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The Weather To-day: FAIR, The News and Observer. VOL. XLVI. NO. 4: LUIS All mm CAROLINA OAIUEB II NEWS AND CIRCULATION. The Raleigh at South port MARION, HORNET, COMPTON AND WILMINGTON GREET HER. The River Was Alive With Flags and Bunting, and Wild Cheers and Thundering Guns Swelled the Chorus of Welcome. Wilinitigoii, N. U., May' 4.—(Spe cial.) —All streets today led to tape Fear river; to the wharves and piers that form the west side of Water street trended thousands of people anxious to get a glimpse of the war vessel named for North Carolina’s capital. “Has the Raleigh been sighted yet?” was the question that they kept asking over and over all the long afternoon, and did not cease asking till far in the night, when it became definitely known that the cruiser arrived* at Souuth|>ort, but with this announcement came the dis appointing news that the cruiser would not. because of the channel, come to this city at all. i Wilmington has turned out en masse to meet and greet the battle-scarred cruiser and her gal lent officers and crew and hitter in deed was the disappointment of the ' waiting throngs when hour after hour went by and still no definite tid- ~HE "RALEIGH”. ings of the warship: tlu*n tin* news that it would never come bo.vond Southport. Business had practically been suspended. Hunting fluttered from buildings all over the city, and shipping along the water front had been decorated with flags. Even tugs and fishing smacks showed a flag of some kind and “Manila,*’ “Dewey"’ and “Raleigh” were favorite legends for these rippling pieces of hunting to hear livery floatable craft bore an excursion party to Southport. Marly in the day the boats that wort* to take the mayor, city officials and committees to receive the Italeigh and assist in escorting it up the river had gone down to the river's mouth. The Marlon left at 10 o’clock with the navigation committee, consist ing of Mi* .Ins. Sprunt, ('apt. E. \V. Van Court I.ucas and (’apt. .1. F. Craig, also Col. Murchison with several young ladies. At 11 o'clock the Compton, with a few of ladies committee and the Atlantic Coast Line officials left. The steamer Wilmington left at 1” o’clock with a large crowd. Tlie Italian string hand were with them to furnish the music. The Naval Reserves’ converted cruiser “Ilornct,” left at 11:40. Tin members of tlie reception committee were on board with their wives, also many of the ladies committee. The "Hornet" had the First regiment baud on hoard. Mayor Powell and party from Raleigh arrived at 2 o’clock. They wen- met and taken to the Merchants Association rooms, where they were welcomed by President \V. E. Worth. He expressed regret that he had been unable to hold the boat for them lhnger, but wanted them to take part in ail ceremonies and recep tions to the Raleigh and its men and officers. Late in the afternoon the dele gation from Raleigh secured the steamer Southport and went down the river about twenty miles, when night on mo on and they returned, having learned that tli.--.- was no possibility of the Raleigh coming up to-night. To-morrow afternoon Captain Cogh lan and other officers of the Ral eigh will be brought here and a public j-eeeption will be held, probably at tin* Opera'House when it is expected the gun captured at Manila will he pro seated to the city of Raleigh. Th * mayor has selected Mr. R. X. Simms to make the speech of acceptance for him. A welcome address hy Col. Waddell will he delivered and the* response by Cap!. Coghlan. The disapisiintment of the Wilmington people at Capt. Coghlan’s decision not to come to this port is very great indeed. To entirely rid himself of any responsibility in the matter, Capt. Coghlan tonight telegraphed the War Departent in Washington, setting forth all facts and asking what he should do. The reception committee here has also wired to Washington urging that per mission he granted Capt. Coghlan to bring the Raleigh here. They say that vessels of greater draft than twenty feet three inches has come up the Cape Fear. 1 Even if permission is granted to bring the cruiser it cannot reach here before l! o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Among those who came from Raleigh on the special train that arrived here at 2 o'clock were; Mayor A. M. I’owell. Alderman (‘lias. ('. McDonald. .1. Hal | Bobbitt. H. R. I.card, \V. /. Bluke. Percy Albright, .1. ]). * Turner, Oscar (sm-n, 11. E. .loyner, C. C. Baker, Clarence 11. Hoc, James F. Royster. Fred C. Olds, ,J, D. Kiggan, Willis <!. Briggs, It. N. Simms. Walter Clark, dr.. Hraham Clark, Hraliam Andrews. Hubert Haywood. Jr., (‘has. McDonald. Jr., Miss Lula McDonald, Mrs. B. F. Parks, Mrs. (‘has. B. Parks, E. (}. | Penny and W. (). Fcrrall j A number of others left Raleigh Wed ! nesday night, arriving licit* to-day at 1 noon. | Passengers were taken on the special , 1 train at almost every station of any importance between Raleigh and Wil mington. The nearer we approached ! Wilmington, the larger became the num ber of these excursionists joining the Raleigh party. ; The special ran through on time, witli i out delay or mishap. It was in charge of , (’apt. Robt. Stevens who aided Traveling . | Passenger Agent I.card in looking after the comfort of tin* passengers. . j FRED L. MERRITT. BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. Wilmington. N. ('.. May 4. —Thousands of people tilled with patriotic fervor gath ered on the river front and in adjacent 1 streets this afternoon to witness the e.\ peeted arrival of tin* cruiser Raleigh, ami to extend a North Carolina greeting to its officers and to the "men behind tin* guns." But about 4:'s(> o'clock the dis appointing news was wired from South port that the ship had not been sighted off Cape Fear bar. and that it would •therefore be impossible for her to reach Wilmington before tomorrow. At r»:4r» news came that the cruiser had been sighted oft the bar. and at t!:2fi jher arrival at Southport was announced, j Elaborate preparations had been made (here for three different receptions t > the j officers tonight, all of which must l e postponed. A special from Southport to the Morn ing Star says: The United States cruiser Raleigh ar rived I’iipm Philadelphia and -anchored in the harbor at <i:b(t o'clock this evening. This has been ,-i afternoon f< r (Continued on Second Page.) RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY S, 18!)!). GEORGIA’S GALLANT SONS MONUMENT TO THEIR MEMORY DEDICATED AT CHICKAMAUGA. Governor Candler ’in an Eloquent Address Pays a Glowing Tribute to the Valor of the Nation. Chattanooga, Teiiu., May 4.— The handsome monument erected hy t bt* State of Georgia to commemorate tbo deeds of gallant Georgians who fought at Chickamauga was dedicated to-day. Governor Candler, his staff and other distinguished Georgians participated in the exercises, lion Gordon Lee, a mem ber of the Georgia Committee, tendered the monument to the Governor, (j' Governor Candler, in an eloquent ad dress accepted the monument and tend ered it to the Government. General 11. V. Roynton. president of the National Park Commission accept ed the monument in behalf of the Gov ernment, his acceptance address being short but impressive. An oration was delivered by lion. .1. C. C. Black, of Augusta. In the course of his speech Governor Candler paid tin* following tribute to the valor of soldiers, both Federal an 1 Confederate, who fought in the Civil War: “Waiving all inquiry as to win. was right and who was wrong, in the fratricidal conflict of 18tj], where is the American who is not proud of the names of Lee, the cavalier; Stonewall Jackson, the Puritan; Albert Sidney Johnston, the Chevalier Bayard of the South; Joseph Johnston, the Fabius of the Confederacy, and J. E. IT. Stuart, the Marshal Ncy of the Lost Cause. Who does uot honor our illustrious Georgians, Longstrcct and Gordon and Wheeler, and Walker who perished in front of Atlanta. All men from Maine to Texas and from the Rakes to the Gulf respect and honor them for their chivalrous hearing and sturdy manhood as all unprejudiced men must and do honor the illustrious Grant, and the indefatigable Sherman and the gallant McClellan for their deeds of valor and heroic devotion to the can-e each believed to he right. All of these, no matter under which flag they fought were Americans and the deeds of daring and heroic achievements ot all of them reflect glory on the American We in Georgia honor all of them alike because they were all Americans end worthy of honor, but we wili he par doned for according equal honor and more love to the sons of Georgia, chil dren of tin* Empire State of the South. For this reason we erect this monument and inscribe on it the names of Georgia's gallant sons, immortal names that were not horn to die.” THE COPPER COMBINE. .All Subscriptions Offered Amounted to Over .fHK).IMM»JKM). Boston, Mass., May 4.—The Finan eial News tonight announced the re sult of the applications for stock in the Amalgamated Copper Mining Company, just incorporated under New Jersey laws with a capital of $75,000,000. It says: “After throwing out bids that were on examination proved to be the ef forts of speculators to take advan tage of the great interest to make money with no risk and after throw ing out bids unaccompanied by cheeks or cheeks that were not satis factory, the first class amounting to over $170,000,000, and the latter over $02,000,000, the total cash subscription was found to have reached the gigan tic sum of $412,000,000, which gave to each and every subscriber eighteen per cent of his subscription. “It is not known how much money was represented in the three hundred subscribers who were too late, but is estimated at $50,000,000. Five of the three hundred had single subscrip tions of $1.<)()().()()(). it is estimated that the sum total of tin* subscriptions that were thrown out, or that arrived hy messenger or mail —for the mail is ■still pouring into the bank—was be tween S::<)O.<)(KUH)<) and $400,000,(100. which added to what insiders had in tended to secure for themselves, would have carried the total to over $1.000,000,000. “It is estimated also that there are a great many who, anticipating tin enormous over subscription, have re frained from subscribing and will purchase in the open market. “England sent its subscriptions for f A0 000,0 .0, Germany and France $20.- 000.000 each. Boston and New Eng land showed steadfast faith in copper hy subscribing for over $200,000,000." The subscription books for the stocks closed at noon today. DEWEY TAUGHT HER COURTESY. Coming Grand Review in Re kin —A New Emperor Likely. Vancouver, B. May 4. —Recent Hong Kong advices say Admiral Dew ey gave a French cruiser a lesson in naval courtesy recently. When the cruiser Jean Hart arrived at Manila she gave a Rear Admiral's salute. Ad miral Dewel ordered the salute to be returned exactly as given, lie then sent an officer to the Jean Bart to call attention to his Admiral’s pennant which they had apparently not no ticed. The Dowager Empress of China is to hold a grand review in I’ekin in June. Nearly two million well-armed men will he under arms on the occa sion. It is more than likely an oppor tunity will be taken to proclaim a new Emperor. BETROTHED TO A PRINCE THE DAUGHTER OF BRIGADIER GENERAL FRED GRANT. Michel Cantacuzene, of the Russian Imperia Guard, the Man. Formal Announce ment at a Reception in Paris. Paris, May 4.—Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago, gave a brilliant reception this evening at the Hotel ltitz in honor of the mother of Prince Michel Cantacu zene, of the Russian Imperial Guard, at which formal announcement was made of the hethrot'hal to the Prince of Miss Julia Dent Grant, daughter of Brigadier General Frederick Dent Grant. F. S. V. The company included'General Horace Porter, the United States Ambassador, and Mrs. Porter, Ferdinand W. Pork. Fnited States Commissioner General to the Paris Exposition of 1!M!<). and Mrs. Peck, as well as other prominent mem bers of the American colony in Paris. . CUBAN SUPREME COURT. Tribunal as Now Made Up Politically and Morally Satisfactory. Havana, May 4.—Governor General Brooke today signed the commissions of the President and Associate Jus „tires of the recently constituted Su preme Court of Cuba. The tribunal, as now made up, consists of Senor Antonio Gonzalez de Mendoza. Presi de! I:: and Senors Pedro Gonzales Llorente, Jose Garcia Montos, Luis Esteves Romero. Kudaldo Tamayo, Angel Betancourt and Rafael Cruz i’orez. Associates. Senor Federico Mora, who has held the post of Civil Governor of Havana, is appointed Attorney General, with Senores Octavio Giberga and Carlos Revilla as his assistants. All the justices tire well known ju rists, men of untarnished reputation, f®nd possessed of wealth enough to place them beyond temptation for abuse of their trust. More than this, flic selections satisfy all legitimate po litical considerations, the four prin cipal provinces being represented in the tribunal —Havana by Senor Llor enter Santiago l»y Senor Tamayo, who was formerly an associate justice of the pmvish'vi! Supreme Court, a post he resigned to become General Wood's chief Cuban adviser: Puerto Principe hy Senor Betancourt, and Matanzas by Senor Porez. The other members of the tribunal are Havana men. ' TO REBUILD HAMPTON’S HOME. The People of the State Will Gladly Do This Work of Love. i CharlesW n. S. May 4. The burn ing of General Wade Hampton’s house at Millwoods, near Columbia Tuesday night excites warm sympathy throughout the State and a conference hits already been held here to take immediate steps towards rebuilding the burned home. The sentiment of loving regard for General Hampton is universal throughout the State arid it appears that the desire that it shall take practical shape is not confined to Charleston. Due hundred dollars was raised in Darlington today in a few minutes for the purpose of rebuilding Hampton’s home, and probably every county in the State will follow Dar lington’s example in less than a week. PRESIDENT LEAVES MONDAY. Will Go to Hot Springs. Virginia, and U Rest. Washington. May 4. —President Mc- Kinley to-day decided to leave the city next Monday and to remain away for two and possibly three weeks. According to his present intention, the President will spend this vacation at the Hot Springs. Ya. lb* is suffering from a slight attack of rheumatism, and is also feeling the strain which has been upon him for many months. THE PURE food INVESTIGATION Chicago, Ills.. May 4.—One of the im portant points sought hy the Senatorial pure food investigating committee at its second session here today was the formu lation of legislation not sol fly for the protection of the public against adul terated foods manufactured in this cun try hut also against those which are im ported. Dr. Wiley, again testifying, snake of methods of coloring green vegetables. He said the matter used mainly in restor ing the natural color of green peas ,-onie times was salts of zinc and somethin?)* salts of copper, either of which is poison ous and the use of which should not he permitted. Probably the most common chemical used as a preservative. In* said, is salicyelic acid, which is made to a great extent from carbolic acid. It should not he permitted, he stated, be cause it is very bud tor the health, esiv < hilly to those who have .real; stom achs. He ended his testimony regarding the subject hy saying that no food which was offered for sale which con tained preservatives was tit to eat. TROOPS MAKE NO COMPLAINTS. Chicago. Ills.. May 4.—The agent of a press clipping bureau here received an order from the Anti-Imperialist league of Boston, to examine the letters from soldiers in the Philippines, published in papers throughout this country, for the purpose of seeing what complaints the volunteers made. 1 p to to-day, Mr. Wiese has clipped 3,000 letters from volunteers in Hie Philippines, and in only three instances was fault found with anything or anybody, and a wish ex pressed by the writer to return home. Storming of San Tomas WHEATON'S DARING CHARGE— THE TOWN CARRIED. Filipinos Falling Back —Forces in Panpanga Massing at Arayat, Where They are Expected to Make a Stand. Manila, May 4.—5:5i) p. in.-Major General MacArtlmr has carried Sail Tomas after encountering a strong re sistance. Brigadier General Hale uiofrd on tin* enemy’s right and Brigadier General Wheaton attacked the left in a daring charge, in which Colonel Funston again distinguished himself. 1 lie Kansan was wounded in the hand, and several other officers and enlisted men were also wounded. Colonel Sumner with a par? of the Oregon and Minnesota regiments and a gun of the Utah battery, took Moasim, on the right, resting four miles from San Fernando. The Filipinos are retreating toward San Isidro, and it is expected they will make a stand at Arayat. at which place the whole of the rebel forces in the Province of I’anpanga is concentrating. It is reported that, impressed hy re cent events, the Filipinos are wavering in their allegiance to the insurrection, and are likely t<» assume a neutral atti t tide. It seems as though General Antonio Luna's forces are destined to destruction within a few days unless they surrender or scatter. The American army has been skillfully jMistcd at points of immense strategic advantage. The insurgents expected them to ad vance on Balinag hy way of Quingtia. and had furrowed the entire country Im*- yond tjiiingua with the strongest en trenchments. Instead of taking this course,.General MacArthur swung toward San Tomas, the route to which was almost unpro tected. General Lawton brought his bri gade in against Bnlsnam. from the southeast, depriving them of a re fuge upon which they had always count ed. General Lawton ’captured oO.tKIO bushels of rice, an important part of Re stores established hy the rebels. The Spanish commissioners have made another futile attempt for the re lief of Spaniards held as prisoners hy the Filipinos. Their vessels steamed to the port nearest Dagupan. Fearing to hind, they sent a letter to Agtiinaldo saving that they were authorized to ex change fifteen thousand Filipinos now in the hands of the Americans for the Spanish prisoners. A reply was received from Senor Mabini. Agninaldo’s Prime Minister, which was dated April 28th, and which stated that Agtiinaldo was negotiating for peace, pending which negotiations he could' not discuss the question of the exchange of prisoners. STORY OF THE FIGHTING. Manila. May 4-8:25 A. M—ln spite of the peaceful overtures of their com missioners. the Filipinos vigorously re sisted the advance of General Mac Ar thur’s division from Apalit toward San Fernando lighting desperately at long range, after running from trench to trench when driven out hy the American artillery. The movement commenced at half past five in the morning. General Hales brigade, consisting of five Gatlings, un der the command of Major Young, ot the Sixth artilllery. two battalions of the Fifty-first lowa regiment, the First Ne braska regiment and the First South Dakota regiment advanced along the road a few miles west of the railway line. General Wheaton, with Hotchkiss and Gatling guns, under the command of Lieutenant Naylor, of the 1 tali light artillery, mounted on hand cars, pushed ahead, the Twentieth Kansas and First Montana regimenits deploying to the right and left when feasible. The country traversed proved the worst yet encountered, miles of marshes and many unfordahle streams delaying the advance materially. Both brigades met with resistance simultaneously on approaching the river near Sail Tomas, which is about eight kilometers from Apalit. The centre span of the railroad bridge had dropped into the river, and the rebels had only left a small force to ctlioek Gen. Whea ton, their main body lining the strong trenches in front of General Hale. Although the attacking force poured a very heavy artillery and musketry fire , across the river, the enemy stubbornly , resisted for over an hour, ultimately breaking whim Major Young shelled their left flank, and then retreating along ) the river hank under cover. General Wheaton, in flic meantime j tried ineffectually to draw tU*‘ fir* l of the j Filipinos in the trenches east of the track. So soon as they discovered that the nature of the country would permit only a few skirmishes on each side of the em bankment. the rebels regained tlieir courage and fought desperately for three quarters of an hour in the face of the American volleys and a rapid tire fttsilade. until flanked hy the Montana regiment. Then a general scramble en sued, most of the enemy hoarding trains that were in readiness, and the others PRICE FIVE CENTS. taking the road to San Fernando, after burning the villages of San Tomas and Minalin. i About noon General Wheaton oros-ed the broken bridge, cleared the strag glers out of the villages and advanced toward San Fernando. General Hale effected a crossing simultaneously, after a slight delay necessary to repair a stone bridge. Our loss up to that hour (noon) was i two members of the Nebraska regiment and one of the Montana killed, and Cap tain Albrecht, three members of the Kansas regiment, two of the Montana, four of the Nebraska, and one of the I South Dakota wounded. | The enemy’s loss was very slight. After a short rest the advance was continued. General Wheaton encounter ing the first series of ciitrcncnments near San Fernando. The rebels now opened a hot tire. | Colonel Funston of the Twentieth ‘ Kansas regiment was wounded, one lieutenant was killed and four wound - i | while leading four companies of the Kansas regiment to outflank the enemy. General Hale pushed along the road, flanking the trenches. More than a hundred sick and wound ed men from General Lawton’s brigade j were brought to Manila from Malolos I by last night’s train. The heat is unbearable. BILLS AGAINST TRUSTS. i Missouri’s Attorney General Given General Bovver. Jefferson City. Mo., May 4.—The House today passed and sent to the Governor for signature two bills in tended to give the Attorney General I almost unlimited power in the prose j cation oi trusts. One permits that I ofi eial t( rap ire officers of corpora ! lions who he may believe have form !ed a trust and against, which com panies he may desire to proceed to appear to give testimony. The penalty i for failure to appear is imprisonment for contempt. The other bill enables the Supreme : ( ourt to fix a place in the State where the officers of the corporations against, whom the Attorney General is pro ceeding for violation of the anti-trust. | law can appear and testify. This hill is intended to prevent the nceessitv for the Attorney General to go all over the United States to take testi mony, as was done in the recent suit against insurance companies. EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS. Washington, May 4. -There is a growing belief among prominent, members of Congress that the Presi dent will call Congress to meet in ex traordinary session this fall, probab ly early in October. The questions which will come before the next Con gress for settlement, including as they do everything growing out of our possessions acquired its a result of the war with Spain and the general legis lation including that relating to cur rency reform, the Nicaragua (‘anal. Merchant Marine, etc., are of such great importance that the President is inclined to regard it as advisable that Congress should meet earlier than the regular session in Decem ber in order to get the work under way. MOST WELCOME TO AGGIE. Ila in burg. May 4. —A special dispatch to the semi-official Hanulnirgisrhe corre spondent, discussing an article in the j Paris Temps, of recent, date, in the j course of which it was claimed that the i Washington Government had been ; hound hy promises to the Filipinos and, therefore, had no free hand in dealing with them now. says: “As the Temps is supposed to reflect the views of the French Government, the article shows that the French are siding with the Filipinos; and the Temps makes these utterances just at a time when the United States is undertaking the difficult task to negotiate with the t Filipinos. It might, he assumed that a French alliance would be a tiling not unwelcome to Agtiinaldo.” DECISION IN BANKRUPTCY CASE Savannah, Ga.. May 4. .T clue Spe r. of the Federal District Court, for the Southern District of Georgia, has mad'* an important decision under the new national bankruptcy law. It b to tin* effect that the United States (’ourt has no jurisdiction over a homestead taken hy a bankrupt; that the hotuestem I ••- longs to the State Courts and cannot he considered in the United States Court a< an asset of the bankrupt; and as re gards the homestead the trustee id’ the bankrupt must look elsewhere Ilian to the United States Court.
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