The Farmer and Mechanic from Raleigh, North Carolina • Page 6

THB FAILMBE AM) MECHANIC. TUESDAY, MAY 17, I --et ii South Carolina One battalion, WEEK TO LEWIE THIS vague expressions -which seemed to show that he favored making another effort to -secure peace. "Senor Moret accordingly launched the idea in the chamber, bnt Senor instead of adopting Moret's THE SPANISH CRISIS QUeen Regent Charges Sa gasta to Form New Cabinet. THE. CORTES ADJOURfiS ANOTHER MINISTRY, SAGA ST A THINKS, BY WEDNESDAY.

SECRET ANGLO i AMERICAN ALLIANCE The Spanish Newspapers Fear that Such an Alliance Already Princess of Wales Telegraphs Queeu Regent "I am. Praying for Madrid. May 10. 9 Senor Moret. the Minister of the Colonies to- confirmed the statement that the changes made in the composition Cabinet would be wholly in the direction of a more active war policy.

2:30 p. m. The neon regent ha charged Senor Sagasta to form a new Cabinet. Thp Premier! will this evening confer "with the Presidents of the Chambers and with Senor Gamazo. MS n.

m. A. communication lias been sent to the 'Chambers the Cabinet crisis and asking the Chambers to suspend their sessions pending a sol.u tioii. "i Senor Sagasta believes the new min formed Wednesday next. Orders have been issued by Senor Sa.

fonn'ternisindinsr I the reeentioli Which was to have been held to-morrow 4i. I ST 7S' CAPT. HOLT; Not Able to Recruit His Com- I pany. BELL MUSTERED IN THREE MORE COMPANIES FROM In'TIT VI i IT'T A Ss i ASHEVILLE AND MURPHEY COME TONIGHT The Ntw Waynesville Company is Expected to- morrow. The Lumbers-Bridge Compa-ny Expects to be Mustered in This Morning.

Another new cOmpanylRntherfordton -wn votorrlnv mustered! into the United Thi mnkps seven oomnanies now ofLa m- I lit- I t' IM III! VI LJ V-uuil'iv l. V- Hiv. v. i ond regiment. There are now in camp two other com panics Lumber Bridge! and Greenville.

Capt. Cobb is expecting a dozen new recruits to jthe Lumber Bridge company to arrive this morning. If they do he will be at once mustered the Greenville compa hind in numbers, having only oU odumenj He however has in his pocket a letter from the (Adjutant Generblon which he relying. This letter tells Capt. Smith to come on with his 50 men and the; Ad- Ui whiph Im intnnt General would recruit up to the full company for his nere Capt.

James H. Holt yesterday gave W'fhe attempt rocraitlth. comnany to the reqxiired eightj- men, and the Adjutant General ordered Capt. R. G.

A. Love, of Waynesville, here with his company of 100 men, to take the nlnee thus left vacant. He will arrive to- morrow. '1 lie Asnevuie companies are expected A 11 ana 3iurpny to! arrive to 1 1 i nignt. The early mobilization of the troops at the above-named places is rendered ue- cessary from the fact that the State tStX line under the authority of the muster line under the authority "sreneral covernment.

It has become ne-: cessarv to assemble these: troops at once mr.r.t- iirnWem nf. tlieif ilT nos thon SS "oF their GIVES UP in. fcapt. Smith, of A tion will they vion enu. uuu folk hnfc riy, still way be- J' i.

onn nmotlt v. burg, against Loukbnrg llailroaj Com- But the lads are not complaining ami ia I Ul.in fni.tv.i,rht ianr fin, r. General in all ''districts not to holo Gt'ral Merritt, U. S. for duty with their usual receptions.

troops in the Department of the Pacific. The newspapers express fear that a' Maj. General. James II. Wilson.

secret Anglo-American alliance already twl States the Sixth Corps, exists. Chicamauga, reporting to Major Gen- I mini X-f M-ilv i Client that tlielcabinet had resiirned. both 1 P. I In repeivui' The houses adjouttned. The Oueeh reirent has written i Mrs.

Gladstone making inquiries' tender-1 Ing assurances of profound sympathy. To-day a long teiegrani received from the Princess of: Wales in which occur the words: Miim praying for you." LEADINtJ UP TO THE CRISIS. Caljhiefs Inside History rr-War Cabi-, net Coming. London, May 17. The Madrid corre spondent of the Times says: in a position to explain1 the mysterious Cabinet crisis which has been' equipment in the way of arms, clothing, train from Greensboro to Raleigh Sat-camp and garrison eqluipage, to say notb urday, 'got caught between two cars that nangmg nre ior several weeks -and.

has take charge of the territory when in given rise to so many ingenious surmises. American possession as -military gov-Senor Sagastii and the Sagasta Cabinet ernor. In an interview last nisrht' Gen try and one battery-heavy artillery. Texa One regiment infantry aud m. regiment cavalry.

Washington One regiment infants. (Seattle "or Philippine Islands). TO D. C. Illinois Two regiments rnfantry.

Indiana One regiment infantry. Kansas One regiment infantry. Kentucky One regiment infantry. Massachusetts One regiment inf uarv Michigan One regiment Missouri Two reginients infantry. New Jersey One regiment in faint v.

New York Two regiments infantry. Ohio Two regiments infantry au-l battalion infantry. Pennsylvania Four battalions try. Tennessee One --battalion infantry. Virginia -One-battalion infantry.

1 TO TAMPA, FLA. Florida One regiment infantry. Georgia One regiment infantry. Illinois Two regiments Iowa One regiment infantry. Ichigan One regiment in fa ry New York One-regiment infantry.

NORTH CAROLINA One ivgiu infantry. Ohio Two regiments infantry. Virginia Two regiments in faii try. Wisconsin Oue regiment infantry. II.

C. COR1UN. Adjutant Geiu ral. i MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. War Department Gratified by i of Concentration.

Chickamauga National. Park. May -The War Department has reason to I. the time orders were issued for tli. mobilization of State troops already mus: tered into the regular service at this point, eight thousand live hundred nu n.

representing six great States, k. 1 1... 1 .1. i. OI any kiihi.

enerai xiuoKe ikin aireanv reviewed the majority of the etunpanits and is gratified at the splendid appear ance of the men. The Third Illinois: infantry arrived Chattanooga in three sections and did not reach this point report to General. Brooke until clock 111 the afternoon. The regiment is composed of wel v'e companies, j.Uii men ana oiiicers. The Fourth Ohio infantry reaehed park at noon.

The regiment is couijose'di of twelve companies, 1,030 men and.j.f- licers. The Fifth Illinois infantry also reached the park at noon. The regiment has twelve 1 1 75 men a ml officers. The One Hundred and Fifty-Seventh infantry arrived at this iMhit at i clock, fjieven hundred men ati oin cers comprise the regiment. The fourth Pennsylvania infuntiy reached the park about 8 o'clock.

regiment has only eight companies, jitd meh and oflicers. The- Twenty-Sixth and Twenty-S. v- entn inuiana nattenes irom indianaiHiiis and Fort Wayne, 125 men each, arm .1 at 8 clock to-night and will remirin in their cars over-night. They came with out horses or guns ahd will be equippe'l here. Major General Brooke to-day issutil his first general, order looking to the.

re organization of the volunteer army. Thn order assigns Major General James II. Wilson, of Delaware, to command tin- First infantry division of the provision al army corps to be. composed of three brigades of four regiments each. THE SPANISH TERROR.

She is Disabled and is Not Allowd to Coal. (Copyrighted 1898 by Associated "Press St. iMerre, Island of Martinique, May has been seen br heard the Spanish fleet to-day up to a late hour this evening. It may be lying off the is land or may have gone north. Tlie Spanish ambulance ship Alicante is still at Fort de France.

She is being painted white. The torpedo boat destroyer Terror en deavored to coal from the Alicante, Jnt the authorities interferred and refused her permission. Her boiler tubs ami propeller are disabled, and there is money to pay for the necessary repairs. There are that a Spanish niaii-- of-war is lying in the to northward of Martinique. I AFFAIRS IN HAWAIli Government Will Not Declare Neutrality i Probable Base of Supplies.

rin fit nl i-i "TAt- 1ft 1U. 111 O.lll Cisco, The Hawaiian uovern- ment will not prwlaim neutrality. This: stand is taken cm account of thi- 'fxlxtiinr relations between the United States and Hawaii, he Executive considers that a proclamation of bi-eath of goKl faith. The governinent made! -known its position yesterday at a secret session of the Senate. It is un- derstbo.1 thnfr th T- lUIUI 'm 1 11 Another important matter considered at the session was the v-cupation bill, which, if ratified by the Senaie, will allow the United States to raise jthe American flag over the island, and use the same as a base of supplied.

This measure is said to have been pre. pared with the knowledge of the meni- oers or the Senate Committee on Foreign Affaits and has had the approval of McKinley. This bill, as re-the Hawaiian 'government a ime ago and has had the care ful Attention of President Dole and his" When the bill is given to the Senate, that body will ratify it at once; on this point there does not seem to be any doubt. It was extensively reported in the business community on the 7th, that Spaini though agents here Was buying" all the coal to Im? had in this island. The Consul for Spain denied this ami sa id there was -not a word of truth in it.

That a coal famine is imminent there can be hardly any doubt. Unitel States Consul General Haywood been' watching the situation closely and has strongly fortified America's position. He has "3,000 tons of coat for this port. In less than a inontU the United States; will have 7,400 tons of coal at this If there ever was a fool-killer he must A NEW FISH RATE. Reduction of Per Cent Ordered i 1 by the Commission.

i ir. Rnilrond Commission met last niht at o'clock ana oruereu of 22Y per cent on jthepresent express rate on fish shipped from Morehead Vpwbern to other points in the State. This means that the dealers in uaieign now pay cents a dox, flum;" have been paying tu rates were discussed at the last ootins? nut noiuuiK was wur, Rrnrpss anu me tlUIUUu -1' 1 Atlnntie a nd North Carolina Kail road officials promising to arrange a rate be tween! them. j- I Thid nromise. however lj tney iiaiieu i nnd last nisht it ttoktthe Commi: but a few minutes to make the new rate.

This done the business of the3Iay meeting of the Commission was at an i i i At the morning session; little of mux ttnif-e was done. 1 Kxeentions to the new fertilizer raie tv-ert overruled anu me rruisn 1 1 .1... tnken im and disposed of. This done tn- adiourned to attenu ine to Worthj Bagley funeral ceremonies 'ine plUOUJi lUCAuauu.u Aninivuv. uaoiub i 1 liAnn rnni ieL-inir TWrmiSS nn discontinue its depot at Kanger, iner no fonntv.

was denied and the office L.r.lred kent onen. 1 lOllllJiaillt. UL ami i man, against Southern Railway for over CnS airainst Nor- A -mr ti and Western Railway Company, for overcharge. Continued for further infor- matiom I I iianuuiu uiwrij iiunauj vjf i ii 1. 1 Amnonrl! rF l.milQ.I i Okleretl that the goods tie de hivered according to the bill of lading Robinn against est pany, Jor clu Tiohintjon it of Elizabeth City, estem Union Telegraph Com arging 50 cents for a ten "mi 1 nil A.

Belle Haven. (The telegraph company word message rrom nzaoein i ordered to make answer at next meet- QPFKINfi VOLUNTEERS mk. UWrtY bUL5 IU WILNLaDAnnL run RECRUITS. Qeo. Wi Sampson Leaves Winston to Join Col.

BuSiaff. Negro ixcursionist' 6... from Winston Killed. 1 I' Winston, N. May 1C (Special.) G-rge I.ong,brakeman on an excursion njgnt.

illis left leg was horribly mangled. It was amputated yesterday, but he died shortly afterwards. George W. Simpson, who has been working at a tobacco warehouse here, went to Raleish to-day to join Col. Burgwyn's staff.

He served in the Uni ted-States Army three years. C. T. Caffey came up from Raleigh to-day i and went to Wilksboro to get volunteers for Capt. James Holt's com pany.

He said the report that Holt's men had forsaken him, and he had de cided not to organize a company was en tirety false. Chief of Police Teagite, of Winston, has the names of twelve 'men who offer fo voJuntepr and join the company bei 0 ized Mr Turner at Hillsboro. being COMMISSIONER PEARSON'S HIT He Captures the Convention at Wash ington and Succeeds in I Having Judge Clark Selected to Address the Next Convention ji From the proceedings oif the National convention of Railroad Commissioners at Washington Mr. of North Car olina, is reported as saying: "Mr. President: Before adjourning I beg the indulgence of the convention for a moment.

with pleasure and much interest to the able address of Mr. Mj E. Ihgalls, president of the Big Four and the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail roads, and Mr. Clark, Grand Master of Railway. Conductors, on yesterday, in the interest.

of the railroads! of the United States; the latter spoke of. three classes. The investors who built the roads, the employees of the roads and last. but I Isay by no means mentioned the peo ple, the Joneses," if you please, who pay tiie ireignt wnicn amounts to over $1,150,000,000 annually, jit is this class I should like this convention to hear from, have in my miipV.s eye, one who is a gentleman, an accomplished scholar, a profound thinker, such a man is the Hon. Walter Clark, of North Carolina.

I therefore, move that Judge Clark be invited to address this convention at its next meeting' I The resolution was seconded by Mr. Kelly, of Ohio, who spoke of the ability of Judge Clark, and the jcommittee was instructed to extend the invitation. EXPENDITURES OF NAVY. Estimate for an Appropriation to Cover Them Sent to the TTohsp. Them Sent to the House.

Washington, D. May 10. The Sec retary of the Navy sent to the House today an estimate for an appropriation imum nuiauns ui cover the war expenditures of the navy for the first six months of the next fiscal year. This supplemental to the esti- service next year. SAYERS WILL BE GOVERNOR.

Houston, May 1G. Attorney General M. M. Crane, one of the leading can didafes for the Democratic nomination for governor, created a jsensation to- I. i 51.

.1 uj niuiurawuiR irom tne race This leaves Congressman Sayers, th nssnred The Democratic nominntmn i equivalent to election. FOR SPANISH WAR SHIPS. London, May 17. The Paris corres- the Daily Mail says: "A number of Spanish war ships which I were recently destitute of armament has been supplied with Kruno euns. 'Thevl have also been supplied with all the.ne 1 cessaries' including German artillerists.

-rsiaiUiaru -UIWTIJ uuiii.uijv. ui I "I I mt ns crnaranteed by bill ot 1U I 1 1 I The First. Regiment Will. Go to Tampa. ORDER EXPECTED TO-DAY pmvn RF.fililE.vr- umilw liV.

TION CHANGED. GOES TO DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS The Negro Battalion Also to Department Com manders-Officers to Organize the Volunteers into Brigades and Divisions 'i j. to be Named at Once. This is the First regiment's last week iau.F mi 1. 'or them to move with all i no oruer iIue despa to Tampa will probably ar- 3 rive to-aaj.

i Ifjriuia uwira uaii. ui.vi.-j t(j go there, and the North Carolina6! troops will likely with them. MliUg camp and, so far as drilling is Unmi nrn nrennred for the order to "'T their present poor equipment were it ne- cessary." I A era in. for the second time, the assign ment of the volunteer troops of North Carolina, now being mustered in, has been changed. First they were, to go-one regiment to Tampa, and one to Camp George TlJ Thomas.

iChickamauea. Ga. llf 11 this was changed an border tht they both be sent to Tampa. NTjw one regi ment is 10 gu i iu i.atuiiu. uuu and the negro battalion to department commanders.

The following order has been jsstted designating ine points in wujcu me uuoi's 1 a IS ll. i V- ,1, A of the various; States will assemble with the least possible delay: 10 Sre(b Major nulnd.ng the army: With the approval of the: Secretary of TO CAMP GEORGE II. THOMAS, CHICKAMAUGA, GA. Arkansas Two" regiments; infantry. Colorado Two troops cavalry.

Illinois Threcreffiments infantry, one i.nttorv liirht Artillnrv hnd flnp regiment Mi-nirv fJ Indiana Three regiments infantry and two. batteries light artillery. Iowar-Three regiments infantry. Kansas One regiment Kentucky Two I regiments infantry and two troops cavalry. Maine OneJ regiment infantry.

Maryland -One regiment infantry. Massachusetts One regiment infantry. Michigan Two regiments infantry. Minnesota Two; regiments infantry. Mississippi One regiment; infant ry.

Missouri Three, i regiments infantry and one battery light artillery. Montana Four troops cavalry. Nebraska One regiment infantry. New Hampshire? One regiment infan try. 1 New Jersey-i-One regiment infantry.

New York Six regiments infantry and two troops cavalry. Ohio Four regiments infantry, four batteries light and eight troops cavalry, I'ennsyivania feeven regiments inian- try and three batteries light artillery; South Carol ina One regiment infan- try. Ten nessee wo regiments infantry. Utah Two troops cavalry. One regiment infantry.

I West Virginia One regiment infantry. iWisconsin-Two regiments infantry. Wyoming One troop cavalry. District of Columbia One regiment in fantry, 1 North Dakota Two troops cavalry. South DakotaFive troops cavalry.

Idaho One troop cavalry. i Nevada One; troop cavalry ITotal Fifty-three regiments infantry, eleven batteries light artillery, one regi ment cavalry, and thirty troops cavalry, I. TO Sj tp vrnepo Two regiments infantry and two batteries heavy artillery. Colorado On regiment infantry, Kansas One regiment infantry. Minnesota One regiment infantry.

Montana One regiment infantry. Nebraska One regiment of infantry. Oregon One regiment infantry. Utah Two batteries light artillery. Wyoming One battalion infantry.

North Dakotd Two battalions inf an try. South Dakota One regiment infantry. Idaho Two battalions infantry. TO ktw wpst vt a i i lLA. mj 9 TO NEW ORLEANS.

LA. Louisiana Ope regiment infantry. Texas Two regiments infantry. New Mexico Four troops cavalry. Arizona Two troops cavalry.

Oklahoma One troop cavalry. I Tl.llt. rf.n A. I UiiiU A.iiiiwiJ-1xvu TO MOBILE, ALA Alabama- One one battery inantry. 1 1 aws fit v-iimormax wo battalions infantry uuu i.o uatienes heavy artillery Connecticut une 1 reiriment infnntrr.

on battery light artillery, and two tenes heavy artillery. xieiaware On regiment infantry. 4" GeorgiaOne reciment infnntrv nmi two batteries light artillery (to Tybee Island). LouisianaOne regiment One battery heavy artillery. Maryland Two battalions infantry.

MassachusettS-One regiment infantry and one regiment heavy artillery. Mississippi One regiment infantry. NeW JerSAV Una vmrirnant New, York-Three reiriment infnJt NORTH CAROLINA One regiment infantry and one battalion infantry Penn and one battalion infantry. sylvania Four regiments infantry and three troops cavalry Rhode IslandOne rem IslandOne regiment 'infantry. tney wouiu go an.

me, x.nm.". I 1 I 1 7 as an attempx oi iue guvciumcui a lL trrt ATI evade its legitimate responsibilities and to transform the chamber into a convention of. French revolutionary type. In vain Senor Moret at subsequent sittings, ex- and that the government wanted merely an indication of the national ill. Senor Siivela refused to accept the olive branch and the Cabinet; containing representa tives of both policies relapsed into its old difficulties.

The only course now was for Senor Sagasta to choose for himself i.twfTi the two policies, letting those retire who objected to the policy adopt- This, he has now done, and it is understood that he will choose colleagues) from among those in favor of eontinuiuj the struggle with all possible energy." ASSIGNMENTS OF GENERALS. Lee and Wheeler Have Been Assigned to Coma nd at Tampa. Washington, IX May 10. In. a genueral order Issued at the War Department this afternoon the following, assignment of general officers to command is made; Major General Wesley Merritt, U.

S. the Department of the Pacific. Major General John Brooke, S. the First) Corps, and the Department of the Gulf. 5 Major General William M.

Graham, Ui S. Volunteers, the Second Corps, with headquarters at Falls Church, Va. Major General James V. Wade, United States Volunteers, the Third Corps, reporting 'to Major General Brooke, Chieamauga; United States r. Volunteers, the Fourth Corps MobiUy' Ala 1 Major General William Hi Shatter, Major General John J.

Coppinger, ajor United States VolunteerSj the Pifti, 11 111 I forps, Tampa, Fla. Ininr Genernl Klwellss Otis. TTnitel Vohtoers. to report Major jjiuurc. Major General Fitzhugh Lee, United jl I nmu's vtminuw, me evenm jorps.

lampa, fla. Maj. General Joseph H. Wheeler. U.

Volunteers, the Cavalry Artillery division, Tampa, Fla. ERR ITT MAY REMAIN HERE. Unwilling to Go to Philippines With Untrained Troops. New York, May 10. The Tribune tomorrow will sav: Major General Wesley Merritt may not go to the Philippine Islands in com inand of the troops to be sent to sistance of Real Admiral Dewey the as- mhI to Merritt said: "1 mav not so to Philippines at all: It is proposed to give men duly 1,000 of them regulars and the rest volunteers and those from the northwest who have little op- portunity for training and discipline.

I have asked the department for at. least -l'" i I more recrn nr trnnns "horn will I be no onnoitnnitv train ua teers before they start or after they pet to iuaniia. i want enough disciplined troops so that the whole bodr will enective as possible." if be Tt1f I hor nctAn ihere are no men? Gen! Otis may willing.to go on without four regiments recrninr- trOnna nn.l toi-n i nnn I iv iii eTiwt nnvthin I 'V iltilir- ill lilt- lllill-. I ter lmtil it ia j. inivi' I to take with READY TniS WEEK.

I Madrid, May 17. 2 a. m. A dispatch I from Cadiz to El Heraldo de Madrid, says the port authorities at Cadiz an- nounce that the ifsnrvr. nnmfuuiul 4l fircf 1 if V.

nui.ni imperauor, uanos and Alfonso XIII, the newly equipped cruiser Rapido and Pqtria, with the pedo destroyers Audaz and Procerpiria. niu ue ieauy ior sea this week. PUT IN COMMISSION. Norfolk, 1C. The America did not leave the Nav.V Yard to-dnv.

W- ders received Saturday for her denartnro having "been repealled. The Yankton and torpedo boat McKee were placed in commission to-day and are taking on stores. Phe force of watchmen at the yard has been doubled. THESE SHIPS NOT READY. London, May 17.

The Daily Mail says this morning: 'According, to the most trustworthy infnrmotinn 1 V-T' iuuisu auistrs vjaruf- U1. visjieros, I'nncess de Asturias and v.i.iuiwma are not yet ready ior sea and tneretort cannot have arrived at Mar- tinique." t'ERVFT? AV a att tvp TOpom Ab bAILING WEST. tn irsrwv. D3L ress: VjIII :i.lMi:i linv Hi 'I'ho Vnnn.cih cn.inH IJIJ.lIll-ill buiiuu- At opanisn sauad- I. v-'tri Aviiicn leu U1 Vvisipns, nas not been sight- When tho I llfll lilt? squadron disappeared it was going CRISIS WILL BE LONG ij.

111. ji r- Madrid, May 10, 10:30 p. m. Mar- ciambWh nas advised benor Sagasta sire Jo onto tfc cnhineK -v 4- 1. ''i' 'JS'JL a'' The general impression is that the cabinet crisis will he'protmcuV a widower courts a.

widow they are both, in favor of a new. trial. 'eiiing aiter tne cruisers Vizcaya sind Infanta Maria Teresa had taken on about TOO tons bf coal and a great i I trained men with 14,000 undisciplined There has been no trouble at all to ones, bnt I am not. I do not nronose form thefseeond reeiment. but the Ad- ff without a force that is suitable.

to jutant General has had a delicate task rank' 1 right, here jf I to perform in adjusting the claims fairly go to the I do not between those who patriotically offered ing of the superior advantage of drill instructibu under trained officers, as it is the intention that it shall be in every instnnee. As soon as the officers td organize these troops into brigades and divisions are determined upon the troops will be order ed to stations above named Capt; Robert Gadd. Uharioue, ana Lieut. Sidney B. Alexander, offer ea a full comnanv to Adjutant General Cowles of two hundred which they had enlisted as the ''Stonewall battery" in compliment: to StonewaU Jackson, jbut 1,, na Alinl.mt In uXa i 1 "riv.

Vtfli: UMi IHIC. 11VII1 lin llll, tin imjimi." er, of Murphy 100 men; Capt. Love, of Waynesville, with 100 men; and Capt A clinr-illt. witli i Kil mn "nj- company win. arm on ahursday; and the two other companies on Friday.

These, with, the Lumber The Murnhv company will arrive on Bridge and Greenville companies, make i nit? lill lt-ii im trill iiitr Jtri.tjiiii. rw Ulllll lillllt'S. L11J1L IHllfll iniUl-lfU i i lieu vwiijuaiiiets in kiwhi man, liupin iu recruit on short number thereby Tex- eludinsr for the time full eoiri nan ies that were- eager for admission. iThe Adju tant General has endeavored not to be precipitate with any arbitrary action in turning down short companies that have had to retire, and deeply sympathizes with thf fFiiTirs iiiirl men -win-. 1, l.

IV 1, UV Me.mt?hl' Ul i There are now, at least, fifteen full companies that would like to have places' in regiments and coyld litove on order of the Adjutant General four da vs. hotwithstandini? the o-rentest tronhli lmc been with the priority of claims of con testants nntrlotie forVnr 5t will seen, is sweeping over the State with crreater force since the dertth nf Batrlev. which has tlm of war more forcibly to iattention. A call to arms would develop to its fullest extent the loyalty of our people, Maj. John G.

Young, of AVhiston. who informed the Adjutant General of the iFoueh incident, after investigation, finds some part.y unknown and not Mr. Fouch, is guilty, and desires to exhonorate Mr. l' ouch. CAMP NOTES.

UZ ana tne companies of riM. ft i .1 rr" 1 .1 thp Nvnrni regiment that I have been in enntp at Camp Bryan Grimes have moved to the Fair Grounds. The tents wero moved yesterday. The men fared very well during th storm Snnrlnif nio-lit Vn ..1 storm Sunday night. Very few of the i t-iii ifaKeu anu no water ran into nnv them, except now and then wher I v.n.

llflfl nnt hoot, n.nnn. 1 i uort i There was nn in the Worth Bagley funeral ceremonies the storm Sunday night lightning struck two trees near the camp just back of Col. Armfield' 1 tent. Vn damage was done in the camp. Th navic nnn 1- unteprPfl fnr in wA c-j vrt.

VJlliUllllLt. llUS VOI- Zi ka cepted their tender pieces in the hand. v-vuvim uan ilVZ" Ihere are thirty A DESERTO RETURNS. u. weeK ago, re turned yesterday and gave himself up.

ne win simpiy be tried absence without leave. Had he stayed away ten ten Via. Mil) iuv wouui nave -been tried for icobert Mitchell, the other de- serterf has not yet returned. t-uiue 11110 ouiee wun.tne poncj' ot avoid- ing a conflict with the United States by pacifying1 Cuba through autonomy. In pursuing this poiey the Cabinet not only ran counter to the general current of opinion in the Conservative party hut did violence to the feelings of a large section its own adherents.

11.. 1 ii aiuuuie Aas too conciliatory to -suit the bellicose" and consequently temper of the nation -tyiutv-yny mi- he policy failed' and popular. When iiit viiauif, in ine signed, make place for a fighting Cabinet, iwun.mim, ii nil t- i f- 277 Wi.H-Ve I1.1 Price Vi H.HUMUUK liouur ii ifiiuiieo a majority, ill tne Uiiam her I i .1 i 5t Ule dangerous or- iti not iMiiauiaun- AVitnout SUP- deal of a general election. But such nn extreme measure was not necessary. There were many- Liberals who had condemned the Cabinet for being to and who continued to urge it to ccept me arbitrament of war.

'xhev were men, it was naturally supposed, who 'must be willing to accept r'e- i'tr iiuiii? iif accept ine ponsSbilities of office when a war was imminent. "So it seemed at least to several mem-, jbers the Sagasta ministry; and on jvery of the opening of the Cortes his colleagues urged upon Senor Sagasta Jthe advisability of the Cabinet resigning immediately. Senor Sagasta objected, He wished to temporize: Even after somej useless delay all he could be in-iduced to do was to advise the Queen re- gent to consult with important political leaders the question of a change oi Cabinet. 1 hough some of these had shown themselves very bellicose when war was bat ap comfortable distance, none was1 inclined to assume the responsibilities of I office when war was about to begin. All therefore with theexception of one or two were known to be desirous of I fishing in the troubled waters, advised strongly that the existing Cabinet tinueV The Queen regent, who is always Sstricttv rontithtmn.

i i. u. i-i linn jw wifitri t-uuice to nave enor Sa I t-it- urecuuciiauie tuiim-Miiics ui opinion among them on at lea st one vital question of policy; and them felt themselves ias-well as jisome pf their colleagues, were! not capa-Zble of coping with the departmental unities; of their office at a time of great (iiauonai danger. THE POINT OF T)IVISION. "Finally, on Sundar.

Mav 8. Sa i yielding to representations of thnJ. regent the resienntioin nf th' n.r,",; i Again, the same-important political per- IdnmiifAa 1 i A sonages were consulted and again they uecuiM-a tue responsibilities of office. Things seemed at a dead-lock j. but there Avas till a way out of The fundamen tal question of policy which divided Min isters was whether.

should still Reek a pacific uUon 1 nmvoviin iha. frtnriw I Ihi WffectinK 3 lUlihll Jl.l I I I 1 III V1I1UI Til icxpre-, pinion it its fiesentatives.in Parliament. nnrlthir wna possibility that a more- pacific policy j-, might result because Senor Siivela, the deader of a party which had i'- own itself more bellicose than the Lib had used in the chamber certain LVV meu Ior cting.attairs a struggle against an enemy inhnitely "xk LV vfS'! nHW lve w'my V.J0" rprac I 11 Aid i I aay except squad drill 1 The AvonW mates heretofore received and is expect- TO TiFP 4 enmfix i'resident a rJL ed to eovr one half, of all the exnendi- COMMANDERS, eeiv by tares the war will imnose nn thn ml Alabama-One regiment infantry and short! have retired from business..