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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
SIN JUN BOABARD[D.
SIMPSONS Fleet Begins Its
Work Of Destruction.
TIE FORT REDUCED 70 RUINS
First Shot Fired by Fighting
Bob's" Ship.
NO EFFORT TO RESPOND
Thousands "r Tho Population of the CITY
and Fore Ign Consuls Geek Kcrup. sin
the Interior Of the Island.
Spanish Steamer Cap
,ured by the Yale.
NO EFFORT TO RESPOND.

copyright. 1898, by Associated Press. J
PORT Au PRINCE, May 1.-THE
american fleet, under Rear Admiral
sampson. bombarued San Juan De
rorto Rico today. The following are
the details OF the bombarlmenl thus
fur received:
The bombardment began this morn
ing. Rear Admiral Sampson with
nine Warships, arrived before San
Juan Just before sunrise. At a signal
the battleship Iowa fired the first shot.
which took effect. Then the battleshfp
indiana opened fire. In a few minutes
alorro fort was reduced to u heap of
ruins. The fort made little effort to
respond and was Silenced almost i'm
mediately.
The Spanish steamer Rita was cap
turcd today by the United States aux
iliaiy cruiser Yale, which took her
crew on board.
Thousands of the population and the
foreign consulS at san Juan sought
refuge in the interior Of the islands
The foregoing dispatch from Port
tAu Prince was not carried there by
the dispatch boat of the Associated
Press. which is With Admiral Samp-
sons squadron. and he will be heard
from either at St. Thomas or San Dos
mingo. The Information telegraphed is
from a reliable staff correspondent at
Fort Au Prince. who received his ad-
vices from foreign official sources. His
adNices are believed to have reached
him direct from Porto Rico via Sam
tiaso to Kingston, and thence to Port
Au Prince.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
THE BATTLE AT MANILA.
Admiral Montejo Attributes His De
feat to the Madrid Government.

admiral Montejo Attributes His De-,
Feat to the Madrid Government
LONDON. May 1.-THE Hong Kong
correspondent of the Times, who ar
rived there ON board the British gun
boat Linnet, from Manila, says:
mad conversation with Admiral
Montejo. who. recognizing the superb
ority of the American squadron. adj
'nltted that his chief object was to seek
the protection OF the Cavite forts He
Fought on the Reina Maria Christina
tn she was on fire fore and aft and had
htty-two killed. On the advice Of his
tag lieutenant he transferred his flag!
| to the lsa de Cuba. After two and a.
| half hours lighting he gave the signal
! to scuttle and abandon her.
Commodore Dewey ceased firing and
asked permission of the forts to destroy
the burning ships. Admiral MontejoI
replied:
The ships are at your mercy: do as
you like"
The American fire was their resumed
| till the Spanish squadron was COM
pletely annihilated. se&s
The captain of the Boston. who car:
ried the flag of truce, said:
You conbatted us with four very;
bad ships. We have never seen before
Drawer fighting under such unequal
| odds 1t is a great pity you exposed
your lives on vessels not fit for fight
! ing 81
Commodore Dewey sent message
| to Admiral Montejo as follows: 5:ftss
''I have pleasure in clasping your
hand and offering my congratulations
upon he gallant manner in which you
fought.
Admiral Montejo attributes the
responsibility of his defeat to
He had only obsolete vessels,
though he had requisitioned the gov
eminent for ships. He had no torpe-
| does except some which he himself con-
structed out Of ineffective material.
| His original intention was to remain az
Subic and offer battle, but he returned
to Manila because the Subic forts were
| inadequate.
During the bombardment of the Ca
vite arsenal Commodore Dewey sus-,
pended fire at the request of the Span
iaris to allow the women and children
| to be removed to a place OF Sarety.s \
| witnessed the second bombardmene-
| The American vessels We're admirably
handled. The rebels looted Cavlte I'M
mediately, the Spaniards flying to Ma
nla, and encounters with the rebels
We're frequent In the suburbs.
| when I landed on May >, found the
| city panic stricken. and the shops re-
| manned closed for three days.
| Finding that an armistice had been
agreed upon, many civilians returned.
The run on the Spanish bank was
checked by the Hong Kong and Char
tered Bank opening to negotiate Span
ish notes The position Of the British
section of the community was precart-
ous. owing to the scattered position OF
| their houses. Food was scarce and at
famine prices; the soldiers had remain
I'd unpaid for several weeks and loot
ing was feared S;g
ION Friday before the bombardment
the steamer Gulf. of Marital ban. LETT Tor
Singapore and London with Spanish
and English women and children on
board, but many English families res
manned here. Ssssaa
THE Spaniards are not expected TO
capitulate. Commodore Dewey has
Manila ut his mercy. but it would be
useless to lombard the city withoutSa
sufficient force to hold it,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The Railway Arbitration Bill Passed
by the Senate
(By 1eleura o.

by the Senate
lBy Telegraph.) D..
WASHINGTON, May l2.-After -
prolonged discussion. the Senate today
p,oaeu =; we oili concerning carriers en-
gagged ia United States commerce and
Their employees" popularity KNOW. as
th.: railway arbitration bill.
Inc most important amendment was
That offered by Mr.. Hoar. OF Massa-
chusetts, which provides that courts
way employees which shall compel
them TO give their personal service to
company against their will. On the
final vote three Senators were recorded
against the bill. They were Mr.. Money.
or Mlssissippi; Mr. Rnwlins. OF Utah,
ana Mr.. Tillman. of South Carolina.
y bill was passed removing all dis
abilities imposed by the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution upon
persons who We're at one time engaged
IN rebellion against the United States.
The war revenue measure was re-
ported to the Senate and notice given
that 1t would he taken up next Mon
day for consideration.
In the early part of the session. upon
request of Mr.. Hawley, chairman Of
the military affairs committee, who
stated that he had papers OF great
Importance to the War Department,
the Senate went into executive ses-
sion
The doors were opened twenty min
uteS later Mr. Hawley presented the
conference report upon the bill proyid-
ing for the furnishing OF the supplies
to the people of Cuba and arms anu
ammunition and military stores to the
Cuban patriots. The report was agreed
to- ....@a.
The Senate. at 5:45 P. NJ. went into
executive session. and at p NJ ad-
journed until Monday.
HOUSE OF Representative
w WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE House
today effected little legislation.
a Joint resolution providing for the
organization Of q volunteer auxiliary
naval force for coast defense. involv-
ing the enlistment for the continuance
Of the present war of volunteesr and
the employment of additional vessels.
was passed.
The House voted to insist upon It's
non-concurrance in the Senate amend
ment to the bill providing for feeding
and arming the Cuban people. and the
Speaker named as conferees Messrs.
Marsh, of Illinois. Griffin, Of Wisconsin
and Cox of Tennessee.
The House at AIS o'clock adjourned.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
July 6 THE DATE.
That is the Day Fixed for the Democratic
Congressional Convention.

L
Congressional Convention.
The Democratic Congressional con
Eention OF the Second District VIII be
held at Ocean View Wednesday,, July
9Th.
This date was fixed by the district
committee at the meeting held in Nor
folk. The purpose for which the con-
vention will bo held Will be to nom
mate candidate for Congress. AS
yet there is but one aspirant. the Hon
w. A. Young, though several gentle
men have been spoken of in connection
with the nomination. Prominent among
these is Colonel r. e. Boykin, of this
city, and if he would consent to enter
the fight his friends would rally to his
support and there would be Boykin
delegates galore at the convention.
The representation Of the convention
will be based on the Bryan presidential
vote, with one delegate for each 100
votes and one for each fraction over
fifty N..
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
ON TIE DIAMOND.

Results Of Yesterdays Games in the
National and Atlantic Leagues.
AT New York-New York, s; Brook
Ign. 8.
AT Cincinnati-First game-Cincin-
natl, 8; ST. Louis, S.
AT Cincinnati-Second game-Cincin-
natl, 8; ST. Louis, 2.
AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, ~; Chica-
go, 4.
~ MISUNDERSTANDING, 2; Louis
Vile, 8.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
AT Norfolk-Norfolk, 9: Hartford. 9
At Reading-Reading Patterson game
postponed on account of rain.
AT Observation-Disclosures. 3; Lancas-
fer
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
DoWNING HANGS HIMsELF

WASHINGTON, May 12-Geo~ge
Downing, alias Rawlings. the man ar
rested last Sunday under suspicion of
being q spy in the service of Spain,
hanged himself at the Washington
barracks today shortly after . o'clock
a. towel and a silk handkerchief We're
used as the instruments of death.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
Marriage Last Night.

Mr.. Neits christensen, an employee
of the shipyard and Miss Hansene
Elizabeth Olesen We're smarried at the
residence of the bride, on Forty-fiftb
street, at 1880 o'clock last evening, the
Rev. G. G. Cox, pastor of the First
Baptist church. officiating Both the
bride and groom We're born in Dem
mark.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
THE CAPE VERDE SQUADRON n
Admiral Bernlejo Says it is at Fort
..t De Fran

---"a- De Trance ~ a.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Madrid cor.
graphing late Thrsuday night, SAYS:
Admiral Bernejo admitted tonight
that the Cape Verde squadron is now;
at Fort de France. on the west coast
OF Martinique. French West Indies. 81
MADRID, May 12.-Advlces from
Martinique confirm the report OF the
arrival of the Cape Verde squadron al
Port de France ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13
"a Great Deal"

OF talk about the beautiful straw
hats this season at Woodward &
Womble's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13

For wall papering and painting go tc
Clinedinst. 227 Twenty eighth street.
ma-13-2-t-p
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13

Crab nets. lines. hooks and fishing
supplies. Adams Racket Store. It
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13

Patent. wood and stone churns.
woodward supplies, Adams Racket
Store. Il
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13

Continued on Fourth Page.)
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-13

Thousands of the popula ton and the
foreign consuls at San Juan sought
refuge in the interior Of the islands n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS
Various Topics Discussed at the Sum-
mer Convention.

The convention of the County SUperin-
tendents' Association held in the Statehouse
yesterday, called together large number
of educators from all parts of the State.
The features of the day were the reading
of a number of interesting papers by the
following members of the convention:
Superintendent w H. Senour, of Franklin
county, THE Use of the supplemental Work
in the State Course of Study" followed by
discussion of the subject by Superintend-
ent Samuel A. Harris, of Putnam county,
and Superintendent Richard Park. of Sull-
van county. Superintendent B. Chaplain, CT
Whitley county, contributed a paper on
THE Value of the Common School Diplo-
ma which was afterwards discussed by
superintendent H. E. Coe, of De Kalb
county, and w. e. Stipp, of Lawrence
county.
The afternoon session was taken up with
hearing a paper by Superintendent S. H.
Hall, of Washington county on SHOULD the
High-school Course be a Minimum Require
ment for Applicants to Teach?'' Prof II. E..
Owen spoke briefly on Music in the Coun-
try Schools and was followed by j. H..
Grover, of Clinton county, with Review
of the Supreme Courts Decision on the
Abandonment of Small Schools" During
the afternoon Prof. w. II. Glasscock. of
the State University extended an invitation
to all the superintendent to bring to the
next convention, in December, a delegation
of the boys and girls from their schools. A
resolution of respect was introduced by
George r. Wilson on the occasion of the
death of Prof. Quitman Jackson, of Han
cock county. which was adopted by the con-
vention. The convention will continue
throughout to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22
A Home Missionarv NoveItv.

unique entertainment for the benefit of
the Home Missionary Society of Roberts
Park Church was given last evening in the
church parlors under the direction Of Mrs
William Perry. The church was decorated
with a profusion of flags and Japanese
lanterns of gay colors. On a platform a
throne of the national colors was erected
for Columbia, Miss Helen Purviance. Co
lumbia, looking over her land, discovers
dark spots and she summons her messen-
gers to bring the subjects of these dark
spots to tell her the condition of the people,
Each in turn tell tale and the missionary
Miss Jennie Hansen, solves the problem
which is the need of home missions. Those
taking part were Indian chief Mr.. Neese
Indian squaw, Miss Nettie Hisey; Norman
woman, Miss Leone Fisher; Topsy, Mr..
Frederick Neff; Lucinda, Miss Rena Wy
cliff neglected white women. Miss Ada
Craig; Alaskan, Mr.. Jesse McAnally. The
last part of the programme was flag drill
in which sixteen young ladies', dressed in
white suits and carrying flags, performed
graceful evolutions under the direction of
Mr. Boyd Prince, the commander. An or
chestra under the direction of A. l.. Beard
furnished the music The proceeds will be
used TO assist in having three white girls
educated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22
WILL BE A GREAT WORK
HISTORY OF THE REPUBLICAN PAR
TY OF INDIANA IN PREPARATION.
1t VIII Form n Proud Record-Grent-
ness of Indiana's Sons in NatiOn-
al and State Affairs.

The Indiana History Company is engaged
in the preparation of History of the Re-
publican Party of Indiana work of large
scope and great usefulness. 1t will be as
handsomely got up as any specimen of the
printers art that has been seen in In
diana for years, printed upon the best of
paper, illustrated with fine steel engravings
and handsomely bound in leather. The
work, which is now well upon its way
will contain complete history of the party
in this State as well as a full record of
what has been accomplished by the Repub-
lican sons of Indiana in the presidential
chair. in Congress, and in the field of diplo-
macy at home and abroad. This will natur-
ally include details of the work accom-
plished by Benjamin Harrison, Oliver P.
Morton, General Lew Wallace, Hon. John
W. Foster Schuyler Colfax and other men
of whose lives and greatness Indiana is
justly proud.
The book will tell of the Republican Gov
ernors and other state officers, of the work
of Republican Legislatures and of the re-
forms of various kinds brought about by the
party in Indiana. 1t will contain history
of the Columbia Club, the Marion Club, the
Lincoln Club at Lafayette and various other
political organizations of the State as well
as the complete story of the growth and
work of the Lincoln League.
One extremely interesting feature of the
great work will be detailed biographies of
Republican leaders all over the State and
the book will contain much other valuable
political data.
This is a monumental work and one that
is likely to prove both interesting and USE
full to everybody interested in state politics.
1t deserves and is meeting with hearty sup
port from well-known Republican leaders.
The Indiana History Company is a corpora
ton largely owned by Levey Bros. & Co..
of this city, one of the oldest printing houses
in Indiana, and one of the most substantial
concerns in the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22
THE PLATFORM.
Resolutions Committee "Rassled''
with 1t Until Late Hour.

Resolutions Committee CRASHED"
with 1t Until Late Hour.
After the district meetings last night the
committees on resolutions, organization and
credentials met at the rooms of the state
committee and organized. s. e. Morss, edi-
tor of the Sentinel, was made chairman,
and Daniel Mcdonald, of Marshall county,
secretary of the committee on resolutions
j. w. Kern, of Indianapolis, chairman and
e. P. Holman, of Jasper county, secretary
of the committee on organization; Joseph
Fl. Shea, of Scottsburg, chairman and Will
liam M Maus, of Bloomfield, secretary of
the committee on credentials.
The committee on organization decided on
Senator David Turpie for permanent chair
man of the convention, and Samuel NJ
Briscoe for permanent secretary. Parks M.
Martin, chairman of the state committee
will call the convention to order and Asahel
H. Wampler, state secretary, will be tempo
rary secretary.
The credentials committee had but two
contests to decide. The first was from john
son county and grew out of local conditions
existing there. The contests grew out of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cOunty-seat war. The
regulars represented the Brownstown fac
ton and were seated. The second contest
grew out of the ruction In the Fifteenth
slate was, of course, seated.
1t was well along in the morning before
the work of the committee on resolutions
was finished. Chairman Morss presented the
platform over which he, Senator Turpie and
Claude Matthews have been sweating blood
for two days AS predicted in the Journal
yesterday the platform will go as far as it
dare in criticising the conduct of the war
by President McKinley's administration.
More vigorous measures will be urged ana
the party will be pledged to aid in carrying
on the war by contributions of both money
and men. Nothing will be said about the
annexation of Hawaii, question that has
been even a greater stumbling block to
Democrats in Congress than it has been to
the Indiana platform writer's. There. will be
an effort made to show that in the last two
years there has been an extravagant adj
ministration of public affairs in Indiana
under Republican rule and the party will
take unto itself credit for all the reforms
that have been inaugurated in state affairs
during the last decade. Parallel columns
will be used to show how immensely SUI
peror the Democratic Legislature of 1895
was to the Republican one of 1897. and much
will be made of the fact that the Repub-
licans substituted the simpler methods of
marking ballots with blue pencil instead of
with a rubber stamp, a fact which will be
declared as tending to corruption in cleo
lions. Other equally trivial objections Will
be made TO Republican legislation and
credit will be claimed for the fact that the
Republican administration has been steadily
that the Democrats made it possible by SUI
perior tax laws.
The Chicago platform will be reaffirmed,
hut William Jennings Bryan Will not be in
dorsed for President in 1900, although the
stalwarts are demanding this.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22
DISTRICT MEETINGS.
They Were Generally Tame Affairs
Committees Selected.

They Were Generally Tame Affairs
Committees Selected.
There was short shrift at the Seventh dis
trict meeting last night Thomas Taggart
was made chairman of the Marion county
delegation The idea of passing resolutions
indorsing Tanning was abandoned, so much
opposition was raised by friends of Joseph
l.. Kelley, Henry Warrum, John w. Minor
and George M. Cheney, not to mention Ed
gar A. Brown, who is pleased to call himself
a candidate for judge of the Appellate
Court from the Third district The candi-
dates did not place much faith in the ability
of the Taggart combine to rush through all
Marion county candidates over the protest
of candidates from other quarters and de-
feated the effort to instruct for Tanning.
For the same reason resolution that had
been prepared, directing that the vote of
the county be cast as unit, was not
sprung. This would have meant that John
w. Minor would have been shut out in favor
OF Tanning on the vote for auditor. and that
Joseph l.. Kelley would have had the adj
vantage over Warrum and Clark on the
Supreme Court clerkship. Johnson county
was permitted to name the member of the
committee on credentials and the district
vice president of the convention, after
which the county delegation was permitted
to retire, while the Marion county delega-
ton organized by eecting Taggart chair
man. He gave out the convention tickets,
taking up the credentials from the dele
gates. The johnson county delegation Sc
lected Samuel b. Echels for it's chairman.
The Twelfth district delegation got a bad
start on the evenings work. as there seemed
to be a division among the delegates as 10
where the meeting was TO be held. Part of
the delegation took up their station at the
Grand Hotel while the rest went to the
Statehouse. There was disposition among
some of those at the latter place TO organ
ize and ignore the absence OF the others.
The chairman. however, stated that he
would permit no such methods to be worked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22

AS the result of little misunderstand-
ing at Fair Bank a few nights ago Bert
Bradley, q hack driver, was arrested yes
terday on a charge of assaulting Charles
H. Sowders A young man and a young
woman attended this resort, and as they
were about to enter a car to return dowr
town one of the special policemen Informed
the young man that he would be wise to
leave the woman at home the next time he
visited the place. The quarrel was taken
up an hour later on the "levee,' and Bert
Bradley took sides with the young man,
while Sowders defended the position of the
policeman. The result was that a few blows
were passed. Sowders yesterday secured a
warrant for BradleyS arrest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22
HE LOOKED OUT, ="
And Met Two Falling Bricks, That
Fractured His skull.

The old story told by the Frenchman
visiting America about the uncertainty of
the English language was demonstrated
yesterday at the new building on Washing
ton street. between Pennsylvania and Del
aware streets. William Washington was
engaged on the second floor. doing some
carpenter work for Contractor Jungclaus.
He was putting in window casing and sud-
denly heard man above shout: Look
out beloWn' He stuck his head out of the
window In time TO meet two bricks in their
descent Each brick caused A fracture of
the skull and Washington was found short
~ afteIward lying unconscious DIR. Mar
tin. OF the City Dispensary. sent him 10 the
hospital where he died at $50 o'clock last
evening. Washington was thirty-fve years
old and unmarried. He lived on West YER
Uonf street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22

Postmaster Hess yesterday received an adj
ditional installment of one hundred blank
forms for applying for the new issue of
government bonds. He had not expected
them for the reason that all over the coun-
try requests for the blank forms are pour
ing into the Treasury Department To il
lustrate how long the one hundred forms
that the postmaster has will last it may
be said that there were twenty-five applica-
tons for them yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-22
SEVENTEENTH INTERNATIONAL
Christian EndeavOr Convention,
Nashville Tenn

July to II. State officers of the Indiana
Union have arranged for special train to
leave indianapolis via Pennsylvania short
lines, IL a. m. Tuesday, July 5, to run
through to Nashville without change. One
all trains July to 3, inclusive. Sale of tick
cts open to all who desire to go. For full
particulars and copy of official circular,
write Dr. F.. G. Heath Indiana G. e. Union,
No. II West Ohio street, or w. w. Richard
cnfn u A