The Semi-Weekly Messenger from Wilmington, North Carolina • Page 3

THE SEMI-WEEKLY MESSENGER FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1698. XII second nEcmErr Molasses, Molasso TiTTn CD A TU T3TvTCf" I I I It LA I A I I I IV I A I A rttY today addressed a. letter to Gov-III I wl. .1 lUlI VXVivJJLw ernor offering hi iservicea to VN1S11 CRISIS STATE PRESS. Let Mr.

Bryan attend to his own busl-nes. and may be the North Carolina democracy will manage to pull through; It certainly does not need his assitance If that aid involves a co-operation with But ter. SmithfleM HerakL I V. y-y to aid in planting: the American flag on 3ioro Castle and -the towers of Madrid. Go veroT Tyler replied thanking New Cabinet to Be Formed or the Policy of More Vigorous THE SPANISH FLEET SAILS New Cabinct Expected to Be Formed American Alliance-i-Spain's Reserve Squadron Cause of Fail- lire of the Expedition of the i i- -1 Thoroughly Protected Against Spanish I War Measures, by Tomorrow Spain Fears Anglo- Gussfe Tampa Harbor to be Invasion.

Ready to Fight for the i W-v A. uitnip ui iiivoiiv er the government "should still seek a ly intervention of the great powers or should abandon all present hope of peace and i fight to the bitter end hthat question, affecting the vital in terests of the the nation have well been invited to express an opinion by a voice" of its representa- tives in parliament and there? was a A 1 A i 1 possiDimy iinat a more pacinc policy might fisej because Senor Silvela, the leader, of 4 party which had shown itself morej bellicose than the liberals, had used in the chamber certain vague expressions wh ich seemed to show that he favored making another effort to secure peace "Senor Moret accordingly launched the idea-tnj the (jhamber, but Senor Silvela refused to accept' the olive branch, and the containing representatives of both policies, relapsed into its' old difficulties, The only bourse now was for Senor Sagasta to choose himself between the two policies, letting those retire who objected to the policy adopted, This he has 'now done and it is understood that he willchose colleagues from among those in i favor of continuing the struggle with all possible energy." TH3 SPANISH 'FLEET. uracoa, May 16.4-The Spanish under Adrniral Cervera, vhich lefi last jeven'mg after the cruisers VizCaya and Infanta, Maria Te- ressa naa xaKen on aiwuc iw oi coal and a great quantity of provis IS ions, has not I ibeen s.igihte'd' today When the (squadron diiapTeared it was i going westwar-f London, (May 16. The Pris corres EST I I 1 i pondent. of the (Mail says: A The entire port watch Is ashore this number of, Spanish warships 'which morning gone to Beaufort, Port Roy-were recently destitute or armament ar the Ports and other Wares of inter- We Offer at Lowest Prlcw i gjQQ Bbli Pecan Sjmp 100 BWvIllKSjTop 5t)0 Bl1 34olsc OiTtrV Bbls rorto Rico Molasses '1 3000 rw 0ricn MoIsaf Ex.

schooner Wm. M. ftyrd, direct ment or every good grade. Jobbers win nnd it to their In tares end ua their orders. All roods guarantied.

i i. WHOLESALE ONLY. man 10 -'m filL STBliGE OUR DAMAGED STOCK IS AIKJTT ALL DISPOSED OF AND WE lIATJEr AT, RAILROAD Patent, Straight, V. Clear, it i VIRGINIA MEAT, WHITE COMC, CAKES AND 'CRACKERS JUST ASA-RIVED. Di McJEachern 204 and 20(N.

AVatcr St. may 4 l. S. P. McNAIR, WHOLESALE GEOCEB 1HD Commission Merchans N.

Water Wilmlnirton, If Offers to the Trader. FEED OATS. FLOUR, NAILS, SUGAR. CANDIES. CRACKERS.

CS-CENTRATED LYE, BUTTER. iiO LASSES, VIXEC AH, TEANUTS, COIES FISII, BAKING POWDERV MATC11EIL CANNED GOODS, COFFEE, SFlCELB AND RICE. Si 1- I' 1 (oil mil See le or iTJie in; prices cii urn A GOOD BUGGY HORSE FOR3SALE Oh Easy Terms BY J. C. STEVENSON i apl 30 Cream Cheese 100 ricNIcCbees5 15 10 Lb Tubs Buttr jQ Dozes Smoking Tobacco -2 Jars Chewing Gum 10 Groun1 Fepper Cases 2 oz.

Tea QQ Boxes Penny Candy Barrels Carolina RJcc 125 Boxes Assorted Cakes" W. B. Coopeih WHOLESALE GROCER- WILMINGTON. N. C.

may 13. WE ADMIT A CHANGE IS rais space is xow in on- DEB, AS THE PBOSPECTO-ABE NOT SO BRIGHT AS-THEY WERE. WE WILL HELP Y0D OUT IF YOU WILK SEND US YOUR ORDERS IOI2 6fc -HI- HE REMEMBER, OUR HOTTO 13 TO PLEASE OUB CUST0MEIS- LOOI 7r lht Companies 7latred tn and tiler Called to Come to'Kalelcli Caiup NoCea Butler9 Plan for Fuftlon (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, May 18. The adjutant general said to roe tonight: "Captain Bell's company, from Rutherfordton, was mustered In the Second regiment today. Captain Cobb's company, from Lumber Bridge, will be mustered In tomorrow, making eight companies.

Capt. of Greenville, is all right, as he has recruits. Captain Wagner telegraphs me from Asheville, he will be ready to come Thursday with J00 men. Captain Love will bring the same number from Waynesville Friday and Captain Cooper 100 from Murphy. Cap-taln Gadd Charlotte, offers a company tonight, just an hour too lateTjlf any company above mentioned falls, which I do not anticipate, Gadd's 'Will be accepted.

The regiment will now be quickly completed. Leader Davis, of the Charlotte band, will be here no-mOrrow see me about making it the band of the Second regiment, with twenty-four pieces. Major John" G. Young, of Winston, who informed ime about1 the objectionable words in the recruiting notice) at the office of Foucht at Salem, desires to exonerate Foucht, as he finds that the objectionable words were placed there by Foucht, but by persons unknown to the latter. I take pleasure, in making Major Young's statement public, "Governor Russell has received a telegram from the secretary of war that the arms and uniforms in Ithe state should be used as far as possible in equipping the First regiment, and that the balance of the equipment will be supplied by the 'government at the destination of regiment, though the order does not state where this will jbe.

The same order to the Second regiment, but las there are only four state guard companies in it neiar-ly all its equipment will have to be provided by the government." I asked the adjutant general whether this meant that arms from various points in thei state where, there iare state guard companies must.be turped in and he said: "No;" that the governor refused to disturb companies! in equipment or 'arms which had volunteered and come here, and failed toget mustered in." He added that the governor is not disposed to deal harshly with companies which did not volunteer, as there may have been good reasons for such failure. The adjutant general says the Second regiment liikes its new quarters at the fair grounds and is pleased at being ail together. Colonel Burgwyn is also pleased. Senator Butler's plan for fusion or co-operation is that it shall apply to congressmen and that the populist par ty shall be left to settle county mat ters as it may, deem best locally. Whooping Cough.

I had a little boy wno was nearly dead from an attack of whooping cough. tMy neighbors recommended Chamberlain's; Remedy 1 did pot thing that any medicine would help him, lbut after giving him a few doses of that remedy I noticed an improvement, and one bottel cured him entirely. It is. the best cough medicjine I ever had in the house. J.

L. Moore, South Burgettstowh, Pa. For sale 11. R. Bellamy.

by THE C. fc Y. V. CASE, It Will Be Appealed to tlie Supreme Court of the United States. Eugene S.

special master in the Cape Fear and. Yadkin galley Railway1 case, has been notified that the New York bonholders have applied to the; supreme court of the Uni ted States for a writ of certiorto take the case, up on appeal from the recent decision of the circuit court of ap- peals sitting at Pcichmond. motion will be heard at Washington, May 23rd. j- I If the writ is granted, the result will be an appeal to the supreme court. The circuitcourt of orders the railroad to be sold as a whole, under ihe foreclosure proceedings, in accordance with the contentions' of the committee i i of the Baltimore bondholders, whereas the contention of the New York com- 1 mittee was that the road should be sold in divisions in order to best meet its liabilities the bondholders.

Fort Caswell About 150 employed on the for tifications at Fort Caswell were charged yesterday, as the work they were at Js; about completed. This leaves 1 200 Or more still at Work. A number of men who recently came over from Fort Macon, came up yesterday and returned to Beaufort. -j The men. at Fort Caswell are erecting three more batteries at the old fort The barge Louis Skinner was yes terday evening taking on another cargo of rock at the Atlantic Coast Line wharves for Fort Caswell.

i Soldiers for Fort JIacon. Twenty soldiers from Fort CasWell, unoer command 01 1 a lieutenant, came up yesterday" on the steamer Wilmingtoni on their way to Fort Macon, Beaufort, N. The steamer landed them and their baggage at ithe Atlantic Coast Line wharves they marched to Frkmt street station and took the 2:20 p. in train for New Bern; "One (Minute Cough Cure Is the hest preparation II have ever sold or used and I cant say too much in Its praise L. QJL Kennon, fMerchant, OdeH, Ga, For sale by Rf Bellamy.

Graham Gleaners Last Friday afternoon during' the electric storm, near Cedar Cliff, a shotguh at Mr. John son's was tired both barrels. 'Strange to say, alter the report of. the gun was heard, no place could be aund where shot took effect. iMr.

J. Nevin Thomp son was lying on -a "bed only a few feet SrCra Democrat: Our editorial of last week on "Fusion Will Not Io," has brought -us' many congratulations on the position we haye taken, "We believe, that we voiced the, sentiments of a majority of the democrats of the county. The suc cess: of the party does not need any fu-J featJ' Nearly all the democrats are op posed to any kind of fusion with any party. Ininn union. state Auuitor Ayer, or the populist state committee, announces that the pop ulism state convention win make a prop osition to the democratic convention for co-operation this year on terms which can be accepted without any compromise of agnlty.

And Itaznsey, or The to- gresUive Farmer, says that the proposi tion! will be made oray for-the purpose of I fooling i the democrats. This will hardly be a good year for fooling demo crat- Loulsburg Times. The more conservative populists look on jwith amaxement; they exclaim like ther worthy leader: "where, are we at? carawt do this thing! We cannot swallow so bitter a pill! We are white men. and we want a white man's government if we lose our party organiza We will rally under the democratic flag: until our noble state is rescued from the hands of those who now hold the reins of government! Then let us, as true citizens, look first after the interests of our; county then our state.and after ward, alter the interest 01 our national government," Rockingham Rocket. We think it quite likely that Mr.

Bryan may go too far in advising democrats in North Carolina to fuse with th Butler gang in order to elect him president In lyuu; Because fusion IrK JVebraska ana other; western states accomplished results satisfactory to Mr. Bryan we beg to remind him that Korth Caro-ina dem ocrats 'with the exception of a few would- be i cabinet officers and spoils nunters. are self-respecting enough to prefer defeat, with their honor untarnished, than such a victory as could be gained by the trade with s-uch men as Otho Wilson. Butler and others would give, if such a victory could, be gained at all. ITart's Emulsion oc Ood Liver Oil with Creosote and the, Hypo-phosphites, tf faithfully used, is a specific In the treatment of weak lungs.

Consump tion, BronoMtis, etc. Leading physi cians recommend ft Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H.

Hardin, and II. L. Fen tress. These that the fuslonlst crowd should consider in, the last elec tion 331,237 votes were cast for governor. Of that number Russell 'received Watson 145.266 and Guthrie 31,143.

Without fusion we may reasonabb' expect the lion's share of the Guthrie vote for this will be the year that white men are going to stand together, put with fusion we can't count at all. More votes would-be losi than we could hope to gain. There are scores and- scores of democrats that would forever give up their ngnts to votje before shallowing another dose of fusion. It is not right and the conven-. tion that attempts to force it will find that it has failed to voice the people.

We have always held out tor the straight out and have not reached that time that have always held5 out for the straight ou republican, populist or democrat is worthy or respect at least or his fellow citizen, but a mongrel is not. Laurinburg Exchange. When a man Is suffering with an aching head, a sluggish body, when his muscles are lax and lazy, hi a brain dull, and his stomach disdaining food, toe win, if iwise, heed these "warnings res art to the right remedy, before it Is too late. "Parker's SairsapariUa." the 'King of Blood Purifiers," makes the appetite keen and heartyInvigor ates the liver purifies the blood and fins It with; the life-giving elements of the food, is a wonderful blood ma ker and flesh builder. Sold by J.

C. Shepard, J. H. Hardia and H. L.

Pen- UNCLE SAM'S HOVE TO EXPEL SPAIN FROM THE WESTERN PfiVTlVFTNTT xnrnjma. toitit HEARTY AND UNANIMOUS APPROV- AU UUK JSFTORT Iri MEETINO WITH OUR PATRONS WANTS FOR EVERYTHING IN THE LINE OF HARDWARE AT HRn.Hfrw lRTrKa ADMITS OF AS HEARTY APPROVAL. JJJSALKRS AND -CONSUMERS CAN FIND HERE THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE, AND TERMS AND PRICES SAFE FROM SUCCESSFUL COMPETITION. GOODS DELIVERED AT DEPOT. PACKED FREE OF EXPENSE.

1 Peninsular Steel Range IS STILL WITHOUT A PEER. CALL AND SEE I THEM, IT WILL BE A PLEASURE FOR US TO SHOW THEM. WE CARRY THE MOST VARIED LINE IN COOKING AND HEATING STOVES TO BE FOUND IN THE CITY, AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. ORTON BUILDING. fnar 20.

i Touch The "touch of a piano Is the Ufa of 1L There's a tonch ta tfca to he found no where elce that sweet expressire tone so dear to Slnsers and Players the world over. Mo other pianos hare It. The BUeff rules supreme In Planodom. Standard Organs Tuning and Repairing nanos lor Rent Terms to 'Bolt 9. N.

Liberty St. BAIITMOBE. 5a 11th St. WASHINGTON. ilS Main St.

NORFOLK, VA. 213 N. Tryon St. CHARXOTTEL N. him- PopnlUts AMemblinz for Their Con- ventlon.

j. Raleigh. N. C. May 16.

-The state populist convention meets here. to- morrow afternoon at 5 o'c ock. There are already about 100 delegates out of 1,000 appointed, in the-ity. A hitter contest for, '(control the party in North Carolina1 eL Senator Butler, the being wag- hitherto un- disputed leader, is strenuously opposed by a faction headed by Con- Pgressmanj Harry Skinner. (Senator But ler favors co-operation with the democrats and silver republican forces.

Skinner favors continued fusion with the republicans in state; politics. I A large number of populist office holders are in attendance. Their offices have come to them by fusion of repub- lican and populist forces fand they are naturally inclined that way. It is said that-Governor Russell, who was elect' ed as a republican, is a be Ait to quit party and join forces with Butler. his i ON BOARD THE How Sunday Was Spent by Our Sailor Boys Doings on the Monitor Yefcter-day Tlornlug, j'-: (Correspondence of Messenger.) Port Royal, S.

Sunday May 15; The naval reserves awjok bright and early this morning after their were gijjren onally good regular routine of workj which 'was an except one. It. consisted of beeJ steak, grits, bacon; coffee, fresh bread, etc. Pay- master Jones, Cook Trent; and Yeoman j'Holton went to Beaufort yesterday and laid in a fresh suppay of edibles, which the boys appreciated. Yesterday afternoon thte entire crew were called up before Lijeut.

C. Bj T. Moore and signed the irelgular United States navy enlistment! blanks, thefe-i by agreeing to go anywhere they 'are assigned for duty, and jori any ship. j.ol a single man uacKeu out. The Passaic boys from Louisiana called on b.oard last jnjiht and changed songs and greetings.

We invited" to call on them; in a body ex-are to- day. X)ur boys present a. vefy nice spec tacle today, very different from jthe rinthps nf vpst.rrinv At in il lr rill rt rt ci o'clock air hands were called to mus ter, and the Sunday morning exercises were gone through. The boys think a great deal of Captain liioore and efforts in behalf of therri. his est near by.

This evenirigjthe starboard watcn viu nave snore leave. There are only eight of the reserves rated as able-bodied seamen; eighth as ordinary seamen; the others, outside of the petty officers, are! classified as landsmen. Yeoman Henry Parsley is known aboard ship as t'Captain Kidd" and Jas. Sinclair as "Friday." The boys have all kinds of fun during their leisure moments, 'but is unlike a cruise because there is not so nuch spare time and- they have everything done in better order. A Considerable talk w-as occasioned last night by a rumor that! the Spanish squadron was off Char eston, some- where in this vicinity, men are anxious to try Some of the the the guns of Nantucket and Passaic on them Two of the Louisiana! boys met with accidents yesterday.

A hatch fell, on Seaman Frank Novels; breaking his Another sea- left leg in two man had his skull fractured Monay, May One of the Nantuckefs men by name of Brown was ejected, from 6. the the ing ship this morning, thei Officers ha aiscoverea tnat ne naaiosnce Deen pte- honorably discharged frdm the navy Seaman William MeDionald, one) of the Nantucket's old ship-keepers, Who has been on the Nantucket in Wilmington for three of four yejars, leaves us this afternoon to go in the hospital. Dr. Ward, the surgeon, and Ship's Apothecary Taylorr are kept busy get- ttnc Vrva Vjirlr tn tbtnspl VPS nFflin. -'i -r Newbury.

Skinner and Sellers among those who are almost unable for duty. The catfish brigade did some noble work yesterday afternoon in killing sea "cats," which were left in the dock after the water was pumped out. They also caught! al large number of I. At 9:30 o'clock taps were sounded last night and in ten minutes the ship was I assnenras a graveyara, me ooy aii hard day's WOrk They! were called this morning and after taking the reg ular 5:30 a. m.

cup oft coffee, began getting everything in ship-shape. Lieutenant Moore's little ioy Carl, a bright little youth, visits the ship and chats the boys. He is a seaman and the boys all him when he is aboard. thorough little gather around The home folks and the; girls ought to write the boys often! as they anx- lousiy await every man and hail a let- ter from home with jpyi For infortna- 4-: tion of those who wish ivrite friends on board all letters should be addressed to Mr. -i care of TJ.

S. S. Nantucket, Naval Station Port Royal, S. C. i 'I A large crowa of the reserves are now aboard visiting our boys, who are very friendly with them.

Why allow yourself to Te 6lowly (tor- tured at the stake of (disease? Chilla and Fever will undermine, and eventually break down the strongest cons ti-tutlon. "Febri-Cura" (Sweet Chill Tonic with Iron) Is mote effective than Quinine, and being comjblned with Jron Is an excellent tonic and Nerve medicine. It Is pleasant 1 to take, and Is sold under positive guarantee to cur cr money, refunded. Accept no substitute. The "just as good" i kind don't effect mm.

Sold bv J. iShepard. J. H. Hardin and H.

L. Fentrea i Martin Enaley DUebarged St. Louis, Ma, May 16l Martiu Ensley. the former society leader ot Memphis. who was charged I with having murderously assaulted his companion, Charles H.

Collins, at Mertmec Highlands, last summer, and robbing him of $6,000, has been discharged from custody, Collins, the prosecuting witness not being present in court today testify. S. C. P. Jones, Miles burg, -writes: -I have used (DefWitt's Little Early Risers ever since they jwere introduced here and must say I have never iused any pills in my Xamilyi during1 forty years of house keepings that gave such satisfactory results ast a laxativ or cathartic.

For sale by! R- R. Bellamy. No girl can successfully chew peanut brittle and nurse; a case of disap- I pointed Jove at the eaxne time. i Count deChambord i 'l-1 -y -1 -aw usa. Madrid, May 16.

9 p. mi Senor Mo- ret, the minister of the cpjonies, today confirmed the statement that apy changes made in the composition of the cabrrtet would be wholly inlthe direc- tion hi a more artivp n-'ar SnriHov 2:30 p. m. The queen regent has charged Senor Sagasta to cabiret. The premier wi form a hew 1 this even- ing rotifer, with presidents of the than bers and with Senorj Ganiazo.

3 m. A communication has- been sent the chambers, announcing the cabinet crisis arid asking thef cham bers to suspend their session pending a solution. Sertor Sagasta believes: the new min istry be formed by-next. Wednesday An oriler has been issued by Senor Sagalsfa, countermanding ihe reception which was to have held tomorrow upon the occasion of the day and-he-has instructed king's birth- the jdaptain.s gene ar in all districts hot to hold theiii usual receptions. 3:30 p.

m. Admiral the- com mander of the Spanish reserve squad ron pc caaiz, nas been recalled here to rifer with the ministers respecting jii.t iiuciiucu; ine newspapers express ear that a Keort Anglo-American alliance al ready exists. .4 p. m. On receiving the announce went that the cabinet had resigned, both houses adjourned The queen-regent has written Mrs loadstone, making inquiries ten uering assurances or prorouna sympathy.

Today, a long telegram was received from princess jof. Wales, in which occur the words: am for you' I A dispatch from Cadiz to El praying Heraldo de Madrid says port authorities at Cadiz anonuhce that the Jresefve fleet composed of the first-clas battleshjp Pelayo, the armored, cruisjer Empera-dor, Carlos and Alfonsd XIII, the newly equipped. cruiser Rapido and Pa- tria, with the torpedo destroyer Audaz and Procerpfna, will be rady for sea this week. i I Lohdon, May 17. A' dispatch to The Morming Leader from Madrid says: The new ministers will bie Senor Ro merp Giron, minister fori foreign af- fairs SenorrAunon, minister of marine and the duke of Almodoyar, minister of pliblic works.

The remjainder will form a make-shift, until the budget has oeen earriea. RISIS IN SPANISH ABINET. Lohdon. May 17; The Madrid corre spondent of. The Times flays "I am now in a position to explain the mys- teriofUs cabinet crisis which has- been; nanging nre tor several weeKs.ana nas given rise iq so many irigeniOus Senor Sagasta anjd the Sagas-to cabinet came into offld with the policy of avoiding a conflict with the States by pabifying Cuba through autonomy, In pursuing this polidy the cabinet riot only rah counter to the general current opinion in the conservative party, out did violence to; the feeling of a large section of its own! 'adherents.

attitude was too con 1 ciliatory to sjuit the bellicpse temper of the nation and consequently it became veryl unpopular, wnen trie policy tail ed and war was seen, to jbe Inevitable in spite of all the it ought to have resigned, to make way tor a fiehcing babinet. Ministers desirous 'of pcaqe at any price short of sacrificing the national honor were not the men for Conducting affairs in a struggle against an enemy mnniteiy superior in .1 -j "No doubt a conservative cabinet was -practically 1 impossioie, De- cause it would have required a conservative majority in the chamL ber.j which was not obtainable without subjecting the country tb the danger ous ordeal of a general election. But such 1 an extreme rrieasurje was not necessary. There were manjy 7jerals -who had condemned the cabinet for being, too conciliatory and who ontinued ta urge it to accept he arjbitrament off war They were the men, it i was naturally supposed; who naust be willing to accept the responsibility of office when a war was imminejnt "So it seemed at least to several members of the Sagasta ministry, and "on the very day of the Opening of the cones iiis coiieagucB wscu uyuu nor Sagasta the I advijsability of the cabinet resigning Senor Sagasta objected. He wished to tern- porize.

arter some useless aeiay all ho could be induced to do was to advise the queen-regent to consult with lmjjprianu political ictiuep 1 wn question of a change of cabinet. "Though some of thse had showfn themselves very bellicose when war was at a comfortable distance, none -was inclined to assume the responsibil ities of office when wak was; about to begin. All, therefore, "i-ith; the excep tiori of one or two who be esirious of fishing watjers, advised strong' isting cabinet continue. wete known to an the troubled that the ex- The queen-re- gent, who is always strictly constitu- tional In her had no Other choice than to have Sagasta remain. There werfe irreconcilable diffifculties of opinion amonglthem on at least I one vital question of policy,) and (several of thm felt that they themselves as well as some of their colleagues, were not caDable of coping with Ithe departmen- tal duties of their office at a time of great national danger.) "Finallr.

On Sunday. May 8th. Sagas- to, Syleldirig to the representations of those who wished to retire, i tendered the I queen-regent the resignation of the cabjnt. Again the.same Important political personages were consulted and again they declined th responsibilities -kffinp Thinsrs eeeniejdl at a dead lock, but there was ettll way ou oC It. I The fundamental ues ion of poll- cy which divided minlatei was wheth- i i has been supplied with Krupp guns.

jliicx ncvc auu ucci( ouijnru niwi the necessaries, incjudig German ar tillerists. The eMail says 'tuis morning: According to the most 'trustworthy in- forrr-atio'n, the Spanish- cruiLsers Car-Princess ac Asturias denal, Cisneros airid Cataluna are not yet" ready for sea and, therefore, cannot have arrived at Martinique. FORTIFYING TAMPA HARBOR. Tampa, May 16. -Tlhe steamer Gussie w'hioh sailed front Port Tampa last Tuesday, laden with arms, ammunition and supplies for the oise of General Gomez's army 'and with two crack companies of the First infantry, re- turned today, bringing most of her.

cargo back. The story of the failure of the expedition has already bee-n told. It Is hardly probable that an other attempted 'Will, be made to land the supplies until the-whole expedition moves. The army officials are strongly inclined to lay the blame of the failure of the G'ussie's expedition to the wide publicity given to the sailing. The Spanish forces in Cuiba were undoubtedly kept fully posted o-n every detail of the; movement and) made preparations meet the Gussie when she appeared off the coast.

It is intit mated that a press censorship at Tampa mify le: established, should a move-ment of troops pace from here in the Had 'such a course been pursued bfefore, dt is cladmed that the chances of a successful landing of. the Gussie's supplies and placing them in the hands of the insurgents would have been, greater. Richard 'Hardirtj Iavis, the author whose nomination as assistant adjutant general off volunteers with the was recently confirmed has declined to act. Mr. Davis said that while he deeiply felt the honor conferred upon XL1IL1 tTt tllC 1 CtVJ LiXXCLL he was entirely ignorant Of the duties nf rffirA.ra st nd it ho tacit that lifA iWPrp I m.n.nv offiXc in th rnbrflrmv rJe.

serving i of promotion, forced! him to decline. I TO THOROUGHLY PROTECT TAM- PA HARBOR, sityt of affording protection to the enormous amount of coal, of all kidls at. Port Taonpa; and the dangerous proximity of the Spanish flat tr-i in th SnnWWno! rt mTHW th fort'Micaitiohs at JEgmont and Mullet keys, commanding the entrance to Tampa ibajr, Several 5-ineh siege guns and 7-inch. Howitzesrs to be placed in these fortiflcationo have already far-rived and others are on 'the way. There is also on (hand a plentiful supply of ammunition and torpedo The naroor trpm (the entrance to -Port xampa mas oeen thoroughly mapped 1 iue iwamwis ior torpeaoes and jsubmarme mines decided upon, Inside of a few days 1 THE MILITARY CAIMP -AT MOBILE.

IVlObilie, May 16. Colonel I. D. Dorusy, of the Eleventh infantry, who was given a. three months sick leave aibowt ten days, ago, returned to camp last night, having been to New York, Washington, and St.

Looiis. He is senior colonel and has takea command of the second briga.de. iBrdgadier General Ha wldns, reoeivedl his commission today, it having igone rovnd by way of Tampa by mistake. The Second cavalry began, the routine of drill today, having a fine drill ground a half mile west'of the infantry encampment. Colonel Hunt, of the cavalry, who suffered from la fall his horse while fat Chickamauga, ia still somewhat under the He and staff were formally, received iby.

General Coppinger at headquarters tonight. Lieutenants' T. 6 Schley, Ferd W. Kobe; H. Coleman, tF.

5. of the 2rd Infantry, stationed at New Orleans came over today to 'appear before the exammlnig iboard for pro motion Schley is a son of Commodore Schley, of the ifiying squadron. Fifty-seven wagons for this command were received here today from Jeffer- sonvjlle, 1 1 1 i 4 yVi 1 TO THE Messenger Of iczs? away. 1 r.j.