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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-05

,rbore will he little occasion for complain. that
the popular Saturday night performances AT the
METROPOLITAN Opera House are treated In step
rnothorly way (as the Germans phrase III II Mr..
C;rau continues to make such admirable provision
for them as he did for the first one last Saturday
night The works Of the older Italian repertory
generally RELOCATED to these evenings have in
former sea sons dragged out a rather perfunctory
existence contributing little TO the gayety OF the
puhlic or to the name and fame Of Mr.. Grau's
operate establishment. But saturday evenings
performance Of Martha" was none OF these. IN
decd II rnieht we'll be that patrons of the regular
subscription performances should envy the au-
dIence that was present It's enjoyment of hearing
the tuneful old opera captaly given, and OF
witnessing the restoration to II OF the spirit and
graca that belong TO IT, but OF which II Is so fire.
oueutlv robbed by unntelligent and Indifferent
nerformenccs A good deal is needed TO lift 1t
above the hackneycd ruts into which such operas
generally move: and while Saturday nights repre-
sen,ation was far from being an ideal one. there
was much in It TO compel admiration. The rich
humor Of Edouard de- Reszke and his mellihuous
singing both have free play In the part Of Plunkctt
An impersonation that he has made familiar IN
mast seasons and he was the chief figure. per-
force in the representation NJ. Salignac sang
well the music allotted to Lionel. and indicated
anew the progress ne has made IN the art Of an
operatic singer Nine Engel sing the part Of
Marta, at least. II She cannot act II vivaciously,
and Nine Manteli showed herself quite mt home
NJ Nance Sgnor Carbone the Tristano II
Sgnor Bevignanl had conducted with less uncom-
been an even sprightlier movement OF the opera.
There was a good sized audience present In all
parts Of the house and II indicated lively interest
IN the proceedings on the stage
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
FRANCE AND AMERICA
An America in rasi. ~ rst~s .f the O..
Ing .. to the spanish Mar.

Aa Anne rteAa ta rssi. = ~ rst~s .f the o. O.
Ing .. To sh. >p.ni-a Ma.
Wipston, n. q. June sl.-prof. u.
I. Huyck, organist Of Centenary ~.
Il. church, this city, recently wrote 70
an American friend. Milton Latham,
now in Paris, taking . special course
in music, asking him about the re-
ports published IN the papers to the
effect that France 10 with Spain in
the war with the L nitsd States. In
replying 10 Prof. Huyck's letter, Mr..
Latham says: "It IL true that the
newspapers here have been ou, spoke q
in their sympathy for Spain and in
protesting against America for en-
gaging in tins war, but this 10 as far
as it has gone. have been here dur
ing il all, and have seen no act Of im-
p0liteness to us-eithsr in streets.
cafes or theatefs. Frenchmen as in
dividuals, have expressed TO me their
regrets that such should be the at
titude Of certain newspapers here.
at seems To me that an American
10 IS safe in Paris ~ before the war
and think you would be making nc
mistake in coming here. 10 fact, the
French are beginning 10 see that
throug their newspapers they have
somewhat antagonized America, and
SO they are now trying TO repair Tn,
damage done. To be against rh,
United States is contrary 10 their besl
business interests and they are nov
aware Of that since this newspapei
agitation.
81 see and talk with Americans her,
and have heard Of no insults beint
offered or Of any impoliteness. Were
you here you would feel a. do,perfect
ly safe. Ii has has not been question
ed even-except by American news
papers in the United States"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
NAMES FOR NEW WARsnlPs.

One to be Called the Maine and One the
Bagley.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Ihere has
just been a wholesale christening at
the Navy Department.. Secretary Long
has supplied the names of no less than
thirty-fiye war craft. All these were
provided for in the last naval apprO-
priation bill.
First in the list of the big battle
ships is the Maine, for Congress has
provided that that name shall be con-
tinued in the naval list. The other
two bsttleships will be the Mis-
oouri and the Ohio.
The first of the torpedo boats bears
the name OF the brave young ensign,
Bagley. Four States have the privi-
lege of giving their names to moni-
tors, Arkansas Connecticut, Florida
and Wyoming.
The names given to the SIXTEEN tor
ped0 boat destroyers are those OF
Americas famous naval heroes.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30

C~Sessss C>-ossssssss MA s.l.s.
ts.~~ssss ssA sss..s sse.Aissss. o-.
i~s sss nssA S.V.nss c.ss,.....
SsaIsss>A-
ABgnprIx. &. ID. Juae y The
Populisf eonventior today accepted
. conference report allowing The
Democrats To name four places os
the State ticket and the ss.vsr Re
prbl,eaas one. The Poprl,sts have
the Governor and both Corgrsss
The Populists then noniaated BY ae-
clAmAtion Copgres-ueu kuosles and
Kelley, Governor A. T. Lea. Clay
county; Secretary of State, George
Sparliue. Edmunds; Attorney Gen
erAl. Z. ID. Palmer. NiunehAha: Kali
road Commissioner. W. 4. Tompkins.
Custer.
The works OF the three corveu-
tiops ended this afternoon by the
nomination Of Maris Taylor. OF Bca
die, for Treasurer; Hugh Smith. Of
Miner, Tor Auditor; John Sealiard, of
Mead, for Land Commissioues, l.. y.
kiniz1 OF Hu,chinson, for saperir.
tendept. by the Democrats. and 4.
Robinson Brown. for Lieuisnant
Governor, BY the silver Republicans.
The Populists indorsed oil the nomi.
nations. The three parties Join in Q
big Jubilee tonight. There we're Q
few middle-of-the readers, but they
did not bolt.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
BRIEFS.

.. zee from The Omaha papers
... the Milton Park aud Wharton
n....r disOrQaniz 3rs who bolted the
,.. .u Of the national committee,
c4...I a meeting and stayed in ses-
.... '.ra day or two after the COM
a..... had adjourned. The Omaha
A. .luOunces that they issued a
... manifesto, two or three col.
a.. .ong, which was drawn prin-
r..Iy by Parker, Barker and one
.. ,vJ others. They wound up by
,u.ag n national convention Of
U.r poIting element to meet at
D.a,.uuatti on Septe tember 4th, to
nom nate a boiling Presidel al tic cket
I'D. tae campaign of 1900. OF course
a'.w orehead, self-constituted del.
c.N'aa can be scraped up in every
Su'r to go 10 this rump convention
puyded their expenses are paid,
and Of course Barker and Park can
e.. themselves named as candidates
3. u.ad such a rump ticket. Again
v rougratulate the Peoples Party
oru being rid of this small, noisy,
aud Troublesome clement of disor.
rNfors.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
GEN. WHEELER NEAR SEviLLA.

He has Reached Position Commanding
the Spanish OutpOsts.
BY Cable to New York Journal.
PLAYA, DEL ESTE, June 25.-Gen.
Joe Wheeler, in command of the ad-
vance guard, has reached position
commanding the town of Sevilla,
where the Spaniards have made in
trenchments and are prepared to
dispute our further advance. The
hills commanding Sevilla from the
east are in our hands, but the ad
vance is awaiting artillery before
attacking. The guns are now being
pushed forward from Jaragua.
There has been some skirmishing,
but no decisive fight. Sevilla is
about eight miles from San
tiago. When this place is taken the
road will be open up to the very de-
fenses of the city, and also to the
Ell Moro fort commanding the en-
trance to the Bay.
The indications are that q flank
ing movement is under way. which
will give us Aguadores and perhaps
Ell Moro. The feet will take par
in the action, and subsequently fore,
the narrow passage of the bay ant
have Santiago at their mercy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30

a,mc days before the meeting of
,au .u.called Democratic State Con-
y,uuon in Raleigh this year, u prom
mrut democratic lawyer, who lives
largely upon the fees obtained from
curpJrations, was heard TO say j.:
"Iucro will be a number of people in
the convention who will favor fu-
Ipu with the Populists this year; but
there will not be a single man in the
convention who will have courage
enough to make n speech in support
Of his convictions as to fusion" This
railway lawyer knew his crowd, and
hc Was sure that the thing was all
fixed up before the convention met
and that no one who was in favor of
fusion would DO allowed to make a
pccch in advocacy of his views.
This is the convention that expects
the rank and file of the Democratic
partyto come to the polls this year and
register its hehest. 1t remains to he
seen whetherthe great common mass
cs in the Democratic party will con-
sent to be driven like lot of dumb
cattle to DO the bidding of these tools
of the corporations.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30

OF the Landing sf the Firsf IsssdiaE Ar
IN, asd Battle with the spasi.rd..
The following dispatches were re-
ceived at the War Department Sat
urday from General Shaster, com
manding the first invading army. Be
ing c efticial reports they are correct
PLAYA DEL ESTE. via Haiti.
June p, 1898.
Adjutant General, United States
Army. Washington, d. C.:
BAIQUIRI, June 23-Had very fine
voyage; lost less than fifty ANIMALS
SIX or eight today. Lost more put
ting them through the surf to land
than on transports. Command as
healthy as when We left; eighty men
sick; only deaths, two men drowned
in landing; landing difficult; coast
quite similar to that in vicinity of
San Francisco, and covered with
dense growth of bushes; landing at
Baiquiri unopposed. Ali points oc-
cupied by Spanish troops heavily
bombarded by navy to clear them
out. Sent troops toward Santiago.
and occupied Jaragus City, = natur9
ally strong plsce, this morning, Span
ish troops retreating as soon as our
advance was known. Had no mount
ed troops or could have captured
them-about 600, all told. Railroad
from there in. Have cars and en-
gine in possession. With assistance
of navy, disembarked 1000 men yes
terday. and as many more today.
Will get all troops off tomorrow, in
Guiding light artillery and greater
portion of pack train, probably all
| Of it with some of the wagons. An
imals have to be jumped into the wa
ter and towed ashore. Had consul
tation with Gems. Garcia, Rabi, and
Castillo at l p. M, of the Goth, twen-
ty miles west of Santiago. These
officers were unanimously of the
opinion that landing should be made
east of Santiago. l had come to the
sane conclusion. Gen. Garcia prom
ises to join me at Jaragua City to-
morrow, with between three and
four thousand men, who will be
brought from west of Santiago by
ships of the navy to Jaragua City,
and there disembarked. This will
give me between four and FIVE thou
sand Cubans, and leave 1000 under
General Rabi to threaten Santiago
from the west. General Kent's di-
vision is being disembarked this af-
ternoon at Jaragua City, and will be
continued during the night. The as
sistance of the navy has been of the
greatest benefit, and enthusiastical-
ly given; without them l could not
have landed in ten days, and perhaps
not at all, as l believe should have
lost many boats in the surf. AT
present want nothing. Weather has
been good; no rain on land, and pros
poets for fair weather.
| SKATER,
| Msior Gen. y. S. Commanding.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
Play del Este, June 2o.
Adjutant General, U. S. A., Wash

Adjutant General, U. S. A.. Wash
ington:
BAIQUIRI, June 24.-Further news
from General Wheeler places our
lost in this mornings firing about
ten killed and forty wounded. Capt.
Capron, First United States Volun-
teer Cavalry, killed. Wounded
Major Brodie. Captain McClintock,
and Lieutenant Thomas, First Unit
ed States Volunteer Cavalry; Major
Bell, Captain Knox and Lieutenant
Byran, First United States Cal
vary; Captain Knox seriously. Capt.
Wainwright, formerly reported
wounded, is uninjured. The names
Of the others killed and wounded are
not yet known. The Spaniards oc-
cupied very strong and intrenched
position on high hill. The firing
lasted about an hour, and the enemy
was driven from his position, which
is now occupied by our troops, about
a mile and half from Sevilla. The
enemy has retired toward Santiago
de Cuba. SKATER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
CUBANS REPORT A HOT FIGHT.
Two Hundred Spaniards Killed In a Thir-
ty Hour Engagement-Courier From
Comes Camp Report That They are
Short of Arms and Ammunition.

Two Hundred Spaniards Killed in a Thir-
ty Hour Engagement-Courier From
GOmeZ's Camp Report That They are
Short of Arms and Ammunition.
KEY WEST. Fla, June 25.-A gun
boat arrived here this afternoon from
the blockade sqadron off Cardenas.
They left the camp of the insurgent
leader on the 20th Instant with dis
patches, and are the first direct mes
sages from his camp since the be-
ginning of the war. They report
that Gen. Gomez is enjoying splan-
did health and spirits, and that the
health of the Cubans in the field is
excellent, The headquarters of the
insurgents is some place between
Remedies and Sancti Spiritus, and is
unmolested by Spaniards. The
messengers are under orders from
Gomez to keep secret military move
ments and the strength of the Cuban
army, but they admit that the insur-
gents still lack arms and ammuni
ton. The messengers will leave at
once with dispatches for Gen. Thorn
as Estrada Palma in New York.
On the 14th instant an engage
ment took place between Cuban and
Spanish forces at Punta Algere, last
Ing thirty hours. Over 200 Span
lads were killed. The Cubans lost
nine men. They were unable to fol-
low up their victory owing to lack of
ammunition. The messengers left
Gomez's camp on June Goth. The
next day they found the boat pre-
pared awaiting them near Cayo
RANGES, and they put to sea, hoping
to fall in with American warships.
They were at sea three days and had
covered eighty miles when picked up
yesterday morning off Cayo Piedras.
The boat belonged to Spanish pi-
lot at Santa Marina, and used to do
service at Diana Key.
The messengere report that the
Spaniards are fortifying Cayo Fran.
ces, and batteries and Notifications
are in course of construction all
along the seacost. They say that
disease is rife along the coast, but
that the men in the interior are
healthy and in excellent condition
The Spanish troops, they say, art
very we'll armed and numerous. Th'
fourth division of the Spanish army
operating at Las Villas is command
ed by General Junenez Castellanos
whom they recognize as a very abl
leader and strateglst.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
COMPLETE COOPERATION.

Silver Republicans, and Silver
Democrats Hold Their Three Coventions
at the Same Time and Place, and Agree
GU Joint Ticket-AH Three Parties
Endorse the Initiative and Referendum
A big Ratification Meeting.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH June 22-
The State Convention Of the Peoples
Party, Democratic party, and Silver
Republican party met here on yester-
day. Through conference committees
they have agreed on and minated
the following ticket:
For Governor, eX.COngressman JUS
tin r. Whiting. Of st. Clair, Democrat; !;
for Lieutenant Governor, Michael +.
Mcdonald, of Saulg Ste Marie. Demo
crat; for Sectretary of State, l.. +.
Lockwood, Of COldwater, Populist; for
Auditor General, John l.. Frisbie, Of
Hillsdale, silver Republican; for State
Treasurer, DR.. Edgar Il. Smith. Of De-
troit, Democrat; for Attorney General,
Royal A. Hawley, of Iowa, silver Re-
publican; for Land Commissioners,
Carlton Peck, of Laper, POpulist; for
Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
Mrs. Florence Renkes, of Barry county
silver Republican; for member OF ftats
Board Of Education, George f. VIII.
let's, of Calhoun county, POpulist.
1t represents an equal distribution
between the three parties. The ticket
was ratified in joint convention TO-
night. The platforms do not conflict
on any essential point. That adopted
by the Populists is, perhaps, less radi
cal than heretofore, and as the Request
of the Populist . plank was inserted
| in the Democratic platform fSvoriol
the initiative and referendum. Th'
silver Republicans also modified thei
declaration to make it more in accor
dance with the Democratic platform
greeting to W. j. Bryan. A joint con
ventiOn tonight ratified the ticke
and arranged for an aggressive plan o
campaign.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
yards OF the block house the spaniards
abandoned it, and scattered among he
brush up another hill in the direct ion
OF Santiago, and the battle was at an
end

aba ndoned IL, and scattered anon he
brush up smother hill in the direct ion
OF Santiago, and the battle was al an
end.
Gen. Young. Battle.
During all this time lust as bot a
light had been in progress At Gen.
YOung's station. The battle began in
much the same manner as the other
one. and when the machine guns open
ed fire The Spaniards sent volIeys at
the gunners from the brush on the op-
posite hillside. Two troops of cavalry
charged up the hill and the other troop
sent . storm OF bullets at every point
from which the Spanish shot came.
The enemy was gradually forced back.
though firing all the time, until they !.
IS we'll as those confronting the Rough
Riders, ran for the blockhouse, only TO
be dislOdged by Col. Woods men.
Gen. Young stated af.erward that
the battle was one OF the sharpest he
had ever experienced. 1t was only
the quick and constant fire of the
troopers, whether they could see the
enemy or not, that forced the Spanish
to retreat so soon. Gen. Young spok e
in the highest terms Of the men in his
command, and both Col. Wood and
Lieut.. Col. Roosevelt were extremely
gratified with the work done by the
Rough Riders on the first occasion of
their being under fire.
When it became evident that the
Spaniards were giving up the fight,
searching parties went through the
thicket and tall grass picking up the
dead and wounded. The latter were
carried to a field hospital, half a mile
to the rear, and all possible attention
was given them, while preparation was
also made to remove them to Jaraeua
Twelve dead Spaniards were found
in the bush, bot the Americans made
| no special efforts to ascertain the en-
| emy's loss. 1t is believed. however
| that the bodies found represented on
ly small proportion of the dead, and
conservative estimate is that at least
fifty Spaniards fell in the fight.
| Troopers Owe rcome by Heat
The sun was blazing down on the
field all the time the fight was in prog.
ress, and many troopers were over.
come by the heat and lack of water. A
spring was found near by later on. and
the soldiers canteens were filled from
| 1t.
Re- fOrcements were ordered for.
| ward from Jaragua, but the march wai
long one, and they did not arrive un.
til the fight was over. 1t was necessary
to send large supply of provisions tC
the soldiers from the base of supplies
at Jaragua, and the only means of do.
ing this was by pack trains, which are
necessarily slow. 1t is believed that
the troops will be free from attack
| Ixsyb hnu
will not attempt to repeat the play
they adopted to-day of blocking the
onward march of the Americans in the
direction of Santiago.
1t is thought they will make theil
last stand at the city itself, trusting
that, with the assistance of the shore
batteries and the guns on the warships
in the harbOr, they will be able to re-
pei the American troops, force then
back to the seacOast and either capture
them or drive them from the island.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
THE silver Battalion :"
New York Mail and Express.

Colonel William Jennings Bryan
announces to the world his pleasure
at the christening of his Nebraska
regiment as "the Silver Battalion" I"
and is even anxious to see 1t 20 down
IN history under that title. There is
exactly one condition upon which
we will forgive the Colonel his little
political vanities as applied to this
war-it is that his regiment make
good its nickname by getting into
action promptly and picking off at
least sixteen Spaniards for every one
OF it's own members sacrificed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30

The monopolistic and gold stand
ard press of North Carolina, inclu-
ding all three of the dailles, and at
least one of the weeklies printed in
Raleigh, are very persistent in their
condemnation of what they call "the
mistakes of Governor RUSSELL We
suppose the Governor himself would
admit that he has made some mis-
takes in his administration. But the
difference betwixt Governor Russell
and some of his Democratic prede-
cessors is this: Russell has, by mis-
take, sometimes done wrong, while
trying very hard to do right; his
predecessors, once in q great while,
by mistake, did right, while trying
very hard to do wrong. This is the
difference betwlxt Governor Russell
and bls predecessors in office.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
GERMANY Will NOT IMTERFERE.

The German Ambassador Assure. this
Government that no Interference 10
Contemplated i'm the Philippine i.-
lauds.
The conference of the German Am
bassad0r and the Secretary Of State
has led to an amicable undeFstanding
regarding the landing Of German ma
Fines at Nanila. IL it should be nee
essary for the protection Of the Ger
man Consulate . detachment Of ma
rInes will 90 ashore, but not with hos
tile intent, and with the consent and
knowledge Of this Government. Amer
lean marines were lauded after the
bombardment Of Alexandria, Egypt,
under similar circumstances. There Ia
absolutely no foundation for any re-
sorts alleging interference on the part
Of Germany with American occupation
of the Philippines, but, on the contra.
~, the relations between Germany and
the United Staten are Of the most
friendly nature.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
BUSHNELL FEELS DIseRUhTLED.
Does Not Like the Way He Was Treated
in Republican Convention.

Does Not Like tho Way He Was Treated
iu Republican Convention.
COLUMBUS, O., June 23.-Gov. Bush
nell is out in an interview on the Re-
publican State Convention, in which he
fires some hot shot. He said:
81 was greatly pleased to see the
number of patriots who can leave their
duties in Washington and, with their
regiments come to this State to
manage the affairs of the party. l
must maintain, however, that cOnven-
tion composed almost entirely of office
holders and office-seekers is not repre-
sentative of the Republicans of the
State"
In reply to a request as to q state
ment upon the manner in which he
was ignored by the Hanna managers,
Gov. Bushnell said 81 cannot but feel
that the managers of this convention
failed to show the proper courtesy to
the office which have the high honor
to hold. No matter how little liking
they may have for the man, it would
seem to me that they ought to show at
| leat q semblance for the Office.
81 have refused to allow my conduct
to be dominated by the boss to whom ,
| portion of the party have subjected it.
self. do not feel that have done
wrong in this matter, and l certainly
do not propose to allow myself to be
read out of the party on that account.
I am Republican still, IS 1 have been
all my life.
81 am very deeply obliged for the
manner in which my administration
was cOmpiimented by the platform,
dictated by Judge Thompson, who came
all the way from Washington to pay
me this tribute. It was indeed very
worthy of the qualities of heart and
mind possessed by that gentleman.
"Gen. Gr0svenOr's speech Tuesday
afforded me some amusement. 1t wOulc
seem from his statements that Presi-
dent Mckinley has but one friend, Mr.
Hanna. thought he had Thousands
How lonesome he must be these trOub-
lous times.
II do not care what the managers o
, the recent convention think Of me o.
of my administration. am busines
:. man, and at the close of my term o
office propose to return to my Offic
), and my home. But If it were possible
: now to submit to the people Of Obi
> the question as to whether Mr.. Ham
or myself should be United States Sen
. ator I would not be afraid Of th
? result.
II do not csre to say much 1T thi
, time. There IL far too much dissensio
in the party now without my addin
!, it it."