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'j-'. - V ' , DOMITTC - " Addresses' on "behalf of the democrat ; 4c, populist and silver repif jlican par . ties, the results f confereri iy held at Washington amikg the par ty leaders; have jUst fbeeft issued The steamer EMhu White, purchased for service, on ; the Yukon 'Newport iNews, 'wiith! , her river, is at machinery aisaioiea rrne senate1 confipms iho nomination of Morgan Treat a3 mar shal of the Eastern, district of Vir-Binia- At Senatobia, i Miss., j George. Was'hihgton Edwards is hanged for Smftirder- The central . Pennsylvania miners meet to :take actioii to secure the 10 cents per ; ton advance secured 1y the miners of the! westerh states-- Senor le brae leftWashmgt'on yes terday -Te Spanish legation is now turning- its attention to taking up the new, commerce treaty with the United States- -Up to a late hour; last night the .state department had received no further comniun-ication' :fr05n 'Minister "Woodford Several imemira . of ihe cabinet were at he White I house last night; but it "is said ifheir- visits were entirely social Mrs." Frahpes Willaxd Was some 'bet'ter .last : nightie Senator Butler says the' Minheapolisnconference I is not to bring aibout fusiohir but "hon i .crable. co-operatidh": rPfier- Maher jiefeats "Thunderbolt" Smith. ,. . --" . ; i-x)Hi:iN. ; i j .-.;' :Lord 'Neyill, . .son of ,thl inarquis of A'bergovenhey, pleads guiltjf of fraud .and is sentenced to five years pf penal servitude -The . populace ipf ! Madrid are greatly enraged, over; jfthe- rumor that Spain has apologized for the de torn? letter; a demonstration by them is probaJble; they! prefer ,War. to . ah ; apology --All . proffssors if Havana ' .university,; who make, the request, will ; 'be reinstated.' - Af ter years of uh told suffering from piles; B. W. Pursell ; o" !'Kiiitnersville, Pa., 'was cured by using a single box of DeWitt's Witch; Hjaz.el aive. 'Skin d'eases.such as eeiz.ema; raih, pimples and obtinate sore ire readily cured by. R. Beua-myv tin.? iv"lvuJ Iectnre ou' the Xraj-I.rotnre Committo of the Y. Sf . C. AJM't iMt NleUt Professor. Henry .Lewis Smith,1 pro--t., Davidson College, fessor of physics will lecture on the X ray at the Young. , in this Sth. :M;f Mens': Christian J A-.- .ssociatji.vn city, on the evening of Aprt The lecture will prove exceedingly in-j teres ting and instructive, especially as -Professor Smith is, one of . fljje pioneers of the X rays In the south and by its f use has performed many skillful and snccessful operations in North Caro- dina. - '-' " 1 . .: ;f : "I , '. '' : Last night a meeting of tiie lecture 'ommittee of -'the Young Mjiis Chris Itian Association-fas held a id several matters tmnsacted.l !; "!'': .( This committee? "consist's of Dr. J. H. 'Dreher, and". Messrs.! C.:j!M. W'hitloc-k, 1. L: Hancock. N. 'K. Mc'Geephy, F. S. . Weistbrook, 11. Ill Moore and h. E.' Van Laer.'1 - 1 i . . ;ii -' i.-1 .' V ' . -' ' ' Hi ' v- ' We buy "Gold Medal" Black Dress' Coods direct from the iMan'ufoturers- hence ! iur low i prices. Johnson & . Fore. ! ' : . l! t "; . ''- War Itather . ! London, Februai Madrid says the i riian Apology. 15. A special from pulace of j that city 5.4 greatly enraged, owing to the belief apologiz that the Spanish cabinet has! ed to the United States. The populace the despatch adds, are 'bitterly ;opposed to such-a course; kre exceedingly hos tile.to the government and may make aidemonstration. ,ii .; !.!-'! " :'.-.' On ctmclusion the despatch fays: The. ' people prefer war to an apology, think ing that Spain wpl- suffer ( the least thereby, as war would be exceedingly ! disastrous to the1 large commerce of Ithe United 'States ' "1 don't' know, there may be others, he Said, . "but!. I itoave used 'Parker's "Tolu Cough Syrup' in my family for years and would not ie without it.M He knew better than to buy the in ferior preparation that was u being urged upon him."j Parker's Tolu Cough eyrup" has no equal. It will immedi ately rtlieve' any; Cough ior ! Cold, ; Whooping Cough, Sore Throat' Hoarse ness, Croup, Bronchitis and kindred ai-1-mdritsi ; Contains ho , injurious ingrediT ents. is pleasant to take arid a safe rerjiedy for children. For salfe by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin; and II. L. Fen-. : tress. '" " Peter Maher Wlna; I j Philadelphia. February I ,15. Peter Maher defeated Thunderbolt'' Smi'th (colored) tonight in the third : round. The match was for six rounds, h r . When a man is suffering; with an ' aching head, a sluggish body, w-hn his '-: mmclea are. lax; and lazy . fiis brain . : dull; and his stomach disdaining tfood, V he --..-Itl; ,lf '-"w4sfc,;'- heed these iA'arhin3 and resort .to the right remedy, 'before 'it Is to- l4te- ! "Parker's Sarapar.lla," ' . . the '-'King of IMood Purifiers," mlakes ;iA the appetite keep1 .and heart y9nygor Vaut'es I the .-Hver-purTfies the blood 'and H fills it with the life-giving elements of ; v-fTun.l flesh builder. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. II. HardiA end II. L. Fen tress 's Hanged for Murder Snatobia. M!.J February 13. In the Tvf-sf-n-P. of 4.(WXl suetftatCTS at noon to- iav. i (leortre 'WishtnetonKdwjdrds. color- was hanged for the mude.of Roxje William.-- I '' - ,i!'! -1 ' slt'-i "l- -' . . . : : - .Jrr5 :-! ' - - fT ' " ' " "'"" ' - - ii-""'"" I 'l ! H 1 Royal makes this food pure, i l.; ll i j' : ( i i wholesome end delicious. I ill- ''"'' ' I ilil!. Iak1 1 i BfllVllERl ryn Wy -Absolutely Pure: ..... i ; ! " B ' WT. AL BAK1NQ POWUtn HEW YORK. i : :" j 'r' ' ' ' t-.' ' " ' j- " ' - i ' j" '- :-"5"-.-'' A 1 " .'i j - ' ' ' ': . i'-l ' - '-'X'-: -::': . ''H: 1 TO THE PEOPLE. RESULTS pp CONFERENCES FREE SILVER LEADER?. OF The Chairmen of the Three Parties Isac e Addresses to Their People Text ot tl Address of National Chairman Jones to the Democrats He ShouM VCp, From a Jfree Silver Standpoint, the EtIIs ef Ite Financial Plans of the' Parly In Power j Washington, February 15. The ad dresses on behalf of - the democratic populist and silver republican parties which are the result tf the oon'ferencea .wihich. havej 'bgen in progress among the leaders of these parties at the cap-. tal for the past few .weeks, c?vrjere is-' sud today. They seek to unite the jnemibera df jthe three -parties in future, elections upon the financial Issue as the Questions of par amount imjportance and are separate appeals to eadh of the parties to consolidate all along th line for this purpose. The add res to dem ocrats is signed iby Senator Jam'es K; Jones, of Arkansas, c'halrtrtan of 1 the democratic1 "national committee and- Ss ndorsed 'by the democratic congres sional committee; ,' that to the popu lists by:iSenittor.Mario Butle,' qhair man of the "populist national committee and twenty , five other populist mem- liers and of ; ithe ' senate and house that ; to ihe Silver repubf Charles A republicahis -in lie an. i-byj Chairman Towne 1 anq ..'the silver the senate! iand house 4nd also Iby ex Senator Duibois. . M' ' . The democratic addres is as fjollows: 'To the people: j-, ! "The surrender of 'the republican iparty to the. advocates of the. gold standard arid monopoly lis at least com-? piete. Thei ; nresent I administration.. cailed to power npon the solemn pledge i of it'he republican nationa.1 corrventioh at Bt. Louis to promote bimetallism, hjas formulated and sent to congress a ..'bill, the leading purpose of which, the !' i . . f. . .il " i imj nunorawe pecreiary avows as. , uq commit the cbuntry. taiore thorou'ghly to- the 'gold . standard.'- The country Was already, for twenty four years,; (been so thoroughly committed to. this' standard, partly Iby lavjr and ipart'ly 'by the: . usurpations of ': the executive branch" ef the government that its ef Tcots are sejeh and felt bn every hand;! wages are reduced; work is harder toj gfet; the weight of de'bti is. doubled; the mlue of land and other property is reduced ofte half or more, unj'il the lives of th tpeople are 'made hteri "l'tti -hara laondaige it Is certainly not inrt'he interest 6r humanity to have this condition pf things more thorough ly established. . .. j ''-. : ; :- J . The con tifnued rise in the. value. ' of gold, or, which is the same; thing, the continued 'fall of prices, must 'inevi tably transfer the property of all those engaged in active business, the actual creators of wealth, whether by hand, I'cirnin nr fnrtflsil trv ithOsfv tvhft. i avoid iAg! the- risk arid' efforts idf active busip ness, only -draw interest;. - The increase" of 145 per cen$. in the yjalue of money; caused by Its Bncreasingi scarcity, from 1809 to 1819; as: admitted jby "leading ad vocates of ! the gold standard, found expression :a't -that time in extremely low prices arid conditfojns of uriparalr. leled distress.! The discovery -of gold and silver Tin extraordinary quantities, and 'the great increase jih the volume of metallic jmoney resulting therefrom'; relieved this distress, ahd brought, in its stead, wonderful prosperity. Prices j-ose, business flrfurished, producers flffospered, all were happy. Kubstan-i tidily this condition would have - con-l tinned if both the precious metals had bejen allowed to emain in use. as.mon-i ey;! because they were ! being found in, nearly "sufficient quantities to increase! the volume of money . in proportion toj the 'development of business. A wicked conspiracy howeve'r, deprived one of them of the money runctipn. -I'nis was done with ft he. deliberate purpose of raising the value Qf the other jby ren dering; the supply of metallie money relatively scarcer as compared with the demaiid. From the hour of the con summation Of this crime' mankind has suffered, eomrnorcial disaster and social distress in. almost, constantly increasing measure. ;tf u.st in Proportion to the growth of arts and. civilization and the exipansion of commerce,! business and industry, the . inadequacy of the ' vol ume of gold is felt, its scarcity is em phasized, its value increased. 'The repression of "life . and happif ness, which U inseparabie. from a long. course: of declining prices, has1 now. checked' deyelopment and, if continued, will ultimately stifle civilization. - An eminent American, President Andrews, of; Brown university, some years ago said: '.j'!.-.' . .'.-. ' f -Our national deVt on September 1st.- 1865, was two and three-quarter biElions; it; could then have 'been paid off with 18,000,00Cf pales of cotton, or 25,000,000 tops of bar iron., ;Wheh it had 'been reduced to a 'bjilion and a quarter, 30,000,000 bales of cotton, or 32,000,000 ton's of iron would 'Wave been f equi red, to pay it." In other words, while a nominal shrinkage lof about 55 per cent, had taken place in the de'bt, it had, as measured In either easel of these " twoj .world's staples, actually; been enlaged. by some ou per ceni. " "tAlthou-gjhmore -than half the prin- ' ciples of tbis .enonmoiis dpbt 'and every cent of acpumalated1 intef-es.c Was 'been ipaid by the '.laborers of the United States,! the holders of the bonds still hold a Claim for more of the labor of the peoplej than they held before these enormous payments had been eve? be gun. This cruel confiscation of the lives and illiberty of the laboring mil "lions of this country tis the- most stu pendous crime that has (been c'ojmimit ted in the annals of civi'Hzat'ion. Unless-a government 'of the people, by the people and for the people' has perished from , the earth, surely the present boldly avowed scheme, not on ly io continue bnt to incr-ase these evils, will! not be permitted. ..In -addi--tion to thi purpos'e of more thoroughly establishing the gold standard, . the plan of the administration is to retire the paper money of the government, to ine s-old bonds, and to increase the power, privileges and profits of nation- 'The retirement cf 'the goyernment paper money nust redud-e the volume of circulation and while the secretary admits that the contraction of the cur rency would be more ruinous in two. years than interest on a like amount (.f ponds if or" forty years; would 'be, he vaimiy informs us that ' the , national banks will 'Vrybablyj issne a Sufficient amount of money ftO prevent this enor mous suffering. ' j .1 "The national banks are not to be required to redeem their .notes in gold, but; it 'isj arranged that the United States government shall; do so on. de dnand; .arid after having done so, the government must be -content, to have the national banks' reimbiirs s. it in .'any kind oi.le&ad tender money, at the op tion of the' bank..' j .'. . V are frankly tola tftit jawim money wli be made 'relatively scarcer i Q great Pile jremedy.' K. K. Bel than it is ! now' an4 thRt iit is intended Hamy; " ' : '" -:r : :" tnat unoer me tumtvivn, i tnn v will be easier to get gold" than la-wfui money ' Practically nU.. : the money in the hands' of the people! now, as the secretary distinctly admits, Is silver, chiefly in the form of silver. Certificates.. Tlie avowed (purpose Of Ithe bill is to make itsbereafter more difficult to get these thah . gold. ! - ; . The mbnetary commission, selected by the ex vtjutive committee of the seif- constituted indlanapolj convention. which assembled for th express Blir . posefof eBtabiishing the grold standardf have also made a report , and promul gated a ill, the provisions of which are eo strikingly like the proposltiona - of the secretary of the treasury, 4n all material' particulars, as to suggest that they were compared and harmonized before either -was griyen to the public! This report and bill are somewhat, more bold la the assertion of the purposes entertamed xhanj m even the. proposi-j tion of Mr. Gage.f These distinctly pro-! pose that silver dollars shall not here after be coined;! that standard silver dollars shall ibe redeemed In gold; that the silver hullion- on hand at present shall "be sold, and suggest that silver dollars may alsoi (be melted down and sold as bullion. We are assured that! the notes of ibanks "cannot fail to (be safe, oecausfe ibelng based 1 upon all the resources of all the hanks issuing them, they ;are based upon the whol; (business- of the country. V .1 ""Gertainly no (bank will become' liable for the notes issued by t another bank ; over; which It has no controf-or super vision; hence this scheme must con template the establishment of eome central bank authority having the ab solute con'trol of the issue of all paper money a 'great bank trust, pool, or syndicate, i with powers such as no man has ever before had the audacity to suggest. This committee has called upon commercial bodies ail over the country to assemble and endorse their report. " Thus, the people are put npon full notice of what is intended, and of the means of Its accomplishment. 'lOonsidering all this, is it any won der that The Spectator, one j of the great "English newspapers, should say as it did some mouths .since: : '(Being audacious beyond any old world j ex perience, the great capitalists of (Amer ica are ideterrniried to capture free Opinion and to prevent criticism.! They subsidize" pulpits,' they buy the- press, they seat their well-paid attorneys in the United'States senate, and at length they stretch ifheir hands .over the col leges,, which ! it 'is easy to capture by examples of generosity. Thus ; their design is to prevent any effective action Which shall 5n any- way weaken their authority or undermine their position. Their- object cannot be mere wealth making, for they already enjoy wealth beyond Ithe dream of avarice. Ap parently; their Jritentjon ' is first, 'to convert the United States into. a pow erful oligarchy oyer other lands. 'It is reserved! for the. 'free' west totdismiss. from academic service tried and com petent teachers at 'the bidding, of rings of milliOriaires Who" will not- heari one single criticism ofquestioning ot', the justice oH necessity, of their doings, or of the character' and tendency of the trusts they have built up with thie aid and ait the. expense- of the public. The divine right cf- kings is to be succeed ed 'by the divine right of millionaires who are i to run, every thing, including' the Amefican senate .and the con , science and intellect of, university .pro j feasors. 'It is none of our duty to say 1 how the Am0r icin people ' shalli deal j with the: portentous growth of that j money power which overshadows the institutions of 'the republic. But we think that the rich men of America are reveiling' 'isnch a deadly plot against alE genuine public freedom that nnless we!, are . mistaken, the opening years of t,he new ieentury 'will witness an outburst in the West which amaze the! civilized, world.' will "In view of the. 'great principles in i volved and of the! danger so closed at hand, we .urge the .people! everywhere to arouse; themselves, and at once- to take steps to save themselves and -their children from the fetters now j being openly forged to bind them. 'In recent years there have been a number of irtstan'ees of congressional ' districts iWhere the advocates of gold and mo nopoly wiere largely outnumbered by their opponents and . where, neverthe- .-lesSi by a failure Ho unite and act, to gether, friends of the gold standard have 'leeh successful. Thus, as the re sult of a jpersonal 'or partisan wrangle, the cause of truth and justice ' j has been overshadowed; the interests of humanity ignored and the, greatest .good to the government subordinated to art ignoble strife. If we are in earn est, we ' must have harmony amongst ourselvesi " If ; there should " be I those who would divide jus,; let ! thm beJsum mar'ily. arid emphatically rebuked by the people, who have, none . but! high and patriotic motives. j . "After the bold declaration cf th4 ad ministration in favor of the gold stan dard, no . sincere t bimetallis't can j ever again, by his '. vote or Influence, s give aid oivencouragemenit of . the republican party. The issue .is; joined; ! we cannot avoid if we would: Either the friends of bimetallism on .the advocates of the gold standard, . trusts and Monopolies' 1 must succeed. 1 Who is hot I for us is 1 against, i We are; 'asking ho man - to. ; abandon his party or change his poli- ' tics; we ask no one to yield .any prin ciple; but in this igreat "contest, we' do "appeal to, all good! men to stand solid ly, together for liberty and humanity, and strike down forever this conspira cy of gold and monopoly. 1 1 :t . ".; .. "-: "JAMBS K JO!XI-3S "Chairman Democratic National com mittee.'' "; ; ji.' . , : 1. i "in a minute" one. dose of Hart's Es- sence of Ginger will relieve any! ordi nary case of Colic, Crarhps, or Nausea, An unexcelled remedy for Diarrhoea, Cholera Morbus, 'j Summer complaints - and all Unternal pains. Sold by J. C Shepard,! J. H. Hardin and H. L. Fen: tress. ! j! V. - '. '.' i -i - Hancock Visits the Governor (Special to "jThe Messenger.) Kaleiigh, N.: C.,.February" 15.-iPJabert . Hancock arrived !' this morning to see 'the governor.' j': - ! JiTudg'e j Purnell fl ismissesx the motion to set . aside the ale of the townl'site . at Cumnock coat mine and .confirms the sale; . V. , . . .. 1 1 ; Forest Fires " (Special to The Messenger.) I ..'Italeigh, N. C., ebruary 15. A great Ores t fire ia raging in itiie long ) leaf lpine region near Southern Pines. This 'city has j been covered : with smoke all day, though the fii-e is over sixty miles distant, s - -: I ' - ''- ' ' ' Tou need .Cod Ijiver Oil. you say but tHihk you can?t take it? Try V'Mor rhuvln" a perfected "Wine of X5o4 LAy er Oil." i You can jgetill the' virtues of the; oil 'without the disagreeable ef fects, old by J. C. -Shepard, J. H. HaMin and H. L.I Fentress. TUsastrons'Flt'e at FayettevIUe . ! " News reached, thi city ilat nightVthat Fayetteville had. been visited by a, disas trous c-onflagratlorl during the early part ' of theleyening. .! -,;. '; !; -- : '!' 1 - "'" It is said that, the fire started at the plant of t h Cumberland Cooperage Com pany, and soon- went sweeping onward With damaging- effect. The fire started at '8 o'cier, it-no, th;fi jdepartrnent succeeded In getting' it' und'.iir&l "!abMt' ! o'clock.; f -!;:i- !:--:l t - ; The Joss, it Is- stated, is estimated ln the neghborhood of $2,000. . . ; f , dhlldren;' and adults, tortured by burns, Sicalds, injuries, eczema or skin 1 diseases may secure ihstant relief by nsirwr DeWitt's' Witch Hazel Salve; It 1 -' :-; Forest on; Fire.- ;'. . Forest fires are .reported all around us. The. forests ifiBrunswickJ Were on fire yes-, terday and the suri waa shut out from view, after 4 o'clock yesterday. The city was .lsO full of sinoke-. last night, and H appeared .to be.cloudy. Not - a star cou'id he seen. . '. ..- - - "....: i . . Four jotf five square miles of turpentine forests i near Elizabethtown are : on fire, and f orep t fires are also reported from Pocky Jklount, ! : ' : ' " '' ' ...i-'lv'"'.'-! ... ! . . What pleasure is there in life with a headacne, cons:tipatiori and billious ness? Thotisands experience them who could become perfectly healthy' by usingJDeWItt'3 Ottle ; arly Risers, the famous little pills. R. R. Bellamy. WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY She Lies on the Bot tom of Havana 1 Harbor. IHE EXPLOSION TERRIFIG. The Cause of the Disaster Yet I Un- ! - ', " i - .. .- known Over One Hundred, of Hy . C?rew Killed Men Rescned by Boats From Spanish. Warships Intense Excitement in Havana Wounded Taken Ashore and Attended to by Spanish Authorities. ' - ' -i i - - -; f : i - Havana, February15-r-At 9:45 o'dlock this evening a terrible explosion took place on, "board, the United States crijiiser Ma3ne- in Havana harbor. Many were kaied ior wounded. I . .Alt the boats of; the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII are' a. Wis ting. " As yet the cause of the explosion Id not' apparent. . '-.. I ' U . The . wounded-sailors of the, Maine are uiiduiw u explain m.- : j i It is; believed that the cruiser is totally jdestroyed. r -i .- . 1 ; : , The explosion shook the whole The windows , were broken in all houses. " ' Y '!....!. - . i tity. the The correspondent of t"he. Associated Press pays he has conversed -With several of the wounded sailors and understands 'the. explds'fon occurred asleep, so they can give fromi them; that while they were' no. in formation as tohe cause. Washing-ton,. D. -C,,- February 15. The Mainej is a 'battleship; of the' isec-. ond-class and is regarded, one of the best ships ins the new navy. She was "built at -the Brooklyn navy yard, and is 31S feet long; 57 feet! broad, 21.6 mean draught, and 6,6S2 tons displacement. jShe carries four j 10-inch j and six 6-hieh j hreechloading guns in j he-- main , battery;, : and seven 6-pounder and eight ! 1-pourjder rapid-fire guns- and four. Gatlings in her . secondary battery 'and four Whitehead tcrpedoes. -: , " . . ; .. The secretary of the; navy received ithe j following telegram from Captain Sigsbee ! "The tMaine jwas Mown j up In Havkna iharbcrf at 9:40 o'clock and destroyed. Many !.men wounded and doubtless niore killed r others and drowned. The; wounded and are on board .the Spanish -marfbf- war and ithe Ward I4ne 1 steamer. Send 'lighthouse tenders JOm Key West for! the crew and the few pieces of equip ment still above Water. No. One had oth er clothes than those upon him. "Public 'opinion should be suspended till further report.! All Officers are belli :yed to be saved. Jenkins and Merritt are -not yet accounted for. 'Many; Spanlsn- bffi -cers, including representatives cf (Ben- era! Blanco, are now pres3 sympathy. ; . Signed. . with me and ex-- SIG-SBEH." .The officers referred; to in the above dispatch are: Lieutenant Friend W. kins and distant Engineer Darwin R. the Merritt. . - ; From the, wording of the dispaifch navy department thinks it! possfole that they-were on shore at the time of the ac cident, - f , ' ' ! . --h I , SEC'RFHT DISPATCHES . The secretary of the navy receive an- other dispatch" from Key same "time with the above Wesit ait . the but its con- tents were not made public The orders, for -the lighthouse tenders were at, once sent to Key West in piain language, thus avoiding . the delay jt hat would have arisen from the iqsse of cipher.' The officers of the Mai n are Captain Charles' D. iSigsbee, commanding; li,ieu-. tenant Commander iftichard Wainwright, Lieuitenants George F."TSJ. Hoi man, John Hood arid Cart W. JumgenJ Lieutenants (junior grade) Geprge P. Blow, John J. Blandin!, and Friend W. Jenkins; Naval Cadets Jonas H. Holden, Watt T.'iciu iVerius, Amort ' Bronsun and David F. Boyd, Jr.; surgeon; LucienG. Heneber. iger; paymaster, Charles: W. LSttlefield'; chief engineer, Chartes P. Howell; passed assistant engineer, Frederick C. Bowers; fassistant engineers, John ; R. Morris and jDafwhil R.- Merritt.; -naval j cadets, (en jgineer jdiv'ision). Pope Washington and Arthur-! -Crenshaw; chaplain, -John! ' P. SChddwick; first lieutenant I of marines, -Albertus.W. CatMn; boatswain, Francis B. Larkin; .gunner, Jos, Hill; carpenter; George i Helms. , ' .' I 1 j' -The If aine was built in' 1820 at aicost of $2,5S8.000. She had a steel hull and a t'omplemen t of 871 men.' ! ; . j . j; Paymaster ; Charles- W. Littlefield, (who i glvenSn' the list of officers On the ilaine, 1 has recently been replaced by Paymaster Ryan. Littlefield is now in 'Washington; -.." ; .' j . Havana, February 16; The wildest con Sternatiorii prevails in Havana. The wharves are .crowded with thousands of people, i If is" believed .the explosion oc curred m- a small powder magazine. ; At 10:4d o clock what remains ot- .the Maine is ill burning, 1 I I - OVfc.fi UHi tlUINtJttCU tVlLLl'J-. Captain Sigsbee' and the other off Jeers have been saved; It is estimated that over 100 of the crew were killed, but It is impossible as yet to- give exact details. Admiral Mariterol'a has ordered- hot boats of all kinds should go to the as- . Biistance of the 'Maine and fthe 'wounded. The Havana firemen axe giving aid, tending carefuMy to the wounded as they are brought on- shore. . It ds a terrible sight. General Salano and the other gen erals have been ordered by Captain Gen eral Blanco t(o take steps ji to help the jMainetscrew in every way possible. The (correspondent ;of the Associated Press has 'been near the iMam iii ono pf-. tiie 'boiatp -of tthe :ruisjr AAti?ns& 5tlr, and seen" others' of the wounded, who corrob orate the' statement of those first Inter viewed, that they; were already asleep when the explosion occurred. ' Captain Sigsbee says the jexplosioh oc curred in the bow of the vessel. He re ceived a wound in the eag. -Uvdera were given to thj other ff Users to save them- ilyes as best they could. The latter, who were literally t'niown from their berths In their night clothing, gave the Jneeessa- ;ry orders wtth great self-possession and fprayery. . i. i , . s , . ; . At 11:30 O'clock, the. Maine conitinues burning. - A HAND GANADE THROWN INTO II - ' f ." ' "f HER. !' I; j" i ' '. The first theory Was that there . had been a preliminary explo6l i the Santa Barbara (magazine) with powder or dy- namite below water. ) i Admiral .Manterola believes that the first explosion 'was Of a grenade- shelf that was hurled over the navy yard. I Washington, 'February 1 16. Secretary Long received Captain Sigsbee' s dispatch bufva few minutes 'before the Associated r-ress i aispatcnes irom Havana : were nanded to mm. " He' Teceived the .news with apparent calm and his first act was to- comply wittt captain tJigsbee s re- tmeist that .assistancie' b6 sentrrom Kev .-West; He iminedlately" wired -Caotaih Forsyth, at TCey West, to proceed "with the navaj tender Fern to Havana harbor. I Secretary Long then sent for Captain iicKens ana -the two discussed Captain Sigsbee's brief telegram. .No other naval officers' were present and bes"1-. ibe sec--petary and Ct2i7r iickens,"the naval icolony here is ignorant of this disaster, the greatest Which has -twfaHeh" the. American nvy since the disaster: at Apia, many years ago.- The secretary is Inclined to believe that most of Ahe officers- of the Maine were on 'shore at ttVi time of the accident, as 4t waa e-Tittearly !l the -night. - " "' J- - 4 f Whiie neither the secretary nor Captain XMckens are 4nclined to discuss th nrriha bie cause' of the accident, several sugfts-- tions were -ventured upon. They -believe that tt may ihaye been caused by a fire d near t may have occurred i'while inspectlnig 3iigh ex plosives for: fcv?pedoes. Of ooure this is mere peeuja-tion: and the secretary is anxiously aw-ajting a more, .detailed re port from Caifttain Sigsbeet -fU'-M Laiter, the, -fecretary sent another tel egram to Key," West 'OireOting-f Chat ,the tender MangrdT6 tlso toe sent t4 Havana. Commanderickens. after carrying out the instruotiri Of Secretary JSong with regard , t re?fef measures for, the survi vors of . :tihe!'3aine, went at ohcerto the White !houe where the presidjeht was aroused anj; informed of the& disaster.. President JfAjvhuey received vhe news calmly and jEpressed his' de sorrow, but; said nofctfi4g ifurther except), (that h was thorougjjy satisfied with -e meas ures adopteoyty the navy depa'rtlnienit. Secretary: I'jingr -retired at 4 4'?lock a. ' m., and.; gave fcrders that afll further dis-' patches frog- Havana should be- trans mitted to Obtain. Dickens. . 1 : '. ii"4q- :g '. j I A &IAND SUCCESS; 1 J 1 ' - -3 V - The Entertainment GIvrn tast N'ght Ub I der the Auspices of St, Ctcllla CJrcle 1 One of thevost charming, thorough--iy enjoying DTnd. decidedly unique en-r tertainmentij?'; ever given in our city was the on3presented under! the aus pices of Cecilia Circle Qf .the Woman's At(?:Miary ; at the jParish house of StJ-'aimesV church' lasteveri dng. The aiMince ibegan to assemble long! iprevioeas to the . advertise time of ! opening, ''before the curt'ai was drawn asidrf the nrst scne!t4 hall was packed-- llarge ci'owd beinj, com pelled to stafrjdj i ' ' ' ." . J ' , The. firstilj part pf .'th per formance ws a series of drertiis- ii'g. tableaux which were arrand by. a committee ladies from the. auxil iary consisting:! of; Mesdames jj; j?.. N. - Iavis; O. 'F.V)ove, Chas. GrrainS and 'M ejvj'iMaffltt,--' Mary ;3teares and Matpe rn, and were jalnovel and entertalJlIng' feature of; h' per formance. . iEJkd first . -. tableau 'ih the programme! svs'Packers' Taoaipj" 'participated i, by i little jMi'sis! S-'UCile PolVogt-an3 globert- WilMams! :vhich displayed tiec 'truthfullness of jrte' oM . adage ."Cleattess 'is next! .tr:odli ness" an a 'mtsit. (pleasant (manner and elicited vigoriia- applause !. fnn; the spectators, tf&h was- flcwBdlr'' the ' tableau of "'Sunart Pihoto-o."-- little' Oliss. VtXlen Williams ipres(hting same in a I64n'ty and cTnarming? way that secured: mor its ifull shareMf the its ifull sharep audience's approbation,- "Ivorjf oa p - by J.Iiss. Dis-ukes was the thir&Jium- 'ber and received d'ts well meri teo pro portion . of ariiause,; it. beings necessary to1! j!' respond jo' an encore. .'Hiker's candy" by Mea. Varrie Maffifi, jFan- nie XSreen, 'Sfrittle I (Horne and ;f Jane Meares ipresstied, a pleasing &n$ vde lightful tabled;, and . created f,Jlongr ing at once A.' Baker's; ChoMat.es. .''Sozodont' trarls set, !betweei ftruby bars," by Mis Flora iMafntt received a. generous sh 'Of 'the aUdiehcfe' ap preciation, aptso did 'KXiipco Sca" by Messrs. Cha$5?3. Taylor and BUehard Bradley. L0 withy's bandj," for: which tableaux MlsjsWary J. Bellamy?! posed-, and the "JaranTea Co." by Mips. LiU lieHorne wertwo of the steHfu , fea tures and tjrse a t'uite expression: 1 "The LUberty .Bicyc" by Miss Adelaide Meares receive I its i full quota jot ap proval, and-las.' but least by no means,, was MTenneyH Candy'' by 'Iisses. ilismukes, McC 4een, Lee, MoFh person, Pesdhau, J. Pt4k, 'M.-T. Peck, Hum phrey,!. West, Carrie Maffltt, andsPayne which1 fuliy ire 'out its purpose of demons t rat lngthe 'Three Anierican Beauties" t'beS'Ose, the womeij r apd Tenney's Ca'p&ies. The -l ladies;, were greaxiy .assijsyts iu- f.er - -puijwpc jr- firrns f or woyi- the-, tableaux - were given,! The Papers' Tar Soap $p., .W. .M. Haker amj. L. v Lowney being nefiailv nic s lending1 their efforts the entertatnrrtent towaras maKV-sg adeessful. A J The- perforin ftce closed withU the presentation t a new one act cmeay entitled "Lov nd MushTOQims" of ' A IMajority' of kV which was 'given m a most delightful " manner and-was -hearty y' applved throughout bxj the appreciMive. 15-dience. The ca,ssj of characters vsras follqws: I 11 Timothy "NorLoss, a retired gocer andN at the ijlie a candidate IpH' the Legislature ...,Mr. W. F. KohefHson A. Ward Heel 1 1 Manager of 'NoroVoss' Campaign . It !i . . . .Mr, T,., .WljUight Henry MasosjfcmpheW - of opposing candidate, J,i.Mr. C. E, Taylofl Jr., AMce IHale, lOece Of - .LNorcross fllust from, chooli . 1 . . Miss Hat tie JVIylor Mary, servant nl hotel where iNonJroKs boards g.lMiss Nessie Ctijhett. fMr. Rcbertlfi j displayed; the ipaj-t of i-Nolrcross wihkhe :viineslse" we'ar'e aocustomed tftxpeet or-.nim,, anc air;, T: il. WrghS?J A. WaT'd HeeleTUwas excellent an:iJ tgave us . . . - t u) -. Insight in ie ways of "us ooiiticlans, ' whiile r Mr, Taylof; portrsfep the I role of Mjisou the lovesick sjin, a most ;vaigniea mannev, Mlfsattie' -Taylor a uice Hale was a ohJiing and gave ifcsa. de llghtful irenditin?'of that characll.er, and Miss . Nessie CJhet't as the erjvant girl 'was all -ttit could "be desired in ihat role. Thi portion of ?en'ter tainment was rjder,the direction of a anit'teg ffprrj, .lf circle, con listing of j lMfs. W. !rt j Robertson, pre sident; Mrs. Herbert iUr'den and IMis .Anna Cantwell. ff , fr'-. "The peFfdrrn;C aa a 'whjleKwas a most antoeasfif-Jiune both from, artis lic'jand financirt point of viei', a3id the ladies "feel am.tr tyf repaid for thei aVor" in'arranging'ina, ; s- 1 ;y ii ;' . AH , -'. 1 ' 4 ; In a recent'eter from ."Washington, D. C, to anpd friend; MaiorJCL A. Studer, for tgj.4ity years United States Consul at Sinipore, saya: "W;bile at Des Momes ySca.nie acquainted, with jpu IjnWent knvwn as Chamber3ain's Pain Balm, wfrich I found ecfellent against rheuraJetism as well as af ainst soreness of taf throat -and chest(giv ing me muchfasaer breath,ir4Sj. " had a touch of pnisft&ionia early this week, and jwo apparitions freely applied" to the; throat arichest relieved of it it once. J wdlh not be without It for anything." Fsaje by R. R. Bellamy, ' We are anxjis to do a little gcod in this world andean think of no peiais antjer of betted way to do lit thtjn by retommend'iniglne Mlnnrt CfO)Ug5&Cure as a . preventtv-. pne-uraonfra, oojv susmpittort i other. Sfiious lung troublea that' Jollsrw' . neglected4 ftolds. RJ R. Bellafmi 1 . ; ii; ; rf"MJL ; Thejew Railroad -4 ; Mr, ?. G. j Mde, contractor f the to Southeastern ; ifelroad - from Elr 'Ashpole. 1mt R ha'son county, i comicQeted the surfacing! of theroad yesterday and -the first ipment of fertilizer were j made over the! w road yesterday. in the bunker neating of buakh a niagazine.ivwr that an . accid 16, 1898. A SDNDAYi SCHOOL INDICTED FOR TRESPASS IN SECURING A CHRISTMAS TREE Improvements to be' Iade at the Blind Asylum A Bf FoxHnnt In Cumberland. New Bern Fair Nottt-rto Force Payment ortbe OjtterjEntry Salts Costs Drpat BeTenae Collectors Fired on by Moon shiners School Committeemen Fined Messenger. Bureau,' JRaleigh, N. C, Feb. 13.' The board of directors of the institu tion for the ;blnd met last evening and decided to advertise for bids for -. the construction, of ah auditorium, to cost not over $20,000, - and 'also for equip ment for the same to cost not over $2,000. It wasjordered that new pianos be T)urchased ; -; : State Labor Commissioner (Hamrick is haying a special examination made of the watep-powers in Cleveland county, i He finds that one stream af fords poWe,r t operate ;120, 000 splndies. j The state auperintendent of public instruction said the other day that the cost of holdinr the special school tax election in Crdveh county was" $600. He was in error, j He meant' Carteret. CNO election was Ifeld iin (Craven. .-. i - j There continjues to' be a heavy fafl ingrpff in the! arrivals of convicts' at the penitentiafTT. v . 1 AnotheF jgreaft fox hunt is in progress in Cumberland! county, in the Manches ter section. .General Gill, of Baltimore, and a party of prominent Georgians are participating In the pack kre 'forty fine hounds. ; ... ; i It is learrled that Congressman Wh'i-te '(colore) has held up the ap-! pointment of IMrs. Hunter as post master at Kinfton. : ! (Among today's arrivals is Marshall Mott, who sayfs he Is sure he will be elected solicifc- of the Winston dis trict. Private Secretary Alexander de clines to say wjhether he will be a can didate for thlsfplace.; -: ' I The Swine ilerders' Association ot the state is dalled to meet at New 'Bern 'March 3rd". " -M-The model working dairy and the dairy school, charge of representa tives of -'the; fexperi-men't vstation and the agrlculturLlcollege is to be a feature of the (tew Bern fair Febru ary 28th to rMaJrch 5th. ' . ; ! A JSunday j school- at Greensboro is indicted for cujtting its Christmas tree on the lands jSpf a countryman. The cutting is a I misdenieanbr. The man wants $10. ! J U . -' - ,; : It is.probabl- that there will be pro ceedings to force the state auditor to issue a warrajit for the amount of what are knoicn as the Pamlico and Carteret oyster claims, aggregating nearly $6,000. t Is the contention of. the auditor ad. treasurer that these claims are largely fraudulent. -; ! Ieputy4 Revtenue Collector4 Gibson and posse were fired upon by half, a dozen moonshifiers In Columbus coun ty a; day or'twi ago. ; One was slightly wounded. ' if ' . , - Judge Purnell, of the' federal court, dissolves the injunction in the case of the Camp Manufacturing Company against Parkeri and dismisses the bill. This is a a cafe regarding the cutting of timber on 4-great ; tract Of land. The new schotol law makes the town ship the school district. In -Haywood county the -schlol committee refused tto make the cbaiige but' used the phi district.- As a fresUlt ttiey are fined by the judge, WbJ) directs 'the -law. en forced. -'''': ;.'-:. :"i, -.-:!! '"'- -' : During the -Hew Bern fair there will be a forestry rpeetlng, at w-hlch' the conaition or tn lumber industry of the easter part of Jforth Carolina and east-, em Virginia I aid. the 'the condition of the pine lands! of . the coast region Will form the chief subjects of consideration.- Whilef a ! definite programme has not yet ben completed, s;ome of the topics on which short papers will be read are, !af preliminary report on the rate of regrfjwth of the iNorth Car olina ; bine pn lumibered lands, and methods used I for preventing . and extinguishing 'fjorest fires' in other states. . Other jtajks will be gi-en by prominent lumbermen and timber land owners upon various pio'blems connect ed! With the eastern? pine! forests. The" meeting. wiU ! bfe at New! Bern on the Tiight of March" 1st, and will, consider only practical problems of interest tQ saw-mill men and land owners,' ". ' i;- ' - ; 1 r ';-' : Whooping coujgft Js. the most distress ing! malady; but fts duration, can be cut! short by tie use of One Minute Cough Cure,'; thich ia also the best known Temedy ffoiri croup and all lung audi bronchial troubles. R. R. Bellamy." W:'-'.l'l ' ' y I New.Fostmaster for Wadesboro Washington,' February 15. Among the postmasters n'onkinated by the president today was John fL.. Matheson, at Wades "boro, N..C - - J The senate te&ay! confirmed the nomi nation of Morgai Treat, to be marshal of the Eastern' district! of Virginia, - 1 ' ; . h r - .There are three; little thin s-a which I do more work than any other three lit-; te tnmgs createa they ure the aht;the bee andD$Wl$'s Little Early Risers,- tl v. ;wi"6 j.a4iiuua iiiue pins fo atomach and liver troubles. R. R Bellamy. ;., -. ' I A Tnkon ;stearne5 Disabled iNewport iNew4. Va., February 15. The steamahlp Ellthh Thompson, whiGh was recently sold !oi. Paclrio coast ca-pitalists for servide on t Jhe. ' Tukon, arrived here today with her machinery disabled. Af ter the necessary repairs are made at the I' shipyard the vessel Will sail for Seattle-, MiraciiSpus Benefit i PE.QfVED FROM , Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure; LI P. P.AC0OCI5, of Avoca, N.Y., a veteran cqtho 3rd N. Y. Artillery and for thirtyi years of tho Dabeock & Munscl Carriage Co., ot Auburn, sajs: I write to express Jny grUtitudo for the mlrac lous boneflt recced f rom Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. ' I suffercdfcr yearsr as result of army life, from sciatic -which affected my heart In the worst form, my limbs swelled from the ankles up. I; bloated until I was unable to button my ciothins; had soa? pains about the heari 6iaothrlM)j spells and shortne& of; hri Per three months I was usable to li down, and all the sleep X got was In. an arm chair. I yas treated by the hest doctors but gradijaiiy: grew worse. About a year agj- fcommenc$d taking Dr. Miles' New Hear! Oure and It saved bit life as ii oy a nuracie, Dr. 111163' Uerced,iea are sold by all 'drug gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money re funded. Book pa dis eases of the heart and nerves free. Address, PK. MILES I MEDICAL COM ElkhJmQ J ii GOLD iEDAL" BLACK DRESS GOODS. I .... - USt , - We have also ft; -guarantee from the makers iif the - , 4,GOIj1 MpAIi" f BLACK DRESE GOODS that every yardKf ny of their goods shalbe satisfac tory to. the purchaser. . We stake the reputation of :..! '"'I oar store In the ; slues, qual- iy, weave ana tastrjye of these goods.. '; j ! . 3p Crepes, Point ell e filoths, The Wh i p Cordgoplins- ' " c-Ti H;n i Braided cloth, WVl?f?V7tTTVii TT&14 STAPtES ANj FANCY GOLD MEDIL" BLACEt 150 IADiE OB' PBR'CpLE AND FU AN'N WlAfTTUU BAOkND FTJLL WlDT TRIMirED, TO Hi 4 . . THE teAXANpE .OF OTJR- tADIES' WEAR AND -51 We have on lind all the ( gx III'!. 1 I . in , Season's Noveltigiii in "Black C3v -J I Mil Mifcl, 7 i . - ! crrvT ,t-w LADIEj MUSLIN UNDERWEAR . I 1 - - .-:-' - - . TOGETHER SODD ATPCOST SAS TO (MAKE ROOM TiYtR SPlprvn nruwa csz-wxt ' t I ar" sTG- IN. E'VitYTHING SOLD COMING- mi - I r - t - - 1S MARKET. STREET. "?; T! !-.';. - : -: -i---'" !-: : -'i ' ..- '.--: .'"' "l-'"- ' ;" ' ' . b ' ! ir :' .;.! '! 'I ' - !' la.. FOR VERT DESIRABLE RESIDENCE NORTH FIFTH STREET, BE- TWEEN MARKET STREETS LOT jVkTE ALLEY JN m ! v - IW.. M. Real Estate Ag"ent V - ! '! ::- i. - s - .. . i : !- - 1 . ! !- :: - 1 TlieOi W, POLVOGT Oo. No. I NORTH WILL OFEER TOEpE WEEK! THE StOCK OfpJLANKETS, COMFORTERS AND AJNDERWEAR. Otfr regular $8.00 Doswn Quilt.1 now $6.50 Our regular $6.75 Dfn QuTlt, now $3.50. Our regular $3.00 Drtfe Quilt, nowr $4.25. wur regular $s.50 npool Blawkete, now $6.50. :" Oitr regular- $7.00 pol Blankets, now pol Blankets, now $5.50 Our rei ir '$450 $3.50. Our regular $2.50 CCon Comforts, now Our regular $1.75 qjmm Comforts, now. Our reguiir $50 Cproi Comforts, now -COME QET ONE Sole Agfnts for the W. B. CORSET: Spfitg Suggestions. : This AVeekJ we OfTPptir Patrons a Pew Hints as to the Coming SPRINQ Variety! -'nd-we Cordially InTite you to Inspect Them. rBV AILING COLORS AND FABRICS. .. . Eg,!? GREYS, . '. -TANS. ( 1. 'i. fTWEfDS. Eressmkkers are vWir far ifing unanitmity in, tiiir, opinions regard-A Some helieve there! asyill toe a complete change in- fbodices Sid skirts.' Some think that the close fgfflng, clinging- style will retum?i Others Iklleve in semi-full bodices' and fuller skts. !-.-'. -Among the new niarials for costumes! light textured- TartaTweed'S, in which) medium-toned green glplaided with dark uiue preuewn l nat e. .. ' French , jFlannel irt Waists strines made ud rrnwraSko - v with Bright Gjteen cfsipicuous in jMilli ""j, ji flit : - Dresmakrs favor pune'es. Bayadtre effects ; irRibbons are scarce and fas-hionattff ' Flat tnimmlngs only're used. ; High shaped Oolla . C- ' ! Belts' willlreien sunrjmi -' ' r. !- very Colored Hosiery wtUe used in Empire Green, and Corn Yejfew with Shoes to match, BRO' QPCGESSOR TO JSTo! 29 North -PLUMBERS ft , HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO THINKlaOW MANY SOURS ARE WASTED ON THE STREET? 1 v t - . ?- : r - , -- --. k-. . ? 5.. . . - - - You lay by the Hour. mm AHD SEE OeiurF; Love Co PRICE 5 CENTS. ....... " Gold Medal".- BLACK DRESS - GOODS " ;. : . I" ! - . ' " . ' "' -, JUST RECEIVED DIEECT FKOil . . -!!' '- - ! :.. '" ' :-.'--..' -: ;;!" Manufacturers ebBYio Johnson & Fore !-. "- Si : . .. ... - ill Market StreetV T SAMPLES SENT ON APPLICATION Wrapjpe rs 150 N'EX.KTTE IN H SKIRT: THE LiATEST STTLJE3, - 'NICELY MADE AND AND j GENTS H.EAVT UNiDER- t UUK ENTIRE STOCK OF "WINTER GOODS TO BE TX?R SPJ ADVERTIS vj vswxkj. kWa AS. ADVERTISED. . . SALE ! AND PRINCESS 50x2530, WITH PRI- REAR. V : . -. CUMMINQ - , and Notary Public. FRONT STREET, F0LL0 WING INDUCTIONS IN THEI Our resrular $1.25 Cot ton nnmtnnta $1.00. , Our regular $1.50 Gents' Underwear, now $1.25. , . i - -. . .. j , ' . -.. Our regular $1.25r Genlts' Underwear now $1.00. ' . y. Our "regular, $1.00. Gents' Underwear now 85 cents. . i .. - Our regular 75 cents Ladies' Ribbed Un derwear now 50 oenits. - Our regular 50 cents Ladies' 'Ribbedj Un derwear now 39 cents. . Ten per dent, discount on Qhildrens Un derwear. Ladles and Children's Wrays at Cost. Special prices throughout our Carpet Departonemt. March Patterns and Fashion Sheets have arrived.' V OO VERTS. C-B a la Spirite Corsets are worn by the extremely fashionable. A "belt encircling the waist of the 1S98 belle will show a fclasp iback and front and, a smaill buckle on either side. The clasps are -almost massive Jn' appear ance. .'.-,,.! . . - . ; Buckles-in Steel Filigree and Knamel. . . Steel Buckles set -with Rhinestones. , ' . Steel Buckles set with Turquols. Gilt Buttons having cut Steel Points, all Steely andr Gilt Iesigns. It's going to be a Gingham Season.. Valenciennes Laces are again selling at a lively rate. .. . Short pointed Capes of Velvet, Chiffon ' frills and Cead Kmbroideries for early Spring. - : j 1 f We are sole agents for Hudnut's Toilet' Requisites. ? i , We are sole agents for B U TTER I CK PATTERNS. ! , . . ..'- , BR0WN, & RODDICK. Front Street,' OBJ BICYCLE? the diffebehce:
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