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& i V . WILMIN GTON , N. C, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1898. 31.00 PER YEAR. OL. XX:CL NO. 88. - , - .-- - - i i. i-n i i. i i i- - ' ' "" 1 ' " ' ""' '" , i - J v;: v -A W111TK JIAN"S It ALLY A ICoiiKlns Time lu the Fifth Ward Lawt TV'Ight-JIr. J. L. ("room Come Out for White (ioverumeul- roaun Indian Attend and Hake peeche A white man's rally was held last night at the stand at Seventh and Castle streets, and the Fifth Ward whooped it up in the enthusiastic man ner which has Inspired the boys during this remarkable campaign. Ilosin bar rels at Front and Market streets were lighted early In the night to advertise the meeting, and at several places around the stand there rosin barrels blazed to give the patriots light and glow to the occasion.. A crowd of about 400 or 500 went out to hear the speakers. Among those in attendance were about a dozen Croatan Indians, who were escorted from up town by a delegation of Fifth ward ers. The Indians are from SkufHetown, Itobeson county, and they are here at tending the United States court. They went to the meeting wearing white government buttons, and they enthusi astically entered into the spirit of the rally. At 8:20 o'clock Mr. M. F. Dowling, in a ringing speech, introduced 13. G. Em pie, Esq., who ably presented the issue of white government and created enthuiasm for the cause. The crowd lustily cheered his remarks. The next speaker was Iredell Meares, Esq., who spoke for more than an hour, lie made a magnificent speech and the crowd gave his utterances the heart iest applause. Mr. Meares read the following letter, which was wildly ap- j plauued: "To My Fellow Citizens of Wilming ton: "I expected tonight to address you upon the political situation in our city, but owin? to my confinement to my room from an 'attack of rheumatism, I am deprived of that pleasure, and write this letter instead. I have been re peatedly urged to allow my name to run on the republican ticket for sheriff, and my friends are insisting on it, even though an amicable arrange ment has been made to restore good government to our city. I cannot and will, not allow my name to be used, and I am opposed to running any re publican ticket in this county.' "I have always been a republican, but under the present condition of af fairs, approve of the position of Gov ernor Kussell and his friends and de sire to see the business men, tax-payers and property owners control the af fairs in this county and city. "J. Li. CROOM." The crowd then unanimously yelled Fishbiate!" "Fishblate!" and ex Mayor Fishblate had to take to the stand amid the cheers of the crowd. Captain James M. McGowan in tro duecd him as the old democratic war riorse. and he made a brief but stirring speech. The cheers and applause that jrreeted him show that he stil holds his former popularity in the Fifth. He has "been doing some good work in the campaign and the boye appreciate it. I C. C. L.ocklear, a Croatan Indian, was Introduced by Mr. Dowling, and he told the crowd that the Croatans were with them for white government He promised that Itobeson county would go for white su premacy and said all the Croatans ask-r-d Tor was an asylum for their unfor tunate people. He was heartily ap plauded. The crowd then yelled itself hoarse for the favorite of the Fifth ward. Jus tice G. W. Tiornemann, w-"no made a brief but warm speech. Mr. W. S. Hewlett was called for and amid enthusiasm he made a ringing .speech that added to the enthusiasm There is nothing wrong with the Fifth. will ii am: order HeolutIoii Adopted at a tTIeetlus of the CUlzcuM of WIIIifciiiKton (Special to The Messenger.) Williamston, N. C, November 2. The following action has been taken by our citizens regarding the negro in vasion, wired you last night. At a meeting of the white people of Williamston, N. C, held at Odd Fel lows hall on the evening of November 1st the following resolutions were adopted. Whereas, On the night of the 31st of October an armed band of negroes invaded this trwn, and marched through the streets of Williamston, discharging their guns in Violation of j peace &nd order, and WThereas, The white people of the J town desire to maintain quiet and i peace. We therefore demand that the mayor of the said town organize a sufficient force to maintain law and -order and we require him to call on .all good citizens to aid him in main taining good ortfrr, Resolved, That .a copy of these res--ohitions be .went the mayor of the town. AVonld'nt Let Daucy Speak JoJm C. Dancy, the negro collector of the port of Wilmington, is campaign ing Mi several of the eastern counties of the state. Yesterday he h.ad an ap pointment to speak at WUson, but it he white government cohorts met him .and wouldn't, allow him to speak. He came down to Goldsboro and went down the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad towards Kinston and. New liern. A JStronjr Nation. Consists of strong men and healthy women, and health and strength depend upon pure, rich blood which is given Hood's Sarsapariila. A nation which takes miliionso fbottles of Hood's Sar sapariila every year is laying the foun dation for health, thtx wisdom of which will surely show itself in years to come. Hood's Pills are prompt efficient, al ways reliable, easy to take, easy to ! operate. 25c. , ..... J SEVERE CRITICISM By Major Romeyne of the Preparations of the Santiago Campaign NO SYSTEM IN ANY DEPARTMENT Troops Huddled Together at Tampa-Great Confusion- Commands Separated in the Embarkation-The Lack of Surf boats and Ambulances-Deficiency of Proper Food in the Hospitals The Cuban Provisional Assembly not in Session-To Order the Holding of a Constitutional Assembly-Cuban Policy Outlined. Washington, Novmber 2. The war investigating commission held a ses sion here today for the purpose of hearing the testimony of Major Henry Romeyne, a retired army officer. He said that he had asked at the beginning of the war for a military assignment to go to the front in his capacity as an officer, but it was refused and he then went as a correspondent of a weekly newspaper. His testimony cov ered the embarkation of the troops at Port Tampa and the campaigning in Cuba. 'lie said that wher he went to Port Tampa, the bank of the canal there was covered with troops. He had wanted to go over with the Tenth infantry which was his old regiment, but no one could tell him where the regiment was to be found, nor did any one appear to know on what vessel any of the particular troops were to em bark. There was great confusion, as a consequence of which a part of a command would go on one vessel and part on another. He had seen no or der for the systematic embarkation of the troops and he had heard it said that they were told to go aboard helter-skelter. When asked to express an opinion as to the preparation for the embarka tion the witness stated that to do so would involve criticism of his superi ors. The commissioners insisted upon, a reply, and Mr. Romeyne replied that he did not think the preparation was such as it should have been. "There was," he said, "a lack of surf boats, and also of order and of preparation for landing. When the landing was undertaken the troops left the shiDS indiscriminately, parts going at one time and other parts at other times." He told of the effort to tow two light ers over to Cuba, but said that one was lost and that it was the general impression that it was lost on purpose because it. retarded the progress of the leet. In response to a question from Gen eral McCook, Major Romeyne said that while it was difficult to land any thing, ambulances and wagons could have been landed as easily as the ar tillery. He had seen only one ambu lance at the front at the battle of El Caney and It was not used for con veying the wounded to the rear. Speaking of other incidents of this battle, he saiu there was gsneral sur prise that an inflated balloon had been carried at the head of the attacking column? thus indicating to the Span lards the exact location of the troops; but he did not know at whoss orders this had been done. He said the town of Sihoney was without exception, the dirtiest place he had ever seen in his life and that no effort was made to clean it up before the fever broke out. There was a de ficiency of proper food at the fever hos pitals and the cooking was generally poor. Any one in this hospital was liable to contract yellow fever. He had been a patient in the hospital and said there had been no neglect of pa tients "by the medical attendants,, at this hospital or at the hospitals for the wounded. He had known surgeons in the latter hospital to work sixty hours without cessation. "Why did they not have more sur geons?" asked Colonel Denby. The witness said he could not an swer. Major "Romeyne said he 'had come north as a convalscent with many oth er convalescents on the transport Con cha, and he criticised the provisioning of the vessel in severe terms. Many of the men were compelled to sleep on board bunks without blankets or pil lows and with no covering at night except the cotton uniform they wore during the day. "The water was of fensive to both sight and" smell," he said, "and the food was poor and scan ty, none being provided especially for convalescents. The meat was canned pnd much of the hard tack moulded. He also stated that there was only one physician aboard the vessel and that he was a convalescent. Six men had died on the -way up and Major Ro meyne expressed the opinion, in re sponse to a Question from Captain Howell, that with proper attention and food the lives of at least some of thee? men could have been saved. He said he was unable to nlace the re snonsibility for the neglect, but that the captain of the vessel had stated that when he mnfle application to go to Jamaica for fresh food and water before starting on the voyage from Santiago the request was refused. HeperM Wilson. ex-Govemor Beaver and Captain Howell go to Crnr Made tomorrow for the purpose of inspecting that camp. CUBAN PROVISIONAL. ASSEMBLY. President Masso. of the t v'siona Cuban government, has cal from Santa Crux del Snr to Senor sada, secretary of the Cuban legat i here, saying: "Assembly ha not v.-t'm?t. owing to the absence of the. quornm." This wns cnllefl out by inoulry from Senor Qup?.Tda as to reports coming bv way of Santfro. representing the Cuban assembly ;is In session at Santx Cruz del Sur and engaged in impor tant questions re-ftlng to the future of the island, the disarmament of the Cuban army, etc. It has been stated that the assembly organized by choosing General Garcia as presiding officer, thus indicating the military element under Garcia would dominate the assembly. There are evidences that President McKinley and his cabinet have as surances that the action of the Cuban provisional government will not be an tagonistic to the policy at Washing ton, but rather in sympathy with the i execution of that policy. Senor Quesada is satisfied that this will be the course of the Cuban as sembly when it begins work, and it is probable that he aade this view known during a recent interview with Secre tary Hay at the state department. In the event of his leaving Washington to attend the assembly at Santa Cruz del Sur, it will be with the special pur pose of securing co-operation between the authorities here and there and overcoming all friction. Speaking of the Cuban assembly, Mr. Quesada said: "It is only the first step toward a regular and constitutional form of government and it will give way later to an assembly truly representative of all the people of Cuba. For the pres ent President Masso has called togeth er this proisional body, which is necessarily crude, because of the unset tled condition of affairs in Cuba. It is, however, not a military assembly, only eight or ten out of a membership of forty-eight from the military ranks. The others are from civil life, doctors, lawyers and planters, and represent the best elements in the community. This assembly will not form a constitu tion, but will provide for a constitu tional convention which will take up the important work of framing a con stitution and establishing a permanent government for the island." With this programme in view, it is hardly expected thafx the question of annexing Cuba to the United will as sume large proportions for the present, but will remain in abeyance until the Cuban government is sufficiently well established to permit it to express the wishes of the people of Cuba on the question of annexation. " DEATH OF JUDGE GREEN He Dies at Ills Home in Watauga The Governor to Appoint His Successor for Next Two Years The Halifax Political Prosecution (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C, November 2. Judge L. L. Green, of the Tenth superior court district, died today at his home in Watauga county. A rumor was current here that this would necessitate the reprinting of all the judicial tickets. State Chairmen Simmons and Holton had a conference and found that the law is plain that where a vacancy occurs within thirty days before an election it can only be filled by the governor's appointment, which holds for two years until the following election. Governor Russell will accordingly fill the vacancy. Judge Green was a republican and was elect ed four years ago. ExCongressman Buck Kitchin and several other democrats of Halifax county, who are charged by the negro, Steptoe, with forcible entry of his house, will "be here tomorrow after noon. A telegram received tonight says it is a political prosecution, engi neered by the republican state hair min. THE NEW 1IA11BOR MONITORS TV he Increased in Size to Four Thou sand Tons Displacement Washington, November 2. The navy d spartment is considering the advisa b ility of modifying the plans for the four new harbor monitors by inereas in.g their size from 2,700 tons to 4,000 tcns enabling them to carry four 12 inch guns in two turrets, instead of onr.y two guns in one turret. Iievis Nixon, one of the succussful bidtleLS for building the monitors, was at the navy department today in con sultation with the .secretary on the subject which was, later in the day, considered by the board of bureau chitifs. As the offensive power of the monitors can be doubted at an increase in ccst that still places the figure within th? appropriation, the cLange probably will be made. Daptlfet Convention to 3Ieet at Aafre- Tllle (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, K C, November 2. Rev. John E. White, secretary of the Bap tist state board, says a special invita tion was today received from First Baptist church, of Asheville, to have next year's North Carolina Baptist convention 'held there. He says the convention will, in all probability, he held there. The convention has never met west of the Blue Ridge. READY FOR ACTION Warlike Measures on Part of British War ships in Chinese Waters. TO CLOSE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS Spain's Representatives Exacted to Withdraw from the Joint Commission-Comments of German Press on Attitude of Our Government More Talk of Interference by European Powers-No Change "tn the Fashoda Situation-Kelief that the Egyptian Question will Bring on a General European War. Wei Hal, November 2. All the British warships here, the first class battleship Centurion, the first class cruiser Narcissus, the second class cruiser Hermione, the torpedo boat de stroyer Whiting, the torpedo boat de stroyer Fame, the torpedo boat de stroyer Handy and the first class gun boat, Peacock, have cleared for action and are ready for sea at an hour's no tice. The first class battleship Victorious and the first class cruiser Undaunted, at Che Foo, are coaling to their full est capacity. ; The greatest secrecy is maintained as to the meaning of these warlike preparations, but there is no doubt im- ! . . 4 , portant instructions are expected at any moment A large Russian fleet is assembled at Port Arthur. London, November 2 The dispatch from Wei Hai Wei announcing the war preparations of the British naval authorities there, is regarded here as being cf grave importance, coupled with the French-Anglo war picpaia tions. It is surmised that Russia, profiting by the present relations be tween Great Britian and France, has decided to push forward her aims in the far east by forcibly seizing the valuable treaty port of New ChwraDg, which Great Britian cannot permit, it is said. NO CHANGE IN FASHODA SITUA TION. A semi official note issued this even ing relative to the reports of a settle ment of the Fashoda question says: "The matter is substantially in the same position as it was when the blUD book and yellow bock were published. It is not anticipated that France will take further action until Major Mar chand's arrival at Cairo cn Thursday, when explanation will be forthcoming as to his reason for leaving Fashoda." A Frenchman has been arrested at Dover for attempting to enter the big gun turret on the admiralty pier there. IN DIPLOMATIC CIRCLES. Washington, November 2. The crit ical situation of affairs between France and Great Britian is exciting lively interest among members of the diplo matic corps here, and on some of the phases of the controversy appears to be more exact than coming from Paris and London. The dispatches today at tached much significance to the ab sence of Baron Courcel, the French ambassador, from London and it was stated that France wculd show her animosity by Dot continuing an am bassador at London The journal official received at the French embassy howevei, says that the appointment of M. Paul Cambon as ambassador for London to succeed Baron Courcel, was offici?'ly gazetted on September 21st. M. Cambon, is a brother of Mr. Jules Cambon, the French ambassador here: who was con spicious in the peace negotiations be tween this government and Spain. He has been ambassador at Constantinople aad is now on his way from that point to London. At the leading embassies here there is little ideaMhat the Fashoda affair will lead to war, although theie is a very general opinion that the Egyptian question in general may lead to a con flict in which other European coun tries than France and Great Britian may take part. ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES. London, November 2. Right Hon. James Bryce, former under secretary of state for foreign affairs, subsequent ly president of the board of trade and new member of parliament in the lib eral interest for Aberdeen, tpeaking there this evening, endorsed Lcrd Sal isbury's stand in the Fashoda contro versy, declaring that the military con trol of all the navigable waters in the' Bahr el Ghazeal basin, as well as the Nile, must be secured to Egypt. Referring to increasing cordiality between tfc.2 United States and Crtat Britian Mr. Bryce Eaid: "When last In the United States I wzs struck with the change in public sentiment The spontaneous outburst cf feeling in Grett Bwhm when the European pow ers wished to intervene asfainst tr? United States during the retetit war with Spain made the Americans tinder- stand how close we felt the tie be tween tfcj?m and ourselves. They have shown that they appreciate and recip rocate our sentiment. I would never advocate a formal alliance. At ail events, the obstacles at present are serious, but all the conditions exist for a solid and durable friendship between America and Great Britian. They have no adverse interests anywhere in the world and they have common aims in sundry regions. Everywhere each can render a great service to the other and they can understand one ancther better than either can under stand any foreign country. Nature and history meant them to be friends and the closer and deeper that friend ship Is the better it will be for the greatness and welfare of both. TO BREAK OF PEACE NEGOTIA TIONS. London, November 3. The Paris cor respondent of The Morning Post says: "It is expected that a rupture of the peace negotiations between the United States and Spain will be officially an rounced on Friday. The feeling hen ere is that the attitude cf the Spaniards is irrational in view of the financial pro posals of the United State3 and that they may ultimately regret having failed to agree quickly with the adver sary." The Vienna correspondent of The Times Says: "The Spanish commis sioners cannot be surpriced; neither the Spanish government by America's decision to take the Philippines. Pos sibly the Spanish people were not pre pared for it and the commissioners were pretending surprise so that the government may be better able to face public opinion. Certainly everybody outcide of Spain must have understood that the archipelago was lost to Spain." TALK OF EUROPEAN INTERFER ENCE. The Berlin correspondent of the Standard says: "Russia and another power are credited with the intention of intimating to Washington that the annexation cf the Philippines must be preceded by a common agreement on future action in certain circumstances." The German papers express their feeling very frankly. The Hamburg WEI HAI WEI 2 ische correspondent says: "The United States are conducting the peace intendent of academies meet hen, negotiations as they conducted the ! County Supervisor E. M. Maticks, of war. The mask of humanity is be- Vance, is in trouble. He is to be tri d. ing gradually dropped, revealing the He is in politics too and the stat fup broad hand of strength. When the erintendent dors not say good things protoccl was signed not a foot of Phil- ( about him. He is a fusionist. ippine soil was in Ameiican hands, j The news as to the reorganization President McKinley demands the com- of the state guard into thrcf regiments, plete surrerder only becruse victory is not, for some odd reason, to be given in the forthcoming elections depends out until the day after the election, upon it. The American demand, how- It was promised by NovcmLcr 1st. and ever, is less a blow to Spain than to : has nothing on earth to do with tho the European powers which seem ds- election. sircus ,oi selecting naval stat'ons on j The republicans and populists aro the Philippines." j watching their election tickets. Hol- The Borsen Courier admits that the ton and Ayor ar" sending them out. powers have ro cause for interfering, Tno populist ti:l:-t has the arms of hut nres thfm to uatrh American ex- tho T"h republican ticket ban pansion with jealous eyes. i The National Zeitung says: "If Spain cannot obtain compensation suf ficient to cover the Fhilippines and Cuban debts, she would be better off without the islands. Looking at the commercial and strategical value of the Philippines, we would not be sur prised at resistance on the part of sorre of the powers. Moreover, it is evder?t that th? inhabitants do not calrrly acqoiesce in Amcikan annex- . ation." j The Frankfurter Zeitung thinks ' that after the elections the American commissioners are likely to make some concessions since the chief question is how to conquer the Philippines from the inhabitants than how to overcome Spain s resistancs. The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says:"Austrian cabi net considers an English protectorate of the Philippine the only proper so lution of the question." A Defaulter for .Many Year Hanover. Penn.. November 2. A long hidden deficiency, reaching about $37,000. ha. been discovered In th accounts of the late John II. All- man. cashier of the First National bank of this olace. who died about three weeks aco. The books have been in the hands of an expert ac countant Fine'- Airman's death, end the shortage was thus revealed. 31 r. Alleman had been cashier of the bank for twenty-eight years and at no time was he ever suspected of doing wrong. His defalcations were cleverly covered up by means of "kiting," or the us; of drafts on different out of town banks and thus deceived even the bank ex aminer. Mr. Alleman was under bonds of 30.0oo and the bank will therefore suffer little and it still has a surplus of $44,000 over all liabilities. Help is wanted when the nerves be come weak and appetite fails. Hood's Sarsapariila gives help by making the blood rich and pure. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alum taking powdm are the greatest en to health of the present day. romacm otm. Mama oworo ea, w Fl MON iutA.(;i:it Try 1 us to Keep up llieir Spirit by Loud l!otlu;;w-l'uftloutM atrh lui: their Kteetlou Tic kelA I'ollil--Ihu In Trouble PopulWt llrlue Ilrlveu by the Fulou .Irhlue t Vote for Fo Irr Messenser Bun an Raleigh, N. C, November 2. The republicans issued a campaign circular today in which they set forth as facts the statements of the negro Steptoe of Halifax county, that cx-Con-grcssman "Buck Kitchin and others assaulted him and broke into his houso in Halifax county. The next contest will be in Edge combe county, where the situation it a duplicate of what it was in Wilming ton and New Hanover. Tho populist say they "failed to adjust" their com promise ticket. In Granville county the fusionistn did not fuse. There are threo tickets in that county. Populists speak of it a "in a bad fix." The populists have no organization in Stanly. They claim that Richmond county will go for fus ion. Republican Chairman Holton says h does not believe the statements that there will be shooting, particularly in Richmond county. He says he could jump in there and run out the wholo crowd. He eays he wrote today a cir cular asking that all disorder in tho state be reported to him so he can havo the grand juries to Investigate. The other day tho republican esti mate of thirty-eight senators and sev enty-seven members of the house as the fusion strength was given, as from Holton. Populist Secretary Ayr sayn today that the democrats cannot get over eleven senators, and lifty-flvo members of the house. December 2Sth the association of county supervisors and that of super- a small picture of McKinley, around which are grouped flars, g.inf, cannon, etc., in colors. It is quite a gaudy ticket. It is said that populists in the ThinI district are being "driven" to vote for Fowler for congress. A popullwt say so. When asked who was driving thfm he said "Senator Butler and tho machine." Republicans are not now willing to bet that they will carry the low-r house. They are very bitter indeed. The comment is made that the n- groes will vote largely in towns, but lightly in the country districts. Populist fusion comment on Halifax county is that "it is in a worse fix than any county in the state." It is funny j to hear populists here brag. One of i them says that not a populist can bo found in Sampson county who will voto the democratic ticket. They alno pay that from Raleigh westward the big best majority against the democratic ticket will be given. Trouble lu Coliimbii Th dt-mocratu of Columbus county arc in a stir and there Ih likely to I.; trouble. Mr. J. A. Brown, of Chad bourn, chairman of th dem'K-ratlc -t-erutive Committer, wa in the city - trday and h received Information that the registration books of Wil- liam.s township had been stolen made way with by the fusionists. V.'ilMarn" township is In the south eastern rart of the county, adjoining Horry county. S. C. and It Is the dem ocratic stronghold of the county. At last accounts the democrats had a ma jority of over 300 registered In the? township, and it Is paid the fusionists had offered J.V,-0 to get the vote of that township out of the way. The regis trars are under suspicion and If the? books are not forthcoming they will have a mountain of trouble on hand. The democrats threaten to swing them up if there has been any dirty work by them. There are a lot of mad dem ocrats in Columbus, and they will set the words or fire if those books am not trotted out. .. . ..J J - it-
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