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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16
WOODFoRD SENDS NO WORD.
No Official DisavOwaI of the De LONE
Letter Yet Made.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Up to late hour
tonight the state department had no ad-
ditional word from Minister Woodford.
While there had been an impression all
day that a dispatch might be received
at any hour, the absence Of a message
was not looked upon as an indication of
any change in the status of the De LONE
letter incident, which is now considered
practically closed.
As matters stand the only further ac-
ton to be expected from Spain is dis
avowal of the sentiments expressed by
Dupuy de LONE concerning President
Mckinley, but this. if made, will come
as a volunteer courtesy. A definite an
nouncement that this has or has not been
made is in the ordinary course of events
the next news expected from Madrid.
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separate Coaches I'm Carolina,

Columbia. s. CT Feb. 15.--The House bin
providing for separate first-cass coaches
for the races passed the Senate tonight.
and viii be signed by the Governor. Both
races may use the second class coach and
negro nurses may accompany white chill
dren-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16
HORROR AT HAVANA.
(Contlnued from First Page.)

mediately justified the departments judg-
ment in their selection by running his ship
straight into a dock in New York harbor
to avoid running down a packed excursion
boat. This was display of quick judg-
ment nerve and pluck, that pleased the
department so highly that the captain was
sent complimentary letter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16
spanish Cable to Havana.

Madrid, Feb. 15.--5enor Capdepon, min
lister of the interior. has approved the pro-
ject of a cable from the peninsula to Ha-
vana which has already been sanctioned
by the colonial ministry.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16
INJUNCTION AGAINST A BOYCOTT.
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf
Road Secures II.

Kansas City, Mo, Feb. 15.-The Kansas
City, Plttsburg and Gulf Railroad has Sc
cured through Judge Phillips of the Unit
ed States Circuit Court, temporary order.
restraining the Atchison. Topeka and San
Ia Fe Railway from enforcing its boycott
against the former road. The boycott was
to have gone into effect to-day. The order
will be effective until the 18th instant.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16
snoin Declines warsbips.

Madrid Feb. 15.-The government las
declined offers made to sell Spain men of
war on the ground that the terms are rot
acceptable.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16
WON'T COMPLIMENT DE LONE.

Spain Hopes in This Way to Avoid
Making DisavOwaI.
London, Feb. 16.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Times says: In the off
cial acceptance of Senior Dupuy de Lone
resignation, the usual complimentary
phrase appreciative of his services will be
omitted. In this manner Spain hopes to
satisfy the United States and to end the
question"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16
CALIxTo GARCIA's DEFEAT.
His Camp Reported Destroyed by
1000 Spanish Troops.

Havana. Feb. 15.-Spanish reports say
Gen. Ario, operating in the Contra Mestre
district with 1000 Spanish troops during
the last five days, has destroyed the camp
of the insurgent general Calixto Garcia.
The, insurgents are said to have left IF
teen men killed and to have retired with
additional loss.
The Spanish troops, it is added, had five
men killed and five officers and forty-four
soldiers wounded.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16
cREMATED IN THE GRASS.
CoIOred Girl Perishes While Burn
Ing Broomsedge.

Columbia. s. c., Feb. 15.-Hannah, Sum
ter, 16 years old, was to-day, with others,
engaged in burning fields Of broom sedge,
near Westons, Richand county. The
wind was blowing furiously The fire
turned and swept toward the workers.
Hannah got tangled IN the tall grass, was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16
Durang's Rheumatic Remedy.


G.
testimonial will gladly furnish desire it,
W.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-16

Of the attorney general on the Harris res
olution was read.
The Senate at 5:35 o'clock adjourned.
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overtaken by the flames and burned t.
death.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
IMMEDIATE
 INVASION OF
 PORTO RICO

taken from the Fifth army corps. General Shafter will command the army at Santiago de Cuba, and Gen eral Lee will probably command the army at Porto Rico and be appointed by the President as Military Governor of that island. A large force of light artillery and a corps of infantry and cavalry will accompany the Porto Rico expedition.
 Active preparations are now being made in Washington to have the army designated for Porto Rico ready to move on the shortest notice. Trans ports for this army are being chartered each day. Assistant Secretary Meikle- john to-day added two first class ships to the list of the Governments trans ports on the Atlantic coast. These are the Macon and Gate City, which will be turned over to the Government at Savannah, Ga. The Louisiana and Comanche have been ordered to leave immediately from New York and Sa- vannah. These new boats make total of thirty-nine transports that have been chartered on the Atlantic coast.
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on Friday sent word to the Amer lcan Admiral that he offered to exchange the prisoners, adding that in the meanwhile Hobson and his party would be treated with the greatest kindness.
 WASHINGTON, June A. The only Hobson in the list of officers in the naval register is Richmond ?. Hobson, a naval constructor, who is a lieutenant of the junior grade, He was ap- pointed an assistant naval con- structor in 1891. He entered the navy from Alabama.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
SAMPSON WILL NOT
 LOSE HIS ADVANTAGE
So the Admiral Is Not Likely to Permit the Removal of the
 Merrimac Wreck

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The naval situation is believed to be entirely sat- isfactory. Notwithstanding the Span ish reports of the clearing away of the Merrimac, it is not believed for an in stant that Sampson will submit to los ing this so dearly purchased advantage, and he can be relied upon to prevent the removal of the obstruction.
 The Spanish fleet caged inside the harbor, there to remain until they are starved out or surrender, Sampson will be free to detach most of his powerful squadron for service elsewhere. This means, according to common belief, immediate attack upon San Juan.
 Of the Cadiz fleet no fear is enter tained. Notwithstanding the many pub lished renorts, probably aTl~ ascribable to Spanish ingenuity, to the effect that this fleet has already started for either the West Indies or the Philippines, 1t can be stated that the Government has information which it regards as reli- able that the Spanish fleet had not left Cadiz up to yesterday.
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ADMIRE AUDACITY
 OF THE AMERICANS.
Even Spaniards at Santiago Praise the Bravery of Hobson and
 His Men

PORT ALI PRINCE, June 4-Further news received here from Santiago de Cuba confirms the reports that the bombardment of that place began at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. After the action the Spaniards blew up with dynamite the sunken collier Merrimac, and have since been at work clearing the channel so as to, in all probability, permit Admiral Cerveras fleet to put out to sea should the Cadiz squadron, under Admiral Camara arrive in Gu ban waters to relieve the blockaded ships.
 InA the meanwhile dispatches from Santiago de Cuba say the Spaniards pay tribute to the audacity of the Americans in so cleverly attempting to blockade the channel. According to the Spanish it would be foolishness on the part of the Americans to attempt to force the harbor entrance, which is de- scribed as being low and narrow and thoroughly mined, seemingly forming an insurmountable barrier.
 There are great number of insur- gents in the vicinity of Santiago, prob ably waiting for some decisive action on the part of the American fleet. which undoubtedly will be the signal for a land attack upon the town.
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Merrimac sticking out of the water. We hugged the shore just outside of the breakers for a mile and then turned toward the Texas when the batteries saw us and opened fire. It was then broad daylight. The first shot fired dropped eighty yards astern, but the other shots went wild. I drove the launch for all she was worth, finally haved splendidly."
 The news of Lieutenant Hobson's safety lifted a great load from Powell's mind. Probably no other details of this marvellous trip will be known until Lieutenant Hobson gets back.
 Some heavy firing was done shortly before midnight by the New York and New Orleans, aimed at what was thought to be a small gunboat, which disappeared. Whether she was sunk or not Is not known. The firing took place to the eastward of Morro.
 WITH THE AMERICAN FLEET OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June B. (Via Mole St. Nicholas, Hayti, June D.-All the members of the Merrmac expedition are safe. Only two of them were slightly injured, and their names are not known. Lieutenant Hobson was not hurt. All of the Merrimac's men are held as prisoners of war
 The news of their wonderful escape was sent to Admiral Sampson by Ad- miral Cervera, the Spanish admiral be- ing so struck with the courage of the Merrimac's crew that he thought Ad- miral Sampson should know that they had not lost their lives. Admiral Ger vera's chief of staff, Captain Oviedo, boarded the New York, under a flag of truce, bearing the announcement of the safety of the Merrimac's men and returning with a supply of provisions and money for the prisoners.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
HEROES OF SANTIAGO
 SOON TO BE EXCHANGED
No Time to Be Lost in Securing the Release of Hobson and
 His Men

NEW YORK, June 4.-The Herald's Washington correspondent telegraphs Naval Constructor Hobson and the seven brave men who assisted him in sinking the Merrimac, who were all taken prisoners by Admiral Cervera. will be liberated as soon as possible. It is the belief of the authorities here that General Blanco and Admiral Ger vera will not hesitate to agree to an exchange of prisoners.
 AS soon as Admiral Sampson's report of the sinking of the Merrimac and cap ture of Naval Constructor Hobson and his men had been received a confer ence was held at the White House be- tween President Mckinley and Score tary Alger and Assistant Secretary AL len, at which it was decided to author ize Admiral Sampson to open negotia- tions for the exchange of the prison CTS. The admiral was instructed by cable to do so, and he was also told to send at once the names and ratings of. the men who were captured with Constructor Hobson, so that arrange ments can be made to exchange Span ish prisoners of the same relative rank for them.
 MT. Gollen, the British Consul-Gen eral at Havana, who is charged with looking after American interests in Cuba during the war, will be negotiat- ing with General Blanco for the ex- change at the same time that Admiral Sampson is negotiating with Cervera.
 It is proposed that Spanish prisoners now at Atlanta be taken to Key West and transferred from there to Havana under 8 flag of truce at the same time that Hobson and his men are delivered to Sampson under a flag of truce at Santiago. Secretary Alger told me this afternoon that there were enough Spanish prisoners of war at Atlanta to exchange for all the Americans who were captured at Santiago, and that he was satisfied there would be no trou- ble in arranging the exchange.
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was repulsed at the entrance to the channel.
 'The Reina Mercedes captured one Merrimac The fate of the rest of the crew is not known"
 The official dispatch adds that twen- ty American ships are before Santiago de Cuba.
 The Queen Regent, it is announced here. has ordered that a message of congratulation be telegraphed to the defenders of Santiago de Cuba.
 The Minister of Marine later in the day said the wreck of the Merrimac would not interfere with navigation at the entrance of the harbor, and he added that the coal on board the Merri- mac could be recovered and used by the Spaniards.
 In the Chamber of Deputies to-day Senor Silyela. the Conservative leader, good news from Santiago de Cuba '' and Senor Salmeron, the Republican leader proposed that the congratula- tions of the House be sent to the Span ish naval and military leaders in Cuba. The motion was carried.
 Great enthusiasm prevails in the city over the Spanish reports of the en- gagement at Santiago. Premier Sa- gasta and Captain Aunon, the Minis ter of Marine, upon leaving the palace, after informing the Queen Regent of the affair, told the representatives of the newspapers that the object of the Americans was not to force, but to block the entrance to the channel Ad- miral Cervera, they allege, was aware of the intentions of the Americans and ordered part of his squadron outside to defend the entrance.
 The official dispatches from Santiago also said that when the Merrimac sank Admiral Cervera, who was on board a Spanish warship near by, entered a small boat and personally saved the survivors, who were swimming in the water
 The people of Madrid consider San tiago impregnable, basing their belief on the fact that the defenses of that place were constructed by the celebrat- ed expert, Ordonez
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
FRENCH MERCHANTS
 EXPRESS FRIENDSHIP.

Copyrighted. 1898, by James Gordon Bennett
 PARIS, June 4.-The firm of Messrs Keiper is one of the largest in the Eau bourg. Antoine M Coline, one of the members of the firm, says that neither in his personal relations with those about him nor among his workmen has he found the slightest hostility to Americans.
 AS to our American customers, need scarcely tell you how much store I set by them and I can assure you personally that I sympathize with the United States; but, you see, the war is badly understood here. It is regarded as a war of conquest. As to the hos tile feeling against the United States you speak of, which is used against us on the other side, it is not difficult to determine whose interest it is to em- broil France and the United States It is the English. I believe the mischief started with the newspapers, or at least certain newspapers, but it ap- pears to me their tone is already less aggressive"
 M. Mercier, the head of another very large concern, expressed regret at the general effect of the war on trade.
 'As to your question, can only re- ply emphatically, expressing my sym pdJDleS W1In the AHleT1CanS, whose genius we admire equally in business affairs and in science, and from whom We borrow so much. In fact our hab- it's are becoming yearly more and more American, whereas there is no affinity between the Spaniards and the French"
 I continued my inquiries among fur niture and tapestry makers in Rue de la Perini
 ''We cannot understand" said NM Perichet and Belzac, 'how the senti- ments of the French people can have been travestied so as to create the be- lief that they are ill-disposed toward Americans. Personally our sympa- thies are entirely with the Americans, but even if they were not, our inter ests and the true interests of France are clearly on the side of the United States. As to our working people, it is very difficult to ascertain their sent iments, but we believe them to be ab- sOlutely indifferent"
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05

NEW YORK, June 4.-The Herald's Washington correspondent sends the following: Porto Rico is now to be the principal place of operation for the American forces. The obstruction of the harbor of Santiago de Cuba by the sinking of the collier Merrimac will undoubtedly hasten the movement that is to be made on San Juan.
 1 was informed to-day by an officer in high authority that Porto Rico was now the point for almost immediate attack. The United States will be able to move part of it's fleet thither from Santiago de Cuba.
 There is no change in the programme of sending an army to Santiago de Cuba. In fact it is now en route. In the opinion of the administration it would be perfect folly to send an army to Porto Rico consisting entirely of volunteer troops. Of course it would be necessary, owing to the small size of our regular army, to have the army partly made up of volunteers, but number of regular regiments will be
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05

bers of the crew of tho latter have been imprisoned. The rest of the enemy $ squadron immediately retired.
 The Spanish version also says that two ironclads were seriously dam aged during the engagement. The Spaniards describe the affair as a bril- liant Spanish victory.
 It is officially announced here that the Spanish Government has received further dispatches regarding the al- legged victory of the Spaniards at San tiago de Cuba, but that they will not be published until they have been con- veyed to the Queen Regent. In the meanwhile the report has circulated that the Spaniards have captured ''nu- merous Americans"
 The Minister of Marine, Captain Au- non, went to the palace at noon to-day
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
SIMPSONS REPORT.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Navy Depart ment at o'clock received the following dispatch: ''MoIe, Hayti, June 4.-Succeeded in sinking |, the Merrimac in the channel of Santiago at A. M. dune 8. This carried out most gall
 lantiy under the command Of Naval Constructor
 Hobson and seven men, By flag of truce from the Spanish admiral, Cervera, sent in reco9ni- ton of their bravery informed that all , prisoners of war, two slightly wounded.
 Request authority to approve exchange, if possi-
 bIe, between these and prisoners at Atlanta. Six of the Spanish squadron in the harbor
 of Santiago unable to avoid being captured or
 destroyed. SAMPSON"
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05

and read to the Queen Regent an off, cial dispatch on the subject of the re- cent fight at Santiago de Cuba, the text of which is as follows:
 At o'clock on Friday morning one of the enemy's large cruisers and an auxiliary cruiser attempted to force an entrance into the harbor of Santiago de Cuba.
 They surprised the scouts guarding the entrance, but not the artillery at Fort Morro. The guns of the cruiser Reina Mercedes. asbattery from the Reina Mercedes, which had been placed in the Socapa Fort torpedo boat de- stroyer and torpedo boat opened fire on the enemy.
 "The American cruiser the Merri- mac, was sunk h-- our vessels and tor pedoes, and a large American cruiser
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
SIGNAL CORPS BALLOON
 SQUAD CALLED UPON,

CHICKAMAUGA, June 4.-Some ex- citement was created at camp to-day when rush orders were received for the balloon squad of the Signal Corps, which has been practicing here for month or more, to report at once to Major E. J. Maxfield, chief of the vol unteer Signal Corps at Tampa. The squad left at noon for Tampa.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
SPAlN'S POSITION
 ALMOST HOPELESS

ST. PETERSBURG, June 1.-The Novoe yremya says that the sympathy of most of Europe is undoubtedly with Spain in the present conflict with the United States but there is no denying the fact that her position is almost hopeless. Continuing, the Novoe vremya says: After all, Cuba is not worth Spain's exhausting her resources f., retain if h
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
SIMILAR TO A PLAN
 FORMED AT WASHINGTON.
But Sampson Did Not Feel Like Waiting for Barges From New
 York.

WASHINGTON, June At is now known that the Navy Department about ten days ago was considering a plan for closing the harbor at Santia ee very similar in general scope to that apparently put into execution yester- day. It was proposed to get two large hulks or scows and to fill them with big boulders, such as could be easily ob- tained in the neighborhood of New York.
 These were to be lashed on either side
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
H0BSON'S NOBLE COMRADES.

PORT ANTONIO, Hayti, June 3.-The men who accompanied Lieu tenant Hobson were:
 SAMUEL L. MONTAGUE, GEORGE CHARETTE. J. E. MURPHY.
 OSCAR DEIGNAN.
 JOHN P. PHILLIPS.
 JOHN KELLEY.
 All non-commissioned or enlisted men.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
ENSIGN BLAKELY A
 PHILADELPHIA BOY
Assigned to the Merrimac as Navigator.

PHILADELPHIA. June 4.-Ensign John Russell Young Blakely of the Merrimac, who is reported to have been captured by the Spaniards at Santiago yesterday, is a Philadelphian, son of John Blakeiy, publisher of the Evening Star of this city. When the war with Spain was declared he was assigned to the Merrimac, of which vessel he was navigator,
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
AND CALL
 SCORED A BEAT"

NEW YORK. June 4.-The Evening Telegram says: The Herald this morning tbe only paper that told the real facts attending the siDng of the Merrnoc at the mouth of SoDtiogo horbor While other papers were fouDdering about iD attempting show bow why she Wos destroyed the Herud's special cable dispotcb from Cape Hoyten oscribed the sinking of tbc ship to Admiral Simpsons purpose to block the horbor entrance and thus preveDt the escape of the Spanish fleet All tbe news that redcbed this city day came from tbe Herolds story even to the state ment that the meD who took tbe Merrimoc into Son- tiogo horbor volunteered their for tbs don- gcrous work.
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05

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of tug and run into the harbor, and at the proper time were to be scuttled. Provision was to be made for the safety of the crew by attaching to the tug a torpedo-b boat stern foremost. At the proper moment the crew was to go aboard the tOrpedo-boat scuttle the hulks by an electrical contrivance, and, cutting loose from the hulks, make a rush for liberty and the open sea. There are signs that yesterdays project was development of this idea Probably the plan of taking in scows was reject ed by Sampson so as not to waste time in waiting for such craft
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
MADRID CELEBRATING
 THE SANTIAGO "VICT0RY."
Queen Regent Orders Congratulations to Be Sent to the Harbor's
 nafandorc

MADRID, June 4-The version of the sinking of the Merrimac, which has reached the Minister of Marine here, Captain Aunon, from Santiago, is as follows: A Spanish vessel in front of Santiago has sunk an Ameri- can auxiliary cruiser. All the mem
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
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Copyrighted. 1898, by James Gordon
 Bennett.

~ Copyrighted. 1898. by James Gordon
 Bennett
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 2 ique, June 4.-Fisher-
 . men report seeing a large . fleet of unknown yes o sels off the island this a o afternoon ste amin g q northwest. They also . . say that during last night o firing was heard at sea. . This report lacks con- :; . flrmation, but it's source . seems reliable. q | csoooooooUuoUuuUuUl
The San Francisco call., 1898-06-05
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