seven passengers and a crew of ten. She carried a valuable cararo of bananas and 300 casks of wine, besides $70,000 In silver spo In the national house on Wednesday there was vigorous opposition ( section of the war measure bill pro¬ viding for a $500,000,000 bond issue. Mr. ai.d others advocating an in¬ come tax. Tn the senate a resolution was Introduced asking for la as to the amount of an appropi ary to arm. equip and furnish with munii !¦ ns of war tha Caben army now at war with ___*_____________I -J^_>s: This Boat has not been li _r the bombardment of the toAt gi tannas liv the crutsers New York ani Cincinnati and the monitor Puritan. Tbe bombardment lasted only 18 min¬ utes, but in that time the fort* practically annihilated. They made a feeble resistance, none of their shot- striking the warships. The Spanish official account declares that only a mule was killed by the American guns On Thursday the monitor Terror an. gunboat Mathias made a big captur* off Cardenas. The Spanish vessel taker was the steamer Guido, of ItlSS tons with a crew of 38. Manuel Rivas, sailor, was in the pilot house of trn Guido when a shell struck it, and h< was fatally wounded by splinters pene trating his breast. Many regiments o the regular army have been orderec to Tampa, Fla,, preparatory to bein j landed in Cuba. The Ogden Goelet es tate refused to accept the $500,000 of fered by the government for the yach Mayflower, now with Admiral Samp son's fleet, and gives tb*- vessel as free gift. e On Friday last tha national nous passed the war revenue measure, in eluding the provision authorizing 1600,000,000 bond issue. The Spanlsl fleet at Cape Verde Islands sailed awaj being notified by the Portuguese gov ernment of that government's declara tlon of neutrality. It was announce that the American liners leased by th government will be used as prize seek ers. Governor Atkinson, of Georgi-* was warned of a plot of Spanish spic to blow up bridges to destroy train carrying our troops. A auspecte Spanish spy was arrested at New Ol leans and another at Vicksburg. O Friday evening Port Cabanas, on th north coast of Cuba, was fired upon b the cruiser New York. The Sf>anis guns were quickly silenced. On Saturday morning the America line steamer Paris (rechristened tl Yale) arrived at New York, and w. received with wildest enthusiasm There had been great fears that si would be captured by a Spanish wa ship, and her escape was made the o< easton of a spontaneous patriotic den onstration. Sunday night came the news of signal victory for Admiral Dewey fleet over the Spaniards at Manila. Tv of the principal Spanish cruisers we destroyed by fire and others sunk prevent their being captured. TI news came from Madrid, where it w; officially announced that the "Amei can fleet retreated." Spanish offlels extolled the valor of the Spanish flei The dispatches of Monday add nothing to the news of Commode ry in Manila. It ti¬ ed that the cable from Manila had be cut, and no news could be expected, t yond the Spanish admission of defes the victorious American had se >rt via I ._:. In Washln ton lt is feared that Commodore Dew will be greatly embarrassed in gar aonlng the islands in the event of th capture, owing to the fact that 1 forces are probably greatly declmat though he will doubtless combine wi the insurgents and delegate garrie duty to them. On Monday Congressman Grout, w represents the district in Vermt whore Commodore Dewey was bo introduced in congress a resolution thanks to Comm- rey and men "for th tn and skill cl played by them In the destruction inish tit et In the 1 Manila." The ci forme the Diogenes, arrived a from Eu rm- .ale, f . marly tha Paris, left Nsw York pu- alid ' V y REBELS. tried to discourage the -rebellion In tr i 83 natives who had been exiled f< who were shot, but not killed. Son Emeral who ordered i. reported it as Tore war measures were Introduced In congress?. Including one permitting the enlistment of Cuban vol- ra under our flag, to serve without pay and without being eligible for pen¬ sions. ¦oral Gregg Willing to Knllst. ling. Pa., May 4..General D. Gregg, of this city, cx-audltor general, has offered his services to Governor Hastings or Secretary of War Alger at an hour's notice. General -. as cavalry leader of Gettysburg, - of the country's most prominent surviving commanders of tha late war. That excellent entertainment given at True Ut formers' Hall last Monday night by Mrs. Maggie L. Walker will ba presini«-d at the Second Baptist 'Church next Monday night. For promptness in payment of sioK dut-s tte People's Relief Association : cannot be beat. The people say so and ' they are the best judgea. \ TO RP E D 0 TWAT gRICgS eard from since last Saturday's Another Court Instituted. Violet Court, I. O. Calanthe was in- stituud. Friday April 29,h at 6 P. M. at Price's Hali. l'hero were 42 members. Grand Worthy Counsellor, John Mitchell, Jr., was a-sisted by Mrs. Sylvia Mitchell. - Misses Mabel and Julia Holmes, Mrs. Myrtie Chiles, Miss M. Jane Boyd, I Mrt. Bes.io Davis and others. I his court was gotten up through 1 the efforts of Miss Mabel Holmes, who . in a remaricable short space of time L had the candidates ready for the initia- 5 tion. She was highly complimented * on her worg. "I The officers are : Worthy Counsellor, "(Dr. E. ft Jtffrr_on; Senior Direcresa, 1 Sarah White ; Junior Directress, Mar¬ garet Tinsley ; Worthy Escort, Lizzie Wills; Register of Deeds, Lillie Payne; Register of Accounts, Ada G. Foster; Receiver of Deposits, Virginia Foster; Worthy Inspectriz, Mary Lentos; Worthy Orator, Eva Bowler; Worthy Conductress. Marah Brown; Worthy Assistant Conductress, Alice Cook; Worthy Herald, Laura Johnson ; Wor¬ thy Protector, Charlotte Copeland Trustees: Cora Jonathan, tha Cunningham, wallie M. Bullock. After the ceremonies, the siste ._ re¬ paired to the room below wh.re a bounteous repast was spread. Marii.d At Home. to :;e aa -i- ilS rt. ra .p. >e- \t. nt g ey rt i-lr ila fd, 1th on ho >nt rn, of his Us¬ af of rly uk or Miss Annie G. Brown, a public school teacher who taught school ii King William and Caroline Coun¬ ties for (several sessions was mar ried Thursday, April 28,1898, at tko residence nf her sister, Mrs Captaii Co-van, to Mr. Willie T. JaCKSon o Hanover County, Va., who also wast public school teacher, and taugh school in his native county. The ceremony was performed by th) Rev. James ll. Holmes of the Firs Baptist ('hurch, which was quite im- pre^sfV*. The bride was atiired in beautiful lilac silic, and carried a love ly bouquet of flowers in her hand Thi groom wore the nsual conventiona blacK. Captain Cowan was best man They were married at .10:30 a. m . am left on the 12 o'cIock train for Phila delphia; where they expect to reside The presents were numerous ant costly. They left for Philadelphia their future home, carrying the riches benediction of the many friends wh witnessed the happy marriage of on of Richmond's best girls. A Witnesi Tbe Km b_D8tein Literary Meets. The Ruebenstein Musical and Litei ary Circle held its regular meetin Wednesday, April 27th at the resident of M isa Emma Jones, 1105 Tyler St. After the rendition of tue programm whioh consisted of Select Reading Recitations, Solos, eta,, the fol low in officers were installed for the enauir term by Mr Paul Pollard, president the Y. M. C. A Lyceum: Miss Paulii Johnson, President; Henderson Brow vice-President; Misses AliceR Johi ston, Secretary ; Mary L. Holmes, A sistant Secretary ; Emma Jones, Mus cal Critic; Cora L. Bright, Litera Critic ; Mrs. M E. Jackson, Treasure ana ». H. Williams, Chaplain. The Grand May Carnival and K tional Empire Drill will be given the Second Baptist Ch urah next M< on day night. Admission, 10c. PRISONERS OF WAR. | Phe Nashville Brings Twenty Span¬ ish Soldiers to Key West._i APTTIBED OH THE ARGOUATJTA. rite Civilian Pa*a»--»en_rer-s Wara Placed Ashora at Cl on fa egos. Where -Oar Vewwalt Wera Fired Upon and Ba* turned th* Pira. Key Weat, Fla., May W.Ona of tha most Important capturea mada alnca tha outbreak of hoatilitles waa that ot tbe Spanish steamer Argonauta by tha gunboat Nashville laat Friday, newa of which reached here last night when tbe warship arrived. The Arganaut had on board Colonel Cqrljo, of tba Third Spanish cavalry, hla flrat lieu¬ tenant, surgeon major, aeven other lieutenants and ten privates and non¬ commissioned officers. Tha steamer also carried a large cargo of arms aud Mauser ammunition. Sha waa bound from Batnabano. Spain, for Clenfuegos, stopping at Port Louie. Trinidad and Manzanlllo. The NaahvlHa. the Maralebead and tha Eagle left tha station on tha north coast last Monday to blockade Clenfue¬ gos, arriving at tha latter place on Thursday. They spent the day recon¬ noitering, and the next morning (Fri¬ day). In order to get batter Information. steamed close to the mouth af tha harbor of Clenfuegos. All wera cleared for action. At about 10 o'clock In tha mornln-f smoke waa seen rising on the western horizon, and the Nashville, because of her position, put on all apeed and ateamed In that direction. Twenty- five minutes later she put two abota acrosa the bow of tbe coming steamer, which promptly hove to. Ensign Kuenzll waa sent with a prize crew of four, who took possession of the Span¬ iard. Learning that Spanish soldiers were on board word was given to send them to Nashville immediately aa prisoners of war, and thia waa dona. Arrancrementa were then made ta transfer the passengers and non-com¬ batants to the shore. The women and children were placed In the drat boat. and under cover of a flag of true* were soon bound toward the entrance to Clenfuegos. The second crew took tbe other passengers and landed them. The Eagle hoisted a signal conveying the Intelligence that she had been fired upon by Spanish boata oomlng out of the river. Tbe Eagle Immediate¬ ly returned the fire and held her ground un ,11 the Mj_ryehead^ carne Ufii p_ua>" -J«^_rf6«^^e__a___»a*__.--. - Boih vessels then hrea Dro'aaslde arte? broadside up the entrance to the river. The boata coming down were two tor¬ pedo boats and one torpedo boat de- atroyer. After 20 minutes' firing by tha Eagle, tha last two of which waa par¬ ticipated In by the Marblehead, tbe Spanish boats ceased firing, and lt la considered certain they were damaged. Weyler'a Brother-ln-Law a Captive. Key Weat, May 4..The Spanish mal! ateamerArgonauta, Captain Lage, was conveyed Into Key Weet harbor by tha United States cruiser Marblehead ye«-» terday afternoon. It appears that Col¬ onel Vicente de Cortijo, of the Third Spanish cavalry-.who. with 19 other army officers, was taken on the prize, la a brother-in-law of Lieutenant den aral VaU-rino Weyler. Colonel Cortijo denies this, but lt is learned from good sources that he sustains this relation- ahip to the former governor general ol Cuba. His captors are matnuthlf slated. sulfide of a Sioux Indian. Klohrara, Neb., May 4. . Satauel Campbell Chaska committed auieida yesterday. Chaska was a ful_ r4aodea_- Sloux Indian. Ten years ago he grad¬ uated with high honors at Carlisle, and shortly after became famous by marry¬ ing Cora Belle Fellows, of Washington. D. C. Ina few years he drifted back to the reservation and sunk to the level of a common blanket Indian. Hla wife left him years ago. Chaska waa in jail at the time of his death, charged with stealing horses. T*'- ls the firs'. instance in which a ful blooded Sioux .lifted suicide. I ~>u-e«-*-tl Ambassador Pauncefoto London, May 4..According to a re¬ port published here the British ambas¬ sador at Washington, Slr Julian Pauncefote, is to be succeeded by Slr Thomaa H. Sanderson^ K. C. B., K. C. M. G., the permanent under secretary of state for foreign affairs, one of tho most experienced diplomatic officers In the British service. H. M. 0. Alumna.. Richmond, Va.., May 4,1898. Drab Alumna :. Ths Annual address of the Alumna? Association of the Hartshorn Memorial College will be delivered in the Col¬ lege Chapel Maj 19, 1898 at 8 o'clock P. M. Prof. 8. N. Vasa will be our speaker. The annual meeting will be ll o'clock A. M., and the supper at 5 o'clock P. M. of the same data. The Association at its last meeting decided to request that contributions be given this year, as last, for-the gym¬ nasium, each giving as she leela dis- post >1. We should be glad to have letters from mem oers of the Association con¬ cerning their work or other matters < f interest whioh might ba read at tho meeting. The fee is as usual. Please state if you will be present. Yours truly, Rosa K Jovis, 520 St James St. Lecture on Pythiaaiam. Rev. J. H, Brice, Mayor on tha Brig- 5" ade Staff, Uniform Rank, K. of P., will ~:ve a lecture on Pythianism at the sigh Street A. M. E. Church next Monday night. . sae ti. give p* Lei. The People's Relief Association of Virginia is located at 801 N irth 3Cth Street, corner Leigh St. Its motto it "For the peo.le, by tbe people and ot the people. ;
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MAP OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS*There are so many islands In the Philippines that tbe exact number li
unknown. There are nine very large ones.Lnzon, Panay, Zebu, Leyte, Bohol,Negroa, Sax-oar, Mindanao and Mindoro.with moro than 1,300 smaller ones.
Thoy haye an entire area of over 120,000 Minaro miles and a population ofabout 7,600,000. And here again ls found tbe old story.Spanish officials haveruled with a rod of iron, and the worm has turned. Manilla, the capital of tbePhilippines and tbe chief city of Luzon, contains a population of 330,000, prin¬cipally Spanish creoles, Chinese half creeds aud tbe original natives. Tbe bayof Manilla, tho largest and finest in the world, could offer anchorage to tbannited fleets of Europe.
DEWEY'S VICTOHY.Defeat of the Spanish Fleet at
Philippine Islands.
TWO SPANISH SHIPS SUNK.
Our Commodore Has Sent in an
Ultimatum,AND SPAIN'S CABINET YIELDS.
Has Cabled the Captain General to ComplyWith the Victorious American's Demands.Tha Disturbed Spanish Capital HasBeen Placed Under Martial Law.Com¬modore Dewey, Owing to Insufficient
Forces, Will Probably Combine With thePhilippine Insurgents to Have the LatterGarrison the Island.
London, May 3..Tba Madrid corre¬
spondent of the Times, describing Sun¬day's engagement at Manila, says: TheOlympia, the Boston, the Raleigh, theConcord, the Petrel and the Monoc;uy,entered tha bay under cover of dark¬ness by the smaller and safer Bo-cacblca channel. T-i_ loris of Cor¬regidor Island gave the alarm by firingon the intruders, but they seem tohave inflicted no serious damage. TbeAmerican squadron moved up the bay,and at 3 o'clock in the morning ap¬peared before Cavite. Here, lyingunder the shelter of the forts, was theSpanish squadron.Admiral Montejo, a few days before,
went to Subic bay to look for theenemy, but learning that they wera
COMMODORE DEWEY.vastly superior In force had prudentl:returned and placed his ships undethe protection of the forts. This wahis only chance of meeting the enem;on something like equal terms, and idid not suffice.Soon the Americans opened fire
The Spaniards replied vigorously, an
the combat continued without interruption for four hours, during whirtha Don Antonio de Ullea was sun*ths Castilla and Mindanao were set o
firs, and the Reina Maria Christinand the Don Juan de Austria wer
seriously damaged. One or two of thsmaller craft were scuttled by theicrews to escape capture. Others toorefuge in a small neighboring cree]empting into Baker bay, whero pr<sumably the American ships were ui
able to follow them. But not one au;
rendered.Captain Cadarso, of the cruiser Rein
Maria Christina, who waa killed o
tha bridge of his vessel, was one of tlmost brilliant officers in the Spani_navy.An unconfirmed dispatch from Ma*
rid places the Spanish loss In the batis of Manila at 400 killed and a larcnumber wounded. The American lotla not stated, though lt ls asserted thatha American ships were badly danaced.
Littlt additional news has. arrive
from Manila, but UM -.annual ract ls
that Commander Dewey is now in pos¬session of Manila bay, and can cer¬
tainly take possession of CorregidorI-land, even if he linda difficulty ineffectually capturing Manila itself,owing to the absence of a neeeaaarylanding force. Having thus _.«*.< ured anaval base-, lu: will have no difficultyiu -securing supplies of coal. This laa mero question of money and or¬
ganization. The 1 l who iastrong in oat-tain waters will generallyin securing supplies of coal.Commodore I .< cording to a
eh from Madrid, gave GeneralAugusti 24 boura to comply with anultimatum which demanded all warlik.stores and the entire stock of coal incharge of the government officials. Thoultimatum asserted that no money levywould be made on Manila. The dis¬patch says it is believed in Madridthat tbe government has alreadycabled the captain geueral authority tocomply with the demand, no othercourse being open.Ths cabinet ministers admit that
the naval battle off Cavite ended inutter rout, but they are resolved tospare no efforts in the defense of theircountry.
It is noticeable amon_r all claasea,especially among politicians, that thereis a strong hope of an interventionby continental powers, especially Ger-many and Russia.Tue Madrid correspondent of th<
Standard telegraphing at midnightsays: "Senor Aguilera, the civil gov¬ernor of Madrid, has Just posted on th<walla of the home office the customaryproclamation, intimating that the clvlauthorities consider the circumstance:Justify their handing over to the mill
j tary authorities the mission of keepinjI order.
id
THE FLAG!The Olympia, the flagship of th
displacement is 5,870; horsepower,inch breeohloading rifles, ten 5 inch1 pound rapid fire guns and four Ga
Promntness Again AcknowledgedTo the People's Relief AssociationVirginia;
1 hereby acknowledge the proa-payment of $30, the amount of deaclaim of my little grandson, RobeJeffarson; Mrs. Fannie Brown, 90031st Street.The following; named members hei
bj afarnowied ge th-*"* prompt paymeof birth claims paid them this ween:Mrs Mary Jones, 1825 "William 8
Sidney, $9 00; Mrs. Rosetta Bass.Bast Duval St., $9 00; Mrs. AmPrice, Q St., $P -v)
"SeventT-8eTen (77).""77" is Dr. Humphrey's Fame
Specific for the cure of Grip and Coland the prevention of Pneumonia, tdruggists, 25a.
MAGNO'S MESSAGE.Our Churches on Sunday.PYTHIAH8 AHD OALAHTHE8 AT
THE 5 TH ST. OHUBOfl.
An Eleotric Oar Runs Over ona of OurResidents.Women Tattlers.Solasb-
es Here and There.
Last Sunday being the first Suruayin May was an exceedingly fine day.Many delighted to honor the church ofGod with their preserce, while otherspreferred strolling to the suburbs oftbe city.Most of our churches held their reg*
ular services. The music at themset med to have been ou a high order.On last Sunday evening, the Fifth
Street Baptist Church waa packed toits utmost capacity. The occasion be¬ing the Anniversary of the Court« ofGa anthe, about seven hundred sistersresponded so the call, and occupiedseats in the basement of the church,awaiting the arrival of the Sir Knightswho served as their guests. After allhad assembled in the main auditoriumof tbe church. Rev. W F Graham, D.l>., delivered a most excellent sanson,lie was followed by Kev. James H.Holmes, who declared the nothingness>f any organization without th* tender'..are of a « oman A collection of near¬
ly twenty -five dollar*.Quite a numb >r of our friends are
still on the sick list, and tome are be¬ing hurried to tbe Git? of the Dead.Maybees are still afloat, and maybe
they will marry soon now. In f&ct,they say so.
O.i last luesday Mrs. Martha Allenwas run over by an electric car.she is now being treated at tbe alms¬house Tbe motorman ia now under$500 bond.We have advised our women from
time to time to bridle their tongues,and stop tattling. We learn thathere are yet some who employ theirrime g mg to young married mn'shome-, trying _o break up the peuceii d quietude- therein.Rev. W L. Taylor seems to bethe
only man for tho next Grand Masterof the True Reformers. They say lherewill be a dark horse in the field,bulthe people don't know it.Friendship is a precious jewel, but
how few they be arba pots.essit. Beon the alert, watch both frienu andfoe.His wife said she will have to leave
him if lied >eeti'i reform. R^membfr,yuun_r man, the code of Yirgiiiiator-b.d* poligamy.Well. ' A j .x,M we are glad to have it
thought thai we have a helpmate * ho.rill tignt our ha'ties. Now. we maybe able to get by.
0-BeWS, no fight,*' is right,andU.ght the day will wiu. We'll wattme change.Young men, do that which tend- to
tha advancement of our race. Patron¬ize race enterprises whenever andwherever it is in your power so to do.Some of our girls, and young in :i,
too, have L>. guii to Visit the ertunetellers Thyy saJTT to ssct-rain theirfuture destiny. We say, the future iswhai you maae it.Some people forget that "Lying lips
are au abomination unto G_ad," a ddaily incur His frownsWith Home the Ward politics are as
hot aa the midsummer's sun. Wehope ita rays will dann a n_w day inthe political world.
VS e, as soldier boys are read; forwar, if we are to have <. flicers wi tu theranks of Colonels and MajoiS, other¬wise our swords need rubbing auu our
guns cleaning.lt is rumored that the Opera": y-
jcoon," will be repeated soon withI changes in its caste. They will go to
1 Maicntbtcr.' j Some folks marry for money and" | some folk- marry fur love, 'lho.a with»! the former id. a generally make amii -
' take which is only remedieu at deathSome women put the bit in theil
J husband's mouin al the wedding, an.- pull the reina uuiil a -separation comes
-1 C. ut_ a number of our girls whohav<j been teaching in tbe various countiei
SHIP OLYMPIA.a Asiatic squadron, was built in 1891. He17,818; speed, 21.6 knots. She has four !
i rapid fire guns, fourteen 6 pound and si:tlings. Sbe is a modern protected cruiser
¦<¦.
J have returned home. We bid the-j welcome for the summer.
Rev. Scott C. Burrell is improvitpt -»»*»t'J-
th MaonoUno>rtN.
Vestibule.
The Vestibue Social Glub is fast coiing to the front as the leading socclub in the oity. Their success ia dto the good material the club is maup of, and the excellent methodwhich they conduct their assemblagii e , with instruction and sobrieSpecial meeting Sunday 4 p. m. Th*books are open for enrollment of triKht kind of young men. RobertNelson, pres dent, Rufus M. Breai.e-president, A. R. Jones, secrets*
SCENE ON BOARD THE MONITOR TERROR
HU Khr*UKl l-KUM UtWfcY.
Troops Will I*i-on.|'.!-. !!< laBtoaHliftoqi.
hingtnn. ll assedj Without a single word from the Ameri¬can fleet in the Philippinam, and inview of the lons Continued interruption
jin callie communication lhe officials'are _ta_gttu_.ni gn themselves totha ballal that tiny must await for
lr "tilt lal news until a boat arrives.it ll. rag K>ng.
If Admiral Dewey wants troops hewill ba went as many as he needs di¬rectly from San 1 anil it isvery likely that state volunteers willmake up tha quota. The < :d.:only waiting to "hear what CommodoreDewey wanta. Muan willis the plana althe Cupan campaign are bains steadilydeveloped, mid there ls no indication ofa change of purpose on the part of the.military authorities, who are ex;to land an expeditionary force in Cubain a very short time.Admiral Sampson is steadily main¬
taining the blockade of the Cubancoast, and thia ls not likely to be aban¬doned for the present, though two or
three of his ships may be sent awaytemporarily to meet the Oregon on herway to Cuba from Rio Janeiro. Whilethe officials of tha navy depainaturally feel a warm interest in thisrace of the magnificent battleshiparound the continent, they profess tofeel little anxiety as to the outcome.Isa should the Spanish vessels fall inwith her lt is by no means certain, not-
. withstanding their numbers, that sbewould be defeated.China issued her neutrality procla¬
mation yesterday, so there ls now no
j place left on the Asiatic coast open tothe free use of the war vessels of eitherSpain or the United States. China hasnever before issued a neutrality proc¬lamation, and the naval officers are
duly grateful for the considerationshown by the Chinese government inwithholding the issue of the decree un¬
til informed that the Americans hadacquired a base in the PhilippineIslands.The nominations of major generals
and brigadier generals will be sent tothe senate today. Ir ls understood tohave been decided to name GeneralShafter, who has been designated tolead the army of Invasion into Cuba-General Fitzhugh Lee and General JoeWheeler, of confederate cavalry fame,as three of the major generals,president may also nominate GeneralWoodford, former minister to Spain, tcbe a major general.
CUBANS ENLISTING.Many Americans Also Wi-Hh to Fight
"With General Gomez.Tampa, Fla-, May 4..It is now almosl
certain that Brigadier General J. FWade will have a cover comm.iUnited States troops in the field rtCuba. Both Generals Wade and Shafter will, lt ls said, accompany the ex¬pedition when it sails, but the latteralthough having command with headquarters, as he ls ranking general, wllnot direct the movement of the troopiin the field. Arrangements for the embarkatlon of the troops are 'oeir_g pushed with the utmost vigor. The Florid)and Olivetta are being put in snapfor the reception of the soldiers, amthe Mascotte, which came in yesterdaywill ba taken In hand today and prepared for service as a transport.Nearly every regiment In camp had
rigid inspection too*ay, and instructionwere given to have everything in shapfor breaking camp on short runic*The entire Twenty-second regiment c
Infantry was vaccinated yesterday.ls hardly possible that the UniteStatea forces will be actually en routfor Cuba before the first of next wee!The enlistment of Cubans for th
regiments which are being formehera la aasming large proportionYesterday there ware over 500 apis-n.}tiona for service, moat of which wibe accepted, and work in several of tlbig tobacco factories waa practically a
\l' [ a stand still. Besides the native Cibans, many young Americans are ei
Hating for service under Gomes.
Carlist Outbreak Feared.London, May 4..The Madrid corn
spondent of The Daily Mail says: Tlgovernors of the various provinces ha**been authorised to resign their powe
*' U>to tha hands of tha uUUlacy »
:;i mey mun. ii conveni¬
ent, without walting to consult th**gbvarnman-, This precaution shows
ral movement is fithroughout Spain. Already symptomsof popnlar aad political agitation beginto show thatoaelves in the provliValencia, the hot bed of the Carllsts.
Greeta w :« .: Jo P-ghl 1 <>r Um,OonatantiBopI A..Tha porte
has notified l*n..d St:ites minister An¬geli that Turkey will maintain strictneutrality in the war batar)and the United States. The Americanlegation has received more than 2,000offers of volunteers for the American
My of Greeks, some of whomdeclare themselves ready to pay theirfares to the United States in gratefulrememberance of America's aid in theGreek war of independence.
SEA WALL AND BA1Manilla, Philippine islands, is ver;
a fine sea wall extending around the 1which may look formidable to the civstyle, entirely inadequate to cope ag;warships.
A VIoat in tc D*_a_pttal For Cnaa.Washington, May 4..The war de¬
partment has chartered the steel shipVigilancia to be used for the purposeof a floating hospital to accompany thearmy when lt undertakes the occupa¬tion of Cuba. The Vigilanlca will alsoserve as a supply depot, from whichrequisitions for medicines for use ofthe troops in the field will ba filled.She will also carry a large quantity ofice.
Torpedo Boat Fired On.Key West, Fla!, May 4..The torpedo
boat Ericsson reports that while re¬
connoitering near the shore aboutthree mil-* west of Havana she was
fired on by a body of soldiers, bothcavalry and Infantry. She reported tothe ships of the fleet ard was promptlysignaled to get out of the line of fire.The gunboat Wilmington then openedfire and sent in several shots, wittwhat effect it la, of course, as vet un-
knowp
.
Manilla, the capital and largestlation of about 830, OOO, consisting o
natives. Up to within 25 years agohouses being solidly built of stone,
pieces, and when the Inhabitants r<
boost* of wood -and bamboa
All Etoaad. for t_a« I Mi l lippi nea.San Francisco. May 4..The an¬
nouncement that thc government wouldprobably send Pacific coast troops tothe Philippines as soon as possibl'after Commodore ivwey's report has
received mslderable ex¬citement in this city. The officials ar*
fully | Lah the requislttnumber of men as soon as the demandis made for them. They will be read,and fully equipped for the journey t<the Philippines or anywhere else withlr48 hours after being so notified.
Ih,- Pope ri-o-ii-atid.P.ome, May 3..His holiness ls quit)
prostrated bv the news from ManilaHe has expressed his horror at the terrlble loss of life, and repeatedly salethat he could wish to have died befonseeing such a war. Both the pope am
rTERIES AT MANILLA,y poorly protected against attack. It hatarbor, and above thia are some batterieilian, but are not. The guns are of olilinst the big rifles mounted by moder-
I Cardinal Rampolla, papal secretary¦tate, have refused to consider any literference, declaring that the attltu*of the Vatican ia one of strict neutralty.
Powers Will Not Intervene.Vienna, May S..In well Informed ci
clea it ls positively denied that tipowers will Intervene at the preseJuncture, nors has any agreement be<arrived at for mediation at any fututime. The disparity of views 1b coslderable enough to render highly iiprobable the co-operation of all t?
powers In any diplomatic step, elthat Madrid or Washington.
Three German Wni-shlpt. for MnnliBerlin. May 3..The German warsh
Kormoran (third class cruiser) liKiao-Chau Sunday for Manila. Thwith the Irene (second class cruisenow en route to Manila from NagasaJapan, will make three warshipsGermany in tha Philippines. Accordlto tbe last official statistics thara a
anly about 100 Germans in Manila."
l¥ffi__£T,&.
city of the Philippine islands, has a po,f Spanish oreolea, Chinese half breeds i
it was a city of imposing appearance,but an earthquake shook moat of then
.built they made low, lightly oonatruc
SHOOTINCAbout two years ago tbe Spanish
Philippines by shooting to death somt
political offenses. There wore 46 other,folks would call it a massacre. The g<
"punishinen. ''
WAR NfcWS^THF VEE*._The Cable Cut ¦¦¦*£ Commodore Dew-
ej*» Xlr,,f!ct Ih 1»<Washington. May 4..On Wednesday
of last week the monitor Terrorcaptured a rich prize off Key West andtowed lt Into Key West, lt ls the littlecoasting schooner Ambrosio Bolivar.Sue was bound for Havana, and car¬ried seven passengers and a crew often. She carried a valuable cararo ofbananas and 300 casks of wine, besides$70,000 In silver spoIn the national house on Wednesday
there was vigorous opposition (section of the war measure bill pro¬viding for a $500,000,000 bond issue. Mr.
ai.d others advocating an in¬come tax. Tn the senate a resolutionwas Introduced asking for laas to the amount of an appropi
ary to arm. equip and furnishwith munii !¦ ns of war tha Caben armynow at war with
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the bombardment of the toAt gitannas liv the crutsers New York aniCincinnati and the monitor Puritan.Tbe bombardment lasted only 18 min¬utes, but in that time the fort*practically annihilated. They made afeeble resistance, none of their shot-striking the warships. The Spanishofficial account declares that only amule was killed by the American gunsOn Thursday the monitor Terror an.
gunboat Mathias made a big captur*off Cardenas. The Spanish vessel takerwas the steamer Guido, of ItlSS tonswith a crew of 38. Manuel Rivas,sailor, was in the pilot house of trnGuido when a shell struck it, and h<was fatally wounded by splinters penetrating his breast. Many regiments othe regular army have been orderecto Tampa, Fla,, preparatory to bein jlanded in Cuba. The Ogden Goelet estate refused to accept the $500,000 offered by the government for the yachMayflower, now with Admiral Sampson's fleet, and gives tb*- vessel asfree gift. eOn Friday last tha national nous
passed the war revenue measure, ineluding the provision authorizing1600,000,000 bond issue. The Spanlslfleet at Cape Verde Islands sailed awajbeing notified by the Portuguese government of that government's declaratlon of neutrality. It was announcethat the American liners leased by thgovernment will be used as prize seekers. Governor Atkinson, of Georgi-*was warned of a plot of Spanish spicto blow up bridges to destroy traincarrying our troops. A auspecteSpanish spy was arrested at New Olleans and another at Vicksburg. OFriday evening Port Cabanas, on thnorth coast of Cuba, was fired upon bthe cruiser New York. The Sf>anisguns were quickly silenced.On Saturday morning the America
line steamer Paris (rechristened tlYale) arrived at New York, and w.received with wildest enthusiasmThere had been great fears that siwould be captured by a Spanish waship, and her escape was made the o<easton of a spontaneous patriotic denonstration.Sunday night came the news of
signal victory for Admiral Deweyfleet over the Spaniards at Manila. Tvof the principal Spanish cruisers wedestroyed by fire and others sunkprevent their being captured. TInews came from Madrid, where it w;officially announced that the "Ameican fleet retreated." Spanish offlelsextolled the valor of the Spanish fleiThe dispatches of Monday add
nothing to the news of Commodery in Manila. It ti¬
ed that the cable from Manila had becut, and no news could be expected, tyond the Spanish admission of defes
the victorious American had se>rt via I ._:. In Washln
ton lt is feared that Commodore Dewwill be greatly embarrassed in garaonlng the islands in the event of thcapture, owing to the fact that 1forces are probably greatly declmatthough he will doubtless combine withe insurgents and delegate garrieduty to them.On Monday Congressman Grout, w
represents the district in Vermtwhore Commodore Dewey was bointroduced in congress a resolutionthanks to Comm- rey andmen "for th tn and skill clplayed by them In the destruction
inish tit et In the 1Manila." The ci formethe Diogenes, arrived a
from Eurm- .ale, f. marly tha Paris, left Nsw York
pu-alid
' V
y REBELS.tried to discourage the -rebellion In tri 83 natives who had been exiled f<who were shot, but not killed. SonEmeral who ordered i. reported it as
Tore war measures wereIntroduced In congress?. Including onepermitting the enlistment of Cuban vol-
ra under our flag, to serve withoutpay and without being eligible for pen¬sions.
¦oral Gregg Willing to Knllst.ling. Pa., May 4..General D.Gregg, of this city, cx-audltor
general, has offered his services toGovernor Hastings or Secretary of WarAlger at an hour's notice. General
-. as cavalry leader of Gettysburg,- of the country's most prominent
surviving commanders of tha late war.
That excellent entertainment givenat True Ut formers' Hall last Mondaynight by Mrs. Maggie L. Walker willba presini«-d at the Second Baptist'Church next Monday night.
For promptness in payment of sioKdut-s tte People's Relief Association
: cannot be beat. The people say so and' they are the best judgea.
\TORPED 0TWAT gRICgS
eard from since last Saturday'sAnother Court Instituted.
Violet Court, I. O. Calanthe was in-stituud. Friday April 29,h at 6 P. M.at Price's Hali.
l'hero were 42 members. GrandWorthy Counsellor, John Mitchell, Jr.,was a-sisted by Mrs. Sylvia Mitchell.
- Misses Mabel and Julia Holmes, Mrs.Myrtie Chiles, Miss M. Jane Boyd,I Mrt. Bes.io Davis and others.
I his court was gotten up through1 the efforts of Miss Mabel Holmes, who. in a remaricable short space of timeL had the candidates ready for the initia-5 tion. She was highly complimented* on her worg."I The officers are : Worthy Counsellor,"(Dr. E. ft Jtffrr_on; Senior Direcresa,1 Sarah White ; Junior Directress, Mar¬
garet Tinsley ; Worthy Escort, LizzieWills; Register of Deeds, Lillie Payne;Register of Accounts, Ada G. Foster;Receiver of Deposits, Virginia Foster;Worthy Inspectriz, Mary Lentos;Worthy Orator, Eva Bowler; WorthyConductress. Marah Brown; WorthyAssistant Conductress, Alice Cook;Worthy Herald, Laura Johnson ; Wor¬thy Protector, Charlotte CopelandTrustees: Cora Jonathan, tha
Cunningham, wallie M. Bullock.After the ceremonies, the siste ._ re¬
paired to the room below wh.re abounteous repast was spread.
Marii.d At Home.
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Miss Annie G. Brown, a publicschool teacher who taught school iiKing William and Caroline Coun¬ties for (several sessions was married Thursday, April 28,1898, at tkoresidence nf her sister, Mrs CaptaiiCo-van, to Mr. Willie T. JaCKSon oHanover County, Va., who also wast
public school teacher, and taughschool in his native county.The ceremony was performed by th)
Rev. James ll. Holmes of the FirsBaptist ('hurch, which was quite im-pre^sfV*. The bride was atiired inbeautiful lilac silic, and carried a lovely bouquet of flowers in her hand Thigroom wore the nsual conventionablacK. Captain Cowan was best man
They were married at .10:30 a. m . amleft on the 12 o'cIock train for Philadelphia; where they expect to resideThe presents were numerous ant
costly. They left for Philadelphiatheir future home, carrying the richesbenediction of the many friends whwitnessed the happy marriage of onof Richmond's best girls. A Witnesi
Tbe Km b_D8tein Literary Meets.
The Ruebenstein Musical and Liteiary Circle held its regular meetinWednesday, April 27th at the residentof M isa Emma Jones, 1105 Tyler St.After the rendition of tue programm
whioh consisted of Select ReadingRecitations, Solos, eta,, the fol low inofficers were installed for the enauirterm by Mr Paul Pollard, presidentthe Y. M. C. A Lyceum: Miss PauliiJohnson, President; Henderson Browvice-President; Misses AliceR Johiston, Secretary ; Mary L. Holmes, Asistant Secretary ; Emma Jones, Muscal Critic; Cora L. Bright, LiteraCritic ; Mrs. M E. Jackson, Treasureana ». H. Williams, Chaplain.
The Grand May Carnival and Ktional Empire Drill will be giventhe Second Baptist Ch urah next M<
on day night. Admission, 10c.
PRISONERS OF WAR. |Phe Nashville Brings Twenty Span¬
ish Soldiers to Key West._iAPTTIBED OH THE ARGOUATJTA.
rite Civilian Pa*a»--»en_rer-s Wara PlacedAshora at Clonfaegos. Where -OarVewwalt Wera Fired Upon and Ba*turned th* Pira.
Key Weat, Fla., May W.Ona of thamost Important capturea mada alncatha outbreak of hoatilitles waa that ottbe Spanish steamer Argonauta by thagunboat Nashville laat Friday, newaof which reached here last night whentbe warship arrived. The Arganauthad on board Colonel Cqrljo, of tbaThird Spanish cavalry, hla flrat lieu¬tenant, surgeon major, aeven otherlieutenants and ten privates and non¬commissioned officers. Tha steameralso carried a large cargo of arms audMauser ammunition. Sha waa boundfrom Batnabano. Spain, for Clenfuegos,stopping at Port Louie. Trinidad andManzanlllo.The NaahvlHa. the Maralebead and
tha Eagle left tha station on tha northcoast last Monday to blockade Clenfue¬gos, arriving at tha latter place onThursday. They spent the day recon¬
noitering, and the next morning (Fri¬day). In order to get batter Information.steamed close to the mouth af thaharbor of Clenfuegos. All wera clearedfor action.At about 10 o'clock In tha mornln-f
smoke waa seen rising on the westernhorizon, and the Nashville, because ofher position, put on all apeed andateamed In that direction. Twenty-five minutes later she put two abotaacrosa the bow of tbe coming steamer,which promptly hove to. EnsignKuenzll waa sent with a prize crew offour, who took possession of the Span¬iard. Learning that Spanish soldierswere on board word was given to sendthem to Nashville immediately aaprisoners of war, and thia waa dona.Arrancrementa were then made ta
transfer the passengers and non-com¬batants to the shore. The women andchildren were placed In the drat boat.and under cover of a flag of true*were soon bound toward the entranceto Clenfuegos. The second crew tooktbe other passengers and landed them.The Eagle hoisted a signal conveying
the Intelligence that she had beenfired upon by Spanish boata oomlngout of the river. Tbe Eagle Immediate¬ly returned the fire and held herground un ,11 the Mj_ryehead^ carne Ufii
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Boih vessels then hrea Dro'aaslde arte?broadside up the entrance to the river.The boata coming down were two tor¬pedo boats and one torpedo boat de-atroyer. After 20 minutes' firing by thaEagle, tha last two of which waa par¬ticipated In by the Marblehead, tbeSpanish boats ceased firing, and lt laconsidered certain they were damaged.
Weyler'a Brother-ln-Law a Captive.Key Weat, May 4..The Spanish mal!
ateamerArgonauta, Captain Lage, wasconveyed Into Key Weet harbor by thaUnited States cruiser Marblehead ye«-»terday afternoon. It appears that Col¬onel Vicente de Cortijo, of the ThirdSpanish cavalry-.who. with 19 otherarmy officers, was taken on the prize,la a brother-in-law of Lieutenant denaral VaU-rino Weyler. Colonel Cortijodenies this, but lt is learned from goodsources that he sustains this relation-ahip to the former governor general olCuba. His captors are matnuthlfslated.
sulfide of a Sioux Indian.Klohrara, Neb., May 4. . Satauel
Campbell Chaska committed auieidayesterday. Chaska was a ful_ r4aodea_-Sloux Indian. Ten years ago he grad¬uated with high honors at Carlisle, andshortly after became famous by marry¬ing Cora Belle Fellows, of Washington.D. C. Ina few years he drifted back tothe reservation and sunk to the levelof a common blanket Indian. Hlawife left him years ago. Chaska waain jail at the time of his death, chargedwith stealing horses. T*'- ls the firs'.instance in which a ful blooded Sioux
.lifted suicide.
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~>u-e«-*-tl Ambassador PauncefotoLondon, May 4..According to a re¬
port published here the British ambas¬sador at Washington, Slr JulianPauncefote, is to be succeeded by SlrThomaa H. Sanderson^ K. C. B., K. C.M. G., the permanent under secretaryof state for foreign affairs, one of thomost experienced diplomatic officers Inthe British service.
H. M. 0. Alumna..Richmond, Va.., May 4,1898.
Drab Alumna :.Ths Annual address of the Alumna?
Association of the Hartshorn MemorialCollege will be delivered in the Col¬lege Chapel Maj 19, 1898 at 8 o'clockP. M. Prof. 8. N. Vasa will be ourspeaker. The annual meeting will bell o'clock A. M., and the supper at 5o'clock P. M. of the same data.The Association at its last meeting
decided to request that contributionsbe given this year, as last, for-the gym¬nasium, each giving as she leela dis-post >1.We should be glad to have letters
from mem oers of the Association con¬cerning their work or other matters < finterest whioh might ba read at thomeeting.The fee is as usual. Please state if
you will be present.Yours truly, Rosa K Jovis,
520 St James St.
Lecture on Pythiaaiam.Rev. J. H, Brice, Mayor on tha Brig-5" ade Staff, Uniform Rank, K. of P., will
~:ve a lecture on Pythianism at thesigh Street A. M. E. Church next
Monday night.
. saeti. givep* Lei.
The People's Relief Association ofVirginia is located at 801 N irth 3CthStreet, corner Leigh St. Its motto it"For the peo.le, by tbe people and otthe people.;
