The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-14

noth the stssd ssssss ssA sesss oss.
tssus q" Prepare fes Wss- Sec vsassls
Purchased b, Both Hssssss ths sess-
'sh Fisst Sale for csps Sssss sssssAs.
spanish sr~-t O.. s.n.
MADRID via PARIS. April s.-F,f-
teen Spanish men.of var will leave
Cadiz immediately for Cape Verde
Islands, and several bAttallious have
started to re-enforce the garrisou q
the Balearic Islands in the n Meditsr-
rAneAn.
The provincial militia in the Cssa
ry Islands will be placed on . var
footing. Lieut.. General Corrsa, The
Minister Of War, and Admirai Ber-
mejp, the Minister of Marine, are &C.
lively at work in their depart msuss
despite the holiday.
pour Sew Commando.
Commanding offi cers we're selected
Yesterday by the Navy Departmsat
for the four ocean steamers which
have just been purchased from the
Morgan Line. These are the vessels
FL Sud. FL Rio, Fl Norts. and III 8ol.
The officers vho will take charge Of
them are Commander Willard n.
Brovnson, Commander, Charles n.
Davis, Commander Charles J. Trais
Commander William II. Emory. To-
day each Of these Ulcers vill b a.
signed 10 one Of the four magniAesnt
liners. Names will probably b -
iected for these new additions 20 the
navy to-day, also.
These assignments are four Of the
best.
| spain Buy. = r"~~sfai Cruiser.
LONDON, April Ga special dm-
patch from Rome, published to-day
says contracts were signed dsrisg
the day for the sale Of three torpodo
boats to the United States, and Cor
the sale Of the armored cruiser 0ius.
eppe Garibaldi to Spain. The aro-
ored cruiser Giuseppe Gsribaldi II Q
steel vessel Of {. $40 tons and Il OO0
indicated horsepower. She 10 32S fsss
long, has 50 feet inches bean, snd
draws - feet OF water. The srns-
ment Of the Gari-baldi consists Of
two l0-inch guns. ten Gineh Qaick.
|, firing guns, six o. inch guns, tsu
04-ipch guns. ten o. inch guns,
and two Maxim guns. She has fous
torpedo tubes; her speed 10 sstins
, ted At twenty knoa; she carries |. .O0(
tons Of coal, and her crew number,
40 men.
: Submarine NIs~s Being sss~~d.
NEW YORK, April G.-Ths spRi
: neering corps. under the direction d
Col Henry NJ. Robert, has bo1uu
operation for the submsrips Diaina
OF the entrances 10 New York asl
other harbors along the Atlauti,
: coast.
Masitiss. sf ~sr Cesassg-
> LONDON, April G.-The BritisI
Q steamer Marengo, which sailed fros
z New Castle on March 18th. for Nss
4 York had on board fourteen Of u
most modern guns, ssventy-six ton
Q OF gum carriages, ninety-tWo tons Q
empty shells, and eleven tons Q
. empty cartridges, sll froa the z,
4 wick works.
I'll PARIS, ApriiC The Unitsd State
d government has purchased in Feaae
u
% ton and . number Of qaiek-6ris
ri guns.
I'll sssssssship T~nss Sails.
q NEW YORK. April 6.-The bstsls
. ship Texas sailed to-day 70 jois q
l. squadron 1t Hampton Roais. q
n east OF her lines st the navy yar
u dock about 8. .. m. and proooods
4 rspidly down East river aud throag
the harbor to go, followed By q
- lutes Of steam craft.
:. spsis CorseStsg wess~ss AsBs~-
il ATLANTA, A. ri 6.-Ths Agss
l. Of the Spanish 9ovsrnment Who ID
10 been buying mules he's shipped o.
hundred 20 New Orleans on orders [
% rush them through. He hes instru
m tons to get eight husdrsd Doce [
New Orleans before Saturday.
10 GsssvSs1y oays %.
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