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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-05

yer repeatedly. AT . o'clock the Amer
foreign merchant shipping. on the
east side of the bay.
"Our fleet, considering the enemyr
naturally suffered q Sc
we're loss. The Maria Christina is on
fre, and another ship, believed 10 be
Don Juan de Austria. Was blown up.
There was considerable loss Of life.
Capt. Cadarzo, commanding the Maria
Christina, IL among the killed. I can
not give further details. The spirit
Of the army, navy, and volunteers IL
excellent"
Midnight.-An official telegram re-
ceived NJ q late hour from the Gov
ernor General OF the Philippines says
Admiral Montejo has transferred his
flag to the cruiser Isla de Cuba from
the cruiser Reina Maria Christina.
The Reina Maria Christina Was COM
pletely burned, rs was also the cruiser
Castillo, tie other ships having TO re:
tire from the combat, and some being
sunk TO avoid their falling into the
hands OF the enemy"
Will be Followed by - Aggressive Move.
menf.
The decisive action in the Phillip.
pines, where Commodore Dewey's feet
has unquestionabiy won q signal vic
tory, will be followed within a few
days by aggressive movements in Cubs
and Cuban waters. Troops will be
landed, and the bombardment of Ma
tanzas and Havana 10 one OF the prob
bilities of the near future. Private
lar - hs @l1a Ar M. a t.sa a
ings and reached the insurgents with.
out difficulty.
Further news from the Philippine.
will doubtless show that Com modors
Dewey has secured base Of supplies
and hOisted the American flag.
The war will be pushed to a speed
consummation. by many it is be.
lieved that Spain will seek European
Intervention TO prevent further disas-
ter ard voluntarily relinquish Cuba.
American flag Over Manila
| LONDON, May The ..Americar
| fleet, after O terrific bombardment
has captured Manila. The inhabi
tants and Spanish soldiers are said Il
have fled the city in every direction.
| This gives Dewey q base of supplied
and the rest will be easy for him L
accomplish.
The Mex; Naval Battle VIII be Fought OF
| Rio Jaueiro.
| Rio JANEIRo, May 1.-The Spanish
torpedo gun boat "Temerario- has ar
rived here.
The American hattieship "Oregon'
and the gun-bOat Marietta" are here.
| 1t Is expected that q fight will taks
place between these vessels shortly ar
ter they leave this port.
Under the terms of the Brazilian
neutrality proclamation, the Ameri
can battleship Oregon" and the gun
boat Marietta" will be obliged Z,
leave Rio de Janeiro to- night.
They reached Rio on SATURDAY, and
are allowed only 4S hours to renal,
in Brazilian port.
The Spanish torpedo gunbost TEN.
erariO" which arrived At Rio to-da,
will not be obliged to depart thence
until Wednesday.
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I, .no,h., eo,rmn Ill, be found an

In another colgmn will be found IN
important letter written by Mr.. WI.
Began TO the National Democratic
Committeeman Of this State He pre-
seuts clearly aud forcibiy reasons Why
those who are opposed To The DONNA
ton OF gold and monopoly in North
Carolina should cooperate. lie warns
the true silver Democrats against those
Cleveland and monopoly goidbues who
are stayiu in the Democratic party In
order To create confusion or to work
up q bigger bolt than they could take
out a. present.
Mr.. Bryan shows that he clearly IN.
derstands that these Cleveland and
monopoly Democrats intend to leave
the party il the party stands true to the
principles OF Thomas Jefferson ~ ad-
yocated by Mr.. Bryan.
In the same way il might be said
that there sFe certain so-csIIsd Popu-
lists who are now doing all they can
TO create confusion I'm the Popuiist
party and who intend TO 60 straight
into the Republican party if tn. reo-
piles party stand ty its principles.
| These Cley-lsnd Democrats and these
Hanna Populists heed To be watched
for they are both organizing and work
| ing for the same end
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-05

country were today paying - much ~
the average man pays in proportion TO |
their ability, 1t would raise FIVE times
the money necessary to run the var.
This money could be raised by an in
come tax. IL could be raised without
any taxation ut all. 1t could be raised
As Lincoln raised II IN the late war:
by issuing legal tender greenbseks.
Both OF these propositions were offer
ed By the Popniists, silver Republicans
and silver Democrats in the House.
but the gold-bug majority voted II
down and declared for bonds. bonds!
bonds.
The fight over this infamous measure
will be waged in the Senate this week.
We know that every Populist and
silver Republican, and we believe that
every silver Democrat will ,in in the
FIGHT against the Infamous monstrous
bond scheme, but We fear that there
are enough gold Democrats who will
desert to the Republicans to fasten a
mortgage upon the necks OF our PEG
pie.
At caucus Of the Populists and
silver Republicans few nights since
the following resolutions was passed
This resolution points out the true
honest, just and patriotic way to raise
the revenue to run the war. |
this proposition was adopted by Con
gress We won!d have prosperity il
spite OF the war. With the other pro
position, the bond conspiracy, adopted
money will be scsrcer and times hard
or than ever before.
RESOLVED, That we oppose an in
, crease of the bonded Indebtedness c
the United States but we will prompt
ly and cbeerfully vote all necessar
I means to successfully prosecute tn
t war by authorizing further taxatiOI
| including an income tax, and authOri7
ing the immediate coinage Of til
seigniOrage, anticipating the same b
the issuance Of silver certificates, an
by authorizing such an increase Of tn
volume Of legal tender notes as may b
necessary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-05

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-05
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official dispatch from Baaaaa aIs
IAN Amer ienn shIp ha .a .ara.t
q battery al the en;.rAu a' ga.
fuegos, but IL was driven 90 .y ilf,.
of our gunboats, WHICH NnF u.iG
the harbor in another dlro.f w.
sustained some slighi damse.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-05

kEY MIST. Fla. May Joel u
ernment tug Leyden bioueaf n o..
day the small Spanish fchoHlf Ma.
Gotta, captured near Havoc srt1.
day by the TORPEDO boat Taa', 10
is small coaster, Wa bonded vth
fruit. and was bound fsr Havana
She j. . very insigpiiicAu; o.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-05

NoRroLH, Va, Msy a. .ras
ny Of Cuban patriot. ~ r. 81
passed through this ciiy rlas
bound for TAMPA. f.A. a..fe ssr
will enter the United STA, frara
invasion.
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Potash,
will increase tn
prove the Land
Our t-o.nks tel a. a'.
arc frvr % ans i4ffaf|

that she had iende.,- -...
States slUO .tsso toad
the var Agaius; Spa
added that PRESIDE 49,.
Acknowledged the ,f, N.
not vet been AecepisH
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-05

The Silver Knight-Watchman
quotes Scion Chase as saying that
1.-The mission of a third party is to
bring burning issue to the front
which existing political parties
handle with longs" But how can
the third party accomplish this,
dear Scion, if it SO mixes itself up
with one of those handling the
tongs that it comes to be recognized
by everybody as merely a part Of it
and used only to its advantage:
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American flag Over Manila.

LONDON, May The :American
fleet, after q terrific bomhardment.
has captured Manila. The inhabi-
tants and Spanish soldiers are said to
have fled the city in every direction.
This gives Dewey q base OF supplies
and the rest will be easy for him to
accomplish.
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Rejoiclng Among Cubans.

NEW YORK, March 19.-At the offices OF
the Cuban Junto in this city there was gem
eral rejoicing this afternoon when the dis
ence to the suspension of military opera
tions in eastern Cuba by General Pando and
the belief among the merchants and bank
ers in Havana that the failure of the pro-
posed conference would mean the death
blow of autonomy and that it was probable
that large force of insurgents would break
through the trocha and raid the country
up to Havana, was translated.
Il. Estrada Palma's representative read
the dispatch very carefully and said: 'Of
course we don't doubt that the Spaniards
have suspended operations in eastern Cuba
and that General Pando is seeking a con-
ference with the Cuban leaders. General
Pando has been trying to do the same thing
ever since his arrival in Cuba. So far he
has been unsuccessful, and we are positive
that he will remain SO. The gathering of
large Cuban forces near the Jucaro-Moron
trocha is prohably for their passage through
it in order to invade the western provinces,
as was announced in the cabegrams few
days ago. There will be no conference be-
tween the Cuban leaders and Pando or any
other Spanish representatives. The belief
of the Havana officials that the Spanish
propositions will be accepted is preposter-
Gus. The latter portion of the dispatch
speaks for itself. The Cubans will not adj
init of any solution of the war unless It is
based on the absolute independence of
Cuba
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NEW YORK, March 19,-Special dis
patches, under date of Key West, to-day
report that General Pando, of the Spanish
army, has been captured by General Gar
cia, the insurgent commander.
At the headquarters of the Cuban Junto
in this city nothing had been heard of the
reported capture of General Pando There
was disposition TO discredit the story and
to ascribe it's origin to some enthusiastic
but irresponsible person.
KEY WEST Fla, March 19.-It is be-
lieved here that the rumor that General
Pando has been taken prisoner by General
Garcia, of the insurgent forces, is entirely
without foundation and it had its origin in
this city.
HAVANA, March 19.-The report circu-
lated here that General Pando, the Spanish
commander in Cuba, had been captured by
the insurgent General Garcia is untrue Ac-
cording to the latest advices, General Pando
had left Ciego de Avila and was proceeding
to the eastward, probably with Puerto Prin-
cipe as his destination.
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GAGE SPEAKS AGAIN.
The Secretary of the Treasury Dis
cusses "American Enterprise.''

PITTSBURG, Pa. Marcn 19.-The annual
banquet of the Chamber of Commerce of
Pittsburg, given at the Duquesne Club this
evening. at which Lyman j. Gage, secre-
tary Of the treasury Of the United States.
was the principal guest of honor and speak,
er. proved the most pretentious and impor
tant affair of the kind ever attempted by
this organization. Other banquets given by
Athe Chamber of Commerce have been of a
purely local character. That of tonight
was of q national character and impor-
tance. The decorations were the finest and
most artistic ever seen in the Duquesne
Club. and the menu was elaborate and
unique. The banquet began promptly at z
o'clock with 225 guests seated at three long
tables extending the entire length of the
banqueting hall. The speakers were seated
at the center of the first table. facing the
entrance. Banker VIM. r. Thompson was
POSTMASTER. President John Findley, of
the Chamber Of Commerce, delivered the
address Of welcome. responding to the toast,
The Chamber of Commerce.; Its Duties
and Responsibilities"
Secretary Gage spoke of American En-
tcrprise; Some of Its Trials and Achieve
ments." The speech was listened to with
the closest attention, and the speaker
heartily applauded. Mr.. Gage was fol-
lowed by a number Of local orators, and the
affair wound up at about midnight
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON March 19.-Nothing is
thought about, nothing talked about, ex
cept the Forthcoming report of the Maine
court of inquiry. This subject has full and
exclusive possession of the minds of every
body in Washington. The report is awaited
with anxious expectancy, not unmixed with
a sense of dread. The President has tenta-
lively planned to meet every contingency
and situation that is likely to arise, but it
would be absurd for MIN to publicly discuss
possibilities When the report comes in he
may find himself confronted with entirely
new and unexpected conditions, which will
necesstate a line of action different from
anything in contemplation. This is a good
time for the President to maintain a dis
Greet silence and to keep his powder dry,
and that is precisely the course he is pur-
suing. He candidly admits that he does not
know what he will do until the court lays
it's findings before him, and that he cannot
know until he is acquainted with the con-
t. of that document. Speculation as to
his course continues to cover a wide range
and people derive certain degree of salts
faction in conjecture. prediction and free
though profitless indulgence in the harm
less pastime of guessing on results. When
all is said the wisest as well as the weakest
are forced to admit that guesswork is the
beginning the middle and the ending of dis
cussion at the present time. and must so
continue until official light is shed on the
subject.
To-day, as on yesterday the question to
excite the liveliest interest among congress-
men was whether or not the President
would permit the Maine explosion to go to
arbitration. 1t makes most of them resent
full to think of such possibility, but when
they stop to give the matter serious consid-
Grafton they are obliged to admit that there
is strong probability that such may be the
disposition that will have to be made of it,
unless the President and Congress take
position that civilization might not indorse
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BLANCO DESIRES PEACE.
He Does Not Want the Spanish Tor
pedO FIOtiIIa to Move Westward.

NEW YORK. March 2O.--A dispatch to
the World from Madrid says: Captain
General Blanco, from Havana, has given
proof that he is as anxious for peace as the
Madrid Ministry. He cabled from Havana
advising the government to postpone the
departure of the Spanish flying squadron of
torpedo boats. He advised that it should
not, on any account, proceed further
towards the United States than the Canary
islands. The order TO hold the fleet there
was not, however, sent wholly at General
Blanco's request. The United States gov
ernment made no official representations on
the subject But Admiral Bermejo, the
minister of marine (secretary of the navy),
wanted the torpedo fotilla held at the Ca
nary islands until it could be joined by the
first-class armored cruiser Infanta Maria
Theresa, sister ship to the Vizacaye, and
the Almirante Oquendo, because the tor
pedo vessels and destroyers started on
such short notice that they were not in full
war trim. They were not supplied with
adequate ammunition. Holding the fleet
half way across the Atlantic until the big
cruiser of Spain could join it with fresh
ammunition and act as escort and protector
was, therefore, probably the real reason.
Marshal Blanco complains that Madrid
lingo newspapers have hampered him in
parleying with the rebel chiefs
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ONE MORE BODY FOUND.
Nine others Supposed to BE in the
Ruins of the Chicago Fire.

CHICAGO, March 19.-workmen engaged
in removing debris from the site of the
burned Emerson building discovered anoth-
er body this afternoon. This makes the
eighth corpse recovered. The remains,
frightfully burned and crushed, We're iden-
titled as those of William Bos, sixteen years
old, clerk OF the ill-fated Olmsted Scien-
tific Company. r. Pitsa, solicitor, who was
supposed to have perished in the fire, has
been heard from. Another name, however,
was added TO the list of missing this after
noon, when the mother Of Frank B. Eidle-
of Hammond Ind, informed the police that
she believed the body of her son was in the
ruins He left Hammond in the morning 10
attend to some business at Sweet, Wallach
G. Co., and should have been at the store
about the time the fire broke out, but has
not been heard from since.
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and force a fight regardless of the rights
of another nation to be heard in its own de-

and force fight regardless of the rights
of another nation to be heard in its own de-
fense
1t is the hope of most congressman that
the court may return verdict that will
either warrant swift and summary action
in vindieation of the national honor or
clearly justify a reference of the points
growing out of the disaster to a neutral
tribunal. Anything half way would not be
generally satisfactory.
Among the things which the administra-
ton is charged with having in view and
which it can be depended on will not be
done is an alliance with Spain to force the
Cubans to adopt an autonomic form of gov
ernment and acknowledge allegiance to
years ago, but the Cubans will not now be-
come parties to any such scheme. They
have not paid $50, coo lives for any such out
come and their consent to any proposition
short of absolute independence would be
spurned by them. The President and his
advisers understand thoroughly the utter
impossibility of inducing the Cubans to
thus yield up the advantage which they
have bought at such tremendous sacrifice,
when they have independence in sight and
almost in hand. The story has, neverthe-
less, gained considerable currency, but it
finds believers only among those who do not
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FEARS OF AUTONOMIsTs.
They Think Miss Barton Wants to
Americanize Cuba.

HAVANA, March 19.-Miss Clara Barton,
after calling upon Captain General Blaneo
at his suggestion, to-day, visited the heads
of the colonial government The autono-
mists treated her with such distinguished
courtesy that she broached to them the
subject of the allotment OF lands to poor
Cubans, engaging to furnish their houses
from America and also to superintend any
colonies thus formed. Miss Barton was told
that the matter would be carefully consid-
cred. After she had left the officials said:
I'VE are Spanish; does she think she can
make Yankees of US? Her desire must be
to Americanize the Creoles."
In a semi-satirical editorial. entitled: "All
for Humanity La Lucha to-day re-
fers to the fact that Spain is entertaining
the people with a carnival and Cuba is
deeply interested in the coming elections,
while the United States seems to be entirely
devoted to humanity. The editorial says
the relief work is so widespread and so
greatly varied here that it is impossible not
to suspect that there Is some other motive
for it than charity, and hints at a desire to
Americanize Cuba. The paper says of Miss
Bartons offer to build houses for the suf-
ferers, that 'n time these might grow into
Yankee colonies, with the stars and stripes
floating from each house" The editorial is
written in a geod-humored tone.
The few Americans who arrived by to-
days steamer expressed surprise at the
tranquil air pervading the city. To-day, be-
ing st. Joseph's day. was generally observed
as. a holiday. All the business houses were
closed
At meeting held at the palace yesterday
of the committee appointed to secure funds
for the Spanish navy Captain General Blan-
co was elected president. He said he would
use all of his influence TO induce the of
ficials military, civil and municipal - to
make monthly contributions to augment the
naval fund. The function In aid of the navy
which took place tonight at the Taeon
Theater will. 1t is believed, realize more
than 100000 in gold. For a single admis-
sion to the gallery A cigar manufacturer of
Havana paid $3.50. The smallest price for
general adlaission is $40 in gold. Tickets
costing s404 were given by the navy COM
ConQnued on Fourth Page.l
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SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Burnett Wants the Knot That
Binds Her to Her Husband United.

WASHINGTON. March 19-Mrs. Frances
iIodgson Burnett, the well-known novelist,
to-day instituted suit for divorce from her
husband, DR.. Swan M. Burnett. The papers
in the case are withheld from publication.
The grounds on which the DEGREE is asked
are understood to be desertion, abandon
ntent and failure to support. The last
named, however, is only technical. as Mrs.
Burnett is believed to have an independent
fortune. DR.. and Mrs. Burnett have not
lived together for two years or more, and
es en- prior to their separation it had been
generally known among their acquaint-
ances that their relations were strained.
Mrs. Burnett sailed from New York for
England about ten days ago, having had
the papers in the case made out several
weeks before, but deferred until her de-
parture. DIR. Burnett intimated tonight
that the suit was instituted by mutual
agreement, and 1t is not probable that he
will seek to prevent the decree. 1t is
thought Mrs. Burnett will remain in Europe
until the decree is granted
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But ONE TOPIC.
NOW ENGROssING THE ATTENTION
OF PEOPLE AT WASHINGTON.
Coming Report of the Naval Court of
Inquiry Awaited with Expectancy,
Not Unmixed with Dread.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY CALM
AND KEEPING EVERYBODY GUESS
ING AT HIS PROPOSED POLICY.
Question of Possible Arbitration Ex-
citing Lively Interest Among Sem
atOrs and Representatives.
HASTY DECLARATION OF WAR
FEARED If THE REPORT FINDS
sPANIARDS RESPONSIBLE.
The Document Expected Early This
Week-Maine Survivors at the Navy
Department and White House.
HASTY DECLARATION OF WAR
FEARED If THE REPORT FINDS
SPANIARDS RESPONSIBLE.
The Document Expected Early This
Week-Maine Survivors at the Navy
Department. and White House.
Yesterdays DEVELOPMENTS.

The report of the naval court of
inquiry into the loss of the Maine
has not yet reached Washington.
Lieutenant Blow was supposed to
have brought a preliminary report
to the capital, but the rumOr was
not confirmed. He visited the
White House, however, and had a
talk with the President. Mr.. Nc
Kinley has given no intimatiOn,
SO far, of the policy he will pursue
when the finding of the court is
rendered.
Senator Chandler, after confer
ring with several Cabinet officers,
stated he was of the opinion, If the
naval court found that the Spanish
government was responsible for
the destruction of the Maine, the
President would not submit the
full report to Congress for fear
members would lose their heads
and declare war at once.
Spain is making a last desperate
effort to avert interference by the
United States in Cuban affairs. Gen.
PandO, in behalf of the autOnOmist
ence with the insurgent leaders,
with the view of Offering them al
most anything short OF fiKd&B&h&
dence If they will lay down their
arms. The President and Cabinet
of the Cuban republic and nearly
all the generals of the insurgent
army are gathered I'm council in
Santa Clara province, and the
Spanish representatives are with
in easy reach. 1t Is thought, If the
conference comes to naught, the
insurgents will make raid
through the western provinces. A
rumor that General PandO has
been taken prisoner is not cred
tied.
1t Is reported that revolt
against Spanish rule may soon
take place in Porto Rico.
Conference between Secretary of
the Navy Long and surviving OFF,
GERS of the Maine, at which the
story of the disaster was retOld.
Both War and Navy Departments
are still diligently preparing the
country for defense.
Commander BrOwnsOn is negO-
tiating for the purchase of an Ar
gentine cruiser and a Chilean bat
tie ship.
Englishmen are discussing an
AngIO-Americana alliance, but Irish
leaders ridicule the idea.
Madrid editors have not yet quit
denOuncing the United States.
Reiteration of the report that
Spain will get no material support
from Germany.