The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-19

Killed paclllC HtiShpoA
farm in the neighborhood of Alqulzaf
and surprised eleven negroes who were
also v,ork:ng and took them it'll aim.
The insurgents have burned the plan
| tation of Mr.. Espinosa in CamaJuanl.
| They also shot at the forts i'll the Cara
cas- plantation of Mr.. Terry.
SPANISH REFUGEES SAIL.
Jacksonville. Fla. April 1S.-The
Plant Line steamship Olivette sailed
from Tampa for Havana at O'Clock
this afternoon with 142 Spanish refill
gees on board. These are a small pro-
portion of a colony of 5000 located at
Tampa. almost all Of whom will remain
at Tampa. The refugees to Cuba are
young men and those without interests
in Tampa. Captain General Blanco has
guaranteed the safety of the Olivette.
FLORIDA WANTS SMALL ARMS.
Washington, ID. c.. April 1S.-Among
Secretary Ayers visitors to-day were
Senators Pasco and Mallory. of Florida.
who are urging the War Department TO
push the fertilization work on the
Florida coast. They also asked that
the War Department allot to the citizens
of the State. particularly those along
the coast. quantity of small arms Tor
use in equipping such of the militia as
may be without these requisites or de-
Tense. AS Florida promises to he
theatre of hCstilities in the event OF
war, the authorities evidently fear the
incursion of small marauding parties
from ships along the immense stretch OF
coast. and feel that some means should
be devised of protection from them.
Tomorrow delegation from Fernan-
dina is to come before the Secretary to
urge that the Notifications for that
place be improved.
CAN'T BUY MORE WAR SHIPS.
Washington, ID. c.. April 1S.-lt was
stated at the Navy Department this
evening that the efforts to secure the
Chilean battle ship O'Higgins have been
practically abandoned and that there IS
no longer any prospects that the United
States desires or will be able to secure
any more war ships either belonging to
foreign nations or being built in foreign
ship yards.
PAYMASTER GOES SOUTH.
New York, April 1S.-Col. George Il.
Glenn, Assistant Paymaster General,
lanta as paymaster of all the troops on
the Gulf coast.
BUSINESS DEPRESSED.
Jacksonville, Fla. April 1S.-lf Jack
sonville, Palatka, Tampa. III fact All
Florida. serves as a type of business de-
preston the whole South must be in
state resembling lethargy. Every
one of prominence with whom the cor
respondent has talked insists that the
depression is directly attributable to the
delay in settling the Cuban question.
Each insists that war were better far
than this uncertainty. when. they claim,
the merchant who deals by wholesale
and the small store-keeper are alike UNI
able to determine how much stock to lay
in or upon what enterprises to venture.
1t is not too much to say that Florida
would welcome the arbitrament of war a
does the surgical patient the announce
ment that the heroic operation is over.
SPANISH SHIPS AT PORTO RICO.
Provincetown, Mass. April 1S.-Cap-
tain Webb, of the barkentine Morales.
who reached this port from Ponce, Por
to Rico, today, reports that on April q.
the day before he sailed from Ponce.
eight Spanish torpedo boats arrived ut
that port from the Canaries. Two Span
ish men of war We're there already. A
Spanish cruiser also was sighted in Mona
Passage as the vessel sailed.
FLOTILI4A STILL AT DEVERDE.
New York, April Dispatches from
st. Vincent, Cape Verde Island, April
II. stated that the two flotllas of Span
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stroycrs. and the cruisers Christobal
Colon and Santa Maria Theresa, were
at that port.
CABLE CUT At SANIBI1L ISLAND
Key West, Fla, April 1S.-It was
learned to-day that the cable between
Key West and Punta Rosa had been
cut about two miles this side of Sanibel
island, about III miles from Key AVest.
The matter was kept secret, and the
break has been repaired. The incident
looked suspicious as the broken end of
the cable showed that it had been cut
clean through.
Capt Sampson learned of it to-day and
wired the Naval Department at Wash
ington 1t has been decided to establish
careful guard in those waters, and any
suspicious craft will be summarily dealt
with.
ANOTHER WAR SHIP BOUGHT.
Montreal, April 1S.-It is announced
that the smallest of the Allen Line
steamship fleet, dae Lucerne, of about
1000 tons has been sold to the United
States TO be added to the latter's auxili-
airy war fleet.
FOR TRANSPORTING TROOPS.
Washington, ID. c., April 1S.-The
contracts for transporting the troops
from their various stations south, were
let to-day. Most of the soldiers will
start for their posts tomorrow.
STEAMER PURCHASED.
st. Johns, n. f., April 1S.-The Uni
ted States government has purchased the
British steamer Regulus, now at this
port and will use her as a coal carrier.
Spain is negotiating for the purchase
of the sealing steamer Algerine, former
~ British, man of war.
The steamer Grand Lake, which sailed
for Halifax, to-day took fifty New
Foundland fishermen bound for Boston
where they will volunteer in the Ameri-