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i ! GOUk.TY i : UNION $ CUMBERLAND HARNETT AND. JOHNSTON AND SAMPSON fly to "PliOVii ALL THINGS; Hoi.D FAoT I DA IV WHICH IS OOOB. DUNN, N. C , APRIL 20,11898. NO. I I. -r ' ( VOL. VII. ' j THE MESSAGE i CUBA President MeKinley Communi cates Bis Recommenda tions to Congress. ASKS AUTHORITY TO USE FORCE. Intervention Without Recognition of the Republic or of Belligerency Urged, TJie Trcfeident Declares That, in the Interest of Humanity and. For the Protection of Our Peculiar Interests Spain Mi: st . End Her Unavailing Efforts at Government I of the Island The Precedents In This Government's History For Snch a Course The Maine Disaster, Bow ever Explained, Shows That Spain Can not Afford Proper Protection to Foreigners In Cuba Favors the Grant ing of Authority For Such Use of the Armed Forces as He May Deem Nec tssary to Put an End to Hostilities and to Secure a Stable Government He Al;-o Aiks For an Appropriation to Lie Used For the Itelief of Such of the People, as Are Still in Need The hole Mattex- Now Left With Congress ASflivaxox, D. C. (Special). Fresident Mckinley at noon Monday sent to Con his inessa-e on tha Cuban question. The President asks Congress to. authorize r.nd empovrer him to take measures to se cure a full and Unal termination of hostil ities between the Government of Spain and the people of Cuba, and to secure the es tablishment of a stable Government cap able of maintaining order and observing ifj International obligations, insuring peaco and tranquillity and the security of its citizens'a.s well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the.JJnited Btate.s as may be necessary for these pur poses: Tha Congress of the United States: Obedient to that precept of the Constitu tion which commands the President to give from time to time to the Congress informa tion of the state of the Union, and to re commend to their consideration such meas u res a$ he shall judge necessary and expe dient, it becomes my duty now to address your body with regard to the grave crisis th.it has arisen in the relations of the United States to Spain by reason of the warfare that for more than three years has raed. la the neighboring Island of Cuba. 1 do so bucause of the intimate connection of the Cuban question with the"state of our own Union, and the grave relation the course which it is now incumbent upon the nation to adopt must needs bear to the traditional policy of our Government, if it is to accord with the precepts laid down by the founders of the Republic and religiously observed by succeeding administrations to the present day. The Conflicts in Cuba. The present revolution is but the succes sor of other similar insurrections which have occurred in Cuba against the domin ion of Spain, extending over a period of nearly half a century, each of which, dur ing its progress has subjected the United States to great effort and expense in en forcing its neutrality laws, caused enor mous losses to American trade and com merce, caused irritation, annoyance, and disturbance among our citizens, and by th exercise of cruel, barbarous and uncivilized practices of warfare shocked the sensibili zes and ofTanded the humane sympathies of our people. The Present Conflict. VSince the present revolution began In February, 189i, this country has seen the fertile domain at our threshold ravaged by Cre and sword in the course of a struggle unequalled in the history of the island, and rarely paralleled as to the number of the combatants and the bitterness of the con test by any revolution of modern times where a dependent people, striving to bo free, have been opposed by the power of the- sovereign state. , ' ; Our people have beheld a once prosperous community reduced to comparative want; its lucrative commerce virtually paralyzed; its exceptional productiveness diminished: its lields laid waste; its mills in ruins, and its people perishing by tens of thousands from hunger and destitution. Preventing Filibustering. The President then refers to the efforts made by this government to prevent un lawful acts in aid of the Cubans and the action taken by President Cleveland to bring about peace still, he continues, the war continues unabated. The Eeconcentration Policy. The policy of devastation and concentra tion inaugurated by the Captain-General's bands of October 21, 1896, in the province of Finar del Rio was thence extended to embrace all of the island to which the power of the Spanish arms was able to reach by occupation or by military operations. The peasantry, including all dwelling in the open agricultural interior, were driven into the garrison towns or isolated plaoes held by the troops. ; The raising and movement of provisions pf all kinds were interdicted. The fields were laid waste, dwellings un roofed and fired, mills destroyed and, in short, everything thatcould desolate the land and render it unfit for human habita tion or support was commanded by one or the other of the contesting parties, and executed by all the powers at their disposal. By the time the present administration took offieo a year ago, reeoncentration, so called, had been made effective 'over the better part of the four central and western provinces, Santa Clara, Matanzas, Havana and Pinar del P.io. The agricultural popu lation, to the estimated number of SOO.OOO or more, was herded within the towns and their immediate vicinage, deprived of the I"-Q3' of support, rendered destitute of shelter, left poorly clad-and exposed, to the most unsanitary conditions. As the scar city of .food increased with the devastation of th- depopulated areas of production, LAWLESSNESS IN ALASKA. The Rorrdy Element Seize Bennett's Road The Country in Terror. Information has reached the War De pnrtment, Washington, that the rowdy ele ment of Alaska has seized Bennett's road, leading to. and over White Pass, and have placed tho country in a state of terror. Instructions were telegraphed to General Merriam, commanding the Department of the Columbia at Vancouver, Wash., to order the Infantry garrison at Skaguay to take proper steps for the protection of persons and property in the disturbed r?g:on, regardless of the expense attend iag 6uea a movement of troopa. destitution and wnht became misery and starvation. Month by month the death rate increased in an alarming ratio. : Ey March, 1897. according to conservative es timates from official Spanish sources the mortality am6ng the reeoncentrados, from starvation and the diseases thereto inci dent, excasdei lifty per centum of their total number. As I said, in my message of last Desom. ber, it was not civilized warfare. It was extermination. The Cily peace it could beget was that Of the wilderness and tho grave. The President then reviews at some length the impotent military operations of Spain and the efforts mads by their government to relieve the wretched recon centradoe, Continuing he says: The necessity for a change in the condition of the reeoncen trados is recognized by the Spanish gov ernment. Within a few days past the orders cf General Weyler have been re voked, the reconcentrades, it is said, ai'6to be permitted to return to their home3, and aided to resume the self-supporting pur suits of peace; public works have been ordered to give them employment, and a sum of $600,000 has been appropriated fcr their relief. The war in Cuba is of such a nature ttat short of subjugation cr extermina tion, a final military victory for either side seems impracticable. Oar Duty to Intervene. Realizing this. It appeared to be my duty, in a spirit of true friendliness no less to Spain than to the Cubans, who havo so much to lose by the prolongation of the struggle, to seek to bring about an imme diate termination of the war. To this end, I submitted on the 27th ultimo, as a result of much representation and correspond ence through the United States Minister at Madrid, propositions' to the Spanish govern ment looking to an armistice until October 1 for the negotiation of peace with the good offices of the President. In additisD, I asked the immediate revocation of the order of reeoncentration, so as to permit the people to return to their farms, and the needy to be relieved with provisions and supplies from the United States, co-operating with the Spanish authorities so as to afford full relief. Spain's Reply to Our Suggestions. Tho reply of the Spanish Cabinet was re ceived on the night of the 31st ulto. It offers, as the means to bring about Peace in Cuba, to confldo the preparation there of to the insular Parliament, inasmuch as .the concurrence of that body would be nec essary to reach a final result, it being, however, understood that the .powers re served by the constitution to the central government are not lessened or diminished. As the Cuban Parliament does not meet un til the 4th of May next, the Spanish Gov ernment would not object, for its part, to accept at once a suspension of hostilities if asked for by the insurgents from the General-in-Chief, to whom it would per tain in such case to determine the duration and conditions of the armistice. The propositions submitted by General Woodford, and reply of the Spanish Gov ernment, were both in the form of brief memoranda, the texts of which are before me, and are substantially in the language above given.? '. The function of the Cuban Parliament in the matter of "preparing" peace, and the manner of its doing' so, are not expressed in the Spanish memoran dum; but from General Woodford's ex planatory reports of preliminary discus sions preceding the final conference it is understood that the Spanish Government stands ready to give the insular Congress full powers to settle the terms of peace with the insurgents whether by direct ne gotiation or indirectly by means of legisla tion does not appear. With this last overture in the direction of immediate peace and its disappointing reception by Spain, the Executive was brought to the end of his effort. The President continues his message by making liberal extracts from his commu nication to Congress last December show ing the consistent stand he has taken; he also refers to the position taken by Presi dent Grant in 1875 as being in line with the present Executive's policy. The President then points out "the in convenience and positive danger of a rec ognition of belligerence, which, while adding to the already onerous burdens of neutrality within our own jurisdiction, could not in any way extend our influence or effective offices in tho territory of hostili ties." Recognition "Sot Wise. Nothing has Bince occurred, continues the President, to change my view in this regard and I recognize as fully now as then that the issuance of a proclamation of neutrality, by whiak process the so called recognition of belligerence is pub lished, could, of itself, and unattended by other action, accomplish nothing to ward the one end for which we labor: tho Instant pacification of Cuba and the ces sation of the misery .that afflicts the island. Turning to the question of recognizing at this time the independence of the pres ent insurgent government in Cuba, we find safe precedents in our history from an early day. They are well summed tip invPresi dent Jackson's message to Congres's, De cember 21, 1836, on the subject, of the re cognition of the independence of Texas. After quoting this document in full the President resumes: Nor from the standpoint of expedience do I think It would be wise or prudent for this government to recognize at the pres ent time the Independence of the so-called Cuban republic. T Such recognition is not necessary, in or der to enable the United States to inter vene and. pacify the, island. To commit this country now to the recognition of any particular government in Cuba might sub ject us to embarrassing conditions of international obligation towards the orgnnizatlon so recognized. - In case of intervention, our-, conduct would be subject to the approval or disap proval of such government; we would be required to submit to its direction, and to assume to it the mere relation of a friendly ally. When it shall appear hereafter that there i3 within the island a government, capable of performing the duties and dis charging the functions of a separate na tion, and having, as a matter of fact 4 the proper forms and attributes of nationality, such government can be promptly and readily recognized, and the relations and interests of the United States with such nation adjusted. Intervention. There remain the alternative forma of intervention to end the war, either as an impartial neutral by imposing a rational compromise between the contestants or as th active ally of the one party or the other. As to the first, it is not to be for gotten that during the last few months the relation of the United States has virtually been one of friendly intervention in many ways, each not of itself conclusive, but all tending to the exertion of a potential in fluence towards an ultimate pacific result lust and honorable to all Interests con cerned. Forcible Intervention Justified. The forcible intervmtion of the United States as a neutral, to stop the war, ac cording to the large dictates of humanity and following many historical precedents where neighboring States have interfered Mormons In 2orthCarolina. So many stories have been heard of the growth) of Mormonism In North Carolina that a thorough investigation has been in" stituted. The result so far demonstrates that there are more Mormon missionaries at wark In the State than there are Presby terian "ministers, and that at the present rate of Increase the Mormon communicants and churches will soon outnumber those of the Presbyterian Church. J Chaplain Chidwick Promoted. Father Chid wick, Chaplain of the Maine, who has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant, has received orders assigning to ehack the hopeless sacrifice of life pf Internecine conflicts beyond their borders, Is justifiable oa rational grounds, it in volvesj however, hostile constraint upon both the parties to tha contest, as well as to enforce a truce as to guide the eventual settlement. The grounds for such intervention are" then briefly summarised! Eecause of tho duty we owe to humanity the protection wo owe to our citizens, the loss of trade and, lastly, because the present condition is a constant menace to our peace, compel ling ns to keep on a semi-war footing with a nation with, which we are at peace i The Maine Tragedy. j, These? elements of danger and disorder already pointed out bate been strikingly illustrated by a tragic event which has deeply and Justly moved the American people. I have already transmitted to Congress the report of the Naval Court of Inquiry on the destruction of the battle ship Maine, in the harbor of Havana, dur ing the night of the 15th of February. The destruction of that noble vessel has filled the national heart with inexpressible hor ror. Two hundred and fifty-eight brave sailors and marines and two officers of our Navy, reposing in the fancied security of a friendly harbor, have been hurled to death, grief and want brought to their homes, and sorrow to the Nation. The naval court of inquiry, which.it Is needless to say, commands the unqualified confidence of the "government, was unani mous In its conclusion that the destruction of the Maine was caused by an exterior ex plosion; that of a submarine mine. It did not. assume to place the responsibility. That remains to be fixed. What the Maine's Destrnction Proved. In any event the destruction of the Main, by whatever exterior cause, is a patent and impressive proof of a state of things in Cuba that is intolerable. That condition is thus shown to be such that the Spanish government cannot assure safety and security to a vessel of the American navy 1 in the harbor of Havana on a mission of peace and rightfully there. Further, referring in this connection to taceat diplomatlo correspondence, a di3patch from our Minister to Spain, of the 26th ultimo, contained the statement that the Spanish Minister for Foreign Af fairs assured him positively that Spain will do ail that the highest honor and justice required in the matter of tho Maine. The reolv above referred to of the 31st ultimo also contained an expression of the readi ness of Spain to submit to an arbitration all tho differences which can'arise in this matter, which is subsequently explained bvthe note of the Spanish Minister at Washington of the 10th inst., as follows: Offered to Arbitrate. As to the question of fact which spring! from the diversity of views between the re port of the American and Spanish Boards, Spain proposes that the fact be ascertained bv an impartial investigation by experts, whose decision Spain accepts in advance. . To this I hav . made no reply. (Mr. MeKinley continues by making further extracts from communications to Congress on the subject by Presidents Grant and Cleveland and concludes his message by saying: -The Failure of Spain in Cuba. : The long trial has proved that the object for which Spain has waged the war cannot be attained. The fire of insurrection may flame or may smoulder with varying sea sons, but it has not been, and it is plain that it cannot be, extinguished by present methods. The only hope of relief and re pose from a condition which can no longer be endured is the enforced pacification of ICuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endan gered American Interests, which give up the right and the duty to speak and to act, tho war in Cuba must stop." Recommendations. In view of these facts and of these con siderations I ask the Congress to authorize and empower the President to take meas ures to secure a full and final termination of hostilities between the government of Spain and the people of Cuba, and to se cure in the island the establishment of a stable government capable of maintain ing order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and-tranquilllty and the security of its citizens as well as our own, and to use the military and naval forces of the United States as may be necessary for these purposes. And in the interest of humanity and to aid in preserving tho lives of the starving people of the island.I recommend that tha distribution of food and supplies be con tinued, and that an appropriation be made out of the public treasury to supplement tho charity of our citizens. The issue is now with the Congress. It is a solemn responsibility. I have exhaust ed every effort to relieve the intolerable con dition of affairs which i3 at our doors. Pre pare to execute every obligation imposed upon me by theconstitution and the law, I await your action. Yesterday, and since the preparation of the foregoing message, official information was received by me that the latest decree of the Queen Eegent of Spain directs Gen-, eral Blanco, in" order to prepare and facili tate peace, to proclaim a suspension of hostilities, the duration and details of which have not yet been communicated to me. This fact, with every other pertinent consideration, will, I am sure, have your just and careful attention in the solemn deliberations upon which you are about to enter. If this measure attains a successful re sult, then our aspirations as a Christian, peace-loving people will be realized. If it fails, it will be only another justification for our contemplated action. William McKinlet. Executive Mansion, April 11, 1898. CONGRESS HEARS THE MESSAGE. a, a - i. i.i . In Compliance With the President's Wishes it Was Referred. Washington, D. C. (Special). Long be fore daylight the 6teps leading to the Capitol Building were crowded. All knew that Congress was not to convene unt; noon, but all were anxious to find seats iu the public galleries and were willing to wait for houra, that they might have a chance to get into the building and hear the momentous message read. The members had not got more than comfortably settled in their places when it was announced. The galleries were packed as they never" have been before at any time since the acute stage of the crisis developed. : In the Senate and House, while the long expected document was being read there was a death-like silence, more eloquent than even the wildest outbursts of enthusi asm. i The President has expressed the desire to members of the Foreign Affairs Commit tees of the Senate and House that the mes sage be not immediately acted upon, but that it should be formally referred to the Committees. His wishes" in this matter were complied with as soon a3 the reading of the document was concluded. Arthur Crumpler.'a colored man, of Bos ton, bora a slave, and now seventy-four years old, is poing to evening school. New Orleanc at Halifax. Halifax, Nova Scotia (By Cable). The United States ships New Orleans and San Francisco, from London, put in here Mon day morning, short of coal, after a stormy .passage of fourteen days. Tho San Fran cisco exchanged salutes with the Citadel. They sailed a? soon a3 they coaled. Balaclava Trumpet Sold. The trumpet upon which Trumpet Maj or Jov. of the Seventeenth Lancers, sounded the order for the charge of the Light Brig- r ade at Balaclava, with Joy s four medals, was sold at auction in London recently for $3750. . The Senate Adopts Strong Resolu tions to This Effect BY A VOTE OF 67 to 21. Its Voice Is for War Until the Spanish Flag is Furled In the Western Hem. isphere, and Furled Forever--The President Directed to Use the Land and Naval Forces to Carry tue Reso lution Into Effect. THE SENATE. April 16th. The Senate's voice is for war war until the saffron flag of Spain shall have been furled in the Western Hemisphere, and furled for ever. Its voice, too, is for the inde pendence of the infant republic of the gem of the Antilles. "Free Cuba and the independence of the island repub" lie" was the shibboleth of this bodj' throughout the four days' debate which ended tonight by the adoption of the following resolution: "Joint resolution for the re cognition of the independence of the people and republic of Cuba, demanding that the government of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the Presi dent of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect. "Whereas, The abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the island of Cub a so near our own borders, havefshocked the moral sense of the people of the United States; have been a disgrace to Christian civiliza tion, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a United States battleship with 266 of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana, and cannot longer be endured, as has been set forth by the President of the United States in his message to Con-'j gress of April 11, 1898, upon which the action of Congress was invited, therefore, Resolved. By the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. "First, That the people of the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be free and in dependent and that the govern ment of the United States hereby recognizes the republic of Cuba as the true and law ful government of that island. "Second, That it is the duty of the United States to demand and the government of the United States does hereby de mand that the government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and; government in Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters. "Third, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby directed and empow ered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States, to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect. "Fourth, That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to ex ercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over said island, ex cept for the pacification there of; and assert their determina tion when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people." The yea and nay vote on the resolu tions is as follows, as well as an analysis of how the different political parties voted: Teas Allen, Bacon, Baker, Berry, Bate, Cannon, Carter, Chandler, Chil ton, Clark, Clay. Cockrell, Cullom, Daniel, Davis, Deboe, Faulkner, Frye, Gallinger, Gear, Gorman. Gray, Haus brough, Harris, Heitfield, Jones, of Arkansas; Jone3, of Neva da; Kenney, Kyle, .Lodge, Lind say, McEnery, McLaurin, Mallory, Mantle, Martin, Mason,MiIls, Mitchell, Money, Morgan, Murphy, Nelson, Pasco, Penrose, Perkins. Pettigrew, Pettus, Proctor, Quay, Rawlins, Roach.Shoup, Smith, Stewart, Teller, Thurston, Till man, Turley, Turner, Turpie, Test, War ren, Wilson, Wolcott-67. Nay s Aldricb, All ison, Burrows, Caf fery, Elkins, Fairbanks, Hale, Han do, Hawlev, Hotr, McBride, McMilllan, Morrill, Piatt, of Connecticut; Piatt, of New York; Pritchard, Sewell, Spooner, Wellington, Wetmore, White 21. Yeas: Piepublicans, 24; Democrats, 31; Populists, 7; Silver Republicans, 5; total, 67. Nays: Kepublicans, 19; Democrats, 2; total, 21. No less then twenty-five Senators ad dressed themselves to the momentous question under consideration duriDg the day, and while underj the rule elaborate arguments were impossible, the speeches were characterized by an impassioned force and eloquence rarely heard in or out of the halls of the American Congress. CROP UK PORT. The Season of 1898 Opened Quit Favorable in North Carolina. U.S. Departmientment of Agriculture. ) Climate- ror Bu'ietin of Weather Bureau i North Carolina Sec, for Week Ending J Monday, April 11th, 1893. The crop season of 183S opened quite favorably in . North. Carolina. ; Winter and spring were uncommonly fine for farm work, which made rapid progress, and the warm, dry weather advanced vegetation rapidly towards the end of March, when nearly all fruit trees were in bloom. The weather during the week ending Monday April 11th, was very unfavora ble on account of the freeze Wednesday moruing, and frosts on subsequent dates. The temperature was more tbau ten degrees per day below tho normal. The rain fall on the 5th av eraged over an .inch. The amount of sunshine was deficient and growth of vegetation slow. Notwithstanding se l iousMamage to fruit, a large percentage remains uninjured irr many counties. Strawberries are safe. The injury to truck crops was not so serious as an ticipated. Eastern District. The entire week was cool and unfavorable, stopping growth of vegetation and delaying farm work to some extent. The rainfall on the oth averaged over an inch through-; out tho di&trict and was followed by; freezing weather Wednesday morning: with formation of thin ice as far south as Southport. Frost occurred subse-i queutly every morning to the 9tb. The: damage to fruit, especially peaches,! pear3 and plums, is thought to be con-i siderable, but conservative reporters estimate such still uninjured over large sections. Strawberries were generally protected and escaped almost uninjured, though ripening has been retarded. The greatest damage probably occurred truck crops; ' beans were de stroyed; peas and Irish potatoes hurt, : some early corn was also cut down. Farm werk is well advanced, and started up again the latter part of the week. Much progress has been made in planting corn, potatoes and rice; ground is nearly ready for cotton. Oats and wheat look well; tobacco plants are of good size. The strawberry crop is large and fine and earliest shipments took place this week. j Central- District. Tho weather during tho Week was very cold for April with a daily deficiencj7 averaging over ton degrees. Ice formed on several nights. After the general rain on the oth, ground was too wet to plow uutil the latter part, but farm work is better advanced than usual, and much land is ready for cotton and corn. Frosts on four days injured all early blooming , fruit, especially peaches, but over many counties, including the Southern Pines section, the damago has not been se rious, and the general prospects are still fair. Grapes and strawberries; are uninjured. Early garden vegetables, and Irish potatoes where up, were damaged. Cotton lands are being pre pared rapidly and some planting is be ing done in extreme South portion. Planting corn is progressing rapidly. Young corn was badly nipped by frost. Wheat, rye and oats are generally re ported as doing very well, but some reports indicate checked growth and yellowing. Tobacco plants are small but plentiful. Planting gardens, truck patches and bedding sweet potatoes go ing on. r Western District. Warm dry weather during March advanced vege tation considerabl3"in the Western Dis trict and enabled farmers to push work well in advance. The past week was very cold and unfavorable with forma tion of ice on 6th to 8th. The rain on the 5th and subsequent cold weather stopped farm work, so that not much plowing or planting was done this week. A little corn has been put in, but no cotton. The freeze damaged peaches, cherries and plums seriously, but much remains uninjured, and apples and pears are still thonght to be 6afe. In some counties the freeze damaged wheat, spring oats and clover; the wheat acreage is large, and crops, generally ex ce '.lent. Early vegetables including' okra, beans, garden corn and Irish potatoes were cut down. Many Irish potatoes have been planted and sweet potatoes bedded. Growth of vegetation is slow. TAR DRIPPINGS. It seems quite sure now that Kaleigh will get the army post. Governor Bussell has acceptod L. C. Caldwell's resignation as chairman of the Railway Commission. The S. A. L. and Southern railroads have filed their exceptions to the Rail road Commission's last order regarding mileage books. Julian S. Carr and Washington Duke make a gift of a cottago each to the negro sanitarium for consumptives at Southern Pine3. j Prof. D. H. Hill, of theAgricultural and Mechanical College at Raleigh, will write the history of the North Caro lina soldiers in the war the work which J udge Avery had to abandon. A corps of eight United States army engineers ha3 commenced to'mine the mouth of the Capo Fear river and its approaches in front of Fort Caswell, which protects the city of Wilmingtou. Lump Sizemore, living near Walker town attempted to commit suicido by cutting his throat with a razor. II? lost nearly a gallon of blood before a physician was obtained. Sizemore has a wife and two or three children. . The cause of the rash act is said to bo that he heard a report that war had been declared between the United States and Spain, and rathor than take the risk of goinsr to war he preferred to take his own life. Win ston correspondent Char lotte Observer. ifrin Will It is Completed and is to Raise Over $100 000.000 Per Year. TEA AND COFFEE TAXED. Beer, Tobacco, Cigars, Stocks, Checks, ratent Medicines, Tele graph Messages and ICxpre ss Pack ages, All to Pay Tribute. Washington (Special. ) The Repub lican members of the ways and means committee of the House have practical ly completed the preparation of the rev enue measure, which will be, passed to raise revenue sufficient to prosecute the war. The members propose that the present generation shall bear the bur dens of the war, and proceeding upon that theory, they have prepaid a bill that will raise between $100,000,000 and $120,000,000 additional revenue per an num. lhe bill will provide for an additional tax of SI per barrel upon beer. Unman ufactured tobacco and snuff the inter nal revenue tax will be increased from 0 to 12 cents. The increase on cigars and cigarettes has. not been absolutely CONStJL-GESriEAL FITZHTJO H LEB. (The New York World says he will probably lead the American forces in Cuba.) fixed, but it probably will be 31 on all classes. The proposition which the Senate placed on tho tariff bill, but which went out in conference, to tax all stocks and transfers of corporations, is embodied in the measure. It includes a stamp tax on all checks, drafts and all instruments of business; (mortgages, loans and bonds); a tax on patent and proprietary medicines and a tax on tel egraph massages and express packages i3 also incorporated in the bill. This scheme of taxation is estimated to raise 35,000,000. The tax on proprie tary and patent medicines will be 2 cents on packages or bottles retailing at 25 cents or under, and 4 cents on those retailing at above that price. The tax on telegraph messages will be 1 cent on all messages which cost 25 cents or less, and 2 cents on all above 25 cents. A duty of 10 cents per pound is placed upon tea, and 3 cents por pound on coffee. Bottled waters are to bear a tax sim ilar to patent medicines. For tho press ing needs of the government the Secre tary of the Treasury is given the gen eral power to issue certificates of in debtedness pa-able in one year, and to bear not to exceed 3 per cent interest. The Secretary of tho Treasury is also authorized to ' borrow on the credit of the government bv popular sub scription a loan of $500,000,000. This loan is to be placed' through the post offices of ther country, the sub-Trens-uries and government depositories, in low rate bonds, which are to be sold at par. They are to bear 3 per cent, in terest and to be redeemable after five years, at the option of the government, and to b3 due in twenty years. The principal aad interest are to be payable in coin. 3IOB ATTACKS A CONSULATE. Tore Down the Shield With the United States Arms. At Malaga, Spain, there was a se rious disturbance on thel6tb, resulting in an atteck upon tho United States consulate. The demonstration begun with the parading of email crowds through the streets, shouting patriotic cries, but a mob eventually gath ered and attacked the United States consulate. Stones were thrown and one of the mob leaders procured a ladder, tre down the shield, having upon it the arms cf the United States aud dragged it along the street. Senor Capdepon, Minister of the Interior, bss instructed the prefect of Magaia to give the American consul satisfaction, and to arrest the ringleaders of tho out break. p War News Notes The strength of the United States army now includes about 2,503 officers and 25,000 men, about half the Spanish strength. The Wilmington (N. C.) Messenger say3 the merchants report that the pros pect of war with Spain is knocking tho spots out of business. A Havana, Cuba, special 6ays the sentiment here is that the sooner the first shotis fired the better. The Spanish minister, Senor Polo, on the 17th, closed a charter for an American stearnor of the Plant line, which will carry practical lv the entire Spanish colony of Tamiia- la., to Ha vana. No man who says a word against Poet Laureate Austin Is a friend of the human race. Austin Isn't writing any poetry at alL end very little verse. -1 WAR JOTES. Arrangements Being Made to Mo bilize Troops at Chlckaiunugn Park. At the War Department at Washing ton, on the IStb, completo a: r:ago menta were made for tbo imu :d:nto mobilization of the entiro military forco of the government at the Chickamauga National Park; at tho first signs of trouble. It is expected, in tae of ne cessity, o call will bo issued for ubovjt 40,000 troops, preferably from tho Na tional Guard of Iho different State anl Territories, in the event that the u;r policy contemplates tho invasion cf Ca lx the army may be icciesed to 10.', 000 men. Of this the regular troops and the National Guard will Mgreatu about 55,000 men, and the remainder will be made up of volunteer. Gen eral Miles' plan is to mobiiiz seven teen of the twenty-fiveTegiments of in fantry and five of the ten regiments of cauafry at the Chickamauga Park as speedily as possible, 'j The St. Louis and the St. Paul, of the American Line steamship, havo been transferred to the United States. They will be armed and made ready for service within thirty days. Tho amount paid for these two ships is said to bo in the neighborhood of $5,000,000. The Cuban junta at Kingston, Ja mrica, has offered to render the Ameri can government all services posaiblo iu the event of war with Spain. Tho juu ta particularly offers tho services of skilled pilots, who know every inch cf the Cuban coast. A cablegram from Madrid, Spain, cf tho 18th Bays the cabinet alter discuss ing the message of President McKiuley last tight declared it unwarranted med dling. The attitude of interference ofv the United States as expressed, in .the message is incomparable with the sov ereignty and rights of Spain. The cabinet further declared that Spain would admit of no interference, and that the Spanish government i unalterably determined to uphold its national right. A member of the cab inet said that Spain was calmly await ing further developments; that Spain i: not called upon to uct uutil President McKiuley's recommendations become concert acts. ( 'Jim minister of war reported on tho mobilization of the land forces. J 'xtrn ordinary precautions for war aro briug taken and money has been otcd to complete the fortifications at Porto Rico. 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