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. TT ' , . . , ! . 7 - ....... .. i. . . . . .: i . VOL! XII NO. 63i WILMINGTON, N. C, TUES),!!, MARCH 15, 1898. PRICE 5 CEKTS I TELEGBAEH SUMMARY. !' " M i THE STATE.'. Colonel John TV Atkinson, -writes Gov rnor Russell, offering" to take! command of Fort Caswell in case of t war witii Spain.4f-i)r. B. pJ Dixon also. offers his services to the governor to do any active duty hel may toe assigned to. J. Ii Prinoe, ft tobacco drummer from Reids vllle, 1 found dead in his bed ! in a hotel In Montf-orhery, A1& The state auditor noias up tne warrant ror judge Ewarrs '6alary.-i-Dlrector lewboorne, of the Atf lantfc kid jNorth barolina . railway says all the directors are opposed to the leasei' " It I' DOMESTIC. ! . . uur government, pairenases j. me two Brazilian, warships1 the Armstrongs are building! the AmdZonas" is j about ready to sail. Torpedo outfits aiie sent to the Minnearoll4 and the Columbia. The president's pastor delivers a sermon ou the! hiiin situation. -Officlale of southr ern railroads hold a conference in Wa&hf ington on the subject of preparations for transporting troops' to the southern seaf board. f-Railroad'ishops in Atlanta are busy puitiing extra engines and : cars in order, to use in transportation of troops if it Txjqomes necessary. -Eleven pcrf sons lost their lives in tJhe! burning of a aiission lodging house in New j York Sat urday. rag'ht. The government has der ided tojrhi volunteers In-case they are put jn- service, with improved. Vinchester; rifles. -jThe Brooklyn reached Norfolk; the Mac'hias. is ordered- to Boston. The bank of AbbevilleJ S. C, makes an, as signment the assignee is given a wrong conVbination to the -safe; the president ind casjjier are "out of town," Judge Berry aihd I Orth ' Stein, editor of the newspaper Looking Glass, I both of ' Atf lanta, hive a fight! in the dining room of the KlnfbalL house. The largest dry dock in :h4 world (is to be built at New port News.1 Some life insurance com! panies d cideHo cancel tbe jclaiuse-in old policies s gainst, the! insured going to war, j; . FoiErGw-. - - ;j The S anish g'oVernmen is expecting Its report on the Maine disaster.-! The XOndon JTtmes urges an Anglo-American alliance. The "German, official - organ announces that Spiin need expect no aid against tine United States from Germany; ; -The iourt of inquiry into the Maine disaster held a session Sunday; the court will hardly complete its work before Wednesdayi--The wife ; of; Senator Tlhurston died I on the yacht Anitat at Sagua yesterday. M ' l : Colonel Atkinson Wishes to j Command r Fort Caswell ' J j (Special to The Messenger.) i Raleiffh, N. C., fMarch 14.--iGovernor Russell today received. Vhe f (following letter from Col6riel John Wilder i At son: i . ! f- '!' :. .' ;'-:' .! ;.- " "I have' the (honbr to tender you my s-erce as colonel of artillery; to take Caswell should the command at Port president call ; upon yooi for troopsi During jth4 civil : ivar I iwas: J for more than two years in command of several iorts near Ricnmond, and I believe rex-, periencej with heavy gnans would ; enable m to render ! efflpient service to ourj governmenx snoum .war reuit iivm present bomplication witn Spain." . Dr. B F Dixon writes the, governor I - i. - f ' I i :- i i thfe' following characteristic letter:; ! f$houd . war be declared ( 'between! this country and Spam, 1 want it dis-. tinctly tinderstood that T am In it. j !4 entered the 1 icontederate service in; 1861, at I the advanced age of 15 years and seryed throughout the entire-unpleasantness,- coniing out of iitl with the rant of captain. 1 1 hereby tender you 'myj services ffor any active duty tsat mi.y be assigned tq rne ; should there b a! call for troops Opposed to the Railway Lease (Secial . to he Messenger.) j Raleigh. C. March 14. j. F. Mew boorne, director of thej Atlantic anq North Cirolina rai way, was here todayj He. exh! bits ifigures setting .forth . that during t icj last sis months 'of Qast year It had ej rned i anjl 5 perjcent.; net. He says tha enltire . board of '-directors op- pose lease. He filed his statement with the governor arid said the directors had .instruct him ' and? Dr. Fox Person, of appear! j before the governor . Wayne, Ito and present it- Person, will arrive to-t morrow, j It was perhaps. - naturaUy thought hey both being populists would have metre! influence with -thei governors and the A, besides, it appears all repub-f lican members of the tboard are candi dates for the presidency of the reoad. What mipeniTe lk -cneres in life with a ftveadAtthfeL i corrisitination and i billious-l mess? Thousands experience them who could ."Become; perfectly .healthy by using1 iDeWitt's little I arly Risers, the famous aittle pfllsi R. R. Bellamy. TVarrant lor Judge! E wart's Fay Held Up (Sfctcial to- ohhe Messenger.) ; Italeigk ;N. C., Idarch 113. TThe j su pre me court' recently decided, that the! 3egislatuj-e had no ijight q givethervvrest. ern criniinai court! jurisdiction injeivi u5ts.': Tbd&r Auditor Ayer held up a warrant f or JJud Ewarfs salary and asks ;tbr attftrney gencrar opinion asto whether that decisioa iaffects . IBwart's Pay-- ' ' - j , I j I ." I !' .! ! Royal cisice is the f ood .?re . ! ' ' y- ." wholcsoa te mad. Otucltms, i Absolutely Pur ! RO'AL BAKING POWMtn NEW YORK. j WAR . PREPARATION STILL BEING PUSHED FOJIWABD AT Alili POINTS. Cruisers Purchased Abroad To Turn Merchantmen, Tugs and Yahcts Into - "Warships bhipping Torpedoes and Ammunition to the Coast Towns Recruiting in the !Navy Bias, for Big Supply ot Ammunition Opened. No News From the Court. .. 1 . Washin-gtori, March 14. A week's ne gotiations closed today Iby the purdhaee by the navy department in London of the two fine cruisers 'built and touildling at ElswSok, for the Brazilian ; govern--tnent. Poissi'bly t!he officials took more pleasure, in closing up the business in this manner (because -of the knowledge that .the Spanish agents had been striv ing to secure these, ships, to whom It is said, they would fbe of much greater value in. case of troulble, thah to the United States. The orexi question is how to (get the hips home and that ! ,"hpij TVnt vut- Vwioin esorfflioil ' auviwul.i'n e a the secretary of the navy. Just as soon ,; as the crew can be put ahoard the Amazonas (she .will start for the United i , taites. OThe other vessel will 'follow at i j . - , vU the earliest possible motrnent, JThe f terms of sale are . secret. Mr, -Danie, : ; agent of the 'Alaxim-Xordehfeldt Com- pany, said tod'ay that the two ships would- he a most desdralble .acquisition ! to the American . navy, as they are the latest and hest products of the tfamous Armstrong yards. One of the ships is complete in every respect, has her coal supply and ammunition on .board and steam can be raised at any time.'. There Will he no troulble' in ibringing .this ship across, as an adequate f dree from the local yards can be secured for the ser vice. ; .. ;;:' t : 'A dangerous : deficiency in the engi neer Ibranch, of the navy .h-aai Jbeen "brought to light in the fact that it is scarcely possfble ; ito secure a staff of engineer officers ; to brtnig hack, to the Unfted States any of the ships pur chas ed abroad. IThiis state of affairs Was heen hrought to the attention of the house naval committee, .but so far dt is feared without mieetinig 'Wiith the degree of success which it : twais hoped for in the shape of 'an am'endlmenJt in creasing the number of engineer offi cers In the service. . 1 Colonel iHeywood, : lthe comlmanidant of the marine corps, .today made five details of marines for cruisers now be ing repaired - tor ready for commission IThere are itiwo : ;diraifts of t forty, five each for 'the . PhUadelphia an4 the Charleston, one; of ! fifty t!wo tfoV the jTewark .at Norfolk and twk df "thirty each i for .the Columlbia and the Min neapolis at League island.! . ' f SOEXNATOR Q?ROCTCRi VISITS THE .: . !' . 'PRESEDBNT. , Senator Proctor visited 1he' ivvlhiiifcehouse and up-itown department (today and h!is call excited a good deal of interest. He spent haif an hour first with Sec retary Alger, 'explaining', it is (believed,; the military situation fin Cufba, ana. af terward had a conference .with Judge Tay, assistant secretary of state. Then he -went to the White house land was closeted with the president i for two hours and a, quarter. iWhen he emerg-l ed - from the room he courteously -de-4 clined to syeak regarding the nature of the information he had cammunicated to the president. ' ;N. "F. Palmer, representing, ithe Quint an! iron ' works, of 'Kiew! York, which built the eng'ine of the iMaine, was at the nayy. department 'today in consul tation 'with the 'officials respecting the conversion of vessels of the merchant marine into war . craft. While, not a Shipouildinig firm, the Quintard works have done a great deal of work on the engines and iuterior ifittings of ships, which is' just the class of work that would -be .required in the case of the auxiliary cruisers, y . CBecause of a protest from some of the west ern"" people, the 'Secretary of war has modified his order of last week changing the names and hounds off, the, military department so us to retain the name of the d epar tment of the Mis-; souri..- To do this, however, it was nec essary to abandon the naminlg of i "The (Departmient of the Platte," and the territory included within the presi i ent limits of the. department (will fbei known as the department of the Mis-j souri. The old department of the Mis-! souri retains it new name of 'the de partment df (the lakes. ; THE SPANISH MINISTER .EX . PRESSES HIS VIEW'S ' ; The Spanish minister, Senor Polo y Bernalbe received a number of dis-1 patches today from the minister of, state at - Madrid land from Captain General .Blanco. Those from, General Were reassuring ml tone and stated that! the situation at Havana anu through out the" island was quiet and satisfac tory. .The minister of state oahled. say ing in substance: f"The uprising1 in the Philippines: is so insignificant that 5t will 1be ended hy the time you receive; this." The minister asked .that an. em- , phatie denial tbe made in his name to . the reports that Senor Juan. Cetoallos had been, in Washington as a commis sioner from the Spanish government to. make overtures for terms of settlement! with the Cuban insurrents. j Senor Polo's attention was: called to the reports from Spain as to ther pros-;. pective sailing of the Spanish torpedo fleet for Havana and to the sigmifi-; cance which had been attached In this country to this movement. : . The min ister said that fch moveanent of tor pedo craft had tbeeh lonvs tcontetoplated.! i Their coming" had no relation what-' ever, he declared, to recent condiltions, as they were wanted for, work alomg the OuJban coasts L- i. - , .'.': '. The minister has! received no intima tion as to the findings of the Spanish naval commission !which is ; inveerigat-, ing the Maine disaster. He says this commission is proceeding' with; the same formality and secrecy as the United s States court df inquiry and that no in-1 tSmatlon of its finding will ibe justified until the formal, report is presented, to , the Spanish - government. Mr. Polo i added 1 that ibis pensonal (belief, how- ever, was -tlhat tliere is no douibt th-e , Spanish commission wH report tliat the ; and said 2ie -was convinced that this also will be the oonolusion reaidhed by the people in this country ! when ail the (facts in tlhe tnatteT are (made kocuwo. KBCRUlTIXa IN TBB sNAiVT. iThe recruiting "branch 'of the navy departmerit is naturally one of the big f "gest of the service just now. It Is In the temporary command of Captain Hemphill, during- the atbsence in the south of Captain Hawley,! and he was I busy today with a report of the rail-,. ' roads engaged 1m'' arrainjgtngr for. terms tor transportation, of; recruits to the seahoard and of sailors aiready In the service from one port (to another, made necessary by the cctrnnalssjon of new ships. 1 lA prolblem that, confronts the recruiting office is to procure the nec ! ess'ary force of enlisted men for man- ndng the two ships wh2cfhhave toeen'pur ; chased from Brazil, i f i ' THE WRECK ITHBOUOH SPtANISH I -:; AGENCY. . - ; Colonel Myron N. Parker, one of the leading business' . men of jWashinigton, who accompanied Senator Proctor in his recent visit to Cuha, salid today .that' the 'Americans on the island had no douibt' that the disaster to the- Maine belief, however, he said, could not;bl traced toany authoritlativqfeoulrce The insurgents, Colonel Parker thought, TffS vif and would be a!ble to accomplish their independence in time. -The Cubans as a rule, he believed Would tbe glad to .their island come under the I American flag, and would do what they couki -to onng aioout 'Chat i result. The colonel reiterated his statement of last night that- the situation' df . the recoin cenradoes Was deploraible I in the. ex treme. They were' confined, within mar-; row limits'- and p'ractically left to starve, j. The ' 'generosity 'of j the Ameri can people, however,' was heginhinig to be felt and the extreme . distress was gradually "being relieved. He spoke in the highest terms of 1 Creneral 1 -Jjee and the work he was doing, and also of Consul j Barker who had made great personal sacrifices for the starving people within this-district. j T ! AiPPROCPRIATION !FOR.. NAVAL, 'RE SERVES, ; Representative Elliott, of South Car olina called at the ; navy departmen t with the officials resoect- today to talk in'g the, clothing of the naval militia. Under the- existing regufatjons the de partment has no authority to expend any of the small allotmen't of funds made by congress for thej use of the naval malitia, for the .purchase of. clothing. It is all consumed in the pur chase of " boats, equipments', arms, books, signal flags, etc. 'For several years the militiamen have (been trying hard tfo secure a modification of the law that would permit of the appli cation of at least a portior. of the mi-' irtia appropriation .for the purchase of uniforms: This has been accomplished at last; through the mclusionrin rthe pending naval bill of a suitable amend ment. However, this new clause under ordinary conditions would not. go into effect before July 1st .next. Represen tative Elliott is endeavoring: to secure the department's aid in having the sec tfon go into effect immediately upon the passage- of the bill, . in whidh case a considerable body, of the south Caro lina militia can he put into active ser vise at once. : The department is thor oughly committed to ; the measure. . The tug Leyden, a (fine steel hoat. has .'been ordered from 'Newport to' Key West. ; . ! MOVEMENTS OF fWA'BSHXPS. Cablegrams received at t he jnavy de- partment today . announce; that the Bancroft sailed yesterday from Lisbon for Norfolk and the Helena from Lis bon for Key West to join the squadron. This leaves 'Admiral Howell at .Lisbon with his flagship, the -Sari Francisco, as the sole representative of the'TJnited States navy iri European waters. It is now stated at the navy depart ment that , the 'Marblehead, which ar rived at Tampa Saturday j night, was ordered j to that place simply to taJke. on some stores for the -North (Atlantic squadron. - ;:. ; ; , ' . ; ;' "- THE FLYING SQUADRON. ' ; ' ' -. The hig armored cruiser Brooklyn.' ar rived at: Fortress (Monroe tnis; morning direct from La Guoyra, Venezuela. She has made a fine run up and, it is expected, will await at Hampton Roads the arrival of the 'Minneapolis and Columhda: which are 'just fitting out at Phiradelpihia. This j force will form an excellent nucleus for the pro jected "flying squadron' in case the department decides to form., one. NO SESSION OF THE COURT. Havana, March 14. The day . was sultry and cloudy. Tirrnigr the morn ing there' -was no session, of the United States naval court of inquiry into the loss of the hattleshiip Mahief, the mem hers : of ! the court sitting oh the poop of the (Mangrove discussim'g; various matters in connection with jtlheir ! work. HAVANA RELIEF STA.'i'ION. Arrajngemen-ts are in progress to dis continue a number of the relief stations' in Havana, whidh are open only ait certain hours, and to estalblish instead one large central station, , j which .will (be open for relief at all hours of the day with four sulburban station j "L'sts have 'been secured of the namas of the towns hear Havana, of the! nuunber of their inhabitants and df the destitution in, each. These Jists will .be extended throughou t Cuba; ' to emhrace all the localities Where suffering) exists.' A careful ! estimate, dt is hoped, will fbe, made of the! total nurrtber to fbe pro vided for, so that the amount and. va- rtety of the daily rations can fee fixed according to the money available. It is helieved that the long- established hospitals and! asylums of -liavana. can fbe made use of , if assistance; is judic iously given to their regular manalgers. Tt is further! hoped that by spending: $10,0W. Las Coasno w theprincSipaesp'lace in Havana for the (relief: of. the recon centradoes here, can he made a model refuge, with new beds, good kitchens, .etc1'-,.- -;-! -- ' ;- -' RUMORS OF MORE BATTLESHIPS ' j TO ARRIVE. , j ; " ; Rumors are in circulation here to the effect that Italian warships are about to arrive at this port, and it is further reported the United (States gov- ernment 4;ft Jsend either tflie ibaittlesihip Iowa.oirIji 'Aamia ito this haalbcr, to stay signed foi he. latter story nor can the report Ibe'ihflrmed officially. . i One unit Citified hody was recovered today Xrof - the wreck , of the CMaine. Importa;'. 'if actions of the autono mists of t atanzas and Santfeu Clara, represent all racesthave agreed not to take tti'A. in the general or local elections txt month. In some poirti cal Circles e opinion is expdessedthait this asre? en't is the result of discon tent, cus v; by the tfatet that, the au tonomist H-ef nment has been unalble -to give e loyimen!t to the excessive nnemJbers ?t- people who have been seeking p Istions in. !the government offices. ;; ;- ; n v:' ;;' , ! Cap taineneral . "Blanco has ordered that the d n of $30,000 toe spemt In re construdtil, the Bando. - road bridge, near Ciiba- in .the proviince of Santi ago de Ct ( va. The Ibridge, jwh'Jch was destroyed JTyy dynamite, is i needed to estafblish f .;line of' communication, i i In 1he d 'tract of Vinales, province of Pinar Dell"ao, fdlbacteo to the value of ?7O0,000 hiai' Already heen gathered. The other larglcrops have not? been h'ar- vestea, , iRETt- W OF THE FERN. Key West tlFla,: AfarrTi 14.4-rThe TTn.it- ed States j4spatch 'boat Fern arrived here: this -Afternoon from ! tMatanzas. The IIFeroJrip was uneventful. She reached '3',anzas on' Saturday and at once b?an discharging provisions into lifirhte''f 'On shore a few iDersons had gathe 'Y j 1, vbu t there was no' dem- onstraiioni any k provisionsl:ir' Ma'tan - J i 4 L .. - ,1 any kind. The share of zas was gotten rid or in a Dut-' ess liKe way ana tne jern i then' sailed ;)r Sagua- la Grande, where xne same iv gramme was gone tnrougn on . Sunday the operation of landing the stores Occupying alboutl six hours. ! United Stj.es 'Consul ' Barker boarded the Fern ! ;. pon her arrival! at Sagua. He was oy . f joyed to see ah American ship once' nore, even though it was only the 1; tie 'Fern. ! The consul said there wer' about 26,000 starving re- jconcentro-js in his-district An offictof-the Fern said to- the correspondLit of the 'Associated Press today: "1 seemed as if the gladness of the-wrl jhed Cubans at our arrival was " stifled y the oyerpowfrin'g dread that hangjyaibove the . people of Cuha and - that & iild no t he : dispelled even with the ci hinr of the food for which they lotfge Naturally, we saw little. Ours was r $ exploring trip. But we saw enough to convince us that the stories em gating from iMatanzas and especially t'm Sagua la 'Grande are not exaggfVted." The Fen:(yi prohahly" go hack with more provjons ahout. Friday. ; i TOR'dOES AN SHELLS. $ '. ; The ! tor .does . and shells'1 which ar rived Sattf iTay were transferred .. today to Port Tiflor and considerable ; local excitemeh'L 'was ra,ised over rumors that theyji re heing placed -in position! LAn fofflcert ?rho would be ' connected with , such Vvork, however, 1 denied, this report and! taid: "When. you see these mines ,or V rpedoes .being placed you" can make? p your mind that war is more imroi ent than it is !at .present. They wilinf bt .be put in . position until the, last 4,)ment; for, however good the mine.frtjs 'always liable to become Useless thjjSugh the action , of the wa ter. . We ?Sff' not going to risk the use fulness off , Jxipensive explosves by pre mature' st mersidi. . 'All f these V tor pedoes ca? be laid in twenty-four hours. If, We laid them now they would not rnly foe liable to corrosion, hut everyl;iy on the island would get an idea o their positions. The deli cate natuifc of -these defense torpedoes seems harf j to have heen I realized ! by theorists avvfo the-Maine explosion. It is incompj i Sensible' - to me that the Spanish 'gt .rnment in times of peace allowed hf power torpedoes to lie at the mevbyifH the water in Havana har hor. t It vs Ud ' he ' against ; the judge- ment of f , experts arrd the practice of all gof "ts-nments; for, now aaays, these weaL'2 is can he laid at the short est notice -fAl though I do not think (Havana Wr was mined, I know there are t 'pedoes in Mori;o castle and the navalcsenal that can he put. in position v& iv "quickly." ; !ANXI0tl'i FOR RETURN OF THE . I COURT. ' The re.tuf&Qf the court of inquiry is wearily av?nted, especially by the or fleers of th iMaine, !wrho will .have been here a mH' "h n ex t Wed n esday. They have beertl.iXDecting to go to their homes on ' rery boat of late and now the hope dstirred, added to the fact that they afe sJ!l without adequate ward robes, mallr th thoroughly' discon tented. . ' Ti'ir c-ders, vhich are here awaitin'g -t- , court's pleasure, provide that they: rail "return to their homes and await'( orders,1!' which profbably means a n vnth's leave The imp-J ssion is growing here that the report tf the court of inquiry will not 'De prcmtea ior some Time yei. (More to R edoes are expected and some of ti'j se will he taken to the Tor tugas foriomarine defense. The torp&Jo hoat Winslow has arr'iv ed from Charleston. She made- the longest c$fc3nuous . run ever made by A. Brunei ilaptain Hewitt, from Phil adelphia. i sere with 1,300 tons of coal for the fleifir. The neet is reported sta tionary: V - - : MUNITTOr OF WAR (AT PJENSJA COLA. . PensacOl Fla., SMarch 14. The schooner J' ?ehine Meister has arriv ed with , aftrge quantity of shot and shell for 4fe? forts and batteries nere A large Id b of powder for the govern ment arri Ld over the Louisville and. NashvilleHtiad this morning- and two car loads i'fi torpedoes arrived tonight. The move rent, of troops from Fort Barrancas d the heavy hatteries on Santa Rod , island hegan today. This is preparaL ry to practice with' the -bag disappearlf guns, which is expected THE! SpirTSH SQUADRON SAILS. 1 London, Hfarch 14.-A special dis patch froH? Cadiz, Spalh, announces that the anish squadron has sailed from thats.iort. It is understood the Spanish wlthips are going to Port,o (Rico, ! whe? they will await the or ders of Ca f kin General Blanco. iEhthusia-. 3c crowds of people, gather-- THE BTOS FOR SHOT 'ANID SHELL. 'Washington, 'March 14.-The bureau of ordnance 'of the war . department opened tbids today for a large supply of armor piercing projectiles and for 12,000,000 rifle ball cartridges. I The bid ding brought together a number of the representatives of the. large steel and ammunition ' companies, some ' of whom took occasion to give assurances that in the present emergency govern ment work would he given the prefer eriee over comjmereial orders. The bid ders for steel projectiles; varying- j in size, from the 8-inch steel capped shot to the 1,000-pound shot, were ithe 'Mid hrale Steel Company, the Bl Atha II lingsworth Company, the Carpenter Steel Company and the Furth Sterl ing Company. The (bids varied Only sligthly on the various classes of heavy shot running from $116 each for the 8-inch shot to $235 each-for the 1,000 pounders. The B. Atha Illingsworth Company confined their bid to the 8-inch sho t and shell, while the others submitted bids for the entire order con templated Iby the war department, viz: 150 8-inch shot, capped; 49 8 -inch shell; 482; 10-inch shot, capped; 481 10-inch shell; 1,241 12-inch deck piercing shell, weighing 800 pounds each; 935 12-inch shells, weighing 1,000 pounds each. The bids of all the companies for ithe 800 and 1,000 pound shell were the same, namely $187 and $235 each I ' Although the department .intends to accept only one 'bid, .or to divide j the. order -between the-hidders, it- afforded satisfaction to the authorities to know that; such large supplies could he j ob .tained from so many sources on short notice. The Mid vale Company offered to hegin deliveries, in twenty-five days; thej 'Furth Sterling Company at I the rate or iim. per weeK arter twenty -inve days; the Carpenter. Company twenty five per day after April &thj and the Atha' Tll'ingsworth Company m. ninety days. ''' ' ' ' I VM'- The bids were for riifle cartridges with brown, powder,, and 2,000,000 me-. talle cartridges with smokeless powder. There were three bidders, viz: The Union '(Metallic'" Cartridge Company, the United States Cartridge Company and the': Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The bids were the 1 same in each case, $18.50 for the brown powder cartridges and ! $27 for the smokeless powder cartridge. company of fered to deliver 50.C t once and all the offers' contempl -a. delivery of 100,000 a day after days.;, i . The bids for shot, sneiLanor cartrioges will fbe 'briefed 'and the awards made within the-next few dayss as the war department wishes the i work to , hegin at once. SYMPATHY' OF EUROPE (FOR spjyn. ; . London, Miarch 15. The Vienna cor respondent of The Times telegraphs an abstract of an article in The St. Peters- hurg Novore "Vremya-, which he thinks "deserves attention as giving an ac- cua account of the views and j in tenlions of. at least three of the great powers. . ;The, correspondent says: "The article asserts, that the United States are Well aware that in, declar ing- war against Spain they coulil not couht upon the approval Of any of the European powers All, it alleges, would sympathize with Spain; 'if not actively, certainly ,hy a categorical pro test against President (McKinley's con duct. This is also well known at Mad rid." ' ' ! V. ! j -l! " The yiemnaj correspondent, of The Standard declares that Austria j and Germany, sympathize with Spain, 1 the former heing actuated 'by famiily : ties between the two reiCTiinfir houses and the latter by a frrudge against the United States. " ! The . Paris correspondent of The Times says: "According to informa tion obtained from good sources, i the Austrian emiperor is makin'g great ef forts to induce ' the European powers to present to the United Sstates ne dan ger to Europe of their carrying any furth' r interference in Cuban affairs. Emperor William is warmly seconding the efforts of Emperor iTancis josepn The American government is aware of this cituation." v; s : ' i NOT SATISFACTORY TO THE .''jr-'"'.-;V; '.':;. junta. ; . i CSTeW York! March 14.T-J. M. Ceballos, general (manager of the Spanish, trans -Atlantic Company, made the following statement today: 'Tt regret to see my mame' published in -the morning ; papers in xnnection wsth 'negotiations toward peace to be estaMished an the island ox. jJUiDa ana stating that ;?I was acting with full knowledge of the Sagasta (ministry, all of which I deny to he -the case. 'What ever, interest I may take in this mat ter is sorely prompted Iby toy desire to prevent a conflict hetween Spain and the United States and , to eritaiblish, if Toss!Uble. a ibasis, as very true Ameri can hopes to, that wiH gi ve us peace at . an early date with honor for all con oemed." . .' - '-...-' "'""! . ; Thomas 'Estrada Palma,.of the Cuhan revolution party in this city, said today that the proposition f or lOuIban pacln cation reported to have heen offered by Senor Ceballos, was not satisfactory toi the junta ,'. , IDOOKING . AFTER 'AJUXILrARY ; . CRUISERS J i New York, March 14. The board of auxiliary cruisers of the United States navy, whSch was appointed to acquire ships of the merchant anarSne for use in the event of the hreaikln& out.oi war, met for organization today.. The new hoard supercedes the office of United States ttnspector of merchant- vessels, which has Ibeen held by Oeutenaht Commander J. D. J. Kelly in this city since May of fast year. Commander Kellv is a anemher of the new (board. iA memher of the hoard saM today ihat it had power to pne-emptt any ves sel that had heen constructed under the sulbsMy of congress atnd was engaged to carrying the imaila." Tlhe (botard or sanized with the sefection of' Captain vFredericfe Rodgers of the naval hoard of ' inspectators as President-, Lieu tenant 'Sargeant recorder of the hoard of inspectors, as secretary, and Lieu tenant Commander Kelly as advisor. The .board mspected the St. Louis and the 'New York, of the American Line this afternoon. 'UCaptain Rodgers has very positive lii Aructions to make rfharousgh inspec tions arid immediate report. (He has hen directed to examine all steamships i .CONTINUED ON. FpURTH PAGE.) THE RAILWAY COHHISSO TO HEAR THE PASSENGER ! QUESTION TODAY. 7 The Conten pt Cases Likely to 2b- Dropped Auditor Aver Lets Die, Anjrry Passions Rise Dr. 9JottC73n eted With the Governor Qnetf xom.. of Congressional Fusion XTiy uuugu rurucii aui iiiivarv CSD firmed 1 ' ' ! Messenger Bureai , 1 Raleigh, N. c;, March's Railway Commissioners Caldwell , ; Pearson arrived yesterday:.jThei foiuuea. spent some time with the governor. 3Ze ? called meeting of the commission 3t noon today. It was stated that Oixs. would be entirely for routine business. Tomorrow the commission- Will hear he- exceptions or the three great systems aC railways to the reduced rates of passea ger fares. 4 Your correspondent interview ed Commissioner Pearson ! about Uus. matter.). He said: "It all depends upon the showing the railways make tomor row. No outside. Influences will have vox influence with me. I do not know wteal. sort of a showing the roadS'i will be aile ' to make." , i - . Tomorrow 13 also the time set , otrr hearingj the matter ;of reduclns-l eiprtsfes; rates ori fish. ! The express ; off iciald. boU fled the commission they could uot present,! but the fish dealers wtlf be orv hand. The express peoDle? will he Kiwer. a hearing- later. . . - i . , It is learned thait the new; executxtoe ' clerk . to Governors Russell is named. - Fowle. !He is a kinsman" of the late tlow ernor-.Powle, and also of Mrs., Fltzhus! Lee. He is quite a young man and was here 'about a month ago. I" A leading republican was my Inform ant that J. C. L. Harris made some gestions regarding the call for la conies ; ence of i populists here day after tomor -' row. Auditor: Ayer. is Aery anety at thlr statement and wants to find oufe who t2xt. informant Is. He declares i the ! latter .to be "a contemptible liar." Ayers says Iks - wrote the address, carried itjaraund aat&. obtained the signatures at the request a conference which was held in ! his ofiOes . two weeks ago. He said further: Hn--body bvt myself and those who signed ix. ever saw it until it was issued." winX makes him angry is; the statement republicans are looking after ! populist politics. i .. -.- " t , Dr. JJ J. Mott. the well known renaJb- lican-populist-free silver politician, vrbo is one of the shrpest in the state, canoe in- yesterday anrent immediately to tine governor s raanfiion, wnere tuia saae. others, ; whose names he declined to ctre.. had a (conference . with " Governor lias- . sell. Dr. Mott declined to be interviewed-. but said the mass of the .populists are. with Senator Butler; In fact over sererv- .. tenths jof them. The negro question tee ' regardsi as important, and believes tiiax: ' what he terms the "old aristocratic ele- ment" could if it would manage the ne- gro voter oeiier cnan -muy wilier, xxe m.. devoted friend of Governor ' Kusseu hxum , resents! bitterly I republican criticisma ET . the latter. . . V. S.-i Lusk, of Asheville, passed lterer yesterday on his way east to try to pr- - cure more evidence to defeat .H. G. Ew - art's confirmation as judge f The Washlngtoti Post in. Its almanac , for 1898, puts Governor Russell down jus --. a "populist."- inat, is, oi course, correct, . thouglh he was up to eighteen montfxs . ago classed as a republicanw );But Th& - Post almanac; Ignores Auditor! Ayec en tirely. Sit puts down J. Ruffin Henderson.' as auditor. Henderson is tne jrepuoueaan who was nominated ior auditor, out won was paid $300 by the republican state committee to; wlthdraw in tav(r of Ajet There was a g-ood rain, gTeauy neededw last night. What amounted to a' droux liad .begun. So far the year! has "beeab very dry -indeed. ' ... , , Judge Purnell says he hopes jawars- ' will soon be confirmed as ' United States judge; as otherwise, under. theprovisionsA of section 803 of the. Revised Statutes ie . will be' his duty to 'hold the ccfurts In lbe "Western district, until a judge la ax- pbinted and confirmed. ;' I. : ! Under; the natural order of ! thrngs tne "contempt" case against A. B. Andrew.' II. W.' Miller and J. 13. Alunson. or to Southcirn railway, for refusal to axtsyptxr.-. questions oi me runway wuuuiaaum. comes !UD 1 tomorrow. It is quite orojutrjp (hinted i that Governor. Russell does not t present desire this matter to be piesaaa The admirable reoort; of the commest .. sioner of labor statistics was ent to liMB- press of tlhe state today. f ; v ; The superior court judge nere comirBisv the sale, of the phosphate property .. There are - ninety applications of cgtb -. .panies ifor admission Into the state jruanft,- .: As soon as a call for troops is! made tbe--necessary number, will be made up stt of these! applications, eac&i of the preaeeC companies recruiting to 100. ! If there is congressional fusion or rw- - Dublicans and populists and the FjporMm f and Seventh ! districts agaJini fall to :Usm - populists, it Is declar ed that Strowa auwl Shuford will not be elected, if renominat ed,, as N they can't ' get repuollcan ,-rtntatw . Rfniiblicans simply say they i win wtt. vote for either.- It is no secret hat Jo3na - Nichols desires the repuDiicani nomua tion fbr congress 'from this district. The Comment is maae ore xn pi,ojiurii lease . of the Atlantic and North Cam- -Una railway, at 2 per cent. Interest . stock and " bonds, that it is iar tr - a i a. - jut T fT rAA k rrtx . latter was for only 2 per cent.; interest and did not cover the interest on Vtoet . hnnds.l The lease toBest. who was n, Irresponsible adventurer, was thought kc .- be a great tnmg. ; . .. . ! I.trgt Dry Dock in the Worltf (Special to The Baltimore Sun.) ' Newport News. Va., March 4 IS. TSas immense dry dock which Collfs P. Hun ingtonf has had In view.forTseveral ycacat. . IS IV ; Ot UU1II cLi. UUtC. t v Mr. C- B. Orcutt, or New xorK, prtssa - dent of the Newport New BhlpbuildiBEr and Dry Dock Oompany, has been art thorized by Mr. Huntington, who Is' Hat - principal owner of tJhe local shipyard, - noaiy ; ine navy utpsu iixitu l prcuo : inary !arraheements for-; excavating tlao ; greaC basin are already under , way. a" ' that . the work will be pusnea as rapi&7 as possible. . y:': '"' '- ' Civil i engineers are now preparing ptasns for the dock, which will te the jlargest Sen the world, affording bertnang: raciurtasb for; two of the biggest battleships aJBoatt.. . at one time. ? ' --r .: v I - 1 ' ' Some time ago Mr, Huntington f orai. . a compact with the .government, fcv which i it is understood that a cortaSn. number of warships will be docked oesrEi . each year after, the dock is campietcd Found Dead in Hii Bed Montgomery. Ala.. ' March it X. X- Price, ! tobacco drummer from. ieJdsviIIie. N. CJ, was found dead in his bed ax. Roanoke, Ala., this morning, j Ooroxims.' jury t found he came to ttiis death Dnaa strangulation caused by over-mte f2 tomorrow, -j- . . t jjax'i' - ed to hid ? Lre well to the war vessels .f ' . i--, . ... : i- , ... ::- ...'..! . , . ! ' : .4 ' V:-fU..:'":;Uv; i:;u ;. jr. i'-. - . ... , :t-j Tr
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 15, 1898, edition 1
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