The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-04-05
THE CARTER pURT-MARTIAL.
Continuation Of Testimony Mostly
Against Captain Carter.

court Martial held TWO sessions to-day.
morning and afternoon. There We're sey-
erai interesting incidents. Maj. ". L.
Marshall. Engineer CORPS. stationed n
Chicago. Ills. testified that in his opin-
ION Captain Carter had properly CON
~trued the specifications for work and
had properly carried out the contracts.
President II. L. Duval. OF tie Florida
Central and Peninsular Railroad. ties
tilted that Captain Carter refused TO
recommend To him 10 reduce the freight
rate on stone 10 Fcrnandina fifty per
cent when he wanted the Cumberland
Sound work pushed. He would have
done - if Captain Carter had advised
it. and such action would have put
S31o.uO into the pockets OF the con
tractors.
MessrS. {. a.. l.. Cunningham. I.
+. Gleason and DR.. j. ID. Paige tcSti-
fled hat Captain Carter owned two
horses at the time il was claimed he
drew forage Illegally.
Or. f.. II. CorSon sad Captain Garter
lived within his means when he first
| came to Savannah. but increased his
style Of living after his marriage 70 Mr..
Wc>cott'S daughter. Mr.. Wcstcott he
ing a wealthy New Yorker.
W. e.. Austin. a clerk n the engineer
office. testified that Chief Clerk Stcrly
told him he had spent the S132.1o for
his personal expenses on Il trip to
patc5oyue. Long Island. this being the
money Captain Carter Is charged with
failing to account for. Austin said Ster-
" told him he had deceived Captain Gil
lette with regard to this money. and had
to continue the deception i'll order to
hold his job.
Adjourned until Monday.
FLOTILLA NOT AT PORTO RICO.
New York. April "a telegram Of in
quiry. addressed to the manage Of the
Cable station at San Puan de Porto
Rico. regarding the report that the Span
ish torpedo hotilla had arrived there. to-
night elected Il e>ponse that the fotilla
had not arrived.
THE FLEET At KEY WEST.
Key West, Fla. April 1.-The monitor
Terror arrived here this afternoon.
4 tug e~rdeavorcd to pass the flagship
New York too close last night. and did
not answer the signals of the wal ships
whercupon a four-pound shot WAS fire,
across her bows. Those on board the
tug received Il severe fright. After the
investigation which followed the tug was
allowed to proceed into this harbor.
The call to quarters and the firing %
the shot was done with eXtraordinar.
rapidlty. and showed to what IL pitch O.
alertness this fleet has attained.
The yunboat Newport sailed in to
day. looking Ike Il white swan anon.
the lead-colored dismantlcI war ships
She came from Tampa. The las
touches to the work Of preparing TIL
ships for action were being mad
throughout the day. The unnecessar.
boats We're u%nsluns from the davits an'
sent ashore. along with other uselcs
~paraphernalia. On the Detroit the dec.
ward room has been completely tori
away. and on the other ships slmila
changes have taken place.
No movement Of the fleet is eXpecte
until Tuesday or even later, althoug
verything is in readiness for any me
gency.
4 Father Chadwick. chaplain Of tn
Maine. left to-day for New York, vi
Miami.
;, The provisions for the sufferers in CT
; ba which have been at the naval st;
ton here for over two weeks, Waltln
for boats 10 take them to their destln;
? ton, We're to-day turned over to til
, Plant line, which will probably ship thel
| to Havana on Tuesday next.
lac patrol duty tonight was taken b
the cruiser Marblehead, and the usu;
two torpedo boats. The greatest Wig
lance lis observed.
[ The steamer Mascot. from Hayan;
which arrived tonight, brought Il dozc
or more French and English banker
and merchants, who had left Cuba I'll
der Geographic instructions from til
houses they represent IN Their rcspectlv
countries. The urgency of their instru,
tons was such that no delay wa il
erred by the winding up of their bus
: ness.
FALSE RUMOR rs TO WOOL
FORD.
Madrid. April II y. m.-The rcpol
published i'll the impartial that Unite
States Minister Woodf0rl was prcparin
to leave Madrid is entirely without foul
dation.
Strong pressure is being brought I
4 bear by some Of the European power
upon the Queen Regent and the cabinc
for the granting Of an Immediate arm
Stice. 70 take effect as soon as the il
Surgents shall accept the proposition
thus securing time for negotiations i
Cuba between the autonomiSt govern
ment and the insurgents. looking to til
establishment Of 4 permanent peace.
1t not known what decision Spain wi
take in the matter.
TALBOT GOES INTO SERVICE.
: Newport. X. l.. April 2.-The new toI
. pcdo boats GWyn and Talbot went int
Il commission to-day