The Weather To-day: FAIR. The News and Observer. VOL. XLVI. NO. 48. LEADS ALL NORTH CAROUNA DAILIES II IEIS All CIRCULATION. THE RALEIGH'S GIFT TO HALM Presentation of the Norden feldt Gun. 10 BE SENT HERE AT ONCE VISITORS FRO AIRALEIGII ( AFT. COOH LAN'S GUESTS. A ROUND OF GAIETY IN WILMINGTON Recrption at the Home of Mr. James Sprunt and at Ihe Crton. Captain Coghlan Greet* ed by an Enthusiastic Audience at the Opera House. Wilmington. N. C.. Mny 3. —(Special.) The cruiser Raleigh which to-night swings belli ml two anchors in the Cape Fear river off Southport was today the theatre of several interesting events. Mayor Powell and his party spent the day on hoard as guests of Captiin Cogh lan and his erew. Oni their departure the Xordenfeldt gun taken from the Spanish cruiser Reina Christina in Ma nila Bay was presented to them for the city of Raleigh as a war trophy. The committee from Wilmington came down on the Compton and took Captain Coghlan and his officers together with Mayor Powell and parry from Raleigh hack to the city, which has r night In consequence experienced such a round of gaiety as it has perhaps never before known in a similar length of time. The entire party were quartered :,r the Orton House from 7 to 1 1 o’clock, s A reception was held at the Cape Pear Club at 8:30; the party was then driven to the Opera House where the oratorio .loan of Are was being snag by the Wilmington Musical Association. Cap tain Coghlan was introduced to She au dience bv Captain T. D. Mcares and * made a short, witty speech. His appearance aroused the greatest enthusiasm. The audience received him standing, the cheering and applause last ing nearly a minute. His words wore brief but witty, expressing pleasure at being in the State for whose capital bis vessel was named, and declaring his regret that it had not been possible to bring the vessel itself to this city. “And my failure to do so." he added, “is some thing for which nature alone is responsi ble." From the Ojtora House nt 10 o’clock the officers and Raleigh party were driven to the palatial residence of Mr. James Sprunt. where an elegant recep tion was given. From the Sprunt resi dence they returned to the Orton, where a reception and dance were given by the Wilmington committee. But of all the notable events of tin* day the visit of Mayor Powell and his party to the cruiser this morning and tiie subsequent presentation of the gun this afternoon ,were most interesting to the jieople of the city of Raleigh. Early this morning the steamer South port was chartered and all the lialeigh ites were taken alstard for a visit to the cruiser. They arrived there at 10 o'clock and spent two hours on Itoard. meeting men and officers and learning something of life on a man-of-war. The entire vessel was turned ov>r to the visitors, and they were made wel come to every part of it. At noon the Southport returned to Wilmington bring ing back all the Raleigh party except Mayor Powell, Alderman McDonald. It. X. Simms, W. 11. McDonald, Miss Lula McDonald and myself. We remained as guests of Captain Coghlan and ihe . other officers, being entertained at din ner. after which the presentation of the gun was made. Then the magnifieeii' punch howl presented by the State and the silver drinking cups given by Mrs. A. W. Haywood were brought out and filled, while around the table officers sal and talked of the glory that was Dewey’s and of sights and adventures that had been theirs since the Raleigh had years ago swung at anchor at this very s|mt. The committee came from Wilmington nt 3 o’clock. The punch howl was re filled: more stories were told, and many souvenirs gathered in various climes and countries she vessel h;7s visited were brought out. It was o o’clock when the Compton started back to Wilmington. The party consisted of Captain .7. 77. Coghlan. flieutenant Commander T. S. Phelps, Lieutenant Win. Winder. Lieutenant Hugh Hodman. Lieutenant C. K. Mor gan. Bnsign 11. A. Pearson. Ensign E. L. t hadwick, Ensign Provost Rabin. Chief Engineer W. C. Winehell. burgeon .1. W. Moore. Paymaster H. L. Heap. Captain of Marines T. C. Treadwell, till of the Raleigh: .lames 11. Chadbourn. .Ir.. 11. N. Sweet. Misses Blanche David. Marion Murchison. Eliza Bellamy, Anno* Peßossott. Mary Meares, .lane Men res, A blue Chadbourn. Misses Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. .1. II . Watters. Lieu tenant and Mrs. Lucas, Captain T. 1). Meares. M. W.' Jacobi. Clias. Elliott. Milton Elliott, Lieutenant E. I. Brown, and T. W. Clawson, of the Wilmington committee, and the | arty from the city of Raleigh. Also on board was the cap fared Spanish gun. It will la* imme diately sliipjM*d to Raleigh over tin* Sen- and placed in tin* rotunda of the capitol if fiennissioii can he obtained from the State so to do. One hundred and sixty shells go with it. The gun is a 3-poumler and about peace negotiations concluded at the earliest possible moment, and to this end he desired that no unnecessary or humiliating conditions should he im posed upon the insurgents. It is 1h»- lieveil in Administration circles that as soon as Aguinaldo is convinced of the sincerity of the American Government he will agree to surrender. He will lie required, however, to lay down his arms. This will In* the principal condition, and until an agreement. on this point is reached the negotiations will not make any progress toward a conclusion. OS BOR XL REFUSES PAYMENT. Intimate With German Consul, He Dis pleases Opposing Interests. San Francisco. Cal.. May 3. —Private' advices from Apia. Samoan Islands, state that United States Consul General Osborne, who is acting President, and as such custodian of the revenue, is ordered by the Berlin Treaty, as such custodian, to pay money on tin* order of the Samoan Government. The; Govern ment, through its Secretary of State, has drawn an order on the custodian of the revenue for the amount of King Tanu’s salary for the month of January, but Osborne has refused to pay and pro ceedings bate been taken against him byway of petition to the Supreme court to com|H*l payment. Osborne, it is stated. is the only one of flu* British or American officials who will have any thing to do with the German Consul. Rose. Osborne, however, has frequent conferences with the German Consul and is quite intimate with him. It is stated that his attitude is regarded with great disfavor by tli«* British and Americans in Samoa. WILSON COMING SOUTH. To Further Study Agricultural Condi tions in This Section. Washington, May 5. —Secretary Wil son will leave Washington next week on a trip to Ixniisiana, Mississippi, Texas and other Southern and Southwestern States. He will study the agricultural situation in the States he visits. PEACE IN VENEZUELA. Caracas, Venezuela. May a. —Peace is now re-established in Venezuela. General Ramon Guerra, formerly Venezuelan Minister of War and Ma rine, who started the revolution last Febttrary and was finally severely de feated by the Government troops, lias escaped into Columbia. EARL FLOATS A COMPANY. Eindoii. May 3. —Following the ex ample of the Earl and Countess of War wick. who recently converted their prop erties into the Lord and Eidy Warwick Company, limited, tin* Earl of Rosslyn, it is reported, will float the Rosslyn Estates as a limited liability company. RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY <*>, 1899. GREENVILLE IS SWEPT BV FLU Twenty-Five Stores and Of fices in Ashes. KING HOUSE DESTROYED THE POSTOFFICE ALSO AMONG THE BURNED BUILDINGS. LOSS MAY REACH NOT LESS THAN $150,000 Fire Started AbouMO O’clock Thursday Night in the Building Occupied by E. M. Cheek as a Bar Room. Raged for Two Hours. Greenville. X. C., May s.—(Special.) Fire started at lit o'clock last night in the upper floor of the two-story building occupied by E. M. Cheek, as a bar room. An entertainment was in prog ress in the Opera house at the time, and the people rushed out almost panic stricken. The fire raged for two hours before it could he gotten under control. Both sides of Main street, from the corner of Fourth down to Bank on the west side, and to two doors Ik*low the King House on the east side were swept clean. Twenty-five stores and offices, the King House and the postoffice arc among the buildings destroyed. The total loss is estimated at from one hun dred to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, with the insurance at about forty thousand dollars. The full list of individual losses has not yet been ascer tained. Those burned out are 11. C. Hooker, dry goods, loss .54,000, insurance 54,300: E. M. Cheek, bar-room; Henry Moye, barber shop; W. C. Hines, confectioner; Mrs. M. D. Higgs, millinery; Mrs. George James, millinery; W. B. Wilson, broker; W. L. Brown, insurance agenf, J. S. Tnnstall, grocer; It. L. Carr, den tist; A. J. Griffin jeweler; Mrs. 1,. C. Griffin, millinery; I). S. Smith, grocer; J. A. Brady, bar-room, building and stock, 53,300. half insured; .T. D. Starkey & Bro., grocers, insur ance 51.300; Pully & Bowen, goods, 5*3,000, insurance 51.800; ,T. druggist, building and stock. 54,000, in surance, 53,000; Brown & Hooker, dry goods, 50.000, insurance, $1,300; Frank 4\ ilson. dry goods, $13,000, insurance, $8,000; C. T. Sanford, dry goods, $14.- 000, insurance $7,000; King House. J. A. Andrews, $5,000, half insurance; J. -V. Tucker, grocer. The losses of buildings were: .T. B. Cherry, three; C. T. Munford, two stores and two offices; W. 11. Harring ton, three stores; J. (>. Proctor, one; Mrs. S. A. Cherry, one; Mrs. D. L. James, one; M. 11. Quinerly, two; It. J. Perkins, two; W. S. Rawls, two; J. A. Brady, two. Everything in the postoffice belonging to the Government was saved. SLOAXE WILL RECEIVE IT. New \ork. May 3.—Henry T. Slonuc has decided to take back the residence in East Seventy-swum! street and its contents which In* presented to his form er wile, now Mrs. Perry Belmont, in Oc tober last, and which a few days ago she turned over to tin* State Trust Com pany. to Im* re-conveyed to Mr. Shame if he would accept it. and in the contrary event to lie sold ami flu* proceeds invest ed for flu* benefit of their two children. Ihe announcement of his decision was made to-day in a letter to his counsel, Augustus C. Brown. The transfer was made conditional on the payment of Mr. Sloane of personal debts contracted by his former wife since their separation, amounting to about s<>4,ooo, plus all incumbrances on the premises, such as taxes and the interest on a mortgage of $73,000. These conditions, Mr. Sloane accepted. The house and its contents are said to be worth about $430,000. WHERE CUBA GETS HER RICE. Washington. May 3.—Consul General Lincoln at Antwerp regards it as a fact worth reporting to the State Depart ment that during the last quarter, more than SBO,OOO worth of rice from the east was exported from Antwerp to Cuban ports. He says it would seem, in case the Southern States cannot supply rice to Culm, that our merchants at least should have sonic hand in procuring the supply needed. CAPE TOWN DISPATCH FALSE. London. May 5. —The Colonial office declares that there is no foundation for the statements made in the Out look's Cape Town dispatch, and adds that there is no warrant for the alle gation that the probabilities of war with the Transvaal Republic have been seriously regarded by the Brit ish Government. SHARKEY AND MAYER. New Orleans, La., May 5. —Parson Davies announced today t-liat Tom Sharkey had received an offer for a match with Peter Maher at tlio Lenox ..thletio Club in New York, that Sharkey bad accepted and would go to New York in a few days. THE EVACUATION OF GAN FERNANDO General McArthur Occupies the Burning Town, OUR OUTPOSTS ATTACKED FRUITLESS EFFORTS TO BREAK THROUGH THE LINES. HEAVY FIRING THROUGH THE NIGHT Hard Fighting Done by Lawton’s Expedition in toe Early Part of the Week. Gallantry of Young’s Fcouts. Fire on a White Flag. Manila, May 3.—4:33 I’. M.—Major General MacArthur’s division advanced to San Fernando today, and found that the place had been evacuated by the rebels, who left only a small detachment to cover their retreat by train. General Mac Arthur occupied the burning town without loss. The rebels south of Manila attempted to rush through Brigadier General Oven shine’s lines last night. The attempt failed, but the rebels maintained a fusi lade of musketry fire on the Fourth in fantry regiment for several hours. 3he demonstration, was ineffectual beyond scaring the inhabitants of Malate. The outposts of the Idaho and Califor nia regiments beyond Sail Pedro Maeati were also attacked during the night. Major General Lawton is still quarter mi at Balinag. INDIAN TACTICS WERE USED. Manila. May 3.—12:25 P. M.— De tailed reports of the work of Major Gen eral Lawton's expedition show that har der fighting took place during the early part of this week than earlier accounts indicated. In the attack upon San Ra fael, the American forces were met with a heavy fire from a large number of rebels who were concealed in tin* jungle ou all sidees. It was only the adoption of the tactics followed in Indian fighting in the United States, every man for himself, that saved the division from grejjfl*.*) loss. General Lawton, as usual was as the head of his line with his staff". Scott’s battery demolished u stone-fronted trench at short range. The insurgent leaders Gregorio and Pio Del Pilar, who had eight hundred men in Balinag retreated when General Lawton approached the town. Chief of scouts. Young, jvith eleven men en tered Balinag ahead of tin* army and rang the church bells to announce that they had possession of the city. General Lawton, when attacking in force outside of Balinag, saw women and children in the rebel trendies and sent Captain Case in advance with a white Hag to warn the insurgents to removq the non-combatants. When within five* hundred yftrds of the trenches two volleys were fired at Cap tain Case’s party. Chief of Scouts Young, whose bravery at Balinag was most notable, served as an Indian scout under Major General (>. O. Howard in his campaign in the Northwest in 187o Filipinos beyond Balinag and drove them until of the 150 rounds of ammunition which tin* scouts carried they had only fifteen rounds left. They were about to retire when Lieuten ant Boyd, with a troop of the Fourth cavalry, came* up with them and chased the enemy into San Miguel. There are 2,000 Spanish prisoners in the hands of the Filipinos at San Miguel. They are served with five cents worth of rice daily, and are coni]H*llcd to work hard on the rebel defences. Sev eral hundred of the Filipino wounded an* at San Miguel. The insurgents are sending their wo men and children to the Biacnabatto Mountains. A 8010 chief and one hundred men were captured at Balinag. General Lawton has released many of his prisoners. GENERAL LUNA WOUNDED. New York, May 5. —Former Mayor W. L. Strong, today received n cablegram from his son. Major Putnam Bra dice Strong, who is serving on the staff of General Mae Arthur. The cablegram confirmed the capture of San Fernando, and said that General Luna, the insur gent comma nder-iu-eliief had been wounded. THE FOE HEMMED IN. Washington, May s.—The continued rebel demonstrations, south of Manila are causing *no apprehension to the War Department officials, as the brigades of Ovenshim* and Hall are said to lie ample for every emergency. Together they have about 4,600 men, besides two regi ments of regulars who have just arrived at Manila and are available to re-enforce these brigades. In view of these sharp demonstrations to tin* south tin* work done by Lawton on his expedition to*-Laguna de Bay is receiving credit not heretofore accorded to it. One of the main results of the ex pedition was to destroy the small craft by which the rebels might have crossed the lake and moved north on the rear of MacArthur's forces. Now they are hemmed in on a narrow strip of land be tween the lake and the ocean, unable to cross the lake, while the march is too long to circle the lake to the south. Thus the work of Lawton is holding tin* rebels, some 9,000 in number, to the south, leaving Mae Arthur free from danger of an attack in force from the rear. The report that the Filipinos were trying to break through the American lines is evidence to the War Department that this force is becoming short of sup plies. It is evidently General Otis’ intention to remain on the defensive so long as he can keep this force separate from the main body of Aguinaldo. It is said General Otis believes that he can starve this southern army into submission. Malate is a suburb of Manila near the bay. The other point mentioned in the dispatch, San Pedro Maeati, is between Manila and Laguna do Bay and is one of the outposts which protects the water works. OTIS REPORTS CASUALTIES. Washington. May 3. —The* War De partment has received the following: “Manila, May 3th. “Adjutant General, Washington: “Following casualties at Sail Tomas yesterday: One officer, Lieutenant Tog gart. Twentieth Kansas and four en listed men killed; three officers, twenty two enlisted men wounded. Among wounded General Funston, hand slight. “Lawton reports capture over 150,000 bushels rice; 2(i3 tons sugar a$ Bailing. Yalues of subsistanee captured at Ala lolos one and one-half million dollars. Large captures rice and corn heonging to enemy at other points. Insurgents de stroyed by fire yesterday town of San Tomas and last evening fired city of San Fernando. (Signed.) “OTIS.” THE SEIZED PAMPHLETS EXTRACTS GIVEN FROM EDWARD ATKIN SON’S WORKS. His ‘Letter to the War Department Asking Lr a List of the Officers in the Phi ipp'n s. Washington, May s. —The Postoffice Department today made public the letter of Mr. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, on which the action of the Department in seizing liis pamphlets was based. Many letters asking in formation about the subject have reached here. Today the following statement was given out by Postmas ter General Emory Smith: “In view of the statement of Mr. Edward Atkinson that he sent his pamphlets only to Admiral Dewey, General Otis. President Sehurman and three or four others, the letter of Mr. Atkinson containing liis ap plication will be of interest. It is as follows: “‘Boston, Mass., April 22, ISO!*. " ‘To the Secretary of War: “ ‘Sir: I desire to send a large num ber of the enclosed pamphlets on ‘The Cost of a National Crime,’ ’The Hell of War and its Penalties,’ ‘( riminal Aggression: By Whom Committed?' to the officers and privates in the Phil ippine Islands. T therefore desire to know whether these documents can be sent directly tlirough the War De partment or may be forwarded in due course of mail. A list of regiments is desired and if there are printed lists of officers available they would serve me a verv useful purpose. (Signed) “‘EDWARD ATKINSON.’ “No answer was made to this letter except to send an official copy to the Postmaster General, who issued in structions to the postmaster at San Francisco to hold the pamphlets. The spirit and design of the pamphlets will be indicated by a few extra*!.-. In one of them Air. Atkinson says: “‘I will append one question to each reader: ‘How much increase of taxation are you willing to bear and how many of your neighbors' sons are you ready to sacrifice by fever, ma laria and general disease in order to extend the sovereignty of the United States over the West Indies and the Philippine Islands?’ Again, after de scribing* what lit* calls ‘The Hell of War and its Penalties’, Mr. Atkinson says: ‘Lest others should bet en trapped into enlistment in the regular army of the volunteer service in the tropics, it will only be fair and hon est on the part of the recruiting offi cers to be put in possession of these facts.’ Again Air. Atkinson says: ‘The way lias already become plain for tin* youth of the land to avoid disease in tin* tropics by refusing to volunteer or enlist in the army or the navy of tin* United States. “ “The way will be found for the volunteers now held against their will to get their release from unlaw ful service in any other country than their own after peace is declared.’ “Air. Atkinson not only speaks thus and to tin* soldiers of Ibe United States, but. In* encourages tin* Filipi nos to insurrection when he savs, ‘They have the j)ower to enter into in ternational relations, and they may yet be recognized and rightly recog nized by other powers.’ ” THE REINA MERCEDES READY. Santiago de Cuba. Alav s.—The for mer Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes, which was sunk in the chanted ’of Santiago harbor during the bombard ment by Admiral Sampson's fleet on June fith. and which was recently raised, pumped out and brought