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- - . ( v. . - I . r - . . - - i 1 - - r H? ' r WILMINGTON, N; C, TUESDAY, JrNUlKY 11, 1898 . PRICE 5 CENTS. I k, ' I I ill I v C i sT - " THE STATE. - . , 1 71 wife: and four children ;of the 1 steward of; the penitentiary he to liveMn that institution. - TimberJake 'p&rges f the grand Wake county to indict all mer- who . give or -sell cigatettes to i ; 'he also charged against gamlb- futures. e senate connrms E. Holton, to he mination of- in .attorney: arid O. H. Dockery to rshal in this state.-Three pres 1 postmasters are; appointed for ate. '. '-;,. - . . - - I jDOMESTICJ. f-o Warrt n-f ir?T-trinifl. rvs TreTfl for i ffi in Jv'NewYark; ; -Ke forged to the names of John vvanamaicer, s Broaxiway Rouss and others, elopments are ex- teresting; dev . at' the ime-eting at St. Louis oa th instant: of the -reorganization ig of the people's- party.- aifs,.?l lm.n'H:n.-niyp.Tti dxtr thf Tnurder! of li they would nsuppe.-r JAt , Worcester, mass., (lire family isj murdered.- 'Sena- fiandler has a conference with the ent on the subject of bimetallism; s ithe president is Strongly in fav-i the use of bclth metals. Cotton perafiyesatBurlington, Vt., strike reduotioh.. in cobton mill opera--Iwaes ;isl anauguraited at Putr in the Manchester (N. H) cotton Swill toe shut -down.- 'Secretary .has been - quite sick, but is now ?ririg.; The ( " brig JManson ; is kled. on ;thei Rirgipia; -coast; the has Ibeeh rescued. W. P. Joed- f tthe :-Nw ilYrk -iconsoTiidated-x-". e, is in prtis'ori charged--with pass- worthless check: The Hawaiian ration treaty was yesterday taken the 'senate; a motion to debate the liori; m bpeneenate- was discussed vo hours . then overwneimingiy ted- its PPonfets hintrng at some p.te feubjertsliely-'!tt aWse in the Msion.- -Advcicates of ' Hawaiian BUie VOLt? Uiua van; i"H jre in the senate; its. ..opponents this. . FOREIGN. -1 , " 'Cubans are. besieging ihedofti o ri, north 'coast j of Santiago da rt-htey .attackj--iWlthV afrapifi fire m a Ifort on ! a.; plantation dn iiii p'rovS nee.' A nlibustering exp e f ,l Vh as-recently landed- in Mayari. ' rnba . i-fleneral Funston, of fras. now ah -officer .in General 71 a's ,army arrives at 'New York by lllmrf. ."hft 'savs ithe success of 'the-in - .into. dPT.ATid.4i iioon 'the action of . ' rts Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil ITthfully used; is a specific in the . Zment -of weak lungs, Consumption )U-biHsr:ett- iieadinsr Dhysicians re lend it. Sold by J. c. Shepara, R. -1- rardin and Hi L. Fentress. .--(1 -1 -: , ; ' ;" 1 j arget andj- rnostumdlgnantlyenthusir mrriTaTirM'nwa 1 -Iwsin Casern bltief evpjr known in this ' ORBETT TO PITZSIMMONS i-f.RnockedOut in Ten Sounds j - iGreit'TSouthem- hotel during the after- Rr T T ! ; . jj r scant attenpion or xn.e orner sioe. -j.nere a ;thecurtaM:)and .announced, tHats;are at ititnete lively scenes when' Hanna ' light, the ent.ijre sum to go to Fitz- . sioniat the "Great Southern hotel and JChns'ir Corbett fails to put him out - also, When the Oiustlers Tor tne "iopposi ;OKJ lOniKIlt-. 4.11 It aj? Ski ti s- k ,a -tast 01 obvious ; reluctance . to meet, me T will make! that", "proposition torine ay i-able, thus;: A purse oz szo.wu stanas to be fferexlj as a prize ior a meet i" the ring witn you. io iais i wm io.OUO of my own, conditionally, that silgree to -box ( me to a nnisn. xms J,s $35,000. I offer this entire sum rr-i to top you ir ten rounds that- .fhe )CLh must continue to a finish and, I iff shall have something Xo say in re !ito the appointment of a referee who Q$hot be unfairly prejudiced in your , c' "':; i:-,-. - ... - 'A-' 'L kis Js my final -prorurition, take it you reallly want fight It ve it. If HL ' L JVM want money a Fum is exceeding your gross receipts in ittles. If JW.ke it better by meeting me. than eeting "all others logether.f If you tj this, ask the public each night l ly.ou exhibit, J -. I ' . It.i mv ultimatum.-. . - I, ihher you will venture or not, this, ast. challenge to your-and , to bind i I :B.hall jt $10,000, forfeit the, mo- yo.ii accfpt remains Jkailed where triout see and cannot avoid it. "JAMES 'J." CORBETT.f ' Paxil, linn January: 10. eli. think of. that?" 'was What do .xu hat- Fsimmdns would. say tonight from St. Louks announcing the of i v Corlvettl of 1435,000 If- -Fittsimmons iimuse him and he refused to con it serlcrasly, referring . the, inquirer le more-" was1 to - be learnied from n Julian. He said emphatically would f eohsider no - fight propo- Lr-ril Coriftett i had whipped Maher, fjIU.". t-Wj iiWV . Kit. O.UJT . V"-"-. fS, ".. .-."!. ,.;!-- ,.----. " aljnskes the food pure, . ".,... wholesome and deucious. Absolutely Pur t .... !. - - mm 'mutt J fe1 . . ,' . . : 'I i ti . . :i ! 1 - .-.'!: i- . . . t ' ' - ' J J'. p raivl' r I THK liKKAi r HiH U JAY - --t- .;. , THE GREAT FI6HT TODAY OHIO SENATORAti ELECTION -HINGIKG ONONE VOTE - Only STenty-Two Totes. 'Counted j for Hanna The Combine Cannot Unite Upon a Candidate Tbe Wqrk uf the Campaign Done Ldist JIght The Content Over the Doubtful Members Charges of Bribery" From Eadh Side Sensational Scenes Daring the balloting Anticipated. :t Columhus, iO.,' January 10. Senator: Hanna Is believed to; be short one vote of election, ; Tb-e opposition is not sure of seventy-three votes for any one man, as against only seventy two for Hanna; but they" feei confident atieast of pre venting H anna's election. !: ; ; Iiast night' the democratic steering commrttee 'demanded! of Air. Ku.ntz that he fumlish at least eight affidavits to- night from republican memibeTs that stand jby the' sixty rive democratic membersj in voting against Hanna. The democratic, steering com mittee reported tonight that they wefe satisfied; Represerttat'ive. dayman, chairman of jthe house deimocrati'cs'teer. ing committee, went so far as to -say Banna's defeat tomorrow - was assured. It has bee h agreedj.by the -conference committee that the 'balloting in the two j houses will hot Ibegin until2 o'clock, p. m., tomorrow and there may be several Changes', inthat ti'me. The real , work of the fikht bn both "sides 'is being done tonight.-,.' The workers will : not sleep now until alter thej balloting ibegins. Tlhere is a f eeling arnong. many of those Ilinn opposing ija that if he is not 'de A feated on the first ballot or rather by the ; separate ballots; tomorro'w that he j win noi.ue.uei.ea.ieu ,aa a.ii. riuese iiti-i Hanna Workers say. they had a : ma- Kation claim tnat tney peea omyf-Mnri:tv f fivJ fle-aiiTlst. Tfahna. when thev exposed theirl strength in organizing the" legislature last Monday, and if they come down to a majority of only one again'st :. Hahha tbmorrow, the coali tion may" not -hold together for another day;. : j": y . v"' N : i . While-the oppogfitiioh still insists on Kurtz as the candidate-against Hanna, yet they , say that Bushnell, Kuritz or any, bther . one ; will be- dropped as soon :- asi'tis ascertained that he cannot secure- au or xne voxes or euner xne amii-naiir na republicans or the democratic mem bers. One of the names most promi nently; mentioned ; today was that of Representative; John P. Jones, who rep resents ; StLrkp ' county, the home of President -liciCinley.i Mr. Jones is a re- Creajote and: the Hypophoshites i publican and- prominent in the miners -union. He i&.ior frei silver and is ad- vocated as the , labot candidate against 'the capitalist. :. : i Whlile the mass1 Icbrtvention .of the republicans this afternoon was ; the state, the doubtful republican members of the" legislature did not see it. or feel ends; Anothei Challenge Offers .In :t Thev w!ere closeivland Liberally, en- Fltzsiminoris 35,000 if the Latter la (tp-rt alined ibv S thp I oooosi'tlion at : the Louis, January iu.ai i tne ciose; i . - - - '0 S r Icond act W lhe theatrical) perfbr- i P- Nuel, Sr-SnydCT.;.- and i,ht. jai j; Corbet! stepped S others hav ng : the undivided and con- fffered- FTTzsimmons $3i),0(X) lor a fin- Workers invade the rooms of the oppo- ST rounds, i I ' i 1 ' i tioh corhe to the Neil house after some ' lbett intended to issue a challenge j tthe donbtful members : or -:i their - Nnuary nth. hutJdecideu to maKe, it r :frien(s. There isitoriighf'doulbt as to ln'diicement : to v overcome , fv - t ? " r t 77 : " uotui 'Siues nave ueeij Ait?pieiiu.iiiSi r . With; the result depending upon one vote; either way, there are several who want .to " on the fw'ihriing ;BGde and -may at any time change according to 'the'ir Ibelief as to! h'ich- side has the necessary seventy ....... i - i hree votes or for, some other, cause; owing; to . the ap parent: closeness of Ithe' vote there are still numerous; rumor's of; bribery for another vote either way. j i " The Hanna -men', claim to have sten ographic notes ofTan often xf $5,000 by trwo 'pronriinent members of the opposi tion. The icmposi tiion ; in turn claim iS. H. Hbllenbeck, a member of the repub lican state executive ; committee, , went to Cincinnati' last (Saturday with: $10,000. It is charted was offered : and i 0 accepted 0,000.. Representative Otis us a republican who was electe'd on a fusion ticket dn Ham ilton county. He has voted with the demokirats i:n".the org'anization,, but it is claimed ".thart he "tnaae friendly over tures to Hanna workers to entrap them Bntb an bffier f.to.;tipe purpose; 'ot .'x poing the same and thlait he twrlll do so on the floor! of the house t'omorrw. '" It is said that Representative Qtis will pile $10,000 on his: desk tomorrow and : tmiake a ' sensational speech when his name is called; ori the' senatorial bal lot. The ;Hanha mfn make' a general denial of ithie Otis charges 'and say-that they antiicupate other dramatic perform ances tomorrow before the ibaHoting begins. ' -" "' --F- " ': j- ' ' Outs'ide of the' opposing; ' senatorial puarters, the i?ity fsj filled tonight fwith exfcursUonistis yelling: themselves hoarse for Hannal The crowds and the excite ment surpass any ot the usual conven- tion scenes i; v.."-;-;v:- ,. :--. - the . unexpired i senatorial Aitho term of Sherman, -ends March 4th, 11899, Senator Hanha . was appointed 1 last March to serve only! -till the legislature met in t Jantiiary 1898j is tjie governor's appe'intee under the can serve only until the legislature meets.' It'is, there-. fore, claimed that Ohio has had only one senator the past week and will, have only one! till there is an electtion for the' short term from January 1898 till -March, S99. j ' Washington,; January 10. -Senators who have examined :the precedents say' that the appoinitmetit- of a senator by the governor, as in, the case of Senator Hanna, i holds untfl ; the legislature elects on adjourns.' J; 7 . . - It is easy to IcatchJa cold and just as easy to get rid of it If you commence early to use One Minute Cough Cure. It cures cOUghs, colds, bronchitis, pneu monia and all throat and lung- troubles. It is. pleasant to take, safe to use and sure to cure. R, JR. Bellamy. ; PENITENTIARY BOARDERS The Family of the Hospital Steward Still in the Knlldlng Grand Jury Charged' as to Selling Cigarettes to Minors ( Spe'ctial to The Me'ssenger.) ; Kaleigh', N. C.,' January 10. Despite the order of the penitentiary directoxa that all . fam!ili?3 should i be Tentovefd from the penitentiary, i the .family of Hospital Steward Brown lis yet" tshere. His wife and four chffl'dreh live-to .the, hospital department, i . , j .. Jirri 'Booker, alias Charv&s, the Tnur derer of iMahala White; was arraigned in court he-re today, r i i ... ' Judge Timberlake charg'ed the grand ury in the superior court Were'lfccOay to specially indict all merchants ankl others who isold or gave cigaretties to persons under the tprescribed age. I He also cih!arged against gambling, , includ ing dealing in futures, f- i . Trouble iu New England Cotton Mills . . Burlington, . Vt.. January i 10. Sixty weavers aria twenty-five careers at the Queen City cotton mills struck today be cause of the reduction rin their wages, amounting to from ZY2 to 9 per cent. Putnam, Conn.; January 10 There went into- effect today at the extensive mills of the Grosvepirsdale Company, " manu facturers of cotton, a cut ! in wages af fecting about- 1,500 out of ! 1,800 hands. Just how great a cut i is i intended the workmen themselves "do;,notvyet know, the notices posted merely stating that a reduction would : go into effect today. Nearly all of the hands are employed on piece work, and, the reduction Iwill prob ably not be uniforni.v It is thought that it will average about 8 per cent. :J; Manchester, ' N. H., - January 10.- On February 1st 1,140 looms in the printing department of Ianchester cotton - mills will be stopped" for an I indefinite" time. The cause assigned is thej-f ailing ' off j In the demand for print goods. There will also be a reduction of about 10 "per cent, in wages, ' affecting about 30 per cent.) of the employes on January 24th . I i -Providence, .' R. I., January 10. The weavers of the Wanskuck worsted mills tonight rejected the compromise off ered by Superintendent Metcalf and voted" to strike, -( - "" '"'. New Bedford, Massif January Il0.r Apparently a strike in the cloth mills next Monday morning ; can .only be averted by a Withdrawal of the notices of a reduction. Th spinners tonight took 'final vaction on the) 1 question of strike. The result was ini favor stf re siistance to . the reduction, the j vote being ; 398 to: 4, ' ; -i1, r- . ; : -Pawtu'cket, R. I., January 10. The employees of the Uonsdale Company, aside from the mule spinners, Iwere no tified today of a reduction in wages to take effect next Monday. No strike is anticipated in the mills of . the lions dale company. JV: . ' I : : A Very Serious Question. ..Roils, muffins, biscuits, cakes,, j etc., now generally made i by baking powder, enter so the .aid ; of largely! into our "daily food that . their debasement by the -introduction of injurious sub stances is a matter of serious concern to ' the; public health. What baking powder' shall we use -to protect our selves against the danger .from alum. and to insure pure, sweet, wholesome and nutritious food, isf a . question "of vital I importance - for consideration . in every household:, . r:.f I A!,,.'-, j:l It is a fact that a large percentage of the I baking powder sold from many grocery stores is made from poisonous burnt, alum. There is no mark to designate it; and hoth grocer and j pur chaser are .unaware of its dangerous character. , -Every one has suffered from digest ive- disorders arising from food made with alum baking 'powders. It is like wise believed by physicians that to the absorption of alum into - the blood are due" many of those obscure nervous dis- eases ; from which ipeople , Safety from - alum -'and jurious, adulterations wii: suffer. ; , kmdred in be ! assured by the use of Royal-Baking Powder.- It adds positively anti-dyspeptic I proper ties to the food, and is recommended by physicians and - health! . officers! for j its healthful qualities. Besides, it 1 will re tafn its full leavening strength until used, so ; that its biscuit, .-cake ; and 'bread are? always light,! sweet an fresh It would be well .to look in the store room1 ah4 make sure that Used In" yotir-food; ? I", the Royal is 1 : 1 Secretary Alger's Condition i Washington, January 10. Alarming s to - : . . - i ' - ries sent "throughout the west relative to the condition of Secretary Alger, have caused the" issue of a formal statement from Assistant- Secretary- Meikleiohn. at ter consultation with Captain Woods, the army surgeon who has -been, attending, the secretary during his; .illness, which has now lasted about a month. It )s said -that he was attacked by the grip and this left in its' wake a low type of fever, 'not tpy hoid as has . ' bean " reported j V which weakened- the patient considerably'. ?The 'persistence' of Secretary -'Alger In. keep ing at i his work even while connned to hisroom; undoubtedly retarded; his '.re covery I, very much, but he was finally induced to give- over 'the attempt tcf look after the i department . business , until ; he was able to get about again It is said that this morning the fever has complete ly disappeared and : that, the secretary is. . stronger.. He still remains lr bed. by direction or 'ur. woods, but the physi clan says that hy the end f of this week or early 'next eweek Secretary Alger will be able to leave .Washington for some pokit not ,yet selected,! probably on-the seashore, to. convalesce.! . -; v..; r, Important Xgislatlye Bills 'Richmond, Va.; January .10. The house -bull providing for: the listing- for taxation by the commissioner of reve nue of all bondSi stocks and other evi dence of indebtedness before they can be collected by. legal process passed the senate today. ", j JVi.. f In the house today Mrw Ai T. With- row, of Bath, offered a 'bill providing (that a lien 'yen'.y.WP&roa:oj,fLrm'. to .prefer one or more creditors shall enure to all. The bill provides in detail that if any person, firm or corporation create any; lien or encumbrarice on his or their property or estate for. the pur pos'er of giving a preference; to one or more creditors of such person or firm over any other credrtof or jcreditors ex-, cept to secure a debt' contracted, or money harrowed at .the time of the creation of the Hen or encumbrarice, the same shall enure to' the benefit ratably of aH the creditors of such person or firm," AilllEXATlOlT OFHAWAII THE TREATX 3HERE3pOR TAKEN . UP BHE SENATE f r t Motion to Dlauis tho Queation in Open Session Dlscuett at X.eigth. and Over- Whelmlngty DeeAted-Opponents of Open Debate Hint t t ame Delicate Matters v; JJkely to CotriVTTjp 1 tht 01cusalon An H liexatonistB Claim Only Otil Vote Wanted io Carry. the Mfiavf are j. Washington, iwiuary In accord ance with his ijtevious Notice, Senator Davis, chairm-alf the Senate commit tee on foreigai emtions, Jbrought up the subject of the rtf fication&f the.Hawal- ijin annexation st'f baty in the senate to- day. His motion- was m?ide scon after tie disposal of routing; morning bus iness and the .entire remainder of ' the dky'.s session; except thei'ltime given to confirmation of nominations, was devoted td the consideration of i the question as euty should be consid ered -in open esion or:;behind closed dpors in execut-i sessioni After a de bate5 k, of .'almoif two" hadrs upon this pint, an ,lnfonrivA vote was taken, the yas ana nays, jjlQJ. oeing temanaeu. x im decision was o!eyjwhelmirfgly against an open session. ' A A' The motion for ibpen sesbns was made by iSenator Gr-rof Delaware, who pre- sntedhis reasljrj in a speecn. or aoout five ' minutes' : lesfeth, urging that the niisstlnn was rvi4i of nublih concern, in volving no entaiiing complications with . A , ' w A 4-3 - AM s n V i TITO C therefore, . emirtenkly prorfer . should be considered befcre the public gaze. senator ULavi$; replied tQfsisenator uray, contending for ythe observance of prece dents in this rrjatter andbjecting quite stfenuously, though in calm and moder ate' language, tlj fhe proposition that the senate- shouldi fta'ke the snublic into its conference on ojjsideringthe treaty. He iultk issue 'wiufi.,) oeiifcLLUtif.siVji ay i UU 111C prptjosition that inhere wpre no general questions involvil aff ectj-ftg - our diplo- matic relations? with others countries and predicted that tlvs discussion would take fa w,Me range tefire its conclusion. . cspeeunes - ii fit iwjr Hb: Kiiuy resuiu- tion .we're maestlby Senators s Caffery, White Mason fjiftSi Morritt and' in oppo sition by Senafc"p Morgari,! Hoar, Spoori .. er I md-:othersi: , :;'..!. ;:jph. : -"'..,"' "'-1' "Senator Morgaf! was : the; principal op ponent of the Sifity propopitionj. He talk ed! at length lupoil the imbprtan'oe of ob serving the sej&jte, rulesfjin discussing this r question, V intending that as the senate, was-, acthilg only In an advisory capacity to thei ekecutiveit would be an act of 'bad faiti ;or. it tothrow open -the doors " to the public. , $ Most of the seatprs wfip spoke in 6p position to opnsi! session Referred to the probability- tha fi'.he action of the Euro pean powers. Ic? fjheir evident purpose of partitioning thf territory of China, would forrjithe basigof! much o;the debate on the ! Question fofjt Hawaiian - annexation. AH I who ref ere to this "phase of the question manilBsed a disposition- to re gard it -as a dedicate and complicated one and, one which. it were better should bo ventilated be hjrtd '.closed doors. It was . also intimated nthat the Monroe doctrine .would .'come s ii; for a faitj; share of dis cussion beforeithe close off; the debate. It .'whibh.' 'could ibp' ftnore fre4y discussed in cAiuativ c tiia;iigiji uyeii oegisiuii. , n - , Senator Masnrj took, advantage of the opportunity - toJj faake a speech directed generally agaijs3 executivle sessions. He' announced his Intention to support the motion for an ogn session; and said that he would take h!advantafe: of r all such openings to ; exvcise hi j influence Ito break down the fgenatorialrirule for secret sessions., He a-st?erted thafc? the rule was out of date, out i of keeping with the prb giessive lenueny 01 umeji, moss-grown and obsolete- dfot arguedkthat "it shoiild e abolished. fl,- as many people be lieved, the serial was otL of sympathy with the publiijthe requirement of -the discussion of fectl many important ques tions in execiltviye session was, more than any others! reason, Responsible for this condition 'c'4 affairs. .He hoped that not only the . pwaiian treaty,- but all other question t jn which ithe public was interested, wouvjd be disreussed in the presence of thfeiAinericais j public. " Senator DavSsfiannouncgd his purpose to call up the fjrHaty agait tomorrow and press it as rapldr as posgifble. ! The.annex'atitjists nowrclaim fifty-nine votes for' the tr&ty, : lacking only one of the number necessary tS ratify it. On the I other hanai.Hhe opposition say the ratifiers will fijshort frdpi. three to five votes. MttcKlnley id locates Bimetallism Washington, jjiiuary ; ld-Senator Chan-' aier naa a com eence witnFPresidentMc- .4' i 'The". presideiatTstahds 0rmly ,in :. favor of - international bimetallism; as promised 3y the'St. t lKv;isij platform He considers the negotiation Sivith the ?J2urooean now- era only itemppHtrfly suspended, on ac. In.Indiav and lt.;ts the president's inten-' tion to-'again gem. his envoys (to Europe a BuoBi s uiif .omiixionsu; are iavoraoie for contlrijiringmigotiationisf!, ; v , ; ; u Senator ChaiMer raddf vthe x: opinion lu-di Aue presiyejvji is as fearnesiiy in ra vorj or bime'.ai ism "the;Ue of- both metals-aisijstanfid money as 'tne sena- ion juniseu. The Atlauti9 Ci C ttne'i or Id a Viyer i WaiOnigtxn'Mi.nnaarkl0. OrT next Monday t jJanipr 17 th, the Atlantic Coast n&,w&l$put in service, for the eleventh seas?r. Hheir 1 N , ?ew Tork and Florida Speci&l train with the quick est schedule ee rim between the north and east - anr;i 'Floridac The train ;is compose'd :o'?ping, - parlor, dinrng-, library- and cfhsifvation cars, heated by (steam-and lighid throughout by elec tricity ::Li wial vjrun - daily 'except -Sunday leaving jv'Xork at 12:30 o'clock noorisand jtfhisScS iy at 6;20;o'clock p. m:, .goingr i via Richmond, CSiarleston and Savannahs anj jrriying. at Jacksonville 1:10 o'clock the ;hext aflrrnooni" vl " "- - t i- IH4 ; -i ' " ! :.. APiijlg 8trandd .' ."' .' - Washington, f Jiihuary 10; A telegram received! at th4 "life savihbureau states that the brigj-Mnson, witn a-cargo-of railroads ties, struck on Turner's - Lump, nveiTmiles soiitititfjist of Asateague station on thetVIrginiii. sastern shore. -The crew of six were faitded. by the life saving xirew?- in. a svr;;, boat.-; Tne vessel will proba.bry.ibe aftdcal loss. -1 :' ..j ''3; Jf"j0 ..... .' - -', -V " " . -' :., A SUibroker iK'ijall i New York, Jivuary 10-W". F. Goeders. a naember of thr ConsolIdajted (Stock and Petroleum Extf twinge, of this city, Is - in jail tonight, cliarged with havinia: at tempted to siipie the fifm of William Hawley Co.itfflembers ofi the stock ex change,.' out" tlli $18,000 by "means of i wonniesgs cnet;ir . .. m . 1 . tm . S L'. : it jvinaey-'ioxiay pn tne suojeci-jOi-Dimet- !all,ismJrHe sad' after-, tlije; ci'ose; sol .the .interviews : ' "M4 " , it' "" " THE WAR IN CUBA The Iasurgent Besiej;e a Spanish Port An . Interior Fort .Attacked A Filibusteriag Expedition Landed . ; J " , Havana, January 10. The insurgents are bes'ie'ging ain'd have aJt'tacked the porii of Mayari, on the north, coast cf the province of anSago de Cuba. Troops have gone from Gibara, the northieTntpcTit cf 1!he isame proviowe, to relieve the g'rjrrisoai 'of Mayari. , iNews from' Spanish sources just re- ceived Ihere give an account of w!hat 'appears" to !hjave ibeen! a galliamx t de fense olf the fort in iSantiago die Cuba, by Span'Mv troops. It seeans that the prifrrdipal forilifitoaifi'on pro'tectinigi .th-e buildings, of tlhfe- central pQ'amca'tkmi of Ysabel, belonging' 'to Batiie & Co., an English icontoiem, at Media Lunaj near Mtanzani'lto; wals attataced )by a btrong fcaxse during the n'ight of Jauxuary 2nd. The tosurgen'tsi had w'lth them, ! it 1 is claimed, -. a- rapid -tirev cannon, . wlhich they placed' lin posQiion at ' about' "600 metres: from the- fort and beihind an emlbiankment. of earth a yard j thick and a'bout ei'g'hteen inches hlg'Jx. At the saimie time 200 insurgents' captured the onaichinery house of 'the planta'tion. Th!e foDt defendiri'g tlhe la'tter comsisted of a ibrUck bu'ildS'n'g, two stories high and in thJe form of a cross. It was sur rounded si by wire f en'cies and dutches, and was garrisoned by ninety-six sol diers, under the com'miand . of Captain Estdban 'Bcn'ed'iCtO' Man'ilo, -who had two' lieutenants un'der h'lm. - . - l At 6 o'clock' tin the mor'niing, the , in- suirgeruta ibe'g'ari , ' "cainnonaditog. - the p'an5ih fcrt anfd at 2 o'clock in the af tgrnoion ffhey "began an: attiaok orpoh iit from ' bO'Ui , sides of the river, trying to? take , jit.' by assault, but . they , were repulseid. !At 3 o'clock in. the after noon,, 'ifhe iSipanfehi reiport continues,' the iinsiuirg'eht; finfan'tiry mtade a sietcond ,at 'taJek upon the fort arid the pariiiards again- drove! t'hiem ., back. nre ansa -Kept i t uip unti'l uariq aine iVwvmihhirrt-nTATit f 't!h': fvif- m nuiP sjCc .xaic .uouagtiiiw - xvx ilf . four cannon sh'dt's and serai if 1 the proje,etiil!e's expTo'ded withun . 'the' , cir't, diedtroyttnig .ta iwial!l abdj cta-rjielli?in!s' -tilie i.L:: -t . ' ,,Ln - - i t? i. i ,1a i a.i . , ear'th' wcrks. From there Ibh'e sOldilers con'tiinued the tight and succeeded an toaabing off the enemy. (During January 4 tfh, the' fort wras. re lieved by Ca'PtiaDn Oryan, in command Of the local -guerilla force f Ndquera and a d't'clhirnJenit c'f 'Spanish inlfaritry, reintorced by two cannon. The- Span- ciai duty will be to go to points where iitatrkia then' attadked t!he' in!su,repf?nt' I -thifTa- "suits to ssisr - :Wwa1 . rvnnpl. iiards then aittacked the1 insurgents' 'ear'thwo'rkS.'aind are,'Si33id to (hJa-ve" com- jpfe'Jcl ttoei-erreniy to.' retire wiitih severe ll'ossl'-; JThe gairrisoin iof the 'fort Ipstisev ertteen men 'killed and had thirty-three men wounded. t vm..." i i. ..ii - j , ; : A n'e sovrnimieni . has exrjenaeia 'Tor, ?at!lejmay :3e! impbrteid; into Cuba from tihia- Uniltcd . State : f ree of, duty. sfrhe ; American stelamer C'Oehio i ?has awliVed here with 160 boxes of ;con- deniseld m'ik, one of . glasswai-e arid .twenty-eilght packages of , . provisions for th'e'ccncie'n'trados. ; , ' . i- : !.i; . sRep'ortis from Guanaitena'mo say. the' P'.'aintaiDons;. mere are. not gnrmung sug- Xk'owin'io-to'e-sciarjcity kf oxen. Ex-Miniis'ter Canaleias returns to SSpai'ni tcdiay, having formed a "p-llnirvrrw A 1 A ! xa ,.ff !.. . !a ...!. - ' . i a i 'lioiiuusteinng expeuitio'n recently landed in th.e bay of 'Mayari, ;A Important Populist Meet In "Boston, Janu ary 10. Interesting de- velopm'enttb are expected at the mee1t- ing iKJf- tne' reoTgariization committee of tfh:e' people's 'party; which is to be h'eld in' 'St., 'Louis January7 12th ; Mem bers ..of the - nat'ionia.1 comimfittee and t'Sher pormiinient leaders of the party will j also 'be presenit, This meeting is i ..... .y. .t - ah onltgrciw'thi : of '0ie Nashville con- ferentee hsld last. 'February." ' Shcrtly af!ter the. cose WE the : "national cam- ' pa!i!gh, 'Mr, Geiorge F. Wash'burn, : .of Bostonv. a member of the; national ex- ecutive oommittee of. the people's- par i . : y " I . 1 ty, issued' am appeal urging that the populists' breiajk away f r;oijn. thje; demo- craxs ana. ccoauec ftneiT ngm me- penuenxiy. fie ravoreni. jne tnatuonai i says tnere as no possible excuse for Got--oanfdranrte at INflstovii statement that "If Abbot prant re-organization was createdt .Uosft iNovember the executive mittee of this organization met and issued a calll f cr theifuIl icommitteeTto meet next .Wedries1day, recommerMintg fiifliE twev H'asTie a cwm mr k. TiinfmiTuamTiter . . . a. ' . ... iKynventucai, to be held neaot spring,' for the. purpose of adop'tin a ptform n.vri Mfri 1to; K6 Vv7 ' nio-rit btri!in:o-' Vrvr- and, plxng' a pred'eh;tdali candidate in the . field. y-::r-; ''rX:j:- j - ThCs ' fcjaa talgaim arxuseki (Mr. "VVlassh- (burn, who contended thlait; if a nom Lna ffion kventto called. 4v ariv ther authorfty Uhan the naftittnal ctoriMriitltee, i r r iit would: mean a wationalityolt and the pTgaffl2mTOn ,Di a separate . party. touin urgts1 that I a lain t meeiting for the -two cfttnmi ttlees . rfe5ferred 'to! be heli iri 'toe'rimg.t'the propaseft .noinatmg' pariy.-be outlined and a'dopted. Apteamer Badly Battered by a; Storm Hii, s January r 10-frhe Britlsfh steamer 'Aldensgahe, Capita' Ho wTain,- whScW larrivedf eire . on' I January Ttfh f rxm NeWpt 21st, Is hay:tteitixa''':3X ffale VhJloh she enuotmteirfca ' ori Dec-mbef ' 2ZUZii (A hkavy1 sea coused' her ' to ,'.,hk?r.".ad st'raaii heavily "and she rshippad la great deal of ;water.- A doer to . f lis wheel aittiifw.. burdf ; opea''byj the teesa arid the binnacle lamps; were washed off A parttl'on jiof the cargo damaged. "VVhy alldw yourself to be slowly, tor tured at the ' stake of disease? - Chills and Fever will undermine, and event ually break down the strongest consti tutions Febri-Cura (Sweet Chill Tonic with Iron) is more" effective than quln nie, and being combined with iron is an excellent Tonic and Nerve medicine. It is pleasant to take, and is sold under positive guarantee " to cure or- money "just a.& good" kind don't effect cures. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Haxdin and H. . Fentress - , - A HEW QDESTIOH' RAISED REG ARDINGTHG ANTI-FREE pjlEi CRUSADK ThefBallway CommJsloner Find reives i in Ticklish Position The. l&aO ; - way Commission Office Still Gusrded-1 ITlajCof the Fourth Iteelmenc to .turned Convicts on the RoadsDeath. Mrs. Kosa Ashe-A Mask 11 aU Rt UM saueAsjlum' ! , j 4 Messenger Bureau. ; - : ' j Raleigh, N. C.f January 18L One of the Interesting questions whlcht arises regarding the anti-free pass cru sade which! Governor Russell, Senator" Butler and' the new railway cammlssioi ers are inaugurating is whether-the com mission' ha any 'authority, as concerns : passes issued on lines which Tim Into -other'. states. " A1 federal judge says thafc In such leases there is no jurisdiction the. Inter-state commerce law coming - in. - The railway people 'think the- rail way- commission began to see Saturday after noon that its position was ticklish. The-; chairman says that in thetest which is in progress the power of the commission r act is being' strained to the utmost The irailway! ' commission office is yet t ' being' constantly guarded, day and nlght by :Dr.i 'Mott's son James. ! It was the governor who ordered' the keeper of ther' capitol to put on , the guard.' The keeper frankly admits that he can't see any rea son, for putting on a guard,!, but that he simply obeyed orders. . -7. . . j The state1,; grants a charter to- the Redl Sprinars f Land and Improvement Com pany, composed of R. vE. Uvermoore anX other's; . Colonel E. A. Osborne, of Charlotte, the . last commander of :the 'Fourth regiment. North t Carolina state troops, has writ ten" to Adjutant Generals Ariing. ot New f Hampshire, for the captured flasv of that resriment. which Mrs. Persia FL. l -nanos. f i-oionei :.uoorne says ne aesirea tne nag as an interesung reuc ior tne I vnra '.ftf that nno rttriment' I General Avline savs-that Mrs. Chas has, I left the matter ;of the return ' entirelyla I his hahds and that he will be happy to I rntuvr, 'tVlr 'finer nrrk on antKnrWitiiWi V-TT" ine aujuiaiii, general ji , ruriu i uiiiioh that : Osborne may receive it. This au' thdrization was. given- today. Thomas B. Womaf k, chief Clerk , to. Revenue Collector Simmons, Is 'appoint ed assistant general Counsel of the Amer ican .Tobacco Company, with headquar ters at New York. He wUl assist Gen erai .qounsei vv vv . n uiie- ana nis pe- there-gare suits, to . assist local counsel. Wake superior COUTy today . began a.. Criminal termt wlth102' .cases on the dockej. Two are for f murder. One i de fendat, Groves, gfts a new trial. The other Chavis, alias Booker, will as suredly .be hanged for the murder 'of a.. ?r i. j- ... i I negro gwoman. , - ' i : . v - navyJi of ; Hlllgboro, . ,:CUL- thetamlrtng,, officegpf the navy, retires this' year. It. isjfound'that the cost of county con- victs ! in th4 public roads here is -only 21., centsa day each, this including -food, clothings medical attendance and, guard incr t A4 hpa npr to work- rrf rn pr.ti nr the rfads than it is to keep! them in jail. O; Rose Hill Ashe died last night. at ithj home of her kinsman, Captain S. I AryA.he., She was born in this, city I MarcV! 9, 1816, and was the daughter of H. Hill ana Kliza lv. Marshall. Ane -is er oeing - tne nrstr.wnite cmia ii i a uv. i f- ix. - vii& tt cx.o aviuo uiiiaii vs. Chief -tJugti'ce -Marshall. WHliam H- Hill Hsras -tlie soil of .nonorable" William II. A 1 1 ,H.J1V1 4-MlC TM2 M.A9. , UVAUill.Vi US- U Vt eral John-Ashe, .whose. home was Hilton. Will rl i IcA 170 A cha iTta iifhrisi V r '. flon near " Wilmington. November 21, 137, Miss. Hill ; married .her. cousin, ' Thomas . Jf Ashe,, brother of the late William S . Ashe, ' of ; Rocky Point. They had one child,' Dr. Alexander S. Ashe, who.'dicdI in 186?. Her husband died in 1859. About. 1S69 Mrs. ! Ashe became, matron of , the- Hom at Wilmington and remained there lea ve,) two sisters. Miss Lossie Hill an Mrs.; Fannie D. Waddell. : 5 ,Sin the new year began twenty-sever hew iiudents have entered the state uni versiyr an unusually large number. ' ; V AK'-the insane asylum Pridav nisrht: 1" therwas a New Year's ball, in mask. and costume, -In which 100 of the inmates and attendants took part. Not a few of the costumes were remarkable for their cleverness. ; ' ' . ' ; , . - - ; . ;- . It is the opinion of a majority of the populist .state committee . that Senator . Butler Is; losing ground in: the etate. . ' Such is the declaration of R. A. Cobb, of j .that committee I Dr. Abbott, of the railway commisstonw - I "'5?7wi,5t. - "J v.lul?lp (!?einIn5 BUTC Hfe., ?, ".iLe,i fZ I views Land purposes j ;r . .. I Mitchell Ryrd, aged 52 years, is the. I . Iastr af rival at the pen! ten tiary- He ter ' m r.Tr. -n -ytovo m v . .-Msr-a I r xu n.cra I eli.1 COUm "there are no legal executions- . ' for murder. There is positively no smallpox in this state,, despite sensational rumors. . General -Secretary ' John C. Drewy left today to attend the grand lodge of lia sons at Oxford. He tells me there are. .T:' r'.JJi- m m iir; .s.niii x a- iirti w a v ni unii i , I members -400 last year. I ack Sentenced to I m prison m rrYk, January, m-M. I .' jointly chargekl with MarfSrt I Tthdrri J of . the ; .- murder of , Wiu- I iGu-neuppeV a Iba rjyber, a:;Wboa toa sentenced p. fiftieeii years fb : tbe stated iprlson '" at AriburnTber' : koodt time' Ti. ITo wan!ce attaitnable : miay reAIace' nhe trm t:;ten years and-, five mxrntau. -. ' n was isentenoea to be eidctro- cutdffduririg the week toeginnfeer txfionr Ttiwti ' flirvntxal ,t)arwn "Ktr Vi f ., - , f.Tv- f r" .v --fc.tjs . acted,.; as a stay.-- , ;,.: .. ;, . -riii' xack" received v tier"" eesenoer -. cataly. She will be tiaken to - Auburni as soon as the nacesiy -forms otT .' procedure can bie-one throtrgh withu . In eri'tenc,ing her .the court dougft to imprests ppon tier th'att !af iihougSi' was equally guilty wlttThSorrr,be had made a wise move, wtiea jstue cidedl to : become ja ,w$tes3 i for!te- 'r stat. Judge. Grre'tson said tho ctorortt was booind to recognize the asfstance Mrs. -Natek thad' rendered rin' test'yixxs' . against Thorn, ' ' '- ..' ' f rxr "M m . . . . . . t . . t m m . - .wnen. 'Ainorn was inrormeKt uy 'vvr den. Sage, ,of the seitence, Jie showot !bUt-Tittle i'nteTet.'rniorn said he woitkl rather, have died "tjodlay : than , liave- -'any further delay. He intimated that: he dM not-expect a riew trtal or : - cbmrmrtatfon 'of the 'ideatli sententoev . hi m --f I." :' ii -? IJt--it m J 1 I r If
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 11, 1898, edition 1
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