i VOL. XI. NO. i9. WILMINGTON, N. Oj SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1898, PRICE 5 CENTS. THE CONFEDERATE MUSEUM. Mao Valuable and BUtorlcal Relief AI. ready Received by Cape Fear Chapter J jjapguiers 01 ine conseaeracy, Tbli niry Tte . history ' and relic committee of Capet Pear Chapter,.' Daughters of the Confederacy, qt this city, which is c m-' pofld of Miss Hetti ; James, chairman,: Mrsj John "'s. AVatteVs. Mrs. Jost T. James, Aliss Mary F. Sanders and iss Jujta pore, met at the "Wilmington iifehf Ingantry armory yesterday afternoon) at 4 o'clock,, and remained there until al ter 6' o'clock, receiving articles donated iind loaned to be"placed and preserved in the confederate museum, which this .chapter Is now establishing, and which promises to be of great Interest, and in rtiany. in-stante-S .' historical, to the Jionor'ed md gallant veterans kf the confederacy and theij descendants. ' ! : j Ainumber of war relics;, some once cirn ed by loved ones, some' found was jed ashore from 'the wreckage' Of blockade runners. others rqiscovered during later years upjorv some battlefield, while 1111 other that played some part In - t'hat memorable struggle were received by the ladies and placed iln the museum MANY VALUABLE RELICS ALREADY RECEIVED. The following is -a list of the rellc-a al ready received:; j ' From I lie Ladies Me,morial Association, (no merged into tne Daughters or the ConJederAcy); a i camp- chest, once the property -of Colonel Gaston Meares, Htvho was.' killed at Malvern Hill. The cheat is a unique! and rare relic-, .and will recall to the mlh-ds of the boys who once wore the ever beloved gray, the scenes ardund the.campijre and the many hardship en dured by i hem in: (heir great etruggla for the right, Almost instructive and . interesting col lection o;-reiies were presented by 3ol nel VAVHJlam L. DeRosset, which aMe a nunf-ber .of maps and charts of different battlefields. - ",'".! Another, re'ic is a shot found at Fort Fl'.-$er. This shot is adut the sizjfe-of a- lairge hickory nut, and Is one of m any outof a canister shot. V During the late waff these, canisters exactly fitted int the mouth of a cannon and were imade of :lln,and burst wh,en sent" forth upon its mission of. destruction, sending hund teds of Heavy -shots in all directions. William 3. Thomas presented the museum with a ; magnificent set of plc- t'urrts. The collection embraces lftrge handsome engravings pi- He pee less' Ijea. the: gallant Jackson, and many orsji besides 'about a. hundred- small bth- size phonographs, of. different confederate of- i " .. one the fice.es.. . i : f ; ! - ; Ofie-bf .he most notable relics, and; thai; possesses-"quite a history, is orlgfrlal telegraph founder and-magnate used, by ,the confederates, in this city fiur Ingii the war, f utftui e. xiit? cvxjmi.ivj of ;Virihiriton. This, instrument was used at-Headquarters,. jwhlch at the time located in the,' residence of the late M&3 Dr. A. M DeRosset, corner Third and Mar- itetl 'streets, arid 'was d,'scovered by one of Dr. DeRosset's family several, wfeks -- latrdifln the basement of the residence The fitablo upon which the instrument waS used1 was also found and wil; be presented to the museum :"by Mrs. L ss'ie Myers: -The instrument was presente J by -Mrsii Gaston MeareS. ; ; - a candle washed ashore in 1S95 at "Car olina. Beach from the, wreck Of the bjpek ade i runner,. Beauregard, is another his- tor.Iffal relic of note, and was. prese hted by Miss Mary F. Sanders. The Beaure gardi'was wrecked during the warf-one :andh. quarter Btach. ". ' : miles i below Carolina A 'most rare and appropriate relici is a pairkf rough wooden crutches used by ' thati'vaint soldier, Mr. Geo. W. )iug- rincl ioftir was wounded at Harrison s "T. U " . Jandjng, ,ju:y iy- 1 THE . MUSEUM'.ROOM. Tlid-Todm where tlie Jadie3 propose to ' keep 'all these, valuable relics is sitfiated at the northeast. corner of the handfcome armory of the Wilmington Light In fantry and is; "quite cozy, in appearance and SDacious enougn lor .its untMiut- u-c. i-hJi mom will b nrettily draped and UiecoratedWith oonreaerate naga,anu an i;e irelics. will be kept in glass. .4Ses, -ie)y arranged around the room, I RCQQEST FOR MORE RELICS ? Th liLdies reauest' us to appeal for '- reUce to all confederate veterans arid the liescwdants or veterans.; 1 I i.ir to honed to make the museum ai state .afCalr, and, consequently' relics ar ex- pectfrd from veterans in fltuereiu . rt thb "etflte: I U cities Th T-lis will be . carefully ' pe krv'ed pind exhibited to the public about opice ;'r. 1 1- I : i -A ! A thrill of terror is experienced tWhen t Jjrassy cugh of croup sounds through the- house at night. Efift-the terror soon changes to relief afte One Miriu'te Couh Cure haa been adminis tered. Safe and 'harmless for children. 1. j.u'i xeiiajii.y. t Child, Burnei to Death i Binerwood, N. C, FeW 25. ( Yesterday rrxorriing a little girl cjf .An il drew : Carroll. - colored. caugh.t Are ixi-hiie; her' mother- fcad gone a. hund red- i.w sol-ards to a neiHi3ior''s house;! The ' jg-irl. Enveloped in flames and followed a ; little brother, ran in the dirrtion -igier rnother had gone-and met by her Knother after she had lier cl o thing 'bur n ed from her body and her Mesh roasted : tfrorri-i-head to foot. It was a "hofrible . tipecfacle the girl 'Writhing in agony .nd screams from the nairi. She died in leevere oain an i hour after. Pretty weather, and farm worKj pro s pressing.. More tobacco will Die in cux i -livatron. less cotton and same! of corn .i -i-r- : r ' When a man 4s gufferinff with i an f achtGw l3. a slugg'isn ibody, Whfi! feis tniiHcUv are lax , and ; lazy, his ilbraki ' rinii 5 -a nd bl"' stomach disdaining f ood, - ,Un if heed these Warblngra and .resort to thVrisM remedy, 'before It Is too late. ParW,s-&34?sapal'ma," the 'King of Blood Purifiers inakes the ,n.Tnetite keen and hearty-4nTigor-; 'EKtestthe liver purtfie the blood and ' Alls it with the life-giving' elements of 'leba fWWI. Tt is a wonderful blood ma- ' leer and flesfh Guilder. Sold by if. C. :hnnY-d J - H. Hardin and U- 11 Fen - tress' : , " '! ; Fire In FayfltteTi)l r "Yesterday , afternoon; at 3:50 qfclock fflre broke out in the John C. Halgll residence and considerable damage was donfiii but the house was, saved J Jlr. :Q. K.; iNiimocks; occupied the hque. joyal aakes the food pure, J ' jj is i . ' wliolesoiac and deilcloua. v Absolute! Pure Kn'Al BUCINe NWUw CO.; NEW YORK. ,i THE DECISION REACHED BY THE COURT AS TO CAUSE CP DISASTER TO THE MAINE. The Vessel Not to Be Raited Spain to bo Told to do So if Sbe Wants, It Oat of ;tne Way The Gonrf to go to Key West lofl: cUls Looking ap Precedents as to Spain's Liability Preparations for Mobilizing Troops Senator Froetor Sails lor liuvana Washington,! " February ; 25. to eplto of the stories ihat come from unofficial sources in Havana as to .sensational developments In connection wk!h fhe work of the divers in the 'Maine's "hull, the administration (remains firm In Its statement that there da . no: crenliW evidence one way or the other as to the cause 6f the disaster, and holds to its purpose to aiwait the conclusion of the Investigation now jnaking iby the court of inquiry. TQvls position was empha sised at today's calTMneit imeetlng'. iPeople who looked for gome startling atinounicemeriltweref disappointed as the memibers- witho-ut reservation, frliiildy admitted t'hat the sufbject of thi loss of the Maine toad 'been (discussed, but said that the government had received no information; from Havana since yesterday and had no Intention of changing Its policy until there was something oi guostance to warrant it. The Spanish- legation was equally in the dark as to toy of the discoveries repoTte1i:from sources that are not cit ed. Secretary Long- -has 'been under' a. heavy and; almost constant strain ever stace he was awakened in the mlidTdle ofthe inligiht a week ago last Tuesday r the news or the, loss ox the 'Miaane, and noW that matters are, at least, for the time being, In a quiet state he has gone away Tor a lew days rest, leaving Assistant Secretary Roosevelt to man age the department. The latter' has been 'h roughly advised "at evey step at the secretiary's Ipolicy of treatment, of the Maineaffalr so that there Is mot likely to be any change in that re spect caused ?by the temporary assump tion of the duties of secretary by Mr. closed he had word of the sailing of the ! cruiser iMonMgomery from Tampa for trrr wirit . -TiTr. l,n ti,m:0.,th,tt iT-ftss-fti ' Key West. -Up to that time the vessel had 'been gven no orders so that .the date of her departure for Havana, if she is to go at all, is conjectural. The ship .went t$ Tampa instead of Key West on-iher 'return from Son;, Domingo in order to f acilitate tne epeedy return to his duties in Washington of Captain Crowninshdel-cl, the Chief of the nayiga- tton 'bureau, who saved a ifujl day Dy the movement. I - , The Castine, the second of the United States . warships, on the South Atlan tic station, arrived today from Baxba- does, lias joined ithe Cincinnati. It may be that the: Castine wail- go to Marti nique Or !be dot ked as she is ii need, of cleaning after her tropical service. SEARCHING FOR PRECEDENTS AS TO DEMANDING INDEMNITY. Since so" mUcli depends upon the. re port of' the court of inquiry, It may be interesting to" note that so fai. Secre tary Long himself 'does not know -When to expect this important document, up to this' time having heard nohihg from a n-v .of he members on U'his point, tie yamer " j-.-- - - t nas compiere v , work at Ha- i lines, .would wirJd up fa Hi vana before leaving, so as to ' necessity ror a return n ip- Iber of the cabiinet had a .more reunite. ! opinion on the-suSbject ' receipt .of the report about the middle nf next -week. There - reason to believe (Jihikt, meantime, and to pre pare for the reception of a report that would show the disaster to be other than the. result of an accident, some of the officials Of the administration have been looking! up the subject of indem T.HHio.a. an si ito tav the foundation. of a oasef in rae pvent it to resort to that f?: iara E CM' ..... ".Tj.r-z, tfhawnir -tlipiir action In this- direction When the facts are 'fully .established. Wo!1 none of the! cases show the fear-, ful loss of life sustained by the; Maine explosion, yet ifeey include . many in stances in wlhich the Un?ted States has. adopted energetic measures to redress the kllltog of American citizens in fori ign e&imtries. In a general way, these methods of redress Jhave included de--mands for .indemrvity, proclamations extludlns warships of the.off ending na- tion irom tw 'jw.mui , non-Intercourse, withdrawal of our minister, reprisal,! and blockade. . df the;se steps BORDER ViERY CI-OSE g-ared as the movements just prelimi nary a&tial hostilities and as mean ing that foi;ce.wai feKow if reparation is not made.:: f I j -CASES IN POINT., . The cse 6f Due Water Witch is con-, sidered to te fhe most analogous to that of the iMaine, should it be esltab Kshed that the Maine disaster was not the result of an accident. The Water Wit)ch rwasH a United Staites sMp en gaged in 1855 in syry eying the entrance , to one of the1 rivers of Paraguay, With out w arming arid by c i d era of Presi dent Lopez; of Paraguay, -a force of . troops cpened fire on the Water Witch, killing the! man at the J helm- and wounding others.! Intense Jfteling was aroused in the United States when the news became known. The president reported the facts to congress, and in ttis message asked authority to make a derrronstratian- of force -which would ensure suitable ! redress. n. response .'to this, congress authorized nim to '"use such force; as ; is necessarily" to secure ample reparation. Accordingly . an" armed fleet was hastily assembled on a scale Jiich was regarded as re markable for those dys The expeidi 'iiniiwiM. nineteen aimed ships. twenty five heavy guns and 2,bt0 jail ors and piatfmesj Accoin'icauycfi farmidab'le .ouitfit ycr? civilian pleijiti:-; potentlaries prepared 4& Wfcke the de- mands ox w wuwn. force them W e&lpr on we armw ships.- 1 The exfpediUoni, rrta4e a. xorm.i-a-hle showing in SouiBH American waters, an4 President Lopez's goyernr fr&it wasa-ed -llLto complete ufije tion )y. 4ts presence. The American, commissioners an-d naval offers were received at Ascunsop With mu'oh hon or, and every reparation! within the power of the repuibH wai given. Thi included'-anj abject apology, a sweepung disavowal, tind $10,000 for) th sufferers from the outrage.; As the! (republic was Vnnrng to grant full f aparation, the nava expedition did not exert the force it was prepared in case a refusal had been offered." WWa the facts of the expedition were reported to the Amer ican congress, the president staled that the dispatches of! this formidable naval fleet had had a. salutary. ! influence througrhout the -jwortd. and had con yinoed foreign nations that IJnlted States 'would protect the, lives of lis citizens with all ti force at its conj- mand.i . . -DisDlaivs of the 1 i 1 " . : . , force were resorte4 . y the United States in 1852 against apatt, and In 1858 against' Ja-va. in tthe 'eas: of Japan (American i sailors' ihiaI been evriy handled in Japanese ports a"d .the'riaiive courts failed to gv adequate redress. A- ay! expe-. dltion wasl sent to Japaaes jr&?r and this ha4 the: effect of 5ecurinr th fullest' apology and also an agreement toy which every iirotet?lcm. was guar anteed to American citizen gnu prop erty in Japan. In the case of Java the secretary sent a large naval force to the waters of Java to (demand. -that the native trial courts should e&ve the full est protection to Americana. The ex pedition, waa uooessful in. Its purpoe, and -all th asurance desired wer given. "!.' -The1 principal of money indemnity for the killing of- foreig-njers has "been recognized in several ' reieut cases in ! the United States. : One pif these was the kliltog of Italians- at ("New, Orleans by a mob. In that case, while the United States denied the respomsriblliity of the federal governmerit for the act of a mob, yet indemnity was paid out of the federal treasury as a matter of international comity and equity. Similar i action was takeA in indemrji fying Ohiina for her subjects killed-at Rock Sprlngsl , (President Buchanan adopted the 'pro cedure of reprisal In 1859. This 4s a ,measur4 Just short: of 'war. Mexico was ctoiarged at that time with assenit ing to spoTfiation; along, the United States (border. 'President Buchanan asked congress for authority to send a military force to secure indemnity as diplomatic negotiations had failed to bring redress from Mexico. This course was adopted iby congress and the pre parations for the military reprisals soon brougnt about a satisfactory adjustment...- ..".' ;.v ; DENIAL OF EXISTENCE OF SUB- ItAKINE .MINES. In View of rHe widely fpublishied re ports .mat the 'harbor of Havana con tains a system of submarine mines, a statement around Which was centred the chief public: interest .In conneotion with the disaster to the ibattlesnip Maine, Senor du Bosc, Spanish charge j .d'affaires at Waslhlngton,, tonight made ! to the Associated Press ! the following statement which, coming ifrom sueh au- ; thority, may 'bet considered as an offi cial denial: , ; "I- wish to state on my own official j . knowledge that no mine exists inside : orv outside of Havana harlbor, . nor Is! there any submarine defense of any- kind. '.The -report - is so absolutely false ; and . rediculous that . it could only! have originated in the riind3 of those! persons anxious to incite the evil pas sions of ibofih nations for their ownj miserable ends. I consider the very suggestion of such a thing an Insult to-Spain." . '. THE TERROR WAITING ORDERS. 'Norfolk, Va., ' February 25. The monitor Terror remains at anchor in Hampton Roads. The men are being Iheld aboard her and sb4 is consitantly under jsteam, expecting Orders to leave j every Mnute. It is saidf that ammuni I 'fiori 'has been shipped to Fort "VVash- ington 'ffom the Fort 'Monroe arsenal. 'New York, February 25. The Mail f xpress thl evenjng prints- the o ng -daHavani today; . . . The United States naval board of inquiry-': continued i today! taking 'the testimony of the divers who have been working in the wreck of the .Maine. Those-who were sent here from fhe battleship Iowa, and the curiser New York iveFe examined. While, of course, the members of the icduft will not talk for publication, I am informed, on the hignest authority, that the evidence of Diver Morgan as to; the condition of the IMainae shows almost beyond the possibility of .a doubt, in the opinion of myj informant, that the Maine was blown! up 'by an outside, agency. . Fur-' thermpre, Morgan's report was veri lfied,by the other American divers who descended todays- (Air the testimony of tlhe civilian- witnesses of " the - disaster; was taken yesterday. " :": : A DECISION REACHED. The court will finish its.wdrk here to morrow and proceed at once to Key West to take the testimony of the sur vivors I there. It hajL also been decided not to: return to Harvana, ail the in- formation as to the i cause of the dis aster Obtainable here haying been sejj cured; It te believed that: a decision haa h practically Reached. The,wit-I .riessesiyet to be examined will hardly cnangJ W verdlct. I ' viTrom i tr, TMrmrrr , AMV ATTmwPTTA'RiT .hE RUPNED BATTLESHIP. , THE .MEiEBERS ARE CONVJNCED THVT IT WOULD BE USELESS, AS SHE COULD NEVER TJE KEPT AFLOAT,! AND THE SPANISH AUTHORITrES' HERE: WILL BE INFORMED THAT! IF THEY WISH THE WRECK RE-I (MOVED FROM THE HARBOR THEYl MXTST i " ATTEND TO THE -WORK! THEMSELVES.- . ! - 1 This recision giVes a-jbetter idea of. the terrible ,- havocli Wrought in the aine i than columnsjof description could do. The Merritt Wrecking-com-; panyi it was anovmced today,, wanted i2,000,000 to raise the wreck. The com-' pany's ' representatives Imade this de mand, after viewing thex. condition of the ship. The wreckers today turned their attention to salving the great" 'guns. .'These, at least, can be recover-: ed in sufficiently good condition to war-! rant the effort. jj '., ,j ' 'BODIES ROOVKRED. Twenty unknown bodies of the crew! were recovered from the wreck by thef diyeTS at noon today. The bodies. werej frightfuHy burned and imangled and it be impossible to identify some ofj them. :'v.' : - -""." : I Holzer, who made such a brave figlft, died in the hospital today. All thej wounded will leave here Sunday on the- Bache for Key West. The physicians gorijider; it safe to moye them now. DEPARTURS QT THE VIZCAYA. j New York, February 25. The Span-: ish cruiser Vizcaya got Ainder way' from her anchorage off Tompkinsvillej at 1:25 o'clock p. m. today and proceed ed 'down" the bay, passing, quarantine at l:3T.o'cloclc p. m jbouad for Jla vana.1he navy-yar'd tug Nina, "On guard off Tompkinsvilje, was saluted by the' cruiser with. .three blasts of .the whistle,; which the! lug returned. The! 'Nina and tfce pouee iwat fairoi ac-i companied the cruiser j down' the bay.j The national standard brSpain floated at half-mast; from 'a sihall gaff on the; main mast of the cruiser. The Vlzcaya d'id not salute the fortsi- at the narrows as she passed out. j It is said at the of- fice of the Spanish consul general that; the Fcaya w-ill ; proqeed to iiavana Vfitho-ut t'opping n rbute. ' , i- ."'. j THE WAR PRY 'POPULAR J.N SJfAIN London February .2. lAce&rdung to! a speciar dispatch from Madrid, re ports! received thre from the United States to the effect thit public opinion in the lafter country is- becoming mores exci,tfed! owing to thg impression t'.iat the; loss of the'Malhejis iit due to an ac-j cdsnt, are "restrictingj popular feeling ;tiere M1n' ftladrj.d) - and! the opinion is inereasirig in ministerii circles that the worst must be expect fd.' . "-- Qevptmuing, the special -dispatcn tavsi "''Th g-nyernment has ho choicej if the United 6'tates adopts.'a. fhreaten- in g attitude, for ithe froipel of war is popular witn an parties, ana ' more excitable" newspapers are already; urging the governmenjt to take measj i.-Wi,. on o -c rn i n th s-rrikf the first uiraw -yr 1 1' . " - - t and decisive blow.'.' j V j. PBEPA'R4TfONS TO JLAND TROQPS . ; u m jj aana. '-I Tampa, Fla, February 25.-"Athough the officials df .the company have not so stated publicly, preftty much every j body here undessfarM that the Plant eystewi hgs comijpbd- arrangements for the transpoftatlor: of troops and munitions of war to Havana ihort notice. All of their ships, have been placed infteondltldri for" emergencies, cftouia Wftf t0 declared it is said that Vthey have erfectd aag tP land a ,are of troops Hdvaoa within tnifcy-six bouts ai ter xneir ami " this i place. Troops! can be transported from Washington and. ?f e w York td this 'port in froni twenty-four to thir-f ty hours. The company has also made arrangements, ft Us understood, to land sromptly men arid arms at Key West apct aU strs-tecic j points on the coasts of (Florida ana S-f -?4Pe. COAL 'Fort jdAVXCf STATION Pittsburg. February 25. The Post tomorrow will say: ?It was iearned today in Pittsburg, tfirough am officer of one of the larjgest coal corporations idotag business In this dis trict "that the navy department had; closed contracts with the incorporated Orm of Castner, Curran & BulUtt, of Philadelphia, for the delivery at Key West, Sand Keys, Dry Tofgugas, Savannah, "Charleston and : Fort 'Monroe of 250,000 tns of Po cahontas coal, and with the ; Rhodes and Biedler Coal Company, j of Cleve land for the delivery of 50,000 tons of the Goshen coal of that company. The stipulations of the contracts Just placed are that the coal so ordered shall be. delivered at the designated coaling stations as soon as jit is pos sible to ;do so and that the utmost se crecy be observed about the matter. In carrying out. these contracts the rail roads play e'most prominent part, and for the purpose of moving everything as expedltously as possible, j President iM. E. Ingalls, of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad; Receiver Oscar G. Mur ray, of the Baltimore and iOh'io, and General Manager L. F. Toree, of the tPennsylvania, went to Washington last week and consulted with j Secretary !Lopg. of the navy, and Assistant Sec retary George T. Meikeljohn, of the was department, on the matter. Con tracts and ' all arrangements ' for the rapid handling and shipping (of the caol jwere made and the government, It is understood, agreed to pay a bonus to :both the -coal miners and thje railroads ix. -Lilt? ouu.wv ions were aeiieyered with in a specified time. . Norfolk, Va., February 25 The " ru mor j that the government & securing from railway companies, estimates of their capacity for. moving jtroops and munitions of war between Atlantic and gulf; ports and the interior is officially aeniea Dy vice President St.. John,' of tlhe Seaboard Air Line, Whose road was mentioned in the reports. Mr. St. John said: today that he is ignorant of any such move on the parit of the war de partment and as to contracts for mov ing troops, he had heard nothing of them. t THE MAINE SLOWLY SINKING. Havana, February 25. The wreck of the Maine is slowly but surely sinking into; the mud. Before the hull could be raised it woud be necessary to re move the guns, and deck debris. For lack of proper appliances! practically nothing in this line has been accom plished. . ; . The cloudy weather and rain made the ; work of the divers unsatisfactory today and very little was done. It is said that a hole has been made by the divers in one of the forward' hatches. andfit is-hoped that a number of bodies will be recovered. The court of Inquiry fiflt lnn crr .TT.ain iiano-1 "tnAimr . V. than heretofore. : The time of .departure 6f the Mangrove with the court for Key West has not. been determined. Cap tain Sampson said today that it was doubtful whether his vessell would sail tomorrow; that all depended on the de velopments of the testimony. ! The Spanish cruiser Alfonse XII has been; towed to a buOy further within the harbor to make room for the cruls er Vizoa'ya which is expected here to morrow or the next day from the north. ' . At the afternoon session of the court of inquiry, the examination of divers .was continued. A Civilian, whose tes timony is said to be of some impor tance, was also examined. J The name" of the" witness and all the (particulars of his evidence are withheld. Late today the paymaster's 'safe, with!. $22,500 and his papers. was ij taken' from the wreck. Be yond: this no statement is made as to the; Value and nature of the contents. but a large quantity of water ran out When the safe was raised above the surface. The complaint is still made that the electric lamps are of little use to divers, as the light is fain,t and uncer tain; and to hold them takek one of the diver's hands. So far as repprts made puioiic go, the workmen oh the tug Right Arm, with the, assistance of the naval divers, are laboring hard to re cover the bodies under the hatch, which, led to the fire room platforms. Shoring with timbers ' was- necessary and the divers had to wait for the lum ber today: . The Havana" papers prir.t long .ex tracts from the American dalies, but, of course; only of delayed news. " All the i Americans are anxiously awaiting the arrival of tomorrow's mall. Consul General Lee. says he has re ceived no news of importance from the state department today nor been . noti fied, to expect the arrival ox any one of prominence.- It is believed here that if any American of national reputation cornea to Havana now iti vill be to study , the situation for himself and not as an ofneial commissioner Atl 6 o'clock this evening: when this dispatch is -sent Holzer is still sleeping under, the influence of an Is no worse than he waa this morning, but is very low. Including him, there are six wounded left, here, five of whom are reasofnably certain or recovery. Som difficulty may arise n removing- them to the United States, for all have been exposed, to couragious fevers and t'he quarantine laws fqr'b'iuj their being taken direct to Key West. These reg ulations were disregarded in the case of 'the first lot taken therd on the OJI vette the day after the explosion, tout- only because of the extreme exigencies of the case SENATOR PROCTOR . HAVANA. SAILS FOR ' f key West, Fla., Fetoruary 25. Sena tor Proctor is among' ttid Mascotte's passengers. Before sailing for Havana !he was shown a -dispatch . published Here, saying that there is joonslderbje excitement at Havana over his expectr ed visit. He read It, laughjed and said, "Absurd!" In .reply to a request for a' detailed statement regarding nis visit Ssnafor Procter sai4: "It all -simple an.d 'straight as day, ' I'veeen to Ha vana several times .toefor and have many f rlehda there. I've been fishing several days in Florida yith Colonel Parker, a business man off Washing ton and a friend of mine, find we nave decided to go -ever to HaVana." The correspoirdent. of the Associated Press suggested that some people might tiiin-ls- Havana strange place to go for fish1 Just" now7 jh"ator 'Pttte fautfut ingly replied r "To tell the -truth, -we are just going over there to see "What's going on, to toe where, the excitement is. ;There isjnot a toit of pollitical sig nificance about it. I may stay in Ha vana a day tor a week. I have not the: rmiQte idea how-long.'' f .Commander "(Clifford ,H. IWcst, dhief of fAdmirai Slcard'a staff, also sailed on the Mascotte. . When asked the 'pur pose of his visit to Havana he replied: ."I cannot say anything.' for (pubiica tion." v : ' -" ' ' . Rear Admiral icard is stiia in cfnarge 'ot the fleet, whfcfl." "wivh. tit jtiei't4 of the New - York and Iowa remain at this'lhartoor. The admiral said tonight that he expected to toe toetter. soon. He looks much improved. I When ask ed ?rfth reference to the expected arnv- ai toniorrow of the court of : lnquli Rear Admiral Sicard said: 'tl haife're; ceived no notification of its coming", When it does eome it will pprotoably sit in the United States court house touuld- ing here." . ' : The admiral expects thej Marblehead and the retroit on Sunday, but says the fleet wjlj not' te brought in hH? to his harhor. - ' i " THE VESUVIUS GOES TO SEA." I Jacksonville, Fla., February 25. T'he United States dynamite' (cruief Vf ? suvlus, Captain Plllstoirry, went to sea today. Her ' destinatloh- is unknown; ' i 'T don' Know, there may be otaiers,'' he iM, , ha-'ye used 'Parker's Tolu Cougfh Syrup' in my "ianiiry for years and womld not -k without it;" He knew "better than to. buy the in ferior preparation that was toeing urged upon IhSm." Parker's Tolu Ctough Syrup" Jibs no qual. It lwiU inKnedi ately, -relieve sihy Cough or Cold, Whooping Cough; Sore Tfcroat, Hoarse ness, Croup, Bronchitis and kindred ail ments. . Containe no Injurious Ingredi ents, is pleasant to take and a safe remedy for cwdren. For sale by JC, Shepard, J. H. Hardlru and H- L. Fen- A RARE EltERTAINMENT.- Nearly a nandredHtle Folks Afforded a Flna Tim at .t hi Palatial t' 1 e of Mr. and Mrs. R ' j, Hlcki The (Mother Ge. -Party given last night at the attributive and -palace like appearing flwell 'y i of . -Mrs. R. W. Hicks,! oh Thiijfptret,-' between 'un and Church. . wM4 - decidedly - u: ki te and original m'et'iiof entej.ta:rt.ei , and was tha rneM of ff.dh Vica enjoyment', to ; 4!,out . evaty little folks, a well ai fefabout to ft soor of older ones, 5 -' y".-lf - ' The affair was-jiinduicted on a rare and magmnceritJt'le.f The' interior; of th residencelch posesstfs ele gant appoinrmen waal'moat lavlsiily festooned, ; espet Ay the j -spacTous',: handsome; hall; jtfjrjiW the ntttre glor--ious scene was fel'liantly lighted up,! and li t ihalf a richly Was trtfly lljBCinattog to see over; 'hundred: jjdren, quaintly, but habitekl, "Ming in and out of the different ecfitaibl -and superb rooms with thejpretty fatfes aglow with merrimenfe'fef ' ; i , !But jas to the tertaliiment, which was b6th intefeltJg-ind. delightful in nature. If was '-'jr.ibjy .Mr. and Mrs.: Hicks complimeniJy to fheir' children, and each of the a'endants were dress ed as one of thej jhoracters. made ffa- mous in the Motb-JSOose rhymes, and promlniently wert.everal : Bo-Ieeps" and "Mary iContry's.';. . ' FwihospltabCa'aS -' cngienial host and hostess Mr. and.lv.s. Hicks stand .pre eminent. The to? '-ier.'was dressed as King Cole, and j'&liied iwith. a large bojvl -containing; vI suds, he created mu'ch tnjirth andjias surrounded dur ing the entire ; el"::'Jniin:g 'by j the . little folks, l-who (blew piibfbles hy the hun- areas. . ri ne 'iatep was ''Mother 4o6afe,"-lfi' a costumed as most jolly one she made.; , IMLss Atha Hiol li"in n IT I til- Miss Muf- - , ... ; 1 1. fitt served whejo and curd from a room, and Master Spears Ipjsks sat in! an oppo- sita corner an'd, 'j Jack Horner, 'dish ed out kisses frjn the original pie. (Master felasco'and Ruth Hicks as Little Jack Jing r nd. Little Boy Blue; respectiively, cauft.-mucfh fun, and 'at tended well to e$t want . of their de lig'htful guests. . j- : ; . ) ' The . little ilfofTr i pressnt enjoyed themselves .in r$ii(y- different . 'ways, and about 9 o?cliov partook of an elab orate repast. ' , fei'V" - " I ". Among those pigment, besides the lit- tie ioiks, were, ases Anna csavage, Alice Green, Liza ?Peck, .13dna Kenly,; Miss Maud KingV ry, Mis3 Rhea Dag gett, Muss Maggiifkoflitt. Miss Rachel Hicks, Mrs,' D. 5jShltted, 'Mrs." C. W. Worth, iMrswill'McKoy, (mts. C. C. Brown, Mrs. -Bl ,Mrs. P Pearsall, ;Mrs. Iwia, andiit X?a Taylor, of Nash viile, Tenn. j ' During the . q&gral present hours ispent at the . fg&oSlence a mandolin club,- camposed Messrs. James Stey-i enson, Jarnes Rlj:k,?0. A. Wiggins,; Jr., and -pi p; -'Jfes.'f rendered many mgmy appreciatesrseiections, A S r ANDARj, PJtODUCI ION. Aasasta, D,ly' -iTliiis Couaody. "JL Might Off,',' CoiMfllto the Opera Home Monday Night - . Augusta j Ialy5 xmiedy "A Night Off wii oe prese .-ted 'mere on Monday Pe1truary 28t'h at $ie Opera llouse and I it is safe td say jfet it tvIII toe. received ! (With tbe RftmA -jKVairv. wo-lrinma' rnritiVi . w'toich H ha toeepreeted mce it left uiy's xneatre a: w- York after its (phenomenally 1 run. There Is and always wdlT be irr?at demand for a genuine farce inydy ! ouch as "A Night Ofl'H Jn witeiilt has (been dem onBtiated: t'hat play and .'topical, 'gags are the tJfjitthait engage and amuse under h Cii' abused name .of comedy, and forh at reason , we are glad o (have t'hpportUinly of ' wit- nessing a performance of a iomedy on; .the style; of 'Mr. ys ''A iNig'ht Oft" the - njos 1 1 succesS .co-medy jeyer wriit- ten and producelr vby hinit and whJc'h iwill toe aiblyried by an excellent company. Seats now on'iLe,f V.-! "In a minute"! dose of Hart's Es sence of .Ginger k 1L relieve any ordi nary case of OoS Cramps, or Nausea. An unexcelled re-ediy for Diarrhoea, Cholera Motdu3,S .Rummer complaints aijd ail 4nteTnalHaIn9. Sold toy J..C. Shepard, J. II. Ift din and II. L. Fen tress. - ' .- - mtfi.,-: i -. i . .-. ?? - .- I ' f i - v a - eqaested tlxo Poll tp Inf p Dim Away : .'' " Froiif .IThUkry - A' mos't ainCTiia'lbut trulv'ad." sfeene was enacted yesiday morning at the MtTT- Kail :fi- ' ' i if i A heatly drSs white man,, appar- ent'iy albou t tlit$fi!;v years of age, and who s ho w e &ry sl-gnj of a long dtibauch, appea - and requested locc keep fects shaking limbs pJrayed. , Lieutenant BeigjjSi locked him up then' sent' 'for li';.!W. .I).1 MeMI and MefMiMan. (superintende nt fa R-heal th. ; Dr. McMminlJehded to Jtne unfor tunate ypjing and h,e . . was set free later in thmfaV The man staf jti that; he ' ..... r- was from Augusta, Ga Grace M. -B.''eHch.: Rev. A: P. Tver. pastor. Services tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; -PJWay. school at .'3:30. p. m.; experience ossrfijag at 10 a. m.: pray er meeting- and l-'Sure Wednesday even ing at 8 '6'cIocfctj:angers and visiiari air wiuiaiu liil ) ( vtivus mcoc ucr First Baptist t lM'ch; -orner Market f and Fifth street-sjp-, W. B. Oliver, pas- tor. ; services-tola mw at u a m. and liW P. m.; SundJp School at 3:30 p. m.; prayer meeting?; H"uursday at 8 p.. ra. Strangers and ?rs, cordially afltd Fif th Street - Mf ichurch. Rev. W. L Cuningglm, pastiServIces Sunday at 11 a. . m. and . 7;30 pin, ; Sunday : school at 3:30 p. m. All. aFfeicome to these ser- - f' ' -' A First Presbvtei chyrch. TiVine ser vice at 11 a. pi, ; Rev. Joseph R. Wil son, : D. D aotlriMastor. No services in tho i chiirch at Jt5ht. Young people's prayer meeting Iffiie primary room at meetirigr oft : Tiuttl. k at S P- m- Seats " St. Aihirew's Flbyterlan church, cor ner Fourth and tnpbell streets. Rev. A. D.rMcClUre ; tvttor. 'Services Sunday at 11 a, n and -7 !p. m.: Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. Seafree,- Tou are Invited io aij services. r? . 'j. ;v.. Bladen Street itjfc." church. Rev. G. D, Langs ton. astorlService on tomorrow at 11 a. m. and ;7XI-"lta-' Sunday scliool at :30 a. ni.; cl&7 meeting- at S n. -m.; weekly prayer nst' ltipg" Thursday even ing: at 8 o'clock, v Hranrere and vlsitora are cordially mvit to auena these eer vices. him up - rid he gtjard house to blip jJaraTgisim tw-hiskey the . ef r of; wnichii haggard face and St) A KNOTTY. QUESTION. : I 'l: " ' -: J - ':;'.v-" '- ;' : MR. CORBETI' RIGHT.TO A SEAT IN TIIE SKNATE. 1'hmt Body Diicmses the Qarstlon Agmlo. Appropriations for RlTers od Harbors . Pat as Riders on Sondry Civil Appropria tion Bill Mr. Dlncley Attacked for Bis Coarse In This Matter To Be Kb Blver and Harbor BUI This Session '. , ; . ?. " ''.! -.'. SENATE. . i .- ' . ' Washington, February 25. Hon. Henry W., Corbett's right to a seat in the sen ate from Oregon was under consideration by the senate this afternoon: for five hours. Senator Spooner, ' of . "Wisconsin, concluded . the speech which he began yesterday in favor of Mri Corbett. and was followed 'by Senator Teller, of Colo rado; Senator Allen, .of Nebraska, and Senator Turley, of - Tennessee, with speeches in opposition to the seating of Mr. Corbett. ' and Senator- .Turner, of "Washington, in favor of seating him. . HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The house resumed consideration of the sundry -civil appropriation bill. Quite a debate developed on a motion to strike out the appropriation of" $133,000 for work in Oakland, Cal.,', its opponents alleging that no contract had yet been' made for the work and asserting that a river and harbor bill was to ibe suppressed and a tavored few given appropriations in the sundry civil bill. The appropriation re mained in the bill by a vote of 118 to 16, ; Representative Moody made a sensa tional attack upon - an appropriation in the sundry civil bill -of $360,000 for Rock land, Maine, harbor, which is in Mr. Dingley's district. He said he was wil ling to submit to eqonomy and to honest leadership, but fori-one -he proposed to rebel against the . leadership that gave an appropriation to Rockland, Me., an insigniicant port that could be burled in Boston "harbor. . . . ' Mr. Grosvenor, republican, of Ohio, at-, tacked the appropriation arid declared that if the house allowed these river and hai'bor items to go into the Sundry civil bill, there would be no river . and har bor bill. ; . j; Mr. Cannon replied to the attack; de claring . that some l of the miost . vicious river and harbor items ever reported came from the committee when he (Gros Venor) was a member of it. He 'said that from 23 to 33 per cent; of the money ap propriated by a bill he helped to report naa Deen, worse tnan -tnrown away. Mr. Dingl ey answered tne personal t upap hlin. The Rockland 1m hilsaKi, was hot simply' an tack made tprovementj improvement: it Included provision for a breakwateri and a harbor of refuge. The house passed the sundry civil item, appropriating 1400.000 for' San Pedro harbor, California, i - J . . ' It was practically; agreed by those who participated in the; debate today that there would be no river and harbor bill at this session of congress. It was inti mated that there was a plan to defeat iall the items in the bill so as to -.force consideration of a general river and har bor bill, but ' this;; intimation was, nt borne out by "The 'Vote apon the amend ment upon which-the debate rested. Only four pages of the, bill were disposed of today. , .".;.' What pleasure Is there in life with a headache, cons-tipation and toilllous- ness? Thousands experience them who could "become perfectly ' healthy by urlng DeWitt's Little : arly Risers, the famous little pills. R. R. Bellamy. - ImproTiDnti nt State Instltntlona ' (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C., February 25. The state auditor today issued warrants for $20,000 for. new buildings and improvements at the white Institution for the blind here. J$8,000 . for the .Institution for the negro deaf mutes arid.blldd here, and $10,000 for the school for deaf mutes at Morganton. All these 'are on, account of; special ap propriations, which last year could not be obtained, he treasurer claiming that there were' not funds enough In hand, to meet them. : ; ' . ' '- "Sou need Cod Liver Oil. you say but think you can't take lit?' Try "Mbr- rhuvln" a perfected "Wine of Cod Liv-' er Oil." You can get all the virtues of, the oil . without the disagreeable ef fects. Sold toy J. C. Shepard, J. II. Hardin and H. L. Fentress. Strengthening th Cagt DvfVnsFS " New York, Februarys 25.T.he Brooklyn Eagle'today said: At Wlllets Point pre caution is being taken to make the East river entrance to New' York invulnera ble.. A so-Called skirmish . line of torpe does is projected from the Willets Point shore across the channel to Fort Schuy ler. - The torpedoes' will be Anchorwi sn close - together that: It may be made. Im possible ror a nostiie- vessel to cross the line without being Sbiown ud. The tbroe- -does will be connected with electric wires, ' and to niak sure that their Diana cannot be frustrated, the engineers have arranged to have ; 'batteries located at each end of the line,' so that In case an apparatus was used toy the t enemy to sever the connecting 'wires and break the circuit, the torpedoes could toe still'ex ploded from either end of the line. The channel is already protected from the Wlllets Point short to the centre of the channel' by two groups of submarine mines. Each groupe of the mines con sists of twenty-two torpedoes,, forty-four all together." ;1 . - . Trenton, N. J., February 25. Jtfen have been put to work placing the seasoast batteries at Seagirt in order for ser vice. At the quartermaster general's of fice it was denied, tiowever, that this has any significance, as thiswork- la usual at this time of the year, '-, '-' There are three' little things which fdo more work than any o.tner three lit tle things created they are the ant, the bee and De Witt's Little Early Risers, tl "ast toeing the famouA little pills foi stomach and liver trcables. R. R Bellamy. A Train on a Barning Trestle Savannah, Ga., February 25. The Plant system and Atlantic ' Coast Line ''Florida Special" vestlbuled train between St. Au gustlne ' arid New York, was brought to a sudden- standstill on a burning trestjo near vviy eross, loo miles south -of Sa vannah, toy a: warped rail thi iftfernoon The sudden shock- caused the death of Mrs. Hartn, of Yonkers, N. .,'., 65 years f age; and threw ithe remaining passen gers into a panics but all escaped with only slight bruises, f.. When the train ston- ped the ..flames from the burning trestle fommuiiicaiett io :ine - coaciea and the Are spread rapidly. K Th .burning trestle was -discovered toefor the. train - reached the structure, antr a train hahd was sent forward, to give a signal. The -' smoks from the forest -fire from which thj tres tle caught, prevented the engineer see ing the signal, and he ran ahead. The trestle was over a shallow basin with no water beneath arid the passengers were glt t$( step down- onto the -dry land. y . . i : .... Why allow: yourself to Ijq Jowly tor tured at the stake of t disease? Chills and . Fever will undermine,, and event ually break dorwn the strongest constl- ttuioja fFebri-Cura" (Sweet Ctoill ' Tonic with Iron) is more effective than. Quinine, and toeing combined with is an excellent tonic and.flerve medi cine. It is pleasant a take, and is sold under p5iitiv guarantee to cur cr money refunded. Accept no aubstUute. Tha '.'iust aa gfood" kind don't effect cures. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H. Hardin and IT. L. Fentress The QollRnd o Mftlia TrUl Trip iNew Yric, February S. The subma rin 'vt Holland - which -wraJe a sucoess fwl private trial trip last evening. Is tied up at Perth Am boy, N. J., today. Tha government tu Narfeeeti, "with team up, lies about fifty feet frfim her. It wa9 ,atd today that the Holland would go tq WfthiHtni tomorrow in order to $naic a trial in the presence -of the gov ernment . off icials. - A number of local machinists were at work tax the Holland today, tout what they were doing could not be ascertained. , A. Biaslog Chimney at Mr. P. B. Manning's ' A 'blazing dhimney at the rarde ot P. B. Manning 14 Mar ket afreet, ibrous&t forth" tbe fire de-. partmen lat yesterday afterncon, i ; Tfc alarm wa eart in. at :2Q 'JCKflt from (box S3. Eight and 3&arfe&t streets, and "flvs minutes later th "all out" signal -was sounded. - . , . ; Beginning Monday,' Cist inst., Stock Heinsberser Store- at Auction Prices. , This Stock consists of Miscellaneous Books, Fancy Goods, Toys, Sheet Mnfite . ( ! Musical Instruments, Etc., Etc. ' Also, one30 foot Walnut Wall Case, with plate glass door. ! Eleven Volumes "Wilmington Journal." 1802 to '73. 1 WILMINGTON. N. C. J30. S ASISTEOIG, PHESTDENT THEfHITIOHAL BASS OF WILIIHGTOIi; ' WIOIINGTON, N, C. ' THIS BANK HAS BEEN; IN BUSINESS THREE ANtJ A HALF TEARS AND HAS PAID OUT $12,000 IN DIVIDENDS WITH $19,000 TO 6WKPLa ' AND PROFITS. ' "... . . ..'). . '- - ; WE OFFER YOU OUR SERVICES. WILL FUEASeT TOU. MONEY ' LOANED ON CHOICE SECURITY AT 6 PER CENT.!.' r OPEN YOUR ACCOUNT WITH USJ SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. ""'! --l-.i G. OIRHICTORSD J '' V--: t ' 'vy"ij. JNO. S. ARMSTRONG, 1 GEOj R. FRENCH X W. YATES, . GABRIEL 0LME3i-v WILLIAM COLDER . ;4 O. I GIESCQEN. HUGH MACRAE, . . CUA3. Ej BORDEN, j M. E WORTH i dAzxca ti. uh.ajjjjvjui4, jp. The W. POLOG-T !Oo. Beginning Monday, Feb. 21,st to March1 1st, I will offer their entire Stoci at I Ten -oer Cent 3Disoozin.t ON ALL CASH PUIfCHASES WE MAKE TIII3 OFFER .MAKE ROOM FOR OUR SPRING STOCK, WHICH . IS ARRIVE. ;f; j -: ;- - J , ,. - ' DRESS ! GOODS, CARPETS, MAT TAINS, WINDOW SHADES, LACES, CORSETS ARE -t-LL TNCLUDED IN BLANKETS, COMFORTERS, . LADIES AND MISSES BE OFFERED AT STRICTLY COST. , . ' PMEI8ER DATES AMD PUGE. ave You Seen Hhem ? If not you had; better come down. They won't last long at the prices offered. ' LADIES! , . 4 Corsets, Muslin'-and Merino Underwear, All soid for the next two weeks ATI COST, but for CASK ONLY at " : 118 MARKET STREET. ; Wii THIS WEEK AT 'You will find a most Elegant Assortment of New Goods at very close prices. ! We have little competition in these lines, as oiir Stock surpasses any ever shown in this city. New Things in Embroideries. I Laces in Ask to see the REDFERN CORSET. No. 11 -PLUMBEES - I ' ' H " v I . - ' j .-'' THINK HOW MANY jHOTJRS ARE WASTED ON THE STREET? - " ::: -. -- .. '...' . :-.! , - - - ' - -- " ;.. -!::' .-' . t :; - - i ' - i Yon Pay by the . Hour. TEYJS AIID SEE A FEELISG OF INSECDEITY IS ALWAYS WITH i TOU. AND TOU NEVER KNOW - WHERE YOU ARE' GOINO TO LAND, UNLESS YOU HAVE YOUR HOME! OR STORE PROPERTY SAFELY; INSURED. BE ."WISE IN. TIME, AND COME TO : OUR OFFICE AND TAKE OUT A POLTCY IN A RE--LIABLE COMPANY. IF YOU HAVEN'T ANY PROPERTY WH WILL INSURE . YOUR LIFE. ''"'. - , .. Willard & Giles. t Only tbe BEST Companies fepresented. we will sell off the balance of in the ' F.B. HAWES, CASHER WILLIAM GILCHRIST . ' !" - t : IN ORDER T BEGINNING T9 i'-.::.'.:'i;'nr : ; ; , ?: . . j: , TINGS, TRUNKS, RUGS. LACCB CUR- EMBROIDERIES, GLOVES 1 jwn THIS DISCOUNT sale. ; , WRAPS fILL .-"- 5 . ' ' ': ' " WHITE GOODS. Endlessi Varietyi i : 1 Market Street.! 01 BICYCLES- '--v- ." - j ' 1 -" -l- '-- I THE DIFFEBEIiCE.