North Carolina Newspapers

ft, J!. - WILLIAM H. BHBHiED Editor and Proprietor. WILMINGTON. N. C. FbieUy, April 29, 1898. THE TWO FLEETS. The Spanish flotilla which lef t the Canaries with such a grand flourish is still, (if it did not leave there yes terday) at St. Vincent, in the Cape Verde islands. It was presumed that tr would come on with as much dispatch as possible to Cuba and more or less concern was expressed at the probability of that flotilla with its torpedo boats and torpedo boat destroyers reaching Cuban waters before we were prepared to meet! it. It put into Cape Verde after a rather tardy run from tne Canaries and has unaccountably re mained there ever since. It was re ported to have left there half-a-dozen times but it is still there. Several reasons have been as signed for its loitering there. It was first reported that it made port at St Vincent, after passing through a very severe storm, in a somewhat damaged condition, aud that it was necessary to have some repairs done hfifore taking to sea again. It was then reported that on the way the engineers who didn't fancy the idea of crossing the ocean had tampered with the engines which accounted for the length of time it took to make repairs. The next report was that the crews which had not been paid for five months mutinied and refused to crossjthe ocean until the money due them was forthcoming. The next report was that they were waiting for coal, on the receipt of which they would put to sea at once, There was probably Borne truth in the coal -story, whether there was any in the Others or not, for it is known that efforts were being made to ship coal to St. Vincent and one t 1 T"1 1 ,1 1 wUi r cargo was loaaea at jruuaueipm which never started for that point, because the United States Govern ment when it ascertained the pros pective destination of the coal, bought the cargo and the ship. What the supply of coal in St. Vincent is, we do not know, but the probabili ties are that if the flotilla starts for Porto Rico it will have to go on short rations and depend on coaling up at Porto Rico for further opera tions. And we have nO-; reason to believe that there is a, very large stock of coal there. . We have our theory about the slow movements of that fleet and why j it tarried so long at far off Cape Verde. We do not believe there ; was any serious intention of sending that fleet to American waters when --" V . Ti it was ordered to sail, n was sim ply a part of Sagasta's game of bluff to make it appear that the intention was to fight to hold Cuba. When I."-' dispatching the fleet didn't have any apparent effect in causing this Government to weaken, it got in structions to remain at anchor at St. Vincent until further orders. These further orders have not left Madrid yet, unless they have done so within the oast dav or two. The fleet was t held there hoping that some ar rangements for peace might be reached with the United States, and thus put an end to its westward journey. These calculations failed to materialize, aud the fleet is there yet. i But it cm't remain there. It must go somewhere and that somewhere is at present speculative. When Spain practically accepted if she did not declare war against this country, in due time a note was dispatched by this Government to the Government of Portugal re- questing it to see that this fleet would no longer be permitted to make Cape de Verde a convenient refuge or resting station for a longer period than usually allowed by neu tral nations to ships of nations at war with each other. On receipt of this note the Portuguese Government notified the Spanish admiral that he must at once seek the sea or some other port. This makes it in cumbent on the Spanish admiral to put out in some direction, either west or east, with quite as much or more probability that it will go east ward than westward. Until quite recently the Spanish Government and naval officers had very inaccurate information as to the naval strength of this coun try, and it was not until the vessels began to be massed and the different kinds and , their equipment noted that they fully realized what they would have ' to oontend against. This, no doubt, has been a potent consideration in keeping that fleet where it is, out of harm's way, -so long, and why it is that the crews who man these ships are not wild with eagernesB to tackle the ships that now cordon Cuba. With defeat practically confessed in advance by some Spanish officials high in authority, with a pretty gen eral conviction that Spain is going to make only one fight, a sea fight, thus to vindicate her honor, and then surrender Cuba and retire from the field, the men in the flo tilla to whom has been assigned the task of fighting this forlorn hope fight can't have much stomach for facing a fleet the superior of theirs in number and in some other re speots, and all to make a dramatic exhibition in the high tragedy order for the entertainment of those who want to see Spain protect her "hrmor." Men who have not oeeii paid for five months are not the men - ... th battle i to do tne neroic stage. If they fight it will be sim ply because they can't help it, not because they want to. If the fleet should come further this way than Cape Verde or Porto Rico (which is very doubtful) and ventures to come wicmn raug the Atlantic squadron it will en counter a fleet of twenty-one vessels in all to its thirteen in all one first class battleship, iour u.Du cruisers, three torpedo boat de stroyers, three torpedo boats and two armed transports, to face two battleships, one armored cruiser, three monitors, three protected cruisers, five gunboats ; and seven torpedo boats. The American squad ron has the advantage of numbers, and two battleships, while the Spanish flotilla has the advantage in armored cruisers and in torpedo vo doat.rfwnrs. of the latter of which the American squadron has none.s But' the odds in point of equipment, speed and skilful man ning is with the American fleet, so that American naval officers who know the ships and know the crews that man them have no apprehen sion as to what will happen if the Spanish flotilla comes far enough in this direction to invite attention. FIRE ON WATER STREET. COUNT COMMISSIONERS. Broke Out in a D. McEachern's Store Soon tinguished The Insurance Ut of Baled Hay la Mr. Appointments Made by the Clerk of the Court Will be Contested oy rosier, Dempsey and Nixon. Llverllls Ex- Like billousiiass. dyspepsia, headache, consU rVion. gour stomach. Indigestion are promptly cureTbyBood's, P'lls. They do their work THF STATE GUARD. I A SMALL WAR SHIP. ' TO BOMBARD AlfcKllAN TOWNS. MINOR MENTION. General Blanco is reported to have cabled the Government at Mad rid that he can take care of Havana without the assistance of the Span ish fleet, which, therefore, may be sent where it can be of more use. This is simply a part of the put up job to cover the sending of that fleet in some other direction, and is, no doubt, the result of a hint from and an nnderstandins with the home Government. It has been seriously . . - Jt . - Ml. wi doubted by many that tnis neet would ever come into Cuban waters, but some reason would have to be given the Spanish piople for not sending it, and now they are told by General Blanco that it is not neces sary for the defenee of Havana, and not being necessary, of course, it will not be sent. It will !be remembered that some time ago the Spanish Minister of Marine said tbjat About 9.25 o'clock last night fire was discovered in the second story of the wholesale grocery establishment jrf Mr. Duncan McKachern, at Nos. 204 and 206 North Water street. Alarms were turned in from boxes 23 and 25. The flames had considerable headway when discovered and not in many a day has Wilmington been visited by a fire which gave more abundant prom ise of getting beyond the control of the firemen. A high wind made the fire all tbe more dangerous. When the fire companies reached the scene the flames had already burst out at the rear windows and the whole interior of the building seemed well nigh ablaae. Two streams of water were turned upon the building, one in front and one in the rear, and the fire was very soon under control, and was out by 10.30 o'clock. tVib fip seemed to have started on the second floor in a quantity of baled hay packed in the northeast corner of the room. It must have smouldered for a long while before it was dis covered, as several bales were charred as though burned in a coal-pit. Next to the hay was stored about 3,000 bushels of jrround peas. A quantity of these were chared and all of them heated and thoroughly wet. The damage to the stock on the first floor was entirely by water and it was impossible last night to estimate Mr. McEachern's total damage. The stock was valued at $8,000 and the insurance is $6,500. Of this, $6,000 is with Messrs. Willard & Giles and $500 with Messrs. Atkinson 6t Chadbourn. Damage to the building was probably $300. It is owned by Mr. J no. a.. Gore and is insured with Messrs. Willard & Giles for $3,500. Officer Murray, who was on the Water street beat last night, says he detected the smoke evidently from the fire abouf8 o'clock. He made a search for it, but failing to discover any trouble presumed the smoke was from the smokestack of Messrs. Boney & Harper's mill. , Yesterday Col. Jno. D. Taylor, as Clerk of the Superior Court, appointed Oapt. Jnp. Barry and Mr. J. H. Rehder, of this city, and Mr. James rwnn of Cane Fear township, as commissioners: for New Hanover county to succeed Col. F. Wt Foster, Mr. F. J. Dempsey and Joraan mxon, colored, who have, according to .the recent ruling of the Supreme Court, forfeited their seats by accepting posi tions as members of the School Board. The appointments were made upon the recommendation of the Democratic Executive Committee. Yesterday morning, at 8 o'clock, the did Board held a called meeting, and the three members tendered their res ignations as members of the Board of thereby making an effort iW WWW w j W : to hold their offices as commissioners. Wlm yoci (motions were accepted. All the members of the Board, except Col. Roger Moore, were present It seems their idea was to resign as members of the Board of Education before Col. Taylor appointed their successors, thinking that they could thereby reinstate themselves as Coun ty Commissioners. They announce that they will not step down and oui, but will carry the cases through all the courts before they give place to Col. Taylor's appointees. AT THE MOUTH OF THE RIVER. Hood's Pills 13 The Hudson, One of the Mos quito Fleet, Bound to Key West. COMPANIES VOLUNTEER. PUT IN HERE FOR HARBOR. Gov. Rifesel! Adheres to His ' ttinire nf Wilmington for Vlivivv i - O Mobilization. A Spanish Squadron Reported to Have Sailed for the United States. The Submarine Mines A New Order Concerning the Arrival and De parture of Vessels. A FATAL ACCIDENT. Mr. Walter Newel! Terribly Injured at South Rocky Mount. Special Star telegram , F.nfteld. N. C. April 27. Mr. Walter Nowell, A. C. L. tele- the location of the first naval bat- I graph operator at South Rocky Mount, Ma would he a surprise when it was I N. C. died this morning at l.du o ciock. fTinncrbt then that the first I Late last niffht he was on a car of the O j " - i naval battle would be somewhere between Cuba and Porto Rico, and this was what that much talked of flotilla was sent for. Perhaps the plan now is to divide it and wage (riiprilla warfare with the view - of prolonging the war,as has already been intimated from Spanish quar ters. If this reported dispatch from Blanco be true it is confirmatory evidence that this flotilla was never sent out to operate in Cuban waters, but Bimply as a bluff to this country, and to humbug the Spanish people. : v Thnr will be no trouble about this Government getting all, the soldiers it may ask for to go to Ct&a, bo there will be no special occasion for any. one going who doesn't think he would enjoy the trip or the climate. The prob abilities are that if the Government authorized the organization of inde pendent expeditions there would soon be more excursion parties landed on the island than Blanco's fellows could shake a stick at, and they wouldn't cost the Government a red cent. There are thousands of adventurous spirits in this country who would like to go to Cuba and do some fighting on their own hook, and if there they would soon fall in with the Gomez and Garcia boys and make it interesting for the chaps who defy the "nobodies." There have been several offers of this kind already, and if they are favorably considered there will be more of them. In the meantime the Gov ernment has more responses to its call for troops than it can accept at present. It takes time to put men in fighting trim for war and equip armies, but the responses so far show that the Government can have all the men it calls for a3 rapidly as it can place and equip them. s v Col. Andrews proved too much for Governor Russell in that North Carolina railroad lease case fight, and knocked him out in every round. But the solar plexus punch came when Judge Simonton, of the Federal Circuit Court, sustained the validity of their lease and issued his perpetual injunction, the gist of which is thus reported by the Ra- eigh Post: "That said agreement of extension or new lease was executed bona fide, without fraud, covin, misrepresenta tion or malpractice of any sort on the Sart of the complainant herein or the efendant, the North Carolina Rail road Company, or any officer, di rector or agent hmno4 freight train at the railroad . o, V , depot taking seals, when the train col lided with a shifting engine and Mr. Nowell was terribly injured. His body was wangled and one leg cut off. The unfortunate man lived two hours, but suffering such intense agony that he begged his friends to kill him. The deceased was a member of a promi nent family of Nashville, N. C.f son of Rev. W. C. Nowell. The remains were taken to Nashville for interment. To Bay a Strawberry Farm. Mr. O. W. Blackwell of Kittrell, Vance county, was in Wilmington yesterday afternoon. He is president of the Continental Plant Co., or Kit trell, which makes a specialty of rais ing strawberry plants and publishes the only periodical devoted exclusively to strawberry interests in this county. It is the Straioberry Specialist. Mr. Blackwell was here prospecting with a view of purchasing about 100 acres of land for the cultivation of strawberries for the market. He ex niHa nnw to huv land near Warsaw. He has also inspected places around Rocky Point and South Washington. The farm here is to be under the man agement of Mr. Black well's younger son, Mr. C. H. Blackwell, ties thereto, of either of the and that the same and is a valid and subsisting agree ment made for and supported by val- ; uable consideration, ana was and is : in all respects binding as between the j parties thereto. . t "Daniel u Kussell and Zebulon : Vance Walser and the present di- rectors of the North Carolina railroad an forever perpetually enjoined and restrained from attempting to break or threatening to break tne lease in any way, shade or form." And thus ends; a fight which in the beginning had; some merit in it, but which was made a ridiculous burlesque by the antics of those who waged it, ostensibly on behalf of the State, but really as a political scheme. How Prize Money is Divided. The Buenaventura, captured by the Nashville last Friday, may be released. But if she should not be, it is stated, the prize money, which is the value of the vessel and cargo, in this instance $500,000, would be divided as follows: Government's share $250,000, rear ad miral $25,000, fleet captain $5,000, com mander $22,000, executive officer $3, 250, navigating officer $3,250, ensigns $1,750 each, chief engineer $4,000, passed assistant engineer $2500, assis tant engineer $2,125. assistant surgeon $2,375, assistant paymaster $2,375, pay clerk $2,375, boatswain $1,500, gunner HI 500 r.arnenter $1,500. Three hun dred petty officers and enlisted men average share each $550.80. NOT UWAYSJJNDERSTOOD. A fact often overlooked, or not al ways understood, is that women suffer as much from distressing kidney and bladder troubles as the men. The womb is situated back of and very close to tne bladder, and for that reason any dis tress, disease or inconvenience mani- fested in the kidneys, oacK, Diaaaer or urinary passage is often, by mistake, attributed to female weakness or womb trouble of some sort. The error is easily made and may be as easily avoided by setting urine aside fnr twnntv-f our hours: a sediment or settling is evidence that your kidneys and bladder need doctoring. If you have pain or dull aching in the back, pass water too frequently, or scanty supply, with smarting or burning these are also convincing proofs of kid ney trouble. If you have doctored without benefit, try Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the" great kidney remedy. The mild and the extraordinary effect will sumrise vou. It stands the high- was est for its wonderful cures. If you The Clyde steamer Uneuta, japu William Staples, arrived in port last night about 7.30 o'clock. She was several hours behind, but it was head winds that detained her and not the Spaniards, as Captain Staples reports having sighted not a single apanisn ship. He spoke the schooner Isabella Gill on Monday, the 25th, off Body Island, and the schooner Joshua Gregory, on the same day, off Hat teras, running under bare poles. These, with a fleet of twenty other vessels, are off Hatteras, prevented from proceeding on account of strong head winds. The Oneida was the first vessel to pass up the river since the publication of the regulations affecting naviga tion, now that the entrance to the port has been defended with batteries of submarine mines. Captain Staples had been informed before leaving New York that he would have to be careful how he passed up the Cape Fear, and was not surprised as he got off Fort Caswell to see a government patrol boat heading for his ship. The patrol boat rendered all necessary as sistance, and the Oneida passecUafely up. Yesterday the Norwood, a small dispatch boat, which has been at South- port for several days, tried to pass out to sea before daybreak. She was promptly hailed by the General Thorn and made to observe the regulations. The hours during which vessels may cross the mine fields have been chang ed by the following order: "The hours during which vessels may cross the mine fields in the vicin ity of Fort Caswell, at the mouth of the Cape Fear river, have been ex tended, by the direction of the Secre tary of War, to all hours of ! daylight between 4 A. M. and 8 P. M. (signed) "W. E. CraigHILL, "Captain Corps Engineers. "Wilmington, N. C.,Aprilg6, 1898." Telegraphic Connection with Bis Island. The Government has let out a con tract to Messrs. J. W. Wood and D. B. Holland, of the Postal Telegraph Com pany, for the erection of a telegraphic line running from the Soutbport line to Big Island. Mr. Holland, with a squad of men, is on the island and will have the work completed by Friday. easily and thoroughly. Best after dinner pills. All druzzists. Prepared by C. L Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass, The lOTtr f to Ve with I'oort's SarsaparlUa. HIS FAREWELL SERMON. Rev. W. B. Oliver at First Baptist Church Sunday Wfht Will Begin a Series of Meetings at Whiteville. Rev. Will B. Oliver, who has for five years been the pastor of the First Baptist Church, preached his farewell sermon Sunday night from the text, "Finally, Brethren, Farewell." There haA been no extensive newspaper ad vertising that Mr. Oliver's Sunday night sermon would be his last, but the public found it out and the con gregation which assembled by 8 o'clock, the hour for service, was by far the largest that has gathered in the auditorium since the large audi ences which assembled at the Baptist church during the session of the an.wv...n Rantist Donvention last QUUkUUU - Mav All denominations were well represented in the large audience, for it has been a marked characteristic of Mr. Oliver that; he has numbered his admirers and firm friends among all classes of people, regardless of secta rian lines. Seated on the rostrum with Mr. Oliver was Rev. F. H. Harrington, pastor of Southside Baptist Church, who assisted in the services by offering a short, fervent prayer Poor Companies Have Declined No Camp Yet Selected Nor Other Arrangements Mad Two Negro Companies ' Have Been Formed. Encountered the Storm OH Body Island. Will Proceed to Her Destination After Making Necessary Repairs. j The Hudson, a tug boat formerly used in New York harbor as a gov ernment boarding vessel, but now af ter a month's stay at the Norfolk navy yard "converted" into a formidable member of the "mosquito fleet," ar- A in nort yesterday, running irom A W- t SECOND SQUADRON FORMING. Special Star Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C, April 26. The Governor's Guard have not re cruited their full number. This morn ing the work of recruiting continues. Tbft Guard is assembled at the armory. Major E. M. Hayes was the guest of I jc weather which prevails off Gen. Fitzhugn Xjee in aicuuiuuu wr fore he returned from Washington. Gen. Lee has urgently recommended to the President the appointment of Maj. Hayes es Brigadier General. Mr. Fred. Woollcott is to-day or ganizing another military company. Two negro companies have already been formed. . It is reported that the Secretary of War has ordered the mobilization of the troops in Raleigh. The Governor has not received any such informa tion, and unless he does receive an order to that effect he will have the troops centered at Wilmington. No camp has been selected nor have any arrangements been made. The Gov ernor's choice was a great surprise to the military officers nere. Special Star Telegram. Raleigh, April 26.-4.39 P. M. Senator Pritchard has just telegraphed that the War Department will order the mobilization of troops in Raleigh instead of Wilmington, y 1 11.10 P. M. The War Department designates Raleigh as the point for mnhiliz&tion. Military officers said American Fleet Sailed Yesterday Direct for Manila An Engagement With the Spanish Squadron at the Philippines Expected, the coast. She left worroiic Ei.urujr a3 P. M. Off Body Island she en countered the first rough weather and then caught it all the way here. Off Hatteras liffht ship where the weather was worst, the Hudson was with the Morrill and the Hamilton. These kept on to the South and probably put in at Charleston. ' The Hudson went in on the north side of Cape Lookout. Leaving Cape Tnokout Tuesday mornings at 8.30 o'clock, she ran for Cape Fear light ship, in sight of which she hove to and spent the night This morning the little vessel caught the bar buoy and proceeded up the river. The crew were all wet, "soaked through," as they put it, very tired and very huugry. The vessel arrived at 10.20 and moored alongside the Nantucket. After taking on supplies, drying out and making a few repairs to the boilers, the Hudson will proceed to Key West, her original destination. First Lieut. F..H. Newcomb, corn- Preceding the sermon a very sweet I to.nigbt that the government had no I ending the Hudson, is well known duet "My Faith Looks up to inee niKw1 Viv Misses Annie and nOD X WUWV Nellie Piatt to organ accompaniment by Mr. A. H. Yopp. Mr. Oliver gave little of the personal element to his sermon. The word was taken in its primary meaning, and the pastor applied the text to his flock in stead of to himself, entreating them to fare well, courageously, witn aennne aim and unshaken faith. Only at the close of the sermon did control over the troops until mustered into service, and that the Governor can muster them wherever he chooses. Russell has not intimated whether he will be eoverned by the War Depart ment's request Wilmington is his choice, decidedly so. Capt. Robert son, of the Hornet's Nest Riflemen, Charlotte, telegraphed that Wilming ton is the most desirable point jn the State for mobilization. Adjutant General Cowles says he he speak (and then in but a few words) J gxpgctg one regiment to be mobilized about bis own departure. or mm- self and his wife he gave expression in the most beautiful words to. his sincere gratitude for the kindnesses and courtesies extended him and his family during their stay in Wilming ton. When the services had been con cluded by a prayer full of anxious solicitude for the people with whom the beloved pastor had labored so long and so faithfully, followed by a hvmn and the benediction, the mem bers thronged up to the pulpit to tell their pastor good bye. All were deeply affected and betrayed in no uncertain way their sincere regard for Rev. Mr. Oliver and regret at his departure. Mr. Oliver will be here till the lat ter part of the week, when he will go to Whiteville to begin a series of meet-ines. A farewell reception will be ten dered Mr. Oliver in the lecture room of the church next Thursday evening from 9 to 11 o'clock, to which the public will be cordially invited. NOTICE TO SHIPPING. Submarine Mines Planted Regulations for the Navigation of the Cape Fear River. by Thursday. Maj. Haye says it may take a week yet Thirteen companies have agreed to volunteer as follows: Raleigh, Char lottee (two), . Durham, Henderson, Waynesville, Goldsboro, Concord, Reidsville, Shelby, Oxford, Green ville and Asheville. Four companies have declined to volunteer. Orders by mail from the Secretary of War failed to arrive to-day. General Cowles says that as soon as the State Guard is exhausted, the de sired number of troops will be taken from volunteer citizens. The Governor asked the Secretary of War torday for funds with Which to move troops. The Governor's policy is declared "niggardly," and is being severely criticised and condemned. Letter From Hon, W. J. Bryan. Hon. W. J. Bryan writes Josephus Daniels a letter from Franklin, Pa., un der date of April 22d. Relative to the policy of the party in this State, he says: "If the action of the party in your State concerned the people of your State only I would not venture an opin ion, but the action of your State will have its influence on national politics, and will help or hinder that co-operation upon which ultimately' must be won the fijfht for bimetalism. In my in Wilmington, having been stationed here on the Golf ax. He married Miss Prioleau, of Southport. The other of ficers are J. H. Scott, second lieuten ant and executive officer: E. Mead, third lieutenant and navigator; N.JS. Cutchin, chief engineer; T. G. Lew ton, assistant engineer. The dimensions of the vessel are length 99i feet, beam 21 feet ne has a cruising speed of 10 knots, and can make 14i. Her protective armor consists of steel plates around the nilot house three-eighths of an inch thickj the engine room having similar protection, only the plate is one-half inch thick. The Hudson carries two dangerous looking six-pounders, one aft and one forward. On her hurricane deck is a Colt's automatic six-millimeter ma chine gun, which fires 420 shots a minute. The twenty-one members of the crew are supplied with rifles and Thn Hudson is painted a dull gray, the same regular warships. as some of the NEW COMMISSIONER APPOINTED. Stead Cunt. John L. Boatwrieht in the of Mr. J. H. Rehder. Yesterday Col. Jno. D. Taylor, as nwir nf the Sunerior Court received Viw v- 1 notice from Mr. J. H. Rehder to the effect that it would be impossible for1 him to serve as County Commissioner and that he therefore declined to ac cept the appointment recently con ferred upon him by CoL Taylor. It will be remembered that the appointment was made in conjuction with two nthoM riant Jno. Barry and Mr. VVUVIW W J James Cowan, to succeed the three Commissioners who have forfeited their offices by accepting judgment. co-operation is both wise and I positions as members of the Board of necessary. Jf or tne rresmeni 10 reject Education. immediately upon Be SutvE You Are Right and then go ahead. Be sure you get Hood's Sarsaparilla and you may coufidently expect it will purify your blood and give you appetite and strength. Hood's Pills act easily and prompt ly on the liver and bowels. Cure sick head ac tie. A SEVERE STORM. No par- Bmtiw Tin Kind Yw Hra Always Bought take a medicine you should take the best. At druggists fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample Dot tle and pamphlet, both sent free by mail upon receipt of three two-cent stamps to cover cost of postage on the bottle.. Mention the Morning Star pnd send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. The pro arietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer. For Over Fifty Tears. Mrs. Winslow' Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by mil lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor little sufferer imme diately. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Wihslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other. t Serious Damage Resulted However in This Section. One of the worst days experienced in a long time was yesterday. It was cold and the wind blew fiercely all day. The Cape Fear was lashed into a fury. Mr. T. F. Tyler who came up from Carolina Beach yesterday, says that, the inmates of the house where he was stopping sat up all of Tuesday night in the fear that the would be blown down. It weathered the storm all right though And so did Sedgeley Hall Club house which has excellent foundations. Some of the telegraph lines were in distress until long af t r noon yester day. I .- So far as learned the damage to crops was not serious. j Government Tug in Trouble. . The Government tug James T. Eas tnn. : which left here at 3 p. mv Tuesday with a scow containing about a hundred tons of stone, had trouble a plenty before she ' got to Southport. First the scow ! capsized and spilled all the rock, mak- ' ing it necessary to cut loose from the : scow. Then the EaSton shipped a I big sea which flooded the engine room, ' put out the fires and came near sink- j ing the boat. She was near South- ; port and hastened to seek harbor there. Free Pills. Send vour address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free Bample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are ; particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Malaria and Liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They are guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to the stomach and bowels greatly invig orate the system. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold, by R. R. Bellamy. Drug girt, r the aid of Democrats in meeting an attack of the Spanish would be no greater blunder than for Democrats to refuse co-operation with the Popu lists and Silver Republicans in over throwing foreign domination in our financial affairs. Co-operation is sup ported by the three national organiza tions and failure to carry out this plan in one State makes co-operation in other States more difficult. If our forces are to fight each otner ratner than the common enemy, let not the rest lirmn those devoted to De mocracy ; as defined in the Chicago platform. Co-operation requires char ity and liberality of opinion upon the part of all concerned, but I feel sure that a clear realization of the evils of the gold standard and the earnest de sire for restoration of bimetalism will harmonize all differences. The Chi cago platform grows stronger every day and our opponents can only hope for victory through a division of forces." War News and Bulletins. The Star is compelled to publish in answer to telegrams asking for war news and bulletins the following dispatch: "Chicago, April 24. "To All Editors and Correspondents: The river below Wilmington is now guarded by submarine mines, and the government has issued the following regulations for the navigation of the Cape Fear until further notice: Submarine mines having been placed iu position in connection with the de fences of the Cape Fear river, the fol lowing regulations for the safe navi gation of the river by friendly vessels and for protection of the defences are hereby established by authority of the Secretary of War: 1. No vessel will be allowed to pass through the channel from Battery Island to the sea buoy between the hours of sunset and sunrise. JJuring this interval-vessels must not approach nearer to the fort than Battery lsiana on the one hand or three miles outside the fort op the other hand. 2. Iratrol boats wm ue siauuucu above and below the defences. These boats are authorized to stop vessel to inquire into their character, or to in struct them how to pass through the mine fields. The orders of the patrol boats must be strictly obeyed. 3. Sailing vessels, and all small ves sels drawing three feet or less, can pass safely through any part of the channel during the day time. 4. Steam vessels must pass at slow speed through a special channel, which will be marked by buoys. 5. No vessel will be allowed to an chor within the limits named above in regulation I, viz., between Battery Island antl on the outside at a distance of three miles from the fort without special authority. . . fi Vessels are warned that if they I un. n,nnio;narl that, ivtrbin nnwis T " - , . '11 I -LlJ 13 wuiiamw - disregard these regulations, tney will I Da.,ers connected with the Associated rress are transmuting the receipt of the notice from Mr. Rehder, Col. Taylor appointed Capt. J. L.. Boatwrightas his successor and the three new commissioners now are Pont .Tnr RRtrv. Cant. Jno. H Boat- nrtViit. unH Mr. James Cowan, the lat ter from Cape Fear township. No steps have yet been taken look ing to the assumption of authority of the new commissioners. As has been reported, it seems that the old commis sioners will contest the seats through all the courts. When Travelling, w ViefVier art nleasure bent or business, take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasantly and oflwi nallv on the kidnevs. liver and bowels, preventing fevers, headaches and other forms of sickness, uor sale j, an Mt bottles bv all leading drug gists. Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only. GEORGE JOHNSON'S ESCAPE. By Cable to the Morning Star. Bayonne, France, April 27. Ac cording to a letter just received here frem Madrid, dated from the Spanish capital on Tuesday, a Spanish squad ron, consisting of four cruisers and three torpedo-boat destroyers, sailed for the United States yesterday, it was rumored that the squadron was to steam direct across the Atlantic and bombard northern ports of the United States. The port from which tliis squadron sailed was not mentioned. It was added, however, that a second squadron, consisting of four iron clads and two cruisers, was being formed at Cadiz. Its destination was unknown. London, April 27. It is reported here from Madrid that the destination of the Spanish fleet, which is said lo have been at sea for some days, is un known to any one but the minister of marine, Admiral Bermejo. But it is added tnat news us expeuieu oeiore long, at the Spanish capital, of the bombardment of .American coast towns. The reports from Madrid also say that the Spanish naval authorities are satisfied that Spain can easily force the blockade of Cuba when she de sires to do so. But in the meantime it is explained as the governors of Cuba and Porto Rico have advised thr- Spanish government that they do not need tne neet, tne government nas de cided to "utilize the warships else where." Gibraltar, 27, 8.15 P. M.-All day long a Spanish warship and a torpedo boat destroyer have been cruising in the straits of Gibraltar, evidently on the lookout for vessels carrying the American flag. Late this afternoon the torpedo-boat destroyer anchored on: Ceuta, Mor rocco, opposite Gibraltar. The war ship proceeded westward. Madrid, April 27, 10 A. M. An offi cial dispatch from Manila, capital of the Philippine islands, says the Gover nor of Iloilo, Philippine islands, an nounces that the Spanish gunboat El Cano has arrived there, having cap tured the American barque Saranac, Capt Bartarby, from New Castle; S. W., on February 26th, for lioilo. The Saranac had 1,640 tons of coal on board. An official dispatch from Manila- an nounces tbat the Spanish fleet has sailed to continue its intention to meet tb United States sauadron. The lat ter had not been sighted when the cable message was sent; hut the Amer ican warships were expected at any moment. 6 P. M. An official dispatch has just been received from the Governor of Manila capital of the Philippine islands, in which he announces that lie e-rTiects hourly to hear of an en gagement between the Spanish and the American squadrons. There is great rejoicing here at the. news of the capture of the American bark Saranac, at Iliolo, Philippine islands. To Capture Spanish Fleet. London, April 28. The HongKoug correspondent of the Daily Mail says: "United States Consul General Wil liams, after spending the , evening ashore with United States Consul Wildman, accompanied the American Thirtv insurgent leaders here wanted to accompany it, but Chief Aguinaldo goes as their repre sentative. He will take charge of the insurgent forces at Manila. Admiral Dewey has issued strict orders that no barbarous on inhuman acts are to be perpetrated by the insurgents. "The primary object is the capture of the Spanish fleet, which Admiral Dewev thinks more lmporiam, iuu capturing Manila. He is determinea to prevent its preying uiwii n vessels, un reacning maun. " demand its capitulation within half an hour of his arrival, nis meu ro the best spirits and excellent healtn. There have been nine desertions, in cluding six Chiijamen, one lianau w one German, during me ueei ? v -- Hone Kong. Every preparation been made. The ships are cieaneaaim painted for battle, and the general opinion is tnat tne ngui iu u will result in an easy victory tor America. . d "The ships carry 122 guns, as against 96 or thereabouts in the Spanish nee . "The co-operation of the. American fleet with the rebels has been kept a strict secret The latter await the ar rival of the fleet, when Manila i must i ti - joc aw 111 .1 soon succumo. ius uciouv. - Tne Amenwui . u. expose themselves to serious damage, and will be liable to be fired on by tbe batteries. W. E. Craighill, Captain Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. Death of Mr. J. B. Southerland. A correspondent of the Star writes from Magnolia, April 26th: "Mr. J. B. Southland, living near Kenans ville, died at his home Monday morn ing, aged 81 years. He was a prosper- ous,farmer and universally respected, as was attested by the large assemblage of friends gathered at his burial at the family cemetery to pay their last re spects to his mortal remains." Beats tbe Klondike. Mr. A. C. Thomas, of Marysville, Tex., has found a more valuable dis covery than has yet been made in the Klondike. For years he suffered un told agony from consumption, accom panied by hemorrhages; and was ab solutely cured by Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. He declares that gold is of little value in comparison with this marvel ous cure ; would have it even if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma, Bronchitis and all throat and lung af fections are positively cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion. Trial bottles free at R. R. Bel- iMY'sDrusr Store. Regular size 50 cts. and fcl.00. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded. 1 war ou ue tins 1w the Associated Press to in dividuals and newspapers not members of the Associated Press. This is a clear violation of contract, and wherever it is done the bulletin service will be with held from the offending member. "Melville E. Stone, "General Manager." It will be seen from this that as much as the Star would like to accommo date its friends, it cannot do so with out violating its contract with the As sociated Press. "A word to the wise is sufficient" and a word from the . wise should be sufficient but you ask, who are the wise? Those who know, lne oft repeated experience of trustworthy Sirsons may be taken for knowledge, r. W. M. Terry says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives better satisfac tion than any other in the market He has been in the drug business at Elk ton, Ky., for twelve years; has sold hundreds of bottles of this remedy and nearly all other cough medicines man ufactured, which shows conclusively that Chamberlain's is the most satis factory to the people, and is the "best For sale by R. R. Bellamy, druggist. t Bear, the yTte Kind Yw Hot ggw Bought Rmke Throueh the Guards at Caledonia Convict Farm Seen Coming This Way. - Vows Via.s been received here of the escape of George Johnson, colored, from the Caledonia State convict farm in Halifax county. It will be remem bered tbat Johnson is the negro who was convicted of rape in the Septem ber, '97, term of the New Hanover Su perior Court and sentenced to be hanged, the sentence having been after wards commuted to life imprisonment It seems that the escape was effected about three weeks ago and has been kept secret by the authorities, who ex rwwixl to vptv soon re capture him. Johnson was shot in the knee by the o-nnrH as he was running for his free- but that did not stop him. A few Hvs aco ne was seen near coming tnis way, wretched state ... . in CAft rnilippines are aiiAiyuo i i rT ii' l.j i nr,A flip. nroDOsai ruie estaoiisneu uem, r Th has been favorably received here, in Manila press, on the contrary, sap there is great enthusiasm among w population for Spain, and that , an oo siinate resistance will be offered to the Americans; but the papers quajiiy their bold allegation by ref,er"ue the 'phlegmatic character of tne i tives which prevents any excited pression of opinion.' w the "The journals say, too tto treason of a few hundreds orj JJJ il J. t 41,0 relv1s does BW tuuuuus vji wv j ' tney Si's Sw the virtue of. bn.ncrbt.ilv add o ., ' o ; Will prove wortny oi wKr,'. ;lieshas ' 'Tne G-overnorof thePhihpP'g. issued several proclamations, quired all ab bodied enroll themselves for mihta ry jer and accords permission!,, tc ' 'Tall to join. Exemption is WZfort American citizens. proclamation ha s b ?JF merican We Tt asserts that tae a- i people are composed of all . our 1 iuii.iKiir.n nuu v . - fl v ,,feW ! berfidous machinations ui jnSt seen near wimuu treachery and tneir " He was suffering a the &WJ of nations and intern London. April RKffS "The good deal from his wounded knee. conventions corresndenr-of the Mk American fleet g&53m Olympia, sailed at 2 o clocK y g afternoon (Wednesday) Manila. The British squad taUte will follow the American ron.' Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood ana mu cous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. It is prescribed by one of the best physicians in this - ..nnw, and is n rPClllar UUUUll J 1JM. jiowd, o " nrescrintion. 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