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JL. XXXI. NO. 30. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1893. 1.00 PER YEAR. SPAIN'S FEEBLE EFFORT ' AT BLUFF. Trying to Frighten Our Govern ment into a Compromise. OUR FLAG LOWERED BY GEI. LEE Spain Grants the Cubans an Armistice of Five Days on Conditions Which Our Government Cannot Accept, and Threatens Us With Combination of European Powers-- -Consul General Lee Leaves Havana Blanco's Discourteous Treatment of the Consul General The President Stands by His Message as Al ready Written. Madrid, April 9.-3:15 p. m A visit of the foreign ambassadors to Senor Gullon, minister of foreign, affairs, re sulted in a meeting of the cabinet at wheih a decision was reached to grant an armistice to the insurgents in Cuba. 6 p. m. United States Minister Wood ford h!as been officially 'informed that the Spanish government today tele graphed to the pope that, in view of "his urgent request, fortified today hy a visit from the representatives in Mad rid of the six great powers, they (the Spanish government) have telegraphed to General Blanco in CuUi, instructing Mm to issue am armistice proclamation tomorrow, the duration of the armistice to be as he desires. General Woodford lias no information relative to the 'with drautil of the American warships. This afternoon 'General Woodford paid a visit to Senor Gullon, 'mtatisfcer of for eign affairs. The general opinoin this evening is that today's events settle atis'fajcitorily the first 'steps of the Spanish -American difficulty 'and in sures peace. 7:15 p. nr. The minksters upon being questioned by the reporters refused to gvie any information regarding the negotiations, but it is understood tlhey are 'based 'upon tan armistice and the withdrawal of the 'American squladrons from Cu'ba and the Philippines. If the war is not concluded immediately, the United States is to withdraw all moral and material support from the insur genlts. It is lelieved thht the presentation of President 'McKinley's message to congress will be again postponed, The Bpocha thinks, Tin til Friday next PI1 'Oorreo (official) says: "While 'America asked for an armiistice, Spain refused; 'but to the voice of Europe and the pope; even Spain, without dishonor, may accept the 'arrangements pro posed in the interests of peace." 'London, April 10. Special dispatches from 'Madrid, received1 this morning, pay that Senor Gullon. the foreign min ister, having received important tele grams from Washington, immiediately went to the residence of Senor Sagas ta, the 'premier, where a protracted in terview was had. Senor Gullon then went to the palace, where a cabinet council 'was held and the prime -mlnisiter imparted tihe contents of the telegrams, lie said 'that the ambassadors olf the powers had asked Spain to grant an (armistice with a view of allowing ne gotiations for a (settlement of the whole question. The council h'al a long and anxious discussion, during which 'Senor Sagas ta -went out and consulted with the queen-regent and it was finally decided to grant an armistice which should last five days upon the following conditions: That t'he United States should immedi ately cease to lend moral and material aid to the Cu'ban insurgents; that the American squadron in the vicinity of Cuba should be withdrawn and that the American war vessels near the Philippine islands also should be with drawn. If the United States decline these conditions it is declared that the pow ers will openly lend their support to Spain. The correspondent in 'Madrid of a ,3iews agency here says that if the in surgents shall not have laid down their arms by the end of five days, the war will be resumed and Spain will receive the moral support of the powers. Madrid. April 10. 1:15 a. m. -General Correa. minister of war, after the coun cil, which lasted two hours, said to th?. correspondent of the Associated Presc. "We yielded to the great powers, granting what we had refused to th United States." LEE LEAVES HAVANA. Havana, April 9. 'Holy Saturday was generally observed at all the chuhes. The services began at 10 o'clock with bell-ringing accompanied by cannon salutes from the fortress of The Royal Is the highest grade baking powder kaown. Actual tests show it goes one third farther than amy other brand. Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKING PCWOER CO., NEW YORK. ' the Calbanas. Later on the Cuban capital resumed the ordinary run of business. The news of the American1 consuls leaving their posts spread rapidly about the city and produced considerable surprise. But the Spaniards say the fact of the consuls leaving has not produced the effect which the friends of the insurgents are alleged to have expected. At 10 o'clock this morning Consul General Lee-, accompanied (by British Consul Gollan called on Gen eral Blanco to bid him good bye. The governor general was very 'busy and could not receive General Lee. The American Hag 'Upon the consulate building has Ibeen taken down by con sular employees. 9:35 p. m.. At 1 o'clock this afternoon Consul General Lee, accompanied by his staff, boarded the dispatch boat Fern and Consuls 'Springer and Barker went on fboard at 5 o'clock. The Machina Wharf, where they embarked, was crowded with curious persons, but no discourtesy was shown the officials. At 5:30 o'clock the American vessels began leaving port. The Spanish tug Susie towed out the schooner James H. Dudley which arrived here on Thurs day last from Pensa'cola with lumber but did not discharge her cargo. The steamer Evelyn followed with r.bout fifty passengers and after her came the Olivette with 247 passengers, among whom were Miss Clara Barton and the other representatives of the Red Cross Society who have 'been en gaged in relief work in the island. She was followed iby the Bache with ten passengers and last of all came the Fern which left at 6 o'clock, having on board Consul General Lee, Consuls Springer and 'Barker, Consul Clerks Fosca, Doiz and Drain, Correspondents Johnston, Pepper, Redding, Akert, Franke, Dunning, Nichols and Scovel, Messrs. G. Lawton ChiWs and William La w ton. Th e Fern is commanded by Lieutenant Commander Sawyer, En sign Powelson was also on board. There was shipped today by the steamer Orizaba, $429,000 in French rnvi fnrr Nw York. El Correo asserts that sixteen elec tors from the sulburb Chavez, who vot ed at the last election, left today, hav ing been supplied with passports as American citizens. FAINT 'HOPE OF PEACE. (Washington, April 9. President Mc Kimley received a table dispatch from Minister Woodford at Madrid tonight, announcing that the. Spanish govern ment had granted an armistice for Cu ba. In making this announcement, Mr. Woodford conveyed It is a piece of news in which this country was vitally interested, but not as an official com munication from the Spanish govem memt to this government. 'None the less, it conveyed the essential fact that (Spain had conceded' what t'he powers of Europe and the pope had for many days been urging upon her, and that the concessions dispelled for the mo ment the darkness of the war clouds and fbrough't in their stead whalt was regarded as at least a faint hope of a peaceful solution of the pending diffi culty. PRESIDENT'S POLICY NOT CHANGED. The receipt of this new has not, how ever, resulted in any change of the ad ministration programme relative to sending the message to congress. It was authoritatively announced tcnight that it was the intention of the presi dent to send his messag'e to congress on Monday. Whether he will make any addition to the message, referring to the proposed armistice !by Spain, could not be ascertained definitely . It is (scarcely to be doubted, however, that a development of this character would receive attention at the president's hands, although it could not "be learned tonight that this attention will be mjr than a recital of the facts. After con ferences at the White house tonight, gentlemen who are in the confidence of the president expressed the belief that the grant of armistice would nt materially change the policy as al ready matured. One of the -gentlemen who had a long conference' with the president tonight expressed the opinion that the propos ed armistice tended materially toward a peaceful solution of 'the Cuban ques tion, although he declined to venture even a suggestion as to haw th" propo sition would be received by centres.?. 'The '.Maine incident will still be left for solution," said he, "and that is the question upon which congress and the country are at the present moment ex ceedingly sensitive." Word that the armistice had been granted by Spain spread , rapidly through all official and diplomatic quar ters and aroused great interest and ac tivity throughout the evening. The first word as to Spain's conces sion came to "Monsignor (Martinelli, the papel delegate, at 6:30 o'clock p. m., and announced from the Vatican that the papal mincio had been advised that an armistice was granted. Mon signor iMartinelli sent for Archbishop Iretond and shortly after the message from the Vatican wnas repeated by tele phone to the White bouse. 'About the same time the dispatch from Minister Woodford was received. Singularly, the Spanish minister, Senor Polo, had received no advices from Madrid up to midnight. M. Cambon, the French am bassador, who has been formost in urg ing the pacific influence of the powers, was also without direct official noti fication. At all the embassies and le gations, however, the armistice was ac cepted Us an accomplished fact and there' was mutual congratulations In diplomatic quarters over this result and the expression of belief that it was an augury of peace. SPAIN'S CONDITIONS. t The exact terms of the armistice are felt to be the most essential feature of Spain's concession. At the outset it was supposed to be an unconditional grant of armistice. Later, however, the press advices from 'Madrid and London stated conditions of a very ma terial character. If these condtiOTiS prove to be accurate, they will doubt less complicate the situation here and leave the crisis quite as acute as it has been at any time heretofore. A cabinet officer said recently that the ad ministration had never considered the proposition of withdrawing the Ameri can fleet from Key West. And while this was some days ago, it is not be lieved that such a proposition would meet with any serious consideration. The fact that Spalin has grantted this armistice as the result of influence ex erted by the great powers of Europe and the pope leads to much conjecture as to (how far 'the material influences of the powers will be given in support of Spain, now that she has yielded to their earnest solicitation. It has hnm understood thus far that tihe movement of the powers was purely disinterested and neutral, but the press dispatches from abroad indicate that Spain's yield ir.g to these continental influences had established a closer bond! Chan had hitherto existed. Assistant Secretary Day was non committal tonight on the armistice granted by Spain and refused to discuss it or the bearing it would have on the situation in any way. "With the conditions suggested by Spain, it is felt here that a new and even graver crisis may arise. Com'ng late at night, there is no oppor-.ua'fy lo ;udge how the 'Spanish condi:ons will be received by congress, but in view of the sentiments of the senate and house, it is felt that the conditions proposed by Spain may accentuate the feeling already existing there. WAR PREPARATIONS CONTINUED The military and naval preparations Continued with unabated activity and stragetic experts are formulating pros pective plans of campaign. It seems to 'bo the accepted view among these ex perts that it will not he necessary to extend the campaign Ibeyond the is land of Cuba, unless IS'paln assumes an aggressive attitude, in which case the operations olf the United States mili tary and naval forces will -be extended 'to Che 'Spanish possessions of . Port o Rico, the 'Philippines, the Canaries and possibly Spain itself. It is Che ,ppini n, however, that the fighting will not extend far beyond Cuba and iCuhan wa ters, and that after the United States gets control of iCuiba, hostilities would not be prolonged. This view, however, leaves out the fact that after fighting once begins it cannot be foretold how far it will go and the government is preparing for any emergency. WOODFORD GIVEN FULL DISCRE TION. Washington, April 9. It is said at the state department that United States Minister Woodford at Madrid has not been actually recalled, but has teen given full discretion to govern his movements by the progress of events at the Spanish capital. CONSULS TO LEAVE SPAIN AT WILL. Permission has been given Iby the state department to the United States consuls in Spain to leave that country if they so desire pending the threaten ed severance of all diplomatic rela tions between Spain and this country. SPANISH WARSHIPS SAILS. Two of the Spanish cruisers which have been left with the fleet at Cadiz have left that place for the Cape de Verde islands where one of the torpedo fleet is rendezvoused. These two ves sels are the Cristotool Colon and the Infanta Maria Teresa, both armored cruisers. GEORGIA STRENGTHENING HER MILITIA. Atlanta, Ga., April 9. An order was issued today by the acting adjutant general of Georgia, Captain Oscar K. Brown, to increase the enlistment of all companies in tfie state guard. The instructions to the commanders are to set aside the company rules requiring a period of probation in the case of ap plicants for enlistment. The effect of the order from the adjutant general is to raise the state guard to 6,000 men. There are now about 3,000 white troops and in ohedience to these instructions the total number of men will aggre gate 6,000. This is exclusive of offi cers. The governor has received a letter from the war department at Washing ton stating that in the event the Georgia troops are called into active service, they will be properly armed and equipped by the federal govern ment. Information was received at the de partment headquarters today to the effect that two companies of the Tweny fifth Infantry will immediately, on their arrival at Chattannooga, proceed to Key West, Fla., in command of a lieutenant colonel. General Graham has issued an order naming a court-martial to meet at Fort Mcintosh, Texas, on April 13th for the trial of such prisoners as may be brought before i:. San Francisco, April 9. Captain Moser and Lieutenant Garret leLt for Norfolk navy yard today. The captain will take charge of the Mayflower and Lieutenant Garret will have tempor ary charge of the receiving ship at the Norfolk navy yard. TO FAVOR INTERVENTION ALONE Washington, April 9. -No longer ap pears to 'be VIoutted that the senate foreign relations committee will change its verdict on the method of recogniz ing Cuba Independence, so as not to in clude the present government of the in surgents and to practically make the declaration one for intervention only, if the president represents thi necessity for thus limiting the official action of the country. OUR NEW VARSHIPS SAIL. Weymouth. Eng., April 3. The Unit ed States cruiser Topeka (formerly the Diogenes.) and the United States torpedo boat Somers, sailed today for the United States. THE FLEET STILL AT KEY WEST. Key West, Fla,. April 10. The fleet has not moved, and shows no signs of dAng so. ENGLISH SYMPATHY Strongly DUylayed In JTavor of -the United State on Her Contention With Spain (Copyright by Associated Press.) London, April 9. If anything was wanting to confirm the European he lief that the Cuban crisis has reached an impasse from which there is no is sue "but war, or the hauling down of the Spanish flag, it has been found in I 'resident 'McKinley's reply to the am lassadbrial note, presented at Wash ington on Thursday last, so strikingly reasserting the determination mat there is only one way to prevent the United States intervening to end the intolerable situation. As a matter of fact, no confirmation was wanted, for Europe's only real hope of a peaceful solution of the ques tion was 'based on the belief that when they, realized the futility of the high strung talk about their honor, the Spaniards will accept the alternative and surrender. Great Britian has noth ing to thank Srain for. Whenever I commercial questions have been raised I , x . M J f. . 1 A. - A. .ireat oniian nas uunu Dia,:Ti ousu uti ive, intractable and arbitrary, as the United States finds her today; and the medium of sympathy found in some quarters is simply a sort of sentimen tal pity at the fact that Spain should be deprived of her last great colony. One of the few discordant notes in the paeon of sjmpathy with the aims of the United States comes from a quar ter it was least expected from. The Freeman's Journal, the organ of the Irish national leader, Mr. John Iillon, a paper claiming to represent the Irish party, after flat footedly expressing the hope that Spain will win in the expect ed war, says: "In our opinion, the United States would he better employ ed helping Spain to make autonomy a success, rather than in forcing a de plorable war. The latest advices show the Americans do not want to deliver Cuba to the Cubans." The Irish independent league has protested against this pro-Spanish de claration and has passed a resolution of sympathy with the United States, repudiating the declaration of The Freeman's Journal. During the course of a conversation, a high official of the British foreign offce said: "The president's policy is statesmanlike and essentially ' hu mane, and while we may view appre hensively the ultimate results to Amer ica herself of the necessity for intro ducing order in the .government of Cuba, the solution of insufferable scan dal will not tbe too dearly purchased at the cost of war. The maleficent rule of Spain in Cuba has got to end now, for neither America nor any one else will trust her promises, so often broken, especially after the tell-tale corre spondence which resulted in the recall of Senor Dupuy de Lome. "Neverthe r?r? 'tVia. forpie-n office official. America has taken up an unenviable task. After driving out the Spaniards she will have ; to send troops to crusn the Cuhans who are rebels at heart, and who will not submit tamely to any form of government which will deprive them of their occupation of fighting.." Base Bali Richmiond, Va., 'April 9. '1And now we'll lick poor Tale," was the refrain of a song sung toy the students who constituted the rooter's brigade from the University of Virginia here today. They did lick "'poor Yale," too.and 'bad ly at that, for the, sons of Old Eli could not hit Summersgill, Virginia's great twirler, and thereby hangs a tale Sum mersgill was the whole thing. He was not given any support to speak of, but he did not seem ro rely upon support. He just pitched ball from start to finish, and he and Hill, the clever lit tle "varsity" catcher, played the game toy themselves. Yale's heavy batters essayed to hit him and made vigorous staJbs at the horse hide as delivered by him, but when they made the stabs the ball wa!s somewhere else, usually in Hill's hands. As a result, nine men were struck out. In the seventh inn ing ,the Yale team began to abuse Um pire Berts ,and one of the Elis on the coaching line went so far as to accuse him of dishonesty. Betts ordered him from the line, but he refused to go and his captain instructed him to delay the umpire. Then Betts. after waiting a minute, as provided by thee rules, for his order to be obeyed, awarded the game by the score of 9 to 0. The two teams surrounded him and besoubht him to reconsider and recall h'i3 decis ion, .but he refused, and then they de cided to continue the game. They ask ed lietts to continue to umpire, tout again he very properly refused and left the field. Coniff.of the Richmond team, was substituted, and the game was continued through the eighth in ning, Virginia, however, increased her lead by two runs, Yale being still un able to hti Summersgill, and the game ended with the Virginians victorious by a ecore of 6 to 3. The score: TC H E Virginia -.3 0 01 0 0 0 2 6 8 4 Yale 00 0000 3 03 5 2 Batteries Summersgill, Hill; Sulli van and Hall. Petersburg. Va,, April 9 The Cham pions had Richmond shut out up to the ninth Inning today when the latter , scored four runs, winning the game. J The score R II E ' (Boston 01000010 02 7 2 Richmond 00000004 t 9 1 Batteries Klobedanz. Hickman, Wil lis, Bransfield and Yeager; Chesbroand Vigneux. Greensboro. X. C, April 9. Oakridge institute 14; John Hopkins university 6. (Norfolk. Va., April 9. Norfolk 21; Catholic University of Washington 3. Spring humors, tooils. pimples, erup tions, sores, may be completely cared by purifying the blood with Hood's j i&axsaparilla. , , , . v . , GERMANY'S ATTITUDE Toward the Illipano American Cootro ry SpIu Anxiety for Knropn Id terTcntion Emprr William' IropHd Vlilt to tha Holy Land (Coyprighted by Associated Prt-s.O BerKn, April 9. A!l news of the HL r.mo -American crista la cx.xlously watched in "Germany, as The opening of actual hostilitv: Is expvtKJ, and German commercial interes:, espe cially are 4n volved. The newsaporj, although still hoping that poac? will not be broken, are beginning to Jicusa the probable effect of wur vim trade. Public opinion is much dividAl, many of the papers expressing the opinion that the United States ought to le sat isfied with the concesidojvs Spain is offering, others declaring, however, that the United States Is right in de manding the absvlute independence of Cuba as the only means of preventing a recurrence of the disturlances and quieting the just indignation in Amer ica at Spanish misrule. Hardly anybody in serious p;llr"cal circles doubts thai war is coming, the pouits at issue being deemed lrn-oon-cilable, although every paper docs full Justice to President McKinley's mode ration and evident desire for pac. The national conservative newspapers have taken the occasKm to point cut that in the event of war, Germany ought to s?eiee the opportunity to at tain objects which her politicians have been aiming at for years. The Wutcnc Zeitung, the leading organ of this par ty, expresses the hope that th Ger man foreign office is arranging t "'ap propriate Samoa, drive the Americans fro;n there tarrd take iM.s'sision of one or more of the Antilles, if possible the Danish islands, .is Germany, after Cu ba has become American or independ ent, -will require a coaling station in chose "waters for her navy und mer chant marine." It is learned at the foreign oftio bore that the CannanTaiba 'incident h is been sa'isfiatorily settled, Spain agreeing to pay 450,000 pesetas damages for tlv de struction of German property and the lives taken by the insurgents in that part of Cuba. In consequn.-o of ;!iis settlement the German 'warship Geier has been ordered to Brazil instead of going to Havana for the purpos? of collecting an indemnity and punishing "the perpetrators of the outrage. The newspapers, however, call uj-n the government to isend at least one war ship to protect Germany interests in case of hos til tries, and it is underst.iod the navy department has instrue'ted the officials at Kiel to send' vessels across the Atlantic. In the event of an outbreak the official attitude of Ger many will not be changed. Under no circumstances will she depart from the strictest neutrality. The Spanish am bassador here, Senor Mendenz de Vigo, made another attempt during the past week to secure Germany's intervention or mediation, While Emperor Francis Joseph, of Austria, renewed his per sonal and confidential (solicitations on the same .subject with Rmperor Wil liam. It is said on unexceptoinal au thority that the quen-regent is the initiator of the movement to enlist the pope in Spain's behalf and Emperor Francis Joseph aided her, but Emperor William warned thorn that the step was likely to meet -with the decided disapproval of the majority of Ameri cans. A diplomat at the Spanish em!l)asy in an interview said: "Spain is r;jady for war, if it comes. While it is true that a large number of the Sxanisn people are anxious for war, the govern ment is trying to avoid it. In the event of war the Spanairds can be dependl upon to stand by the queen-regent and young king, in spite of all the demo cratic conspiring which is going on. It would be cowardly for them to act otherwise. The yankee republic will find the present generation of Span iards as chivalrous as their forefath ers." Commander Willard H. Browns-m. the agent of the United States navy department in Europe, has leen given authority to issue instructions to all the United States naval attachces in Europe, according to the requirements of the situation. In fact, there is even a possibility that they may all Ijo re called home. On Strictly reliahle authority, it is learned that all the United States na val aftachees have -been ordered to end their negotiations for the purchase of warships, munitions of war, etc. The reason for this is that the time 1s regarded as too short to allow for the transportation of the purchases to the United States before war is declared. The same authority says heavy pur chases have been made of war material, the nature of which is kept a profound se?ret, but which, in the event of hos tilities, will play a most important role. A member of Emperor William's houehoki furnishes some Interesting details of his majesty's trip to Pales tine. He has finally decided to leave the empress hehind, her physdian for bidding horsetnack riding and on driv ing in Palestine is impossible, she had to relinquish her trip, much to her re gret. The emperor's programme, be sides the dedication of the German church at Jerusalem, in;luds laying the cornerstone of the German school, parsonage and hospital. The latter will be erected on the ruins of the 'Muristan, in the heart of JTusalem. A curious insect, called the mnnn raupe, is threateing the emperor fin estate at Rminten. A large section of the forest Is hopelessly ruined and the entire estate would have been laid t waste, but for the prompt measures itaken. A whole battalion of soldiers from Koenigsburg has been working for weeks past in destroying the insect. A great ??nation has been cause by the report showing that the nation al mortgage and credit society, of Stettin which is supervised by a royal commissioner, and patronized by the nobility and big land owners at the eastern provinces of Prussia, has be come practically bankrupt. It has oeeri horribly mismanaged. Sever iimuuus ui inarKs nave 'oeen lent on estates beyond their proper value. It is a great leap from the old fash ioned doses of blue-mass and nauseous physScs to the pleasant little pdlis known at DeWitt's little Early Risers. They cure constipation, ck headache aad Wiiousness. R. R. jBllamy. u 10 LET UP ON BUTLER W.J. BRYAN MAKES AN APPKAaW TO TI1K DEMOCRATS 1 HUAniWtjr for Harmony Among all FraSllr :irtnt-lryaa mm KaaaalB Prapo4 aa tha Iorati rraaWI0l Ticket t:PtloK Ortm lor MobHlaia 8 ata Troop-Ilottr Naw Flaw tka Peach Cro Chairman laid wall ta ba Suptnd4 ?MeionT-r Hurra a, , Iwa.lv Igh. N. C April 3L A prominent democrat here las wiwd n. lettvr from W. J. Ifiryani garbling th cormng camjiign In NortU Carolina. The letter i txol yl rraul public. One version U that it sruwirtaii that d'-ncraMc attack on &nntw HutUT ought to be Htopil- Today av distinguish dnorat tiiM thurt. tlw lettvr paid dcmcraLs and imHits ought t vt together in Nrrh Caro lina ; that this Is bekvg duu in the w:; that Senator Itutlcr Is tnMtrunren tal in vfftvting It; that failure to I'fTVd it hen would cmlarr.i?w th Mitu.Ulim when an effort 1 lnig muV to iwrf.-rt the arrangement, and that It k import ant to national uccew of th fn; ! ver is.ue that ft bo done. It H a. . Ti ed that the lotu-r got on t ay tnat Duller 'i.- tUing Ft-verrly atta-fcl fry the middle-of-the-riMd" populists for his s:r-nuus efforts to align the nIIvct men of all parties. The SeaUirl Air I,ine today llKxI except irc to tin raihv.iy mm in onKr regarding mi!eag Uok ntv.t. It is a.srted bnlay on high autlMri ty that t!ier is no d uiUht I,. IT. CaM wll will continue to b elMlrman wC th-? railway commission. (townror ltust-11 hot no grounds wh it ever for Fu.spending him nor for acreptln iho tender of his resignation. It is sal in letters from men of na tional prominence that !vinr;il I- is to lie made military governor rf Cu'lia. The fight 'letvecn the revenue uffl cers and moonshiners in Johnston uii ty nflght U fore lhst was a warm one. As many as thirty kIiols were vx'hajnc ed. One of the otllcers says h tettows the huvhshot of the josse founti aa mark. It has U-n many j-ears Kfnar the Johnston county moonshiners hwrre resisted officers. Thiir lawyers always advise them not to resist f they can the easier secure their acquittal. Tt is nnv reasrmably certain that Ra leigh will mndt an army post. I tetter news comes a.s to the safety cut peaches from frost, as far -wtwt aa State'ille. Then- aw now sixty-nine veteran In the eonfederate soldiers' home. Hdf are 'in favor of immediate war "Mirh iBpain and nine want to partkMinte in It. There is now not a single inmate of the hospital. Salisbury's aldermen have done unusual thing, in requesting a railway to alter its schedule, making the state ment that the leaving thne is l-nt tarly in the morning. Yesterday an Italian mother, who wits on hr way from M'isisHipi4 to Italy, gave her 12-year-old son to J. CT L. Bird, a lawyer of Marion, who the 1oy on the train and took a fancy to him. Jul tin 5. Can has made . nf eighty head of grown cattle and cxJvy. the average pric lxing J20 evtrsli. 'Auditor 'Avr has sewn-d all -Iitrial connections with Th.? Cauus-Um, JVn ator 1 tutor's paper. The very queer statement was mude today that some demoerats fi.-fv-e ruz gvsrel the placing of vemor lUw .s'ell as the candidate for vlee.preskhmt on the ticket with Bryan for iresi.vit. This was publicly stated last night. Iiut must 1 Inaccurate. The officials at military headquarter here were thLs mornin-g m the alert nr orvlers fivm the war department nnd also for the requ-st for the rinj.t'r f the slate guarrl, M-hich it waus announc ed were mailed yesterday. Destltnta Cnban ltfages In riorlI " 'Wa'ilngton. April Awlstane I ot7naster general Heath ha reeeVef a letter from Mrs. Florence V. Hwaln or Oeala, Fla.. rii'ctlng the condition or Cuban refugees in the extreme lower portion of our southern penfnaula. Mrs. w-ain Is the active head of the Method i.t Home Mission Society of KtorJ Ma. She a.'k8 that a rortlon of th n propriatlon for the succor of the reeon centrados of Cuba and the appropria tion which It Is vxpectM congress will make in the sam direction. hall he irt aIJe for the relief f refuse- now In Florida, an, dally arriving from ;u!k. fihe telieves there 1 as Kreat nereastty for charity among .the refuge Cubans In Florida as among tifoso who ar In their native country, and nays If It Is not practical for conjrres to make iroviiorr of this character, fho appeals to tho charitable reopIe of the country for pri vate contributions and ak that Ihejr In addressed to Mrs. J. If. Dorsey. yl Flor ida avenue. Tampa. Fla.. where assifft ance l now being received and distrib uted. Among other thine. Mrs. flwnln -wrltnar "I want to tell you of the tvrrlUle ctn ditlon of the Cubans In this itatc, and epecla:iy at Tampa. The closing of the Tanys tobacco factories has thrown mafothousand! of employea out of work and thHr coniltlon Is ditrslm?. Tho -mission pehoo'.K of the Methodist church, South, with over 21) pupils, are asuistlng all o? their patrons by contributions of food and clothing. Children rome to school without a mouthful of food, and must be fed before they can be taught. The nee,js are bdng increase! by th constant Incoming refugees from Ha vana. Many families, who were formerly wealthy, are now entirely dependent upon charity. c. Work Kenamed. "After repeated attacks of tha grip r was weak I could hardly drag about. I was nervous, had palpitation of tfm -heart and food did not agree "with tne. I began taking Ho-M's Sarsaficuillaa and after taking four bottles I romed my work and now enjoy the best of" health." airs. M. F. Murray Staloback . - llootl's Pills are easy to take, easy to operate. Cure indigestion, beadacJaa. Every man may have hU price, but 13 Is always greater than his nelhWsr think he la worth. l! I
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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April 12, 1898, edition 1
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