f.
TEL1SGHAPH S DMMARY,
J ! THE STATE.- I .
Dr. Fox Terson, a director of the At
, lantlc and North Carolina railroad, tells
I the ; governor the lease should not be
,'l made. r The penitentiary i report for last
..i year will be laid before the? board at Its
. meeting today. The railway cotamis-
alon yesterday heard argument on the
r question of reduction! of passenger rates;
nb decision was made; the! question bf
i fertilizer rates on the Carolina Central
and the Cape Fear and j Yadkin Valley
ii was. brought on and the fate on. the
.;! former changed. By anj incendiary fire
I Judge Phillips loses a barn and farming1
i; implements on d plantation fcear Tarboito.
-t iJ. Q. Mehegan : and iHj T. Lafchajh,
,i president and cashier of "thej Bank of Ab
beville, ! GaJ, wblch , bas assigned, are
, from T,arboro, the former still residing
! there; he denies that he 1 a fugitive
i from justice and says the cashier had
simply gone to Atlanta to have the deed
; of assignment recorded, when it was said
he -had fled. Tr. Mott I sayst' If the
i North Carolina democrats, endorse co-op-i
eration of free silver elements Russell
' will raise the republican free silver flag
in this state. President McKinley ls
; invited to attend the 20th of May celebra
I tron at Charlotte this year, i j
; - DOMESTIC, i !
i : Honore Lane, the. reporter . deported
t from'-Cuba, says Spain will "begin war on
i the United States ttt fifteen - days.
i Three- (hundred artillerymen ordered to
i Sandy Hook have been ( transferred to
; thatiplace and hundreds I of soldiers aiid
i workmen are busy,, working on "the Ste
i fences and mounting guns.- All wp
: men, and children, under 16 years of age,
' "hqe been ordered from Sandy Hook. !
J Near Quitman, Ga.', some one assaults
s a negro man and his baby by shooting
: them through a window of the deceased's
bouse while he is fondling bis child.M
"John Con no! ley, editor of The Plow Boy,
published at West Point, Ga., is shot arid
killed by J. C. Cox: the trouble exew oat
s oj.; a,' dispute over an estate.
; The Alleged Sea Coast Hall Itoad Thle f
;i .h-f--;---.-. f ' , ' ; i (.--i ' i
i Tom .Brown, colored, the alleged 3ur.
i glar wTho (broke in 'the office at the imain ;
f despot pf tlhe Seacoast Hallway Com- j
pany, corner Kignt ana grange streets,
i last Friday night, twas placed on trial
i in Justilce Bunting'? court yesterday
r morning, r . ( ; ; j-
y?he ipresiding magistrate decided!
tli!at the evidence ' was ufncient o
' Justify the defendant ' ibeing (held for
t "trial at the criminal court, and cons-.
' auently 'this disoosliitioni was anade ff;
. .the. case, i .
1 . "Herbert McClaimmy,
Esq., appeared
' .for- the defendant and A. J. RicauJi
Eiswi., represented the state. . j n
'.Lizzie Klaw, 'colored,! was tried for
receiving property stolen from the of-:
flee, but Was acquitted
:.!!"' t .' : . Died on the tf rail J
N Jerry Lee, a colored ipassenger; died
yesterday' morning at 11 o'clock on train
Nol 49 on the Atlantic Coast Line, whi
! arrived here at 5iC0 p. to., with Captajn
Haywood -Clark as conductor. Lee got oj
" board at Norfolk and complained of ne l
rwlgla and was suffering .terribly. A pbf
i sicjan was on board and did all he cou.d
for, Lee, ,but he died in. bis seat about
.'f'nfjy' miles out from Nbrfolk. He wits
- abput 43 years of age ami was on bis
way to his home at Pakniyra, Halif
. cotinty, N. C. It is tbouhjt be was sufjf
fering from miningitls.j He had ben
working on a truck farm inear Norfol c.
s His remains were put off the train at his
b-ome.' f- . I; '.- ; . J.'
i! When a man Is suffering witn an
aching bead, a sl-ugg,is!h;ibody, when fopEs
-muscles are lax and lazy, biis brain
diull, Lnd his dtomiach. d3dalning food,.
n will, if- wise,' heed these warnings
and resort to the rigb-t remedy, before
. it is too late. "Parkers Sansaparillai;"
! the "King of Blood Purifiers,", miafelas
! tha appetite keen and heajrtyhvlgor
aites the 'liver purtfles j tihe bload and
flits it witsh the life-giving elements bf
food.' Tt la a wonderful blood m
) ker and flesn builder.
.Sbepard, J. H. IlaxdAa
tress. .!
Sold toy J. C.
land K. Lu Fen-
r : Odd Fella ws Orphan Home
'At a meting of 'tbe trustees of the
. Fellows' Orphan Home held Monday
' Gbldsboro, the following were elected ot
! fiefers of the borne: '' (
. i (Superintendenit Mr. W; M. . Coble, pi
i llaleigfi. ' i. : . :- i
Matron Mrs. E. M. Royal, of Clinton,
i Seamstress Mrs. Bertbk Davis, pf
i GJldsboro. '. -. - .-
-' leach of the above officers are will
.I qualified: for "the responsible duties thiy
i i ate to perform. They will take charge
, A!rii 1st.
?ur esteemed townsman, Mr. N. JacopI,
. W.io is one of the trustees, attetadea the
" meeting.' " : . ", " i 1 ;
'Why allow yourself to be. slowly to:
i ttjred at the stake of. disease? Chills
1 uid Fever will nnSermine, and evenit-
. i ully break down the strongest consti
. tntion. , "Febri-Cura" (Sweet Ohill
! Tbnic with Iron) is more effective than
Quinine, and being combined with Iron
: is an excellent tonic and Nerve roedi-
' "cine. It Is pleJsant to take, and 1$
: 1 sld under positive guarantee to cure ex.
i money refunded. Accept no substitute.
I 'Ijhe "just as good" I kind don't effect
cUre. Sold by J. c. .sneparu j. .
IJardla end H. Ii. Fentress;
! .
-i J A New LlebC Hons for Cape Fear
JiBy reference to the presp dlspatcnps
from Washington, to; be fofund jn .th.is
Morning's Messenger, It will be seen that
.- in the senate yesterday provision jw&s
bade for the erection of . lighthouse
:, bn the1 pitch of Cape jFear. t the robu h
; hi Cape Fear river, at a cost not to le S-
fed 70,000. , , J j ' 1 ,' - -MThia
la an "improvenaenit that theimyvl--ation
of these waters has long stood in
iced of. j---"' 1 ':
I Hart's Emulsion or Cod Liver Oil
With Creosote and the! HypPb-OBphlties,
' l faithfully used, is a specific In tjie
treatment of weak lungs, Oonsuimp
ition. BroncMtls, etc. Leading pbysi
1 i Rians recommend Jt. 'BoUd byi
' Bbepard, J. H. Hardin, and H. Ii.
J ,C,
Fen-
r
' Contents of lhlrd Pace
Proceedings in oongress.--
Sorosls.
Market quotations a?4 reviews-
Ftortif ying (Sandy liook. ' , (
J 'Raleigh letter on lSecond page.
Royal makesthe tool cure. " !
I wbolessnie and dsilclous.
mm
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ROVAJ. BAKING POWUO. C3f EW YORK. ;
THE CODRT LEAVES HAVANA
s.
RETURNS TO KEY WEST ON RUD
- DEN DETERMINATION.
A Busy Day t the ; department The
Amaionaa to ba Manned and Bronbt
Orar other Preparatloaa for Defense
A Cabinet Officer Talka Not Afraid of
i Earopean InterTentien Tlews of Span.
' i lab Cablnet-grbral Again Interviewed.
Washing-ton March, 15.-JThia was
another husy. day In the war and navy
departments. Secretary A?ger was en
albled to make an allotment of funds
from the lappropra)61on o'f $50,000,000,
which wilj greatly (facilitate -the" work
df the tbureaus. These touteaus had
not (been liable to conclude any con
tracts for the procurement' of war euip
llies ibecaoise" no allotment jhad been
made, but s this afternoon the ordnance
bureau was given $2,500,000 and (busi
ness 'went! forward with a rush. It Is
true that this sum la 'already mortgag
ed under j provisional arrangements
(made during the past week, but with
the assurance' of more funds rto come
the work of the "bureau is now Hiov
ing rapId'ly. - ! " ' ' .
i tSecretary Long was exceedingly busy
today, having not only to give a good
deal of time to the cabinet, o wh,ich
he was obliged to return itwice, tut also
being abfiged to see a great many per
sons witK ! whom the! department has
or expects to. have oontracit relations.
Among the latter was -Mr. HerreshQff,
the torpedo (boat "builder from Bristol,
'R.. I. fHej turned two of these " boats
over to !the departanet'a'few days ago
and the secretary's purpose in consult
ing .him was to learjr how much he
could hasten the . work on one of the
boats remaining on Ms hands, which
in ordinary times woluld require about
two months to complete. " The secre
tary also : spent a good deal of Yime
at intervals durdng the day In consult
ing over the long distance telephone
with naval officers Sik New York, and
it Is believed much of this consultation
concerned t the iproourfetaent of suitable
vessels from among the auxiliary navy
for war purposes. "Mr. .(Malster, of the
Columbian Iron works at Baltimore,
has " notified the department that he
will be aMe to tarn ioyer tt it the tor
pedo . boat Ttodgers next Saturday. The
'Rogers is a llxcat which smashed' her
engines in the midst of a trjal trip
about six months ago. It was neces
sary almost to replace the engines, but
under the ; "hiurry orders" frdni' the
navy .departmen't his.has been done in
good time, j It 3s expected that the boat
will ibe taken at once from BaMmore
to Norfolk. The debartmen t has no
disposition to waste 'time at this junc
ture in making trial trips, but 'knowing
the boat; to 'be of Satisfactory type,
like hen sister iboaty jthe 'Winslow and
workmanship according to ithe naval
inspectors'; reports, she will, be accept
ed out of hand, as were the Grin and
Talbot -last week.
T0 MAIN TH k'MAZONlAS. .
The new cruiser, lAmazonas, accord
ing t6 present planswill, toe manned
entirely from the ;San!FranCisco. . That
vessel eaiiedat 6 o'clook this morning
f rpm . X.islbon and wall arrive" in the
Tyne about Friday. 37b is expected that
she wil divide her officers and creW
wtJh t&f jAanazonas,!: placing Lieuten
ant Commander Arthur B. INazro, ex
ecutive I officer! of the ' San- Francisco,
in charge jof the latter vessel. Without
douht the Amazonas wiil be gotten
across he ocean as soon as possSble,
and' Jt is expected that the San Fran
cisco wilJji conyoy hep, ; ,
The torpedo Iboat Foote arrived at
Jacksonville this afternoon, ; The Ma
chias sailed from NorfoJk to Boston,
where she will .undergo some repairs
made necessary toy her long 'Asiatic
cruise. The Brooklyn went to New
port News for coal. The Mantolehead,
Which is taking on stores at Tampa,
sailed to rejoin ithe squadron at Tor
tugas. '; I. r - :: .'.':.
! 'Judge Advocate General Lemly re
ceived a telegram this afternoon from
'Havana announcing the arrival there
of the derrick' Chief , intow of the
tug Underwriteri It i's expected thalt
this derrick will greatly facilitate the
work of wrecking,the Maine.
TILATOREN!BlSS PF CONTRACI
;.! !.-' TORS,
The war department Us greatly dis
appointed and annoyed at the dilatori
ness shown toy -the , contractors who
have undertaken to construct the new
fortifications a.long the coat. It is said
that only one among '$he whole number
has finished his contract on time. The
department has toeeh greatly embar
rassed thereby In placing its guns and
has toeen obliged to extend the time al
lowed these contractors. The depart -m'enit
Was determined not to suitxmiit to
f urther Obstruction h prosecuiting the
WUl UliyCl I. CL JVC 11, IVU nfll w uu '"via
itseir ano reiraan irona eiiieriMf
contracts. - . i :
REPORT JXPaCTTOD" BRHIS WEEK.
"The general expectation 'of he
members of .the cabinet," said one of
theni aifter the meeting tcday, "is hat
some report will be received during the
present week from the court of inquiry
examining? into the cause of the Maine
exptoskmvi "Tet,w -he added,; "it would
not toe surprising to us if the report
should toe delayed for a. longer time.
We have nothing on which to base
this hone.;' ithat T taiow of, only the
feeling seems general that what
"have sai'd will be tfhe case. There isi
nothing at hand as yet to Indicate what!
wiLl be: the nature 6f the findungs - of
the court. Today our time was . oeeavi
nied in a general discussion of the!
imeasure under- way! far the national
defense, notably in ; regard to the ac
qutisition ; of new vessels of war. We
are keeping an eye ion the tjwo ships
under' fconsitruction tfor ChJili and the,
Arsrentine iRepublic, but it 'is not prob
able we-can get them. If .we cannot
obtain the ships. It is a source of sat
tafacttm S'to tonow that Spain wtiU nvi
be atole to purchase-them-either.
I TO JSJJILiiy FIVE 'LVRTDOCKS.
i The haval committee of the house
has rairreed to provide for the construct
Mori, of 'fivei dryocks. The docks are
to toe located at Boston, Portsmouth;
N. dl., (Algiers, (La.; Mare Island, Cat,
and League island, ra.
TH13 ICACBINET SElSSKXN.
iNoithiing of special. ; ompor'tanoe was
developed at today's caibinet meeting.
A large part of the tjime was consumed
in the general duscussion on tne tneas?
ures being taken to plaoe the navy oft
a proper footing for defense in case' of
trOitble. The qwestwn of . the purchase
vessels, where they could be
flnd; "at what price,, was talked
over, but without coming to any detfi
nitf (foncluion on any . new proposi
tion, informa'tion . in possession of the
government in to fhe effect that up to
this time Spain his, wot consummated
tbe purchase of the Chilian' wasuiu
'Higgins.' The indications, H i
stated, seem, to be that this ship Vlll
be added ultWn8itelJr, to, the United
States navy. i H
NOT A'FRAED OF EIUROPEAJN tCOM
j ' ' j 'CElRiT. ,
.1 INot much concern is expressed toy of
ficers of the adminlsfcraJtion over the rer
ported intention Of European govern
ments, at the instigation of Austria,
to intervene toetween the United States
nd Spam in the settlement of th
questions pending (between them. SO
far, it can be stated that this has ak
en no official shape, or, at least, no
indications 'ef such a design has
reached the state department. 'What
the attitude of our government would
toe If representations in that line were
: addressed to it toy 'the r -opean powers
Is a question that he officials do not
care to answer In anticipation. . :" i
sA good deal of encouragement Was
created, at the navy department today
toy the report from the capdtol that a
majority of the naval affairs comimdt
itee Is disposed to substitute six (bat
tleships for tfhte (three provided for In
the pending naval appropriation bill.
This number Is supposed to represent
about the normal working capacity of
the three ship building concerns ta
this country that are able at present
tto undertakethe construction of bat
tleships. ,
OONITRlAOT TO TRAiNSROtRT AR
: ! :i- TIIiLERTMESN.
: The fortifications .board ; began its
session today Jn the war department.
The proceedings are guarded zealously
against publication. Bids were opened
dn the cfuartermaster's office of the war
department today for . transporting
some of the artillery toa'tterles that are
to man the fortification works recently
completed. . , '
T fVTlEJWB OF 'SPlAff9illS!H OAJBIIINET.-
IA etaternicwt, which is believed to
reflect correctly the sentiment of the
SpaniiBlhi cabinet: in the present eimer
genoy, was flmade today toy a gentle
man Intimately associated "with Prem
ier Sagasta, and Senor 'More't, minister
of the, colonies in the Spanish cabinet.
It is not desired to give it tbe form of
an official nitterancej tou!t rather an
expos'ition from one whose opportuni
ties for information are" complete on
the views animating the ruling authori
ties of Sipain.. .The .statement is as
follows:
: "The elections in Cuba are about to
occur and the government desires them
to be - as free as possitole. 'Naturally
however, the insurrection will prevent
many from voting, and it is felt also
that renewed' insurgent; activity, com
ing at- such a moment might jeopar
dize the successful working out of the
autonomist plain. Moreover, the atti
tude of the United States in having a
squadron so near lOuiba, and the active
war preparations In the United States
are' of a nature that may exert an in
fluence against ! a fair expression of
public will under the autonomist plan.
It is thought that if the Un'ited States
were sincere in its expressions of
friendship to Spain .even if it thought
that , autonomy could not meet every
expectation, she should by friendly
acts, and not words, show this sym
pathy with the . I'iiberal regime inau
gurated in Cuba. If the Washington
government made "knbwn indirectly to
the insurgents , that it meant to
have1 peace : 'in 1 Cuba and that
peace meant , an autonomic gov
ernment under Spain, the insur
rection ! would certainly die out. If
later -the Weyler party wanted to in
terfere it would then toe time for the
United States: to take, action. That ac
tion would toe r ju'stmalble. 'jn ow, - to
make war on Spain iwould be a crime,
and for that crime to civilization and
humanity theUni ted States would Be
responsible." -
Thes foregoing staitement was called
to the attention of Serior Polo y Ber-
nalbe, the Spanish 'minister, and his
vlews; on iit requested but he main
tained diplomatic reserve. 'After read
ing it carefully he said It appeared to
be given 'by. one thoroughly conversant
w3th the situation.
SPAtNTSH (MUNlISTER AT TATE'" !DiE-
PlAtRfTM'HNT. -This
afternoon the Bpanish ministier
called at the state department and had
a two hours' conference with Assist
ant Secretary Day. Tt Was the first
ca!M of Senor Polo for .purely .business
purposes, the former calls having been
those of ceremony. The minister came
away looking iWighly gratiiined, tout he
asked to toe excused from' discussing
the purposes o'f his call. There as little
doiiibt. however, that it ipermitted a
full exchange on the present situation
TUB SIPANISH QUATRON. .
iMadrid. March 15.-The Spanish tor-
ped flotilla, which sailed-from Cadiz
on Sunday last, ostensibly: for Porto
Rico, will only j call there for provis
ions, etc., and will af terlward leave for
Havana 'A second Spanish flotilla will
soon start for Cuban waters and will
probably toe stationed at Porto Rico,
The friends of Senor Kagasta, tne
Spanish! premiier, deny , that Senor J,
(M. Ceballos, the genarl agent at Mew
York of the Spanish Trans-Atlantic
Steamship Company, has visited Pres
ddent McKinley at the inspiration of
the Spanish government.
SOBRAIL AGAIN TO THE FRONT.
.Lieuitenant Commander Sotoral, ' the
former naval attachee of the Spanish
lesrationi at Washington, in an inter
view at Barcelona on his arrival there,
is quoted as saying he is convinced
President McKiinley, whos a correct
president, and the government of the
United States do not wash, for war,
"and -Will resist to the utmost the In
trigues of the war party."
Continuing, (Lieutenant So'bral re
marked: "Thoughtful Americans also
oppose war, w Men -is solely desireo oy
the adventurers and agitators wno
compose the jingo party. The majority
of the house of representatives is com
posed of men without prestige and of
littla education, who regard politics as
a trade, and who would have already
voted the jingo proposals , if they had
not encountered. the strength ot cnarac
t'er of President McKinley, whose au
thority is dictatorial. The serious opin
Ion of the country, composed or txusi
niess men. dreads war with? Spain,
which thev toelieve would toe a veritable
misfortune, a "shdwn by 'the fact that
the new Spanish squadron had hardly
startJed for ! tAmerican waters wnen
panic seized aHiconilmerolal: and indusT
trial centres.' ! f
Th ImDaroial says: "Yesterday, we
received two telegrams from New York
which have not been published, , They
deal with war preparations and con
cern not only' Jtagdlsm, but high of
ficials of .the American government
who, in view of the position, ought to
observe a more j discreet .attitude." The
Impartial follows wath a truciulant.de
ntiinoiatiionidf Americans who, It says
"are trying' to frighten Spaniards toy
invoking the 'Phantom of war, of Which
they ar naore ia'fraid than the Span
iards. ' i" ' i- i
The United ! States is a country,"
says The Impaxcial, ,fof toellicose isel?
advertiisement. ' iBy anoving vessels tQ
and fro, she is trying to make, believe
that her forces' are greater than they
reallv are. ' Wei sincerel ad Viise these
bogeymen not to waste their time and
money." i -
SPAIN'S BIG TORfPEDOES.
Uirrmin'g'h'am. Ensland. IMarcW 15.-
The Kynochs Company has "already
despatched part! of a large Spanish or
der fori special i projectiles, standing
4 feet high, ' the largest;, ever made
toy the Kynochs; .
THE COURT I'RETTJRINS TO KEY
(Havana, fiMarth 15.-HTh!e Mangrove,
with the court i of inquiry on boawi,
sailed fanflght for Key West. Captain
Sampson, president of .thee board, as
suired the Assodlated Pres corres.pond
ent vthat the decision to leave Havana
was not reaonea ainii'U mis ajtternoun
after; a consumption of the members
Tt was Gecidd "tnat. wmie rurtner xes
trmony might lite obtained here, this
was not jsuflleierttly- ikely .to justify a
longer stay. The court can feurn'if
the divers or wreckers make discoveries
that add to thd 'stock of knowledge
now gathered. The plans, of the. sub
merged iwreck,.! in the preparation of
which EnsifSrn Poweison- has had a
large share," are very elaborate, and
Captain Sampson says -the tftmony
and records of the divers are very full.
Captain Sampson hopes the court will
be allowed to resuijn 3t? sittings on
the battleship" Iowa, now near Key
West with the flagship New York. The
greater pant; of the investigation that
remains wnl consist, . unless the court
returns here, of a careful study of the
plans. It ts not thought-that it , will
ibe necessary .to again summon the'sur
ivlvors of the Maine, officers or men."
The court has-no prophecy to ma!ke
as to the further 'duration of Its sittings
or as to when and where .the findings
Will toe promulgated. Captain Sigs-
toee : will proibabily remain here with
Lieutenants commander wainwrwrht
to superintend the wrecking on toehalf
of the government. Chaplain Chid'
wick is expected to remain to care for
any bodies that may toe recovered.
least, no orders have been recefvied: to
the contrary when this dispatch was
sent. . .
The court called noon Consul General
Lee this afternoon to ibid him farewell,
and) subsequently Captain: fiigshee said
adieu to the court.
The wrecking derrick Chief. a (New
York, arrived here today in tow of thle
Boston tug Underwriter. 'It ds under,
stood the latter will return to the Uriit
ed States for a 3,000 ton toarge.
The ' body of another victim . of the
IMaine disaster was found ! late last
night floating near the United States
cruiser (Montgomery. (The remains
have hot been identified.
It is' reported here' that the Spanish
cruiser iVizcaya,' at the request of ne
Spand'sh residents of Mexico, will visit
Vera Cruz. ; It Is further reported that
'the Spaniards at that place' have de
cided to present the Spanish govern
ment with a warship of the same size
as the Vizcaya, - .- ' ; -
Spanishj troops to the S number of
1,400 arrived here today from Spain.'
- Senor Rafael Arazosa, a prominent
resident of this place, has presented the
Spanish government with the coasting
steamer Pilar, in order that she may
toe armed as a warship. . .
UiUAL VESTTIA.TB OiF lAFFACCRS IN"
-Vif;:., ''iJCUBAj'";;;:;;!;::;; N": j -V-'
Washlnigton, March 15. Colonel My
ron IM. Parker, who was SenatorProc
tor's companion lin his trip to Outoa;
in an interview with a Star renorter
today, said: . i n .i .-
''You ! might (beliieve, but you! could
not realize, 'the condition of the recon
cen tradoes in Cuba. It passes the com
prehension of a m!an accustomed' to
the usual phases of life. Their emacia
tion is terrible, their suffering inde
scribable.' We saw warehouses i full of
starving women and children. These
people have (been forced ' into the Vil
lages and towns toy. the Spaniards, and
the whole country where they lived has
been devastated. . ! ' .t
"In the ride from Havana to SagiuJa
de la Grande, a distance of about ' 200
miles or more the country 'presented a
picture n of -desolation. For i miles an!d
miles the charred staUks of. the burned
sugar cane showed where ! the torch
had been applied toy the Spanish : and
"insurgents alike.. tAt intervals " are
iblockhouses, occupied toy Spanish" sol
diers. Above each tolookhouse is i .a
cupola, where a Slpanish soldier isjal-
ways on the lookout. JJr a reconcen
trado attempts to go out from the vil
lage and across the trocha, he is shot,
and If an insurgent tries to come in he
is treated likswrse. The trocha serves,
however, to prevent sudden dashes toy
the (insurgent's into the villages at night
to burn them. - -, i i " i
'The Spanish army is largely employ
ed along- the railroads. iBut as closely
as the road is guarded, the i insurgents
do wiith ilt'as they please. .It Is general
Qy understood in Cuba that 'the ralilroad
company pays tribute to the Insurgents
for running the passenger trains. The
insurgents don' t wane to toother i the
passenger trains, but ; they are alert
to interfere with , freight and troop
traifns. The day before we reached Ma
tanzas the Insurgents tblew up a sugar
train only "three miles out of town. They
cross the ' railroad' at'amy ipoint they
desire, and whenever they please, i In
my op'iniion, Ccmez virtually has con
trol of i the island. There is not i an
estate'in ou'ltivation,' so I was reliably
informed, that does not pay tribute to
the insurgfnts. ; ; r i i -
The best people in Havana told me
that the young men of the toest Cuban
families in the isIand were in the rank's
of the insurgents, just as the best rep-..
resenta fives of our Ibest families were
in the southern and northern ranks dur
ing the cdvdl war. IMy informants also
told me that the insurgent army was
never as firm and strong as it is today.
It ;gets a very large proportion of its
medical supplies from Havana and Its
discipline 'is said to be all that can toe
desired.! The insurgents have com
plete control of the provinces of San
tiago de Culba and Principe. They
claim to have all the supplies neces
sary for their subsistence, having great
herds of cattle, beside cultivating! a
large proportion of the island in the
provinces menttoned. What they need
is arms; amimunition and ' dothing; It
is generally understood in Cuba that
the insurgents known as presentados.
who came in and gave themselves up i
to the Spaniards in response to the of- i
fer of pardon, were all men who had
met with the disfavor of Gomez because
they had disregarded the discipline ha
so rigidly enforces in his army. , i
'Did your investagation lead you to
form any opinion on the sUibject of au
tonomy?'' inquired the reporter,
; i Wo one "wonts autonomy in Cuba,"
replied Colonel Parker, with emphasis.
lEven the autonomist governors; do
not favor it. I know af several al
caldes, or mayor's, of towns outside of
'Havana, appointed as autonomists,
who are. wholly an sympathy iwith itihe
insurgents." . i i -
lifR. CUEVEIiAND intervtewed.
' Princeton, N.' J., March 15. (Fonmer
President Cleveland was Interviewed
today by an. A'ssoclated CPrtiss reporter
upon the sutoject of the" Maine affair
and therexisting relations between this
country! and Spain. tMr. Cleveland at
'firt declined to express any opihdQii
upon the matter. "I-should only ite'
misunderstood,"" She said. "I i have .been
resting i here quietly since leaving
Washington and T do not wish to say
or dp anything wiiCh may be construed
n any way as a comment upon public
affairs." -. . ' Ml .
Finally, as the reporter turned , to
leave, Mr. Cleveland volunteered this
statement: '"Though I havei no wish to
be interviewed, you may state for me
that, in! common with others, I ; think
every patriotic citizen ought to -loyally
ly support- the government during a
period of trial I'ike the present, no mat
ter! what ex'igencies my arse.
also say that I hope the" present dlffU
i-ulties will toe settled withoulti itoloodrr
hed. It is 'possible that art i honoraria
way out wifl 'be found eventualily, and
that there will be no war." Mr. Cleve
land' sa'id he preferred to reserve all
comment upon the possible! and proib-
L able outcome of the Maine affair until
after the official publication of the.
port of th' "hoajd of tntulry, '
THRE BODIES FOUNID. .
Havana, March 15. A toody that was
discovered; In the mud! bdlow the.
wreckage this . evenimg1 wiH 'b a!fsed
tomorrow, This will make three foodies
Teeovered within thirty hoursj none of
ivyhich can be identiified, : i ii v '-
The I congressional party returned
Were from gsagua tonight, tout they re
port nothing miprtant in addition to
what has already been oalbled as to the
death of. -Mrs. Thurston, he was ta
tensely Seasick at Matanzas i and at
Sagua. and this undoubtedly aggra
vated the heart troulble.
president Me Klnley Invited to Charlotte
Washington, March la. Senator FTiitch
ard, of North CaroLina, on behalf of the
people of his state, has imyited President
McKinley te attend the celebration of
the Mecklenlburg Declaration of Inde
pendence at 'Charlotte, N. C.'May 20th.
This is to be a greait occasion In North
Carolina, The people of that state claim
that the Mecklenburg Declaration of In
dependence, made May 20, 1776," was the
model for tin 4th of July -Declaration. A
menumeu't t the signers of tHp. Meek
lenbuTg Decrar'ation is'to"be unveiled.
ProoMont M.K'inlov "hna -nrfwnlsuxT tn ev(
Ithe Invitation consideration,' with the
'After yearg of untold suffering from
pries, B. W. Pursell of KnitnersvUle,
Pa., was cured, by using a single box
of DeWitfs Witc Hazel Salve. Skin
'd 3eases such as eczema, rash plm-ples
and obtlnate sore are readily cured by
Ma famous. . -me3y. Tv, Bellamy.-
NOT FUGITftSS FROM JV TICB.
Fr!dnt .
UeVfu, of the A bavllle
Baak, Daalevjia Cltargea Against Him
and :CaahIt Latham Iaoandlarr T-lra
Nar Taboro'j -
(Speciaf f The Messenger.) - s
TarbBro, N. March 15, Judge Phil4
rips laBt a lar'rbarn on his Knlghtland'
farm. Tuesday torning at 4 o'clock. All
his i farming piements on this farm
,were jdestrow, Tt was an iricendlary'
fircl Judge. PBlfps estimates hisMoss at
$1,000. . He hadJ" 40 insurance. 1 ' ;
In yesterday Sedation' of The News
and Oterver us;a dispatch taken from
The Telegraijl of Macon,- Ga., stating
that the Banljof Abbeville, . Ga., had
beenrlosed that, the cashier had
left fop partai Unknown. It also seemed
that-' the Cas&i y- had made -an assigns
ment f the .b ik-, and before he left thai
wrong coiribin icm'to, the- bank safe thad
been purpoself -igiven o- the assignee;
This article "coi 4luded by ..saying that or
ders of arrest -id. Ibeen sent out for the
ealsbier; H; TS abhantj and the president,
J. G. 'MeheganVt " '
It is; a faoil hat -the bank has -made
an asslgntoenibut it is not a fact 'that
the cashier ptthe president "have ab
sconded. .Mri atham and Mr. Mehegun
are botb frpmt;his county. Mr. Latham
la now resi,db,'ri in Abbeville, and has
charge!jf thiTnk of Abbeville, of which
Mr. Mehegan r ho resides (here. Is pf es-,
ident.'jThese i'ro ; young men left here
several month? A&go and went to Abbe
ville and bougJ out the bank of Abbe
ville, il ;i'-' " i
Mr. Mehfegaii1 :pf Tarboro, informs your
correspondent! hat the statement as
made In Thellegraph is untrue. Soon
after the ass&ment papers' were writ
ten, tMr. LathiiM left Abbeville for At
lanta to ha vefih em recorded, and his
absenc oh . bess was heralded over
the country. Jfieelng: from prosecution.
Mr. Mehegan?;-.yis' that the cause of the
assignment wadae to a heavy run on
the 'bank hy p& 'depositors who were
drawing inter fi t on these deposits, and
whose jtlme fojj;withdrawal was not due
until the 1st b&f'uly. . He says 'that' there
are .sufficient- tsetst to pay ' off all the
' indebtedness ilih'e bank and this will be
done within tlnext thirty days, when
the 'bank wulresume business as toe-
fore, i '
!; Snprta -Court Decision ? ,
. (ISpeciaClb The Messenger.).
Raleigh , N;' 'March 15! The Isu-r
premecburtjes the following opin
ions t j latef (Blake, from .Walce,
motion 'to rfigta'te appeal) 'denied;
Whitney. Glaa Works vs. need, from
Durh'am, motkyito docket and dismiss
defendant's gipeal lunder rule 17, al"
Towed j- Staltvs.' Hanna, frohi New
(Hanover, " -peal dismissed, upon
ground that lim same cannot toe taken
from the crijsit court directly to the
supreme oonrlj .'Ross -vs Davis, from
Granvtitle, afrmed; .hoe Company vs.
4ock v& StrailXro'm; Orange, error;
Oarner; vs. W6rth from Wake, revers
ed; Scarboroh-,vs. Scarborough, from
Wakej afftrm'; Fort vs. Penny, from
Wake) - revised; . McCracken vs.
Smatihers, fr5Jyn:k Haywood, affirmed;.'
Jausey ys..Syw, from Guilford, affirm
ed; Catole .ysVJtailroad, from Guilford,
new triail; (Anifrews vs. Andrews, from
Chatham, twy appals, decidedv In fa
vor of iplaintaVriiVass vs. (Brewer, from
Wake, . affirm ; iNarron vs. Railroad,
from Jiohnst'j,-, new trial; State i vs.
Hester," froj'hvjake, affirmed; (Ray
mond' vs. Nt'iman, ho error.
The! case 6;G-arner": vs. Worth is one
- whichi'lnvol'vfj s-the costs dn the Pamti
co and Cartgi ptj oyster cases. The su
preme ! court i , jilds thalt the costs ad
judged agai?( t the state are not gen
eral expense the state; that no ap
propriation provided toy law for the
payment, an thalt the judgment df
the lower ci'Virt making the state
liable is mt ty recommendatory . to
the legislatujcwhich will have to pro
vide for it. Heather i Worth is in a
sta'te of joy ?ipt;this decision. He was
greatly depi;?sed earlier in the day
ibecause he L forced to pay for a
mileage tooofor Chairman Caldlwell
of the rallwi f commission. i
(.-'.- i:-v - , . : ! .
Magistrate tfast,Work Pabl o Boada
iCSpeclajft3' The Messenger.) ' j
. iRaleigh, .NvC.-, March 15. The attor
ney general' opinion iwas asked today
whether a jpsiice! of the peace has to
woVk fthe ihig$ Jfcays'. The attorney gn-
eral says( "Tfefi that section 2059 of The
Code, which -MYe exemption, is repealed
by chapter, 9cts of 1888.- . .
There arerf;liree little things which
do more wor than any other three lit
tle things crt &2ed they are the ant, the
toeeand Jei,W-a Little early Risers,
the ""Hast beljjfj"; the famous little pills
for stoma;chaid Jiver tfoubleg, R. R.
Bellamy, j . '.
. I: A SopQ'ble DouT)la Marder
: Savan'naht March 15. A special to
The Momin)fiews f renv Quitman, Ga.,
trays: ' One -olXshe blackest crimes in the
'history of tr fe toounty' occurred twelve
miles! noTth J JQultman last night at
o clock. An f liRn'0wn party slipped up
to the !windKr Of the house of Henry
Raines, a -pr ijfnenit - negro and shot him
ani his 2-veS tfld baby to death. Eleven'
buckshot ;e fred Raines' he4,' " our
lodged tn t j 'oamy itq weiye m the
wall, i -Ralnife Nwifft was stttiner between
him "and ' tha witidQw,' and i't is 'believed
that the mtt aerer" intended to kill her
.also ! Rainpsi ?fajd been tPotMnsr tha hahv
on his knee,;.nd had1. the gun bee fired I
While that W' going on ths babv would I.
not 'have- bet killed.
' did'-nre;, he.'a in-the act of kissing It.
It is thought .ijhat the coroner's jury'now
ta session w-- v4 find an indictment.
t 1 r
) ''In a wlriTf one dose oi Hats Ea
entse of - -Giyrer -will ellev any ordi
nary case o4)bolic, Crampa. or Nausea;
An unexoeV: id remedy for Diarrhoea,
Cholera Melius, SFu'mmfer compladnts
and all fa-mad. ijaiiis; Sold by J. C.
Snepard, J. C Hardiin and H. K Pen
tress.' J -.
. i s-
. 4, a Editor Killad
Atlanta,' ICS, March 17, 'John Connol
ley, editor ofChe Plow. 'Boy, published at
West! Point, i-a. was hot and killed to-ntgh-t
by Ji.7l, . Cox, a- Welshman. The
crime wasv If ,aTesult of litigation over
an iestatef :$:,?fi Gonnoley, who is well
known, wast omelme ago removed es
administratoT' sett: the John. Broad estate. ,
It was charvd that he had misappro
priated t'hei ds of this estate and had
bougbt pro& iy and, turned -It over to
bis wife. Ts;4 were several judgments
obtained agaiist ' Connolley and part of
the property S f'lairped his wife was
sgld at : shetv t sale last Saturday and
purchased b j -J R. Ttedwrne. The prop
erty was 'stt 'J claimed by1 Mr."' Connoley
and Redwirn. jiployed -Cox to . watch it.
l donH lo?V, toere may be oiaierB,"
he. gaid, . y"WtS, I -toav used 'Parker's
Tolu Cotiglha rup' to my ifaanaiy- for
yearw and w" trtd not be without it."
Ipe knew. Hei fer than to 'buy v the in
ferior preparl Spni ' that was , betng
urgedupon ajl'a.'. Parloer8 Tolu Cougb
Syrup' nas-M "equal. Tt will immedi
ately reUeyny Oough or Cold,"
Whooptog Cb'1 rb.Sore Throat, Hoarse
ness, Crouu; tenonitis and Mndreid all
merits. ; totRia no lriurlou ingredi
ents,. Is pk'Pnt ta tJ.ire- and & r".fe
re:.iedy for fatiren. .H.""or sale 4v' J. C
Ehej.ard, J. Ilexdin, wad U. U t"en-
PASSENGER RATES.
1HB QUESTION AS TO REDUCTION
. HELD IN ABEYANCE.
Bailwayi Lay their Caaa Btfora tbaCom-
mlulon If Daelaloa Not Made by 28od,
Data for Bedaeed Rates to Become Ef
fetiTt, to btf Extended EqaaJJaatloB f
Fertlllier Ratei-Qaettlon of Nambex of
Tom to the Car-9pat Between Otho
TCllaon and Caldwell .
I (Special to The Messemg) i
Raleigh, IN. C 'Maxoh Today's
session of the railiway comihfisslon was
of special Snterest, as, the matter in
band was ithie passenger' rate. The ex
ceptions of the great.stems to the re
duction-of thle -rate to 2 cents for
first class and 2 cents for second Cclass
Which were filed, tiwo days ago were
icad, and; there were special state
ments byi prcWinent railway officials.
TV. G. milottland T. M. Emerson rep
resented the Atlantic Coast 'Line; W.
W. Finieyj, W. A. Turk,. W. A. Hender
son, K'Faiiirfax Harrison and FV H. Bus
bee the Southern;" E. St. John H. W.
"By 'Glover, and L. R. Watts the Sea!
board Air Jjine. The small office of the
eommlissSon was crowded, there ' being
a nuimlber of ;promlnlent 'listeners. !
: The first half of .the session1 wais . de
voted' to evidence in pppositionvto the
passenger rate -reduction. , This- was
presented toy St. John, FMey, Elmer
son and Glover., The last half was de-
Voted to argument Iby Henderson, 33a y
Jiaiuottt and TBuslbee. The railways
made a powerful presentation. -"The
Southern and the-, Seaiboard Air One
presented sowve mew matter of marked
value. The, most eloquent passage in
the. speeches of counsel was the eulogy
by Day of R. R. Bridgers, and John C.
Winder, deceased-, and A. B. Ahdrews,
Jiving, as ' three men who more than
any others developed North. Carolina, i
; Day says the case which was argued
today- ought to fee en'Rtled; "politics vs.
prosperity," This lis a pretty sharp
slap at the commission. The commis
sion did not decif the case today, ..but
gave notice .thatlff it did not decide it
before March 22nd it would extend the
time for the new rates to go into effect.
Its order names March 23rd as the date
when they are: effective.
' At this evening's session" of the oom
mli&sion C." E. Borden, of Wilmington,
asked that the rates for fertilizers on
the- Cape Fear rand Yadkin Valley, rail
way and those on the Carolina Cen
tral rbe made the same. There, was
quite a discussion (between him and
Glover, of the! Seaiboard Air , Line.
Orders toy! the commission are that .the
rates on the Carolina Central shall
conform to those oh the Cape Fear and
hYadkiin Valley, but the question Is rais
ed .whether this imeans joint rate al
lowed from Wilmin'gton on local rate.
,The commission will, decide tomorrow.
D. iB.)Kimiball, off Charlotte, askedlthat
-the car load of fertilizer toa reduced
from fifteen to ten tons and said
Charlotte iwas. perfectly willing to pay
last year's rate on ten 'ton lots. Orainman
Caldwell said this matter had been be
fore -the comhifissiion four times" and he
referred' the Charlotte , people to the
good graces of the railways. The com
mission declined to make . the change
Kimball desired, j ,
i Otho Wilson spoke in favor of ten
tons, to ,the car and he ahd Caldwell
banded some ' rather lively words, re
garding co-operation and fusion. ' Em
erson of the Atlantic Coast Line said
it', would 'be (better for farmers to make
twentytons a car load. i
Children and adults tortured by
L burns, scalds, injuries, eczema or skin
diseases, may secure instant relief toy
using DeWitt'a Witch Hazel Salve. It
is; the great Pile remedy. Robt. R.
Bellamy. ; . ,, i , . r
; v Opposition to the Lease
(Special tx The " Messenger. ) j
'Raleigh, N. C.f iMarch 15. Dr. Fox
Person, director of ithe Atlantic and
'North Carolina railway, arrived today
and told the governor that the road is
making money and ought not to toe
leased. r ' ' ,
The penitentiary directors meet to
morrow, and the clerk, says t'he report
for jhe last year will, toe ready. I
Ton't annoy others by your coughing,
and risk your lite toy neglecting a cold.
One Minute Cougto Cure cures coughs,
colds, croup, grippe and all throat and
lung troubles. R. R. Bellamy. i w
Russell to Ralsa tbe Frea Silver Flag j
(Special to The. Messenger.) j
Raleigh, N. i C4 March 15. Dr. J, j,
Motte makes ithe inspired announcement
that If the democrats endorse ithe co-operation
of all the free silver elements in
North Carolina, I Chairman Town and
Governor Russell stand ready to raise
the republican free silver standard in
this state. i, i, i
Miraculous Benefit,
l?EOEVED FROM V i
Dr. Miles' Niw Heart Cari
LI P. B ABOOCK, ot Avdca, K.Y., a
veteran of the 3rd N. Y. Artillery and
for thirty years of tho Babcock &
Munsel Carrias C3o., ef Auburn, aaysr I
write to express my gratitude for the mlrac
lous benefit received from Dr. Miles Heart
Cure. I suffered lor yeare, as result of army
life, from sciatica vrhlch affected my heart
In the .worst form, my limbs swelled from
-the ankles np. I bloated until I was unable
to. button my clothing;, had sharp pains
about the heart, smothering spells "and
shortness of breath. For three months I
was unable to lie down, and ail the sleep I
goiTras in an arm chair. I was treated by
the best doctors but gradually grew worse.
About a year ajo X commenced taking Dr.
Miles' New Heart Cure and It saved my life
as ii oy a miracle."
Dr. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re
funded. Book on dis
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