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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
BOSTON MAY BE BOMBARDED.
ALL SORTS or RUMORS OUT ABOUT
CANARA'S SQUADRON.

Another Report sets Forth That the
Vessels Are hound for the Phil
iDpines-GermNn Merchantman Re-
ports Sighting six of the Vessels
I'm the Mediterranean Headed East.
Squadron May Have Divided at
Sea.
Madrid, June II, 6 p. m.-There are a
number of rumors in circulation here as
to the destination of Admiral Camara' S
fleet. one has It that the Spanish war
ships are now heading for Boston, with
the intention of bombardlng New England
towns. and another report sets forth that
the reserve feet Is going to the Philippine
Islands.
Fresh contingents of troops are being
constantly called to the colors. and there
is great activity in the war and navy de-
partments.
Work on the fortfcations at the differ
ent ports of Spain is being actively push
ed, and it is asserted that a third squad
ron Of warships is to be formed imme-
diately to be composed of the Cardenal
Cisneros, Lepanto. Alfonso XIII and
other cruisers. Cadiz is to be the rendez-
vous of this squadron.
1t is the general opinion here that a
protracted war Is ahead, and it is semi
officially announced that the government
does not count upon the support of any
Power, and that even Germany, in spite
of her great interests in the Philippines,
will do nothing to favor Spain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
NO REVOLUTION IN HAYTI.
Drunken Man Shot for shouting vive
la Revolution.

Copyright, 1893 by the Associated Press.
Port au Prince, Hayti, June 17.-The facts
in the story Of the so-called revolution here
Is as follows:
A drunken man yesterday morning was
found rolling on street with a revolver
In his hand. lie was shouting "vlve Ia rev.
olution," or in other words cheering for a
revolution. The local authorities were no
tified, the man was arrested, and was
promptly shot.
There has been no other incident of a
revolutionary nature In this city recently.
The town is absolutely quiet.
on the other hand, news received hero
from the republic of santo Domingo is
contradictory.
Some people say that the whole country
Is In arms and that President Heureaux is
In flight, while others assert that the
President Is master of the situation. He
is said to be at San Domingo or Monte
Criste.
The INDEPENDENTS has left here for an
unknown destination.
Cape Haytien, Hayti, June II. S:45 pm
II is learned from a reliable source that
the atetmpt at revolution" at Port au
Prince was completely quelled last night.
Two of the so-called revolutionists were
shot
Adylces from Santo Domingo report
that quiet has been restored there.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
sPANIARDs sURRENDERING.
tesistaEce to AguinaIdO's Army
Practically Abandoned.

resistance to AguinaIdO's Army
Practically Abandoned.
sopyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
#Manila, June 6, via Hong Kong, June II.
Pm short, Spanish power is crumbling in
r. Philippine Islands
len Pena and thousand Spanish SOL
a'ers have surrendered at Santa Cruz.
5lfniar surrenders have taken place OF
~ suna and at Pampanga, and In each
-, hardly anybody was killed
IS reported that Admiral Dewey Is un-
Il 10 restrain the insurgents, but their
'4hduct is satisfactory.
III here is no necessity for interference as
~ eXcesses whatever have been commit
n MS Is partly due to the merely nominal
"a lstance furnished the insurgents.
ne latter propose to form a republic
u der Anglo-Arnerican tutelage. and
n eaten to visit with severe penalties the
II urgents who have become turncoats.
~ leclally i'm the case of Paterno. a proni-
- native protege of the Spaniards.
here was desultory firing TODAY in
"a ry quarter of the outekirts of the tow,
M no material result, although there
VI several artillery accidents and one
Ap4osion which killed six Spaniards end
feunded many others
he ammunition of the Spaniards. is ,,t-
aly uutrustworthy, because il is old rot
~ and has never been tested. The
'paniards are impotent with rage. bewI-
'nment and despair
Toe cafes tonight are crowded with offi-
Hs, with their hands In their pockete
'4ing vacantly, while an Intermittent
n ade is audible in all directions.
*artloads of food have been stored in
"a The walled citadel, with the Intention
t standing siege and defying the Amer
II Warships. But the idea is ridiculous
+ Epreposterous, for the citadel so-caiIe5
totally untenable against the fire of a
NHiern fleet of warships.
& here was concerted attack last even
4H IN every direction. The Spaniards
'#e informed Of the insurgents inten-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
RUSHING WORK IT FERxANDINA.
Large Gangs OF LnbOrers Laying
Tracks and Pipes.

anu AAptHs
Fernandina, Fla, June 17.-Work of pre-
pairing for the big government camp Is
being pushed as fast as possible and large
bodies OF workmen have been arriving on
every train.
Work that was just gotten in shape yes
terday for a good start to-day Is now
well under way. This is especially no.
ticeable In the railroad yards, where large
bodies of laborers are employed In laying
additional tracks and grading The tracks
which lead into the camp grounds, as
well as switches, are rapidly being pushed
forward with very large forces.
The city Is also rushing the work on
the pipes for water which lead over the
grounds.
The city literally overfiows with busf-
ness people, who are paying large rents
for business places in order TO get them
selves established early.
Advices have been received by the city
officials from the war department to go
ahead with the work of arranging to
furnish water 10 the grounds.
The most attractive arrival yet is two
large United States teams, and their ap
pearance on the streets.
The work of clearing up the grounds is
going on.
Lieut.. Bromwell and four men of tho
engineering corps from Fort Pulaski az
rived here to-day. They will be assisted
by engineers already here in completing
the laying OF mines at the mouth of the
harbor.
As yet the buildings to be erected by the
government have not been started, and
the contracts asked for have not been
awarded
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
sUFFERINGs OF THE sPAN1ARDs.
Hunger, SIeepIessness and Incessant
Alarms at Manila.

Hunger, SleepIessness and Incessant
Alarms at Manila.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
Manila, June 8, via Hong Kong, June IT,
There is intermittent firing on the out
skirts of the city in all directions.
The Spaniards are utterly exhausted by
hunger, sleeplessuess and lncessant
alarms.
They have no information regarding the
enemy's movements when suddenly at
tackled.
In the meantime they are in constant
dread of the populaee rising and attacking
them in the rear.
Beside this, in every skirmish directly
the retreat begins, the native troops de-
sert
The insurgents avoid disturbing the nom
combatants and English women and cnil-
dren are living peaceably and unhurt in
the zone of hostilities.
El Commercio has published a supple
ment expatiating at great length on the
"dlabollcal cruelties practiced in the Brit
ish colonies" and predicting similar
tyranny in the Philippines unless the
Powers intervene.
Tonight almost all of the Spanish civil
ians are inside the citadel; the troops are
manning the walls and the ante-deluvian
cannon and gunboats are guarding the
river.
Admiral Dewey has consented that the
Spanish merchant steamers should remove
the non-combatants The Insurgents ex-
change signals with the Americans day
and night, while the Spaniards continue
shooting al shadows constructing works
which they admit will be unavaihng and
lining every road with useless defenses.
The local banks to-day shipped f250,0O0
by her majesty's steamer Immortalite,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
WON'T EXCHANGE HoBsox.
BInncO Announces He Is Not Author.
ixed to Do So

iheu 10 DO so.
Havana, June 1.-THE government, It f.
announced at the palace, has not author.
lied the exchange OF prisoners from the
Merrmac.
The gunboat Yunez Pinzon exchanged
communications yesterday afternoon with
an American warship under "A flag of truce
and the commander Of the latter was in.
formed that Capt. Gen. Blanco has no
authority TO exchange Naval Constructo,
Hobson and his gallant companions for
Spanards who are now held. prisoners in
the United States.
The Spanish authorities here absolutely
deny that the armored cruiser Vizcaya has
been destroyed or even damaged by the
fire Of the Vesuvius.
Washington, June 1.-THE following tel
egram has been received from Commo-
dore Watson:
"On the 14th sent Capt Ludlow on the
Maple, under flag OF truce, with full DOW
ers to negotiate exchange of Lieut. Hob
son and the seven petty officers. Chief
of staff answered by letter that after ref
erence to Madrid the captain general will
communicate by flag of truce. Capt Lud-
low, will, If possible, have exchange made
as desired and soon. Watson"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
REBEL wARsHIPs AT MANILA.
Insurgents Reported Attacking City
by Sea as Wen as Land.

London, June IS, a. ma special dis
patch from Madrid says that according to
a dispatch. just received there from Hong
Kong, four warships, carrying the flag
Of the Philippine insurgents. have appear
"a in Manila bay and attacked the city
from the sea, In combination with the in
surgent forces on the land.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
GERMANS AND DoNs cHUMMY.
Subjects Of Kaiser Inclined to BE
AHeddIesOme at Manila.

London. June 1S.-The Hong Kong CORE
spondent Of the Daily Mail says: "The
Archbishop of Manila, Monsigneur No
zaleda, announces that he has had com
munication from God, who has promised
him that the Yankee pigs win be driven
out Of the island, and that Spain viii be
triumphant In The end.
There is an idea in Manila that the
Germans have something up their sleeve
On this point my correspondent writes as
follows: The Germans are disposed to be
meddlesome here. Germans and Spaniards
are very chummy. entertaining one another
at dinner parties and walking arm IN arm
everywhere. There IS no question about
how the British feel. They are watching
the Germans closely"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
Turks BURNING VILLAGES.
seven Hundred Houses Belonging to
servian Christians Fired.

cettinje, Montenegro. June 17.-The ear
Her reports that the Turks had resumed
the work of burning villages are fully con-
frmed.
In the Berane district of Albania. 700
houses belonging to Servian Christians
have been burned. The Turks are COM
hitting horrible atrocities and two Ser
Wan women have been barbarously MUIR
dered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
AUGUSTUS FAMILY CAPTURED.
Native Regiments Massacre officers
on DESERVING.

London. June 1S.-The Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Times says: Accord
ing 20 Manila advices dated June 1S and
brought here by II. NJ. S. Linnet. the reb-
els have captured the family of Capt. Gen.
Augusti.
''In most cases the desertlons Of the ma
tive regiments have been accompanied by
a massacre Of the officers
at IS reported from Shanghai that the
spanish archbishop from Manila has ar
rived there by the German troopship
Darmstadt.'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
NAVAL CADET TO BE PROMOTED.
He wiz be Advanced One Year TO
Take Rank of Ensign.

Washington, June 1.-THE Secretary OF
the Navy has decided on The method OF
recognizing the services Of Naval Cadei
Joseph Wright Powell who held a steam
launch under the bluffs al the entrance tc
Santiago harbor under the continuous fire
of the Spanish batteries on both shores
while searching for the crew of the Merri-
mac.
The papers already have been made out
advancing Powell one year to take the
rank Of Ensign and three numbers in that
list.
Ensign Powelrs promotion will be imme-
diateIy-put IN the bands OF the President.
VINO win forward II to Congress simultan-
eously with that Of Naval Constructor
Aobson, the hero Of the Merrimac.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
AGUINALDo's PRocLAaAT1oN.
independence of Philippines to BE
Proclaimed June IL.

Proclaimed June IL.
Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press.
Manila, June 13, via Hong Kong, July II.
Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, has issued
a PROCLAMATION calling upon the natives to
assemble at Cavite on June II, and invit-
ing the Americans to be present at the
ceremony of declaration of independence.
Incessant skirmishlng goes on in the vi
cinity of Malabar, Santa Mesa and Ma
late. The Spaniards are making desper
ate attempts to regain their positions.
Under American orders, the insurgents
are holding back and playing elusive tao
tics that are cruelty eXhausting to the
Spaniards.
To-day 800 native arabineros deserted to
the insurgents. They were originally dis
armed by the captain general, but recent
ly were given their arms again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
PROMOTION FOR HOBsON.
Resolution Introduced to Make Him
"A Lieutenant Commander.

Washington. June 1.--Representative
Underwood OF Alabama In whose district
belongs Assistant Naval Constructor Hob
son, has introduced a joint resolution ten
derng the thanks of Congress TO Lieut.
HoDson and authorizing his transfer from
the construction corps to the line Of tho
navy, with the rank of lieutenant COM
mander.
The resolution Is now before the naval
affairs committee for action. 1t followed
conferences with the President and the
Secretary Of the Navy.
Senator Morgan introduced a duplicate
OF the Underwood resolution in the Sen.
ate. He said The provision for the trans
fer Of Mr.. Hobson 10 the line of the navy
was inserted at the request OF Mr.. Hob
sons father.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
ENGLAND TO FOIL GERMANY.
Spectator Suggests Sending CruIs-
ers to Manila.

London, June 1.-THE Spectator, com
menting on the significant assembling of
German warshlps at Manila. says: EN-
peror William, Of course. means nothing
but friendly observation.
would 1t not be expedient. however. to
send couple of cruisers to Manila to join
in the friendly observation and to rein
force Admiral Dewey IL attacked.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
AUGUsTI LOSING HOPE.
Admits He Has Been Compelled to
Retreat Into the City.


Madrid, June II, 8 p. m.-The following
dispatch from Manila, signed by Capt.
Gen. August, dated June IS, is published
officially:
"The grave situation set forth in my
dispa tch of June continues. The troops
are fighting on the line Of blockhopses
which stop the enemys advance
"The enemy has been strengthened by
desertions of the native troops, which di-
minish our means Of resistance and may
compel me to take refuge within the wall
ed city.
"Communication with the provinces is
still cut and l do not know whether the
attachments there will be able to hold out
against a lack of resources.
Il hope to receive assistance from the
peninsula before our means Of defense are
exhausted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18

Paris. June I'm. Faure has invited M.
Ribot 10 form a cabinet 20 succeed the
Meline ministry, which resigned on Wed.
nesday last. Ii Is understood he has ask.
I'd until tomorrow an which 10 reply,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18

Washington. June 1.-THE state depart
ment to-day received the following from
Its agent at Cadiz:
Carlos V, Pelayo, Rapido. Patria, Au-
daz, Osado, Prosperna, Giralda, Pelajo,
Colon, with the minister on board, Alton
SO Doce. Canondaga, Antonio Lopez, Isla
Panos, Buenos Ayres and San Francisco
left Cadiz yesterday.
"The first eleven passed the rock bound
for Carthagena for orders.
The last three have troops on board.
This Is Admiral Camlr' s Ca6lz squal-
ron, and appears TO be in the Medlter-
ranean, bound for African shores"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
FLEET GOING EASTWARD.
Consisted of Ten Vessels as Seen ON
Gibraltar

Gibraltar June 1.-THE Cadiz feet.
which was sighted off Ceuta last evening.
PASSED here to-day going eastward.
1t consisted Of two battleships, four aux
riary cruisers and four torpedo boat de-
stroyers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-18
CADIz FLEET IN MEDrTERRANEAN.
Eight Vessels Reported Sailing in an
EastcrIy Direction.

Gibraltar. June 1.-THE captain of a
German steamer which arrived here this
morning reports having sighted the Span
ish Cadiz fleet off Ceuta, north coast of
Africa, about opposite. and seventeen miles
south-southeast of Gibraltar, last evening.
The warships. it Is added, were going
in an easterly direction.
The fleet consisted of two battleships,
four large cruisers and four torpedo boat
destroyers.
The times., 1898-09-13
The President and the Inquest.

AS it seems evident that the PreSi
dent is determined to push his investi-
CATION of the War Department, al
though many of his closest friends
think the result will be a waterhaul.
while others unkindly look upon the
scheme as one of whitewash intended
for political effect in November, we feel
it a duty to suggest to Mr.. Mckinley
that, while he is about the matter. It
will be we'll for him to instruct his
committee TO get at the bottom of the
scandal and expose its full hideous-
ness. By this time he is well advised
that nothing short of that will serve
u assuage public indignation over the
abuses, outrages and rascalties which
notoriously have characterized the
conduct OF the war by the Department.
II the inquisition should be not eX
haustive and conclusive. il will not
serve any useful purpose, and nothing
is more certain than that Congress
will give prompt and vigorous atten-
tion tC the matter. in that case, at the
earliest practicable moment. AS the
committee of nine unfortunately will
be without legal status or power to
compel testimony. probably it win be
unable to do much more than to fur
nish Republican campaign orators with
the argument that. while the party Ad-
ministration may be justly hkened to
the Augean stable. Mr.. Mckinley is a
first-class up-to-date Hercules who is
not afraid to pour whole friendly
river of Robert T. Lincoln, Col. Sex
ton, Grenville NJ. Dodge, and the like
into its cellar and over its floors. But,
that being accomplished after some
sort, little else will be gained or per-
haps is intended. The perfunctory
findings Of an unofficial commission
are not likely TO satisfy Congress and
certainly not the people. Consequent
ly. we come around again to the GER
tain prospect Of a Congressional in
vestigation, the depth and ginger of
which may somewhat depend upon the
political complexion of the next House.
though not much. because the Ameri-
can people. regardless of party. are ex-
tremely mad, and their representatives,
| even if some of them happen to be Re
publicans. viii not dare great deal
| in the way of whitewash, though
| Thomas Bracket Reed were to WELD
| the brush while the devil held the
| bucket
The times., 1898-09-13
Eyacuation Should BE Pushed

The American Military Commissions
appointed to arrange for Spanish
evacuation of Cuba and Porto Rico
are now at the scenes of their labors,
and. if they are made of the right
stuff, as we have a right to believe
they are. there should be early and
definite results.
The country understands, and the
Commissioners ought to, that they will
be annoyed, hampered, and delayed in
every conceivable way by the Spanish
officials. The latter most certainly will
take advantage of every opening to
postpone the evil day of Spain's de-
parture from the last of her late Amer
lean possessions. They may be expect
ed to burn time, if they can, in long
winded negotiations for pay for their
old guns, obsolete fortifications, and
such matters. They will make fight
to be allowed the revenues of the ISL
ands until the final act of evacuation,
and defer that to the last exasperating
minute possible. In short. they will
naturally exhaust the resources of
their native cunning, mendacity, and
treachery in demanding all manner of
favors and concessions, never before
heard of in similar connection
We trust that the Cuban and Porto
Rican Commissions will rise to the
necessities of the occasion They
should remember that they are by no
means on an even keel with the Paris
Peace Commission. That delegation
may perhaps be supposed to best serve
the purpose of the Administration by
territorial and other surrenders to
Spain, but the questions for the Mill
The times., 1898-09-13

hundred and eleven miles. The ra-
pacity of the company was limited only
by the ability of the soldiers and their
friends to pay. As soon as the pay
masters appeared in camp, the greed
of the monopolists inspired them to still
greater atrocities. Without any other
cause than a purpose to wreSt every
possible dollar from the army, the
company raised its already excessive
vance, no matter how responsible the
persons sending articles might be. OF
course. everything in the stores and
eating-houses of the corporation has
a price nearly, if not quite. double that
charged in New York, and as there is
no rivalry the buyer must submit.
Is it conceivable that the agents of
the Government who selected this site
did not think to make an agreement
with the railroad company by which a
reasonable schedule of rates for pas
sengers and merchandise should be es-
tablished and the lowest market prices
only charged for the goods in the COM
pany stores? Can any officer Of the
Government be so dull as to have made
no provision for the transportation of
passengers and articles by steamers
1t is the consideration that such things
creates the suspicion, reaching almost
a certainty, that somebody has profit
ed by the selection of Montauk Point.
The times., 1898-09-13
INADEQUATE FACILITIES.
Troops Cannot Ee Moved From Mon
taut. Point Readily

tauL Point Readily.
Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point. n. Y.
Sept I2-The following regiments are now
encamped here:
Infantry-First, Second. Third. Fourth.
Sixth. Seventh. Eighth. Tenth. Twelfth
Thirteenth. Sixteenth. Seventeenth.
Twentieth. Twenty-frst. Twenty-second.
Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hfth
cavalry-First. Second. Third, Sixth.
Ninth, Tenth and Twelfth
Light artiIIery-Companies E and K. Of
the First; a and F. of the Second; +, of
the Fourth. and F. of the Fifth
Heavy artillery Companies \ and p. of
the First and C and H. of the Fourth,
and six companies of volunteer engineers.
Transportation for the Third and Twen-
tieth Infantry is ready tonight, and they
leave tomorrow. presumably for their
stations
The Twenty-frst Infantry has been IN
der orders to leave for several days for
Piattsburg. but there appears to have
been some hitch in securing transporta-
ton Other regiments under orders to be
ready to leave are the Third Cavalry and
Fourth. Twelfth, Thirteenth. Seventeenth
and Twenty-second Infantry.
Water transportation has been talked
of here. and especially the use of lighters
for the cavalry horses. but nothing has
been decided upon IL is thought II viii
be necessary to send any cavalry horses
that are to take part in a parade on Sat
urday by water on account Of time neces-
sary to load them on cars here.
Col. McClernand. assistant adjutant
general on Gen. Skaters stan. has re-
ceived a telegram from Gen. Skaters
aide that the general will stop in Wash
ington only a few days
II is not known whether he intends TO
return here TO again assume command OF
the camp or viii only visit as command
ing the Department OF the East
The detention hospital mas reduced the
nGmber OF its patients to about So Major
Ebert expects that in the course of two
weeks only twenty-five viii remain. not
allowing for deaths The men now left
are nearly all regarded as too sick TO be
moved at present
The general hospital has about so pa
tients today One hundred and twenty
| five Massachusetts men were sent 10 Bos-
ton on the hospital ship Relief today and
other sick and convaiescents also left
camp.
There were six deaths today Orders
were issued by the provost marshal today
10 close up all canteens in the camp ex-
cept regimentaI ones.
The Rough Riders are nov preparing
10 be mustered out tomorrow. and Col
| Roosevelt viii probably leave camp about
| Thursday. With their equipment all
/ turned in the Rough Riders feel that they
will be in TO shape for parade in New
| York on Saturday.