VOL.5 XI. No. 85. j
WILMINGTON, NJ C4 SATURDAY APKIL 9, 11898.
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THE WAR CLOUD MORE THREATENING
Neither Spain
ment Will
DIPLOMATIC NEGOTIATIONS ! ENDED.
The Plans of Our Government Unchanged.-
Go to Congress Monday.---War
sul General Lee to 3Iake Startling Revelations to Congres-
;r. j. . i - ! ,i . - - . . ,
' i ! sional Committee.---The Situation at Madrid. Our
! i Consuls Are 'Lea1 'ingj Cuba. Contemplated
. ' ' Naval ''Adyahce on Slavana. r
Washington,' April 8.Jood' ; Friday
passed In Washington with not a, rip-
pie on the surface, either at the "Wjhife
house or the capitol, 'to. show that
the
United States "is- on the brink of
war.
Both houses of congress had-adjb'
urn-
ed until 'Monday and at the executive j
mansion: there was no rusn or eager
and excited jublic men. At only the
war ,and navy departments were there
signs' of an impending conflict, inj
the
rush of ."immediate," 'orders to a
ihost
Of 'naval officers to report at Once
for
duty on vessels "to 'Which they were as-
1 signed, and in conferences among! bu
reau chiefs on details of ' war Vrepja-rav
tions. A'nd yet, the resolve was firmer
than ever . that unless , Spain yielded
to " America's Ouban uemands the ;
United States by force of arms would :
move oh' Havana. There was still j
BOtfie! diioussion1; oX Ouban affairs which j
revolved
around two ' propositions, '
namely,
,Ion of
Cuban
Intervention, without recqghi-
nat ional independence of I the i
insurgents and . . intervention !
with 'concurrent cognition of the in- ;
- i - .... I
dependence of -the present insurgent;
government of -Cuba. Some ' public
Tnen jhoyered between these two propo-'
sttioits and favored .a compromise. j
There T-as no definite lead by whi'oh it!
cpuld be stated v-ith anything like au-j
ihoHtatjiveness which course would., be!
adopted', but thw unsettled statf. of
public opinion on the matter indicatr
'sd tha.t even for the next few days
the . strength of the ars'ments of the
(forthcoming presidential message or--a
distinct utterance from our consul igen-i
"eral .to CuTia might be strong ehpugh
to -.turn the balance to either.-. course.
f The cabinet held its usual Friday
isfKxs.'on. but its meeting brought no
chan-gv' in the Spanish situation. In
deed. i it was, chieny significant In es-
taibll'sh tog that no change had Chtcur-
red; that. not;e was expected, ana 'that
the ' programme of action on the (part
fif thp TTnited Ktates STOvernment was
already made up. - : -
r The bresident's message remains un
Altered, and this-'being the last cajbineti
- Kress, alte-rnations are unlikely be
t-Wn now and Monday, 'Od.riJng; alto-j
krr-thor une-XDected developments from!
aiadrid: '
, After the: meeting- of the cabinet -the
iomcers stated that the message. 4'ouid
ibe sent in on Olanday, no change! in
!anv respect having . en considered,
. And all causes for delay haviiiW beeni
jremoved. t ; '-
I I B PPLO'M ACT ENDLl).
Tht feeling that an end had come taj
hiDlomaii'c talk; and that action jalbne
r" emainj?d, was shared in all quarters
nwluriihfr'thA foreign embassies amd Fe-
;b-a.finnd whw(i the ambassadors land
iminieM:exnre(rd the feeling thht all
Jias been deme in Washington that jean
'or will be done in ih- pause of. ejacei
What is going on at l4lrid gives
i plrght toope of such concessior-3 ther
as wili alter the 'present situMionj.
There are no negotiations in thejsenst
-iyf exchanges, on pending prpposfsjons.
i TUifh nartis aoDarently have said, their
3ast' word- concerning 'tne. resppju've
propositions. 'Certainly this is trufe as
to the! United States, and there were
no evidences today that the iSjanish
g-overriment would recede. It is ve.
doubtful whether a concession m an
I armistice ihy'Siain would be sufficient
f it this late'm'oment to iurn.the pipua
1 tfvon into "peaceful channels. i '
1eihe ''hurried to completion, tifnerai
i -ilI leave Havana tomdrrow.
probably on the naval vessel Fern, jnow
: an Itayana harbor, although it wap saia
' at the! state department that he plight
.take one of Ha Plant L,inc steamerg.
,At that time alao the other Tfni'ted
Rtates consuls and mo.st of the Ameri
can citizens residing in 'Ciutoa' Will hp
, out of the' island. Official reports re;r
i ccived here today stated that large
i .number- of Americans were leaving
! ; the several steamer from Havana
arvi o'thcr-'ports.
3 Kriftlre qtiiet has prevailed there up
' th4-time. The United States con-
ttul at Porto Rico - is : also, preparing
i o leave. 'o instructions, it is fetated
I definitely... have been to Mjnwt
"Woodford concerning his withdrawal
? 'from' jMadrid, that bng left to his dis-
creti'oti. Thi prospects of hisjwitn-
drawal have ; 1een luuy cpnsiueieu,
however, and there is reason to Relieve
.'hat m the eyent of his retiremwu. he
2r 'tisih ambajsador at Madrid will 'looTc
siftLr" FAmericin Interes'ts " and Jalforia
protect. on 10 ""-y
in Spain.' 8,it is watea w
,i -rter.- is part Of a
an .au
Comity
1. i gnited State and
Oreat
Britian and ' iecii".
ocai oil aci;iBiii v
the action of the- Um,
ed States govern-
a; i. T! ti'ali
ment 'in-affording prteC"?" fl'VnS '
Fubjec-ts on a former occ-,jai""-,!: p
Ppanjish minister at Washi.tltop as
received no' itistru'ctions as to JjiS
parture, nor has he made prepari.w-"3
to-got although" his establishmeni is in
suchija condition that he can leave in
a fewi hours after receiving orders from
his governmenit to depart.
l.s an evidence of the compiec
& ees-
c-Jti.on of. negotiations it can bei cited
that today showed the seventh e-onsec-"utive
day since the Spanish minister
called ajt the state department. ' j
WAR " PREPARATIONS PROCTJEJIi)-
j ' : TSG. -
2saval' and vrar preparations are . pro-
ctt-ding systematically but the larger
details f preparations have beeij shab
edand there is little more to di than
10 see these regularly executedJ While
there are many naval movement;?, -there
The Koval is the biahest orade bakioa oowder
luiown. Actual tests show it goes oae-
third further than any other braaa.
POVDER
Absolutely Pure
KOVAL SAKIPW PCWOtR CO., NIW VOBK.
Nor Our Govern
Yield' a Point.
-The President's 'Message to
iPreparations Proceeding.--Coh-
has not yet been any decisive order af
fecUng- the movements' of the fleets.
SPANISH JTL.KET SAILED.
A report was current today that the
Spanish fleet of cruisers had-: sailed
from Cadifc for American water3.
either at the Spanish legation or at the
SENATORS CAOSrVASS THE SITUA--''
'. ' ' . ' 7ION. ' ' . j "
At the capitol the senators 'Who are
devoting- themselves to the task of se-
curing a resolution on the Cuban; ques-
tioo on Which practical unanimity on
the part of the senate can be obtained
were quite active apd when the day
closed they felt that they had made,
appreciable progress. . There . was a
joint meeting, of. the leading, members
of. thi steering committees of the Var-
ioius. parties durimg Abe day. in the
rcoms' of the committee. on appropriations,.-in
which the whole situation was
canvassed. - .- . '.! I !
.; The" movement to consider the w-hole.
Cuban.- question Yin executive session'
is gaining ground; The senators , Who
have looked tip the precedents -find the
only parallel case to the ! present one
to b thapwhen war was , declared
against Oreat Britian in, 1812, when the
declaration Was considered inj secret
session. -' . ' " j i !
THE . SITUATION IN CVIAiDRrD. !
" .: ! .- -'--!:'
. Madrid,! April 8. 'Morning A imuch
calme feeling prevails here today, re
flecting the- ne-wrpaper utterances and
various, published versions of the caibi
pet meeting df last night.' ' i
The, minister, -at yesterday's cabinet
council considered Greneral Woodford's
Ithdrawal- note, the' collective' action
of the powers, the warlike preparations
and, it is alleged, something else, which
h a s. rirtt vpt tramsnired.' ' - ': -t
Spain, at present, 'being,: according
to' the official points of view, a .specta
tor, and not an agent in the negotia
tions, it is intimated that the. secret
matter refers to somehing officially
form'uiated by the pope. , ) I :
A cabinet minister, in an interview (
on the present .situaion, is quoted as
saying:- . ' '. ,': I ' .
"All 'the minfeters -have sunk their
individual -Opimiions and are': working
-unanitnousTy in the-r-'interests1 of: the
ceurtry. 'It is eritirdy useless! tb attempt-to
arrange a compromise in the
facef -off- the attitude of America; which
has decided to see'k a rupture; at any
cost.. The Spani'sih, governmemt would
wea.ken itself by -eoncessi'ons ahtago
nislfc to public sentlmont.: 'Neither the
government nor the country desire war,
but the govTmment jmoisitj eavej Spain's
'honor.' -'. I I - - ' ! -
'Nc-on General 'Correal the- Spanish
minister- for war, "in his interview of
yes terdajr, said: ' - ": . I 1 . .
"Spato -must; nOt-;be alarmed! if war
is declared at the Wih'king: of a Spanish
warthip. . What we ' must at., all costs
avoid is a 'Spanish warsihip s;trik:ing her
colors to the . American flag. !She should
rather explode her magazines. I wish
Ut God Spain had riot a warship from
'Cuba to the Peninsula.. Weould then
."ay to America: We are . fberfr, 'Meet
us ii'hen you please.! " - f j .'
4:4.") p. rn,. 'Genieral Wotolford ' ha?
fseiLt a. cable message to Washingt'bn
settins forth that "the publication of
his tatern;enit yesterday has dqhe eoid
in '.Madrid and will do good throughout
Srinv but the end is s'tjll. Very donjtbuul.
The general is worfeing tram a" sense
of duty, rather .than w'i'bh strong faith
in sucdess.- The 'basis' of What hope is
left!, re'gia upon . the 'evident fact that
the sober sense of 'Spain is slowly com
ing to the fronts and' that In a fev
day&, fif a few days can still .be had).
we shall'sCe !'a crystallization of public
sent'mefa't that will isu'stain the; present
Spanish government, if it has the, ccur
a'?e to flo at once-the things that are
weees'sary ;fpr peace.". !
r. n. bl-jA dispatch from Washington
ju&t rHJeived, sa'ys jo' negotiations have :
ben lmtia-tea tnere an. fnat none, win
be '-uhdertakn ahoad, except; tbro.ush
'General Woodford, who is wiiStructe Jo
r egotiate-Only on the bast's of the ao't'e
prPisentedVat 'the recent -:: conference:
P'amely, ft'he immediat'ej cessation -t-f
hoatiiitfe jand the f urpishing of. aid to
tiii; rebcnicetrad!os. . i
With reference to the lalbove, Serior
Sagasta says th'e 'Spanish fcyernmeht
has tio intention cf opening further ne
gotiations. The, SSpatnTxitt government
today remitted: tr "'Rome 'its full rply
t the pope's sugge4i'Hi. :-f an err.is
tice. - t.--- v . . - I' . ". ; . : r .
5:1 p. m. The streets weej. mcare
crowded today t(ha, yssrerday, large
narr.Lers or peopie gainenrag i jir.tss
thV reTig'ious process P;i which is one
of Jhe'features of Good Friday 1? pars
ed neki' the United States legation; in'
whic-h -wictnit y he crcwd3 Were; the most
dense, but there' wa po darr.'nstration.
In1 fact, perfect brderl pyeyaUs everyi' '
" where. :A decree estatoiishing a naticn
aiiinavai subscription has been drawn
upi The name of he queen-rfgent ap
pears fhe head of ttts sybsoription
lis't. - ' : "-.
' The mlnJster'for h'e cotorji'es, Se.nor
Moreti .is .indispoWed. V On account of
hi! indisposition, which; is if4 'to be
t.ie result of a cold, there wasf-wo eab-',
'Eft tcumcil today; t-ut, I it Asi expected
thit & meeting of the mimfeters; wifl be
h-ld tomorrow1 to-deal with Washing
taii dispatches, 'ic-h are (hourjly await
ed. ' !' .! :
5:30 p. .m The; Liberal sthis eV'ining
says the - jwernment has decided to
Senad a. note to ef pcJ-thanjktog h4m
for M good offlcesv Lnd hogging him
to persevere. "Rut," The liberal adds,
"the government does not pledgw itself
to? accept the. papal decision.' : ''
The. Helardo. will ay: "Spain re
mains in the same state Of expectation
a.nd uncertainty as yesterday. Tt ia' im
possible yet to give a -iCe opinion
respecting the pope's m-wjiai'fon a,nd the
intervention of the great powers- ;
' 6:30 p.' m. The political barometer
has. taken another upward 'turn. The
bourse today .showed ah advance of
3 -points jn response tol Don don and
Ftaris,' amd tip general -talk '.of the town
is peaceful. '.': '-)...'.: -".- !" " ''"','
The attitude of England at 'IWaishdng
ton Is miuch' approved, as jhad hith
t been regarded ' as siding- -4nre-a
eervedly with. America, : " ' ..
. So far as Information Vet cibtafaiabie
goes, the, powers have not addressed a
pojlective iwt to Spain similar to tha$
pre?tfd at Washington,' although It
isLkno-W fhat?--thir' represeintatives
here have loiig fcrni'. wof ifl'nig with the
Spanish governme hi t& secure peace.
Upon receipt of the ' if patch frcum
Senor Polo y Banmbe den'yin'K ih re
port that the Spanish legation at Wal
ton had ben attacked, am omciai de
nial was Issued to the'txublic. Much in-
dlgnaiion -was exregsed, even among
Spaniards, at;-the sena,fipnal attempt
to excite the crowd." . r - . -";..
. j Press censorship ihas' noiw ,alvot
reached prohibition, impartial '' news
sent to the Asociated- Press, news also
obtaimed to roany insrnces dirvt from
. - ' - " - i '
th'e Spanish government, meets with
the same fat'e as khe most rabid jingo
dispatches. Twenty-four hours after
fling, the fatal "sin eurso" order reach
ed the correspondent. ' ..-4-. ! -'-.-'-
10:15 p. m. The ministers corntinue
their reserve reip'ecting : yesterday's
'cabinet csouncil. dt it is believed to
have been occupied ; principally -. with a
telegram . from Cardinal . utampolla,
papal ' sieoretary of instate, relative ' to
papM action. v : : I
The correspondeiit of the Associated
Press learns thatl the discussion was
very animated .Jbeiween those favoring
and those opposed to. further attempts
ait mediation or negotiation. Senor
Moret, 'reCretary for the colonies, en
i. .jetically su&tainjed h'js conciliatory
vLe.ws and was lifteriied to witli great
aittentibn. The council terminated af
ter agreeing; as to the draft of the re
sponlse to be sent to Ordinal Rampolla.
Tonight the papal nunicio called upon
S;.nor Sagasta an received from him
the reply decided upon. r I -
11 p. - in. Senor ? GuIIoa, the foreign
minister, has; held several conferences
with the ambassadors of the powers.
Rumors having .been circulated that
the failure of th'e; pope's efforts Was
owing io the attitude of the United
States, the nunciature 'here has. Issued
hg following, note: , .
"The nunciature 'has1 today higher,
hopes than ever for the ' success of
papal Intervention lit is not true that
President ifMctKiinly has rejected the
pope's in terventioai; in favor; of peace.
Such impoliteness would .be; the more
impolitic,-' not only ; because however
much ar-' person might be the .pope's
enemy, it would be" impossible to. mis
interpret the voiqe of -the venerable'
old man who recommends the preser-,
vation of peace. On the ether hand
the ; Catholics of "North ; America would
never pardon such a disregard .of the
vicar-general of their church."
The general tone of the evening
papers is' one of 'sa!tifaCition with the
interference of the European. 'powers,
as showing that the latter realize
Spain5 3-. determined attitude against
further concession r to America, j Some
doubt is expressed, ' however,! as I to the
result of intervention,, tost the 'Euro
pean concert repeat the Cretan per
formance. El Correo Espan(l, the Carlist organ,
publishes a letter; from ; the Marqaiis
Cavro. a Carlisit g-eneral '; lii' the last
war", addrecsec" to Oount XiqUena, min
is'ter of putolic works, onering his ser
vice' in case bf warL . - 1 , .
12 p. m. At this; hour there is aoso
luitely nn .news. . The government offices
are empty and political circles and
places of puWic , resort . are deserted,
owing to Good Friday. '!
General Woodford remained at the
United States legation until a late
hour. J " i ' I '-. -.-j.. ;
'cOCSTSFULiS 'LiEiAVING CUBA. '. '
kingston, Jamaica, April S.-It Is ex
pectal that tomorrow at rtoon a steam
er chartered !by thc American state de
.partmen't -w-ill leave (here under orders
t proceed to -the f southern 'coast of
Ctrfla and take up! the United- State's
consuls and other f Americans at four
pforts. At the time this dispatch is.
fiied the nams fa the Vessel is nt
made ..-pufljHc rior are her . destinies,
khowii. Ttoe'sWaiifer everlyy Captain
'Andersen, 'sailed from Cienfuegos to
day with the United Sttates consul, Mr.
Owen iMcGarr, and other .Americans,
for Boston, by way, of Key West.
' Kingston, Ja., Aril 8. The steamer
Brookline. arrived Port Antonio this
moEning.from the city of Santiago de
Cuba, : having on jboard the. : United
State consul, Pulaski ; F. Hyatt, the
staff of the consulate and twenty-five
Z-tnericans, chlldrefi included: All was
quiet at Santiago Kvheai -thei Brookline
left the port. There j are: three ; small
Spanish- warships f there ana the en
trance of the harborj as- prbtected to-V
torpedoes. American interests at San
tiago de Cuba hafe been left ixi care
of the British ccnsul. Mr. 'Hyatt has
not determined whether he Jwill go to
Boston, or stay inj quarantines at Port
Antonio. . - - ' i
1'ort 'Antonio, vi;i Kingston, Jamaica,
April 8. The steaiiyier Brookilrne was
released .Trom , qiiarantiine after a few
hours' dbserva'tionC .IMr. ' . Pulaski F.
Hyatt, United 'States con'su'l at Santi
ago de Cuba; :Dr. paimanero, the hos
pital .insp'ec'tor ; 'Stationed ' there, aind
.rK."arly all the other passengers brought
' by ''the 'Brookline thiS 'Tniorning, debark
ed and Will remean here. A ft'w sail
ed on the Brookllhe for Boston tonight.
; .Mr, Hyatt said: "I.left under in
structions frtwn the department that I
was not- to interpret 'the withdrawal
as precedent to a declaiiation of war.
and I am to remain. ;in Jamaica uinder
dn'struc tions to ibe -received. IPersomi&Hy,
I assuihe 'that the; situation: in Cuba 5s
gnave. iSantiago, however," -i;s. quiet' a?nd
very rntich the same fas it "hjas been for
the last two years The insurgehts are ,
greatly inspired1 by the prdbalbility; of
OPPOSTTTON TO CUBAN INDEPBN-
' PBX'OE, ' . . ':. ' '
i Washington, April' . 8.-r-Tonight the
conservative senators -Who iare oppos
ing any rccognBti.m pf the present Cu
ban government -claim thatja majority
of ,the eomtmittee ;OJi foreign relations
Will now supporti this position, con
tentlng them'selvejWi'th! - t'he general
deClaralt'ion for tle' freedlani and jinde
. pedtjifi'e of . the 'island, cc!i:r'.ed with
a. proposition "fnf' htervent ; in the
'present war ' bet weefhr 3pain and ' Cuba.
They count u,pon getting the voteis of
six 'of the eleven members cf the com
mittee and say this! .number may still
be increased - ( -, .1
IJVm VQ MAKEj, STARTliNGt .BIS-
; " ;,cixsiniS. . t . .
Representative vLorrinier,! of Illinois
j? authority 'for the statement' that
Geaeral Ijee NWill!make some "startling
disclosures bef orejthe senate committea
on, foreign "relatlona when he arriyes
here, regarding 'the con6$irjjy. o .ibiQW
up the' Maine. - It was announced yes
t-Tday that General Le'e would be call
ed 'before thecommittee, (but the natnire
of the testimony expfected from him was
not disclosed.! 'T; understood that Gen
eral Lee is to supply, the missing link
Jn the testimony," ,said-"Mr.' Lorrimer.
"My inroriflatioji is r that Captain Sigs
bee is in "pOSessio tf the facts hut
doejr not f eel atS liberty : to give them
untH the person who gave. them to him
.releases ixim froh the secrecy imposed
It is said that he information General
Jje'e js expected to 'testify to relates to
tlie e'tiiiiMrhinentof the etettric lights
In Havana at ttte nstant or the riw
ing up of the 'Maine: aaecjripal ex
perts have said t!.at if the light went
t out . In Havana at the time of the'ex-
ploslori it would be conclusive evidence
that the mint -under the Maine must
have 'Lppn fired from a ;Wre, electrical
connection. Capf.an Sigsbee, " biere
the foreign relations. ommlt tee, ," said
he had informatibn that the 'lights. had.
gone-out, but did not think it advisable
to give the name of hte informant whiie
he was in Cuba, i His informant is said
to Ibe General lieL . ;, i -. -fJXA!NCES
OF CUBAN' TXSI7R
: GENTS. ' - '
Some -very intet-esj-ing facts were, de
veloped fbefore the foreign ;affairs com-,
Biittee of the house -today.. : The deputy
treasurer of tfieiCuban republic,- F, !B.
Guerra, : appeared-1 with " hi books and
they were 'inspected fry-the committee.
He explained that 6f th? J19,OQO,000
bonds, authorized only $122,000 had been
actually disposed of. Some of these
:v,,r? in paymen' of provisions sent to
Cupa. ?or som of the bonds .par had
been' ' otit-ihe. . These .-were : taken
mainly 'by Te ifriepA? if Cuba. The
lowest pricesat: which they1' were old
wa i26 eiKt -oft-. the dollar, ia' lbatch of
$0,000 w-eri sold (or 43X19 in press;
ing emergency. 4 One iniltiqni ftf the
bonds, he said, were locked UP in the
saf 9 at Belmont 1 & ' Co.
to ibe- sold
whfen the price- ?ftxed,v45 cen.ts- on the
fto.ll h-ad .been obtain Three millions
! o'f'the'reHiainder 'fli'ad been i-ened but
HOW' THE iMfljO&ffi JaTiaTVVAS
-u - ;s .- ; :SECTjjiED,'j;; ; ;;
"The deputy treasurer was asked if he
knew the stcry ox the.pulflicatioii cf the
Da (Lome leUr.'and, without names he
told the first authentic story of how It
was obained. He explained that it was
absracted fby a, clerk in the postoffice'
at Havana who was in, sympathy with
the Cuban- cause and sent back to New
York. There; its Importance was at
ence realized and It was given out for
publication, the action (being justified
because it sho.-ed "conclusively what
the Cubans had always contended, that
Spain was double dealing, .
AMRTCANS
IN SUI7TED
SPAN-
j ) ' i ' . I ARDS. :
Washington, April 8. (A New Orleans
special to The Post says: i )! i
"The st earner Utstein. arrived at Port
.Bada' this morning from Matanzas.
On board ! were Messrs. I Curtis and
Richardson, of the Kansas City Star,
who: represented . Kansas; City in the
distribution 'of 600 ton's of relief sup
plied .to suffering reconcentrados. On
Monday the "eupplies were landed, but
only ! with great difficuly and amid the
abuse and insults of the Spanish popu-.
lace.! ' The presence of the:food distrib-
utors in Matanzr created! such intense
excitement and 'bitterness that a riot
was imminent to suoh a pojn t that
botih! the British .'and American comsulg
aa vised the two newspaper .en ito re.
tunl ontktan-a h-mittfrif?iTSfiv -4
They were followed from their hotel to
the landing by; a howling iholb who
r . ! - . ... j
hissed, spat upon and otherwise insult
ed the Americans, crowded in..' front of
them,- jostled them and at one time
threatened to push them .bodily into
the "bay. The Utstein ' is now at the
quarantine station at the mouth of the
river and "vrill ibe 'SUibjected to -.three
days) detention by the - health bfficers.
Injspi'te of (the fact, that the Sspanish
.g.o.rfS'nnienit, through Washington, bad
promised an unhindered entrance ; and
to jl.-jic-'ilitate in every ipossibl manner
the unloading of. the stores for the
s-tarying,. it was not until after much
difficulty, and delay that the jship Was
perniitted to! enter and discharge her
cargo. The greatest suspicion was en
tertained, c- feigned to-be entertained,'
by j the Spanish officials, who .inspected
the .entire cargo of provisions! with the
utmost scrutiny and greatest consump
tion jof time.! - A
Mr. . Richardson and (Mr. Courtis tell
a story of fearful suffering in the city.
Thejf had a fvery exciting . experience.
Leaving the 'vessel on airivjing, . they -went,
into the city and registered at a
hotel. It was not long before the 'Span
ish found it out and, theitr identity be-i-nr.
discovered,' every evidence of pos
sible! violence was manifested. '-' Both
th4 American and British consols in
sisted that they go back to; the vessel
asiflttickly as. possible arid remain -on
board. ' !:-- :-''' S
M4 . Richardson expressed the convlc .
tiofn J that American' life is extremely
unjsajfe in this section of the; island. A
A SPANISH CRISIS NARROWLY -
j j.' '' .-: AVHILTEiD. ! . -.
1 1 " 'i- - ' j
Madrtd, 'April 8.' -The mam opposi
tion? -to the arimistiice ' in Cuba, which -iw4s
-suggesitea 'by the queem ?regent and
the -minister for the colonies, Semor
(Moret; came from the. ministers of war
.and I marine, General ; Correa and Ad
m'irsiH . Bermej-o. , If Sen'or Slagiasita, the
prtjhier, bad hot yielded they would,
have resigned and, at a critical junc
tue Spain would have 'been deprived of
th heads'for the principal departmen ts
and.jit was f elared!, it' .would uave bee,n
im'poss2ble to replace these m'toister-s,
in j view of the present temiper of .the
army and navy" " . .'-,..
ATIiNTA FOR POINT OF MOBILIZ-
! ING, THE ARMY.
iAtlanta, Ga., Apral 8. general Gra
ham, commander of the department o
the gulf, -tonight wired "the-war depart-,
menlt at "Washington rfecbm'miendtng
Atlanta as a point for the mobilization
of troops in case of war. 'General OiU
hiim has, 'on orders from AVashington,
b4en devoting his entire, time -since his
return from the tour of inspectionx to
visiting the-different pla'cjes pointed
out jto him in th is x vicinity as available
for pclnt-s, of Concent ra tion While the
general has not recommended ' any
certain tocabicn, it is known that he
'has
'three in view. , His fldal deci'sdon
is .biased on the pleiradid; railroad fa
ciiitjes, 'the high altitude and pure wa
ter of ' Atlanta. The eity :bouacil of
'Atlanta Jtoday agreed' to 'appropriate
$7,000 for laying the water mains -, io
any point the .war department may de
eido 'Uiwn. ' - !,! .. j '
j Ooloniel iHf L. Law ton, inspector gen
eral of the southern district of th'e army
pfa'sied through Atlanta j tonight en-
rtouteto Wa'shington. . i'.'i 1 I ! "'
WELiCOIMTNQ THE REFUGEES, j
'Jacksonville, Fla., April' 8. 'A special
'to The Times-Union and Citizen from
Tampa, Fa., saj-s: The ,earjy trains
this afterno'on took large crowds ' to
Port TampU, nine mil'es away, to wit
ness the arrival off the retu'gees from
Cuba, ! . Americansi, Cubain's
anid Spah
iiards "joined in ? forming ;
an' eager
throng.. The boat was latej not fyrriv
ing! until 9 o'clock, tout those- await'ng
.were put into a feverish .state, aibout '
8f O'clock by an? 'illumination of the
.heavens frem the 'Masc-Otte's powerful
Searchlight, used near 'the enti"ance of
tihe !h arbor.; The flash came; as a signal
that loved: ones; dear' ; because : they
Were Americans if not hearer kin, were
coming to the land of the free. As the
bo'at dre'yv up to the dodk; jthose waiit
ing sent up shou'bs of welciome to rela
tives and ; friends. Then : ..foilowcd a
crush for the gangway that almost
Overcame the officers stationed there."
Cries cif children mingled j wjtli '-.- the
SOb o!f women Impressed all wjiith the
firsjt serious aspect of w)ar.i
j. One hundred and seventy-eight anx
iotts -souls : brea'thed relief as they
jboarded .the awaiting carsl The pas
sengers report 'havuingj j experienced
great difficulty in securirir passports,
owing to Spanish espionage." ;
pRjAFTING SlOLITERS IiN IL41ANA.
'All able bodied men -are; pdraf ted and
Watchfulness is 'nwintained to prevent
jthetn leavirag. Those, l'iatble to draft in
'the regular. aTmy are joining the voltin
teer column-, cf Havana, which has
swelled wu'thin 'the past 'few days 'from
i 1,500 to 20,000. This they prefer to reg
ular service, which would call them into
'thej. field and take - themi away from
the prctectiing walls and Inviting cafjes.
iThe volunteers are verging upon revolt
against AmerMains ahd ultra S'pain-'
! ExIInited SJtales kUonul Albert Broth
er, of Matanzas; and family, were pas
sanger?, " .' - -1 ij. ".':-; .;".
V Presrident 'Plant today" tesiied: notice
it Hat upon tne return oihe steiajiruer
Olivette from Havana and the steamer
Florida from Mobile these1 lined would
cease - u ntil further n'o t'ice. The Oii
;vette Will arrive from .'Havana on Sun
day with General Lee. 'and jother' Americans.-
j.-- '-.-- '..'. ;!- -J .-
j Kew. Wpt, Fla., 'April'. 8. The day
here Was Ken one of expectancy and
't-OMjectUi-w, " Therp -h"-;YP 'ben no ad
vices from; Wa.i,hliigoh jtndica'tin any!
change5 in the 'situation, and the little
jt emaining ; preparations j' hate gone' on
wfth tncessant vigor-' : j '-.- '.'.
T j A, f?AD 'ACOTDBNT, . ' f :
j Apart from the arfiLof ths Man
grove from Havana and' the Monitor
Amphitrite from Port RoyalS. C, the
hniy Incident of the day was cf a triv
ial character. Chief punner Mt4
Johnson, of the gunboat Newprt,, while
rnkk'ir.g an examinatfon of the ship's
pojttajn, . iwet W4tb. gu-dden deatli froni
asphyxiatieH, 'he exaot'teause is .ns
taiown, bu"t it is thoyg'ht , the arrpipe
Ijecaroe entangled m some! way, - He
was down oroe time and, as he gay
ftp signals, : toe was diiaiwn up, , -when
he! wad found to be dead. ! The accident
has cast a gl'oom over the ship's company.!-The
remains will : -be . interred
taere' tomorrow lnoj-nii-ng. The examina.
ttoa was a reutthe anlaif and not roaJa
because of aiiy supposed -defeet,
'EXTRiEM'EJ ' ' KEOAtJTIOCNS ON
j j BOARD THE UNITHD STATES
I I - STEAiajSHTP DETRJOrT.
' Thi? ship steamed out for patrol duty
"tonight with deck rails swung do vvn, '
sfetting .fpread or catch, sprinters and,
everything" bare'for aleadert teall. Th.
pi'ecztuiiicms In, watohang the incoming
vessels;, were redoubled. The Puritan
4
passed the Detroit aa she proceeded to
her station at the aravtana entrance to
the-tearbor The usual courtesies, were
exchanged. There was riot a naval of
ficer 4mt breathed easier iwftien the mon
itor joined "her (Smaller sisters, the
Terror and Amphitrite. A navtgation
;lieutcmnto.n.!boiyrd' . one , of the larger
ships . as he lookd through has glasses
,at these formMable craft said to the
x?:-respondentof the Associated Press:
"Those- three i?.ating Iforts could, by
thennselveS, w-hip the whole Slpanish
navy." :, , , ; .; - , --, - . . ? ; , .
v FIOAiNAnJdlRJS ANXIOUS
' . FOR WAR. ,' .' -
; .. Wen .knowledge -, of -'the plain of
blockade of , Havana as C rep-tei
la?t hightspfeaid 'through the' lleet;
Itcday, n'o end "f- diiscusBii'oni ensued. The
'general impression Us that the mer on
itbe torpedo ibmM would: stand' btl iit
tle 'chanice of e-ver coming out - oB am
eugagemeti't alive.f This view was thore
oughly confirmed by the torpedo ' ix.t
men themeives,v'!and the matter-of-fact
way in whic.h;'-they. discussed thei.--chances
was a gcriking villustratioh of
American 'pJuckfand -of- indifference" to
0im. .1.,- - '. . ' Tl '
ueatn an xneir country: cause. Intense
na3Sf-?m reigns among--officers land
'w:,.;-, mu . 1 j. 1 W-r
ui-u .un-c. . xit. cmciix 'upon, na-
yana Ms eagerly lltfoJced forward. So and.
'is thought to Ibe "certain to "occur, 'be
ginning next' weieik, unless i Spain backs
down completely. In spirit and. in (pre
paration. ICaptaiji' Sam'psOn's . squadron
is ready to, fight., and -on all. siid'es the
complaih't- is ihe&rd that the expected
'oppositioiri is ofsuoh poor'oaTibre, While
it may be irut;ully said that there is
very little sympathy for the Cubans
thenaselves amng the officers; this long
period of suspense and.uncerfainlfy fol
lowing :the Maijie disaster has' wrought
them up to anOnequal'led pitch of ex
citement.; ( ' . :. : ' ,
' -'Xyta- steamer? "Olivette, from' Tarhra.
wifh-ber -rrTseftgers, lay to eigh'njii!es 4-
-r . ---- - -- v-.-.-j. .v nwvii. vv'jls
considrable excitement over the report
that she was ; fagraunid. The arfents
here Faid t-ha't tehe was. at ani-hbr
awaiting nigh tide and w-ould soon taro
c-tu to avena jon ner regular tiip
Up
ijiiQjiignt snej -still lay off shqre
had not v'-f.nided -mail or passengers
and
Aire vveice arrived tonight
daniiaged'.;, . S?h&; discharged her- cargo '
and will proceed to Havaria," there to
await orders" - - '
COiMPLnfcQNTARY TO- LBE.
Havana; Aprjl Z ' 10:26 p; m.-r-La
Lucha today, ;cmmenting on the atti
tude of i Consul" General- iLeej ecHnjes"
to Ibelieve thatJ e; has sent word to the
papers in ihe United States that the
Americans in. Havana are lin danger.
The. article, wlftch is -ery fair, fays
that General JLte represents the United
States and not 'Snain and tha.t- this If a st
n n
'must 'be.; remetntered. As for dangers,
ia xjuc-na reminds . its- readers that
General Lee was bere during the .dem
onstration last ' January and frieely
walked .the streets unmolested. .
i Thi3 morning ) : MiUtary Govejrnor
Aroles, chdef pagliery of 'the Orden
Publica- guards, and . others, with a
mounted staff, Jit'sp'ected-. the military
defences t of Havana. . ': .).'
'-The usual ceremonies attending Good
Friday were, Carried out today.. This
afternoon Iher-e was a flight rainfall.
PREPARATIQNS , FOR WAR t(RE VE-U:-
. NUES. " - . ' V ; -. .
. Washington,:,;. April' .-8.- The- members
of the Ways and means committee of
the house are 'busily engaged .with the ,
treasuryofficlals is the w'ork preliminary
to the' draf tins tf a war revenue meas
to 'b'e "introduced - in cohgressj im
mediately upon-M-he 'Opening of hostili
ties with Spain. 'An increase in the in
ternal revenue.' tax on 'beer from to
9Q a barrel an dvai large increase in the
tax on' manufactured tobacco, including
cigars and cigarettes,, has "been pcac
tically agreed v. upon.' - Bank chicks,
bills of exchangee; drafts, deed's, mort
gages and .'others papers of this( class,
patent mediciaes and nostrums, lb. all
probability-algb jwill. be added, to -the
list. A rough estimate of;- the receipts ,
to be derived frpm these sources is I that
the increase on -these articles alone1 will
approximate, -if" not exceed, $.100,000,000,
a year. ' -i , , ; j -
A 'bill prdviditig for a temporary loan
."of $100,000,000 id a permanent loin of.
frbm $300,000,000 to $500,000,000 at 3 .per
cent, paya-fe in cpin, bas. beenprepar-"
ed by the wastand means committee
j:.n"d wni -De.irBmiediately introducid. in
cae of war. i ' r- - 1
ld Point? 'Comfort,- Varf April 8
It is learned .04 good authority' that the
masterrat-farnls'-f the cruiser Cokim
lia, a native orn Spaniard, has fbeen
Iransf erred to; the -receiving ; shipj He
has been, a naturalized American, cit
izen! sixteen yars and it ia ibelteved
that .-the,transf;r is merely a, preeau -ionary'lmea
sure "and hot because df. any
chargesi" of disloyalty , against hirti. ; A
rumotr was" prevalent this inprning that
he had 'been arrested and put in -irons
because of iltged betrayal of &ecreta
to the Spanish! government. This, ;how-
ever. w- denut ripy tne orncers 01 tne .
Columbia.. -Whii It . is true that the
rnan was;nOjt.dl,ec,tly accused '05 -put
in irons, it .is perfectly plain, that the
government J taking unusual precau
tions to guajref f gainst , any information
being- given'out '. . v : ' v. " , '
STEASHIINE , WITHP R1aw1N. j
f 'New York,' April S. R. A.C. Smith,
of the Ward -Line CSteanitship Company,
returned frtrmjWasftlrigton today. To
reporter he said that ..all- the Ward
Line-. steume-rsj
service today
'Were withdrawn
1 rem
SFtANJISB "'tiTTTTTJiDD TOWARD
.. ' .; ; :;iiHRiQA;'
ilonxion. 'Aau'rif. : The Madridi
dor-
, respondent of, The Standard,, ' telegraph -.
in& x; ritxa,y .ii'i55Hi
- "SurAr'&e and 'perplexity, have
caused in Madrid bv the news of the
steps of the European ptowers in Wash
Ington, 'which .tjnds to confirm, t'he pre-
valent idea ".that the same lnnuemces-
are actinig in concert with' the media
tion 'of the. -noiift t'o induee: the govern
ment "and theV ijueenregent to j-meef
President fl4'dJS?ejr half ' w-ay.' ' fficSal
circles are . mw?h pleased (by 'the . new
aspect of thei crisis, -which ds said -to
increase thejipTOspect' of a patelflc gQ-i
lutton. v . ' - ' ' '!'"'- ' '.' !""
' Xp$ mO'St :fprfs ffea'tawe thrcughiout
thetiisa jhas-Sbfeeh ' the fact' thai "dur
ing ihe .7ast::Stx montihss, tne p,aiits.'i
people aind .'the5r, rulers have n'ot : jseem..
ed to! reaJizeP.hkt th'Aanei'fean jeople
and" presidtit'iwere in earnest, though
riujdtant to jOfi( war. In the United
States diploiaiey . and the execu'tive
seem hard 1 y to have resized how dif
ficult it w'ouTd 'be to, induce proud lit
tle Spain o reiinquinsh. her .hold vpoh
Cuha and Porto Rico,
"Up: to th .!yjf,iast "mwmjEtot. Amierl-'
can diplomacy:: af.d' the president have-so'-iitt
le'. .understoo4 he real Btate of
tMngs in thefd'omesti; affairs of Spain
as tofan'cy:,i!h'at; the pressure of ifinian-
, cial and mon'yfd interests, the. argni-.
ments.or a f e'W, tar-ee-vnf and enligiht
ned, meiV'likft (eporeg iSIoret, G'uilon
nd Pulgcerver and. the alleged im-n-ens.;ir.fluehie
cf, the pope over -she
Span ish -cjourl and the Catholics could'
weigh in the faiajitoe asainat', the piopu
'lar and -miJ4$;cJasses, -aigalnst ' the
deep j and- widespread hostility of all
classes .fowarcj the -United Statei nd,
agatost.th; "af in e tsoiuxt a 'the'
g;nrern-nent 't.P laying in'tp'iihe hands
Of Cafiista and the republicans of Wy-ler-
and pOlftfeal agtttv,
' 4i, jTOBjCyltj,of the nation' fTom- the
highest ,io fh' .lowest, believe if, Cuba
must be lost it.ia (better to toose' ft af
ter ftaving. intticted seTfous ndif pos
sflble, prolongsd' harm upon the hatkMl
tl:at: has .so lng and deeply wronged
Spain to-Ouba,. ; . -;.-:;:;';-...'...
'Despite th profound flnimositv pre
valltnig ' against America,' so far fnot a
sinleact- of asgre-S9iVeness ha.9 lyeen s
reporbe4 - tSSinst America "privsute
TVtUeBrs or i?ha ofncial representatives'
ipf the United States. . iNeverliheless, the
government ra-tid "the aufihorftie3 - are
taking precautions a't -iMJa'drfd and ir
Jtihe provmce lest Vhs , vfoen't . articles
of the republican!. a-nO indepcandent
press should fan the ' popular lexcXte-ment.y-
. , -'.rf j "
HOW WILLIAM J. BRYAN
Wants the Democrats to Stop Their Attack
on Senator Butler Rumors as to Propos
ed .CbaoKa iu Railway Comissloa
(Special to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. C, April 8. There has
been a sort of "rumor today that Gov
ernor Russell was. thinking of appoimt
dng John. A. SimmiS as railway commis
sioner, vice Caldwell, (but Caldwell ap
pears to be quite- solid with, the gov-,
ernor. Simms was at all the confer-,
ences today in the auditor's office.
Ayer says at the conferences today
the railway commission's report for last
year was discussed, particularly that
part in relation ' to groiss and net earn-,
ings of railiways. :
It ds reported that W. J. Bryan has
written a letter to a ' prominent Bem
ocrat 'here, say ing- the attacks by the.
press on Senator Butler ought to stop;
suggesting that this is advisable when
looked, at from a standpoint of reform
movement; . that Butler has the confi
dence of the- western people' where the
greatec part of the' reform strength
lies; and that i-f Butler is supported (by
-hts state ' people if "will '; obviate- any
break in the .line. ' : ".
The auditor says there is ample pro-;
vision for meeting out of the; general
fund the expenses of any. moibilization
of the state guard-upon, a call for ser
vice and that this will cause no trouble
whatever. .
- Children like it, it saves their lives
We mean One Minute Cough Cure the
infallible remedy- for coughs, colds,
croup, (bronchaitis, grippe, and all throat
and lung troubles. R. R. 'Bellamy.
Caldwell Snubs the Governor'
f . ,' .. (Special to The.;iMessenger;)
.! -Raleigh,, N.' C., April 8. Accurate in
formation is obtained tonight as to the
failure of 'Governor "Russell's scheme
to again get up the railway passenger
rate matte.'' -He wanted to reduce
rates on the North Carolina -railway
and today , urged Chairman CaldwelU
of the railway commission, to agree to
make such reduction; : but Caldwell
plainly - told the governor that if the
latter wanted tfvget . a case. before the
courts he 'mustrake-complaint .to the
railway commission , just as any one
else would do; that 1 no -complaint 'had
ever been made before the commission
that passenger rates were too high:
that if the governor "made such com
plaint the commission - would :hear ;' 5t,
biit that it must z ..made against all"
the lines ,and not against one alo-ne;
that be wbuld not assent to such sing
ling' out of one line alone, and he, also
gave the 'governor .no'tice that in' the
hearin,-of such complait he would sit
as judge and not as a partisan. It 'is
vsaid the governor cannot and will- nut
suspend Caldwell; after his statement
before the railway commission' that he
believed Caldwell was conscientious in
voting to. reconsider 'the order reducing
passenger rates. ' The governor's hands
are tied by his action in thus endors
ing Caldwell's sincerity!
-, i ' -.
i It is a "great leap from the old fash
ioned doses of blue-mass and .nauseous
physiiosj. to ;i the pleasant little pill's
lihown at peWitt's Little Early Risers.
They cure constipation, sack headache,
and. biliousness. R. R.; Bellamy. .
: Chlnlge Open For-s
"London.- April 9. ThePekan correspond
ent -of The Times says: "China has vol
untarily declared wu Sung a treaty port
and given- England . formal notice of a
e'sire for a revision of the tariff in ac
cordance with article 27 of tine treaty of
Tien Tsan. The recent voluntary .open
ing of treaty; ports is Intended to induce
England to -accept this "proposal. Went'
Tung Ho,, who is regarded as the -most
powerful man in the government, is se
riously ill." : : : .. . .
Thousands of sufferers from eninne
have been restored to health bv on
Minute Cough Cure. It quickly cures
coughs, ' colds, ..bronchitis, pneumonia.
grippe, asthma, and all throat and iu.s
diseases. R. R, .Bellamy. . -
' England Sends Troops to Jamaica y
Kingston,. ' Jamaica, ! April " 8. 'Major
General! Hallow es, Commanding the Brit
ish forces in Jamaica, received a cable
gram fsom the. war .office -a-t London to
dayMnstrueting him to prepare immedi
ately quarters for 2,000" additional troons.
They will be drawn from the Leinster
regiment, from the West India regiment
at St; ljucia and from the Barbadoes. No
official explanation is given for the ac
tion. . j . . ' . :
Why allow yourself to be slowly tor
tured at the stake of 'disease? Chills
and Fever will undermine, and everiU
ually break down the strongest consti
tution.!. "Febrl-Cura": .(Sweet Chill
Tonic with Iron) is more effective than
Quinine, and being combined- with Jron
Is an excellent tonic and Nerve medi
cine. It is pleisaflt to take, ,and la
sold under positive guarantee to cure ct
money1 refunded. Accept no substitute..
The "iust as goad" kind don't effect'
cures. Sold by J. C. Shepard, J. H.
Hardin and H. tu Fentress
. M. 1 Yocum, ; Cameron, Pa., says "I
was a,' sufferer ' for ten years, trying
most -all kinds of . pile remedies, bi$
without success. :: DeWitt's' W-tteh
"Hazel Salve was reeomm,cded to one.
, I used one box. has affected a per
manent cure.'-' As a permanent cure
for piles DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve
aaas n4 equal. R. R. . Bellamy.
,i -L . : - :
"In a minute" one doge Kart's Es
sence of Ginger will 'relieve any ordi
nary case ofr Colic. Cramps, or Nausea.
A,n, unexcelled remedy, for Diarrhoea,
Oholierla Morbus, Summer complaints
and aiH . toternai paina. Sold Toy J. C.
Shepard. J. H. Hardin and; H. L. Fen
trew. :--"'
A little boy asked for' a 'bottle ol st
up in the morning as fast as yoi ean."
the druggist- recognized, a 'houisehold
name : ior "DeWitt'fc Little Early
.Risers," and save him a bottle of those
famous little pills for; constipation, sick
headache, liver" and 'stomach troubles
P.. R. Bellamy. ' ' ' -
; When va, man- Is suseiring wfth an
aching head, a tftiggi&h body,- when his
muscles ie lax and lazy, his brain
dull, and his stomach disdaining food.
We w2H, if- wise, heed these warnings,
and resort to- the right ! remedy, before
It to top late. "Parker's 9arsapariUa,r
the "Kins oi Blood Purifiers," waJCes
the a-ppetite keen and heao'ty In vigor
ares the li ver purifies the Wood and
fills It wltfli th,e' Itfe-givmg ehsoent3 of
the food. 11 Is a wonderful "blood ma
ker and flesh huiTdeJr,. Sold by J. C
Shepard, J. Il&rO asd H. I Fen
tress.'' ' '! .!: ;r - :,!.
Thlrty-flve years make a generation.
That lis how long Adolph Fisher, of
-ZanesvlOe, O., (suffered .from the piles;
Be was cured . by using three boxes of
DeWtftt's Witch Hazel Salve. R.
BeHamy. :: . : .
TTarfa Emu4sT6n j. Ooi fJtvetr- OH
Creosote ap4 fifee Hypchospbitea,
tf falthifulfly msed la a specific In Vhe
treatBaent of weak tames, Contgunwp
tion," BronchJftas,'" etc. Iieadtosr pbysi
ctana jcommend" ft. Bold! , fey J. C.
Shepard J. H. Hardix. ad! H- L. Fen
tress, , "'-
. . r
rA torpid Myer rolw you- f" amlblMon
and rums your 'health. ,Te Witt's Little-
Early Risers leanse the liver, cure
enatrpation and all s,,:-.iac3i and Mver,
troTibles. iR,- II.- Bellamy.
t : . . : . 'ji
r - .gf .
Net Earnings of euj Railways.
(Special to The Messenger.) -'Raleigh.
C, 'iApfll 8. Railway
Commissioner Abbott ; tnight complet
ed 'a table which shows! that the aver
age earnings per mile tf the railways
in Corth Carolina are. Jess than in any
other state in the union : that .the aver
age gross earnings, are $2,846 per mile;
that:the taxes and average cost of op
erating Is 70 per cent of this, leaving
30 per cent or 859, w-hh is . 6 per cent.
on the valuation of i,320 per mile.
While the average vrali' is $30,000 per
mile, thus making" ; pM earnings less
than 3 per cent. Hl ' - '''
. -3d i tor j Ramsey, of 'Jhe 'Progressive
Farmer,.! at GoldSborbilthis' afternoon;
fn the criminal libel 4-se iwaived ex
amination and gave' $o0 justified bond
for appearance at the term of Wayne
COUrt.- - ".' 7 '. . A : Ji -i .Kiii . - : .:
: Mehegan' anjd
Lath.ith,
of Tarboro,
who are charged
with wrecking" the
bank they owned at A'bbeville, Oa.
will
.'.i' ; '..ifl'.Hj .'.v -
The. Coast I4ne protests
' " , -(Special . "to fThe 3pssener.)r. ' '
Raleigh, N. C.,' Aprii 8. Robert O.
Burltohj- of counsel j fj the' AtSantiw
Coast -Line, 'today ; fileiwith 'the rail
Way commisslcm. excepitlon Co the or
der of :the cohMnissfoni! lallowinig any
num'ber of persons toViravel on 1,000
and 2,000 tockets M i-f I "-: - '
Governor 'RUssell .Aiitor Ayer and
Ra'Ewjay ComnSisfeiOn! 'dlidiweil were In
oonferenfpe' many? hojur3; today.. ' They
declined to talk aboatKv-'hat they dis
cussed jor did. j -flj -
The farmer,; thni'efeHanic and the
iaiicycld rider. !are'Tabl&!to unexpected
cuts and ; bruisei9!jIiWdtt's Witch
Hazel Salve is thejjblesithing to keep
on hand. It hea!3 dulckly, ' and is . a
wen Known cure forvvDHes. R. R. Rei.
lamy. .. ...-:.4i:
t- . ... r - -;. - a. or.,.
' , j. ; ; .. ; Base Bafl
Newport News, Va.,f jfeH-l 8. The Yale
university base ball tSatit, today defeated
the Hampton aggregation War' this city
by a score of! 12. 'to fin' a featureless
game. ' . H. - p
Atlanta, Ga... April .he Wake For
est, N. C, . college- nfn$.:oday defeated
the Atlanta team by .2. v
Lynchburg, Va., VAifi8. Johns Hop
kins defeated BelieViii msh. sohoor here
today-fey the score of.to 6. Batteries:
Jtfhns ; Hopkhis, . Swarte.. and Wright;
Bellevue, Baker and C Abbott.
Columbia, S. C., Aprjp. &;i-.LaFayette 21,
South Carolina 5. ? 't-f -
Ttichmond. . Va.,' AP
1 The Boston
'0i in a close game
'score:. R. H: E.
club beat the RichmQ!
today by the followip
fRipihTnnrnl "' ft 9 fl-
0 00 0 20 7 11 ' 4
'Boston .. r.i...O O 360 3 0 10 1-r-S 12 4
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Batteries: Stockdal&ad Hess; Willis,
wtivetts ancl Hicknaag, Meager and Ber
kett
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uti&" Cow's tideWeview. -Letter
from MountOiive. --Qeigh Letter.- -
vveeKiy panic, ciearisgiit Market re
ports, i ' :.' j -hi '
I: HAVE
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IP DESIRABLE LOT
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iAlso one on
., besides Others.
.'2B-S-
Princess Street,.'
apr 3. . ' -tgj s
Til OjitW.
v Our This Season's Assortment of
Silks : and Mxgss oods
il':
Is now complete; and. Tfcy again come be
fore the public witb th request for an
early ,visit ot lnpect5oh. It's an ac
knowledged, faet'that te otter superior
goods and our prices gre Invariably the
lowat- Those ladles l jclng out of , town
who are prevented fr calling in per
son - should communicate with our Mall
Order Department, amt'w wilt mall sam-
1 - .1 1 j . 1 . . - . . . m . .
pies immediately MWtt Receipt tu appii-
A.t 5do, the largest Cg&4rtment of Fancy ,
Worsted
Suitings, X
arly sold at 65c.
and" 75c.
At 35e, Novelty Sultirrs. regularly sold
at 50c. - ' j:
Atv 35c Covert Clofthr, regularly sold
at 60c. I .- g j
At 59c, Black. Fig BtailanUne, "regularly
73c value. nt:$ .
At 5QC, a 50-lnah Na.jf Serge, regularly
7c value, j - ? " : 4 . '
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Astonishing
We Be.ij
You Know a
Com and
100 LadiesSWrt Waists worth $1.X $I.25j $1.50, $2.00 and
100 Towels-td $re sacrificcd--2
STAMPED LINENS AT COST.
Gentlemen'
eligee Shirts
75 eents each. 4 f
Black and 7mU Navy Blue
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only 25 cents yaraj
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OAgeAts;;f or Butterick
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SUCCESSOR TO
R &l 29 North
Robbery This Morning '
Early this morning some one smashed
a large pane of glass in the show window
of Mr. A. E. ReVille, on. Front street, be
tween Grace: arid -Walnut, and stole a
guitar and several other articles . which
Were on exhfbitibn.
'The store ties within . the ibeat - of
Policeman Geo: 'Bell,- who a few minutes
previous to the robbery passed by and
everything was all right; but when he,
returned a short while later the theft -had
been committed. - . :
There -is absolutely no clue, as yet, to.
the unraveling-of the crime. .
Meat Car Bobbed
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At the Atlantic Coast Line depot this
morning about 2:30 d' clock a car con
taining meat was broken Jnte and robbed.
Mr. Tom Price, the wattihman, made
his rounds a$! nsual, and at the time dee
ignated, disobvered the car broken' open
and robbed: i 3 .
Ice Cream' for Easter from 75c . per
gallon up. Parlors open till 10 p. m.
E. Warren & Son. . r r
You need Cod Liver Oil, you Bay, but
think you can't take it?. Try "Mot
rhuvin" a ereoted "Wine of Cod Liver
OIL' - You can get all - the virtues of tihe
oil without I the disagreeatble effects.
Sold by, J. C. Shepaird, J. HaaKiln
and II. L. Fentress. . f
The Churches Tommorrow -
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First Presbyterian., church Divine
service at 11 a. 'tti. conducted by Rev;
Joseph R. Wilsn, D. D. Sunday school
at 4 p. m. Prayer meeting at p. tA. ,
on Thursdayp. Seats free. ' .
First 'Baptist church 'corner of (Mar
ket and Fif Ch streets,. Rev. W." B.
Oliver pastor. Serives tomorrow at 11
a. " m. and 8 p. m. Prayer tneetins
Thursday 8 p. m.. Strangers and vis-,
itors cordially invited.
Services at -'Fifth street Methodist
church tomorrow as follows: At 11
a- m'., Easter Missionary exercises by :
the children of the Bright Jewel Band;
and at 7:45 p. m. preaching iby the pas
tor, Rev. W.L. Cuninggim, Sunday
school at 3:30 p. m. , - i . . .,
Bladen street M. E. .church, souths,
west comer of Bladen and ' Fifth
streets. Rev. Dr. Langston,' pastor.
Services on tomorrow at 11 o'clock a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school-, at;
9:30 a. m. Weekly prayer meeting on
i Thursday night lat 8 o'clock. Stran
i gers and visitors' are cordially invited 4
to attend .these services. :. .
'1 don' t know, there may be others,"
he said, "but I have used 'Parker's
Tolu Cougli ;Syrupf in my family for
years and would not be without tt."
He knew better than to tuy the in-
i ferior preparation! that was being;
; urged uponi him." Parker's TOlu Cough
Syrup"- has no' equal. It will Immedi
ately relieve, any Cough or CoTd, .
Whooping Cough, Sore Throat, Hoarse
ness, Croup, Bronchitis and kindred ail
ments. Contains no Injurious Ingredi
ents, Is pleasant to take and a safe
. remedy for children. For sale toy J. C.
Shet-ard, J. H. Hardji. and H. L. Fen
tress. - ,f . - i-1' ';:. -.;:
FOR SALE
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OS NORTH S0 ST,;
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South Second Street, '
TO THOSE WHO IJIKE TO BE3 .waaLL 1
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, AGSTD FASHIONABLY IDRflEJSISBDWIEJ
ARE REUVPY TO MAKE OUR, HlAiNlD-
SOMB 'AND STTL1SIH PABBJICS3 1N"-
TO PERFECT FrTTTNKJ SUTT3 m
THE IJATEST STYUBSy fWH
AtNTtEH . A PERFECT. ITT, HIAiND-.
SOME -FINISH, ELEOAiqlOH - 'AiNID
STYLiE jWrrH1 EVERYI : CSAEIMHN1T!
WE TURIN OUT. j- ;' "' "-- "';'' 'f 'V-j;::1,:
JYOU SHOULD SEE OUR TJENB CXF
FURNISHDirG GOODS, THET
iA!RE;
UP TO DATE, ' . .. ,',
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Co.
At 75c, i all shades of Silk Finish Hen
rietta, i ' .
At $S.50, a beautiful line of Imported
Pattern Suits. i
27-lnch iBlki Satin Duchesse special for
J1.25 a yard. , i "
22-inch Blk. Satin Dachesse, 85c.
27-inch :Jap. Silk, all shades, 65c. ' -
Full assortment of Armoure. Falfle,
Taffetta Sliks, Chiffon and Liberty fillk
In all shades, 7Sc and 85c. . ' . - : i
OSIew shades of Silk Velvet, good dual
ity, $1.00.! , - i
Our best Imported French Organdies,
20 cents. ! ' - ' " , . t
At 15c jwe are showing a beautiful ilae
of Domestic Organdies. , j
SECOND FLOOR Carpets, "Trunks,
Window Shades, Mattings-. i
Ladies' Shirt . Waists and Parasol on
display. ! ' . ,
Agents for Standard Patterns and W.
B. Corsets. .- ' i
-' i v, ' - mar 29
: Bargains 1
Bargain When Vou Sec It.
Se0; These.
for 5 cents!
worth $1,00, $1.25 and $150, only
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figiu - ed China Silks, regular 37 l-2c,
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Patterns.O
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BROWff ArEODDICK.
- Fron Streets
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