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THE SEMI WEEKLY MESSENGER, TUESDAY, APRIL J2, 1898. OUR FLYING SQUAD HON NOTES Will there be war? .Who is the -wise yiaTi wTno can answer that question? jPresMent McKinley cannot, Ilarma cam not,' the pope cannot. Uncle Sam cannot, the navy cannot, Spain cannot. So wlio is ejual to the tlg Job? It ts plain Major iMc. is not, and it is well known that corrupt'lonist Mark Hanna says there must te no -war, amta so say Uta business, legal anl literary lights -of Jioston. How, then, can t!here be -marl Northern mugwumps and re publicans say the destruction of the OlaliKi 13 a mere trifling, incident a feasalelle rio(t worthy of serious consid iuUon. How, then, we repeat, can 2xre be war? It must come through tlie action of the congress. McKinley izeikB for unrestricted powers until Oc tMfticr. The congress will prove itself -a. body of fools if they grant it. What fins (McKinley done to justify such an impudenL request? Delay is the game of the administration. That is constru ed by its organs and friends to mean peace at amy price. One of these. The Iltfladelph'ia Record, says: "IXAay makes for-peace. This under standing of the situation was refleot 1 in the course of the stock markets. The preskle-nt's menage will probaJbly ot be sent to congress before tomor row. Congressional action is not likely to take any more belicose turn than the acknowledgement of Cuban inde pendence." Ici the meantime, there is dissat'is ffcfctian among republicans in the con gress, and out of it, at the dilatory course of the 'powers that be." How far the revolt will extend depends upon the unrolling "of coming events" with in a few days or weeks. Europe is inclined to try to have the matters in UGspuLe settled by arbitration. The pope leads in benalf of peace. He is tryimg to save Spain from a righteous Mrkins- 13ut Cardinal Gibbons is not meddling at all in the delicate ques tion. He has had no talk with MoK ley about the war. pain is agreeaole, it a reported, to the pope's plan as medaartor. But it is also stated that our government refused to accede. The Kaltlmore Herald says on this matter of mediation: "Df the claims to temporal sovereign ty advanced by the Holy See, this gov ernment cannot take account. Official ly the Catholic Hierarchy can 1e re cjoTvginzed only as a spiritual power. Its aims are essentially religious and moral, concern for the material wel fare of individuals and states being made incidental thereto. The Consti tution of the United States distinctly provides that affairs of state and lhuTch snail ibe kept apart." (McKinley has no power under the Constitution to accept mediation, if he eo desired.'" He may ibe influenced by (Northern Methodist Ibis'hops as to hiJ course, but not by any foreign poten tate or ecclesiastic. The pope is not ro' be censured for desiring peace. His intentions are dou'btless .benignant. He can exercise his efforts With good re BuJts if he can induce Spain to mend her cruel and devilish ways, and learn earrverhLng of national honor, mercy and trutihfulness. It as hard to deal peaceaibly with a people who murder : and starve and blow up ships belong ing to friendly powers. Possibly Spain . may 'be willing to make concessions, Imt will they bring back to life 'the 255 murdered 'Americans and restore to -original perfection and power the bat telship Maine? Will they give liberty and independence and -indemnity to the . OKbans? Representative Richmontd Pearson, of iNorth Carolina, introduce a resolution looking to Cuban independence. Unless he Maine outrage is resented in the proper way, and the liberties of Cuba .ore assured, the (bluster and drum-lbeat-ing of .tine United States for months will appear foolish and end in mere -"sound and fury, signifying nothing." 11 is reported from Cuba that the pa triots Will accept nothing sihort of in dependence, and all right thinking, lib erty loving, genuine Americans must say that this is right. The navy is res- .tSve and disap pointed. When naval of ficers read the utterances of many mugwump and republican newspapers In the Middle and Eastern states they must feel very indignant and disgusted. As an abstract question. The Messen ger has riot favored war, tout weeks . aso Showed its understanding of the jrea't horrors of war and its attend ing demoralization and losses. It is -wry costly to life and (business and eaps up misery and ruin and suffer ing. It is indeed a most serious thing to engage a people at any time. There is not much to be gained in war, but war is like some law suits 'forced upon .-jvm. It is very certain now that 'the .old democratic press, with but very vew exceptions, is opposed to war and fs with McKinley in his policy. But .come (how his policy divides his own party. There is far more division among the newspapers now than two weeks or a month ago. Many of them tmve forgotten all about the destruc t5on of the Maine and would not favor Shooting a gum because of 'it. The .more cumulative the proof of Span ish g-uolt the more indifferent or op posing is a large part of the most infiu 4wrtial papers as to doing anything .about ft. (And yet millions of Ameri cans ifeel that to leave it as lit is will prove disgraceful to this great republic. If the president by his delays can ; tiring pea)ce with honor then good citi- .ens will be satisfied and say God ;speekl him in his efforts. But the pity of it is that 'there lias been so much .of alk and writing, of speaking and asromlSBng, of- preparation and parad- J&g, all looking to war, and all to (be followed perhaps by a divided country, a divided press, divided parties and a general (back-down. If the United States (have not good, safe grounds, the government should have not taken any efteps looking to war in any event, and made not note of preparation. DID SPANISH OFFICIALS BLOW UP THIS MAINE? Was the Maine blown up outside? What fool thinks otherwise? Was it destroyed by a mine planted previous ly -by' the Spanish government or of ficials. The gallant and slighted Cap tain . Sigsbee says it was. Iid the Spaniards place the ship over a plant ed mine when it was taken to its an chorage upon arrival? We cannot doubt it. Captain Sigsbee refrains to charge directly the destruction of the doomed ship to Spanish officials, but we have no doubt that he believes Jt was so done. His recent testimony be fore the house committee on foreign affairs is certainly illuminative. He distinctly stated that his vessel was anchored by the Spanish captain of the port in the most unfrequented part of the harbor, and that the Maine could be fired into by both forts and at the same time. Take this evidence, and the revelations cf the wreckers, and the testimony taken before the court of in vestigation, and what the "Englishman said as to his manufacturing mines for the Spaniards, and the general bad character of the Spaniards, thzir cruelty, their treachery, their hatrtd of the American people, and there is crtainly an immensely probable case established of the destruction of the Maine by Spanish officials. Then there come from fresh testimony from Lieu tenant Commander J. C. Col well, of the United States navy, that is very sig nificant and important. It is so start ling and certain that any genuine Am erican will Ibe fully justified to believe in Spanish guilt when it is taken in consideration with all other evidence bearing upon the complicity of the Spanish government. What is the evidence freshly revealed by Lieutenat Commander Col well? It gives the lie direct to the denial of the Spanish officials as to the harbor of Havana being entirely free from all mines. Weyler and all who have fol lowed him in denying that mines had been planted have lied deliberately, openly, pertinaciously and specifically. The information obtained now is to the effect that Spain bought mines on two occasions of Lattimer, Rhodes & Clark, of London; that the last purchase from them was in 1896 possibly not more than eighteen months ago an'd that some of these mines were sent to Ha vana.. The witness who tells this con firmatory statement is J. P. Gibson, Who is superintendent of the torpedo department of the firm. The fact now stares .Spain out of countenance and out of character. The truth of all this has 'been concealed and general lying has been resorJed to that Spain's guilt and ignominy in blowing up the great American cruiser might be shielded from the public view. But as "murder will out," so crimes committed against civilization and honor and all virtue will be exposed soon or late. The fact that the mines bought required three keys in the electrical connections in tensifies certainty and makes the damning act the more conspicious. The three keys must be in possession of those on shore who would explode the mines. Xf the combinations were not perfectly understood there could be no explosion from the shore. The govern ment alone held the secret. This ougiit to convinc the most stiff-necked scep tic and pull the wool from the eyes of a bandaged McKinley. 1MIEVITIKS McKinley has driven the splitting wedge into the republican log. The divisions in both houses are reported "serious." It is to be 'hoped that the senate for eign affairs committee will be firm in its declarations of purpose. The anti war Philadelphia Record gives it that it will include in its demands inde pendence, armed inte'rvention and the destruction of the Maine. That will please eight-tenths of the American people outside of New England. The Germans will use $115,000,000 in strengthening their navy during the next eight years. The sum is divided into annual appropriations. The Philadelphia 'Record says that McKinley has '"disquieting reports" as to the "stubbornness" of republicans In both houses. The New York Tribune anti-south and anti-war is trying to placate the south by misrepresentation. It insists that the south does not despise the very names of Hunter and Sheridan, and it might add Tecumseh Sherman. The VMirrnt nninion" amoncr all informed j southrons is that they were brutes. bummers and scoundrels, and dis graced the uniforms they wore. Old "Cump" Sherman said "war is hell." The people of 'Georgia and South Carolina who were burnt out . and robbed by the old scoundrel and his organized Corps of Bummers, perhaps agreed with the marauder. They may have thought Sherman a capital repre sentative of the Mephistophilean mas ter of ceremonies in the dark regions. When war is conducted as Sherman and Weyler conducted it, it .will be ad mitted that there was no little of ''heir in it. Bucklen's Arnica Salve The best salve In the world for Cuts, JVruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Lfever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It .is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refund ' ed. Price 25 cents per box. For maZt HOME FOLKS. The Messenger is much pleased to read that the United States government will take immediate steps to protect Beau fort harbor and to garrison Fort Ma con. It cannot be too speedily done if there is to be war. Which now may be classed as extremely doubtfuL The many friends In Wilmington will share with us In sincere regret that Captain Samuel A. Atshe met with so severe an accident on the cars, and will rejoice that he scaped without more serious injury. We hope he will soon Tecover and be himself again. In our state news the accident is reported. There are reasons for asserting that the first revolving pistol made in this country was by a North Carolinian who lived at Salisbury. Was not the first typewriter attempted by a North Carolinian, Foster, of Louisburg? We believe the first efforts to forecast weather was by a North Carolinian. The first rapid firing gun was by Dr. Gatling, a native, and it was a great discovery. And was it not a native North Carolinian who first invented the torpedo of modern construction and for ordinary warfare? We copy an in teresting article from the Augusta, (Ga,) Chronicle on the torpedo, and it will be seen that General Gabriel J. Rains, a North Carolinian, is specially mentioned in connection with it. If the state democratic press really is in touch with the democratic masses in its almost unanimous opposition to dickering with the leaders of other par ties or factions, then there will be no "combine" or swapping With the popu lists. The plan of the democratic party is not to bargain with any party to secure strength, but to cordiaily wel come all voters who may unite with them fn trying to rid the people of their oppressors and save the dear old state from farther detriment. The President Stands Firm (Washington Post, April 7.) The temporary withholding of Presi dent (McKinley's message from con gress was due solely to the receipt of a cablegram from General Fitzhugh Lee, our consul general at Havana, ad vising that', if the message contemplat ed armed intervention, it be deferred untill all Americans in Cuba could leave the island. He stated that the exodus could 'be completed by the 10th instant. Members of the foreign af fairs committee of the senate and house, upon being shown this dispatch, promptly concurred in the opinion of the president and cabinet that the mes sage should he delayed until next Mon day. The utmost confidence is felt by the administration and congress in the wisdom and good judgment of General Lee in any emergency. The rumors of disturbances in Havana are not con firmed, but the condition there are ex- tremely threatening. Consul General Lee is still at his post, and Will remain there until all other Americans are safe. The president's message has only been changed in that it will ask con press to authorize and direct immediate intervention. Otherwise the message will stand as heretofore outlined, and, as The Post stated on Tuesday morn ing, it will be of sucJh a vigorous, ring ing character as to meet the full ex pectations of congress and the coun try. It (Will inevitably mean war. Hos tilities can only be averted by Spain herself declaring the independence of Cuba and yielding' ber sovereignty over the island. Negotiations with Spain1 have mot been reopened by the United States and Will not be. The queen-regent has mot sent a personal message to the president making a new proposal for peace. With the influences now at Work, through foreign diplomatic chan nels, to bring about a settlement of the difficulties between 'Spain and her rebellious subjects in Cuba, this gov ernment has absolutely nothing to do. 'The administration and congress stand pledged to the freedom Of Cuba, and will accept .no solution that does not involve the withdrawal . of Spanish troops from the island -and the haul ing down of the Spanish flag. The five great powers have not sent a joint note to the United States coun seling against war. Mediation df any sort has not been offered to this gov ernment and will not ibe accepted. Minister Woodford is keeping the president fully advised as to all that is transpiring at (Madrid. His latest dispateb indicated that the queen-regent was disposed to concede all our demands, but the (ministry was oppos ing further concession. 'France, 'Austria and Italy are report ed to be ready to support the dynasty in Spain in case the government should grant the independence of Cuba. STATE PRESS. If the Temocratic party of North Car olina ever expects to get out of the "sltug"h of despond" into which it has stumbled, it -will have to entirely repu diate the trimmers and time servers who have led it into its present position Rocky Mount Argonaut. Russell has blundered in his appoint ments, he has blundered in his official policy. No man, perhaps ever did more poorly -who meant to do as well. From his inauguration to the present time his career can only be characterized as un fortunate. Greensboro Telegram. In Concord last week two of the Mor mon elders escaped a chastising at the hands of an irate citizen only by flight and our usually conservative contempor ary. The Standard, practically advocates expelling them from the community by force. Our Tioutman's correspondent writing last week, also indirectly, advis ed 'the use of force to rid his community of the 'Mormons. Brethren, don't do it In the first place itis wrong to do vio lence to these people and acts of lawless ness do not redound to the advantage of any community. Secondly, we feel sure that persecution would aid the Mormons in the propagation of their doctrines. Statesvllle Landmark. eliEoysiie! Is caused by torpid liver, which prevents diw. tlon and permits food to ferment and putrif y in the stomach. Then follow dizziness, headache, insomina, nervousness, and. if not relieved, bilious fever fefi or blood poisoning. Hood's W Pills stimulate the stomach, rouse the liver, cure headache, dizziness, con stipation, etc. 25 cents. Sold by all drains. The only Puis to take with Hocd's Sarsapanila, in! l!5fS Tne First Southern Torpedo Glancing over an article entitled "Tor pedoes for War." the mention of "one most curious" a confederate floating torpedo suggests, that a few remarks copied from the diary of General Gabriel J. Rama, the? inventor of the modern torpedo, and wed by him during the civil war. may be very Interesting. Torpedoes have been known from the earliest ages. They -were used at the seige of Antwerp, and Bushnetl'a ma chine, used during the revolution, we ail know from history but It was never perfected. Years rolled away, and al though frequent experiments were made with the torpedo, nothing practical was established. But It seems that General Rains had for years conceived the Idea of using them as a mode of warfare, which the HtUe sketch copied from his torpedo book will show. The story of his first torpedo, which was Invented and u?ed by him during the war with the Semino'.e Indians. April 110. ended In the fighting ofVixteen sol diers (who had gone with Captain Rains to Investigate the cause of the torpedo explosion.) with some 100 or more In dians, and among the casualties the wounding of the captain and his being carried to Fort King In the arms of his men. Another and second torpedo had been previously placed at the post by him. and soon after the fight 1,000 or more troops were collected there, and It became such a dread to the whole army that a soldier guard was put over It un til Captain Rains was able to go and take it up. "Suppose." snid one officer to another hiffh In rank, "that the captain had died of his wound, what would you have done?" "I thought." said be. "of firing at it with a 6-pounoer at a safe distance, and thus knocking it to pieces." The occasion of his first sub-marine torpedo was as follows: Soon after the battle of Seven Pines, General Lee com manding, sent for General Rains and said to him: "The enemy have upwards of ,100 vessels in the James river, and we think that they are about making an advance that way upon Richmond; and if there is a man in the whole southern confederacy that can stop them you are that man. Will you undertake it?" "I will try," was the answer. And ob serving that iron-clads were Invulnera ble to cannon of all calibre used, and were really masters of rivers and har bors, it required sub-marine inventions 'to checkmate and conquer them, so an order was issued forthwith putting Gen eral Gabriel Rains in charge of sub marine defenses, and on James river bank, opposite to Drury's Bluff, his first sub-marine torpedo was made the prim ogenitor and precursor of all such in ventions, now world-renowned, as civil ized nations have each a torpedo corps. If, as has been asserted, naval war fare has been substantially revolution ized by them, there is no doubt but that will be the case also on land, and the tactics of the world have been changed perhaps, under the Providence of God, making a vast stride towards arbitra tion for nations and universal peace. Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. Consumption Positively Cured Mr. R. B. Greeve, merchant, of Chil howie, Va., certifies that he had con sumption, was given up to die, sought all medical treatment that money could procure, tried all cough reme dies he could hear of, but got no re lief: spent many nights sitting up in a chair; was induced to try Dr. King's New Discovery, and was cured by use of two bottles. For past three years has been attending to business and says Tr. King's New Discovery is the grandest remedy ever made, as it has done ?90 much for him and also for oth ers in his community. Dr. King's Now Discovery is guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and Consumption. It don't fall. Trial bottles free at R. R. Bellamy's drug store. . Chapel Hill Notn (Correspondence of The Messenger.) Chapel Hill, N. C, April 7. Last Saturday morning 'the ibase ball team went to Wake Forest where, in the afternoon, they defeated the "deep water" Txys by the score of 7 to 1. The game was called at the end of the sev enth inning to allow Carolina to catch a train. Tuesday the university received its first defeat at the hands of LaFayette college, of Pennsylvania. LaFayette had a good team and especially good fielders, and beat by the score of 1S to 9. Yes terday afternoon we returned the com pliment and defeated them by the score of 9 to 7. Our team played excellent ball and Lawson, our "invincible twirl er," played especially well, allowing the visitors only eight hits. Belden, who was indisposed in the- first game, held down his old position, second base, all ri.ht. Hume made an excellent catch of a foul, while many of the term made hits. For LaFayette they had in another twirler yesterday, Nevin, but our boys succeeded in getting nine hits off him. LaFayet'te's features were their battery work, while their hitting was distributed between Hila, "Walleridge and Bray, sec ond, short and centre, respectively. The LaFayette team left this afternoon. Next Monday our team plays Johns Hopkins in AVins'ton; Tuesday at the same place, Pennsylvania, and Thursday at Charlottesville the University of Vir ginia, returning to "the Hill" in time to play Harvard on Field Day, April 16th. IMany of the preparatory schools have entered the field-day contests. In the afternoon all the visftors will be given reserved seats for the Harvard game. A large number of students left today, some for home, and a crowd for Winston to see the base ball next week. The dram'atic club leaves next Sat urday for Winston where, on Monday night, they will present John A. Fraser, Jr.'s "A Modern Ananias." After leaving Winston they will go to Greensboro, Reidsville and Danville, Va., respectively. A box has been placed in the bursar's office for the press association, where the factulty and others may place any news which they may wish to appear in the newspapers of the state. Mr. T. G. Pearson, assistant curator of the Biological Museum of the university, has been employed to do some taxidem ing for Mr. Geo. Vanderbilt, who has directed his forester to have taken and mounted specimens of birds, etc., found on the Biltmore estate. The "Tar Heel," the official organ of the university, speaking on the excite ment at present, says: "In this tension of excitement when our people are watching' with breathless anx iety the lowering storm cloud that threatens to break with all its fury on our nation, the little village of Chapel Hill and the university are quietly pur suing their wonted course and calmly awaiting results. Believing in the wis dom of our national officers, ws ; cl that we shall not be hurled ir.to a var that is unjust, nor yet allowed to our flag dishonored. If peace is preserved, we shall thank God for.it: if war'must come, none are more ready to don their martial grab than the sons of the university of Xorth Carolina" The Chapel Hill choral society, com posed of the local talent and many of the university boys, announces an enter tainment for April 15th. The chorus will be composed of fifty voices. Talent from elsewhere in the state Is also secured. Work on the alumni hall is progressing nicely. Dr. Byrd. the third university preach er, did not stay his whole time, as one of his congregation died and he had to leave. Kossell Appoints the President of the Atlantic Railroad (Special to The Messenger.) . Raleigh, X. C. April 7. Governor Russel ends the hot fight for the presi dency of the Atlantic and Xorth Caro lina railway toy appointing: David W. 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