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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-07
ARE ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
The Fleet at Key West Disappointed
at the Pacific News.

The Fleet at Key West Disappointed
at the Pacific News.
Key West, April Con Board the
Flag Ship New York.--Intense disap-
pointment was exhibited by all hands
on board the flagship New York when
the Associated Press bulletin regarding
t'iie reported settlement at Madrid was
read.
Until o'clock this evening it was
confidently believed the fleet woul sal
tomorrow or Friday for Havana or
Porto Rico. and the pacific news came
like bomlh
Captain Sampson read the dispatch
with eager interest, after whica it was
rtild ut the messes. He believes that
there is still a chance that the Ameri-
can navy may have an opportunity %
show what it is made of, but he reSrr,s
rhe delay, which will probably enable
Spain TO bring her torpedo flotilla and
other war ships to these waters. All
the high naval authorities on board
maintain that Spain should not be al
lowed to bring her forces over, pend
ing /; settlement.
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PRESIDENTS FR4ENDs SILENT
Refuse TO Discuss the Madrid Situation
No New Negotiations.

Refuse TO Discuss the Madrid Situation
No New Negotiations.
Washington, ID. c., April G-The most
careful investigation in official circles
tonight failed TO develop. anything in sup
port of the theory that the delay OF the
Presidents message was due 10 the sit
,iation at Madrid When the announce
ment was first made today that the mes
sage had been withheld. the inference
was darwin in some Congressional circles
that the delay was partially influenced
by the attitude of the Queen regent who
was reported willing to yield everything
demanded by the United States provided
it could be done without precipitating Il
popular disturbance in Spain. Press dis
patches of pending Cabinet crisis iii
Madrid tended to confirm this. Th0s
closest to the President refused To dis
cuss the Madrid situation further than
TO say that there was no information
from that quarter and that no fresh ne
goiiations had been opened. 1t was
reiterated that the crux of the situation
was in Havana. This was confirmed by
members of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee to whom this explanation had
been made in such form that they pro-
fessed themselves satisfied TO accept It.
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cruiser Giuseppe Garibaldi to Spain and
for the sale of the armored cruiser Va
reese TO the Argentine Republic.
SPAIN BUYING SMALL ARMS
Washington. u. c.. April Ga tclo-
gram received at the Navy Department
to-day from the naval attache ut Lon
don announced that the Spanish officials
have contracted with Nickers Sons
Maxim and other European manufac.
turers. for the prompt delivery of 300
600 stand of small arms and the neccs-
sary ammunition.
LEE SAID TO HAVE LEFT.
Key West, Fla, April 6.-T'hc agent
of the Plant Line steamers has been
advised that the steamer Mascottc left
Havana for Key West at half past .
O'Clock this afternoon with United States
Consul General Fitzhugh Lee and his
staff and ninctysiX other passengers.
many whom are Americans
AMPHITRITE TO JOIN FLEET.
Washington. ID. c.. April 6.--Captain
SIMPSONS big war fleet at Key West
will he still further strengthened in -
day or two by the arrival of the donblc-
turreted monitor Amphitrte, which left
Beaufort this morning for that purpose
POPE WILL DROP MEDIATION.
London, April THE Rome cores
pondent of the Daily Mail says:
THE Pope's mediation will probably
not so further as President McKinIev
has declared that an armistice with the
Cubans would not go to the root Of the
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wooDFoRD's FAMILY LEAVE.

They Go to Biarritz and the Legation
Staff Goes to Paris.
Madrid. April $50 p. m.-The fam
lily of United States Minister Woodford
will start this evening for Biarritz,
France.
The staff of the United States Lega-
tion has left Madrid and will probably
remGin in Paris for the present.
MRS. WOODFORD LEAVES.
Madrid. April Go p. MFRS. Wood
ford, wife of the United States Min
lister. accompanied by her neice and
Lieutenant G. l.. Dyer, the United
States Naval Attache. left by the
o'clock train for B.arritz.
Considerable surprise is expressed AZ
their departure, lin view of the settle
ment:" but Miss Woodford remains, and
it is explained that the others will soon
return.
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popEs ARMIsTICE ACCEPTED.

Rome. April Cit is semi-Officially
announced that the Spanish government
has accepted the principle of an arms
tice with the insurgents. as proposed
by the Pope. President McKmley's re-
ply is now awaited. Upon it depends
the possibility of continuing the nego-
tiations at Madrid and Washington. 1t
is believed the powers will now take
joint action TO prevent a rupture.
TO ANNOUNCE ARMISTICE.
Madrid, April 6.-1o:2O p. NIT is
confidently asserted at this hour that a
proclamation of the Queen regent an
nouncing an immediate armistice in Gu
ba. will be issued tomorrow. 1t is add
cd that some of the Cabinet ministers
NAV resign, but il necessary, the min.
istry will be changed.
The Austrian Ambassador Count
Dubsky. had an interview with the
United States Minister. General Stewart
L.. Woodford, to-day. They both seemed
much pleased at The situation.
CINCINNATI AGROUND.
Key West, Fla. April 6.-The United
States cruiser Cincinnati struck mud
, bank opposite the government wharf
this morning. The tugs Merritt and
Lewden succeeded in pulling her off af
ter two hours work. 1t is not believed
she sustained any injury, but "a regular
naval inquiry will be made. The Uni
fed States gun boat Helena arrived
here this morning from Lisbon.
ITALY SELLING BOATS.
London, April Ga special dispatch
from Rome published to-day. says con.
tracts were signed during the day fol-
the sale of three torpedo boats to the
United States, for the sale of armored
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MASCOTE SIGHTED.

Key West. Fla, April 60 p. M
Mascottc sighted and will be at the docl
in one hour.
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LONG is SILENT.


Washington. April 6-Secretary Long.
when shown the Madrid bulletin an
nouncing Il settlement. said: II know
nothing of it, He refused to say any
thing more.
AMMUNITION FROM FRANCE.
Paris. April 6-The United States
government has purchased in France n
considerable quantity of ammunition
and n number of quick firing guns.
DISCHARGED FROM ARMORY.
Springfield, Mass, April 6.-Thrcc
hundred men employed at the United
States Armory here were discharged
this afternoon on orders from Washing
ton. These men were employed on the
old Springfield rifles.
\ SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT.
Madrid. April 6.--11:40 D. NIT is
said here that satisfactory settlement
has been arrived at between the United
States and Spain.
PROCTOR SAYS SPAIN MUST GO.
Rutland. Vt. April Ga dispatch from
Senator Proctor to the Rutland Herald
says:
Foreign mediation is undesirable
Spain must leave Cuba. and the quicker
the better for all parties"
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BISHOP IRELAND TO THE POPE

Says Mediation is Almost Impossible
Owing to Public Opinion.
London, April THE Rome CORES
pondent of the Daily Chronicle says:
Arch Bishop Ireland has cabled 10
the Pope that mediation is almost inn
possible in consequence of the resistance
of public opinion.
The Cuban insurgents, it is said.
have cabled 10 the European committee
that they will not agree TO an armistice
or disarmament unless Cuban indepen,
dcnce is proclaimed"
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington. d. c.. April 6.--After
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-07

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The people of America are crying less
war and more chaw of Grape tobacco.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
WEB WOVEN ABOUT NANCE.

Bridgeport, Sept. 26.-While the Gill
murder case may now be said TO be prac-
tically in statu quo. awaiting the ar
rest OF Or. Nancy" Guilford. the pO.
lice are searching Cor all evidence &c
make the case more complete. search
OF the Guilford house settles beyond a
doubt that the girl died there. and IL was
also learned that her death took place
sometime during Sunday, Sept. IL. In
eliminating articles belonging to Mrs.
Cuilford were found In the search OF the
premises. IL Is believed that the first
portion OF the dismembered body wa
thrown into the pond sometime between
10 and IL o'clock Sunday night. IL has
also been ascertained that Mrs. Guilford
hired conveyance that Sunday night
and was gone two hours. and the Mon
day night following she had the same
carriage again, and was gone until l
o'clock the next morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
COOL AT QU0NSET.
Detail OF Batterymen Are IN Good Health,
Howsv r, AMI Working Hard.

The weather Is growing n trine chilly
at Quonset Point, and the detail Of ar
tillerymen, under the command OF
Lieut.. Mckay, at Camp Dyer. is using
all the bed clothes 1t can raise. The
men are all In excellent health, have
plenty of work. good food and ample
time to rest. and, In fact. are getting
along famously. The camp. of course.
looks very deserted. but this does not
bother the men of the detail.
In addition TO LlInt. Mckay, who is
the post commander Lieuts. Rowan
and Vestal, United states army. are In
camp attending To their duties. the
latter officer being the post quarter
master. II now looks as if the enlisted
men will have To return to camp ON
October iG Tents will be pitched for
the batterymen to live in during the 10
-riuvv vtuu tho ptyF1TU1 VXNfnInaTiOns
are taking place. and when the muster
ont will occur Seventeen of the horses
will be- shipped To Fnrt Adams very
sOon. aud few pairs may be sent to
Portland Me.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
BREACH OF CONTRACT.
Basis OF r. B. Little & Co.'s Suit
Against Peter Cregan.
Plaintiff Alleges That tn. Defendant
Refuses 10 Sell a Coal Barge.

The suit OF r.. b. Little & Co. against
Peter Cregan was tried before Judge
Wilbur and a jury today The suit is
to recover $1,000 for an alleged breach
of contract.
In their declaration the plaintiffs al
legged that Mr.. Cregan agreed TO sell
them a coal barge for Sli00 and TO take
the barge from Reading, Pa, TO Gut
tenberg. n. ". then take on a load Of
coal and come to Providence. The barge
and coal came to this city, but IL is
alleged Mr.. Cregan refused 10 sell the
barge as he had agreed TO; that. in the
first place, he demanded $23 for his own
expenses from New York, then another
sum for the expenses of the master In
charge of the barge, but on Mr.. SIM
mons of the plaintiff firm agreeing 10
give him the amount of these expenses,
he still neglected TO transfer the barge
as agreed upon. The plaintiffs claim
that they were unable, because or the
failure of the defendant to deliver the
barge, To perform very prontapie
contract entered into with the sterling
Case company, and that they also sur
fered i'm many other ways.
The defendant claims his agreement
with the plaintiffs was that he should
bring the barge here loaded With their
coal. and then the price should be fix
ed by agreement. Mr.. Cregan claims
the barge in dispute was worth $4,000,
w. A. Morgan is coansel for the
plaintiffs and F.. G Dubois and Il. j..
Mccarthy counsel for the defendant.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
BOTH CONFIDENT.
Roosevell's Supporters Certain He
Will Be Nominated.
Blacks Cohorts Announce That He
Will BE the Man.

Saratoga, n. Y, Sept 26.---Certainty
as to the outcome of the Republican
state convention when 1t shall act to-
morrow is an unknown quantity. The
Platt forces declare there is absolutely
nothing TO fear in the neligibility
charges of the Black adherents and
that the Rough Rider candidate Col.
Roosevelt will assuredly be nominated.
There is just as much confidence IN
the ranks OF the Blackites. Chairman
Odell of the state committee said; we
have plenty of votes and TO spare ana
Mr.. Roosevelt will be nominated. 1t Is
hardly fathomable To me why Gov.
Blacks friends keep him in the race
when they know he is beaten
oWill Roosevelt answer the
charges OF inelgibility made?' was
asked.
Yes, legal opinions are being pre-
pared and will probably be submitted
To the state committee tonight. l can
say to YOU that every alleged barrier
to Mr.. Roosevelt's candidacy viii be
swept away
In the Black headquarters Mr.. Payne
and Mr.. Aldridge had some confer
ences last night and again this morn
ing with Mr.. Plat and his friends, They
said that the subject of these confer
ences were offers OF Platt people to
give them certain places on the ticket,
but they had refused To accept any.
Gov. Black, they say, was in the race
TO stay and they believed would gain
in strength.
Superintendent Of Prisons Collins
said: I'VE are just as much convinced
as we ever were that Mr., Roosevelt is
ineligible. In fact. we are more than
ever convinced because Mr.. Roosevelt S
supporters have not as yet made an
swer to the charges. II was said last
night and | have heard il repeated this
morning that we were pursuing inde-
cent tactics i'm exposing this matter. Is
il not better that IL should be known
now than that we should have to turn
Mr.. Roosevelt out of office when he is
elected "
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
MANY VISITED IT.
Large Crowd Inspected the N W Passen-
ger Station Yesterday.

There was another largA crowd at
the new passenger station yesterday,
the interest i'm the new structure and
it's surroundings seeming to remain un-
abated. Men were busily at work all
day pulling down the old building,
while a large gang was at work on
the approaches To the new station, and
the crowd watched. the work and SEEM
ed to find a great deal of pleasure in
doing so.
No time is being lost I'm removing all
traces of the old station, and the tracks
in the rear of the building have all
been removed, the railroad men hav-
ing taken them up as soon as the rail-
road derricks finished pulling out the
stone foundations OF the train shed
posts- The ground is bare and levelled
there now. and all suggestion of what
was once there has been taken away.
only the curvlng side of the station Is
seen. with it's walls gaping I'm places, and
the roof bare where the boards have
been removed. The work on Francis
street is being pushed very rapidly,
three gangs of men being kept steadily
at work. The street is being made OF n
layer of macadam and gravel. placed
on the earth. and covered with cement
with q top layer OF block paving. 1t
will also be asphalted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
one MORE MOVE.
Bridgeport Polio. Want 10 Capture
Nancy GulllOrd
When That is Accomplished Their
Case viii BE Complete.

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept .26.-Events
in connection with the Yellow Mill
Pond tragedy are simmering down SO
closely that now but little interest re-
mains for the general public but the
arrest of Nancy" Guilford. When
that will take place, however, is still a
matter of conjecture. III is true that at
police headquarters confidence is ex-
pressed that the woman is i'm New York
state, but apparently well founded ru-
NOR, which the authorities would
neither affirm nor deny, prevails here
today that a cable has been sent to
Liverpool TO watch incoming steamers.
which would indicate that the officials
were not absolutely sure of her where
abouts.
This morning the complaint against
OXley and Guernsey was changed from
attempt TO procure an abortion TO that
of manslaughter. Guernsey, who came
from Southington, had the surety
transferred from the old TO the new
count and was released, pending an
other hearing in the case next Satur-
day Oxleys bail has not yet been
fixed ON the new charge. and he is
still i'm durance. Coroner Doten says
that before he concludes the inquest he
will have Oxley and Guernsey before
him To testify.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
NORMAL CONDITIONS REVERSED.
Gregoire's He,rt, Lungs and Liver
Crowded Out of Their Natural Place.

Oakland. cal. Sept 26.-The remains
of Celophas Gregoire, who committed
suicide on Friday night will be shipped
today to Quebec for interment. The
abnormal conditions disclosed by the
post mortem examination of Gregoire
are almost without parallel i'm medical
history. There was complete reversal
of the heart, lungs and liver. and the
stomach had been crowded out of it's
natural place. One of the chief ar
teries did not exist I'm this strangely
constituted man, yet the evidence of his
perfect health was manifest in his
sound body. The marvellous displace
ment had not even affected the organs
themselves, all being of normal devel-
opmcnt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26

ployee took letter OF introduction to a
big New York financier from Hill and
rame 20 New York. That letter came near
spelling every chance the man had of get
ting a place, for II was conched In such
extravagant terms of praise that the flnan-
cier could not believe 1t was sincere.
Luckily Hill was also in New York at the
time, and tho fnancier made haste to ask
about 1t. Hill was angry i'm q minute.
"My saying all the good things ] did
about that man seems strange To you, does
itS',. he queried fiercely. 'Well, I'll tell
YOU what I'll do. You hire him and keep
him for year II at the end Of that tinp
YOU are dissatisfied with him or his work,
you just apply TO me for whatever sum
you have paid to him in wages, and I'll
make it good 10 you"
The man got the job forthwith and keeps
Il TO this day. The financier pays him
very high salary, but declares that he does
more and better work of its class for the
same money than any other employee OF
the house. AS for Hin, he has not yet got
over his indignation that the financier
should doubt the sincerity OF his recon-
mendation DEXTER MAhSHALL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
WORKED ON THE VULCAN.
Mr.. Mcdonald Tells OF His Experiences
on Naval Repair Ship.

Samuel Mcdonald. who was on OF
the chief machinists on board the Uni
ted States repair ship Vulcan, under
the command OF Gardiner &. Sims
having received his discharge. owing
TO poor health. has returned To this city
and is now with the Builders iron foun-
dry. In speaking of some of his eA-
periences. Mr.. Mcdonald says that the
accommodations on the snip were of
the best. Each of the machinists was
provided with a passenger stateroom
with a comfortable berth, but. as IL was
too hot, they never slept there. After
the first night out most of them slept
on the spar deck. II IL was clear, ana
when IL was stormy they rolled up In
a blanket and tucked a pillow under
their heads on the berth deck.
After reaching Cuban waters the Vul-
can was put on full working time, as
nearly every vessel i'm the fleet needed
some repairing done, and the machin-
lists were kept busy. Mr.. Mcdonald says
the men were all well satisfied with the
life on board. but they were not par
ticularly impressed with the food,
constituted mainly of hard tack, salt
horse, canned corn beef, homny ana
rice and what was worse was that the
men could not buy anything better
All the machinsts were used To good
living, and were willing to pay out
every dollar they received for better
food, but they could not get it,
Mr. Mcdonald saw the bombardment
of Santiago, and says that after the
destruction of Cervera's fleet. the work
on the repair ship increased very large
ly. Many repairs were made on the
Detroit and Brooklyn, on which more
or less damage had been done by the
imm9nse weight OF the big guns. The
Vulcan was practically floating ma
chine shop. 1t was fully equipped with
lathes. screw machines. planers. drills
and boring machinery: had foundry
that could supply five tons of molten
iron per hour. and, I'm fact, could do
about al repairs needed on a naval
xtnS nl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
WILL SAIL TONIGHT
Third Expedition to Bring Sick Soldiers
From Camp Wikoff.

The Rhode Island Sanitary and Re-
lief Association expedition from this
city to Montauk Point. under the per-
sonal direction of Col, II. III. l. God
dard, postponed from Saturday, viii
leave Providence at $3.50 o'clock this af-
ternoen, via New London, for Camp
WikoT. the steamer City Of Lawrence
having been chartered for the purpose
of bringing back about so sick soldiers
TO be cared for I'm the local hospitals.
While the time cannot be actually
determined, Col. Goddard hopes to
reach Providence again tomorrow even
ing at an early hour. 1t is expected
that no time will be lost I'm transferring
the men from the detention camp To
the boat, and, IL the weather Is not
bad. there should be nothing 10 prevent
a speedy return. OF course. should the
water be very rough, the sick men VIII
not be brought until the sea has become
calm enough TO transport them without
danger.
Col Goddard will take large supply
OF fruit and other delicacies for use In
the military hospital at Montauk Point,
the articles having been donated by
philanthropic c)izens.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-26
WOUND ROUND A SHAFT
Bergen Met With a Serious Mishap at
Mattress Works.

At the mattress works og William
Sweeney at 226 Eddy street today about
III o'clock a machinist named Benjamin
Bergen while engaged i'm putting up a
section of shafting was caught and re-
ceived injuries to the lower part of the
body which may incapacitate him per-
manently.
Bergen was an employe of the Nc
Williams Machine company at 226 Eddy
street, and had put up the small sec
tion of shafting about three feet in
length over an excelsior machine.
The shaft was put i'm operation this
morning. and a short time later Ber-
son appeared and began putting on "a
"shfter" for the belt; one one side of
the ''idler pulley" was "A set screw
which revolved with the shaft and to
which the foreman, whose name is Nor
rs, called attention TO Ii and told Ber-
gon TO be careful.
A few moments later the employees of
the shop saw Bergen lifted from the
step ladder. upon which he was stand
ing, and dashed against the ceiling with
much force. The man had the presence
of mind. however. to cut himself loose
very quickly and fell To the floor, bleed
ing copiously. He was taken to the
Rhode Island hospital. where il is re-
ported that his injuries will probably
not prove fatal.