The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-08-19

Internationally. Augusta was taken
by Germans on launch to the Kaiserin
Augusta and brought to Hong Kong.
I credit report"
HAWAII PAYS JAPAN.
Washington, August 15.-Minister
Sewell at Hawaii, las informed the
state department that Hawaii has paid
to Japan $4,000 as indemnity for the
refusal of the Hawaiian government
to allow certain japanese to land in
Hawaii at various times during the
past three years.
THE ROUGH RIDERS LANDED AT
MONTAUK.
The rough-Roders with General
Wheeler and Colonel Roosevelt have
been landed from the Miami at Mon
tauk Point and are now in the deten-
ton camp where they will remain in
quarantine for a few days. Some of
the men were so weak that they were
hardly able to walk.
After the men had all been landed
and started for the detention camp,
Colonel Roosevelt was met by the
newspaper men. They endeavOred to
get him to tell about his experience,
but failed. He refused absolutely to
tall about his achievements, but glad
ly spoke Of the work Of his men. He
said they were all brave and went in
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Roosevelt was asked about his report
ed wounding n replied: "The wound
on my right wrist was from q shell,
but was only a scrach anyway" He
said he was in the best of health and
looked it.
1--WE had a bully time all the way
through" said the colonel. MY reg
iment is one of 'Crack-a-jacks.'"
Mr.. Roosevelt added that the men
were glad to return, as there was no
more fighting to do.
Brigadier General William A. Ban
croft, of the Seventh army corps at
Jacksonville, has rendered his resigna-
ton to the adjutant general and re-
quested permission to return to his
home in Cambridge, Mass, to resume
his business occupation. His resigna-
ton has been accepted as there is no
longer any need of his services.
TO DISBAND THE CUBAN ARMY
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Santiago de Cuba, August ia Sc
cret meeting was held tonight at the
palace between the commanding Off
GERS of the American and the Cuban
leaders. The strictest secrecy was
maintained, but it can be said on good
authority that General Garcia was
present. The meeting lasted an hour
and a half. The information obtained
is to the effect hat the Cuban situa-
ton was thoroughly reviewed, and that
it was resolved to disband the Cuban
army and that the United States
should pay off the men. This involves
the expenditure of SIS, 600, 900, but it is
most important to the prosperity of
the island, whose wealth is entirely
agricultural, nobody, planter or farm
err, daring to cultivate his lands while
insurgent bands are in the field raid
ing and burning.
Key West, August 15.-The torpedo
BOAT Cushing, commanded by Lieuten-
ant Albert Gleaves, will doubtless get
the distinction of having had the last
naval engagement of the Spanish
American war. Had the peace negoti-
atiOns been p~rOtracted a little longer
the Cushing would unquestionably
have ended the conflict by g~loriously
avenging it's beginning, when Ensign
Bagley and his four comrades of the
Winslow were killed at Cardenas. At
the very moment the order for raising
the blockade reached the Gushing she
was making for the three Spanish
gunboats which had wrecked her sis
ter boat, intent on sinking them or
| herself going down in the effort. They
were the Ligero, Alert and Antonio
Lopez.
A few days before, the Gushing de-
stroyed six small sloops and a two
niasted schooner, the Triumpho, of
twenty-five tons.